Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31


yet awhile"
q met Sb1ey Ranger as 1 came in Gillett,
and he let there trouble sticking out a
foot in town.
Blank fool Rangers right" said Gllett. Its
about Habersham. Some woman hez been rals1n
blazes in my town by speakin to him. and if l
could locate her I'd do ta1kn. Poor Bens
mad: he amt spoke to Mis- Habersham for three
days, and he caymps out on the verandy. She
KEN to me weepin' some, and she let there'd
be KILN if he warnt Gained down. She vows she
don't know what's wrong with him, and l just
couldn't tell her-I couldn'tl'
Then you think there's nothing in it," asked
/ got off my horse and walked toward the busiest
part of the town with him.
mot on her side" said Ginger, scratching his
red he'd; "she's only silly. But Weekes amt
innocent. Barrn that I'm responsible for the
peace of this locality I'd jest not attend
his funeral l never had weakness for him.
There's deal too much of the hundred per cent.
usurer about him"
Does he know he's likely to die suddenly"
Il told him so'' said Gett, and SO did Smith,
my deputy. He amt put foot outside his store
since the day before yesterday, but otherwise he
shows grit and is tolerable easy, to jedge by ap-
pearances."
We came by Weekes store
There he is now, said Gi1lett. But the store
isn't lighted up. He knows better than to do
that"
l touched him the arm. You're
thinking how to save Habersham -
than Weekes, Ginger A
ITO be sure" said Ginger. II amt
stuck on Weekes, and like Ben all right,
and l reckon l like Mis- Habersham b
enough not to want to see her widow;
for the truth is she loves Ben we'll"
Il think you'd better find excuse for locking
one of them in the calaboose," said cor you might
pick a row with Weekes and lay him out for spell
Ginger Giett stopped suddenly. Il say, old
man. that's a notionl Blamed if l don't think it
over l want peace in Painted Rock. I've my
reputation to think of. Painted Rock says
to me: Ginger Gillett, give me peace, put down
riots and let peaceful citizens live till their time
| took the perstion of marshal After supper
Ill interview Mr.. Weekes for far Habersham
amt committed any open act of rebellion ag in
me, and l cayn't arrest him suspsh not much!
And then parted, | to go to Hamiltons for
my supper and he to consider how to save his
reputation for peace and law and order. 1t came
nearly being wounded badly in less than two hours
After supper and a smoke at Hamiltons l walked
across the Plaza and to and fro there for awhile
and then strolled to Man-st. Understands house
in the outskirts of the town to the north
west, and to get to Weekes' from his place he had
to go through Main-st. to get to South-st. where
the store My luck happened to make
the first man to see Habersham that night, and
when l saw him l was shaken up He was
white and fevered, haggard and strained and
his eyes were like live Goals. That might have
passed, perhaps, but he carried a shotgun
and it notorious that he of the
few men in the town who never carried
weapon of any kind. He never saw me as
| passed, and for a moment | paralyzed
l knew that he going to Weekes store, and
that if he got there he Weekes would not
survive the meeting. There were men in town
who would have said it of their