The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-13
ON THE ROAD
TO ~CENTERVELLE
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"a - - go
on Il pair Of horses hitcned 10 a wagon
Standing in the road. Turning to sew
eral lolngers about the bar. he asked:
Any gen goin to Cente-viiieE"
Pm a-goin' that WAY. Reckon I'll
70 with YOU" said "a II
\ uecI.a.n sized. compactly built man
-ith Il restless eye and Il springy step
,ot up from his chair. counted out
ono money to the landlord, said
Eocin'. gents" to those present, went
t 18th 70 farmer and got up along
&c 81 hini on the spring seat.
Much o5leegcd TO yDn for comm
long. remarked the farmer as he
u,+ ,a. --TI.e. c.s been ii tnrrible lot
: media : rouads here ia;e.y. | don't
a =,.n' alone very mich"
"uEy dou't the committee stop it,
-Skcd .ue passenger.
"SI p it! 1ne committee can't do
.otnin'."
e asked
cause the works all done by Tom
'lint. reckon. and it would take a
Iozcn committees to do anything with
sim. They say hes mighty slippery
OH UNI ilds~H I ACif no
ip. lie isn't 50 low down as that"
"You cont mean it"
FLORES notiin' the matter with
FLINT. He won't hurt nobody that
don't want To hurt him"
"How 40 you know thatF'
Know it, I'll prove it. I'm Tom
Flint myself"
The farmer quickly moved to the
FAR end of the seat. looked sidewise at
Ills passenger and exclaimed:
Great Sc'tt!"
FLINT seemed disposed to make good
lis words. riding 80 peacefully besiae
iI, farmer that the latter gradually
assumed an appearance of confidence.
and Tie two fell to chatting. Flint
told how he began his shooting career
md how easy il seemed after he had
killed the first man.
"IIlw aid it seem when you killed
The last 0ne?" asked the farmer.
Flint WINGED. "Tuckpr:" he said.
We'll, didn't want to kill Tucker. but
ne took my gal away from me-"
Did SIZE prefer you to Tucker?'
"N ell. no. | can say she did, but
= long as | couldn't git her l didn't
intend that Tucker should have her"
They saw she TUX OH mighty bad
when lie lied
Again Elm WINGED. but said nothing.
"NVHs they goin' to be married On?
.slied the farmer.
Married, They was married."
The words were spoken with a good
!eal of feeling. and the countryman
pressed the subject no further. Some
thin@ was wrong with the names on
tie near horse. They were slipping
Uack of the collar. The farEer drew
rein.
"Eockon I'll git down and tighten
hem hames." he said. "NyiIl yon hold
She lines. MIR. Flint"
Instead g.. hoiding the lines Flint
luInTc,. down off the seat and went
sCrN-srl 10 fix the names. He tight
eI.",! thc strap. the horses neck meal
wi.'o being between him and the coUn-
tr- r:.n. When he had finished aC:l
loo pei M at the farmer il great change
had cone. The 'hAysced" held Il re-
volver in each hand. and each revolver
was pointed directly at FIint's head.
Hands urr'
Tie astonished Flint did not comply
with aIcCr:ty. whereupon tie farmer
repeated tie orGer wiGh Il finger press
I'd close on e-ch trigger. Flint RAISED
his hcr :. He looked puzzled. \ num-
Der of persons were interested in his
capture. but lie couldn't make out
which one of them the farmer WAS.
Flint was perfectly cool. indeed he
INT on an opportunity for one OF
he quick moves for which he was IA
mou They We're alone. far from any
hahitation. and there would be plenty
II tlilc.
"VT.:o are your" lie asked the farm
er, "a skeriff?'
NO"
"Cne of the committee?"
mo"
'Then who are you?"
Tom Tucker Bill fuckers broth
err"
A tinge of white spread itself over
Flint's face.
Il was there when Bill was brought
in" continued Tucker, and saw my
o;.n brother. WHO Id gone around with
when we were little shavers with our
arms round e:ch others necks. laid
low Ey tie man who wanted his wife.
and I saw the little girl crc-ed by it.
If / could "a found you then. Tom
Flint. you'd "a got the better of me. for
1 was reckless. Lucky 1 didn't. When
I cooled of some l went to work On
the Sly. You'd never seen me. and that
gave NE n advantage / tracked You
to IL @ tavern md knew you ere 60
in TO Centerville. I borrowed this rig
and these clothes. The guns had al
ready. You remember, in the fracas
with BIZ you dropped one of yours
Wei. this right one is tie one o
dropped. Now turn about while l dis
arm you"