Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-03

frowned and shut close has mouth and
'liuChed his hands. These were ominons
,gils in Mr.. Herries, aud even Denver
Pete, redoubtable knight Of the green
cloth IA he was, would have done well
b. have needed them; had he known
young Herries better he might have
done SO.
For Herries had stalked back to the
brilliantly lighted baroom and had
called for glass OF whisky, the while he
regarded knot of men near by who were
couvcrsing In a low tone. Among these
men was the gambler against whom
He,Iies had been warned-a handsome,
pale faced, tall, slender man, dressed
with great neatness in black and with
ont n single ornament visable--not even
the bolt which nearly every man wore.
He had a small, keen. hungry looking,
gray eve, and as he looked at Herries he
met the latter's gloomy glance, smiled
and turned 10 his friends with the re-
mark:
The kid seems worried about some
thing Iwonder if by any chance he
has overheard usf"
Guess not--he jest come in minute
ago"
"PeSAaps-perhaps," muttered Pete,
"but we will soon know"
Events moved quickly in frontier
towns As Herries finished his whisky
and banged the door behind him, Pete
arose from his seat.
His friends also sprang UP, but he
made gesture of dissent.
"No, boys. Leave this to Inc. II
can't deal with one tenderfoot certain
ly won't call in aid"
"But he might get the drap on ye,'
persisted one.
Pete shrugged his shoulders and
deigned no reply. He walked to the bar,
called for aud swallowed large glassful
OF brandy, which draft did not even
bring flush TO his pale check, 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
rociSy soil of the mesa, aud then long,
loud "hurra-a-h."
Then all was silent.
As one man they sprang 10 their feet
and rushed for the door, but ere the fore
most man among them could reach it it
was burst violently open and old Ramon
rushed in, followed by Pete, from Den
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a drunken man, called for brandy, and
then came TO the floor with crash that
shook the windows.
4 babel OF voices prevented an expla-
nation for long time, and when Peter
had somewhat revived he told them what
had happened.
Where's Chiquita? some one asked.
Aspasm of wrath convulsed the fea-
lures of the dying man.
"Gone," he gasped; 'gone with that
cursed tenderfoot."
Glow did it all happen, Pete!"
Gle was there when / got there.
ChiQuita was all dressed and ready to go
of with him-womanlike, curse her!
He saw me coming. His horse was
there He waited for me. Oh, the fell
low 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. got up
aAd followed suit. He got back at us
once-his last cartridge-and caught
Ramon, for heard him groan. Then
the tenderfoot yelled and rode off. Boys,
give me n big drink. I'm done for"
And when they brought the drink
fast chilling corpse was all that was left
Of Pete from Denver to drink it.
And Chiquita?
Chiquita went to a convent in st.
Louis, and left there four years later
cultured and magnifcently beautiful
woman.
She will be pleased to receive any Of
Mr.. Herries' friends at her lovely home
in the Back bay district in Boston, and
ii 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 Herries
ever seen again in Picture Canyon.-At-
lantU Constitution.
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