The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-30

l Lee Salu, I'll close tne DIinQS." H( crept across the floor, reached ur and pulled down the shades. Ther he wriggled back to q position be side his wife. Terrified. clutchins at each other. they huddled on the floor there. Hours passed, or [ period that seemed like hours, Our. side the shooting continued, but as darkness settled 1t grew less in. tense and finally ceased. There was the sound of running feet and much shouting. The MacReadys heard someone say: "Lynchers P And the cry was immediately ta. ken up and repeated by a dozen throats.
 Minutes later dull glow showed against the curtain. Lee crawled across the floor and peeped out. They've hung three menr' he re ported. His face was white. And they've built a fire and are cele- brating!"
 Mrs. MacReady gasped and slumped forward. Lee picked her up and carried here to the bed. After while she regained con- sciousness, but was too weak to move. Lee lay down beside her and did what he could to be a con- fort. A long interval passed, and then the red glow grew faint and died. The sound of shouting di- minished and presently there was
 stiffness. For the first time Lee
 relaxed. He lay for a long time,
 expecting to hear footsteps ap-
 preaching their room, or a re-
 newal of the hubbub in the street.
 At length, overcome by complete
 exhaustion, the MacReadys slept. | Day had come when they awoke.
 Lee climbed off the bed and timidly
 lifted up the curtain. It was some
 what of shock to discover a
 quiet, unassumlng and peaceful
 country; hard to believe that the
 horrors of the night before had
 actually taken place here. A hun.
 dred yards up the street three
 Imp bodies swung In the breeze.
 Lee shuddered and turned away. | Come on," he said. Let's get
 out of here."
 | Below stairs pleasant-faced
 young man was standing behind
 the desk. It was only when he spoke that the MacReadys recog. nized their host of last night, with out his beard. He smiled at them. Enjoy our little celebratlon?" he asked. q gave you the only front room we had left, so you could get good view"
 Lee merely stared. celebration?
 he said, sounding rldiculously like l an echo.
 The young man nodded. "Of course, being from the East, you
 wouldn't know about Dusty Rem- brandt. Worst bandit this section of the country ever had. Twenty five years ago today he was cap- tured and hung with two of his henchman. We celebrate the event every year by staging a pageant exactly as 1t happened on that memorable day. Those dummies you see hanging in the square rep- resent Rembrandt and his lieuten- ants The old stage is the one used | to bait the outlaws into town. Sher- If Wells, the man who made the capture, led yesterdays posse" The young man laughed. Its a great , day here. All the men grow . boards and the women wear calico | dresses. The affair winds up with
 a bonfire and then a dance at the
 Circle R ranch.'
 g Lee gulped and stared at his g whe. Mrs. MacReady said: Then ,. then 1t wasn't real?'
 ], The young man shook hls head. 9 Hooked almost real, didn't it?" - he said proudly.
 f An hour later the MacReadys
 bumped out of town in their car ? and on their faces were expressions . difficult to describe. Presently they . came to a crossroad and Lee , pulled up. Wed better turn here,"
 he said, land get back to the main 3 automobile route. It'll be easier 3 driving and guess things of ex- citing nature are just as apt to
 happen there as any place." [ Mrs. MacReady nodded sadly. 3 There was disappointment in her ? face. T guess so," she said.