Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-05
The Look That
Haunts lin
BY HELEN STANLEY

i've been ubeeged. said sheriff
\ HarSer of New Mexico. ITO XIII num-
4 Der Of men in my day. and they was
MI Of 'em the all firedest villains you
EVER seen. Consequently don't lay
awake nights seein' EN- lookin' at me
Representatives, There wasn't con-
sarned one of en- that wouldn't a
killed me II he'd got the drop on he
fust. But there was one KILN that I
won't never git over"
"a manT'
sNc."
Not a woman or child2"
mot any o that nuther."
We'll, then. what was ity'
81 never was good hand to begin
at the wrong end OF yarn. II you're
a mind to listen I'll tell you about Il.
but don't want no interruptions"
"Go ahead
when | was sheriff OF county,
Arizony. there was good deal goin'
on In the shape OF crime. with all sorts
of pussons a-doin' of II. Some OF 'em
would stay and fight 1t out after a
KILN or a robbery. and some Of EN-
would light out. Them as lit cut must
be foilered, and. seein' they allus stole
the best bosses there was to be had, It
wasn't no easy job TO catch EN-.
was young Teller then and as fond of
n good boss as any one Besides. had
to have the best In ruunin' down
thieves and cntthroats. Another AMI.
mai needed was bioodhonnds. had
three Of the likeliest dogs you ever
saw. but only one favorite. called
her after Queen Victoria. II ever a
dog loved a man Vic loved me. onct
when I got shot by road agent and
was laid mp for awhile she stayed
around the door Of my room lookin'
wistful at every one that came out. as
much as to say. is he Eoin' TO hand In
his chips or nots' And when she'd
catch sight OF me lynn on the bed
she'd moan dreadful.
zone mernin early was Weakened
and told that a desperate named Jim
Rynders had broke Into the honse Of a
citizen and carried away his daughter.
gal about eighteen years old No
body could tell which way he had gone.
and the only way he could be tracked
was by hound mounted my horse
Maple was named for Napoleon
Bonyparte-and. lettin' Vie loose. took
her TO the house where the outrage
had been committed She PICKED up
the scent right away ard struck of
westward followed on Nap.
"Vic ran along with her nose to the
ground till she came to creek. where
she lost the scent. hut picked IT up on
the other side some distance below.
shown that the rascal bnd been tryiu'
to throw us Off by waikiki In water.
We followed till night. when, comm tn
a wooded place saw Rynders ahead
He had Just come 70 Il halt and was
pickin' up wood IN make a tire with.
The gut was sittin' ON the ground.
leanin up agin the trunk Of tree
lookln' like corpse. Vic saw 'em Just
as soon as did and stopped stock still
like a pointer on seem game. put
my hand on her to quiet her. for
thought might get shot at the man
before he knowed ! was near Vie
didn't give me away. but Nap did by
splutterin'. Rynders turned IKE a
fash. bnt not before ia sent q bullet
at him. The gal jumped to her feet
and RynderS dArted behind her. IL
cowarily rascal thinkin' Ia prevent my
KILN him without klil.u her
The way for me- ~ do was to send
Vic at him. and that's rhaf I lid. She
neared him saw him draw revolver
to protect himself He fred NJ the dog.
and saw her 30 ahead on three legs.
She got her teeth into his side and held
him so that the raj could get away
from him. He fired ag'in at Vic. and |
saw that he had disabled her. but |
now had free shot at him and
dropped him.
Il ran down and tried to quiet the
gal, who was hysterieai. and partially
succeeded. Vie was iyin' still. but I
knowed she was alive. for she was
foIiowin' me around with melancholy
eyes.
1.-The dog saved you I said to the
gal. If II hadn't been for her I couldn't
have tracked you
This set the young woman TO
thtnkin' about the dog instead Of her
self. and she went up to Vic and patted
her. Fright was turned into gratitude.
81 called 70 Vic. but she could not
come to me. A shot had struck her
back and paralyxed her.
I'm sorry. miss | said, but the
dog must be killed
"'Killed. Why sos
ITO put her out Of misery. She'll
never move again
''The gal bust ont. cryin'. waited
for her to compose herself. then got
her to go behind n tree while ! did
the business. Vic saw me aim at her
and knowed what | was goin' TO do
The look she gave me stays by me 10