The evening world., 1911-12-22
The Two-G Man
The Best Cowbov Story IN Ten Yeas
By Charles Alden Seltzer

~ tno uTbt uUaU WaS TiuiuB ~ y {
minutes would elapse before he woeij
come out into the plain fun ~ tke
point where the man among me coeste
was working ut his IRE.
Ferguson and Miss issdford watched
the scene with interest,". Plainly the
nrst man was intruding. Or V noe ~
was the rustler's confederate q tbs
third man was spying upon him. Nlss
Radford and Ferguson we're to dissovos
the key to the situation prsssn1y.
d you think that man amSae -
Radford. In her excitement h -
pressed very close TO Fergusoo aD1 -
clutchlns ne arm very ughtiy.
II reckon he TO-" returned DerUUo1n.
II amt remsmberin' vi ~ fopeh
has cows that run the n unorn01o4:
especially when \ Gov . 0ot . e1f.
uniess that COW 10 . naveNeh. o1s0oe
Amt likely. since shs's. runnia' wa -
Two Diamond bunch"
He leaned forward. for he NJ -
left the hre and WAS running to11l4
| the fallen cow. Once q her oao0 -
mna bent over her. preaao9 ~ -
irons against the bottoms Of hos 49,
A thin wreath OF smoke cufisd upWGD4;
the COW struggled.
Ferguson looked as NM Rolspe
Burnt her hoofs.' he satd shsssiys -
she can't follow when he runs bee sass
on"
The bru,er' declared Mis- Rs11ss4
her face paling with anger.
The man vas fumbuns WITH tho -
that bound the cows legs. whom The ~
man rode around the edge OF the beeee
and cams full upon him.. Prom teo -
lance at which Mise RaAfosa ana ~
guson watched they could not - ~
expression Of either name face, but Aoy
saw the rustier's hight hand move down
ward; saw his pistol glitter IN ~ ~
light.
But the pistol was aot raissA ne
FIRST mans pistol had appeared ~ .
fraction OF . second sooAss. md eDoy
saw that II was poised. nehastn9 Ne
rustler.
For an instant the two men w9e No.
tionless. Ferguson felt the grasp on Ais
arm tighten. and he turned his heed 70
see Miss Radford's face. pale cad
drawn: her eyes lifted to his with .
slow. dawnins horror In them
oh" she exclaimed. They are 60
ing to shootg' She withdrew her hana
from ~Ferguson's arm and held II. vita
the other. to her ears, cringing away
from the edge of the ciih. She waited.
b~reathless, fort seemed to hsr-tAs
space Of several mtautss, hsy hoad
turned from the men. her eyes cloeed
for fear that she might, In the dread q
the moment. look toward the plain. She
kept telling herself that she would ~
turn, but presently. In spite OF hoe -
termination. the suspense was too greee'
and she turned quickly aAA fsaseoog.
. expecting to see n least oae rt1sreoes
f. horse. IN would nav bssa Aess0ss
enough. -t.ft
To n.r surpr,ss both men stnl ksps
the positions that thsy had hsd wbon
che had turned away. The nswcome1e
-. revolver stiI, msraced the ruseier. -
! looked no into Fsrgason's sase. - -
: a grim smile on II. to see bis syoa
: I chilled and narrowed. nxed stsedsls
upon the two horsemen.
= on" she said. els It over"
= Ferguson heard the question. ont
smiled mirthles.iy without turning ~
" head.
I, IL reckon Il amt o~vsr-yst," he ~
: turned. But 81 expect itl BE- eve'
pretty soon. ic that guy that's got Ill
. gun on tho rustler don't get . move 81
= right quick. That other guy 10 comm
around the corner OF that break. an .
he's the rustler's friend that man viii
y the gun viii get his prsttywsaQ1.'
His voice raised = tribe. . qliohtll
anxious Ectc In II. uAf
= : why don't the damn fool euss
around? He could sec that last mai
: now II 10 did. Now. what do svo6x0Dni
> OF thatT' Fergrson'S voice was .,ebQsl
and tense. and. IN spite % 4lot31lf
Miss Radford's case shifted Ago1nL,,t
= the plains below her. Fascinated. -
. fear s~uccumbing to the intense iintervo
. of tho momsn she followed the move
ments OF tn, trio. FFf
= From around the corner OF the teoaj
, the third man had ridden. He "a
: not over a hundred feet from the "a,
who mad caught the rustisr anl d.
: was walking his horse now. The voooh
ers on the edge Of the plateau eeail
see that ne had taken In the situa ll01
y and was stealing upop the capeer. m
! sat In his saddle. his back 70 me -
n vancing rider.
" Drawing n little closer. the third n,
- stealthily dropped from his ponv An,
/" crept forward. Tho Significance OF mi
movement dawned upon Mias Nadfor
In q nasi. and she again ssised' Per
," %guson's arm. tusgins at It Aercely.
y why, he's going TO kill that man
II she cried. Cant you do somethinr
For mercy's sake do Shout. or shor
OF your pIstoi-do something to VA
Is him.
= Ferguson flashed q swift glance /,
her. and she saw that his face wore
N queer pallor. His oppression had srop
grimmer. but he smiled-a little sad
u she thought.
~ at amt a bit OF use tryin' 10 do ~ /.
p thing" he returned. his case again !,
- the men, We're two miles from IN
~ men an r thousand feet above thc /,
% There amt any pistol report goia' .
> stop what's goin' on down there. "A
we ear do Is to watch. Msbbs We ca
recognize one of them. sss shucks!
The exclamation was called from mir
by . d on the part q
the captor. The third man must hay
made q noise. for the csptor turne
sharply. At the instant he did % n
rustler's pistol flashed In tho suullRht.
The watchers on the plateau aid ID
hear the report at once. and whom the
did Il, came to them only faintly-a slieh
sound which was barely disting uishaN
But they say a sudden squirt Of lam
and smoke. The captor reeled drunken
ly In his saddle. caught blindly ct u
pommel. and then aid slowly down MT
the grass OF the plains.
Ferguson drew a deep breath A,
turning. looked sharply at Miss Rad
ford. she had covered her face Wit
her hands and was swaying dizzily. II
was up from the rock In a lash an