The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-22

| {: at o clock tonight. | have some
thing to tell you. Your own
FLORENCE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Listen here. boys" Captain Crews
! was calling to his men. "A letter from
the governor. The reward for Pete Di-
mitri is incressed-five hundred now. Can't
some OF YOU scheme up a way to get him
| across the river? I've sent him a dozen
bats. but he won't come"
7 sent him a letter from his GAL said
Kelly, but"
You don't expect him to bite at that
| kind of a game, do your
Tt might be worked said Tompkins,
lowering his voice, but every time we
set a trap that dad-gasted woman puts
him next"
How in the devil does she know" ask
ed Crews. looking from one to another.
You might ask Holiday" sneered
| Tompkins. 1 seen him in the plaza with
| her Tuesday night, an 1 bet six bits
l don't like that ID dude, nohow. He
amt never done nothin' 'cept ride 'roun
an look purity. He
He can outshoot you," Tom.
! Gle amt never shot nothin' nor nobody,
is her
Hes a peach with lariat, isn't hep"
We'll, sposin' he isl He amt roped
| uOLNln CepL lfIS mere Bdl o GdDDdNQle
Fete's. I don't mind sayin' right out that
I think he's a tippin' off Pete fur ter stan
in with tn GAL.
But Holiday only sneaked back to his
tent and sat down at the soap box that
! served him as a table. With much effort
and many loving touches of mis- pen he
finished addressing his letter. Then he
saddled his pony, and, leading it before
Captain Crews tent, saluted and said:
I n q - oh
midnight"
Crews eyed him furtively from the cor
ners of his bright, grey eyes. saw the end
OF letter peeping from the pocket of his
blouse, coughed, hesitated and then
drawled: "All right, Holiday. won't
ask you what you're up to. but 1 don't
mind telling you that the boys are saying
ugly things"
Il know it, sir. I hope you don't be-
lieve everything you hear?"
''N-o-oo but, Holiday, You'll be care
ful what you say and do. won't you? I've
my heart set on getting this Pete Dimitri.
There are seven warrants out Tor him.
Id give a week of my life if this troop
could land him.
IN not spoil our chances, sir You
can bet on that" And the big suspect
stslked away with the light Of a lover
in his black eyes and the spring Of young
fervor in his tread
But when he had ridden away the cap
tain summoned Tompkins and said: Tom
don't like the idea of spotting one Of
90 my own men. but.
I'm watch him like a hawk, sir an
ticipated the bow-leged bully.
But not a word to anyone, Tom! And
promise me?"
Yes, Captain"
IF it turns out that Holiday is all
right, you'll stop this backcapping and
make friends with him?"
III go you better, SIR. III beg his par
don"
He has leave till midnight So have
you"
And Tompkins. grinning maliciously,
got or his pony and trailed away towards
the river. And all that day, ike a steal
thy shadow, Tompkins stalked his man.
At S o'clock from his hiding place in a
doorway Tompkins saw the dude" come
out of Wah-Lee's restaurant, mount his
pony and lope leisurely away toward the
west. A mile from town lie turned to-
ward the river and, riding in the shallow
water, so as to leave 10 tran. went pac-
ing slowly down stream toward the low
y OGDEN bridge which spanned the shallow
river between old Paso Del Norte and the
American town. Tompkins. riding out OF
sight and hearing. in parallel with MS
quarry. saw Holiday stop Ike Dlacker
pony's head almost on a level with the
low foor of the central span. Tonpkins
crossed the approach and driving his pony
down into the ooze Of the easter side. dis
mounted and tied il among the willows
Then he crept into the yellow shadows
until he was opposite Holiday, raised
himself into the low timoers OF the bridge
and peered up and down the Viaduct IN
search of the woman. or was It Panhau-
rH.a. Of ~
dezvous2 Even as he watched. lie saw
the outlaw skuIkiRg along the western
sidewalk Of the bridge. He loitered. scan-
ned the American approach. turned his
hack upon the little mule car which pass
ed and then, with a light spring, SAT
upon the top rail OF the fence-lke guard
and beCan to make a cigarette lie was
lighting il when suddenly from the oqpo-
site side Tompkins heard the whistle ~
lariar. \ woman screamed. Run. Pete.
rent and the bulky BODY Il the OUTLAW
fell backward into the water. The watcher
dropped Gown into the sand. got CUT MS
revolver. mounted his pony and seralr-
bleed out ~ the black shadows toward ii-e
shore AS DE reached the Jewel he Saw .
horseman streaking eastward IN q cioAd
oI dust that rose high into the moonlight,
and as he gained the bridge approach
Tompkins saw the scared woman stand
ing under street lamp. looking wildly
after tic vanishing cloud
Captain Revere was smoEi-E in tfe
moonlight before his teri when be heard
the clatter Of horses hoCfs coming load
on tire rocks and dun ia the sand An.
kciiys drunk again. he guessed IS he
walked toward tne corral But there le
found Holiday dismountiuE. The men
came running u. but the dude laughed
iii their faces and s1id
III re got him. fellows There ~ The
emo ~ Ely rope
Torunzlns. an begu5died with bis vain
staisdug. galiopsd Up as they stored over
the bound outlaw. They carried the linF
prisoner iats tent and searched hirn-
and il bis greasy pocket they tflTD 2
letter which read
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Sweetheart fouud tae 1cwe-s
on uv sable after surtrr <HE
thes eaEre frenn yea Meet m-
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IN oc.3es tonight. hafe some
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