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5.-ii:3W- Kj-.---n! :-asjSfer- Vel ' V&Xt-r.e "I- - w -V - -5h V? -K- -' r i-a. ' m I i?fcjv- L,-' it,r sm ;. $&"- - I" v 8 V u -X T r tl -- ; & i r IK" : r ' j t W.i If e& ' $u -r it- -- 2k ' is 5? SL-'V- - 1 IttmtmsgotintaL - it ft. CSTROTH0K, ..s' F. K. STBOTHBk, .... " u sasssTwalerTjsesnmessTUsnuisuuyjuwg emuuasmessuuMa evJstfsr u iM SI5MMaaaaeinuMetotsai.If leadens Bffiblicu Ticket M.B. BEESE. CHABCE8 B. AMDEK80H. J.A.COUPLAND. HBHSTT.CLABKK. J.C.MABTTM, C.K. ABBOTT. DferietJi Cemaxrlnmmm F.K.tROTHKB. CsentrCkck- VBAMK8CHB4M. V CbriDMzfcl Coast- JOHHGIL8DOKF. J.B.ALCOCK. J.L.BBARRAR. Count? Caroaer OB. W.W. FRANK. JOHHMOFFETT. Xeuatjn JOHN LKU8CHKH. A-CFBOflBT, W.J.NBWHAN. Next Saturday, September 14, all candidates as oar republican county ticket are requested to meet at the council chamber to name and reorgan ise the Platte County Republican cen tral caauuttee. Last week W.J. Bryan called Sec retary Taft the "atraddler." This he calk hint the "postponer," i Taft thinks that juat before a presidential election the tariff should not be tinkered with. When Mr. Bryan came back to New York from hit trip around the world and aaade his great speech in which he was to define his platform, he announced hisa self as firssly in mvor of government ownership of all railroads. When he found out that the solid south and all good haniaran interests were opposed to it, he quickly changed his tune and now oners to postpone this issue until these parties can agree with him. Mr. Bryan is a pretty good postponer himself. s muassnumw ' By the result of the primary elec tion Judge M. B. Reese is the repub lican nonunee lor supreme judge. We still think that Judge Sedgwick de aarfed a renominatioa, but a majority of the republican Toters differ with us, and we,cheerully aubaut to the will of the majority. We can conscien tiously and heartily endorse and sup port Judge Beese, for he is an able jurist, a clean man, and in every way worthy of the position to which he will surely be elected. vThe Omaha World-Herald is printing some stuff that the Omaha Bee is said to have written about Judge Beese some twenty-five years ago. The World Herald had better "spare itself all that trouble. The. Bee has printed some , pretty mean things about a good many public men. A pure, upright life like Judge Beese has led needs no defense. One cannot be surprised by the rash of European immigration to this country, in view of such scenes aa that at New Orleans last week when the steamship Sofia Hohenberg arrived at that port. There were landed' 396 immigrants, the bulk of them being able-bodied men from Germany, Hungary, Greece, Italy and other Meditaranaan countries. A New Or leans society for promoting immigra tion welcomed them and provided a Ismchfbrthe entire shipload. The pier was thronged with employers and planters, who bid other for the labor of the The men, says the NewOr- at wanes rancinc from $Ut upward." plejaatBt esuld have been ta tea times the number" that arrived an that baat. The effect of such wd- ijanatouickrybe felt in the old fthsimmigraatsassooa,ia i they can commaaicate with thawiahuiimaafriasAbythemsiL Itisnthardtohelisvs that recant slaty aftshatia town m Haagary had lost every iahaastaai, ex- to have taken quite a hold on onr people, and many of them are really worthy of. support. Not everybody has the mesas or the time to travel in other lands than burs, nor all even our own country, and moving pictures showing up various countries are. both instruct ive and amusing. But there are too many picture shows that should not be permitted, their influence upon the young boys and girls is bad. Pictures like the Thaw trial, railroad robberies, learning boys how to pick pockets, and. the' like, should be suppressed by the authorities. The state wide primary law 'has been tried once now, and because more people took part in the primary election than usual, it is pronounced a success. We admit that the more of our