The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-27

s.Mssss iERE was a fight at Riley's.
A 49, alto aware that this state
49, kASs inent has ii tendency tnrefiect
N9 E[%% Oh the character III RileN's
&SsAt kANSM place, but that can't hurt
M<sliINW Riley Al AL and mention
IL because the combat introduced Jnoss
Hilly and the Stranger they will always
cali him that III Doghole The cause, more
over, Is really Instructive and illustrates a
local pride enjoyed hy some three million
odd ut our fellow citizens.
A u1ld-mannered man was sitting on
RiIey's steps ana be gazed up at the star
powdered sky ior the reason there was
nothing else tn do. They had forced him to
abandon game III pitch through lack N
credit so M mesitate3 now III chastened
mo,sa on the finty nature Of mankind
Intie Billy Blggersyaff came down the
street and hovered near He eyed the un-
familiar ngure askance for several minutes,
then passed the time 81 day, and the
Stranger tried to borrow some tobacco from
UnCie Billy, who pretended he did not have
any Both did this easily and naturally
There followed : certain Constraint Sew
eral others emerged from Rilev's and elus-
tered on the porch,
Gentlemen, The visitor remarked, eAz-
iHg peTlsively at The sky, there's beau
tiful moon
It's i right good moon Uncle Billy
cGnce1ed Z right good moon. He rumi-
mated pace. examining the heavens,
But it aiasl anything like to a Texas
moon
The other glanced at him in surprised
dissent HE wanted to know why. Since
Il was the same orb thai shed its rays ON the
entire terrestrial sphere wherein did the
state oi Aff Biggeystaii nativity exceia
DO you mean to set there and say that
the safhe identical moon27 shrilled Uncle
Billy do YOU mean to say Texas amt
gofa special moon Of her own2
# The Stranger intimated in a ditiident
tone that such was his grasp 81 the matter.
and before he could rise from the steps.
Uncle Billy was all over him Into tile
dust they rolled the younger man striving
to secure Uncle Billv's wrists He was
laughing, though be painted for breath
Fof gentleman oi sixty years, Mr. Bigger
staff displayed marvellous force in argu-
ment but At IA the other pinned him on
his back. n
New. hi said holding Uncle Billy 5
hands far abovs his head have you had
enough. YOU ola wildcat
/ want this aere about ,s,e moon cleared
Up, Uncle Billy mumDIed through the dirt
he had acquired IN an effort to bite his
antagonist
The victor laughed again and Iei him up.
Sure he said II was only ioling We
all knox This moon isn't the same not
neaax q big
The Texan busted himself and granted
Everybody at Riley was hoRlmg and he
departed tot home II confusion
That N felIer there a prosppctor re-
marked, has got the hrst dollar be ever
dgne earned Cga.e On IN. buy
Yess How many has be earned,"
Some said ten thousand, Others placed
the iigafes al nifty lAe Stranger listened
intenlly, toying with bis glass lie vas
about thirty years old aud very tan, aud
slouehed III Ills walk Ills face was thin and
sharply lined aud he would have looked
lazy bul ior his alert brown eyes. From
tinAe to time he turned sidewise 70 inspect a
man playing solitaire III a corner.
VINO thats hg inquired
Nho3 Hin oVrf gherr2' the miner
whiFled sharply oh. hes Que 81 them
eastern iclirrs He don't mix much |
heard As bel loeking round ior mine
What ID sou think d that' Heye mine!
Kin sell him ten Recovering from his
mIrth Id asked What's your name,
stranger
Bfemner JOE Bremner
Pleased 10 meet you Mr. Bremner.
Mines Schoonoycr sam Schoonoyer
A game 81 poker was started. The man
ii the corner abandoned his cards with
alacrity and asked permission 10 sit in. As
Bfenner HAD no money III was not con-
sidesed d possibility. of course, and he
dragged chair "a ,5as about Six feet re-
moved from The table and directly opposite
the easterner
The latter glanced a, him casually. Then
he began u stare Rhile the pack Was shai-
fed. Each tinrstht haads were thrown
down HI felltpstIdying Bremner During
q pause IN The game ioF Refreshments, be
asked ciYilly enough, Is your name
Peterson
BreEiner, was the brief reply
That's curious could have sworn
/ alsed IA ksoN 4 naafa "A iiilladeipilla tAe
dead image of you, oriy he was stouter and
had a inoustache
Yesf Bremner returned unreilled,
look like a LOT 81 people
This fellow did Us ap iof siA thousand
I've been wanting % meet hum for years
sga4kss.,4ts NJ tssac eoiH III 5pGtinu tang thf