Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

"What's the trouble? You've broken
up my party saluted Dinsdale.
"Tm trying to do you good turn"
growled the gambler.
Hold on Don't tell me you've come
to warn me against Bandy Allen!"
"Allen? Are you crazy or drunk I!
I'VE got something that's more i'm
portant than fool talk. We must go
where we can be alone. Ny place is
the best. Well enter by the back
door,"
"Can't it waltz" asked Dinsdale, gaz-
ing across at the hotel.
81 didn't think so when / quit my
tables and big private game" was
the grim reply. "Hear my talk, then
do as you please. It's your game, not
mine"
They walked up the street in silence
and gained San Juan's room unseen
except by some of the kitchen help
and the hallboy. San Juan pushed
forward the cigars and sinking into a
chair peevishly complained:
"Why In hi did you have to have
another run-in with Kitty?'
81 haven't. / ran away. She held
me up. She's mad because 1 won't
fall in love with her SO she can break
my young heart"
ashes red-hot against you. I've just
come from there. She swears you'll
swing. When woman talks that way
the man usually gets hurt, or finds the
woman is in love with him and decides
he's in love with her. In your case It's
a matter of losing either way; for I'll
do my best to kill the man who makes
up to Kitty and wins"
Don't oil any guns for me- Deal
me out. She doesn't interest me. She
annoys me-" YEARLY said Dinsdale. II
thought you brought me here to hear
big talk"
81 have. Kitty and her rawlings hap
pened to be on my mind. And I'm reck-
oning you'll need heap of friends.
I've just received by night stage a
line from an old friend in Cheyenne.
Been trailing you ever since l got it.
sent Scissors out to find you, and the
fool stopped to sell his pictures in
every place he entered. Then had to
go along with him to see he did his
errand. Look at that"
And he passed over piece of paper
containing one line In writing. With
elevated brows Dinsdale read:
"Jim Omaha making your way
Cheyenne"
For once San Juan had the salts
faction Of seeing Dinsdale vince. It
was facial betrayal and lasted only
a second. AS he carefully smoothed
the paper and refolded it and handed
it back his features were expression
less. He simply said:
''I'm glad you sent for me-"
"Omaha's never been up here. He
works only on railroad cases." whis-
pered San Juan. 1T may be the Oga-
lala affair.""
With twist Of the thin lips which
was meant for smile Dinsdale said !:
"It easily could be that--if he's still
working for the railroad. Who's Chey-
enne?"
"Just a friend. He signs his mes
sages that way. He knows / meet
some pretty good boys in my business
who may have slipped and who may
be wanted. That's all. Does Omaha
know you by sight?"
IT don't think So" And Dinsdale
drummed the table gently, his eyes
filed with far-away look. 81 know
I never saw him to know him. What's
he look like? What's his real name"
Like yourself, I never saw him
to my knowledge" replied the gambler
regretfully. st never heard him called
anything but Jim Omaha Union Pa
cific bloodhound He'd never come up
here except on big business. Railroad
business"
"Then it's the Ogalala affair, all
right" tersely declared Dinsdale.
"Wonder If he's struck the gulch yet?'
"Small chance. know pretty well
who comes In on the stage" Then
thoughtfully: 'But If he has sneaked
in he's got fine line on you. The
towns boiling over with fool talk
about your doings. Even Cheyenne
City must have heard by this time
that you're called the 'greenback man.
You've got Kitty against you, also
Keno Frank, French Curly, and not
knowing how many others"
Mayor Farnum doesn't feel Just
like brother to me. And don't forget
Bandy Allen"
81 wish you wouldn't try to be funny
when things may be very serious" pro-
tested the gambler.
"But I'm not joking. Why, I've re-
ceived dozen warnings today against
Bandy Allen"
"Bahl French Curly trying to be
cunning I'll dress him for that"
"Then there's the mayor; tried to
order me out of town this morning.
added Dinsdale.
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