The Washington herald., 1909-04-25

swered. with my eyes popping open. Let
him get away2"
Get away saws he sCOrnfuL The
thing. VIII be known By o'clock tO-moT-
row. and no tine 70 leave the State. and
that poor shrimp trying 20 dodge around
the telegraph and about eighty thousand
pairs OF eyes, Get away nothing, He's
got himself into trouble, and we've got
20 save hinl-thats the answer.
Not SOS you'd notice it.. Saws break
ing away from him. L know what he's
done. he's driven 20 the Junction 20 get
the Il O'Clock train tonight We can tele-
graph there 20 pinch him when he
comes.
"It'H make crook Of him" says
Brooks. looking all around as II he ex-
peCted somebody was listening. viii you
do IL my way. Jim2' he says.
I gave a snort and turned toward the
door. and then I hears his voice low and
whispering Jim Hands, he says, and
7 looked around into the mouth OF a gun
showed I'D against my nose and smelling
Of business.
Brooks grIns with his mouth. but there
weren't no grin in his blue eyes as he
saws: DO what I say. or III blow your
head OF. and If you play me for a sucker
or holler for your wife. she'll be a widow
before she sees sou. And now he SAYS.
If I don't forget. you've got a horse. a
good one. too. and 2 runabOut- Well.
shake leg. YOU and are going 20 drive,
a peacherOOJ OF a drive
III never forget how I hitched up. with
him smoking cigarettes and keeping me
on the jump with his gun waving this
way and that I'm no coward. but no
lead pills for mine, I hustled the hitCh.ng
up as # We were going 20 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 what2" SAYS 7. "Whatcher do
ing2 Where are you gO.ng?"
Then says he you'll get more speed
out Of that horse than you ever thought
he had. We're going TO the Junction.
We've got 70 get there before that u
O'Clock train. If It kills the beast It's If
teen miles And. by George. as he spoke
the clock on the town hall began striking
nine, Use the whip" he says and he
showed the gun into my neck We were
getting into move al right. with the
dark shadows % the trees skimming by.
and the sweat on my face cooling IN the
wind. and the gravel rafting on the
wheels.
was trying TO figure out his game.
when he leaned over and began swapping
his words into my ear I'm going 10
get that feHer Atwater and bring him
back here. and you alnt going to pipe
anybody of 70 what happened. and I
amt Beat that horse
What else?r I shouts. as We turned
into a wood road where II was so damp
and dark YOU couldn't see the front Of
your own eyes.
Nothing else he yells. Except Il
you sent that poor fool to the pen. e
would be rs finish Hes scared now. I
tell yer. so scared his hair viii drop out
and know, Do you hear that
know
He'll co It again. says I. beginning
TO see what Brooks was up to.
NO. he won't He's a poor sucker.
that's all-he amt a regular. I know
EN-" he SAYS. with his mouth at ny ear.
7 know 'em down 70 the ground, and
when you send EN- to the pen, you've
squeezed the man cut or EN-, that's whaf
you've done Or else you've sent EN- 10
a place where they'll learn It for trade
The pens crook factory, Beat that
horse, We've got 10 make Il before he
gets away
We'd come swOOping into a stretch OF
open marshes. and Brooks pulls out his
watch &c see the time IN the moonlight.
Ny Cod he SAYS. we may lose him
yet" and for near two miles he was still.
sitting with his head bent down. but the
when he'd sit up and burst out yelling at