Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-08-06
.Ih1s duty is anotner's, not yours.

MY USdT 1SllOW, SdIu Tue JuuSS,
rising and laying his hand on Lang
ford's big shoulder, "do you really
want to undertake this?"
81 certainly do
"Then I will give you the warrant,
gladly. You are the one man in the
state to do it-unless except the gal
liant little deputy marshal. You know
the danger. admire your grit, my
boy. Get him if you can; but take care
of yourself Your life is worth so
much more than his. Who will you
take with your"
"Munson, of course. He will go In
spite of the devil, and he's the. best
man I know for anything like this.
Then / thought Of taking the deputy
sheriff. He's been true blue all along,
and has done the very best possible
under the conditions
Every good. Take Johnson, too. He'll
be glad to go. He's the Quickest little
fighter in the world,-not a cowardly
hair in his head"
So it was agreed, and the next
morning, bright and early, the little
posse, reinforced by others who had
earnestly solicited the privilege of go
ing along, started out on its journey.
The rains were over, but the roads
were heavy. In many places, they
were forced to walk their mounts. No
one but the initiated know what gum
BIO mud means. Until they took to the
hills, the horses could scarcely lift
their feet, so great would be the
weight of the sticky black earth which
hoofs. When they struck the hills, it
was better and they pressed forward
rapidly. Once only the sheriff had as
serted that he had run across the
famous outlaw. Black had resisted saw
agely and had escaped, sending back
the bold taunt that he would never be
taken alive. Such a message might
mean death to some of the plucky pos
Sc now making for the old-time haunts
of the desperate.
The sun struggled from behind rain
exhausted clouds, and rOllicking
wind blew up The clouds skurried
away toward the horizon.
At White river ford, the men looked
at each other in mute inquiry. The
stream was raging torrent. It was
swollen until it was half again It's
ordinary width The usually placid
waters were rushing and twisting into
Whirlpoollike rapids.
what now?" asked Baker, the dep
uty-sheriff
I'm thinkin' this here little pleas
ure party'll have TO be postponed"
vouchsafed one of the volunteers, nod.
ding his head wisely.
We'll sure have to wait for the
cloud-burst to run out" agreed an
other
why, we can swim that all right"
put in Langford, rallying from his mo-
mentary setback and riding his mount
to the very edge of the swirling water.
Hold on a minute there, Boss"
cried Jim. Don't be rash now. What's
the census of 'pinion O. this here COM
pany? Shall we resk the ford or shall
we not?"
why, JIM" said Paul, laugh in
his blue eyes, "are you afraid? What's
come over your
"Nothin'. / amt no coward neither,
and eff you wasn't the Boss I'd show
you. / was just thinkin' o'-some-
body who'd care-that's ALL"
Just for moment a far-away look
came into the young ranchman's eyes.
Then he Strengthened himself in his
saddle.
Il, for one, am going to see this
thing through" he said, tersely.
What do you say, Johnson?"
81 never for one minute calculated
on doing thing else," replied the dep
uty-marshal, who had been standing
somewhat apart awaiting the end of
the controversy, with q good-humored
smile in his twinkling blue eyes.
Paul urged Sade into the water. He
was followed unhesitatingly by Mum
son, Johnson, and Baker The others
held back, and finally, after a short
consultation, wheeled and retraced
Iu0lr SC0QS.
81 amt no coward, neither" NUT
tered one, as he rode away, but I
plumb don't see no sense in bein'
drowned I'd ruther be killed a round
in up jesse
The horses which had made the
initial plunge were already in water
up to their breasts. The current had
an ominous rush to it.
IT don't care. didn't mean to hold
over and let our quarry get wind of
this affair." cried Langford over his
shoulder. Keep your rifles dry, boys!"
Suddenly, without warning, SADIE
| stepped into hole and lost her bal
ance for a moment She struggled gal
lantly and recovered herself, yet 1t
weakened her. 1t was not long before
all the horses were compelled to swim,
and the force of the current immedi-
ately began driving them down
stream. She was plucky little COW
pony and loved her master, but 1t was
about all she could do to keep from