Gunnison news-champion., 1908-05-08

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knee hoe 10 ase . pss;e,. too. 80
men semi mensciEx shots ssser -
fugitive I1aaGsora cousA - aecue
Tor tA~ sssAnGs Ass~cssos- TAs salv
ssssussoe vas that sAac& Oas hso1aag
Ais psr rsners . chase throN0A tAe
Soods. hovsnS to a~coy sAs0 % 1n1Dly
isso sAs tssersos tess he nsaBhs. sH<16a8
suAAsaiy Asd ssrasgetly. Oa,a ssDe eur
has desperate sprsnt Across tAs eaDao-
ed stretch II sand II this ser~ trvs
haAer and Johnson Mould take core
u him there.
B.acs returned the Are veaSesugly.
A bullet seraped his horse aAak His
hat ~ss sho; from has head He tarno1
sAvasely IN his saddle Sith . yell q
defiance
You'll never take me alive"
The fusiilAde was furious but tAo
trees and branches proved blonk's
friends u vas Impossible to 49,
,as aim Alright His horse staa0Dssa-
Another bullet sAAx and DooUo1
sAsouSh the foliage ana the hSrss -.
NY God Jim" cried I.aAGe<ssA.
ny cartridges are out Give me yOsr
gSa'"
Hor answer. Jim sent another bullet
Uhisslinx forward BLACK. rising frOR
his fallen horse. fell back
Il sot him" yelled Jim. eKultAntly.
As spurred forward
Careful. Jim warned l.sA&ford.
Ne may be playing posssm. yos
kno~
"Nou stey where you are" cried jim.
You amt got no gun Stay hack. You
fool soss
I-anxford laughed . little.
You're the fool boy Jim. he said.
IN 60 without q gun If you wont give
me yours
They rode cautiously up to the pros
! trate Axure II vas lying face down
ward. one arm outstretched On The
body of the dead horse. the Hher
crumpled under the mans breast.
Blood oozed from under his shoulder.
Hes dore for" said Jim, in . lOw
voice. In the presence Of death Ill
hatred had gone from him. The man
apparently had paid all he could u bis
debts on earth. The body lying tAere
30 low WAS the body of q real man.
What ever his crimes. he had been =
nne type of physical manhood. He
had never cringed He had died like
= man. fighting to the last.
I linn, IL nd thn,uhtf,rllx ali
his revolver into its holster and dis
mounted. Langford, too. sprang light
ly from his saddle
Black had been waiting for this. His
trained ear had no sooner caught the
soft rubbing sound Of the pistol slip
ping into its leathern case than ~
leaped to his feet and stretched O0t
the crumpled arm with its deadly
weapon pointing straight ut the hsart
ct L.angford of the Three bars.
Nov, damn you, we're quits" he
cried. hoarsely.
There was not time for Jim to draw
but. agile as cat, he threw himself
against Blacks arm and the bullet
went wild. For moment the advant-
age was his, and he wrested the
weapon from Blacks hand. 1t fell to
the ground The two men grappled.
The struggle was short and fierce
Each strove with all the strength of
his concentrated hate to keep the
others hand from his belt
When the feet of the wrestlers left
the fallen weapon free, Langford, who
had been waiting for this opportunity.
sprang forward and seized it with a
thrill OF satisfaction. Command OF the
situation was once more his. But the
revolver was empty. and he turned to
throw himself into the struggle empty
handed. Jim would thus be given a
chance to draw.
At that moment Black twisted his
arm free and his hand dropped like a
flash to his belt, where there was
revolver that was loaded Jim hugged
him closely. but it was of no use. The
bullet tore its cruel way through his
SIDE. His arms relaxed their hold-he
wly-down-down. Black
shook himself from of him impatiently
and wheeled to meet his great enemy.
Quits at last" he said. with an
ugly smile.
Quits indeed For Jim, raising him
self slightly. was able to draw at last
and even as he spoke, the outlaw fell.
Jim, my boy" said Lansford. huski-
/ ly. He was kneeling, Jim's head in his
arms.
Well. boss" said Jim. trying TO
smile. Eis eyes were clear
1t WAS my affair, Jim, you ought
not to have done it," said Langford
br- Ggaly.
rs all right-boss-don't you wor
ry-l saw you-in the hall that night
fcu are-the boss. Tell Mary so. Tell
her ! was-glad-to go-so you could
go to her-and it would be-all right
She-loves you-buss-you needn't be
afraid"