The Butte inter mountain. [volume], September 21, 1901, Page 6, Image 6

About The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912

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A SAD, SAD STORY
BITTER NARRATIVE OF A MAN
WHO PLAYED POKER.
THE STAKES A WOMAN'S HAND
Inmftte of the City Jail Gives Up a
Story of Wrongs and Injuries of
Twenty Years' Standing
Relief at Last.
A .nere semblance of a man. bleareyed
and bloated, and with a week's growth
of beard upon his skin, staggered into
the city jail yesterday ahead of Officer
Riley, and was booked as a "drunk."
He was too much under the influence
of liquor to give an account of himself,
but at the close of the day. after a sound
sleep, and a clean shave with a razor
furnished him by the jailor, he appeared
more presentable. He was also willing
to talk.
Shorn of his hirsute appendage, and
his face free from the grime with which
he entered one could easily detect traces
of former refinement. The nose was
straight and acquiline, the brow high
and broad, the face oval. His mouth
was of the keenly se-s'.ue variety; lite
eyes observant and kindly. Hut the ex
pression was o >e of settled melancholy.
"Good morning, sir." he said to the le
porter. as he stepped to the grating.
"Did you wish to see me?"
The reporter answered in tire affirma
tive. asking if he would kindly consent to
tell his story for the paper.
"Why, yes, sir: certainly," he replied.
"Though neither my story nor my life is
one that 1 should be proud of.
"Of course, this isn't the first time I
have been in Hutte, though 1 ave not
been here for a good many years. I was
a great many miles away when I first
thought of coming, and being without
money, and knowing how cold It would
be riding on the freights at night up
here, of course naturally detetrred me
a little: but I got to thinking more and
more of the anniversary of a certain
Incident in my life, so I braved all the
difficulties, sir, and here I am, no bet
ter and no worse off than when I
started.
"What was the anniversary of? Well,
that's the story. You see, when I was
here before Butte was about as big a
poker place as it was a mining camp.
X was engaged to a very beautiful and
accomplished young woman by the name
of Elsie Lee, for some time. Our wed
ding had been set for a month or so
subsequent to the incidents of which I
am about to inform you. when "Jack"
Marttens appeared upon the scene.
"Jack was a handsome fellow, I'll
say that for him, but he was a gambler
and a rake through and through, and
treacherous as a man could be. He was
well-bred, though, and talented, and
could talk not only entertainingly but
intelligently upon almost any subject
under the sun.
"Well, this, of course, all took with
this girl of mine, and as I now began
to drink, when I saw how things were
going, it naturally estranged us more
than ever. But still I knew she cared
for me. and she knew it, too.
"So one day I mustered up my cour
se and said, 'Here, Elsie, who are you
going to marry, this blackguard or my
self? You have got to decide right now,
for I'll tell you this, I don't intend to
>e played with and made a fool of for
inybody.
" 'Why,' said she, Y don't know: Jack
s such a nice fellow, and knows so
nany things always that 1 can't decide.
Vnd you, you know, you're not very
mich: or if you were you wouldn't
Irlnk.' I knew by this that he had
leen telling her a good many things,
tnd probably more in which there was
not a grain of truth. So I replied with
(ome heat:
" 'Yes, I know your Jack knows a
vhole lot of things, but he knows more
ibout cards than anything else. The
mly thing he doesn't know about them
is how to use them honestly.'
"I had hardly spoken this last—and I
was sorry for it, too, for I could see how
it bit—when he entered. How suave
and smiling he was! If I had but throt
tled him where he stood! But no; I
thought for her sake I would not create
a scene, so I arose and shook hands
with him, and was about to leave when
Elsie said:
•••Jack, Will says you play cards and
that you cheat. It isn't true, is it.'
"There was dead silence for a moment.
We stood and looked at each other, she
at us. I know the thought to do mur
der was in both our hearts at that mo
ment. But he gained control of him
self sooner than I. fool that I was. and
turning to her with a smile in which
there was pity and child-like simplicity
blended—but more of the simplicity he
said to her:
" 'I do not care to defend myself be
fore your friend. I admit I do play
cards at odd times, but only socially,
and I never cheat. But I know your
friends to be well acquainted with the
game of poker, as he calls it, and know
ing how much he cares for you, I will
give him an equal chance for youd hand
with myself. We will play three games
of poaer, the Winner of the two to take
forever your own sweet self. The loser
to-vanish.'
"I could have killed him where he
stood for this speech, but her eyes
challenged me; so I simply said:
" 'Very well; I consent."
