Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-11-23
ll1TTlIE JlRl.
t;is Peculiar Pleading for His
Fathers Iika.


1lrtt. vrH. i've incn Of ms aud q 10y
n ihc rar western s,axccsacii as Il
toll,gi User the rorch ruads Of Dakota.
We had Irrn Together Tor four days.
va rallied he hty iir iasauSr his IA
ihrr ihl. We know his father tn he
ssiunci Weston. banker. r%atticmnn ar,i
siis.s uNtH.r. The COLONEL wasn't Il man
t. Rhnin II strai;,rt won;i take ct nrS:
iJAaci'. and cyrn after four days Of his
s'4Wpany rnnr Of rs c9uld say we iiEcd
him. When yOn cainr ia study h,E
tisss-iy. ynit Slw that hr wax revenge
f.l anti relentless. TIE hos was frank.
r'it.gr n't gofyt naturttI. aud You
tODx u liking Ia bin ~ suDii u.s. y9jt
lookcd Into his ll2 blue ryrs. His <
WAX mhort 10. and hr had wit and
know t'ly'' iryoEd iis years. We L:ul
SCI I'll f.il'H to 50 ~ rrscii t!c ,rriai
h!.'. nnd the liaur was about . u'clpck
iH tin afternoon when the crach an
Is, y sudden hali Ia il toilcd gp hill.
E;'s1 taeIncnt iHr driver called 10 Us:
M sou fuii.g what ,l4nI wa'it yarr
treds blown OF had hrtirr get down
and line ~. We've lRtH stopped is ~
tna1 agent
Ne Ind arms IN plenty. hut M 0fic
1lptri Ia resist. Every bullet fired ly
tic rOi!r't ~oH.l liore is way ttrnugh
shr couch 1nd i.Ed Il target. Willie Tie
rufit.r had tie rover nl tiic horses and
was safe FROM Our lice. II seems COW
andy whrn you read q. but 10 got
Gown nul Srttuit To- IL. robbed was the
RgkeaIa Hf1As. q. a. mol. 81. .s......
it=i.ars
s.tiii" I!m MAS not "A Ut frightened.
bn ~" contrary. Il" rather cnlpyrd Tie
siturtLm u w.,. net ~ with lir roIo.
t"i ! saw HIN turn pale and heard
him rurairg under Ills breath. and he
~as tho last ,'au t6 get down.
Tie rnblrr had u double LarFclod
sIFDtGun IT, his hands. fle cautioned
eia' flrivrr e. bold tho coach wlvrr u
was and t.irh advanced upc;I us. ffe
glanced car"lrssly Into C3gh face until
his eyes rested uu the COLONEL Then he
kHrr 4 sh,hcu start. drew Ia his breath
Sith = gasp. aud We realized iaat there
eaN II recognition. Tic colonel grew
W;'i;c urdrr his look and hogan to
ttr;.,iic. Ihe hoy had no soOnrr looked
Into the roai agents farc thar hc cried
out:
Why. us Mr.. ~1eitou-Sir. FELTON,.
Say. Mr.. Potion, I'm awfully glad To
zee you Wtcre'vc you been tlls long
timer
-Su rs ron. Jimmy" laughed the
fo'Sr' aS liz Held out Ills hand for a
%iHikc. We'll. you have been growing
Ai.er ! saw you last. IFS Il wonder
Yen know uic M first sight"
"GiI. I ustsi to Ike ynu So well I
couldn't furgtt your face" replied TIE
boy Are there robbers around, yir.
rcilcsT'
with gentle land tie man pushed the
hoy hack IL line aud then stepped lack
Il pace or two. AZ he did 80 his face
g'-N very sober. and | saw y lash in
his iiurk cyrs dbl not llkc. Ills voice
was low AND steady ms lie finally said:
I'm Whch obliged for your prompt
h,sS In climbing down aud lining up.
aah | think III let you of this time.
The four 0T yog tnay 50 hacA into the
tcs-h and go on. I'm leaving your
guns With you hut don't attempt to
Play ne any trick"
Thr colonel took his sou hy the hand
anil attempted III enter the stugc with
nst ntn The rObirr mi1ti0nrd Him back.
Wy what de- you want 81 mrf' nsked
the cp!nn,l Ia u v0ire which guavered.
I'm tell yon later" was the reply.
Az ihr cuHch started on we looked
ant To- scc the lhrcc standing IN the
had I.it;ir Jim -tlH had hold Of his
fathers lanh, hGi had rracltd out lie
0tiirr AID caught IL" robbcr's sleeve.
Sfr'I we had gone 800 feet. the road
tusfsd aud shut them FROM our view.
Al tlr disappearance Of the stage the
mnn turuc'i OH ~t'1lOucl Weston and
poln;rd tn the hillside ON the rIslf and
said:
"Ainy" on HAT @Ay. Jimmy. give me
yonr hand. and III help you along"
Til" white faced colonel entered the
pines and held a straight course up tho
hill lirhind lin came thr rplarr aud
his son The loy hnd llF,.T fun 81 curl
ss.ty NJ E7f. hui presently be was
nwctf MD frightened by fhc looks cast
haOn his father.
Two or three years before hc ard
Ar FELTON, had lE'cn grent friends. Mr..
friinn Ind been manager for his IA.
thrr Ono day there had hrsn n bitioR
qunrrri. pistols had beeH drawn. the
Hirffd had rsa,c4i In. and Mr.. PcifOn
Enf ilrfl to rscnpr arrest. he rcmcm-
bcicd his father calling the fugitive n
shisf and 81 mCn being srnt cut 10 huut
aim lowu. All this can,c lHck 10 him
~ they followed ule fsfl:rr nj the
fongh way. aud though ito Knew nosS
hg nf mars ycnErarre there WIS o
frciing ~ dr'rd 10 his scul. Now and
fhen the rshUfr ordered the cclcu"l q
She right - IN. but ihea' weFc thr
only wnsi9 sDok'n unfH they Etsail,
rerrh,t Il ic ,iiin;i hiSli o. ainonr
~" iov ierfS rs aWi iy thc rob'c'
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