Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-11-20

/ sect your horses. boys ordered the
sheriff
It was not unt few minutes until
1.-THE posse Gallon riding stplidly on an
extra horse was scamppring through
che streets lownrd the monrfalns. now
Absolutely dark. as the moon had set
sheriff Hawkins was not aware that
IA they crossed wash parting
grooming man was crawling on bis
belly townrd the solitary light which
,rtfldrkef valle Vista NoT did Gallon.
dnnhiy rlllnE toxard the larknesa
wDlch hld the scene of bis crime. reai'
izo that Wikersoti was within ten
vards ~ hin as they snlashrd through
she atfehni
Then suddenly appeared 10 the sky q
spof OF white which spread uuti the
mtrk Of The night had turned to dusk
WeL thank Cod it's daylight" said
the sheriff 70 Gallon y guess we can
get youi partner all right now And
even as he spoke the dusk suddenly be
came enriched by the light Of the sun
rising in the east The moment Il
struck the brass on his pony's birdie .
Gallon involuntarily re:ned Ia Through
his blistered Ups he muttered: "Goid'
Ruthr'
lnoulrhe eyes were turned on him
The sheriff showed bis horse over aud
asked what goldr
At the same instant came the deputy
on the other side Of him
SAY. chief he says there was no
gold +"
A sinewy arm reached out and took
Gallons gun away from him. Il think
better keep this" said the sheriff, his
dark countenance growing stern
So this cavalcade made It's way
, through the fresh California dawn
until there was sudden break in the
mesa. The deputy threw out his hand
There are q hundred guiches In these
mountains which one Y It. pardnerr
At the word spardnerr Gallon pulled
himself together The glitter Of the
brass on the horses headstall and that
, word should be tell them the location
, Of that gnlch7 The stroke 81 one
/ horses hoof might discloss the mother
loda. and yet he haa told them the out
I laws hna killed wnkepvon.
Hh horse stumbled and throw him
/ Whsn be got up he gpopingiy peinted
7 lnn hands teward the hills ana met
|. tered. 'srhat way. beys--sAAFs whnrs
they rst hiu-
Half an hour inter. No Pssas was
gzenpea absut the dead npa ana tbe
n sherir was staying At a hlssd stainsd
n biankeA
: .-rhsrs has been tressss." he said
! abruptly Then he turned on oalisn-
a way Is this coffee hotr he said
; lifting up the pot. Ths brusqsa tones
. Of the sherir eur the siiszcs that foi
|. lowed
Il don't see your man aon't pnder
stand this You are under arreat--fo'
n the murder or He looked at Gallon
r and the old man fnvoluntafsly said
swilkerson-
" All day the, sheriff. with GaIion- ni
4. arms ainioped behipd hfha. searches
~ the gnllIts HQ XuleheN tnr the maj
4 1's.'sssa flaoH 8.ained bIan ttos hn,
y fonad The NO ttsea, ial Aura "A sec,
lg merely said ha- II repeating ky Ena
N The outlaws got him..
a When the full moon haa <riaeu AZ
RI the night life Of the desert had begun
Dy grotesque life. built OF Heeting form
a and bizarre shadows. the .shsrifr calle
et halt up the canyon
On one side OF the gulley on whic
N they were camped the sherirrs me
had built fire Il was against a rocl
n which rose whitley under the moor
on Gallon. saw his chance. He worke
N bis way to the FIRE aud IN spite OF tn
n pain held his hands eut' over the blaz
until be felt the strands Of the ron
ot weaken and fnaiis part
va A moment later he was making hi
way TO where the horses were ties
~ He ieaped upon the nearest one an
liz within second was on his way dow
ID the hill into the mist which Tiled th
valley
al But the noise OF his hogse;s hoofs o
ed the rough shaie Of the. hillside avail
ened the guard
y 4 think I wifi have a emp Of coffeA
a be said to himself sleepily and slu,
gishly stretched himself momeI
later ne flung the empty cOffeepot inl
4 the darkness ,sherifr" he cried. ''he
gones"
II The sheriff lifted his ianky form {
q II By a. single movement "wbo
81 gomez" he yelled
THAT man. Gallon" replied ii
q guard
"We must get him. boysf' the sheri
n said They rode 70 the edge OF the hl
n and looked down into an iridescent Sc
d Of mist mere pool OF curdiing moo
v shine
n He's got away from Us. boys" sal
n the sheriff wen never fnd bIi
a there
"a Gallon rode quickly on 90 iongs
q seeking for lieht. but for darkness
q and vet as he felt the pony quiyer III
der him he himself felt strange treu
or Wilkersan. was still alive som
whore behind that veil WIS his enein
and the man VINO knew the locatiop
The richest mine in an golden califo
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