The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15
A QUIET EVENING
n IN ARKANSAS CITY


sitting around in front Of their house.
prepared themselves tog the snioymsni
of any cool broenos that might come theil
way.
Among othera cd nan 0rosnlav and
q few q HE most intimate crOhiss eat thu
In front Of the old mans saloon. Toe
lansuid. BY reason % thostruus Of weather
10 feel mnOh interest," In anything. seem.
ingly indifferent 10 an thlhos excepting
the favor Of ihsir tobacco. Even the
aight Of q man thrown bodily Into the
street by the prOpristoF-Of another saloon
hard by failedto provOke q remark from
any Of them. and a. the man Walked
slowly but BY no means silsnflS toward
the lsvoa they continued smoking with
. total absence Of concern
There vas no further interruption 10
The quiet Of the evening until just a,
daylight was sostening into dusk a man
on a mule rsds up and hating his animal
said;
Il reckon tn amt nobody sav q niggsl
drivin' q couple O. hawEs thisaWay,
repents ~ NnoyF
The remark bsing addressed 20 no One
In particular no one seemed 10 feel himself
called on to reply. but after the stranger
had sat eKpsctantfor a few moments Jim
Rlaisdsll remarked in q casual way.
Young Rayllss II took 20 raisin' goats.
Even to this there was no immediate
response. bat presently Jake Winter
bottom knocked the ashes out Of his
pipe and inquired indiaerently II Baylisl
vas the man that lived up 10 tho moth
q piece
'NO' said Blaisdel. That's an aunt o.
HAN
The one that dealt faro up 10 Snsde.
eOr's In Little RockP' inquired Baasstt.
Must b her. aid Aam Pearaall. sshe
had red hair and yaller teeth
More mOnay In mules n thgre 10 in
Roats.' observed old man 0resnaw.
Il was astih' u anybody done saw q
niRger drivin' two hawgs this away said
the stranger. little impati@ntly.
Trouble la said BisisdsIl. a mule
kicks back'ards. m he's ttHt az iablo 10
bat friend a. he Il q stranger. but the
goat known who he's runnin' az
What n blus blanaa--s began the
stranger. but wintsrb0ttom Interrupted
him.
sNo. reckon don't want y'r muls:
but what was 10 aslin' fnF hlmP'
Il didn't aat n0thln' 60 tho mule. : ~
plssd the stranger angrily. = 81 60 q
Niger a-drivin' two havm. u you
rnn-
sThaill b about an said Joe Raausts
pesvishly. a. be dFsW q revolver and Afed
\ sh0t Gloss 20 ehs mule's hind leRs.
Ths aiarilsd animal eaped high in'tha
air. and though his rider hRpi be Sat b.
ZONE miracle q COED llok. hs was carried
ioNn che rad a. q wonderful rata %
ped. m a ssriss Of oavoFting leapa thar
laxsd hls uttermoss aldll. and presently
iisappaared In the dsepeninR DARKNESS.
Whils Ola man 0FeonIau and he frishds
at quissly watching him. though they
showed no spscial intsross in he happen-
suu than Mr. Owen Pspper appdared
rom the Onnoalto direction and saunfgI8d
up toward the 8roup.
Lets liquor. 10 aid. and immedlataly
m aToso and went inside.
How come 70, az was that onnlan-
after hs had settled fdr the
thinks.
Who's Mat KetohAmi. asked Old man
Grsonlaw with sudden interest.
Hes the man 1 ssan roin' down the
road onto q mule, aaid Mr. Pepper.
We'll, who IA he when he's 70 home3'
persisted the Old man.
4 heer'd he wa oonstabls some'rss
10 the Sc. Francis, aaid Mr.. Pepper. hut
dunno Just whars. Likely he's chagin
Iums hOas thief r aomepn', but that
lint tho thing. He's the champeen
poker player In his section. Feared like
vo' all "A done better II y0'd aat him INTO
J game stead o. drivin' HIM OH that
sYo' all he'd oughter knOwod better.
Joe exolnimod old man GreenlaW.
Here BE-. duin' the best know for %
put you una IN the way o. earnin' homes
Twin. an 20 all asts round drivin' Ols-
lomers away when PrOvidenCs directs
en- 10 the DO
i've hssr'd o. this here KstOham.
Pears N amt nOthin' but q game o.
iFaN what be n stop Tor whsn he's ohaain
! thief. but he'd sooner play poksr'n 20
NJ, an he'll leave q bed o sickness 10
vi IN
well. I hnint never herd on hin,
TO- said jim BlaisCiell. but hs 'pears
Q Be- right simple rr man Z knows how
1Oh. I don't know observed Mr..
pepper. Il hain't never saw him play.
Jut they tell me hs puts up q he'll rOarin
sOod game. MOre'n that. he carries
,0nsid able OF q Wad.'
That settles H. said old man Green
aw. -Somepin shO' has got 20 be did
light away We amt had a game here
2 q week or mo. an now when the
Awd'a done p'vided opportunity for 10
u'n q honest dollar you una has 10 butt
q an ap'ile everythin'. Pears like
10 was hellbsnt on drAERin' my gray
IAiFa down 70 the DO house"
What was yO' thinkin' O. doin'f- asked
AXE WintaFbOetOm with mock aolicitude.
I reckon 20 couldn't fetch that mule
,aCk this way not Il he was drug with
hains.-
The old man began 70 turn purple.
nd his friends were preparing 70 snioy
hsmaelTes accordingly, when the man
no had previously appeared on mule
lack entered the door afOot. A Il
.lainly appeared that his temper was
rOGised, Old man oresnlaW controlled
{ the strEnerr inquirinGiy.
= on i.sk sss -, 500 q gun that scared
-Oh. don't know. drnwisd Mr.. Owen
'eppsr. who knew nomethinR of Baa-
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