The Washington times., 1904-01-03

said: and the 61s leaped int motion
like an angry thoroughbred ~, .sr an
unmerited cut of the whip.
Larrison! W hat are you SohHy to
do?" I shouted
I'm goin' to shove back into Black
Canyon, r split her in two" he yelled
Study your piece. You're goin' to have
it to speak
! recall little of that nightmare fight
beyond Maverick save the rattle and
roar and the pIunging rush. tnly once
did fullblood consciousness assert it
self; it was when we hammered over
the switches OF the yet unoccupied blind
siding and rushed onward in the dark
ness to our doom.
When l opened my eyes again the 6l9's
whistle was screaming in demoniac
shrieks and harrison was twitching at
the air-brake. Straight in front of US.
the cone of its headlight merging fairly
with ours, was No. s. / held my brea tn
for the crash which should presently
efface US. 1t did not come Instead. the
advancing headlight stopped wavered
and began to recede. Harrison had won
the race.
A minute later we were al a stand be-
side the waiting passenger train. and he
had bounced upon me with a savage
oath.
Down with you and speak your
piecei" he roared. i've done myself I'D
for all time, and if you don't get Bart
HowisOn loose now
1 did not wait TO learn the alternative.
My man and his man were in the day
coach and found them and went at my
part in the affair like a bull at a gate.
There was no other way
Your authority for this arrest, Mr..
Pettijoe." l demanded.
What l fully expected to see was an
authorization from the governor Of Wyo-
ming hOnoring formal requisition from
the governor of Tennessee, but what
the country bred sheriff handed me was
the requisition itself. 1t had never been
presented TO the Wyoming authorities.
and so was utterly ineffective as war
rant for Howison's arrest
l gave the paper back TO the sheriff
and spoke to the cattle king.
This man has no more authority to
arrest you than I have"
What's that ye say?" demanded the
! short-whiskered one. bounding to his
feet.
You heard what I said. That is
merely a requisition from your governor
TO ours-it isn't a warrant. Moreover,
Mr.. Howison is not the man you want.
He did not xiii John BarnwelI, as we are
now prepared TO prove"
Pettijoe was standing irresolute when
harrison and Mary came In. ! knew
what had happened before Teddy set IL
out in terse speech.
super order No. 13: Engineer Hos
kins transfers from to the mail; his
| fireman takes 5 TO Maverick, and Tee
harrison gets the G. b. for runnin
against his orders" he said briefly
Let's go and find us couple Of seats
and sit down. Miss Mary's sort o tired.
Howison looked at me and his harsh
face softened for an instant Later
when we were sitting behind the two
younglings, and the rattle and roar OF
the wheels gave us isolation, he said
soberly: I'm sorry-a whole lot"
Because Ted has lost his job2
Nav. That good friend o Bart Howl
SON don't have to work for maverick
railroad outfit But he amt goin' to
get what he did it for. Molly can't
give him what she hasn't got. l wish
| to God she couldi'
laughed. Il shouldn't borrow any
trouble on that score If l were you.
! They've settled IL between them. Your
daughter was holding off for Teds sake
The old king of the range turned a
| lurtd eye on me-
Was. Ell? She new let on TO me"
she wouldn't under the circum-
stances. Hadn't you stepped into the
breach to save Parl1er's life?"
va as; but not for him; twas Molly
was thinkin Of"
| Precisely. But now?"
Now it's different Tomorrow the *
bark gets that little red-headed Irish
man for its foreman. and the day Mol
/ ~ marries he'll be a side partner in
the outfit. SaveZ? Lord Lord: let's go
back and hunt up the boofay man.
Them two'n new miss us"
And they didn't-st. Louis Globe
Democrat.