The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-07

so far to awaken any emotion an INV DrcGs
hut when | realI7cd that IL was JACK
Brown; that he held in his right hand 4
big IS colts six shooter, and that the tears
were streaming down his checks, my heart
stood still. 1t has been my experience
that one should get out of the way rs
promptly as possible Of any determined
man with a six shooter in his hand, but II,
In addition, he Is crying mad" say your
prayers, for the outlook for your safety is
more than gloomy.
Jack advanced toward my desk, a copy
Of the paper In his left hand, his gun In
his right, covering me as / sat behind my
desk. pale and motionless.
ibid you write this?" he demanded.
knew what he had reference to without
further plans or specifications. II was my
literary gem. made an effort at sickly
smile, intended TO be conciliatory, and aft
er swallowing two or three big Jumps In
my throat managed to say:
"Well, I-I-work on the paper, you
know and the paper Is responsible for what
Is published In It."
None OF your - palaverP' said Jack.
81 want to know who wrote that. I'm
goin to kill the man that did" And he
raised the muzzle Of his gun toward me-
was thinking. / thought so hard that
my head ached for hours afterward. /
finally decided that had but one chance
for life and said:
"You know Ed Smith owns this paper,
and he stands good for everything pub
lished."
where is he's" demanded Jack. ard
ruther kill him anyhow, COS he's always
claimed to be my friend, and this shows
he's liar"
With a realization in my soul that the
crisis had passed, rose from my chair
and said:
Hes at home. You know where his
house isi''
YES" said Jack, "I know where his
house is, and that Is where I'm goin now,
and III kill him in his own door In sight
Of his wife. He insulted mine after shs
was dead, and no man will do thing like
that when q woman's dead, it's no matter
II she did do wrong. She's entitled to be
let alone, and I'LL see that she is" And
he was gone like fash out Of the door
I Immediately ran up the street In the
opposite direction, intent upon carrying
out my hastily conceived plan. I rushed
into store the owner Of which was an
influential business man and well &C.
quainted with everybody. explained the
situation and told him to 60 around the
block In the opposite direction, meet Jack
Brown and detain him while I warned Ed
Smith. He realized the situation, as he
knew the man, and did as I told him.
ran up to Smiths house and told him
what was the matter. Fortunately his
horse and buggy were hitched In front Of
the door. He lost no time, but got In and
drove furiously out Of town. I started
back to the Office feeling fairly easy In
mind. In the distance I saw my friend
the merchant and my would be slayer
walking rapidly up and down the back
Streets arm In arm. Jacks gun was In its
holster, and knew the danger was over.
That night the merchant came around
70 the Office and shook hands with me.
Jack has left on the evening train, /" he
said. you've had q narrow escape, young
man, and I'm mighty glad there was no
trouble, but let me tell you It's mighty
sight better to sacrifice good story than
70 do some one q bad turn I've lived
many years among this kind Of people,
ana they've rot feelings Just the same a.
anybody elss.''
thanked him warmly and ernppled The
moral Of the incident % my pouI with
hocks g >fe<- q ~as 9 hsrcic lesson. for
fnily realize TO this day that my chances
Tor life were a. nothing. Il was the fee I
paid for initiation into the real fellowship
Of life ON the American frontisr.-Jame.
u bhelnleg In CHICAGO Herald.