The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-25

and wore a black broadcloth suit,
somewhat shiny at the knees He had
light hair and his eyes blinked in the
fierce glare OF the sun.
WHATS doin'P he asked, regarding
the crowd before him as he might a
Sunday school picnic. The sheriff ex-
planned, courteously but bluntly, that
they were after Bamber in the hut.
And say" continued the sheriff,
you'd better look clean out for your
self, for Bill Bamber is a fool-killer
for fair"
The stranger smiled. How long"
ne asked. have youse been out here
after him. The sheriff told him.
Holy gee" returned the stranger.
say. over in New York I never was
five minutes servin' warrant after
I'd caught sight of the man was
after That's what"
The sheriff opined that serving war
rants In New York and in Red Eye
Gulch had their points of difference.
But the stranger only shifted.
Gimme that there warrant said
the stranger. land I'll serve her, or
I'm a dead one"
The sheriff ventured his opinion that
If he wasn't a dead one he would be.
when he tackled Big Bill Bamber. But
the stranger insisted.
Gimme a gun and an Az" said he.
and I'll serve your warrant and get
you your man."
They acquiesced. The stranger took
the warrant. held it out in front of
him, and walked bee line toward
the hut The instant that he came in
to range Bamber began firing. but his
shots went wild. The stranger kept
right on, and on. When he reached
the door, he was really out of range.
for there was no loop hole there. and
Bamber's gun could not reach him.
He said not a word, but taking the
warrant in his teeth, lifted up the AK.
and, with mighty swing. beat in the
door. Then he leaped into the hut.
and those without could see that his
excessive nerve had broken down the
nerve of Bamber and that the stranger
had the drop.
1T got him. he yelled. "Sring my
horse and some rops, and Wen tie
him UP. They came, and followed
implicitly his directions
SAY. young fellow" said the sher-
if, you're all right. l appoint you
the deputy sheriff of Red Eye Gu1ch:
The stranger laughed. rhere
more danger in the job" he remarked,
"oyer there In little old New York.
However, here's your nan, and now l
got to go along back with you to see
that youse don't let him get away.
They took him back and lodged him
in the rickety old jail at Red Eye. In
other days they might have strung him
I'D but Red Eye was getting civilized
and. besides. It hadn'. yet located It's
stolen wealth and horses. Dead men
tell no tales, but Big Bill could be
tickled. by a method of their own. in
to telling all about 1t. They sent word
TO the next town that they had Big
Bill Bamber in hook, and that II the
next town would come over they'd see
Big Bill put through the fortunes or
the Spanish inquisition at midnight
that night, until he fessed. And then
Red Eye Gulch started in to get howl
ing drunk against the midnight cele-
bration. The sheriff was drunkest OF
them all; for he had left his prisoner
in charge of his alert, muscular, lynx
eyed new deputy--the deputy from
New York. BY eight o'clock the two
was full, both from the standpoint OF
refreshment and population. FRENZY
the next town, had sent over its very
best citizens to join tho pleasantly.
AS the sheriff's alarm clock tolled
twelve. the sheriff rose from his seat
in the market place. laid down his
bottle and unsteadily addressed the
crowd. Bring forth the prisoner" he
pizen Big Bill Bamber."
A dozen of his lieutenants rushed
for the Jail ''Hooray"' they cried in
ecstacy. But almost Immediately there
was a howl of anguish. and of disap-
pointment. whats the matter?
called the sheriff.
"Bamber's gone" replied the crowd;
"gone-cleared out for good"
Good Lord!" exclaimed the sheriff
Gone, Then he must have killed
that deputy sheriff from New York
Search for the body, everybody. search
Gone. That's a - of note"
They searched for the body. but
didn't find 1t; they searched for Bam-
Der, and didn't find him. either. Big
Bill Bamber, so it seemed, had eaten
up the deputy for supper.
over in Firef1y, the next town, de-
serted though it was. there were two
men who had not attended the Red
eye festivities. One of these men
looked very much like Bamber: the
other looked like the New York depu-
ty They spent their time inspecting
the inside of the Firefy bank and the
FREELY postoffice, and took look at
few horses from the other end of
rope.
Gee" said Bamber. you're a Won
der And that was the only only way
to get me out of tight hole, too"
You bet 1t was" said Tommy Rot.
highwayman. of the Pacific slope and
deputy sheriff of the county of New