The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21

enough, listening and gaping. now he
shuffied along the seat. stopped and
Phil" said he. his voice shrin and
piteous, n Gods name what are ye
dom? Is IT,
All. go back to your place an
swered Cara, with scowL Sack, We
But. PHIL say. Phil. Would ye''--
Go back. sayi''
But PhiT'-
With an oath Cara rose, took Ned. by
the shoulders and shot him back into
the corner. stopped over him and WINS
pered in his ear, came back ana sat
down before me- Bending forward
while Ned watched and listened eag-
erly. Phil hurriedly Went on:
At first Nicky wouldn't fight. He
had no quarrel with me" he said 1T
was Ned that had insulted him, said
he; twas Ned he'd fight. Tor answer I
stripped him to the waist, stepped out
upon the foOr. an gave liicky's lace
the back o. me hand. That reused
him. The ring closed in. Hammer an
tongs we fell TO wi naked fists At
nrst NIicBy had the best OF matters,
WI his long arms an big weight once
he sent me sprawlin' across a chain;
another time he Just missed a blow ct
me chin that d ha' broke me neck. But
he was soft an I was. hard; he had
strength an / had science: so. in a
L
he was at me mercy 7 toyed wiz him.
) ar jibed him; ( tapped him here an
l there, an laughed in his face; / led
! him on till his guard got low. an ms
breath came short, an ne lost his tenn
z per-then, seem me chance, stepped in
Ike a fash took him a blow on the
I chin like the kick of horse, an
measured his SIX feet upon the floor
-. Boys the clatter he came COWui
Man, the hubbub was there- StreIcned
cut he lay as pale as a sheet, vi blood
on his lips, an not a breath in his body
I Hes dead shouts this enc tie mus
dered. says that. Catch him., says the
rest till we have his lie. An WI that
I lifts coat an vaistcoaf, shouts "a
Ned. then out into the dark an away.
An for an hour we ran, an Tor hours
we lay in a ditch; at last towards
morning
Just there phil stopped, glanced
through the windows; turned quickly
and waved a hand at Ned. Here
Larah,' said he; and TO me, There's
little more, but III finish when were
1 started again
I nodded. Ned gathered into his COY
ner Phil crouched low in his The
whistle shrieked, the brakes began
grinding. slowly the train drew up, and
there upon Larah platform stood lWo
/! policemen by the doorway, whilst along
+ it. from carriage to carriage, two more
( followed a sergeant with drawn slaves
Then looked at Phil They're con19
ing said
Who p
All He sat upright. his face
blanching and Tightening, made a. sud
den dash toward the farther door; then,
at sight OF black figures on the sidins
beyond. turned and let fan his hands
+ eTrapped - said he; trapped, by God.
Z He looked down upon Ned and upon
E his hOrrOr-stTiClIen face. Ihey re
here said he come, bear 1t IKE =
nrrr ~-rerr- no HrnT
& fear anyway He took Ned by an arm,
/ dragged him across the carriage,
1 dropped him on the seat before me.
[ and took his place in the corner. Hold
up he said giving Ned-that poor
misery of q Ned-a shake. BE man
( for once; be a man. he looked ut me.
/ a smile lighting his face. All up,
said he. ''I'can't finish; but you'll see
the rest IN the papers. Good by 10 We
I He laughed, turned as figures darkeneu
! the windows. Jaw. good mornin' to 70,
sergeant Come. Ned boy. were want
/ ed" And quick came the click of hand
+ cuffs.
/ Some weeks afterwards I found the
/ finish of Pills story in the newspapers,
Also I found details there which Phil
had omitted and some which ne had
! distorted. Up to a certain point his
/ story 10 me kept sight Of facts; after
ward it entered the region Of fancy. II
Z was Phil himself who had been accused
/ OF cheating; it was on his own behalf
/ he had fought: it was when matters
/ were going hepelessly with him, at the
hands of AGicl1y and Wig, that Ned had
! striv.en to help him. had cluched
Iickv's arms and cried 10 restrain
him. had unwittingly held Mickey tight
whilst Phil got home with that MUIR
derous knife.
Happily the wound was not mortal;
/ so Phil lost his freedom for only three
years; and, because. of his youth and
innocence and of some generous eyi-
dence rendered by Phil on his behalf,
Ned was admonished and set free.
! Copyright, 1905, by S. s. Mcclure Coz