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About Saturday morning courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1893-1894 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1893)
:i Tim" h ArtTRi v :vioi:v imH i I. . "i yv,' & ' t 'S t ;. i I v 1 ', 1M t y VAST, cmowam tiuy. aieMtte, ), t . aratitea , ruiiitm UHAlTKIt X. Henry Brnco walked rapidly nway In Mm mellow light of tho moon, lly the Ute of a leprous sycatnoro lio panned to Mght a cigar. In tho quick, uiwprliiKinK light of tho match ho behold n innn Rent ed upon the doorstono of Murray's storo Mil dejectedly smoking. Tho soft moon rays beat gently down upon tho dejected fgnre, idealising his attitude, Tho innn u armed, and his revolvers glanced In Mm moonlight A largo, rawbonod horso stood Ranntly ontlltiod In tho shadow. Bract recognized Buck Jerrold and tho arratio Buckshot. "A fine night for a ride," ho wild, puff lag hU cigar. Mr. Jorrold raised his head gloomily. "Well enough for thoni es cares to i-lda," ha Msented, "but 1 ain't in no amor fer thet sort of amusement." "Tasted differ," replied Bruce plea aatly , noting the other's manner and arawdly divining Its cause. "Now, I aaoald llko nothing better myolf." "Why don't ye start in then?" returned Mr, Jerrold. "I'm sure thar's prairie MOBgk before ye to make it as object." "Simply because I have no horse," Brace rejoined. "I came over from the raach with the rest of my party in a car 'well, ef thtt's all thet stands In yer way," replied , the accommodating Mr. . Jerrold, taking his pipo from Ida lips, "war's, Buckshot. Barrin a disposition to rare and 'buck' now and then, cb yo've teen, he's a peart hoss enough and is at yer service. For myself, I've got enough i think about without ridin into the bargain." He took a 6-ahootcr from his bolt and regarded it absently, cocking and un cocking the weapon with the finger and thumb of his brawny right hand. The clicking of the look sounded ominously to the still night. Bruce looked curiously at the man be fore availing himself of his offer. He eemed to have somethingnpon his mind. However, ho untothored Buckshot, and tanging the long riatn from the saddle- &1WF ). . l vrsa" SiflUTP JW " ' bow sttranff into tho saddle. He rode at a swinging gallop through Vr" Mm main street of the little frontier Iowa, the hoofs of his horse echoing t madly oa the level road. In a few mo- Bents he had. loft the settlement bohind r bim and was alone upon the vast, Ultra- ttabieplaln. Tbe grateful transition from the fever- jtsh eoene he had recently quitted to the ; Mrfect freedom or Dounaiess space nrovght to kts spirit a sense or rest and The Meat .we so serene, aa earn;' 'opasatonWes. Everywhere tbe dominant v kWI v HaTMWK 4W NHHBnwSSV WHB I Ml "; kMnctnisa of .day. ' aasofcsl hk peating horeVand rbde back ' v mnenhktracka. Tbe sehsraroa of physical ' townUhlaiiihssly.lhotir:Bon nom-J kautW! AaM hnmkUuMutol. 4k. .( M4rlMlialf.'iUflkliad uhinllvM. lh a-ajl '- ' -l1-. - - i P .r aBBUBBal BV.aBlaBPBmVBT ABM BmaBB BaTPBY W . LCBHTB weeAer.tlaa.wAkb.Jud .Unded to erted to CyrtWa andher behaviw wHh Mm eaptaU.vlt bad annoyed him.' aa deniaWy'wlthbflt his knowing why, arnee am not neueve aumaeu.to be m- tereeted taMU Delks. Haviag UHle 4 of. ttt vanity rwhkheharacteriaeemoit . mm, U bad probably never occurred to 1 bin Mia) much of Cynthia's apparent in fl tenet In Foraker was prompted 'by pique '. at bis own refusal to act aa her .escort .1 He ,waa aware that tbe quaint, breeiy lit- 'tt 'maiden, who had rescued bim so luckily from' his predieament in the votorado some mouthi osiore, interested ; . Urn greatly f that he felt strangely drawn ' toward her whenever he found himself ber society, and that, being impelled by a tborbughly masculine Impulse to favor ber with sound advice and bene tdal couneeVhe was annoyed, to find Mutt she ignored it An incident of tbe early evening had not tended, to increase the serenity of bk temper. It was when upon rlrtt rec ognising Cynthia at the ball in company . with Foraker he had. so far forgo rten , himself to Ua awniokm ef the man aa to Inquire? 