The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-17

up the sidewalk this other crumplcd up and
with his deputies sent a rattle of shots down the
street after the fugitive. The MarShalS shotgun
empty, and he had thrown It aside. He had his
magazine revolver out and he pumped at the runner,
who was Dicback, until he brought him down. AS
Delback fell Abernathys weapon empty
Exit Quigg.
At this instant the Marshal in the heat OF hghting
had worked up almost to the steps of the bank Now
he faced about to lnd half hidden In the entrance,
a little man, who held him covered with q big old
fashioned revolver The little was Qulgg 1t
was of those seconds that seem In retrospect TO
have stretched out into aeons Abcrnathy knew
QuigG-hnew he n crack shot A tyro could
not have missed at the distance The big Marshal
heard the burglar chucke the gleam of the blue
steel barrel in the cold moonlight and saw the finger
crooked about the triggera details took their place
III picture ut which he seemed 10 have been gazing
Tor hours There was no fear In him. hope no
emotion of any kind. He waited helplessly
The hammer fell There was a click AS II poised
on springs Alternately eaped at Winters who bad
not seen clearly what was passing, snatcbed the
pistol from him and, turning 1t on ouigc pumped
n stream Of lead into him ms the burglar cvcllod
again Qugg screamed and jumped from the door.
way. Ihe-Marsbal met him, closed with him and
grasping the burglars weapon, strove to win it,
Quisgs strength was great Now It was that Of a
nend Ihe TWO spun and wreStled in terrific Strug-
gle, Qugg striving bring his gun into play Aber.
nathy bending all his power upon the wrist And
then suddenly the thing was over The Marshal felt
his opponent go limp I'm his grasp and collapse Aber-
nathy caught him and lowered him to the ground
but Quigg had died on his feet, while still lighting
HE Marshal took account at a glance Jones WAS
down, badly hurt Winters was wounded OuIpc
was dead. Diclback. up the street lay groanlnr in
pain At the foot of the steps Carpenter Aber-
natby bent over him.
wv bered YOU get itf"
The wounded man pressed hand to his breast.
~ ~ through, he said quietly.
DID YOU know mei'
sure answered Carpenter. 1--WE knew you the
minute you sung out"
Why didn't you throw up your bands?p
ven, We saw 1t was three to three and we fpured
eoEjT E'o sS d S0Uu 6o chance as you Say he added
Lucky some one didn't kick 1t over"
w hen Abcrnathy examined the chair which had
th i ustuIoeu IN the conflict. he found upon it
tne PACKAGES Qulgg had placed there cough nitro
slycerlne TO have blotted the town OF Harrow or th
map ~ '"S
Carpenter died OF his wounds four hours Ioter after
having given all the details of the burglars moye
ments to the Marshal 1t had been their purpose 70
rob the Post Office after cleaning ont tbe hnnk Nil
o''N was plchcd up In serious condition bur oter
reVVered lie is now serving his dine in prison
sHIi udtn! IS not man who wastes much time in
lunpnhg around what might have been But he had
Il considerable curiosity concerning tho fnunro os
oolSSs pistol, 10 which he owed his life Tn. rc
i, ne round, had been carried IN the little mans
rsnt nand oVercoat pocket In this pocket was am
empty whiskey flask. stopped with crumbly. worm
eaten cork. ~ ~
When Alternately came to examine tho u,ooo.
sioSeIy the mystery cleared In beside the Nun
ger or the mechanism tiny piece of the cori, n
was Wedged nrmIy In such manner as TO Interfere
effectively with the discharge OF the revolver When
Sulge pressed the trigger the pungcr was crowded
Dy this inconsiderable obstacle and fell with dlmip
Shed force upon the cartridge The blow WAS enongb
cent the cartridge cap but just failed OF sufficient
orce to explode the illuminate.
AS to the Rum Habit.
And SO 1t Is that the United States Marshal Of
oklahoma has nothing TO say against the ru,n habit
lie beHeves 1t Is all very well like many other IN
matters "t unles ana occasions. For If Quigg had
lot Insisted upon buying the wbiskey he wonjd nor
ave had the flask IN his pocket and IL he had NOT
ud tue mask there would have been no cork and II
mere had been no cork there would now be no lack
.bernathy. ~
1 nave had bullets come close to my head that
could feel the wind OF them" he SAYS '.and | have
ad them DO all sorts OF funny tricks that were al
lost nome runs against my side. But | was never go
lose TO passing out as | the time saw that gun
salnst my heart and heard the trigger click
Ihat nttle piece Of whSkey bottle cork was the