The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-02

until gel 10 Helena
Without waiting ior the FIVE minutes to *
pire they rushed him over 70 the Walking.
beam, ard as soon as ihe boat slopred az the
nesl landing, they made him fast When The
engine started up again Jimmy found he had
10 rot 6ileen feet forwards and then 20 as lar
backwards, just keeping bis feet on piece y
wood aboG d foot vide
Before tie engine had made dotnynflu-
lions. Iimmy was jerked oii His ieft and gas
forced to go upon All fours Then he tegan
70 realize ior tlic iirst nne ihal these Altls
men meant business, md lhar ihtir iAlk Nas
not all biiiii
one ofthem informed him With grin that
lie would have ID stand lh-tio sish minutes
now, ~ The boat did Bn make landing uhtli
then Each time tbe Walking beam pulled
bin up short at Tile end NEAREST iha Shesl
where they we're standing they would tell him
he had better give up All he did was 70
set his teeth hard and nv 70 smile although
the pain Of his pcsitiCn'wss eacmciatiDg
The moment the engine stopped they
crowded round him, and asked him lie had
had enough Of II and gas willing to give up
that eieht hundred I he only response they
received vas request TO 90 to a certain place
which is not menticned in polite society, al
though ii maybe in Sunday jimmy
was getting mad nov Had he been loose,
there would have been fight
Just as the bell rang ior Helena, The mate
happened along and some oi the roussabouts
informed him that something vas going On
behind the cotton bales near the wheel
What the meaning ii this" he De-
manded, holding up alantern
We caught this fellow cheating at cards,
mate, ard we're just giving him LITTLE taste
~ the Mississippi " make him give us our
money back volunteered one.
iar. said Jimmy, a. The beam ierksd
him back, bis iage toward The rocf
You'll have to stop this said the mate
sternly, and calling 10 some Of lite ronstaboats,
he ordered them 70 cut Jimmy loose at once
@This IS nv landing Il il ! Helena, gasped
Jimmy lying onthe floor, 4hile4he mate felt
his forehead
Got any baggage in your ucmsn de-
manded The male and an beng told no, he
remarked These blamed gamblers never
have Ihtn, turning To the eek ed men he
commanded briefly: Take this man ashore
the minute the plank is down and then ht
hurried up on deck to make The landing
coored man running forward vslh the biz
pine torch
1he cattle men followed their victim 10 The
gang.plank consulting hastily as 10 The wis.
dom Of following him ashore, where they
might snll recover their money If Iinlrny had
not too many tricnds 10 meet HIM.
Once down The gang plank and on the
leNee II the iuh light ii the pine torch,
Jimmy first houghi ass to Full out his roll
q sreenbaeks and pick out couple Of bills
Tor the roustabouts that carried him ashore
and propped him UP against a packing case
Tic tined 70 straighten himself, but he found
he could not do #.
Haul in that plank yelled the mate
frem the rail There & 10 freight here and
no ore else ior the shore.
What's the matterwith that man you're
putting ashore demanded the captaira from
the texas locking down al Jimmy.
n Nothing the matter with me. captain, y
Jimmy called back vasing his hand. Had
a fine trip. See Seu again
Again the mate yelltdtothe crew 10 haul in
the gang plank, and ihe torch gas. held wide
70 enable them to see, Aheh tie captain
shouted.
Hold on there, Tom Here's passenger
running Tor the boat Hold thai PLANK
minute, boys
Turning 70 look IN the direction indicated.
tie mate saw the figure Of a girl vilh a hat in
her hand, tearing along over he piles 81 nler-
ehapdisc from the old lanGing that the boat
formerly sed She waved aadly as sbe ran
and AZ last the mate made out hSl voice.
Is that the Natchezfn
Yes he shouted hack Take vaur
time Ne'll hold THE boat for YOU. C;ot
trunk 2n
4 minute later and the mate saw that The
girlhad Jimmy Burke round the neck.
I'm not going, shouted the girl wsying
her band to the mate, who Vas smiling
broadly
Pu' upthatPlank, " shouted tie mate lar
the thinltine, as the backing ,t1ell rang h The
engine roam,
say, You fellows, shouted jimmy ia tbe
cattle men as the ba1t pulled ~.
stream, his face turned fuli 10 the blsz,nsl;shs
q TIE pine torch oyer bis head ston far me -
a Helena any time sou pass this Nav in
,e' YOU lie me 70 that engine at The war to
New Orleans ioT eight h1ndrsd aallss .as
uIps you want Io play The game. Il
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