The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-17

8 won your money fair and square," w.s
limmy's only reply. "You know that, and
what's more, youth IND out that I'm going TO
keep it, tied TO all engine or standing here
until get to Helena"
Without waiting icr the five minutes to cx-
pire they rushed hirl oyer TO The walking
beam, and as soon as t'e boat stopped at the
next landing, they MADE him fast When the
engine started up again, Jimmy found he had
to tot fifteen feet forwards gad then go as far
backwards, just keeping his feet on piece of
wood about loot vide.
Before the engine had made dozen revolu-
tons, Jimmy was jerked of his ieet and was
forced TO 20 upon al iouIs Taei. he began
to realize, for ihc first time, that these cattle
men m-an; business and that the:t talk was
not ii blr1
Ore Of them Informed him with grin, that
be wouhl have TO stard that for eight minutes
now, as the boat did not make landing until
then E,eh inc the walking beam pulled
Ei. up short IT the end nearest the wheel,
w:.e,4 ;hey were standing, the, would tel hiE.
lie had better give up III he did was to
ST his ttet;. hard and try 20 smile, although
thepaln oi his position VAS rut'ating.
T'le m1ue;t t>- engIn. stopped, they
crow ded ;o:ci HIM. ard ass,d him ii he had
had enoleti # / AMI was wiling to give up
that q ,,bt hundfed. Tire only response they
received VAS Z teq ct 10 20 20 a certain place
which is ret me ationed IN y.oljtc society, al
thoue j. :;lay be IA 3uEday-achcols Jimmy
was getting :uad now Had he been loose,
there would have ben hsht
',>t as thf bell lsng for Helena, the mate
haPpri.rl plong and sonie 0. the rcustabou.s
informed k'm that something vas goins an
behinG the oct'on lales lear .hc wheel.
What's til" Gaming y: th.s2" he de-
mantAd, Loldina W lantern.
we caugh. t is feilcNo chea.'ng at cards,
mate, an ser i:st g.Sine hin li:te :aste
Of the Misess}N'. 10 make him give us our
money back, " volunteered on.
L.art" said jimmy, ~ ihe jcam jsr.ed
hin4 lsc.., his faoe toward hc'roc.. esS
"lcu Il haze 10 sto? iris, sac the natc
sternly ait. ,aiiinG 10 3 me Of he roustaboais,
he ordered :'ieinto cut Jlruay lccsc at once.
..'l'ls is M landing Helena, "gssped
Jimmy, lying On tie floor, while the mate felt
his forehead. 1,.b
"Col any haggsye IN w,a, rcopl7" de-
niandcl tic fia;e. aid on being told no, ,She
remarked; These blamed gamblers never
have Then, turning 10 The eolDrad nien he
commanded briefly: 'Ialsc his ,nan ashore
the minute the plank is do.,n." and tienahe
hu1rlct Up on deck 10 make tie landing,
tolored man running forward with the big
pine torch.
Tie cattle men followed their ,ittra 70 the
edag plank, consulting hastily as 70 tho wis
dom OF following him ashore, xners they
might still reco,e. their money II Jlmny.had
NOT too many friends TO meet him.
One down tie gang plank and en- ihc
levee, in the fall light CT the pins torch,
Jmmy's first thought was 10 pull clt his loll
Of grcenbae&s and pick out eoupi. al bills
Tor the roustahouts tlnu carried him ashore
ard Propped MIN up against a packing-caSa.
FL tried to straighfen Himself, but as found
he could not do it,
fIaul in that plank" yelled the mate
from tie rl,l. :, There's nc freight here, and
10 one else for thc sLore." ' ~. ,eR
u "Nrist's the matter with thst man you're
,,,tt;i.g aShose?'' demanded the-captain from
'he tezas, looking down at Jimmy,
hoiiios the matter with rne, captain"
J,rrtz.y eshsd back waving his hand. Had
a fi.c trip. Sec YOU again" fas
Again the mate yelled 70 The c1rw to haul In
the ang-plank, and the tnrrh was held vida
10 ensble ,hcu, 70 ere, when The captain
shouted: I'll.
Hold Oh there, Tom Here's a passenger
running for the boat. Hold that plank q
minute, boys" nt-tt 81
Turning to look in the direction Indicated.
the mate saw the figure of a. girl with hat 10
her hand, tearing along over the piles Of meas
chandise from the old landing that the boat
formerly lsed She waved madly as she ran.
and at last the mate made out her voice
Is that the Natchez1P
eyes" he shouted back. "Take your
time. Wen hold the boat for you. 4 Got
trunk" ~
A minute later and the mate saw that the
girl had Jimmy Burke round the neck. a.
I'm not going" shouted the girl, waving
her hand to the mate, who was smiliRg
broadly. .s !.
Pull up that plank, shouted the mate for
the third time, as the backing bell rang in the
engine room.
Say, you fellows" shouted Jimmy to the
cattle men, as the boat pulled out into the
stream, his face turned full to the blazing light
of the pine torch over his head, stop for me
at Helena any time you pass this way. III
let you tie me to that engine all the wsyto
New Orleans for eight hundred dollars, any
time you want to play the game. I" .,...ns.l