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OTS UP ANOTHER JOB
ON OLD Mi OEM
[ ^Ouo-Eyori Man (.'cts Uiim- on His
Arrival ;ii \rkausns
City.
BASSKTT 1^ I . I Ki :n A WAV
Objection Mario t<> lli v rirvi'iirc at
Poker (?iiiiio in Hear ?>f Saloon.
Money <'halites II.mils in Trans
action.
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Tlio Mississippi l: \.I . k- ? |?.-!le o*
tliH liayous h.is j i u ? r.-i u
lar landing ar t' ? ?. ?: : ? ? t
on tlie levee in Arknnsas C t > when Mr.
Owen Pepper < .iM'i ui t* t ? .. -u.>i
hotel on tho main street of ttint me
tropolis ami start, d : ? I?? ?.?* lai i
ing. .Just befor. r- i ^ it h? l.i
held the one-eyed mail stepping warily
x',r across the gangplank, and he pauseti
as if pom?' new t ? '..id m ruck h 'ii
suddenly.
"Howdy, I'. ) ? . ? v , ? , t?t . -ev< il
man. "Yo' gwltie down the rivet'
"Oh. I don't know," e.id Mi I'epper.
"T reckon on uwii.', f < ? | s. ?? r. j-n' all,'
but mebbi it iii.'iil 1 !>? w. rth while
to stop over till tin !!? \t t ? i . v
alone:. If yo" all Is gw ? to l>< hyni
"Sho* be." said t?? ? ? him ? >>?! tuan with
a malicious grin. wl. i Mr I'.-pp.-r
presently answered with a grtn of t.:?
own. He, to'i, had i;rudg>s t?? gratify,
though lie <i. i not < 1 i . h them as the
one-eyed man did i: s Without fur
ther parley he turned back and liquored
WI til the one-eyed man at the hotel
"Is Joe Bassett drinkit' much these
days?" asked tin ri.e-eyed ll ;.:. w! <??!
he set his glass down. lie w.is a per
eon "who wnuld take th- tm -t d> r
ate .chances when the nrrasinn re
quired. but withal h? was wise en.uuh
to neglect no pract ieable precaution.
Joe Bassett was tne local sheriff a.,.1 a
fighting mart . f note.
"Oh. 1 don't know." said Mr. I'epper.
"Mostly he (iors nen' 1 y drink a heap
mo'n he usually does, but It take."- ino'n
that fo' to show onto him. T ? \ can't
nobody not 11 e \ 1 tell whetl.-r lv is
or not till he slops over, an' it take?;
c'nsld'able in" a t. r that f to uentic
him."
PUTS i;p K\ IM'.N*>I' MIIM .V
to (.irr him ot i' oi* a\ \ y
"Yes, I Isp.o'w." said the one-eved
man, but It don't take no gre't fo' to
Bit him started. 1 ?oes yo' all reckon
yo' c'd pit him onten the way fo" a few
hours if 1 puts tip t!i' '\pens*. n >ne\ "'
"Oh. I don't know.' said Mr. I'epper
thoughtfully. "It mouiiht be did if
they was a few good drinkers to c.ine
along in relays llo ? drink m< or
anybody else in tiiese parts stone
blind 'thouten t-howin' it. lakr ' hi",
single handed. Hut the\ ean't i ..'cmIv
drink ag'in' a .-rowd if they con . one
to a time. It *d com quite ;i heap "
"Well, I',,, p'pa red fo' to put up a
heap fo to git a ehaiist at that . i u ,j
o' >aps tip to >|d n..-in <; i.
'thouten him l\ein" round |
afear'd o' him nor i > ....
fa'r tight, bur he's al'ayjj" i. . ,.,? ?Q
d'sturb the gam>> if ? .
been on Accent what
to' no game at nil If I j.
hand. Yo' all is tol'able well ViiipM.'i '
. in Arkansas City an* vo
be. able to tit n'
drinker.- up ;i!; ,, ,
play, it 'd be With ti v r ? ?
"Oh. 1 don't know \ ,
P?r. "They wouldn't , i i
reckon it cnulith'l he did uiide^fo ty!
ii.Mr. ihev
1 fast t hev co:ni
. ' '??:??! ???!> . .. u M. "
V - t?.. il'av.;
* 'I" oi... v;,(! , ?
had none fo' hLh ?. ,
it- lieir.* ?, : hv\ was ,,j""" ;;
flV1 'eel like I ;i,v(i.',
U" 'lie hest v?.
