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Show t: ron wm gold. mm tlio '1Ko ' wc,,t "Sut" ""T ik1 rt cnt tl o Miuill lmelclioiml, 1 ut ivo i('ru wcro ltu"'u "w" 'our Lra8"1,,,", B l,,ul wK""Wiw i la -l "" rl"'1 ,,'a, n '"'el'1"'1' l!r WtlUDWaSllOt It KillRll) BW- "'t fitr Wlwtw minora to tlio point, ui OoM Ilutto Mining tompanj n,i .ariwl It, won tlint mi li r Uio ilriv in jcifcdt n- a lx with (lOOtiOiu v tewt cf now tens mul tn ontleu Tbo driver licit! IookoiI cry Uuo ,ya ho clrmo Ills four mtuUinH .. fj tlio tofllco wlicro lio toiilc ( I ur lint lciitlicr Imp, w liiih rij loudly of tlio Inuijiacit or "" t. jullnJtiOH of lliu Tlilml lei hiirlni; j, itofor letter writing our to tlio tul Utloii, ln.ro lio wan tii ' Laonthobov TlilnnsMeroKoIng ui'. ijnooif ttt homo lint win wlij co Jjtrowii fnco lorAetl noluiRiraplj Uluwu) liolioM Niloiwclj totho t " Hint tt an li In) cliuw wl to 1 J on tlio Ut of ' Jiltig" 111 IiUt c to. i m. h ianl miiitcliln I novi r oeoil l, wan w bat liuhnil Kihlnnlio J lt.jL.wly throw n tlio mnlllmg tj Lto llio wui'cra ' win t git no ilcccnt Snomiliyn. Notliln tor bo lia 1 'k r iwxlin-trioil tlict tlmo nn i,n tl I tft anything It lutein out i la of nvck I might innlm n it, lOiirlcrKmldiikli ImtitHa ht H i-n il long way nlT, nn mu n Suo PI nlio U U hi z tnouil no of Kn ut ' I v cant niltu nothlii tennmu ou ,, 111 it Whyln&im Hill ill Ibuohov ' U 1 1 (it tU.tt rlioiuiutiz Jew now , win n II voanobunlup uuaforohhowcfuii'd " H tl kalyl It' ii ilunncil Khnino H IVljrcuit Ililt prtt kuik thin tor ilo) J !l ;rult ' l:r 'UIll'"':"' '-UM I r I j, 19 t d a 1 n thir juorcr n n imw, 1 j o - 9 ulnl( '''r u" "u ,m '''"' n" "ui ' cjhm till thir wnrnt niiUiln Ur ffl Kt in tlio honw. t Rlio Zai.li 8irlng H er yo i ro n I hmi.il fool Hill linln t IH dro that Ho nlnt tor Uaiuofir rtlinhnli.sbrolvithit tilno Dill a H i ri).lit, but lion vnluckj Ilwn H I7111 fur a month l r hit n job, nn 1 H rat git it nonhoro Hon wllliu ' flj tcrvork. H tl ntan crutch ilucp in Hf tin riv. 1: waMiln out tiiliim if lio tv.U mnko liU lit t it. Tried It H t.-rciv.wbi nn didnt git enough to U; iilr of giim lioots. ho.i buVlnl U n that one ouil I p flaltl ho 1 Jim right iuti.r tho li jnilatfonncf j ci dldn t iin lib thoout" AnJtliul tho Ikix wai taken on, Li Uio ix nM ugent hn 1 nonn.tlilug tony Tint ' Mini thing' wiw not toLthSpiingcm liking UoiIilwiiI UiJcr than um r on tho bit if ilug, Uiltaivd tho haiil lunullu of tho cisuain bj nn unuocoHMary )nnk fa; of thonlni It wni n Kitio M (tibonbliatlvt tnwhickliU luhilr.vn ujwn tho Kldiiof tlio inn out brutcH uml turn thini Iikmo for too furt) inilo mn to tlol 1 Ilutto VTij liail h ) nciiliil n locluro fi om n lin ling of tho oiniw coiuiunj , nuil bjr tli ml 1 that binoolli jaw ml ngtnt Uro lookl ut liim w itli sut li darlc u-1 lout I "flity think 'con I got stood up &TO tir 1)1 ick Hotkn 1 w" lluiu I lu 1 is loa.1 o gol 1 tliot 1 mul to 1J Jivachwl to oer) thnu I go out now I iUi a full lmx Dunncl utoop taouklinil desk wttln houndal Id Lko tor itoo ouo on 'cm Imullln Ih j nllions when thnm a ;iiidii6tr IUnat em with anejo in big nn bar! Load Cant till mo thuy oul In t i,Ivo In '1 ho bwcot nt ftl, calfitkiu booted young lidiiril Ikar ain t n man nmoug 'cm " jcIi Hprmg.ra iudignjtloii wnj low hi muro comploto iHMkwion of lain tlnn Inl Imui hi fiollug of UnesiM n liltlo iiilki lut ho lul il liuntl lihnM.lf of junt