Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-02-19

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vhIf. ttrfr v.t, ihs l,,p h.lI.V- 90
as usst t. hh-aist.t ,,cs ili- out
sff.t. Boa boat .hHs'l that %, SHARED
d.. msafrf ..t..fnr., ~ pur.uu Death
v.iil hst. .t...n su,h st.,l frr q
rsii.i. sn .l.. .f .I.,tl ,rtsui-
Death e.ult htte Commissioned such
rti.f 60 issf r. .su',u,. uf death \
tslI fsunt mau with the l,-,se. hong
flaiuf ~ pisn,.f lot the brown Vigur
~ tiHuerf wss guur from him Ills
Fac was lean ani tl,-hl.ss II was
rltaf wfstv .uiir ~ ius bluui hal found
iasut 4 stup - "a white blanket.
saii,sl wiih dust aud ilu.'l was turhnurd
ashsw alHaat bic bead aul under II there
showed the ugY edge. II recent
u .ani
When he inilrl up bc-ilr us his
sifiuat nfht hand sas ready upon the
huii - stesnter No dropped the muE
sls aa hs booked a. a..
~ vhat hotfur VS. this man the cm-
hsallri Se.nesisi
" here are they
o. whispered this question In voice
,hi,h With strfn puI--. aud shuddcr-
,uH siih s.ins recollection that inspired
tlie puus'ee
ih.s' What
Tho two muFirftFt"
thsy siali be- iau ~ lridgrr"
~ The Musmops told me they
wrre hsf, Don't hilr lhcm Their
iiine b. r,sias
wiiil 80 thr same curlling whisper
Ne crushed his Noi,,. as n he feared the
vtFy hill.sk- - ths prairie would re-
vertebrate hts words and earth would
uissf a wanting rfy To- those ha bnnte,i
o. n o. fHt lbe ayyugrf 81 blood was
~ hani
NJ us.si H. ie TIA whom he sought
fhs twn Ratnllefs the two murdcrrrs
She hfutes w. lad snsps, tel. hut
whrfa NrFa thssf Where 90 be- nuughtY
W halted The mad train II was but
hundred fsr,ls lssf ~ ~ over the ridge
Jahu chamberlain a4,d hts party returned
io lsau whsi delayed ~
The bssaafd hofs' Bun STARED At them
ell va silphes
I've z.nn tou lsfoFv. stranger" said
Hhamlsflaln
irs sald the man. In hts shuddering
Whist.sf
"ifs Armstrong from Oregon. from
che mI-Ins. aint iu Won don't hook
~ u sua we're after cattle this time.
Where spaF hfuth,tf'
Mnfsiurpd
q allowed something had happened.
lu-aase be want long never se~,l
t~u msn stick 81 rlnso ~ You and he
dii They didn't Nh him without get
sin hck ~ you, sc~. Who was 40
iuiisnsf
Wufas@
Il - ken tnow why you're after rs
then
4 can1 waste hsne. Ahami,erlain. IS
sali Armstrong. In hurried whisper.
"til tsll guu ~ iva words what's hap
l-.ne'l b. us. and ptsp- YOU can help
Ess b. hni ihs men I msan g. ilnd"
in help you. " know how. Arm.
strung haial sen ne two In my life.
oil esiuntfy 80 n"s country. saints 90
K~attlss, .. ~ do more fur ~ You aud
Yuaf brother I've ollaE said. - the
wufli Was rhuh uil ~ Armstrong;.
Paradise wualdn't pay. and Abraham.
Isaac aud Janoh muut Just ~ well blow
uut their candle and ~ under bushel
la.kst. anls~. e halt bushel would kiver
/ 'ptn
The stranger seeu,ed inscnsshle 10 this
compliment Ne vent on In the same
whisl~T tull II aiuny. pain ani WEAR
nss. While he talked his painting horse
drew az lia lp ard whinnied, showing
his lung. ysllus ,ssth. The spirit ~ his
rider hasi eatsfed him. lie was impa.
ti.nl - this dailiaHoe
We we're ounng down from the
| umIalua, my brother aud I" said Arm.
strong. 'ssan acns.s ,o the states "a
drive aat cattle neat summer. We was
little late ons morning. along ~ our
HORSES hayin s,Fayei "a from camp. and
that was how We met them men. Two
| on eva Their WAS tall, mcat ungOdly
rfks and little, tat. mean lookin runt.
We lighted on 'e,n lnzt so the erussin oi
hear river They was comln from Sac.
THmen,eF. they said kinder allowed
they saa nurse thieves and wanted IA
shy uf HIT Bill that was my
brother
iIefv The psor fellow choked little.
"hlli he never rould think wrong II
nols,sly iilll. hs udd Ma Isooks was
nuihin he said. 'and we'd jine the tel,
lsFs ~ w. did. aud r-le together all
day, ani ca,aI,ei 'ng-ih.r on branch
ws rum g.. I reckon Wa talked too
snuch about the cattle we was goan "a
hay, sai ~ipp.s- Their Amt many on
The l'as iiio side that amt heard ~ the
| Armstrong; They allowed W. had
tnaneY, them mur,l.rern did Well, we
esinIrd all right. aud went 90 sleep. and
never kuuwel loihin. ~ II warn't a
dream that Rriss y had wiped mo over
ths head till vote np the next day
with the sun hFilit down on my head
snd nay head all rtw AMI bloo'ly. M II
I'll issen scalped And there was Bill --
my brother lhll -lyin dead In his
blankets
A shuddet passe through our group.
These wsfn the mei we had tolerated
at with q, the cam , FIRE. Ia whose rough
stories and foul jokes We hal listened.
fiFents Instinct was true
Armstrong wac evidently an honest
siuspls. kindly fellow. Hts eyes were
pure. gsnile blue They Allied with
tears n b. sl.oke. ilnt the stern look re-
manned. the hhas aiHAnihine whisper
only grew thicker with vengeance.
"Ilill WAS dead. he continued. THE
hatehst slipped when they come ~ hit
uis, and they waA too skearcd. | sup
Is@s, a. ~ on chopin ans ~ they had
him. Fr'aI~ his shos, cum ruund and
tald em I waFn't the fair thing they'd
len At AMI Z warut hut they got our
hufssss, ilill's bla HOrFel and my Flathead
hnfs~, what's made . hundred and TWEEN.
~ three miles ietwixt sunrise and sun
sss II September day goan for the
ds-'t"f, when Ma Armstrong was TUX to
dis They gni the hnrAs,s AMI our money
leils ~ when found Bill was dead
! hnowed wha, my life WAS left me for.
! tied up my head. and somehow crrp
and waikesi and run aud got 81 Box III.
DEF dohi know how long u took nor
~ho showed mo the way, but got
there
iios Elder Il tho nurthernmost Nor.
INCA settlement. ~ was, Ia ,ho-- DAYS.
IN never say smother word Agin the