The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-27
BY GEORGE PATTULLO

out apparent resentment He addressed
his interrogation slowly and calmly.
See here, friend, somebody said your
name was Taylor Wen, MIR. Taylor, We
don't ike that kind Of talk out here at all.
Ii you weren't from the east, you under
stand p
Tay.vs Sesitated his hand over his cards,
then his eyes wavered and be began
hurried apology No offence, no offence,
MIR. Bremner. The resemblance was So
strong just slipped out, you know-new
to this country
Black Jack eagerly changed the subject
He had heard OF the escape OF tree-born
citizen called Larry Hilton from sheriff at
The Roost. and offered to bet this ruse
to cover his nervousness at sight oi three
kings that the outlaw would never be
caught
There's two hundred offered for him, "
he said in q fiat voice j believe I'dround
up Larry myself for that"
OF course Jack knew him Nobody else
there did, 50 Jack had known the robber
intimately He and Larry had been close
friends many the night they had had to-
gether during the roaring days Of the copper
strikes that was before Larry went to the
bad and took to holding up trains and run
ming of horses and acting mean
What does he look like2' the easterner
queried
He's g big. heayy-set feller," Jack said,
halt closing his eyes the better to recall the
picture, with sort Of whisky htlsk to
his voice Most as dark as am
His questioner flushed Riley observed it
and wondered what he could have caught in
his hand. Then he perceived that Jacks
description fitted painfully close, and he
wiped the bar thoughtfully.
This man Hilton's got big anchor
tattooed on his chest, he put in as feeler.
Taylor had regained his impassivity and
wore The blank lace Of the gambler
How do you know that2' lack de-
manded as il he himself were perfectly
familiar with the fact.
done saw a sheriff reward pasted up
once That's all | kin remember Of it
now
Anyway said Jack, he amt got the
nerve they say he has. That teller amt 50
neryy done run il over him often.
could smear it on him agin, too
You must have scared him badly"
Bremner interected.
Jack regarded him obviously and took no
further part IN the talk. Riley remarked
that he had heard the oatlaw was an
easterner and not bad sort of fellow, aside
from the duties Of his vocation
No. Mean awiully mean, said
Bremner
Wen he's educated tine. | know that
for 4 fact Cas- heard him talking to Bob
Raiues the day he shot young kilough, and
he done told me that Hilton used some
right pretty sounding words Easy, too"
Taylor had nothing 10 say amid all this
and endeavored several times to speed the
game
Uncle Billy Biggerstaf would not speak
to Bremner next morning when he encoun
tered him g>ilg to meet the stage Where
the Stranger spent the night. none knew
A miner had offered him bed, but he bad
declined Some asserted that the China
man housed HIM II he did, il was under
compulsion for Wo was lugubrious per
son and extended the hand 81 charity to
none
But Bremner did not starve He OBJ
tained his meals at the Eating HOUSE and in
this vase An noon he sat him down al table
and paftook d 4 hearty dinner conyersing
pleasantly with the Waitress when She
brought him food Hc ate prodigiously
Then he emitted a sigh OF satisfaction,
reached Tor his hal and passed out, nodding
70 Air ZeigIer
80, you don't nod don't 60 Come
back here, Tom shouted
Followed low-yoiced argument Katy
watching It's progress from the Kitchen door
joined In, her.iaee very red The propTie
Ion said, kll right, I'll risk il, with most
reluctant air; and Bremner came regaiarly
20 the Eating House.
Then one day Katy told Ieiger that Nae
had Seen tile Stranger standing IL thc back
gate with Amy Biggcrstali and begged that
Tom would not breathe word oft Tom
promised secrecy on his word oi honar.
When he told Uncle Billy, theo'dman shook
with passion and demanded d bis daughtcr
What II meant Amy wanted II tetl the
truth ARD did her best 10 think II plans
ible one. but shecauld not help stammcasg.
Az that, Uncle Billy ran 10 bureau drawer
and, very white 81 face brought out q da
guerreotype which he thrust into her hands
and todd her to look at, He grippti the
giiibS us Shoulders dAld AIS NvAeN IuaA lAl5i
and cracked
" I've got 10 Ike her 10 you too, Lool up
There's nothing 70 cry about i you AIN t-
Look up. Now, ten ne 10, you dent
need TO- | reckon I'm Worsen fool