Gunnison news-champion., 1908-02-14
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CHATTER -.sscorse wiliisson. . pooe
r.nchn.an h'sh msiss.d and eas'isss'i.
raneh-tlse Lay = IN |. wa...I-a ss-ss
.n tine riV"rs bed that would have
sssa 81 hssa "' ~.sss ass & H. .l'..~s.s. --,'..T.
band sf hor~s thieves engaged
N WORKING svcr brands go cattle ~.
1t the Three bars" brand On one -tesf
10 ths u * brand.
CHATTER II Paul IAnefard fhe rich
Owner q The Three BARS ranch. is sent
Tor by Nilii-ion and is Informed of ths
'pcrAti"ns OF The gang % cattle thieves.-
band of outlaws hcasi.d hy Jesse BLACK
who hons have aefsed tho Law and author
ties ef kemsh county. south Dakota.
not dared t. nlal.sst any Of the property
- the great Three Hars" ranch Willis
TOO shows has reluctancy In epposins
band so pe~.ffui IN politics and dread
ed es al the community. i.an2tord
pledges Niliston his friendship " he
viii assist IN bringing Jesse BLACK aud
his gang 10 Justice Ianeford is struck
with the BEAUTY Of MARY. commonly
known as "~iiiistons little girl"
CHAPTER TII.-I.eui=e Dale. an eVpcrt
court sfeneerapiler, who had followed her
nncie. Jndse Hammond DIAL. from the
-sst to the ''Bahctahs." and who ~ NV
ins with him at Wind city. rs requested
hy the county attorney. Richard Gordon.
20 come 10 kemsh aud take tc4.Simouv in
the preliminary hearing Of Jes-. Hack
She accepts the invitation aud makes her
hrsi trip into the Wild Indian country.
,>enah. she Is met by Jim Manson. a hot
beaded c0Whoy Of the Three Bars"
ranch
CHAPTER IN.-In waiting for the train
Nunson looks at some cattle in the stock
pen. In the herd being shipped 10 SIOUX
city by Bin Brown he detects old MAG"
a well known "onery" steer belonging 10
his employer OF the Three Bars" Sanch.
CHAPTER v-Munson and louis.
start for kemah. They take lunch at the
Hsxia HGn A%i restaurant, ars CONDUCTED ~ Mrs.
Gordon. the county attorney.
CHAPTER vI-Louise In told of a
meat poisoning plot which resulted in the
illness Of Williston, Langford and other
witnesses for the state In the cattle thief
tries to block the way OF Munson's team
AZ the entrance TO pontoon bridge across
The river Munson crowds past the buck
board team wrecking the buck board.
They arrive at Williston's.
CHAPTER vu.-Crowds assemble IN
Justice James r. McAilister's court for
the preliminary hearing. Jesse Black
SPRINGS the first Of many great surprises.
sAnderson. q member u the OUTLAW gang.
he had learned that the steer Mag" had
been recovered and thus saw the useless
mess cf nGhtinG against being hound over
RacpArd Gordon. the county attorney who
10 unpopular because Of ht6 many failures
e e Ea: :. ~sss .s the
CHATTER vfn.-Ceunty Attss~sy
return to windy city. He tells her q n.
diseppointments Of his o0ce. OF witnesses
that can be bribed and Of the system Of
tamperfng with Justice which prevents
him from securing . conviction. He has
the girls sympathy.
CHAPTER yY-wbu. vv,H..~.
IN the light in hts door ut night, q shot il
fired at him. Tho house 10 attacked and
= battle ensues 6etWeen Wil1ston and his
daughter. on one side. and the outlaws
IN the other. The house 10 set On 6re. As
an outlaw raises his rife to shoot WILLIS
pierces his arms and the rifle falls to the
ground Aid has come to Williston. but
borne away by the outlaws.
At the branch road he stopped ir-
resolutely
1T beats the devil-f0r . fac" He
looked helplessly. over his shoulder.
The man was beyond sight and sound.
If he hadn't said he was Goin' for
doc and belonged to the X Y T." he
pondered. He was swearing because
he could not think Of way out Of the
maze of contradiction. He was 20
seldom at a loss. this braggadocio Jim.
We'll, ! reckon ! won't get any hep
4 moonin' here less'n l wait here till
that son-of-a-gun comes back from
seem doc Lord. I'd have to camp
out all night. Guess I'll be a movin'
on. But I'm plumb a-foot for an idee
as to how that idjit got here from the
XYZ"
He shrugged his shoulders and pick
ed up the fallen bride rein. He kept
on straight ahead, and it was well for
him that he did so. 1t was not the
last of the affair. The old. prosaic
trail seemed fairly bristling with
ghostly visitants that night. He had
gone but a scant quarter-mile when
he met a second horseman, and this
time he would have sworn on oath
that the man had not been on the
forward trail as long as he should
have been to be seen in the starlight.
Jim was not doing now and he knew
what he was about. The fellow struck
the trail from across country and from
the direction Of Williston's home cat
tie sheds.
The devil" he muttered. and this
time he WAS in deep and terrible earn
est.
Hullo," the fellow accos,ed him.
genially.
Too damned pleasant-the whole
bunch of en-" found quick hagmen,
in Jims active brain. ABowA. he re-
sponded with answering good nature.
'Hullo,'
Where ye goia'." asked the other.
as II In 10 particular haste to part
company. II he had met With a sur
psfse, he carried 1t q we'll
Home. Been to town jim was
IN tender hooks to be oG.
helong to the Three Rars. don't
yo1.-
Yep"
hooeAt -. Wen. GOOD luck to