Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-02-17
LIKE ANCIENT GAL!L,
VIII HubbaTd-kernan's Experience In "a
Three Tart Town,
Especial Correspondence


Especial Correspondence
TEXARNANA, Tex, Feb. 15.-I had been
registered III Il hotel here for half a dav
before | knew whether | was in Ar
kansas or Texas. l hadn't thought to
ask, and as the two states are separated
at this point by I. mere business street it
is rather difficult for a transient visitor
to tell ''wGere lie is at unless he minds
the ps and qs of his compass
Tezarkana has a large floating pop
ulation, and its census is therefore diff
cult to determine, for while it may have
10000 inhabitants today it may have
| 1000, more or less, Il few months hence.
strollel over to a newspaper Office.
| The editor wasn't in, so | looked over
the exchanges while waited for him to
come Finally a man OF middle age en-
tered lie greeted ne cordially. and +
soon learned that he WAS the editor.
'Texarka:la might be a great town."
he said i'll response TO Il remark cf mine.
"Ies, a great town, if it wasn't for II,
unfortunate location and the lack OF ;iu-
thoilty to meet its requirements. If II
fellow commits a crime Oh this side and
sklps across the street to Arkansas, h9
has plenty OF time in which to make h..i
escape before tho officers over there .,;I
make out fresh papers for his arrest. 1t
is the same if he commits the crime tiler,
and skips over here. | hold that TIE
whole town shonll be under one stal.,
government, but state pride or both
sides prevents the small cesson of terri
tory that would El,li:e NV suggestion
possible"
My talk With the oiitor d1ifted on till
dusk set in-a wild and windy dusk
and | started across the street for lll
hotel. Just as | was crossing the bor,llr
line, a TALL sau1lt. grizzly figure llaIte,i.
lle with a pcrcinptory voice. He hat!
piercing black eyes that giittere,i under
a brown sonbrero that WAS ornarle1te.I'
with a gold cord and tassol.
Not SO fist, stranger" he said pant
ingly, and knew from lis voice til;:t he
must have been running a long list3nc,
81 want money. Here, take this wat>
and let me lave al yoar money" ut tn
same time thrusti1g d splendid gold
chrononeter in my hands.
81 haven't the value, nor tie half, no,
the t!l;sl Of it," sad, starting irol,
hin.
Give zee what you have then. or,
ly -!' and he treated me TO a terrible
threat, one that made me tremble and
turn pale il spite Of myself.
That watch is worth ;it least 5000"
said.
''None Of that" said he, while he slip
ped tie Clronometer into an outsi 9
pocket Of lay coat Give me yo31r mon
ey, Or
81 saw t;at performance, said a8maN,'
w:ry man, Nho had come 'lp softly fro-.
behind the footpad. "You cart rid your
self OF tie evidence Of your crime that
way. Thro;. up your hands" The bus
terlng brute OF q moment before became
as submissive IS q Child and yielded t.
the nlalacles of the littlt; man without d
kick.
81 have been looking for this chap
said the little man to me after | had
turned toe watch over into his keeping.
Il have been looking for him for weeks.
have him Ii ow, and | propose to see
that he is put where the dogs wont bite
him for many q long day" and with
laat he walked of with his prisoner
WILL HuBBAED- HERMAN