The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

remained 10 bnOol MS way INTO pTOull-
nence and respect He was feared
and admired as lucky and effective
men are. He bought a new claim on
the Mammon and made Il pay. He
took his drink and sat in a poker
game on occasion. AS a deputy under
Sheriff Stockton he went to the Gap,
rendezvous OF smutted characters,
winged big" Fellows there and
brought his back on a murder charge.
Then Stockton, the Sheriff, under.
took to clean out the Gap, times be-
ing dull in Contention. He rode over
with seven deputies and was shot
from his horse as he hove in sight Of
the stronghold. Only life enough re-
mained in him after he fell to turn
over his comm and to Magoon, who
carried out the job, but brought back,
besides Stockton ard his prisoners,
three Of his own seven on packponies,
made fast with the diamond hitch. BY
acclaim on his return Danny was
hoisted into Stockton's place.
Magoon had been at Contention two
years when the mail carrier, whose
peregrinations wired the Mammon
towns together, brought word to Con-
tention that there had been murder
down in Buckamuck. II appears that
the unhallowed life of "Ocre" Van
reb had escaped through a knife
wound in the back The fact that
wildly stirred Buckamuck was that a
knife, the weapon of an unclean man,
had been used. The volume of suspi-
cion pointed toward Mrs, Golfers hus-
band, upon whom the late Vanreb
had directed his last assaults of abus-
i've humor. On the same night, later
and alone, Vanreb had died.
Now Buckamuck had never relished
the presence Of Golfer. He was no
mixer and bore upon his person ear
marks of the despised east. His edu-
cation would not have initiated
strongly against him had he shown
an inclination to become one of the
boys. However, Golfers winning of
Buckamucks red-haired girl was
the head and front of his offending.
"Ocre" Vanreb was not greatly
but he had gone out hog-fash-
ion, evidence Of guilt pointing to the
man whom the whole town itched to
The result was that Golfer
would shortly swallow the hemp.
The news bore down upon Magoon,
stirred into disorder all the sorrow
and passion of his life, ignited the
eager fuel of hope.
The night was thick and hot and
late. There was no moon, but every
billion miles there shone a hardy
star. The shrunken Mammon moaned
as if in pain. Scotty woofed
What is ut, lad?"
Scotty leaped up and barked loudly.
Out of the utter dark from behind
came a sound of bare feet and pres
emily there appeared a man attired
only in trousers and a sleeveless gauze
shirt
I'm Golfer" the man painted,
back from the lighted door
way 81 got away from Buckamuck and
came here"
"An' what for?"
"She told me to come to you-the |
lady. I was in Broderics saloon two |
nights ago to buy a bottle of wine. 1t |
was our wedding anniversary and Net
tie suggested that we celebrate. Van
reb was there and undertook to have
fun with me. l was unarmed and got
away. He was knitted in the back
later that night"
GO on" said Magoon. Scotty was
quiet again.
"They locked me up the next morn
ing before I knew the charge Nettie
came to me last night Higgins was
guarding the door He saw a bottle
Of whiskey sticking out of her shawl
and appropriated it. There was a
3leeping-dope in it and when it
worked she took his key and told me
% come here to you"
They had moved inside The sher
frs lips we're white, distorted; his
ace was drenched with sweat and
he dim glow of agony was manifest
n the gray eyes Suddenly Magoon
fitted the lamp from the table, showed
{ close to the pale face Of the pris-
)ner and stared into his eyes
"Nettie knows that / was with her
before Vanreb left Broderics and that
never left the cottage that night,
Jolter said.
go into that ROOM" the sheriff
commanded in a grating voice, as he
,ut the lamp down. 81 may be gone
week or tn small part av wan, but
tay you here an make no noise. TIL !
Jhink will feed you, sor"