Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-06

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carved II notch In the handsome ivory
and silver mangted huft Of his SIX
shooter II WIS then for the first time
that Sahrn her eyes widening with
horror, noticed that there were five
earlier nntches f1if IN the butts of
Yancey's two guns -twn on one. three
on the other. This latest addition
brought the number up To six.
"0h. Yancey. yon haven't killed six
men -
I've never killed a man unless |
knew he'd kill me If didn't
There seemed nothing more that
she could say m his subject But
still another question WINS consuming
her.
THAT woman. TINT woman. I saw
you talking to her. right an the street,
in broad daylight today. after the
meeting All TINT horrible shouting
all those people around you-Cim
screaming and then TO find thataNom-
an Sinking and talking. Bad enough
II you'd never seen her before. But
she stole your land from ynn In the
!, Run You stood there, actually talk
ing to her. Chatting
II know. She said she had made
up her mind that day Of the Run to
get piece Of land. and farm 1t. and
raise cattle. She wanted to give up
her way Of living. She was des-
pfrate.H
"What Is she doing here. Them
Before the month was up she saw
she couldn't make Ii 60 One hun
bred and sixty agres. Then the other
women homesteaders found out about
her. n was no use She sold out for
five hundred dollars, added to 1t what
| ever money she had saved. and went
| to Denver. Her business was over
crowded there. She got a tip that the
railroad was coming through here.
| She's smart girl. She got together
her outfit, and down she came"
you talk as though you admired
| her That-that--" Felice Venable's
/ word came to her lips-.'that hussy !"
She's smart girl. Shes a." he
hesItated as though embarrassed Tin
way she's a--well. in a way. she's
good girl
i Sahras voice rose 10 the pitch Of
hysteria-
Don't you quote yonr Bible at me.
Yancey Cravat! You with your Lukes
and your Johns and your Magdalenes.
I'm sick OF them"
The first issne OF the Oklahoma
Wigwam actually appeared on Thurs
day. as scheduled. II was mastery
mixture OF retIcence and indlscretion.
| half column, first page was devoted
| to the church meeting. The incident
OF the shooting was not referred to in
| this account. An outsider. reading 1t.
would have gathered that all had been
sweetness and light. On an inside
column of the four-page sheet was
brief notice:
1T Is to be regretted that an unim-
portant but annoying shooting ARRAY
somewhat married the otherwise splen-
did and truly impressive religious serv-
ices held in the recreation tent last
Sunday, kindness OF the genial and
popular proprietor, MFR. Graf Gotch.
A ruffian. who too long had been In
Testing the streets of our fair city OF
Usage. terrorizing innocent citizens
and who was OF the contemplate Tx
that has done SO much toward be-
smirching the dazzling fame OF the
magnificent Southwest, took this occa-
sion to create a disturbance. during
which he shot, with intent to kill, at
the person presiding. 1t was neces-
sary to reply in kind. The body. I'M
claimed, was inferred In Boot Hill,
with only the prowling jackals to mourn
him. their own kin. 1t Is hoped that
his nameless grave will serve as a
warning to others OF his class"
Having thus modestly contained him
self In the matter OF the actual shoot
ing, Yancey let himself go little on
the editorial page His editorials, In
fact. for a. time threatened the papers
news items Sabra and Jesse Hickey
had to convince him that the coming
of the Katy was Of more interest to
prospective subscribers than was the
editorial entitled, Lower Than the
Rattlesnake" He was prevailed upon
to cut IT slightly, though under pro-
test.
Sabra, reading the damp galley
proofs, was murmurous with admira-
ton. TITS just wonderful! But, YAM
cev. don't you think we ought to have
more news items? Gossip, sort Of
don't mean gossip. really. but about
people, and what they're doing, and SO
on. Those are the things I like to
read In a newspaper. OF course men
like editorials and important things
like that. But women"
"Thats right. too" agreed Jesse
Hickey. looking up, Ink smeared from
his case. get the women folks tc
reading the paper
Sabra was emerging slowly from tht
role of charming little fool. BY de
grees she WAS to take more and more
OF 4 hand In the assembling OF the
papers intimate weekly Items. while