The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-09-30
WALLINGFORD
In HIS PRIME
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ID Toad, and then. with refreshing
eandor. "Mebbe he was right. bur
that I licked him for WAS for sayin'
IL"
"Who was the boy and what else did
he say ?" inquired Wallingford. serions-
|ly interested.
Carrots Saghorn. Hes got freckles.
too. but they amt as many as mine. no
they have to name him after his hair.
Gee, he's a good fighter. He won't
wash his hands in the winter time be-
cause 1t cracks his knuckles.''
Business being business. Wallingford
dismissed, with chuckle. the vivid
picture Of the red streaks cut into the
black hands. what did he say" he
insisted.
well, his paw come from Cinder-
burg. an Carrots says that his paw
ssys that what Big Bill Slammed said
about you was SO. an then Carrots
said. his own self. that you was IL
crook, an then l smashed him. an he
smashed back. an they made ring
an holiered. only. say. more Of EN-
hollered. Sick i'm, Freckles'
me. you know. Freckles. In this town
than hollered, Sick i'm. Carrotsr"
what else did he say?" Wallingford
was anxious to discover.
"Nothin'," declared Toad Indignantly
He didn't have no chance. But, gee.
that kids some fighter! Say! He rubs
snake oil on his muscles every mOrnin'
to make 'em timber. Ketches the
snakes hisself and puts 'em in bottle
en- sets 'em In the sun. he stands
this way, like the picture Of the regu-
lar champions, you know. But l licked
him. l KIN lick any kid that makes
fAcss to scare you when he fights"
Later ON. after he had applied q
soothing poultice to the eye Of Toad
and had put that earnest champion to
bed, WallingfOrd went up to see Mr..
sAghorn.
"Is this MIR. Steven Saghorn?" asked
Wallingford pleasantly.
"Un-hunh." replied the man. looking
indi6erentiy at point about ten feet
ahead Of his toes
II am Mr.. waliingford. Mr.. saghorn.
sold you your house. you know"
"Un-hunh."
They tell me you came from Gin
derburg." said ]. Rufus. trying to give
the stubborn conversation another
yank.
I'm hunh."
IL understand there has been some
criticism Of me In that town." he went
on desperately and WINGED In advance
Of saghorn's answer.
"Un-hunh.'
Entirely unjust. ! assure you. Mr..
oAghorn." explained Wallingford. a.
suavs az u roll Of butter. even under
these discouraging circumstances. ut
10 true that helped Mr.. Bang incor-
porate his Sun Engine company. ! be-
iisved In that engine. thought It the
greatest thing In the world. But i am
Q mere promoter. not an engineer. and
II was not my fault that the Internal
engine wouldn't work. You see that.
don't you. Mr.. saghornf"
Un-hunh."
delighted with his unexpected success
I'm glad to find you SO reasonable. l
was afraid that possibly you might
have heard some Of the unkind things
that l have heard were said about me
after ] left Cinderburg: and. of course.
I am more than delighted to find that
you do not. II any one In Dougalville
repeats these things In your bearing
you will be kind enough to correct
them. won't you. Mr.. Saghorn?
mo" announced Mr.. Saghorn. and.
knocking the ashes out of his pipe
against bis horny palm. he arose and
went into his portable house and shut
bis portable door. Mr.. Wallingford
went home.