Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07

il it came his way he you'd 40, lodge
il.
The forinri trouble. With Leigh came
10 - climax whom ha slapped his wife's
face. snd when he waS comfortably
fun he MIS- ready for another row.
Leigh, returned To his seat. but Mrs.
Leigh tried TO avoid trouble: she
wouldn't talk 10 .in,. mi he grew loud
er in his i~mpreca,ioMS and again struck
her. this iiin- not With his open hand,
but With his rlencheo fist. Tn. poor lit
lie Woman screamed. and in AN instant
all Was turlnoil ard confusion. Woinen
shriekel and the men poor excuses
they werr) sal paiaiyZed. one surly
drunkeH brute had the ear undo" his
thumb. From the aforementioned
Leigh All S-,mblanc- of reason or w
nianity lied. and once more he raised
his hand 10 strike The little Woman so
unfortunate ~ to be his wife. Cheney.
al the first sign of trouble. Went q
the ra.' again and seized I.eigh's up
lifted hand in a grip of steel. He
swung him around and struck him n
singing blow. All the blood in Cheney'S
body VAS in his face. and in Il minute
MI. Leigh vas reduced to sublnissiNe-
! ness. Their. had been trouble enough
for one day. and cheney dragged Leigh
to the car ahead. and told him If he
came back again he'd get worse than a
tlirashing. Poor Mrs. Leigh again beg
ged Cheney to leave the car, to leave
the train. because Mr.. Leigh would
eventually get even with him. SO far
only physical force had been used.
When MIR. Leigh returned she was
! afraid he would shoot. Cheney reas-
sured her. and things quoted down.
and then the motion of the car gradual
iy lulled him 10 sleep.
when Cheney so unrcrenoniousIy nut
the -ha-read- II
sharp lecture to the train crew. and
threatened To report them all if they
allowed Leigh to return. They prom
ised not to do so. Leigh fell into an
other stupor lasting longer than the
first one. Whei he awoke he sd, for
some time turning things over in his
mind. Through the drunken haze
came memories of IA fracas; there had
been II scream. and then something
hit him. His hand felt the bruises on
his - who did it: Who" Who?
Why was he hare with that brakeman
sitting opposite All All once there
came the memory of "A young man with
dark hair and complexion and two
steely gray eyes. He was the man that
had Inundated him. Twice that day
had he reduced him to senselessness. IL
WASH! "A time for fists: something
stronger must be used. He reached i'm
his pocket and out came his flask. A
iOilS pun pun diS touIs tEf INV iIio
heart. la the other pocket was his
six shooter In ALI his life he had never
been beaten, he WAS always the bully.
Everyone in that train was afraid Of
him. except Cheney. Apparently the
brakeman VAS watching him. had been
put there by the conductor for that
purpose: but when that man reulon-
strated Leigh fellcd him with a blow.
Drawing his revolver. he started back
Stand back. everybody" he shout
ed. brandishing the gun. There was
no need for his command. because
"everybody' had ducked under his
seat. LeiSh's progress was unimpeded,
and he stepped out on the platform
between his ear and the Magenta. IN
those days the view of tina interior of
a Pulln,am was not distracted from
each end as non. The gentlenlens
smoking room was in the rear. and the
ladies' room. Il snnail rubby hole. at
the forward md.
Leigh could see the entire car. and
Whisky had utterly dethroned his rea-
sou. All ne wanted Was 10 kill Cheney
the big lump IN his him. He hadn't
any more sens" than a mad dog. No,
waiting TO open the door, he com
melced firing through the glass win
low ~ the top. At the rrst shot ev-
erlon" in The sleeper got down hehinc
T f'1 : vi Nv N'iI''ii tIit' Ito
* those. who didn't faint. Cheney hearc
tl.- Shot ard crash of glass. He has
fUll command Of his faculties The min
ute h npened his eyes. and knew the
bad man Was again on the war path
n" grabbed his revolver. jumped ny an.
saw outlined behind the glass in the
door th- bieA,-eyeI Leigh wildly firing
his gun. There MAS no whisky in Che
ney's Veins To d~isarrauge his aim. TIL.
train was iurcli"s from side to sid,
as he fired. once twice. and then tn,
face of Leigh disnppearcd. "Tiiis Nigh
be a iuSe." thought Cheney. ito en-
able him TO reload his s~ixshooter.' IA.
seized the bell rope and brought III,
train to q snJstill. The conducto
came back and found Leigh ON th,
front platform OF lne Magenta with
bullet wound through the ileshy par
Of his pistol arm. II was more painful
than serious. and rad caused him t,
drop his revolver. He "aS helpless an,
knew it.
OF cours" Cheney was n government
officer AND could haVe arrested I.eiRl
then and there. III 10 have done s.
would have been TO reveal his identity
and the mission Cheney Was ON pre-
Guided dat.
Leigh MAS taken up in the baesag
car 4 prisoner. His bravaio wa
gone. SO was his revolver: that mad
him tame. and he vas not an objec
OF fear any longer. Cheney made tn
conductor wire q complaint to The chic
OF police in New orleans, asking hir
to have q detail meet the train on it
arrival.
once more Mrs. Leigh begged Cheue
not to have anything TO do with he
husband. In New Orleans he WAS II
powerful and would DO Cheney harm
l But Inc colonel only smiled and as
I su"ed Mrs. l.ehish he would take. car
: Of himself.
. AT IL o'cloc the train pulled int
the old station. and Leigh was tuine
t over to the police. Cheney said h
I would make the complaint and II,
. Dear in the morning. Leigh sal
nothing and IL waS not;cad ho -a.,,.