Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-06
OHAPTKR xIII.-(Continued.)

CHAHGHR Alll--t Continued
How was he wounded?~ 1 asked. Tell
me what the Colonel did to him, and be
short"
YES, sir. The Colonel told us Mr..
Carr was to be kept at the ranch over
night; wasn't to leave it alive, sir, he
said. Well, up to yesterday it was oil
right and pleasant. Mr.. Carr wasn't
very well, and the doses the Colonel gave
him didn't seem to make him any better
quite the contrary. But yesterday after
noon he got rampageous-would go, any
how, i'll or we'll So he got up and dress
ed, Wed taken all his weapons from
him, sir, and when he came down dress
ed, and asked for his horse, we told him
he couldn't go. Well, he just said, Get
out Of the light l tell you and began
walking toward the hall door. l don't
mind saying we were rather put about
sir. We didn't care to shoot him as he
stood, and it's my belief we'd have let
him pass bat just as he was going out
In comes the Colonel. 'Hullo, what's this,
Johnny says he. You've got some
scheme on said Carr. I believe you've
been drugging me- Out of the way, Nc
Gregor, or I'll brain you Where are
you goingr says the Colonel. TO Whit
tingham, to the Presidents said he.
Not to-day says the Colonel. Come,
be reasonable, Johnny. You'll be all right
tomorrow Colonel McGregor,' says
he, I'm unarmed and you've got a re-
volver. You can shoot me IL you like, but
unless you do, I'm going out You've
been playing some dodge on me, and you
shall pay for it, With that he rushed
straight at the Colonel. The Colonel, he
stepped on one side and let him pass.
Then ne went after him to the door, wait
ed TIL he was about fifteen yards off, then
up with his revolver, as cool as you like.
and shot him clean as sixpence in the
right leg. Down came Mr.. Carr; he lay
there minute or two, and then be faint
ed Pick him up, dress his wound and
p,rr him to bed says the Colonel. Well.
sir, 1t was only flesh wound, so we soon
got him comfortable, and there ne lay all
night"
"How did he get away to-dayf'
1--WE were all out, sr-went over to
Mr.. Oarr's place to borrow his horses.
Well, when we'd got the horses, we rode
round outside the town, and came into
the road between here and the Colonel's.
Ten horses we'd got, and we went there
TO give the ten men who were patrolling
che road the fresh horses. We heard from
them that no one had come along. When
we got home, he'd been gone two hours =
"How did he manage it?"
"a woman, SIR" said my warrior, with
supreme disgust. "Gavc her ten dollars
to undo tho front door, and then he was
of He daren't go to the stables to get
horse, 20 he was forced to limp away
on his Eame leg. A plucky one he Is,
too" he concluded.
poor old Johnny" said 1. you
didn't 60 after him?"
No time, sir. Couldn't tire the horses.
Besides, when he'd once got home, he's
rot dozen men there, and they'd have
kept US all night. Well, sir, l must be
off. Any answer for the Colonel7 He'll
be outside the Golden House by eleven
cir. and Mr.. Carr won't get In II he
comes after that"
TEL him to rely on me-" I answered
But for all that I didn't mean to shoot
Johnny on sight.
So, much perturbed in spirit, l set OF
to the barracks wondering when Johnny
would got to Nottingham, and whether
be would fall into the Colonies hands
outside the Golden House. 1t struck me
~ unpleasantly probable that he NIGH
come and spoil the harmony of my even
ing il he came there first, the conspiracy
would probably lose my aid at an early
moment. What would happen to me
didn't know. But, az took of my coa-
In the lobby, bent down as II to tie 4
shoestring. and had one more look at my
revolver.