Omaha daily bee., 1888-11-11

be we'll understood that the patronage
of his dive fell off very materially on
such occasions. Only the toughest and
most desperate would venture to APP
proach his bar or gaming tables at such
times.
He had Just finished with couple of
young cowboys whom he had left dane
ing for fullya hour, varying the monot-
ony by shooting the floor full of holes
under their feet, when Reynolds, cow
boy from one of the upper ranges, and a
stranger in the town, dropped in. He
had heard the music and the shooting,
and went in to see what was up.
He had no sooner crossed the thresh-
old when Hall staggered up to him, and
swinging his six-shooter in his face,
cried, YOU'RE jest in time, young fell
Ter, we're all dry; come up and treat. "
~ can't do it, said Reynolds, Il
haven't got any stuff. and | cont want
to be thrOwed out" and he tried to
laugh and make Hall think that he
took it all rs a joke.
"Havenh, any money, growled the
drunken bully. ''Well, then, wh at ex
out. did that hurt?' he quickly added,
as he jammed the muzzle of his re-
volver into Reynolds face, cutting
cash in his lip, and all but knocking
him down.
What kind of treatment is this to
show MANI" said Reynolds, as he
wiped his bloody lip with his sleeve.
Il haven't done Il thing; really have
no money; but no man can treat me
like dog" and his eyes flashed like
Goals of fire.
"They can't. eh?" leered Hall; "well,
how'd you like that?" and as he
spoke he deftly whirled his six
shooter in his hanu, grasping
it as it revolved by the barrel, and be-
fore Reynolds could protect himself, the
the butt full in the face. The blow did
not knock him down but the second one
did, and as he was scrambling upon his
hands and knees to get out of the in
furiated brute's way. he kicked him
through the open door into the sands of
the street.
Reynolds nose was broken and his
face terribly laceratcd, aud he stag
gered into Mannering'S Office ana
tainted. A crowd of angry cowboys
quickly gathered in the place, aud
while they sympathized with Reynolds
and did all they could to alleviate his
sutferings, none was so bold as to pro-
pose summary vengeance upon Hall.
Alter having MS face washed ana
bandaged, Reynolds said he would leave
the place, and remarking that he be-
longed to the Three Bars ranch, and
that they would probably hear from HIM
again, he disappeared into the dark
ness, striking up north of the town, past
the refrigerator, and over the frowning
sand hill.
Late that night, when all the peace
full citizens Of the place had retired, and
the sounds OF the desperate orgies that
were being carried on by desperate men
and depraved women emanated from
Halls disreputable hole alone, the
crack of a Winchester rifle startled the
town.
The door Of the Headquarters" was
wide open, a lurid glare from the coal
oil lamp streamed out hting up an ave-
nue. across the railroad track and
against the tents of the graders beyond.
Hall, the drunken bully tired out with
his nights sport, had just stepped up to
the bar, and told Harry, the bartender,
TO give him night-cap, and he'd go to
bed.
He was in the act OF hosting the
whisky to his lips when the Winches-
ter 8 sharp report crashed upon the
quiet OF the night.
Hall dropped his glass on the bar, and
1t was shattered TO pieces, and clasping
his right hand 10 his side, we'll back