The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-04

down and OF course l knoWeo ne
was shot. Nom run in to the room
where I was in the corner, because
a slug had come in and hit me IN
the arm. I run over to her and l
could see her i'l' bit from the light
out of the kitchen. She was kind OF
moaning. 1t was two men,"
"They just shot twice, as soon as
your pa opened the door?" Con
prompted him.
"Shot a lot of times. Two men
done it. They come in the room
where we was and Nom told 'em
she was shot, too. She says to him
that she was dying. They brought
the lamp in and looked to see If she
was. I just laid still by her. One
was a towhead, same's me. He
cussed a lot about Nom being shot
and waved his six-shooter around.
And he grabbed the blesserhome
and wiped his six-shooter with it"
Grabbed the what?" Caramba
thrust in.
"The blesserhome! Aw, you know
them things women makes to stick
UP in houses! God-bless-our-
home; that's about what they al
ways say. He wiped out his six
shooter with it"
Con and Caramba stared at each
other, then nodded.
81 said to Monk Irby that it was
bad luck" Con drawled. "And we'll
try to make it come true, huh, Ca
ramba? Well! I'll take her down.
It's going to be dark before we
make it.
Men came out of darkness when
he drove into the Wheel yard and
up to the kitchen door. Gale Goree
and Tension pushed up to the wagon
and Con answered their surprised
questions shortly.
Mrs. Tension came out, Janet at
her heels. She called for lights.
"Janet," she said briskly, ''you
trot in, honey, and fix the bed in
the west bedroom. The boys will
bring her in. Peek! you and Gale
and Twenty and Perch carry that
mattress. Careful! Where's her boy?
Is he hurt much?"
She went in ahead of them, calling
to Mexican house servants. The
four carried Mrs. Gracey into &
clean, orderly room and put the ole
mattress down. Mrs. Tension looked
at it and clucked, then waved then
out.
Lets get to work, Janet! If we
want you men, I'll call. Peek! we
can't wait for the doctor. Sene
somebody to town, fast! He may
not show up for week. My heart:
an old story to him and think HI
just comes out for barbecued chick
en-. Scoot!"
In the kitchen, Tension looked a
Goree, then at Con-
"You better make the ride" h
drawled. "Grab some coffee and
chunk of meat and catch up fresl
horse. If the doctors not in town
trail him. He sent word today tina
he might be two-three days gettin
out"
He reached behind him to the bi
coffee pot and motioned to a cur
When he had poured the coffee h
, set out steak and biscuit. Con toll
them what the boy had seen an
! heard, between bites of his SUP
, per.
, "But how-come you know it wa
! this damn Monk Irby used the mo-
: to for gunrag?" Goree asked him.
'Monk rode up to Caramba an
! me yesterday, on his way to Onops
> He had that motto"
: "Wel, if you run into him in towr
you let him alone" Tension ordered
"Ten Janton-the constable-abol
: it. But let him handle it. Get tn
. doctor and come on back"
i Con nodded and went out to I'll
n hitch Pancho. Goree came afte
' him and picked a black horse fc
5 the ride to town.
e Con came into Onopa near mit
e night and banged at the doctor
door until a weary, resigned voic
y answered. Then he explained h
! errand.
g 81 can 60 out pretty early tomo
row." the doctor told him. "But
have got to be here tonight. Sic
II woman here, too. She'll about reao
crisis around daylight. Are yc
o staying?"
v SCI reckon. I'll side you out.
q have to hunt up Janton."
II "Come by around breakfast tim
a then. I'll know what can do abo1
d leaving"