Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-12


Smith walked across the plaza to the saloon
Sunday or Monday the heart Of Sanfort
business while the men followed aimlessIl
carrying their carhines on their hips
The Arizonians considered this Q ven
peaceful spectacle, but they did not know
that in every carbine there was bullet o.
4o5 grains with seventy grains Of powder be
hind it
Come in and have something said the
hospitable Smith when they had crossed til.
square; help you talk business"
Parker accepted, and they went in Ths
saloon consisted Of two rooms, front and
rear. In the front room were two or three
loungers, but from the back room there
issued through an open door at the end of tie
bar various sounds which gave evidence Of q
crowded table of gamblers Parker gave his
order and placed himself so that by turning
his head be could command q full view Of
the back room Then he looked for his men.
They were already at the saloon door leaning
on their carbines. They pIayei their parts
well, for they seemed only waiting for their
superior betore they took a turn at the bar.
Parker poured out a generous, Arizona
glass and took it up; but instead Of replying
to Smiths bacchanalian salut. Of -WelI,
lieutenant, here's how" ne turned his eyes
Gnl glanced into the hacsi room
Directly in front of him at the opposite side
OF the table sat Dev:n. At the word ~iieIi-
tenant" the convict rai-eI Lis eyes and NE,
Parker face To face His first instinct beIng
10 -scape recognition, lie resorted t. the
ci-n-y devi-e o. dropping his glance and
slouching forward his sombero Parker
lUoxed AZ him absently, turned 10 the front
n tra- ,i n S4al. ola
made the signal Then, without drinking,
he set the glass dowa u ii walked directly TO
the door Of the gambling room. He did not
know what tragedy would follow his words,
but he said, John Devine, want you"
A dozen pairs Of eyes were turned toward
him and uozen hands sought for III. ever
really ~gun.;7 hut tie .is.ols were 10,
drawn Almost Immediately the men as
sumsd look CT welcome. and seemed tacitiy
to acknowledge that they had mistaken the
Intruder
~HulIo, Feutenant,' cried two or thr in
a frantic effort to set themselve, right.
"Huilo, Coia Al, come i'll Glad to see you
Barkeeper, something for the lieutenant
Come in
wEs1 deceit this greeting was meant to cover
Come. Johnny, want YOU
" hat wait Johnnyi What's he do..er
they Grid il grievei surprise. Now
iieu.esant, you don't want Johnny, do you.'
P~rNcr made NJ answer, but he kept his
eye vuriiy on ths crowd
Dev.ne threw doan his cards, as if in tie
spar. Ali right; I've st to 60 Thi, thing
has been ianging over mo for year, AMI
I'm gia.i its come
~B Il don't Ge Ia rush. cried the Others;
~icn't lie in rush, lieutenant Have O
dirk Come in AMI sit down We amt
sen sou in year
Parker was % dumioar. led by this c,n
t:nued politeaess that be looae I aJou the
c'.iis,- Il was evident a b = sergeant too
behind him with two cooked revov Yer, n me /
u; the crowd; On each side II tae do. wer,
soldiers with pointed carb.nei
This Arizona desperate understands tue
doctrine OF Chance, Us well as the rest
of us
Dev.ne arose to follow. He looked mourn
fully at AIS bi. iii. OF CAPS.
Wno's Uanser;' .,Sbs Parker, who, be-
ing u Pre- ty stiff poker-,.layer himself.
uiiderst OF Jevi:.es feelings banker. cash
Joanly's chlp. Sorry | At let him stay
80 that you can have Lack 1t him, but the
moneys his"
1ne disappointed banker made the s1-
c.iaIge.
" hile the party weie taking Devine TO his
house, Uaer, the couvIc. w 4n:ct to saw
goodbye t. his wife, 4 h,r cInan passed
them at full spec gong tJwarl Florence, a
little town i've miles 10 the east; The Incl
dent did not escape the unsop.:iSticatei leu
tenant:
lie sen. an orderly for the ambulance and
hurried Dcvine thruugI his farewelis
VI hen the wagon drove up he was ready
Everybody was mounted Tine convict hal
the appearance Of beng perfectly hopeless
w hich way. sail tbs driver Parker
looked Devine keenly il tia face and
answered. Back through Sacatou-r
The convict dropped his head. and his
horelessness was no longer as umei
Our friend on the horse will prepare his
ambush for nothing, wont hef' asked
Parker
ale Just will, replied the convict. with
laugh
That night at 10. having driven eighty
three miles since . in the morning. III. detail
arrived ut the fort and Devine WAS secure in
in the post guard house.
The colonel was delighted AMI surprised
-Ispoke, laid he, of having another officer
come here. l think better have him CONS
now and give you a leave
Thank you" said the bold lieutenant;
then he explained that leaves were best ici
wedding journeys, and So les, up to fuii
revelation.
In that case" replied the colonel. witt a
dusty, Arizona wit. Il will send for my othcs
daughter and give Helen leave. to-