'?iulit ii,
was .i l' i, j,
II.
VI
?oine tr. my room Kri.i;,v m..riii' v
;l?nTl fo'to ?n, by
As he spoke he produced h! w
-na rated some ,,i? t,i?s
it. handtng th?m to Mr. |V|r? ?
'' ,lor:'' know." .v;i i,] \j, j.
7' - ?f' *? he an' drunl \ ' .
time, but sometimes he s '
gerous when he's drunk h- s..'i,V.'
'!<? dor. t ;n w?vs l- ?. t.i |...,i ??
He took the bills, hoivever, without
i:r?. ma v
.? Ai'i'l" \ It v \TIS|'||<:||
"T dor't giv;:.>.,in ? ..W .; ......... . ? ,
?h. P'vldln' he don't Interfere wlth'tl o
game. He'll ii-. :)la? v .
cr sober If He's thnr when l'show'^p
rears like lie's got n kvlhd of
Brutch agin ine. an* they can't nobodv I
reason w itr, ) .... , ... , .' .. '
With w....... . V,.' V, . " 1
s.<n.e wa > > hat li< ,1 I... .
when I co... . .. "v*.
"M01.1, 1 ! knOW'" S "'1 Mri I '.-j.; . r
Hft pears ,, , / ; . _
that s'lo'.ti, tin' he nln't liable fo' t l
no place else, i,ot f(y tll f, {l,n*
rU- V T. " ,nnko a htii
tjRWfi J;
"Well, go abend an' iriako vo- o(To.t ??
said tire one*eyed niah j.,.j. ,i .i . ..
What's u t '\
'taln't to git i in oiit? n the w*iv''* ' :
"Oh. ! don't know/' tutiruiui''eil Mr !
Pepper softly, as ? ' *i.. " ?
money, but th . . ... .1 .
ready o;. 1 s wa ' . . ,
not hear tl s i !? u . "
dally.
Mr. Pepj er ,.,l f'i p .... i.
debnt.r.g -- m
Then turning , started .
the boat binding The boat waii n!
rendy p '. ;c . ,
too late I'ereejving
and pondere ! ] ., ,
aloud, "fi). Id;!.. I .
'xpense money s velvet iiiel l
it mougl ....
It I I t n \
soi'Tni:it\ ( ?i>:mi ikim , om,mi>w
\ I %
QT If Ki>l
ItOt II.
ONLY
M \ M.|
MI-IHII
HOI lll.l?-I I, \ , u
n II leu Uprn i<, (|ir |>?|,||(
old f.< f... , .
I INE
Tickets w||! !
nth. 12th and . ..... ...
Decern fer
eage until I... <
Tlcketf. will ;.. Iioii .r. .1 .
going and ?. ; : ...
The ON 1.V ljxi; .
tralnH with I'VIA, , i
between KIcIim.oikI
re.ser\ ation- ai,<t f..,.
apply rtt t... ...mpanvr- .,fi
mI",";:'.. " - ? ,
rjlatrlct J-a:'.'. f B.'i JAt'.
Ilf .
L
some on i? startln" foinopln'. They'd)
otifsht fo* to l>e some fun into tt any- t
w t\ v S."
KN I'l'IIS \ Ml
I VI IA l'Olt lilt I \ KS
.Wordinttly. w?mu .cross to Hie
littlo saloon kept by oUl man Cirocniaw, J
and entering if. called "tor a round of
driuk< 11.- was well ro<elvod. and the ,
old man. seeing : ?i-?t ho Imd money
with liiin, tutusested that ho might pass 1
.v 1111: ? pie 1 "'!.v |?layinn pokot
in the ba-'U i< om.
"Ph. I don't Know." said Mr. l'ep- '
per "I rwlton mobile I c'n pit mo*
I,:,, i i t ..ut. ti i little matter o" business
v. hat I ??? (-*'? on ha m I."
,i t !'<? I'dJ-un'ss ?'n he did in j
Arkansas City," said the old man in-J
I . <1 U'<>11!? '>
. .I,. 1 don't know . ' .-aid Mr. l'epper.
