The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-22

60 the ground. tho split reius STA from
his grasp aud the rawhoned ngut.
strobe across the plaza marked hy a
decided limp. dhc 10 an accident that
stiffcned the thee Joint The Tea. !.
lures we're strong and cicsr cut. hair
Jet black. voice low ana smuoth. Yet
his presence sisnaled the inha bfan.e
to retire 60 their homes und close
doors aud windows. itumufa wcr.
whispered df his chilling cccds.
bueiing has zone out ~ fasuinu
now Captain Nilsson u eaid tu have
fought and come out Victor la =
Texas duet The two cnomieA ODDS
with their seconds and friends a. "a Z
lonely spot, each carried u dirk ard
a spade. both men dug one grave.
the final resting pace OF the com (
ouered. Then their right arms were !
dashed 10 their bodies, thea Qrept
back Into thu grave. each with q dag. !
ger in his left hand. AT the signal I
a shot from "a sin shooter. the terri. !
Bile struEEle began. Ainson sNou
strucN the final blow that flushed his
enemy. The live man was heiped 10
The surface. while others shoVelell
dirt over the weaker one. the loser In
a game he chose TO risk. As dusk !
d%arkcned into night. the tragic con
pany grimly flied back into ramp. NOT
q word was spoken.
A relative of tho dead man followed
Mr. Allison Go Ncw Mexico 90 ayenao
bis wrong, While sitting A. a din
ner table. the aVenger attempted O.,
shoot Captain Allison across the On
Die bat Allison slw the move. IN
%stantly drew hiT gun from his holt and
chunk. the avenging cousin. had %
bullet In his brain and another man
had passed ia his checks. a. Is al I
legged that his historic gun was notch
Cd a time "a ma fcli before hi
unerring aim.
In the seventies Allison entered
politics and was the respected leader
OF many cowboy voters.
In those DAYS the santa ,e ring
was well night all-powcrfuI. Allison
had not studied its methods. hut ne
respected the Methodist preacher sen. (
from Indiana. one day In tho cour.
room the Reverend Mr.. Toby talk
cd too much IL was generally CON
ceded that the preacher mad "A polit!-
cal pun In congress and threatened 3, I
expose the judicial methods Of tho
/ frontier court room. Allison hear!
The courts oEders to Mr. Toby. ',,o
on aving souls and let the court
alone. He stepped 90 Rev. Toby
side and very quietly remarked. Par
son II you ever need "a friend. cLll on
me"
The parson had nn need Of friends.
however, for an his next missi0nar.
trip 70 a ne,thoorine mining camp
an unknown assassin shot him
through the back. His body was
dragged from the roadside and hid
den in "a brush heap The parsou
influence over Allison remained even
after death.
Allison's higher nature always pre-
dominated his onduc aud he would
accept no -dishonorable propositions. /
As Illustrative Of this characteristic
"a certain man was not needed and
must DE put where he could not he
troublesome 20 some The situation
showed the beast OF the political
jungle a. u~nrelchtlessly active. Tools
are always needed in political warfare. 1
so Allison was approached. lie had
been indicted for murder and wa
soon 90 oe tried The evidence was
clear against him. A. the story runs.
there were ways aud means FOR GAIN
ing his freedom The propofitiou was
made b 10 a certain editor Is 4
nuisance. in the Wal-kuows too
much-is ave 20 fighting for what
he thinks b. right-in truth De
o. disturber Of the peace" $50 tlay
Allison WIS dundee as To he p1-7i-
hility Of accepting this hripD.
which was meant TO appeal 90 the first
law Of Acknowledgements.
When the fearless editor gets IN hi
rig 90 Ga home, YOU arrest him ;u thH
narrow canyon on any irumIcd up
charge. 90 course. he will resist ar-
rest, you having been previously ap-
pointed deputy sheriff Tor ihte ln'
Special deputies are appointed for
special occasions. II he r"sists you,
an officer, in the name OF the law
you must shoot him down 4 plan
wen known and Hracticed bon those
days.
Then was discovered the sterling
qualities Of Allison's honor-hc fair'"
bisscd the rcply-I never siid ID Iow
down mean thing IN my ne. ! never
KILLED a man but needed killing and
was always looking him in the "Nc
The man you want nut ont Of the
way never did me- harm. I am e. gcn-
tlomaB, DO your own dirty work or
I'm send you 90 hell" About ms
time the schemers seems his hand go
/ 90 his hin. hastily retired under the
! bed.
There Or one Woman VINO VIII he
C%tcrnally grateful 10 Allison ul'W"r
| bCrause hc refused thus 90 orpnan
her babies and bring upCu her % UraE'e
Widowhood. Ho was chiNnlrnus u"
women and once wrote a gonilc apo'-
ogy 90 "a lady il lest Inv plan 90 il4h'
| hir own style duel in an adj"iuIhi
room. should annoy her. lie made the
] apology good leaving town wiih"N'
4 fighting the duel some tNp' OF
| pioneers are passing. those h" h't''
, nsfrlyed O. friend nor torguro 1u "n-
.mE equally succgssdi aud honest .N
| business. with % personal code 90 H"'-
H. peculiar 900 themselves
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