CAFE KAY COUTSTY TIKES. rSTDAY- FEERCAKT 1A. 1W?-

(Stial r<" >-nKg—fcut r» •i®'* UtMblrri mock «ith the bags. *»»;

you. B:::*”

H- : '.<-3*A *h»*

blAmd BV»B. who hid

WHAT HAS GO HE BEFORE:

.i: tot the chug: from the

to My my ftnrt." I ws- *>nerly yaking- f :nt ‘ e T 5 ’ ^ }»r to retUa • Uyer of «rtlj

-XUErV-r fix for the - g-r-tl - ■fftnw axtBffWfiacetf the c3-‘Tk. retoraJas to tee my chBoge frost the b«.i- I RuS- ! to tost* ray

poeke;—the Cotoaei’* IngttUr <rot»-; eye* flawed it »ith aacomfort- awah-r.'-f-ab!e interest. Tb- ruaner plck -rf "l- ■<* tip ary bax. bnt wa* tetenupted: BSS! -''S*’

by my n— fmra. !«'■ • ir - v ' inle '***? ' , "The prtxlteg* of fhowl eg thi fr.>h tott h*n<ly. That* why 1

ceotlestan to his quarter* *hali lllw ‘ ’ double up. be min.,- I The Cotoad turned f~JUi right. Colonel.” the clerk •'Shah*- hasd* with ray COtelesfly roa^nted. “NtUBber Mr. Bi’.: Brady."

Six • ‘ * | - Proud to make your aequaiot-

"And ray bath*" I pursued.

pud old Sate that .be I* Ft* tf.-e -ho r^okte water thet»b «be PUtte only 'hr»e ““** * tact. The nearer P™riraP.y ^ water we c-otulder a drtrttnent to She roboftr^w Of a eoWBOnlV

I made a meager foll«Now 1 am at jour rntrirr ...'V. ■ o-< erw.

'Varmint* will; men." I acnouacec

Ple that eeety other »h«* was a| saloou -1th door wiMj *** W»« ! bar and rambling * ,n j tended. My guide* «to*d*d right and j. left with “Hello. Fraak.” “«<*« ! are yon Dan*" -'Exeaing. Char-

ley.''

■ amok ■, » "eeugfc

OccasiortaUy the CaJoael swept off hi* hr', with elaborate defeteoee. to a weeuaft. but I lacked in vain for My lady «* «»•

i ploughing up a srtv.

~r- j ’ over shoetopf with the irapilIt U li€S and the Pacific Bail- rtn>i The nobw* « - road ha* reached it* newest a c j ty . fr: -:i •'farthest we*f Benioa. Wyom- Bu; a |,tongh pedwtriai. - - lag. a town described a* "roar- (0 and fr0 lbt m ^ n i B moth, lag.- a* each new tcradnus. | coDtpIeilar.* and wturae-. temporarily, was. j women, some of them fashiorab:: Prank a young *r.an j drwwed. »iifa skirt* « d:.- : tron. Albany. New York, comer mndy; and wagon? rolled, -•i.r.. Jmre because he U in search of cantered, and from right and !- • health and Benton Li eonrldert-d nierrhant* and hawk.-ters P-:

'Tllgli and dry.” \ to be calling Edna Sfontoyo. a fellow pa**en- itself I could .

grr on the train from Omaha, husk. ^rock coat spatered do* r. it- .*;■ dirapresM? Beeson with the beau- Tb( . mxjority of the bail - -r'-'-dingly soiled collar ■ - If of her blue eye* and the style were eanras—faced op : , (ron t “«»d greasy Bowing tie. ar.d of her apparel. Equally, she as- a Ie1r feel . perhap- with ?!.•* j ,r «*tete tucked into cowhide toniahed him by taking a ••amile" j lr( , a or e[mT toardf: intet ’ i> -" u - of brandy before breakfast A spersed there sere a few wooder. | I grasped the band wood-: teukeman 'site Beeson she has gjnieturi-f. rough and uopait.tec.'ingty. It enclosed tain? with a "followed her man” ’o Benton. | j K a* uaher-d in!" a widely- soft pulpy squeeze-: and linger-d

how ia old New York, an A hearty, florid, beavy-far-d with singularly protruding -y«w and a tobacco-stain.-1 «ssh goatee UB*ern«a:’ a . ooiy dropping lower lip had • repped forward, hi* pudgy band ..pitably outstretched to ra-. a man in a^de-b.imr! • ■ da.-.y

icir wares, of city Mack has. frayed and dirty but.! e only the ven- .n spou shiny, black browdclt*

Jim. a typical western ruffian, opt . n t^.baiidlnc who*.- eantmi irhom she knows apparently well j d(1>eB ^i aE abo.- a narrow Imuns and Is floored by Prank j Ter , fl(Ja d.M ar ...| -The Queen wbos prowess impreset* the pas-j HoItI . b, t , „ * ; , h " aongers. j Not aa whltely p , »w d<-red as any U f|ff f Dnjt of the natives I .-itin Id- : acroi- a.

i single large roo.-n bordered —

What shall I say to a young man like raywlf. fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as lust aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benion Ciiy. Wyoming Territory? The durt. as floe as powder and as white, bnt shot through with the crimson of *t:n»t:. hung like a fog. amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figure rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades. Two •core hands grabbed at ray valise and shoved me and dragged mo. ' “The Desert Hotel. Best In the West. This way «lr.” "Buffalo Hump Corral! Free drinks at the Buffalo Hump." A deep voice boomed, stunning

"The Queen, the Queen! Bath for every room, individual towels. Tha Queen, the Queen, she’*

dean, zhe’s clean."

The promlsi

towels.'

