The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

shine on his mug than the neJt one and they
all knocked on work an hour or two earlier
get properly mellowed up and ready for the
thing that was to ooms Cd. Of which they
already had an idea.
Pack Renfrew. his face as shiny az those
Of the rest, but with a heavy scowl on his
there when Tack knew that there was q sky
pilot In town. got In early, and spent most
Of his time u Kingsleys GROCERY. not
drinking much. but expatiating upon how
warm he was going, 70 make u for the high
Every seat In the hall was taken at ths
hour the meeting was announced, and largo
numbers Of red and blue ia ,nel-shirted men
stood behind the benches at the rear. lack
Renfrew. still wearing his portentoue ecowl,
had seat on tho aisle on the second bench
from the front
IF Zaox hadn't been 40 much bound up
in himself and what he was going to say
and do to break the sky pilot up In HE bust
ness, he would have noticed that the whole
camp was on hand ct the meeting. some
thing that had s -, never ,s.ei happened before in
Eat the hour the man In minister's
clothes appeared at the door and walked
down the aisle to the Platform; Those
that thus caught their drst view OF his back
be was tall and slender, with very broad
despitr his parsons earb. hi. walk was sug-
Restive rather Of toe bouncer Of . big
honkatonk than Of q sky pilot.
When he stepped UP The platform IT.. .tegs
was just as bullet headed ii front a. be
was behind, that his eyes were small and
bsady-blur, and that his face, with its very
square. forwsrd.protr,diaS Jaw, wa. GOV,
cred With about = months growth OF
sHe rested one hand on the tsble beside
him, and surveyed the gang with . smii"
NV brethren, he began in voice co
mild that some Of those p.s.nt knew that
gathered here tonight 70 p also and DO
sans old thing. spat Jack Renfrew.
jumping up in his pace and shaking ger
at the man on the platform. Same old
bunch o gun. an IN about two mm n.,,
bein' baked an fried an toasted IN tn
w, II, that yrs obout all for Zsck. The
rn on the platform had been slipping
down slowly end adysr cling 70 O. utiousiy
his discourse. didn't u Ike much notice OF
him. or, II he did. didI.t bother about his
rdvrrcire, enywy. Then the man In
thu mir istt rirl Or rb h, Z OK by the slack
OF his blue hsnpl shirt, and yak h,m
70 his f.et 70 sndds My thst tne M " sse sIs
ok wrs q pretty sizeable end husky
msn hims II, but when the men IN the
Dir OK clothing h I'd Zfck on at his MI
srms length and dPOI Ss aa tout y, Ris ri9St
hand on r. ck's bft chf1k, the victim OF
to h, fwsy DUTCH 60 d.
Whit kind Of . bunch Of chaw d'y"
think yT P s ssn I'm me- hhtyi i. r. mau tha
vrn culer Of the dance hnn End with his
chin pueff forwr ri, and 'smr ok wt-pt thu t
huge red right palm and d. post anothr
rounding ef p on poor Itekh
We d'y think you butt mirage mp oeI
the bull thu d d msn switchs his clutch
on Ze OK TO the eth hand and p - q Y OK
a slf on the right chos with his kft maj
sounded IKE the impsct OF q stage eiep
stick. Thy tn me thft you've got q
hard on s,ySody that drifts " way that
Joy dV hi. point * ck res che d br ck for his
guns, fore, ting that al hands had left
tn ir grns downsta ns. ,
No. you don't % any ,rsa,sauT11m a.,
Ground, but you're a-goin' & do somthin'
else, an you're a-goin Z do 1t 81 me SUD,
den, Ct .hsts after give YOU r. book S1ds e
Rock o. Age. an, then " goin' I, take
oN r. End Ii. man In BIZ ci suddenIy thrust
u OK into his seat With en- awful thud.
h' ping his grip on him, With one hand.
and re ching out for tbs hymnsl that was
all nesdy end strtched toward him.
Who had s-hola * zAok opened the book
there, ~ " tho book to the thoroughly
sir-rsd n ck. 2 nd I'd RE THIN worde.
Jack read them Ia low tone. He miGh
paralyssd ana daxed over che situation--
but he read them. all right.
Now. you e your olaimr said the bullet
headed man. turning the stunned lack
loose suddenly: An tn next time you
t tSs, you 5 N Gs :'y ~.n % ' how
you got your'n might, an think y over
"A committee Of four Of lacks friends
was appointed forthwith 20 escort Zacs
TO his claim. the committee being instructed
70 zee 70 Il that lack didn't get hold q MS
guns or any other guns during the night.
After lack had departed in, CONVOY
Of the committee, Jim Dimmesdale. the
then champion welter weight pueihst OF
Idaho. stripped OF his black clothes, met
four or Ave Of the boys who were good a,
them and wound up by giving the cleverest
exhibition Of bas-punching that had ever
been seen In the camp.
the pugilist was gone the next morn
ing. and Jack didn't come into camp hunt
ing for vengeance, anyway. he kne"
that the whole camp had helped to frame
II up on him and that he couldn't cot W
the whole outfit.
But he did better than that-for tho
camp, He simply stayed away from the
driftsd alons-s1 that the outfit finally
gained . reputs don among the pareons OF
possessins one chance IN Q million Of botn,;
SAVED. anyhow