The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-11


'sif waltzin'. stutterin'. "A. a. bar. ma:
an he's got me"
Here jumped 10 my feet. excltedly.
set down." ordered she. got back
into the chair. Her eyes looked wild.
Hits huggin me 10 death" screamed
she droppin' her pail. begun to look
aroun' fer the Of Winchester. didn't
know what I'd do with hit. never
learned 10 shoot.
Where. where Is hit?" groaned.
helplessly.
Back OF them bushes. squalled che.
still turnin' 'roun' an 'roun'. Al the
time. she was tuggln' to get her white
sunbunnit loose.
by this time he'd the gun: but muz-
zle TO ar myself Turn your gun"
shouted Mliss IAN take him In re
ear"
How the sweat poured on me. got
hit right. an a rock to steady on: but
how In the world was to hit the bar
an not hit her. They was still waltz
In an gettin' nearer the blum all the
time.
could stan hit no longer. blazel
crash an I was on my back. heard
a deafnin' growl. mixed with a rattle
OF stones. a dense smoke. then a-slldin'
and A-seramblin'. which went farther
an farther away.
Gettin' 10 my feet I rushed to the
BLUFFS edge
Down, down. they were goln'. blood
pourin' out from one Of 'em. Miss.
a-strugglln' 20 cram her bunnit into the
creatures mouth. He was reachn'
an atretchln' TO get II free Of his ugly
teeth. an OF course. couldn't hurt her.
I set down took the fastest slide OF
my life. must get down on top some
way. fer when thep stopped. 'twould
be up with Miss
kept the gun high above my head.
was feared I'd lose a shot. hlttin' the
hammer on the rough rocks.
wasn't fer benin Melissa an her
grim partner She was lookin awful.
her face plum black from the bars
grip.
cit him In the ear. ma" moaned
she. family. with CLAIM eyes. be-
gun to hitch in my chair Jakey Gov
cred his eyes an groaned. lie loved
this girl. II not his wife
She was as big as two-llke his wife.
lie was proud OF her
His wife kept right on with his
story. not seemln to see us. Hit was
growlin' awful; how could ait the bar.
an not her? I was so shaky, fell on
my knees-this time with the gun
pointed right
My chance comm poured In mother
shot.
"Hal I got him in the shoulder"
thought I. he's loosed his grip He
dropped her, holdln' up a dangln' paw
an she
Well, she give several quick rolls Of
her body. an was fer a moment free
OF the ugly beast.
cit up. run" shouted l. almost in
a frenzy Of delight. She was allus good
az Obeyin' a command. but now she lay
perfectly still. | see In a mint she he'd
tainted. Pale as death
The bar ris and moved after her.
knew hit was my time now.
Gettln' In between 'em showed my
gun into his great. bloody Jaw. lie
was a-bleedin'; he'd hit him knew
an more'n once. too.
pulled hard on that trigger: the
awfulest growl follered. crash an
smoke. an went down on Miss.
"Hits the kieklnest gun. Jake" an
she glared al the poor fellow.
could have laughed. hadn't I still
been thlnkin' Of Miss.
Hit was about noon when the fight
] begun: hit was sunset when | felt q
han rubin over my face
What Is It, Miss" whispered I.
you hit him In the ear. ma. coolly
said she: but lis near dusk we must
get TO the cabin the men will be com
in"
When we got there. she tainted dead
away. ! got her on the bed went
down the gulch. after the Boston doc
tor. who is In the countings for his
health.
Now. the beatenest thing OF all-she
leaned back, Rugged her knees. laugh
In heartily was that dude Boston doc
tor.
AFTER Melissa was all fixed up-two
broken ribs. left arm broke at elbow.
where she landed 'gainst the sharp
rocks-he said 10 me: Lets go get
that beast we killed"
see fun In his eye: he didn't believe
II. thought M'lIss. an me had been a.
skirmishin' 'mong ourselves.
got a rope, an with the burro. Sc,
out.
When we got there, he stared an
whistled Hit was there.
Among us three, We drug hit back "a
the cabin. He proposed then.
Alflff ANNl INV N'N W lWAill NNN
with ITO, 10. M'llss" lumpin on my
chair excitcdly. was that Jealous.
"Bnl Munson." said she. scornfuly
will you never get over beln a SILL
calf" That settled me back 10 Quie
ngin.
lie proposed TO skin the bar an
take the hide Ter bis doctorIn Of M'llss
agreed at once fetching him th'
knives lla hal that dude doctor
with his pants 80 tight 90 down on hh
knees lie was worker. though. an
got the upper jaw of with the hide
The claws. too.
he'll the light he kep' a-talkIn' al
the time. Biggest stIn ! ever tackled
bullet through the snout. notherr
through the fore leg. one through IN,
brain that rnuged hts dpmlse A." an