Show AS MODEL WEAPON Old Old Man G Greenhut ut Finds It 1 If Useful in Emer Emer- gency I AN END TO QUARREL J With Wit limo tho Skill of or q I III II Who 10 SH n a Aco le I Hilmi In ml c I J I so Somebody mid afterward that w me I od had l called somebody a R. liar Itar but no nu explanation was siai ever er mode made of ot tho the circumstance which mum ut have ha f provoked that utterance Ifa I a visiting ho e however r. r had chanced to look ook In at the thy door of oC old mail man Green Green- 11 In Arkansas Arkana City one JP In May Ia 18 18 he ho would have ad mal el no doubt as ac to in what followed Th The visiting stranger of or course cour I not havo o known who the thear varDUS vart var var- arou t ioui DUS ou sons PersOns were who were so JoiO actively oly Agitating themselves 08 after the tho utter utter- of or tho the word If It It was wo uttered uttered- Shut but of ap n a R matter of ot fact tact nearl nearly all an the 1 of ot tho the place were there there and two or three strangers a. a as W I I. I ti i One Olle of oC these heal strangers might have ha bon It a lumberman from Crom appearance S lie lic stood well over u six feet teet In height find tind was CUI broad brawny brawn and loose t- t jointed l In makeup A As he called himself himself him him- self Melt Ole cn and said that ho came caine from Crom Minnesota the Rs assumption that S t- t the the was WM a lumberman was not lie tile lie had the he complexion of ot a Swede S Ithe the assured confidence nce of oC an American AmericanS S citizen anti and the manners of one who lives much In the tile woods 5 I Another was vas a small active Intel Intel- looking person might have ha n a lawyer and whom n ad- ad as WI Mr Hibbard tJ 3 A third was a cr very fat tnt gentleman of oC a R. prosperous appearance Time The understanding un un- un- un In City was that this man who vho hull had registered terell at tho the hotel MM ui George Jones I of St. St Louis Las Was a capitalist on hn wa way to in- in some lIds In the Interior of pf Arkansas A anti and that he had hall brought Jibe tho others with him to guide hl his Judgment Judg Judg- I ment on the question of oC purchasing Ils Nobody has haR ever I explained how llo these e three en caine mo to be In fn oh oi ohman man luau Greenhut's saloon The Time of oC the hotel had hat said MId that Jak and Jim BlaIsdell haci lu hn made mado acquaintance with Jones Jone in n the thc landlords landlord's barroom and had hull tempted him with specious statements appertaining apper to tu time tilt game of draw poker t I Mr Ir however to has hus al always nl- nl himself with smiling ways UH c contented nt itt thIH Another story was ya tho ho three cre A ere hunting trouble and und still u-r u r which seemed more probable was vas that hut they were In lu search of ot refresh refresh- h- h As It proved ed th they found both A I 1 liml lir ht nil fl nir mg li i ou i iV not n L moru f 1 lh limn n t r o or r I u r nue Hio tho n i riy Ii u J tie n voni onn v 1 o e vort l of ur them were J I In l Presently they spoke o oI 1 it I draw poker It was curious how draw poker was talked about In man mun Grec place llac Then jut juit after the obnoxious lR word was va spoken spoken spoken-if IC cn-IC If indeed Indell It was vas spoken spoken- the visiting stranger er looking in at time the I door would have seen everybody hOlI In Ini i the room start sudden suddenly to his feet thC Ho would also have havo seen t had his eyes ces b n active enough nough numerous happenings V Yields I Derringers el I I. I Joe Dassett Bassett drew a large navy re- re John yOI er from his hla hip pocket took two old fashioned derringers one In each hand from his hisS N Vest OtIl pockets S Sam lm lar pearsall alt clutched the hilt of or a neat the base baso bowie knife somewhere of or his skull and brought rou bt It around of or him bun like a Hash flash It was In Iii front J I noticeable that the blade blado of oC the tho knife r protruded from the tho thumb