The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-07

Uncle Sam, but personal conviction
and legal proofs are far apart; SO he
bided his time
You're not drinking. stranger" said
the hospitable sport why not?"
Not thirsty. thanks said Cheney
with his smile.
well, by God. when set em mp
-yery one drinks or settles with me"
In flash Il looked like rough
| house" but just then a clatter was
heard outside and an overland caravan
pulled in, putting an end TO the I'M
| pending trouble The members of the
caravan filed into the saloon and were
soon washing down the Nebraska dirt
with Blue Ruin" whisky Cheney and
his companions slipped out and short
| ly afterwards retired for the night
| They were quartered In one room In
the Sunnowcr hotel. Their bed was
a pallet on the floor For awhile they
talked over plans for the morrow
when they would hunt up Lem Stock
ham. the sheriff. and prepare TO get
the gang and finally tired nature as
serted itself and they slept That il
Lonergan and Cheney did. but Guthrie
was uneasy and restless. lie lay
awake for some time listening to the
sounds of the crowd outside Occasion
ally there was n shot or two, yell,
a ribald song. and so the night wore
On. II was quite warm and after toss
ing about for some hours Sid got mp
to go out for a breath Of air. lie was
gone quite awhile and walked down by
the Sycamore creek. Finding an in
viting spot he took a plunge, and just
as the first rays Of dawn came up over
the horizon he started back TO town.
He had been out about two miles and
II was quite light when he turned the
hill and hooked down the street lie
was surprised to see a large crowd of
men standing around the door Of the
hotel and in a second scented trouble
He had seen mobs before and knew
this one was bent on mischief. Guthrie
was believer in lunches" and
something told him this mob hs<
something TO do with Cheney and theii
work. lie made his way cautiously
through the crowd keeping his eyes
and ears open and his mouth shut.
4, He learned that the caravan which
stopped there for the night was from
Cincinnati and Ohio river towns. One
; Of the members. boy 90 years old
had about 81 800 strapped in his money
belt on arriving The caravan was
1 camped Just beyond the edge OF the
town and the boy had left his bucoliC
{ friends after midnight to go to camp
/ En- route he had been waylaid and hall
; killed When he recovered conscious
4 ness his money was gone and he stag
gered back to town. His head was
r pretty badly battered mp and when he
, half fell into tho saloon where his
A companions where making n night OF
g II. he wasn't very pleasant picture ia
! behold.
e In broken accents he TOLD Of the rob
e berry, how two men had held hiIa up
n robbed him of his money and ther
4 beaten him, supposedly to death. But
o life is very tenacious, especially in q
A year old youths.
a A glass OF liquor revived him a lit
d tie more.
+ How many men. you say?" askeC
| MS wagon DOhb.
e 1.-TWO are all saw" fatered th'
e boy. The description he gave WA
q meager.
Buck Ewing and few Of his friend
= listened and the one who had wanted
e every one to drink with him early II
e the evening snarled out: "T1l bet I
e was that chap who wouldn't drinl
l. / a. 10 Iaft m ri
y in the evening" and his befuddle'
"a brain forgot there were three II
y Cheney's party. For once too mucl
liquor was a good thing.
In times like those just recorded rea
~ son is prone to give way TO desir
V for revenge. OF legal law there wa
y mighty little in those days. Ler
I, Stockham, the sheriff. was away an
:, so the mob had full sway. All thi
"a :, time Cheney and Lonergan were peace
" ", fully sleeping, and Guthrie was tryin
to walk off his restlessness.
Another round ~ drinks was serve
'e and then the mob was ready for an
devilment Buck Ewing and his part
:" and the wagon boss led the gang.
~ Gould you recognize the two me
who slugged your" asked Ewing of III
49, boy
Eyes, think could" the lad r.
co piled.
60 The search began and each hous
n was inspected. Al daylight the
Ie. reached the Sunhower hotel Cheno
10 and Lonergan must have been sleeI
e. ing like dead men not TO have bee
he awakened, but the first thing the
knew their door was thrown open al
re they were looking down the muz2l'
ev Of six shooters pointed at their head
id Cheney's nerve was magnificent;
~ was Lonergan's. Long ago they HI
no learned when a man has the drop {
in you II is better to submit and play 4
he time.
ey Get up" growled Ewing.
wv They were searched, their gul