The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-09

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"No. / have heard all about the
Moiaye affair--the proprietor that
died on the track and the arrest
~ Overland Red At narstow. You
told my niece that this Overland
Red was square How did you
come 10 be mixed mp In NJ
= guess IN have TO tell you the
whole thing. straight Red always
said that To tell the truth was Just
aA good ~ lyin'. because nobody
would believe uH. anyway"
Collie squatted In the meager
shade of the coop" Walter Stone.
dropping the pony'a reins. came and
sat beside the lad.
The hoy began hesitatingly. Ny
dad was drinkin' man. Ma died.
and he got worse at II. One day pa
come home with n timetable. He
sat up most all night readln' II.
In the mornln' when | was
gettins dressed. he come over and
aayh 10 take the needle he had and
stick Il thru the timetable any.
where. Albuquerque was where
the needle went IN.
Then he went out When he
como back he showed me whole
whd OF money.
THAT day We got a train, We
kept ridin and ridin' Ia the same
car. and catin' bananas and san.
witches and aleepin' Hettln up at
81 1 .I.a4sE 81 L...,
We come TO Albuquerque. You see.
that was where the needle went
thru the timetable. and dad said
we would get off there He got aw.
ful drunk that night
Next day he said he was goin
to quit liquor and make fresh
start ! knowed he wouldn't. cause
he always said that next mornin'.
One night he didn't come back
TO the room where We was stayin'
upstairs over the saloon They
found him way down the track
next day. all cut TO pieces by the
train"
The boy paused. Walter Stone
sat looking across the valley.
4 guess his money was all
gone" resumed the boy. Anyhow.
bout n year after. Overland Red
comes along He comes TO the
saloon where was stayin'-they
gives me a Job cleanin' out every
day--and he got 10 talkln' lot OF
stuff about scenery and Twin the
simple life. Tho bartender got 10
javin' with him. and | laughed.
and the bartender hits me a lick
side the head. Red. he hits the
bartender a lick side OF his head
and the bartender don't get up
right away. IN learn him TO hit
tids. says Red n YOU learn him
to hit EN- as hard as that says
10 Red. then " will be all off with
me the next time
Does ho hit you very often?
said Red.
Whenever he feels like IT," /
told him
Red laughed and said 20 come
on. SO run away with Red. We
tried IL on n freight and got put
off Red had some water in
csnteon he swiped II was lucky
for us he did. One day. n long
time after that. We was crosSin'
tho desert again. We got put off a
freight that time. too. We was
whikin' along when we found a guy
layin' beside the track. We give
him some water. Then he kind OF
come 10 and wanted TO drink II all.
Red. he passes me the oan,een
and told me TO keep away from
the guy because more water would
kin him. Then the guy went for
Red.
Hes dyin' on his feet said
Red It's his last flash And he
tried 10 hold the guy quiet. They
was staggerin' around when the
guy trpped backwards over the
rail and Red fell on top OF him.
Anyway. the guy was dead"
Walter Stone shifted his position.
turning to gaze at the boys white
face. "Yes-go on" he said quiet
ly.
Red went thru the dead guys
clothes and found some papers and
old letters and little leather bag
with a whole lot OF gold-dust In II.
Red said mebby five hundred dol.
lars"
"Gold-dus,7r
"Uh.huh, Then Red Was scared.
He buried the bag and the papers
way out I'm the sand and made
mark on the ties TO find II by"
Did you find ont the dead mans
name2" asked Stone. glancing Gu
riously at the boy
Nope. We Just beat Il for the
next station. give out. and Red,
he lugged me to the next water.
tank. lie was pourin water on me
when the Limited come along and
stopped. and she throwed the rose
to us. Red told mo about II after.
Then they pinched US at Bar.
stow. Said We Killed the guy. They
tried to make Red say he robbed
the guy after KILN him. But Red
told everything. except he didn't
tell about the letters and the gold.
dust"
They let you go. Then how is Il
the authorities are after you
AGAIN."
ITS the bunch" replied the boy.
Then guys out there knowed the
dead guy had a mine where he got
the gold. They told at the Jail how
he used TO come in and send his
dust TO Los Angeles by the OK.
press company. All the people in
that town are tryin' to find out
where the gold come from They