'Who ie that fellew, CyBtkkr . "A-geaMnisn,H Mtw PaUairepHed , .ovekmtiy. TberebrnkeWraa'croihing.' Hewritbedinnder;it now, at therecol tectlott . Tbeeadaen hoof beats of a horse caused i to look . sio absorbed bad he been to bk refccttonTtbat 'he had taken no heat of ihtowiwnniiiga? He found !on tM mm Mareua highway at dietaaea from. theitowm.'A horae- mmtoAHnjmW apowerrmi gray. iBemoonugiit naem UM.enanleU and other deo; cf .rUery The cum of bis sjanaoyaaee stood before hk S' .l Wfrtr ;,the,:asrtVostog saloon and montHBatronana of MMiflaa Mak bw At k, beta sUenly .tomMssnd wkh Mm neoseaity at preeent- mc himself for roU call at tha'nrrkon. sjisnybastlir totooonsoionanem and roll- tof Jbit arnai iasbrlatsil person into the sadfftortH otoc , town an boor before It;. wa 'thk; ggf todiyidoal, maPm, Fv tTt J P1" emema j jm thkfialliwia.who, eveak ." Gemto':iak:litker.wM;eTiduUy -; Mm worm forf hk .erentoja gay oty. He M BtilM Mm sMMMa-l Off MV UsVIII ;;i tovfpttot SleistegsM J akaesmaaansm ruam amaf a-i iirnce, at once noting the condition ot the redoubtable ciiptnln, turned his horse atide and endeavored to am him without replying, but Foraker, perceiv ing his intent, put ftptirs to his gray nud cannoned into him with a forco Hint compelled him to halt. "What do you mean by that?" do mntidt'd Bruce, with difficulty reining in tho prnuving BuckRhotnf tor tho colllnton. "1'vo got suthln to ny to you, yonng feller," pnld tho captain thickly, rlnitig in his stirrupH nnd lennlng forward over tho neck of his homo In nn aggrCRsivo way. Ho cniphasltcd his remarks with his heavy riding whip. "You Innultcd mo tonight. I want you to undVlitun I'm a West I'oln'r and n damned sight too good company for any girl you or any other tenderfoot enhcorta to a ball. You hear me?" ho demanded with drunk en diroctncan, ruining his volco. "WnM more, alio ain't much on looks anyway, nor stylo cither, and thero wasn t any occasion for you to bo so damned exclu sive" Then, leaning over his saddlo with an insulting nlr of giving very im portant advice, "You want to bo dov'llnli careful, young feller, or yo'll get your self Into trouble mind that." "Stand asidol" Bruoo broko in sternly, reigning back hlahorsoasif about to ride on. "Tryin to got away t" said the captain with a sneer, attempting to Intercept him by keeping his gray in front of him with whip and spur "tryin to got away, are ye? I want yon to und'shtant young feller, you can't do that until I'm done with you. I want you to und' shtan" But hero Bruco struck Buckshot sharp ly and attempted to dash by him. The captain saw his intent, and strik ing his spurs into his horso made an ef fort to stop him a second time by run ning Into him. The effort proved f utilo. Buckshot had already got under way. Enraged at his want of success Foraker rose in his stirrups and as Bruco passed him struck' him over tho head with his heavy riding whip, summoning to tho ef fort all tho strength he could muster. The blow made Bruce root in his sad dlo. For a moment ho feared ho should bo unseated. The next, whocling his horso about, ho dashed against Foraker, closing with him in a mounted struggle for tho whip. As tho horses camo togotfier Bruce saw tho captain shift his whip to his left hand suddenly and caught tho ominous glitter of a revolver in tho light of the moon. He had barely time to crouch in the saddle when tho weapon was fired, the bullet whistling closo