The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-10-28

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conceded, would in the end be worsted I,
II the company and the cowmen to-
gether seriously undertook with men
and unlimited money to clean it out.
Whispering Smiths party had no ex-
PLANTATION to offer for the roundup, but
when Rebstock made it known that
the fight was over sending out Du
Sang, the rage of the rustlers turned
on Du Sang. Again. however, no man
wanted to take up personally with Du
Sang the question OF the reasonable
ness OF Whispering Smiths demand.
Instead of doing SO, they fell on Reb-
stock and demanded that II he were
boss he make good and send Du Sang
out.
OF all this commotion the railroad
men saw only the outward indications.
AS the excitement grew on both sides
there was perhaps little more of dis
play In the way the cattle were run in,
especially when some long-lost bunch
was brought to light and welcomed
with yells from the center. A steer
was killed at noon. everybody fed and
the line moved forward. The wind,
which had slept In the sunshine of the
morning, rose in the afternoon, and
the dust whirled in little clouds where
men or animals moved. From the cen
ter two men had gone back with the
cattle gathered up to that time, and
Bill Dancing, with Smith. Stormy Cor
man, and two of the cowboys, were
heading draw to cross to the north
side of the Cache, when three men
rode out into the road 500 yards ahead
and halted.
Whispering Smith spoke: There
| come our men; stop here. This ground
in front of us looks good to me; they
may have chosen something over there
that suits them better. Feel your guns
and we'll start forward slowly; don't
take your eyes off the bunch. what.
ever you do. Bill. you go back and
help the men with the cattle; there
will be four of us against three then. -
Not for mine!" said Bill Dancing
bluntly. You may need help from an
old fool yet. I'll see you through this
and look after the cattle afterward."
| HeH, olOlny, OIt vi tWO vi yot
go back" urged Whispering Smith
speaking to the cowboy foreman with
out turning his eyes. There's no neet
of five of us in this"
But Stormy swore violently. "Yol
go back Yourself" exclaimed Stormy
when he could control his feelings
We'll bring them fellows in for yol
in ten minutes with their hands II
the air"
Il know you would; know 1t. Blu
I'm paid for this sort of thing an,
you are not, and I advise no man t
take unnecessary chances. If you a.
want to stay, why, stay; but don't rid
ahead OF the line, and let me do a. tn
, talking See that your guns are loos
you'll never have but one chance t
pull. and don't pull till you're ready
, The albino is riding in the middle now
isn't he? And little. back, playin
for quick drop. Watch him. Who
| that on the right? Can 1t be Georg
, Seagrue? Well, this is bunch. An
, guess Karg is with them"
Holding their horses to a slow wall
: the two parties gingerly dpproache
3 each other. When the Cache rider
( halted the railroad riders halted; an
!. when the three rode the i've rode
4 but the three rode with absolute aligI
: ment and acted as one. while Whispe
D ing Smith had trouble in holding hi
!. men back until the two lines were 8
g feet apart.
|. BY this time the youngest of IN
cowboys had steadied and was thin
e ing hard. Whispering Smith halte
e In perfect order and sitting the
horses as II they were riding parad
the horses ambling at snail's pac
o the Cache riders advanced in the SUI
l. shine like one man. When Du San
and his companions refined up, les
d than IL feet separated the two line
= In his tan shirt, Du Sang, with h
d yellow hair, his white eyelashes, al
& his narrow face, was the least II
n pressive of the three men. Seagrl
,, rode on the right, his ford blood sho'
e ing under the tan on his neck al
arms. He spoke to the cowboys fro
O the ranch, and on the left the your
o fellow Karg, with the broken nos
D. blackeyed and alert, looked the me
d over in front of him and nodded
e Dancing. Du Sang and his compa
Il ions wore short-armed shirts; riff
o were slung at their pommels, and 7
ir volvers stuck In their hip-scabbard
d Whispering Smith, in his dusty suit
Ie khaki. was the only man in eth
h line who showed no revolver but
x hammerless or muley Savage ri
lie hung beside his pommel.
re Du Sang. blinking, spoke frs
s, (Which of you fellows is heading ii
r. round-up?"
Ig Il am heading the roundup" sa
lie Whispering Smith. why? Have '
or got some of your cattle?'
I'M. s-Nlw