The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-03-06
MN. rHoMpsoh's DISAPPEAR
ANCE.

stage Tor srtk's engagement 10 that
'populu plsrbeasr, the Adelphi." that
the oomnlully ss sivissd OF Jste
Tnonpssn,s having rspmsd bestirs bi'
vile. Thompson Owned q afsss rsnss
sSrs three uiIes ifom Blue Daot, aud biz
uiis Bsiy sod SCOT. the little soDsn
vbo had given her tsii stif TO him yest'
before ~ss possessed BY ths tis. erlkJ
proprietor OF ths nase. So fsr as shs ss'
concer1ed Bios Dack would mover have
tnovn OF hsr troubles. bat siie- besiins
~ss 80 unpopular spert 10 the nes coz
snd wheat souptrv snd Bloc Dock vss
poi lops 10 lssroirs I IT Thompson 10
vh., corseq ,snees woald follow II be dii
20. eesse. spd for siI mouths his vile go
lioysd inmnnity. Then, OF . sudden.
Thong pson lsi bis temper asio the upper
Lsnd sn1 one dsy Knocked the vonso
dosp ss she vas getting iuto his wagon 10
iron, Of Slo,n's erocsry. After th.t re
pcr.s came 10 ir'qaeniy from the sou,h
trail tbst Mrs Tbompsop could be heard
ssresmius aud crying from within The
sbsck. ana Foi,oa sud Fat Greek ssli 1t
vas bis personsl opinion that the woman
would be killed before the yssr vas out
| The siiertoon OF the night that the Bu
ehsns, compsny vas 10 open With "Blsck
Eyed Sus.u.s Bloc Duck IVES lonnsinR in
the No. Hard" csrsvsnssry and li.ten
ius to "Genilemsn" Ei relate = personsl
meeticg which he once had with Tom
Karl OF Tbs old Bostonisu orgsniz .iion. AZ
vas bis wont, Ell was speaking slowly
and clearly.
OF course, b. sud. II we could bsvs the
Bostonisns 10 Blue Dnck for even . single
night they would make fortune and ve
have . trent When yoo bear Tom X al
siug 10 TIE Musketeers' you'll talk no
more sbout your own VOICES Why Kond
con. addressing big Scsndinsvisn tprsSl
ed over the pool table, you think you can
sing q driuking song -you're not 10 it
with Tom Knl. Your j,ck mule bray
ing al the coyotes compsred with him.
Kuud, on shook bis bead def ,ntiy. He
had never heard OF Tom Karl before, and
be knew thers was not man west Of the
Red River. with voice that could yodel
ss his could wiptry nights when the sleds
es sped over the prairie wastes snd far TO
the north the wolves hovled Ut their own
shadows.
7 tick. he growled. Msester Karl come
he-sr me try hin some and sing. He
tink me not speak veery guide An.glisb,
bat me sing so guide IS Mees,er K,rl when
be come.
Blue Duck sympltbetically laughed.
for Blue Duck 90 far be heard no swst ter
voice than the lellowine one Of Kuudson.
bat Z shook bis head. he knew. Smoke
clouds curled above bis hesd ss be pulled
Of bis head ss be pulled st bis pipe, end
he was quits evidently bent on teasing
Kaudson when the double front doors Of
the mo l Hard" banged open and Hal
vorson Of Elwsrds hall plugged, half fell
10, He gathered himself though. in time
to save reschins the floor and gssped out:
Thompson's killing his wife.
'dentlemsn' Ei jumped st hin. shook
him roughly and demanded . clearer state
ment
Veil. ssid Hslverson. l ben making
sum hsy 10 the bottoms On Meester Thomp
son be work With me. he wor / some
euds when be tipk 90. Hess vile she
come down to him With hess dinner 10 .
pail. 90 she set II down % csll him pie
sant-like. Thompson be look 10 the tin
pail 90 be begin TO swear most bad. Sure.
/ ne.er he-sr 80 much bad words before
Then he strike her right 10 the face 90
she fell over. "a be jumped right on her
with bic feet both. % to TIL you quick.
l don't believe. boys. said "Gsntlsmsn"
EI. speskins slowly, tbst Thomson hes
killed or will kill her. bat his beating her
bss gone fer enough. The honor Of Blue
Dock demands that no woman be irjared
y hen We can prevent IL. don't believe 10
between husband ~ rule,
bat 10 this csse----.
lie time to drop something or other,
broxe 10 Anderson. the cowboy. I'll ride
With you. Ei.
No. replied Ell. This il case Of Thorn
son meeting ouly one. ! believe l will
take the responsibility OF seeing him, 90
less. OF course. some gentleman present
thinks be could do better under the cir
than myself.
No ons ven.ured 10 take Ei's place. II
wAs . ioreeoue eotclusion that he
voald meet Thompson and eodssvor to
him oi the error Of his wsys.
T. bad . pistol oo esch side oil bis belt.
bat % be started for bis horse. standing In
be stopped and asked OF Anderson:
Have 700 got that ss~ed.cn shot gun Of
yours YET that slus dispsnseri
Anderson whipped scross the street end
vas back 10 i,fy uitb the dispenser
I's good Tor . thousand feet, FL. be
shouted, II you have sny chasing TO do.
FL nodded. snd 10 = moment be and
bis horse we're 10 the sutnmn dost OF the
lfsil to TbompsoD's Hslvorson still
ifighisnsd over shat be had seen Thomp
son doing to bic siie, fingered 10 the tow.
A game Of qaoim sss started 10 The square
IRON the hesd Of the street sttrsc Cd every
body's stteptiop. Down the street came
Thon pson, riding . shiis Iodisn mare.
hin. self hs,Iess. costlss', blood stresmios
IRON bis lace snd blood oczios through
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