The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-02-12
The HOUSE OF Howe
BY MAX HART.
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Horse. It is as typically western as
the Pacific coast, and at one time it
manifested all the symptoms of be-
coming a city.
Somebody discovered c~arbonated
asphalt or rock salt or virgin gold in
the vicinity of Potato Hill, and at the
precise moment Cab Horse was about
to take out a city charter, order a
new post office from Washington,
print up a set of letter-heads and pre-
pare for business as a bona ide and
budding metropolis.
Scientists who studied the rise and
fall of Cab Horse we're inclined for
some time to lay the whole blame
upon the slanting shoulders of Char
ley White. 1t is perfectly true that
the bad luck attending Charley White
Immediately preceded the finding Of
precious mineral in the neighborhood
Of Potato Hill; but beyond that CO.
Incidence, there is nothing to turn the
stern finger of accusation toward Mr..
White.
The facts speak for themselves.
For a long time Charley could not do
so.
About the time Cab Horse began to
boom and the gambling element
warmed in from surrounding terri
DRY, Ike Dorgan started the Silver
tag on the street which would have
Neen named Main street if anyone had
'hought It needed a name.
The Silver Stag was a combination
If all that is precious to the anti
"ambling fraternity, the ~anti.dance
~oction Of the community and the So
c!aty for the Improvement of Morals
n General.
Ike Dorgan accumulated thirteen
thousand dollars by way Of profit AID
sold out to a person named Howe.
md It wal Howe who brought Charlev
White to the thriving village of CcN
Horse, the reason being that Mr.
White was in undlsputed possession of
the finest singing, yodeling and noise
making voice west of Omaha.
About the same time Charley Whit
discovered Cab Horse and its princi
pal fount Of recreation and amuse.
ment, the Silver Stag, Apache Nell
discovered him.
Nell was a peculiarly fine specimen
Of young womanhood wasting II
fragrance on the desert air, and If she
had gone to New York, instead o
7Quandering her time in Cab Horse
the Sunday papers would have printed
her photograph and prominent artists
would have beseeched her to pose 70,
them.
The natural and subsequent eventu
atty was that Nell found many inter
esting qualities in Charley White, an,
he returned the compliment.
True, an irritated citizen name,
Kelley had threatened to remove mos
of Mr.. Whites regular features be
cause of Nell's open preference for tn
singer, but that little disturbanc
passed over without calamity.
Kelley attempted to drown his sol
row in the well-known liquid mad
for that purpose, and finally died of
broken heart, superinduced by
broken stomach, a couple Of broke
kidneys and a badly fractured liver.
At the very height of his popularit
Charley White suddenly and inexpl
cably went into retirement.
The singer came down from hi
PEDESTAL and his so0g was hushed.
Wee filed the t~hrobbing atmospher
Il tie silver Stag and the chic
bouncer explained without avail.
While the regular patrons Of III
oliver Stag faced this new sorrow I
"'''ancholv end detection, there wa
0"e who felt the disappointment gree
ut.
Cassand-a had come in from III
''7t-Lady CassaUdra, with the SC.
''ia1 voice and the dark eyes Of Ii
and % tha foot Of the Alps.
She had appeared among the d"rce'
~ the Silver Stag and immediate
men and women noticed her,
Apache Nell ioked with Charlie
White about it.
"The dark and mysterious lady a
pears to be hypnotlzed when yc
sing" chuckled Nell after Cassandl
had manifested her interest for
week or more.
= There was a vague note of jealous
in her voice.
She's a funny-looklng wop," Cha
ley retorted in%diTerently. Lets tai
a walk before the nine o'clock session
For a month Cassandra paid silel
devotion before the shrine Of meloC
and at the end OF hat time her gri
= was great.
Charley White ceased to sing.
@ Why?" demanded Howe.
}, There's something the matt
with my throat" Charley explained.
They've come to like your singh
tremendously" Howe pleaded. See
doctor. Fix your throat up as 500
a as you can, and when you come ba,
there's an extra five a week tackled
your pay"
The solitary Cab Horse physicii
peered down the White throat wi
fitting solemnity at the earnest /
quest OF Mr.. Howe, took charge OF