Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-07

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All. OF them We're in Williams Cache:
that an ultimatum had been given. and
that Whispering Smith and Kennedy
had already ridden in with their men
10 make 10 good
Whispering Smith. with the COW
boys, took the rough country 20 the
left. and Kennedy and his party took
The south prong of The Cache creek.
The instructions were TO make a
clean sweep as The line advanced Be
hind the center rode three men TO
take stock driven in from the wings
Word that was brief but reasonable
had been sent everywhere ahead
Every man. IL was promised. that could
prove property should have a chance
10 do SO az The Door that dav and the
next. but any brands that showed
stolen cattle. OF that had been skinned
or tempered with iu any way. were 10
De- turned over 30 the Stock associa-
tion for the benef, of owners.
The very FIRST pocket raided started
a row and uncovered so head OF five
yearold steers bearing a mutilated
Duck BAR brand ~ was like polinc
az ratt,esuatcs 10 undertake 20 clean
out The grassy retreats of the Cache.
hut the work was pushed ON iu spite
or protests. threats. and resistance
Every man that rode ont openly 90
make protest was referred calmly 10
kebstock. and before Very long Rch-
stocks cabin had more men around
lt than had been seen together in the
Cache for years. Tho impression that
the whole iic was mp. and that the
refugees had been sold OUT by their
own boss. was One frat no railroad
man undertook 90 discourage The
cowboys insisted ON fhc cattle. With
The assurance that RebsfocI, could exc
plain everything Ev noon the Cache
was iu an uproar. Tile cowboys were
riding carefully and their guards
rifles iu hand were watching che cor
ners. Ahead Cf the slowly moving
line with the -roviue bunch OF cattle
behind b. dour.~fcd as DC were rather
consricuousy. fugitive riders dashed
back and forth with curses and wells
across rhe narrow valley. 10 it had
been Whispering smiths intention to
raise lar-esized row it was apparent
chat he bad been successful Reb-
stock driven to desperation. held coun-
eli after council to determine what 10
Go So-ues were discussed ,,-h,,.t...
considered. and "a pitched hnffla WAS
planned. But while ideas were plcuti-
ful. no one aspir.d 10 load au aft,or.
on WhisTeriur smith.
Moreover. Williams Cache. 10 MAS
conceded. vouIc u the end be- wore,ed
u the company and the cov.nen fo-
gether seriously undertook with mon
and unlimited money Co clean 10 ont.
Whispering smiths party had mo- ex.
PLANTATION to offer for tre roundup. but
when RebstoCk mai. it known that
the lcht was over SENDING out pu
SANG. the rage az the r.stIers turned
on Du sang A9-ir. however. no man
wanted to t.L, lr r.a-.o-sr,. ,.i.b d.,
Sang tha question of rre reasonable.
ness OF Whi.rcruc Smiths dema-J
Instead OF doing $50. The. fen on E.b.
stock and demanded that n De- we~.
boss he make good and send Du sans
out
OF AN This comrotfon rho railroad
men saw only The outward Indications
AS the excitement grew or hotb sides
NANAN vas IIlAlfN q .ltfL. more OF dis
play in the way The cattle were riin in
especially when some longlost bunch
was brought 20 urht and welcomed
with yells from the center. a steer
was killed 40 noon. everybody fed and
the line moved forward The wind
which had slept in the sunshine OF tho
morning. rose in the afternoon. and
the dust Whirlcd in little clouds v.bar,
men or animals moved. From the cen
ter two men had some back with the
cattle gathered up 90 that time. and
BIN Dancing with smith Stormy Cor
man, and two OF the cowboys. were
heading a draw 20 cross 10 the north
side OF the Cache, when three men
rode out into the road 500 yards ahead
and halted.
whispering Smith spoke. There
come our men; stop here. This ground
In front OF us looks good 20 me: they
may have chosen something over there
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