West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-03
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SADDLES.
By O. HENRY.

III ss@~-' ehA1 'tetna NaN NCIA w
the ropes by Molly Nc
heevers blue black eyes he
withdrew from the Stove
pipe gang. So much for the power OF
colleen's blandtrin' tongue and stub
\ born true hesirtedness. lf you are n
man who rend this. may such an In
nuence BE- sent you Before O'clock
toH,orrowj II yoy are a .woman.- may
your Pomeranian greet you this morn
Ing With, a cold nose-a sign OF dog
health and your happiness
The stovepipe gang borrowed Its
name from subdlstrlct OF the city
called the -Stovepipe. which is q mar.
roy and natural extension OF the famil-
iar .dlstricf known as Hell's Kitchen.
Thes Stovepipe strip of.tovn runs along
Eleventh aud Twelfth avenues on the
river and bends hard ana sooty ell
bow around little. lost. hpmeless De
Witt Cliutsn bstrK consider that a
stoyeplpe Us an Important. factor in
any kiteb<in and the. situation IA an.
'alyzed. The chefs IN Heil's Kitchen
are many, upd the Stovepipe gang
wears the gordon bleu
The meiilbers OF this unchartered but
widely knQwn .brotherhood appeared to
pass their time. OF street corners ar.
rayed Hike the lilies OF the conserva-
tory and busy with nail files aud pen
knives Thus displayed as guaran-
tee OF COOL faith. they carried on an
innocuous conversation In 200 word
vocabulary. to the casual observer a.
innocent and immateriaI rs that heard
In fhn ultr a
But or exhibition the Stoveplpes
were not mere street corner ornaments
addicted to posing and tmanlcurlng
Their serious occupation was the sep.
aratlng or citizens from their coin and
valuables Preferably this was done
by weird and singular tricks withou.
noise or bloodshed. but whenever the
citizen. hDppred by their attentions re
fused tesimpoverish himself gracefully
his objections came 10 he spread finally
upon some police station bloser or hos
pital register.
The polio" held the Stoyepipe gang
In perpetual suspicion and respect AS
the nlghtlngaleS liquid note is heard
IN the deepest shadows. so along the
Stovepipe's dark and narrow confines
the whistle for reserves punctures the
dull ear of night Whenever there was
smoke 10 the, Stovepie the tasselel
mes fu fate knSv el@s9 was Ere In
nfIelrs Kitchen rT
KID Brady promised Molly to be
-ssqod.. XIII was r'ie 'vnincst. The strong
est. the wariest and the most sue
cessful potter In the gang Therefor
the boys were SORRY TO give him up
But they Witnessed his fall to a vir.
tuous.Iife without, prote;t. for in the
Kitchen IT Is considered neiFher un
, manly NOT jpng92er. for a Stry to do
! as his girl advises.
Black her eye FOR loves sake. II, you
Edi4 but II 4, ali.to-thegeod buyiness
10 do D thing when she wants you to
do II.
Turn OF the hydrant.r said the
Kid one. night when Molly. fearful.
besought him 10 .ahiend HIS ways
I'm going TO cut out the g;ng You
for. mine. and the simple life on the
side. I'll tell you. Moll--T'lI get work.
and In year well get married I'll
do; It for you We'll get a, fiat and a
nute and sewing machine and rub
Der plant and live as honest as we
cam; 70
"Oh. KID" sighed Molly. wiping the
powder or his shoulder with bier hand.
Eerchief. I'D rither hear you say tina,
thaD TO own all Of New YORK And
we can be happy on 20 Hitler
=: vPhe Ki1 Jepked down III 'bis sperk
less cuffs nnd- siiulng pltent leather.
with suspicion hOf melancholy
'Jtll hurt hardest .th.the rags depart
rnent." said be i've kiIhl' OF always
liked to rig out swell when could
You know how: bate cheap things.
Moll. This suit set me back sixty-6ve
Anything In the wearing apparel line
has got to be just so or it's 90 the mis-.
tit parIors'for u for MINE II work I
won't have so much coin 10 band over
TO the little man with the big shears
"Never mind. kid III ike you just
as much In blue jumper ns I would
In red automobile"
Before the kid had grown large
enough to knock out bis father be had
been compelled 10 icarA the plhmb RS
art. SO. now. back TO this honora bic
and useful profession. he returned But
it was as an assistant thdf ne en-.
gagged himself, and II Is the master
plumber and not the assistant who
wears diamonds ~ large as hailstones
and looks contemptuously upon the
marble coIonades OF Senator Clark's
mansion
Eight months went by MS smoothly
and surely as though thcy had "elaps.
ed on a thenteT program % The kid
worked away at his pip. md solder
with 40 symptoms OF bdc. ding The
Stovepipe gang continued its piracy on
the high avenues. cracked policemen's
beads, held Up late travellers Invented
new methods OF peaceful plundering
copied Fifth avenues cut Of clothes
md neckwear fancies and comported
Itself according to its lawlcss bylaws
But the Kid stood firm and faithful to
his Molly. even though the polish was
gone from iils nnper nails and Il took
him 6fteen minutes to tic his purple
SILK ascot so that the worn places
would not show.
one evening be brought n mysterious
bundle with him 70 Molly's house.
"Open that. MOilr' be said Ia hls
large. quiet way. ITS for youV
Uolly's eager 6ngers tore or the
wrappings She sbrieked aloud. and
IN rushed a sprlnkling Of little Nc
Keevers and Ma McKeever dish.
washy. but an undeniable relative Of
tho late Mr. Eve.
Again Molly shfiekcd. and something
dark and long and sinuous aew and
enyeloped her neck ike an anaconda.
Russian sabies said the rid pride
fully. enIoYinn the sight Of Molly.