above his head. Clearly the time for temporising had passed. Forbearanco was now sui cidal. In aninstaut Bruco had drawn his own pistol, and as tho captain raised hia arm a second time he leveled it upon him, The two weapons exploded simultane ouslythe flash from his opponent's re volver almost banding Brace aa tbe deaf-' ecing reports rang out upon the still air. Arthe onadtof the' ahem the horses sprang apart,- and, throngh. the .smoke thathnna' heavilv between tham.Bnca ooaldaee Mm captain .endeavoring with difficulty to keep,' the .saddle: L Hardly had he realised thafhe waa'himself nn burt.whea.Focakar;awaved eaddenly to hkalbiandlsUlMavilytottMgKMad:. The gray trotted esT-afew paces and then topped quietly to grans, ri Brae tnrew WmseU.,rron hk bone aad.bent over, the prostrate man. The, captain was .lying upon hk face, bk slight atnok issued from the damp bar- rel; As he' turned the body over, aorne. thing'warm rU upon hk handt.caustag bim an indescribable1 thrill. It waa blood from a wound in the breast) Tho red drone were trickling fast over the front of hia uniform. Foraker was dead. Notwithstanding the justice of his ac tion, Bruce, rose to his feet with an over mastering feeling of awo. As he stood gazing down at the dead man, and tho eyes lately opened upon him in bate stared blankly up into his, he tottered and felt faiut White as was the face of the dead, hk own was yet whiter and took on a ghastly expression in tho cold, gray light that seemed auddenly to pos sess earth and Bky. Bruce gazed vacant ly about bim and realised that it waa morniug. A faint flush was visible in tho east. It was no sense of guilt, but tho sick ening realization of having sent a human being to his long account, that made his heart heavy as he mounted again and rode slowly back along the, level road. It waa the horror of tbe thing. Bo far aa the act itself waa concerned it was clearly jastiflable. It bad been done in self defense. Hk mind was made nn as to what be would do. He would ride back to Baa ont Sheriff F higl broad daylight Brae recognised the ramtuar Um of Dte Komly In Mm man whahad aldrlsesl him. Bkdenatiea. Jake Sharp and Hnmly Jim, wen as- sstnaf Mmaa moaatea eeoort in con dnctiif'thehoree' thief LemWkkson to tbemilimiy kil at Bradford post "How now.'pardnerT remarked Mr. Ifoaely genially, slipping one loot free from the leather stirrup and throwing hk leg easily over the pommel of hk sad dk...."Yer.takin raiber.an early const.- amvm, sees: wn pawra jaoeenaoj-uj iTmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr kssmmmmmmmmmmmmmnaml ward nun. Bruco could hardly force a smile at tbe sheriff's fncctlounness. However, ho took tho flunk and drnnk a swallow of its con tents. It braced his nerves. In a fow words ho recounted wlint had happened. "Yodon'tsay.l" remarked Mosely when ho had flnlHhed. "80 ye called Foraker in, ch jent uatch'ally dropped him right in hia trnckn when ho had n bead on you fiiBt? Well, now, parducr, Icongratulato you. Ef you'd llko a recommend to jlno tho Itatigers' any tiino you'ro up our way, I reckon IkoMoncly will boon Imiid with tho nccesary papers. I tell you what, boys," ho said, turning round in tho saddlo suddenly nnd addressing tho two deputiert, "tlict'H rather sarcastic on a West Pointer, rukin a soger out of his boots when ho was fust with his weapon I" Jako Sharp and Humly Jim, seeing that tlte great man wan disposed to be jovial, received tho reflection with ghast ly merriment. mi !StfP tomker wa$ dead. "How's thet?" ejaculated Mosely, turn ing again to Bruce as tho lattor repeated his intention of giving himself up. "You're thinkin of coming along with us? I reckon we'vo got about all we kin tako care of today," winking craftily at tho deputies. "Lcm, hero's a big