Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10

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mother wrote her son that his father
was Ill and begged him to come home.
Bob sighed, tumbled into the fine
clothes he had worn when he reached
the west and started for home. He
had not worn a boiled shirt for a long
time and felt in one now as If he were
being garroted. He found his father
in very bad health, and his continued
presence at home was necessary. He
therefore yielded to his parents re-
quest and determined to remain with
them.
When Donohue was released to re-
commence his preying upon the world
the first person he proposed to prey
upon was ex-Sheriff Darlington. Bob
during the administration of the du-
ties of his office had received a great
many threats, none of which had ma
terialized. When the two years of
Donohue's term had rolled around Bob
had forgotten all about it. Besides, he
had left his old stamping ground and
did not conceive it possible that a des-
perado in the west would take the
trouble or have the means to travel a
couple of thousand miles to hunt
him up.
Donohue was a man with consider
able pride. which had it not been mis-
directed might have been Of advantage
to him. He had made a statement at
the time of his conviction and he pro-
posed to carry it out at any cost. He
had not been out of Jail long when he
had accumulated sufficient yaluables
and cash to pay his expenses east,
and having obtained Barrington's adj
dress set out to find him and take his
threatened revenge.
On reaching the city of his destina-
tion he realized that he would not
have the same advantages in killing
a man as in the west. 1t was pos
sible there to do the deed, light out,
seek other fields, and there was a
chance of never being called to ac-
count for his crime. Not so In a city.
To start gun play on a street would
be to collect a crowd, followed by an
officer. and there was no nance of
escape except by the laws delays, and
even then funds were required for the
purpose. These imperfections in le-
gal justice did not make it less desir-
able for honest persons than the code
of the revolver or Judge Lynch.
Donohue therefore decided to steal up
on his enemy as his enemy had stolen
up ON him. But this was not SO easy
in civilization as in a new country.
Bolts separated him from the mar he
wanted, and he was not used to this
way of getting at a man. However, he
saw no other way and resolved to eff
feet an entrance into B%arrington's
home at night and do the job there
when Bob was asleep.
When harrington had returned to his
home he had tossed his revolver into
a bureau drawer, and there it remain
ed. One night Bob awoke suddenly.
He did not know what 1t was that
awakened him. During his term of
service as sheriff, when he had many
enemies. he had been a light sleeper.
and the slightest sound would rouse
him. Believing now that there vas
some cause for his broken sleep he lis
tened and soon heard what turned out
to be the raising of a sash OF the
main floor with a Jimmy. Springing
out of bed he seized an electric light
he kept in his room and remembering
the revolver in the drawer took it in
his other hand. 1t had not been re-
loaded since his homecoming.
Going u into the hall he heard a
sound as of some n lighting on Il
floor after getting in a window. Step
ping in his stocking feet down the
stairway he went into the living room
and ensconced himself behind the door.
His position was admirable. He could
shoot through the crack made by the
door and the wall. He had not been
there long before by the dim light com
ing from the street lamps without he
saw a figure coming through the hall.
When 1t was about to turn to go up
stairs Bob flashed his electric light with
his left hand while with his right he
thrust the muzzle of his revolver
through the crack of the door.
Hello, Donohue!" he said. us that
you? Hands up! Quick, or I'll fire.
Donohue, blinded by the bright light.
was completely at his enemy's mercy.
He raised both hands at once. In his
right hand was a revolver.
put your weapon on the stairs" said
Bob. BE quick about it, but don't
make a noise"
Donohue had no choice but to do as
he was told. He laid his revolver on a
stair about as high as his head.
Nov back away from it. Thatll
do. Stay where you are till l come"
Leaving his fertilization. Bob went
into the hall and drove his man into
the dining room. There he turned on
a light.
81 saved your life," he said. land cut
your time down to two years. This is
your gratitude. I'm going to give you
what rnn dnSnrvn Ii WON'T he loss