Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-14


conntry Dash H. you would be gentle
men give yourselves snci confountie,i
airs What better are you than me. I'd
like to know r
1 did not care 10 make my presence
known now They might think it
strange and probably ,liscreiit iiie fact
that had tried 10 acqnaint them Of ID
sooner. Besides | might learn some
thing that would enable me To be of as
doubt of his honor | would not have
listened to another word, bat revealed
myaelf there and then and rislSed mis-
approximation From my vantage
ground | cnuld see the cruel, crafty
face Of Daily as he stood with his hands
in his pockets affecting free and easy
demeancr.
II We mind to break yonr neck, you
scnrvy viiiain'' Jack exclaimed iotiy
"Your ugly face acts AZ an irritanti
Don { You know you r. liable To get me
ditto serious trouble through you seoun-
drel'ain r.
Easy. easyl" answered DAILY. smil-
ing in an ugly fashion. but not looking
quite NJ his ease. There you go again
with yonr names; ieti,np- you'll adj
dress mo more civilly one of these
days.
by the way, Jack asked suddenly
and ignoring Days speech. after
got clear OF your mob ana had left
Normanton. / heard something about
I.... has 80 a L
Flinders Did yon hear anything about
TT I'm sorry IL it's the case. for |
thought Sexton was the only decent fell
low among You. He wanted me. inst
before leaving your mob, to wait Il day
Or two longer 50 that we might travel
together. ha. as ho had money and |
was stone broke and didn't know him
well enough to quarter myself upon
him | started off by myself. Do You
know II there was any truth in the ru
norY'
And now at the mention of Sexton =
name a sudden change came over DAILY )
face, Ii grew a siekly, greenish yellow.
aud until he cleared his throat his voice
Sas husky. But he recovered himself.
"Oh, that's your game. is it, pre-
tending To know nothing about it2" he
drawlcd, with u queer ugly look. But
in another instant as If struck by u
sudden thought he continued. "You
think I'm walking information bn.
rean. do you, for yonr special benefit Z
II you do, you mistaken. I'm not
the fool you take mo for Bnt look
here Farqnhnrson. Tyndall or whatever
your name ia, it, no nse crying over
spilled milk or making trouble II you
can only be decently civil to me. there, =
no reason Why We shouldn't both ho
able w. live in the saine camp together
II yon 40 In for blowing the gnif why.
tho facts are against you. and they
won't believe IL, Perhaps You are not
aware that you might possibly eet into
worse trouble than you dream about
Now. then. don't be fool What name
have 10 call you by r.
Jack Tyndali is my name But look
nero, DAILY, don't suppose care a. IL
sor You or imagine that You have me
n your power. fer the moment you try
any crooked games on with mo Ill
shoot yoa like dog They say you
have 10 fight tho deyil with his own
weapons. aud I'm going to do itl''
Right you are. Mr., Jack Tyn.
dali but try and keep civil tongue in
your head aud there need he no trouble.
Live and let live Is my motto.
And with an easy insoleneo DAILY
sirutted oil, not. however, looking quite
al his ease
Jack locked after him with an ex-
rrcssion ON his face that hope no one
will ever see there again
l waited till Jack left and then
srollcd hack to the camp What had
overheard VAS decidedly unpalatahls
News not intended for the ears Of a
third party il generally 40. II ever there
was an nnprincipled. mischief making
tailow, that Daily was one. aud | f,lt
that u he s,aia ia Mackenzie camn
hing with Jack there would ha trouble
oans ~ tho conelasion that hy con
eearng my dislike b. DAILY aud even
trying 10 appear friendly with him i.
might serve Jack much better than tv
showing my distrust
Amonx Tho stocktnen there was nna
hainrd 1hticpt quiet gcatlcipaniv
fellow, who gave me snme interesting
facts about the country lie was Glib.
-an's "tirst IN charge he iala rse that
though thu blacks had "a vet nada III
attempt "a modest the ms q ~ tha cattle
they wvrr just wing hack 10 ss:ea
sod opportunity q making 81 attsek
II somc kind The hin tvibsS were diff
fsrvns from these that lived on tile
rlains' the former turning cut r.
m"rsahlY capable and warlike specimen
Of the black fellow. At first Gibson ha.i
advocated lntfin. TIM blacks csarssa int
the station. but he--Chilcot --forsseeip.
th" inevitable Consequences Of such
dangerous measure. had induced him te
abandon the idea