Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-25
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The Capture Of ;
Squinty Smith
lander he comes. mammv,n
Say goHn H. RAErERY.N
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Z " ~A~'OA-AA hC COlucS, mammVi
l yelled the little yellow-head-
ed, freckled boy, running into the
r9ckety shanty and out again. dane
ing with delight. ~ scrawny, with
( cred, weary woman came out ef, She
house with two dirty children atber
heels and behind them a half-grown,
red-headed, gangling girl, with two
fierce little braids sticking away
sfrom her poll.
; a burly man on ragged pony
;came galloping down the eonntry.
road. <
"supPer ready, Mag2-'- he sbawled
;at the woman. - -. :. :. I. : -,
/ F'Supper! Why, 'taint= no, niore'n
seven o'clock. What's apSssee1ss 49,
J'What's up! Everything is .upl
'Sauinty Smith has gone an done it
right this time. He killed Frank
Cepley in the Hazard sIoon, put, four
cold uns in tn dep'ty sheriff, and
Lord knows how many he's ashot
sence 1 left town." -
& The children stared in awed aston
ishment at this bloody news. and fol-
lowed him round to- the corral. = = ::
rWell, what y'allgloobin at? Here,
you, Siss," to the fed-Keaded girl.
.Get move on YOU Marian. don't
stand thar all night like YOU was
loeoed. Git my supper"
rDid you see him, Hank?"
sSee who?"
rWhy, him, Squinty Smith?"
"See him! OF course 1 didn't see
him. If / seen him it'd been all up
with him! I'd a ribbed him up with
lead till he'd a-sIlAIS-his-sou1 crave.
But l didn't have-no--7gun, nohow.
SherH Housman says 1 must line the
posse, an / says: Sheriff, if I'd n
been sheriff stead o. you,I wouldn't
need no posse for te ketch Souintv
Smith Por no other .anery outlaw
Ike him."s So. I didn't shave noszeuns
so i just-eome home FOR ts+git supper
an ready up my arsenal Git a move
on thar, Siss!"
The red-headed girl tossed her
head and disappeared into the tum-
bio-down kitchen. The mother got
busy with pot and pan, and the man,
clustering tiercely about what '.he'd
a-done if he only had his weapons"
pulled his Winchester % out of the
closet and began to slip cartridges
into the magazine. - p. :, &c.. ~. 49,.
don't want no more'n a peep at
that gol-dinged squinty Smith, no.
now He alluz wuz onery, an'-.he
otea'-been put 6uta biz a long time
agos~affe's's'ha Sheriff Housman
blutfed for two year an more, an
he's got purity nigh. every. man in
Plankton buffaloed! But I'll show
himp'
The mans slatternIy children stood
about him in gaping admiration. The
red-headed girl stuck her head in at
the door and said: .. .'t''.
t.'What did you fetch feat, daddy"
Dry UP, you ninny; didn't have
no time to think about fetchin' home
nothin'. T. come home to git -suthinf.
l come home to git my weapons. an
ifever iletch a peep at that dang
At this1instant there was a sharp,
rasping click at'the open window and
blue 1barreled gun muzzle jumped
into. the light. ...,.r sat g,- -'...--
Hold up Xopr hands, l-NitcheIl!"
said quiet but very distinct voice.
The big man at the table held ND
his hands with foolish effort to
smile at the face that looked over
the gun, -..,gcE 4u.ed = sis-. .'#
Quit yer foolin' ,Smith,'' he said.
weakly; put it down an come in"
Squinty Smith, bull7necked, one
eyed ruffian got in at the window
without foregoing an instant of his
advantage. fA-
'n'n take charge Of these, Mitch"
he,isaid, coolly putting his hosts pis-
tol into his coat pocket, "and this.
Both snide-loolling guns. but I'll take
charge o. them" .
Mitchell sat still, his wife and Siss
watching the performance from the
darkness of.the kitchen, while Smith
walked ont into the lot and deliber-
ately dumped the rifle and the pistol
into the well; ats 81 ....gr1s5F sa -.
Got any more guns?" ne; asked.
coming back. -. z..,,. ,,l.-J o.
Nary gun smith, answered
Mitchell trying to wink knowingly
ut his-Nvife.5 gJil." "'.' t'Hl''-.
'fRn right, YOU. can let down your
mitts," quoth the, outlaw. y"Y0u sit
thar, and here, Mrs. Mitchell, you