people that can be induced, to take aa interest in the primaries, the better it is for the good and safety of our government-and our institution?, but there are other things to be takes into coosideratioQ. People now - com plain we have too .many elections. Under the present primary law- we will hereafter have two for every one we now have. There is a danger that people may become indifferent to all elections if we have so many. Hie. result on the democratic ticket in this county was precisely what the machine or court house clique wanted, and precisely the same as the old system, with but few votes, would have brought about The republicans in this county had no contest on county officers, so except where there was a supervisor contest but few votes were cast We are free to admit we pre fer a county and state party conven tion, and candidates to be named by these conventions, rather than a candi date pay cash for a nomination. - We venture the assertion that not one tenth of the voters could say now how they voted for regents or railroad com- uussioner, they did not know any thing about either of 'the .candidates. We do not think it is best to have the party nominees create the entire party organization and make the party platform. .The, new primary law is expensive and complicated. The last republican state convention and the last legislature of Nebraska demon strated beyond any doubt that the people of Nebraska cahave -just the kind of representatives they want, both in their conventions and in their legislatures, under the old laws. The long and short of it is this, the people should turn out at the primaries, and the plainer and simpler you make the primary law, the better. THE .NOMINATION OF EEESE. The republicans of Nebraska have chosen as the candidate to head their ticket for' supreme judge Manoah B. Beese of Lancaster county. Judge Beese receives this high honor direct ly from the rank and file of the party, who have for the first time under the new primary law made' their express ed desireeffective without the interven tion of delegates or other intermediar ies. Judge Beese has served six years on the supreme bench, being retired in 18819 at the close of his first term as a consequence of the manipulation of hostile railroad politieans. Ten years later, just before Nebraska had fully emerged from the dark age of popu lism, he was nominated a second time, but succumbed to a coalition of demo crats and populists on a fusion oppo nent In this preliminary primary campaign Judge. Bees's candidacy has been championed by the self-styled "progressive" element of the party, demanding for him restoration to his former place in vindication of his pre vious sacrifice to the cause of reform. The Bee has already recalled the met inatitnaci supported. Keese as the party candidate twice just as it had supported Judge Sedgwick six years ago and could conscientiously support either again, 'even though it saw no good reason' why Judge Sedgwick should be deprived of his second term. The Bee has also recited ia dm cam paign what it had said of Judge Beese when he was last nominated in 1899, and it reiterates again, as follows: la Judge Beese the republican fatty presents to the people of Nebras ka a candidate who has often been tried and never found wanting.. man who laid down the judicial ermine he had worn for six years as spotless as when he first donned itK Coming un sought and, ia fact in spite of repeated decliaations, the nomination of Judge Beese by unanimous vote of a repre sentative and harmonious convention is an honor rarely conferred. It is that comes to but few iaalifo- The prospacts bow are that the vin dieation which should have been given to JadfeBeess at that time is at last to he accorded him and there is no valid ggaajbai -why every republican, MoriK BtOMUSj ShCWS SOUm . i 1MB HAMPTON fj I placer!! H asmffaVBamfSir ' - ar"'iw Wml H r mmma W sam - 1 .nmammaK anm manl BBBnm aaaTsnunnL mmWWmWY .hub maml ' Coatuasd from last Tat your hands on the