The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-19

FDr feu moments me crDE- IN
gered. and then with concerted
-l0veue uent began siding towards -1s
saloon door.
But the rider nov spoke. Arrested
iu the movement towards che sa-91l
The crowd gave hin irs attention
i reckon you-sll think you've seen
some sho0Lu" he said in steady,
even voice. slugulzrly free from boast
But 7 reckon you ain. seen any real
sto0-n' Ee turned 20 th. Tall ma
7 alnt got no hundred be- said l-t
I'm g0iu' 70 show you
The crowd was now facing The new
conner he s,.I sat IN his saddle B-f
nov with sn easy motion he swung
down and hitched his pony 20 The r-il
Then be drew out his huge weapons
and rolled the cyluaers. Inspecting
tEem L.nutely.
Apparently reEenHng the a-.pn q
the stranger 10 interfering with t.s
triumph the first man u0~ spoke bis
voice filed Win sneef.Ie .nsJ.s s1ae
You r1uuin' sheep. stranger
The strangers face grew suddenly
grim Smiles appeared on rhe = z.e.
Of several o. the ou.oosers. The TALL
man wlth the grave face watched with
critical eye But the stranger
seemed not disturbed
You load your gun" Le said
c0.dIy speaking 20 the shooter. an
20 down the street ton steps lesFin
your gun in l's holster. I- - tes
steps tbe other way. Then turn an
begin shoO,.n. Tha-u settle some
thiug
TIE shooter sneered sIPerimesta3ty
Gri1s appeared on ne faces Of Tie on.
lockers.
But the tall man stepped forward.
You've made your play. stranger.
be said quietly ! reckon lis up 70
you to make good"
Correct said the stranger "Tm
goin 70 show you some real shooln.
You got another can?'
Some one diyed into the saloon an.
returned IN fash with another To-
mato can. This the stranger took. re-
moving the label as the O'he- had
done Then. smiling. he took a pO-
sitiOn in the center Of the street The
can in his right hand.
He did not draw his weapons a. the
shooter had done. bur stood loosely In
his place. his right hand sriu grasp
ing the can. the left swinging idly by
his side His weapons were slIl IN
their holsters
Apparently be did not mean 20
shoot Sneers reached the faces u
several men; the shooter growlsi
"FourAush"
And then there was a fash as the
can rose twenty feet iu the air. pro-
PEELED by the right hand Of The
stranger And as the can reached the
apex OF i's climb the right hand de-
ended and gIaaped the stock of tae
weapon ar the right hip There ~a,
a fash as the gun came out, a gasp
of a-fOuishment from the watchers.
The can was arrested in the first foot
OF i's descent by the shock Of the first
bullet striking H. II jumped up and
out and again began its interrupted
fa1l. only 10 stop dead still in the air
as another bullet struck it There
vas an niuitesimal pause. and then
twice more the strangers weapon
r0arod. and twice more the can shiy-
cred and jumped 30 man in the
crowd but could tell that the bullets
were striking true
The can was s'ili ten feet In the air
and well out from the stranger. The
latter poised his weapon and whipped
i'5 mulzle TO level the bullet str!l-
ing the can and driving it twenty feet
from him Then it dropped But wheB
81 vas within five feet OF the earth
tho strangers gun spoke again. The
4rI Toll
shattered 10 the stree. thirty feet dis
ian'
Several men sprans forward to e"-
anime it
six times" breahad the tail.
Pravefaced nan IN an awed tone
an be didn't pull tIil he'd throwed
the cam
He approached the stranger. draw
ing him conhdentialF aside. The
crowd slowly dispersed. loudly de
claiming the strangers ability. The
latter took his Aonors lightly. thoRgh
his clear. cold eyes were ali.ht with
a slight moc<ery
I'm looldu' for a man who c'n
shoot now said the tall man. whis
perIng hoars'Iy
81 was expec'in' that" returned the
stranger.
The graye-faced man smiled mirth-
lcssly. You particular what you
shoot at2' hs inquired.
The strangers lips strsigh'ened. 81
used 10 have that habit he returned
IN a hard tone. but / aint any moro.
reckon Ia shoot most anything
for money"
Hard luck?" queried the grave
faced man.
Some" answered the other I've
been three months out of a job. Coin
to sell my cayuse an get wor- I'm the
mines"
The eyes Of the graye-faoed man
glittered THAT cert'nly is hard luck,
he said. Where You FROM
= You en- have three guesses. re-
turned the stranger. his lips snecrins.
The grave-fared man adopted pla-
catiyo tone II cint wantin TO butt
into your business he said Il was
wantin 10 find out IL any one around
here knowed you"
This town didn't send any recep-
ton committee to meet me sneered
the stranger