"A table was quickly drawn to the
conter of the room, cards furnished, and
we started. I won the first game; the
next was his. As he dealt out the cards
for the third, I turned to look at Elsie
standing near. Her eyes quickly turned
away, though I knew she had been
looking at me. Upon her cheek was a
scarlet flush: the excitement was tell
ing upon her. But not a word had been
spoken since the game began.
"I picked up my cards and found two
kings, two trays and an ace. I con
signed the trays and the ace among t'he
discards, and called for three cards. I
noticed that my opponent drew, hut
once. But I could scarcely keep from
showing my exultation as I found that
I had drawn two more kings along with
n duee. I had now four kings in my
hand and the game could not be brought
to a conclusion too soon to suit me.
"I called for a show down, and he
laid Before my eyes four aces, when I
had- *ny self discarded an ace but a
montant before. I loked him square in
tho eyes, then gathered up the cards,
placed them in a neat little pile in the
•enter, and arose from my seat. 1
walked toward the door, and when pass
ing out turned for my last look. She
was still standing by the table, but her
hands were folded before her. and she
was looking—not at the man beside her
—but at me. Then I softly closed the
door, and left them together. ,
"Well, sir. there isn't very much yet
to tell. I gathered up a few personal
belongings, and took the train that very
day for Texas, where I engaged myself
as an extra man on a ranch.
"I wandered about the country and
did not do very well and. finally after
long years I headed back for this city.
"Yesterday I came back to Butte. I
couldn't recognize the old places and 1
was gloomy and despondent. I hadn't
taken a drink in years and didn't intend
lo. I'll tell you how I came to fall from
grace.
"I was passing through the western
part of town when T saw in the distance
a man driving a loaded wagon. He was
accompanied by four children and in
the wagon were four more. A tall,
gaunt woman sat in the wagon and I
thought I noticed something familiar
about her appearance. As the wagon
drew near I was astonished to recog
nize my old rival, "Jack," as the mai
driving the team.
" 'Hello, Jack!' I said, all the animos
ity fading away.
" 'Hello,' said he. and I could see him
cringle like a man who had been hen
pecked for years. Just then the woman
in the wagon hit the side of the box a
whack with a stick and yelled:
" 'Jack, you good for nothing scamp
drive on or I'll get out of this wagon
and beat your face off. Don't stop to
talk to every good for nothing lout you
meet in the road or I 'll make it hot for
you.'
"The speaker was Elsie, my loved and
lest Elsie, grown to womanhood. 1
looked at the cowering specimen of
manhood before me and he whimpered»
" I cheated you when I won her from
you. Don't you want her back?'
" 'Not with me,' said I with convic
tion. for the woman in the wagon wai
preparing for another tirade of abuse.
"Then the wagon drove on and l
watched them drive away in the dis
tance. the man hobbling along slowly
and the woman scolding a steady
stream.
"Well, sir, I felt so rich to think of
what I had escaped that I got stark
sta' ing drunk and have been that way
ever since. I couldn't help it I felt so
good."
NEWS STORIES BRIEFLY TOLD
WASHINGTON.—The secretary of the
treasury yesterday purchased $1.666,100
long-term per cent bonds at $110.
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N. H.—
Two Inches of snow fell last night on
the mountain. The temperature is 28
degrees.
LONDON.—The Statist asserts that
gold eagles to the value of $1,000,000 will
be shipped from Paris to New York, and
that there is no doubt that this con
signment will be followed by others.
DAXTZIC.—Emperor William has
conferred the grand cross of the order
of the Red Eagle upon Prince Ohun.
head of the Chinese mission of expia
tion for the murder of Baron Von Ket
teler.
CHICAGO.—Miss Laura Conger, the
daughtetr of the United States minister
to China, and Lieutenant E. F. Bu
chan, U. S. A., were marrieid last night
at the residence of the bride's aunt in
this city.
DETROIT, Mich.—Three men were
killed and one probably fatally hurt at
Wayne, Mich., a small place 12 miles
west of here, last night as the result
of a freight wreck on the Pere Mar
quette railroad.
WASHINGTON.—The signal office of
the war department has received a mes
sage from Manilla, saying that the last
link of cable had been laid which allowed
telegraph communication with the
southernmost' Island of the Philippine
group.
VICTORIA, B. C.—Eugene Brooks,
Zionite elder, and John Rogers, one of
his followers, were committed for trial
yesterday on two charges of manslaugh
ter. two of Rogers' children having died
of diphtheria, it is alleged, for the want
of medical treatment.
