The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-28


nustache. while tho other played With
che trigger of gun. Wonder wus OK.
psrased N every feature from ere arch
above the eyebrows 20 the mouth which
paclgorcl Itself Into a silent whistle.
The mouth did not look cruel now. X Ia
strange how the lines Of tenderness and
cruelty cross each other. and how In
some faces there is linpiacable feud
between the two,
"limph! II any aoIer or government
! otlSs hez got ahead o. me. I'll have the
drop on HIN ca sure as he's born
urstter." Presently the look OF wonder
Increased to a curious establishment:
III It haln't tho bobby! No use for
this" lie tapped q modern repeating
rifle, ito sit the land, you bet"
Grizzly jim stood face 70 face with
Wee. the baby boomer. The clIifd's
big violet eyes looked confldlnGiy upon
tirSt reproihate.
''pl' me dinlS- -watah." The TINS face
puckcred as II he were going 10 cry.
then controlled itself bravely. Where's
mumnper?"
THE first time the thought OF that
dastardly shot Crossed Grizzly inns
mind. He was so used to deeds OF
violence that they did not easily prick
his leather conscience. What could he
do before q bobby? BTavndo was tiSe-
less. He looked into the trusting face
or the tbrcn.ypar- girl. Then he did
the only thing he conll. He took from
his holster a tin canteen, went to the
brook and returned.
Tank co." cooed the baby. Then
after q short pause, during which a
hundred expressions Indicating lndecis-
ion passed and repassed the mans dark
SayyA 4hA child Svpffl on.
Take me down. Use tired"
The strong hand tendeFly unstrapped
the baby girl and ne took her In his
arns to set her on the ground: but she
chung to hts neck.
''You'se a good man: tIss me-"
Why was Il that Grizzly Jim aaeoa-
scIously elected the eud OF tobacco from
his mouth. and wiped his stained lips
upon his sleeve and blushed-yes.
biushed-betore he touched Wees
peach-llke cheek?
Use so tired-Jer.y jiggled me
Where's nfHmmer? ] ank do TO
slesp." And there and then Wee laid
her curly head upon the rough corduroy
shoulder and went to sleep as II upon
her mothers breast
wall. Jirn. you're euehered this TIP,
an no miStake-t wonder whar the
boys bel" muttered the man Us he
carefully sat down upon a stone. He
looked at the sleeping child in his arms.
In his belt were tTo pistols and bow
ie-knIfe. At his feet wns rifle. Yet
never had ne been so dlsarmed since
since a baby OF his own had nestled
tllere-oh, so many years ago. What
a wild night THAT was, when ne had
kicked his wife seusCieSs, for throw.
ing the whIslcey out OF the window; had
given his baby girl one last nasty kiss
and had ridden away never TO return.
Afterwards he read In a paper that the
baby died in n week. II was twenty
years since he had held baby, and all
that time he Ind never received from
any creature touch OF confidence or
love.
II couldn't hev killed this critters
NANNY; never aimed on her, He
consoied himself with that thought. At
this moment hoofs were heard In the
distance.
'The bebby shall hev her claim u ]
hey 10 stake II with my life. /" whispered
Grizzly Jim. He laid the child down
cautiously upon the grass. He ran for
the spade and dug into the rich soil
with quick energy. Shouts were now
heard: "Yahoo! Yahoo!" They came
nearer.
CTo BE coNCLuDEp)