The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-10
TOCKEYTODD.

&tp Re nsek. and drip upon the can the
Ssht fhat soaif relsass the explosive To
uaa ~ petroAraa stratum.
On dsy GO The Custer road he gnya the
NaF- Thy hr0ks info a xild run. and
Sustsntes have a visid memory ofJocksy
1@hs sa=h through the tosn. He came
%sEH The Iaia street BIKE q whirlwind, and
1TE s@1 thezr breath. waiting for the ex-
P@~oa ASKS HIsied upon them they lived an
bt @osksy Todd sat On the box as
@&y az b. zsre winning a race in a
SE h the Eost-onscs door stood a gih Of
ENslrE- She bad ruB cut Of the street 20
aEa1 ~ teala- She hal hardly time 20
esrl ansaBd before che bays shot past. vet
5@r sask eg@ notei he caimaass Of the man
81 ths Ens~ Ca she cred. the sandyf"
Bhr sandy uas only q small mountain
siren thaE fsued INTO a small Tuna. hut
H. hui= Rad bsen torn HB for nspairs. The
sz@ Hta taaa RarroW ditch would be fatal
Epad toubt - the driver, aud be did not
@u 20 kHoE about H.
The ~cfatons faseinates, could not See.
In haarts b~at hard and thsir eyes pro-
~ ~ raeF booked fDr the explosion. The
Gs aear-l the dtrh. aud the wagon Owed
Dr8 E The obstetrics could not believe
~ s@ Sag tbsus ca the ground stood the
@1E~r suhaEHaed. and agay doxn the road.
~a - Easpn tongue humping on the
EElf between thsm, the bays were running
81 fuH -p~ad tssanI HanorL
EEeTE Hsrtafor shouted and ran 10 the
bni- L~-sna4~ryi- sent With the crowd. and
N1-l $40 saE Jockey Todd cDoily answering
NZe-taslF - "a ia lose aifh him. Noticing
ha o. ueE-mbued thaE b. had seen her in the
po-F-sna- eoor. aEd ~ smiled az be realized
TSat~ned i"ok AsetIng has gaze she
ha1sasL and his sHile gHiekly gave place 10
&zoEl Daring assays BE- strOds 10 where
ss sussd and asked in 3 harsh tone.
AAa yoH thsnk - So a man in bits, bowed
- ~ zFe~rHF
Sol oume hopin' 10 $50 him clear the
~4uh A. ea-y a. b. come 10 it."
81 your ~pan9On- NJ name Is Todd
HEsm Todd
Aad si1s b Leona Ierviz; I live there.
EsnsEng - . houss on the hall above the
TuaA
Frsu TIA. impuIsiEe beginning the ae-
gzazatsDes ~ Iockey Todd and Leona Jervis
EE@n@i inho 3 mutual aheetion-
HfHas days after tins Jockey Todd pulled
R "a eays a. b. Vas passing Leona's home.
H2- gstlag breakfast for her brother
GuV
Eh@n Ioek@y Todd was leaving .Leona
Du~E her arms around has neck and said. |
E~H ~. Hiram lam 30 fraid all the
|
uA LeoHa. I VII never drink again.'
~ f1aT Eas an evasion She chung TO
l1 tighter and pIeaIed- Oh. Hiram. /
@ 6 - Fou 20 bark % T. The terrible Civ
--uz- EA slrdy take your life some day If
80 sep 81 hanalin' II, and I'm worried TO
@9rh Al ne tine. Why ] never hear an ex-
E=Hgn- ~ - Only an empty can. without
H@p4- NJ heart just stands stilI while l
E1Nar : EE EOu oT-0r- |
Az1 - s-taHImerei into silence. hiding her
a. - hs shoalder He flied our the sen
sez~. EhispeIng In her ear--Or Grip."
Hsr Eas Pn=ssed his shoulder IN assent.
IuP E2s q m0Onigb.rr-0ns who had tor
E-4~1 "a sells IN tie night al the risk Of
49, and imprisonment. The torpedo COM
E4gE @E UhSch Ieekey Todd worked had a
pr @nuf5ng them IL the exclusive right
. uaEE-iDlng "a wills. - that all persons
s1Eaz@1 IA dand-srine operation with the
GsrF-a1 - me Eals Were Ia danger Of the
EH S8rh persons Wsrs called m~OOnlighters-
Grip 4-rsls had Long basn suspected by the
G1-E11a 1PalE and detectives had been
Er4eE@ - 8arch him. bat h. vas cunning.
sd bad neger bssn caught Le0na's admis-
Esa - 4sekey Todd was the FIRST reliable
Grla~ abraEns4 By any one In the c0mpa-
se1ploE that GIMP Eas actually a moon
EEhrer-
on fhe aeoE Le0na fare hlanched-
hou - neT Esin 70 teii on GRIP. are YOU?
