Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-24

Babson 4 message tellin' him TO hay
OF Joe Brainerd or he'd git himself In
trouble
You should read up on the law
You can't fine me for contempt alleged
to have been conveyed In q mere sus
picion on the part Of your Honor l
shall not pay the two dollars and what
II your Honor going to do about TIT
A guraw rent up from the crowded
courtroom. nor could all of Blu
Rooney's pounding ON = table quiet II
As an officer of the court. lie bailih.
Mr.. Rooney felt that his own dignity
had been more or less assailed BY Nate
T1chenor when the latter had 70 adrOit-
~ managed to upset that OF the court.
You just walt a minute, Tfchenor-~
Bill Rooney's voice was as honey I'll
just fan you. young Teller. n e u
you're carryin' 4 concealed weapon
Carryin' = gun without 4 permit don't
60 In my Jurisdiction
Il am carrying a gun, Mr. Rooney.
80 I'll spare you the effort OF search
Ing me and produce my gun IT least
one second before you produce yourA"
Bill Rooney went white and then
pink. he wet his lips. and his glance
finched from T1chenor's and roved
over the courtroom Then the deputy
sheriff had a brilliant idea -It hap
pens / Amt wearin' my gun this
mornin'. Tichenor-"
Before the words were fairly OUT OF
his mouth he was gazing down the
barrel OF Nate Tichenor's pistol
Stand UP. turn your back on the
crowd and lift up your coaf-tails.~
came the ringing order
Tfchenor advanced upon the deputy
sheriff. thrust his gun in the ofncial
midrin and. with his left hand. mn
buckled : belt at Rooney's waist and
removed = pistol In = holster Then
he walked up on Judge Towle's daix.
broke his own pistol and exhibited 4
single empty chamber to the gaping
crowd
An empty pistol Is not 4 more
lethxl weapon than any other piece
Of hardware and when worn In 4 shout
der holster or under the coat-t1Ils.
doesn't rome under the head Of con-
ccAIed veaponx Here's your gun.
windbax-and returned the wrefched
Rooney his pistol. This weapon Of
mine. which ron thought was an army
automatic, In the latest model air-pis-
toll II shoots . tiny pellet that will
kill 4 bird. and i bought II recently
10 practice pistol shooting by killing
blue-jays around my ranch" He
turned his hack On Rooney. And now
fellow citizens. you know how brave
know just what peculiar thoughts oc-
casionaIly dit through the mind OF
your justice OF the peace Your local
Law mill is in bad shape and ought to
be reorganixed." He moved down the
aisle toward the door, and Joe Brain
erd followed
Nate said Joe Brainerd- .As one
outlaw TO the other tell me why you
made such pitiful monkeys out of
Towle and RooneyYr
well. that fool justice of the peace
had it coming to him for trying 10
take UP the Babson cUdgels against
you l concluded TO strike another
blow for the editor As for Bill
Roeney-weIl, / hold an ancient grudge
against Bill AT school l used TO carry
= gun for Owen Kershaw. The teach
er found 1t out and told the principal,
who ordered me to leave Ii home. |
refused. because ! thought | couldn't
afford to risk obedience In those days:
10 the principal told Bill Rooney on
me Bill was the night Waterman
| then, 10 he frisked me. ooh my gun
away from M and gave me a first
class ~thrashing- ! hesitated al max
Ing reprisals until / should be older
and stronger. when ! planned to give
Bin a thrashing with his " belt To
day Was my first opportunity"
-your clan had 4 reputation for
cold-bIooded courage and ferocity.
Nate-and you've revived IT, So today
you're = hero In Forlorn Valley. but
when you organize to deprive this
valley Of the water from Eden Valley
creek you're going to be the most
hated man in this county,
But I'm not going to deprive For