The Ordway new era., 1908-06-26

He stopped, Crieu Out W., '' ~,
you.' and that's the last ! knew uhu'
the boys picked me up.
These were the most Interested
Langford. Gordon. Williston. had 'ney
been in the count, things might nave
been different. 1t is very probable
posse would have been formed for i'm
mediate pursuit. But Others must 90
what had been better done had II hot
been for those shots in the darh'
There was blood outside Gordon 3 WIN
dow; vet Black had not crawled home
10 die He had not gone home at AL
a least. that is what the sherln saIu.
/ M one had seen the convicted man
afte. his desperate and spectacular
u exit from the court -rOom-no one nj
least but Louise. Mary. and her iath'
er Mary's shot had not killed him, bht
IL had saved Richard Gordons hic
which was far hctter thing, II was
impossible TO track him out OF town
for the cattle had trampled the snow
in every direction.
The authorities could gather no out
side information The outlying claims
and ranches refutcd Indignantly any
hint OF their having given aid or
shelter 10 the fugitive, or of having
any cugnizanCe whatsoever regarding
his possible Whcrcabuuts So the rur
suit. AT first hot and excited. gradual
~ wcaricd uf following false leads
contcntrd itself with desultory journ-
pys when prudded thereto by the com
polling power OF public opinion. I'M
ally coAscd altogether even as pre-
fence.
one Of The first things done follow
Ing the dramatic day in court had
been To send the officers out Ia IN"
little shanty in tn" valley where tn"
half breed lay dead across tn" thrcsh'
old \ watch was also set upon this
place. but no one ever came there
August had come again. and JudE"
Dale was in Kcmah 10 hear court
case
Langford had ridden in from the
ranch on purpose to see Judge Dale.
His clothes were spattcrcd with mud
There had been succession Of
storms. lasting for several days; last
night cloud had burst out west some
where All the creeks were swollen.
Judge. believe Jesse Black has
been on that island OF his all the
time"
"wha, makes you think so, Lang
ford""
Because our sheriff is four.iiush-
ing-he always was in sympathy with
the gang. YOU know. Besides. where
else can Black be-
Dale puckercd his lips thoughtfully
What have you heard" he asked
"Rumors are getting pretty thick
that he has been seen in that neigh.
borhood on several occasions. II is
my honest belief he has never left IT,"
What did you think of doing about
II. Langford?"
Il want you TO give me bench war,
rant. Judge am confident that | can
get him. Ii is the shame Of the coun-
~ that he is still at large
You have to deal with one of the
worst and most desperate outlaws In
the United States. You must know 1t
will be a very hazardous undertaking.
granting your surmiscs to be correct.
and fraught with grave peril for some
one"
understand that fully"
This duty is another's. not yours"
But thar other is incompetent"
Ny dear fellow" said the judge.
rising and laying his hand on Lang.
fords big shoulder, do you really
want TO undertake this?"
Il certainly do"
Then | will give you the warrant,
/ gladly. You are the one man in the
state 10 do it-unless except the gal.
1 liant little deputy marshal. You know
/ the danger. | admire your grit, my
boy. Get him II you can; but take care
of yourself. Your life is worth so
much more than his. Who will you
take with you?"
Munson. of course He will 70 in
spite of the devil and he's the best
man | know for anything like this.
Then | thought of taking the deputy.
sheriff. He's been true blue all along.
and has done the very best possible
under the conditions
Very good. Take Johnson. too. He'll
be glad 10 go. He's the pluckiest little
fighter in the world.-not cowardly
hair in his head"
So it was agreed, and the next
morning. bright and early, the little
posse. reinforced by others who had
earnestly solicited the privilege of go
ing along. started out on It's Journey
The rains were over, but the roads
were heavy. In many places, they
were forced to walk their mounts. Nc
one but the initiated know what gum
bo mud means. Until they took to the
nils, the horses could scarcely lif,
their feet, so great would be the
weight of the sticky black earth which
clung in immense chunks to thei,
hoofs When they struck the hills Il