The Washington herald., 1920-09-14
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signs of being obstructed. Hct
wcinerwurst and saUerkraut we. e
being served to purchasers Cf
beer. Curly shuffed to the end
of the bar, COughed hoIlowIy. and
told SChwegel that he was a De-
trOit Cabinet-maker out of a job.
Il followed as the night the
day that he got his schooner and
lunch.
Was you acquainted maybe init
Heinrich Strauss in Detroit
asked SChwegel
Did I know Heinrich Strauss
repeated Curly. affectionately.
Why. say. Bo. 1 wish l had a
me and Heine has played on Sun
day afternoons"
More beer and a second plate
Of steaming food was set before
the diplomat. And then Curly.
knowing to a fuid-drachm how
far a con game would GO,
shuffied out into the unpromis-
ing street.
And now he began to perceive
the inconvenience of this stony
southern town. There was none
Of the outdoor Eaiety and brill
fancy and music that provided
distraction even to the poorest
in the cities of the North. Here.
even so early. the gloomy. rock
walled houses were closed and
barred against the murky damp
ness Of the night. The streets
were mere assures through whi"h
flowed grey wreaths Of river
mist. As he walked he heard
laughter and the Chink Of coin
and chips behind darkcneI win.
dOws. and music coming from
every chiHk of wool aud st5T 4.
But the diversions were selfish;
the day Of popular pastime had
not yet come to San Antonio.
But at length CuEy. as he
srrayed. turned the sharp angle
Of another lost street and came
upon a rOlIiCEing balG of stock
men from the oV.i'-iHS r:,5cnes
celebrating in the UIrr IN srOat
OF an ancient wooden ho-sL Jnc
great rOisterer from the sheep
country who had just instigateG
movement toward the bar,
W I'L AI ~ III IKE q stray EOdI
with the rest of his flock. The
princes Of kline daI wool haiIed
him as new cool giCa! disCov-
cry, and uprOariOusly strove to
preserve him in the diluted aIco-
h0l Of their compliments and re-
CARDS.
An hour afterward Curly stag
Ecrcd from the hotel barroom as
missed by his fckIe friends,
whose interest IN him subsided as
quickly as II had risen. tull-
sto'-cd with alcoholic fuel and
ca-Zoed with food. the only ques-
tion remaining TO disturb him
ras hat ~ shelter ana he'll.
\ drizzlinE. cold Texas rain had
begun to fall-an endless, easy,
unintcrmittent downfall that low
cred the sp, : CT men and raised
reluctant steam from tho warm
stones Of the st-r'ts and houses.
Thus comes the "norther" dous-
ing gentle spring and amiablc
autumn WIEN the "i'iiling ssIutes
and adieuN Of coming and de-
parting wIutSr.
Curly 'OlrOw-d his nrss down
the first tortUoUs street into
which his irresponsible feet con-
Quoted him. At the lower end oi
il. on the bank of the serFsntiue
stream. he perceived an open
gate in a cemented rock wall.
Inside ne saw camp fires and a
row of low wooden sheds built
against three sides Of the enclos-
ing wall. He entered the en-
closure. Under the sheds many
horses were Champing at their
oats and corn. Many wagons
and buck boards stood about with
their teams harness thrOwc care
lessly upon the shafts and double
trees. Curly recognized the place
as wagOn-yard, suCn a. $ pro-
vided by merchants for their out
of-rown friends and customers.
No doubt the drivers Of those
wagons were scattered about tnt
town seeing the elephant and
hearing the owl" In their haste
to become patrons of the towns
diSpensarics of mirth and cheer
the last ones to deTart must have
left the great wooden gate
swinging open.
Curly had satisfied the hunger
Of an anaconda and the thirst of
a camel, so he was neither n the
mood nor the condition OF an ex-
plorer. He ziEzagged his way to
the hrst wagon that his cy esighl
distinguished IN the semi dark
ness under the shvo. 1t was 4
two-horse wagon with a TOD ct
white canvas. The wagon was
half filled with loose piles of
wool sacks, two or three great
bundles OF gray blankets. and a
number Of bales. bundles. and
. boxes. \ reasoning eye would
have estimated the load at once
as Tanch supplies, DoLnd on the