WASHINGTON.—One of the results of
General Wood's visit to Washington,
will be the issuance of orders soon mak
ing reductions in certain cases of Cuban
tariff, of which the most important will
be on sugar machinery and materials
for railroad building.
CURACAO.—Refugees from Somieldik
say that Colombia threatens to shoot
Venezuelan prisoners, under a decree
lately issued to the effect that all for
eigners aiding the Colombian Llheral
movement or invading Colombian soil
shall be shot if caught.
CHICAGO.—Through the recovery of
$200.000 in cash and securitiese in Hun
tington, W. Va., the government authori
ties now have possession of about $380.
000 of the funds embezzled by Obt rlin M.
Carter, former captain of the United
Statets Engineer corps at Savannah, Ga.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Charles
C. Delmonico, proprietor of the famous
Delmonico restaurant in New York, d ! ed
here yesterday of consumption. Mr.
Delmonico came here in June for the
benefit of his health. He leaves a
widow. He was 40 years of age.
WASHINGTON.—The police are look
ing for a man who approached several
pedestrians yesterday and asked the
address of President Roosevelt's sister,
the wife of Commander Cowles of the
navy. Several of the officers were de
tailed to guard the Cowles residence.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — John
Armstrong Chanler, divorced husband of
Amelia Rlives, now Princess Troubetsky,
who has been lost for nearly a year,
many of his friends thinking he was
dead, arrived In this city yesterday from
Lynchburg, where he had been stopping
at the Arlington Hotel for six weeks.
CALUMET, Mich—Persons patrolling
the lake shore in the vicinity of Eagle
river have found wreckage presumably
from the Western Transit line steamer
Hudson. The wreckage consists of a
couple of spars and a quantity of flour.
MEN'S FALL CLOTHES
A Magnificent Stock of Newness is Here v THe Whole Store
Thrills With jtylish, Handsome Garments That Are the Cul
mination of Earliest Purchasing and Experienced Choosing
Not a single Suit ör Overcoat was
here last season. Eyéfy thing shown,
whatever may be the price, is the
smartest of the newtfashion for this
Autumn's wear. -VutAs to quality.
NEW
take our word for it, they are all
together \Better Clothes than toe
etler offered before , and they're
moderately priced in all cases.
decided bargains in many cases
Men's Suits at $17.75
Such as Most Stores Sell For $22.50 and $25.00
Better ready tailored clqfchlng impossible: larger variety for selection unnecessary: greater value-giving unknown. We are enthusiastic about this
line of goods. We are sure you will be fully as much so.
Splendid reasons for our certainty of pleasing you, east' y seen in those superb herringbone weave affairs—those distinctly original striped cheviot
stuffs t'aose soft-hued fancy worsteds—those dressy black Thibets and vicunas—those effective and durable cassimeres. Splendid reason for our cer
tainty of satisfying your taste readily seen in the number and general beauty of the designs in the shapeliness and grace of their modified military cut;
in the neatness and excellent finish of each garment.
Splendid reason for our certainty in gratifying your economical desires in offering $22.30 and $23.00 values at
$17.75
I
Men's Sviits at $9.85
Also a. Most Worthy Line
They're the class of garments generally sold at $12.50 or even $13.00.
Not at all fancy stuffs, just good reliable clothes that'll do to put on and
wear every day for the whole season and will look well when spring comes.
All the materials used for men's suits represent cheviots, cassimeres,
serges and worsteds. Many colots, many designs.
Price $9.85
Men's Overcoats at $9.85
Winter Styles Now First Shown
Knee length box cut coats, short enough for easy walking; long enough
for warmth and comfort. A dozen separate kinds—tan coverts, black, blue
and brown kerseys, black and brown melton and gray friezes—linings of
Italian cloths and fine serges. Better time to buy now than later; larger
assortments and prices lower.
This Line $9.85
...AND NEW CLOTHES FOR THE BOYS... I
Three problems to settle when you buy clothing for your boys: First—It must stand the hardest kind of wear
V» Second—It must have all the smartness of late style V Third—It must be moderately priced.
Clothing toft these three requirements to the fit ir hste. We thinK.it the best stocK tue'-Ve ever gathered.
XOe Knobtt that the prices buere ne-Ver so lobu for equal 'Values. And there is a long day to shop today
Boys* Winter Reefers
$2.65
Imported pure wool boucle
reefers in blue and black: made
with velvet collar and piping; faced
with quilted satin and lined with
black cloth. Also a number of
covert coats: sizes 4 to 10 years, at
$2.65
Knee Pants Suits Worth Up to S5.50
For $2.95
Knee Pant Suits in sizes 8 to 15 years, vestee suits in sizes 3 to
years, and an Immense number of pure wool cloth and corduroy Russian
blouse suits. The assortment in his line is unusually large, the general
character of the garments especially high, the coloring refined and rich.
