The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-20
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z sort Of dry punch thas -as-+F nixa
81! q starea wolves. Ther - Is hg.-
as GOOD as Martin could uska sslat
LaIng' especially the corae "a sTsry.
l aohst Know how maav s,o-S e2-t9p.
nan told. nor what exr-as-sE3 Hsts..
things Peabody said. but Va Use
quise Jolly, in q cloud OF RI %sLt,iag,
SMOKE, when Heaernan's piy~ aSzcco
.g Tleh The ~yigiIantez, nv = 10
=" Psaoody draw his .,.gf,I
~ ne instant Tie glass Of n. I'D a
! aaaae"s crashed TO the soor - II
saw the muzzles of q nai~ de- ea1 1
ters thrust into the dim reo-n Tlcae-
They've got us. I guess
body. letting his gun dr., s'o"ssa Pa.
knees sWhat'if We 90. EeTsefoss lis
Il didn't hear what he sst5
moment there Was a hrr5-9 a Ih2.
against the finsy door ard :. e-o7s
ene pasrier came crashing in. ...aa's
our atsaes and splitting our co@e.:eF1as
Us 1 harnt the least idea VIZ. = 'Fsc
Ter was till a big fellow with . Eat.
sEln cap covered me WITH r--9-s
anu L me to surrender - pistol
We're the v~igflanses.' h..
aLlsf assuring himself thar 1Sa.
resistanee. and you fellers'u - 10
, ola n1Lch o horse thieves v.a',.. ne
MS was not very e7qar---as
: ! Lllsa TO explain that l xag 2
Asher VINO had never st9'z-
ming, that | Tvas simply = co.. ~1?-
peabody nj Ar. Eeaernar d @f,
my friends. ~ FRO re.e
Friends. eh?' he gruntef ~
ee hanged for hayin' sech frtsg5s ''c4
The posse OF vfgflsr.es
-asa, had pE this t.2e crowded 80
room 1t was past sunset. II. - C~s
order prevailed Having dtsar,rI most
nan and Peabody, and havtrr s--
me IN vain for q weapon they r,yr + 80
ABOUT our necSs s1d led Us ol;1. -s
- saaFa ma they nean To Do sn5
ne Ias"ered, Hang you, What a.. s 80
poss es. was scared all r.s5-. 5g,
nooouF WSuld talk 70 me and I Tas ~
arg in line with Peabody ana ge~.r-
under a row OF cottonwood trees E.<t-4
was fuiiy convinced that they. at Ice.
meant e submit without a protes.
mas either o you felIers got ary,,,,.
70 say! asked the leader, whom -
TO be the former sheriff Of The NV
eouAsy Hefernsn laughed in his tgs,
n asked for q chew tobacco, p
4ooSed at me and said. That there "a,
never stole any horse What do ,S,,
want 70 hang him for, CaD?' The ,.an,
came over TO where / was and asp.. -
what I had to say for myse,f ne
to realize that 1 was at deaths door ;"
L made q plea, / think it was eloan.,.
plea for life. I old all about p7vsers -.
my life in Kansas; tha my dug-onf 49,
just oyer the hill, and that my fgr7, zo-14
give evidence OF having been v,a-!,l4
That's SO, Cap interrupted Pash@5r
seemed anxious to save me, .Gris.c-,
Is a-bona fide farmer. Don't hang him III
you send a ma over to his placer
We amt got no time for torn-foo,fr',
said the sheriff; what You got TO say
Il told him that I'd like to send ward
to my mother that I was fu9orar,.
n a I'd done nothing 10 disgrace har. ND
that l had no trial.
Is that ali?' blurted the yirfra~ta
.Whar dye live?' I told him lived in
rage county, Iowa, but he soc yna5 ~
and beloved: Yer a liar; I'm .-on
Page county, Iowa. myself 1 irs.s.a1,
however, that L was from near CIa-fr+a
and he asked quickly: ANY rivers in
county? Any more towns 'sfizs
/ told him that 1 kne7 the
river and had TWO cousins w.
ing in Amity. I said my father was
buried near Chicken Bristle and that my
family was pretty well known.
What dye say yer name tsp
'Griscom,' I answered, William Girls
COM He turned round 10 his followers
and said: This here Griscom Is all right,
boys. He's from old Page count Iowa,
sure, and I'm for lettin' him GO
Il didn't wait for the ceremonies that
followed, though I liked both Hafss-nan
Ind Peabody. 1 made q few feeble at
to argue with the captain, but he
:ilenced me with, 'Shet up now. Them
demons IS the wust hoss-thieves in
Kansas, and you'd a-swung with EN- +
you hadn't known so blame much about
Page county, Iowa."