Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-04-14

onnosite Sagebrush and the Sweet
water boys.
Staggering up to Sagebrush, the
half breed insolently demanded,
"Who's the boss Nv this here Payson
OUTFIT"
.I reckon you are talkin' to him
now" coolly replied the foreman.
"You've got one Nv my boys over
here" beloved Buck, adding with the
implied threat, "an' we've come fer
him"
sagebrush was not bluffed by Bucks
insolence or his staggering manners.
II reckon you can't have h1m-not just
yet"
"What's he been doin'?' demanded
Buck.
"He killed Billie ,Nicker-that's one
thing
"Self defense" loftily replied Buck.
| 'He wuz 'tendin' to his own business
when yer two men come up an be-
| gin pickin' on him.
Bursting with anger, Parenthesis
| strobe up to Buck and shouted, "He
was brandin' one of our yearlin's;
chats what his business was"
Sagebrush suggested in addition,
PERHAPS you mean that brandin' other
folks cattle is the regular business of
the Lazy X outfit"
Anything with hide an no mark is
Lazy K to you ALL" growled Show
Low.
you're goin' strong on regular pro-
ceedin's, see,'' said Buck to Sage
brush. s'You amt sheriff nv this here
county, are your
THAT'S Jest it. Somebody's got to
act sooner or later, an if there amt
no regular law We'll go back to the old
times an make our own"
The Sweetwater outfit assented
unanimously to Sagebrush's declara-
ton of freedom from outlaw rule in
the county.
you're a fine lot to set up as law
, abidin citiZens,' sneered Buck.
q "Workin' fer a man that had to hop
, the country to keep clear of the rope,
interiected Peruna, who, heartened up
\ by the advent of Mckee, began pour
+ ing oil on a smoldering fire.
4 Sagebrush turned savagely upon him
s '.That'll do fer you"
y Echo walked hastily to Sagebrush's
side. She felt her presence might hell
q to avoid the outbreak which she saw
It could not long be avoided.
II Peruna had lost control of tongue
# and discretion by this time.
You'll never see him back in thi:
r. section agin. You all know where h
,e is-'cross the line in old Mexico. Why
he she's fixin' to make cleanup nov
If an sell out an join him"
d. Sagebrush reached for his gun, bu
n Echo restrained him.
10 YOU he cried.
Buck turned angrily on Peruns
re 'You keep yer mouth shetv he shout
ed
d. ! Peruna subsidized at his boss con
X mand, mumbling, '"There amt no II
male can pull the forelock over m
eyes"
no "Take carer warningly called Bucl
Is Peruna fred up again regardless
consequences. ''Why, l see throug
no her game. She's glad to get rid of hi
Oh SOS she can play up to her ranch Dos
Handsome Charley there"
nc Buck had to act instantly to pr
VI serve his supremacy over his men.
ne Before any of the SWeetwater out
'ou could reach Peruna's side or pull a 81
Id to resent the insult Buck was on top
lch him. With blow full in the mouth
we knocked him sprawling. Echo hi
seized Sagebrush's hand, preventi
es- him from firing. The other men NOV
oo as if to kick Peruna as he lay pre-
trate.
W LET him alone. He's goin' to ask
ladys pardonr' snarled Buck, covert
'ns him with gun.
Va "No. I'll be- he began.
tea Buck bent over him, speaking in
ara low tone, tensely and quickly. "Qui'
I don't want to have to kill you. Do
ge- you see what I'm playin fer?"
DIS "He amt fit to livev' shouted Sh
cry Low.
III Buck turned on the cowboy. 1t v
re- his fight, and he was going to han
it in his own fashion
w 'Lemme handle this case" he int
nat rupted There hain't no man can TT
10 ell in my outfit an insult woman.
''ei ask her pardon -------
right smart" ~
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4 Ruclx command NANN
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the "Dovn on ver lax q
cker KNOBS" ~ I. @S&1
l " A glance at M XGR M
now. Buck showed Pc - RH HES
runa how deadly AgSE
lrag- in earnest he TE -
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