Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-31
THE SALEM DAILY CAPTAl JOURNAI SALEM 0RE

'Wbo was the man you liked out OF
amp two weeks agoT Smoke asked.
-Alouzo Mlramar. he was q heu'
,an. What's that grub thief got to DO
with ~"
"Sothlng. except TINT yon haven't
accounted for him. Mr. Judge"
"He went down river. not up
How DO you know where be wentT
saw him start"
"And that's ell you know OF what
became Of bimT
"No. II amt young man. know
we ell know, be had four days grub
Ian no gun 10 shoot meat with II be
didn't make the settlement on the fu-
kon he'd croaked long before this"
Il suppose you've got all the guns in
this part Of the country accounted for.
too Smoke observed pointedly.
Skunk Wilson was angry. You'd
think was the prisoner the way you
slam questions Into me. Come on with
the next witness. Where's French
L0ulsP
While French Louis was showing for
ward Lucy opened the door.
"Wbere you goln'r' Skunk Wilson
shouted
II reckon | don't have to stay" she
answered delantlY II amt got no
vote an, besides, my cabins 80 Jam
med up can't breathe"
In a few minutes her husband FOL.
lowed The closing Of the door was
the drst warning the Judge received
.of r.
who was thatT he interrupted
Pierre's narrative 80 ask.
"Bll Peabody" somebody spoke up.
said he wanted 10 ask his wife some
thing and was coming hight back"
Instead Of Blll Il was Lucy who re
entered, took on her fuS and resumed
her place by the stove.
Il reckon we don't need 10 hear the
rest Of the witnesses" was Skunk VII.
sons decision when Pierre had finish.
ed I'VE know they can only testify
to the snme facts we've already heard
Say, sorensen. you go an bring Bill
Peabody back Wen be yotIn n yer.
diet pretty short Now. stranger, you
can got up an say your say concernln'
what happened. In the meantime we'll
Just be sayin' delay by pnssln' around
tho two rides, the ammunition an the
bullet that done the KILN"
Midway In bis story Of how he had
arrived In that part OF the country and
nt the point IN bis narrative where he
described his own ambush aud how he
had ned TO the bank Smoke was inter.
r1pted by the indignant Skunk Wilson
Young man. what sense IL there In
you testifyin' that way3 You're just
mklu' up valuable time. OF course
you got the right 10 lIo TO save your
neck, but We aln't goln' TO stand for
such foOlshness. Tho ride, the am,
munltlon an the bullet that killed Joe
Kinudo Is against you, what's that1
open the door, somebOdyW
The frost rushed In, taking form and
substance IN the heat OF the room,
while through the open door came the
whining " dogs that decreased rapid.
ly with distance.
"lts SoWnscn an Peabody" some
one cried. "a.throwln' the whip into
the dawga an hcadln' down riyerr
Now, what thc'- Skunk Wilson
paused, with dropped Jaw. and gnrcd
az Lucy. 81 reckon you can explain.
Mrs Peabody"
/ She tossed her head aud compressed
her lips, and skunk Wilson's wrathful
aud suspicious gazc passed on sud rest
cl on Breck
An ! reckon that newcomer you've
been chlunln with could explain n he
had n mind TO-"
hreck, now very uncomfortable
found all eyes conferred on him
SAN was chewin' tho rag with
him, TOO, bcforc he w out" SOME one
said.
Look herr, Mr Brck." Skunk wn.
SON continued, you've been interrupt
lu pgocvcdlnR aud you got to explain
lhp meanIn VI H. What Wna v,u
yhlupin ab1ulp
hrrck cleared hls throat timlily and
replied, u was Just trying 10 huy
some grub"
what wlihy"
Dust ot course'
"Nhcvvd you sct n.y.
bncck dhtnot answer
ucn been suoopIn' around up the
stewart man volunteered Il ram
aeross his camp week aso when
vas hunIln' An want 10 tell y,u
% was almighty sclreuous about IL
noe Dust illnt como trom th,r,r
Hr'>A sali THAT'S only low rr,le
a}dIaune proposition"
'hrios your p1le herr an l,r. so.
lour dwi,' WILSON commanded
gen yon it talut como trom there
le's se' To- jas, ghr same.
hr'A inside as n 10 refuse bu, an
lh'o' him wvfc meDaclus aNs II.
..''anul DO rombled ia his eoat posk
rt To- 'ae aet " drawing for,b a rsp