Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-25
n.Iim. I'm rnin, 1, Vii yn."


Aud the miner paused. expecting ono
u hud'r frequent plca-antrics In re-
ply II was u favorito joke ~ lmd's IN
alarm people and then joke with them.
Bu, Bud Moore did not smile. lie
drew his six-shootcr and held IL In
front ~ him, and with his left hand
tilted back his sombrcro; and then.
with n start Of horror. the miner saw
that his companion was In deadly
earnest.
I'm due 9 kill yc. Jim. an no fool
In, see yc kiss hcrt night. I did"
Ross scotch lighting blood surgcd
holly up.
IAN what 81 ye did, Amt Ia
right Ia kiss or ~ I want TOP You
amt no kick comm, as | know oi
Amt me an her goin' g DO married,
an didn't ! win or fair'"
"No. sub, W haint an 20 didn't.
She's mine an III have 'er. An
morcoyah, I'm guin' to kill yc, jcs
like said. Hut kills fair. Take
yr gun an ride up tn road n piece
y hundred foot r so--an' tuhn an
shoot"
"Oh, yc do shoot fair, do YEP Well,
III tell yo right now, ye don't git
Jim Ross that way. fhcn, ye fat fool"
"Shct up, r III kill yo whar yc
set" answered Moore
Jim turned and gallopcd up the
road a short distance and wheeled.
"Rcady'" asked Bud.
yes"
"Wa-al shoctw
The hattie was short, hut long
enough 10 permit both mon 90 empty
thci.' reviewers. When the people
from Pearson's who had heard the
shooting, appeared, they found Ross
dead, shot through the forehead and
Moore suffering mortal agunics from
q wound in his stomach, caused 10y
tho only ball from Jim's revolver that
had hit him.
Ibid git him, Pcarsce" tho dcpu.
~ inquired "a little later Of his friend
Pearson, who was watching at his
bedside.
"ycs shot i'm In the haid"
"Good' gaspcd the injured man
with faint smile.
"Rut what's Z row over, anyhow
gyurl?"
"lr-
had hi2ncsS, Bud 'tarnal bad"
"Gut me-. too. didn't he2"
"'Fraid 50. bud -iraid So" re-,
spondrd his friend gently. but Doc
Wallace II bo hyar pretty soon. an
hc'r good nj fctchin' folks round.
Don't talk Bud. II makes SO weak. 4"
The doctor came early in the morn
ing found Rud very low and weaken
Ing, lie shook his head at Pearson
In answer to the question In the
ranchman's eyes and drew him out
sid, the door.
ITS only u question OF few hours
Pearson. cant do anything for
him. Docs he think he'll get well2"
"No."
well, you better tell him 10 ar.
range his affairs. What was the
trouble about"
"Oh' that burned gyurl over 70
Dubois'-an' she tells my woman, on'y
yi,tiddy, she's goin' & marry Charlie
Long, tn topman over TO Walnut
Grove. Don't they beat the devil.
Doc?"
When Pearson re-entered the room
Buds eyes asked him to come TO the
bedside.
What Is IL. Buds"
81 hecrd ye. Pcarse. Was that
straight. what ye give Doc"
I'm fraid yes. oil boy"
III, ,rnpnl.l 4 4.
few minutes, then opened them
suddenly.
"Pcarse," he whispered gaspingly,
81 want ye { go n fetch 'em BOTH
u want { congratulate EN-. Go on.
Pearse, he added. seeing the question
In the Others eyes; and Pearson
d, sending his wife to watch the
d. man.
a r later Pearson returned.
bring. ith him Tillie and her ac-
ceptcd lover. The deputy heard them
ride up and smiled gladly.
Tell Pearse an Long & come up
hrst, he said. and presently they On.
tered. Long came up to the bed and
looked pityingly at his wounded
rival. who stared up at him silently
for several seconds Then:
lean - down - hyar - Charlie; I
want whisper, murmured Bud.
Long obeyed. Buds left arm en-
circled his neck, and he seemed about
TO speak. Then the dying mans
great right arm, the hand grasping q
bowie knife, rose suddenly above his
successful rivals head, and before
Pearson could interfere IL was driven
once. twice, with amazing force. up
10 the hilt In Longs back. The top
man sank to the floor without . muir.
muir, dead, with . look OF pain dis
torting his handsome face. nd his
murderer fell back on the pillows,
gasping. Pearson stood a. though
pctriiicd, his eyes bullying.
suddenly Buds face frightened,
and he raised himself strongly on his
elbow. "Pearse, OIL man." he said,
In the tones Of health, tell that tow
headed heller ] jus thort I'd make q
clean sweep all around"
And no turned his face to the wall
and died, with the cheerful smile Of
old on his round face-Robr. L
kstoham In the San Francisco Exami-
nas.
Nstiee.
The assessor will 10 at the following
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