Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-03-19


Cloud and two or three others whose
mugs I did not happen to bs onto.
After our feed. We all strolled out to
the corral. Yellow Wolf said hs had
bought q likely little bunch from some
English feller who was skipping tho
country-starved cut and homssick-
and hadn't put EN- on the range yet
He said J n vas the English feller's
brand. I didnt suspicion no under
hand deailn's. Yellow Volts always
treated me white before. 10 ! bar
GAINED for this here chap and three or
four others and than pulled out Tor
home driving the bunch. They fed at
home for q spell and then decided 70
put EN- on the range. On the way !
fell in with Billy Brown here. He
was dead set on havin' the lot to oil In
the chinks OF the two car loads he was
shippin', 10 up and lets him have
'em. showed him this here hill-o'-
sale from Yellow Wolf and made him
out one from me. and that vas al
there was to II. He rode to vslpen
and I turned on my trail"
II was q straight story. and appar'
emily damaging for the prosecution. IL
corroborated the attestations OF other
witnssses-many others. II had Q
plausible ring TO Il. Two bills OF sale
radiated atmospheric legality. II there
had been dirty work Il must have orig
inted with that renegade hslf.bresd.
Yellow Wolf. And Yellow Wolf was
dead. He had died while serving q
term In the penitentiary for cattle
rustiing. Uncle Sam himself had set
the seal upon finland now hs wa
dead. This insinuated charge he
could not answer. The hnality OF II
seemed 70 set IL stamp Upon the PEG
Die Suffered thsrs-upon the IL good
men and true, Is we'll ~ upon others
Yellow Wolf was dead. George VII
iiston was dead. Their secrets had
died with them. An inscratabls fate
had lowered the veil. Who could
pierce II! One might believe. but who
could know! And the law required
knowledge.
I'VE will ea;i Charlie Nightbird.-
said Small, complacently.
There was Q little waiting silsnce-
q breathlsss. palpitating silence.
rs Charlie Nightbird present =
asked Small. casting rather anxious
-syss :.sser the paeksd: aItenf fases
Charlie Nightbird was not present. Al
least he made no sign Of coming for
ward. The face Of the young council
for the state was immobile during the
brief time they waited for Charlie
NightbiKd-whoss dark. frozen face
at that, moment turned toward fhs
cold, sparkling sky. and who would
!. never come. not II they waited .tol
hhim I'M the last dread trump of'ahs
,,last dread day. iE
There was some mistake. Couffae
had been misinformed. Nlghtbirt
.Mas. an important witnssa He 14f
BEEN reported present. Never a1iAd
Tie was probably unavoidably dstainst
by the storm, They wcpl4 Reii JSs'
Big Cloud and others to corrobo5e'
the defendants statements III
thaEsa sssSad the story yaA Sj0e RiseE
IN Iii itsi parts, major and minor. Thel
fhs,dSfensie,. Vested: 49,. 4@->' - ~
Richard Gordon arose from hi
chair HIs face was white. His Leaf
;.vs were set His eyes were steal
/, U..,,.. snvthins hnt n lover nov. thiI
man Cor "a de slIm little cour
reportSrI Vish dark eirclsAs,pf home
sichRe sa siSindst her syes Ma Aeye
low lin ,kaik No well 49, ShiSsmc
msnts ,T3is yoleh Nass GidEf d
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..y;3{if; iouor.., I ask 70 lsa,1l s
.hs,pl e6iisfi Il cali r vit6aSS IN dr.
tc.3ilnonly.- I caSnrs y6uY- S6SSf tha
the. statS kSd iuied IN AkS3fs5i6 II
nower 10 dbtains ths pr3Hdar6S6f ,thi
vitneas hefdfe reifIni 80 !: sl5n
had failed and believed At the tim
that he could net b prcducsd. III
| vitness n now here and I eonside
his testiuBony al .tks utnosr impol
| .tancs in this esse.".,. Il, 60 az
Counsel for; the .deiepde4t objssts
| ,ItftauOuSly. but thS court Ersntsd tn
petition. He wanted to hear even
,ihins. that might throw some hight O