Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

goin to pay you for them. Trout asked.
The Government ought to pay for the
dogs, DR.. Seton ASSERTED.
PelOo Snorted in deriSlon. when | get
license Red'n get his dog money" he said.
Red amt got more pull than / got. If
dogs had votes. then Red would have six bran
new dogs bought for him at wunst.''
Il guess / didn't think nothin' about get
tin paid for my dogs at fu'st," Meekins inter
posed. " an when see white man Jus peggin'
out inch by inch guess I'd brought him in if
knowed I'd never get cent
Your trip is like story read last month
of two men in blizzard only they went snow
blind Bar observed Meekins ceased
speaking.
Them story fellers gener'ly gets the wu'st
of it, Red said dryly. They get cracked
heels. and bunged eyes, an froze feet an have
to chaw dog harness for Twin. an get saved
the las minute by miracle SOS they can go
into the lecture business. But | never come
acrost much of that tough luck. Of course m
not stuck on takin' as steady job pullin
sled with half loony cuss in it. Guess Ill
turn in Peloo. if can get shakedown," Red
declared after little pause. Then his eyes
wandered huiaorously about the group, and he
added, You fellers strung me for e lot of talk,
an some of it don't go as facts"
A S Meekins rose to follow Peloo, who stood
with lighted candle in his hand waiting.
Blair held out his hand, saying. You can't
kid me with that bluff. You're a peacherino
man. all right. and if you ever come to New
York We'll trail up the Great White Way to-
gether a few. guess.
When Peloo set the candle on washstand
in the room he had led Meekins to- the latter
turned on him angrily with, "Peloo. you've
give your bunkl Where you goin' to roost.
chr"
Il got my blankets spread in Moody's room.
You don't think m goin to let Teller you're
fool enough to lug in here sick keep that girl
hash to the boarders to-morrer, do your"
Then with an emphatic bang of the door Peloo
clanked down the bare wooden stairs.
trail to the train at Charlton on his way
to hospital at Toronto
You've made strike, Red" Peloo assured
Meekins. I" It'll be with thousands to you.
savin' that kid. You II get in with EN- big guns.
You can pick up a claim here for most nothin'
an float company. jus by lettin 'em have
big rake-off. Ill help you do it: for | guess
l got little more experience at brokerin'
mines
I'D like to get paid for EN- dogs. if it's all
the same to the Comment" Red offered as
more practical prospect.
That ought to be as easy as rollin' off log"
Peloo affirmed; that is. if this Gov 'ment isn't
bigger hogs han camp of halfbreeds. What
you got to do is make out bill for savin'
Comment property.
Gould you call man COMMENT property,
Peloo?"
In maxim out BILL of course It's like
writin for value received-same sort of thing
A Comment don't care a hang about man
cause he's human bein': it's jus because he
was part of the works to put through that rail-
road-see?"
You write it out. Peloo. NY fingers is that
DANCED stiff with the cold an haulin' that sled
| guess I'd make bad fist of it,
Peloo complied with alacrity. He brought
forth paper which carried as a 1etterhead the
legend. "Peloo Trout &, Co.. Mining Brokers"
Peloo put his finger on this lettering and said
impressvely, " That'll give it kind of standin'
Red. Ill write it actin as your agent. That'll
make 'em kinder sit up an take notice. Them
dashed clerks is too handy at turnn' down a
man that don't seem to have connections.
Fu'st we'd better make out the bill. What's
the four dogs wuth?"
They wasn't much-picked EN- up; bout
FIVE dollars TAIL guess.
-Four dogs, at say. twenty-five dollars
apiece that's hundred
Say. Peloo. d'you s'pose any of EN- fellers
value of train dogsf"
Il guess they know more about ortomobies
Hundred dollars for four dogs. I've writ. Now
your time. Red"
Coin to put that in too7 l wasn't hired
to bring that poor cuss in: l JUS did it,
Don't make no diff rence-you done it.
You was eighteen days, wasn't your