Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-03
A HALF TOLD TALE.

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of the doctors books 1t is not likely
therefore, to he accepted as authoritative
Still know of a case that proves its truth
Monty Clark hated Jed Saddlehorn with
the kind of hate that spells the haters di-
gcstion. 1t always boiled within him like
water in geyscr. The overflow was in
frequent, which was as had for him as for
the man he hated For it scalded Monty's
internal organs and was likely to prove
the death Of jed when it should finally
burst forth in the always threatened grand
eruption. 1t was spiteful, mean, low
down sort Of enmity.
In short, it was the hatred Of a coward
Now, Jed detested Monty. He loathed
him, in fact. He would not speak to him
il he could we'll avoid it. But his hatred
vas of the healthy sort, and he thrived on
it. He did not go about calling his enemy
hair curling names behind his back. He
simply swore Il little into the air and held
his peace. He knew that Monty had vowed
to kill him, and he was always prepared to
meet him half way when he should make
the attempt. Both were cowboys, and both
rough and tough.
The trouble arose over cattle. Jed had
clappcd his brand upon five steers that
Monty was intending to steal himself.
Neither man had II shadow Of right to the
beasts, for they strayed away from neigh
boring ranch. When the owner came after
them Monty was rs quick to tell him what
had been done with them as he would have
been to keep the matter shady had the
brand on the steers been his own. From
Chat time on there was war between the
two cowboys, but it was Il quiet battle and
attracted little attention from the other
meu with whom they worked.
Monty planned all sorts of means for
staying his enemy-that is, all except those
in which he might he given chance for
his life. Once he pointed his pistol ut his
back when they were alone on the desert,
but he lacked the pluck TO press the trig
ger Another time he had good oppor
ttuity for ,tickinga knife between his ribs
while he lay asleep. but he faltered. He
WIS not Sqlte1msh a. to the decd but he
feared the consequences Jcds friends
handled their iiatus with deXterity, and it
might be his fa:c To dau:,le at the end OF
one of them if he did not do his Staying
very neatly ANA shabby.
Ii wa, after the rodeo. The cowboys
were ct the lone GROCERY on the desert
near the railroad station. They had been
cuJcyiu,, such innocent pleasures as gulp
in% down raw whisky, shooting at the
lamps and mirrors and making the pro
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