Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-29

blue; the breeches is corduroy. dis
hat is black"
All right" responded Quigley.
Iakc notice. boys. that the ywoman's
shirt and breeches are gray aud her
hat almost the same color. We
needn't mistake one for t'other."
The woman took a rifle from the hot
and soon disappeared up the narrow
gorge. leaving the men in occupation
OF the cabin. '9ireq7D
WAL" said Snlgley. reckon We
got MIN purity sartiD and without much
trouble. A wildcat couldn't git out O.
this canon above US, and when" he
comes down all we got to do isito take
him" go, .t,t.,..,
We're in luck, sheriff. said Tom
Bowies. ITS wo'th 500 apiece to
climb over these rocks and under
brush. Y done n cute trick, In gittin'
the woman's help. Considerin' we
don't git nothin' but thanks for the
job, l don't mind leavin' it to, her." +
She may shoot him and save us the
trouble o hangin' him." said Enoch
Darby. the man who had exchanged
clothes.
How d y know" asked Abe VIII
iams, she amt foolin' us and goin' I'D
thar TO help him out in the fix he's in ~
"oh. she's had hard time with
him." said the sheriff. The women
these jayhawkers take up with always
do. Most of the men I've taken has
been given away by their PARTNERS.
But 1t doesn't matter I'm this case.
We've got him penned up in a place
painter couldn't git out Of, and I don't
see what she can do to help him IL she
wants to-"
For two hours the sherlff's posse
waited developments. Then a shot
reverberated up the canyon.
"What'd i tell w" exclaimed Ouic-
ley. The woman's tryin' to Kill him"
Like enough he's tryin to kill her."
said Darby. h '''t
The kentry ID be well rid o. both of
en- put in Williams. The women o.
this kind is wose n the men"
The party listened for another shot,
out heard none. They passed the time
debating the probabilities concerning
the one that had been fired. Some
supposed the man had killed tie wotii7
an. while others maintained that. she
Deing IN mans dress, he would hot
know her as his woman. whereas she
would know him. Therefore. there be-
Ing but one shot. 1t was probable She
mad caught sight of him and killed
him. ''Nf iN1
I'll bet any man $40" said, Darby.
shes back within half an hour and
reports him dead"
IF she does" said Williams, II won't
believe her. Easiest thing in the
world for her to throw us Off the
track that away" ',,
Abe Darby retorted. "Y' wouldn't
believe Speer was dead if y seen him
lynn before y with hole In, his
head"
Not if a woman had anything to do
with it." snarlcd Abe ,q,
"Abe's right said Tom .EQwles.
Nobody can't tell uothiu about what
woman's ngoin' to 90. My,4;Inj9a
is that this villain has treated his
woman pretty much us she saNsr he
has. but it's my opinion. too that, ill
stead oi KILN him or runnin' him for
US she'll git him out if she can .,lt ,l
I'D like TO know how she's a-goin'.tO,
do it," Quigley remarked earnestly.
EFF he Kin cit out o the cnn'on,.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 OH the only.
outlet. There's no pass on either side
or us that cat could get over" ,,.
1t was not long after this that
stone was heard rolling a short dis
tance 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 II. They waited several min.
utes. when n shot rang out, and. look,
ing up at ledge on the opposite side
Of the canyon from that on which the,
bowlder had rolled. they saw a figure
In light gray clothes such rs had been
lent to the woman pointing q, rifle to-,
ward the spot from which the stone
had rolled. r......
Come on. boys" shouted Quieley.
Hes up there where she's p'intin'
the gun" lG.u
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 fired It, Loose stones and
dirt were dislodged as IL by some ono
hurrying away. Quigley and his men
pursued on. but the fugitive kept ahead
of them. Finally they chased him into
pocket from which there was no cs--
cape. a figure in a dark blue shirt
and corduroy trousers stood on rock
holding up his hands i'm token OF sur.
render. Weapons were lowered. and
the party advanced nN Jf
You cusscd galootsw cried Abe WIZ
li1ms. Its the woman" . h.
True enough she had changed
clothes with the man she had volun.
tcorcd to drive into their clutches. nc
. had pretended in fro NJ bgy,,t,ofF -