The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
AN OLD MANS
VENGEANCE
Murderer's Career Brought
to a Fitting Close.

of the other"
Yer referrin' to the set-to in thu
Empire saloon last night. Vas; the
Texas man shot t'other Teller when he
was lookin' down on the floor for 0
half dollar he'd dropped"
do you know the Texas mans
name, suhT'
mo, sir; he hain't been here long
Why are you consumed about himY'
i've been lookin' TO man, sub. and
when l heard that this Texas man had
done a mean, murderous trick l won
dered if he weren't the man I'm lookin
for. Has he been arrestedY
"Well, no. There amt nobody here
as likes to tackle him."
BY this time number of citizens
had gathered round the man who was
looking for some one. He was white
headed old man, but very erect and
with plenty of vigor, at least in his
eye He was very well dressed and
had the air of gentleman.
There he is now" said one of the
bystanders as a man emerged from a
saloon and walked across the street.
: The stranger started, the blood rush.
: ing into his face, then rushing back
again. His hand shook. Indeed. he
trembled all over. Then he mastered
himself and said coolly:
Gentlemen, that's the man I'm look
In fo'. / request yo' purmission to
change the co'se of the law somewhat.
! would like to fight the accused"
There was look of surprise on the
faces of those standing by.
X ooh, he'd eat you up said one of
them. Hes young and spry and mean
enough to rob dead niger"
II know I'm not young, sub. How
could be when served under Gener-
al Lee in Virginia? Trust me, sub:
I've just enough grit left in me to
tackle that man--not another man; that
particular man"
The stranger turned and walked to-
ward the object of his search. The
crowd went with him. The Texas man
saw them coming and gave them de-
faint glance, Suddenly he recognized
the tranger and paled.
"I've.found yo' at last, jim" said the
old man, "but I've had long hunt"
Then, turning to the crowd. he added:
This man and / desiah yo' purmission
TO settle a private mattah. Will any
gentleman present make the arrange
ments?"
A representative man was urged for
ward and ut once began to provide for
meeting. The principals were TO
step back into the clearing" off the
street; stand thirty PAGES apart and at
signal advance, firing till their re-
volvers were emptied. The crowd sub
mitted under protest. for they did not
doubt that the Texas man would COM
NIT another murder.
Slowly as at a burial, for no one
doubted that one at least of the enc
mics would die, the party passed be-
tween two houses and proceeded over
cracking twigs through wood to the
clearing. The Texas man and the
stranger walked little in advance,
the former peering straight before him,
as II to escape the fixed glance of the
veteran, who kept his head turned to-
ward his enemy, never for a moment
relaxing his gaze. Once only did the
murderer turn to meet that relentless
glance, and then he shuddered as IL
the very marrow in his bones had been
frozen One of the followers who held
the advance and saw the expression
of the old mans eyes dropped back |
and whispered to another: "Thet amt |
no live man. He's come back from the |
dead to avenge some wrong"
In the center of the cleared space
the party stopped. The manager of the !
affair examined the principals to make |
sure they had no concealed weapons,
relieving the stranger Of two revolvers
and knife, and then placed them In |
position, handing each a revolver. The I
master of ceremonies stood with a pis-
toll in his hand waiting for the crowd |
to get back out of the way. Now that
the Texas man was face to face with
his opponent he seemed to have passed
under a spell. He was covering I'M
der the others merciless glance, vainly
to turn his own aside.
Then the veteran, as IL to give the man
a chance to recover his equanimity,
turned to the manager and said:
1--WE ar waitin' fo' yo'. subj"
The manager with deliberation rails
ID his weapon to give the signal, the
7eteran still LOCKING at him, then just
before the signal turned again to his
enemy. The Texas man had apparent
Y recovered from the spell and when
he signal shot rang out raised his
Weapon with the rapidity of lightning
ind sent bullet tearing his opponents
'oat at the side of the left breast and
,assing between the breast and the
rm. Before he could fire again the
'eteran had emptied chamber of his :
evolver. The Texas man stretched
himself upward on his toes there was !
red hole in the very center of his
and fell. His enemy stepped :
yer to where he lay and looked down !
t him. The fallen man shuddered and !
ras dead. I
Stranger" said the manager. we're !
luch obleeged. and now that the affair i
! over would You mind tellin' us of
he grudge you bore him?"
~ could not do 1t. sub should have i
, couple with his the name off, The :
eteran's voice broke TREMENDOUSLY. {