Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-09
CHAPTER XIu-CContinued.)

CHAPTER XIII.-(Con
How was he wounded?' I asked. Tell
me what the Colonel did to him, and be
short"
Eyes, sir. The Colonel told US Mr..
Carr was to be kept at the ranch over
night; wasn't TO leave it alive, sir, he
said. Well, up to yesterday it was all
right and pleasant. Mr.. Carr wasn't
very well, and the doses the Colonel gave
him didn't seem to make him any better
quite the contrary. But yesterday after
noon he got rampa geous-would go, any
how, i'll or well So he got up and dress
ed. We'd taken all his weapons from
him, sir, and when he came down dress
ed, and asked for his horse, we told him
he couldn't go. Well, he just said, Get
out of the light, I tell you and began
walking toward the hall door. I dom
mind saying we were rather put about,
sir. We didn't care to shoot him as he
stood, and it's my belief we'd have let
him pass; but just as he was going out.
in comes the Colonel. 'Hullo, what's this,
Johnny" says he. You've got some
scheme on said Carr. I believe you've
been drugging me. Out of the way, Nc
Gregor, or I'll brain you Where are
you going? says the Colonel. To Whit
tingham, to the Presidents said he.
Not to-day says the Colonel. Come,
be reasonable, Johnny. You'll be all right
Tomorrow Colonel McGregor,' says
he, I'm unarmed, and you've got a re-
Volver. You can shoot me if you like, but
unless you do, I'm going out. You've
been playing some dodge on me, and you
shall pay for it, With that he rushed
straight at the Colonel. The Colonel, he
stepped on one side and let him pass
Then he went after him to the door, wait
ed till he was about fifteen yards off, then
up with his revolver, as cool as you like
and shot him clean as a sixpence in the
right leg. Down came Mr.. Carr; he lay
there a minute or two, and then he faint
ed. Pick him up, dress his wound. and
put him to bed says the Colonel. Well
sir, it was only flesh wound, so we soon
got him comfortable, and there he lay all
night"
How did he get away to-day"
I'VE We're all out, sir-went over to
Mr.. Cars place to borrow his horses
Well, when we'd got the horses, we rode
round outside the town, and came into
the road between here and the Colonel's
Ten horses we'd got, and we went there
to give the ten men who were patrolling
the road the fresh horses. We heard from
them that no one had come along. When
We got home, he'd been gone two hours y
How did he manage it?''
"A woman, sir" said my warrior, with
supreme disgust. Gave her ten dollars
to undo the front door, and then ne was
off, He daren't go to the stables to get
a horse, so he was forced to limp away
on his game leg. A plucky one ne is
too" he concluded.
Poor old Johnny" said I. You
didn't go after him."
mo time, sir. Couldn't tire the horses
Besides, when he'd once got home, he's
got dozen men there, and they'd have
kept us all night. Well, sir, l must be
off. Any answer for the Colonel? Hell
be outside the Golden House by eleven
sir, and Mr.. Carr won't get in if he
comes after that"
But for all that l didn't mean to shoot
Johnny on sight.
So, much perturbed in spirit, l set of
to the barracks, wondering when Johnny
would get to Nottingham, and whether
he would fall into the ColonePs hands
outside the Golden House. 1t struck me-
as unpleasantly probable that he might
| come and spoil the harmony of my even
ing if he came there first, the conspiracy
would probably lose my aid at an early
moment. What would happen to me ]
didn't know. But, as 1 took off my coat
in the lobby, l bent down as if to tie &
Shoestring, and had one more look at my
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