The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27


Shoot, and you go to Jail"
But first, my dear young friend, I've
time to lop OF few fingers, one at
request you to pour out the medi-
cine? No-not on the floor. please, but
into the goblet. while | observe that
your right thumb seems tender after
that cut, and ought to be treated So,
a little more. That's right. Now honor
me by adding a little water from the
pitcher. Thank you. Thumb feeling
easier? Well, that there iaudanum
soothes the fractions infant. and
causes a whole lot of repose. Quite
sweet without sugar. Yes. please.
you'll lift the goblet to your mouth
while | watch that nothing goes wrong
with your pug nose. You want to
throw back your head, you treacher-
Gus swine. Drink. or III splash your
brains on the fioorl"
Il daren'tl It's poisonI"
TITS bullets-you'd better! Drink.
or I'll kill youl Drink! One-two-
much obliged. I'm sure. Hope you'll
sleep we'll"
Curse you!" he shrieked. and flung
the glass at my head.
Then down came the widow like a
landslide. She scratched my face.
confessed my sins. sobbed over her
darling Billy avick, prescribed for my
future. wrung her wet frock, and
made soap emetic for her offspring
all at once. It's a sure fact that
widow was plenty busy. and what with
singing that emetic at the patient.
and gently introducing the lady to the
kitchen cupboard, wall. l declare
didn't have dull moment. Then dis
tant shots brought us all up standing.
"At last!" Billy shouted, they're
on!"
Who's off?"
Father and his men-escaped while
KEEP you in talk. Fooled. Jesse!
Fooled! | fooled you to the eyesi
My fathers Larry oFlynn. Captain
Larry O'Flynn, captain of the out
laws!" My. there was pride in that
lad! He sat on the table in the dusk,
fighting to keep awake. rubbing his
eyes with his sleeve. He's give me
leave to join. and I'm hitting the trail
tonight-hitting the trail. dye hear7'
His eyes closed. his voice trailed on
to whisper.
Outside could hear a rider coming
swift. and Dale's voice hailing, Jesse!
Jesse,"
Jesse the lad was muttering, "lift
his stock. and his woman. burn his
the way to-"
Dale had stepped from his horse.
and stood in the doorway. making 1t
dark inside. Where in blazes are
you?"
Look" said !. and Dale watched.
for the boy. dead pale, was lurching
from side to side. his eyes closed, his
lips still moving.
Only drugged," said l. Who let
them robbers escape?"
'Ransome Pollock" said Dale
who else?"
Dave"
'How's his poor tooth ?" Gays /, and
Dale explained he'd been clubbed.
Young O'F'lynn rolled over, and went
down smash, SO that had to kneel,
and try II his heart was all right 1t
thumped along steady and give no
sign of quitting.
II had to-" said |. "olt Whiskers
yonder is the widows husband and
father to this boy He's clear grit.
Iron"
Where's the widow?"
Resting. | heard horses come
broke south?"
Yep"
''Hev they crowd wings?"
Nope"
Cant swim the Fraser?"
''Bottled?" said he, cheering up.
Some" says l. Not corked yet
You want to make a line here quick.
from the foot OF the upper clif to the
edge OF the river, and each man make
three big fires. Then post half your
men to tend fires, and the best shots
to hold that line with rifles. Them
robbers has got to break through
when they knows they're cornered.
Here's your boys. Iron. Git move
on!"
That's So" says Dale. and in two
shakes of ducks tail he was throw
ing his men into line. Meanwhile the
widow, wild and lone. had few; SO
that left Kate without help, her job
being coffee to keep the boys awake
till we'd daylight to corner the rob-
bers.
Men watching on strain like that
get scary as cats, SO by moonset some
of our warriors would loose on guns
at stumps, trees. rocks, or just be-
cause they felt lonesome. After the
moon went down. dry fuel got scant.
30 that the fires waned. and some of
our young men must have seen mil
lions of outlaws When at last some
thing actually happened. 1t was nat
ural that Ransome should have adven-
flires Ha Waan,f b1liIf for aalitrda