The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
WILD WEST SCENES.
IFrom the New york SUM-

FROM the New Ork SUM-
It was midnight as a laundering
knock came at the door of room No. 48.
Phoenix hotel.
what is wanted?" asked the occu-
pant as he sat up in bed with furiousIy
beating heart.
1--WE want you! Open this doorl"
''Neverr'
''Then take the consequences"
The man sprang out of bed and hur-
riedly dressed himself. His face was
pale and his hands trembled, 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 into the room. They found him
standing with a revolver in each hand
and the light Of battle in his eyes.
you may hang me- he said in 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,
You have recognized me and have come
for revenge
mot much, stranger We don't know
anything about the four me and don't
want to. You live in Missouri, don't
you?"
Il do'
"WeIl, what we wanted to ask was
whether three Of a kind beat straight
"They do not
"Then that's all, and you can go back
to your snOOze. Sorry to have disturbed
you, but we had dispute and wanted
to settle it,
For so miles pursued and pursuer had
kept at about the same distance as they
flew over the trackleSS 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 its hopeful expression as
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 few minutes.
Il am doomed" he exclaimed in de-
spairing accents, as his faithful horse
staggered again.
From behind him came fendish 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 9TH
er'S coming.
80, I've got your" said the pursuer,
as he rode up and dismounted.
You have"
You know me to be the sheriff of
Cold Chuck?"
Il do
And that never let a man escape
me. This forenoon as you rode through
! our town / shouted to you"
Yes. You recognized me as Dandy
JIM the road agent, but hoped to out
run you"
Il did nothing of the kind I asked
you for chaW of tobacco, and you was
SO burned mean about it that I've fol-
lowed you so miles to show you what
sort of a man I am. Do you chaw?"
"Of course I do.
''And will you give me a chaw?"
with the greatest of pleasure. AS my
horse is dead, do not see how can go
back with you
mo one wants you to-"
But didn't you follow on to arrest
me?"
Not by blamed sight follered on
to make you hand over that chaw ask
ed for. and you jest let this be a warn
in to you. Next time you ride through
Cold Chuck and I yell for a chaw you
want to come fight down with half a
plug"
All at once two men, each armed with
two guns, leaped into the middle of the
street and began firing at each other.
Pop! bangl pop! The street was cleared
| of pedestrians, and men looked from be-