The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-04
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any IN hurry and without warming The place was
.'IIuno r said Keno J." whats the trouble ~
TEL Glett to to weekes place I" cried and with
pulled aside at the end Of the room and jump
ed through the opening and left the crowd buxzing
Haennam had Q walk two hundred yards down Msn before
triangle his and though the open space and Uttered
with empty kerosene and fruit made good time big
came to the store thought l
~ make Weeks lock the door and lie low he won't
and kills Ben Habersham 1t viii be against him."
But prayed that Ginger Gett would come quickly This vas
his business and he in his element dealing with such things
Perhaps fool and yet poor Hsbesham face and
remembered talking Of the fruit and how
lers Of Gods country"
into the store Ginger Glett and Smith were there before
me It seemed miracle the time knew afterward that my
words to Keno" Gedge had had nothing to do with it
The store was long and deep and only one dim lamp lighted 4
The other ide filed with hardware with shining tins lamps
all kinds Of househod gear The back part Of the store deep
shadow full Of casks and bales Of all
beams hung clothes Of various kinds aces os long
and big cow-hats
was tall and dark and beard Some said he hand
some man Men rule did not like him. Glet had
ing no love for him.
You've brought yourself said Gie angry s.and IN
have you know I'm city marshall
10 70 6,azesi replied Weekes fou can't drive and
being marshall don't a worth IIabersham
nose here III kill him. Is
heard that / came in
Habersham coming here with shotgun cried We heard
steps then and Weekes pull hip
pocket With his left hand he to knock the lamp over
What happened then sudden and amazing fell bae
Before the lamp fell Smith, Gietts deputy shift gun
that he held the barrel and he struck Weee upon heavy
blow He fell heavily and at that moment there was
fred could not tell And then Hsbesm appeared
at the entrance The lamp had little oil in it but bazed upon the
hoor and by its aame before Get threw scker
them out Wekes laying his back with great red splash
upon his face Then there was darkness
my Godi said Hsbersham He what saw saw
abershams figure against the light Of the
meant to kill him he said in dreadful whisper And who's
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sat down keg by the hardware counter and as did 50 Gil
lett lighter match and another lamp Then quick light foot
steps outside and Mrs Habersm came running She but
Gie and he had his back turned She thought he weeks
knew she thought and dread what she say She did
not Habersham II she spoke with the ISLANDERS
of the town. he would kill her. But she cried:
And then tainted dead away in her uands arms These
words had saved her and saved him. and this they
felt like cooling waters they expressed the truth Of her in
nocen they said nothing the man whose
body lay stretched upon the floor.
"Good Godi' said Ben Habersham good Godls
Tie dropped ms gun and held the woman in his
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her. But suddenly he said
"Dont touch heri"
solitary road wondered that there about They must
have the conclusion that was crazy
understand how that Weekes seen Smith strike
him with the but Of his gun. Who had fired the shoti
Gt sitting the dry goods counter swngn and
whng THAT was wen played he said cooy There will be
peace in Painted Rock this night
Smith annexed quarter box and sayed his con-
science by dropping nickel
''who killed weekesi' asked
Nobody killed him. said Glett seournfuy II thought you
mhd to the racket He amt dead downed him with the
butt, and pulled off to give it reality.
! Weekes groaned
'.cal that dead, ehi asked Gllett calously.
But saw laundering lot Of blood sad "Im sure did
TOmyto keehnp only said Ginger Glett Il like finish To
mayto ketchup, nothing more
Weekes sat up. He looked horrid
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