Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09

Three Bars ranch?"
This was JinB big opportunity.
Know Mag? Swear to Mag? Dick,
/ would know Mag ef met him on the
golden streets Of the eternal city or
eff my eyes was full O. soundin cat
aracts Yep"
Il am not asking such an impossible
feat, Mr.. Munson," cut in Gordon, net
tied by the digressions OF one OF his
most important witness. Answer
briefly, please. Would you be willing
to swear"
Jim was terked back to the beaten
track BY the sharp incision OF Cor
don's rebuke. No, this was indeed not
Jimmie Macs court
Yep he answered, shortly.
Billy Brown was called. After the
preliminary questions, Gordon said TO
him;
Now, Mr. Brown, please tell the
jury how you came into possession OF
the steer"
We'll, | was shippin a couple o car
loads to Sioux City, and ! was drivin
the bunch myself with a couple O.
hands when | meets up with Jesse
Black here. He was herdin' likely
little bunch o half dozen or So
among EN- this spotted Teller. He said
he wasn't shippin any this fall, but
these we're for sale--part Of lot he
had bought from Yellow Wolf. So the
upshot of the matter was I took em
Off his hands. was just lacltin' bout
that many to make a good, clean, two
cars full"
you took a billof-sale for them, OF
course, Mr.. Brown
Il sure did. I'm too old a hand to
buy without bill-o'-sale"
The document was produced, mark
ed as an exhibit, apd offered in evi.
dence.
The hearing OF te tmony for the
state went on all through that day. It
was late when the state rested its
case-so late that the defence would
not be taken up until the following
day. 1t was all in FOR veal or for
woe. In some way all of the states
witnesses-with the possible excep-
ton of Munson who would argue with
the angel Gabriel at the last day and
offer to give him lessons in trumpet.
blowing-had been inlbued with the
earnest, honest. straightforward policy
Of the states counsel Gordon's friends
were hopeful Langford was jubilant,
and he believed in the tolerable in
tegrity of Gordons hard-won jury
far had made him friends; tickle
friends, maybe, who would turn when
the wind turned--to-m OrroW-but true
it was that when court adjourned late
IN the afternoon. many who had jeersd
at him as a visionarY or an unwel-
come meddler acknowledged to them
selves that they might have erred In
their judgment.
AS on the previous night, Gordon
was tired He walked aimlessly to q
window within the bar and leaned
against it, looking at the still, oppres-
sive, cloudy dampness outside, with
the early December darkness coming
on apace. Lights were already twink
ling In kitchens where house wives
were busy with the evening meal.
We'll, Dick" said Langford, COM
ing up CHEEKY and confident.
well, Paul, it's all in
"And wei, in, old man"
'I--don't know, Paul. ] hope so.
That quiet little nan from down coun-
try has not been much heard from.
you know. am afraid, moral up
lift isn't my stunt. I'm tired! ! feel
like a rag
Langford was called away for mo-
ment. When he returned, Gordon was
gone. He Wa ,Ut at supper
"He went away on his horse ex-
planned Louise in answer TO Lang
ford's unspok.c question. Il saw him
ride into the country"
When the party separated for the
night, Gordon had not yet returned.