The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10

rah FROM him.
Let me 80. - you. Let me free. /
want 10 tisht the coward that struck
my wife: You've Killed her. Who
was 10: Lea ne gel at him.
Shorty sitfened as though douche
Of Ice wafer had struck him. KILLED
her. Struck his wItet My God! Not
that sweet creature Of bis dreams
lswho had talked aud smiled al. him
without noilnI Ills defornlity.
An awful anger rpse In him. aud be
moved .out into the light
Hans ~"
Whatever Of weakness mag have
dragged AT his legs. none sounded IN
the great bcilowlns command that
flooded the ron At The compelling
volume OF the sound every nlan whirl-
ed aud eight empty hands shot sky.
ward Their startled eyes beheId a
mau's squat body weaving uncertainty
on the limbs of mn insect. while IN each
hand shone n hlne.blarG Colt that
waved aud cir,,lcd In nudilcnlng. er.
ratio orbits
AT the command. Marsh Tremper's
mind had leaped to The fact thai be.
hind him was one man. one against
i've, and he took a gamblers chance.
As he whirled lie drew aud bred.
None but the dwarf OF Bar \ could
have. iised. for lie was the deadiIes,
hip shot In the territory. Ills hullet
crashed Illo the wall a hantl's breadth
over Shorty;s cowlirk. 1: was a clean
heart shot. . the prac,Ieed whIrl and
dip OF the finished gun fighter. but the
roar Of mis- explosion was echoed By
another. aud the elder 'rrcmper spun
nnsteadily against the table With e
broken shousder.
Too high.' moand the big voice
."Derp the liquor.
He. swayed drunsenly. but at the
slightest shift Of Ills quarry the alm.
less wanderings OF black muzzie
stopped on the spot aud the body be.
hind the gins was congested With
deadly menace.
Face the WALL" he cried Quick!
Keep EN- IN hlehcr.." They sullenly
obeysi. their wounded lender reach.
ing with his nniujured member,
y 10 the compliment Shorty II seemed
that things were working nicely.
though lie was dlsturblngly conscious
of his alroholic lack Of balance aud
tortured by tie fear that, he might
suddenly. lose the iron grip OF his fac.
iuities
Then. for the second time that night
from tile stairs came the voice that
threw hin Into the dreadful confusion
OF Ills nodpsty.
oh. i,oss.n II cried. i've brought
your FRun!'' And there on the steps.
,distsyeled. pallid aud quIyering, was
The bri,le. aud I grisped In one trem:'
bling harid wis her husbands weapon.
sAh.h!. sighed Shorty seraphically,
as the vision beat In upon hls misty
conceptions. "Sht amt hurtl't
10 his mind there was no room for
desperadocs contemporaneousiy with
her, rien he became conscious Of THE
ndy's rainient. and ILLS brown cheeks
aauled brick red, while. he dropped his
eyes. in, his shrinking. srovelins mod.
esty he made for bis dark corner.
One of those at bay. familiar with
this stranse abashment. seized the mo-
meilt. but al his motion tile sheriff.
screa rtietis Look outr z;
The. quick danger IN the cry brought
back With a.surge the men against the
wall. and Shorty swung Instantly, DR..
ing at The. outstreichrd hand Of Bailey
as Il reached Tor 1remper's weapon.
The landlord straightened. gazing,
affrightedly at bis finser tips.
. TOO low aud Shorty's roice held
sching tears. "l'll uerer touch another
drop RS plumb ruiued my, aim"
e .tHitl these. strings, grille. said the,
'steTif IN aNaHfR bah ! XII r. 1; .ssai,I.
Saver,ds Threatening q % 9esaye lls pris;,
i6nefs. aouirk. z fe.s bIashinc ara liz 4
% M4len iRpy vert ,Ilaiihcled Shorty
si6Sda tpst1indst exhibition iusresfnblins!
aud sl%t+iiires. iHidef the iIfiIsQ6srellJ,
thanks otiHthe bride and Tie Silent
admiration Of her haiidsoulr husband
She tiuttercd about BIN IN d treinor OF
anxiety lest he be wounded. caress.
ing him here aud there with soilcitous
pats I'll de fel, his shamcd and happy
spirit would surely barst from Its mis-.
shaipn prison.
you've made good thing tonight"
said 'rurnry. clapping hin heartily on
niS massive. back. "fou get tue i've.
Thousand all right. We were going
&" Mexico City on that for a bridal
trip when rounded up the gang. but
III see you get every cent of ii. old
'ttlan. ~ 1t wasn't for you Id have
p,rn heap farther south than that
by. now
The open camaraderie and good Eel
iowship that rang III. the mans voice
aneeted Shorty strangely. accustomed
as; he was To the veiIed contempt OF
open compassion OF his fellows. Here
WIS one, who recognized INN as man.
an equal.
IIespread his lips. but the big voice
slueaked disnally: then, Initiating
deeply. be spoke so that the prisoners
chained in the corral outside heard