The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-25

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Uncle Sam, but personal conviction |
and legal proofs are far apart; SO re
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 up
every one drinks or settles with me"
In a flash it looked like a rough
house" but just then c.atter 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
" afterwards retired for the night
They were quartered in one room in
the ounaower hotel Their bed was
pallet en- the floor For awhile they
talkei 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 Is
Lonergan and Cheney aid, but Guthrie
was uneasy and restless. He lay
awake for some time listening to the
sounds of the crowd outside. Occasion
ally there was shot or two, a yell,
a ribald song. and so the night wore
CD 1t was quite warm and after toss
ing about for some hours Sid got up
to go out for a breath of air. He 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
it was quite light when he turned the
hill and looked down the street. He
was surprised to see large crowd oi
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" anC
something told him this mob haC
something to do with Cheney and tileii
! work. He made his way cautiousl.
through the crowd, keeping Nhis eye
and ears open and his mouth smut.
He learned that the caravan whicl
/ stopped there for the night was iron
Cincinnati and Ohio river towns. On
of the members, a boy 20 years old
had about 81 800 strapped in his none
: belt on arriving. The caravan wa
| camped just beyond the edge Of tn
town and the boy had left his bucoli
/ friends after midnight to go to camI
/ En- route he had been waylaid and hal
3 killed. When he recovered conscious
a ness his money was gone and he stag
gered back to town. His head wa
r pretty badly battered up and when h
a huff fell into the saloon where hi
d companions where making a night {
e it. he wasn't very pleasant picture
q behold.
e In broken accents he told of the rol
e berry, how two men had held him Vi
n robbed him Of his money and the
a beaten him, supposedly, to death Bl
O life is very tenacious, especially in
d year old youths.
a A glass of liquor revived him II
d tie more.
{ How many men, you say?" ask,
y his wagon boss.
'e 1.-TWO are all saw" faltered Il
e boy. The description he gave wi
2 meager.
Buck Ewing and few Of his frien,
= listened and the one who had want'
= every one to drink with him early
y the evening snarled out: I'm bet
y was that chap who wouldn't dril
: with me. He end his partner left ear
y in the e- !" and lis befuddl
q brain forgot there were three
= Cheaey's party For once too mu
liquor was good thing.
IN times like those just recorded re
= !. son is prone to give way to desi
= = for revenge. OF legal Law there W
= mighty little Ii those days. lie
y Stockhar, the sheriff, was away al
!. = so the mob had full sway All Il
+ : time Cheney and Lonergan were peat
= I, fully sleeping. and Guthrie was tryi
to walk of his restlessness
- Another round OF drinks was sery
! and then the mob was ready for q
devilment. Buck Ewing and his pal
e 6 and the wagon boss led the gang.
= Gould you recognize the two a
who slugged your" asked Ewing Of I
a. boy.
J. 1Yes, think ]. could" the lad
se piled.
Sc The search began and each hot
IT. was Inspected. At daylight th
le. reached the sunHower hotel. Chen
to and Lonelgan, nsast have been sleI
,e- ing like dead men not to have be
he awakened, but the first thing tn
knew their door was thrown open a
re they were looking down lne muzz
ev Of six shooters pointed at their hea
IA cheney's nerve was magnificent;
II. was Lonergan's. Long ago they
he learned when d map has the drop
n you It is better TO submit and play
he time.
ey "Get up. growled Ewing
II. Thar sussss.aA nno~nl.ns9 At.nf. ~.