Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-04

eVldently wanted 10 make sure OF uh
at the first fire.
Halt where you are or somebodyll
get hurt" shouted Ferd. The rustlers
glanced at each other. Two of them
grinned wickedly. They came on with
out pausing.
Scared as l was, was far more
frightened in behalf of those reckless
men than on my own account. II they
could have known how quick and GER
tain Ferd is with rife, they certainly
would have kept their distance. KNEW
one of them must fall at my brothers
first fire, and if they charged in sad
die did not doubt he would kill them
all before they could reach us-he is
just as quick as that on the trigger,
and he works his lever as a boy flips
a marble. His rife was already leveled,
covering the leader.
Halt, there, 1 tell youi" he called
again, and in a tone that would have
stopped any but the most desperate of
men. The men fingered their Winches-
tiers. They were about to begin the
fight. Then in breath and out of the
dust that still banked along the sleeps
Florence came galloping at them.
The fellows turned their heads quick
ly at hearing the patter of her pony's
hoofs, and the leader wheeled his horse
sharply about. The latter lowered the
rifle he mad half-presented when he
saw a gIrl confronting him. 1t was
wei enough Tor him that he did so.
Florence cooAy pulled up in front
anu niue TO one SIDE OF TINS aston
lsheu ruStIer'
Those are my brothers down
there' we heard her SaNln IN clear
voice am gong 10 heIp them drive
tne horStS' guess my stlrrup-strap
Is oreahIhS loose Ana she stopped
over On 'i'r sue " opposite the man. as
10 "'',"u 10 H'r footing
men, oe'"Ic the leader or ms men
cOuIu ie'"' or from 'he'FN PRISE / lor-
ei'ce H'' ''"'u up an" nun h'S"-
ING cld'NcI at ms pony noau'
40 10 Ie't She ought not 10 nave
i"iHHeu' ""' the pony u"uS'u at the
ilotloH Oh "'r arm ana her Dig yer
ioN ''',"'I S'IuCN the IIucr some
mhere ABOUT ms o''' ana 'Nplooeo'
ne man was knocked or thrown out
VI ms S"uu'e' SPI""ii'S IKE S'rIcN-
en- frog me pony SPrahS away reel
ing from 'le cohcuSSIoh'
one "i the mounted men EeIIe"'
ny ia an" an '"'ce pun spurs
10 'h'lr """''"g PONIES ana were ou'
81 range an" ouO u S's"' III no
'ilne'
feru an" l no" advanced win our
gums covering 'he l"IIeI ruStI'r' VINO
hau ra'S'u h''''SeII 10 d sltting posture
ana seemed 10 DC EroPlHg Ior ms VIM
chester ne WAS puma ana ul%"y as
Seu from me S"ocN "e h"u reeei'eu'
Florence had dismounted and Sc
curfu ms gun
III u'e"ui ullS sorry hur, you,
slr' we hearu her saying rueiuiiE' l
only meant 10 stampede your horSeS
anu keep you from shooting aI my
orotherS'
one hau lnueeu uohe execution mo
man Sh'rt front was pio"i' away ms
breast ana lace were oIdcheheu WIN
po"uer' MS mus '"cne ana eyebrows
were SlnSeu Oh, anu ms Eyes were r'u
anu ple"rH' anu ro'leu l'Nc '"oSe Vi
uIu"Ne" man ,
ne was SUN llsnt-Heoueu NIen cru
ana came up we got MN 10 ms
Ieet ana ""'heu MN around o,''
riorente ran 10 poor anu oro"EI'
water 1T my "ool nut h' "i"'N
'"EtrIE'
Nheh nc h"u Iully recoN'reu MS
senses we knew tnat lie was not Sc
riouS'y lHyureu' ne S"' uo"h upon
'he srouhu presently anu "''"ouE"
the pam OF ms pur''S must nave peen
acute ne grinheu at us Ill KIM Oh
grim huilor'
wen, he "sNeu' S"'" u S"oo'
me up!
had ALREADY caugnt MS horSe'
of these parts,' said Ferd. Try to
make an honest living in future, and
no 4S S:' % % With :%' 4 %sn.s; Of 9qn