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"I'lad to see you, Mr Watts," said the journalist, cordially "Also,

if you are running with the circus and calculate on doing business here

to-day, I'll have to see that you are fired out of town before noon How

are you? You're looking extremely well"

"Mr Harkless," answered Watts, "I cherish no hard feelings, and I never

said but what you done exactly right when I left, three years ago No,

sir; I'm not here in a professional way at all, and I don't want to be

molested I've connected myself with an oil coround It beats poker and fan-tan hollow, though there

ain't as many chances in favor of the dealer, and in oil it's the farets the rake-off I've co spirit this

tiht and ain, but if you say I stay, I guess I

stay I alas sure there was oil in the county, and I want to prove

it for everybody's benefit Is it all right?"

"My dear fellow," laughed the young ht I have always been sorry I had to act against you