table, them there!" ne said. "Now, say .user friend, I have come hare In peace, not'war, aad take these slight precaatloas merely beeause I have heard a ramor that you have mdnlged ia a threat or two alace we last part ed, and I know something of year im- petaoas disposition. I regret.the cessity. bat trust you are resttag fortably.N "Oh, go to hen!" "We will consider that proposition somewhat later." Hampton laid his hat' with calm deliberation on the table. VNo doubt Mr. Shvria. if you asove that head again ril nil yoar sys tem with lead you experience some vary, natural .cariosity regarding the object of my uaaatidpated, yet I hop ao less welcome visit" -81arui's only reply waa a curse, his bloodshot eyes roaming the room fur- ttvaly. 1 aaspected aa mnch," Hampton went on, coolly. "Indeed, I should have felt hart had you' been Indiffer ent upon such? aa occaskm. It does' Where Is Silent Murphy!" credit to your heart, Slavin. Come now, keep your eyes on me! I was about to gratify your curiosity, and, in the first place, I came'to inquire solic itously regarding the state of your health during my absence, and inci dentally to ask why you are exhibit ing so great an interest in Miss Naida Gillls." Slarla straightened up, his great bands clinching nervously, drops of perspiration appearing on his red for head. "I don't understand your damn ed fun." Hampton's lips smiled unpleasantly. "Slavin, you greatly discourage me. The last time I was here you exhibit ed so fine a sense of humor that I was really quite proud of you. Yet, truly, I thtnV you do understsnd this Joke. Tour memory can scarcely be failing at your age. Make another motion nice that and you die right there! Ton know me. However, aa you seem to shy over my first question. 111 honor you with a aecond Where's Meat Murphyr "Ton devil!" OavlB roared, "what do you mean?" With revolver hand resting on the table, the muscle pointing at the gi ant's heart Hampton leaned forward, atterly remorseless now, aad keen aa an Indian on the trail. "Do you know who I am?" The horror m Slavin's eyes had changed to sallenness, but he nodded silently. "How do yoa know?" There waa no reply, although the thick lips appeared to move. ' "Answer me, you red sneak! Do you think I am here to be played with? Answer!" Slavin gulped .down something which seemed threatening to choke him, but he durst not nit a hand to wipe the sweat from his face. "If tf I didnt have this beard on you might guess. I thought you knew me an the time." Hampton stared at him, still pus sled. 1 have certainly seen you some where. I thought that from the first Where waa It?" "I waa in D Troop 8eventh cav alry." "D Troop? Btant'a troop?" The big gambler nodded. "That's how I knew you, Captaia." he said, speskmg with greater ease, "but I never had ao reason to say anything about it.rouad here. Ton was alters decent noagh ter me." t "Possibly" and It was plainly evi dent from his' quiet tone Hampton had steadied from his first surprise, Pthe boot waa on the other leg, aad Von had some good reason not to say aay thing." Slavin did not answer, .bat he wet his lips .with hla tongue, his ayes on the window. -Who Is the fellow Murphy?" "He was corporal in that same troop, sir." The ex-cavalryman drop ped insensibly into his old form of speech. " He knew you too, aad we talked It over, and decided to keep stfll, beeause It wss none of oar affair anyhow." "Where Is he now?" "He left wsfvnlght with army, dis patches for Cheyeaaa." Hampton's ayes hardened percept! My, and his fingers closed more tight ly about the butt of hla revolver. "Ton He. SleTta!, The last message did net reach hare until thla morulas. That fallow la hmmar somewhere to thla earns, and the two of you have trvmk to net at the alrL Now, i r anmnanunahn A Buaanl samW :1mnakami BamuBanamunamunamrvT naanamnaanamnnamnmwnamnnamnnamnu mamnr 3ma BmanBnammuanannnnnBSBanaCaiiBJ Unaimv f6sa9 Banal IPr VafamT Hampton would kill him If he needed to do aov but he likewise realised that he waa