The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-06
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 xI4 ress Of the day and of several. yb following We spent in putting up xtaht, ditching 1t, arranging our " affairs, building rough seats 1erally making ourselves cont
 We Fstretched these things >tE as long space of time as
 kjl& for we secretly dreaded fac R <fE9 resumption of the old grind pQefppned 1t as long as we could.
 od deal of the time we spent at
 1edside. generally sitting silent
 eon5trained. % the mutual discom- <Qe all three of us, I am sure. At
 itt@ t@rvals we practiced conscien- Dl k &nd lsolemnly at the draw
 lad stand facing each other, the
 1Fbf our revu,vcrs uneapped, and
 t the given word see who could
 - tIxe other first. We took turns
 FIT the word At first we were.
 3paFt but Johnny. quickly pass
 4 skill \ am always somewhat but my friend was naturally
 Id keen at ell games of skill or elty. He was the sort of man
 tSald bowl or play pool or bill
 1N0r anything else rather better
 {le averAge accustomed player
 1i1t timo M tried He turned card
 " pftly. Atathe end of our three hing he caught me at the end
 pistol 90 regularly that tlferc
 Ib be any contest in it. Ilneyer
 the sieeFe tricki but, then
 X bcceeded in fooling the merest K Fith any of my attempts at N bain. Johnny could flip that :. rin6eE gtrwith a twist of his
 M rist nsA64tly as a Snake darts N n tongue For ten minutes at. Sa pract3eeds It over and oyerss
 irly as vel oiled machinery. bqt proves nothing as to how
 work out in real action, said f thcughtfully. WI lernoon of thecthird day, while y resting from the heat beneath S ahS6 e lwefe SY,s sl]p,ss
 6S5s 3ji : 3sId sBs first. fr. ws
 
 ! lht seen you around camp lately 1 thoushF mebbe you'd few.s IA vs ! s|e Hsl fsel'sa sS .l1s: 50snny' as. s
 hAvs 6een Afing our quarters toi herss ,. < 1lrface charisy is here, too, obs yed tbe spokesman land he want ' it c 'tep t6u that hetis going to < 8 af the Bella Union at6 this eyenin'. 23 he wa4e[ fc kpttk win De see you; I4apk you, geptlemen,7 replied Snany quietly If by accident you 1ouId happen to zee the desperajdo in Gtnt1pn who aasume, can be in no \ FIT 5ouk frie1d II hope you will tell n that I. too, win be at the Bella nicn at 8 o'elock and that wfll rYou'll be comin' alone" said the m Tor p'Fhaps yors friend M ff1end, 66 xdu cAl1 him. is ain [ ,}V . miner and has nothing to do with k E fptertpted Johnny emphattcSlly. ~ fhank you, Fl, z said the spokes- & zis1ng- III other two, who had throughout IN d0' word, fo1lowed his example ' po y66 know Danny Randnl7 z. said '16anny as they moved on. 'i- N Z
 1s he had presented his derringer unr { 1ir their noses they could not have < &1rpp0d more suddenly. They stared 4 TT each other . moment.
 'R.. tIs ahe q fzlAud 08 yours ?n inquired S spokesman after en uncertain mo 'sHe likes fair play" said Johnny Y etiematicaIly. Tie trio movedoff in the direction of 4oWn. sf7'sag s,sNi
 3S3sge don't Know any more about X <<1ny Randall than we did observed z 4ehnny, 'but I tried shot in the sNevertheless," told him, "Tm go- \ lne to be there, and you want to make ID your mind to just that"
 sssYou win come, of course" agreed s J6hnny f9- II suppose l cannot keep yon <Fomp that. But Jim,'' he commanded 1arnastly, .syou must; swear to keep out of the. row. unless it develops into z k f .ff1 { | general one and you must swear not to speak to me or make any sign, no matter what happens &nust play q Z lone hand. !" ssa -s.. s
 He was Arm on this point, and in tue end l gave my promise, to his evi- 4ent relief. 3a4Tlifs is our visitors. day evidently, :. kS S&bserr c1 sHere come two more De One of them is the doctor. "a fno1 that hat two miles, ~ ssThe other Is our friend Danny Ran tG1i,5 aaid I. z sisss f'' ifs
 pr. Rankin greeted us with a cor dIdalty had not suspected in him. Randall, nodded in, his usual difhdent faShiona and sid into the oak shadow, where he squatted on his heels. ..About this Scarface Charley" he mid abruptly; sT hear he's issued his 2d. md you've taken him up. Do xpu kncw apything about this sort oi < Not . bit,v admitted Johnny frank 'ly '.IA 1t . duel, and are you gentle. men here to act as my seconds ?'' ~ ssIt is moi" stated the downright doc ! fur. AIts baTroom murder, and you nnnpt get around it, and I, for one 1on't try. But now you're in for 1t ond you've got to 80 through with it ? '. intend to. said Johnny. |I ...4.- .-I