side Ride o of his Ills hand as a trained knife clinched not i. i lighter S always nl his weapon tho the little linger finger side as boys from jt fr theirs holds und actors on the stage Old Ohl man sidestepped L nimbly nimbi behind his Imis bar i and J. J threw ort oft his clat dat am r t leaped like a Q wildcat In the time direction or of Du Bassett eU Mr Ir Hibbard started for or the door looked around aa as n If Ie George Jones l bewildered red rd hair hatt Tho Tim others In the room sonic some a n of ot 5 all citizens In number rc dozen drew while each man r the tho place and sort none of them of oC some m 1 weapon toward on- on an other othel movement lJ made ado nade any seemed to tn toSo In tra fray They The nit all a n 4 So to lend a n hand ham hamIn In Incase incase I preparing morel merely t 1 be o it should hould be necessary CD case C f Sudden I Happening III s. s t single single- ma in 11 a things happened AH Il these dash clash Instant the The nt S. S nt instant almost almo almost al- al lime Bassetts Bassett's revolver re was amo Joe came and andS deftness The S mo most t in with position which this o gentleman celerity were proverbial his weapons handled oil southeastern portion of ot the hout Ole Ole- z us as he was Arkansas J Arkan a Yet quick trifle quicker himself It a pro ed Sen the point or of Bassetts Bassett's revolver ro was fur for or of range three thrle inches out still Mme him H ech was upon the giant when whon borne shuck shock that must have with a had lie ho not nol him him to the tho earth carth half step and 1 left lert foot Cout back bak In a his himself lie he felt relt the so t him like si e su arms of t a b boa n constrIctor j rl while his hilS I s the I folds to hits sides as a. if IC k f arms iero rc clamped ylse 4 the they had hind been tile the In hi a oldest oIlIest than man In the Ih Never c cr r like this room looked at on an Swede ml might ht have lu 1 sight I ht tile At l' l have soniC been bed to little was watS H. H ho he sheriff for or S. S over er the t taller and heavier hea or of the two his bright bIONI activity than lhnn Ins Ins- to greater face Moreover r the Uti etts dark hall hail decidedlY sallow m the vantage In Ini ede time fact that ho he heH was H Hi hold i hare hand and Jud i lighting with a a. loaded pistol for fOI the pItOl III de I S at his SIde th the Hw ivas low Jow down the oth- oth I acro hit his grit taken a br's elbows elboW Hl Ills Own th I fighter or of 4 Ihie hardlY however Cr was vas j hits his own strength lie knoW I time the other othel mans mallS J IC ho did not himself lie he started to pUti bracing break brcak loose SS h found he ta could hot ho f 7 T TO his dismay Immediately J g Writhe and do this would and did the others other's i twist as he and almost c seemed he turned his wrIst to instant I orm on the the lire of the pistol the trigger w 01 I l as he putted pulled Ju Just anti I to divine his S p purpose bc mcd had hadarI arI 1 va 1 ht h. S body to the right and nd lifted the shel h I i iI I Iff from th the floor U all in one in 1 As A. the pistol exploded several Oral other tl S Slun r WR Coming uj behInd ho- ho hInd ri the th In hand d but 5 bullet dIverted r l from the tIPS dw- H he Intended lh the knife fairly and sent ent It spinning A vigorous vigor def de directed direct 1 at the time thern sams Mm rn moment by bJ at the Iw de' de Ic kneecap CAp vont y b or oC the lb latter's atter latler motion moHon and on Un his hi back beck b by Jim his own violence Our Vr five t 4 lher who wet wf a f Vou for Cot an a. opportunity tl to to- h shoot t n hittIng the wrong ron roAn wi-re wi suddenly thrown rl right ht and ami loft b by old man who suddenly butted hutted in fn gripping a in his hl good goodright goodright right hand To look at t th the old 1 man one would rot tare C zave him of if great agil agli- ity Neither o. o would he have hR been eon oon- 1 remarkably strung strong for r he was wan too fat rRt but what he had done was isas