The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08

the han awhile watching the dancers, and
taking my turn now and then.
While things were going their gayest
watched my chance and slipped INTO Pen
nePs private office and presented the note.
" That's all right, Tom, said he. but
look here. man; you've come at a wrong
time, Pm afraid. There's a pretty rough
class here tonight. I've sized 'em all up.
and they're not of the best. More'n likely
some Of 'em have seen you come in here,
and man, I'm afraid of the results. Hadn't
you better put IL of awhilef
" oh. grannlesr I exclaimed Who's
afraid? l amt They won't touch me.
Don't worry, old man.
Well, ! don't want TO see you beat:
but, say, you go outside and ask 'em all
up TO drink-every one Of 'em, III stand
treat-and while drinking you watch your
chance and slip on
"All right. Wen do It," said I. After
handing me the money. which I took care
to fasten securely in my shirt, we went
out into the bar-room. AS the dance had
stopped for a while I stepped up to tho
bar and said: Come along, boys, all OF YOU
let's have something There was a general
rush for the bar. I noticed two half
breeds slip out the door but thought moth
ing about it. While they were all drinking
/ stepped out The moon was behind a
cloud and everything looked very black.
When my eyes got accustomed 10 the dark
ness / marched along more bravely and
began to whistle tune. As l got about
half way down the path to the Collar and
Elbow the door Of that saloon opened and
In the light could see two men come out
side and start up the path. Keeping close
watch on them / advanced more slowly
didn't whistle either you can bet. Present.
~ they separated. one starting of into the
woods on the right, while the other came
on up the path. l could hear the other
coming on in the brush. On they came
hardly making a sound Presently when
he one in the path was directly I'm front
OF me not a rod away, rife shot came
out of the brush ON the right and whizzed
passed me and the man in the path fell.
Without a sound, ran down the path as
fast as / could go, not daring to look
around or stop, for fear some one from
the Collar and Elbow" hearing the shot.
would come out. Arriving at the steps
found the women waiting. So getting in
We rowed back to Freeport Meanwhile
said nothing to the women or any one
else about the shooting, as I did not think
II was any OF their business and did not
want to scare them.
Being very busy, II was a couple OF days
before / had q chance to 20 across again
But wnen l did go 1 went uptoPenners
''Pennel called me into his office and
shook hands with me- Tom. old
10y, ne salus you Hdu udtIOW
escape the other night. Soon after
you left we heard shot down
the path and going down discovered half
breed shot dead. or course the guilty per-
son was not found. but think II you had
been a little later you would have gone.
perhaps. instead of the half breed
when I told him my story he said
Tom, those half breeds saw you come
here and watched their chance. That bull
let meant for you, but the hand Of
Providence interfered.' And friend" said
the captain. turning 10 me. II am inclined
to believe he was right"