The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-29

The passengers were getting out to dine ,
tnis station, and some Of those from our q
were already on the platform. The Ion
man was stepping Oh the car, when In
t!am-Doy, who had heard I'll the old man
Holy. pulled him by the sleeve and al
something to him. nh =
whats that you say, sonnyi Him - Va
Yes, said the boy, 81 noticed under hi
eye1se . scar reaching right back from
! The old man. said no more, nor waited t.
near any more. but made straight for thu
door Of the car. The same impulse tia,
moved one moved all four of our party: Tor
selz1ng our hand.sachels, we all spranp
rom our seats and followed the old from.
tiersman, or rather three of them did: for
seeing quicker way, turned and got oui
| OF the door at the other end Of the car, out
sioe OF which the car platform was clear.
| as the old man stepped upon 1t. saw him
LOOK hurriedly round, as did myself, in
search OF the long passenger with the green
snade over his eye; but he did not 1t first
see him. He had left the car hardly . min
uIe Delore us, but he was not in the small
Crowd OF passengers on the platform. Per-
fore the door Of which the waiter was strik-
ing gong, while the proprietor was YELL
ing, :. - This way for dinnerl twenty minutes
for dinner~ The old man moved excitedIy
ABOUT, looking first at one passenger and
tnen At another, when the idea
evidently struck him that the man
ne was seeking had gone to dinner. He had
turned 10 go there, and was nearing the
door where the waiter was still hammering
tne gong when he saw, as I too saw, for I
was following closely, the other passenger
moving quickly across an open space ut the
PACK OF the station, in the direction Of .
small board house that stood away out by,
ITSELF: He looked over his shoulder just as
tne OLD Indian trader had leaped from the
plauorm in pursuit, and on the impulse
duicKened his pace to kind of run. But
the old man was running hard, and the 9TH
er, seeing apparently that he could not gain
the shanty before being overtaken, resumed
his former step, and quickly moderated that to
q leisurely walk. As his pursuer neared him
ne stopped, and then turned around, at the
same time, as noticed, quietly slipping his
right hand behind him.
"Stopp, shouted the old man. cliff that
roof of Of your eye."
have sore eye."
ITS his voice." said the old man to him.
sell; then aloud, "Sore eve or not, lift"
what do you want with me?" asked the
other.
"Want! you wolf-souled thief I'll show
you what I want! I want nv daughters
life, ! want what you can't give. I want |
your black heart out of you! I'll show you |
what wants" and as he spoke he pulled the |
heavy revolver from beneath his leather |
dress.
But the other was too quick to be thus |
dealt with, and his hand, now grasping a re.
Volver, was round in a second, and as the in
IGNITION OF his enemy was beyond doubt, he |
eveled his pistol and fired. The bullet hit
he old man, but was not fatal, for he raised
MS pistol and fired, and then rushed on the
'ther, who had been brought by the shot up.
IN his knees. Two more shots rang out al.
most simultaneously, and the old man stag.
'ered forward and fell dead upon the corpse
" the swindler.
A number Of people, attracted by the pis.
ol shots, were hurrying to the spot, and
!mong them were the two Engiishmen and
he bank manager. The latter, as he reached
he bodies, stopped and lifted the shade from
he eye Of the dead man, and after mo-
aent's examination replaced it, and re-
narked:
"That's my granger. sure enough. Well,
eel do no more swindling now. Pm stop.
ing over here until tomorrow, and I'il see
hem decently buried. "-LondOn Society.
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