Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-01

;l!-...re | neFer Gid Ike the Dot:on 9
.Hei4 co,eI.a3t;cn t:e-f. ~ ie.'$ l.
7nee"neG said TIE H.;.n. "'i'oo mas
.sks i:..s 90 tic Hte"ei 70 e
.,4N.. "a @tot.. st,,;.,, - TIA: s4oves
.;'e4. bG.t 20 :, goo. .s5!.5ae- SOCKET
hard to bc,,j.''
IN ,:u .nly one Hlout here tiaat
Ft.s,W.: N, eo,:s',:;.a on" buckley e&
,si.sri,| .toli:t4y. We change it ctliz
".t9=, % Even sir. Hliyer doesn'
&c .,i1h it u;:ess III going away
.t... ".,ii. reckon it viii be SAT-
1t,j~h an III t~!! the squire about il
waen go back
Gnle man turned out of the ware
ho,sr. crossed the railway tracks anG
walked on till he WAS in the woods on
the e,i.e Of the vi!.;.ge. Here he WAS
met by two Other men who. 2l"ncinG
about furtively came out into the oper
to meet him.
George had considerable work to do
that night in the Office The safe was
already closed and the front ana rear
doors of the building We're locked and
barred. Countrymen often came about
the warehouse early in the evening,
and. as he wished to be undisturbed. he
closed the door to keep them from
knowing he was there. He also closed
the heavy wooden shutters Of the front
windows that the light of his lamp
might not show through TO the street
He worked on unconscieafs Of th" pas
sage Of t.,tr from s O'Clock until near
midnight Suddenly he Get@c;r'. !"
sound IKE tie cil;nching OF Il grain OF
w.3e:it Htl,,@ to@, and. boxing ""#if,
he $ Y t!.,.ea nsr:i standing behind hin
WI; !e==,z.sei= rev .{ers.
~ - .,se= tAla Mea,f*:". Re Hskesi.
lliS eyes .le6! Oh tI.o r.9ia laec - g..
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af -; ;ifsc.azan =: = t5.ap:,.
"s..l = ai5a5t tn - af h valln
| ,nan. 4=aS liz, c0oi 'e'afs.. New. Na-'
'.@eo r8Ge seat Ga tA"t = 'o' al to-.
lz. - -. re -. oi1 my le{t
i !: se,.n t:.:t's le..'t'.s, -. 9!4 1Hir-
-. aa It's ~ he E;'t Il, % k .::s
:..eor ~. Font shoot i'm, Bin. til
we give i'm Il chance.
.ss','!.a is it YOU want?" GEORGE asked.
He vas DHt frightened. bat tie S!tua-
| ton cert;in.' Was Il ~at'.tve enc. and
be felt that he had little, if any, chance
I for LIZ life.
I'VE are mountain hoosiers,' said the
leader of the men. "hut we hain't fools
| ,y a lone shot We know our business
as well as YOU know yore'n, an thars
10 need tellin' you eff you don't git a
move on yoreself an open that safe
you'll never open it ag'in."
"l'hat's it. them"
eyes, that's it. This is one time when
you've got to knuckle VI git the wust
of it,
George glanced toward the front
door.
"You needn't be lookin' fer way
out" said the mountaineer, IAN you
needn't expect the night watchman to
be pacin' along by here. He's dead
drunk. know, kase l furnished the
liquor an seed it take effect
$50 you think you can force me into
this thing" said George. do you
I know, I'd rather die right here than
let you rob that safe while it is in my
care?'
"Oh. come off; you are no fool, Buck
ley Open the safe. We are not here
to palaver. At least say positive
whether you will or not. I'll jest give
you sixty seconds by that clock M
thar. Eoys. eff he don't open the SAT-
in one minute from now pull down ol
i'm an don't miss fer all you do. Youl
ruther die. had you, Buckley? Wen
| we'll see if that's so or not Hes 9
hip ofi'n the old block, boys His
daddy couldn't keep his hands off,
s,her foli<H' things. an his life wasn'1
It stake. Heli wilt ali right
$50 that's the reason you thought II
i've ip., SAID George now quite pale
IL, l., = q;;iNelins,
"fE'2!l. that's one reason, said Il:
an 'I>u: what's ia" use O talliiH
rime is nasaia' .jt>t another half nin
ute hays cit ready. He pay be Zoe
.ou4s4 H. want to defy rs.
Ifaaz.4e..5ef thoa 1T; dashed throug!
George N,:ehlays brain There Was
indeed Il largr smoHnt CT money II
lhp safe. ana thoN@ nds OF dollars O
! it belonged to poor people Wlto hat
hrousi4t if to him ans. IIillyer in abso
lota faith AZ, to its security. Could III
give ND their money to save his owl
life, and
Another quarter" said the leader o
the men "Il count six, and Ell II
don't move wien | s2y six. pull dow
Together. Listent That's the l. o'ciocl
, train Fire jest as it's passin', boys
, We won't take no reSk on the SCUM
reaehin outside"
George lard the caaAg train, Th
rumble of it was felt In tie waits @
the building The #a9cntaiaco1 va
measuring its approach tE cosla, n
slowly: "One-two--taree-touT''-
5 Put down yopr guns" said Geor@
Buckley. $40 u3an cen cZpeat aAolhe
10 sacrifice his ne fer u little money
! I'VE done the best can. Put dow
your guns"
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