Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-18

tn groun' then an heap more chance
Of some one comm. They amt no
danger An eff All take tn gun mebbe
We need tn meat"
| The evangelist considered a moment
Every WELL" he said, "but would ad-
wise differently"
"Ah, shucksr' retorted the other,
struggling with his coat.
| A moment later his irritation was In
creased. AT the same time the visitor
unknowingly covered himself forever
with suspicion. Through the frosty air
and the darkness rang out the first
trumpet blast from Brannon, and, as
If totally unconscious of the action,
David Bond reached up and barred his
head.
| II love that summons" he said. sit
, bids our good lads wake and do their
duty
| Lancaster was not unmindful of the
courtesy due guest. But any refer
ence to patriotism was offensive, and
he had been particularly provoked.
So behind the broad shoulders of the
other he disdainfully turned up his
| nose.
They were off at last, with Margin
watching them from a window and
Dallas walking alongside for a few
rods to say goodby and to pat Shad-
rach's bony white tanks encouraging
~. Morning was stealing up the dun
east, yet overhead the stars were shin
| ing. And their near radiance, reflected
upon the snow, coupled with the light
Of the slowly growing dawn, made It
possible for the girls to follow the
travellers straight course for miles.
But long after Marylyn left the win
dow the elder girl remained outside.
The dun of the east was painted out
with uprushing waves Of pink. The
stars sank back into the heavens,
grew smaller and DINNER and, one by
one, disappeared. Finally a yellow
rind haloed in mist was thrust above
the level of the prairie. AS Dallas
greeted 1t the distant ridge Of snow
drift, rose tinged like the sky, hid the
crawling speck that was the pung.
On his arrival behind David Bond
/
pockets were plentiful among the sol
Giery and had promptly gone about
emptying them. Soon after entering
the Troopers Delight he sat down to
chip piled table. His quarry sur
| rounded him. And there he stayed
throughout the long night, wide awake,
sharp witted, unwearied. adding to his
heap of colored disks, honestly and
otherwise. Not until reveille, a clar-
ton warning, sent his fellow players
scurrying back across the river did he
put his cards one side and throw him
self down, TO-, though a confirmed
Night hawk, he needed short nap to
! prepare for some business that lay be-
fare him.
. Babe" direct contrait to his broth
er. being thick necked Btumpy and
, dark, had not failed to garner his
, share of the rich harvest. From his
, station behind the long counter, which
was made of four heavy planks sup
ported on barrels at either end he
had poured strange mixtures into beer
; mugs and exchanged them for good
> government coin When he was not
; performing his part as bartender he
was scraping lily timed tunes upon a
!, fiddle.
, 1t was he who was left in charge
:. when shortly after noon his brother
: awoke, swallowed some whisky and
:. armed himself with a brace of pistols
Then, with no word to the few loun-
= gers in the saloon, the latter set out
/ foI hot lad fho RI
. er to the ferry landing. At the cut
: he climbed the bank at a leisurely
:, pace and continued his way eastward
making straight across the snow to
ward the squat shack of the Lancas
= ters.
!, His approach was instantly marked
Marylyn was once more at her pos
- studying the square landscape framed
!. by a window When he made qulci
:, figure on that landscape she saw hin
= and called to Dallas.
Here's some one coming" she an
;. nounced, inwardly glad at the possibili
= ty of diversion.
. Dallas hurriedly Joined her, 'Wh
u can 1t be?' she asked.
: The door was unbolted, the othe
= window not fastened. Yet so far er
. her thoughts from molestation that sh
~ left them so.
u Going to ask him imp questione
- Marylyn.
Not till | find out who he Is"
= They fell silent, conjecturing.
When Matthews reached the drift
:. before the shack be halted and sic
nailed for them to open their window
That attitude toward them-clearly b
y did not expect a welcome-at ono
- reused Dallas suspicion.
= "Marylyn,7 she said, making as If t
% obey their visitor, draw the bolt o
&c the door"
The Younger girl mick to he alarm