somewhat astonishing Old Olti Man Maim Not Xo Timid hIThe hI The Time casual ol oh observer erver er at the door OC If h he had been heen there w would uld have ha seen Hon Immediately that when Mr Greenhut sidestepped behind hl his bar ho no was wan not Inspired by timidity It l Is true that ho crouched down for or a R. moment In fn a position of oC com com- para e Ive Met safety but he rose roue again aln on he Instant grasping tho the weapon he lie had gone one for tor Then placing lacing his loft lett hand nanu n cn the lit bar lar lit ho moil la ii l i u l over o precipitating Jl himself m Into nt lh the very core of oC the disturbance Being here hen ho he ended the trouble with a single vigorous tap othe bung bung- starter tarter on the top of oC Olo m head hend The big Swede dropped In Instantly and la lay hay on the fI floor Hoor 0 01 Mr Ir Jones sank helpless on a chair lie Ho was wu almost paralyzed with horror The others crowded d around the pros Irate form Corm form eagerly eRser each man nina putting away Wo his hIli weapons excepting Bassett I Iwho who still clutched hl his as If doubtful whether to u use e It or not Stand back said Mid old man Green Orcen- but coolly and w the others made made- room for or him he stooped and anti felt Cell at the tho fallen mans man's heart lIen Hes all right he hc said presently but 1 I reckon he needs need a u little fresh Cresh air Take him outside some sonic of oC you Accord Accordingly four tour or live five In lii the thc group Kroup picked up UI the Inert body bod and boro bOIO It out through the door Jones 8 following as It If dazed dazel When hen hen thc they had laid more nore nr or le less carefully on the tho ground all but Jones came back Into tho It was Inevitable that some HOme tine one would call for tor stimulants after tho the excitement Quiet HC Ba ett tIlt dill so and after taking their liquor the they all sat down again Old man Greenhut had haI taken n a lar e black eh cigar ur and lI lighting It carefully h he walked around to tu his favorite Ca seat scat seatS cath S l h by time the window I Ho lie had Just placed his foot feet comfortI comfortably comfortably comfort comfort- I ably on th the sill when tho the door dool opened I anti and Mr Ir Jones looked InI InI In I I dont don't know time the customs of dC Arkansas a. a City ho said timidly anti and that I dont don't know nn any other place pIneo near b by but Ole en seems to 10 be hI in tn It ami Id I'd like 0 to net Jet him n a idL take It ns fiS a a. J kindness I If you'll ethnic have It Suro Sure salt Raid old man Greenhut drink at attim pleasantly Ill soil sell you JOU a tho tim regular l' prien Why hy not liCIt 1 I He Ic t served J t tho ho cJ drink Ie made change and cn cautioned Jones not to tu forget to bring tho gla back Then returning nl Jt I lo Ln His hs Itt cul hn hI u. u 11 I itt t IH I jfe H ho h l softly and sald a monstrous M useful thing I Is To fo look 1001 at ut cm one olle wouldn't think there thero was vas much to tn toem toem J They hey I Is em em outside o 0 tarl n bungs though Some poet said Iii In the time hands of oC him as ns I is in entirely capable the tho Is mightier nor amules a no amules mules mule's hind leI leg Some folks has said Mid t 1 I cd handle one rl right ht smart stuart seem what Ive I've done with em ent now how an again an an I am aint t sayin t l Im I'm Im I'm any slouch at nt It It but hut there want never but one ono man In Iii the hull bun valley t hall had the of a down to a art an an what I 1 cn do I learned Im I'm m him him we WO was tend In bar together in Jo Ogle Osle- Ogleby's bys by's hotel Jn in n Natchez of Bill fellers feller's name was Dill om Wig VIs an he lie sure was vas some slick He lie want no big man nina but he ho were a 0 fighter Im I'm his heels up Like all an reel born fighters though Bill Dm never wasted no effort Ho lie uster say roY The Tue thing Is 18 to 10 do your mann man If you c cn n do him easier with a 0 dornick n n you