The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

git red headed IL he's mentioned, an
that amt nothin' 20 me. neither. He
amt no friend o. mine, hut he knowed
! was comm thisaway. an done
told him I'd mention 1t to yo' uns. IL
| they want no chanst o. me bcin' got
red headed at long O. havin' brung
his message. don't give a hoot my
! ownself what's did to him. but | don't
p'pose TO to git into no quart TO
| somepin' faint no c'nccrn O mine"
We'll, e longs that's understood |
| FIRST of" said the old man, julicially.
II reckon they won't be nothin' did
| to yo' all. who's the MANI"
zone Eye" said the stranger boldly.
Look a here" exclaimed Joe Bas-
sett, with great heat rs go all
plumb sho' he amt no friend o yon?'
Never seen him but oncct.' said
the stranger. "but o. co'se done
heer'd a heap about him. Everybody
has. Pears he's done had some
trouble with yo uns. like he mostly
has with nigh bout everybody else.
IL done told him he was a fool to
reckon on comm hyar ag'in, but he
said what he done made a bet onto
| it an he was some anxious to win.
He reckoned how II yo' uns was to
know about 1t yo'd stand in with him
on it,"
| Sounds fair" said the old man. "if
| he's done put up the money. Tn
amt no objections to standin' in with
nobody pvldn' tn amt no chanel o
losn' nothn'."
! This view Of the matter. however,
failed to commend itself to the others.
| Not only did Bassett object strenu-
ously to anything that looked toward
n federation Of one Eyes presence in
Arkansas City, but Jake Wintcrbot-
tom and Jim Blaisdell who were both
listening attentively. spoke up to re-
mind the old man tina, one Eye had
fooled them before. and could he re-
lied upon to do it again. sam pcarsall
said nothing, but there was danger
Gus CLINT in his eye, as the matter was
discussed at length.
The stranger was also silen'. seem
ing to he utterly Indifferent "a to the
decision that should he reached, what
ever ii might he. hut Blaisdell. whose
instincts were always favorable toward
n sporting proposition. though his
hatred of one Eye was as intense az
that OF tho others. presently asked for
further particulars. Then the stran-
ger spoke again. readily enough.
There was a game on the boat the
other night comm firm Memphis to
Helena" he said. IAN him an me was
scttin' in with TO others. Tom Withers
was one, an man they called
Spooner played some like he was
partner o Withers's. Then they was
| one Eye an some Teller | never seen
afo, but 'peared like him and one Eye
I understood each other to'able vel.
Them TO done picked me an my
( pardner up TO suckers. an We hadn't
played long afo' ] seen we was OUT
played. so him an me pulled out.
Feared like the others didn't had no
gre't hankerin' to play no mo- alter
that an we had some drinks an set
talkin' spell.
They was some mention made q
Arkansas City. an Withers bet one
Eye thousand dollars he couldn':
come into this hyar saloon again an
git away alive. bne Eye done took
him up. an they put up the money
with the cap'n q the boat one Eye
'greein' to send word to yo' uns afo'
hand, what he was comm, an the
cap'n agreen' to pay the money over
tn him next time he seen him IL he
cd prove he'd been hyar.
I'VE was all gwine as fur's Vicks.
burg bu, one Eye gets me one side
an says he'll pay my expenses IL I'll
stop over an tell yo' uns what's
diddin'. Says what he's willn' fo' tn
divide the 81 900 even II yo' uns II
4 4. l..
he'll come hyar with his pal an
Spooncr to prove what he's done
been an yo' uns II get the $500"
Il en- pick the winner a. that thar
bet right now" said Bassctt with grim
emphasis
"Mehbe yo' kin" said the old man.
Il amt assay n nuthiu' bout that.
I'm ntirely Indifferent To who wins
it eventual but the thing to do is tc
get hat $500 first off We uns n
have a other drink right now. an
this yer gent en- tel one Eye to come
right along. They won't he nothin'
did to him If he's a-c5mn' on that
kyind of arrant"
"fo' all en- tell him anythin' yo'
like said Bassett, out 'ta'n't bindn'
ON me He interposed no objection To
the proposed drink, however. and the
stranger. after one or two more. took
his departure.
The next few days were spent in
expectancy, hut even in Arkansas
city time passes eventually and in
due course one Eye arrived with the
two who were To give testimony to
his having visited old man Greenlaws
saloon. Stepping blthcly from the
boat, he made his way thither with
the assured step of one who is conf
ueni of 4 hearty wei ONE
Entering the place he perceived with
OUT manifesting airy surprise that Joe
Bts,ett sat In the corner Of the room
bound with stout ropes and gagged
Noticing the look he gave. the old
man said
I'VE uns Is done took p'cautions
aS'in interruption till alter business
Is done transacted, an if things !s
satisfactory We aims Ia gin go al a
far start tods the boat If they amt
Joe's liable to he let loose
II reckon that II he satisfactory"
said one Eye. coolly. II done ranged
To- yo' all to git half. case "a me
wnnin that $1,000. That Il ought
fo' to be enough To pay TO the priv
lcge q Gittin' outen yo' place alive"
ITS with mo- To- yo' az" said the