Evening star., 1896-11-14
\ MISTAKEN FUGITIVE

There Is nothing on the map to show
where Crimson Gulch is. II there were;
perhaps the young man from the east
would have kept out Of the place, for he
knew 1t by reputation. An emotional dis
posiuon Is a dangerous quantity in that
community, and the commercial man who
had strayed into the place with no other
OBJECT in view than the introduction of q
new brand of soap felt that he had made
mistake In not being patient under the
persi'iase showered upon him as a tender
loot. He had been riding for eighteen
holrs on horse he had hastily purchased
lor the occasion. His haste was due to the
iact that Derringer in his hands had re-
sponoed too faithfully to his aim. He knew
that a number of citizens from the GuIch
" were ih pursuit of him, for every now and
.neii ne caught sight of party riding Oh
us us trau ana whenever this occurred a sa-
iute or firearms took place. Utterly ex-
hausted, he resolved to meet his fate like
man. He thought with unselfsh regret
oi the bereavement which the soap busi-
ness appeared ABOUT to sustain and he re-
solved TO leave nothing undone which eIo-
quetce might accomplish. When the leader
oi ms pufSuerS arrived at the SDot where
hands
stranger" said a man with a paper i'm
trouble"
III SoiIy tnal, was the
we don't begrudge it, however now thet
we've Caught yer. But l must say ez how
yer modesty hez tired out more good hosses
IMAM roundup of steers. We're afraid ye
sot ruther unfavorabie impression of the
hosptal,ties of Crimson Gulch."
Wen, 1t wasn't any chrysanthemum
tea
We amt hankerin' fur strangers We've
GOT small population. but It's lively an
we doht wafter tire out the census taker.
we Know one another an we're ACQUAINTED
VEIN ore another's weak points, an we
amt likely ter have no Special trouble
until some maverick breaks through the
currail, same ez you did"
The commercial man looked around the
IL iahuScape, ,uotted oniy with sage brush and
wondered what they expected to tie the
IoDe to.
The feller ez you pactured wus Piute
Pete. He was the only man thet couldn't
accommodate hissei1 ser our ideas OF mUni-
clpal government, especially the rules an
regulations of a poker game. He was the
quickest hand with Il gun in the county
an TUX advantage of the fact on several
eccasiois ter make a four-card flush beat
two jacks or better A number of our
leadln citizens hev tried ter persuade HIM
ter reform. but Piute Pete ailus got the
drop on EN-. Now, Sir. this here paper"
w mats the use OF dragging out the cere-
mony! That papers u warrant for my ar
rest You want just enough legal formality
about the thing to keep it from being a
cold-booded lynching'
The spokesman looked hurt .
No, sir, he answered; this amt no
warrant. We assembled immediate after
the sheotin' an agreed thet nobody could
ol Wlpei out flute &c eEceptin u tenuer-
foot weth nerve. Nobody else could ketch
him off his guard. This paper contains
resolutions of respeck, signed by the lead!n'
citizens. HioiSo.oi these gentlemen an
myself Is committee ter tender ye the
keys of the city an extend ye every hos
P..iiliiy iiivt !tii,suil ouiCn KIN AFFORD in
cludin anything ye like ter drink, an
stack Of blue chips at the~faro bank"