Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-26

| the good gone wrong. who incidentally
make up the great percentage of the
| outcast element: the bad and would
, like 10 be bad. the braggart and the
hero. faro dealers, rough handed min
ers and disjointed cowboys
An hour after sat down a young
man with lily hands entered knew
him for gambler or tenderfoot. and
when he placed himself before the tin
pan piano and began banging seiec-
ton from III, Trovatore- knew that
he was a newcomer and shifted my
| chair to get a good look at his face. He
was handsome lad. one of the poetic
type.
Hey" l shouted softly and In rtdi
cule, ''desist from such atrocities
He looked ut me In amaEement
You know that ptece-you-you-
And his last word had an altogether
different injection. He was startled
| and from saucer like eyes stared at me
Ny first thought was that had been
trapped; that he recognized me as Hugh
1 Richmond
whats the mattery- l demanded
| No answer
Tell me. What Is the matferT-
| There was a ring in my voice that be
| did not disregard. and he answered In
a whisper. Nothing
| That whisper, He was tho amateur
highwayman
We had met again. and I liked the
boy. My impressions are not always
correct. but they are positive. and II
| take q dislike 10 q man ut first sight
| would distrust him though we were
seated side by side In heaven
But this lad. this mere youth. this un-
sophisticated child OF the east. who
had no better sense than to attempt
highway robbery and three hours later
infict music on his victim. touched my
| sympathy.
Weir spoke half defantly b.
cnuse l wanted to make him talk
I'VE never met before he stam-
mercd. coming toward me with tho ~
iuctance Of one approaching . juds
ment seat
Never answered emphatically.
| As be sat down pushed the buttle
toward him. and he grasped IL eagerly
Good stuff" he lied politely.
-Damnable." rejoined
"But l think II Is good he insisted
and took another glass OF the liquid Gre.
How longy'
Three weeks" be replied, embar-
rassed Il am tenderfoot, tbs rawcst
kind and well blistered.-
| -How longY' queried again
God knows- l don't want 10 stay
any longer than I can help
His tongue had been iooscDed Three
large tolts Of whisky--euch whisky as
| comes over the bar OF the Silver Dollar
| would have loosened the tongue OF the
Sphinx-aDd before l realized what
was happening he was rapidly whis-
perin4 into my ears his tale of sorrow.
~ WIS in social set that was too
high for my purse" be said. My fam
| ily was proud. my name was an oisT
| sesame To the exclusive set but my In
| come was small My employer trusted
me. There h a woman In the case.
Heaven. such woman. I am not
| worthy OF her. II was not her fault
And / wish that could get u start
over again. but I've hit the trail for
hell, and yet she loves me. COULDN'T
| le< her know that I va. noor ana /
| showere<i her wt,h orp.ents inst "a
| the other fellows did that wanted her
| m Iore them. hut she eurnaSs therr wnv
| -sbe Loved me do Won hear, cnya
49, ererrtt.rc th,t rnoper c,,,,a Inv
~ rher ~. cr,,sh came
| .Htv 80. t.,...~ .,,.,.., ,,> ~. x.s ~.
house. Nv own mother wouLin.t -
| n. ttss 10, g,rsihv Nv .mnlor.r-ha
| n. an old s..end NJ the fami,v--~.n
h. wouidn., prosecute hut I wa. dis.
| gr~c,d IT, rar.~ h.att
| -An,s then sbe-she OF all. women
said that she loved me and a,ways
| vould and sa,d thar she was as m,sch
| To blame "a beca use. abe had allowed
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