The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-26

each day, having arrived and departed
a half hour before, and he had cut In
on the line to regale himself with the
news of the world. But there was d
dearth of thrilling events, such as his
rude soul delighted in. The Apache up
rising, hat was feared, had not taken
place. Colonel Hardie, of Fort Grant,
had the situation we'll in hand. The
Nihilists were giving their latest Gear
a breathing spell. No new prize fighter
had arisen to wrest the championship
of the world from John Sullivan, who
had put all his old rivals ito sleep"
"Ole Man" Terrill proceeded to. follow
their example. He had been up late the
night before at a poker game. Ills
head fell forward with a jerk. Aroused
by the shock. he glanced drowsily
about him. Heat waves danced before
the open window. Deep silence hung
over his little world. Again his eye
lids closed; his head dropped. and slow
ly he slipped into sleep.
Tragedy was approaching him now,
but not along the wire. Down an
arroyo, or draw (the dry bed Of a
watercourse), that wound in a detour
around the town of Florence, and de-
bouched into the open plain near the
station, crept two men in single file,
each leading q horse. They were Buck
Mckee and Bud Lane, who had ridden
north from the town that morning with
the declared purpose of going to Bucks
old ranch, the Lazy X. They had
circlcd about the town. timing their
arrival at the station a little after the
departure of the train which was ex-
pected to bring Dick Lanes money.
Mckee emerged first from the mouth
of the draw. He wore a coarse flanneli
skirt, loosened at the throat. Abouts
his neck was a handkerchief. His rid,
ing overalls were tucked into high boots +,
with Spanish heels and long spurs. All
Mexican hat with a bead band topped
a head covered with coarse black hair. \
which he inherited from his Cherokee
mother.
Save for the vulture floating high in
air not a living thing was in sight,
With the caution of a coyote, Mckee,
crept to the station door and peered;
blinkingly through the open door into
the room. The change from the daz-
zling light without to the shaded In
terror blinded him for a moment. Hel
heard the heavy breathing of the Sleep
err before he saw him. 4
returning TO the mouth OF tho arroyo.
Mckee motioned to his companion to
bring out the horses. When this was
done, the two men cinched the saddles
and made every preparation for sudden
flight. Lane and the horses remained
outside the station behind a freight
car on a siding, while Mckee stole
softly through the open door to "Oie
Man" Terrills side.
Now tha a0ent IIsaS oo q ~apn ao-'
post vault his inside waistcoat pocket,
the lock upon which was a huge SAFETY
pin. For further defense he carried ell
revolver, loosely hung at his hip, and]
easily reached. His quickness on thei
draw In the hour of need, and his ac-,
curacy of aim made him a formidable
antagonist. 1
Some men are born into the world to
become its watch dogs; other to become
its wolves. The presence of a human
wolf is, as it were. scented by the human
watch dog, even when the dog is
asleep. Mckee was known instructive
ly as a man-wolf to the born guardians
of society; Slim Hoover, himself a high
type of the man-mastiff, used to sayn
of the half breed: 1T can smell that
b'ar-grease he Sticks his hair with
agin' the wind. He may be out o.,
sight an out o. mind, when somethin'
tells me 'McKee's around then I smelH
b'ar-grease, and the next thing, Bucky}
shows up with his ingrasheatin' grin.
It's alluz grease before meet as the
sky pilot would say"
cole Man. Terrill was Of the watch
dog breed. Whether warned by the In
stinct of his kind or wakened by the
scent of McKee's bear-grease, he sud-
denly opened his eyes. Like all men
accustomed to emergencies, he was in
stantly in full possession Of his wits,
yet he pretended to be slightly con-
fused in order to get a grasp upon the
situation before greeting his visitor.
."Howdy. Buck" he said, adjusting
his revolver as he swung half-round
in his chair, that he might reach his
weapon more readily in an emergency.
Dustin or busted?'
"Wel, I'm about even with the
game" replied Mckee, pulling from
his pocket a bag of tobacco and papers,
and deftly rolling a butterfly cigarette.
Coin to shake it before I lose my pile.
It's me for the Lazy x. Dropped in to
say g~ood-by."
Terrill, who had recently had an ex-
pensive seance with Mckee at poker,
ICIIlOlSlI dltO
"Yuh ought o give mi another chanel
at yuh. Buck. Yo're goin' away with
too much of my money"
"Well ole Man, I'm likely to rob
yuh ola lot more eff o amt k~eerful,"
answered Mckee.
"Yuh can't Jest yit a while" said
Terrill. Dead broke"
Jaw, come off everybody knows
ye're a waikiki bank. Bet yuh got
three ,thousan' in that inside pocket O.
your'n this minute"
Terrill started at McKee's naming the
exact amount he was carrying. He
forgot his customary caution In his
surprise. 'Well, you did just hit IL,
shore enough. I believe we're half
eipsy instid O half-Injun. Jes. like yer
KNOWN I stood pat on fou Nv a kind
when you had aces full. and throwin'
down yer cards fore I c'u'd git even
with yuh. How do yuh 10 II, Buck
Mckee gave a smile Of cunning, IN
scrutable superiority. "Oh. it's jes ai
power I has. Keen sabby.' as the
Greasers say-I'm keen on the know
how. Why, l kin tell yuh more about
the money. It's fer Jack Payson-
ITO He Continued Tomorrow.)