The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-12-03

It makes my b.ood turn cold to think
that all the time We were living quietly
md happily in the cove that awful Red
himbali was hunting for you, meaning to
ave your life, and in a way that I'm
ashamed to write, but must SO you'll
"now everything, He means to nave you
arrested and tried for his brothers muir
!er-ard he says he can hang you!
And Mr.. Gledware is his witness. That's
why Red has come after him. You'll
think it strange that after his gang were
about TO kill Mr.. Gledware in the prairie
that he should come to ask him to act
as witness against another man. That's
what Mr.. Gledware told him. But Red
kimball answered that it was all a bluff
they had never dreamed of shooting him
or his little girl.
When No Mans Land was added to
Oklahoma "A pardon was offered to Red
Kiinball and all his gang If they would
come in and lay down their arms and
swear to keep the peace-you see, most
Of their crimes had been committed where
no courts could touch them. Well, all the
gang came in. But what do you think?
That terrible Red Kimball swears that
you were one OF his gang. and that as
you didn't come in and surrender your
self the pardon doesn't apply to you! 1t
was all ] could do to keep from stepping
right out and telling him you were one
of the most peaceable and harmless of
riding about when you saw MIR. Gled-
wares danger and Just had to shoot Kan
sas Kimball to save me and my stepfa.
ther. You. a highwayman, indeed! l
could laugh at that II it didn't make me
too mad when l think about 1t.
Then Mr.. Gledware talked. He said
maybe 1t was a blum against him, that
standing him up against the moon to be
shot at, but it wasn't one he was apt to
forget. and he could never be on any kind
Of terms with Red; besides. he said, II
Brick Wilcox hadn't saved his life he'd
always thought so. SO wouldn't witness
against him. though he had no doubt he
belonged to Reds gang. But that was
nothing to him. And he cOuldn' under
stand how Red could nave the face to
come to him about anything, but was
willing to pay a sum to keep all the past
hushed up. as he didn't want any Com
plications' from being claimed as a step
father by Lahoma! TIL past was over,
he said, and Lahoma had a home Of her
own. and he was satisfied to be free Of
ner-and he would pay Red something to
keep the past buried.
Then Red spoke pretty ugly, saying 1t
wasn't the past he was anxious to nave
buried. but Brick Wilcox. And he said
tnat Mr.. GledWare was q witness to the
murder. whether he wanted to be or not,
and Red was willing to confess to every
thing In order to have Brick hanged.
Then MIR. Gledware. in q cold. unmoved
voice. said he must go back TO the picnic.
and "Mr. Kimball" could do a. he pleased
But that wasn't the end. do you
know says mt. Kimball." that Red
Feather Is In town laying for your he
says. MIR. Gledwars ave a dreadful kind
OF low scream. such an turned me sick to
hear. The room was az still as death for
a little while. l guess they were looking
at each other.
Would you like to have that Indian out
OF the ay? Mr.. Gledware didn't an
swer. at least not anything l could hear.
but his eyes must have spoken for him,
for Red went on after awhile: ITS a 60,
then, Is it? Well. that'l take time. But
in a few d~ays-maybe In a few hours-Ill
deal with the chief. And l want your
word that after that's accomplished you'll
go with ME to Greer county and stay on
the job till Brick Wilcox swings"
There was a longer silence than before
My nerves all clashed in the ~strangest
way-like the shivering OF morning Ice on
a pool-when Mr.. Gledware's voice Jared
on my ears. He said. "EIow will l know? p
We'll" says Red Kimball roughly.
how would you know"
There was another Of those awful ST.
fences. Then Mr.. Gledware said, "When
you bring me a pin that he always carries
about him I'll know that Red Feather
will never trouble me again."
kimball spoke rougher than before.
You mean it'll show you that he's q
dead 'un, huh?"
Il mean VIA I said,' Mr.. Gledwar<
snapped. as il Just rousing himself from
a kind OF stupor.
kimball's question.
Then Mr.. Gledware described the pin
ne SAID 1t was q smooth faced, gold
trimmed pin Of onyx set with pearls. An
. klmbal aaid .boastingly that he would