Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
CHAPTER xxxtV.
wiskwre


Wickwre.
NcCIoud and U.cbsIe met them az
the porch door Marion uuuerved
went directly to BIER room Whisper
ine Smith stopped to speak to Dicksie
and NcC'oud uterrosed "Bob scott
tcleuboued the Office just now Dee had
men from O~0v.He who wanted to
see you rieht away Gordon. said he
OF to'd h'm to send him over here. II
is Wicbvirc"
Wicsv'.e repeated Whispering
Smith. Wickv.re has ro business
here that D sro~ OF. mo doubt De- is
something z ought to know Of and.
by the way SOU ourht to SCI, ,nis
man. be sa'd turning saain TO- Dick
sie .lf NcCIouI tells tho story RIGHT.
WIckviro .s O. sort of rroteEe 90 yours.
Miss DicEs,e. though neither Of YOU
seems to have known ir He is the
tramp cowboy who was smashed u1 in
che wreck at Smoky creek. Hs is not
Dad man. hut whisky. You know.
beats some decent men a footstep
Cell ou rfe porch. There he comes
now. q reckon. shall Ict him in a
minute"
'oh. should ike to see him, lie
has been st ,he ranch at different
times you know"
Smith opened the door and stepping
out on the porch talked with tha- new
conner. In q moment hc brought him
in. DicAsie hsd seated herself ON the
sofa. NcCloud stood iu the doorway OF
the dining room. and Whispering
smith laid one arm ou the table as he
sat down beside it with hts face above
Che dark shade 10 the lamp Before
him stood Wickwirc The halfught
threw him up tall and dark. bat it
showed the heavy shock of black hair
faN.ue over DTS forehead. and the
broad. min face OF % mountain man.
"Hc has iust been telling me chat
Soasruc is loose" Whispering smith
explained u.eas-utly. "Who turned
the trick. ri,kvlrcr"
Sheriff Coon and deputy Taller
started uIru Scagrge FOR Medicine
/ Bend this morning. Coming through
Horse Eye canyon. Murray Sinclair and
| Barney keh>tock got clean drop on
/ them took SeaSrue. and thcy an rode
OF together. They didn't make any
bones about it either Their gang
has got lots OF friends over there. YOU
know. They rode nto Atlantic city
and stayed over an hour. Coon tracked
them there and got up posse OF six
men. The three were standing In
front OF The bank when the sheriff
rode into town. Sinclair and Seagrue
; cot on their horses and started on
Rebstock went back 90 get another
drink. When he came out OF the sd
loon he gave the posse a gun-aght all
by himself. and wounded two men and
made his getaway"
Whispering Smith shook his head.
and his hand fell on the table with
q tired laugh Barney Rebstock." he
| murmured. of all men, Coward
skate, hler-nl Barney Rebstock-
! stale-beer man. sneak. barnyard thief!
/ Hit two mem" He turned TO McCloud
What kind OF a wizard is Murray Sin
| clair? What sort OF red blood toxin
does he throw into his gang 10 draw
/ out spirit like that? Murray Sin
| clair belongs to the race Of empire
builders. by heavens. Il ia pitiful q
/ man like that should be out OF a job
/ England. McCloud needs him. And
here he IS holding up trains on the
mountain division,"
They are all up at Oroville with
( the Williams Cache gang. celebrating %
| continued Wickwire.
Whispering Smith looked at the
| cowboy. "Wickwire. you made a good
ride and / thank you. You are all
/ right This IS the young lady and
/ this Is the man who had you sent TO
the hospital from Smoky creek" he
added. rising. You can thank them
} for picking YOU up. When you leave
here tell Bob Scott TO meet me at the
I Wickiup with the horses at II o'clock
will you?" He turned 10 Dicksie in a
/ gentle aside. Il am riding north TO.
night wish you were going part
way"
( Dicksie looked at him intently. You
are worried over something" she muir.
INJURED; Il can see IL in your face"
Nothing more than usual I thrive,
you know, on trouble-and I'm sorry
10 say goodnight so early. but have
a long ride ahead" He stepped
quietly past McCloud and out OF the
| door
/ Wickwire was thanking Dscksie
/ when unwillingly she let Whispering
/ Smiths hand slip out OF her own. Il
shore wouldn't have been here to.
night il you two hadn't picked me up"
laughed Wickwire. speaking softly 10
Dicksie when she turned 20 him. I've
knowed my friends long time. but |
reckon they ell didn't know me-"
I've known you longer than you