now a not what ho woull liao k-ill "l ho olowl bis tmu MmtiinonU ylth nfiri uco to tho osiivw ngtnt u ituro. In lx.twn.il thowoiih nn us thonglit that llu ' hal mn Iwtiil him of liiulngaliaii.l In tho nwk U.k robbery It In 1 coino Jo li'in beforo lu what ho uillol a ' left linndod ' nj, mil ho lind had oticr outbui-kti of rightcouii hi lignn-"", lignn-"", but nono In w hich tho u lion nl M to great u tjmt of tlioin.nt Had tluit Inn tho rwison Ihoktago foinianj had cut down liU i.i) to 'JWtj auiouthl 'Uio chancM w ovo outltwns Itwaatoubl nned luenii W a lot of Huiiui hko tlieto ixii lo Vi cumo It eo liili IiiihIhII) uir n lwortnin who only wnutiil lihown "ouldnt it bino them ju.t ri&ht 1 o whlto diut of tho dewi t i-ollinl ''!' from tho intutiuipt hoofrt In litllo I ""j, anil n raj a of it iowilei y line oil wtil thotuinofthowhoiUlnlf 7U1 thiro tolw mifclit Ij tho """M mililriftcd Uhiiiillnn long """I tint follow od tho bmklionnl K a haunting Bpint boinetlm f J" light bre khifted It mmo imH uikju tin bncIclKjAnl and IU ""! hko lmvj tlioiiKlitt on tho "in I neo of n guilty man "would neno tfiim just rWitl "''II' tliat onlj thinl-tin thou ""I' What wnild Hi iwojlodittu Jl'o or (Ju I inalu where lo WoullHj kuowirciiolf bmnolml) "1'infaroff Ncada had duininil u off hbi ImUbwu-el and gonu bacL nnd got It after n fi w ilaj n-inaylw n wwkl It woull lmo to 1 nd rk nislit, woul In t It! You coul In I go nnd get n Inx Uko that lu tho ihy Uiiio nnd tako It onj wlnro for tho wholo country woul 11m out looking for tho mail who leal IL Jlaybo n inonlli. That woull bo Inter H would nil blow our by tlu t tlmo. Lou ne, woull Itt Ten tliufud wn n goo.ldol Tliow ntngokton K.r wcro always ulriklnf tho bot on tho wrong dii) Tile noer got ko much iu that nt ono lnul In to molitlw, tlipn lorluiiM two montln Hut It w oul I ha o lo lio wi 11 hi I lou An 1 tho Ihoiihht Kluck lo him, do-Hillo do-Hillo nil nttemjU to klip it off, though by tho time ho lull dihiu tho inuMnngn Into lll can) on hi liidlgiiiiUoiintlmlnxlioimtuipi'cti-d I) tho coinny had died down Tho lKixnthl fiet liul takoii on u now lnoaiilng for him It meant tinart guwtn for Iho wifo It meant n good hehoolliig for tho children Tliewo Ilvo llttlo oniii hn 1 had n hard ' nnt-Ho nnt-Ho ' of it lo get what fen K-rnH of liiimiugtho) had tlinarnr iiiauageil to cluti lit mil im fur cloth w liny Wfro ilrewcl liko juvenllo iicniw crows. en nil tho hard ncnitehlng woul I Im our if lin daiwl to do what many nnoriicr hard I uliul man hod douo IlcKihlng tho wholo matter down to n lain, ilmr cut I mtionl tiou ItwiM after nil mini ly n iiim Hon of ' nervo " IleiDwailhoplaeolodoit Itlght hero, where tho high hcrnggl) roekii, with tho imtdies of Nigel null ntop. camo im nnir to tho buckbwml It could 1 thrown over there, nnj wlurc, into tho Migcbmrh It woul I be lis will conccolod nstliouf,libiirieil iu rlx feit of mrtli Tho huckbonrd lin 1 rouelint tho top of a I lie, donn gnide Zueli put on tho 1 mko nnd twlntiil tlio reins nlmut tho bmko Inndlo As If nliout lo t iko n huigo Into loo col I water, ho readied din it for tho lux lliitnultablt. Ho tool. otT his big Hombii ro ami hung it i n n 1 nijeetlugnxk Then lUuliing out till nit thootcr ho tnt n tullct through Iholnlm of tho hat, whteli ho tin n repl ereil ou hi howl Plough It lnd been hot enough w'ioii luiHtnrleil out from Thimllo filing therosoemeil to Kiuelilll in