Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-04

put you on your guard l heard the
Judge say in half angry tones that rem
dered almost unintclligible every thing
he said.
lis the entry door fastened?" Bogus
asked. without looking At the Judge or
needing him in the least Another
proof Of his insanity. il any more were
needed. Il did not hear the reply. Tor
the wind and rain began now to beat
upon the sides of the house with mo-
mcntarily increasing volume and force.
HE won't make a move in SIGH a
night as this. Jo!' said the landlord. in
his usual loud positive manner - he
strobe back and locked the door lead
ing to the kitchen. The Judge fol-
lowed.
your mother kin come right to ar
house. talked to father about ut, I'm
he says come right along. You"
20 you don't know, then! You
don't know! Have got to tell you all
-all--allp Can't somebody else tell
him! Can't somebody else tell him?"
She was in such frenzy now, so
evidently beside herself, with her
hands clasped over her heaving bosom
and her black hair down over her face
like q vail, and every word coming as
if it were torn from her with hooks of
steel! The women crowded about her
and carried her into n corner where a
large rocking chair had been pushed
out of the way. There was a great
rushing about and such inextricable
confusion that l stood dazed. Even
the loud and excited alteration going
on in the closed and barred entry did
not claim my attention until the stun
ming report of a pistol, followed by an
other and then three or four together,
eliminating in something like fusil-
lade, startled me into instant action.
1 ran into the wide entry. fully expect
ing to see Judge Banks or Bogus
Leatherwood stretched upon the floor.
There were three or four men at the
barred entry door with their carbines
in their hands. but no sign of any ono
being hurt. Upstairs heard the
landlords voice in his usual growl
giving continuous direction. Judge
Banks walked back hastily.
"Thsse women must 60 down into
the cellar. Some NV UNI ull git hurt
hyah! Silkit, why don't you git UNI
out Nv the way, sah?"
'But what's the matter, iudgoa
What's the firing about?" ask. hur-
rying back with him into the dining
room.
"Sonle infuhnal fool offisus tryun to
make some unlawful ahwests. tole
um the men would all give themselves
up in the mawnun when l could see
theyuh paypus, un see that the wawnts
was issued in due fawm by the pwopah
awthawtiea An, sub! they made a
bulge fob the douh. sub! But they
didn't git in. sub! They didn't git in"
And then there was such a fright
ened whirl and futter of excitement
and confusion. with everybody rum
ming this way and that. that l could
only keep my attention clearly fixed
upon the din of the carbines that kept
up an incessant banging somewhere in
the upper story Of the old log tavern.
The sound of the guns of the assailant IS
could not be distinguished; but that
they, too. were firing was proven by
An occasional bullet piercing the thick
wood battens of the windows, or conf ing
through the heavy oak weatherboard-
ing of the ell with force enough left to
bruise two or three persons, among
whom. of course, was Fan. She came
up to me with her sleeve stripped up
'howing blue spot on the back of her
large white and muscular arm.
There now" she said, with An q.
cited laugh. I've got all . this I want.
fur this time. They's a way to q out
. h-yur. On I'm \ goan to git out. too.
I'm l reckon I better take you long
wimmy." She seized my arm and
started, almost dragging me after her.
resisting feebly as certainly did.
"Where's-"
"Pollyr" she finished for me. "6he's
out nm gone. You needn't to wait fur
her, nohow. nor." There was such an
evident stress upon now that could
not help asking why needn't wait
now as well as any time heretofore.
Fan looked at me in undisguiscd won
der. Just then q terrific roar that
shook tho big log house a. II with an
earthquake deafened me for moment
I supposed the house had been struck
by lightning. Outside there was cry,
shrill yell Of surprise. defiance and
perhaps derision. echoed by shout
within.
"Now. sub! they'll be . chance fob
the winmin to git out Than goes
Bogusses cannon. They won't stand
befoah that, suh!'' And Judge Banks
ran excitedly into the east room.
"Coms ON now! You haint fittun to
be left h-yur, the way you are. Ell you
don't know what's happened to Poll.
I've got some news to tell yuh. She's
married. That's whut she is. That's
whut she wawnted melody to tell
yuh. Now then. come right along
with me-"
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