Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
'LAZY G" BRAND.
"Blamed eff I understand II nobo,

He was tall, lanky nan, with a prf
m nounced Yankee type of countenance
ID and he leaned his elbow familiarly ur
q on the pommel of the saddle as he talk
u ed with the young owner of tho Whit
River ranch.
Henry Ponryn, the proprietor, reliet
no little upon the judgment and expert
Il ehce OF Howard, and the subject of theil
| present discussion was serious one,
| Come now; stock doesn t disappear
even in Texas, without human agency ),
Penryn said rehectively According to
the books, more than 500 head have dis
appeared-totally evaporated, so to
speak since last round up, and now
mat there are so many calves to brand
don't know what will happen. The
leakage must stop, or shall have to
give up the ranch"
Looks like there were a Niger in
the wood pile, don't it,"
Penryn looked at him without replv
his silence evidently exasperated Jase
SEQ here! - he exclaimed. He used the
Dutt end OF his whip to draw in the red
art or the trail the figure used on the
Whlto River ranch as brand, thus
60, a "lazy @" in the nomenclature
OF inc plains. With horizontal stroke
the q was converted into ID.
sweet, pretty little trick, amt it?''
ne said sarcastically. can our mark il
on the same part O. the critter too
but how does he get emf" demand.
eel Fenryn; THAT is, if he is the guilty
party" ''
"Oh, he's guilty fast enough! I've
seen many a rustler hung on less evi.
dence in the old days"
They were speaking of NJ. Perriot a
young Frenchman who had been for
tlhe dealing IN cattle in their neigh
oorhood and was rapidly growing rich.
NJ Perrlot was a good looking besides
Delng a wealthy young Frenchmau.
Penryn had met him several times
usually at Colonel Dahlgreen's home.
stead, which lay several miles from the
" hlte River ranch. Before M. Perriot
1ad come into the country Penryn had
'een about the only young man visitor
" the colonels. The colonel's daughter
'osle was the magnet which drew him.
nowadays he always found Perriot
here before him.
Ihat very afternoon Penryn, taking
'hat he called his constitutional. saw
elore nm the young lady with Perriot s
$ her escort. They were we'll mounted Il
nd his pony had all he could do tn
Vertake the couple and might not have Il
one so but that they drew rein on the e
ergo OF a hill and sat contemnlatino
nat was going on below on the other l
ope' where Perriot had his little
mp. So interested were they in the ry
'trlo branding that they did notice te
ehryh TIL he was close upon them.
tier salutlng Miss Dahlgreen and ex. nj
hanging few grave words with Per- =.
VI fenryn raised his hat again to the &c
ny and trotted down the farther side "
the hill. AS he went, however, he tn
rned to Perriot, and said as he point. III
10 the believing herd and the excited
axlcans below them: eve heard of a to-
N beng hung for branding bunch vi
steers like that Times have changed
Texas but it isn't a healthy occupa-
II even now''
: What mean you?" sputtered perriot Sh
nu' MISS Josie turned her back upon the
American. Penryn spurred his no. SUI
on and rode down into the midst of to
rdDble about the camp wagon and
IS. The Mexicans saw him canning the
somebody recognized him. Those as
inc tires and the branders buddled pol
ether and turned black looks upon '
as he rode into their midst, ask
mere was a steer on his side near moi
or the fires, held by the lariats Of .
herdsmen. There was an old mark g
mark Penryn knew well-ou tbe here
SITS nigh fore shoulder. T
omebody ran from one of tbo t,ros firm
lad hot iron on the steers side ;"
re was sickening odor of burning
and flesh, and the astopisbed stoor into
owed loudly. "
ne MeXlcans gathered around the ri
'rlcan with threatening faces. He card
ca down upon them contemptuous. ~
1ou know what this means in
Is he said calmly. "This range II
DC too hot for you fellows-under- cur
l!' He
, turned his pony abont and vol, "W-
u inc group. One man made grab III
IS Drldle rein, and Penryn raised mine
"hlp and brought it down with name
Ing force across his face. Then he lntro
purs to his pony and rode off over much
lse' expecting every instant to hear 'J'
sport OF guns behind him. But no "A
followed him, and he passed ovor "N
rest of the rise unmolested MI, Jones
ana her escort had Disappeared The
he 1901 remains around here "a the st
; won answer for the copse.
3D. Ahere We're cattle from ranch
er Than mine in that bunch" Int
struck off for his own ronno j., views
sht direction from that by which curric
come. The country was wiIder Mr..
more broken. There was ,raua that l
h'ea trees and branch of the IL u.s.
IN MS path, and he stopped to MIR.
is pony an hours rest. the in
was stlll sitting by the side of tbe paper
> ms steed feeding few yards Mr. NJ
"leh ne saw group of half a charmi
Or more horsemen comino o,,t - dant in
y across the brook. They fordod sturdy
cam ant! then apparently catch reprose
do not
w. nun "reW up in an excited, the pal
"ri group Penryn was quick have g
-. lnein as Mexicans-quite studiou
~ herdsmen from perriot's ing lido
,rn of Learn
1an s up intending to get his and. alt
~ ~ piop"red Tor whatever was course G
W, Luz "s ne loosened the gun condcml
W. y, ~ io he"sd hail behind him. should g
1!o group OF horsemen spurred l have f
. . toward him, but before subject.
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