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

and courage, and the handicap didn t
seem so heavy, after all. Moreover,
when ] saw how thoroughly IN earnest
he was, / couldn't find it my heart
to deny the boon he asked, Conse-
quently in the course of few MN.
,ttes fresh mount had been procured
for Gaines and Shercliffe and ] hit the
northbound trail with him in the di-
recton Of Lost Creek.
1T was at the latter place that Gaines
decided to stop for an instant, as
former friend of the outlaw was living
there and 1t was barely possible that
Grierson might have sought his aid
! But no trace of the fugitive was dis:
covered at this point and we paused
in our search 10 hold a council of
war
'There s one thing YOU can gamble
on said Gaines, "and that S the anx
iety of Bull to get hold of another
horse His old mount must be pretty
we'll played out, seein that 1t WASH t
any too fresh when he broke away; 2"
''Well. the nearest point he'd be
nine 7 remarked, "If he can land a
| fresh mount there it S him over the
! line in Jig time.
| How about Sancho's place-there $
horses TO be had there'' suggested
! Shercliffe.
"No, Burnham the nearest" re.
! turned Gaines 81 guess well hike
over there,
| We got to the Burnham outfit in
! time TO have bite of breakfast and
make few hurried inquiries. There
were no horses missing, and Emerson
had not been seen by anyone IN the
! camp, so we started on ride TO the
Sancho six miles away We were
half way 10 our destination when a
| cloud of dust on the horizon caught my
eve and ] drew rein, pointing 1T ott
10 my companions.
.sSnems as if there & n bunch turned
loose from the Sancho outfit re
marked 1--WE might as well stop a
moment and see what the excitement
is
.,That,s So" agreed Gaines
Shouldn' Z be bit surprised n they
were bringing some news that 'ud In
tercst us, supposing that Gricrson came
this way.
We pulled up short and sat in ou'
saddles watching the approach OF the
dnst cloud. As it drew nearer the
wind lashed aside the haze and the
figures of several horsemen appeared
galloping furlously.
"That s Jack Eames in the lead,
commented Gaines. He belongs tC
the Sancho bunch There something
big in the wind.
Eamcs did not slacken his pace a:
he came closer.
''Fall in line, boys" he yelled as h'
passed; ''you may he wanted. Gaines
We'rc on the trail Of hoss thief. +"
Applying spurs and dulrts we forccr
orr mounts forward until they were
racing alongside the man from th'
Sancho.
"What sort of looking chap was he
Eamesl' quericd Gaines.
"I didn't see him, responde,
Eames. "BaIlard, the fellow who's,
bronx he took. SAYS he had a bsndag
tied round his head
Gaines glanced Significantly at me
"Guess | must have winged hin
when he broke away he remarked
"Say. F.amcs, that was Bull Griersol
for n million. He got away from Ton
, Dexter and me last night, slipped hi
handouts and shot Tom
'.Thcn III him. all right. declare,
Eamcs. He hoped from behind I;
tree. pulled gun on Ballard and mad
him give up his horse, Ballard sho
, at him as he rode away. but MISE,
the man He touched the bronx
, though, with a second shot. and that >
how we got our trail See there,'
He pointed to red clot of bloo
? ,hat shore on The sand ahead.