The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-06-14
CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER KILL Continued.)
''Hew was he woundedY' 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 all
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 well! So he got up and dress
ed. We'd 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 60. Well, he just said, 'Get
out Of the light, l tell you,' and began
walking toward the hall door. 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; but 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 goingT says the Colonel. To Whit
tingham, to the Presidents said he.
Not to-day says the Colonel. Come,
be reasonable, Johnny. You'll b all right
Tomorrow Colonel McGregor,' says
he, I'm unarmed, and you've got a re-
volver. You can shoot me If 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 he went after him to the door, wait
ed till he was about fifteen yards off, then
up with his revolver, as cool as you like
and shot him clean as a 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
put him to bed,' says the Colonel. Well
sir, 1t was only flesh wound, so we soor
got him comfortable, and there he lay al
night"
How did he get away to-dayT
I'VE were all out, sir-went over t.
Mr.. Carr'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 patrolline
the road the fresh horses. We heard from
them that no one had como along. Wher
we got home, he'd been gone two hours +
''How did he manage it"
"A woman, sir" said my warrior, will
supreme disgust "Gave her ten dollars
to undo the front door, and then he was
off He daren't 70 to the stables to gel
a horse, 90 he was forced to limp away
on his game leg. A plucky one be Is
too" he concluded.
"Roor old Johnny" said l. "Yor
didn't go after him?"
mo time, sir. Couldn't tire the horses
Besides, when he'd once got home, he's
got dozen men there, and they'd have
kept US all night. Well, sir, l must b.
off. Any answer for the Colonel? Hell
be outside the Golden House by eleven
sir, and Mr.. Carr won't get in IL h,
comes after that"
''Tell him to rely on me-" I answered
But for all that l didn't mean TO shoe
Johnny on sight.
So, much perturbed In spirit. I set of
to the barracks, wondering when john,
would get to Whittingham, and whethel
he would fall into the Colonies hand.
outside the Golden House. 1t struck nj
as unpleasantiy probable that he nigh
come and spoil the harmony Of my even
ing; IL he came there Arst the conspirac.
would probably lose my aid at an earl,
moment. What would happen to me
didn't know. But, as l took of my Goa
In the lobby, bent down as II to tic
shoestring and had one more look At m,
revolver.