Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-18

he follerin' Us that way for when he
told us at Joliet ne was gofn' eastT
- tramp has as good a right to
change his mind as we have said
Wixy. Didn't we tell him we was
goin' east ourselves? Maybe he amt
lookin' for steady company any more
than we be. Maybe he come this way
to get away from us. like we did to
get away from-from- Sandlot," he
said almost pleadingly. ''yo' don't real
~ think old white whiskers was ATRIAL
In us. do you? You amt got notion
he's a detective. have your
How do know what he is7' asked
Sandlot. IAN | know is that when
see a Teller like that once and then
again and he looks like he was tryin'
to keep hid from us | want to shake
him off. know that. And | know
I'm goin' to shake him Off. And
know that If. you get all boozed up and
full of liquor and can't walk and that
Teller shows up I'm a-going to quit
you and look out for myself. When
Teller steals something or any little
harmless thing like that it's different
He can afford to stick to a pal, even II
he gets nabbed. But then it's case
Of
Now. don't use that word" said
Wixy angrily. ut wasn't no more
murder than nothing. Was we going
to let Chicago Chicken bash our heads
In Just because we stood up for our
rightsP Him wantin' full half just
because he put us on TO the Job. He'd
ouehr TO been killed for askin' such a
thing"
We'll. he was. wasn't hep asked
Sandlot. "You killed him all right
Ii was you swung on him with the
rock Wixy. remember THAR
"Tryin' to put 1t off on me. amt
you?" said Wixy angrily. well, you
can't do It If l hang you hang
Maybe | did take a rock to him. but
YOU had him strangled to death before
ever hit him, and YOU know itG'
whats the use gabbin about it,
said Sandlot Hes dead, and we
made our getaway, and all we got to
do is to keep got away There amt
anybody ever going to find him, not
where we sunk him in that deep water
How's anybody goin' TO know anything
about it anyway
"Ain't | been sayin' that right
alongY asked Wixy. Amt been
tellin' you you was fool to be scared
OF an old Teller like White Whiskers
Cuttin across country this way when
we might as we'll be forty miles more
down the Rock Island, travelin along
as nice as you please in box car
"Now. look herer' said Sandlot men.
acingly. 81 amt goin to take no
abuse from you, drunk or sober. II
you don't like my way you go back to
the railroad and leave me go my own
wav. I'm goin' on across country I'M
til | come to another railroad, | am.
And If | come TO q river and | run
across a boat I'm goin' to take that
boat and float Always When ! says
nobody is going to know anything
about what we did to the Chicken over
there in Chicago mean 1t. Nobody Is.
But didnS Sal know all three of us
was goin out on that job that night
And when the Chicken don't come
back amt she goin' to guess some
thing happened to the ChickenT
"Shes goin to think he made a rich
haul. like he did, and that he up and
quit her." said Wixy. That's what
she'll think. She'll think he's tired OF
her and took the chance to pull loose.
"And what If she dOes| said Sand
lot "She and him has been boardin
with Mother Smith. amt they? Ain
Mother Smith been handin' the Chick
en- money when he needed it because
he said he was workin up this job
with US? | bet the Chicken owes
Mother Smith 500, and when he don't