The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-05
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< & JOnes was evidently prosperous and &olng business on a much larger scale ban It the old place, for in his com
 odious buildnng were quantities of boda displayed and many barrels and
 oxes stilI unopened. He did not rec
 mise us, of course, and we had to
 eGff 46H cOrapfctl0n Of aStaie he was
 lthf [ group perched on the counters 6nd on the boxes.
 NC turned into the entrance of the Hetel Co find ourselves in the well re nembcred long, low room wherein we 6nd spent the evening q few months ofore. It was now furnished with a. 1ar, the fiimsy partitions had been 3necked out, and evidently additions 4&4 been constructed beyond the vari- Su closed doors.
 The mon behind the bar looked X 59guely familiar to me, but could not x Dl4ce him. 9.s
 where's the proprietor of this 1p1nceY' asked him.
 Hc Indicated asshort,. blowsy, trucu- Ionf leoking tndfviddal who was at the hp1nenf stafing out the window.
 \ 1ss ssThere used to be an Italian'- be- v The barkecper uttered a short bark 1n& laugh as he. turned to attend to q
 sf4e found the climate bad for his B &onrt and sold elt,' saidf he.
 N On the wall opposite was posted n number of printed and written hand bills. We stopped idly to examine \ tenn. They had in general to do with \ 166t s1rcpefty, stolen horses and re
 asds for thc apprehension of various oiTj1 1pals, One struck us in partics-; zafs rJ Jt Was issped by a citizens coni-' { 1ttceef Sap Francisco and announced
 Geneknls howard flor the capture of
 m member of the Hounds V Looks as If they'd got tired of that &1ne down there,p Johnny observed UIhey were ruling Inc roost when we \ 4gfE .p2. you .know,,I saw one of those 4 11Ic1es. this afternoon erhapsl you
 peHnaner him-g ymaa with "a queer 'qbft of blue, scar over one cheekbone. ] ' gWear | sa2 him i1 San Francisco
 1efs's epr chance tcrM4ke some mon
 4he proprietor of the hotel turned to pCk at Johnny curiously, and several
 the loafers drinking at the bar
 Ianced in the direction of his clear 1oung voice. Wessesnt onsreading and W 6a5oying the pokt 10lne of which ' Eere very qpQ1 denly the door
 1rst open f big man follow q closely bf : policy fabble. The 1 Sader wASA r(3 {aced, bprly, whIsk-
 ed indl1t4uala with n red beard and {hatted 6a1f. As he turned I saw u atar shpped blue scar above his cheek . bone. S{& NHy 2. S"w ssthe blamed cur that. is scs 36B & &ke sdnne money out of iar z 3esti1 f2'' hs Ec4red, swinging, his 1nge tot1 Qstentq ficpsly toward the Z center 6 3fe room z X. ss. ! {
 c0 sed I<4ni aehast and com. t1etelX44 V loss.E A row vas evidently lnayolq hle, and the odds were against
 AlmoFt at the instant the door {ame open Johnny, without waiting fo, bottle demonsttttion. jerked his twe < {bvolvea fromSStheir holsters. Witt x ne bound he.fedehed3 the center of tn. tom and thrust HheK Kmuzzles beneatf ebe bully's nose KIiS black eyes wera }napping.
 Shut up, you Hound. he said in [ bw, even voice. T wouldn't condes
 end to make money out of your mis
 Fable carcass, except at a glue fac {, GFy. And If you or your -friends s' zhuch as wink An eyelid I'll put yoI - ehape for it" .,..s. ,...,' ,rs o X
 Cldghf absolutsly by surprsse, tn,
 Hound" stared fascinated into. thu < IIgtot bayrels, his jaw dropped, hi. Ace49dder than ever, his eyes r4dicu < l0usly neqrufing- l had recovered m, N1tseAHd had backed against the b:--l 4ttn board, revolver in either hand z Eeeptng an eye fon the general com
 any. Those who had burst in witl < le bully had stopped frozen in theil
 racks. The others were interested \ Ut not particularly excited.
 < T m going to stay in this camp Johnny advised cfispiy, it'and I'm no lcthg to be Etothefed by big bluffs lik, lx 4Du. warn you, and all like you, t M me alone and keep away from me
 nu staHFip camp, or yoa can leav' emp, just as you please, but war Xen that shoot you next time I la. 414Ss on you. Now, about face I4rchI ,ert ~ ssq axe
 M MJohh1y's voice had an edge of steel 1be biG man obeyed orders implicitly < e turned slowly aDl sneaked out th'
 opr. BiE fdlio1 1ers shambled toward G& bar: Johnny passed them rathe c6ntemptuousU under the review O III snapping eyes, and they shamblet 6fr1ne faster. Then with elaborat,
 nchalance we sauntered out.
 S1fy hDrdsJohpHy,Y ! cried when W, 1nd reached the street, that was fine < IAidht fknb16 you had 1t in your 4
 'tWhat asstupid, useless messr h. (fied. NTke minute that fellow cam into the room I saw we were let in fo X efow; 50 wcnt at 1t quick before h. ked He didn't expec thsE He thought he'd have to worl
 - into il"
 eIt caftaipls sSf A5m." said II - :.
 But 4 1t HE ns all wronl