The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25


never of his mind. He was physical cow,
ard A shot fired his heart beating wildly and
l. he turned sick at strife and carnage His pulse
beats averaged IS per minute and his heart turned
cold every time summons for arrest was placed ms
hands experienced sensation of nervous dread eaca
time he swung himself upon the back Of his hghsprteo
horse Every sudden sound conveying presage OF danger
thrilled him with fright His disposition was
sensitive and unalterably timid
most courageous Sheriff this Territory. He had at
tanned this reputation daily and hourly struggle with
"a ole neral force against his natural weakness
fear of dan ger great had been subordnaed to
greater lest his falling be known How to hide his
co1vardice from the world was his With cold
fear in his sought danger with the of
one phase. Quiet persistent Flooding
in way without of the Western dash and audacty
belonging to his occupation, he continually
sought closest risks and hazards driven by an abnor
-aal desire to appear fearless
den who conception of the meaning of the word
sometimes stood apart aghast at the mans dar
and admired him. Apparently without the shghtest
almost suen of aspect he traied desperate
criminals to rendezvous engaged in combat against
mighty odds and waged such relentless war upon despea
and flaws that his fame as an uphoder of law and
order sperad far and wide.
Radclf Conrad kept his secret Well Not man in
swan County o 91G p s pd d camp Gn nr s
to ppy 6 Whip hs int
6 6e6g down to faqyG3 exit 0 ch
BACK from i town it 70 assure half mile deep
like Te he R ph the Gr M
thai m de their dn e4 @ as W befae
to traghtep to sleeper angles stood the white painted
dealer hardware cutlery, ammunition.
S 5s
ass he alal' Dy D'1ass
Dan worst man in the county, after breaking half
sn and In the
slggs of lead into VARIOUS citizens their great bodily
aaT Ra4 and en his R co1s
% Deg his Of these the sae Of e
his PPSs ThG P50psT P 5
vital spark Of degeneTate IKE Ar79na Dan further
moned posse and by moral force of numbers would have
secured the surrender Of the ofsndsr without risk Of
He Stunned ali appearance lack Courage as he
sfs What TT arms 1f did @ the Sheriff of some
from t S9 M left T both had ss I'D
The Sheriff unbucked his
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ton 4 !T FahSG
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ss 6ss R5s
Of pound; the ~ $1,000
The the anE & to DOWN e
e e 81 % Red out into and
there the Tas NO the sad and thing a
Dan her & to dn his desc
might 81 hSa1 that
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% Of
who sat neggenty in grapevine swing too unsyphike
fly M aa Sy her om fhm
and arbitrary pronunciation Of her ann d "a note
power Of aceentuafing the SOFT melody of the wood AS
he muslin fom
glossy
q in % Dc no F aDd Ear 1 %
the ancient British queen whose name she bore
up h ee her
ea Of R e of % poTo n % o ood
e ba Sa ho IHe MINI IN tho vino and &c u anneared 70
a@5 ss 5% Y aS Sss ss,s
smq96sd ts hFSst the pins securely
ace and from drink i, Arizona pan
s his aSsf
smile intended to be reassurng 4 ANT a-son to hurt
Hurt me-! said Miss Reed eontemptuousy, 81 should
nG ff ow You m SONG and wan for night Yer
e a 9 h w you aE @ 9 wa of us snd
@ w e tie g0 word 0S OK n sSy like b
duced erect regarded sterhly @
swer y dIsaPproEi4g eyes around .,osa d,s.
she said substituting the local form psrance for her
Worthy Of audenee YOU are not afraid are
Of da2 cam, s os 3
any one after your
'If they amt, they will be- Conrad's town,
the Assn PR HO g vi oath and
Boadcea rose to her feet and peered over the tops of
the @ Sd a m The Sheriff ar in Light
full figure, coming up path with the striking
golden lights from his head of curly blonde hair Boadi
looked him and loved.
hat @ R fa took OF his
Ba an SSs4 the leg
of his boot Come and get me-, he said, with grin,
and suggestive upward movement of his right hand
physical fear the Sheriff he the shining
d b hH and e he had
that ground out courageous deeds from heartsnkng
prehension urged him forward another step.
Dan half sober big chilling laugh So quiet
that the voice of the brook sounded
like the derisive mockery of his poroonery
For instant Radcif Conrad swung in the balance
An apervading panic seized him. and the foot he lifted
TO take forward step weighed hundred pounds The
rusting of branch to his right above the path drew
from him swift glance and he looked for ten
into two dark eyes that seemed to fash some strange
somewhere within him and he felt that he could hear it
fall down. down to unsounded depths He looked
and laughed low joYouSy, a
who has loNg-desred
''Wil Gomez" said Sheriff n Bird