The Glacier reporter., 1958-01-30
CONTINUED NOVEL
'NORTH OF FORT BR|DGER"
By Wilbur G. Renshaw
BY - Wilbur G. Renshaw
Second lnstallment)

tSSSOIN
The ruthless intruder pulled
his gun. Two shots rang out al.
most as one Both man and boy
went down. The stranger fell
forward on his face, dead, witt,
Tins bullet through his middle
only half an inch from his heart
Tim was not hit but had purpose
" dropped to the ground. He had
figured that if he could avoid
being hit the first shot, he him.
self might get in another before
any other telling shots could be
placed at him. The sudden fall
to the ground was to make
harder target for the next shot
if there were to be one.
The shooting woke the ruffian
who was asleep in the house.
With his gun in hand he rushed
to the door. There he found his
pardner. face down about ten
feet from the porch. Thirty some
feet north was the woman with
another person.
Tim was just getting up from
his prone position when the fel.
low looked out Of the house. Tim
saw him and the fellow quickly
raised his gun and fired. Mrs.
Watson was almost in line be.
tween her son and the man in
the doorway but within inches
Of Tim. The slug just fired from
the house hit Mrs. Watson in the
back slightly below the shoulder
blade She fell forward into her
sons arms. The only word she
ever spoke after she was hit was
"Timmie'
After firing that first fatal
shot the assailant made a break
for the barn which was practi.
cally in a straight line with Tim
as he still held his mother. He
ran around Tim 10 the east and
shot twice more while Tim tried
to lay his mother on the ground.
Neither shot struck Tim. but
he later discovered that one had
pierced his mothers knee. BY the
time he had his mother straight
on the ground the murderer was
entering the barn. The following
several seconds presented a dif.
ficult decision for Tim to make.
Should he stay with his mother
or 60 after the guilty one. He
didn't want to leave his beloved
one. but neither did he intend
for = base. lowborn rat who had
taken her from him to get away
without paying dearly.
Tim jumped up and ran toward
the barn. He still carried his gun
in his right hand. As he reached
the door from the right side. he
could see through the cracks in
the logs.
Coming out with his horse was
the wanted one. Tim stepped
back to let him clear the door.
So far the man had not seen Tim.
He started to swing onto his
horse. Tim grabbed him with his
left hand. In his other was his
gun which he crashed down on
the larger mans head with q
terrific blow. At the same time
the man fired his gun but not 1t
Tim. II was muscular reaction
after the shock of the blow on
the head. His Dragon had fired
its last shot in the particular
fracas. The worthless brute fell
to the ground with his head
crushed and his body quivered
momenarily. He was dead.
CHAPTER II
The ensuing two weeks were
the saddest and hardest times
Timothy Watson had ever expert.
enced. He buried the jewel Of
his existence. his mother. A cor.
oner's jury had refused to retain
him on the grounds Of self de
fense. Later /, developed tha,
the two outlaws were deserters
from General Prices army and
had long records Of unlawful
deeds One was Boone Davis Of
Texarkana. Arkansas, the other
Ike Lukins who hailed from
Springfield. Missouri.
Since losing his mother one
thing only possessed Tins mind.
That was to leave that country
entirely. Neishbors had been
helpful and thoughtful since his
fsther had gone TO the war. Tie