not likely, to fire until he had gained the Information he waa 'seek ing. If he only knew how much infor mation the other possessed It would be easy enough. As he did not he must wield his weapon blindly. "You're makta' a'derfl of a fuss over little or nothm'." he growled, shualatiag a tone of disgust "I alat never bed ho quarrel with ye, except In' fer the way ye managed ter skin sae at the table bout two years ago. I don't give two screeches In hell for who you are; an' besides, I reckon you aint the only ex-convict a-raagtag Da kota either fer the matter o' that No more' does Murphy. We ain't no Moomin' detectives, an we ain't buck In' in no business o' yourn; ye kin just bet your sweet life on thet" ' "Where Is Murphy, then? I wish to use the fellow." "I told you he'd gone. Maybe he didn't git away till this mornih', but he's gone now all right What la thunder do ye want o' him? I reckon I kin tell ye an that Murphy knows." For a breathless moment neither sooke. Hamotoa flnKerlnx hla gun ner- 'vously, hla eyes lingering on that bru tal face. "Slavin," he said at last his voice hard, metallic "I've figured It out and I do know you now, you lying brute. You are the fellow who awore you saw me throw away the gun that did the shooting, and that afterwards yoa picked it ap." There waa the spirit of murder In his eyes, and the gambler cowered back before them, trembling like a child. "I I only awore to the last part Captain," he muttered, his voice scarcely audible. "I I never said 1 aaw you throw" "And I swore," went on Hampton, "that I would kUl you on sight You lying whelp, are yoa ready to die?" Slavin's face was drawn and gray, the perspiration standing in beads upon his forehead, but he could neith er apeak nor think, fascinated by those remorseless eyes, which seemed to bum their way down Into his very soul. "No? Wen, thea, I wm give you, to day, just one chance to Uve one, you dog one. Don't move an eyelash! TeU me honestly why you have been trying to get word with the girl, aad you shall go out from hare Uviag. Lie to me about it .and I am goiag to km you where you sit aa I would a mad dog. You know me. Slavin now apeak!" So intensely still wss ft Hampton could distinguish the faint ticking of the watch in his pocket the hiss of the'breath between the giant's clinch ed teeth. No-wretch dragged shriek ing to the scaffold could have formed a more pitiful sight but there waa no mercy in the eyes of the man watch ing him. "Speak, you cringing hound!" Slavin gripped his great hands to gether convalslvely. hla throat swell tag beneath its read beard. He knew there was no way of escape. "I I had to do It! My God, Captain, I had to do it!" "Why?" "I had to, I ten you. Oh, you "devil, you fiend! I'm hot the one. you're af terIt's Murphy!" For a single moment Hampton star ed at the cringing figure. Then sud denly he rose to his feet In decision "Stand up! Lift up your hands first you fool.' Now unbuckle your gun belt with your left hand your left 1 said! Drop It on the floor."' There was an unusual sound behind, such as a rat might have made, and Hampton glanced aside apprehensive ly. In that single second Slavin was apon him, grasping his pistol-arm at the wrist and -striving with hairy hand to get a death-grip about hla throat Twice Hampton's left drove straight out into that red. gloating face, and then 'the giant's crashing weight bore him backward. He fought savagely, silently, hla slender figure Ike steel, but. Slavin got his grip at test aad with giant strength began tc crunch his victim within his vise-like arms. There was a moment of su perhuman strata, their breathing mere sobs of exhaustion. Then Slavin slipped, and Hampton succeeded 'is wriggling partially free from hia death grip. It waa scarcely an Instant yet it served; for aa he bent aside, swing Ms burly opponent'with him, someone struck a vicious blow at hla back; but the descending knife, missing Its mark, sank instead deep Into Slaria's breast Hampton aaw the flash of a blade, a