The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-23

Was II possible that one so gentle
should have taken part In this deed ?
"Preposterous suspicion, and yet he
had guilty look"
At last. far In the night. he heard
voices. The law (such as 1t was) was
creeping up the mountain side in the
person Of the sheriff of Chauvenet
county and was about to relieve the
ranger from his painful responsibility
as guardian of the dead. -
At last lie came, this officer Of the
law. attended Qike a Cheyenne chief
by dozen lesser warriors Of various
conditions and kinds. but among them
Indeed, second only to the sheriff.
was Hugh Redfield, the forest super
visor, hot and eager with haste.
As they rode up to the fire the officer
called out: "Howdy, ranger? How
about itT'
Ross stated briefly, succinctly, what
he had discovered. and as he talked
other riders came up the hill and gath
cred closely around to listen in word
less silence-in guilty silence, the
ranger could not help believing.
Redfeld spoke. Sheriff Van Horne,
you and have been running cattle in
. this country for nearly thirty years.
and we've witnessed all kinds of shoot
ing and several kinds Of hanging. but
when 1t comes to chopping and burn
ing men l get of. shall personally
offer reward OF $1,000 for the APP
prehension OF these miscreants. and
hope you'll make 1t your solemn duty
to hunt them to EARTH
you won't have far to CO." remark
ed Ross significantly.
What do you mean?" asked the
sheriff.
81 mean this slaughter, like the 9TH
ers that have taken place, was the
work Of cattlemen who claim this
range. Their names are known to us
ALL"
silence followed-so deep silence
that the ranger was convinced Of the
fact that In the circle Of his listeners
stood those who, If they had not
shared in the slaughter. at least knew
the names of the guilty men,
At last the sheriff spoke. this time
with sigh. II hope you're all wrong.
Cavanagh. I'D hate to think any con-
stituent Of mine had sanctioned this
job. Give me that lantern. Curtis
The group of ranchers dismounted
and followed the sheriff over to the
grewsOme spot. but Redfeld stayed
with the ranger.
Have you any suspicion, Rossg"
mo. hardly a suspicion. However,
You know as well as | that this was
planned. 1t represents the feeling of
many cattlemen-in everything but the
extra horror of its execution. That
was the work OF drunken, Infatuated
men. But am more deeply concern
ed over Miss Wetherford's distress.
Did she reach You by telephone to-
nightT'
mo. What's the trouble?'
Her mother Is down again. | tele-
phoned her, and she asked me to come
to her, but 1 cannot go, for l have
case Of smallpox up on the hill. Am
bro, the Basque herder, is down with
1t, and another herder is up there alone
with him. | must go back to them,
But meanwhile wish you would go to
the Fork and see what you can do ,for
her."
His voice, filed with emotion, touch.
ed Redfield, and h, said. cant ! go to
the relief of the herder"
mo; you mn not think Of it. You
are man with Il family. But IL you
can find any one who has had the
smallpox sen him up. The old herder
who is nursing the patient is not strong
and may drop at any moment, Then
it's up to NE"
The men came back to the campfire
conversing In low tones, some of them
cursing IN tones OF awe. One or two
Of them were small farmers from Deer
Creek. recent Corners to the state, or
men with lunches Of milk cows, and
to them this deed WIS awesome.
The sheriff followed, saying: well.