The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-07-26
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VEN cuani." said the gambler,
cc,llv.
"Ore. '~r." said The detective,
"thrv. Fire
the pistol alone sounded. The gam.
hle,'s hW.l failed h explode.
You've won. srn neesinf deal
again. asiI The rsmh'er. And then hr
slru, t~h. The MI stain IN hia Ahirt
ffuni showed where h. was hii
There snme lint AMI han,larc. .
said The objective, anil he hnnR email
package into the ramblc,s lar, ~
hope You went die, Dirk RAYMOND
oh, " waa NIL fair, Catsnn, /" aaid tho
other, cMrl.tsly. I've held a poor
hard firm tho start"
He pNused: Tor thu detective had
rushed gu. and he wns alone,
Twenty fods further ON thc detective
caught rp with the trxpprr, who wAs
calmly recharRinR his plece. On The
edge of thu ledge above the hnls.brrs~,
lAy dead. the lips drawn hack from hia
teeth, and his ugly countenHnce distorted
with hate anil rage A rihe, whose mus.
sle ems ked. lay II his side, and the edge
II The trappcS'a left ear was breeding,
i've shot Dick Raymond ~ the hal.
sam thieket." sai,l the detective. I'm
afraid hos hard hit.
II 70 sud SO Tho boy" answered
the trappcr. You'll ind Henry furlcr
mp. There's only two rnnuin'. Yv,,
and he can bring I'm Ii.
The old tFapper saw, m liz lcscende.l
the hill. the bnly reclining ON the
mnsAea 1t tho edge of the balram thicket.
Tho earth gave back no sound m liz ~.
vntsttss, and he reached the gambler. md
was standing almost nj his very feet err
THE young man was aware III hin pres
ence hut. ~ the tFapper pMnsrd b.
tween him and the aiming water. n,
turned his gaze mp 10 the trapper's face
and, after stnlying tho grave lines for /
moment. said
You've won the game, old man,"
The iNpper for moment made nc
reply. he looked steadily intn III.
young mans connlcn~nee. fixed his eve,
on ~" red stain on the left breaAt, an.
then aaid:
..nhalI look n shc hole. hoyp'
The gambler smiled pleasantly nnt
nodded hts head, saying: "Its IN.
natural thing % 10 IN these ca&es. 1 In
Ievc.' Lifting tho hnnle, he nnbut
toned the collar. mud mnscrewed the sol
tAirc stud from fhc white bo~0m. TN.
trappcr knelt ~ tho Young mans si,lc
md, laying hack lilo linen from III.
clnst. wiped the blood. stain with /,
piece 81 lint from the whit. skin. nm,
caicfnlly htsidind the eIgcs III III.
wound, seeking 81 ascertain the dirrc
tiOn whicl, the bullet Ind taken m i
psncsAftesl the ne.l,. Al laAt liz lrcv
hiS face back, aud lifted himself H. Nj,
feet, not sl,ahc In tho expression 81 M,
face revealing his thought.
!. Y my Inst deal, old man T. asked
The eAmhl, I. careleasiy.
" have sscd COOL many wonuds /,
answered t,csrMppcr, land IhAvc note,
the direction u gool many hnllcts
aud ! never knOwad man ID live whe
was bit where " BIZ hit II The lead In,
the slant inward, ~ the piece had ths
hAA zone into ~.
For minute tho young man ma Ii D,
rrply. No change tame 10 his connie
Nance. Hc turned ! il eycm from m,
trappcr's face and locked pleaAnnllv ~
toward the water. He even whiAtlrd
limo Or two III M old lore ballad. Ina,
hc pauaed. and, drawn, pclhaps. Nv IN,
lnA9neslsm d The n ally gaxc which Iii,
cve O the trappes hxed npon him, Ii,
locked again into the old man facc, IN,
said: -
What IN II, John Norton ="
10 sorry for ~, hoy" answcrc,
tho old man. |" ba sorry Tor ~. n
life M aweet 70 the young. and / viii
yer years might bc many On the aYih.
:" fancy theresa good many who vii
- Glad u hear I'm out u III" wss III
CaseluAa reponsn.
- don't doubt ~ have yer fsui,s
boy" answered the tEapprr. = and dsr,
NY W havr lived l0oscly. ana lil man,
many slccda that Via bettr undii. IN
The best use II life be 10 learn how !
live, and fol s,rtin ye'd have rot be,
ter ~ sgt older, and made In ~
half i yer life wipe ont The INT, 40 tha
The h9us~s Tor and agin ~ would hav
balanced n thu iadgment."
Yen aren't fool enough 10 hclicv
what tho hypocritical church. memimr
talk, are s0u, John Nort0n2 Yon don
b' I'svc there's any judgment day, 1
= don't know much about chuycl
mcmlHrs.' answered the lrapper. = IN
I've newer hen In the settlements lcas
wise. I've never Ntndied the habits 0f II,
orasnFr. and ! dare say they diiler, beii
good and bal, and I've Hee.l some I'm
waa saFtlnly vsgA'Dndls. No. don
know much ai,ons n Il members: Id
! ssrtihly believe. w. | know. there Il
day whom thn Lori allalI letlsu The liv,r
and Tho dead Anh the f0ptst trappe
shall stand on bns aide and tle vs9A(,t,n
that pliers hiH Fkihn and steals his tsnn
shall stand On the other. This n Mn
tho Book AAys. and il saslinly seem
reas0nable, for tho deeds that 10 did 3
tho Asth b. ii two sorts, and thu f0lk
that 10 EN- ~ II two kinds. anJ stvco
thu two tho Il0rd, II he noles anytime
must make dividin line"
And when do yOu think this iuda
ment II, John Norton - Mixed the ~
bler, - u he WAS actnslly enjoying II,
crude but honest ideas u his conpaniou
Tho 6snppfT hesitai6d ! moment befor
b. spoke, then he aaiL