The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-22
The Rustler
4 romano Of the old time oos Sergtr.
b. CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER
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awful fsr sreeret ne young man.
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80. al s'zro-1 amt very gooc
friends ls ssIc.
The young man cid not answer. Ef
C.gmo4n'eo and Jed his suims. 20 Z
sus. corral and hen returned 70 ne
porrn carrylnR biz saddle. Fsrg s0E
had g!sen - his feet and vas prepsE
.nR 20 cesrsrs from The porcL. intend
trg 70 resl ne his .OIrrey 10 he T"c
Diamond But a. be clILg % ne
slender Dosr near he step ne to-ns
woman came out 4 sharp 'Ir.sMa-
ton from her hailed him.
You're 10, going nov Ets said.
You have got 70 remain peTer'ly
quiet until morning
The Young man dropped biz saddle
% the porch floor. gr.nniug mildly q
Ferguson You don need 10 BE- 2
hurry be said. What ! ssid about
stafford don't mean YOU He looked
~ a. hls sister. sin grinning y
reckon he amt got nothin' 70 10
With f2'
+ hope not" returned the young
woman. b.ushing.
Were goin' 70 eat pretty soon
said the young man. j reckon mat
ra''ler didn't take your appetizer
Supper ls ready now. announced
the young woman.
Ferguson followed The young man
inside after washing from the tin
basin that stood on bench just out
side the door The three took places
a. The rough table. and Ferguson was
helped 10 A frugal. though wholesome
supper The dusk began 70 fa!l while
they we're yet at the table, .nd by the
time hey had finished the Young
woman had lighted the kerosene lamp
ferguson then followed the young
man out 10 the porch for smoke
They had scarcely become seated
when there was clatter OF hOofs and
pony and rider came out Of the
shadow Of the cottonwood, hating
just beside the porch.
The newcomer was a man Of forty.
The light OF the kerosene lamp
cleaned fairly in his face as he sat
in the saddle, showing pair Of cold
steady eyes, and thin, straight lips
that were wreathed In a smile
Thought Id ride over an keep you
company for a little while, before | go
{ down tho crick to where the outfits
workin'." he said And now his eyes
swept Ferauson's lank figure with
searching glance. But | didn't know
YOU was havin company he added
The second glance that he threw
toward Ferguson was not friendly
Ferguson's lips curled slightly under
g. Each man had been measured by
the other. and neither had found in
the other anything TO admire
FcrRuson's thoughts went rapidly
back 10 Dry Bottom. lie saw man
IN the center OF the street. putting Ave
bullets through a can tSat he had
thrown into the air He saw again
the mans face as he had completed
his eYhibition--in insolent. filed with
a sneerng triumph lie heard This
mans voice as he himself had offered
10 o"lipse his feat:
You runnin' sheep stranger"
The voice and face OF the man who
stood before him now was the voice
and face OF the man who had pre-
ccdcd him in the shooting match in
DN Bottom
hi. thoughts were interrupted by
hearing the voice Of his host, explain
INK his presence
This here man was bit by a rattler
this afternoon he was saying He's
layin mp here for tonight SAYS he's
rcckonin' on geitin a job over al the
Two Diamond
The man on the horse sneered
Hell" he said; dit by rattler,'
He laugh ed insolently, pulling his
ponys head around Il reckon III
be goin he said "Youll nurse him
SOS he won't die" He had struck the
ponys TANKS with the spurs and was
gone into the shadows before either
man on the porch could move.
There was short silence. while the
two men could still hear the beat OF
his pony's hoofs Then Ferguson
turned and spoke 10 the young man.
"You know him"
The Young man smiled coldly.
Yep he said, he's range boss for
the Two Diamond.
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