The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30

the members of the Big Sembro aggre-
cation.
After SherclifTe had been in meas
ure broken in TO the ways ot the conn
try, old man Haines set him the task
of patroling the pipe lines of the mine.
| This line was some six miles i'm length,
and used TO supply the mill and cy-
anide tanks with water. Occasionally
the line Was tapped by wandering van
dals in need of water, who. not con
dom took the trouble to plug up the
orifce made in the pipe. and leaking
resulted which left the Big Scmbro
woefnllv short of the very necessary
huid. Like myself, Sherchffc had been
appointed deputy sheriff, al flames
request, giving him authority to make
arrests, and when he heard the ncws
of Grierson' temperance IN the
state. he said 10 me with laugh:
HNow. TO make pinch like that
would be worth while. Reno. Ell? Bet
ter than wasting the power vested IN
me by the law on Mexican pipe
raiders. -
law. all right, son. - I responded, but
don't fool yourself with the idea that
nothing more is necessary in order TO
cJap the bracelets on Bull Griersou. II
, isn't like raidiug gambling Joint up
east with a bunch of plain clothes el.
bows backing you up. Bull doesn
care hang. for the majesty OF tne
law. and he's some swift with a gun,
being sort of careless as to whom he
| picks out for target.
benrd, - said ShcrcIiffe. ?'All the same
| wouldn't mind having a try for HIM
I if he was within range.
Better run along and attend to the
pipes, Johnny said ], land forget
| toull Criorsnn He unhealthy
proposition to monkey with, and that S
! gospel truth. -
Shercliffe only laughed and rode off
whistling, and | didn u think anything
more about the matter. But as 1T hap
pened Johnny was destined TO see
Grierson sooner than either OF us eN-
pccted Presently he reached the pipe
| and rode steadily along the black line
! in the sand. heading due north. lie
| found everything in good condition,
! and after covering six miles dIsmount-
ed Mt the head of the line Of Lost
creek, picketed his broncho and sat
! down 10 eat his lunch under the shade
Of a cottonwood tree. Having iin'shed,
he Law resting comfortably, and, yield
ing to the cnervating Influence of the
heat, dozcd off into a heavy slnmber.
II was thus that Bull Grierson found
him. and Shercliffe was first made
aware of his arrival by being rudcly
awaked and thrown violently over on
his face. Taken utterly by surprise. he
could offer little or no resistance, and
! in a tricc found himself tied hand and
foot, his revolver gone, and Bull Grjer-
son standing over him grinnlng from
| ear TO ear.
"This is what | call real good luck,
| voungstcr. - said the bandit, cbecrfully,
'My bronx foundcred quite WAYS
back there. and ] needed fresh horse
and drink of water about as bad as
I ever wanted anything in my life. And
here they were both nice and con
venient TO my hand, Did You by any
chance happen to be one of them dep
uties that's so anxious to have chat
with Bull Grierson!'
Shercliffe had sense enough to shake
his head negatively.
~ IN only patrollinng the wafer pipe
Grierson grinned again.
''Lucky for you,i' he responded If
YOU was one of them man hunters j d
"a left a little lead in your system TO
remember me by. Well, goodbye; m
in something Of a hurry and can I stay
to yarn with YOU any longer.
Springing lightly on the back of the
broncho he rode swiftly away, while
Shercliffe lay gazing helplesslv after
him. When night fell and Johnny
failed to return we guessed that some
thing had gone wrong, and with two
of the boys from the bunk house /
started out III search of him, trailing
along the course Of the pipe line. We
found him, stiff and bruised by the
coils of the rope, but otherwise unhurt.
lie was intensely wrathful, though, and
expressed his opinion of Grierson very
forcibly.
Be thankful YOU got off as easy as
YOU did / told him, "As a general
thing man that goes TO clinch with
Bull Gricrson doesn t have much breath
left to complain with when the fuss is
over
81 never had a chance, - complained
Johnny. .'If ! had been awake it
might have been a different story, -
eyes, and YOU probably wouldn Z
have been able 10 talk much about ii,
either | replied. :" Don t be a fool,
Johnny
But Shercliffe S crouch over his i'll
treatment was too strong to die out in
jected to by the rest Of the gang or
, our return was not calculated to i'm.
. prove his temper.
''lf ever ! meet that fellow again
, / III get him or he II get me. - he said
|, vieiously. : may be tenderfoot, but
] IN no coward. Reno"
81 don't doubt your courage for A
+ moment, Johnny ] said. "The cards
9 were stacked against you. and you
: coudn' t win, that s all. But [ don I
) believe you'll have another chance tc
! try conclusions with Gricrson in 2
hurry. He's probably safe across the
. border by now.
: AS matters turned out, however. my
conjecture proved 10 be incorrect. foi
!. Grlcrson was caught by two officer,
q that very night. But while they wer,
: riding along with the prisoner betwee,
them bound 10 his saddle, Gricrsol
\ managed 10 slip his handouts
snatched revolver from the belt Of
ono Of his guards and shot him in tn,
back, killing HIM instantly. Then
wheeling his horse, he disappeared i,
a clump of timber, pursued by an inef
fectual volley of bullets from Mari
Gaines. the surviving officer.