Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26


1902. seated himself comfortably. and
having applied a match to the cigar
handed him, cast a critical eve
around the room.
Pretty snug quarters you've got
here, Reno" he observed complacent
ly. There's worser jobs than work
ing for old Uncle Sam. hey? Don't
know as I'd object to putin In spell
as United States marshal myself Any
time You feel like tradin' Jobs awhile,
just let me know. viii you2"
Thanks" I responded. but guess
I'm not looking for change at pres
emit How are things down your way?
Anything new or exciting turned UP
lstelyg"
Well" returned the sheriff, thought
fully. Il can't say as how there's been
anything come on as pervided the
Boys with extra lively entertainment.
There might have been II we could
have come up with them parties as
turned trick at the Blue Moon mine
about i've weeks ago. II was late at
night when the game come on. The
assaycr. a Teller by the name OF Haw-
aims. had been retortin' the amalgam
OF the weeks cleanup and runnin' the
gold into bars He was workin' late
90 as 20 have the bullion ready TO be
taken away the next mornin'. Two big
bars had been turned out OF the molds
and Hawkins was busy round the fur
mace. when he was hit from behind
and knocked cold. When he come 10
he was tied hand and foot. with a
handkerchief twisted into mis- mouth.
and the two bars u bullion was gone.
The boss found him about seven in
the mornin'. united him and set him
60 the bunk house to have his bruises
nxed up. Then he got hold OF me and
] gathered a posse together and start
ed out after the robbers We picked
up the trail on rise overlookin' the
camp. where they had hitched their
bosses 10 an ironwood tree. and fol-
lowed II due south They had too
good start OF us and made their get
away all right. But they was seen by
some chaps We met along the trail.
and it's a pretty even bet from the
description they gave us that Next
can named Jose Gutierrez and three
Of his pals was the men we were
after"
The boys that made up the
posse were sure enough disappointed.
countin' as they did on some free-fur-
AL shootn' and fun. But allow that
none OF 'em was riled so much al Lar
annie Bill Rodney. good scrap is
meat and drink to Bill"
Laramie BILL" repeated. I've
heard you mention him before. Who
is he, anyway You always speak of
In, h.
der terror. Does be eat 'em alive. or
keep a private graveyard"
Laramie BILL he said soIemnly.
Amt joke by no means. He's one
Of the whitest men, the best shot and
buliiest ali-round fighter that ever
come to Arizona. II ever you're in need
OF deputy that II stick to you
through thick and thin, you take a tin
from me and send for Bill. He's ridin'
range now with the Sandy Ferguson
outfit, but II IL happens that you want
a good man in hurry any time. lem
me know and I'll get him for YOU. Just
TO give you an idea OF what Bills like
I'll tell you somethin' Did you ever
hear OF what he did down in New Mex
leo couple OF years ago? But OF
course you didn't. seem that you
hadn't heard his name till few min.
utes ago.
You see. he struck fellow thatd
had bad luck and was nigh on dead
broke, and he done the square thing
by him, and they come 10 be pards.
This other fellow was real quiet and
good anpearin. and the boys all liked
him. Wen. one night he was havin' q
little game in the back room OF store
MP TO Taos. and Boston Joe-they
called him Boston because be hailed
from there originally. and some folks
called him the Taos Terror too for
Ne was on the shoot every tine-Bos-
ton he came in and let on that ne
wanted TO get IN the game. IAramie's
par he said no, they didn't want him.
So Boston he didn't say one word. but
he went In the feller's room and eat
down. and when the poor chap came
In. Boston he drawed and shot him