The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-27

didn t interfere He let on he didn q
bear no malice and was very sweet to
me afterward, but you know how them
Greasers are. Anyhow, it's safe bet
ting that he ain Y forgot me-"
We reached Flagstaff in due course
of time and at once set about obtain
ing some trace Of Gutierrez and his
gang, / was informed that they
were spending the day with some
other MexIcans who owned a sawmill
some sixteen miles out from town.
secured couple of good saddle horses
and we rode to the mill, but the birds
had flown and the place appeared to
be deserted. Meeting with some cat
tle-men, ! halted and had talk with
them. There is never any love lost
between cattle-men and sheep herders,
the former looking on the latter as the
pests of the grazing land and treating
them accordingly, So when / informed
them Of the object of our quest they
were only too anxious to render me all
the assistance in their power.
81 think likely" said one of them,
4" that you'll find them greasers at
Mormon lake, about two miles from
here. If they amt there, you might
hike some five miles further till you
strike the San Braido canyon. There s
a shanty there on the side of hill
where they hang out some. You ID bet
after them. They re n pesky bunch of
black -muzzled coyotes, and gun s the
only thing TO argue with them
] thanked my informant. and we set
out for Mormon lake. We had COW
cred about mile when Laramie
touched my elbow and pointed to the
figure Of 81 horseman riding slowly to-
ward us through the mesa
~ miss my guess he said, elf that
ain Z MI lose RIGHT therp ~
We rode on until within few yards
of the horseman, and then Laramie
chuckled aloud.
"Nothin' could be nicer he whis-
pered; cit s him, sure enough
wheeled my horse SO as to cross
close behind me. [ signaled him to
halt, and he came to n sudden stop. his
small black eyes cleaning suspicious
ly from under his slouch hat. His
right arm moved toward the ivory han
die of the long pistol in his belt, and
reaching for my gun / whipped it out
and covered him.
that horse" [ said, sternly. ''Move
lively, too, unless You want some lead
IN your system.' He complied sulkily
enough. and dismounted. Just as his
feet touched the ground he caught sight
Of Laramie's smiling countenance and
started violently.
"Caramba! he CALCULATED, "eet is
the Senor Laramie Bill. -
Laramie grinned like q fIend.
ITS me, sure enough, old pal,'' he
affirmed, cheerfully. "Maybe this
ain Z pleasant surprise to run across
a friend so far from home. How IS
Victor, Manuel and Garcia, your team
mates! ID like to say howdy to 'em,
Jose, just for the safe Of old times. -
Gutierrez glanced at the speaker
darkly, but made no reply. Instead he
lured innocence.
What for You stick me up this-a-
way7' he demanded
You re under arrest on a charge of
destroying government timber, | said,
curtly. 81 nj United States marshal
and am going to take you to Flagstaff,
Keep your gun on him Laramie, while
[ go through him
Laramie obeyed with cheerful
promptitude,, and 7 made a careful
moving his gun and long, ugly bowie
knife, both Of which ] transferred to
my own belt, Then I snapped the
handouts on him and proceeded to in
| terrogate him as to the wherea bouts
of his companions. But on this point
he was obdurate and refused to speak
and / resolved TO return to Flafstaff
with my prisoner, put him under lock
and key, and come back on the follow.
ing day to attend to his comrades ,
case. 1t was not quite noon when we
reached the town and deposited the
prisoner in Jail, When we were leaving
him Laramie nudged me and whis,
pered:
''If you ain u got no objections I d
! like to be allowed to talk with Mr..
Jose by myself awhile. I've got no.
tion that l kin get some news out of
the sullsy swine"
"All right" 7 responded. eco
ahead but don t be too rough in your
way Of persuading him to loosen up.