Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-13

faugue 0uty on the WoO0plle ana 1OunC
the kitchen sink under the eve of an
unsympathetic sentry and. while he
did not say so. thought ii was no sort
of occupation for a gentlemanly pro
fessional gambler He had been await
ing with feelings of deep distrust the
departure of the next stage which
should carry him to the territorial pen
to abide events while the sick man lin
gered Perhaps they wo1ld even show
so little Difference TO his cloth and SEN
sitiveness there as to put him ON the
stone pile with abscondipg bank officers
and other low violators of the lawl The
thought made. his nostrils curl. But
now, as he said to himself ON the night
of his escape, ''we have changed all
that The stage would depart without
him
Milligan, the other fugitive, was
promoter. and Milligan was in trouble,
AS promoters now and then are apt to
be He had been the chief instrument
i'll the mutiny that had occurred in b
troop three months before and was
serving year at hard labor in the
guardhouse for his. zeal in cause which
had been promptly frowned down,
Early in the morning Oh the third
day after tile escape two cavalrymen
We're riding across the prairie toward a
distant log shack beside the trail which
connected Calgary with Saskatchewan
1t was stopping place for travellers and
the only house in 20 miles.
They'll sure stop at Bennets and
eat. said Sergeant Kay WED best
not ride too close. They drew aside
into bluff of poplars and fastened their
horses among the trees. Now. con-
tinued the sergeant, take walk TO
the right and come III below the win
dow in the back Of the shack That
knoll and the stacks will give you all
the cover you require; mind, you don't
show yourself I'll shy round by the
left and get TO the front door When it
opens, hold your gun on 'em from the
window.
Inside Bennet's two men We're break
fasting at rough pine table. From the
manner in which they ate it might
have been inf erred that it was long
since they had tasted food
Great Scott" said the smaller of
the two, a youngish, compact, sallow
man, with carefully pointed, narrow
black mustache, rausing for minute
as Bennett set second heapins plate of
meat on the table This is great It
would take all B troop TO chase me
from such a feed. >
Elegant p" assented his companion,
with mouthful of steak. "Shtill. IN
not askin to see any av til clan. Ut's
good riddance, anyways ye take ut,
an | hope ther's as many moiles betune
us as there is behoind us .
The door creaked trife on its wood
en- hinges. CrackerboX looked round
quickly. Sergeant Kay stood in the
doorway with leveled revolver in his
hand.
''I'll trouble you, McCork+e, he said
easily. "Oaka-quick now! You know
the formula.
The gambler hands went up. Mil
ligan raised his at the same instant
His eyes were engaged at the window
before him.
9 Bout facel" Miiligan came round
mechanically in obedience TO the sharp
word of command Tut int" Kay
went on protestingly, .Eyou needn
strike your dukes, Milligan. Keep EN-
up, keep 'em mp. They look first ratetas
they are. Hatherton, walk round here
-I'll do the honors while you re COM
ing and fit these new cuffs ON the gen
tlemen | want to see how they look
Cutest thing in the market; lots of
starch in en- and polished TO make
Chinese laundry ashamed of itself. We
haven't had d chance to Try EN- on
real eligible candidate before
He bowed with mock Difference to the
gambler Crackerbox smiled amiably
in return.
81 III right glad to see you, sergeant,
he said. Seems just like home again.
Funny how things turn out, amt it ?
| was just wonderin if you wouldn
happen along - and here You are,
Well, all'a fair in love and war-and a
fox chase Some fools in my shoes would
probably see tbings-ropes. beams and
hornpipes. don t. Life's too short to
waste i'll Speculation over what probably
wouldn't occur. Play youl game out
and keep on lookin happy That's $ good
clean philosophy for man And if you
do pass out before the rest of the play
ers, why you re only hand ahead, and
they II be hot in your moccasin tracks
to the sweet by-by We only Just hit
the ranch an hour before yon, and seein
we was here first we cant do less than
make you welcome. You wouldn't have
grudged us a hearty reception. know,
if it had happened the other way
round. Crackerbox laughed. 1--WE
was right hungry. MI Bennett, here,
was so good as to fix us up real enjoy
able meal, an we've just wolfed it. -
And, as the handouts went on: ''And
them bracelets! Amt they charmin
Such tinishl Do You know, sergeant, as
soon as m out O this I'm a-goin to
get me Il pair. gold-miniature, YOU
know-same pattern, to hang ON my
watch chain as a souvenir What's |
wrcng. Milligan? You don look pleas |
I'd -
The big Irishman glowered under his
thick, red eyebrows. u suppose this is
another twelvemunt for me, he |
srowled
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