Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-08

for the hospital.
4 The shocked onlookers saw then for
the first time how western llImbermen
fought They did not use savate, or
fists. It was wrestle, throw, kick bite.
gouge, tear hair, swing the knee where
1t would do the most damage, elbow
I an opponents throat then perhaps
1 bend the whole man backward until
his spine snapped in two places
+ After that no one sought battle with
\ Shannon, though there was one slen-
I der. rather pa1e-faced young fellow
/ who c0ughed Just q tribe, back Of his
4 hand-who had seen that slaughter OF
Olaf Peterson, and who had not crtnged
or toadied TO the victor.
This young fellow was sick. He lived
In q tent on the bluff above the Slate
river, which is really just a creek flow
ing southwark into the Saskatchewan.
He had Cree to cook for him. and he
/ went his own way. No one knew much
about him, except that he was trying TO
cure his lung trouble by living out in
the sun, summer and winter.
Jack Lewis. as he was known up
here, had started forward to stop the
killing. Of the Swede. But he had
stopped and let the regular inhabitants
Of the place manage their own af-
fair. But the pale youth had looked at
Black Bart in a curious way-almost as
though he despised the exhibition of
brute strength, and was minded to take
hand himself.
Jack also had seen jeanette. His eyes
followed her hungrily, but he never
spoke The girl was aware of him, but
probably would kill him, II he stayed.
Perhaps he thought so, too. Just the
same, he stayed.
Etienne. because Of his prospecting
trips, knew nothing at all OF the bully
from the west. How suddenly and ter
rible he did Learnt
jeanette had refused Shannon twice,
when he asked her to 60 to church
with him. This Sunday. coming out
with Etienne, sudden panic smote
the girl. Here, stalking along behind
them as they stroIled down toward the 1
creek, came the giant woodsmanl
The girls heart fluttered, and she /
caught Etienne's hand with a convul-
siye squeeze. Look out for this onel"
she whispered in warming "He is q bad
man, and hate hinl"
Surprised. Etienne turned to look
with q beginning frown at any indi-
vidual who could incur the censure Of
Jeanette-she who always spoke the
best she knew of every one. Then his
eyes widened. He had glimpsed this big,
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any motions toward Jeanettef
That second trouble same. Striding
straight toward the pair, Shannon
growled in his chest. Il do not like
little frogs to play IN my garden" he
said. showing white teeth IN a flash
ing smile that was mostly snarl.
That second he thrust the heel Of
his left hand straight into the face
OF the astonished and unprepared
IA
such fashion that the smaller man was
lifted cleanly from his feet. thrown
backward, and half stunned by the
blow, plus the impact Of the solid
ground upon his shoulders.
~OhIr cried jeanette. "Ohl" She felt
herself taken firmly by the arm and
hlrtled along as IL the bulk of q great
brown bear had her.
She was no untempered sweet moth
Ing, though. She Immediately fought
TO get free And Etieune, scranblfng
up, bis face Redeemed with shame be-
meath the bronze Of his skin, rushed
straight to aid her He flung both arms
about the big man and yanked him
tree from the girl
just what happened during the next
len seconds, Etienne never knew. Shan
non smashed him down, beat him.
need him, lifted him and slammed
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grabbed him by the heels. Even as
Jeanette, Mortified, ran forward to
'crmnn 8 pleading for mercy, Black
3art swung his victim, almost uncon-
|ci0us now. Then--hoI
BkaGk Bart shouted. and let 90 his
sx1p om Efienue's ankles The trApper
Iew 0uk through the sir. The ground
II the stream bank sloped downward
usk there, SO he kept going q fun Is
n 90 feet. Thenl-splashl
He had fallen into two feet OF creek
vaEex. suffering no more DAMAGE but
'eang shocked by the chill water to
and q fun, szaanaed real
zm&aen kaam& 5eansk&e ha4 AnHn him
'sakem agd dHsgrace6 And m0@ she was
Iaugasa8 away, her arm Aaf@Ks0cked with
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