Gunnison news-champion., 1911-10-27

Peculiarly ssrikins TO The
optic nerve eas shis no
torioas msraader dis
- personality secured him
the sitse of Black h.axie. the Terror
81 the borser Many fearsome tales
are Of record eoneernins The doines
Of him and his followers. suddenly.
IN the space Of single minute. bisc~
Eagle vanished from earth HE vas
never heard Of again Wis o~n band
never even guessed the mystery OF
his disappearance The border
ranches and settlemsnts feared he
would come again to ride and rsvase
the mesquite fats. ne never VIII
!. is to disclose the fate Of Black
Eagle thai this narrative Is published
The initial movement Of the story
is furnished BY the foot Of bar
tender IN 81 Louis HIS discernins
eve feIl upon the form Of Chicsen
Rasgles ss be pecked With svidity a.
the free lunch Chicken Was . hobo
Es hsl . Ions nose isse the bin Of
q fowl an inordtnate appetite TOR
psuisry. end q habit Of eratifyine y
without espssss. which accounts for
the name sivsn him By his fellow
vaGranss
physicssas sGrse that the partsEins
- nauias st meal times 10 not
healthy practice The hygieas of the
saloon promuleatee the opposite
Chicker had neglected TO purchase
erink to accompany the meal The
Bartender rounded the counter. cauGht
'Fe iuiudicious diner BY the ear with
non suueezer. led hin TO the door
licked him into the street
the mind Of Chicken vas
4 20 realize the signs of coming
ser The night was cold the stars
shene with unkindly brilliance; people
were hurryine along the streets In
two eeotistic. iostling streams Men
had donned their overcosts and
Chicken knew to an exact percentage
she increased difficulty of coaxinG
ltme. from those buttoned-in vest
rockets The time had come for his
aasual exodus to the south
A little boy. Eve or six years old.
sscod looking with covstous eyes in .
sonfectioner's window. In one small
hand he held en- empty tvo-ounce vial;
n the other he G-asped somethihG
nst and round. with . shining nillod
O1ee The scoae presented . Asa1 q
operations oenmensUrate to Chick0aS
talents and daring. AftOr swooV1n0
the horizon to mako ours that - -
Acial tug was cruising by, he insi1-
fously accoeted his prey The boy.
= H. ~ A.
hold TO regard sitruistic advances
with extreme suspicion. received the
O~srturee coldly.
Then Chicken know that he must
make one Of thoee desperate nerve
SCATTERING plunees into speculation
that fortune sometimes requires OF
those who would win her favor Five
cents YES HE capital. and this he
0ust rick against the chance Of win
ninG what lay within the close grasp
Of the Youngsters chubby hand II
vas a fearful lottery Chicken knew.
Dut he must accomplish his end by
strategy, since he had a wholesome
terror u plunderinG infants by force
Oace. IN q park. driven by hunger.
~ had committed an onslaught upon q
bottle of peptopized infants food In
the possession Of an occupant OF a
baby carriage. The outraged infant
had 90 promptly opened it's mouth
and pressed the button that communi
sated with the welkin that help ar
Hved and Chicken did his thirty
aays and" in a snug coop. Wherefore
- was, as he said. 'leary Of Kids"
Beginning artfully to question the
boy concerning hts choice Of eweets.
he gradually drew out the informa-
tion he wanted Mamma said he was
TO ask the drug store for ten cents
worth OF paregoric in the bottle; he
was to keep his hand shut tight over
the dollar; he must not stop to talk
to anyone in the street: he must ask
the drug store man TO wrap up the
change and put in the pocket Of hts
trousers. Indeed. they had pockets-
two of them, And he liked chocolate
creams best.
Chicken went into the store and
turned plunger. He invested his en-
tire capital In c. A. N d. Y. stocks.
simply TO nave the way to the greater
risk following
lie gave the sweets to the young
ster and had the satisfaction Of per
ceiving that confidence was estaA
fished After that It was easy to %
tain leadership Of the expedition: TO
take the investment by the hand ana
lead II TO a nice drug store he knew
OF IN the same block There Chicken.
with a parental air. passed over tho
dollar and called for the medicine.
while the boy cruAcheA his candy.
glad 10 be relieved q the responsi-
6ility OF the purchass. And then the
successful investor. searching his
pockets. found an overcoat button
the extent ~ his winter troueseau-
and wrapping n carefully. placed the
0stensible change IN the pocket q
conndine juvenilfty- Setting the
youngsters face homeWard. and pat
ting him bepevoiently on the back.
for Chicken's hsart vas as soft 40
shc-e Of his fsa4AesVd nanssakes-
the speculaf0r Qu1t TIE market With Q
prcft Of I7ee ~ cent On his IN
versed capffal