portion of an arm. and then the clutchlag flugera of Slavin swept him down. He reached out blindly aa he fen, hie nana dosing shout the kaife-hllt The two eraaaeu together upon the floor, the force of the fall driving the blade home to the gambler'a heart CHAPTER XX The Ceherta of Judge Lynch. Hampton staggered blindly to his feet lochia down on the motionless body; For a moment the room ap peared to swim before hia eyes, aad he clutched at the overturned table for support Then, aa his aausss re turned, he perceived the figures of a number of men jamming the narrow doorway, and became aware of their loud, excited voices. Back to bis be numbed brain there came with a rush tha whole scene, the desperation of his mraaaat situation. He had alone with the dead nun over their horraleu faces, fctstaatly they held him the The shock of this sascovsiy He realised the the dread, terrible mesumc for he the wast Its fierce, implacable spirit of vengeance, lta merciless code of. tyach-law. The vigflaatea of the mm-. mg camps were to him an old story; their work, been He the revolver the floor, swaag Slaria's hte shoulder. "Stand aside. nunded. "Step heck, and tot me They obeyed. He swept them with watchfal eyes, stepped past aad mad the door behind him. Man already beginning to pour Into the aa loon, aacertaia yet of the facta, and shouUag questions to each other. Te tany Ignoring these, Hampton thrust himself recklessly through the crowd. Half-way down the broad stops Buck Mason faced hiss, in shirt sleeves, hla head uncovered, an ugly "4i" In hia uplifted head. Jest aa instant the eyes of the two men met neither doubted the grim purpose of the other. "You've got tar do it Bob.' aounsied the aaarahalL shortly, ' er alive." Hampton never hesitated "Tm sor ry I met you. I dent want to get anybody else mixed up In thla fees. If youn promise me a chance for my Ufa, Buck, 111 throw up my haada But I prefer a ballet to a mob." The little marshal waa saady hslrefl, freckle-faced, aad all nerve. The crowd jammed within .the Occidental had already turned and were surging toward' the doer. Hampton knew from long experience what thla meant; these were the quickly Inflamed co aorta of Jadge Lynch they would act first aad reflect later. Hla equate jawa eet like a trap. "AU right Bob." said the marshaL "You're my prisoner, and thereTI he one heU of a fight afore them lade git ye. There'a a chance left lea; It after me." Just aa the mob surged out of the Occidental, cursing sad stiaggnug. the two sprang forward and fleshed into the narrow apace between the livery stable and the hotel. Moffat chanced to be In the pauslag to ask ao promptly landed that the back of hie head ton pile' of dis carded tin cams, and kicked viciously at a yellow dog which ventured to snap at them aa they swept past Be hind arose a volley of curses, the thud of feet an occasional voice roariag out orders, and a sharp seat of re volver shots. One baU plagged Into the siding of the hotel, end a aecond threw a spit of sand Into their lower ed faces, but neither man glanced back. They were running for their Uvea now. raciag for a fair chance to turn at bay aad fight their sole hope the steep.' rugged hill ia their front Hampton' began to understand the purpose of his companion, the quick, unerring instinct which had led him to select the one suitable spot where the successful wagtag of agalast deserted dump of the With every nerve strained to the uttermost the two man rased aide by aide down the steep stone. through the tangled toiled no the sharp ascent At the summit of the ore dump the two men flung themselves panting down, for the flrst time able to realise .what It an meant They couM per ceive the figures of their pursuers among the ahadowa of the buahea be low, but these were not venturing out Into the open the flrst mad. heedless rush had evidently ended. There were some cool haada among the mob toad era, aad R waa highly probable that aegotiatloaa would be tried before that crowd hurled Itself agalast