The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30
,.Eyed Man SurrenderS to
the Sheriff of Arkansas
City.

n speaking of the one-cyod man.
a way o. dom things, an they's
has another way. don't p'tend
y what they's any 'cuse TO One
,ein' alive. TIL amt. The hull
d be a heap mo- comfable II
Is daid. But, as the Good Book
faint them things what he does
d ought TO- to be belt agin him.
he low down, emery way he does
one-eyed man was frequently
ubject Of discussion in old man
laws little saloon in Arkansas
as it now happened, there
for anybody to do OK
lg to talk, or to smoke in 81
Generally under such circum-
IS the old man and his friends
red smoking, but when the old
felt inclined to express such
hts as occurred to him, neither
palities nor powers we're potent
h to prevent him from utter
All OutSpOken In Matter.
IN a monologue ensued. but on
.ons there would be a dialogue,
en- a general conversation. II
1e-eyed man was mentioned at
was likely to be a conversation.
one OF the little company that
Ted nightly in the saloon had
lnced views concerning the
desperate and each one was
ken in the matter.
b, from a different angle, they
ID him heartily, and many I'M
hings had been said about him
|erent times, but the old man
is time opened up new line
light by differentiatlng between
lines One Eye had committed
Q manner Of their commission.
ned a somewhat subtle dlstInc-
nd his hearers, as their GUS
as, reflected for a period be-
tering into the conversation.
Bassett was the first to speak.
red of the common enemy was
more virulent than that Of
ers, and he was OF a very posi-
.ure, being impatient Of suble-
st Plain 'Plzen" lie Is.
t the HE'LL" he exclaimed an
after what seemed to be a
tempt to understand the drift
Id mans remarks. "Tf a mans
o steal a boss 1t don't make
renee II he grabs him by the
by the halter. One Eye amt
OF a hellyon long O. bein' a
or he is just nachal. TIE amt
but plain pizen, no how, an
no way o. maxim out what he's
nor no better'n he is"
dunno" said Jake Winter
houghtfully. "Td a heap druth
d come at me with a gun II
les 70 to git my wad nor !
to have him lift 1t often me
was drunk an didn't know
bout it. Pears like they's en-
difference"
Q they is" said Jim Blaisdell,
his own ideas and cherished
admiration for the only man
ississippi valley who was his
he poker table, but One Eye
rely thataway. l amt a say
hat he's a hellyon," he added
Is il fearful of being misun-
@but he sho' is capable They
D en- be overlooked into a
t plays guards like he does"
Ike to See His Corpse.
on'y one thing about that
I'd be willin' to look on"
Pearsall with vicious empha-
hat'd be his daid body. | cd
hat with heap O. satisfac-
special II l had been the
done it.
one thing don't understand
all, JIM" he added half re-
y. GLOW yo' all cd stomick
with him to a poker game
one recent, alter what he's
uns I'm time to time, beats
It SO all fred p'ticlar bout
Dmp'ny my own self, but I'm
IL l cd a did it."
rs in reference to a trip
ind Winterbottom had taken
before for the express pur-
Getting the one-eyed man, he
allenged the champion Of
City to a freezeout. The
he game had been satisfac-
oody, and the recollection Of
IDENTIFY distasteful to Blais-
e frowned angrily. Never
was inclined to justify
US Glad to Beat Him.
guards with the devil his
aid, "if he cd put up the
game One Eye kin. They's
ction in playin' him to a
ike l done nor they is in
the sucker money they is
r. TIL amt no other man
him what l wouldn't beat
t hand.
mes tol'able nigh bein' bias
said the old man with ex-
oproval. 9TH amt no reel
to be token outen game
louten yo' gifts the money.
ia o. playin' TO- distinction
.dic'lous. Poker's too SER
er for to be frivoIled with.
.rtistic temperament O yo'n
lin O. yo' all yet if yo' don't
int been noways ru'nous
orted Blaisdell, carelessly,
worried bout it. p'tic'lar.