Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-01-19

a tain coming back to this Atropia
placer
"Way-freight - tomorruh mornin'-
eight-thirty out o. Angels"
Good. Now II those fire people and
the brass band don't miss me-" I
couldn't resist the temptation to give
him final shot, and 1t hit the Bulls
eye. AS he edged away could see by
his expression that hs still thought ME
crazy.
When got back to my Pullman
after luncheon perceived at once that
the train conductor had promptly
passed the word about the episode In
the dining car. The Pullman conduc-
tor evidently had his weather eye on
me, and the negro porter SHE'D every
time he passed my section. This was
rich, but If could have known the
tenth part of what was going to pop
out Of this Pandora box that had
foolishly dug up in the dining car, the
amusement feature would speedily
have heen forgotten in pretty
strenuous efftrt to straighten things
out while tllrfe WAS vet time.
descended from the train at my
ticket-nalned destination of Angels,
and found typical mining camp of
single street and tawdry, dusty
dIe,rimss scarcely exceeded by that
Of the dead-alives Atropia. The first
thing saw on the station platform
was my train conductor talking earn
estly to large, desperadoisl-looking
man whose greatest need was for
clean shave By the, manner of the two
saw that their talk was aiming itself
at me; the railroad man was only too
plainly warning the. Angelic person
that Angels the BEST had u probably
harmless, but POSSIBLY dangerous,
maniac in it's midst.
Still saw only the. humorous side
of it and refused to be. disturbed. Fired
by the ambition to find some way of
returning at once to Atropfa, before
the magic horse and dog should disap-
pear, tramped off in search Of a place
where could leave my two grips. The
place that offered, and the only one,
was the Celestial Ilc,el:" and Won
dered what sly wag had suggested the
name, which was double pun upon
the name Of the town and; the fact that
the tavern, half restaurant and half
lodgfng-house, was kept by q China
man. .s
But I secured accommodation, and
as was turning to leave the restau-
to~ In TN In
shape of the heavy-sl,ouIdered des-
peradoish-looking person whom l had
seen at the station talking with the
train conductor.
:.rm onto you with both feet" he re-
marked, boring me with an, eye that I
could easily fancy might strike terror
into the heart OF the most reckless
criminal. I'm givin' you warnin' right
now that no funny business, don't 60 in
this mans town; see?"
I'm quite harmless assured him.
"Give rae little information, and I'll
forthwith remove myself from the con-
fines Of your charming city,, How far
is 1t by wagonroad to Rfaeerville-
Atropfa, and how can get there?"
"Nfv gosh!" he said gloonatly; "two
Of you in the same dog-goned week !"
Even SO. When did the other one
arrfveY'
@Day before yistidday. He didn't
look so much bughouse ass you do, but
reckon he must a BEEN off his ka-
waoop. too, r he wouldn't "a gone to
Tropia.-
LET him rest in peace. Do get my
lnfornfatiOn?"
Shore: we speeds the partin' guest.
You've come apast your place. Twenty
one mfTe hack; and the wayfrctsht II
cit Yeu there to-mOrr,lh mDrnin'."
Continued Next week)