Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-06-28

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HE uAD NOT WAIVED Iowa
"Ah. Nj. firestone. you are = horse.
thief ~ well A. maonshiner' Itt
strange 10 nae Il that u not Judge ~
bridges horse
The captured man nov spnkc Cor the
first time. IDIOT he said. edo yau
know What risk you are mourning In
coming herrP You are right. ! an
Hank frestone. aud you can not take
me- hundred steps. hardly. l.cfore my
friends will see "a Ard Il they DO
your life will be- snuaed uat Ia A.
quick time a. Il takes 20 cock aud pull
a trigger Go. fool. while yan have .
chance. and don't tampcT with Hank
Frcrtone"'
"Ah. . replied John. eaolly enough.
You seem e. forget MI F.rcstone. thai
just now bold the trump card. Va thi,
game. ! know these roads pretty well.
and think We can get 10 Smithyills
IN about tire, hours without meeting
any II your friends N u Just ten
miles o. town, aud We will walk aud
ride turn about You have just bren
riding. - will take a rrst. aud you
can lead the horse. Get up aud e.
ahead viii H. the guide aud Ia.
struct sou which way b. turn
slowly enough. Firc.t"nr arrsc sui
did a. b. was told. while Thurber. Iti..
t"l Va hand. mounted the h"r-s II
was n queer Progression. but 1hurbet
decidedly bad the most q The fun.
After awhile they changed ~; John
walled. bat be- touk carv 10 have 81,
man well covered aud. - b. told him.
be- would have shot him Instantly Il ~
bad attempted 20 ride thr bors. ftstst
than q walk All the way o. smith.
,ill' che captured outlaw spoke never
a word
u was midnight when they reached
tovn. aud GA their waS ~ n. deserted
street they passed judge Eidddges
house.
Have YOU any obirctiun 20 stopping
hcrcP' askrd The mouushiner.
What ipr'''
'ub, ! have a fancy a. ses the juice.
Maj b. will arrange frr me 20 have
better quarters than one would get
down 70 the courthouse "
II don't think he's home. bat ven
-rr. Indeed, ! would just a. -pou -
Ia. II hr b. home I"
That b. his horse. said the outlaw.
'aud We may a. we'll leave 10 Ia the
barn"
- abe h"r-r was lcl 81 the barn.
and Ihurbyr and his prisoner walked
a. o. ths house
A. h. often the ease ia epuntry houses
especially 10 the south. 30 daur. we're
fastened. and the two men entered and
walked Into littl, rp,m near the su.
trance. which ths Juige used a d.
Lrary aud aficc. Thurber was faniii.
iar with the r,Um. aud or,lrr,d his naa
~ strike light. which hs dtd. awk-
waullt enough
BEFORE sou eall the Judge" said
Tirr.ians. "a would likc a. ask you
two questions first. What are vsu
going o. 10 With ms; aud. second. shat
hriught yaa out after mr to-pighir
"iir-i. then. replied Thurl,rr. Il
AN going g. land ,ua safely Ia l4il IN
the rtr, u tnitcd States Marshal
Nscond. came after you 20 10 myself
god turn"
A.. 1 -, -. ~. -. a.
a.. said The prisoner You want
a. marry Sadie Eldrdgr. ADD with that
surety you wouldn't care 4 -
whether wts w i,il o. not
john Thurber stared ~ biz man.
We'll ! don't know how IN the devil
you read my thoughts - well. bat
yuu 70 pretty nearly right.
While Ihurbcr was speaking. Hank
Firc-tanr bent BIZ head down within
reach ~ hi. hands. which we're "a
short range pu sccount II bis pinionr,i
arms With his hands be- removed his
dark long beard aud hi. wig u BE-
hi,sk hair. and. a. b. raised himself 10
his full height. b. revealed the gra,
head and smooth sha,en face II -Jaigs
Liir,dgs!
Il have played this game saceess-
fully Tor tweuty years. John Thurber
bat sou have euyhrrd me AZ last. I.
Amos Ellrdge. am also Hank Fire
stone though not one q my naeu %
IN the mountains have even suspiei -
q the fact You played a RISKY game
Tonight. John Ihurter. but you Won
the trick. ! am Ia your hands. 81
eourss
u view a the fact that John Thur.
bef married. few weeks later. Sadie
Eldridss. and that the highly respected
judge kldridge "a. present 10 eater
tain the we'iding guests. Il i % be- PIE.
sumed that the youag lawyer showed
some clsmeney 30 the captured Hank
firvstons. I, y certain that the can
ture remained a profound secret In lie
town - smithviIle. r. this lay ther.
are Old ritiksns who wonder what H.
came II The bald Hank Firustans. aud
there arv even some who regret "a.
sn'ldea decline. twenty years ago. a
the Illicit whisky stills IN she neirhh.t.
hood "a Suithvills.