The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-10

pal streets along the water front. THIS
part OF the city was not laid out In
| rectangular blocks, for In the early
| rush the first corners had seized what
ever pieces of ground they found va
cant and erected thereon some kind Of
buildings 10 make good their titles.
There resulted formless tumble of
SUITS, cabins and sheds, penetrated by
no cross streets and quite unlghted.
At night one leaving the Illuminated
portion of the town found this dark
ness intensified.
Glenister knew his course so well
ed. Nearing corner of the warehouse
| this evening ne remembered that the
planking AT this point was torn up, so
TO avoid the mud he leaped lightly
| across. simultaneously with his jump
he detected a movement in the shad-
ows that banked the wall at his elbow
aud saw the flaming squirt of a revolver
| shot. The man had crouched behind
the building and was 80 close that II
seemed impossible to miss. Glenlster
fell heavily upon his side, and the
thought flashed over him, "McNama-
ra's thugs have shot me-"
His assailant leaped ont from HIS
hiding place and ran down the walk,
the sound OF his quick. soft footballs
thudd.nS family out Into the silence.
The young man felt no pain. however.
so scrambled to his feet. felt himself
over with care and then swore round
ly. He was untouched. The other
had missed him Clearly The report.
coming while he was In the act Of
leaping, had startled him so that he
had lost his balance, slipped upon the
wet boards and fallen. His assailant
was lost In the darkness before he
could rise. Pursuit was out of the
question, so he continued homeward.
considerably shaken. and related the
incident to Dextry.
You think II was some OF McNa-
mara's work. ehT' Dextry inquired
when he had finished.
"Of course. Didn't the detective
warn me today?"
Dextry shook his head. ut don't
seem like the game is that far along
yet. The time is coming when Wen
go to the mat with them people. but
they've got the aige on us now, 50
what could they gain by putting you
away? l don't believe it's them. but
whoever It is you'd better be careful
or you'il be got"
Suppose we come home together
after this" Roy suggested. and they
arranged to do so. realizing that dan
ger lurked I'm the dark corners and
that II was in some such lonely spot
that the deed would be tried again.
They experienced no trouble for time.
though on nearing their cabin one
night the younger man fnncied that he
saw a shadow glide away from Its VI
the tundra as though some one had
stood at his very door waiting for him,
then became frightened at the two fig
ures approaching. Dextry had not OBJ
served II, however, and Glenister was
not positive himself. but II served 10
give him the uncanny feeling that
some determined, INSCRIPTIONS force
termined TO go nowhere unarmed.
A few evenings later be went home
early and was busted In writing when
Dextry came in about 10 o'clock. The
old miner hung mp his coat before
speaking. lit a cigarette inhaled deep
Iy. then, amid mouthfuls OF smoke. be-
gan:
II had my own toes over the edge
tonight. ! was mistook for Won. which
compliment / don't aim 10 have re-
peGted.'
Glenlster questioned him eagerly.
"We're about the same height. ar
these hats of ours are alike. Just "a
came by that lumber pile down yonder
man hoped out an throwed 'gat'
under my nose. lie was quicker than
fight and near bowed my skelp into
the next block before he saw who
was. Then he dropped his weepon and
said:
"'My mistake. Go on accepted
his apology"
Gould you see who. he wasp
Sure. Guess
II can't"
at was Bronco Kid"
Lord calculated Glenister. do
you think he's after me?'
"Hc amt after nobody else. an take
my word for It, it's got nothin' TO do
with Mcnamara nor that gamhlin' row.
He's too game for that. There's some
other reason"
This was the first mention Dextry
bad made of the night at the Northern.
Il don't know why he should have 1t
in for me. | never did him any IA
vors." Glenister remarked cynically.
"Well. you watch out anyhow. I'd
sooner face Mcnamara an all the
crooks he can hire than that gambler"
During the next few days Roy I'M
lertook TO meet the proprietor of the
Northern face TO face, but the Kid had
vanished completely from his haunts.
He was not in his gambling hall at
might nor on the street by day. The
Young man was still looking for him
IN the evening of the dance at the ho-
tel when he CHANGED 70 meet one Of the
yigilantes. who inquired of him:
Aren't YOU late for the meetingP