The shapes moulded after the advance models, the materials In numerous
weaves, pure wool and of guaranteed goodness.
Price $2.95
C
STS fORTME Pt(©5
tC
Mrs. Jos. *R. Hebaus, of Jio. 524r West
TarK.street , today received an elegant
KJmball Viano , the gift of
The Symons Dry Goods Co.
Boys* Knee Pants
15 Cents
Offering a line of solid, durable,
mixed cheviot pants In good styles
of dark colored patterns, quite well
made and strongly sewn; sizes 3 to
15 years; always sold at from 23c
to 35c a pair.
Price 15c
foNQMlSrSrowTHcprofo
Eastman
Kodak
Agency
A Good
Start in
Photography
For 8o cents.
The Brownie Camera takes a beau
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2*^x2V4 Inches square, and is well
adapted to beginners, especially
children. As the custom is to get
a better Kodak as one progresses
in the art, the loss will not he great
when you buy a better one, even
if you give away the Brownie. The
regular price is one dollar. We
sell them for 80 cents.
PAXSON &. ROCKEFELLER
Red Cross Drug Store,
24 West Park.
The cargo of the Hudson consisted
largely of flour.
FORT MEAD, S. D.—Private Charles
Lynch of Company M, while crazed by
drink, entered the barracks, drew his
revolver and began firing indiscriminate
ly at his comrades. One bullet struck
Private Caldwell In the thigh and an
other one hit Charles H. Amieh in the
stomach. Private Amtch died. Lynch
had been at Sturgess on leave of ab
sence and there secured the liquor.
GUTHRIE, O. T.—Lone Wolf, chief of
the Kiowa Indians; Eshlte, representing
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache fed
eration, have appealed to the Oklahoma
Supreme court for a temporary injunc
tion to prevent the settlement by whites
of the lands recently opened In Okla
homa, and to be restored to all their
rights.
LONDON.—The Daily Chronicle finds
great satisfaction in the alleged author
itative statement from its Washingon
correspondent, which It gives great Im
portance and prominence, that President
Roosevelt Is not pro-Boer In his senti
ments and will maintain President Mc
Kinley's policy with regard to South
Africa.
TAMPA, Fla.—Several days ago 'the
citizens' committee notified the striking
members of the Resistencia upion that
the soup houses established by the union
must dose, claiming that they encour
aged cigar makers to remain Idle. Mopt
of them were closed, but yesterday cl$l
sens visited seven of them, poured the
soup on the ground and put out the
(1res. Some of the cigarmakers assisted
in the work.
ABANDONS ROD FO R BIG GAME
Cleveland Will Seek and Shoot Wild
Beasts Left by Col.
Roosevelt.
"To the lair," is the cry here regarding
the mountain lions says a special from
Denver.
Grover Cleveland is expected to arrive
Accommodating
That's the rule of this store, to
do everything possible to accom
modate. That rule has been no
small factor in building this busi
ness to its present success. In
whatever legitimate way we can
serve you in our line, we are eager
to do it.
Our main business is filling pre
scriptions and supplying appli
ances for the sick. We do not
substitute—you get just what the
doctor orders. We use only the
purest drugs of full strength. We
are prompt in service and moder
ate in charges.
Let up fill your next prescription.
Your doctor will* tell you that it
will be all right.
CHRISTIE & LEYS,
12 N- Main St.
In Colorado on a hunting expedition.
Hitherto, Mr. Cleveland has been regard
ed as a fisherman. No one ever detected
him in the act of buying a string of fish
from a boy by the dusty wayside, and
when he told of the monsters of the vasty
deep which he had hauled ashore all of
those present said they believed the
story.
But that he would go a lion hunting
no one expected, and, consequently all
Colorado is on the tiptoe of expectancy.
Expect Great Slaughter.
But now that the fisherman of Buz
zard's Bay, the ponderous angler of Gray
Gabies, has hung up the fishing rod of
commerce and embraced theWlnchester.it
requires no seer to predict that the
slaughter of the jungle folk hereabout
will be memorable.
No details concerning the armanent of
the stout ex-president have reached the
public here as yet, but, warned by ru
mors from the effete east as to the
healthy condition of Mr. Cleveland's ap
petite, the hotelkeepers have begun to
stock heavily their Iceboxes with meats
and games.
