The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
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= JOHN BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS
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ed with white. and when the sun set
| there was nothing to suggest that
! snowflake had ever fallen in that sand
! strewn world When the rude cabins
and hasty tents of the last stage station
III Greer county showed dark and white
egainst the horizon Of a springlike
morning Wilfred cried exultantly:
"The end Of the Journey"
And Lahoma. suddenly showing in
her cheeks all the roses that had open
ed in her dreams. repeated gayly, yet a
little brokenly:
The end Of the Journey
The end Of the journey meant
wedding The plains blossom with
endless flower gardens and the noun
tains sing together when the end Of
the journey means wedding.
Leaving IAhoma at the small new
hotel. from whose boards the sun be-
gan boiling out resin as soon as 1t was
we'll aloft. Wilfred hurried after
fresh horse to carry him ut once to the
cove. ten miles away Warning must
be given to Brick Wilcox first Of all
Lahoma even had wild hope that
Brick might devise some means where
by he could attend the wedding with
out danger Of arrest. but to Wilfred
this seemed impossible
He had gone but few steps from
the hotel when he came face to face
with the sheriff Of Greer county Cut
ting short his old friends outburst Of
pleasure
Look here. MiZzoo." said Wilfred.
throng on the sidewalk. 'have you got
a warrant against Brick Willock?'
Mizzoo tapped his breast. Here"
he said. Know where he iS?"
Wilfred sighed with relief. AT any
rate. You don't" he cried.
NO use riding over to the cove" re-
marked his friend, with grin That.
is. unless you want to call on some
friends of mine-deputies. They're liv-
ing in the dugout. just laying for Brick
, to show himself"
But. MiZZoo." expoStulated Wilfred,
why are you taking so much trouble
against my best friend? The warrant
ought to be enough. and If you can't
get chance to serve 1t on him that's
not your fault. Your deputies haven't
any right in that cove. and I'm going
to smoke EN- out"
Mizzoo chewed. with a deprecatory
shake of his head. See here. old tap"
he murmured. don't you say nothing
| about being Brick Willock's friend.
| Iie' whole country is reused against
/ him. Heard of them three bodies?"
! =, Wilfred explained that he had Just
| come to town.
well. good Lord, then. the pleasure
I'm going to have in telling you some
thing you don't know and something
that's full Of meat. Let's 90 where's
we can sit down-this amt no stand
| ing news" The lank. rcd faced sheriff
started across the street without look
ing to see If he were followed.
| He did not stop till he was in his
| room at the hotel Now" he said.
locking the door. ''sit down. Yes. YOU
bet, ] got warrant against Brick Will
lock. 1t was sworn out 10y n fellow
named Jeremiah Kimhall You know
him rs Red The forms regular
rharseS wci-hty. Brick Wilcox was
once a member OF Red Kimhnl's .ans
He's the only on" that didn't come in
TO get his amnesty See: Well he
Killed Reds brother shot i'm t,lrd
! ware S comm. on To witness it, vii
lock will claim he done the deed to save
,Gledwar"> life his and his little gai's
But Ghrdware will show it was other
wise Red told me all about it. Bricks Il
murderer, and, worst Of all. he's IA muir
derer without an amnesty that's the
only difference between him and Red.
Well. old tap. took my oath to do nv
duty. You know what that signifies"
But there's no truth In all this rot.
Brick had to shoot Kansas Kimball"-
Well let him show that in court.
MY business is to take him alive That
amt all: that's just the preface. Lis.
ten. II you'll believe me the stage that
lied and his pards was incoming here
10 swear out the warrant. they was
that there stage was set on by this
friend of yours. Yes. Brick has gather
! ed together some of his old par,ls and
is hi"hWayman. Why. he shot one
/ or Reds witnesses, and he shot the
driver"
Il know something about that hold
up cried Wildfrcd scornfully. 1T
must have been done 10y Indians"
Red saw Brick among the gang
lie recognized him. Well. Red and his
other pard gets on horses they cuts
loose and comes like lightning and gets
mere and tells the story, and maybe
YOU think this community amt n rear.
ing and a-chargins and a-sniflins for
blood. There'd be more excitement
against Brick Wilcox If there was
more community, but such as they IS
Is concentrated"
MZzoo listen to reason. Don't YOU
understand that Red wants revenge
ana has misrepresentcd this Indian at
tack to tally with his other lies:"
! wouldn't say nothing against Red