Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-21

nat all right. II serve your pa
per The captain of the Rangers is vir-
tually sheriff anywhere in the State-at
his own discretion, you know = laughing
and giving me the wink.
"'By George, old mai exclaimed,
grasping his hand. Il am beginning to look
upon you as a ''providential interven-
ton" in my favor on this trip and we
walked on together over to Gringo's
store.
1T was getting on toward dusk, and
Giingo was in the back part of the room
looking over his books. Scott and Iboth
saw that we had him at his disadvantage,
and before he knew what had happened,
Scott was reading off the paper at the
rate of sixty miles an hour. The man
seemed stunned for minute, then, sud
denly collecting himself, he whirled
round, ran his hand in drawer, and
whipped out revolver, but before he
got good grip on it, knocked it out
| of his hand, straddled ton the floor, and
covering him with my own said: Come,
come, Mister Fire Eater, none of that !
| That isn't what we want you to get out
of that drawer A little cash would make
it easier for both of u.s.
''Like all DULLES, the fellow was a
bluff and coward. He saw we had
him and he cooled down, stand
ing sullenly by while Scott fin
ished the paper, and then ran
sacked the miscellaneous stock on the
counters and found some tacks and a
hammer, with which he fastened the
notice on the outside of the door Then,
reioining me, Scott kicked the fallen
pistol under one of the counters, and,
getting behind Gringo, requested him to
preceds us out of the store. This done,
he locked the door, put the key in his
pocket, and we then babe our host a
pleasant good evening, and then walked
over to the racks to get our horses.
81 don't think it would be bad
thing for our health to get out of here as
soon as we can, Scott said The boys
are mighty late getting in. They may
be in a skirmish somewhere
eve watered our horses, mounted and
rode down the main street As we
passed little shanty close to the road
Scott SMILED and said: That smells
like fried ham and eggs, don't it3 Let's
stop and have snack.
"We alighted, hitched our horses be-
hind the house in an angle made by a
shed room which served as the kitchen,
and, going inside, seated ourselves at
one of the two oi-cloth covered tables,
and gave our order to an old man, who
filled the joint and respective positions
of proprietor cook and waiter.
''While we were eating we were inter
rupted by the entrance of girl, whom
| recognized as the customer in at Grin
COS when we first called on him She
had an old shawl over her head, between
the close-held edges of which her small
intelligent, frightened face peered out
strilingly. She could not have been
more than Il years old, yet her face had
all of the shrewdness and strength of a
woman's. Darling past us She made a
hasty survey OF the kitchen, and turning,
asked 'Whar's Tobeg
I" Gone to the well, said, thinking
she meant our host, and, half rising and
smiling, in spite Of myself, | added, after
the manner of the country town store
keeper, Can | do anything for you,
missG
"She came close to the table and
leaning on the back of SCOTS chair, she
said nervously;
'You'ns better clar out, quick Dad
an the boys is on your trail. lie come
home to supper and raised cain Me an
maw's hide II Git it fur you'ns doin's.
"We understood in a flash that she was
warning us against Gringo.
"'Who are you, childH Scott asked,
turning and taking her hand, why do
you come to save usE
9 i amt kearin' so much about savin'
you'ns as gettin him TUX up, she an
swered seriously. Still, | didn't want
him to git the drap on yer-that amt
fair.
"She watched the Goor furtively, and
gathered up the ends of the shawl as
though for flight as she went on: He's
my step-paw, an meaner cuss never
lived Me and maw'd lef' him long
ago, but he would kill us if he ever
ketehed up with US The only way 10 do is
to git him TUX up for some Nv his devil
try, and put in the penitenshury, whar
he can't git at us But, honest, you fell
lers better vamoose You amt got no
time to fool. He's gone arter the Cowles
boys, and heard him tell Dick Sims an
them to jine 'em, back thar, back er the
callyboose' She pointed to the rear of
the house. Some of EN- is goin' to lay
fur yer in front, and some NV EN- is goin'
to lay fur yer benin. an yer can't git out
n town no ways You better git amove
on yer honestr
"She started to the door, then shrank
back. 'Thars the Cowes boys, now =
she exclaimed Dad amt fur of. El
he sees me I'm a goner,
''By this time Scott and | were on our
feet, and the proprietor came in with hi.
bucket of water His manner led us to
suppose and hopo-that there was moth.
ing unusual going on in the street Set
ting the bucket on the shelf, he wiped
his hands on the tail of his coat. and tax
ing plug Of tobacco out of his pant,
pocket, bit off chew as he remarked.
casually j reckon you fellers is been
dom somethin', am thar Is g0in to be
some tighteu' | seen Gringo Perez and
the Cowles boys an Dick Sims an or lot
uy en-, nm thcy seemed 20 be surround
To the house Fus as kin see. you'ns
amt got nj show You mought les "a
we'll thFo MP fef hams au' srender.'