The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-13


Pursued out of Arizona by the sheriff,
he would be trailed through every
camp and town in the far west.
With an oath, Terrill tried to rise and
face his antagonist, reaching for his
revolver as he did so. The butt of his
weapon had caught in the arm of his
chair, hampering his movements.
Mckee threw him roughly back into
the chair.
Throw up yer hans" he cried.
Don't try THAR
Up went Terril's hands high over
his head He faced the open window.
Not sign of help was in sight
Quickly the agent turned over in his
mind various schemes to foil Mckee,
who now stood behind him with the
muzzle of his revolver pressing into
the middle of his back Each was re-
jected before half conceived.
Mckee laughed sneeringly, saying,
You oughtn't to be SO keerless to
show whar you cache yer roll"
Terrill made no reply. His hope of
escape was slowly fading.
Mckee had reached his left hand
over his prisoners shoulder to disarm
Terrill, who moved ., ,htly away from
him, drawing in his feet as he did SO.
One chance L.! tome to him. He
knew that if he 4.iled death was GER
tain. yet he determined to take the
risk in order to retrieve the slip he had
made in admitting that he had money
in his possession to gambling crony,
and so to keep clean his record for
trustiness. of which he was so proud
This last desperate resource was an
old wrestler's trick-one with which he
had conquered others in the rough
games Of the corral.
Again Terrill moved to the right and
farther under Mckee, who had to ex-
tend his arm and body far beyond an
upright position. Holding his revolver
against Terrill handicapped the half
breed in his movements
With a quick turn Terrill grasped
McKee's left arm, jerking it down
sharply on his shoulder With his
right hand he grasped the back of his
antagonists neck. pulling his head
downward and inward. Using his
shoulder for fulcrum, with a mighty
heave of his legs and back he sought
to toss Mckee over his head
So surprised for an instant was the
cowboy by the suddenness of the at.
tack that he made no effort to escape
the clutches of the desperate express
agent.
His feet had left the floor and he
was swinging in the air before his
finger pressed the trigger.
There was a muff1ed report.
The two men fell in Il heap on the
en-. Mckee scrambled to his feet. The
air was pungent with OdOr of powder
smoke. Terrill rolled over on his side,
trembled convulsiyely and died. He
had paid the penalty for moments
indiscretion with his life.
Mckee quickly unfastened the pin
and seized the roll of bills. Swimming
through the package, he smiled with
satisfaction to see that the most Of 1t
was In small bills and none of them
stained.
Carefully avoiding the fast forming
pool of blood which was ooZing from
the hole in the dead mans head. he
hurried to the door.
A glance showed him the coast was
clear Running across the tracks. he
Joined Lane. who was waiting for him
behind the freight car with impotence.
There aDds q rnuUteG report.
In silence they mounted their horseA
For a short distance Mckee led the
way upon the railroad track in order
to leave no footprints and then struck
across the desert toward the hills In
the south.
"Why did you shoot!' gasped Lane.
"