Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-07

Ths cdr bns dashed dOdtnsf The ground
ruth such force "a 10 thron 6iilcrt out
skirts Of the little gathering. he In the
wide doorway. watching. with idle
smiles that now and again broke into
laughs rs either disputant scored
point. the big, quivering. fat figure 81
the sherif-liis red brown face. covered
with freckles. pursed up into oleaginous
wrinkles as no listened-and Gales wiry.
nervous form and excited eyes as he
ran his thin. calloused hands through
his long, leather colored hair. The ar.
gumont was emphasized. punctuated
and rounded out ut frequent intervals
by the most astonishing and unneces-
sary profanity.
Remarks Of highly personal nature
interlarded the discourse. and names
and adjectives were applied with an un-
conscious natural freedom that would
have amazed any one unused TO Evans
6ulch. But remarks ~ 10 ones mo
rality. sanity. parentage or nativity.
when applied M aids 10 the open discus
sion Of subject. were unnoticed In that
locality. and were considered only - 90
many flowers 81 metaphor. Frightening
the duh path 81 logical argument. FL
Gale Whitley, in applying 10 tho sheriff
the title Of . 'driveling old windhag."
In nowise reflected upon his of'iciai ca
pacity. and likewise. when thu sheriff
pointedly pronounced Whitley IAN 90
capped lunatio from some eastern A<y-
lum." he did not In the least influence
the opinion u his hearers. who knew
Gale 10 bo good prOsrector and min
eralogtst and . man Of varied accom-.
plishments.
Standing nearest to tho dow. with Aia
face turned upward toward tho western
sky, stood . lean, tall boy watching tha
golden light wear OF the hilltot~ and
turn lraden IN the fading ~ the day
Hts face, witch was nsi.hsr dreamy n0s
bright. wearing rather q iis,i~ss. tired
look, suddenly hlled with startled and
fearful awe ~ spssohlss< he raisrA his
hand and pointed toward the sky Tho
man neares, 10 him, who hal laen an
Interested listener, catching ths aston.
ishment end terror In The boys eyes,
tuTn~i auickly. and shrill shoat -.
cat'ed his llI~ a. tho same manent q
hoarse sound - many voices Afu@s. and
all hurried 81 tho douFway to behold
sweeping NJ the slopo an object new Ia
Evans nuioh,
twas . large silk lalkon. tn. dying
suns rays. already hat ishlni the hills,
fen IN ita sides. causing u ~ fe.oinnla .
huge rira pear hanging Ia tho hlas vault
The basket hal q solitary ,sscspsnt.
Win was making signs Ia tho Iespls ~
the eastern ena ~ the nnich ia catch hts
anchor ruia They s,,asi ln amass'i de.
hEh,. howeves AMI ths munster came
sweeping Al'na the FoIss end trailing
~ the street uniil Gale ss,,ina ,hs nh
ie'i - the aerial soyaaefa shuais aud
signs. erte'ii
|is' hold ~ hl- fuir, luys. and -,ap
hhnw
mament mufe = laughing. rolling
mass - men hilaftuuslf tnplhlei over
earh other ~ their efforts ~ saife the
Fut@ lke . 80 = fHuItthinr laiYs ani
80 ustsni iaief ihe slsnt nas- swaYsl
sii '.aI % fav foot ffin ihr apruud
% 'futt y anaus l.Inf
a.r.usuf lssHlns fiHin ids lastet
ear f.sis,i fhsm a. 1Faw him down.
sni h'e AL ~ th.u 9Th Traie
fH aft ~ thanAs o. wasanan -
a.H IS fstf ave. itneu l-afd.al pale
sni =sfiu's. hui ltsFs VS. hf,n h. ;
Be- hls i'He sf.a 'hsi sh ssrA iAHtt and
ssI.i ani hls GOTH .l.su tnt = tiins
th.n. int grseafui save evidence q he
trfuiHs' H aHs FfsHt fansr
The hffi " ffis - fha aerial visitor
s''ss ihsukint ne kts wsfe safilIf
sni fashlf.
"a Esi anYthinr - ,st hnFs. rrn
tl.u. " ins'lnstiwlr Addressing ale
WhHut
f'. .s.f in a.. isnif reality replied
&C. Anfi hinp 800 fess.p fran ssia
era. s.fs 60 canvaslaes ham We've
onf ~ shlsaf hHt thrfos i.Is = is.f "a
camp }et 'ans in Granger "a hlis ws
a. suaf hnss
fHlsli .rre.iiuK. b effsf ths stranger
tir. t,.i an I a.slsse.i 10 stplaisins ihat
b.. fcaf..i bet ntprsrtir.i ianis falfht
oar.. fbe 80 - irr,i.aa 500 DO thee
snist.l thu luii ting, = aas sinfY ssFur
tuf,. with n yefg aifr it-ifesy. whore
49, faio ta'le. ~ fali iew = ne sirset.
sccupin,l lhn central slmfn wi'h many
ss.nis aud nhffnw chairs o. silsf'si aissut
The lean loy - ho bad hfst esgisd TIE