Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-03-02

With q preliminary shrek he let It
out BY Titles, gasping between tAe-
words and phrases like man In ~
last stages Of lockjaw.
I've were going to Angels-to get
married" he painted. "Ah-oh-I was
to meet her at Atropia-shesh she was
afraid to ride all the way with me :.
afraid- the old man-would come gun
ming! Oh, for Gods sake, Broughton,
take your thumb out Of my back
you're killing me by inches!"
YOU need little killing worse than
anybody know" told him. Go on;
7 you were to overtake her 1t Atropfn;
what then?" II
II didn't see her again!" he howled.
4 II don't know where she went Z" hi
u didn't believe much Of what he
was saying, and think Daddy Hiram
didn't, though we had proved Il true
up to the point where they had sepa-
rated on the Atropia road. would
have gone on, making him talk some
more. but the look that was creeping
into the old mans eyes made me let
up. AS read the look it meant that
Daddy couldn't stand it to see the
third-degree stunt carried to Its finish,
SO I got. up and pulled. Fullerton TO
his feet. He was pretty badly wrecked,
rs I meant him to be; still couldn't
straighteD his neck, and stood as IL
enc leg were about half paralyzed, as
perhaps It was.
''Thfs outfit Is my property, and
4 you've out-stayed your welcomed" I
snapped ut him. "Climb your horse
and get of the map!"
He Iimped over to his horse and
gathered the reins and tried to put
foot into the stirrup When saw
that he couldn't do even that much, I
grabbed him and heaved him into the
saddle; titd this. and gave the horse
slap To- ret him geing. guess shall
always be able to recall the picture of
that brown-bearded pirate ridfng
across the Cinnabar dump head In the
early morning sunshine, screwing his
body IN the adtile-because he
couldn't turn the stift-neeked head. by
itself to yell back at me with slz-
cling curses, "i'li get yeu-I'n get yos
YETI D-n your eyes-do you think
you: can make q hobbffng cripple Of
me and get away with itt III" and
then breaking 1t OF short and Kicking
the ribs Of Ms nag franticany for more
speed when made rs II I were going
to run after him.
Throughout this bit Of be4ligeaent
by-play, witch hadn't used up more
than q few minutes, all told, Daddy
Hiram had stsed aside; as , have said.
taking the part Of the Interested spec
tator: Now he remarked: 'Ycu can
bet adj your ed clothes, son, that We
hain't seen The last 90 Charley Butler
ton, not BY a lsng chalk. YeU ytcoIleet
] told you once he'd got a msn. down
In one. o. the. camps on the. Seguache7
Well, it was Ter a heap less than what
you done to- him few minutes ago.
But let's 60 eat"
passed through the cabin to the
outkitchen end while 7 was kfndling
q fire In the. stove saw Daddy with
an arrnful Of hay and peck measure
Of oats. telling the little horse down
the path back to the cabin to tlfsap-
Pear with II n the directien Of the
guich where the abandoned Little
Jeanne" ciaiim lny. had the coffee
made and the bacon fried By the time
be got back, and after we had eaten
he blossomed sut in an entirely new
.srole-that Of commander in chief.
'"This iss,snevin' day. Sesnnie." he
announced abItefy. ST you1l dig up
Ill the chuck and, canned stuff yos
can find and tote 1t over to the shaft
house. I'll fetch the blankets and the
eeokin' Iins.~
obeyed blindly. and entirely with
cut prejudice to lively curiosity as
to what this new move might mean.
While was emptying the kitchen ana
pantry the old man unearthed anothar
nine. from tAe closet under the loft lad
der, and with 1t a box Of snlmun.tion:
and observed that this second gun.
like the one he had carried on our
pilgrimage Of the night, looked as IL
1t had been freshly oiled and rubbed
up every day since II had left the fae-E.
tory. u " '.35
YOUR have a lot Of talking 10 do
presently" ] warned him. .You seem
TO forget that you haven't yet told No
what's biting you.'. I. - "a,
Mayee there amt nothin' bitin, ne !:
maybe I'm just gettin' sort o old ana
sk'e ty But its this-away, staAnie.
So: son Ever since your gran'paw ave
me this here watchin' JOB. and since Il
heard ten how them Cripple Greek
snoH-eard artists socked Il 10 him On
this Cinnabar deal. been lookin, for,
trouble. haint been easy about tl,e,n
cripple Creek holdups nary 4 day
since your 1fan'paw told me to stay
mere and hold the fort for him.
You thought perhaps the original
owners might try e grab the property
by force?" a,,ss 20 q