tlionirjtotnow Would they lxlklo t'lo utory that ho woul 1 li io to eon foot oun though ho allowed them tho holo in tho lint brim! What would ho caro whether tl c till or not I The nlreailj Mipoctcl him If liolul thoiiamo ho might us well lm u thn g'llne I lo looked nt u KjKit whero tho B.igebruih eJiMirwl thiel; it nnd m i lo n mental throw or tw o hint ntutlvo wuj, iuonkr to '(it thodUtniKi " Tlieu ho 1 il 1 twoni n ous lian Is on tliolnt Hognoulitllotuc. Inl howhiiirylt w isl Could it lio iosmx! oer tin ronfter nil! It might hau toliocunieel Ho llfteil it upon tho Kent ' la Ihlmblo hprlug Htago IJno " WliatwastliOH iimjIh putting on kucIi n iliri-ction as thitf It wn.1 tho only w ay It coul 1 go. Tho onh wi And that wn wns now eltw.il for ho wns nliout to 'GeHl'knintthe trait jou ou Zneh hpringcrl Kaiut the tnwt Oil Zachl ho burnt out liunnwl 4 os, but why don t tiny d ns any othirili'unt iiilnlu compuj doew turn their Ktull Into tho lunik nt 'iiiM nrter its minted) Whatlu 1 ell do they want i li it up thin ' Well nfternll that was their lnul nciw. lint bo couldnt lo trantcil Wliat woull 11)11 wijl I till wns nu honest man. Ho woull Ute-h with Minnie our) tlmo Ids brother sniuio was miutloued after that, for of rourM) lie would 1 now buo woull noir6usiieet Au kind if u ttory w ould lmmlioozlo he r Hill was sinirt. Ho coul I jut two and two together nsiiuickl) as mi) iiiiiu in tho couu tr) Aul)et Ilillhinuilf was a lit tie reckless houietlmes Holiilbin.u nctlng ery quoorof liti and huil lice n oir lo Johnson 6 n ooddenl, think lug nnd j laying cunlj w llli tho bojs Tint woull nut da Dill Hunt bo lookul nfter lio wns only u joung fellow n ini iv lu) , r en if he ha I bocii tl) ing to rabo n niustnclio late 1) m, 11111 wiw n gool doul )oungerthnn he Wh), ho romemUreil well tho day ho win lwm, when they took him iu to show him his luwUiby brother Ho UMil to carry Hill all nioun 1, nnd ho was tlio Iiit ono to t.tand him on his legs tin 1 tr) to mnko him nl!ct Ho remembered how ho hmhI to hurt his own hew! win u Hill got u knock by falling out of his high i hnlr Hill w as jiu.t ns mm li to him now ns e or, an 1 tlioso knocl s which futo tin 1 tho w niknease s of his nature w i ro gi lug Iiliu now hmt him just us Unlh worw licrhaps thun the) did lliother 11111 Uliiitnoiihinilliuyl Ho lit 1 his hauibi upon tho box iignin It woull lo safo enough behind be-hind tho roelts tlmo undu tho sago-brui sago-brui ns mifo ns If ' (lit up tluir d n)ol Oit, Iltiek sklul (lit oil Clnbol Yo Ini) eiit tciv (l)iugl' All 1 down iViiio Iho long lah uiion tlio dust co ciwl UtcKs of thu lnnxtansM mil off down tho long gralo they run rial Ing tho dust lly iu tho i an) onus it ne ei flow lie-fire lie-fire 1 or jch lind gnu.iil tlio it. Liu iu u gi-ip of Iron, nn 1 lulh his big cowhido boots wero iiliinted flnnh on tho lxix 1 lliU'u is what I rail gohiliill)-ty gohiliill)-ty f litl ' li ) uit 1 tui mlnutos l.id r, iu they wero ftlll Hying down tho giadt ' Hut I lost soino tlmo w 1th n 1 1 lined fool notion th.it I orter n Ik n llrkeil for ovcrthlnl 111 una minlt W al tl miutauns I ot n kxl let 11 ikln up fe r it now, though The) il mou bo til n lilher 111 git to tho half wa) liiil'.