The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-14

right away. before I did"
Yes, Louise. And you re-
member, too. that they were ar
rested at Barstow-for murder,
the conductor safdf''
That's just Il! The boy Collie
says the tramp Overland Red
didn't kill the man. He was try
ing to save him and gave him
water"
And so IL happened that after
much banter on the part of her
| uncle Louise had her way.
They rode down the trail and
Walter Stone drew the story from
the boy tramp.
At the crossroads in the valley
stood the local Jail, or coop. +"
as Il was more descriptively
called.
The boy Collie, half-suffoeat-
ing in the suffocating heat of
the place, started to his feet as
the door swung open. He could
hardly realize that sunlight was
swimming through the close
dusk of the place. But the girl
of Moonstone Canyon, refining
Boyar round was real, was real,
and she smiled and nodded a
greeting.
This is Mr.. Stone, my uncle. i"
she said. He wants to talk with
you" And touching her pony she
was gone.
Walter Stone noted the lad 8
well shaped head with its tumble
of wavy black hair, and the lu-
minous dark eyes.
She brung your" queried the
boy.
Yes. 1 have seen Tenlow, the
sheriff. He is willing to let you
go at my request. What do you
intend doing, now that you are
free?"
Il don't know. Find Red. I
guess"
Walter Stone nodded. what
has he done to get the police
after him?"
"Nothin'. It's the bunch"
THE bunch?"
"Uhuh. Them guys out on the
Mojave. But say, are you work
I'm me to get next to Red and
get him pinched AGAIN."
mo. / have heard all about
INC ANOIaNC UIObDCCl-
or that died ON the traek-and
the arrest of Overland Red at
Barstow. You told my niece that
this Overland Red was square.
How did you come to be mixed up
in it?"
II guess I'll have to tell you
the whole thing, straight. Red
was just as good as lynn, because
nobody would believe us, any
way"
The boy began hesitatingly.
my dad was a drinkin' man. Ma
died, and he got worse at 1t. One
day pa come home with a time
table. He sat up most all night
readin' II.
I'm the mornin', when l was
gettin' dressed, he come over and
says to take the needle he had
and stick IL through the time
table anywhere. Albuquerque
was where the needle went in.
Then he went out. When he
come back he showed me a whole
wad of money.
That day we got a train. We
kept ridin' and ridin' in the same
car, and eatin' bananas and SAN
witches and sleepin' settin' up at
nights. I was Just about sick
when we come to Albuquerque.
You see, that was where the nee
die went through the timetable,
and dad said we would get off
there. He got awful drunk that
night.
Next day he said he was goin'
to quit liquorand make a fresh
start. | knowed he wouldn 4,
cause he always said that next
mornin'.
''One night he didn't come
back to the room where we was
stayin' upstairs over the saloon
They found him way down the
track next day, all cut to pieces
by the train"
The boy paused. Walter Stone
sat looking across the valley.
Il guess his money Was all
gone" resumed the boy. ANY
how, bout a year after, Overland
Red comes along. He comes to
the saloon where 1 was stayin'-
They gives me a job eleanin' out
every day-and he got to tallxin'
a lot of stuff about scenery and
Twin the simple life. The bar
tender got to jawin' with him.
and | laughed, and the bartender