The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-03

ticklod. tboi-'h. by your geniai as
sumption that II offered myself to
this lady should be declined with
thanks"
lie was again beligerent. 1t may
have occurred TO him that | might
kEnw ~ much as he. but at any rate
he grinncd II was n saturnlne grin ]
did not like.
I'm starving to death ut the door of
an inn. and you must excuse me. Have
you seen Hartley Virgins latelyT
II have indeed. He's taken to lonely
horseback rides. He's of somewhere
now. He hasn't the stamina for con-
test like this. One by one the autumn
leaves are falling" he added, with spe-
cial intention, land l have given you
your chance"
Thanks, light bringing Socrates
from the lands Of the Ogalallas. For
so much courtesy shall take pleasure
in reading all your posthumous works
Let us cease being absurd"
With this left him and entered the
low raftered office. II was really a
pleasant lounging room, unspoiled by
the usual hotel office paraphernalia
Dick had followed close behind, and as
I paused, hearing voices raised angrily
In the dining room beyond, l turned to
him for an explanation. AS the suitors
had been the only guests Of the inn
since their advent, attributed the COM
motion to strife in their own ranks.
You'd better take look at those
fellows. I've quit them-quite out Of
It. Remember that" said Dick.
The dining room door was slightly
ajar, and I flung It open.
Ormsby. shallenberger, Henderson,
Hume, Core and Arbuthnot had been
engaged with cards at a round table In
an alcove. but some dispute having ap.
pnrently risen. they stoOd In their
plat es engaged In acrimonious debate
As near AZ I could determine, some one
Of them-I think It was Ormsby-wish-
ed to abandon the game, which had
been undertaken TO determine in what
order they should be permitted to pay
visits to Hopefield In future. the calls
together having grown intolerable.
| They were so absorbed that they failed
to note my appearance.
It's no good. tell you!' cried Orms-
by. There's no fairness In this unless
all take their chances together"
You ought to have thought Of that
before we began. This was your
scheme. but because the cards are run
ming against you you want to quit. |
say wen 20 on This from Hender-
son. who struck the table sharply as he
concluded.
you knew Virgins and Dick weren't
going In when we started. and you are
not likely 20 get them In now. Your
anxiety to eat the rest of us out by
any means seems to have unsettled
your mind" shouted Gorse. 81 say
let's drop this and stand to our original
agreement that no man speak till the
end Of the fortnight"
after TINT whole scheme has been
torn to pieces like paper. There's been
nothing fair I'm this business from the
start, We ought to have kept Arrowood
here and held together And we ought
to have got rid of that Ames fellow
he didn't belong In this Mt ALL"
Ormsby's voice rose to disagree.
able squeak ms he closed with this in
dictmeut Of me. Shallenberger seemed
to be the only one of the group who
had not lost his senses lie was in tn,
farther corner of the alcove, out o.
sight from the door, but ! heard hin
distinctly as he addressed the othe
suitors with rising anger.
Were acting like cads, and cad
of the most contemplate sort! onl.
agreed to this game to satisfy Ormsby
The idea of our sitting here to draw
cards to determine the order In which
we shall offer ourselves to the mobiles
and most beautiful woman In tn
world would be coarse and vulgar II l
were not so ridiculous! I'm out Of IT,!
My interest in this colloquy had lie,
me further into the room. and hearini
my step they all turned and faced me
Dick had continued at my side, bu
the black looks they sent our wa,
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