The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-06-19

Z TIE PRIor OF FREEDOM. :
By MRS ~ 1 RAYgE

The air 81 Afizoua paA ~ ana ~.
ring and a. foors 81 D4gIs equity
tafi aicu9 opea ~ ite foar uiria y.
heaven. hNt there ras C1t ra4iolre
cell th tae broad rhanty saafeelg Eg1i
enough - pen a fbegp 10. hat quite
GOOD enough Tor q hufse tklft, nnE Is
btla Jim flagA The fherG and hla
deputy were playing poker aad Jini
vas watching tcfu through 1ts haffe1
window when 4 woman Waikei ln@ts
ass Martina, 5im riHck's Ni.a Ant
wiz one loving glance ard a aswdg
20 her husband. threw q sgaf - bread
% the table between thf sheriff and
hia companion
The sheriff dreN = foruidabie tnifa
nom ihe back ~ hif inather brit AMI
With two sharp m0ucns ~ ne blade
pUf me luaf into three pieces
Navy nie nor shpotin' iron there
he said. meter left 3 duil spot On lie
blade Al FLASK. you're q prime good
baker Gsse jim Dis loaf deF
Martina turned hes back ou tsa TOO
men, and ilke a Cash her eyea tai.-
Efhrher something 20 lin hGt hH
heeui handsome faes gave nus Sag
siBltefi token ~ Response Thn Ghe.-
n had bis rye on him. and De- wasnft
Eoing % give anything away He was
allowed 70 speak % his wife sith the
$50 men watching and listening.
love- the kidsl sske1 the prison
81 kRSasszAa
Feaft Martina eyes flied viih
tears she was picturesque 10 her
Youth ana strength. Eith her sunbnru
I'd hair r1mbling about her round
honest fact Her checks gloEci sin
exercise and The heat OF the dsg. aas
thers hung alound Der that ind anabie
something that ix the religion g w
msn she love She hooked Al her jim
with ~lpnslus US tears. bat slse cauld
not talk with these men fstcninE
Even desieraaoes have their moments
% dehcaey bot this sheriff aud bis
deputy had Mons.
Don't shimner. little woman. said
the sheriff, rudeiy. sheres as good.
hzh in the Sea az was ever caught he
he
YOufl SPOIL your pretty cyes. Nis
Fiatk said the lsering deputy
jim Flack doubled his brawny est
and there uss IaHrder in his hcsrt as
be hsari the men chaninE his wife
. - AA aAfAA EALfHaN AANH E"En NNNa AaAaAI
was hts cniy crime. and "a rad ounse
about through his being cheated iH r.
horse trade. and he had sworn 90 ret
even. not remembering that two.
wrongs can never make a right But
he wCnid not have ldrEsd al enemy
when be vac down. and his reverence
fog WOMEN aud chsldren was inboru
lie had hard work H0w 70 control his
$500 Ta n 4. 81. - .ram.aa-. s..
his wife he managed 60 maintain a
soiien silence
Eal the middle o. tile LOAF frat
Ehe said. a. eho touched ule bread. "a
are Eaek baked. as yca Ike f. jim"
When she had gone Jim took thai
section ~ She lcsf and broke q IN tpn
~ wss well The sheriff and his ooai-
canton had beromc involves j. & guag
tcl over their game o~thergieE do
would har- heaua semethinE f.A frotE
de prisoner hand aua roll ncisily Or
RE Hoor = was q SO gold p.ace
She heY sole pocr Jnny's colt
thought Jim as he picked w tke
money "lt bet beFn baked inter tlf
brad as 81 means q hrihe-yes q s.
-lnt whethrr for the sheriff or the g.
-cg-hoit on-mehhs 0uth Hello. Efl
she Alt MIX sgmsthin on g then Pm
q SUCKER
The evoked shluc letters 90 thc.
gold yieoe he'd becn written with o.
groased snek after q method knoNn j
tLt elFl just e few rosfa whi D I
Gtcipbarrd easily b Jim read
'Ilnny-Wltehes hiil-toniEnL ~ 3
He understood Martins would aEve'
Jimmy uhe nnest and destesi mare tr
400 un country round at Wif-aes Hli
ana ht gas 90 bri1e tns cenaA 3 lFs
him escape lHat mare was Martina
an She owned in the w0Tld-eEepp
th~ c~hiiireu-sua * had csCsrcd cor
flaf'ca az fie hands ~ fhe saw t1
Ter proven right Jtm anew G'o sherif
had ) gegsouai diftibe Tor htA sad.
ntnl3 MOS he hrihet. hgt DC had no
fssrs % The dspgty That officer Wouj
have sariorei hls suli-hac g heen oi
commercial value iog $50 auS hsd
fslt the i.Ggje af many a bsihe % a'-
uaelgEn galna