Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-08-15
Copyright by The Bobbs-Merrill Co,
CHAPTER xl-continued.

Bull and for the time being was quite
Indifferent to all offers for pictures.
Dinsdale paused and attempted to talk
with him but the man seemed to have
slipped mentally and was slow to re-
spond On his way to the exit Dins-
dale encountered Pyrites. Garrulous
as ever and bubbling over with new
projects the prospector chung to him
and begged him to make one more trip
into the hills.
II know a vein-mine that'll be the
talk of the territory" he mysteriously
whispered.
"No use, Pyrites," laughed Dinsdale.
SIN poor medicine when 1t comes to
hunting gold. There's only one pleas
ant thing / remember about our trip:
the pretty girl who dealt Twenty-one
at Calvin's place.
+, Pyrites was disconsolate over the
refusal.
"The girls up there" he Informed.
"She's dealing at Keno Franks. joey
tried to get her, with Keno ready to
shoot, and then quit cold. The boys
say that other petticoat of Kitty
heard about it and put her foot down
French Curly tried to play in her
game after she'd warned him off and
she showed the muzzle of forty
four against his head and scared him
stiff. She's bringing lots of trade to
Keno's place"
'What became of Easy after l left
Rapid City?"
II remember him and some long
haired fellers riding out of town kerr
whooping, but I'd had too many
drinks to remember anything else
Reckon they was a bad lot. Reckon
you had the right sabe about him."
Dinsdale shook him off and strolled
down the street as far as the Grand
Central hotel and was the recipient
of many congratulations over his
escape. The hard feeling against him
when he left town seemed to have
vanished AS an escaped prisoner
from the Ogalala his advice was ca
gerly sought by all who believed the
red menace was fast approaching
climax.
He learned that several men had
been killed in the outlying gulches
during his absence. To all who talked
with him, including Mayor Farnum and
several of the city council, he repeat
ed his belief that Crazy Horse and
American Horse would strike at
Crooks forces instead of making for
the hills. And he added, as his belief
that Crook would stand them off and
at worst make running fight of 1t
and bring his soldiers down to the
hills, where any disparity of numbers
would be equalized for the whites.
This talk made a deep impression
especially as it did much to quiet the
towns fears. The situation was rap
idly approaching a pitch where the
entire gulch would be thrown into a
panic. After leaving the hotel and
while walking to Keno Franks place
he was much startled to have two
plump arms thrown around his neck.
He hastily disengaged himself from
the convulsive embrace and laughing
ly rebuked:
"Why, Lottie CARL Right on the
public street, tool What would the
Widow Colt say?"
II don't care!" she cried. SIN
mighty tickled to see you. Every one
said you was killed. Besides, she's
Mother Colt now. Aren't you coming
TO the houseT
81 can't now, Lottie."
.'But / want you to-" she persisted.
.Mother Colt won't even like your
speaking to me like this. don't be-
lieve she knows you're out"
..She doesn't. But when heard you
were back / just had to look for you.
But reckon you amt very glad to see
me-
Proper food and clothing had done
much for Lottie Carl, but seventeen
was very youthful to Dinsdale. And
yet he knew two or three short years
might find him acting the seeker, and
he wondered what she would think Of
him then.
''I'm more glad to see you than you
can imagine, Lottie Carl" he gravely
told her. but I'm broke, and haven't
right to see any girl. So you run
along home"
81 have money! Lots Of it." she
eagerly interrupted. "All that money
they gave me when you brought me
to this place. Come to the house"
BLESS your heart! | can't rob chill
iren. As to coming to the house. Mrs.
y Colt must have better opinion of me
Y first"
sBut you've changed already. You're
behaving. better. oh, I'm finding fault.
s I didn't mean you had TO change"
You're good girl, Lottie Carl, and
you're going to make a mighty fine
woman, DO as your new mother says.
Now you must trot along"
Her haste in turning from him
su@ass n'ns . fear she was Borrowing,