The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
Shot At by Bassett and suited
by Old Man Greenlaw, He
Keeps Cool.
But TURNS ON BLAISDELL
And II Is Found Necessary TO
Use the Bungstarter to
Subdue Him.
~ DAVID A. CURTIS,

thickness stepped across the gangplank
Of the River Queen before the deckhands
had fairly made II fast after the boat
had stopped at Arkansas City. No great
stretch of imagination was needed to
inspire the thought that he was noun
taineer from the Ozark region. nor was
II difficult TO surmise from tho manner
IN which he proceeded that he was dis
inclined to lose time In the execution of
whatever it was that he had in mind.
The unerring instinct of a traveller in
Arkansas enabled him to locate the
principal saloon in the town at u glance.
and he started without delay for old
man Grccnlaw's place, which was APP
proxmatcly u stones throw from the
steamboat landing. |, required only a
brief time to reach II. but his progress
vas stayed in somewhat curious FASH
ION simultaneously with the explosion
Of some frcarm in the rear OF his posi-
ton his hat fell off and he felt a slight
stinging sensation At the top of his
head.
Facing around with his hand at his
hip pocket he became aware OF another
man OF equal size with himself. who
stood some fifty feet back Of him, with
. pistol in his hand, from the muzzle OF
which was still issuing a little smoke
that told plainly who It was that had
dred in his direction.
At the same instant he saw other
things which Induced him to refrain
from drawing his own gun and grin
cheerfuly as he watched the events
that were rapidly occurring.
\ colored citizen. whose face was
hinged with that curious hue that indi-
Gates extreme agitation IN one Of his
race, was strenuously trying to remove
himself from the scene. ana to judge
from the speed he was showing there
could be no doubt that he would be out
OF sight very shortly. This fact seemed
to justify the strangers instant con-
clusion that he himself was not the OBJ
1ective point of the other mans aim.
Moreover. the fact of his having been
hit instead of the colored person was
fully explained by the attitude of still
smother man whose uplifted arm had
evidently been used to interfere with
done the shooting. His voice was also
uplfted in rude expostulation which the
stranger had no difficulty In hearing.
"Doggone yu' fool soul joe" he en-
claimed angrily. What for is yo all
ohootin at my niEger?"
is that yo' ads Niger, JIM" replied
the other half apoiogetically, but stlll
angrily. II didn't reco'nZe him, but tn
Amt no Niger gwine to brush up ag'in
me like he done thouten bein' learned
manners. Just nachully | wouldn't "a
nred II he hadn't "a run alter he done it,
but peared ike IL was heap easier to
shoot nor 1t was To run alter him.
We'll sald the other' apparently
somewhat molilned by the explanation
"that was nachul enough under the cir
cunstanls. never seen MN orusn
g IN 20 all, an reckon ne Wouidnt u
oio II II ne htuh oeeh mo r Tess
drunk. Iheres hckih comm 10 MN
anyway an ~ see no" " so'he Sc
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h,,, ON, mo ~ hava m chin in ~. a now
hat"
"No No ,b, aim, M call TO- that 7
,.c,on " said tho stranger ,housbtfully
a. bo h.,a nm tho ono ne had heen wear.
tny ."rhis ms good enoupb amt
wo, I, mo, N a coun,e n wear an a hole
Nv two ma, dop,t make no gre't difference.
'pe,rs ike ,t,a mo, r. less of a Iightnin'
,od ry'rv tr,no 7 81, shot nj when I'm
a.wearin Of # I cit hit IN the hat" and
he showed half a dozen holes in it.
..shn Is n GOD nat" said Bassett in
.n.ctine n Win interest. "I'd like TO
INV e. Anon va, ~ reckoned ira work
thstawav onto me hut tn Amt no gre't
Inck 'borIt a mascot what yo' has to
Inv ON, mo, N likely yo' all Il p'fer to