The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-03-29
"'3;hy didn't you tell me before?
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"'sThy didn't you tell me before?
81 didn't think Of telling you
"Without another word I ran to the
barn AID get out Kate. saddled her.
mounted and was about to ride away
wEcn Susie came ~ pantin. SIZE put
her arms about Katas Hec& and SAID,
'Nate. dear, ta6e him il ti.n2 70 save
hin-for ray saEe-and IN love you
forever
MOI t.v';c
away :ro-l r2r. .yn 'nlo~I GA her
lips. and knoWcd the excitement or
the runnin to the barn Or both had
brought on Il hemorrhage.
"'DCnt Kill Kate heard Susie say.
and that was the last, for then | was
out O hCGriu'.
Il leaned, down on the mares neck
and patted her and said. Yer doin'
this for Susie. and | know you'll 90
yer best
Il reckon she understood, for she iiSt
got down to Il steady gait that she
could keep all day and reel off the
miles while she was a-doin' it. l
knOWed WaIcotts life depended on my
Gittin' there as soon as StiSgs, fer j
didn't reckon Stiggs would give his en-
emy any advantage. His way was to
+ ride up behind Il man. make a show
O. Giyin' him chanct by calm out to
him and shoot him before he could
turn.
''Stiggs had got d good start O. me-
and he never rode poor horse. But
he didn't know any one was after him.
Nevertheless it would be nip and tuck
with me to overhaul him. Kate kept
her steady gait till we got within about
five mics O. the Walcott ranch, when
across the grain ground 1 saw Stiggs
ridin' along at good pace. Then 1
said to my mare:
Now or never. Kate Remember
| what Susie said to you.
''She knowed what | was a-sayin',
and she got over the ground like
greyhound. We was within a mile o
the ranch when, strikin' Il soft bit O.
ground, the mare stumbled and fell
| ShOotin' ME over her head | tried to
| pull her up. but it was no use. Her
| left f0rcleg was broke.
~ ,,sod nv, 1o,r,, ~, ,...l .,,.
v-,v nooro1 tho ,,,,cl, !, +i,,,o -,
sae Stions 1ettin. down tho hars tn
| go in. As bad luck would have it.
there was Walcott standin with his
back to jim, watchin' Il man who was
putin Il horse through his PAGES.
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! NO occosion for . Ioro ro,,,o- ebn+
I,d booI-od . yJircl,oc+o,. "a NV. .o1
| die and brought il from where Kate
| fell. Stiogs must n been 100 to
! I.5o0 yawlSE ,snr. shllfss l.4t.Ass. W..
/ Sc,ff's :. Hfc depSp(Iad on nv bringin' his
enemy down at that distance. | took
/ a good aim. fired. and Stiges tumbled
off II his horse.
The. narrator paused to light a pipe.
- suppose" l said this is the kill
ing you referred to that has always
! troubled you. You excused the man
| because he acted from love"
Me troubled about KILN Jim StiggS!
Not much. It's another KILN that
bothers me. As soon as ! seen Stiggs
| drop | went back to kate. She had
| saved the man Susie loved, and Susie
mad told me not TO klll hef' but there
was NATE lynn Oh hef slde WITH nfo-
Ken ieS. IheieS Dut one thhiS 10 90
WIN morse III INA I coh'lltioi'--sho
nm NUE. licl sic o"" ne Con,iH
NlnhleH' anu " 10N 'c''C He" iioI
ti'efe was ihisliS H1u iooN III ne't
eyes Hhe was al III s'i'Selt alliiai .i,
anu Niio"eu 'h"t 1t -" All up "ith
tuN lN9 q - y" 10 O'''''
Na'e si"nc7u ''' 1t anu ''' nc - eNs' y,
d lioLSe S"l' Al pain i'n7 u'9e D"n
XII Ndte' that nofSe Salu It. VI was
II Dec"uSe / was se[IH lne ii'cie sis.
"'"l"in 'Aeie Ni'n INC ui'P y, ''oo.,
Nn llei liP-tne ue"'n h1"rA-aiiu neatp
-nef say 1t az Ill
i scarcely thlhk III tle klnd
man 10 pe chlckeh heafled. Least
n"ays Wouidh mihu cuttlh ueeFs
'hro"L 4.lE' Siooll II "heh II 'opNS
&ppeaim like, outer us sou eyes, huF !
showed the white leather at shootl1l'
Nate' ana never couid 'ell NnetheF
IL was most because | ioNeo Nate Qr
"hetheE 1 was conscience S'f"Ch 81
haNln 10 20 uacK Oh the ul'4e Sal that
toie me not TO XII her. "aIAeu away
Ter Il IcN rouS, Ineh tuF''eu "np Eonie
paEh. " heh plu lll"' L 'ooiu q
"lo"ed het heau on pdl tie nluZHie
my fe'ol'er 10 her p''til' pufieo tua
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