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lie learns the nature Of my visit to


lect. II not of incipient madness. and
though the general appearance of the
little man was not suggestive of abso-
lutte lunacy, his next performance might
easily have been taken as evidence of
defective judgment IL OF nothing more
serious. A dispassionate outsider with
some regard for his best welfare would
probably have advised him against 1t,
and even though there is no reason to
suppose that he would have listened to
II. the advice would have been good.
NO one was there, however, to advise
him, and jammIng his hat down over
his eyes with a gesture that betokened
desperate purpose the little man fol-
lowed the other two to the old mans
saloon.
While Winterbottom and Bassett had
walked In that direction the latter had
asked rather curlously, who in hell the
stranger was" but Wlnterbottom's only
reply was that he was not in he'll yet
Not until they had reached the saloon
and Winterbottom had called for
round of drinks and had taken a rather
large one himself did that gentleman
find himself able TO talk freely.
Then he explained that the little man
was the lawyer who some years before
had induced him to go to New orleans
to claim the inheritance Of his brothers
estate. II had proved that his brother
was secretly married and there was an
other heir. so Winterbottom had re-
turned to Arkansas City.
How come yo' all didn't lieh hin
Wien yo' seen him?" asked old man
Greenlaw when he heard this.
Wouldn't be no satisfaction into H."
explained Bassett. Man isn't big
enough to lick"
They all recalled the incident Of the pre-
vious visit, now that Winterbottom had
mentioned It, and Jim Blaisdell and Sam
Pearsall Joined In the discussion that
Immediately began of various plans that
might involve such treatment Of the
little man as would seem proper and
satisfactory. but before anything was
agreed upon the door opened again and
the little man entered
Lets liquor" he said, walking up to
the bar
They liquored and tho little man pro-
ceeded to business
This Is Mr.. Greenlaw, I believe" he
said, addressing the old man.
How come yo believes that" de-
manded the old man cautiously.
Never mind" said the little man i'm
nation,l, "Isn,t vour raue CreanIavp"
"Hain,t never VEN nv no other name
20 ,ur q On rec,l.c, said the old man
"1,hor o,, t,s+r,,c.cd nv my cIfants
7 osn,nasso q Ios,I,,sso IN COLLECT a
hu1 trnr, yo,, ~ sio1 20 rs consider
,,J,, o,o-duo and ,bey have vritten To
,,o,, ronoatad,v hut -, M answer"
"I dara ,,oer too husv 10 road letters
-ocar," cold Tho oId man with a show
=, ,nd,ooro,oo .tIova , drink"
Tho lit,la man bess,ated II might
have hoo, halter for him had no RE-
| ,usaa ~, bo Ala rot Tho ola man had
fnurd bis uaok snot and az tho Iittle
man no,,rad out his Iioror certain
,,oo,o in bis eye he.raved him IN the
eynariopcad observation of the others
TO- 1ri,us noro ,ot erough IN con-
fus. ,ha u,,ia man annreciah,v and be
nroducad naners uhich nroved that ne
wos authorized 70 colIoc, and which
.aanad 20 no evidenca that no had
s,o,od tho ,nourt correc,lv Tho ola
,,an hooked them over SLOWLY and care
eli ard er.,ly said.
~ rac,,nr r,ohha tba,.s c,rac, nm,
o,,or do,o ,noL,ad o,.or ,n,..bool,s mi
so,,ia M, ~, air,, No bo,Iova bu,r,
W., all ca,,t got n boa+ hacrs 40, 10.
,orrar Ard ha ,,,,t,a, a, pa,rsau
',ho In,mediata,v called for a round ~
d-,rL,
Tbroe dr,,l.s nara 3nco,stdor,t,s
,r,e.s 70 tba Arkansas CIV man I'm,
,ho ,btrd ono nro,.od IN ho rro,.oca, i,,o
| ~. fur,ber thirst in tho Iit,Ie man and
no much nleased n, tho seen,irs, s,,ccess
-, his errard listened vuIInrIv enorrh
20 pIat,deu.s nronositior tbo, tbay ba,.e
another drink
II ,vo,,Id narhans seam malicious and
cer,oirl, 4, would no cruel N reIato In
de,au tho circumstarccs in,,odiate,,.
,ol,ouipy tho accen,apca -, plaisdaIl.s
invitation and II Is No mari ~ Tho NM
nose ~ tho nrasent narrative 70 hoiIt,i.,
! Tho Ii,tle man urduIv
Suffice u IN sav that IN. I,ttIo man
sonn showed tho eracts NJ tbe II,,,or
no had drunk and finding bimsalf In
tho comnanv n, mon ubo trea,ed hin,
with uraxnec,ad cordioIitv ba ,,aY In
duced YIthou, great dricultv n al In
ot a friendly game NJ noxor 7, vas
mot tn ne thev assured him game
! for any consIderabIe amorn+ n, ,,oray
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