The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-09-20
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IN cray. wAe standing III sh* t&s. ANA
lNsk~t arnmud - che sAll ~rMll.l,e vui.
dan astesesi sh.sr ~uniA.
"Thrt's -. r.sse. " sssd nnc ~ ils~ m~n
rrss~ns, "an th~s's thc exrrst, point
ine ~ shs small man.
.Ynn'w ~ expert. ehf" Hhoulcl
r~te, cying the man Increasingly !;
"yon'r one n them trllcs~ ~ alloww hv
knows rasia' mlnca, Asr yrY" Then,
after ranse, during which he surveyed
thc stranger from head 10 font, well.
we're Tho wust | esvr saw. E1pefts Ia
bAd rnonwh, hut you're the slinkicet,
meanc~t, wnst ccct 10 ri yer~clf up VI
report "a q mine ever laid eyea on.
III don't want to quarrel with you.
air." answered The expert
"Yc'd better ~ct, yoAng Teller. god
better not IN whlrlwind u the
desert In fight, aud don't ~ forget Il :"
I'm 4 man ri peAce; carry no
weapons, and II course could mot hope
ID stand before even \ 1rrhyr ri the
sl~~ert---let alone wild. untAmed whirl-
wind"
Thcec deprccatory words only In.
ccnse<l the sshati man still more, and,
feeling that he hal "soit thing pro.
posed In his own mins 10 "play II for
al II waa worth, and gain a "record :"
by whipping his man.
Look I hyar. stranger, ! don't want
no inainuationa. DO ! look like a
scphyry SAY" Here washoe Pete
shnok his Ast In the exports face.
.What dive mean by tAlkin' about
sephyYaf I'm tornado. ] tear when
! tnrn loose. Zephyr Sneering. |
Why. I've = good mind to-"
"rleAse, mighty whirlwind. resiatleaa
tornado, don't hit me. Yon wouldn't
strik. consnmptivC man, would yon ?"
"Woulln't IT. yellul the fighter,
In 4 terrible voice, wouldn't 1 I'D
strike the side III \ mnuntsin I"
"llut sick man l. pleaded the a..
port, ~ mar dying VI consumption, Nh
orphan, n stranger, and man OF
peace
WhAt're " giving mel DO you
know Who ! am 7" ilerscly demanded the
whislwind.
You're gentleman known In Bodic
N MI. Washoc peter--at lcast, I've
heard you designated by that familiar
appellation during my rojonrn here"
answered tho expert, moving oif.
"What else am I" Shrieked the
rough. striding toward tho covering ~.
peFt.
"A gentleman, suppose. Honsst.
II, / dent know your ether nAme.
Well, I'll tell Won who | am. End
the tall man Hto 4 over tho shrinkinR
stranger, \. II about 10 topplc Ml,on him
and Aunihilatc him. TIN bad; I'm
chief In this yer camp, an ken lick the
mans aAys ! mint I'm = raGin' lion o
tho plAina, m every time | hit ! kill.
I've rot ~ arm liko \ quarts stamp. m
IcruAh when reach fnra man. weigh
stnn. an earthquakes amt nowhar when
drop T.
"lins I've only Just been discharged
from hospital, replied tho expert.
.Ill senl " hack aein T. aud The
stAlwArt "blnitcr" caught the little
man hy tho collar and hurled him upon
the nour.
''lt'r nnkind b. use d poor, weak, sufs
Term. invalid that way" expuAtulatetl
tie expert, - he slowly arose from the
floor. please don't Joke 10 roughly.
IAt's tako drink and cMll II square.
nm very SORRY that have offended you. :
lyon think I'm JOHN. do ye--ye take
me for joeh, ehY Ill show " what
mn Aforc git through with VI. ~
don't play mo fur 40 tenlsr.foot. In
native, / nm, m Two stood this vi
ioolin' long enough" Saying which, b.
dashed the stranger against = table Ant
drew long knife.
Az aeon N the expert aaw this b,
screwed hia face into tho most pitcoui
ahape, and. throwing his banda mp,
cripl I'm unarmel; haven't got y
mn.h m 4 pen-kniie On ma. rlcAas
don't carve mo; kick me 10 death II yot
must have my life, hns, for heaven !,
rake, don't stick that terrible thing int<
me-"
Nov, I. Waahoe Pete had NO inten.
uons II uAing the knife--Atsl thereby
riskine tho tender mercics Of Mon.
jnry'a vcrdict--hc VIVA we'll pleased with
Tho opportunity Tina afforded him b
displaying thu deadly weapon, and, IL
ter asserting hin bloody intention. n
turned II 70 IN sheath. He dourishe,
the knife over The cringinR expert thsc1
o. four tisnes, and then lowered II Will
tho romark; why, dcrn yer coward,
snnl, ] wouldn't Disgrace the weapon b,
shown Il into ". No, air; but III
ping ye;' and hr drew revolver.
I'm unArmcd. I'm unnrmel--doi
70 hcnr met" whlncd The expert.
"do an' heel yerSelt then rctorse'
the bad man.
~ don't want 10 fight"
"l'll make " fight In take ye
yer word, an kick you TO death.
i" Please don't.
Washes Pete laid hin knife and pislo
On tho counter, and then atrnle rapid
10 The spot where the expert va haI
csoucling. hall Atlnding. by thia tim
Tho saloon was full ii inrn, III III then
smiling u tho piclure before them. n
earding u = The height u enjoyment
this lively enc0nnter between Tho gvual
rat hrNegsdocio Ii Tho 6isrrAs and
small, pAle, mining expert, new 10 th
section mud ! stranger 10 the Wild way