CHAPTERXIII
HOWITBECAMEFAMOUS
YubaBillwasrightinbelievingthatWileswouldlosenotimeatRawlings。HeleftthereonafleethorsebeforeBillhadreturnedwiththebroken-downcoachtothelaststation，anddistancedthetelegramsenttodetainhimtwohours。Leavingthestageroadanditsdangeroustelegraphicstations，hepushedsouthwardtoDenveroverthearmytrail，incompanywithahalf-breedpacker，crossingtheMissouribeforeThatcherhadreachedJulesburg。WhenThatcherwasatOmaha，WileswasalreadyinSt。Louis;andasthePullmancarcontainingtheheroofthe\"BlueMass\"minerolledintoChicago，Wileswasalreadywalkingthestreetsofthenationalcapital。Nevertheless，hehadtimeenroutetosinkinthewatersoftheNorthPlatte，withmanyexpressionsofdisgust，thelittleblackportmanteaubelongingtoThatcher，containinghisdressingcase，afewunimportantletters，andanextrashirt，towonderwhysimplemendidnottravelwiththeirimportantdocumentsandvaluables，andtosetonfootsomeprudentandcautiousinquiriesregardinghisownlostcarpetbaganditsimportantcontents。
Butforthesetrifleshehadeveryreasontobesatisfiedwiththeprogressofhisplans。\"It’sallright，\"saidMrs。Hopkinsonmerrily;\"whileyouandGashwilerhavebeenworkingwithyour’stock，’andtreatingthewholeworldasifitcouldbebribed，I’vedonemorewiththatearnest，self-believing，self-deceiving，andperfectlypatheticRoscommonthanallyoufellowsputtogether。
Why，I’vetoldhispitifulstory，anddrawntearsfromtheeyesofSenatorsandCabinetMinisters。Morethanthat，I’veintroducedhimintosociety，puthiminadresscoat，——suchafigure！——andyouknowhowthebestfolkworshipeverythingthatisoutreasthesincerething。I’vemadehimacompletesuccess。Why，onlytheothernight，whenSenatorMisnancyandJudgeFitzdawdlewerehere，aftermakinghimtellhisstory，——whichyouknowIthinkhereallybelieves，——Isang’TherecametothebeachapoorExileofErin，’