New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

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The site was obtained without trouble, and
then Britt sent for PuIliam, the village Carpen-
ter He agreed 70 build the church tor part
cash. part chips Il also was agreed that Work
was 70 be begun the next DAY ana = ToSileo
from the start. PullIau, accepting all con
dirI0-1s and an IlStalrneTt OF fifty dollars n
cash. said that he could find plenty Of MeNic2rs
70 saw and lift the tlrlbers N place ana d1lNe
nails and Britt agreed that ne would Pa
these hands OF daily at the rate Ot one dollar
= ,7ay +o- each. OF the equivalent IN chips.
Before coming u terms with Pullman. now
ever Britt had talked with Shadrach, who
brought him the first 1rstalnent OF the rake
Of and went into the details Of the schedule
settled on BY the card players.
IL 70 he q white for TWO pairs. sa1d Shac-
-zeh "a red for threeS or straight blue TOT
q flush or = full hand, and . yellow Ior 10lr 9I
a kind or : straight fiush-au on calls Here
reds. four blues, and yeIIow,-eleyen dollars
and twenty-five cents. HOw's that for
starter'' ..
-. Two steep" said Britt with 3 groan. -. - At
that rate thevIl get tired Of II II . week we 4
have . rush work, Shad, 50 as TO gel IliloUe1i
lore they lay down on Us n.
When Shadrach had gone, however. BTU
dragged the red leather case up IRON the 1901
II the bed and with q look OF deep concern
On his face spread out on the sheet beside MN
-I-a -f7ir7s which Shadrach had brought
II In wrong on this, lose the play. ne
r7uttered. shaking his head doubtuly:
He opened the red leather case and GlsoIoseo
2 check rack filed with poker CHIPS oe!eCIlls
one Of these he compared Il with one OF those
living loose beside him. The look OF concern
faded from his face, and smile SuCCteCTL II
NOT too quick. though. Wait bit, BA*y
VAT a bit. bow" he said softly. tInaAy ne
closed the case with a snap puSnSp II u u -
his pillow, and lay back on It with sign ol
:, They match to a T. he said, rubbing ms
rar5s Nv. nv What a roar that oid
horse thief VII let out Pity ! won De allFe
H. r7i1zsical condition considered, Britt did
. rlferdr7lenal amount OF work without lea wing
his bed IN the weeks that followed. ne Ie
ceived small contributions IRON the Io"H
folL and accounted for them to HapsWo1L IN
H. cC-ferred with the new minister on the
s+yle Of Dews to be selected Tor the "orsH F'eIS.
a. INSISTED on the high backed kind, and got
+ta-7 He went over PullIan plans with
IJar,szUo-4h suggesting windows mere anu
80 nd a set Of rallied steps for the front
~ his wish the altar was built on a piatIoIiii
elevated three feet above the pody u .H
church and the front OF II was oIllaiIIeiiC ~. -.
,-,+E - r1Ist.c cross He urged Pullam to get
-be best quality Of white paint tor the exterior
md = fre mahogany ColOrlng tor the Ee"S aIlu
sI+ar even If he had 10 get the stun from bohe
Doles He paid the workmen on nlShI d t0l
right with yellow chips, requesting IHeilI q .
tor 10 him TO give their trade TO boke Doles
A. 5.ridentalIv he had PulllaIn ordeI
through Doles-an expensive burial CdsAet
f-arn Gan Antonio. 50 as to be prepared Tor
not remote contingency .,,. z1--
And as the end drew near he pa1d ms deo.9'
,,-oyiJed for his funeral, and turned over 70
Hansworth for the church the s1Ila4 allio1ll'
- 6oir remaining in his saddle bags
Il vyas the excitement OF these many tillllS9
which kept Britt alive. He had only one WISH
50 he told Hapsworth, and that was 70 hNe
ic1g enough to see the new church completed
dGLS7 +, the last coat Of paint lie was 1eVer
5[r1v snxious about this. He would De car
-l,f t1.t then 10 look at the building and |ilen
h. had seen Il IN all It's glory they could PHt
him iacl, II bed again and ne would Gle III
comfort and at peace with the WorId.
And this wish was gratl1ed.
p0kE DOLES stood behind his counter ter
ID troubled in spirit on the afternoon oi imhe m
ss,, .et for the funeral He had been dong
f,,ls,r7fSs on an unusual scale Tor some week.
Tt never before had been 50 good yet
-+-e1.reIv enough. it seemed TO Proht MN
-rtbi9g His ready money was at 10" eoG,
having been expended 70 rSPTIl9H q 9''oA
- - l7.F Lee- exhausted with chips.
7, ,,4s an embarrassing situation. In place
= H. EdIess cigar box behind the counter,
- W. now = cracker box Tor the poker
- s-d il was almost filed. OF course ne
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