The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

near the bay and that he'd been picking
up pretty fair, living since his advent
in II Waco playing poker with the sal
mon fishermen.
pointed out to him as Costigan,s. 1t was
In the afternoon along towards sundown.
Jim pounded on Costigan's door, and
Costigan, wearing his gun belt and two
guns, opened IL. F4r ~.
Come in said Dan, and Purdy walk
ed in and sat on the edge OF Costigans
bunk. sss1tss
Dan said Purdy .peFsaasively, you
sure are acting like jdniper tenderfoot.
Walla isn't dead yet-1wasn any way
when left to come aftsh you. Xos'd
better come along with me nlee and easy,
1t would hurt me iRs3h2shave to g.
think Of doing that any way you put it,
"Costigan only shook his head stub
" No, jim he said determinedly. not
for no money. It's not so much that
little job in Walla Walla. but they'd be
along after noe for that work In Poea-
tello I'm right comfortable here, any
how. I sure hate to have you. go back
without me, but you see how m liked.
" All right Dan said Purdy, and then
he chatted on other subjects for while,
BY this time It was dark and Costigan
lit a candle, facing Purdy all the time
he was doing 1t. They had drink or
two and tnen Jim rose 10 CO.
Well. good night, DAN he said, ris-
ing from the bunk and stretching out his
arms There's not much going on In
this camp and l hate to hang around
here. But IN be taking you back in a
day or so, Dan. and without shooting you
up none. too. hope.
Well, I'm pretty comfortable here
good night. jim said Costigan. ana
then Purdy backed to the door opened
it suddenly with his left hand. darted
I'd oil ad the door shut
took about four jumps In the ,pitchy
darkness. and then zigzagged to the left
of the trail and croucned
IT was g pretty good tn thing Tor soo Jim
squatted to the left of the trail than
Costieans door suddenly opened and Cese
tigan fired four shots for general results
at the middle of the trail where Jim
been too old a bird Then Costigan
slammed his door shut. bolted it, and
Purdy got up and walked down the trail
for town.
He made up his mind then. that as
Costigan had seen mt to do him that way,
he would take Costigan on the following
day some old way.
Refreshed after a good nights rest,
Purdy strolled into II Waco on the fol-
lowing morning He was sitting at
breakfast in a Chink restaurant facing
the door. when. through the window he
saw Costlgan walking by. Costigan was
taking the middle of the street Tor MS,
and he kept jogging his head from side
to side looking mighty alert.
"Purdy could have got up from the
restaurant table then. walked TO the door,
put both guns on Costigan and thus have
nailed him. But Jim hated to do things
behind any mans back Moreover he
considered that there might still be
chance that Costigan would crawfish dur
ing the day and surrender.
"There was only one decent gin mill in
II Waco and that was Jawbones Hay
denis. After his breakfast Jim walked
over there thinking he might find Costi-
gan. Costigan wasn't there
j." He generally gets in long toward IL
O'clock Hayden told Purdy, and then
the two had a quiet little confab.
About a quarter to IL the doorway
of the little rude shack was suddenly
darkened and Costigan looking pretty
savage and hunted. stood framed within
it Both hands were on his guns He
glanced swiftly around the ginmill and
saw only Hayden standing behind the
bar.
Any strangers around. Jawbones?
Costigan inquired huskily, walking to-
ward the bar.
i" Nobody but Hayden started to say.
when suddenly Jim Purdy Jumped up
from behind the 10y who" ne had been
concealed and said quietly:
y Juouy Uut me. Letu.
He had both guns on Costigan.
ut was probably the overwhelming sur