The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-06


lam standing. Look shere,
IL Don't you 70 10 call ne
BID, neither. zslnonRhed the court. II
youcut in that way AZ in, Dave, III
But Ios4 zhere. Judge
You're ! fined twenty dollars Dave
BiqgHtafs The hystsll make il twenty
seysn seyel,y. The court pronounced.
The cooa made passionate gesture OF
protest
why. Bill he pleaded, why, Judge,
YOU know amt gDt cent left. They
DOM took il al of'n ME. You won eleven
oE yourself. Bill tlaying pitcl."
The caurt considered this reminder an
evidence d mean spirit, and proceeded TO
the Solemn decree that unie~s the amount Of
istniy-seyen seventy be forthcoming in
good currency. the said Dave Biggcrstaff
would be hailed 10 the Ioclup. there 10 abide
ior thirty days. Thi. VS. too much for
Dave. lie pointel oni that he must be
s,ack at th@ rAac IL tie Iaoning without
ia;. 4. Unci. Henry ncedcd lin and would
take no eycns.. Turllerh~k did Bill
lcfset that Dave lad voted for him solidly
,af "A. OF. sigaf, What Was the use in
sni,porting caadlIai- ior Office, II his
.Heriancc warc rwsr.IcI in tits fashi0n2
Ths~e app ii | ) Is islitr feelings and sense
ii jnstics dia n8l baJgc tic judge the
if1fiion N IN incll
d1r zifi'f hid ,5isaer IN The lockup
,incs he v.s cted II 1ii. Fc urged. " it
aia'f Eiir t. Mlc. - te 3. IS le'lI rr''gn il
oss doat idrn up e.er. Al hcrc you're
k.4siag. WY Daye I'm surprised at
spg. gye slw8y; icv.Srt you I'D some
pgbis l.rit a' en eac an' thft you'd
sihlbga fiiead
Ma 49, asmnrl," fancd ihe cook,
alel fsar e.e lse lill lis jail lie ran me
ii jei icf iii jcls ~ that ! done
lEgel. !,
S fweniy-segeh seventy " thirty days,
the t,,uss repeated mroved-
ii retiIy looked rs II tho cook would be
.rscus44. 10 dulo~s anorg the ilcas. In
iar. the Judge. had just threatened "a
add lbiny,ihfce years 10 - scrtcrce for
contempt "a court, .iar hGfing Dave =
suns,iag-up 81 tbs cssr, wh,n ! entered
ihe nom. TIE cook perceived me in
stantly and bis caocr subsidcd. He grinned
sheepishly and reached lo his hat, which
reposed on the counter, the Judge being
also postmaster and proprietor q the gen.
erAl store
Nov" ! said to him when We were
sps,ing back 70 headquarters, tell mt
,.hb thew ran Vott IN
.Thai Mac, he's got 10 arrest somebody
or he's afraid they won't elect him sheriff
ay'in. spoke rp the cook with heat, " wa
only playing a Joke sort Of
As the cooks IDEAS OF humor sometimes
yoered into peculiar channels, pressed io
an explanation.
"Why, all done was to can dawg-on'
mongrel dawe
They wouldn't arrest man out her
for that. Dave.
"No-oo. This dawg done run int
BiIl's store an under the counter wher
iferc was some croceey Joe Fleming
ya. tending store cor Bill, an him an M
liza words. "
- didn't see Joe In court.
~ No-oo said Dave. Joe, he's in bed.
v Great vas the CONSERVATION Of the Laz,
lmtfi. o:l learning Of the strange attitud
o. the sbesiif and Judge Of Backwater
They were for taking a couple OF days OF
tnat the,Tmight ride into town, holding tina
thirty ol them could provide test cas-
Which must inevitably convince the official
thai their actions " bagtd on-ialse pre-
fnises n law. But tlSe.osSand ! counscIle'
ayain4 sffs de,l,xad Dave stood by m
ltyalIvsssbcsidrs. 4 brti ier way 70 get eve
woulfbgtf Eftla,6tI1pa,mcnta fwhat the
o;std Bni
:, ii was the sixth day Of July, and the OUT
fi:, wcre still discussing the imprompt
lYorc.b.. IL contest of the Fourth an
.wltt,.e IA crowded Dick undull
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