? ?> iio"se? th" ain't nothln* In the way I
rcg'ltir business t<> l?o did hyar. but 1
this ver's a Icetle mite Irregular That
ii s out ?>' my reu'lar 1 in*-, but 1
i, . ki i. it ? !i'P 11 una to.
?'Fact is." ho continued, "they's been
e'usld'abln of a reward offered fo' the j
?post of a friend <?' mine what not j
u.iv u :i li a wall from ;? I'.ink in Mem
phis" where he was cashier. Now 1 .
done hrerd what he was comin' this
way. an' I r? koned inebbe 1 .-'d meet
up with him hyar. Then if he wouldn't
ipllt tho wad with tno I e'd hand him ,
. V. I to Uass. tt an' Kit half the r. ward
anyways."
"That's ill right's fur's it j:oes."
said tli*' old man app: >>\ inply"but
yi, <1 otiKltt fo' to d > both. Make him
pill . vf n t;r-1 off. an' then sot Has
..ut.. hin an' ^it some o' the ro
w.;rd. ? ?' I??< >>?: lie .. Ided. "I'll have to
stand In fo' a third. Ions o" bavin'
made the s .'< st ion."
"Oh. I don't know." said Mr. I'eppef. I
I wa> u'wine t > d-> that my ownself. ;
Tli. \'?l bo a percentage coming to vo' i
nil." though, prl'vidin* it's did in yo']
pl;u'.\ an' me an' ISassett ?'n 'ranee
that ens\ <?n'y it's tip to hijn an' yo*
t . put tip a f w urinks on to it, tlrst
off."
I'. \ T1: 11 I'M 1 s I" *T VUTI'.ll
\T >11 M M I M ??t I I. A V
Th; iva ; coto-obied ? easonable even
Sy the dd man and was liiuhlv ap
p'rovr.l by' the others, so that Mr. Pep
| per siw h i - .-tit reprise fairly started
.it a minin um o itlay on his part.
I don't ltrow." he said after a
tinv-. \x 1?? ! t 111-' was Invited to join In
i oil- more and felt that h?- was ap
proaching his own limit. "I don't
p'pi?s?? fo' to int. : ('? !?. \\ ith no festlvi
fies. but 1 aim to !>e tno" 'r loss sober
when 1 meet up with my friend, so I
r.ikon I won't. l'.ut that ain't no
j reason o I' tss? 11 not drtnkitt*. He
j c'n stand a heap tno'n me."
Whereupon, Hiissett, i>eine susceptl- |
bl>* I" l!a 11 <-r y. took ;:i e\tra larcr
hook. r. after w hich M P pper set
'em up once more* taking plain water
himself. Then he suggested that he
an-l |. is ? ? ? 1 t h ild ?- to Mio hotel j
ami see If his friend had arrived;
.1. U. ir11 ? rbottotn. .1 "i I :i.< sdell
;> r..1 Sain P. al s'P. wh- w.-ie all of th.e(
party, were anxious to co also, but
P..IS-. It vetoed 1|; it. ai d u one to t!ie
ho'.'d with Mr. I'.-MfV pi-.--. . d-d to s-t
'.-??i up tl ? :?? 'I n . ?? three p: otnlnent
citizens present at the time were in
. : ml li itl t !? ? v I: .1' or I : : I Mr. I'ep- I
Spend
h One Cent
to Send
Rfiie Your
f^ame
It May
Mean
Your
CURE
I rlsim to have the irost simple, yet the mo3t
wonderful, most comfortable, most bene*
flc'sl rupture appliance ever invented. Ithps
j.r duced res'tlts horet ifore unheard of. I want
t'j tell you how atul why# want to show you how
to Lock your rui.luroso it cun't come clown, and
how to obtainKreatcr com'ort, greater bene
fit than you have ever known sin<-o you were
ruptured. I want to send sou ray illustrated
Rupture Book FREE
I want you ti) lrnow why and how the won
derful SchwUlrg Rupturo Lock produces
n?ton hinjr results, want you to know what it
has done :.r.i 13 dolne for others, what it
will <io fur you.
