Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-20

CHAPTER VI. (contlnued.)
In the tavern the three men were
drinking Murrell with the idea that
the more Yancy came under the in
iiuence Of Slosson's corn whisky the
easier his speculation would be man
aged Mr. Yancy on his part believed
that II Murrell went TO bed reason
give him the opportunity he coveted.
to quit the tavern unobseryed at
break OF day.
when yo' get to feelin' like sleep,
young boss. Mas'r Slosson he says
show 20 to yo' chamber" 1t was
Slosson's boy Eph.
Yes. you can show me my cham
Der" Hannibal said.
Eph secured a tin candle-stick with
a halfburni candle IN it and led the
way into the passage back OF the bar
They mounted flight OF stairs and
passed down a narrow hall. This
brought them to the back OF the
building. and Eph pushed open the
door on his right;
This heah's 20 chamber he
said and preceding hts companion in
TO the room. placed the candle on
chair
The moon was rising and Hannibal
went 20 the open window and glanced
ont For "A moment he considered the
night not unaffected by its beauty
then. turning from the window. he
s.oved biz bundle and rife to the
TOO, Of the bed where they would be
cni OF his way. kicked on his trousers
blew out the candle and lay down
Yaucy had become more and more
convinced as the evening passed that
Murrell Was bent on getting MN
drunk. and suspicion mounted darA'l
to his brain.
Have drink with me- cried Slos
son giving way to drunken laughter
The captains dropped out. and
Low rs about time TO these her'
festivities to come to an end. In
thinking some Of going to bed my
self" said Yancy lie kept MS eye
n,ed on Murrell. He realized tha'
the latter could prevent II he wa
M, IN leave the bar. He never shil'
ed HIS glance from Murrell lace
scouting now. the captains eye
hlazed back their challenge as Il
thrust his right hand under his Goa
Fair play don't know VINO !o
,ro hnt know what you want sal
yancy. the light in his frank ri"
.,ss deepening. Murrell laughed All
took a forward step. At the same HI
,ro,t slosson snatched up heaN
ci,h from the back OF the bar an
,oal, Yancv murderous blow.
a,u,io startled cry escaped IN
scratch Hitler; he struck out VIII ,
40 no urched toward Murrell' WI
drow his knife and drove 1t INTO III
shoulder Yancy dropped heavily
the floor.
How long the boy slept he neV'
know but he awoke with start al
,orfused sense of things II WI
evidently very late. probably ion
a,,or midnight-bu where was Il
Uncle Rob? r.. into,
ia sank back on his pillow inter
ord listening. \ chilling terror 'n'
b rr,rred him fast and would not i
st,, ca mounted to his brain.
: ~" v.horo was his Uncle Bob? WI
| didn't he come to bed? Memories
,a,, ,oIos of mcr foully dealt with
,hoso lonely taverns flashed 'hrous
v hls mind. 1 Tor
= ue slid from the bed ana 10,
e long moment stood cola anu s"" a.,
o ,ts ovorv sense on the alert. WI
y '"a.,,o canton he got into MS 'ro'
y ~ and again paused to listen' SIN
o ,~,d his least movement mig
It ho,ray him. Next he seeu'eu
o nack and was ready for h'sh'' :.
IS r,ncrmhered by his belongings .
+ ,,, 40 mind TO sacrifice them'
n ,nnod ont upon the shed ana III"
: h,s way down the slant o, 'ne , 's
q Tho caves. He tossed MS o"nu''
" w.. rround and going dowA on
q ,"' ,owored his rife, letting
D. ~. ,Io fall lightly against the sue
:, II NV sned as 1t left his hand, 'nen
"a law fat on his stomach anu , ,vs
wrirgled out into space n nI
Wl, 'ss No longer preserve his oaia''
- S Se gave himself shove ,, away Of IT