Gunnison news-champion., 1913-09-26
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The sleam IN fianson's eyes ~
seIled the other to go on, and ekUanih
fully.
Lord | know how yer feed. s<ssaGt
ed an | reckon. II Yer wss - Plug
me right yere 1t wouldn't moren q evea
matters up. But yer listen fusst as0se
yer shoot Thet kiows klach sm0hs
vas sent on ahead. an got yere afOre
the storm. HE said them other wus
bout four hours behind. an hesAis
Ter this we're cabin to make esno
They want harryin' none, fer they
didn't ssspeet they wus bein' trscked
Well thet was my chance; what fd
been campin' out we're months a-wattr
'n fer. | didnt expect ter git nuthin'
back. y understand; all I wanted was
ter kill that damn skunk. en- squar
accounts. u looked ter me then Ills
I he'd him On the hip. He didn't knew
! WAS In the kintry; all | he'd 70 -
WAS hay out In the hills, an take pOt
shot at him afore he saw me-"
And set the girl and the nsaey."
As God 10 my witness, nevss
thought bout thet. l jest wanted tse
plug him. know it sounds sOrter sov-
ardly. but that fellow . q gun-00htss,
an he he'd two Injuns with him. Any-
how that wus my notion, an - $3.50
as Black Smoke went lopin' up IT,
valley. | loaded up, an climbed ths0
bluffs, to whar I he'd . good look 90
as<tx tk<. I LII 49,
all night. The storm come up, En- Q
mighty niGh froxe. but sauggled aswn
inter ther Snow an stack. When yer
soet set . ki1lin' freak -, yer 0siu'
through hell an high water ter ga
yer nsA. Thets how I feDt. WelL
just long bout daylight ~ outfit
showed up. With my eyes half froze
over. an ther storm blowin' the snow
In my face. | couldn't see much-nuth-
In but outlines o. hosses an men.
But thar was four o EN- an a big
fellow ahead brea&in trail Course
! thought 1t was lie Fevre; want
lookin fer no one else, an soon as |
dared, l let drive. He topped over
dead as q door nail, an then popped
away q couple o. times at the others.
One fell down, an thought got
him. but didn't wait to make sure;
just turned and hoofed 1t fer cover,
KNOWN the storm would hide my
trail I'd got the men | went after.
an just match ally 6idnt give or whoop
what became o. the rest. As ] went
down the bank ] heard 'em shootin' so
l knowed some wus alive yet an it
would be better fer me to crawl inter
my hole an lie still"
Hamlin sat motionless, staring at
the man, not quite able to compre-
hend his character. Killing was part
of the western code, and he could ap-
preciate Hughes eagerness for re
venge, but the underlying cowardioe
in the man was almost bewilderiug.
Finally he goe up. swept the revolver
on the bench into his pocket, walked
over. and picked up the gun.
Nov, Hughes" he said quietly,
III talk, and you listen. In my judg-
ment you are a miserable snsakns
( cur. and l am going TO trust you just
so far as can watch you. | suppose
J ought to shoot yoa where you are,
I and have done with it. You killed one
OF the best men who ever lived. a
| friend of mine. Sam Wasson--"
"Mho?"
sam Nasson, a government scout
Hughes dropped his face into bis
hands
Good Lord, l knew him,"
The Sergeant drew a deep breath,
I and into his face there came look
/ almost of sympathy.
Then ycu begin to realize the sort
I Il fool you are" he went on soberjy
1 They don't make better men oUt here;
I his little finger was worth more than
I your whcle body But killing you
/ N'Oat bring Sam back, and be ldas
] reckon you've told me the straia
/ story, an his shooting was an acch
! dent in a way. Then you're more use
/ ful to me just now alive than you
would be dead. My name is Haml.n,
sergeant Seventh Cavalry. and ] ar
here after that man lie Feyre. We
trailed his outfit from Dodge until the
storm struck us, and then CAME
straight through travelling by con
pass. ! did not know the mans name
was lie Fevre until you told me; up
I In Kansas he II known as Dupont"
That's it; that's the name he toos
when he sold the CATTLE
The ofhcer robbed and killed was
Major Mcdonald, and 1t is his 6augh
ter they hold The fellow Dupont
Quarreled with and shot Vas q desert
er named Connors- We found the
body Now where 70 you suppose lie
Fevre is7-
/ Hughes stared into the IRE, nervous