Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-11
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ne ranch OF Franklin DOIbeare on the
evening Of the 10th Of October 1s0o
~ A0uno trouble In the household rlol.
Deare was a eonsnmptive who 49,
some from the east with his wife an
Two little children to live In c,olo-.a,,
" me hope Of regaininR hia heaIes.
Inc cause OF the trouble was lin -,
al That's all any one ever knew 49,.
= why Newell was bent ON kiIIIns
DoiDeare was a secret that nesther
gave out Anyway every one gvmDs.
tnazed with Dolbeare, frst hecanas 4.
was pleasant, mild mannar.a rn.r.
second, because be was sick ana th1rd
because ne had the loveliest wife ~
tne world and two Of the prettiest chm.
uren. Htke, who had been sent for ~
mrs. Doibeare, found that ladiy waItsnS
LOT MIN In the living room.
Ned" she said, Newell has wr,&te,,
: rank letter saying that he win sboot
MN ON sight unless he consents a
more regular way Of meeting. got
the letter. opened 1t and haven't aasd
anything to Frank about II. For haar.
ems sake try and get rid OF Newell
without letting Frank know. Tn Ms
condition he Isn't able to think about
It. much less stand up and fightp
&C wouldn't be fight. II wouid he
murder" said Pike.
Cant you do ,somethingP'
Pike took some tobacco from h,.
pocket, rolled cigarette, lighted IL
gave few thoughtful pufEs and said.
How long has Newell been IN hereYr
He came yesterday"
Ever been in these parts beforeY'
Not that know off,
A few more deliberate puts.
"Just you don't worry, Mrs. Dol
oeare, and don't say anything to any
body. I'll zee what can be done"
With that he went out, mounted his
1orse and rode away. Later. after
making inquiries as to where Newell
might be found. he rode up to an adobe
house where he saw his man sitting on
the porch.
Mr.. Newell" he asked.
"YesY said the other, with n slight
start and placing his hand where he
could more easily grasp his revolver.
i've got a message for you from
Franklin Dolbeare. He'll meet you to-
morrow morning just before sunup."
"All right. When? WhereY'
"You stayin' herer
''Yes."
well, you start from here with one
six shooter at O'Clock exactly and
walk up the road. On the way you'll
meet your man with another six shoot
er. You can crack away as soon as
you like. He'll do the same. Is that
satisfactory
YES; that suits me as well as any
way"
Late that night Pike rode up to the
ranch and asked Mrs. DoIbeare for O
suit of her husbands clothes.
She gave him what he wanted with
anxious inquiry in her face, but asked
no questions. Pike gave her no In
formation Before daylight the next
morning he had shaved of his beard
and put on Dolbeare's suit. Then he
drew his sombrero over his eyes, look
ed at the clock, examined his revolver
and started at a slow pace down the
road.
1t was a cloudless, crisp autumn
morning. The altitude was 1000 feet
above sea level. and the neighbOFing
peaks stood out clear cut against the
slowly lighting sky. Presently the
cowboy squatted behind a bush at the
side Of the road. waited and watched.
Ten minutes later Newell turned a
bend and appeared plainly in sight.
Pike waited. Newell came on. Sud
denly Pike left the bush and appeared
In the road. The moment Newell saw
him he raised his revolver and fred,
but without effect. Then he fred two
more shots, and as he saw his enemy
still advance unharmed he appeared TO
be astonished. But at that moment
Pike fred a shot. This drew another
from Newell, making four. Pike fired
two shots in succession and Newell
fred one.
Pike now had three shots in his re-
yolver to Newell's one. Pike stopped
and appeared to be taking a deliberate
aim His enemy, fearing be would this
time surely be hit, fred bis last shot.
Then Pike. who had been walking
slowly, increased his pace. Newell,
throwing away his empty revolver. put
bis hand to his hip, drew another and
began a rapid fusillade.
'aThe houndF' muttered Pike Be
tween his teeth.
Il was evident that Newell had lost
his head. It was not surprising that he
should. He had fred nearly q dozen
shots, any one Of which he felt sure
when he fred It would bring down biz
man. Yet that man kept advancing.
apparently getting no nearer. But pres
emily the shots began to whistle about
Pfke's head. though % great was MS
enemy's agitation that none Of them
toad Suddenly Pike stood stiIl, took
deliberate aim and shot his man
through the forehead.
while Mrs. Dolbears was drsssing
for breakfast she was told that PIKE