New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31

no such demand for coffins as to raise the price,
yet awhile
Il met Sib1ev Ranger as l came in, Gilett
and he let there trouble sticking out a
foot in town.
BLANK fool Rangers right said Gillett. Its
about Habersham Some hez been rasln
b1azes in nv town BY speakn to him, and II
could locate her I'd do takin. Poor Bens
mad: he amt spoke to Mis- Habersham Tor three
DAYS, and he caymps out on the Verandy. one
KEN to me weepin some and she let on there d
be KILN if he warnt Gained down. She VOWS she
don't knC what's wrong with him, and | Just
couldn't te1 her-I Couldn't"
Then YOU think there's nothing in it, | asked
l got off my horse and walked toward the busiest
part Of the town with him.
Not on her side said Ginger, scratching his
red head; shes only silly. But Weekes amt no
innocent Barrn' that I'm responsible for the
peace of this locality I'd Jest as soon as not attend
his funeral 1 never had weakness for him
There's a deal too much of the hundred per cent.
usurer about him.
Does he know he's likely to die suddenly?
q told him So said Gett, and 50 did Smith,
my deputy He amt put foot outside his store
since the dav before Yesterday, but otherwise he
shows grit and is tolerabe easy, to ledge by aP-
pearances
We came by Weekes store.
There he is now = said Gillett. But the store
isn't lighted up He knows better than to do
that
touched him on the arm. You're
thinking more how to save Habersham q
than Weekes, Ginger. AA
ITO be sure said Ginger. / amt No.
stuck on Weekes, and like Ben all right,
and | reckon l like Mis- Habersham *
enough not to want to see her widow; =
for the truth is she loves Ben well.
4 think you'd better find an excuse for locking
one of them in the caaboose," [ said, or you might
pick a row with Weekes and lay him out for a spell
Ginger Gilett stopped suddenly. | say, old
man that's a notion Blamed if | don't think It
over | want peace in Painted Rock. I've my
own reputation to think Of Painted Rock says
to me- Ginger Gillett, give peace, put down
riots and let peaceful citizens live till their time
comes And | say: Right! That's my idea when
[ took the persition OF marshal After supper
I'll interview Mr.. WeekcS; for 50 far l1abersham
amt committed any open act Of rebellion az IN
me and l cayn't arrest him on suspsh not much
And then we 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 smoke at Hamilton's | walked
across the Plaza and to and fro there tor awhile
and then stro1led to Man-st. Habershams house
was in the outskirts of the town to the north
west and to get to Weetcs' from his place he had
to 90 through Main-st. to get to SOuth-st. where
the store was Ny luck happened to make me
the first man to see Habersham that night, and
when | saw him | shaken up. He was
white and fevered, haggard and strained and
his ewes were like live Goals. That might have
passed perhaps, but he carried shotgun,
and it was notorious that he one OF the
few men in the town who never carried
weaDon of any kind He never saw me
| passed, and for a moment | was paralyzed
| knew that he going to Weekes store, and
that if he got there he Wcekes would not
survive the meeting There in town
who would have said it of their