The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-03
The Coming of the Law
By Chaelss Aides Settler

lens face wh!tened again. He had a.
rived too late. But he. would not b
toe late to wrsak vengeance uDsn DuA-
lavsy.
He a,sMountsd and esutssusiy -
preached the brush ~ the side Of the
trail. Parting n. he saw the roof OF .
cabin. He recognised Il: hs haA passsd
u numbas Of times during HE sxpisra.
ton Of the country. He drew back aad
crspt farther along In the brush. certain
that he would presently 80 punlavey.
out he had not gone very far when he
heard voices and hs cautiously parted
the brush again and ossrsd through.
He started back In surprise. On In
crsduious grin slowly APPEARING on his
face The inorsduiity chaassA to amuss-
msnt . msmsnt lstsr-vasa 10 heard
Hoins's voice!
TIE young msn was coated On the
slgs Of the perch-smekins Q Dips! Near
Aim. ssstsd on . ass reek. he Hsss hos-
hbiy pulled out With ssveral ugly
sashss AisaGasias I. bic syo Asasksusd.
his ciothias IL tsstsrs. enc hand Hanging
itmply by his sac. the dnssrs crushed
ana bieedtps. was Duniavsy. Near him.
almost curse IN the sAAd. was . ~
voivsr. ALIENS smiis breaAsnsd when
he saw Dunisavy's empty holster. Xvi.
IDENTIFY ne had met VITA . surprise!
whHs tskins n thsss 1staih Alien
had not forgotten 70 listen . GIsllis %
the latter talked TO Dunsswsy. Aepar-
emily dolls had Ahsut dnishsl bic tall,
for MS voice vas sinsuiss,y sest ed
even. and Dun1avsy's aimost comseai
air Of objection could not have settled
ever him II an instaat-'anA - Of
course had 10 thrash ysu-yeu 80 II
coming b you. You hsvsn't been Q man
you've acted uks . sasak aaa Q cur
ell through this bsssasss. Yeu assAs Q
thnshins jnevitabN when you sse TUNA
ON Nellie Aasslten. You'n Ave S,saty
Of marks to remind ysu Of the 60 you
gave me that night" Ne Ssaatsa 10 A,s
cheek. i've GOT even for nat But
think wo,hdn't have trinnsl you
quite 20 bad u you hadn't trisl 70 shsot
mo few minutes ego"
lie puRsd s.lsnay at his sips S,r a
short time. during which Dunlavsy q,
on the rock and squintsd patAsticsiiy
at him. Then he resumed:
'rvs heard psspls talk Of uaaasS
foolu. but never. ,atii I met YOU. havs
been unfortunate enough TO come into
personal contact with one. should
'hink that whom you saw the soldiers
had come you would have surrsudsrea
dscsntly. Perhaps you know BY now
that you can't night me United States
Army-and that you can't whip me. II
you've got any sense left ~ Ill you'll
quit hshtins now and try your best to
be q good cit!zen."'
He smiled srimly a. he rose from the
porch and walked to whore Duniavey
sat. standing over him and LOOKING
down at him.
"Dunlavey." he said. extending h.s
, right hand to the beaten man. ''lst's
call It quits. You've been terribly
worked up. but you ought TO bs over |,
now. You ought to be able to see that
II doesn't 80.
i've thrsshed you pretty badly. bu,
you and your men used me up pretty
well that night aud 90 ne an even
ttnnY. Let's shake and be friends. II
YOU show signs OF wanting TO be . man
again I'll withdraw the charge Of catt,,
stealing which ! have placed asains,
you. and imagine won't have any
trouble In inducing Allen to call OF that
auction sale and accspt settlement Of
the claim against you"
Cro he Continued