Why Hank Was Not Hanged

WhiMi Henk Taylor was inn ap on Mi.ii ni Btrawberry Hul tor kil Steve Brown, be pieaded guilty, and in a littif Bpeecüi to tire crwd he s.iiil : ■I]l couroe ynn'ii hang me. I exit, and símil ba lüsappointed LI J CWJ ii'Hi't. Hul I w.-mt it uní i s1 1 'l rlght mem tiiat I hev rJghts." ■Yhat be tlicin righte, prisomer 1" querled I'.ill Totten, uim was öctlng as iul'4'. "Waal. I iv;im in 1M' hang wüh a in'w rope. 1 was U'imuin np respectahly and I uanl to .lic that way. TÍneo I wam to weat ablled sliirt. I was Ui-mm ui tu wcar tiilcd shirts and I dOtt'i want to clisijiacr the iaiiTly. I want ti !►■ shaved, lo have iny hair combed and pnrU'd in the niidillc. and I nsist on Zeke l'oopcr Icndin' me his nnv bates. Thafs mi v ri-hls, and I shall insisi on 'em." ■l'risoiici-. liaiift you jnst a Uttle too pertlklar ?" koqntrd the fodce. ■llain't it pnttin' tiiis 'ere caanp to a jfoad deal ui extra troubte tor no real banelU 1 Wlbar ace w.. gola' tu ge1 a blted shirt, tot instancc V "I diinno, hut wc licv gtft to hcv o:n. Do yim .'pose Tin goln' Iki brlng ' u] In iin' ottlier ivn-iii uitii ihis olt rril shirt (in? 'I'licy otildn't :illo me to s ake a claim ar 81 up a sli.-ini.' ." ■'Iluu ,■!!■ wri goln' to be -nared w lii-n v.i' liaiii'; umi nu razors in camp ? TOe kin iunii.-:i you uiv;im' and a eomb, bul tihar' ean'l be qo sdwuvln'." "Gol tu lir. " replied H ■. ni; . I liain'i gola' (.vit t he divide lookln.' llke a wulf with hls winter tur mi. And .- grease, I wan't reg'lar bar's ile. I am boumd bo look ju-i aa imi-ly as I kin." ■■Zckc, Wil] you leiii! l'.iin ' ui' Imtrs ?" asUc.l t he judíí'-. "Xinv : I niuM oever teel easy in Vm a.u'in !" "Tfeeo I doii'i hang !'! rel orted the iri-nncr. -'MíihI vcmi. Imi.vs. I nin't Icii.viu' Ili.-'l I ki:lcd Stcvr, wlmlil cvcrybody kimws was a provokin', can tankcnnis cuss and artel been killed long auo. ;uid I hain't klckln' as bo what will follow. I'in jrst Stlckin' out my riidits. 8'poein' nny .int' o' yoa was j?oln' to arrive in tli' ot lier w.n-'.d aa a tendertoot, wmiidn't yon want t look falrly decent ?" ■'riiat's so. iiuii's BO," mused the jndije. "In conrse, it'll knuw n that yon ruin (rom Slrawliur.v HUI, aal. in eourse. ve"ll hev a pride in littln' you mt in deceat siiajio. Thr prisoner will be removed white we hev a balk." uv liad a talk. We mldm'1 gel B wliiir sliii-t. a ïicw pope and a i-azur aiiyulifi-o witliin loo miles. And. :is Ilank had oHserv.d. Bteve Bröwn was alwaya eaying mean tliinu,s :ind qnarrela and waan't jnnch accuunt . Aüev diSCUBB illii tule pms and cnns, it vas dedded to overtooik he oftence and lel op on Haak, but, afteir telling liim miv deelsbon, t He juduv sai.l : ■ ■ l . 1 1 1 (l.nfi dn ii auain. Haak. It arr tlie (ipinynn ot 9Oiae Of the Hnys Iliat vuil wrre tOO darned partlcklar abOUl tlü' bited sliirl. and OÍ 0 tiiai ynii were rlgbt a.bou.1 wantln' ti) make a dreen! appeartoce "H thfi r BllOPe, aad 90 wr c 1 . ■ Í c 1 . . i tO cali ir gquar. Nest time. b i-wever, we'll hwag y.ni with a ínu'.e rope and in yer old dn.'.s and let yé run all the e." ■Wall. lioys. lis it tu snit vmirM'ivrs ana i t il snit me," carelessl; p,;ied tlie prlsooer, and ctrart was ■i.ij. ,iu ■ned and we returni'd tO wmk.