Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-03-20

IT done it this morning when I drilled
a hole through skinny, aud I'll do it
whenever q man puts o hand on me. I
amt spelling for a fight, specially with
you, O'Connor, and If yen SEQ your
duty make suro that IL ia to let nc
alone. Now 60 AWAY aud don't trouble
yourself any more about TIC.
Tex turned to 30 away, but in turn
ing no saw tho rsarahal draw his pistol.
There was n quick, sharp report, a puff
Of smoke, and O'Cornor lay writhing
ON the floor in his blood.
Again the large gambling room was
in n state OF cCmm0tion. Tables wcro
upturned, and loud voices could be dis
tinguished above tho din, shouting;
Kill himi'' "Shoot himP' There was
a general rush in tho direction where
Tex had stood, but tho boy had disap-
peared.
Then it wa that Loadyille expe-
rjonccd a moral revision. Whom men
could no longer sit down to o beguiliDg
game Of stud poker or watch the cards
as they were silently slipped from tho
case by the nimblc fingers q the faro
dealer without being disturbed blythe
crack Of pistols and the accompanying
acts of violence and bloodshcd it was
time TO make a few examples and read
just tho moral standard Of the colnrnU-
nifty.
HOW much greater was the necessity
when, as ON this occasion, mon made
free with the executive hand Of Justice
in tho person Of the marshal, whose
only ofEenso had been that Of trying to
cage n fragrant v~iolator Of tie peace and
maintain the dignity OK tho law, even
what little there was Of 1t. But Tex
could nowhere be found.
Sheriff Tucker began to take tho case
in hand. He and his deputies occurred
the town from one end to the ether.
They visited all of Tex's resorts and
calling places, but none had seen linn
after the shooting. Az last Tucker heard
that lie had left town on horseback. Eo
was probably far over tho divide by this
time, but Tucker was not the sort Of
man to be easily discouraged. Ho and a
deputy, whose aim was as accurate as
his own, and whose courage was some-
thing to be banked ON il all enIergen-
cies, started in pursuit. They had bet
ter horses than the animal Tex was rid
ing, and they were soon on the boys
trail.
Then began one Of tho hottest pursuits
that was over known. BY daylight they
were in sight Of the fugitive, catching q
faroff glimpse of him as he waved his
sombrero at them Just as be Slipped over
the crest of a range Of hills. Both par
ties had changed horses several times.
At one place Tex had traded his broken
down broncho for a buggy horse, paying
the difference that the owner asked
without haggling about tie price. Then
he had traded the buggy horse for a Ute
pony that would try to run up a hill as
fast as he ran down, and whose spirit
nothing could conquer but death. Once
they were %perceptibly gaining on him
and tried a few shots that fell short.
Just as they thought they were going
to close in on him and were putting
their horses to their best Tex waved his
sonibrero over his head, standing erect
in the saddle, and gave suchGn unearth-
ly yell that the poor pony was ~frighten-
ed into a convulsive effort that carried
him beyond the range Of vision Of Tuck.
er and his man. Yet on they pressed,
around the shoulder Of a hill, and there
they saw thor man-at their mercy.
His broncho had broken his neck stun
bling over a bowldcr. Tex had been
thrown down, but was too expert rider
not to find his feet. His revolver had
been hurled down q bank and was be.
yond reach. His pursuers were upor
him, and the business end Of two re.
volvers were ominously directed against
his breast.
Tex made a bounding leap down the
bank. Crack, crack |" spoke two revolv,
ers, but the bullets missed. The next
instant Tex had got possession of his le
volver, but the leap had broken hi
wrist, and the sheriff and his man hat
tho drop On him.
"Tex," shouted Tucker, ''throw VI
your hands We've got you"
"Shoot, d-n you, shootr'
He tried to level his own gun bu
his wrist was limp, and before he coulC
change it to his left hand there was al
almost simultaneous report of two pis
tolls, and a pair Of bullets had passet
} into his heart. Tex fell heavily on hi
} side, and as tho sheriff and his deput,
saw that they had done their work vel
they watched him.
Take tho potr' gasped Tex, ant
} died. -WashingtOn Post.
Inconsistent Teeth.