Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05

a-workin' Ter shrunk. ] reckon maybe
yse know.the rest"
II know they WINS run down BY tho
Adventurer. an hauled aboard. But
how ala Kirby learn his prisoner wus
whittier Did she tell himr
| VI should say not. It wus the mu-
lntto cook who told him, although. I
reckon, 10 he'd his doubts afore tibet.
I knew she wusn't no niger the furst
minute got eyes on her--they cain't
fool me none on niggers: I wus raised
'mong 'em. But so fur's the gurl's
concerned. she don't know yet tibet
Kirby's found out" He emitted a
weak laugh. "It sorter skeered Joe
ter be caught 'way up we're in this kin
try. kldnappin' . white CURL. He didn't
know whit the HI ter do till I give
him p'inter." ef rs
"You were the one who suggested
marriaEer' fI,
"war. I sed she cudn't do nuthin'
'gainst him onct he WIS married to
her. I thought o. tibet right away.
| Yer see this WIS how 1t happened:
Kirby sed he'd like fer ter marry her,
! an I see, why not. then? Thar's an
OIL bum ov a preacher yere at Yellow
Banks. sorter hangerOn ter one O.
them militia companies, whatll do eny
d---n thing tell him to. ] got the
goods on him. an he knows It,
".But she wouldn't marry me- he
says; yer don't know tibet gurl.'
"sDon't IT. asked sarcastic. Wal,
thar amt noSgurl ever see yet thet
won't marry a man II the right means
are used. How kin she help herself7
Yer leave It ter me-"
"And he consentedw
"He wus d--n glad to. after I told
him how Il cud be done. But Tim
he wudn't go In with US, an thet's
why we got ter have anuther man.
Come on over ter the bar an have a
drink, Moffett; them other fetfers are
goin' ter eat now"
The diversion gave me opportunity
for moments thought. The plan was
q diabolical one, cold-blooded and des-
perate, yet saw no certain way Of
serving Eloise, except by accepting
RaIe's offer. did not even know where
she was concealed, or how could lay
hands on Kirby. The genial Rale
pushed out black bottle and we
drank together.
"Wsl." he said, picking up the con-
versation where 1t had ended, quite
satisfied with his diplomacy. and wip-
ing his lips ON his sleeve. "What ye
say, Moffett? Thar's . hundred dol.
lars in this job"
''Whar is the guriT
"Oh, reckon she amt fur away |;
we kin find her all right. I got ter
know bout yer furst. Are yer gamer
'.Tm game 'nough, Jack" assuming
familiarity L thought he would APP
preciate. ,"Only don't want'r jump
inter this yere thing without KNOWN
nuthin' bout 1t. What IL It yer got
lined up fer me ter dor
| He helped himself to yet another
liberal drink, and was glad to note
that the hery3 liquor was already be-
| ginning to have its effect, increasing
his recklessness Of speech.
sAll right, Dan; have another one
on me--no1 Wal hi; s'pose ]
might a. wal' tell ye furst rs last.
Thar aia.e huthin fl any o NJ ter
Ct akesxsd about 81 We got It all
| pianned. We don't want this affair
talked about none, do WEI reckon
not. So we planned 1t out this way:
Thars o frien' O. mine got shack
down on Bear creek. bout twenty mile
below yere. he sells red-eye ter barge
am ksel-bostmsn. what tie up thar
| nights. Wal, he's Ill right-a hi q
q good Teller. What We aim ter do
| IL run the guri down thar ternight I'M
bearno'nst ter enybody.. reckon Yer
hin ride hOssr'
EYES: 20 thet's my Job
.sThet's the whole o. It Yer just
got ter stay thar with her till Kirby
KIN GIT away, without nobody think.
Ia enything bout 1t. It's ID easy
money, ter my notion"
I thought swiftly. There were sew
eral questions I wanted to ask but
dare not. Il was better to trust to
luck, for I must lull, not arouse sus-
picion- Thus far the affair had played
wonderfully into my hands; If l could
maintain my part to the end there
ought to be no reason why the girl
| should not be saved uninjured.
'sWhy, II thet's oil / got ter do fer
| a hundred dollars" said gayly, "rm
yer man, Jack. An how soon will
Kirby be comm down ter this yer
place on Bear crick2"
TN day er two, reckon. Soon's
thars sum boat headi1' down the
| river. Yer see, this yer's all camp |;
thar amt no fit place whar we kin
hide the CURL, an make her keep her
mouth shet. Them blamed soldiers
are a-moosin' bout everywhar, an II
she onct got talkin' our goose wud be
cooked Furst thing we got ter do
Is GIT her outer this camp"
'Ternight yer sedY
s,Bout midnight: yern go-heyr
Il 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 horses =
/ "How many HOSES? Who's a-goin'f'
.Three o yer. Kirby's fer sendin'
ths muflttsr gurl long, She's Tree
nigssr an might lot her tongue wag.
/ Now listen, Mohetts I'm a-goln' ont