The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
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thought that was what you meant
 "Willi you marry me at the journeys end?'' Lahoma turned very. red and laid flown the sandwich. Then she laugh ed Then she started up. Lets .get ] on the ponies!'' she cried. The snow that morning lay in drifts from i've to eight inches across the. trail and to tHe height of several feet up against tlIose rock walls, raising BIS on vast artificial tables, the higher stretches of the Kiowa country. But by noon the plain was scarcely streak ed with white, and when the sun set there was nothing to suggest that q snowflake had ever fallen in that sand strewn world. Whe1<the rude cabins and nasty tents of the last stage station In Greer county showed dark and white against the horizon of a springlike morning. Wilfred cried exultantly:
 ..sThe end of the journey!''
 And Laloma,s suddenly showing in her cheeks all the roses that had open ed in her dreams. repeated gayly, yet little brokenly:
 'sThe end of the journey!'
 The end of the journey meant a wedding The, plains blossom with endless flower gafAensr and. the monp- fafns sing together when the end of the journey means a wedding:
 ; Leaving Lahona at the small new hotel, from whose boards the sun be- gan boiling out resin as soon as it 1eras well aloft, Wafred hurried after a fresh horse to carry him at once to the cove, ten miles away. Warming must be given to Brick Willocl first of all Lahoma even had a wild hope that Brick might devise some means where by she could attend the wedding with out dangefs of arrest, but to Wilfred this seemed impossible. -a
 He had gone but a 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. N-izzoo." said Wilfred. drawing him aside from the curious throng on the sidewalk tThave you got 8 warrant against Bricls-Willock p
 Mizzoo tapped his breast. 'sHere'' he said. ssKnow where he is ?'' Wilfred sighed with relief. At any rate, you don't.v he cried.
 '.No use riding over to the cove.'' re marked his friend, with a grin. That
 
 friends of mine-deputies.. They're liv- ing in the dugout, just laying for Brick to show hirnself'' 7
 s.But, Mizzoo,' . lexpostulated Wflfred why are you taking so much trouble against my best friend2 The warrant ought to be enough, and if you cant get a chance to serve. it on him that not your fault. Your deputies haven't any right in that cove, and I'm going to smoke 'em out.''
 Mizzoo chewed, with a deprecatory shake of his head. e1See here, old flap, 's he murmured, 4'don't you say nothing about, being Brick Willock's friend. The whole country is reused against him. Heard Of them three. bodies2'
 Wilfred explained that he had jusk come to town.
 Well, good Lord. then. the pleasure. I'm going to have fn telling you some Athing yoh don't know and something that's full of meat! Let's go where's we can sit do,wn-this afn't no stand ing news" The lank, red 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 '1Now," he said, locking the door, 'sit down. Yes, you
 
 lock! 1t was sworn out by a fellow named Jeremiah Kimball You know him as Red. The forms regular, charges weighty Brick WilIock was once member of Red KimbalPs gang. He's the. only one that didn't come in to get his amnesty. See? Well, he killed Reds brother-shot i'm. Gled- WAre's coming on to witness it. Will lock will claim he done the deed to save Gledware's life-his and his little gals. But Gledwarez wifIashow it was other wise Red told me all about it. Bricks a mnrderer, and, worst of all, he's mur- derer without an amnesty-that'S the only difference between him and Red We'll, old tap, took my oath to do my duty. You know what that signifies ''
 But there's no truth in all this rot Brick had to shoot Kansas KimbaIF'-
 We'll, let him show that in court My business is to take him alive. That ain't all; that's just the preface. Lis ten. If you'll believe me the stage that Red and his pards was incoming here to swear out the warrant, they was a1at there stage was set on by this zriend of yours. Yes, Brick has gather ed together some of his old pards and is a highwayman. Why. he shot one of Reds witnesses, and he shot the driYer!
 7. know sonnet hzng about that hold up," cried Wildfred scornfulIy. 'sIt must have been done by Indians
 "Red saw Brick among the gang He recognized him. Well, Red and his other pard gets on horses they cuts loose and comes like lightning and gets here and tells the story, and maybe you think this community ain't a-rear ing and a-charging and a-snif1ng fo1 blood! There'd be more excitement against Brick WilIock if there was more community, but such as they is is concentra ted
 sMizzoo, listen to reason. Don't you understand that Red wants revenge and has nlisrepresented this Indian at