Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-13
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Billy, so / exhibits my gun.
II regrets to remark, Mr.. OF1ynn
that this gun acts sort of sudden"
Shoot, and you go to Jail"
But first, my dear young friend. I've
time to lop off few fingers, one at a
time-won't miss them all at once. May
l request you to pour out the medi-
cine? No-not on the floor, please, but
into the goblet, while 1 observe that
your right thumb seems tender after
that cut, and ought to be treated. So,
a little more. That's right Now honor
me by adding a little water from the
pitcher. Thank you. Thumb feeling
easier? Well, that there laudanum
soothes the fractions infant, and
causes a whole lot of repose. Quite
sweet without sugar. Yes, please,
you'll lift the goblet to your mouth
while l watch that nothing goes wrong
with your pug nose. You want to
throw back your head. you PREACHER
GUS swine. Drink, or I'll splash your
brains on the floor!"
II daren't. It's poison!"
Its buIlets-you'd better! Drink,
or I'll kill you'll Drink One-two-
much obliged, I'm sure Hope you'll
sleep WELL
Course you'll" he shrieked. and flung
the glass at my head.
Then down came the widow like a
landslide. She scratched my face,
confessed my sins, sobbed over her
darling Billy avick, prescribed for my
future, wrung her wet frock, and
made a soap emetic for her offspring
all at once. It's sure fact that
widow was plenty busy. and what with
singing that emetic at the patient,
and gently introducing the lady to the
kitchen cupboard, wall, 1 declare 1
didn't have a dull moment. Then dis
tant shots brought us all up standing.
cat last!" Billy shouted. they're
off"
Who's Off"
Father and his men-escaped while
1 KEEP you in talk. Fooled. Jessel
Fooled! 1 fooled you to the eyes!
My fathers Larry O'Flynn. Captain
Larry O'F1ynn, captain of the out
laws!" My. there was pride in that
ladl He sat on the table in the dusk,
fighting to keep awake. rubbing his
eyes with his sleeve. He's give me
leave to join. and I'm hitting the trail
tonight-hitting the trail. dye hear?"
His eyes closed, his voice trailed of
to whisper.
Outside 1 could hear a rider coming
swift, and Dale's voice hailing, "Jessei
Jessel''
Jesse" the lad was muttering, lift
his stock. and his woman, burn his
ranch. and put his fires out-thatsh
the way to
Dale had stepped from his horse.
and stood in the doorway. making it
dark inside. Where in blazes are
your"
Look" said 1, and Dale watched,
| for the boy, dead pale, was lurching
from side to side, his eyes closed, his
| lips still moving.
only drugged," said l. who let
them robbers escape?"
"Ransome Pollock" said Dale.
who else?"
| Dave"
"How's his poor tooth ?" says I. and
Dale explained he'd been dubbed.
| Young O'Flynn rolled over, and went
| down smash, so that 1 had to kneel
and try if his heart was all right 1t
| thumped along steady and give no
sign of quitting.
Ct had to-" said I, "old whiskers
yonder is the widows husband, and
father to this boy. He's clear grit
Iron"
| Resting" 1 heard horses come
laundering out of the dusk Robbers
broke south?"
Yep"
"Hev they crowd wings?"
Nope"
Cant swim the Fraser"
Bottled" said he. cheering up.
Some" says L mot corked yet
You want to make a line here quick
from the foot of the upper cliff to the
edge of the river, and each man make
three big fires Then post half your
men to tend fires, and the best shots
to hold that line with rifles. Then
robbers has got to break through
when they knows they're cornered
Here's your boys. Iron Git a move
oni"
That's So" says Dale, and In two
shakes of a ducks tail he was throw
ing his men into line. Meanwhile tn,
widow. wild and lone, had flew; 81
that left Kate without help, her jol
being coffee to keep the boys awake
till we'd daylight to corner the rob
bers.
Men watching on a strain like tina
get scary as cats, so by moonset SOM
of our warriors would loose OF gun
at stumps, trees, rocks, or just be
cause they felt lonesome After tn
moon went down. dry fuel got scaIt
our young men must have seen mil