The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-07

before Tom. he jumped up about Two ieet
,rom the floor. and came down with a
heavy iar. and said. I'm Chief! Even
this Tom didn't resent-hc only put ms
hands over his face and wcpt Fact, SIR
the tears actually flowed, until his best
friends thought he was AN arrint coward
and when he got up and went away to Ms
room TO bed. there wasn't one OF them 10
say good word for him.
"Montana enjoyed a season OF glory.
He had said, I'm Chief" in public
place. and no man had dared accept the
challenge.
1.-THE next morning Tom was standing
on the sidewalk. when Montana came
along. and they met face To face. rom
spoke 10 him in very quiet, low tone,
saving .,..,,. ,.on nsoa me nrottv rouoh
last night. bur don't bear malice. just
say that you'd been drinkin' and didn't
mean il, and wen say no more about II.
montana answered, NO apologies IN
mine.
".Well,' said Tom. you needn't apollo
oiZe Come into the saloon and chlnk
glasses with me, and Wen let the matter
drop
Then Montana said. Tom Carberry.
either you're generous, or else you're a
coward. | don't think you're cowardly.
an If I'd known you at the start. Il most
likely wouldn't ha' waded in. But the
matter can't be let drop. for there's hun
Clreds % people in my section an between
here and there who know that came here
To kill you; so there's but two ways-we
must fight. or YOU must run. II you'll
/ run. it'll be Jest as good TO me as TO fight.
Toms almost suppliant bearing disap-
pearcd on the instant. and he said
Stranger. | ant much in the habit O
rilnnin'. an if we're To fight. we may rs
well have il out now, a any time. Are
you heeledY
Tom asked this question, because we
/ have law against the carrying concealed
weapons, which is regarded at such hours
rs people think they viii have no use for
\ their arms, and disregarded ut all others.
"The answer was, No; left my re-
volver with the bar-keeper o. the In
change
"'Get it, said Tom; I'll wait for you
here
"rhe Exchange was in corner build
/ inc across street which came in at right
angles 10 the sidewalk where they Were
standing. Montana went in at the front
door. but came out az the side on the cross
street. hoping TO steal up and get the
drop on Tom. but this was not so easy
Tom was wide-awake-he had crossed the
main street To guard against surprise: so.
when Montana poked his pistol round the
corner and followed il with Just enough OF
his head to take sight. Carberry was not
in range. In moment their eyes met.
and the shooting began. Tom curled
down close to the rOad-bcd. to present the
smallest possible area a mark. and be-
cause II Is comparatively difficult to hit an
object living on the ground. Montana
sheltered himself somewhat behind low
row of sacks of potatoes living on the edge
of the sidewalk. and partly behind a small
awning-post This last was Il fatal error.
for with 4 tall post for a mark il Is the easi-
est thing in the world To make llnc->hot.
=" | am making long story Of the shoot
ing. which i'm reality was very soon over.
They fired three shots apiece i'm as many
seconds. Toms third ball passed through
Montana heart. and he was dead before his
head rebounded on the brick pavement.
Carbcrry surrendered himself and was
kept in Jail until his trial came of, although
bail to any amount was offered
After apause. the Judge added, don't
see how could have done more for him
than | did: but the man should not have
been puni-hed-he should have been ac-
quilted and he would have been but for
one circumstance. which prcjudiced the
court and jury against him."
. "What was the circumstance so preju-
+ dicia - questioned the listener.
1.-The Montana chap was the fourth man
: Tom had killed in Austin answered thu
Judge. innocently.-Ote Monthly.