The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-04

What ser mean. Trump"
prompted the sheriff hnKlouHl8
We'll. there nlnst no use tHtkin'
about q now. but sou remember I
couldn't tell them where Td Heea the
TELLER that was leaniu' over Itud'H
body when 1 rid round the corner ~
Their guuy7 Welt nlt last ulnht I
Wha trYin' an trxln' ter think.
when. all Of a sudden like a flash
q pink ilghtnln'. Il came over mo
that the coyote was 0FrnHrft ! saw
about HiH months ago up 90 Hueu-
GERS. Heema ter me he was "a cook.
Hut I remember his face now An
II only I was out
Reckon he'd be up there YETI
4 don't know. bat ~ there was
only time Ia fnd him n he vas In
heilf"
How fsrs Il ter speneern.
Trump.
Bout % mlies"
Reckon trd take about three
daya tef make n an get bach p
Two an half with a good
hn Sc"
With good horse YEP. reckon
u could be done with Starlight"
Your horse. RIM You bet
The sheriff Joined fhe prisoner Ia
hia silent appreciation ~ the distant
hills i've minutes passed Then
he pulled hia length upright and
held BITE hand 20 Trump.
Wen trY IT,
'liows that unl1"
~ yau say you can make spen-
GERS ranch an get bach here b. mi
dny mnfuiu in time fer fer Their
hangin' TRUMP Why. I say 90
aheadf"
You mean o. NM YouIl let me
80 there crisd the prisoner. leap
iux 20 hts feet
That's what mean. Trump
But but I'm prisoner. muITs'
Yes. fefe prisoner bat Z
reckon Tn responsible Ter yer. amt
L An what's Ger keep me from
leitiu' yer 60 on naHaieT An that's
y hat fm Eoiu' ter 90. Trump
You've Eut tiii Friday a. no IN ther
maruin' ter get back n he's there
I reckon sou know shat ter ID. N
he's gone we'll Yaull have ter
come back nut It's chance.
trump
During the nert three days the
sheriff Haf on the little bench. his
EaFs ever fixed on she road 20 the
eastward and the cactus bloom vas
drowned IN e lake II tobacco Juice
There vas nothing 10 o. save salt
The Invitations 20 the hanging had
been n~nt out They hal been eam-
raard. and their printing personally
supervised BY the sheriff. and be-
what In xoln' tsr 30. Trump
taa. had approved II them highly
They had been printed 90 superb
eaisnaared card ga the only font Of
Heript In upuutia eaanty. and aefe
81 follows
The pleasure ~ your rumpaHY ~
requested az the hanging u
GEORGE COLLIER. Eaa-
AZ ths County jail. opuntla. Wyo.
10 a.. ~. Friday MsY ~. tss-.
William Nickera.
Sheriff u opuntia %.
II a. v =.
"Wednesday passed siowiy Evety
distant dust cloud on the road
brought only disappointment 70 the
patient. silent watcher an the bench.
On Thursday - Vas the anuas. and
All that ulshi the sheriff sat BY che
prisoners cell keeping the death
watch.
Friday morning arrived the gov.
ernnr. fiuu. Dudley hurhhaft. &C.
famrauied BY the state attorney.
Judge Ham Davis. and a number
q nrwHpaner men The railroad
had Offered a rate 81 one and ONE
hair fares for the round trip frem
Cheyenne. and the Public had shown
tta appreciation ~ eafniuW In scores.
The governors contingent moved az
once upon che Hotel BmnHwiek and
partaok II supplementary break
fast At , o'clock the last nail vas
driven IN the araffala
A. SIS Father Murray entered
the Jail mifh the sheriff Then tho
latter emerged alone and. grave
faced and iuarrufahIe. silently OBJ
served from the little bench the
crowd about the HHaffaid acraHH she
Rad. Every few minutes party ~
nunrherH rode ur. tethcred their
horses and falned the thrnnK Trump
guiiiera friends Nere genuinely
SORRY Tor him. but. since the petition
had failed af effect. there was Moth
HnE lrfi for them 90 DO save attend
she ceremony and 20 give expression
- the hiEh esteem IN which they
ibid him.
At9.a0 the sheriff looked search
innly up the road and the crowd
ruvr signs 20 impatlencr. II was
MOTTO warm and the nearest saloon
eaH hair mile away. Something
ssas due them aH invited guests and
that something, ia the opinion u
tslost. was puuctualitY The gover-
hof'a party reached the scene at . IS
and thrust its way through the
crowd 20 the jan. The sheriff STROBE
forward and shook hands with the
flief executive. and VAS introduced
10 the others
Amt IL about time fer Their
.hanEin' Pc The mayor drew mas
alpe watch. and everyone followed
suit
1To be eoutluucdD