New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13

idea to send him up sleeping powder, 10
he taken Immediately after supper. IN
third Of a glass of water, llod grinned tooth
| lcssly. go No,
"Don't worry" snapped the Sheriff. "You
| won't be asked to take any chances. III
| find full sized man for the job there's
one in the county.
"And after he's smoked out what S your
program" -
"Shoot him down like dog unless he
s,,rrcndcrs," answered Bates with Napo-
lconic grimncsS. a.
Uod pared himself slice Of tobacco. An
other easy thing, in the dead OF night, with
Taft on the lopc and working the triggers OF
| ffty-scvcn varieties of man-killlng inveh-
tons.
QUT Bates was not to be ridicucd out OF
- his strategy, in spite OF his own ms
givings and at midnight the execution OF IL
began Balcd hay, chopped INTO portable
| sections and soaked with kerosene, was the
finder selected
@Now. Men" said the Sheriff solcmnly to
the assembled deputies, "a word before you
| 90 back to your posts This Is war -and war
| E hell. as old Sherman said ! don't want
Won to think Of the JaG Jewell you've al
WAYS kIlDWll, VI ili' JON VI 49,
who touched our hearts with the gifts for
imaginary people. Think Of the licnd who in
cold blood Drained old man Search and his
wife. and when nc comes out in the light OF
| the fire. close up and shoot him down-tin-
less ne should be unarmcd and making I'M
| mistakablc signs Of surrender
II was rcpugnant work for men most OF
| whom would have baked al drowning out a
woodchuck: but each one dutiully shout
dcrcd his portion OF hay, and the line, lighted
ONLY bv the stars twinkling through the halt
| grown leaves above, wound noiSclcSsly to a
point within a hundred yards OF their lilti-
mate goal.
Dan Kelsey, the farmers boy who had
volunteered for the hazardous part OF the
program. continued up the hillside with his
| bundle Of hay, in the direction OF Jan
fortress The others waited with qulckcncd
hearts: for discovery unquc,tlonably meant
death for the youth Kelsey, however, re-
turned in safety not once but again ana
again.
On his eighth or ninth trip, though, he
was gone longer than usual, and presently
there showed between the black bolcS 81 the
trees a glow that quickly waxcd into leap
ing mass Of namcs Bate, ground out an I'M
prtcation between set teeth. and when Rel
scv finally rcappcarcd savagcly demanded
an explanation Of the premature ignition.
Il didn't light it, answered the youth,
breathing heavily. "Jaff done II. after
ptlshin the hay back from the wall.
did you see him:
ayes. When got up there he was stand
in back in the shadder Of a tree.
"Thcn why in the name OF God didn't you
shoot him." beloved the Sheriff.
Kelsey. with downca,t eyes. was dumb tor
an interval Then he answered with twltch-
ing lips, "Bccausc-bccau'c he didn't shoot
me when ne had a chance to.
Bate glarcd at the delinquent for mo-
mcnt. but spoke in a mildcr tone than was
expected "You are Young Dan too young
for man hunting. Wen excuse YOU from
further service The stuff i, off, Men. Go
10 bed.
a, eight O'Clock the next morning the
,pi,cful barking Of the hand-arms and the
,ulcn dctonations OF the hpwtzcr began
again, silcncng the sweet whistle OF meadow
lark,, frightening the cardinal, from the ct
to thckct on flaming wings. and poisoning
Aprils sylvan incense with the acrid fumes
of burnt powder. The theory that the high
velocity 30 would riddle the cabin ike
hatbox had long since been exploded; but
il was still hoped that out OF the swarm Of
steel jackctcd bullets there might be one