Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-26


j. Leigh was really too drunk 10 an
!. derstand what II all meant. The faI
may have stunned him for a moment
anyway. he remained quiet and event
uaiiy ell into deep sleep.
Mrs. Leigh was profuse In hei
thanks 20 Cheney. but begged him C
; be careful: MIR. Leigh would be very
ugly when he awoke. In fact. she
asked Cheney To change his location
To another car. lie wasn't that kind
however. and resumed his seat.
Leigh slumbered until about $3.50
and then awoke surly and mean. From
his valise he took fresh bottle OF
whisky: bis supply seemed Inex-
haustible. by $3.50 he was again un.
der the influence. and this time he
was fighting mad. In the smoking
compartment he corraied the porter
and told that worthy that he Q.oigh)
was going to do Cheney.
The porter told Cheney. and that
gentleman realized there was trouble
ahead. He took his revolver from his
satchel and dropped Il Ia HIS outside
coat pocket. The other passengers
In tho ear were terrorized. The train
crew. Pullman conductor and porter
were under the spell OF Leigh, the
bad man. They all lacked nerve. so
essential in dealing with such n char
acter: all save Cheney. lie had nerve;
Inenty Of II. lie also had discretion.
valuable adjunct 10 nerve. He
didn't want any trouble. wasn't look
Ing for H. but II Il came his way he
would not dodge Il.
The former trouble with Leigh came
TO a climax when he slapped his
wifo's face. and when he was cori.
fortably full he was ready for an.
other row. Leigh returned to his seat,
but Mrs. Leigh tried to avoid trouble:
she wouldn't talk To him. but he grew
louder In his imprecations and again
struck her. this time not with mis-
open hand. but with his clenched FIST.
The poor little woman screamed, and
In an instant all was turmoil and con-
fusion. Women shrieked and the men
(poor excuses they were) sat par.
alyzed. One surly drunken brute had
the car under his thumb. From the
lignor-maddened Leigh all semblance |
OF reason or humanity fed. and once |
moro he raised his hand TO strike the |
little woman so unfortunate as to be |
his wife. Cheney, at the first sign OF
trouble. went down the car again |
and seized Leigh's uplifted hand In a
grip OF steel. He swung him around /
and struck him n singing blow. All
the blood In Cheney's body was In his
face. and In a minute MIR. Leigh was
reduced 10 submissiyeness There
had been trouble enough so9 one day.
and Cheney dragged Leigh TO the car
ahead. and told him n he came back
agar. he'd get worse than a thrash
Cheney TO leave the car. TO leave the
train, because Mr.. Leigh would event.
ually get even with him. SO far only
physical force had been used. When
Mr.. Leigh returned she was afraid he
would shoot. Cheney treasured her.
and things auIcted down. and then the
motion OF the car gradually mlled him
10 sleep.
When Cheney so unccremoniously
put Leigh out OF the Magenta. he read
l sharp lecture TO the train crew. and
threatened TO report them all II they
allowed Leigh 10 return. They prom
scd not TO do SO. Leigh fell into an
,thor stupor lasting longer than the
irst enc when he awoke he sat for
tome time turning things over In his |
mind. Through the drunken haze
'amc memories 81 a iracas, there had
,cen scream. and then something
NJ him. His hand felt the bruise on
lis face-who did Il? Who? Who?
Why was he here with that brakeman
lifting opposite7 All at once there
anne the memory OF a young man
With dark hair and complexion and
wo steely gray eyes. He was the
nan that had Inundated him. Twice
hat day had he reduced him to sense
II wasn't n time for fists:
stronger must be used. He
cached In his pocket and out came
lis flask. A long pull put false cour-
re into his heart. In the other peck
{ was his six shooter. In all his life
10 had never been beaten; he was
.lways tho tnlly. Everyone in that
rain was afraid OF him. except Che
icy. Apparently the brakeman was
him. had been put there by
he conductor for that purpose; but I
shen that man demonstrated Leigh s
elled him with blow. Drawing his l
svolver. he started back.
stand back, everybody" he shout.
a. brandishing the gun. There was 6
20 need for his command. because
everybody" had ducked under his I
eat. Leigh's progress was unim- c
eded, and he stepped out on the plat d
orm between his car and the Ma I
enta. In those days the view OF n
he interior OF Pullman WIS not 5
Instructed frLSi each end as now.
he gentlemen's smoking room was In n
he rear, and the ladies' room. Q
mall cubby hole. at the forward end. v
Leigh could see the entire car. and q
hisky had utterly dethroned his rca-
on. Ali he wanted was 10 kill Che 4
ey, 20 avenue the blow that had o
Aused the biy lump on his chin. He
admit any moro sense than q mad G