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

tlouEut hotnihe IL luetf pouches OF
interest equal 70 the last word con.
corning Sinclair or his pursuer. n
was commonly agreed through tho
mountains tha; IL would be a diHicult
matter TO overhaul any good man
riding SinClair's steeldust horses bur
with Sinclair himself in the saddle
unless il pleased him to pull up. the
chase was sure 10 be a stern one
AGAINST this TO feed speculation stood
one mans record-that OF the man
who had ridden alone across Deep
creek and brought Chuck Williams out
on blackboard
Business i'm Medicine Bend. mean
time was practically suspended. AS
the center of all telephone lines the
big railroad town was likewise the
center of an rumors. Officers and sol
diers 20 and from the fort. stage driv
ers and cowmeD. homesteaders and
rustlers. discussed the apprehension
Of Sinclair. Moreover. behind this ed
fort 90 arrest one man who had saw
agely deded the law were ranged an
Of the preiudices. symrathies. and
haireds OF the bieh country. and prac-
N .
Co Medicine Bend and the Crawliuz
Stone valley We're friends either TO
Sinclair or 90 his pursucr Behind Sin
clair We're nearly am the catlenleu.
nOt alone because he was on good
terms with The rustlors and protected
bis friends hut because he warrea
openly or the shecpmen The biz
range interests as a rule. We're openly
or covertly friendly TO Sinclair. while
AGAINST him were The hcmes,eaders.
the railroad mon. tho common people
and The mon who everywhere bate
cruelty and outrage and che making
of lie
Lance DuDuinr had never coucoaieT
his friondiress for Sinclair. even aft.
er hard stories about ti.J were know.
90 be true. and CT was tb's confidence
of fellowship that made Sinclair "a
hours after he had leci OroviIe ride
down thc lil trcu 100 Crawling stone
rauchhouse
Tho morning had been cold with
heavy wind and q dun sky Ia the ate
eruoou the clouds lowered over Ono
valley and a insisting rain seq iu. Dick
the STAGE iu the uoruiu-. and. nffn- a
stolen halfhour with NcCouf az
Marion s.. had ridden home 90 ESCAPE
thc storm. Not less but much moro.
than those about her She was alive Co.
Che situation I'm which Sinclair stood
and it- dan-cr to those closest ,o her.
ln the morning her one PRAYER Orb RTc-
Cloud had been to have q care of him-
sclL and to Marion 90 have care OF
herself bat even when Dicksfs l.ft
them DO seemed as 30 neither quite falt
the peril as she felt g..
ln the afternoon the rain. falling
steadily. kept her in the house. ana
She sat i'm her room sowing until the
iisht failed. She went downstairs.
Puss had lighted the crate In the
living room. and Dicksie threw herself
into "A chair. The sounds OF hoofs
aroused her and she went TO a win
dow. To her horror. she saw Sinclair
walking with her cousin up 90 the
'front.' door. She ran into the dining
room, and the two men entered the
hall and walked into The office. Chok-
ing with excitement. Dicksle ran
through the kitchen and upstairs 90
master her agitation.
In the Office Sinclair was sitting
down before the hot stove with
tumblCr OF whisky Lance. he
shook his head as he spoke hoarsely-
Il want 20 say my friends have stood
by me TO a man, but there's none OF
them treated me squarer through
thick and thin than YOU have. Well.
I've had some bad luck. Il can't be
helped. Regards"
lie drank and shook his wet hair
again. Four days Of hard riding had
left no trace on his iron features. Wet
TO the bone. his eyes flashed with fire.
He held the glassful Of whisky In a
hand as steady as "a spirit-level aud
tossed IL down a throat as cool as
dew.
II want 10 say another thing.
Lance: ! had no more intention than
a child OF hurting Ed Banks. 1 warned
I'd months ago to keep out OF this
night and never knew he was IN Il
I'LL II was too late. But I'm hoping he
will pull through yet, if they don't
kin him in the hospital to spite me.
never recognized the man az all till Il
was too late. Why. one OF them used
10 work for me- 4 man with the
whole railroad gang in these noun.
tains after him has got to look out for
himself or his life amt worth a glass
OF beer. Thank you. Lance, not any
more. saw two men. with their
rifles in their hands. looking for me. I
hol!ered al them: but Lance. I'm rough
and ready, as all my friends know.
and ] will let no man put a drop on
me-that I viii never do sd. before
! ever recognized him, raised his rifle:
that's the only reason / fired Not so
fun. Lance, not so full II you please.
Well, he shook his black hair as he
| threw back his head. here's TO better
| luck in worse eounuiesi" He paused
as he swallowed and set the tumbler
| down. "Lance. I'm saying good-by ID
| the mountains"
You're not going away for good.
Murray?"
I'm going away for good. What's
1 the use2 For two years these railroad