The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-06
Smoke BelleW.
Continued from Page One.


c-rnlliy to Smoke Cut this question
II short. We know what you're tryln'
TO prove-that the other bank want
searched. The witness admits it. we
admit it. 1t want necessary. NO
tracks led to that bank. The SNOW
wa broke"
There WAS a man on the other bank.
lust the same." Smoke insisted.
"That's too thin for >katin'. young
man There amt many OF It's on the
MrQueStiun. an we got every man az
counted for"
"Who wis the man you hikeG ont OF
camp two weeks ago." Sn's" asked.
"Alouzo AIiramar He wills ii MrNl
can. WHAT'S that grub thief got to d"
with it?"
Nothing. except that yon haven't
accounted for him. Mr. Judge.
He went down river. not mp
How do you know where he VENT
Saw him start
And that's all you know of what
became OF nm:
NO, it amt, young man. KNOW.
| we all know. be had four days sfto
| an no gun to shoot meat With II LIE
didn't make the settlement on the EG-
kon he'd croaked long before this.
y suppose you've got all the guns in
this part of the country accounted for.
too" Smoke observed pontedly
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
Louis:"
While French Louis was showing for.
ward Lucy opened the door.
:Where you goin'?' Skunk Wilson
shouted.
81 reckon / don't have to stay" she
answered detiantly. Il amt got no
vote. an, besides. my cabins 50 jam
med up | can't breathe"
In a few minutes her husband fol
lowed. The closing OF the door was
the first warning the judge received
| of it.
Who was that?" he interrupted
Pierre'S narrative to ask.
Bill Peabody" somebody spoke up
Said he wanted to ask his wife some
thing and was coming right back
Instead of Bill it WAS Lucy who re-
entered, took off her furs and resumed
her place by the stove.
II reckon we don't need to hear the
rest of the witnesses" was Skunk VIII
sons decision when Pierre had finish
ed. I'VE know they can only testify
to the same facts we've already heard
Say, Sorensen, you go an bring Bill
Pea body back. Well be- votin II YER
dict pretty short. Now. stranger. you
can get up an say your say concernin
what happened. In the meantime We'll
, just be savin' delay by passin' around
the two rifles. the ammunition an the
bullet that done the KILN =
Midway in his story of how he had
arrived in that part of the country and
: at the point in his narrative where ht
described his own ambush and how ht
had fled to tile bank Smoke was inter
t rupted by the indignant Skunk Wilson
: young man. what sense is there il
you testifyin that way: You're JUS
, takin' up valuable time. Of cours
= you got the right to lie to save you
f neck, but we amt goin' to stand TO
: such foolishness. The rifle, the am
n munition an the bullet that killed 10
!, Kinade is against you. What's that
: Open the door, somebody
~ The frost rushed in. taking form an
substance in the heat OF the room
while through the open door came tn
whining of dogs that decreased rapid
~ with distance.
Its Sorensen an Peabody som
one cried. "a-throwin' the whip int
the dawgs an headin down river!"
Now. what the Skunk Wilso
paused. with dropped jaw. and glare
at Lucy. Il reckon you can explain
Mrs. Peabody"
She tossed her head and compresse
her lips. and Skunk Wilson's wrathf,
and suspicious gaze passed on and res
ed on Brock.
AN / reckon that newcomer you'y
been chinnin' with could explain if b
had mind to-"
Brock, now very uncomfortable
found all eyes centered on him
.Sam was chewin' the I'll. wit
him. too. before he lit out" some Oh
said.
Look here. Mr. Breck." Skunk Wi
son continued. you've been Interrupt
in proceedins. and you got to expiai
the meanin' Of it. What was yc
chinnin' about?"
Breck cleared his throat timid.y ar
replied. Il was just trying to br
some grub"
What with?"
Dust. of course"
"Where'd you get it,"
Brock did not answer.
Hes been snoopin' around up Il
Stewart" a man volunteered Il RI
across his camp a week ago when
was huntin'. An | want to tell "
= be was almighty secretious about it
y THE dust didn't come from there
Breck said "That'S only Tow era,
es} hydraulic proposition
d., Bring your poke here an let's S
a ao your dust" Wilson commanded.
"a Il tell you it Didn't come from there
.er Lets sec it. just the S;me"
ge Breck made us If to refuse. but
ed about him were menacing faces R
ar luctantly he fnmbled in his coat poe
nd OF In the ne, of dr,winu firth = nc
" per can it ratified against what was G.
~ IDENTIFY hard object
r Fetch it all ont.' Skunk Wills