The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-15

coat rocket where in winter he carried d part
of his armament. Matthews practice In draw"
ing for some reason failed to benefit him. HE
pun seemed to hang little in the scabbard
Second later he had jerked it free, and stepping
behind Golfer, fired at Capt. Pill over the sher-
ifs right shoulder But the slight hitch spolied
his aim perhaps for the bullet missed, passing
through McDonald's overcoat collar, though the
range was so short that the powder burned MS
face. ~.
Dill With q quick movement that was between
lin .nd q STEP got around Golfer and let go two
chots in quick succession at Matthews Both OF
McDonald's bullets struck within the space OF
50.cent niece. Just above Matthews heart, pene
trated thick plug of Star Navy, found heaVy
notebook behind it, and stopped
With a thought process which may be re-
garded as cool for such moment, Ca9t. Bill re-
allied that for some reason he could not Kill
Matthews by shooting him on that side. and
shifted his aim. Matthews, meantime had
again lodged behind Golfer, who now dropped
fat to the ground where it was quieter. Capt
Bill was bending forward at the time, trying to
get shot around Golfer, and as the latter
dropped. Matthews fired, the bullet striking Nc.
Donald in the left shoulder, ranging down
through his lung to the small of his back, tray
cling twothirds the length of his body for
Judgement.
The Ranger was knocked backward but did
not fall Matthews quickly fired again, but Mo
Donald was near enough now to knock the gum
aside with his own, and the ball passed through
his hat brim Aiming at Matthews other shout.
der Mcdonald let go his third shot, and
Matthews fell
Meantime the two deputy assassins had
opened fire, and one of them had sent two bull.
let's through McDonalds left arm. To these he
gave no attention until Matthews dropped.
Wheeling now, he started to cock his gun, when
he received another ball, this time in his right
shoulder along which it travelled to his neck,
thence around the windpipe to the left side His
fingers were paralyzed by this wound and he
made an effort to cock his gun with his teeth;
but there was no further need, for with the col.
lapse of Matthews his comurderers fed wildly
to cover, behind the depot, nearly upsetting .
box-car in their hurry.
Capt Bill walked few steps to the Sidewalk
There was post there. and holding to this hi
eased himself to sitting position. man ran
up to him.
cap how about it?"
well, think I'm a. dead rabbit"
They gathered him up and tool; him to a drug
store, and they took Matthews to drug store
across the street By and by they carried Capt
Bill home and a doctor came to hunt for the
bullets.
"Now, Doc" the Ranger captain said when the
operation was over, and the surplus cargo had
been removed, now, Ill get WE'LL" and Rhoda
Mcdonald, his nervy wife, who had arrived on
the scene, echoed this belief
IF Bill Jess says he'll get well, he'll do it,"
she declared
Matthews died in a few days. He was re-
moved to Childress and died there. Before his
death he sent word to Mcdonald:
you acted the man all through" was his mes
sage 'Im only sorry that can't see you and
apologize
Tell him that I'm doing all right was the an
swer returned, land that hope he'll get well"
The mending of Capt. Bill was slow process
For about two months he was laid up, and then
with his wife he sojourned for time at a SAM
tarium. After that, he was uD once more ready
and eager for action-apparently as fit as ever;
though, in truth, the physical repairing was
never quite complete.