La Junta tribune., 1907-02-02

NOW TURN oyrB YouR MONEY, ONE or
TIRE MES ORDERED.
boots 70 hear. But that don't matter.
What we've coue all this way for il
your money. Now pass 1t over quick.
and no fuss"
II won't.' cried Georgia obstinately.
II got II II bgy the Hunter place an
to get married with"
"Oh. well. just AZ you like" said the
mau lnllTc.enily We'll kill you and
then take the money. It's all the same
to us You can't help yourself"
Georgia turned white aud glanced
apDcalingly from one TO the other.
They were calm. smiling. but implnca'
BILE. Slowly he unbuckled the belt
from his waist AMI passed II to one OF
them. The man showed his teeth
little. but nevertheless opened IL AMI
counted the small roll OF bills and
gold pieces that II contained.
"Six hundred and seventy-five dol
lars" he said. Then he rolled the belt
and money into ball and contemptu
ousiy threw 1t into the bushes. Now
we'll get right down TO business" he
went en-, the words beginning TO hiss
as they came through his cIo~ed teeth.
"Give us your money"
II have" walled poor Georgia. al
most hystericnlly - every blamed
cent"
"Onc. more. give Us your money"
the man Insisted. 1T is the last time
we ask. Killing comes next Open
your bundles"
But there amt no money In 'em."
eagerly. "See-' And he hurriedly cut
the string from one Of the packages
and disclosed an assortment Of bright
colored dress goods and ribbons and
laces. II bought 'em for Marigoid.
An this" cutting the strings OF an
other bundle. "is fun o. bead stun
an InJin nxin's. lowed Marigoid
would llk. 'em. An these other bun
dies" cutting the strings from on.
after the other as rapidly ~ possible.
lis full o. pretty rocks an shells an
things. Longs I had all the money
wanted I lowed Marigold would like
'em better'n she would more gold'-
And do you mean 10 say"-speak-
Ing the words slowly and menacingiy
that you brought all this stun from
Alaska when you might have brought
goldr'
Why. Of cour>e." wonderingly. Il
didn't need any more gold. The
Hunter place can lie had for two hun
dre,i an q four room house raised for
two hunlresi moe~. an = mule an ker
ridge an COW an all the rest bought
for a hundr-i an nifty. narn Ieav.
s.fxg pl~ney
enough. Land knows. More'n any O.
my family ever had afoes"
The rumble Of q wagon could b
heard coming through the words. and
Q baflle,i. vindictive gieam came iato
the mems eyes. fW q moment they
gisrei at Georgia - though Debating
the question ef . qsick asd siGnaI re-
venge. Th~n the ru0bae grew Isoser.
and they suddenly spranG b the
ground and dis.ppeareA In the wcpis-
when Q Wagon cane noisily round =
bend In the road Georxia wss just
emerging from the bushes witA his
belt and moaey. The money be siipg~~i
into his porkes, the bpit he rebuckiei
around his waist
-Howdy. Peke- he called cb~efily ss
H. driver ef the wagon approached
near enough for recognition How
air ye. How-s the folksy-
HEY. that your in mih surpris..
FROM the wagon Wizard ye come,
On. TIM toier ble. an the foik>es air
an we'll
AN Nsrigedz-
Feke grinnei
~Nsrixsirs wea TOO. Ast bout ye
tofier day
Georgia spraag into his carriage asd
cracked his whip
-s~e ye aGin. FeAe- Hainr % time
to fca NOW Chang sbere. ycu 81
ping. you-
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t. feiisee csS~rd - Aesuv1o tlen-
ash sssa osfA119 evun1 - nHud bxs
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