Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-12

more lndn L want 10 get out
Perhaps by tomorrow | could walk {
few miles. | should have to assassi
nate somebody to get some ammuni
ton"
1T wouldn't be hard for you to d,
that, presume"
Her words and her tone revealed the
intensity of her dislike and the depth
of her distrust.
He was silent for Il moment. Then
he said, without resentment, "You are
ashamed already of saying that, aren't
your"
mo, am not" she answered de
family
YES, you are. You know 1t isn't
true. If you believed it, you never
would have brought food here TO save
my life"
II brought it TO save some OF my
own people from possible death at
your hands-to prevent another fight
TO see if you hadn't manhood enough
after being helped. to go away. when
you We're able TO move. peaceably. One
cartridge might mean one life, dear
TO me-"
II know whose life you mean"
you know nothing about what l
mean"
Il know better than you know your
self. If l believed you. l shouldn't
respect you. Fear and mercy are two
different things. Ii l thought you
l..
think much of your aid. Listen-I
never took the life of any man except
TO defend my own"
mo murderer that ever took any
body's life in this country ever said
anything but that"
Don't class me with murderers.''
"You are known from one end Of the
country TO the other Us gunman."
He answered impassively: Did
these men who call me a gunman ever
tell you why I'm one?" She seemed
in too hostile mood 10 answer. Il
guess not he went on. Let NE tell
you now. The next time you hear ME
called gunman you can tell them.
Il won't listen," she exclaimed, res
tive.
Yes, you will listen" he said qui-
city; you shall hear every word. Ny
father brought sheep into the Peace
river country. The cattlemen picked
on him TO make an example Of. He
went out, unarned, one night 10 take
care of the horses. Ny mother heard /
two shots. He didn't come back. She
went to look for him. He was lying
under the corral gate with a hole
through his jaw by a rife
bullet that tore his head half OF. De /
Spain did zot raise his voice, nor did .
b. hasten his words. Il vas born
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By that tine" He paused VIII you
comer
She hesitated. 1T would De- too
dangerous for me to come up here In
the daytime. Trouble would follow"
Come at dusk. You know l am
10 murderer"
Il don't know it," she persisted stub
bornly. 1t was her final protest.
Count, some day. on knowing IT,"
ITO he continued