Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-24

"iou ought to be, and scootin out of
this" said breckenridge grimly. ITS
all very well to know nothin, but
yere's Phil Larrabecs friends have
just picked him up, drilled through
with slugs and deader nor crow, AMI
now they're lcltin loose Larrabee's
two half brothers on you. And you
must go like burned fool and leave
these yere things behind you In the
bresh," he went on ENORMOUSLY, lifting
Madison Clay's dust coat hat and
shotgun from his horse. which stood
saddled at the door. Luckily ! pick.
ed 'em up in the woods comm yere.
You amt got more than time TO get
over the state line and among your
folks thar afore they'll be down on
you. Hustle. old man! Wot are you
gawkin and starin at2'
Madison Clay had stared amazed and
bewildered. horror stricken. The Incl.
dents OF the past night for the first
time flashed upon him clearly. hope
lessly-the shot, his finding Salomy
Jane atone In the woods. her confusion
uho dbaVty W tiu utiSti VI WIG
disappearance of the shotgun and now
this new discovery of the taking Of his
hat and coat for disguise. She had
killed Paul Larrabee In that disguise
after provoking his first harmless shotl
She. his own child, Salomy Jane, had
disgraced herself by mans crime,
had disgraced him by usurping his
right and taking mean advantage,
by deceit. Of a foe!
"Gimme that gun" he said hoarsely.
Breckenridge handed him the gun In
wonder and slowly gathering suspi.
cion. Madison examined nipple and
muzzle. One barrel had been dis.
charged. II was true! The gun drop
ped from his hand.
Look here. old man." said Brcckln.
ridge. with a darkening face, "thar's
been no foul play yerc. Thar's been no
hlrin of men, no deputy, to do this job.
You did 1t, fair and square, Yourself"
Eyes, by God" burst out Madison
Clay In hoarse voice. "Who says
didn't?"
Reassurcd. yet believing that Madl-
son Clay had nerved himself for the
act by an overdraft Of whisky, which
had affected his memory, Breckin-
ridge said CURLY, "Then wake up and
lite out cf you want me to stand by
you"
go to the corral and pick me out q
hoss," said Madison slowly, yet not
without certain dignity Of manner.
"I've suthn to say to Salomy Jane
afore CO." He was holding her scrib-
bled note. which he had just discover.
ed. In his shaking hand.
Struck by his kinsman's manner and
knowing the dependent relations of ia
thcr and daughter, Breckenridge nod.
ded and hurried away. Left to him.
self, Madison Clay ran his fingers
through his hair and Strengthened out
the paper on which Salomy Jane had
scrawled her note, turned 1t over and
wrote on the back:
You mout have told me you did Il and not
leave your ole father to And It out how you dis.
graced yourself and him, too. by low down, I'M
demanded woman's trick! I've said done II
and took the blame myself and all the sneakiness
Of It that folks suspect. Ef get away alive-and
] don't much care which-you needn't foller.
The house and stock are yours, but you amt any
longer the daughter Of your disgraced father.
MADISON CLAY.
He had scarcely finished the note
when, with clatter Of hoofs and led
horse, Breckinridge reappeared at the
door elate and triumphant. "You're IN
niger luck. Mad! ! found that stole