Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-01

she gathering gloom ana mist
Hold on, cried Herries, rushing after
him. "Tell me. at least, who my enemy
Isl
Black Waxy turned and scanned the
young engineer closely in the twilight
~Pete-from Denver !" he jerked out,
and strode rapidly off.
Herries was brave man, hut his blood
chilled at the mention of that name Ii
was the synonym of all that was most
fierce. bloodthirsty. aud wicked even in
that wicked and bloodthirsty little COM
munity.
Denver Pete u he mused $50 he is
going to do me up because I'm trying 10
win that poor child from her horrible life
and save herfor something better fear
me, Edward, you're in no end of a bad
scrape
But the blood which had rushed so
hotly through his veins when Tale's
shouts rang triumphant over the foot
ball field as the goal was almost won, and
which nerved him 10 dare any odds, take
any risk, so long as he could save that
game. now flowed again warmly through
his heart.
"Tll not be bullied, he said. aud he
frowned and shut close his mouth and
elinched his hands. These were ominous
signs in Mr.. Herries, and even Denver
Pete. redoubtable knight of the green
cloth as he was, would have done well to
have needed them; had he known young
Herries better he might have done so.
For Herries had stalked back to tho
brilliantly lighted barroom and had called
for glass of whisky, the while he re,
garded knot of men near by who were
conversing in a low tone. Among these
men was the gambler against whom
Herries had been warned-a handsome,
palefaced, tall, slender, man, dressed with
great neatness in black and without
single ornament visible-not even the
belt which nearly every man wore. He
had small, keen, hungry looking gray
eye, and as he looked at Herries he met
the latters gloomy glance, smiled, anG
turned to his friends with the remark
"The kid seems worried about some
thing. / wonder If by any chance ho
has overhead us?"
"Guess not-he Jest come in minute
ago."
"Perhaps-perhaps," muttered Peter.
"but we will soon know
Events move quickly in frontier towns.
As Herries finished his whisky and banged
the door behind him, Peter arose from
his seat.
His friends also sprang up, but he made
gesture OF dissent
"No, boys. Leave this to me. If
can't deal with one tenderfoot | certainly
won't call in aid.
But he might git the drap on ye,
persisted one.
Peter shrugged his shoulders and
deigned no reply. He walked to the bar.
called for and swallowed large glassful
of brandy, which draught did not even
bring flush to his pale cheek, opened
the door, and was lost in the darkness Of
the night
About two hours later the inmates OF
the Rough Diamond were startled by
hearing shots, cries, oaths, the heavy
laundering of horses hoofs on the
rocky soil of the mesa, and then a long,
loud "hurra-a-ah.
Then all was silent.
As one man they sprang to their feet
and rushed for the door, but ere the fore.
most man among them could reach il, il
was burst violently open and old Ramon
rushed in, followed by Pete, from Den
yer, who, swaying and staggering like
drunken man, called for brandy, and
then came to the floor with crash that
shook the windows.
A babel of voices prevented an explain.
alton for long time, and when Peter
had somewhat revived he told them what
had happened.
Where's Chiquita 2" some one asked
A spasm of wrath convulsed the feat
ures of the dying man.
"Gone, he gasped; @gone with that
cursed tenderfoot.
How did it all happen, Peter"
He was there when got there. Chi.
quita was all dressed and ready to go off
with him-womanlike, curse her! He
saw me coming. His horse was there.
He waited for me. Oh, the fellow was
game enough. / said nothing, but
opened on him The girl being there
must have made me nervous, for missed
my man for the first time.
@And them"
why, he pumped me full of lead be-
fore could pull trigger. Hit me five
times. Then he mounted and swung
the girl up in front of him. Old Ramon
came up and opened on him. l got up
and followed suit. He got back at US
at once-his last cartridge-and caught
Ramon, for / heard him groan. Then
the tenderfoot yelled and rode off. Boys,
give me big drink. I'm done for
And when they brought the drink a
fast chilling corpse was all that was left
of Peter from Denver to drink il.
And Chiquita?
Chiquita went to a convent i'm St.
Louis, and left there four years later n
cultured and magnificently beautiful
woman.
She viii be pleased tc receive any of
Mr. Herries's friends at her lovely home
in the Back Bay district in Boston, and
il you succeed in pleasing her she will
tell you of that awful night at Picture
Canyon when "tenderfoot" from Bos-
ton showed how @tenderfeet" can fight
when sweetheart is at stake
And old Ramon.
When they looked for him he was
gone. Nor was he or Edward IIerri~
ever seen again in Picture Canfon-At-