The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
A Technical
Error

Copyright. 1870. ~ De~sIeday. Pac,
& Co: published bv special az.
rosccwerf xsfh the Wheeler SyN-
dsoafe. Inc
T NEVER cared especially for fcuds
believing them to be even mor'
overrated products OF our coun
try than grapefruit. scrapple OF
honeymoons. Nevertheless. II ma,
he allowed. win tell you OF an In
dian Territory fcud OF which I wa
press agent. camp follower and In
accessory during the fact
was on u visit to Sam Durkec',
ranch. where I had a great time fall
Ing off unmanicurod ponies and
waving my bare hand at tho lower
Jaw Of wolves about two miles away
Sam was . hardened person OF abou,
Is, with q reputation for going home
In the dark with perfect eauanimity
tho often with reluctance.
Over In the Creek Nation was a
family bearing the name OF Taium
WAS told that the .purkecs and
Tatums had been feudfnK for years.
Several of each family had bitten this
grass and II was expected that more
ACKNOWLEDGMENT would follow. A
younger generation of each family
was growing up. and the grass was
keeping pace with them But
gathered that they had fought fairly,
that they had no; lain In corn fields
and aimed at tho division OF their
enemiog suspendcrs In the back
partly. perhaps because there wcrv
no corn fields and nobody wore more
than one suspendcr. Nor had any
woman or child OF any house been
harmed In those days you will
find II 80 yet--thcir women were safe.
Sam Durkee had . girl or Il were
an aIl-fiction magazine that ! expect
ed to soil this story to. should say.
Mr.. Durkee rcjoiccd In q fiancce.' y
Her name was Ella BAynrs They
appeared to be devoted to each other.
and TO have perfect confidence In
each other. As all couples do who are
and have or aren't and haven't She
WAS tolerahly pretty. with . heavy
mass OF brown hair that helped her
along. He introduced me to her.
which seemed not to lessen her pref.
erencs for him: 20 ! reasoned that
they were surely soul mates
Misn Bayncs lived In Kingfisher.
20 miles from the ranch. Sam lived
on . EaIiop between the two places.
One day there came TO kingfisher
= courageous young man. rather
small. with smooth face and regular
features. He made many inquiries
about the business Of the town. and
especially Of the Inhabitants cog.
nominaily. He said he vas from
Muscogec. and he looked II. with his
yellow shoes and erocheted fourth
hand. met him once when I rods
in for the mail He aid his name
was Beverly Travers. which seemed
rather improbable
There were active tines On ne
ranch Just then. and Sam was too
busy to 70 to town often A. an In
and generally worthless
guest. u devoIvcd upon me to ride
In for little things such as post cards.
barrels Of -four. baking powder.
tobacco and-letters from
Ella
One day. when I was . messenger
for half . gross Of cigarette payers
and . couple OF wagon tires I saw
the alleged Beverly Travers In . yell
buggy with Ella Bayncs.
about town n ostentatiously
al the black. waxy mud would per-
NIT knew that this INFORMATION
would bring no balm Of Giiead to
Sans soul. 70 I refralned from In
II In the news OF the city
that I retaiicd on my return but
on the next afternoon an elongated
OF the name of Simmons.
an oId-time pal OF Sans. who kept
a feed store In Kingfisher. rode out
TO the ranch and rolled and burned
many cigarettes before he would talk.
when he did make Grafton. his words
were these:
Say. Sam. there's been . descrip-
ton Of q gaioot miscaiiin' himself
Travels impairing the at.
air OF kingfisher for the
past two weeks You know who he
VAST He was not otherwise than
Ben Tatum, from the Creek Nation,
son OF old Gopher Tatum that your
Uncle Newt shot last February. You
know what he done this morning.
He killed your brother Lestcr--shot
HIM In the co'thouse yard
wondered II Sam had heard. He
pulled a twig from a mesquite bush.
-hswed II gravely. and said:
He did. did her He killed
Lester7-
The same.- said Simmons. And
he did more. He run away with
your girl. the ame as to say Miss
Ella Baynes. Thought you might
ike to Know. no rode out to impart
The information"
Il am much obliged. JIM said
Sam. taking the chewed twig from
MS mouth. Yes. I'm glad you rode
,ut. Yes, I'm right glad"
We'll, IN be ridin' back. reckon.
That boy left in the feed store
ion't know hay from oats. He shot
lester In the back"
shot him In the back7~
Yes. while he was hitchin' his
,oss."
I'm much obliged. Jim
II kind OF thought you'd Hike 10
Inow as soon as you could"
Come In and have some coffee be
ore you ride back, Jim7"
why no. reckon not; must get
'ack to the store"
And you say"
Yes. Sam. Everybody seen 'cm
rive away together In a blackboard.
With big bundle. like clothes, tied
Ip In the back of H. He was drivin'
he team he brought over with him
rom Muscogee. They'll be hard to
right away"
And which"
II was goin' on to tell you. They |
1T on the Guthrie road. hut there's |
o teilin' which forks they'll take-
GU know that"