Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-09-19

same time, goes too deep into mind
science f'r Aconite Driscoll o. course,
a man under them circumstances is
supposed to let up on cussin' an not
to listen to all kinds o. stories; but
you understand, here was, con-
science-struck in a general an hazy
sort Of way, mournin' over a dark an
bloody past, an thinkin' joyfully of
death. 1t was the condemnedest case
lever contracted, an. nothin' saved me
to be a comfort to my friends but the
distraction of the queer actions Of
that inspector
never had given him thought.
Senator Whaley an his grafters was
supposed to arrange matters with him
AN I'm no corruptionist, anyway OF
course, the cattle wasn't quite up to
export shippin' quality. The senator's
gang had got together q collection of
sl1ips an culls an Gamers that was
sure fraud on the Injuns, who most
ly use the cattle issued to 'em the
way some high-up civilized folks does
hand-raised foxes-as a means of re-
vortin' to predatory savagery, as Miss
Ainsley says. Ainsley was her name
Gladys Ainsley-an' she lived SOM
'eres around Toledo. The pint is, that
they chase 'em, with wild whoops an
yips over the undulatin' reservation
| until they can shoot EN-, an / s'pose,
sort of imagine, If Injuns have imagin-
atoms, that time has turned BACKYARD
in her flight. an the buffalo season is
on ag'in. Whereas, these scandalOus
runts of steers an old COW stuff was
mostly too weak or too old to put UP
any sort of bluff at speed.
But, under my Instructions, II they
| looked good to the Inspector, they
looked good to me; an bein' sort of abb
sent-minded with gal-stroke, rested
easy, as the Teller said when the
cyclone left him on top o. the church
tower.
The inspector was a new man, an
his queer actions consisted mostly Of
his shown up ten days too
soon, an then drivin' + ridin'
around the country lookin' at
the stock before delivery. This looked
suspicious; fer we s'posed it was all
off but runnin' 'em through the gap
once, twice r three times to be count
ed. Whaley's man comes to me one
day, an asst me what thought of it.
I'm paid a prince1y salary says I,
''fer keepin' my thoughts to myself.
This here's no case" continued, zeal
in f'r cerebration on my part. If think
ms the game, it's your move. What's
Senator Whaley in politics fer says
t l, s'if a obscure forty-a-month-an found
puncher is to be called on to think on
the doin's of a u. S. inspector? What's
he in this fer at all, if we've got to
think at this end of the lariat?"
Gle was talkin' about cavvs," said
the Teller, whose name was Reddy-a
most ungrammatical cuss. HE was a.
pokin' round with the contrack. "a
speakin' about cavvs. Wun't you so
an talk to him?"
"Not mel" says I, FIR the hull busi-
ness disguised me, an my guilt come
back over me shameful, with the eyes
an hair an things plenteous. Whaley's
man rode of, shakin' his head.
Next day the inspector hunted me
up.
"Mr. Drisco1l?" says he, f'r I'd been
keepin' out of his way.
Correct" says l.
"You represent the Eikins' interests
In the matter of supplying for the IS
sue, do you not?" says he.
ssIn a kind of sort of way" says
I f'r | didn't care to admit too much
till / see what he was up to. IN a
kind Of a sort of a way, mebbe ] DO.
Why?"
"Did you have anything to do" says
he unfoldin' a stif piece OF paper,
with procuring the cattle now IN
readiness for delivery"
Hell, mol" yells, an then seem
my mistake, jumped an added: You
see. the top stun f'r the Injun market
is perduced up around Pierre. So we
sub-contracted with this Pierre outfit
to supply it. It's their funeral, not
ours. It's good stock. amt it?"
al am assured by Senator Whaley's
private secretary" says he, who is a
classmate of mine. that there would
be great dissatisfaction among the
Indians, owing TO certain tribal tradl-
tons and racial peculiarities-
eYou bet." says l. f'r he seemed to
be gettin' wound up an cast IN IT,
~that's the exact situation
would be dissatisfaction" he went
on. ..if cattle of the type which in the
great markets is considered best, Tere
furnished here And I have great con-
fidence in his judgment"
ssoye l." says. Hes one OF the
judgmentiousest fellers you ever
see"
$50 let that phase of the question
pass says he. ''for the present. But
there's a clause in this CONTRACT
.eDon't let that worry you" says ],
"There's claws in all OF EN- If you
look close"
He never cracked smile. but m
folded 1t, and went on.
~Here,s a clauses" says he. calling
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