-) in nuarteTi fun hour an 1 tin n 1 11 tako n good hum I feel llnlir nenous )lt Thet em n is n diirmxl lnavy had on u uiaus uiud rl s mi tho supiiu toml nt up lo (loll Unit) Is w rreiu nl" mt It too Nov er mm 1 1 1' felli r, ) oil 11 teo that fctuir stowed uwu) iu ler bfo utoiv uuudowu 1 W huts tlnn A hold up, turo ns s'lnotm'" Out from behlnl n tall rock n man with n lleeo of dsrk calico it or his fnoo nnd ii my lu-o Win chestirln his hand lull sullinlv ipruug, mi I tlio luuvln of tho rillo looked right Into ach s 1 Ig round eyes. Tlio bmko fccraiod tho wheels nn 1 mailo the pjwrks lly Iho mustangs mus-tangs cam j to n Midi'eu stand Thcro wns no getting by Unit W 'Jiriiostcr ' I reckon you o got tlio drip on me stranger tludiiurcooll) modo remark 'fali(kupm) luiilsl In coiir) I will, cf )otl Insist on it, but I tell )ir thei ire mil. tunn ii might) sklttlrh mi its on tin dimn (Mdo Si)erneeiliitHliiwtlf they Mnrlup, furitlllio)our own fiult I Hjw )er urUr this cro Imxl Tlirowltouil Itstooblnnie.lli.uv) for thnt. ull hov ter i,lo in n lift ' Tho mail Willi tho gun had ml nolhliigl 1 ut tho subtleties of Iho holding tipprociiwwo not mlino hut that arli undentooiloier) wnu of tho strangers hand mil ouy shrug of his nliotil lens whin tho wiiv nuil shrugs mount nn) thing -'ichhnl ln-ui hell up boCore 11, ot tho calico uink did not step for wnnl atoncii In thlsMiggostlou that ho rlmul 1 assist In inking off tho lnx ho Mtniiil lo sntiicvt borne lrl k ll il onoot 'Jiihs Imii Is wns lull id ft mil tho other with tho four reins in it was on Iho Uml of hisslKullir Tlio man edged up to tho buiklnnnl Si hanging tho wenjion wh! li lio 1 resented at Huchg ho.ul for u hiv bhot reioUor Thinks slmngir,' nail Zuih with fireiil lu. rrimmit 'I luui liko to lm ouo o' tin m air long lr n led thing p luted nt mi Tlu) shoot too duiu straight 1,'on, huiu )oure Witlilds foot lo idioreil tho lux nlong until it was msir tlio tilguof tho wagon "Thai it Is, Iiolpxnursclf i but ) i II fl 1 1 it it blariel hwn ) 1 ml li r (nek, cf jcr giilu far oier fori) ihhuhIs Tho roblMrs fingers gi iil tlio Imx In rvirtlxl) 'A given tin at tho I Ix," tliougl t .icle, Mebbo tluir 11 bo mi oinnln hen )lt," iTio roblicr 1 1 Unl and hrulcd at tho lux, but It woull lint lulge f r it wns c-iught on il nnllhend In the luttoinof the wagon luhli feur li.li mulety to wviuii tho gull bu luwuvd tho re toller n liltlo mil gnisil thn lux witli liolh linn Is. hvvllth .uhs rKhtliaiil fell to 1 is hip nnd ont ho wlilijieil his brlgut barreli I plst I ' (lot thudouldnip stnmgerl Its no go ho shouted Tut that wee; Indaowu )ou toolffi rtliemnu wns iwi-ing his iWol 'iou Tontl Tlien biko that A Hash n report, and back fell tho rol l r without a i um'.i His llngeis elawetl tho dust for n moment ns If ho w e nt gni mg for n hi 1 1 on life Hut tho liol I was li it to lu hn 1, nn 1 liogneolt up, nudliy thiiv ipiietl) lu tho dust Tliodiiur f ho; oil his pUlol into Us huUur nt d wtieil thosmvit fnin hlsbron It Las been uilowslnio for tho box mil a closer thaofor him 'Tiikes n jnrte keen im ter fit cmn) with Ol'neh niter nil, 'In ehuekliil, hi lingliig llhtl) from tho lueklunnl, while a hroal Kinilo lit up his brow u f neo ' Tills 'ero means a big mio from tho htago eomp n) an a litui Inil er twufnun tho(, M ilutto fulks I guess the) 11 think tho nl' man s "bout il(,lit nitir this, lloomyfur luxim) 1 in) stocks rizl lu'wav up tir nliumlnil nn lift) hoop o-o) Haw haw h iw I ' Ho htooiiod donn our tho dead man mid lifted tho bit of cloth from his face "AlinlglityOodl Its Uilll -I'miik Ikillt y illlLml In Argonaut, |
