Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-10
REPUBLICAN,, MARsHAIITowN, IOWA, JUNE TO- 1909

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hung beside his pommel.
Du Sang, blinking, spoke first:
(which Of you fellows is heading this
round-upf"
IT am heading the roundup" said
Whispering Smith. 'Whyt Have we
got some Of your cattle?"
The two men spoke as quietly as
school.teachers. Whispering Smiths
expression in no way changed, ex-
cept that as he spoke he lifted his eye.
brows little more than usual.
Du Sang looked at him closely as he
went on: What kind OF a way is this
to treat anybody? To ride into
valley like this and drive mans
COWS away from his door without no.
tice or papers? Is your name SMITH"
my name Is Smith; yours is Du
Sang. Yes, I'll tell you. Du Sang. I
carry an inspectors card from the
Mountain Stock association-do you
want to see It? When we get these
cattle to the Door. any man In the
Cache may come forward and prove
his property. shall leave instructions
to that effect when we go, for want
you to go to Medicine Bend with me.
Du Sang, as soon as convenient, and
the men that are with me will finish
the roundup"
What do you want me for? There's
no papers out against me, is there?"
"No, but I'm an officer, Du Sang.
I'll see to the papers; / want you for
murder"
$50 they tell me. Well, you're after
the wrong man. But I'll go with you;
I don't care about that"
Neither do I, Du Sang; and as you
have some friends along. won't break
up the party. They may come, too"
What for?"
"For stopping q train at Tower W
Saturday night"
and laughed.
Du Sang with an oath spoke again:
1.-THE men you want are in Canada
by this time. can't speak for my
friends; don't know whether they
want to go or not. AS far as l am
concerned, I haven't killed anybody
that know Of. suppose you'll pay
my expenses back?"
"Why, yes, Du Sang, II you were
coming back would pay your ex-
penses; but you are not coming back.
You are riding down Williams Cache
for the last time; you've ridden down it
too many times already. This round
up is especially for you. Don't de-
ceive yourself; when you ride with
me out of the Cache, you won't come
back"
Du Sang laughed, but his blinking
eyes were as steady as cats. 1t did
not escape Whispering Smiths notice
that the mettlesome horses ridden by
the outlaws were continually working
around to the right of his party. He
spoke amiably to Karg: IF you can't
manage that horse. Karg, can. Play
fair. It looks to me as IL you and Du
Sang we're getting ready to run for it,
and leave George Seagrue to shoot his
way through alone"
Du Sang, with some annoyance, In
tervened: That's all right; I'll go
with you. I'd rather see your papers,
but If you're Whispering Smith It's
all right. I'm due to shoot out little
game some time with you at Medicine
Bend, anyway"
"Any time, Du Sang: only don't lei
your hand wabble next time. It's toe
close to your gun now to pull right"
well, l told you was going to
come, didn't I? And I'm coming
now!"
With the last word he whipped on,
his gun. There was a crash Of bull
lets. Questioned once by McCloud
and reproached for taking chances
Whispering Smith answered simply:
II have to take chances" he said. cal
I ask is an even break"
But Kennedy had said there was nc
/, such thing as an even break with
Whispering Smith. A few men in {
generation amuse, battle. and mysttfJ
other men with an art based on the
principle that the action Of the hant
Is quicker than the action of the eye
With Whispering Smith the drawing
of a revolver and the art of throwing
his shots instantly from wherever hi.
hand rested was pdfe sleight-of-hand
To dexterity SO fatal he added ,
judgment that had not failed whel
confronted with deceit. From the
moment that Du Sang first spoke
Smith, convinced that he meant tt
shoot his way through the line, waited
only for the moment to come. Whe1
Du Sang's hand moved like flash O