Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-06-19

linen the stars groaned with reur'
ing guests. The cough came nearer
and nearer and finally sounded
through the thin partition whichsep-
arated Neale from the adjoining
room There seemed TO be three in
the party-two men and female
who was evidently very ill-for the
scared Bostonian heard a voice say
ing:
III just lay here on this bed, Jim,
till she goes to sleep. Feel pretty
bad, Jennie; Poor little gal. go to
sleep"
Then came another spasm of
coughing and a rough voice in an
other room shouted: Why don't
YOU git that cough pulled;" The
two men laughed softly and dropped
their tones as they resumed their
conversation. Neale could hear them
shedding their garments, heard
their heavy boots clatter as they
threw them off. and then a whisper:
which bed'll YOU take. Bert
Bert! Perhaps it was the fugitive
outlaw. Neale got close to the she'll
like partition and listened Me and
Jsnniell sleep here, Jim, said Bert.
"she's gone 10 sleep now and III just
leave her lay where she Is
Where dye run acrost her, Bert
up in Anadarko. She just got
stuck on me an kept runnin' after
me till | took pity on her. She amt
going to live long. Doc Burney says
its asthma. but | think its gallopin'
Why don't you pass her up? She's
always gettin YOU into trouble. Peo-
pie amt goin' stand for her always
specially in hotels, an YOU
can't take no care O her runnin'
round hkew are. Why don't you
why don't Iwhat? can't shoot |
her, lesstways not in town, and |
look in them big brown eyes |
D hers and think about poisonin'-"
"Sh-hh-h, " cautioned Jim, Il think |
.hey's some Teller in the mex room. |
4 you amt got sand for the job all |
you got to do is to say the word. III |
TX Miss Jennie
by Jing, I'll do it right now while |
he's sleepin'"
How you goin' to doitF"
Neale heard the thud of bare feet |
n the creaking floor, one of his neigh |
,ors was up. The shocked easterner |
while the unseen assassin .
hurried into his boots and clothes /
nd numbered out in the hall with /
Back in five minutes" Jennie woke /
lp in another fit Of coughing, and the |
istener could hear Bert soothing her |
With whispered words of endearment. /
Pretty soon Jim's heavy steps came |
Jack upon the sidewalk, tip-toed nois-
ly upstairs and stealthily opened the .
loor. "Sh-h," cautioned Bert, shes !
been awake. Wait
There was ten minutes of silence,
md then: "Now she's asleep. |
ouldn't see it done while she's awake.
What dye get, JIM"
"Chloroform. It'll put her out O
pain 'thout her KNOWN thing
"Think they'll raise any row, Jim? |
There's Boston Teller here, an YOU |
NOW them Boston guys are"
Boston be id, Bert This amt |
Boston. Anyway, well just say she
lied O asthmy."
"Well, all right. | amt goin' TO
ook, though. / amt got the heart
o see her murdered"
Neale heard Jim say: Lend me
our wipe" then: "Good-by, Miss
-ennie," absolute silence for five min
ties, a gurgling stertorous sigh and. |
inally jim laughed softly as he said:
"All over, Bert! Let's lay her on
he floor with this quilt over her. |
lon't want to sleep with no corpse,
lyou?"
That was enough for Clarence Neal,
f Boston. He got out of bed and
he moment the floor creaked utter
Hence fell over the adjoining room.
lie loaded his pistols, buckled them
N and tiptoed down into the office.
The night clerk was asleep and the
rembling Bostonian, uncertain what
o do, looked over the register to see
Who his yillainOus neighbors were.
B. NJ Hawley, FL Reno" he read and
irectly under it james Foley, King
sher."
Bert Casey and one of his pals.
II bet thought Neale. But he
idn't know what to do. Notify the