The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-15

way. never ncasrsng 81 anytAsne ana pssv-
ms n hard lsrk most 81 ere sirse. for sx
no1sss passed before sAe boys had .
cnA-ce 90 s<e cts nerve sested again He
was ss:nnssnx rscre and ssscrs AZ the time.
srd Vas usually hr,cke.
ona Gay sasere DRIED irtc the town .
regular professional bad man. He wore
BIS h2s~ long. and called himself Arseo1a
i&sA Has avAfhnss a&ets ccnssSsed Of
two -svoive~s. = knife and reccrd Of <wo
murders and three plain ksssiaEs- Before
as had been n town many hours he let ss
s~e known that ssc was bunting trcuesc.
ard sAe ncyv decided that ass sAcnid not
De song hndsng It.
Il was always believed that Fob Swee-
nry pat che stranger I'D to picking TOW
VITA afsgae Johnny Neeiey. but they could
not prove tt at the Inquest u wss late ~
night and Neessy was In che faro bank
Playing me high card ard losing right
along ~ usual H1 seemed 90 have faith
that his luck would change that night. and
kerr cscss watch of the gamA He had
spent his last dollar for ships. and had
ssaSed nls last seAck whom Arizona Jake
entered the place with . regular Indian
war wnocp. and fred . sAee enrcuen ssse
roof - . waruzng thai b wAD out Cor
trouble. Nearly svary one In the place got
out OF his way. but Johnny Ncsisy did noe
even look up from tAo card table Jake waa
. big. strccg fellow. and when he cangnt
sight OF tho little smoosn-1aced char SIT
ting there playing saru. u ssens. 60 set
HIN Wild. He walked over. and. catching
hold u the back Of Nesley's chair. lifted
both four feet from the door. and then let
60 The young gambler got quite tcas by
vne fali. and. - be strAixhtAned hie chair.
ne Looked up in mild surprise 1T the big aev-
perado who lowered ehree fses above him.
Get Out. you whste-faced ksii Go fsoma
20 your ma. You are nice Docking thing
30 be setting down 60 . game ike q man.
Get out whoop.s
with q fearful string az caxhA. Arizona
Jake nrxndished . pistol over Nseley =
head and ordered him 20 leave the game
and get out of the house
The boys l,ela thear brNa4hs for . min
ute. but. to their surprise. Neeley merely
said 20 tho big haIly. Please 50 away and
do not annoy met
Go away Ha, hat like siaati Say.
young fellow. do you know ma -
Don't want 20; aet me finish this deal. :"
resssied the young gxmnler.
The big bully seemed little non-psussed
because Medley would not resent anything
he did. and. standing few feet away, he
began to curse and abuse the young fel-
how. BY this time Medley had los, his last
chip.
''rli try one more deal Give me IS worth
a. ne took out his revolver ard PASSED "
over 10 the dealer. The chips were psished
across the table, and Neeley ssaked them
ali on one turn OF the cards.
Arizona Jake had seen the young man
pass ever his pistol and. with q Yell. he
Jumped and seized Medley by the collar.
lifting him clear over his head. He swung
him around two or ..aree times, and then
let him drop on the floor.
Neeley landed on his feet and there was
IRE in his eyes. Quick as Hash he
reached across sgle faro cable and
enatcaed up HIS pistol from the open
drawer where the dealer had put Il. Jake
saw the movement. and rsachsd Tor his
own guns. but no was not quick enough.
There was loud report. and the big. COW
art1y outlaw tumbied over. shot through
the heart Necsey turned hack b the fare
table just a quiet - II nothing had hap
pcned. and. banding lAs psstol back % the
dealer, ne said:
Go on with the dealt Ny iast ave On
the Queen!''