The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

They want nobody s'prised when
Torkinton opened fire, nor they
wouldn't a been nothin said IL he'd "a
ala II face to face. Nobody knowed
Just how 1t started. but we all knowed
they want room enough To- both on
EN- on airth, an they was bets made
on what one on 'em would stay.
i done bet on Norton my own self
bein's l knowed he was some student
when 1t come to dom things. but I
never reckoned he'd he n uuick's he
was. an I mought "a c'ntested pay
ment IL he'd "a been the one to lose.
long o Torkington shootin' I'm behint,
that sho' bein' irreg'lar. an not TO
DO looked TO-.
But that's what he done. North
an me an one or two others was
takin' a drink an he stood with his
race to the bar, like we all was. when
Torkinton come in an pulled his gun
an fired 'thout.u Q word.
1T sho' looked like he'd done win
out. TO he were a dead shot, an tho
rust thing any o. We uns knowed about
1t was when we done heer'd the shot.
ony the barkeep. He done seen IL.
but he were a friend o. Torkinton's
an he never peeped.
when l heerd 1t reckoned I'd
sho' done lose. but Norton heerd it at
the same time. an then was when he
done somepin' what sho' does call
quick.
HE turned round an seen what
Torkinton d done fired Already, an
they want no time 70 to shoot at him,
seem the bullet was on its way to'ds
him Already. so he done pulled his
own gun an fired at the bullet.
He was a hell-roarin' good wing
shot. but I reckon likely he'd "a
missed 1t IL the range hadn't "a been
so almighty clost as twas. 'Tain't
everybody il accrate enough to shoot
a bullet on the wing. but bein' as nieh
20 him as twas by this time he hit
1t far an squar'. We picked 'em up
afterwards an they was flattened out
agin one another.
Then Bud Norton he done Aired
agin an win my money To- me hand
some. Him an me was al'ays good
friends. but alter that we was better'n
ever. long o. him havin' did me SIGH
a favor
"Sho' was one spry diddin'." was
Bassetts admiring comment on tAis
amazing yarn. but Jake winterbot-
tom and Jim Blaisdell both shook their
heads doubtfully and seemed inclined
to agree with the old man when he
bluntly declared that Mr.. Pearsall
was a liar.
So far from resenting the epithet.
Mr.. Pearsall grinned pleasantly. SEEM
ing to be content with having diverted
the attention Of the company from
the question whether the stranger had
been treated properly or not And
the others coming one after another
to share in his view Of the matter. 1:
was unanimously decided that the
drinks were on the old man.
He set them up with a good grace.
laughing at his own discontinue. and
after they had been duly imbibed
Pesrsall introduced the matter which
had been in his mind and Blaisdeils
when the outbreak occurred.
IL reckon they'd ought TO to be some
way o. gittin that zap into our midst
TO to be- lowed to p'sess no SIGH
wad's he's totin." he said thought
fully
"Sho' is a shame" said Blaisdell in
hearty agreement. but I reckon
faint likely he's gwinc to come hyar
no mo-, = longs the old mans stand
in round with bungstarter."
"Mebbe that en- be 'xplained." gag
gested the old man hopefully. He
was equally alive to the Importance
of the wad. and cherished no resent
ment whatever against the owner ~
II for having pulled n gun. though he
had opposed the use Of 1t as a matter
Of principle, having rooted OBJ
premises.
"Yo' uns mought tell him what
made mistake hittin' him on the
hlid.' he went on. Tell him what
the house rules is. an 'Xplain how |
want amin at nothin' mon zippin'
the gun outen his fist. II he's any
ways reasonable he'll see what that
want no mo- n was to be expected"
"Mebbe that mought be did IL
he's reasonable" said Winterbottom,
,bouph,fu,Iv "Oues,ion a. wbe,hor
he's gwine TO to be reasonable with
his baid ,cbir. III. 40 ,i.h,. ~ he
"rhev uon,t he nothin, lost irwin
y, a, urged Tho old man "relI him
I'm sorry an what I'm npsred "a
'noIoyiz. an, GO, ,en, IN onlimi,ed II
ho cts an. dr,rL.r n no wa. b.,.
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