Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-10-23
As Pete explained IL but the chance.

as Pete explained it, but the chances
of a scoop were not improving.
TO make sure OF my game. agreed
with Pete 10 stake him in the press
room as soon as the paper was off and
we parted
That night / went down to the
press room, on the elevator. with the
last plate, and there was Pete, fighting
with science and success. to maintain
his place at the head of the line of
waiting newsboys, all anxious to get
bundles for the all night places where
two bits is often picked up for an early
paper.
ut was too dark to follow Pete so
l told him had notion to meet his
side pardner' and hurried along with
him to Glasgow Jacks.
1T was the usual place-you re-
member the type. Dunni A basement
square ring in one end; some dumb
bells and Indian clubs scattered about
pool table, with leaden cushions, a
half dozen berry card tables, a bar
and a patronage of pugs. low FOUNDERS.
and dreary young men who fancied
they were seeing life. by poisoning it.
"Pete's advent woke up the place.
My very considerable knowledge of
what the paper contained-I had
watched the make-up-had given me
no impression that all our news per-
tanned to fights and fighters, racers
and racing, murders and murderers.
The crowd there found nothing else in
the paper, and was soon expressing
its interest in those phases of life by
animated discussions of them over the
most unthinkable whisky. l took a
glass of it with Glasgow Jack. who
treated me with that considerable
shall say kindness our
profession ever receives from his.
Jack laughed when | asked him
about Pete. I'm kinder stuck on der
kid. said Jack; dere's no flies on i'm.
an I'm goin' to do der right thing by
him. was thinkin' it would be der
proper game ter give der kid some
schoolin'. He kinder takes ter liter
airy ways-selling poipers. and that.
I'm dom pretty well, an amt got no.
body wild string on me sack, SO | wos
thinkin' mebbe l could send der kid to
one of dem schools in der country,
where he'd get away from dis gang
and brace up little and be lawyer
or somethin.' He's kinder got ter me,
We see, and I'm sorter soft on der kid
II knew Glasgow Jack to be the
toughest character in the city. but just
the way all the villainy went out of
his wicked eyes when he spoke of
Pete has secured him a graceful cpl
taph-if have the pleasure of know
ing of his death.
There must have been some very
exciting sporting news that night, for
the crowd became noisy and drunk in
discussing it.
ut was such nasty outfit that I
should have left before Pete returned.
but | had resolved to see him through
one day. When he did return, his
papers all sold, Jack motioned him to
come over to us. but couple of men
at an adjoining table stopped the boy,
and one OF them offered him drink of
whisky. Jack called out: Let go.
now! You know l don't want Pete
offered any drink
THE man laughed in an ugly way.
and replied; You are getting too
pious, Jack. If the kids yours, why
don't you say SO. II he amt don't be
SO funny about him. The man, by a
quick grip opened Pete's mouth and
threw some whisky in it.
Jack sprang at him and bit him
before he could rise. The mans pistol
was whipped out and he pulled with
a dead drop on Jack, but just as he
pulled, Pete jumped in between them
and took the ball in his head.
Everyone was silent and motion
less for several seconds, as Jack
caught poor little Pete and laid him
down, with woman's gentleness. on
the sawdust floor.
Suddenly, with lightning swiftness.
Jack pulled and shot. The man fell
backward; Jack stood over the body
and with horrible calmness, emptied
his revolver into the mans face.
II was kneeling by Pete's side when
his eyes opened. He whispered some
thing, and l put my ear to his lips
When yer write it up he murmured,
be sure an say me side pardner never
pulled his gun It'll after de odder Teller
had de drop on 'iml' Tho Argonaut.