The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-10-28

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?"
mo, but I'm an officer, Du Sang
I'll see to the papers; | want you for
murder"
so they tell me. Well, you're after
the wrong man. But I'll go with you;
| don't care about that"
Neither do l, Du Sang; and as you
have some friends along, won't break
up the party They may come, too"
What for?"
For stopping train at Tower w
Saturday night"
The three men looked at one another
and laughed.
Du Sang with an oath spoke again:
| by this time. l cant speak for my
friends; | don't know whether they
want to go or not. AS far as l am
concerned, l haven't killed anybody
that / know of. l suppose you'll pay
my expenses back?"
why. yes. Du Sang, If 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 coms
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. 1t looks to me as II you and Du
Sang were getting ready to run for II,
and leave George Seagrue to shoot his
way through alone"
Du Sang, with some annoyance, in
tervened: That's all right; I'll 60
with you. I'd rather see your papers.
but IL you're Whispering Smith It's
all right. I'm due to shoot out little
d game some time with you at Medicine
a Bend, anyway"
Amy time. Du Sang; only don't let
I your hand wabble next time. It's too
i close to your gun now to pull right" 4
0 well, l told you was going to
\ come, didn't l? And I'm coming
o now,"
@ With the last word he whipped out
q his gun. There was crash of bull.
O let's. Questioned once by McCloud
,. and reproached for taking chances,
', Whispering Smith answered simply:
q II have to take chances" he said, "All
s ask is an even break"
e But Kennedy had said there was nc
d such thing as an even break with
Whispering Smith. A few men in q
generation amuse, battle, and mystify
a other men with an art based on the
g principle that the action of the hand
a is quicker than the action of the eye
!. With Whispering Smith the drawing
\. of revolver and the art of throwing
r. his shots instantly from wherever his
is hand rested was pure sleight-o hand
10 To a dexterity so fatal he added 4
judgment that had not failed wheI
70 confronted with deceit. From the
/. moment that Du Sang first spoke
a Smith, convinced that he meant Il
q. shoot his way through the line, waited
q only for the moment to come. Wher
a Du Sang's hand moved like fash o
~ light. Whispering Smith, who wa
% holding his coat lapels in his hands
10 struck his pistol from the scabbar'
9 over his heart and threw a bullet a
,s him before he could fire, as conjure
"a throws vanishing coin into the all
Squirting his horse fearfully as he di
70 so, he dashed at Du Sang and Kare
~ leaped his horse through their lin
"a and, wheeling at arms length, sho
m again. Bill Dancing jumped in hi
40 saddle, swayed, and toppled to tn
70 ground. Stormy German gave a sir
~ gle whoop at the spectacle and, wit
10 his two cowboys at his heels, fed 70
~ ~ life.
&c More serious than all, Smith foun
"a, himself among three fast reyolveri
10 working from an dnmanageable hors,
~ The beast tried to follow the feein
or cowboys, and when faced sharpl
a about showed temper. The traine
ea horses of the outlaws stood lik
statues, but Smith had to fight wit
q. his horse bucking at every shot. Fl
Ne threw his bullets as best he could fir
over one shoulder and then the othe
"a and used the last cartridge in HIS r.
ne volver with Du Sang, Seagrue. an
Karg shooting at him every time the
os could fire without hitting one anothe