The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-25
IA WILD CHRISTMAS.
IN 81 the Exciting Experiences of Seattle Man In
the Rockies During ths early SOS.

suIien scrutiny q my person and
belongings.
q asked the bartender for sleep
ms quarters and Was given a ksy
and directions o. md my ro0m. 1
never reaf bed n. however had
hardly taken two steps from the bar
before I WAS confronted = my pre-
fscesaor. who had heard - my ar
rival and had COME IN looking for
trouble. Naturally he must haVe
been "A hard locking man. but the
marks ~ a prolonged drunk and the
ltnea % uEiY maisvoieues that we're
noa on his countenance made him
positively hfdeou a. h thrust hia
face forward eioaely against my
own. lie told me without wasting
words whei n was going q a. with
me. and the crowd gath rel around
aEtr for the FIRST blow In AZ ms
iifr I viii never forget that rinG ~
fcres There NaB not friendly one
i1 The hafs circle--gut net on face.
fuan or woman. but had on Il the
stamp 81 eftrue and dehs urhery ?
felt that Was cornersd but dctrr.
mined q HtaFe things an az long
ne possible. I listened q The man
sbnse until could stand il no Ion
ger Then I struck 1ut wlth all ms
force ARD aaared him TIs vac az in
MON ne and we cilnrhef The
crowd pressed In on Us AMI some
1uc tripod the We came down to-
Ecfher with q cruah While On the
go0r there one 30 the rufiaua klck
- me IN the face pazed and hnif
blinded rs blood I tried % rice. but
ny intarru5st hrit me down and
shouted. ales MIN the hanis I
know what waa coming tai seen
IL before. AMI reached for my r.
rolver f1efare anv one knrw what
: WAS after I had drawn Il and fred
directly into n" fnce ~ the man
IN my breast - BE- fell. rolled
from under him. npd started to my
feet Before was fairly up. half
70 doxen ~ the crowd we're on me
They had my Eun and had bound
my bands before could move.
'Fomeons brought rope. They
threw u over my neck and drngred
me- out ~ doors Hair dead ~ was
: noted the words 'Merrg Christ
mas painted on canvas over an on
poHitc saloon. and my thoughts went
back home. whore thy were at That
moment celebrating ChriatmaH eve.
n vpr fhe only time. I THINK. I ever
pi'l 4 myself And ng the mott huat-
lnd mo DOWN thn street. I wondered
how soon tn nrwH would 70 back.
enf how they'd break IL To my wife
Nauy ~ the crowd wanted 20
hong we then and there. bur cooler
hHafs vaiund the mastery II seems
they had zamf sort ~ Hhan vigi
hrr" committee aud they must De-
called together before ans lFpchlnc
ngH attempt 50 thoY took me- M
The trait. half way td the railroad
track aud threw me IN an unused
powder haass.
"It was hitter cold and tha cuts on
nay hend aebad fearfuily was sick
md Dizzy AMI had Tiven ~ III hope
"hr ! sat there IN the darkness.
voting - henr ftho Footsteps o.
chose Who were 90 take me To- my
Irrth. my thoughts wort over the
evenings events. and then back 10
tha little room I'm az Paul whore ms
rlfa VIVA Hffffn~ with the baby I
wondered II she could b. happy. and
not hove any prrmonitiau 81 what
WIS., happening a. mo. 4 feeling ~
utter lonfiiuess came over me and I
cr'.d aloud and bitterly
"rnrrY I heard footsteps Some
ars tried fha door and I heard "a
rlira sas. 'he'H in here. I know. {
fHrdr up my mind 10 give them ono
il.f struggle and brncod myself for
the effort. After an almost inter