The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-01-23

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stagahsesi ever h~' eees saa esscAed
forward sail iesigsh nn the ssegml sMsss
friend ran sosaFd hsrn, fuxgTss1Fs aha
revolver THAT Ivy tn sss Assasa@r aftrs
the isls .sk Every maRscnt h. ~.
ps~ctess TO sse Mar Jump up hsss the hg.
uEe sfr~sch~s beside tie slssaia newer
ea"vss FtSHarwa f~at she tassscir~
roEad hts heart ssghtea. hs had ssesl
snsidea DEATH e~tare. aat newer had Il
eosae 80 seas hante.
A bullet s~ns at sgsrst ri siass IN
frras Of h'Sa, aaasher Just seE the lrtt.
Riders were making haiti circle
| areaad the knoll saa CLOSING In CA hlm.
In his RICH, mina Curly wueld have
-sacsss ssrs.asesiy tsxhisaa.i. nat naa IN
Thought only II Mae lying there W sin
In the said. Right into this are nane
he r~a knrit beside bis partner ard
| lifted the rssisA#srhed head. A lsttle
hole showed haFs ~ tho sssess:: ear and
another al The right teSaple, A ballet
had plawea threash the boys xsail,
Sortiv Ttanafaa put the head back
tn the sand Rnd rose 70 bis feet. The
revolver u the drad paneiser sws 10
his band The riders were closing tn
IVA hIn. The nesrest called To- him 10
surrender Ainaoss MI the ssm~ time
resi.hes lslia shot shseagh the left
ARA ot the trapped russler ScIsieone
had ninswvi him from the rear.
Curly SAYS r~d Snrr~nder 10th
ting He would 20 down ngasing, A.
| fast rs he could hlaRc be esap,icd
Macs gun. whsa the s,saae cleared
the man who had ordered him 10 give
up was Slipping froan bis horse Curly
/ was surprised, but he kirvw he must
have hli him BY chance.
~we got him Hts guns empty
snm. ana shouted.
Cautiously they closed in, keeping
him covered oil The time. or sudden
the plain tilsed up 10 tneet the shy.
Flanarnn felt hlnselt swHying on his
feet. Everything went black. The
bog had fsinted.
When he cams to himself strange
faces were all areuDd him ard there
were 40 bodies ca 20 with them. They
SEEMED TO fcai about In an esiJ. casual
SORT af way. Then things cleared.
! Hes coming 10 all right" cae said
| "fiaw 10 CullIsoaY"
This vas said to snothsr who had
| just e<sne UP
lizard hit. I.anks about all In. Got
| him In the side"
The rage died out Of Curly In q
fash he saw NIL that had casue ~ this
| arnnken spree the ru~flinx NJ sss
liar Double III stoek. the. disrnxstS.
tte desfh ~ hts frsud and maybe Vt
Culllson, the certain punishment HAT
would follow He WAS n hsf%e thief
caught almost In the act. Perhaps he
WIS d murderer. iao. And the whole
thing had heen eniireiy anpre,nedt
,stsx!,
"ion've plsred h~~---.~ ose of the
iaea told The hoy
lie was ~mwed-ofr little fellow
known ~ Dutch. tiandrBa had sest,
hsm In the Map ri Texas eoantry
year or t@a s*farr. The rest wsre
strangers 20. sar hoy. All If them
ioaksxl ut aifs aat OF hcryl. hostile eyes.
he @as ~"arepiy human te*ing 10
ikyFp rIfhnr eolf 'a be- stamped ont
~ existrfice as soofl as II was ceavest.
tent.
Az & shift In the group FIaFf,frsns
eyes .xi| or hts fr4ea5 lying IN the
sand plth fare turned whitley 10 tisa
SKY b. nsysr sostit see sEAsn A lump
can@ into the soy's fhrost Rni he had
~ wcrk II A0wf before he spoke