Evening star., 1915-03-21

Tunalucl lode.
"'scuse me fer minute, Maam says l., calamity
releasing my hand and reaching my hip but there's
them who low down enough spy felcr citizen
when he's follerng the sacred duty O being horror
scoped And as a warning to the grinnng faces filling
the cafe door and winders took time off to send
string shots into the roof arter which we had the
landscape to ourselves. Then held out my paw;
but she gently waved it aside and begin fggering with
pencil and paper
"Ah-h-h!' she softly bleats again. Il thought so. l
see dark man in the first house
"'Up or down the trail, Na'am anxiously asks;
for | didn't know but what some ornery breed, made
foolish with ckcr tapping the dust in o the
shacks
al was referring to the zodiac she smiles which
word ye jest read and kindly explained to me,
Miss; although know'd it first up at Red Ant This
dark man'll enter yer life, and yell befrend him. Ah
l can see him more plainly now! He's staggering under
load of gold.
"'Soft pedal, Ma'am!' I cautioned fer if there was
any diggings turned up by my horoscope, the
rest O. the crowd want licensed to set in till they'd
whacked up. Then asks But wherefore does he need
friend if he's toting backload O gold''
"'He gifts the gold arter ye help him. she says in
dreamy voice, and she passed one lily hand her
eyes, if the meler radiancy O that yeler metal
was binding her. That finishes the reading
al bout to remind she'd plumb fergot the xings
and my interesting personality, when she discarded
other smile and begin asking questions bout the camp
"Knowing we was observed by them spying critters
in the cafe and knowing they thinking she was busy
unloading my futur | answered ready like and spent
most a hour amoosing her with my discriminating
marks about the men and their habits Suddenly she
thumped a hand ag'in her brow and let she must
retire, explaining that fresh bunch of idees surgng
through her head. Not wishing to hold up business,
bows planks down my DUST and sros back to the cafe.
As l walked along and ruminatcd-thc last being
some pet language, Miss, if properly brought up
Uncle Feeble joined me, and in his seerng voice asks:
Been proving yerself victim O superstition, eh:'
"Says |, There's large number O long suffering
citizens along this Circle what impatently waiting
for ye to git well enough to receive part O what's
coming to ye.
"'Huh! he grunted. 'Ye're all gross flesh sha'n't
be hurt by any O yer animal kind. It's mind over
matter
(Which was puzzling me not little till entered the
cafe and seen the goingons, Miss. AS | hadn't jest
fggered out what I'd tell EN- and what I'd hold back,
was some glad to find EN- taken up with new brand
O. festivities. We at Red Ant, Miss playful
at tmcs and single peep told me the whole story.
While was being horrorscoped TALL thin feller had
blown in and was now fair game for the mems ktenish
pranks. He was a solemn looking cuss Miss, and quite
naughty in his actions and his way of answering the
gang joking questions. AS passed to corner Lone
Bean and Dutch produced their guns to who
could shoot nearest the strangers feet without having
to pologize for shaking off toe. AS my thoughts
still with the female was taking mighty little interest
in the boys inherent pastme till happened to look in
the mirror back O the bar Then seen the fcler
extry dark Completed chap-and remembered the
horrorscopsts words, and my face felt hot all
90 Is this the way to welcome a stranger what may
turn out to be and brother? says joining the
circle and tri1ing with my holster.
aye shore act like some meddler!' laughs Dutch,
turning his ugly face towards me and eerng most i'm
moral like.
Meaning by yer words that yere cunning for bit
O Arctic Circle real estate, by two, says mildly
as rested the business end of fortyfour careessly
on the bar.
"'Whcrefore preudiced ke?' gently asks Big
Wech as he good-naturedly skunk out O range Why