Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-03-20

A marshal was found. He entered the
| theater ticket office and arrested KEEL
sey, who was still lying across Adams.
The boy stage driver escaped spend
| ing the night in Jail by putting up
bond and giving his team and wagon
as security.
The next morning when the case
was called Kelsey told his story
| showed his contract with Adams to
the judge and declared that he was
ready to take the consequences.
1T is my belief" said the judge to
Adams, that you intended to beat
| the boy out of his hire. You are fined
| $40 and costs"
Told to Use the Law
AS Kelsey was leaving the court the
| Judge called him back. THAT sort of
| justice is not found in the books" he
said. Next time you have bill to
| collect. get out an attachment, be-
cause.-The looked at Kelsey solemnly
-"the next justice that tries you
might have more regard for precedent
than I have. Goodby."
The Adams contract being termin-
| ated, Kelsey picked up two new pas
| sengers, Thompson, newspaper So
licitor, and Rafferty,, a rubber pad
salesman. They both had guns. seven
| shooters of % caliber, and were fond
of telling what good shots they were.
AS the stage neared 1.-The French
woman's place." name for tavern
on the Helena-Deer Lodge road. two
masked men stepped out from behind a
boulder and covered the driver and
passengers with shotguns. presumably
| loaded with buckshot.
J. tr1,, 1nf
! Thompson and Rafferty, were stripped
of every cent. Kelsey's roll was in the
oat sack and wasn't found by the
robbers He had on his person rs cents
and a cheap watch. The highwaymen
inspected his pockets and gave him
back his property.
Hungry as wolves, Kelsey and his
passengers arrived at 1.-The French
| Woman'S."
The known capital of the party was
! rs cents. Three hungry men were able
to buy all the bread and milk they
could eat and drink for that amount.
I'VE enjoyed it, too" said Kelsey.
At Deer Lodge Thompson raised some
money and paid his bill. Rafferty,
borrowed ST from the driver.
Both Thompson and Rafferty, had
thrown their "seven-shooters" in the
brush in disgust Immediately after be-
ing held up, else they might have sold
them in Deer Lodge.
Kelsey and his passengers left Deer
. Lodge at 9 a. NJ, and arrived in Butte
at 80 p m. Rafferty, agreed to pay
his bill, S11, at 7 p. m. at the Gen.
tennial hotel, which stood on the pres
ent site of the Hennessy store.
He didn't keep his word,' said
Kelsey, land I started to look for him.
I found him playing faro bank over
Clark's bank, corner of Main and
Broadway. He had a big pile of chips
in front of him. 1 went up and whis-
pered, I'd like to have my money
Rafferty, looked up at me, as cold
as an oyster. Don't bother me when
I'm playing he said. I wouldn't loan
my brother cent until get through
I started to speak, but Rafferty, mo-
toned me away with a lordly gesture.
I'll loan no money to you while I'm
playing he said.
French Levy was the lookout man.
He swung his chair and motioned me
aside. 'Mooching the players is not
permitted in this house. he said
severely.
Il explained matters to him." KEEL
sey continued. Levy listened gravely.
The only thing I can do for you, kid.
is this he said. That man has a
pile of chips in front of him. If you
take what he owes you you won't get