The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-15

reminds me OF the time Jimmy Hen
bricks came back from town and
walked off the edge of the bluff IN the
dark. 1t just happened that Old Scot.
~ Eerguson's cabin was underneath
with him as he went in. lie sat
awhile to figure out what was trumps.
having come 100 feet too fast TO do
much thinking. Then, Hello. he yclls.
Oid Scotty was u sleeper from way
bac,.. Tut this woke him UP.
"'Iiello.' says he. 'Was'Cr matter?'
Jim saw he wasn't more than half
awake yet, SO he says. why. I was
up Oh the bluff there. Scotty. and, see.
ing it was such n short distance. !
thought III drop in"
law RI gruntcd Scotty. Make
.'srlf { home and with that he rolls
over.
".lim couldn't wait for morning. and,
though his leg was pretty badly
sIiUincd. he made the trip all the way
round the trail and woke us up to tell
MS how he'd gone through F'crguson's
roof and the old man asked him to
make himself ut home. Next morning
there was Scotty out in front of his
cabin. his thumbs In his vest holes.
looh ing W.
"'What'S the matter, Scotty!' n v |.
We'll. | wisht you'd tell me what
in the name of God went through that
roof says he.
Il swallcrcd Il laugh crossways aud
put on II serious face. Must have been
Il rock says |.
"''Iicck nothin'" says hc. 'If IL had
been Il rock 'twuuld have stayed in the
cabin, wouldn't it? Well. there ain't
the first blasted thing Of any shape nor
description in there hut the hole. You
can 80 in and look for YOURSELF
1t cost Sroltv one case Of ryr to
make us forget those circumstances
would Lo Killed. striking ON the roof
that way" said Miss Matte.
"Oh, no, Roof was made of uuaking
asp sapliugS. Just about strong enough
10 break his fan. Scotty was the
sleeper. though. II wasn't hardly nat.
ural the way that man could pound his
ear through thick and thil. He had
quite Il surprising time of II once. He'd
been prospecting round the Ruby re-
fractory ore district and he came ont
ut Hank Cutters sawmill Just nj sun
down. Hanks place was full Of gold
r%ushers, So Old Scotty thought he'd
sleep outdoors In peace and quiet. He
discovered some big boxes that Hank
was making for ore bins for the new
mill, and as the ground was kind Of
damp from Il thunder shower they had
that day ne spreads his blanket inside
the box n goes to sleep. Ore bins
have TO be smooth and dust tight, so
II wasn't a bad shanty.
well there came n jar and walked
him up. Tie box was rolling a little
and going along. going along forty
nile an hour. Scotty lit q match and
found he was in q kind Of big tunnel,
but the wall was flying by 50 fast he
couldn't make out Just what kind of
Il tunnel IT. was. Now, he'd gone to
sleep In peace and quiet Oh n side hill,
and to wake up and find himself boat
III III . . "h' wv " ~
prise anybrly. First he pinched him
self 10 see if II was Hanks pie or u
cold Fact; found II was u fact: then he
lit :Lothcr match and leaned over and
looked at tie black water underneath,
hut this made the box tip so II scarf
him. and lie settled down in the bot
tone again. He didn't try to think.
what u..S ,hn ,r,ns M man lipiny
'"u!d have figured things out with tho
few facts Scotty had before him. AL
of Il sudden the box made Il rush and
shot out into the cir, ANA Scotty felt
tl"y were falling. God SakcS" be
Sa!,. to himself. What's next, l won
der ThcI they hit the water below
viii !: kcrhap that nearly telcscopcd
Sc"ity and sent the spray dying. Aft
er That they wen along smooth again
Well says Scotty, i don't know
where | am. q who | am. nor whats
happened. nor who's II, uor nothin.
| about this game. So far | amt beeI
hurt. though, and | might just rs wei
lie down and get n little more rest
1t was broad daylight when ht
woke up again and n man was lool
iug into the box. Hello, pardner" h,
says, L hope you've had n plcasan
journey, DO you always travel thi'
way:
"Scotty raised up and found hi
craft was aground, high and dry-n'
water within n hundred feet Of II
On mt side was quite IA little town.
say says he, could | trouble yol
10 tell me where | am, friend:'
You're at P~lacervillc,' tin
other.
rlacervllle" yells Scotty. And