The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
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moi having 10 81 YET tat1enesus Ihe Z. y
S!generat ling titfcnces Of z Poker Flat
4 cons qiIefltl Il seemed to- offer some II,
sittti dit TO- thes enl grants lay oycr55r
ssfeep smo1ntifin r;tngee GIt was dtstani
Sass days severe stdrtsiyei. In that nd
vance u sehsoni the pdrt soon passed
out 90 the Jmolst, ten operate req Ions q
the foothills int5 the. DIR Vi cold, fbiacins
I III Of the Sfeffsis. The tfslil was mar
row and difffe d VI noon tho, Dtich ess
%rollins out OF her saddle upon thu
BgTounfl: a clareds hel: inter ton OF goins
mo farther; and tile party halteds
The SPOT was singularlE wild and I'M
1 pressfye A woNd etialmp liItlcater sui
BOUNDED on three sides by Drecipi
stous Gins Of naked granite sloped sen
8tlyl towardktt crest OF another preci
y pice that oseElUo Seds tile valley. ~
was untionbt teddy the. most suitable
spot for a camp hld camping been nd
( visable. But Atls OILS hurst knew thai
scarcely halfi thesjouriey. to Sandy Bal
WIS accomplished and ttIiei party wcr.
mot equipped or proytsioned for DELAY
/ This fact@he pointed tout to his con-
Danfons clrtly. Withheld .philosophR
s commentary. on folly OF "throwins
sup their hand before the sllne WA
! played OUT. But they We're furnishes
with liquor, which In this emergency
Stood them In ,Tlteesof food, fuel. res
Z and prescience In spite OF his tremon
5strunces it was not long before they
were more orsless under its influence
Uncle BILLY, passed rapidly from a bell
6cose state into one eof !. stupor tho
Duchess became maudlin antts Mother
Sliipton4 snorcds AR. 0akh,1cst alont
remained erect. leaning against rocl
calmly surveying them.
Z Mr. ukhurst dill not drink. 1t inter
4fcred with Il, profession which required
scoolncss. impassiveness and presence
Of midland; In his own language. hi
couldn't affords it'' i.AsaIie g,lzed u
his rceumbent fellow exIlcs the lone
illness hegotten of;his pnriah trade. lii
habits of life. his very vices for tilt
first. time seriously oppressed him. 81
bestirred himself In busting his blacI
clothes. washing his hands and flc'
|. and other acts characteristic or h!s
stuliously neat habits. and for the mo
ment forgot his annoyance. Tht
/ thought OF deserving his weaker ant
I more pitiablc companions never per
i haps occurred to him. Yet he cou!t
not help feeling The want OF that eX
citement which. :;ingularly enough. was
most conducive TO that calm eQnanim
ity for which he was notorious. Ii.
looked ut the gloomy walls tint rost
1000 feet sheer. above the circling pine
around him. at the sky. ominonsll
clouded: at the valley below, alrendH
deepening in shadow. And. doing 50
suddenly lie heard his own n1m'
called.
a horseman slowly assembled til,
trail In the fresh, open face Of tlt'
newcomer MIR. Oakhurst recognized
Tom sfmson, otherwise known as "rht
Innocent" of Sandy Bar lie had me
shim% some mouths before over II little
game" and had. with perfect elua
nImity, Won the entire fortune
amounting to some S40-of that guile
less Eyoutlt After the game was finish
I ed, AIR. oakhurst drew the youthful
Spectator behind the door aud thu:
addressed him: Tommy. you're eo0t
slittiesman. but, you can't gamble WORT
a cent Don't try ttioyers again" III
then: landed him his money buck
pushed him gently. from8the room. ant
so made a devoted slave oe Tom Sim
son.
There was n remembrance otsthiS III
his boyish and enthusiastic greeting o.
|tAIr oakhnyst. BE fhad started, b
SAID. Il To- sos 10 Poker Flat to5seek hi.
fortune. !. .klone2 No, not exactly
sal6ne IN fact "a giggiel. ne had rur
away with sPiney Woods: Didn't AIr
Isoakhurst yremembet SPlney: She thal
used to wait on the table at the Tenn
$perancs House? They had been en-
ssaseds a long time. but old Jake Wood:
had Oh eetetl 4 and So they had ruI
away and were going to / PoIers Fla
stosf Is lnnrTied and here they We're
And they were tired out. and how
|SiueSySf II was they had found d place Il
11laSsss t1tu ~
cent delfvered "a itil while Rltey,
stout cone damsel 3ofs fifteen enierg;
lea from behind the pine tree yhert
SsSe had beeu l1Iashtnss unseen ans
sTiSosle III the SIDE ofls het lover: n
an. oak tHirst dom roubled him
seIf itfi tsment ST III less with .lEo'
EpEsety: Int he hid 4 vague idea tina
tie ittist i'm was, not toFtnnate. Il
sfessItneil however. his 3pres ehce5 LEI
mini sum emily to; kie!t upcls bus
4Sh6s MIS- aloat 60 slly some hing. and
Isu1cfeS BfEyswa 50 Ter crOu:sl sreSds;s
ME silI Mr. I laE Iilirst ireEtol
inst would not lse:.ts itifIl:s
sHes tIien sterSll earnTeat CO.. sItss taile Ton
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