The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-23


There's one branch o your busl-
ness that Isn't mentioned o. The card,
I says.
"'What's thatr says he.
s'Horse- thief says L You sent
that feller here to steal . horse aud
hs got caught
"'Well l told him Il he'd get me .
good horse I'd give him 0ve hundred
dollars and that I didn't care how hs
got him. The fact il I'm desperate.
m give you q thousand dollars for one
Of your horses.'
"You couldn't buy one Of EN- at any
price, ! said. There's two reasons. !
wouldn't do business with Q hoesethisf
and no money would tempt ne 70 ssll
an animal to be ridden to DEATH
The two thieves had had enough
Of NJ and they got ost."
That night our party camped on the
shsrs Of the Kankakes and next day
they met tho contractors. Lincoln
Joined the latter party and Harry and
Samson went on alone. Late that af.
ternoon they crossed the nine.mils prai-
RE. beyond which they could sss the
simmer Of the lake and the sunlit
structures Of the new city.
"There II is." said Samson. -Four
thousand. one hundred and eighty
people live there. It looks like stur-
dy two-year-o!d."
The houses were small and chenply
built and Of many coIors. Some were
implanted. Near the prairie they
stood like people on the outer edge Of
q crowd. looking over one another's
shoulders and pushing In . dlsordered
mass toward the center Of Interest.
Some seemed - have etragsled away
a. II they had given up trying to see
or hear. 30 to one nearing II the town
had Q hsltse.skeiter look.
Our travellers passed rough boarded
houses with srand-iooking people In
their dooryards and on their small
porches-men in bFoadcloth and tall
hats and ladies h sik dresses. II
WAS sig o'clock and Tie men had come
home to supper. A. the horsemsn
proceeded larger buildings surrounded
them, mostly two stories high. There
were some stores and houses built Of
red brick. Beyond the scatter Of
cheap. wooden structures they came to
streets well laid out and crowded and
busy and "vsry soft" TO quote phrase
from the diary. Teams were strus-
sling In The mud. drivers )houting and
lashins. Agents for heteas and hoard
Ing houses began 70 solicit the two
hessemen from the plank sidewalks.
The lattss were deeply Impressed By
. negro b scarlet eiotAes. riding .
horse in scarlet housinss. He carried
Q scarlet banner and was advertising
II Q lcud voice the hosf and place sf
Q great land sale that evening.
A sound of many hanmers heating
upcu boards could be heard above The
noises Of the street and behind all was
the constant droning of . big steam
saw and the whir Of ths heavy stones
In the new grist mill. II was the BE-
ginning Of that amazing diapason Of
industry which accompanied the buId.
Ing Of the cities Of the West,
They put out IN the livery stable Of
the City hotel and at the desk Of the
latter asked about the price Of hoard.
II was three dollars . day and no
politeness In the offer.
TITS purity Steep" said Samson.
''But I'm too hungry for argument q
delay and I guess We can stand II to
Be nabobs for . day or 10"
The hotel clerk had q Register Of
the Residents Of the City Of Chicago
wherein they found the name and ad.
dress Of John Kslso. They went out
to and the house. storekeepers tried
to stop them - they passed along the
street with ofRers Of land at bargains
which would make them miliionairss
In q week. In proceeding along the
plank sidewalks they were often as
eending OF desceudlns steps to another
lsval.
On La Salle street they found the
home Of Jack Keiso. II was . rough
boarded small house. story and q
half high. II had . little porch and
dooryard enclosed BY an unpainted
picket fence. BIN. In a handsome.
blue silk gown. came running out to
meet them.
"If you don't mind I'm going to kiss
you" she said to Harry.
"rd mind II you didn't" said the
young man a. he embraced her.
eve must he careful not to get the
habit" she laughed.
"I'd enjoy oelnG careless for once, "
said Harry.
"Women can be extrnvagnnt with
everything but earelessness." she In
sisted. .Do you like this Eownr'
"lt II lovely-like yourself"
Then perhaps you will he willing
TO take me to the party tonight. Ny
mother will chapefon u.s.
.With these clothes that have just
been hauled out Of q saddle bagr
aaid Harry with Q look Of alarm.
.Even rags could not hide the bsau
n se him." said Kelso % hs CAM
down frsa ~ pseeh to greet tAsa
sAnA loek at hse." be went %. "Wei
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