The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-01


angrily under his breath as he sub
mitted to being handcutfed.
'T'll git you for this!" he said to
Wylie, as the latter stepped back after
finishing the operation.
"Oh, ye will, will ye? Wait ontell
my friend, Mr.. Meeks, gifts through
18th ye, Mr.. Williams" was the cheer
full reply.
want put i'm in tn cooler" asked
the marshal, presently.
'No, thanks. He'll bunk with me
tonight, and tomorrow we leave. Much
obliged, all the same"
1t was not more than an hour be-
fore everyone in Buffalo Horn knew
that little Mr.. Meeks had, single
handed, captured the notorious King
fisher Williams, after a short battle in
which nobody was hurt, and the gem
eral sentiment was of the "Well, I'll
be dog -goned" variety.
That night Mr.. Meeks had levee
and blushingly received the congratu-
lations of the best citizens of Buffalo
Horn during period of two hours, the
while his now staunch friend, Jim
Wylie, obligingly guarded his desper-
ate prisoner Had he been less tenn
perate man he might have retired
somewhat the worse for liquor, as did
most of the citizens of Buffalo Horn;
but he kept his wits about him and
was as sober as his prisoner when
they turned in.
Next morning half-score of lead
ing citizens had sufficiently recovered
from the night tsrevelries to accompany
him and his prisoner to Four Mile
Creek. This honor was modestly pro-
tested against by the little man, who
seemed not to see that he had done
anything remarkable, but he was hooted
down, and when they reached Four
Mile his escort parted from HIM with
three rousing cheers and volley of
revolver shots bt way of salute.
1t was about oAd o'clock in the af-
ternoon when an ,kcited, hatless man,
mounted on q painting horse that
dripped with perspiration, dashed up
to the Hotel Winslow, in front of which
number of citizens were sitting, dis
cussing the event} of the day and
night previous, apd hoarsely an
nounced: "Kingflher--afale killed
'im!'
"What =? Who i3n osk,. Wins
low. 'what ye toalkin' abou man?"
The stranger W. Jas gaspine f breath,
but presently m,dnaged TO eyni in that,
90 miles soutlH he had hoop resting
under tree Yby stream, wht little
man and ~ big man, whom ne had
known in Kingfsher as s'Kinfi fisher,
Williams, came along and slounted
near by. \ The little man was eaning
over to get drink when yilliams
sneakedI up behind him ona struck
hlm DOWN with his handouts. After
this, sfaid the stranger, he sa WI
llamY take the keys from th. little
man3s pocket and nniock bis bo ,,lcuffs.
Thfn he shot the insensible nctlm
With the latter's ow gun, me mted
and rode away. ahd +ba omer
lurried into RI fYa 4, H., ~ aster
because Williams catlght sight of nam
fas he was leaving a1ld took a few NOUS
lat him.
'W'y didn't ye shoot back esse
git tn drop ON i'm when e bit l ltt.ie
Meeks WI tn bracelets?" askd 1Jlm
Wylie, fercely. \
:" Cause, in the fi]bt place. jdi, eht
think ed kill the han. Secnd1(-.
ana 'he stranger .ey / Wylie ui2ffai,
cally.l reckon yd amt ri wis.,
acquainted 18th KingfiSher Willhs pe
YEP" N
In less than an houA the litt
was practically depoputated of in q y,
but the cashier of the local bat an aHi
few bartenders having gones N II
@ yarPath 70 catch and hAng KiEshes vi
Williams for the murder of Mrbeks
The stranger did not actompanbem
20 norse pelng blown and hselfMc
!ot being anxious to Meet MWiI- =.
lams. However, it made no fer III
nee, as everyone knew thtord Y pl
Inch the stranger said WAS theme lthe
the tragedy.
Thus, nearly EVERYONE beinnne 10
outward to mete out Justice the
legged murderer of Nix. Me Il X.
as really child's play fo1 that lie ino
an and Mr.. Williams, en- herginom fht
'elr hiding place in THE hilast 'N
'rth of the town, and! joinihe ~
ranger who had brought the is. ~
loot the bank, three storhe TN
tel and every saloon in, the q n; !,
a to get safely away on fresh hs n'n
least three hours before 1.-The p;t IN
uld be organized. N,
And that is why every officer q
siness takes him into Buffalo
4 nelghboring towns is Looked, T'a,sa
u suspicion until his @,redes
approved. The Argona3lt. ~