The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-19

viii only get it here. Hold the o'u
man up if you have to, but get III"
dustv' ,o,u
began to boiler very melancholy
and prance around. By and by pun
ed nv freight loose down creek.
Say" says Johnson, there CUES
ronr friend Mr.. Jones. Shall ! ketch
him?'
."Oh. no." says Aggy. Let him alone
he's used to it around here-he" pe
back right away again. >,
When l got out Of sight nu"peo
for Uncle Peters.
"Surer' says the old man When l
told him our troubles. lake Tie
whole blahsted cleanup, Hy. we non
est men hes got to stand by each anu
one another. Don't let that rascaiE
tin horn escape"
So | grabbed Uncle Peters haru-
earned savings and hustled back again.
AS soon as | got in good view OF tue
outfit knew something was wrong py
the look Of Ag's face, but what II was
got me, for there was both them fei-
lers in the hole now, digging dirt IKE
all possessed Daggett had busted MS
suspenders, and the other lads coat
was ripped up the back, but they old
not care; they were mauling the fair
face of nature like genuine lunatlcs
and cussing and swearing in their hur-
ry.
well, what's the matter with AE:'
thinks l. Them fellers amt got on
vet, that's certain" But he looked as
If he'd swallowed a stroke of lightning
the wrong way. Never see NAH
particular man with Aggy's nerve
look so like two cents on the dollar.
didn't have to be cautious in my ap-
proach, as our friends were too busy
to notice me.
what the dey1Ts loose, Ayr says +.
"Oh, nothing" says he. Nothing
much They're taking it out by the
hatful, that's all. Look!'
| looked. and sure enough there was
the pan with a small sized shoveiful
of yaller boys in it-pieces that would
weigh up to $40, some of them.
couldn't Del1eVe my eyes.
"Where'd you get it?' says |.
"Out of the claim says Aggy.
l nearly fell dead. "Out of the
claim yelled in a whisper. go on.
| your whiskers are growing I'M
straight goods says Ag.
What in the name of all the Nor
mon gods are we going to do" says
I, in dismay.
"By gosh" says Ag, swapping his fin
gers. I've got her. Come tos You
son-of-a- gun-come to-"
"How's that?" asked. not just tum-
bling exactly.
"Come to-" says Ag. Regain your
scattered intelligence. How i'll blazes
can l sell. then, without your con-
sent?''
fright you are. I'm off, says l..
and with that l cut loose.
Help" bowls Aggy-"help"'
The two fellers were too busy to
want to stop, but after l sent brace
of rocks in their direction they con-
| cluded it might be as well to quiet NE
first How did carry on. l gave Az
| the wink and pulled for the creek. and
| it was not long before with Aggy's
| help in we all three went. kersock.
They pulled me out and laid me on
| the bank, insensible.
Then l opened my eyes.
why, AgameunoD." says l, what
am doing here?'
"Hush!" says he. You amt been
we'll"
Dear me-you don't say And
rubbed my forehead with my hand.
But 1 feel all right now Have |
been this way long?"
Nigh on to six months. Hy, old
horse-ever since we hit it so rich on
our claim Don't you remember about
that?"
Certainly" says l. ut seems like
yesterday. It's as clear-but who are
these people?"
Ag let on to be very much embar-
raised. We'll" says he. "why-why,
to tell you the truth. thought l ought
to get you out of the country to where
you could see an expensive doctor,
| and these are some folks | brought
down to buy the claim. you being sick,
you know"
BUY the claim!' I boilers, jumping
up. BUY the claim? What's this
you're giving me? After all my tolls
and hardships and one thing and an
other, to sell the Golden Queen? Well.
want you to understand that nobody
buys this claim, except across my dead
body" says /.
Aggy he looks completely dunn
founded. my. this puts ne in an
awkward fix!' he says. Gentlemen,
you see how Pm up against it, can't
sell without my pardner's consent now
he's in his right mind, and as far as
that goes, the only reason wanted to
sell is removed. The dicker's off; that's
the long and short of it,
Oh, how pleased that tin horn look
ed! He swallowed three times and got
red in the face before he answered q