The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06
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ago at the WiekiUp that the affair with
Sinclair had all taken place within a
period of two years, and that practical
" all of the actors in the event had
been together and in friendly relation
on a Thanksgiving day at the Dunnins
ranch not so very long before the trou-
bic began. Dicksie Dunning was away
at school at the time, and Lance Dun
ming was celebrating with a riding and
shooting fest and a barbecue.
The whole country had been invited.
Bucks was in the mountains on an in
spection trip, and Bill Dancing drove
him with a party of railroad men over
from Medicine Bend. The mountain
men for $50 miles around we're out.
Gene and Bob johnson, from Oroville
and the Peace river. had come with
their friends. From Williams Cache
there was not only a big delegation
more Of one than was really desirable
but il was led by old John RebstoCk
himself. When the invitation IS gen.
eral. lines cannot be too closely drawn
Not only was Lance Dunning some
thing Of & sport himself. but on the
Long Range it is part OF a stockman. 8
creed to be on good terms with his
pefgbbors. At a Thanksgiving day bar
becue not even a mountain sheriff
would ask questions, and Ed Banks,
Though present, respected the holiday
truce Cowboys RODE that day in the
roping contest who were from Mission
creek and from Two Feather river.
Among the railroad people We're
GEORGE MCCloud, Anderson. the assist
ant superintendent, Farrell Kennedy,
chief Of the special service, and his
right-hand man, Bob Scott. In espe-
eial, SinclaiT's presence at the barbe-
cut was recalled. He had some cronies
with him from among his up-country
following and was introducing his
new bridge foreman, Karg. afterWaTd
known as Flat Nose. and George Sea
grue, the Montana cowboy. Sinclair
fraternized that day with the Williams
Cache men, and it was remarked even
then that though a railroad man ne APP
peared somewhat outside the railroad
circle. When the shooting matches
were announced a bTOWn-cyed railroad
man was asked TO enter. He had beer
out OF the mountains for some time
and was comparative stranger I'm the
gathering, but the Williams Cache mer
had not forgotten him; Rebstock, espe-
cially. wanted TO see him shoot. While
much of the time out of the mountains
on railroad business, he was known tC
be closely i'm Bucks cOunseis, and as u
the mountains themselves, he was Tc
puted to know them better than Bucks
or Glover himself knew them. Tht
was Whispering Smith; but, beyond
a low-voiced greeting or an expression
OF surprise at meeting an Old aC
quaintance he avoided talk. WheI
urged to shoot he resisted ali persua
sion and backed up his refusal bl
showing a bruise on his trigger finger
He declined even to act as judge il
the contest, suggesting the sheriff, FL
Banks for that office.
MrTla1rd did host
Lance Dunning that day nor since tn
day Of the barbecue had Du sang o
Sinclair seen Whispering Smith unit
the night Du Sang spotted him nea
the wheel in the Three Horses. d.
Sang a. once drew out of his gam
and left the room. Sinclair in tn
meantime had undertaken a quarrel
some interview with Whispering
Smith.
It supposed you knew was here
said Smith to him, amiably. of cOurs
I don't travel in a private car or carr
a billboard on my back, but I haven
been hiding"
The last time we talked" returne
Sinclair. measuring words carefully
you were going to stay out of tn
mountains"
II should have been glad TO. Murray
Affairs are I'm such shape on the di
so they sent for me"
The two men were sitting at a tabl'
Whispering Smith was cutting an
leisurely mixing a pack of cards.
We'll so far as I'm concerned, Il
out of it," Sinclair went on, after
pause. but. however that may be,
you're back here looking for troubl
there's no reason, 1 guess. why yo
can't find it
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for trouble, I'm here to fix this thin
up. What do you want"
Not a thing"
I'm willing TO do anything fair ar
right" declared Whispering Smith. ran
ing his voice a little above the hum
the rooms.
Fair and right is an old song"
And a good one 20 sing in this eoui
try just now. III do anything ! CO
10 adjust any grievance, Murray. Whj
do you want"
Sinclair for q moment was silent al
his answer made plain his unwilling
ness TO speak at all There new
would have been a grievance If I'd BET
treated like a white man His ey
burned sullenly. I've been sreat,
like a dog"
That is not IT,"
That is IT," declared Sinclair. sa
a8elEr anu lueN Il IlIfu II : H.
Murray. ] want to say only this
only this TO make things clear. Buc
feels that he's been treated worse tn,
a dog"
Then let him put me back where
belong"
It's little late for that Murray;
little late" said Smith. gent
Shouldn't YOU rather took good mon
and get off the division Mind you,
say good money. Murray-and peace
Sinclair answered without the sligI
est hesitation Not while that mi
McCloud is here
whispering Smith smiled. I've e
no authority to kill McCloud."
There are plenty of men in I
mountains that don't need any"
But let's start fair" urged VIII
Ting Smith. softly. He leaned f.
ward with one finger extended In co
idence Don't let US have any m
understanding on the start Let NJ
Cloud alone. If he IS ldlled-nOw I
speaking fair and open and maxi
no threats. but I know how IL viii COZ
out-there will be nothing but kill
here for six months. We viii make il
that memorandum on McCloud NJ
about the main question. Every sen
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