Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-21


you. So long, pard.'
And Black Waxy lounged away into
the gathering gloom and mist.
Hold on, cried Herries, rushing after
him; tell me at least who my enemy
la
Black Waxy turned and scanned the
young engineer closely in the twilight.
"Pete-from Denyer.' he jerked out
and strobe rapidly off.
Herries was brave man, but his blood
chilled at the mention Of that name. II
was the synonym Of all that was most
fierce, bloolthirsty and wicked even in
that wicked and bloodthirsty little com
mnnity.
Denver Pete" he unused. $50 he is
going to do me up because I'm trying to
win that poor child from her horrible
life and save her for something better. ]
fear me. Edward, you're in no end Of
bad scrape.
But the blood which had rushed So
hotly through his veins when Yale's
shouts rang triumphant over the foot
ball field as the goal was almost won,
and which nerved him TO dare any odds,
take any risk, so long as he could save
that game, now flowed again warmly
through his heart.
"I'll not be bullied," he said, and he
frowned and shut close his mouth and
clinched his hands. These were ominous
signs in Mr.. Herries. and even Denver
Pete, redoubtable knight Of the green
cloth as he WAS, would have done well
to have needed them; had he known
young Herries better he might have
done so.
For Herries had stalked back to the
brilliantly lighted barroom and had
called for glass Of whisky, the while he
regarded knot of men near by who were
conversing in a low tone. Among these
men was the gambler against whom
Herries had been warned-a handsome,
pale faced, tall, slender man, dressed
with great neatness in black and with
ont single ornament visable-not even
the belt 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 To his friends with the re-
mark:
THE kid seems worried about some
thing. wonder il by any chance he
has overheard u.s.
Guess not-he jest come in u minute
ago"
Perhaps-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 a gesture Of dissent.
mo, boys. Leave this to me. IL
can't deal with one teuderfoot | certain
ly won't call IN aid.
But he might get the drap on ye,
persisted one.
Pete shrugged his shoulders and
deigned noreply. He walked to the bar
called for and swallowed large glassfu
of brandy, which draft did not ever
bring a flush to his pale cheek, opened
the door and was lost in the darkness o.
the night
About two hours later the inmates o
the Rough Diamond were startled b,
hearing shots, cries, oaths, the heay,
laundering of horses hoofs ON tn
rocky soil Of the mesa, and then a long
loud 'hurra-a-h.'
Then all was silent.
As one man they sprang to their fee
and rushed for the door, but ere the fore
most man among them could reach it ]
was burst violently open and old Ramol
rushed in, followed by Pete, from Den
yer, who, swaying and staggering lik
a drunken man. called for brandy, an,
then came to the floor with crash tina
shook the windows.
5 A babel of voices prevented an expla
nation for long time, and when Pete
/ mad somewhat revived he told them wha
A had happened.
A where's Chiquitay some one asked.
A spasm of wrath convulsed the fei
!. tures Of the dying man.
; "Gone," he gasped; gone with thi
r cursed tenderfoot.'
How did il all happen, PeteF7
"He was there when ! got ther
. Chiquita was all dressed and ready 10 8
off with -womanlike. curse he
n He saw me coming. His horse W.
: there. He waited for me. Oh. the fe
! low was game enough. | said nothinI
: nut opened on him. The girl beir
). there must have made me nervous. for
n missed my man for the first time.
4 And them
why. he pumped me full Of lead b
a fore could pull trigger. Hit me n
n times. Then he mounted and swung q
I, sirl up in front Of him. Old RAM
cine up and opened on him. ! got
> and followed suit He got back at
i once-his last csrtridge-and caug
# Ramon, for heard him groan. Tn
Iv the t.nderfoot yelled and rode OF. Bo,
se give me big drink. I'm done for.
4 And when they brought the drink
IN fast chilling corpse was all that was i
,e Of Pete from Denver to drink II.
And Chiquitas
n Cbiauita went to a convent IN
n; Loui-. and left there four years late
a cultured and msgniticently beauiii
pd woman.
- She will be pleased to receive any
Il Mr. Herries' friends at her lovely hol
r. in the Back bay district IN Boston,
e. if you succeed in pleasing her she
Fl tell Won OF that awful night at Pict'
rt Canyon when ''tendertoot from b
ton showed how 'tsnderfeets can hg
In when n sweetheart is at stake.