con tract to haudlo, and it'a pretty good and free country all around about hero. My eyes sorter failin me after last night's business and my hearin beln onsartin, I don't know es I jiov any knowledge of this onexpected mcetin out hero on the road, I reckon, ef I should ever get to hear of any sech encounter, it might be necessary fur me to take some action, but ex the case stands jest now, ye seo, I'm not nwaro thet anything out of tho or'nary hoz occurred." In spito of tho sheriff's humorous re ception of the event of the early morn ing, Bruco still persisted in his plan of giving himself up, urging that this was the best and most honorable way of clearing himself from tho imputation of foul play. To this tho genial Iko cheer fully opposed the folly of any one's put ting himself in tho clutches of the law for killing hia adversary in a fair fight, and tho risk of exposing himself to the infuriated soldiery at the post, who would naturally feel a partisan resent ment at tho death of their chief. Finding at length that Bruce waa de termined, Mosely reluctantly acquiesced, but insisted that be should accompany 'them as ifmerely a traveling companion and not under arrest Brace waaaboat to nply, when it suddenly dawned upon him that he waa 'riding Buckshot, and that he might' be suspected of having stolen the horse an act generally re- ;arded by Lone 8taitribanak to be lees usttflable than'actual(bomioide.- He ex plained hk position to the sheriff. ' . "Don't let UW worry you.'.'.-replled that worthy, quickly cutting" the Qor dian knot of the difficulty with official promptitude. "Ef you're bound to make me arrest ye.thet matter's' easily settled: 1 Freese to the "critter J pardaetv for tbe-rest of this trip. The state .al lows me to provide .the means of bringin in my prisoners, understand? It won't bother Jerrold much. I reckon 111 at tach the animal fur your partickler' ben efit." CHAPTER XI. Tho event of tho San Marcus ball had not proved entirely satisfactory to Cyn thia, nor her stny with Miss Bertha Mav erick an unalloyed delight She re turned to the Dallas ranch with a very decided feeling of disappointment Per- rhaps tho behavior of Alcidcs on tho oven ing in question sensibly aggravated this state of mind. The door had hardly closed on the de parting Foraker when the old man pre sented himself, gun in hand, before the astonished Maverick household and ex citedly announced bis intention of taking bin daughter home with him that yery night In vain,Cynthia pleaded fatiguo, and Miss Bertha declared that the festiv ities of tho. week were not ended. ,Iii vain the accommodating blacksmith ex tendi to Alcides the hospitalities of hk dwelling and .urged that; it wna too late, altogether to think' of attempting the raey.. The old man remalnedobdq- , and there was nothing to do but ply. t will be understood by my feminine ers that the young lady did this very ill grace, and that she roso ber late, upon the following day a lit fretful and'erosa in consequence. 'I suppose them earrings didn't fetch t r oraaer 10 me exiem; sue expecieu. ented Alcides. .who waa making perationa to ride into town for some y stores ne naa lorgonea. vine gether confident of tbe parity1 or appro priateness of bk own taste. He contin ued bk preparations for departure, but waa quietly observant and critical. Miss' Dallas took no notice of the so licitude of ber aire. She was. annoyed, and dkpleased for many reasons; at ber' father, for bis abrupt termination of ber visit; at nenry uruce, ror not pronenng attention she nau determined perore d to thwart; at the captain, for hll iptibuuy to tne attractions or otner ana nis disposition to be convivial in her company. Cynthia was too fenced ln.tue society of the frontier either puritanical or