Is oarrss q plsu0l and w0uld Kill y0u.'
Il aa soln - do HorhiR' now III shoot
81 aad think things over on the way
Esk ID nosr hkey give il up
"a Ia 80 glad Leona exclaimed. for
a - hsr brother M the JOY Of having a
hal prsEise from her loVsr thar he would
dangerous business
lisa beeause I'm afraid of gettin' killed.
~ q fiber got - die he'll DO it, no
Mater WAT h- business D.. Neither me nor
Gps goEn' - ssr hurt rll our time comes.
~ - b-eauss I'm a regular and Grips a
z~p2aEzk1sr harTm bothered I'm mixed be-
ts~a tZry snd love say, LeOna, what did
EoE - zs for
aint szine til you You guessed it.
Z11 I o0ul&H Z He |
-N4 ks me g00dbF, and we'll TX things
~ s92eh0E
Sc Nsrched him drive I'D asmaH hill in the :,
rla4 The shaa0Ey appearance Of the team
al1 driver 10 the fog when they reached ths
rop ~ rhs n-e almost made her cry out in
&z-lsh- vita s-upersnrlOus fOrebOding she
UstGnsa8 70 rhs house. F;
Jockey Todd drove slOEiy; there was tur
=ad In ks nind He Possessed a sense of
asasr. an6 II troubled him 70 BE- deeeiying J
Ea-e whom - served He felt that If heI 7.
zAAAi from the company the evidence that
HG-p ES q m~oOnightsr he would be treating ]
TN -nEa5HE- He Eas very glad when he .
1sze1@i the Oh Eel that hs had come to tor
p~40- The exciting task that be vas about
a perform would for the time divert his
eho1Zhrs- He stopped the horses a short 7
Esrancs from the dsrrirk. and Jumped TO the :
EoEEd Then be opened the box 10 get the
Zvue-ize There Was none there The box
49, -npry- yet b. himself had seen the cans ,
Vlae-1 there az the factory before he started. :
E-shur ne Id Eith q siam :
IL Vas mean. dBrn mean. Of Grip Jervis to Z
s-sal ny stGH Eb1e / was in his house court :
~ La SISTER :
Il pas hs foot on a hub Of a wheel, and, :
zaz11Z IN eln0K on has knee. became bought :
f. Il cozld not 20 back 10 the factory :
zl1 1sl4re thar the box had not been filed, :
81 ~ had signed the receipt, aud II was al :
H-asiy 6EIei a. q voucher for the quantity he :
Had rzkea- The reported 10 the company ;
GAa- - lad lost the glyeerine he might be I
an-a=d u oonniving siEh the mOonlighreTs. I
A. aaSF ~ $40 . way out Of his difficulty. :
E-lx "a good terms with a man who manu- .
GEua Gyorule. and whose trade was
A1rzay Nth fhe moouiighters. Jockey Todd .
u-atE-d % - 70 him AID try 70 buy enough F,
q 10 sLVhssve 10 shoot the well He had
~ -8sA under some bushes and drove 70 the
~ Ekene be saroeeded m purchasing
~ aZoHnr - Eiyoerine he needed he also
bsHEhF q sheL
Ma b. returned 70 the WeH curiosity led
1E % Iaok under rhe bushes where be had
@us-~i the ether sheL II was gone
-Gnp = rryin me- mighty hard, he NUT
--rsL a. hersulE can u giyoerlae care
E~g fnam me box
g sas not long untl the torpedo was at
ne hsrrom 81 The deep Vel. and then Jockey
TozE ua-kei up the thre-oornered weight.
- 80 70 drop ths on Grips head, he
s F-rEeen ID ceneEed teeth. a. he stood
ora tie eaSBg through Ehich the oil was
saa 20 sPour
-NsE z he said 10 the men employed
o. ia rsze. who Here standing ia the derrick.
TleF hsL and D. dropped the ~gO-ieviI' in
- III casing Re heard il strike the petrO-