The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-03-08

be sss ttili hspsias 90 10 himself. u
ssi down bssiie csmpnse sod tried
eat bat tue food clicked tin snd hs tur
: ed ss.y aad ssi Tor While siis bic bee
o. hs hsuds. Col KYLE took boiice {
hi@ as be 50, there. aud BY snd by can
over d obeeriuIly qperist
Well. my ,, have yoa sos over var
ins to obsw coach dy ppi
K1tpe'. i,'s teapd to comsi rrplie'
ssn, 9Th . wall Ia bis voice las tim
iur me TO bresk lcose. sod sIi cressbui
c,l', top me. III cant hsvs sfow will
then ,tr.beers thso I've sot 10 have on'
hfnl
Tue eisat looked up 9, the colonel acc
s4oSk like . man 10 . chill. and IL VA
rssily pi,iiul to wtt,b the lay Of bis fe'
tures.
You've got 10 have . ros. have jour ssb
ed the colonel, after long silence
Sur. Kn'nel -surel
fney look like Z ol men over there. II
you PICK fuss on may get killed.
Ba, I've got to have iuss. Kuroel
Don't hold me back tili pitch into somt
Of our own men.
Very well. You are a 70 /, bat perhaps
you cant helplt, Go srd pick your fuss
aud se, q bullet through your hear; or =
knife 10 your heat aud III be hanged
II We don't leave your csrcsss on top Of
the efound OF the wolves to stip.
With long breath Of rsliei snd emile
90 his face, Big Sam turned from the col
oncI aud walked deliberately scro.s to the
stripsers camp to pick light. The
fret man be came to ives sitting d.wD
aud smoking bis ipe. He was picked mp
aud hesved over the fire, and the Others
cane iowsrd Us TO know uhst 1t VAS oil
about. Sam was looking around to see
what destruction be could effect when the
men be bad treated 80 Iougbly confront
cd bin and ssid:
You are Big Sam Gardner, and you are
looking for a fight
Ys'. that's mel ssvsgeIy shouted Sam
10 reply.
Well, Ill accommodate you. I've
lesri about you and how you break loose
It times
You'll you'll 6ght mep asked Sam, rs
le rubbed bis hands together and smiled.
| will, and II il do1't kill you my
zane is oct to be put on my grsvestone
ghen | die. A shoolin match don't count
,ut here is what do 81
he drew from bis sheath ss fibe bow
. knife as WAS ever turned out by . cut
~, and Big Sam nodded pnd smiled and
Stranger, I'm 10 dead look TO meet youl
,st IL be With knives. and II YOU kin
| ed me Ii,lle. mebbe I'll feel better
OIL Kyle pressed forSsrd 10 speak TO
i the campers 10 general, Thee Was no
&C ,sio1 for qlsrfel. and be hoped there
ould be none. Big Sam must obey or
ars and qaiet down or b. drivsn from
le CAMPS. | lhink this course wouli
ave been taken bat for he man who h.d
zen dnng about Smsrtins under bis i'll
Ispe, and having agreed to fight, be
ia:
This thing Is to go onl No man can
Sc me around except for blood
That settled 1t snd We I'll back. l
n't think Big Sam had tsken q second ..
Ok into the strangers face. He Was OF
sdium height and weight, spriney on ),
feet aud all muscle. but his face was !
tady, L, showed a set purpose to kill .
2 Sam II was q wicked face. though !,
rhaps not belonging TO wicked maj.
q ssw the purpose OF the iron Jaw the !.
impressed lips-tbe CLINT OF the steel :.
IL eyes Sam smiled and chuckled 81
made ready. and it WAS only when be :,
cd With bis left foot thrown forward ).
1 bis knife raised ha, be looked squsre
il to the strangers fscs Then We saw
D give 9 sudden ttrt Those eyes
king into bis had the shine OF . wild :.
st's eyes At nIght The lips parted q
lie to show the tightly cIenched tutb,
/ g. ere wss a lurking emile at the corn
OF the moo b, aud, WITH the beginning
lis cs,like motions. the eyes seemed TO
q 10 co,ls OF tiie. a,
! bod God. but what's iscel whispered OF
. Kyle, as We stood together. OF
Ie will kill Sam oat OF hand | whis
ed back, as my bear, choked me. csl
or about minute Big Sam msiniained Vel
attitude Of attack and defense. Then an
gave way space or tao. and the otbir bo
owed him up and tissed between bis ser
iched teeth. on
am Gadoer, you bsve met man who col
oing 10 kill you'll PR
nd bow bis eyes Rlinted and eli.teoed
seemed TO burn holes on Sans face. pei
eyes oi wounded tiger never showed rer
the hre. lie foarished the knife 90 tin
looked for 90 opening. and We beard fri,
msn ~hisperipg 20 himself; o
ood @ 1d~ bu, be Ia tDidng me with J
eyesi Icsut fgb. him can't bsht
! ado
,ok ort, Sam, call d oDe OF our men. J
tbs, brsced bin op for lev seconds. eve
o We noticed q trem bling OF bic kpees, 90,
.red look 10 bis eyes, and Of . sudden ed
Iang bis kniie s~sy and stepped site
1 doun 90 q rock.
ort kill him cried the eolonsl. ss The
uger hoyered ever onr mao With q
e ppliiied 10 ,trit'. pin
be usu let bic arm slosly fall. snd s.st
ve nriire9 tbst bic face and neck weu