The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
The Pueblo Girls Pity.


Then strange thing happened. His firm set IN
relaxed and something like smile hoyered abc|
his mouth. His eyes smiled, too. he looked sraiah
ahead smiling in kindly, indulgent and reassurin
fashion. Then l heard the command to fire .au
turned my head away the volley broke in upon n
tense silence. As ] looked through the lazy drlI
Of smoke something glowed like flame. II vas u
scarlet reboso that I'd had given the pueblo beau
And through the haze showed the face Of the girl,
fixed in indescrbable horror her features fo|
torted with anguish and despair That the a
human note in all that assemblage. Nowhere else
MacGrottv Law writhing on the ground when one
the Mexicans walked mp and ended his suffering ~
another shot.
'<My God, boys." said "Fletch, this is Won
than Indian butchery--'
lie didn t finish. The alcaldc sharply ordered n
ton Of his usual breezy ''1f YOU ever &
'out Of this try to even 1t up on the alcalde-dsm
him!y
''F1etch - took his place. He held his head high
The air. Nor did he once look down. For there at
feet lay. crimsoned and inert. the body Of his cor
panon The firing squad ready. but the alcaldf
brow contracted in thought. No one stirred,
a word spoken The suspense was terrible
ment and ordered all back TO our prison until
next morning If before that time we decided TO glVs
our cached goods we would not be kllleS; for go
time sat in silence IN the hut, when Myers ask
'<Havc YOU fellows any idea Of getting out OF q
he'll hoIel ! IN going TO make strong play at II.
a long shot. but if worked well we might be abis
put it over
told him Of the small gun in my bootleg 49,. "fins
he eommented got tbs fsht55st tin stG9nEsy Snanss
dicatiug the man who guarded the door
All day long he talked to the laller ana s'x'ng
little gold. told him that had heaps of 1t bur
near the town; if he would bring us each horse
night and free us We would give him all the gold
had. The Mexican finally agreed and Myers 81
II must have been nearly midnight when he ca
up, riding horse and leading three others ,,on
hpl1 hands ne
the thongs. He apparently had no fear that we 80
attack him One yell or shot would nave s'vS =;
tho whole town Myers gave HIM another gola q
Just before we left the hut to convince him we "
do agreed, 80
We rode slowly out Of the village and d,a nGs h;.
out gait until fully two miles away. AT tos e.
the Mexican asked us where we bad our goa g ss.
a mile two further on. we told h'm' ss,s We a. ~
again at rapid opc. the Mexican Tldlns -
''FIetch" and Myers and I together We were
ing mp what TO do with our unwecome csc9's s.srX
the climax came He demanded his gold and s retu
10 90 further. We felt that. gold or no god' n'
intention was not 10 let us escape
.'Whcre is tho cache7'' he asked Myers Il
''There, - was the answer, as Myers ino'ca''o
cactus plant -, a., rvrI
As the Greaser turned his head stuck the ns ms
Of my gun in his ear. He never knew VIVA. nort mort
TO him 1t was the only recourse, The Iepo,.
scarcely died on the night air when heard the
beat Of hoofs the back ,Tail .n,ns
''As | reckoued - said Myers rs he swpns
horse about. ''that dog planned to double et'''
And now we II haze to ride for il. ..
Ard ride did doubling on our Pussufffs fn,t oI
horses could carry U.S. hiding during the day ana a.
at ight All we had to eat few oirus IA spI I'll
hts which we knocked over With stones, and "
we got from alkali bolcs. For eght dals "snrM
and travelled in this fashion until we reacueu Oh 81
fitting town. Hard luck awaited us there @ entire mir
bacher with whom had entrusted our eh Il
tune had hit the trail for parts unknown. Al
All we had between us was about 500. SSog - neoI r
town was The trading point for the sicalde ~
and some one before long must come IN anu NJ, ~, III
adventure we concluded TO go into the S'"'0' "A
We separated 8 l; onre stu
Myers went to Denver | heard OF nlm % o ii
when he was running game in San raae . Ills a
''Fletch'' four wears later IN NashlnEto.n nssorm
had turned snow white and he had become trans,vs
from light hearted chap into a man ~ 80 % ,he al
coffin trimmer. lie said he had never I p line :
since that day MacGrotty passed over v" ne trsceI
! made at various times efforts 20 eel s;Ied RI
MacGrotty's family. but thus far hase . as eysr q
Ed! As true man and as brave d '' Is
created. 10