The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-29

egg which has been kept in putrid
black mud for several years 10 prop
erly season." starts to make some
thing which will smell bad enough 10
their own olfactory nerves. they can
evolve thing OF which a white man
cannot even have a faint conception.
And that, IN short, is Chinese stink
pot.
The next morning when Bullock
came from his room he found that a
general holiday had been declared:
every mine had closed bowman every
miner was in the streets. watching
10 see what Cap. Seth" was going
20 do.
The captain walked down 10 old
All Says opium den and started lit
tie talk with that willy old Chinese
gambler. All Say was leader and own
er of the Chinese colony. and his
word was law in all the Joints"
Bullock told the old rascal what he
wanted, and soon several of the
younger Cinnamon were securing
the underground passages OF the
neigh borhood on errands for All Say.
When Bullock came out OF All SAYS
place he had half dozen stink pots
which had been brought from China
and were in first class working order.
The pots were wrapped singly in
pieces of paper, and the waiting
crowds had no idea what Bullock
was doing in Chinatown
The marshal sauntered leisurely
down TO the deserted mine, and half
the town followed him at a respec-
table distance. Bullets might fly at
any minute, and the miners wanted
TO be ready TO get TO cover without
loss of time.
Bullock didn't say word when
he reached the mouth of the shaft.
but he produced one of the stink
pots, carefully unwrapped II. and
threw il 10 the bottom OF the hole,
where II broke on the rocks, its aw-
fui smelling contents being scattered
over the floor of the hole.
Another pot quickly followed the
first, aud added its odor 10 the al
ready horrible stencil down there.
But the gas. being heavier than the
air. remained in the hole
Then the crowd saw what Bullock
was up to, and they raised mighty
cheer when they realized the predic-
ament of Bad BIZ and his part
ners.
Bullock knew that Bill and his
men were guarding that portion of
the hole which could be seen from
their tunnel, so he kept out OF range
OF their pistols Edging around as
far as he dared he threw another one
of the pots. The aim was good, and
it went right into the mouth OF the
tunnel. Another followed the first.
and both broke as they struck the
rocky sides.
In about half minute out they
camc-"Bad Bill "Curly.' and
Scar Face" simply falling over
themselves and each other in their
efforts 10 get out OF that tunnel and
into the pure air Bullock and his
guns were forgotten in the indescri-
bable stencil emanating from those
awful stink pots.
But there was no relief. The air
in the shaft was as bad as that in the
tunnel. And the ladder was missing,
While the gasping, spluttering
wretches were cursing and shouting
for some one to let the ladder down,
another stink pot came sailing over
the rim of the hole and landed fairly
in their midst, where it broke and
added fresh horrors to the already
sufficiently polluted atmosphere.
Then the trio knew what it meant
Bullock was after them and had
routed them out Of their hole. They
couldn't get out of the shaft, but the
stencil was so great that they couldn't
stay in il, either.
Accordingly they surrendered un-
conditionally, and, following the di-
reCtions of the marshal, who re-
mained out OF sight behind the brink
of the shaft, tossed their weapons out
through the mouth of the shaft and
begged 10 be permitted to get out
themselves as quickly as possible.
"One at a time there, boys" called
Bullock. If any man comes out OF
that hole before | tell him TO III
shoot his head off as it appears over
the rim" And Bullock lowered the
ladder.
Bad Bill first" he called, and
Pad Bill" with his fingers TO his
nose, rushed up the ladder and was
quickly tied.
Now Scar Face" and that wor-
thy ran up the ladder, 10 be bound
in his turn. Curly" met the same
fate when be came up a moment az
terwards.
Next time ! send for you fellows, "
said Bullock, quietly, Il hope you II
come in and give yourselves up and
save me the trouble Of coming after
you"
Bullock's arrest of the three most
desperate men in the Black His
without shedding a drop OF blood
was so much admired by the miners