Guides who know the lairs of the beast
folk are awaiting the ex-president's ar
rival and there is a rumor to the effect
that the few- mountain lions left In the
hills by Col. Roosevelt have retired and
are seated in the more sheltering por
tions, of the underbrush, or. In other
words, really have gone not only away
back, but even farther than that to sit
down .
She Was An Innocent Maid.
She was demure looking, distinctly
pretty and dressed with the utmost sim
plicity and taste, and she was taking a
solitary ride the other afternoon on an
almost deserted suburban trolley car. In
fact, was entirely deserted except for the
presence in one of the rear seats of a
beauteous young male with a cigarette
and a $1.48 panama. This lovely person
found the back of the demure looking
girl's head so attractive that he moved
up to her Beat and proceeded to bestow
languishing glances upon her.
If you have not seen tke New Patterns of
WALL PAPER.
That we are showing you have
missed seeing some of the prettiest
daintiest, most pleasing, that are
made
Get Oi r Prices on Any Job
We do business by doing the best
wo.k for less money than others
ask.
CARDER WAIL PAPER CO.
65 West Park Street., Butte.
2. V. Franzman, Prop.
However, she looked straight ahead or
kept her vision fixed sidewise upon the
mystical forest. She didn't appear to
know that the young trousered thing
was anywhere around at all.
He nudged closer along the seat. She
nudged to the other end without looking
anyywhere in his direction. He kept on
a-nudging. Finally he pulled out a pret
ty little 36-cent card case, contracted an
ordinary printed card therefrom, and
tremulously extended It to her, at the
same time beginning:
"Pawdon me, Mis— er— I didn't quite
catch your name—but don't you think
the ahfternoon is lovely, and-"
She turned a merry, beaming smiling
face upon him,, and then she remarked
unto him with great amiability:
"Bud, I have bem next to the fact for
some time past that there was something
or other on this seat, but I -didn't know
what it was. I don't know positively yet,
but maybe it's you. Say, if you wanted
to show me your collection of tin tags,
why didn't you say so before? Not tin
tags? Then you want to play jacks, hey?
Well, we cant you know—the ear's go
ing too fast. Anyhow, I'm tired. Fai
te It from me to knock, but I fear, that
you've made me tiied. I wish you d go
away back ad sit down. I wouldn't say
right out loud that you constitute the one
wart on the landscape, but it's me for a
bunch of thinks, at that, Bertie, and this
is my busy day. Now, don't you look at
me In that sassy way, or I'll sure give
you a smack right on the back of the
hand. I'll bet the price of a glass of pop
that if your maw was aware of the fact
that you were mixing it up in this wicked
flrtatious way she'd make you do up
your own collars and cuffs for two weeks
as a punishment. I wish youd get oft
and pick me some clover blossoms. The
car doesn'e need to wait. You can
Just then, however, the car pulled up
alongside one of the minor stations, and
the fascinating young male person slid
off.
The demure looking young woman con
tinued on the car until It reached me
SWAGGER
SUITS
Made to order
by^unlon labor
OVERCOAT
To match the suit
only
$15.00
The quality as well
asthe cut and make
rar surpass ready
made goods at the
same price- Come
look at the goods
and see seme o f the
suits.
Crown Tailoring Co.,
A. C. LYLES, Manager.
229 E. Park. 'Phone 771-B.
roadhouse, when she debarked, and was
met by three other members of the left
hand row of the Innocent Maidens' com
pany, which was doing its stunt at ona
of the local variety theaters last week.—
Washington Post.
Attention, Hunters
Great hunting resort at H. Wctmore'a
ranch ,at the Red Rock Lakes. All kinds
of feathered game. Boats and board
reasonable. Twenty-five miles from
Monida, on the O. S. L. Stage runs every
day. Write for partlculare.
H. WETMORE. Lake view, Moot
Six Million Dollars Spent
BV THE
Union Pacific R. R. Co.
In Improving wbat waa originally tke
finest track in tha Weit.
RESULT
A comparatively straight ar.d lavel road
bed ballasted with duatless Sherman
Granite rendering possible the highest
rate of speed together with tha greatest
oegree of safoty. Tho magnitude of the
work must bo soon to bo appreciated.
WHAT DOES IT 11EAN?
Solid comfort, security and pleasure M
our patrons.
ARB YOU GOING BASTE
IC an you cannot afford to go via any
other than this ROYAL HIGHWAY.
Further Information on application per
sonally nr by Uttar to F. B. Cheats,
Agent. Salt Uk* City, or.
H. O. WILSON. a$u