Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-13

w hi III nut dOOut
AX/ block down the street
wv When he saw me coming he
pulled a fat buckskin bnf
| from his breeches pocket, opened its
mouth and shook a quantity of its
| contents by guess into the palm of his
hand.
There you are" said he; that's
near enough. I'm n pretty good guess
er. l hope you took care of the mules
all right. You ought to. you're from
| farm"
Il fixed 'em."
"And the mud? How many times
did you get stuck?'
mot at ALL"
He looked at me with surprise.
"Would you think OF that now? said
he. You must have loaded her light"
81 did"
did you get all the goods over"
Yes"
''Well, I'll acknowledge you're a
| judgmatical young man, and If you
want job with me I'll let that lawyer
go l spoke to the judge about He
handed It to me then, didn't he?" He
laughed heartily. "No? Well, you're
right. A mans fool to work for any
one but himself. Where's your bag?
Haven't any? How do you carry your
dust? Haven't any? I forgot; you're
tenderfoot, of course" He opened
| his buckskin sack with his teeth. and
| poured back the gold from the palm
of his hand. Then he searched for u
moment in all his pockets and pro-
duced a most peculiar chunk of gold
metal. 1t was nearly as thick as it
was wide. shaped roughly into an oc-
tagon, and stamped with initials. This
he handed to me.
'It's about n fifty dollar slug" said
he; "you can get it weighed. Give me
the change next time you see me-"
"But l may leave for the mines to-
morrow" objected.
"Then leave the change with Jim
! Rocket of the FL Dorado"
GLOW do you know I'll leave it?"
asked curiously.
| 81 don't" replied McGlynn bluntly.
But If you need 500 worse than you
do decent conscience then John A.
McGlynn isn't the man to deny you"
Johnny and left for the hotel.
81 didn't know you expected any
mall" said I.
'T don't"
"But thoughtlI saw you in Hne"-
ooh, yes! When ] saw the mail
sacks it struck me that there might be
quite crowd; so 1 came up as quick
! ly as 1 could and got in line. There
! were a number before me, but got
place pretty well up in front Sold the
place for So, and only had to stand
there about an hour at that"
Good headr' 1 admired. I'D never
have thought of it. How have you got
ten onf'
Pretty rotten" confessed Johnny.
'I tried all morning to find a decent
| opportunity to do something or deal in
| something, and then / got mad and
plunged in for odd Jobs. I've been a
regular errand boy. I made So carry
| ing a mans bag up from the ship"
"How r'uch all toldT
"Fifteen. / suppose you've got your
pile"
"That twenty-five you saw me get is
| the size of it."
Johnny frightened. We moved up
closer in a new intimacy and sense of
comradeship over delinquency. 1t re-
lieved both to feel that the other, too,
had failed. To enter the Plaza we had
to pass one of the larger of the gam
| bling places.
I'm going in here" said Johnny sud
denly.
| He swung through the open doors.
and followed him.
| The place was comparatively desert
ed, owing probably to the distribution
of mail. We had full space to look
about us, and was never more aston
ished In my life. The outside of the
building was rough and unfinished as
barn, having nothing but size to at
tract or recommend. The interior was
the height of lavish luxury. A polish
ed mahogany bar ran down one side,
backed by huge gilt framed mirrors
before which We're pyramided fine
glasses and bottles Of liquor. The rest
of the wall space was thickly hung
with more plate mirrors, dozens OF
well executed oil paintings and strips
of tapestry. At one end was a small
raised stage on which lolled half doz-
en- darkies with banjos and tambou-
rines. The floor was covered with a
thick velvet carpet. Easy chairs, some
Of them leather upholstered, stood
about In every available corner.
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