two desperate men, armed aad entrench ed. Both funttlvee realised this, sad my there coolly watchfal. their breath growing more regular, their eyes soft "What Is an thla how?" questtoaed the marshsn. evi dently aosMwhat aggrieved. "I was jast eaUn' diaaer whan a feOer stuck his head in an' yelled yed killed somebody over at the Occidental." Hampton turned hla face gravely toward aha. "Buck, I doat know whether youH believe me or not but I guess you never heard me ten a He. or kaew of my trylag to dodge out of a bad scrape. Besides, I havent any thing; to gain now, for I reckon you're planning to stay with me, amity or not guilty, but I dM not kffl that fal low. I doa't exactly see how I can prove K, the way It aU happened, hut I give you my word aa a man, I sad not kffl him." Mason looked him squarely to the eyes, sis teeth sbowlag behind his stiff, closely dipped mustache. Then he deliberately extended hie hand, and gripped Hampton's. "Of course I be lieve ye. Not that you're any toe blame good. Bob, but you aint the kind what pleads the baby act Who waa the feller?" "Red sisvm." "No!" aad the hand grip perceptibly tightened. "Holy Moses, what lagrati tude! Why, the camp ought to get to Mther aad rive ye a vote of thanks. and iastead. hare they are trying their bmi heat to hang you. sorter thlag a mob to, aayhow; like a flock o sheep alter a 'fWT eoril name the sailers sre a-runnin that crowd. How dM the thing happen?" Mk mm were intently the ingathering of their scattered pur- tners, but Hampton aaswerea grow, teniae hia brief story with careful de .n mMeiatlns: the Importance ef run connasnru sn i "AO I really aaw of the ferJew." he a they drove ia the knife. Yon can see there m where K ripped me, and the beyond. uusipsotsi blew er tne man samy. fen en naavto. tt mar he I ereve the netot further to when 1 eaaas flset m. Buck. I have every reeasa to wish naavto to Mve. Iwaajaataat i,ai sujsueu. asaMnMeBarfaBMSi Hay Tools, Farm Wagons, Gang; audjtalhy Plows, and Press Drills aiwamoof tjMorderpftheday. If you are in need of any of trW aJbove too come and examiiK same and get oi We are' " in position to give you the yery best the mar ket affords. Just read this list .of names e be convinced that the above statement is' not far on- of the way. . Champion Hay Tools, Mitchell Wagane, New Yankee Gangs and Sulkies and last, bit riot least, the famous Columbia Press Dr'Us. Every farmer ought to see this tool whether he thinks of having one or not, it will be time well spent ,. ROTHLEITHEfi CO. cae crowu uegnarag- t collect be neath, the shade of a hana oak a hun dred yards bekw. "Never' carry a knife, de ye?" "No."- "Thought not; alwaya heard you fought with a gun. Caught no night of the feller after ye got up? "AU I saw wss the crowd btachlag the doorway. I kaew they had caught me lyiag on Slavin, with my head graapiag the knife-hilt, and. somehow, I couldn't think of anything Just then but how to get ou of there into the open, rve aeen vigilantes turn loose before, aad kaew what waa likely to happen!" "Sure. Recognise anybody la that ret huachr "Big Jim, the bartender, waa the only one I knew; he had a bung-starter la hia head." Mason nodded thoughtfully, his mouth puckered. "It's him. aad half a doaea other fellers of the same stripe, who sre Uckla' up all this fra- BB . m. .a m -. ". .A ne boh oi em are yoaacr r, aa' If tt wasn't fer leavln' apria- unprotected, darn me If I wudnt Take to mosey right down thar aa' a Httle hoes sease into that o' cattle. Thet's 'bout the only thing ya Ua do fer a pleas fool, ao loag an the law won't let ye kill Tm really sorry that you got mixed up in thla, Buck." said Hampton, "for it looks to me about nine chances out ef ten agalast either of ua getting away from here unhurt," "Oh. I don't know. It'a bin my ex perience thet there'a alien chaaces If you only keep yer eyee skinned. If we has only manage to hold 'em back vtn after dark we maybe might creep away through tha bush to take .a head In this little game. Anyhow, it's