The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11


river. Yer see, this yer's all camp /;
thar amt no ut place whar we kin
hide the gurI. an make her keep her
mouth shet. Them blamed soldiers
are a.mOosin' bout eyerywhar. an II
she onct got talkin' our goose wud he
cooked. Turst thing we got ter do
is git her outer this camp"
"rernight, yer sed?'
Bout midnight yerll g~o-hey?"
II reckon: yer got the money!"
With his eyes fastened on the two
men eating he counted out some gold
pieces on the bar and showed them
over to me, keeping them under cover
of his hand.
"Thar's half o. it, an the rest is
yers when We bring back the hosses."
How many bosses? Who's a.goin'T'
Three o yer. Kirby's fer sendin'
the mulatter CURL long. She's a free
niger an might let her tongue wag.
Now listen. Moffett: I'm a-goin' out
putty oon ter git things ready. an I'll
leave Sal we're ter tend bar. Now git
this thar's a right smart trail back
o. the cabin. leadin' straight down ter
the crick. with q spring bout half way.
Thar amt no guard down thar. an
We can't miss ii, even en- the dark.
The bosses will be thar ct midnight
waitin' fer yer. All we got ter do is
just put them two gurls on an ride
away. Yer don't never need ter speak
ter 'em. Yer understand? All right,
then; have anuther drink"
shook my head.
But how'm | goin' ter git ter this
place-whatever it's called?"
Thar amt no trouble bout tibet all
yer got ter do is ride straight south
till yer cum ter the crick, an yer thar.
It's Jenkins crossing yer after"
II reckon thar amt eny Indians. err
nuthin'f''
H, no; they're all t'other direc-
ton; nuthin' worse'n wolves. Say,
though. yer might have trouble with
them gurls-got a gun?"
No"
He reached back into a small drawer
under the shelf and brought out an
ugly looking weapon, tried the hammer
movement with his thumb, and handed
II over TO me with q grin.
Some cannon, an ! want it back.
Don't fail at midnight
AN thar amt nuthin' fer me ter
do till them"
mot a thing; take a nap. if yer
want'r. Sal kin wake We up. I reckon
won't be back till after yer or"
sat down in a chair and leaned
back against the wall. fitting my hat
down over my eyes and pretending TO
fall asleep. Through half-closed lids
managed TO see all that t%ranspired in
the room. and my mind was busy with
the approaching crisis.
Raie busted himself for ome min
utes before putting on his hat, count
ing over some money. and filing his
bottles from a reserve stock under
meath the shelf. Tim slept peacefully
on. but had slightly changed his pos.
ture, $ % that his face was now upturned
Ia the light. The sight of his familiar
features gave me an inspiration. He
was. undoubtedly. an honest fellow,
AMI had quarreled with Kirby over
this very matter. refusing TO have any
hand In IL He had supposed mp TO
that time that he was doing no nor
than his duty under the law. II l
could arouse him from drunken stupor
he might wen be willing TO work with
me In the attempt TO rescue Eloise.
Rale disappeared through the rear
door. after exchanging a few words
with the woman. and did o return. |
waited m~otfonless for some time. fear
ful lest he might come hack. Suddenly
the front door opened noiselessiy and
Kirby entered. advancing straight 10.
ward the bar. Sal served him. answer
ing his questions. which were spoken
so low I could not catch the words.
His eyes swept the o but the hat
concealed my face, aud he only recog-
hized Tim. lie paused long enough
Ia bend above the upturned features OF
the unconscious deputy. not u~npleased,
evidently. 10 discover him in that ION.
dition.
The d. old fool" Ne muttered
perhaps not aware that he spoke
aloud. "Rale has got him fixed. all
right"