River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-07

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! iect.
The money was staked.
How Is it going to be proved?
That's easy"
who brought the news?"
Dave Long-one of0ur mess. He'd
been down to Marysville over Sunday,
on bender"
Where is hep
at our cabin. He's cooking this
Week"
"Wen. drop them tools You're all
drv. and so am L. pave-Smith, is it,"
.sNO. Dave Long"
All laid down their tools and the
party started toward the cabin to have
the bet decided and get the drinks
Now remember" said the green
stranger, I'm willing to pay if / lose,
but day is twenty-four hours"
"Well?"
He looked ut his watch.
MARK, then, it's Just 'leven now"
There We're several watches in the
party all were referred to- They
varied but few minutes
Let me See" said the miner who
had Nagered with the newcomer "let
me see. Why of course you'll lose
stranger Twasnt morn ten yester-
day i1orning when Dave come, and
/ he took his time getting dinner ready
which vas ont nj twelve"
''Tp he sure, said another
oh wait, said the stranger Leave
it to him
"AU riobt He knows far he has .
watch. and had timed himself coming
from Marysville."
They reached the cabin: Dave Long,
according to custom. was serving his
turn at keeping house for the week.
eH.llor, replicd \ prIfr voice with
in
.sComn ont
WHATS wantin."
We've got M a bet. drinks included
and its left for Won to decide /"
Daya Iono rame IN the dora bio
h,rlv follow
"Tb;s man here don't know his
name ~"
"Bl..ssom mt in the stranger
"Wen. Blossom. he came round and
went 70 tell us news. Twas about That
murder. YOU know. told him he'd
been asleep and was behind the age.
Now the bet is that we've knowed it
day wenty-four hours -you brought
the news and know whether We did or
not +"
"NuW. honor bright" said the self
STYLED Blossom. "Think first. | know
YOU would not say what isn't true, but
YOU NJ ;ght forget. Its now lust eleven.
Can ven say YOU got here before this
time yasterIay9 Think now .
Day,. / ono Illuminated
Yes for I looked nj my watch 10
see how long I had been coming 1t
was only two or three minutes after
ten"
Are Won sllre2"
Certain YOU could swear to it,
For YOU know" put in one of the
Others. that YOU cot dinner after Won
came.
YES. durn it, don't | know"
But" said the fastidious stranger,
.mavhe YOU didn't tell the news right
AWAY
'.Yc4. did. "
"Aud brouoht If straight from Narys-
yiIIeo"
..Ye@."
..AU RIGHT I've lost Now for the
drink. Give us vour hand Dave
Long
Thar it is stranger"
With a movement so quick that the
eve could not follow it, the inauisitive
stranger snatched both hands Of Dave
LONG md brought Them together. and
the astonished spectators saw their
comradc standing with pair of hand
cuffs o., his wrists. They also saw the
new arrival, the man who lacked the
energy the man VINO haa oseh asleep
Tor tWcnty-lour hours :, the man Nun
tle hiiiu name Oh Il Diossolli, s''lile c
at thelf toillra9e ; elo9W WIN a Iiidl
hand on ms collar ana revolver at
MS temple.
You te my prisoner. Move an inch
and you re a dead man arrest you
for the murder OF Mrs. Won, | am
Detective Black OF sacramento. Nelgh-
borS, / re lost the bet.
Long was taIrly paralyzed. lie could
neither move nor speak.
\ clamor arose among ms comrades.
stranger, no nonsense. Dave Long
never dad such thing Hes above
such crime. LEI mn 60 " { can
stand here
stand back! SAID the fearless
officer. 1t will go hard with any one
who interferes. This man IS guilty, and
| can convince you.
"lloN do you know?
"keep cool and will tell you: lie
came yesterday morning at ten CLOCK,
and told all about the murder that was
not discovered in Marysville TIL nine
o'clock. Did he walk fifteen miles IN
an hour
David Long was a. pale as death. and
ne stood trembling from head to foot
the nict1re ofoniIf His comrades look
ed on hewildorod
DYou see" continued Black. by the
vov az further exclamation. sit was on
bis ou;l.,. mind and no couldn't helm
Ii,,,.9,;,,,, I, n,,t cons;doring of course
,',,,rdar y,o,,Id no discovered he.
60 60 n,.1;rri,t or sever Tmckilv il was
, ,m,' } H.; iii nine ocIock2except
10 tbc.n1Irderrr and he has very kindly
volunteered to expose himself"
"Cur,a my tonguer' exclaimed the
,,lnrit crindino his teeth with rage
AMI fea, Il Wish il had been torn
nntt.'
,.rh.r,..s always something . exclaim-
.d the detrrtiyc ouietlv You left no
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