The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-05
NUMBER 80.

ent was the gambler against whom
Herries had been warned-a handsome,
pale faced, tall. slender man, dressed
with great neatness in black and with
out single ornament visible-not even
the belt, which nearly every man wore.
He had small. keen. hungry looking.
gray eye, and as he looked at Herries
he met the latter's gloomy glance, smil-
ed and turned to his friends with the
remark:
THE kid seems worried about some
thing. wonder if by any chance he
has overheard US"
Guess not; he jest come in min
ute ago."
Perhaps. perhaps" muttered Pete;
''but we will soon know"
Events moved quickly In frontier
towns. As Herries went out Pete arose
from his seat.
His friends also sprang up. but he
made gesture Of dissent
mo, boys. Leave this to me. II
can't deal with one tenderfoot, 1 GER
tainly won't call in aid"
But he might get the drap on ye,"
persisted one
Pete shrugged his shoulders and
deigned no reply. He opened the door
and was lost in the darkness of the
night.
About two hours later the inmates of
the Rough Diamond were startled by
hearing shots. cries. oaths. the heavy
laundering of a horses hoofs on the
rocky soil of the mesa and then a long,
loud "Hurra-a-h"
Then all was silent.
As one man they sprang to their feet
and rushed for the door, but ere the
foremost man among them could reach
1t it was burst violently open, and old
Ramon rushed in. followed by Pete
from Decyer, who. swaying and stag
gering like drunken man. called for
brandy and then came to the door with
crash that shook the windows.
A babel of voices prevented an ex-
PLANTATION for a long time, and when
Pete had somewhat revived he told
them what had happened.
| where's Chiquita?" some one asked
A spasm of wrath convulsed the fea-
lures of the dying man.
"Gone." he gasped; 'gone with that
| cursed tenderfoot."
How did it all happen, PeteT
"He was there when l got there.
| Chiquita was all dressed and ready to
go of with him-womanlike, curse herl
He saw me coming. His horse was
there. He waited for me. Oh, the fel-
low was game enough. / said nothing,
but opened on him. The girl being
there must have made me nervous, for
I missed my man for the first time"
"And then"
why, he pumped me full of lead
before 1 could pull trigger. Hit me
five times. Then be mounted and
swung the girl up in front of him. Old
Ramon came up and opened on him.
got up and followed suit. He got
back at us once-his last cartridge
and caught Ramon, for l heard him
groan. Then the tenderfoot yelled and
rode off. Boys, give me big drink.
I'm done for"
And when they brought the drink
fast chilling corpse was all that was
left of Pete from Denver to drink it.
And Chiquita?
ChiGuita wont to a convent in St
Louis. 80! ii there four years later
a cui: 81 al magnificent beautiful
woman
She will be pleased to receive any Of
Mr.. Herries' friends at her lovely
home, and IL you succeed in pleasing
her she will tell you of that awful
night at Picture Canyon when a ten
lderfoot showed how tenderfeet can
fight when a sweetheart is at stake.
And old Ramon?
When they looked for him, he was
gone. Nor was he or Edward Herries
ever seen again in Picture Canyon.