"A* usual, when I last saw it sir.’* 1 responded. "But I am from Albany.” "Of course. Albany, the capital. .i city to be proud of. sub. I welcome you. sub. to our West, a* a fellow-citizen — ‘Bohn and raised right mar there: been there many a time. Yes. suh. From the grand old Empire State. like yours .-If. rah. and wit hoc: ’ apologies. When-

Tork

Suit man I cotton to him " "Have | your name, sir?" ! Inquired. "You know of ray fam-

|You will be notified. -re ar- only five ahead of you. ! rae ,--cUemaa now ta. Tour n will come In about two

boors.”

In No. 6. there were three doable beds: one well rumpj.d • • tf Jos- vacated; one (the ntidiie i tenanted by a frowsy beaded. »!;:-krre,i man asleep In ahirt--i- 'n and revolver and boots: the third, at th: other end. recently made up- by having its Market revering hastily thrown again*: a dtstiacUy dirty pillow • Your bed yondub. sub. I reekor " promoted the Colonel (whose accents did not smack of New

York at all )

I gased about, sickened. “Th.-re are no private room;?”

I asked.

"You are perfectly private right hero tub.” assured the Colonel "You may strip to

later l have 'engagemeat, and I shall ask

be excused.”

A little ..quid refroshraent :* Blue Eyes

» tut in order rust. I reckon." qwdh nor did I see bei

friend -be Colonel And after that— 1

you have .sporting Wood. *uh

You *111 desire to take a turn

fob the honor of the Em-

the fact that now and the- I observed a face aad flgmre of ap-

parent attmctl>«ne»v

•The bath-room? Where is it. genll-man?" I ventured. "1! you will step outside the door oh. you can hear the •plashing down the hail. It Is the custom, however, foh gentlemen at tub to keep the bathroom door rlosed. In case the ladle* promenading. I lodge, with five ahead of you and one in. the elerk was mighty near right when he said about two hour*. That allows twenty tnin«H«'- to each gentleman, which is

the limit.”

"What Is your line of business*" Bill invited. "I am out here for my health, at present." said I “l have been advised by my physician to *m*k a place in the far West that 1* high and dry. Benton"-! laughed fiiiserably. "certainly Is dry. judging by the rates.’ "Healthily dry. suh. in the matter of water." the Colonel ap-

hide or you may sleep with your proved. "We are not cursed by boots on. and no questions asked, the humidity of New York State.

one aide by a oar a number of small tab!*; (»!! well patron-

ized), and was brought

the counter under th'- alert eye* of a elerk coatlws. eilk-eblrted,

diamond-scarfed, pomaded slick-bairc-d. waiting wl'h r ter turned anti pen extended "Quite right, sir." t e clerk

assented. "So there i*. A bath j perhaps."

for every room and the best bath I "Colonel Jacob B. Sunderenn. | in lown. Entirely private; fresh j suh. at year service. Tour fam-i towel supplied. Only one dollar j ily name is famlliah lo me. »uh i and four bit# That, with lodg-: I hark back to It and to th*^ ing. make* four dollar* and a j grand old Stat. with pleasure.' half. If you plea*.', eir." | Doubtle*,* I have seen yon betoh. • A bluer wait of lioroeeieknes*i‘’T' 1 ' Doubtless in the city—at! Welled into „;y throat as. con-1 Johnny Chamberlain's- Yes?” Ills ! scion? of the enveloping dust, the : n “ !l5 ' ’".v*-* b -ami-d upon me. and utter shams, the alien unsympa hii ' im * ,h smelled strong!}- o: 1 tbetic onlooker.-, the sens-- of "Or !l * e Astor? I shall; having been "done" and through remember. Meanwhile, suh. per- j my own fault. I p.-eled a green-i in * * ht honors. First.) back from the folded packet in wii! k° u hav * * drink? This way. j my purse and handed it over suh - * am partial to a brand 1 Rathe:- foolishly I Intended that P»riiculriy to be recommended for j "individual i this display of funds should r ,.. clearing this dammable du*i from;

ibukc this flplcky clerk: but he :,,ne '* throat."

We left the station pls’.fom 1 accepted without comm, at and' ’Thank you. sir. but I prefer!

"Bath U occupied. Show the gentleman to Number Six Shor-

plre State*" -If you are referring to card gambling, sir.” I answered, you have chosen a poor companion. But I do not Intend to be n spoil upon, and I shall be glad to have you show me whatever you think worth while U the city, ao far as I have the leisure," "That’s It, that’s U. suh." The Colonel appeared delighted. "Let us llbate to the gods of chance, p'ntle men; aad then take stroll." After a round of drinks—l took lemonade—we Issued into the streetSurely such an hotch-potch never before populated an American town: Men flannel shined, high booted, bearded, with formidable revolvers, balanced, not infrequently, by sheathed butcherknives—men whom I tot* to be teamster#, miners, railroad grader# and the like. Of the women I saw several la amazing costumes of tightly Biting black like ballet girl*, low ueeked. short telrted. sround the smooth waists snake-skin belt, supporting handsome little pistols and dainty paignard#. Contrasted. there were women In gowns and bonnets that would do them credit anywhere In New York, and some of course, more commonly attired In calico and gingham as proper to the humbler station of laundresse*. rooks, and so forth. "How are you on the goose, dr?” Bill demanded of mr. 'The goose?" I uttered. THE STORY "Yes. Keno." "I am a stranger to the goose." said I. He grunted. "It gives a quick turn for a small stake So do the threecard and rondo." Of passageway there was not much choice between the middle of the street snd the bord-rs Seemed to me as we weaved 1 along through group* of Idlers and among busily stepping peo-

Dom oar hero find ’he k*dy «f j the BIJe Eyes? I>oa'« ■»*» negtj

week's instalment

"Dick _ . - fellow. He hold* rav on fit* lap: every night ao I won't play the] piano and wake the petghbocm."

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