The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-25
GETTING WISE

his sand. Couldn't stand the fuss and
brass il out. Canada-see That's why
/ corNs I'D here-se's to make sure
We've got to stop him
Wait till I get my hat" says I. with
the excitement of the business tickling
me like the scent of a fox tickles the
backbone of a dog. Wen go up and
tell the bOsS first
You'll guess again. says Brooks.
pinching his knotty fingers into my
forearm. IF you told the boss, that
would put Atwater up against 1t for
good and all, wouldn't it? What do you
want TO do. get him in the stir-the
penitentiary2'
We'll. what do you want to do?" I
answered, with my eyes popping open.
Let him get away?"
Get awayi" says he scornful. THE
thing viii be known by O'Clock to-
morrow, and no time to leave the state
and that poor shrimp trying to dodge
around the telegraph and about eighty
thousand pairs of eyes. Get away,
nothing, He's got himself into trOu-
bic. and we've got to save him-that's
the answer"
Not SOS you'd notice it." says l.
breaking away from him. I know
what he's done. he's driven to the
Junction to get the II o'clock train to-
night. We can telegraph there to pinch
him when he cOmesi"
It'll make crook Of him." says
Brooks. looking all around as if he lex-
pecteC somebody was listening. will
YOU do il my way. Jim he says
I gave a snort and turned toward the
door. and then ] hears his voice low
and whispering. Jim Hands," he says.
and I looked around into the mouth of
a gun showed up under my nose and
smelling of business
Brooks grins with his mouth. but
there weren't no gTn in his blue eyes
as he says: DO what I say, or IL
blow your head off, and If you play me
for a sucker or holier for your wife.
she'll be widow before she sees you.
And now" he says. If I don't forget,
you've got q horse. a good one. too,
and a runabout. Well, shake a leg;
you and I are going 10 drive peach
eroot of a drive,
I'll never forget how I hitched up.
with him smoking cigarettes and keep
ing me on the jump with his gun wav-
ing this way and that. I'm no coward.
but no lead pills for mine, I hustled
the hitching up as if we were going TO
a fire When the rig was ready.
Brooks says, Jump in. and keep your
mouth shut for the sake Of your health.
Drive slow until you get past that pine
grove"
Then WHAT" says L Watcher
doing? Where are you going?"
Then" says he, you'll get more
speed out of that horse than you ever
thought he had. We're going 20 the
Junction. We've got to get there be-
fore that II o'clock train. If il kills the
beast. It's fifteen miles. And, by
George. as he spoke the clock on the
town hall began striking 2, Use the
whip he says. and he showed the gun
into my neck We we're getting INTO a
move ali right. with the dark shadows
of the trees skimming by. and the
sweat on my face cooling In the wind.
and the gravel rafting on the wheels.
I was trying TO figure out his game.
when he leaned over and began snap
ping his words into my ear. I'm go
ing TO get that Teller Atwater and bring
him back here, and you amt going to
pipe anybody off to what happened,
and I amt Beat that horse,"
What else?' I shouts, as we turned
into a wood road where il was so damp
and dark you couldn't see the front Of
your own eyes.
Nothing else" he yells. Except If
you sent that poor fool to- the pen, it
you'd be his finish. He's scared now, I