The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-01
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oNo they DOtn Kept up Their Sper1ts
,l-tr we'll fer about ten days beca'se
that dang Atlanta chief OF police kept
w;rta' he was on a scent o Winship.
ln- dav before yesterday they give in.
We WAS q -spttin' in Miller's office when
fire last message cOlIH from Atlanta.
They said they'd been after the wrong
man au' that they'd give up. You ort
~ seed Alans face. Miller tried to
cheer i'm up. but it wasn't no go. Then
who do YOU think come? Alan's sweet
heart She aXpd TO see i'm, an they
.aIkpd awhile in the front room. Then
MILLER come back an said she'd aXeC
to be introduced to me. Jest think OF
#. went in an seed she'd been a-cry-
IN. She got up, by jinks, an ketched
mr hand an said she wanted to thank
ne bcca's I'd been sech a friend to
Alan, Uncle Alb, felt as mean as
egg suckin dog be"a'se thar was Alan
fiat o his back, as the Teller said, an
hadn't turned a hand to hep i'm. An
thar she was, the gal he loves an
wants an is poverty standin' betwixt
'em. l couldn't say nOthin', an | reck-
% | looked more kinds Of a durn fool
than she ever seed on two legs"
We'll, what did you do?" asked Alb
her, too much moved by Poles graphic
picture TO speak with his usual light
less
What did | do? J made my bow
an Slid. made a Decline fer Murray's
bar an put two down as fast as they
could shovel 'em out. Then | tuck an
other, an quit Countin'. | begun to
think ! owned the shebang an broke
several billiard cues an throwed the
chalk around. Then Dukes come an
SAID he'd give me a chance to escape
trial Fer misconduct eff I'd straddle
NY boss an make fer home. | agreed,
hut thar was one thing | had to do
tlSt / had promised Alan not to
drink any more. an so l didn't want
10 sneak away to hide it. | went to
NulerS house, Whar he's Stayin', an
called i'm out. l told i'm I'd jest come
Ter no other reason an to let i'm see
me at my wust l felt like it was the
only manly way. after I'd broke faith
with friend as true as he is"
Toe had.' sighed Abner. III bet
hurJ Alan to see you in that fix"
WELL he didn't complain" said Pole.
bui he put his arm around me an
come as nigh cryin' as l ever seed a
strong man. It's my fault. Pole ses
ne. ! can see that Then him an
Miller both tried to git me to go up
'OdFs IN that fine house an go to BED
al sleep it off, but | wouldn't.
NVNe on home an got mad at Sally FER
Iaihl1' to me an come nigh as peas
-4'tll er in the jaw But that's over,
NucIe Alb. What I'm III fer now Is
"VFA. I amt no fool. I'm on a still
NuAt an jest want yore private
VpAAiol. I don't want you to commit
'VeSef unless you want to, but Ia
eo more on yore Judgment than any
N.@1 In this county. | want to know
& you think old Craig is a honest man
o. ue2FL Now don't say you don
AIS" an keep yore mouth shet, fer
NAat / want to know, an all l want tc
AAo", IS how you feel about that one
thing"
AbAec hung his head down. His
'0As thumb trembled as it's nail went
l11er splinter on the rail and price
tof.
l see what you are a-drivin' at" be
SAl1 You jest want to feel shore o
!"e ground" Abner began to che"
SHe splinter and spit out the broker
o''S' de was silent, under Poles anx
-0uS gaze. for a minute. and then ht
',1USAeu dryly. Il reckon me n yol
A9S about the same suspicious III
S''O' That p'int's been wOrryin' m'
.ef several days, an l didn't let it enc
thar uuther."
An, YOU didn't" exclaimed Baker
lou say YOU didn't Uncle Abb"
: No. | got so l couldn't lie down a
rsII without the idea poppin' int
-! mead that maybe Craig had made
CooI OF Winship fer some minor crime
A8u hustled i'm out o the countr!
- he could gobble up what was in thu
"'iN an pose as injured man in tn
Community"
same heer, pine blankr' said Pol
,t ssrly' What did you do, Uncl