Test it Yourself For 30 Days
Iscn.l hi-> Lock on trial. I lot you put itonand
wear l'.tebt it?run.jumn.pull.tuK. lift, strain,
?rjiiirtn, c it.*h, sneeze and ico tor yourself.
1 want tos< nu you tnylw.k, particulars of my trial
offer, letters from scores of peoplowliosay the
Schulllnf; RuDture Lock hr.-< actually cured
their ruptures, and full Information, f re . Send
ir.e your namo and address plainly written, send
it now. toiay?you'll thank me later, eure ag
you're born. Address: Director.
SCHUOG RUPTURE INSTITUTE
16Q5 Idurphy Bidg., Ind'.ahnpoils, Ind.
Heri:Smoked in
Pipe or Cigarette
Relieve Catarrh
ritr f?r a I'itc Trial racksieo
j ? ?. r. w! o has tie voted fort
?: < -. tl.. tt. i n: ?* 111 of . atarrh t
tion of niedleal h< rbs, llowt ra ami ber
- vapi
all tb
m$m -
pi. i ??a ut .
: s w.
> inall al.v
per wns hard |?ut to it t?> 1<<???(? his
licnd without giving offense to them
when they returned lJussctt's cotuiesy
In kind.
lit- did the best lie could. but gradu
ally the importance of his intent grew
less ami less in liis mind. and after n
few hours he decided tnat as a matter
of common prudence it would l>e well
for lilm to no to bed. This he did.
leaving Passctt to entertain himself
further ;it his own expanse. Nor did
he feel that he had been faithless,
up to this time, to the trust imposed
upon him by the one-eyed man. When
Friday morning arrived. however, he
was in no condition (<? make any re
port. ami made no effort to do so.
WVAKKS KKI-'ltKSllKI)
in i.oxt; si.i 3ihi-:it
The one-eyed man. howevt r, mueli
refreshed tiy his lonii slumber, awoke
ready for action, and, fu!l\ mindful of
the risks he was about to run. B?ve
his tirst attention to the uin-stlon of
Mr. liassett's condition. It took otilj
a few moments to learn that Mr. I'ep
l>er had begun iiis work.
No routine drinking could be export
ed to rouse any man to such hilarity
as the burly sheriff was now enjoying.
Tlio one-eyed man wondered that he
had been able to sleep as long as lie
hail.
The flimsy frame building which was
used as a hotel was rocking violently.
Percussions of no ordinary character
came at irregular intervals, indicating
that either a tight or a frolic was 1111
ib-r way cn the main floor. Ami boom
ing loud in the tumult lie easily dis
tinguished the stentorian voice of the
man he- had fondly hoped to avoid.
Mr. Popper had evidently been correct
in saying that time would be required
to ineapacitato him.
Yearning: as he did for a game of
poker in old mail tireenlaw's saloon,
tli?* one-eyed man perceived elearly the
necessity for more strulcgy, ami .strat
egy was Mis specialty. iteali/.iiig; tlial
I (asset t. drunk or sober, would inter
IVrc with tin- Kame if lie knew about
it. lie resolved that at all risks. he
would keep Mr. Itasselt in ignorance of
it.
It seemed evident tiiat Mr. I*epp?r |
had followed his instructions to tin-I
extent of getting Mr. Kassett started!
toward a eondition of indifference to |
anything; disconnected with revelry, i
init lie remembered Mr. l'epper's re- ;
mark that the sherlll' was as dangerous .
when drunk !?s he was sober, and real- i
17. ing the truth of thai, lie cast iilmut I
in his mind for some means of expe-|
diting the inevitable result of the!
nilir.se of eoliduet which Mr. ilassett
had entered u|m>ii.
Several expedients occurred to him. >
Obviously, it was desirable to induce j
Mr. Itassett to drink more rapidly, but
a little relbction convim-ed linn that
Mr Itasselt was already drinking as
rapidly as was possible. humanly 1
spcakinp. so that all he had to do was
to uo to lied for a day or two longer
and wait for the inevitable to happen
This course did not commend itsej?
to him. lie was not an impatient man.
but he abh-jrred wasting time, and ii (
Seemed wasteful to postpone the I'm -
ginning of the game. Then lie thonult
of starting some disturbance thai
should eniiin.-e the exe'tc-iienl tll.'t
was alreatlv i r< vailing.
