The state herald., 1909-09-03
u Know You for a Fat Raseal!"

| tains that can handle rife with him.
Now we split here; and good luck,"
Don't you want to take Brill Young
with your"
You take both the Youngs. Farrell.
We shall be among rocks. and If he
tries TO rush us there is cover"
Stormy German with four Crawling
Stone cowboys followed Whispering
Smith. Every rider on the range had
grievance against Williams Cache,
and any OF them would have been glad
to undertake reprisals against the
rustlers under the wing OF Whispering
Smith.
Just how In the mountains-with-
out telegraph. newspapers, and all or.
dinary means OF publlcity-news tray-
els so fast may not certainly be said.
The scattered lines OF telephone wires
help, but news outstrips the wires.
Moreover there are no telephones in
the Mission mountains. But on the
morning that the roundup party rode
into the Cache II was known in the
streets OF Medicine Bend that the
Tower w men had been tracked into
the north country; that some. II not
all, Of them were In Williams Cache:
that an ultimatum had been given. and
that Whispering Smith and Kennedy
had already ridden in with their men
to make It good.
whispering Smith. with the COW.
boys. took the rough country to the
left, and Kennedy and his party took
the south prong OF the Cache creek.
The instructions were to make
clean sweep as the line advanced. Be
hind the center rode three men to
take stock driven In from the wings.
Word that was brief but reasonable
had been sent everywhere ahead
Every man, II was promised. that could
prove property should have n chance
TO do 80 at the Door that day and the
next: but any brands that showed
stolen cattle. or that had been skinned
or tampered with In any way, were TO
be turned over to the Stock associa.
tion for the benefit OF owners.
The very first pocket raided started
year-old steers bearing mutilated
Duck Bar brand. II was like pokIng
at rattlcsnakes TO undertake TO clean
out the grassy retreats OF the Cache,
but the work was pushed on In spite
OF protests. threats. and resistance.
Every man that rode out openly to
make n protest was referred calmly to
Rebstook, and before very long Rob.
stocks cabin had more men around
II than had been seen together In the
Cache for years. The Impression that
the whole jlg was up. and that tho
refugees had been sold out BY their
own boss. was one that no railroad
man undertook to discourage. The
cowboys Insisted on the cattle, with
the assurance that Robstock could OK.
plain everything. by noon the Cache |
was In an uproar. Tho COWBOYS were
riding carefully, and their guards.
rifles In hand. were watching the cor. |
ncra. Ahead OF tho slowly moving
line with the growing bunch OF cattle |
behind II, nourlshod as II were rather
conapicuoualy. fugitive riders dashed |
back and forth with curses and yclls |
across the narrow valley. II II had |
been Whispering Smiths intention to
raise largc'nixod row II was apparent
that he hnd been successful. Reb.
stock. driven TO desperation. held coun.
ell after council TO determine what 10
do. sor.ics were discussed. ambunhes
considered, and pitched battle was
planned. but. while ideas were plcnti.
ful. no one Inspired 10 lead an attack
on Whispering Smith.
Moreover. Williams Cache. II was