The Dickinson press., 1894-07-21

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surrounded him.
"Now, IL that Teller Is headed for the
Tonic Basin country 1t wouldn't be
much of q trick to take him in," said
the first speaker, reicctively, rs IL de-
batting with himself the ACCESSIBILITY of
making the attempt.
IF you hear me, he amt going to be
taken in, and the Teller that tries it 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 is right on the Shoot" remarked m
other of the crowd.
"VVell, a Teller ought to know him rs
soon as he sees him after that descrip-
tion," hazarded the first speaker, III he
got up close enough to see the scar;
and then oil he'd have to do would be
to turn loose ut him IL he didn't throw
up his hands when you told him. Be-
sides, nobody but him would try to
cross over the mountains into the basin
with the snow on the ground. Blamed
If l don't think Ill go after him."
"Wcll, somebody ought to round him
up" asserted some one in the crowd;
''he's been foolin' roun' hyar long
enough, jes' havin' his own way, sorter
rs IL the country belonged to him.
burned IL I wouldn't 80 with you, Hi,
II I didn't have to take this grub over
to the boys in camp"
"Well. IL any Of you want to 60, oil
right. I'm goi..g,' replied the man I'D
uresseu us n.
II was not the nrst Tune that III Ian
sing had been on such expeditions.
He was n of those men for whom
aanger seemcu 10 nave q fascination.
Az MS feinark FRANK Crandail, a young
iciloW VINO had been standing quietly
~, volunteefcd 10 accompany him.
The crowd turned toward him more In
terest tnan they had thus Tar evinced
9urihg tue entire proceedings. 1t was
but q Few months since he had come
among them, fresh from the East, to
AXE charge OF u OF the mines which
had Deen closed down Dy the winters
storms. Fol weeks he had been COOP
ed up IN the isolated settlement, and he
longed Tor something to break Its mo-
notony;
wen, gel your horse and gun and
come" replied Hi. and In an instant
the TWO men had left the room to arm
ana equip. themselves for the chase,
$500 S"S
10 discuss the PROBABILITIES OF
their success. In a few minutes the
men rode past the door, each armed
with a rifle and a six-shooter, and the
crowd, stepping out, babe them good
by. with the Oft-repeated warning: BE
keerfui ana don't let him get the
drop on ye."
The crust of the unbroken snow
cracked crisply under foot ms the two
men rode on, faSt leaving h little set
Element In their rear. For some time
neither spoke, but ut last the silence
was broken by Lansing asking his
younger companions: did you ever try
this kind Of thing before?"
NO" replied the younger man; II
v ave.
"Wcll, then, you want to be keerful.
If you don't lose your head you're all
right. The only danger Is that we may
run on him before we know it."
"And II we do, what them" asked
the young man.
well. he Will probably commence
smoothing, and II he does and you aren't
hit the first rattle out of the box, you
want to git offn your horse and git be.
nlnd omething n hoo back. II
tnere amt anything to git behind, Keep
your morse between you and him, and
Keep a.shooting. Whatever you do,
0 d Jet go OF your gun. But hat we
Waht 70 10 Is 70 see MN nrst, n then
We w sos tie piuy on hiln' anu Ill you
nave 70 10 Is 70 tel MN 10 throw up"
Anu II ne dont throw up!' asked
Crn1n1.uall
WY, Lien you iet MN nave IT, INT
reWaru win De paiu JUST the same"
me apparent inai1erence with which
L AM SPOKE VI tne entre matter
mucn as II nc were discussing the best
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- ~ ss;.a nau ne saa l,u,ns LOT several hour'
~ e n .niouSn tle SHOW. uhoroKct
~ susus save Tue scattereu pines ina
mere M Z dotted the mesa. be
fore them lowered the mountains
through whose passes the man WHOM
they were after would have to pass II
his search for safety In half-settlet
wilds beyond. AS the two men rode
along, scanning In each direction thu