youcan youcan ou can with your fist take a dornick Ony they aint most no dornick nigh at hand Moron that tain taint t everybody knows how to use uso a 0 dor- dor Is all right nick A knife or 01 a n gun sun knows how to but there's theres too loo many Is al alays al'- al' use em cm Now a the tho thobal nigh hand If It youre you're behind ays nys bar bal an there hero aint many mony knows l hw Aw to use em cm So the tho thing to do is to learn how Then you youve you've ve got a 0 wC weapon as Is unexpected like to the other man an nn one as is ready rendy Bill used to practice with his bung bung- reckon that starter till I would ha come to him if I hed he'd whistled for It It knowin him as aswell aswell well as It 11 did An the 8 stunts he done dune with that was reely amail n Everybody E knows kno what a springy wood Isan Is thing good oo seasoned o 0 his have the tho handles o an an Bill BUI m made o 0 the best hickory he hc cM cd get set an ho lie seasoned 1 it his own handles self Consequence was WP t them was vs as aM springy a as gutta Jutta percha One stunt ho lie did was ws to bang his tin o othe 0 on the tho bar let go an send Bend handle the sane same Instant an the west veat and galley hull ull thing the crooked You'd think It was till you seen scon it was crooked that Is goin Just where Bill BItI aimed Gift Wat u this here gift gUt gUto was VAS one time There plumb Provi- Provi Bill was o 0 savin the boss bOM about 1 1700 our tw two wink o 0 time an an J keeping keepin our in a us when whon moren likely lobs jobs for COI been sold out next day an anthe anthe an the business busted up UI a good feller with on ony y yone was O He lie reckoned he ho cd ct play 11 ono one ra III be he reely could lieS heap in poker a wi was a reasonable gOOl good on one Iii III game con con- It II was It f sized up he ho ii but the tho wa way anybody las an an hied hed play with anybody luck the an an blame i a t oom along alone Bill knowd his fallin lost when lie he watch over fatherly cr 1 keep keen a an uster d 0 como come In M seine me when whelm him hini no use cant twant gentlY genly for Cor a game but headstrong an be beta In SO 0 fund rond or of a game was a Omie TimmIns come Into o gambler name o little his pal He was A A. with the place Filcher Pilcher t nobody 0 see runt named Natchez He had an eyelike eye 88 afore round by his hla tinKers I 1 like c a rat an an mightY mIght slick dealer tr Cr a a. sized him up talked with the Timmins Him art an an then poker oer was boss a spell night wasT aI T there thon stormy storm of oC It were a round so 50 they start start- want no nobody od else dm tn In t thc bad back handed t d I a I 1 wa the th part 0 0 barroom bar an an Bill Hilt took a chair a little back Cm tm th the table on but o 0 course cours I They didn't start art no bl bi game at first Just twenty dollar table tAb stake stake- but Of Ogleby leby was wu again In tm tc ten n Then Pitcher Pilcher bought an anthen anthen then TimmIns' TimmIns an an after that the they played play play- etl ed outdoors each Mich man a wad tho the b bettin got some me bigger an an twant long afore aCore they was wa some I hl big pots JOt gout put one me wa way or tot herI her I I 1 want akin lakin much notice hem some distrusted with 0 Ogleby's foolish foolish- n n n. M. M but bUl Bill lIl he were watch- watch In the lie game me like s hawk hk Then bime- bime by I heerd Ogleby raise his hili voice con- con sayin In Ill Til go KO you ou a Ii hundred more morl an then Timmins says A hundred hundred hun hun- dred moren you So I 1 looks up an sees soe JI Is an an the other two Is Ie goin to draw so 80 I looks look out for Cor trouble Pears had opened an aim an raised an the struggle was wn on afore tho thin draw w. Just then thou Bill got up fm Cm his lila chair an come comae round behind the bar near the end I started to lo walk I sub side of ur him but he lie motioned me inc b k bt k with hits his left leCt hand an aim I seen n was WM up but hut I |