Ii won lil be easy to get two 111 ? ^ . -r
two ladored gentlemen. Ill ) VIMI s* .1
Itirhting cocks to engage in iiattie ?..t
the street, and lie was deba'inu as to
this when he remembered that su -li a
proceeding would attract the attention
of old man Oreenlaw and his corps of
poker players as well as Ilassett a ad
Ins ?'??inpotiitors. and would so do feu t
liis purpose :il least temporarily. Then
.Mr. I'epper from Ills resting;
place and eamc toward hiiu with ati
air <>f pride.
?'< >li, I don't know." he said when
111?? one-eyed man asked him how loim
he thought it would take .Mr. Has
sett to become helpless. "I reckon
uieldie vo'aii better put up some mo'
money, so's't I *?" 11 nit a fresh crowd
up ag'lfi him. He'll git wo' out In
time."
"Huh!" exclaimed the one-eyed man.
ignoring the suggestion. "I reckon I's
done linncyfugled long enough over
this a'reud> I'm gwinc over to the
old man's place an' take a elm list*
They won't bo no light if I flash a wad
in thar not 'thoulen Hassett comes in.
an' lie's liable fo' to stay whar he is
l'o" a spell anyways"
Accordingly he started, leaving Mr.
I'epper alone. That gentleman look
from his pocket what was left of his
expense money and counted it careful
ly. Kimling it practically intact. 11 ?
grinned.
"i i|i, I don't know," lie said to him
Schedule Changes
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
KlTcctive Sunday, l?eoember i?>. fol
lowing changes in schedules will be
made:
Train No. * will leav e I'anville ; .no
A. .M.. arriving Kichuiond 1-. noon
Train No. I! will leave i>an\ilb>
" ? lf< I'. .M , arriv ing Richmond ,
1 ? ,M.
Stops at intermediate oin's w'ill t?e
made as at present, with < oi respond -
inn cliange in sclc-dub'.-.
self. "I reckon tli* ain't no mo* money one which t?? I Ih of the (IoIiikb In old
Into tills, but they's liable to In- e'is.sltl'- .man tSreetilaw's saloon when Mr. Bail
able mo' fun." and lie stopped Into tin- *ett fouml n name ol" poker hi proRreM
liarroom w i111 a ureat purpose in his
there, not Ioiik after Mr. I'eppcr found
him in the liotel liarroom. That (Imp
'?'?nd. iter remains to l>e written. The reader
?>ne of the most excitinu ehapters in! will iind no mention in it of the dove
tiie history of Arkansas City is the' oi peaee.
..-^.vrvnnwnnrcDKiui
SEE THE NAVAL FLEET
BY USING THE
Between Richmond ami Norfolk, account Southern Com
mercial Congress at Norfolk. Naval parade will start at
1:30 I\ M. December Kith. Special rate of $3.4r> Rich
mond to Norfolk and return on December 10th, 11th and
12th, anil for morning and lioon trains December 13th.
Three fast trains daily, with parlor cars, leave Richmond
S:30 A. M.. 12:00 noon and 4:00 P. M.; similar service
returning. Passengers leaving Richmond at 12:00 noon
13th will be able to view naval parade from C. & O.
steamer plying between Newport News and Norfolk.
'"^ki . ? ? " ??"
Announcing the Arrival of
REIF'S SPECIA
A Foaming Amber Beverage With All the Snappy Flavor of
the Hops.
Any time's a good time to drink Keif's Special?with that bite
tfrrilfTw to eat just before retiring*, or when company comes in, it lends
good cheer.
It's purer than water?made of pure cereals, finest hops and dis
tilled water. It's pasteurized and put in sterilized bottles; no bacteria
whatever.
Fine and nutritious and tissue building. At any time of life it is
good; and it's one drink that won't hurt any one.
If you want to know how all the tang and distinctiveness of a hop
beverage can be kept, and the dangerous element of alcohol elimi
nated in a way that tickles your palate and makes you want more, try
Reif's Special to-day.
In bottles or on draught at grocery stores, stands?any place
where bottled soft drinks are sold. -
PURITY EXTRACT AKB TONIC CO.
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
Virginia lithia Springs
Corporation
?0S E. FRANKLIN ST., RICHMOND, VA
DISTRIBUTORS
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