Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
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kid in his arms, quietin her down with gen
tie talk, and soon got the story out of her.
He was as cool as ice; but YOU only had to
look in his eyes to know that the world
wasn't big enough to hide the man that done
this.
Il don't need to tell YOU how the news
spread and everybody t1ocked in. By the
time we'd heard how he'd been pcstern' the
little woman to go away with him, KNOWN
he couldn't last long in a lawabidin' commu-
nitv, pretty much the whole town was there
and Dave Jordan was already maxim up
his posse. 1t seems that Jake wasn't ugly,
only sort of logged at first, ben' sober; but
he was in bad temper when he come there
this time. She not KNOWN what he was
when drunk, had the nerve to order him
out, and there was a scuffle when he wouldn't
go without her. That's all the girl knew;
but it was plenty for us.
Dan hands her to one of the women
that had come in. Don't cry, Hazel he
says. that bein' her name. I'm goin' after
this bad man. and then I'll come back for
YOU. Mrs. Cassidy. he says to the woman,
please take care Of Hazel for me till | come
back. which will be only after | meet up
with Jake FENDER
The girl clings to him some; but he tells
her he'll sure come back, SO she lets Mrs.
Cassidy take her And Mrs. Cassidy is the
proudeSt woman IN town on account of bein
trusted to look after the girl. There amt
woman there that wouldn't look on it as a
favor to be asked to take care of the kid.
"'Now, Dave, he says to the Marshal,
lets hit the trail; only he says. if we
come up with Jake he's my man
AZ don't know as YOU got any special
claim, says Davt. There's plenty others
Jest as anxious
Dan steps up to Dave and whispers in
his ear. Dave looks at him sort of funny for
a minute and then sticks out his hand
He's yours, says Dave and | won't stand
for no troublesome questions
WELL, its plain pretty soon after we
for Ike Longs gang. We find where he
stole boss, and we hear of him frequent:
but we don't seem to gain on him none
"'If he meets up with Ike says Dave,
we got trouble plenty ahead of us
Dan don't say nOthn'; but it looks to
me like ten likes won't stop him.
Were all night and all day in the saddle,
only for what time it takes to rest up the
horses, and we're pretty much tuckered
when we get Jake located. He's joined up
with Ike then, too; 50 It sure looks like
bad job. Other people has heard that we're
after him, and there's plenty come 1ockin
Ill 10 IclI oO!Ilc Vi Gil hllON NilCiC Inc Is
too.
But YOU got tos.arve him out, they says
Where he's hid out a regiment couldn't take
him no other way
"'Well, says Dave. it up to us to show
that there can't anybody perfect man were
after. We got to live up to this here pres
tige, he says, ii it takes a year to land our
man..
"'No,' says Dan, slow, that's too big and
long job. There's easier way. Show me
where this Ike Long camp is and leave it to
me to get Jake. We amt after Ike now,
YOU know
Were allagainst that as foolish until Dave
cutsin 1 don know what Your gamei is, says
he, but he's yours. all right, and I'm willin
YOU should go after him any way YOU like.
".Well sleep says Dan, and I'll get him
in the mOrnln.'
WELL, we don't rightly know what hap
pens for long time; for he don't say
much when he comes back. It's only after
we round up some members of the gang
later that we hear the story; but this is the
way of it:
Dan comes on sort of outpost of likes
camp and tells the man he meets up with
there that he wants to see Ike. The man.