Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

"'Lo, Joe." said Bill. rs the boss
in? He seemed to notice Miss Abbott
and Billings for the first time. Well.
howdy, howdy! he exclaimed. shak-
into Tommy in town. err. and he's
takfn' you around SEEM the sights.
Fine! Great day"
! He turned to the deputy and kept
up his chatter. giving the younger
people no chance to talk. Il wanted
to see the boss. Joe. Out to see the
] peerade? Too bad. Well. some other
time'l do. Just had some papers 1
wanted to show him. Speakin' of pa
pers make me think" He included
Nellie in the conversation. This
young lady and me come in on the
train this mawnin' and we signed
paper; little matter O. business be-
| tween US. We got Ben Pryor. the
| train auditor, to witness the sigma
| lures. but L was thinkin', afterward.
prob'ly we ought to had another wit
| ness. one for each name. Now that
| we happen to meet up, we might get
| it fixed right now, mightn't we!' ne
said to the girl. "Mr. Cotton. here.
he'll witness your signature and
! leave Pryor's name as wltnessln
mine.
YES, SIR" replied the girl timidly.
| The deputy dashed his name ana
blotted it. This paper, continued
Bill effusively. lis little agreement
between Miss Nellie and me where
by 1 take charge of all the prop "
her pa left her, for FIVE years. saves
| her the bother, and all she mas 10
fuss with is the interest.
| Tommy Billings, who mad peeh
standing irresolutely. quite out OF inc
| conversation, found his voice with q
jerk. See here" he exclaimed. L
think that this
| Bill slowly turned his eyes full upon
Tommy and stared him in the race
billings voice trailed off into silence.
"What you thought didn't nave
nothin' to do with Miss ApooIts
prop'ty, did it, Tommy" asked biii:
mo. No. Why. no. of course not.
| Bill turned and resumed his chat-
ter. folding and putting away inc
naner. Billings looked at the avs,
ward, unattractive, blushing girl anu
away again. Then
"Say, Nellie" he said, In an asuI.
ct got an errand to do that l plumv
! forgot. We kin sort OF pu1 .nis 80,
mat now, KANT we. Cap'n THUS Dei.
.ronnd and all? I ought to go DO II.
Sow maybe I kin see you later. ioa
LIGHT he in the post once az
| o'clock, and I'll try to De tnere' Kun
What say?' ,a.,v nDid
RiIl turned from the WINDOW Dlo
hear you-an say you mad 10
somewhere?" he asked, pleasan',ytt
."That's all right. I'll take ea ~
| Nellie. and mighty nice OIL ~
look out for her and see sne
| GOOD time this afternoon.
eU;1l;ngs muttered something unintei-
.G;hin lifted his hat to the company
without meeting the CIR eye, N
made a hurried and ungrace1ui. e.
oh. Tommy called Bill. Enou rs
me a minute" he SAID 10 tnI ue,. That
1T Won't TO ask him about a fei!er ina
w.s taikin' Of startin' pool nan up
over his barber shop. ne nu
i ~ the hall, where Billings: stoppeu
hw bis hail. was waiting hesitatinS;l ~
Tommy" said Bill: In a low
but very unpleasant LOOT one want to go
h. tIH to that iii OIL barber shop: Sore
o@ aaana to me like it might pc IN
nieasant-for several people: po'
try to sell those chairs ana 'ni herever
you and send 9au y1 nee shs Bother now to
tysm me where; mail me the aoort 1s
Ma it." he repeated sisn'ncan''s'
Il guess I'll go back II 4 "ah' W.
| ornuhled Billings, doggeoly.
e.AIi right" said Bill. But I'm wise
RI Chat YOU tried to put over on Mel.
lie. Iowfn' to get her propty anu anu I -ns
and there wouldn't no jury nnu .hG
| guilty when l told 'emN WI &c soon
as Won stick your nose into town IL
mt on a gun and give you case Oh
lead poisonin' you'll never get ovei
and don't care, personally speakln'
II YOU come tomorrow.
He returned to the girl.
aNeilie." said he, lets you and me
continue the dissipations Of TINS mao mao
Sav by eoin' over to the st. francs
Hotel and gettin' US sometnin nj 70
eat. My idea, now, wouio o ,,it,
nnnshrooms. and little salad with
tnmatis or grapefruit or something
NE that In 1t, and about three POUNDS
and a>half Of ice cream we oont set
to town together every DAY. W asH eat
6rst and then, perhaps, we'll go
hT There were tears in the girls eyes.
Int she swallowed bravely.
IT amt very nunsTdy o W wap to 60
she said. But IL 40 "ah' ~ 81
home"
Phil Ewing was dealing that even
l ing as Bill came in and dropped INTO
chair between him ana DIT D P taan
roll Of bills from his pocket
"Resumin' where we left on with
renewed vigor." he remarked, u
wish here to declare tnat l ahh ouyin
one hundred dollars worth of chips
and that these four bank notes. each
of the denomination of one hundred
bucks, lay under the stack and are In
the game. I may never get q good
hand again, but when do. by Hector!
ri have somethin' in front of me to
welcome to our~fair city," said
DR.. Baninster But why the return?
I thought you have gone adjusting.
seeking adventure with noble knights
and fair damsels."
IT nachully had to come back" said
Bill. San 'Ntonio's as bad as this
place. There amt no excitement there
a-tall."
Joe Ansell picked up his hand and
inspected it. How was the big pee
radeT' he asked. idly.
Great singin' rattlesnakes" Bill ex-
claimed. II done forgot to see it."