Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-16

give her up TO that purity Iittis 80
without struggIe:"
Tom didn't need the taunt "A
him on. He arose from his seat - -
to the door and looked after B,Ilv
Daisy.
why don't you let her see Won :.
his nose?' asked a cowbov. .r.sss
show her the difference betuss.
man and boy"
Tom said nothing, but ground =.
teeth.
go for him. said a third.
Swartout strobe to his bors. a..
was picketed near By, united -
mounted him, then rode after the -
pie. He didn't know what he ~.
going to do. He was mad with a.
ousy and intended. or, rather. vast
PEELED by the devil within him !,
make display Of It. Unfortuns,s,
he had a revolver at his belt ana
Winchester attached 10 a HOOK q, n.
saddle He had no idea OF usfor j
Their OF the weapons. Indeed. be "a,
got that he had them.
Toms haunts and had suezestAs :,
Billy that they had better not rids -
the adobe house. But Billy SAD ~.
couldn't ride where he liked ha Ia
better go back east. Daisyis arris-
led her. when she passed the house. !,
look in, and she saw Tom Al n.
same moment he looked up aad ss-
her and Billy. As for Billy, he ru
looking straight ahead
When the two had gone sometime
over a quarter OF a mile from the hyzss
where the game was going On Dzi,y
turned to look back and saw Tom ocr-
ing. She inferred that what she hT
dreaded was about to happen So
put the spurs to her horse. Billy ics
ed back to see what had started here
and saw Tom coming. He also szr
several cowboys one by one lesri,,
the house. mounting and riding attsr
Tom. They wanted to see Ton p1z
the little tenderfoot's nose.
Everybody in that country cariei
weapons except Billy, whose WORK At
the station rendered it inconvenieut for
him to do so. He was not armed lor
even with a knife. But DAISY. uh5
was something Of sportswo-sr
usually had a rife slung to her ssd5le
Billy, seeing an enemy coming, nat
urally longed for a weapon AID. f,d
ing Daisy's rife handy, bent or- and
unlocked 1t.
Swartout saw him do this. he didn't
see Daisy prevent him. She only
strongly advised putting the riHe back
Tom was maddened more than ever st
seeing Billy about TO use Daisy's rite
with which to shoot him He unheck
ed his own rife Billy told Daisy she'd
better ride on; she might get hart ID
stead of doing so she tried to put nsl-
self between the rivals.
Here is where Billy showed manly
instincts. while Tom showed hrutz
ones. Billy refrained from firing 1t
Tom from the protection OF womlzs
skirts. but Tom fired at Billy as SOFA
as there was a chance OF dong y
without hitting Daisy. The bullet sass
between the two, who were not thfes
feet apart
Billy was disguised, but averse 10
taking his rivals life. He could pave
killed his enemy at a single snot, p1i
rather than do so he permitted Dsis:
to get in front OF him and refraihN
from firing.
"Come out from behind womb
you coward yelled Swartout an
those behind him jeered-
Billy gave his horse the sFuf ~
animal jumped, and when he ht Oh =
feet a bullet went from the me1A'5 y
Billy's rife straight for his ehe"
Tom fell from his horse. HIS fnenS
calloped up and dismountec ce
him. Daisy in a frenzy RODE on an4
Billy followed her.
1t was supposed that Tom srai's-.
was MORALLY wounded. BIZ! sue
better. He had put the ball whIs
would do the most damage "lln.-
killing his man. Tom recoverea,
the sympathy of the best people q
community was with McEiligott az
his enemy was universally conoenD,
Long before he was well enough
out Billy had gone up another 10
in the ladder of a railroad nan'
the two did not meet again. =.
When it became known tnas "a
little station agent had fought -
nearly killed Tom Swartout tne Peop
of that region were filed with as'O-
ishment. ,,r..d
why, he's nothing but cnilu' s
one. -.
Looks Ike gal dressed IN wv
clothes" remarked another
Hasn't got a sign of beard s
gested third. 49,. sch,
During the period between tne - -,
and Billy's promotion he spen. IN u
of his time with Daisy. and wen 80.
marched up to her father Ike ~
man and asked for her the rSnN
was delighted. hor-
"If 1t hadn't been for You. my w. =,
he said. "some galoot world ns's ~
her. 1 should have taken ne'
from here long ago" 80. ,rt
Billy took her away after aWui.
when he did so he was diVision
OF the road.
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