New-York tribune., 1893-12-10
AN EPISODE OF ARIZONA

mo, II fellow could catch him. lie would
make pretty good wages. Let's see" and the
second speaker began to read the postal card
that the postmaster at Hard Scrabble had Just
tackled TO the door Of the store that consti-
tuted the "cffice.' so that every one might read
TAKE HIM IN!
SEQ Reward will be paid for the arrest and de
livery of Pube White to the sheriff of Yavapa
County lie Is about twenty-five years old. six
feet tall. and slim. with light complexion, and has
a big scar on the right side of his face. lie is
wanted for robbery and other crimes. II killed in
resisting arrest the reward VIII be paid on salts
factory proof Of his identity. When last heard
from he making for the Tonic Basin country
BY the time the reader had finished crowd
of half dozen or more men surrounded him.
Nov. If that feller is headed for the Tonic
Basin country. it wouldn't be much Of trick
to take him." said the first speaker. refectvely.
as if debating with himself the advisability Of
making the attempt.
az. you hear me- he ain't going to be taken
H. ard the feller thar tries 1t is going to have
his hands full They have been after him for
two or three years and amt got him yet. They
say he's right on the shoot" remarked another
Of the crowd.
"well. feller ought to know him az soon as
he sees him, from that description haZarded
the frs; speaker. 'if he go: up close enough
to see the scar: and then all he'd have TO do
would be to turn lose at him If he didn't throw
up his hands when you told him. Besides, no
body but him would try to cross over the noun
tains into the basin with this snow on the
ground Blamed if | don't think I'll 60 after
him."
'Wen. somebody ought to round him up"
asserted some in the crowd; hes been
foon roun' hyah long enough. jes havin' his
own way. sorter if the country belonged to
7 I,,'f oxxith
didn't have to take this grub over to the boys
in camp
''Well If any OF you want to go. all right
I'm going" replied the man addressed as HI.
1t was not the first time that Iii Lansing had
been on such expeditions lie one of those
men for whom danger seems to have fascna-
ton. At his remark Frank Crandall. young
fellow who had been standing quietly by, vol
unteered to accompany him. The crowd turned
toward him with more Interest than they had
thus far evince1 during the entire proceedings
It was but a few months since he had come
among them. fresh from the East. to take
charge of one the mines which had been closed
down by the winters storms. For weeks lie had
been cooped up in the isolated settlement, and
nc ionged for something to break its mOnotony.
\ We'll get your horse and gun and come"
y replied Hi. and in an instant the two men had
left the room to arm and equip themselves for
the chase, while the loungers gathered around
the stove to discuss the probabilities Of their
success. In a few minutes the two men rode
past the door, each armed with rife and six
shooter, and the crowd stepping out bade them
goodby, with the oft-repeated warning: BE
keerful. and don't let him get the drop on ye.'
The crust of the unbroken snow cracked
crispy underfoot the two men rode on fast
leaving the little settlement in their For
was broken by Lansing asking his younger com
panion: Did you try this kind OF thing
before"
mo" replied the Young man, Il never have"
We'll then. you want to b. keerful. II You
don't lose your head you're all right The only
danger is that we may run him before we
know it.
And If we do what them" asked the young
man.
"Well, he will probably commence shooting.
and If he does and you aren't hit the first rat
tie Of the box, why you want to git off'n your
horse and git behind something and shoot back.
If ther amt anything to git behind keep your
horse between you and him. and keep a-shoot
ing Whatever you do. don't let go Of your gun.
But what we want to do is 10 him first,
and then we've got the play on HIM. and all
you have to do IS TO tell him to throw up
"And If he don't throw up?' asked Crandall.
"Why then you let him have it, The reward
will be pad. just the same
The apparent indIerencc with which Lansing
spoke OF the entire matter much as If he were
discussing the best method Of hunting wild
animal shocked the young man; but he had
committed himself too far to withdraw Be-
Sides he had that feeling that all men have
when they are yoIng-the curiosity to know
whether or not he could rely on himself when
danger threatened.
I'VE should strike his trail on the hills here.
n he Is really headed for the basin country"
said Lansing.
They had been riding for several hours in
silence through the snow. unbroken By aught
save the scattered pines that here and there
dotted the mesa Before them lowered the
mountains through whose passes the man whom
they were after would have to pass In his
search for safety in the half-settled wilds
beyond
As the two rode along, scanning in each
direction the snow-covered mesa. Lansing sud
denly wheeled his horse to the right and when
Crandall Joined him he pointed to a narrow
trail where two horses had passed through
the snow
That's him. He's driving one horse and
leading another. and he hasn't passed by very
long. either. See the snow hasn't had tine
to drift in it," said he
With the discovery his whole demeanor had |
changed. look came into his eyes and
his voice sounded strange. He even graspcd his !
weapons in a manner different To that he had !
heretofore displayed
Hes right ahead. and we want to look out" /
the older man continued as they began to fol- |
low the trail.
As they approached the summit OF each hill !
they would stop their horses, and Lansing would !
dismount and crawl to the top. that he might |
look. without being discovered. into the valley
beyond. in order that they might not come on
the fugitive too suddenly.
They had travelled this way for several