Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-01
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Good" exclaimed tho editor.
"That amt ALL" said Colonel Bill
tr1umphantly. Il got here signed
paper witnessed before Justice of the
Peace jennings. tho only one We had.
and signed by mo and several other
men, which swears they heerd Bree
den say his wife killed him and that
they seen this thirty-two bullet took
out Of his breast, the autopsy bein'
public like the fun'ral. And It's made
out In due FORM"
TITS quite satisfactory" said the
editor, glancing at It and passing 1t
/ over to Shaw.
$50 you SEQ We fellers kind O.
thought Fordyce done q mans part In
takin' the blame on hisself, and l al.
ways kept these things. I thought
they might turn up handy sometime"
You did we'll"
"And that amt all either" said Col.
Bill Hamilton.
What more have your
. We'll, I've seen the woman. She's
alive yet"
Naturally she must have been or
they. couldn't have got this story from
her." was tho answer.
"Course. Well, the end Of the
story's this: Them people plunged
south in that blizzard. We looked for
EN- in the spring; but never expected
to fnd their remains. cause 1t was
more'n human flesh could stand, such
storm as that, and we naturally
s'posed they'd both died and got ct up
by the wolves when they was partly
thawed out. But the other night I
was takin' trip through the tender
loin-for observation purposes" said
Colonel Bill as the ghost of smile
htckered on the face Of tho night ed
itor-"and seen this woman and had
an interview with her. She's plumb
scared to death. The chief Of police
who got this stuff from her Is fright.
ened her out of her boots. But I, bein'
an old friend Of hers. managed to
calm her down, and got her to give
me her story. She's always been sor-
ry that she served Fordyce the way
she done.
II don't know how 1t Is, but some
how got at the good side Of her.
You see these women are going
straight to hell perhaps-although
amt got no inside information as to
that-but however low they git and
however bad they are, there's always
a soft spot In EN- somewhere. They're
women still. And I guess 1 must've
touched the soft spot in her somehow
or other: for she told me the truth.
At any rate she confessed the whole
thing to me. and she said furthermore
than when them two was goin' south
IN the storm, her horse fell down and
died, and that Fordyce got of his
horse and she mounted it, and he
walked hisself hangin' to the saddle
strap, and she said that seem that
the remainin' bronco was givin' out
too, she showed Fordyce down and gal.
Hoped away and left him. And I got
her signature to paper confessin' IT,
Again Colonel Bill had recourse to
the tin box.
Here it is. Now II them don't
make complete case for my Old
friend, l don't know what else to do
where's the woman?" asked tn
editor, after be had examined the las
paper that Colonel Bill had submitted
We'll, you won't find her." said thu
old miner slowly. "She's pulled VI
stakes and hit the trail. 1 helped her
and l don't mind sayin' that I sal
I'd see her through this thing. dom
believe she could be caught wher
she's gone. don't b'lieve therel b
any pursuit made after her; but If sh
is, she's got to be let 60. Pete Bree
den was dog If ever there was one
and he deserved all he got. That
} all, l guess. Gosh! I'm dry!"
mr.. Abbott" said the editor, "wi
you procure such refreshments a
Colonel Hamilton is accustomed /
} take under such circumstances"
you know tho dope, boy. I wan
It straight too. same's we had tn
! other night"
Eyes, SIR" answered the reporter
I'll have it here in a minute"
Nov, Colonel Hamilton" said tn
editor, you have rendered the pc,
pie of New York. Mr.. George Gorml!
and incidentally The New York Plane
: about as great a service as we coul
+ expect to receive from human beinI
: What you have said throws an e1
tirely new light upon Mr.. Gormly's lie
+ ter. He Is in much more admirabl
position through you. Why, he a.
pears in this like hero. Mr.. shav
will you put this matter in shape I
accompany Gormly's letter, while
comment editorially upon it,"
At this moment the cub reporter e.
8 tered with bottle and glasses.
I'm glad" said Colonel Bill as
poured out generous portion, Ito /
l. Of service. After you're all filled up
he continued as at his suggestion tt
, two editors and even the cub report.
accepted a small drink from the lars
: bottle, well drink health and success
to my young friend Fordyce, which
now named Gormly, and damnation I
the chief Of police and his gang!"
And that was the kind Of toast
which they could all heartily join.
Whitefield had thought that the 1
cident was completely covered ar
that nothing more could be added
the amazing story. Before the form
were finally locked. however, and IL