Show I t i OLD MISERY Continued from yesterday esterday I know it You i knew new I it But keep out or of monto places Dont Don't fight against the law My new medicine toPs tells m me you can be happy if you want to be The gIrl seized his hand and embarrassed embarrassed em em- him by losing osing self control and weeping Come come he hI mumbled do you OU young streak of or scarlet When Im I'm down Mexico way Ill I'll drop in tn and end say howd howdy She released his hand and re remained remained remained re- re silent Old Misery said goodbye to Sailor lIon Den and then patted Dill Bill Williams' Williams head but said nothing Turning back he ha fished a along along long ong plug of tobacco from flom his lIs shirt and gave it jt to Weymouth saying Three good sized chaws chaw a a. da day When Maria Marla gits home shell she'll re remember remember re- re member Bills Bill's n Po mountain man and hankers for it Come along youn youn- ker Were We're killing top too much time Gilbert shook h hands with the two men and then wave his hla hand to the girl Goodbye Senor Gilbert Luck I. I Uin in your our face faco Ii it ft not You willbe will willbe willbe be ver vel happy happ some somo day I am ver sorry I told your name But If I vu angry again gain I might tell toll It The senorita back in the East Beat would Good Goodbye by to Maria Ill I'll always re remember Ie ic- member you kindly Youre You're to blame for tor nothing I was WIlS just juet a fool what Misery calls MUS Come come hoarsely prompted the mountain man Ive given the pi pipe po and weve we've sung the travel song Were We're Big Shields and pitch our lodges forth In the vy Klo camping circle Wo We have the care of ot ga- ga and will wilt count many coups Mustn't lost no more time Lime younker And with his concluding farewell he struck II up III the tho ridge and never once glanced back ack Not until within with within in a v t fl miles n of the river liver loud he halt a lInd tid i iia I Ii their to ha hs gloom gloomy companion compan compan- ion you wont won't know v lt It its it's n It road when you tee see It he ho ran on So we wont won't take It yet a while Tho Thomay may have ha men watching It for fur the hose ho thieves ef and Id I'd halo to have ha w flu u up l It mistake Well We'll 11 amp hero and take a R look at u thins things In the rooming morning Once down side l' l have hats to tu buy ur or steel lul oma ome hosse from fellers that stole em over this side the ridge sidge Hope they wont won't forgit Bills Bill's Id I'd ruther turned him into the woods but ped hed he'd make for the first man he saw being that like Uke and the man would shoot him him being that blind he couldn't tell a n. mountain man of a bar from a a. common common common com com- mon grizzly Well VeIl well Living seems to be made up of quitting doIng doing doing do- do Ing things and beginning new things You Just stick along with me younker If It you hanker for gold I know places paces where you ou can find it easy Lots of or it it Theres There's the Snake River countr country Theres There's the Bitter BitterRoot BitterRoot BitterRoot Root country Ive I've scuffed I my mr feet teet over dozens of or rich placer mines but I never was fool nough Murieta what he thinks of ot me Hell He'll tell you I 1 can lick a tribe of ot panthers panthers panthers pan pan- in iii a n. knife scrimmage steal more hones than you ever grazed in these parts and that Ive I've tossed away more moro dust than you folks ever stole Again the veins over the leaders leader's temples stood out like whipcords and his men were quick to read lead the sign and give ground Those nearest nearest nears near near- est s the door slipped out Martins Martin's voice olce was so faint taint as to tobe tobe tobe be scarcely audible as h Ii Misery Mis Mis- er cry ery Damn you and your our gall Youre You're di digging your grave with your tongue Think my boys or I r will stand for tot such euch high talk much longer longe High talk tall scoffed the mountain man lash Why I aint said a word yet et that I cant can't make malee good Ask Murieta what he thinks of or Old Man Trouble Ask Asic any of ot his men how many thousands in dust Ive I've tossed awa away to them that needed Ask Ills His repented repeated reference to his generosity gen gen- enraged Martin to the breaking point and with p. p hissing intake of ot breath he yanked a n. gun from his hla trousers trouser and slowly brought it down full Gilbert Gil bert starin staring through the tha window held his fist to his mouth to keep from screaming in terror Bommer hoarsely ventured The old fool is drunk Chief With a swing of his head Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin whined Damn you rou ou Bommer Fingers Finser In my dish ls- ls I dont don't like it You ou boyn I I know I dont don't Wee like It And even Bommers Bommer's e eo eyes es fell beI be- be I sore the tho flaming glance glane I am mato grizzly grizzly bar medicine shouted Old Misery Reckon Ill I'll give the bar dance And as Martin was as resuming his threatening pose pOlle the mountain man dropped his hands before him and commenced an awkward ludicrous dance his head hend rolling roiling from side to side as tame bears in the coast const towns to were taught taus-ht to do Martin stood ri rigid ld the revolver ovel aimed but butI I the antics of the grotesque figure gure caused C the onlookers to forget torset the tile I Impending tragedy and furtive smiles grew into broad grins n as 1111 tho the mountain man assumed the double role of trainer and animal and II gave ga orders and obE obeyed ed them With a n. terrible oath but spoken in a peevish falsetto Martin thrust his gun un into his waistband md and complained com con I cant can't shoot the old fool tool when hes he's drunk but I will when lies he's sober Here lieu comes cornea a nan man riding hard yelled Gilbert at the tile window Martin followed by hy all in the cabin hurriedly passed outside TIe The newcomer was riding at a smart gallop but not pressing his mount Somes was the first to recognize him and called out Williams Williams' I Martin advanced to toward the outlaw outlaw out out- Ilaw law anI and waved his hi hand han in greet greet- ing Obviously h Williams in eon onie esteem The bandit leaped leupelt I from his hlA horse horne and shook hands hand with Martin and nodded genially tl to the men Thin The latter admired hint him for being a 11 lone worker and one on who could take desperate chanies When hen gate gare lighted on Old Misery he ho looked tho the surprise he be was feeling and ind exclaimed ed You here old ola man Well Im I'm not trying to hold you up again Continued tomorrow |