The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
Mr.. OWEN PEPPER
TURNS TRAITOR
Delivers His Employer, With
- Wad, to the Arkansas
City Players.
MAN AND WAD DISAPPEAR
~ DAVID A. CURTIS.

chip in." said old man Greenlaw with
tho air OF one uttering a judicial de-
cision. and MIR. owen Pepper perked
himself up as one who receives un-
expected announcement.
But the old mar continued talking,
and Mr.. Pepper realized that his ex-
ultation had been premature.
'Them that amt settin' In. though.
don't have no call To- to c'ntribute.
nor they amt nobody into 1t lowed to
play on'y when his turn comes. But
anythin' what's put In, stays In.
This yer was a private conversa-
tion atwixt me an the others what
was settin' together when yo' all
butted in. They want no call TO- yo'
all to say nothin'. an II yo'd "a had
yo' manners with yo' yo'd "a KEEP yo'
mouth shet. mo- special how yo' don't
know nothin' bout the subjeck we
was d'scussin'."
"Oh. / don't know" murmured Mr..
Pepper.
That's what I done said" retorted
the old man savagely. Il reckon
they Is mo- things what yo' ali don't
know an can't never be expected to
understand. nor they is wrote into
all the books what ever was wrote.
AN alter they Is all reckoned up,
they Is enough left over outside o.
what yo' all ever will know. to make
TO- or five ranges o. mountains bigger
n tn Ozarks. Mo- n likely they
never was nobody what didn't know
as much as yo' all don't. but I never
heer'd none on EN- keep a-yawkin'
bout it c'ntinyal, like yo' all does"
BY this time Mr.. Pepper was thor
oughly abashed. but all that he could
find to say was, "Oh. ! don't know"
"That'll be about ALL" said the old
man. 80 co'se. this yer's a public
house. but they Is them what's on
desirable, an alter a man Is done been
throwed out as frequent as yo' all is,
pears like he'd know enough To- to
stay outside"
The name in which the old man
delivered this final insult indicated
that he was wearied of the discussion
and also that he was hopeless OF pro.
voking any such resentment as would
make the proceedings interesting. but
somewhat to his surprise MI. Pepper
replied resentfully.
ooh, I don't know" he said. "They
amt nothin' intrestin' into Arkansa.
City outsider yo' s'loon. Gawd know.
I wouldn't never come into 1t II the,
was, but I'm just nachul!y 'bleedget
TO stop over I'm time to time in tn
way o. business, an by the time
done been hyar mo- n about a houI
Ib'gin to crave 70 'xcitement.
"'Pears like a man d get blue-mould
ed plumb to death If he didn't git relic
I'm the m'not'ny O. life some way
An as TO gittin' throwed out. I reckon
that's a heap sight better n stayin
inside. Them that stays gently git
took In the back room. IN what's di
to 'em thar Is a heap sight wuss :
broken bones. I'd a heap sight ruthe
be thrown u into
But just then his preference was re
spected. and when the old man re
turned to his station behind the ba
he vas breathing heavily.
81 mought "a stood To- c'nsfd'abl
mo- talk I'm that thar wild ass o. tn
wilderness" he observed. but when h
come to repeatin' hisself so freauen
pears like he done transgressed a
patience. The idee o. sayin' 'hea
sight three times into one sentence
Shows how he amt got nc idee
style"
81 don't go much IN style. my ow
SELF" said Jim Blaisdell, but 3 long
be was to be throwed u anyhov
reckon it mought as we'll be d
along o. the way he talked s anythi'
else. Pears like it's mo peaceful III
with him outside"
This seeming + be the prevailir
opinion. the party accepted Mr.. Bal
sett's invitation to liquor. n II
glasses were being lifted when An vi
obtrusive, understood gentleman Of
tered with an anxious air.
"Has any one seen Owen Pepper r
gently" he asked, and all looked
him doubtfully.
I'VE was Just havin' . drink" -
tho old man, after q moments paua
won't yo' jine us?"
The little gentleman wa emba
raised.
81 was hardly expecting" no stan
mered. perhaps I ought mott a
not in the habit of-well. yes, I W
on condition hat you will all join r
afterward."
"Why, sho'," said the old m
heartily, and he set out another glas.
Then, after the ceremony, he sa'
"Speakin' o. Pepper. I reckon som
body must "a saw him II he's an
where's round. Wa yo' all 'xpect'
TO- to see him immijit?"
"Yes," said the little gentleman. Il
important. He's my travelling sale
man and I expect he's made some C.
lections on this trip. More than like
he has considerable money with hi
and I need it at once.
"Thc fact Is | sat in at a little raj
last night on the boat, and ! lost WI
I had with mo, so I came ashore M
On the chance Of finding him in A
kansas City. The boat leaves here
about half an hour, and I'm anxious
sit in again, but ! can't unless l {
Pepper"
"That sho' Is Serious" said the
man promptly and sympathetical
AN yo' all il done come to the ris
place. If he's in town he's plu'
sho' to call hyar, but I'll tell yo' wi
we uns II do.
"Yo' all set right down an wait
III Git some o these gents to go
look 70 Pepper. II he's round the
find him a heap sight quicker n
all kin, an yo' all en- catch yo' bf
Pears like it'd be a c'lamity TO
miss a chanst q gittin even. w
does yo' uns say, gents?"
He turned to the others as he spo
and without exception all expires
.hoir uilliD0necs 10 go In SpnrCn