Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-31
Bride was goIne around hammerine al


ing about "darned fools inside" A cor
poral with two men had explored tn
two rooms Of the primitive building
used Us Jail, and now came out to 50.
there was nobody there, which SCENE,
TO tickle the fancy OF the rallying pop
ulace. Still the bell kept up its deafen
ing clamor and Lambert was waxing
both nervous and indignant The alb
sence OF the civil officers Of the law
the deputy marshal or sherif-ren
dered him practically powerless to act
He could not pitch into the people fol
standing around with their hands IL
their pockets and looking amused
There was nothing hostile or threaten
ing In their manner. They were ever
disposed to be friendly-as when they
saw Lambert take rife with evidcn
intention OF battering In the door. they
shouted 10 him In genuine concern
Don't do that, lieutenant. Those fel
lows will be shootin' up through the
floor neXt. The squire'll lie along pres
emily. Let him do it."
Presently the squire did come. still
"white about the gills." rs sergeant
muttered; and him Lambert angrily nc
costed:
"What do you want us to do, Mr.
Parmelee? We've been here several
minutes with nobody to report to-"
II s'pose my poor fellows are muir
dered TO man." cried Par melee, sliding
Off his mule and handing the reins to O
soldier, who coolly transferred them
10 the nearest post. Cant you make
'em hear. McBride?"
"Not !; they're all Dead" answered
the sergeant disgustedly. (which
corpse Is pullin' the bell rope" AT
this unfeeling remark the populace
again began to laugh.
"Oh, you'll pay for this, you fel'ows!"
:remblingly shouted Parmelee to the
grinninG group across the street. "If
there's law in Washington and power
10 back it, you'll ketch heal"
"Whawt's been the matter, squirrel
asked citizen, soothingiy. "Ain't any
body hurt, is there? l amt heard
nothin' CT any row."
Parme;ee pointed to the carcass Of the
mule and TO some significant shot holes
ut the corner. II s'pose you'll deny
shootin' or hearin' any sLCotin'-next."
"Shooiin'? Shootin' round hyuh?
Why, doggone 4 that amt the queerest
thing! l thought heard somebody
pullin' of pistol awhile ago. Don't
you remember, major? Ireckon twas
you l was talliin' with at the time-I
said there was shot fired. P'r'aps
that's what killed Potts old mule out
yuh."
For heavens sake, man." muttered
Lambert, stop that internal bell and
your own jaw. Can't You see they're
just laughing at you?" and Parmelee
cvidentl" did.
"My God, lieutenant! they've mobbel
the Jail. let loose three OF the worst
scoundrel5 ever went unhung. and
killed the officers Of the law. They
ought to be arrested right here-every
one Of them-'stead Of standin' there
insultin' the United States government.
II Capt. Close was here he'd have EN-
in in less than minute"
Hell be here presently, II you want
any arresting done. Meantime, the only
row is that which your people seem to
be making. Can't you stop that?"
Parmelee looked helpless and de.
spondent. "Somethin's got to be DONE"
he said, 'or these rebels'll ride right
over you. Why, every man you sees
had hand in this Jail delivery. We had
great trouble 'restin' those three
scoundrels: the marshals been after
'em n month, and he ought to have met
us here, S telegraphed him. We
fetched 'em here ut four o'clock this
mornin'. an not soul in Tugaloo knew
about It, an the soldiers ought
TO have stood by us until the marshal
came. Stead OF that, they went on to
camp and left us oil alone, and just as
coon as these people found out who
were jailed an saw we had no soldiers
TO guard EN-. why, I couldn't do nothin'.
They just took my horse and--they'd
have hung me, / s'pose, II I'd been fool
enough to stay. I just 'scaped with M
life. You've just got here, lieutenant.
You don't begin to know what hell
hole this is. These people are the worst
kind o. rcbs. C. in Close--even he
wouldn't b'lieve ii, but reckon lie does
now, after the tongue-lashin' them fel'
lers gave him"
But Mr.. Parmelee's description of the
was interrupted by the COM
ing OF Capt. Close himself. Dressed
precisely rs when Lambert had last
seen him at camp, with no more SEM
blnncc OF rank or authority than was
10 be found in a weather beaten pair Of
shorldcr-straps on his cheap flannel
blouse, without sash or sword, but with
/ huge army Colt" strapped about his
waist, the commander Of the company
-uihS oNIOiiiuB uIouuu tuc coInSE VI INV
all, looking curiously about its door and
windows us though in search Of signs
Of the recent ARRAY.
Thought you told me they'd shot
The door into tooth-piclss," said he. 81
lon't see no signs Of bullets"
"Come round here nm you'll sec 'cm.
wasn't goin' TO let my men be sho.llkc
attic in pen. got 'cm out O. there
loon S we saw the crowd a-comin'."
"Then you didn't even show fight
lidn't even attempt to hold your prison
'rS?" exclaimed Close, in high du1geon.
Why, great Peter! man. your birds just
walked out without anyone's helpin'
I'm. You and your cowardly gang
Walked of and let 'em go; an they've
aiken our mule. That's the worst Of 1t
taken our mule to replace that dam
arcass there, that b'longed to the
ather Of one OF the boys you brought |
n this mornin'. lie told the truth bout |