up to us to play it out to the limit Bless my eyes. If those lade aint a-comla' up right now!" A balfdosen men were starting to aauab the hillside, fallowing a dim trull through the tangled underbrush. stepped up to the ore dump he could see better, aad watch ed their movements closely. "Hi, there!" he called, his voice harsh sad strident. "You fellers sre not iavited to thla picnic, aa' there'll he aomethhv coin if you push along any higher." The Httle bunch halted instantly Just without the edge of, the heavy timber, taralag their faces up toward the speaker. '"Now. aee here. Buck." answered oae, taking n single stop ahead of the others, aad hollowing hia hand aa a trumpet to speak through, "it doa't look to us fellers ss if this affair waa any of your funeral, nohow, and we've come long ahead of the others Just on purpose to give you a fair show to paU out of It afore the real trouble hentoa. Saber "to thet sor The little asarshal wss too far away for them to perceive how his teeth set hsassth the bristly mustache. "Ton bet! The boys doa't consider thet It's hardly the square deal your takta' up agta 'em fat thla way. They lected you marshal of thla yere camp, hut it warn't expected you'd ever take no sMea loag with marderera. Thet a too stiff fer ua to abide by. So come on down. Buck, an' leave us to at tend to the LAKE Situated 15 miles from Truckee on the Main Line of 'the Of arlaRu Rtiit" IM UK MXABT Stop-overs permitted on Railroad and Pullman Tick - eta. Connections aaade with the masons Union FadntraiaTkeverlaLlmiitea' and other Through Tr The Place to Rest Inquire ef . G. BROWN. . prisoner. Win you promise to let me take him down to Cheyenne fer trlsir -Wal. I reckon net, old man. We kin give him a trial watt aouga here In GleneaM," reared another voice from one of the green, which wss ap pareatly growing; restless over the de lay. "Bat we aint inclined to de you IP ', alggggPnZSHr' IvtKsb unasninuuuuuumnuuuuuun I uuuumvmnrmNBnK saaXmaaxnamTg3uwT-- tf "Hl, There!" He Amt Invrted Called, "Yen Fellers to Thin Plenk." ao harm aniens ye rem in ton far. So come on down. Buck, throw up yer cards; we've got all the aces, an ye caa't bluff thla whole darn camp." x Mason spat into the damp coatemp tuoualy. his haada thrust into hla pock eta. "You're a aae-Tookia lot o' law abidla' dtiaeaa. you are! Blamed if you alat. Thla yere man. Bob Hamp ton, la my prisoner, an' IH take him to Cheyenne if I have ter brala every tough in Glencald to do ft Thet'a me. geBta." "Oh. come off; you cant run your notions agin the whole blame moral sentiment of thla camp." "Moral sentiment! I'm hachin"up the law. not moral sentiment, ye cross eyed beer-sUager. an' if ye try edgtn up ther another step IH plug you with thla '45.'" There waa a minute of hesHaacy while the mea below conferred, the marshal looking contemptuously down upon them, hia revolver gleamiae; om inously in the light "Oh. come on. Back, show a little boss aesse." the loader sang oat. "We've got every feller la camp along: with us. sn there aint ne shew far the two o ye to hold out agaiast that sort of an outflt." Maaon smiled aad netted the barrel ofhhuCoM. "Oh, go to biases! When I want aay advice, Jlmnrie, m send fer ye." Some oae nred, the ball digglag up the soft earth at the marshal's feet. and tinging It to a Winding cloud Into Hampton's eyee. Maaon'a answer waa a sudden fueUade, which sent the crowd lying helter-skelter Into the un derbrush. One among them stagger ed and half fen, yet succeeded In dragging himself out of sight. "Great Scott, If I don't believe I winged Jamas!" the shooter remarked cheerfully, reaching- hack Into, hla Continued on last psge. TAHOE OF 1MB ! I a i i t or j- m- ht li Ttiw Httle awmer Ui. thev esses surgtag la at 3T & The Mega bv the noise ef atrial 4.t should to the tieket headed him lyiag on Bmvta, las W At.. A y-Jii male. Ufa the knifhlhY, Be n i -.?- S?& I? - Jt is w i- - l-S"4!'s v;"v I"-, - mMkkiMmMMzaM .figrfe. sgfr.Vw.WVAv ' : r. . -. . haraV BJm..