The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-22
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w.. IN the far west with pick
s sevel on his shoulder and, ap-
s couple of miners standing
49, saloon. asked some questions
~ . ! It was worth while to do
y ..sneeting in the country round
n One Of the men replied to him.
~ - other kept pair Of steel
pis ~ on him from under a SOM
~ ~ u. AZ he ground hard on a
~ y j tobacco. When the young man
y = on the gray eyed man said
bis companion;
,r ~ that beats anything l ever saw
t ~" / knew Jim Allison had cheek.
w. admit reckon he'd walk into this
barefaced like that after the
secs he's run on.
's,,m allison. You don't mean that's
Ia Alison
ssbore! I'd know him IL his face
n charcoaled."
w,thin another ten minutes half
,ssn men surrounded the stranger
IN drawn pistols and called on him
.nrrender. Astonished. he asked
hat be was wanted for.
.Tau can't brazen it out that away
,b,a we're camp, Mr.. Allison. Well
that no more bosses are run or
mnnin' the biggest boss thief Of the
prr,tory up on a rope. TIN be on the
ther neck this time"
allison! Ny names not Allison; it's
uggles.'
ma disclaimer had no effect except
4 one man who had once seen Allison
N doubted IL this man were he, but
N gray eyed man was SO c0cksure
hat the prisoner was hurried away
pd, since the sheriff was handy. was
urned over to him.
Il happened that the jailer's daugh-
Ii, Annie Sweetzer, was visiting her
mt over the divide and enc day re-
(eiyed a letter from her mother men
boning among other things that the
hoted horse thief. Jim Allison. had de-
Iberately walked into the camp. had
been arrested and was to be hanged
be next Friday. Mrs. Sweetzer spoke
II what a decent looking young man
n was and what pity he should have
bunk to horse stealing.
* The day Annie received this letter q
barty Of men rode into the place, and
D. their center was Jim Allison him.
elf They rode by the house where
Annie was staying. and she was told
Eho the prisoner was. She asked why
. Be bad been brought there instead OF
being taken to the mining camp and
was told that he had been run down
With some horses dn Stony Gulch. This
bet the girl to thinking. Were there
Two Jim Allisoas?
The same afternoon Annie weni
bone. The jail was small 1rici
structure back of her fathers house
lnd on her arrival she went cut tt
pave look Mt the prisoner. The mo
nent she laid eyes on him she saw
Plat he was very like the man she ha(
seen In the morning; but, while thu
latter had hangdog look abeat him
this one looked honest.
s. Pop" she said. that young fellel
cut In the Jail isn't a horse thief. FL,
int Jim Allison neither"
You, Ann. you mind your ewn bust
ness Every time good lootcam' younl
'elier Is taken I'm you get soft ON thim."
Itell you. pop. they got Jam Allison
over at Aunt Martha's. saw ZEN
Dringin' him dn."
Inc father had gone out ct hearing
peiore the sentence was finished. An
ne went back to the prisoner and tols
am Of the situation. He was to b,
hanged next day and there was no
much time In which to act. The mindl
y tne campers were made up that the,
aao got the man who had been steal
mg their horses. and they ceuld hard
wait till the next day to hang him
Annie told them the story of tn,
ssner Jim Allison they would attribut,
le1 evidence to be prompted by a de
aie 70 save the life of a man will
snom she had fallen in love.
lou Just wait" she said TO the pris
. iA." ~ ~"
4 see"
Il
inars the easiest way. And II
s'mg you bed comforter. too. for 70,
put over the lock uahile you're aim
ney won't hear you at the house"
Annie provided the file and the com
s"'er' out that night she heard tn,
!. Si'ns' and. fearing others would heaI
sue set up moaning. declaring sh,
.au bad tOothaehe. When she wat
sured that the flling had ceased foI
s s.vu sne quieted down and after mid
49, 49, went out and unlocked the QUITE,
l, ss.s 70 the Jail. the key to which huns
X. .e kitchen. The prisoner had don,
|iaave. '"e w0rS ana was ready L
nv S0odoy, little GIRL" he said. -Quit,
. sn,, you have saved my life."
"nere you goingY" she asked.
~. where to get away from here"
i tvu 90 over to where your doubl,
w. -nars the safest way. They'll ge
49, ~ sure. If you go where they've go
svs eu, morse thief It'll be all right"