Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-10-15
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jameson accomnaniei the doctor to hi,
solicitor. and gave instructions for the de-
fense II their rights under the will, and so
commenced the litigation in tn, famou.
case Of Jameson AMI Miller against Mac
Ali tlr AMI OF lers.'
Fortunately for Jsannie, the doctor, who
WIS a wIdower, wanted a housekceper TO
look aft his daughter Maggie. AMI ha In
~tai "a Jaa ME al 9nce.
j in.esnn nal IN engagement offered him
for ~! -g,w AM there was nothing 10 de-
TIM Ian ;ur h'r kept to Lave il out
it'll Mr. DeomIstsr
rathmlnes is about six miles from
ABERDEEN, but that was nothing to Willie,
so llc walked over one fine morning alter
breakfast On arriving at tie lodge h. in
..uIrad ii II l..r1 was about Tue lolg,-
kr.pr repi Ell:
ne is gone ont 10 have wes bit rabbit
sh.,.i ng. You'll find MIN in the glen yon-
der. about m lie aid bittock awa'
\ iuiis and a bittock means two good
7 ;,iiSh miles Or mora. Still it was all in
th. dac's walk. AT length Willie reachcl
III glen. As he en- tered at one end Deemp-
ste; ,iYeure at TIL ether. with his gan aud
his ,ing pretty back pointer. As the two
men apron 'h, i each other the doc came
bounding forward, and iickol Jamieson's
hand. Til, laird pulled himself up stitfiy,
and growled out:
Now, then, what do you wantf'
Il want YOU, Daniel Deempster. Do YOU
knew meF'
'Oh, aye I ken you well enough. You're
the pl ,y-actor fellow that was at the funeral
the other day; but you're mo- in the kirk
yard the moo, you're trespasslng on nav
grounds. so you'd better make Yourself
scarce.
IN 1t TIL have settled my account with
| yo".
''..e. is :ne fellow made
TAI care that YOU keep civil tongue
in your head, Mr.. D., mpster, or it will be
tn, worse for you. I've waitei for this
two years or more, but now the title has
GOMEZ
Well, now that it has come, once more |
ask-What do you want with mel'
II want TO tell you that when you gaye
Dnna.d Campbell that foul blow, out below
he hill by Du ihope Ferry, you murdered
two lives, AMI because the law can take no
CO. nizance OF your crime you think you can
escape win impunityp
"lmpulityw roared Dsempster; "is it
IMMUNITY to have t'iat baby faced blnci-
head, with his great glittering eyes, his
white face, AM fair hlir streakei with
blood, standing by my bed aud board BY
day ana night! But tbere-clear ou., or
Pll riidl, your hide with buckshotl You
won'tt Then, by" and with this word he
lifted his gun and let fly at Willie.
Fortuna. ely, his eye was quicker than the
others hand, ard he cast himself full length
on the grass as the charge flaw harmessly
over him. The next instant he was at his
would-be assassin's throat, hal snatchei the
riff, from him, smashed the stock and bar
rel over his knee, and hurled it a hunlrei
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The pointer stood still and trembled
Then the tragedian said, in q stern, quiet
voice:
| II don't wish to have blood on my soul
not even the blood of such skunk as YOU
are. But am going to thrash you as long
as can stand over you. So put up your
hands, and don't let me take you at disad-
| vantage"
| "You take me at a Acknowledgement
Don't talk, but put up your hands, tell
you"
| And the two men went at 1t hammer ani
tongs. Deempster had met his match for
| the first time in his life, and in quarter of
an hour uo nay vi Ills luck, Deatcn Wltnll
| an inch of his life.
| The poor little pointer perceived 81
| divided duty" He came and snarl,I at the
victor as if going to bite him, then abpar-
| ently he altered his mind, and licked his
hand After that he went over TO his mas
cr and licked the beaten giants face
Without another word Jameson turned
is back and STROBE over to the lodge.
Nhen he got there he said to the woman:
Your master has been badly beaten. an
wants assistance. You will find Inn lynn.
| IN tho glen out yonder."
Then he walked back to Aberdeen, NUT
tering: