Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-09
refuse!'

But frst, my dear young friend, I've
time to lop off a few fingers, one at
time-won't miss them all at once. May
| request you to pour out the medi-
cine? No-not on the floor. please, but
into the goblet, while ] 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 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 / watch that nothing goes wrong
with your pug nose. You want 10
throw back your head. you treacher-
Gus swine Drink, or I'll splash your
brains on the fioor!"
Il daren'tl It's poison!"
IT'S bullets-you'd betterl Drink,
or. I'll kill you! Drink! One-two--
much Obliged, I'm sure. Hope you'll
sleep WE'LL
Curse you!" 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 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 patients
and gently introducing RE lady to the
kitchen cupboard, wall, l declare
didn't have dull moment Then dis
tant shots brought us all up standing
AT last!" Billy shouted, they're
OIL"
Who's Off"
Father and his men--escaped while
KEEP yol in talk Fooled, Jesse!
Fooled! / fooled you 10 the eyes!
Ny fathers Larry oFlynn. Captain
Larry O'Flynn, 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 | could hear rider coming
swift, and Dale's voice hailing, Jesse!
/. Jesse!"
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 /, and Dale watched,
for the boy, dead pale. was lurching
from side to side, his eyes closed. his
lips still moving.
Only drugged," said /. who let
them robbers escape?"
''Ransome Pollock said Dale.
who else?'
Dave"
"How's his poor TOOTH" says |, and
Dale explained he'd been dubbed.
Young O'Flynn rolled over, and went
down smash, so that | had to kneel
and try II his heart was all right II
thumped along steady and give no
sign of quitting
Il had to-" said I. "old Whiskers
yonder is the widows husband. ard
father to this noy. He's clear grit
Iron"
Where's the widow"
| Resting" / heard horses come
laundering out of the dusk Robbers
broke south?"
Yep
Hey they crowd Wings"
| Nope"
| Can't swim the Fraser"
"Bottled?" said he, cheering up.
Some" Gays |. Not eorked 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 you
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 Toys. Iron. Git NOV,
on"
That's SO" says Dale, and in tw,
shakes of ducks tail he was throw
ing his men into line. Meanwhile tn
widow. wild and lone, had fiews s.
that left Kate without help, her 10
being coffee to keep the boys awak
/ till we'd daylight to corner the rot
bers.
Men watching on strain like tina
, get scary as cats. so by moonset som
! of our warriors would loose off gun
at stumps, trees, rocks, or just b'
{ cause they felt lonesome. After th
p4oon went down, dry fuel got scan
j so that the fires waned, and some {
our young men must have seen mi
lions of outlaws. When at last SOM
n thing actually happened. it was ma
ural that Ransome should have advel
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