The Huttig news., 1909-12-04

Lance. I had no more intertion than child Of hurting Ed Banks. warned EG months ago to keep out of this fight, and 1 never knew he was in 1t til it was too late But I'm hoping he will pull through yet. if they don't kill him in the hospital to spite me. I never recognized the man al all till it was too late. Why one of them used 10 work for mel man with the whole railroad gang in these noun. tains after him has got To look out for himself or his life ain't worth glass of beer. Thank you, Lance, not any more. l saw two men, with their rifles in their hands, looking for me. hollered at them; but, Lance, I'm rough and ready, as all my friends know, and l will let no man put drop on me-that I will never do Ed. before l ever recognized him, raised his rife; that's the only reason I fired Not so full, Lance, not so full, if you please. We'll he shook his black hair as he threw back his head, here's to better luck in worse eeuntriesis He paused as he swallowed, and set the tumbler down. Lance. I'm saying goodby to the mountains
 You're not going away for good. Murray?"
 Pm going away for good. Whats the use? For two years these railroad cutthroats have been trying to put something on me: you know that. They've been trying to mix me up with that bridge e-burning at Smoky creek: Sugar Buttes, they had me there Tower W-nothing would do but l was there, and they've got one of the men in jail down there now, Lance. trying to sweat enough perjury out of him to send me up What show has poor man got against all the money there is in the country? I wouldn't be afraid of jury of my own neighbors--the men that know me. Lanee-any time. What show would l have with a I,lcked jury in Medicine Bend? I could explain anything I've done to the satisfaction of any reason able man. I'm human, Lance that s all l say. I've been mistreated and don't forget it. They've even turned my wife against meas fine woman as ever lived.''
 Lance swore svmpatheticallv There's good stuff in you yet, Mur- ray"
 I'm going to say goodby 10 the mountains, Sinclair went on, grimlv. hut I'm going to Medicine Bend to night and tell the man that has bounded me what I think Of him be fore l leave. I'm going to give my wife chance to do what is right and go with me. She's been poisoned against mel know that but if she does whats fair and square therell be 10 trouble-no trouble at all All I want, Lance is square deal What ?'
 Dicksie with her pulses throbbing at fever-heat heard the words She stood halfway down the stairs. trem- bling as she listened. Anger. hatred, the spirit of vengeance. choked in her throat at the sinister words She ionged to stride into the room and confront the murderer and call down retritut:on on his head IL was no fear of him that restrained her. for the Crawling Stone girl never knew fear. She would have confronted him and denounced him, but prodnence checked her angry impulse. She knew what he meant to do-to ride into Medicine Bend under cover of the storm. murder the two he hated. and escape in the night; and she resolved he should never succeed If she could only get to the telephonei But the telephone was in the room where he sat. He was saying good-by. Her cousin was trying to dissnade him from riding out into the storm, but he was going. The door opened; the men went out on the porch. and fl closed Dicksie, lightly as a shadow ran into the office and began ringing Medicine Bend on the telephone.
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