The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06


that d DO undesirable any way it's
looked at, burt It sho would como hard
TO to let either one on en- git away
I'm Arkansas CITY ag1n."
/ This was so evident that the others,
with the exception Of tho old man, were
also disturbed.
I'VE uns pears TO be betw1xt the
devil and tho deep, blue sea-" said Jake
Winterbottom. Couldn't they be some
way o gitttn' 'em to come here to-
gether?"
90 co'se that "a be the best way o.
scurin' the greatest good to the great
est number said tho old man. but
they amt no good thdnlein' Of H. What
We unp In eot to DO - 70 handle this
yer problem with 1udic,on. II we plays
IL proper, they 10 gwine TO be some
profit into It. an Ono Eye en- Be got
square with. to some 'xtent"
II won't never cnaider what hen rot
square with. not q longs he's alive"
exclaimed Joe Bassett earnestly. But
the old man turned on him with a re-
buke
That's long o. yo' all not havdn' the
Judicious temperament" he said "hke
tho man in the Good Book what was
alays walkin' UP an down ar to and
/ fro like a roarin' lion seekin' whom he
cd d'vour somebody. Pears like yo'
can't sit no satisfaction out o. nothiI
ony physical Thing to do In to en-
slider the matter financially.
Stands 10 reason this yer Jones per-
son Cd rbe made to understand a busi-
ness proposition n It's put 20 him Gear.
If 1t can't be got into his haid no other
way. II mought be druv in with a bung
starter. Thing TO do If TO Spite the
Egyptians. like Moses done c'manded.
They is thousand dollars to he made,
an we uns en- stand In with him an git
mar or IT. any way
sh'd say what thatd d'pend on
whether he was skunk or not" said
jim blatSdell. IF he was 10 go about
w'nr1n' bet on them terms. pears like
ned he one faint like as II him an
one EYE was playin' poker TO the
money q cose anythln goes in poker
IL IL en- ne put over, but this yer pears
TO ne bet btween two gents. an itd
ne mo less dishonabie 10 to win 1t
oy trick.
wen saio me old man. II reckon
IL De safe TO 10 assume how he's a
SKUNK. Them PROFESSIONALS gently Is. an
IN amt no dpendin on which way
SKUNK ~ gwine TO wave his tail. n
piessionaI Is liable 10 do dirt 10 his
pal quick n he Will to anybody else
II they If profit into II. What p'pose
Is this:
III Jones comes back. an reckon
mes i'aole TO, faint likely he'll be totin
no srct or wad, oein's he Knows
what ltd De mo r less or a risk SO
tney won't De no gret satisfaction in
winnin or II. " cose they'd be some
pleasure IN nanhandlin or him, but
business aro pleasure as the good book
says.
we une IN got TO snow hin first OF
what we ~ on iheh, when ne realizes
what ne nam eo' no snow 70 TO win
MS pet omen one Eye thouten we uns
a-stahhih IN with him We en- com
pofnise WIN MN, an likely get the null
thousand omen one Eye. Jonesl insist
On .si'tAn "aii on IT, nschui enough, nut
ne en- DE maze 10 see what nee dom
INDUSTRIOUS wen 10 gu away awe
mat HstrHS 'o' hp'e good sdld sam
FearsaII' VINO sometimes surprised his
assoV'stes win ulsplay OF common
sense Out no" If we gwine 10 elect?
ANA the Old man was forced TO admit
mat there might be difficulties.
ANY way. we en- try It, h" said.
4 Ihlng TO do Is to fetch Jones in line
nrst on, an then range II with him
some way l dunno Just how II en- be
uio' out 'he money IL thar an NC uns
Rot 70 Ell H.
ihe discussion thar followed was long
anu ehrhest' out me o!d man succeeded
J" Srauuhhy persuadlns the others TO
MAKE the attempt as ne had outlined Il.
n"Sse't was IN" hardest 10 convince, but
ht was ihaIly won over oy the old
man susseS.Ioh tha' Jones would be
WIN '"ei' WINE tneg negotiated the
mat ana coui' oe ueai' with AFTER
: "aIu'
II was 'ha' same evening though
very 'aIe, Wheh MT Jones arrived. Boats
were Haoie 10 stop AT Arkansas CITY
~ any hour Oh the DAY OF night Late
as II was however the bold adVenturer
encountered hdsse'' ana interbottom
d N'e Iah"lhs'
| seeing '"c'h' ne greeted mem heart-
~ anu my Oh '"eH part "H"lca TO
4. 'i,o. ~. W., 49, .''H pNP'a""lloil
. u" ""u oevh suauen'S Vd.'ed away
w.t.. e,~ "'.u ..,1u ie'"' "'n ~ Keep
n",,on ,ri,7 ,.t1,. ..e game o.
some much rand.a sIo .,"u . rS, - se,