prudish in the ;ter of beverages, but she resented the re indulgence, muter, the otrcunv with la ataeertty it deserved.b vMm wenteeher matters of so- not so apparent t the- maun- mind, bat which a avmaaMwtie aes fflkr Dallas referred to some jewelry of glaring pattern be had recently 'pur chased for Cvnthim. Ha waa not alto. will reauit appreciate -matters be tween herself and Miss Bertha, wherein the rival charms of the young ladles had come in collision, resulting in consequent jealousy and woo. Tho gony of mind induced by such a succession of causes is readily apparent, so that lator, when Mr. Buck Jorrold rode np to tho ranch gatonnd throw him self from tho saddle, ho was welcomed with a cordiality that might huvo been misleading. "What hpsi yo got tlmr, Buck?" in quired Alciilirs auspiciously, noting the enthusiasm of his daughter's manner "Ain't thet Foraker'a gray?" "I reckon so," Mr. Jerrold returned, with ii gravity of manner that impressed both Alcides and Cynthia, "I reckon so, Al, and I don't wonder yo nsk mo. Tho fact is, so much hoz taken placo senco last night thet I kin hardly git it straight myself or git started to tell it I'm ridiu thet hoss becauso 1'vo got per mission from Jedgo Pemberton to do so, and bccaiuo Iko Mosely hcz seized Buck shot to transport a prisoner to tho jail at Bradford iKWt" Ho glunced quickly at Cynthia. "To cut a long story short," ho con tinuedaverting his eyes from tho girl's face, "Jack Foraker was found lyin dead ou tho prairie this mornin with a bullet wound in his left breast. His hoes was grazing quiotly in tho neigh borhood. There wasn't any explana tion of tho shootin, and all sorts of theo ries were flyin about at San Marcus, when a couplo of fellers rodo into town and allowed thet they met Ike Mosely and his deputies half way to The Post, and thet they lied the man who dono it." "And who was it?" asked Alcides breathlessly. Buck Jerrold glanced again at Cyn thia, Sho wus seated on tho doorstono of tho ranch with clasped hands and startled eyes, noting cvory detail of the intelligence. "I don't know nothin about tho matter myself ono way or t'other," responded Buck, turning his eyes inward ns if to escapo the imputation of being respon sible for what ho was about to commutii cato, "but Ridgo Bartram said thet the man they hed was ridin Buckshot, and thet ho had confesned to hevin shot For aker in n baud to hand light on hossback early this mornin." "But who wus it?" Cynthia broko in impatiently. "Henry Bruco," said Jerrold quietly. Thero was n dead silence Dallas and Jerrold exchanged glunces. A moment later Cynthia rose to her feet, whito as tho neighboring wall, and ran quickly Into tho house. In. tho hush that fol lowed her departure- the two men grew restless. ' The old man was tho first to speak, and when he did so it was in tones of ex ultation. "Waal, dern my skin, ef thet young feller don't deserve the thanka of the en tire county I" he exclaimed, slapping his leg in self congratulation over-Foraker 's untimely decease., "I allersdld take consider'ble stock to Henry Bruce, and aow I'm a.teuderfoot ef he aint ruin my estimation a clean hundred per cent '- Buck Jerrold assented with lees (em phasis.. He waa pondering; the absence of Cynthia, TO J1E CONTINUED. MUaa4m4. two flute aaafeMps or the see' t, A mtich alike aa pe and pta. Bciide cms heap a Uttto ladv With serious ercs. and ajl, !nter. , Molded a mound, and is I went ' Put him I wondered what it seaaV "A pie" I atkeoV rA fort," saidl.i , Beside the other pile of sand Thero eat h tiny, told haired' maid: ' She patted with her baby band Tl e warm, white hillock, and I laid, '" hat is a noblo fort you're made." "No, 'tis a pie," sho answered me. 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