The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
OVERLAND RED
Continued from page 3.)

Ke0.
Whenever he feels like it, I told
him.
Red laughed and said to come on
was sick Of there, so l run away
with Red. We tried it on IA freight
and got put off. Red had some water
for us he did. We kept walkin' aud
goin' nights and mebby ridin ON
freightS III the daytime if we could
One day. Il long time after that. we
was croSsin' the desert again. We got
put off freight that time too. We
was walkin' along when we found a
guy layn' beside the track. Red said
he wasn't dead. but was dyin'. We
give him some water. Then lie kind
Of come to and wanted to drink it all
Red said No Then the guy got kind
Of crazy. He got up and grabbed Red
was scared.
Red he passed me the canteen and
told me to keep it away from the guy
because more water would kill him.
Then the guy went for Red He's dy-
in Oh his feet. said Red. It's his
last flash And he tried TO hold the
guy quiet talkin' decent to him all the
time They was staggeriE around
when the guy tripped backward over
the rail His head hit on the other
rail. and Red fell on top of him. Any
way. the guy was dead"
Walter Stone shifted his position,
turning to gaze ut the boys white face
"les-g" on he said quietly.
"Hed was for searchin' the guy, but
| says TO come on before we got
caught. Red. he laughed kind Of queer
and asked me. Caught at whatI'
, Then said i dunno, but was scared
/ "Anyway. he went through the dead
! guys clothes and found some papers
aud old letters and little leather bag
with Il whole lot Of gold dust in it--Red
said mebby $780,"
Gold dust:"
"Uhuh. Then Red was scared. He
buried the bag and the papers way
out in the sand and made Il mark on
the ties to find it by
Did you find out the dead mans
name" asked Stone. glancing curious
ly at the boy.
Nope We just beat it for the next
| station. | was feelin' sick give out,
and Red he luggc,l me to the next
| water tank. He was pOurin' water on
| me when the limited come along and
| stopped. and she thrOwed the rose to
us Red told me about it after. You
| wouldn't go back on a pal like that.
would you:"
NO. | don't know that | should"
That's met said the boy. Then
they went to work and pinrhcd us at
Rarstow; said we killed the guy be-
cause his head was smashed in where
he hit the rails. They tried to make
Red say that he robbed the guy after
KILN him. but Red told everything,
except he didn't tell about the letters
amt the gold dust. They tried to make
me say it. but l dassent. l knowed
they Would fix Red sure If did, and
lie told me not to tell about the gold
if they did pinch us
They let YOU so-after the police
examination. Then how il it that the
authorities are after you again.
ITS the bunch" replied the boy.
Them guys out there knowed the dead
guy had mine or ledge or somethin'
where ne got the gold. Nobody was
wise to where. They told at the jail
how he used to come in once in awhile
and send his dust to Los Angeles by
the express company. All them guys,
| 81 I'D
and all the people in that town. are
workin tryin' to find out where the
gold come from. They think because
Red and me IS tramps that they can
make us tell and arrest us whenever
they like, But even Red don't know.
sand"
THAT sounds like a pretty straight
story" said Stone. $50 you intend to
stick to this man Red?"
Sure. Would you quit him now
when they're after him worSt?"
They will get him finally"
"Mebby. But Reds pretty slick at
il getaway. If they do pinch him
again that's where come in. I'm the
only witness and the only friend he's
got"
'Of course. Hut don't you see. my
boy. that your way Of living is so much
against you that you couldn't really
help him? \ mans naked word is
worth just what his friends aud neigh
borS will allow him for it and no
more
But ain't guy got no rights in this
country"
'Certainly he has Bat he has to
prove that he is entitled to them by
his way Of living"
Then he's got to so to church and
work and live decent or he don't get a
square deal. hey?"
But why shouldn't he do that
mucA?"
Collie did not answer. Instead he
inspected his questioner critically from
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