Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-18

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cided hight not he quite 50 bad after
all bought maybe you'd get over
that 'aa--um after swhile fer shucks
knew that Teller shelby was nothlr.
10 yo- You just married him ter git
away from Ponea-didn't your
~ she admitted. that was
sbou' all
IS now he's dead he don't cut no
ice ErFuore-"
"Bu, are you sure he's deadT-
'"Sr-e7" snesringly. 7 don't know
how could he no surer turned
the rrss over an he was cold then.
You don; need worry none about that
Wait a minute TIL see who the
guy was what tried 10 break In here
Shsihy could hear Macklln cross the
room nnd jerk the blanket from OF
the bodies The fellow gave utterance
to IN oath OF astonIshrnent at the
sight revealed
My God Did you ever see any
thing Ike thatf Locked together like
two stags HI! Sam was shot. but
he got the white guy even after he
was dead D-n ms. II IL ain't Hank
SlaEin' Now. what does that meant
I reckon Hsnley sent the gaioot In
here That comes from spiIlln' things
when yer drunk. Say. you an I have
got 10 get out OF here. I'll tell you
about II as quick rs can. It's plain
enough Haniey's got his eyes on you.
an viii doubie-cross me n he once
gifts chance
"what is It you meant do not IN
ters'and.-
Naturally yer don't. seein' ain't
told yer nothin'. But now that know
Yer amt pinlng away over that feller
Shelly. reckon the sensible thing
fer me TO do is ter talk straight.
There's roin' ter he hi TO pay In this
VALLEY before long. and the sooner we
get ont a here the better. ! run across
. soldier bout half way ter Geriasche,
an he give me pointer that made me
wh""l about. an ride back
The Indian outhreak7-
"Sure; the troops got In. an round
ed most Of the Sioux up. They had a
hgh' at Wounded Knee. over yonder,
an licked hI out Of the reds. Some
OF EN- got away though. an come
tra.lln' west-mostiy young ones. I
reCkon-an' now they're sendin' cav
air out ter ride 'em down. That's
what he was after. bunch to come
scuu'ln' In through here"
Here? Wolves holeT
-, -. lnss -
bout that But they're mighty liable
Ter call I'm fer gittln' out. while the
go.n's good. That's what come back
for--to get you. and skip
Toto get meI'
"Of course. III tell yer about II now,
an you1l 20 all right. I reckon you
never thought run of with you
cHu~" | loved yOu?'
"No-yOu-you loved mef'
That's the way Of IT, saw Won
tong before that funeral down 10 Pom.
"a; but this guy Shelby horned In
fore | was ready TO act. You didn't
care nothln' for him. So | says to my.
self. then. I'll have her; I'll take her
whether she wants me or not Long
as she don't love him, I'll make her
love me-sec: Course | didn't aim TO
10 no killing; that was just an accl-
lent Ike an didn't do II nohow. 1,
was Sam here who got gay. and beaned
shelby"
'But what would you do with me, II
If he had been allve?"
There amt no use discusSin' that,
fer he aln'f alive. It's what ] want
ter do now that counts Maybe had
plan then, an maybe | didn't But
now got II all planned up proper.
I'm a goln' ter marry you. An that
goes whether yer're wlllin' or not.
amt even askin' you"
The expression Of her face must
have brought the fellow u realization
hat perhaps he was going altogether
too fast, for he broke in with an ex-
planaiion.
See here now, don't get huffy.
amt no Western rough-neck for you
TO be ashamed of. belong down East
In oil Virginia. an we got money TO
burn. That's straight goods. My real
name amt Macklin at all it's Church
Ill I mean business an just as soon
as Indian Joe gets down here with
some horses, we're a goin' ter start"
For wherey' her voice trembling
In spite Of every effort at self-control.
TO Gerlasche first; there's
preacher there an then on to Gods
country Just as fast as the train will
take M. That's my program. an let
me tell you, I'll be d-n glad ter git
away from Injuns. Mexs, an the rest
O. this rotten outfit. No. you wait:
that win be Indian Joe comm now"
,The door between the two rooms
had closed partially. yielding doubt
less 70 some faint drauEht Of air. 10
that Shelby ventured 10 survey the
scene through the nafruw crack near
the hinges. Matters were becoming %
c0mullcated he was at his WitN end