The sun., 1909-06-27
CTRANGER WITH A
y STRAIGHT FLUSH
Ont Nan in Gresnhut's Experience
Who Got What Was Coming
to Him.

easna intently at group OF active men
an the levee, not far from the door OF his
sAloon in Arkansas City.
.Mebbe that's 90 as . gen'i rule OBJ
..tved Jake winterbottom. who was also
Watching The proceedings, but II sure
looks like Bill Hetherton was liable to
net about all he's entitled to tol able soon
nov. il the boys don't get tired afore
they get through,
This seemed 90 entirely likely to the
others who were looking out from the
ssloon that nothing more was said for an
interval OF several minutes,
Meantime the group outside. consist
INK Of a dozen or 80 OF the best known
citizens Of the town. busted themselves
in kicking vigorously at the PROSTATE
form OF man whom they had frat beaten
and thrown to the ground.
Not far away from the group stocd q
woman who was weeping pite0usiy and
10 whom from time to time some men,
ber OF the party who would find himself
for the moment unable to get at the OBJ
iect Of his violence would address com-
iorting words, or at least words that he
intended to be comforting.
Even G,ch satisiaction as 10 to be OBJ
uined from kicking an obnoxious person
will in time grow lees. and that happened
in the present case.
i reckon q good way d be to heave
hin, into the river" said ono OF the kickers
at length, and this was DONE
Shrinking back timidiy the woman
waited till her champions had turned
indiferently away without even looking
to - what became OF their victim. and
then abe hurried TO the waters edge and
looked out for some trace Of him.
In the meantime the citizens who had
thus hnished their work looked around
for the nearest saloon. which, as It hap
pened, was old man Greenhut's. and
with one accord made their way into It
and up 10 the bar. The old man. divin-
Ing their purpoae. was at his post when
they entered and greeting them pleas-
antly sst forth two bottles OF whiskey
and glasses for the entire company.
you uns 'peAred to be consid 'able
bet up outside." he said as they were
pouring ont their drinks. WAS it any
thin p'tio'lar what Bill done done. or did
70 iambast him on geu'l prinoiples''
WELL" said the eldest in the group
who was postmaster and the proprietor
Of general store. we done been gettin
ready f'r this f'r consid 'able Apell, Ar
kanAas City hain't got no such hell roarin
gre't population. but pears sometimes
like It d be better fr little thinnin
out, an Ne was reck min on beginnin
with Bill anyhow; but whom he licked hiu
wife an dap' nigh killed his baby this
moEnin' 'geered hke tt vas time 70 thin;
u. ss. asss0o ssss on SSa Sousn sa s% 1 <:
house IN shs'll be IS.ser took care Of
now hs' 9 gone
As this was apparently the opinion ,io.,
dr.ftsd along TO the other and more In;
.sa .SSess hoas O. liz 1s c' uns o
tw snty minutss later Joe Bassett. the
BIZ 6h1rf2. entsscd the saloon:
= p6dkon you'd bettor count me In on
thAt ~ round. 0rsenhut. he SAID some
let that hs bad missed some q the
him. I botels and glass he took drink
BY himself. .r.,,.
You uns pssn e IT, made "a. :. = toIanis
ornery too @ msnhAndhn Bih hetherton: H
he obs6rysd. eddreesang no one IN par
tcular. sitsr he haa nn,snea ,ts me ha aI,ns, s.
dissstisiisd about .omethins,
We yas thintin We Done " up toi aoie
thorough, .said the postmaster ather
dehAntly. No aene person oourted q
quarrel wtth zoe bsssett. o9t tne speaker
was foItnSd oy tne knowleose 'nA' No was
& member Of hfGe party. NJ.
'Oh. you was tninHn fetorted nas =
sett contemptuously wen, mepDe
you was 70 turn over on t3tner Soe you
mouEht dream dn rent. mls ne.noron .ss
pulled him outen the water wnen yop UNI
want lookin' an snes TOOK nm nome
an put him 70 bed. =.
Proves WHAT eaid, exoleimoo oIo
man GrcSnhut. rant more SOVvs
onc1t in 90 Often Z q man 9e1 al u
comm 70 him. 81.
Wen, cefo tae postmessot, "
didn't get y all tho hT9t tune tpere an !
no teA4on why ne enoulnn kne se2ono.
reckoo 20 uns ha0 osStet nnish u9<!o
az stsrted ior tne ao,T, ~. ce'"ns 70 h's
followers 20 accompery nm.
Somewhat TO his surprtse' Joe Easeett
barred his way: :.
I'm damned II you 90. no e1cHiTGeo ~
angrily. Il seen that woman pun MIN
outen the water an mother MN an neip
him bone. an ! ~ merS "a. u 80
nothin more cone 70 pan Betne'0 0n' no'
thouten {he Toman ~ %. .,,.n.. -
What Joe hAssstt said. ssReoieiiy IA
euoh q tone. ueusx wen. SE0uS ny ISe
tion IN Arkansas City' ana ~ ne. ~ seL u.
showed no grsst oeeire 70 pets.ss N @ .hs'I
purpose. In coneequence aI ono of
Two more fonnde OF qrnks Me Sonse.'s :.
TORS OF pubic molts oepn pn, Vuo y.