New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-12-21
grew uneasy. Jim Busby might at any

grew uneasy. Jim Busby might at any
moment deem that be had imbibed
quantity of liquor commensurate with
his contemplated task and begin to
search for him. But at the end Of
twenty minutes, to his great relief, the
perspiring train crew succeeded in re-
placing the derailed car, and the
freight train pulled slowly out upon a
siding. Even as it did so Darlington
caught sight of the $50 train as it
rounded the curve just beyond the sta
ton.
A moment later Susie Cutler, her
trim little figure set off by skillfully
tailored gray travelling suit and her
face wearing the look of determination
BETTING girl who had just completed
journey nearly across the continent
alone, descended to the platform Of
Gilt Gulch station Darlington rushed
toward her joyfully. Within three
steps of her he encountered an obsta-
cle-a very serious obstacle. This was
nothing less than the muzzle Of a re-
volver. Behind the revolver stood Mr.
James Busby.
Now. young man, said Mr.. Busby,
we'll attend to your little matter, and
we won't be long doing it. .
Then Busby became suddenly con-
scious of voice, evidently feminine,
proceeding from some point in his
rear and of the light pressure of a
hand upon his arm
'Do you know" said the voice, lit S
dreadfully careless Of you pointing
that thing, at anybody SO. Why, it
might go off,
Turning about, Busby looked into
the piquant features of Susie Cutler.
He decided unhesitatingly that, not
withstanding some freckles and the
tendency of the nose to, turn up, it was
a rather pleasing face to view.
$50 it might said Busby slowly.
$50 it might
"Well, then, stop aiming it at Har-
Mr.. Darlington she commanded.
''You make me nervous"
Exact u.s." said Busby, II was sort
Of planning to shoot Mr.. Darlington
He had lowered his weapon and
spoke very calmly and deliberately
'What!' shrieked the girl. You
have the audacity to stand there and
tell me you mean to commit a cold
blooded murder? Where are the po-
lice? A splendid place this must be to
live in, where man goes out to kill
another as coolly as he'd eat his
breakfastv
That's the way with all you folks
from out Boston way" grumbled Bus
BY you're always getting murder
and the administration of justice
mixed. amt going to murder him.
I'm going to execute him. He's done
me dirt, and if he amt killed he'll do
somebody else dirt So for the good
of everybody he'd ought to be shot.
What do you care anyway? Amt no
relative of yourn, is hep
'Why, no." she answered in some
confusion, she isn't a relative exactly
that is, he
A CLEAN of comprehension shone in
Busby's eyes
"Come to think of it, said he, II
heard something about his being go
ing to get married. Be you the girl?''
She nodded.
the girl
s"Then," said Busby, Its clear
enough to my mind that in interfering
with this execution you're preventing
me from doing you a great favor.
Howsomever, if you stick to it that
take him out of Nevada and keep him
OUT
The girl did not wait for him to fin
ish She transferred her grasp from
Busby's arm to that of harrington,
who during the preceding conversation
had stood silent, his face white, his
limbs trembling. cold sweat beading
his forehead
Come. Harry" she said imperiously.
Meekly, with bowed head and down
sclst eyes, harrington suffered her to
lead him aboard the train, which was
move eastward.
jim BuSby sat down upon the edg
Of the platform and burst into roar
of laughter. Long after the train had
disappeared around the curve below
the station the station master found
him there, his broad shoulders still
shaking with merriment
"Well, you doddering idiot" said the
station master, whats the joke"
ooh, amt he going to get his all
right, thought queried the mirthful
Busby. did you hear her Come, Har-
ry,' him and snake him aboard the
train like he'd been a puppy hitched
to a string? He got out of being exc
cuted, but he's getting life sentence,
and that's whole lot worse