Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-03


But it doesn't matter In this case.
We've got him penned up in place a
painter couldn't git out Of, and don't
see what she can do to help him If she
wants to-"
For two hours the sheriff's posse
waited Developments. Then shot
reverberated up the canyon.
'"What'd TELL y" exclaimed Quig-
ley. THE woman's tryin' TO kill him"
Like enough he's tryin' to kill her"
said Darby.
1.-The kentry d be well rid o. both OF
'em," put in Williams. THE women o
this kind is wo'se n the men,.
The party listened for another shot,
but heard none. They passed the time
debating the probabilities concerning
the one that had been fired. Some
supposed the man bad killed the wom-
an, while others maintained that. she
being in mans Dress he would not
know her as his woman. whereas she
would know him. Therefore. there be-
ing but one shot. it was probable she
had caught sight OF him and killed
him.
I'll bet any man So" said Darby,
''she's back within half an hour and
reports him dead"
''If she does" said Williams. 81 won't
believe her. Easiest thing In the
world for her TO throw us OF the
track that away"
Abe Darby retorted. ''Y' wouldn't
believe Speer was dead if y seen him
lynn before y with a hole in his
head"
Not If a woman had anything to do
with it." snarled Abe.
"Abe's right" said Tom Bowles.
Nobody can't tell nOthin' about what
a woman's a-goin' to do. My opinion
is that this villain has treated his
woman pretty much as she says he
has, but it's my opinion. too, that In
stead of KILN him or runnin' him for
us she'll git him out if she can"
I'D like to know how she's a-goin' to
do it," Quigley remarked earnestly.
''Ef he kin git out o the canon at
all he kin do it as well without her as
with her. We got the bulge on him,
seem he's built his cabin on the only
outlet. There's no pass on either side
Of us that a cat could get over"
II was uOI AOHS 1AbCL IhAo bhNS a
stone was heard rolling short dis
lance up the canyon, leaping over
rocks, humping against tree trunks
and finally falling into the creek.
Every man jumped to his feet seized
the weapon he had laid aside and
cooked it. They waited several min
utes, when q shot rang out, and, look
ing up at a ledge on the opposite side
Of the canyon from that on which the
bowlder had rolled. they saw n figure
In light gray clothes such as had been
lent to the woman pointing a rife to-
ward the spot from which the stone
| had rolled.
Come on. boys shouted Quigley.
Hes up there where she's p'intin'
the gun"
Every man started up the canyon to-
ward the spot indicated. Another
shot rang out from the rife on the
ledge. after which the posse entered
| the brush and saw no more of the fig
| ure that fred it. Loose stones and
dirt were dislodged as if by some one
hurrying away. Quigley and his men
pursued on. but the fugitive kept ahead
! of them. Finally they chased him into a
| pocket from which there was no es-
cape. a figure in n dark blue shirt
and corduroy trousers stood on rock
holding up his hands in token of sur
render Weapons were lowered. and
the party advanced.
you cusscd galoots" cried Abe VIII
liams Its the woman"
True enough she had changed
| clothes with the man she had volun-
teered to drive into their clutches. he
had pretended TO fire at himself to
get them out of their position. and as
soon as they had gone he had descend.
ed, taken the only available outlet
past his cabin and was now running
like a deer 10 a more open country.
He had got too great a start from
them to warrant their trying to over
take him. and they were not sufficient
ly energetic TO make the attempt.
"Yer a mighty cute woman said
| Quigley to her who had fooled him.
'Y' got t git up purity early in the
mornin' to ketch Mag Speer a-nap-
PIN"
'Y' are married them
Reckon I am married. Hank and ,
been married fifteen years"
81 tole y" growled Abe williams.
"ef there was a woman in the case
| I'd git beat"