Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-25

II you WISH said tAe editor to the.
cub. 1T will be interesting for you
to hear
Thank you, sir" said the delighted
young reporter, making himself small
and inconsiderable In corner whence
he could hear and see everything.
"You must excuse me-" said the ed
itor. "for having brought you down
here SO summarily at this hour Of the
night, but affairs of great moment :"
''You want to know about Gormly?"
1--WE do"
well, what is it?''
"Read this" said the editor.
Colonel Bill flshed q pair Of spec
tacles out of his side pocket and de-
liberately perched them astride of his
nose, He read the letter through very
slowly. The night editor was in a
fever of impatience. Even the imper-
turbable editor-in-chief was consider
ably more agitated than usual.
II s'pose I'm partly responsible for
it, said old Hamilton; for was
down at the city hall the other night
when they had that big meeting, and
I happened to mention that Gormly
reminded me of young Teller used
to know out at the camp named For
dyce, George Fordyce. to fellow
there. He was slick, smooth and
agreeable enough and we had couple
Of drinks together and I let out more'n
I'd ought to- Since then, however,
I've been dom a little quiet investi.
gatin' on my own hook, and I've here
in this tin box, which I brought down
with me and which keep locked all
the time, some documents you might
like to see."
The night editor groaned over the
long windedness of the frontiergman.
whats the matter. sonny?'' asked
Colonel Bill solicitously. Amt sick,
are you?" ...-... 49,.
mo, no." was the answer. ~. .s,.T ,.;
But 60 on, please, Colonel Hamil-
ton. said the editor; land will you be
as explicit as possible. We are hold
ing up the paper In the hope that you
may be able to throw some light on
this matter, and time is of the great
est Importance" -
II see." was the reply. 'Well, then,
all that's written in that papers true
enough; but he aint told all the
TRUTH ........-. ...s ......... -
"Would you mind tslling: us what
has been suppressed or left out?"
1.-THE mans wife was run away with
as Gormls, or Fordyce al knowed
him, says on that night lie indicates.
that the woman's husband was left
dyin' on the cabin floor"
YES"
Mex mornin', some of us, suspi-
cionin' that there might've been some
trouble, after the storm died out, got
up crowd and went over to the
mans shack. We found him there ="
"Dead?" asked the editor.
"Not yet, but mighty nigh gone"
Colonel Bill drew from his pocket a
key and unlocked the tin box. From
worn envelope he drew forth worn
piece Of paper, On which was written
in pencil that was very much faded,
but still sufficiently legible, a brief
message. Colonel Bill unfoldad the
paper, yellow with age, and handed it
to the editor, who seized it, turned to
the light, and read: .s..as..
II killed hiua, but it was in heM de.
fense.-Fordyoe:" 1..:z-
That's. tho first bit Of evidence, .
he said.
The editor nodded. "That settles
it."
"No, it DON'T" was the reply. "For
when we got there, as I said, he warn't
dead, and we managed to revive him
with good drink Of liquor, which
Pete Breeden-"that was his name
always would respond to-" he inter.
polated. "And he managed to say a
few Words
What were they?"
"He said that his wife shot him and
run of with Ncrdyce."
Anything mo%e?"
"Then he died."
Il see," SAID the editor. "Gormly
took the blame Upon himself to shield
the woman"
1T will be Colonel Hamilton's I'M.
supported statement against this writ.
ten confession, though" interposed the
night editor. =
"Wel1, as I: happens" was the re-
ply, 1.-The statement amt unsupport.
3D."
what more2'', asked the editor.
"This."
Colonel Bill from the same tin box
fished out another object wrapped in
a piece of paper. He unrolled the
paper and exhibited flattened leaden
bullet.
"This come tom a thirty-two cali
Der revolver. Doc Johnson, who was
the only medical shark we had in
them days, he performed an autopay,
or somethin' like that. on the body Of
Breeder, and he got this from it. Nc
man in the territory ever carried a
thirty-two. Forty-6ve's the usual
weapon for a gent out there, and this
come from the woman's gun. I'd often
seen her use It., and she could shoot
most as straight as man could, that
woman"
CTO BE C0NTINUED.)
Wanted - Be Sure.
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