The Huttig news., 1909-10-30

Whispering Smith in his dusty suit of khaki. vas the only man in either line who showed no revolver but a hammerless or muley Savage rife hung beside his pommel
 Du Sang blinking, sroke first: Which of yon fellows is heading this round-up?"
 T am heading the rnnnd-up." said Whispering Smith. Why? Have we eot some of your cattle2'
 The two men spoke as quietly as schoolteachers Whispering Smiths expression in no way changed, eN cept that as he spoke he lifted his eye hrows q 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 a mans cows away from his door without nc tice or papers? Is your name Smith ?''
 My name is Smith; yours is Dl Sang. Yes. I'll tell you, Du Sang. carry an inspectors card from tho Mountain Stock association-do yoil want to see it? When we get thesn cattle to the Door, any man in tn Cache may come forward and prov. his property l shall leave instructions to that effect when we go, for l wan you to 20 to Medicine Bend with me Du Sang. as soon as convenient, ant ihe men that are with me will finisI the roundup
 What do you want me for? There's no papers out against me, is there? ?"
 No hut Fln an officer. Du San. I'll see to the papers; 1 want you fo murder.
 So 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 vol have scme friends along, l won't breal ap the party. They may come. too"
 What for?"
 For stopping a train at Tower V Saturday night
 The three men looked at one anothe md laughed.
 Du Sang with an oath spoke again '.The men you want are in Canad; by this time. I can't speak for m rien1 l don't know whether the yant to go or not. As far as onceraed. I haven't killed anybos hat I know of. I suppose you'll pa. my expenses back?'s
 hy, yes. Du Sang. if you were .oming back l. would pay your e aenses; but you are not coming bacI You are riding down Williams Cach
 or the last time; you've ridden down i % many times already This roltn ID is especis fly for you Don't d
 eiye yourself; when you ride vii
 1e out of the Cache. you won't com aack."
 Du Sang laughed but his blinkin yes were as steady as a cats. It d sot escape Whispering Smiths notic hat the mett.esome horses ridden b he outlaws were continually workir around to the right of his party. E poke amiably to Karg: "If you can manage that horse, Karg. I can Pla air. It looks to me as if you and D
 ang were getting ready to run for nd leave George Seagrue to shoot way through alone"
 Du Sang, with some annoyance, il te-vened: That's all right; I'll with you. I'd rather see your paper but If yon're Whispering Smith it all right I'm due to shoot out littl game some lime with you at Medicin Bend, anyway"
 Any time. Du Sang: only don't le your hand wabble next time. It's to- close to your gun now to pull right"
 Well. i told you I was going tc come, didn't I? And I'm coming now,"
 With the last word he whipped oui his gun. There was crash of bul lets. Questioned once by MeClouo and reproached for taking chances Whispering Smith answered simply: q have to take chances" he said Al I ask is an even break"
 But Kennedy had said there was nc such thing as an even break witt Whispering Smith. A few men in 2 generation amuse, baffie, and mystifs other men with an art based on the principle that the action of the hand is quicker than the action of the eye i With Whispering mith the drawing of a revolver and the art of throwina ! his shots instantly from wherever hit hand rested was pure sleight of hand 1 To dexterity so fatal he added [ 1 judgment that had not failed wher | confronted with deceit From the moment that pu Sang first spoke Smith, convinced that he meant tc shoot his way through the line. waited only for the moment to come. When Du Sangs hand moved like a flash ot light, Whispering Smith, who was holding his coat lapels in his hands struck his pistol from the scabbard over his heart and threw bullet at him before he could fire, as conjurer throws vanishing coin into the air Squirting his horse fearfully as he did so. he dashed at Du Sang and Karg, leaped his horse through their line and, wheeling at arms length, shot again. Bill Dancing jumped in his saddle, swayed, and toppled to tho ground. Stormy German gave sin gle whoop at the spectacle and. with