Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
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had talked and smiled at him without
noting his deformity-
An awful anger rose in him, and he
moved out into the light.
Hans up!"
Whatever of weakness may have
dragged at his legs, none sounded in
the great believing command that
flooded the room At the compelling
volume of the sound every man in the
room Whirled, and eight empty hands
shot skyward. Their startled eyes be-
held a mans squat body waving uncer-
tainly on the limbs of an insect. while
in each hand shone a blue-black Colt
that waved and circled in maddening,
erratic orbits.
At the command, Marsh Tremper's
mind had leaped to the fact that be-
hind him was one man-one against
five, and he took a gamblers chance.
AS he whirled, he drew and fired.
None but the dwarf of Bar X could
have lived, for he was the deadliest
hip shot in the territory. His bullet
crashed into the wall, a hands breadth
over Shortys "cowlick." 1t was a
clean heart shot; the practiced whirl
and flip of the finished gun fighter; but
the roar of his explosion was echoed
by another, and the elder Tremper
broken shoulder.
TOO high" moaned the big voice.
So the liquor"
He swayed drunkenly, but at the
slightest shift of his quarry, the aim
less wanderings of a black muzzle
stopped on the spot and the body be-
hind the guns was congested with
deadly menace.
Face the WALL" he cried Quick!
Keep 'em up higher" They sullenly
obeyed; their wounded leader reaching
with his uniniured member
To the cOmplacent Shor-- it seemed
that things were WORKING nicely,
though he was disturbingly conscious
of his alcoholic lack of balance, and
tortured by the fear that he might
suddenly lose the iron grip of his ia
cilities.
Then. for the second time that night,
from the stairs came the voice that
threw him into the dreadful confusion
of his modesty.
40 Ross" it cried i've brought your
gum" and there on the steps, dishev-
eled, pallid and quivering, was the
bride, and grasped in one trembling
hand was her husbands weapon.
"Ah-h" sighed Shorty, seraphicaly,
as the vision beat upon his misty con-
ceptiOns. "She amt hurt"
In his mind there was no room for
desperadoes contemporaneously with
her Then he became conscious of the
lady's raiment, and his brown cheeks
famed brick-red while he dropped his
eyes In his shrinking, groveling mod
esty he made for his dark corner.
One of those at bay familiar with
this strange abashment, seized the mo-
ment, but at his motion the sheriff
screamed: Look outl"
The quick danger in the cry brought
back with surge the men against the
WALL and Shorty sprung instantly, fir
ing at the outstretched hand of Bailey
as it reached for Tremper's weapon.
The landlord Strengthened gazing af-
frightedly at his finger tips.
TOO low!" and Shortys voice held
aching tones "Ill never touch an
other drop; it's plumb ruined my aim"
Cut these strings, grille" said the
sheriff as the little mans gaze again
weaVered, threatening to leave his
prisoners.
"Quick. He's blushing again."
When they were manacled Shorty
stood in moist emulation, trembling
and speechless, under the incoherent
thanks of the bride and the silent ad-
miration of her handsome husband. She
fiuttered about him in a tremor of
anxiety, lest he be wounded, caressing
him here and there, with solicitous pats
till he felt his shamed and happy
spirit would surely burst from it's miss
happen prison.
you've made a good thing tonight"
said Turney, clapping him heartily on
his massive back. you get the five
thousand all right. We were going
to Mexico City on that for a bridal trip
when I rounded up the gang, but I'll
see you get every cent of it, old man.
If it wasn't for you I'd have been a