Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-02

. knows he gut him. for heard htra Fein
was powerful mad, an Jes' turns luo~e an
! s-s~es him high and low. He was Kind
o. drunk. the only one az wss. an be jes
turns his gun On me an says be-, we. want
you still anyway" an lets her GO Tns
Teller what secned to BE- the lcAsler o. the
gang jumps him an knocks his hand down,
an the ball gets me here Ia the Leg. o.
course I'D a returned the attention. but
wasn't heelcd sDont XIII anybody ,lszz
you have 70" ssys this Teller
They all hAh masks an knowed they
wasn't tnampS from that. for tramp never
sports no mask, hes al'ays rather proud o.
his profession
Hurry up here broke Ia Winthrop.
No hurry. Mr. Winthrop. was the cool
reply, got amy hoozef
u happened 10 have a little whisky and
passed my flask 10 the philosophical VIC
tim. after he had taken long pull.
sighed and adjusted his other leg. he
went on:
No, THERE'S no hurry. gentlemen; I've
thought the whole thing out while I've
been iyin here waitin for you fellsrs to get
baek. o. course, u you'd come before
them FobbefS liz out IL 'ud been different;
but didn't much think you would an yoa
didn't.
"'Weii. after they sees I'm shot AN cnn,t
walk, the bev, he says. "Might ms we'll
leave him alone: there Amt no telegraph
instrument AN he can't walk on"
He was dead right. | wasn't iu II a lit
tie bit on walkin match. They talked
right out before me what they was mp TO
IAN It's jes' this: You see they aimed to yet
the schedule from my ranch here an
prob'ly tie me up or kill me, or ANYTHING
| to get me quiet; this yer shot In my leg
done all right an 10 they left me right here;
Tor the express tonight In the first train
through. which they digs out o. the time
tables. an that's the train they're after.
They've sort o. gone into the camp down to
the bridge where they can stop any one
what comes along an see there amt no NO
cidental warnin: they don't seem 70 look
for no one to come from Sidney. There
amt no freixbt due to come through an
they knows IT,
"'Do you mean 10 tell me that there are
some train robben. within mile Of Us
waiting to Jump the expressr exclaimed
Winthrop, nov thoroughly aroused.
They're { hin TO jump IL, an they're
goin 10 get fooled the worst you ever see,'
WAS the cool rrply
Garter. you're crazy ssid the super
intendeut. sitting down again.
80 ANtP tttT obNls alfs w lutDFOp. It's
gospel TRUE. Look at them drawer.--isn't
the time tables gong. Amt shotr Amt
my dog deaii None o. my gruh,s been
MISUNDERSTANDING never leaves no grub
THE mans manner aud voice convinced
rs much more than did his rather weak
array OF cirenmstnntial evidence. could
see that Winthrop wius satisfied that there
was something In the story and was trying
70 think u out-he charged up aud down
the shanty. looked out at the moon lust
rising, and In fact WAS In an entirely ex.
cuS,ble state OF excitement.
The situation wts certainly unique 70
say the least. A train mulberry on tae cards.
and the division superintendent warned be-
forehand
IF Carter hal not been hurt we might
have attacked the party. although there
were certainly four. whom Carter had seen,
and probably more In the gang
al could flag the train u | could only
get across the river said Winthrop.
"fou can't cross 'cept right there ut the
bridge where them fellows H.. was the re
ply: FAINT foriable an there ain't no
boat
"'lf could set back to Sidney 4 could
telegraph, continued the excited speaker,
thinking aloud.
. telegraph TO Antelope down below. where
you can ketch the train easy. to press a
lot O. deputies an come through
Yes, but Sidney's twenty miles was
the response.
Twenty one, Mr. Winthrop. replied
the imperturbtble Carter
" i wish ! had gra=shopper.' was the
next remark
80 ] wish you had.' returned the other,
Il asked you for one awhile age you re-
member. This was true. ~ happened to
know.
There's nothing To do but stay and
hight II out. guess, said Winthrop, after
q pause.
ut seemed as II this WAS the remark
Carter was waiting for. for he suddenly
spoke up:
Can you sail boatr
The question startled US 10th and
made rs SURF that the train rohbe.s were a
myth aud that Carriers mind was up.
from the pain OF his wound.
Neither OF us said word
"'Can you vail boatf he repeated
"'No. can't replied my friend.
"'Can you. lleutenanty
Thinking IL best to humos the man
answered with slckly laugh, 4 used TO
handle a cathos.t pretty we'll Whyp
That's IL exactly. I've got the best
catboat In Nebraska, rigged 1t up myself
I'VE now felt sure that the man was
clean daft. ~ he went on;
"'You know that switch, MIR. Winthrop.
what goes 10 the gravel I,,nk, yselI va,
no I'M tbere am you'Il aud nv nr,y,,,,. ..s,,,
sh.,s n daisy N vou c.,, saiI re- -,