The Washington times., 1914-07-11

FefJent DUBIOUS remark long
past. Yes, sir, an he kin out
lift anybody on the mountain.
! Inside the store, under the eftuigenee
OF soot-enameled tin lamp shorty sbe
/ came aware of the fact that the letter
WAS Of a wonderful ceruledn tint:
| moreover, 1t was square and ungainiy
and offered grounds for unlimited con-
lecture Plainly il was his. however,
for il bore his name in large angular
feminine characters.
The sensations OF ones first letter
are Tot fleeing. but they do pass final
| ly, so, exhuming from ravcrnous
| pocket what resembled a breSs-bound
billy he pressed a spring, and it
4 clicked into the likeness of a marvel
! Gus hunting knife with unfolding hllt
and tapering steel Of bayonet length.
Shorty tolerated Upon his person only
ornanentation Of the finest He sliced
a long splinter from the table to re-
! move clinging traces OF Climax plug,
and, inserting the POINT gingerly. slit
\ the spfstle after tho manner OF skin
ming a tender, baby-biue rabbit.
A tieeting perfume came to him and
| the blood drummed thickly in his ears
at the memory of its owner.
It's from the little girl" he ereathsd
| ecstatically, It's from the little girl"
! He spoke of her diminutiveiy. although
she had stood head and shoulders above
| him. '- go
1 Seminary characters bear small re-
/ senblance to printed speech. 10. do
they lend themselves 10 prompt inter-
| pfetation among the un-Varsared. but
| finally the following nlaterlalized and
he absorbed II so completely that every
word stood out in mental bas-relief:
My Dear Friend:
Mother and ] wish to thank YOU for
tbs great service YOU have rendered
us. and we wish You to know that IN
saving my brother, Lincoln. from his
wicked associates, and the eonse-
auences OF His folly, you have won the
blessings of two women
We had to send him away At once,
as nc was recognized. He writes from
Honolulu that he is safe and has be-
gun his life all over, so we are very
happy.
In view of all that you have cone we
hesitate to ask your further help, but
there doesn't seem to be any other
way. The money that came from the
Golden Fleece claim we gave to Lincoln,
ana now the second payment is over
due. They tell us that those men have
| jumped our mine and won't pay the
balance and refuse to get off Mother
J is awfully worried, too, because we are
vecE poor; SO poor we can't take the
case t. law. Pleas. tell us what TO
do, and receive the renewed blessings
! Of 4 mother, and the heartfelt thanks
/ ~ Sir frgH
! MILLICENT CUSHING.
Shorty united his silk neckclotn and
carefully wrapped the precious note
within. The bundle he placed inside
his shirt bosom. His large hands made
! clums" work of it, owing 10 their I'M
| familiarity with billet-dour. but mis-
mind worked nimbly.
So, The wilkins outfit had jumped
her ground-thought she didn't have
anybody 20 look out for her. Ell. That
was the worst Of them tenderfoot pros
pectors-they were crooked They
brought their devious Eastern methods
out into Gods country and thought
/ folks would stand for their work He'd
never seen them, but they were chick
en- hearted pups-anybody who would
cheat woman was a gutter. He was
fOr peace, himself of course trouble
never did look good TO him, but a real
man was due TO step into this affair.
4, Not TO use violence. No. sir, just cool,
disinterested argument. backed up by
equit, and a reasonable hrmness.
Shorty busted himself with the legal
aspect Of the case Never was there a
clearer The Wilkinses had failed 20
make good ergo, they had another
jump coming. There remained only the
iprocess-simplicity itself. Reason made
a Decline, hurdling certain confusing
obstacles in the nature of statutes and
common law precepts, fleeing directly
along the course of least resistance.
Shorty oiled up his six shooters.
His theory OF strategy forbade delay.
for a scant measure OF military knowl-
edge demonstrates the value OF an at
tack in the cold gray OF the dawn. II
! is then that the blood moves sloth-
fully and the mind Is nsccid from the
apathy of slumber.
Cline your CAT" he said 10 Hon-
meister, the Canada bar superintend-
ent. as that gentleman was preparing
for bed.
! Sure: help yourself"
| Shorty carefully tested eiector and
sights. throwing the gun to shoulder
| Tentatively.
What's Up? Thought you didn't like
| Winchesters.'
Il don't The little guns is best, only
] m goin' bumbardin'. want bout 500
rounds, too-als6 jest witness that" He
spread upon the table q document evil
IDENTIFY fresh from the thross Of COM
position. Hoffmeister read IL wonder
ingiy, gazing with amazement at the
little man who grsvely continued his
| prepaI atoms.
| Look here! What the deuce does
this mean? can't witness that till the
| signatures ere there"
Never mind all them techniealities.
| II this here cannon don't get het up
on me I'll have plenty OF signatures on
there by breakfast time
With much reluctance Honmeister a..