Gunnison news-champion., 1910-06-17


guilty. feeling the desire 10 hlow the
foam off cruck of saas. bar v hen he
feif m his pocket he found himself
discharged for laek 90 eV idoRcc. Some-
body had disturbed his change daring
the coullaofion. 50 We sat dry upun
{ the stouis. listening 30 the dagocs I'D
I ding on deck. II anything Uobin was
lower m spirits and less coHgeHial
with his misfortunes than when We
started.
/ GA sgat against the railing was
( Young woman dressed suitable Cor red
automobiles. wish hair the color of an
unsmol.od mearschaum. IN passing
/ ~ Tohin kicks her foot without iu-
/ teutions. and. being polite o. ladies
1 when in drink. he tries 20 give his hat
a twist while apologizing But be
knocks " of. aud the wind carries II
overboard
Tobin came bach aud sat down aud
/ ! began 20 hook out for him. Cor the
mans adversities were becoming ire
quent. He was apt. when pushed SO
close by hard luck. 10 kick the best
dressed man he could see aud try 20
take command Of the boat
| Presently Tobin grabs my arm aud
says. excited:
"Jawn." says he. "do ye know what
we're doing? We're taking a voyage
upon the water"
There, now" says "subdue yer
I self. The boat u land in ten minutes
more"
| Look" says he, "at the light lady
upon the bench. And have ye forgot
ear? And isn't the money ! had gone
/ "a dollar sixty-fve it was?"
! ! thought he was no more than sum
I ming up his catastrophes so ms 10 get
violent with good excuse. as men will
| do. and ! tried to make him under
( stand such things are triaes
| "Listen." says Tobin. we've no ear
for the gift Of prophecy or the mira
cles of the inspired What did the
palmist lady tell ye out of me hand I?
i lis coming true before your eyes.
| Look out says she for a dark man
and a light woman; they'll bring ye
trouble Have ye forgot the Niger
man, though he got some of 1t back
/ from me fist? can ye show me a
lighter woman than The blond lady
| that was the cause uf me hat falling
IN the water? And where's the dollar
sixty-five ! had In me vest when We
left the shooting gallery? 2"
The way Tobin put it IL did seem 10
corroborate the art of prediction.
though it looked 10 me that these acci-
dents could happen to any one at Co
ney without the implication of palm
istry.
Tobin got up and walked around e.,
deck. looking close at the passenger
out of his little red eyes. ! asked bim
the Interpretation of his movements
Ye never know what Tobin has In his
mind until he begins to carry it out
"Ne should know" says he. lin
working out the salvation promised by
the lines in me palm. I'm looking for
the crooked pose man that's to bring
the good luck. 'Tis all that will save
Ms. Jawn. dill ye ever see a straighter
messed gang of bellions IN the days Of
your life?"
Twas the 9.36 boat. and We landed
and walked uptown through Twenty
second street. Tobin being without his
hat
On a street corner, standing under a
| saslight and looking ever the elevated
road at the moon. was a man. A long
man he was. dressed decent. with a
| cigar between his tecth h. and I saw that
his nose made two twists from bridge
10 end. like the wriggle of snake.
/ Tobin saw 1t at the same time. and
heard him breathe hard like a horse
when You take the saddle off. He
went straight up 10 the man. and 4
went with him.
Good night 10 ye- Tobin says TO the
| man. The man takes out his cigar
and passes the compliments sociable.
Would ye hand US your name" asks
| Tobin. "and let us hook at the size of
| it? IL may he our duty 10 become ae-
! Guainted with ye"
My name" says the man. polite, lis
Trieaenhausman- MaNimus q. Fried
cnhsusman"
"'Tis the right length" says Tobin.
do you spell IL with an % anywhere
down the stretch Of hT
Il do not" says the man.
Can ye spell it with an -o-7-' In
quires Tobin. turning anxious
IF your conscience" says the man
with the nose. lis indixposed toward
foreign kiioms ye might. - please your
self. smusgie the letter into the pssui-
timate syllable
"'Tis well" says Tobin -Ye're IN
the Isresepce ~ yawn MALONE and Dan
lei Tobin~
-Tis highly arrreciated~ says the
man. with q bow And now. since Z