Arizona republican., 1900-09-10
WILD WEST SCENES.
Episodes That Indicate Danger Has
 Been Exaggerated.

It was midnight as a laundering knock came at the door cf rcoom No. 4S Phoenix hotel
 What is wanted?" asked the occu- pant as he sat up in bed with furiously beating heart
 We want you, Open th.s dcor!"
 Never"
 Then take the consequences.
 The man sprang out of bed and hur- riedly dressed himself. His face was pale and his hands trembIed, but he shut his lips with a determination to sell his life dearly. He heard footsteps moving in the hall, and presently his door was burst from it's hinges and q dozen men burst into the room. They found him standing with q revolver in each hand and the light cf battle in his eyes.
 You may hang me-" h. said in a low. tense voice, but twelve of you will go into the other world before me" "Who said anything about hanging" inquired a voice.
 But you have come for that. Twelve years ago in this town I killed four men. on have recognized me and have come for revenge"
 Not much. stranger. We don't know anything about the four imon and don't want to. You live in Missouri, don't you?"
 T do"
 Well. what we wanted to ask was whether three Of Kind beat q straight in your state
 They do not"
 Then that's all, and you can go back to your snooze. Sorry 10 have dis turbed you. but we had a dispute and wanted to settle it."
 For fifty miles pursued and pursuer had kept at about the same distance as they flew over the traek1ess prairie. Now and then one had gained or lost, but the race had become one of endUr ance instead of speed. At last, an hour before sunset, the face Of the pursued began to lose it's hopeful expression IS he felt his horse giving way under him. He pressed home the cruel spurs, and the beaten animal seemed infused with new life. but only for a few minutes.
 T am Goomed!' he exclaimed in de- spairing accents, as his faithful horse staggered again.
 From behind him came Gsn1ish yells of rejoicing.
 Another mile, and the horse of the pursued sank down in his tracks, and his rider stood with folded arms and a defiant look on his face to wait the others coming.
 50, I've got you!' said the pursuer, as he rode up and dismoUnted.
 You have"
 You know me to be the sheriff of Cold Chuck"
 T do
 And that I never let a man escape me. This forenoon ss yCu rode through our town I shouted to you.
 Yes. You recognized me as Dandy Jim, the road agent. but l hoped to outrun you
 T did nothing of the kiuI. I asked you for a chaW of tobacco and you was so durred mean about It that I've fol- lered you fifty miles to show you what sort of man I am. Do yoI chaw?'
 "Of course I do"
 And will you give mc g chaw?"
 With the greatest of peasure. As my horse is dead, I do not see how I can go back with you"
 No one wants you to-
 But didn't you follow on to arrest me-"
 Not by a darned sigh. I foIIereI on to make you hand over that chav asked for and you jest It this be a warnin' to you. Next time you ride through Cold Chuck and ! yell for a chaw you want to come right down with half a plug"
 
 All at once two men. each armed with two guns, leaped iu,0 the middle of the street and began firing at each other. Pop. bang. pop, Tn street was cleared of pedestrians. and men looked from behind shelter with bated breath. Six shC-s. teD fifteeu. twenty.
 Are they both dead?' vas asked in whispers.
 Pop, bang, pop! But they must be 6ca5 now" Fifty shots. 100, 200. Then a man who had been asleep in 9 distant saloon slowly awoke and sharhlcd outdoors and down the street. When he reached the fighte.s, the four guns were still blazing, but he closed in and took both