The evening world., 1912-01-31

oners foreman would
know mo. IIe wouldn't
~ have known me If
lie stopped short and looked gravely
at Hitler. Evidently no had como very
near betraying something he had In
tended to keep secret. Ee saw . HASH
Of curiosity In Killers eyes n he
smiled In saturnine humor.
III he hadn't saw me-" he said. con-
Guiding tho sentence.
"of course" assented Hitler. the grim
lines OF his lips softening with Sppre-
citation. ''Of course-if he nadn't saw
you"
Hitler shifted his eyes from Lanky's
speaking with blunt f~rankness.
Il expect Daniels foreman might
hayo seen the man who was with you
II you hadn't helped him on his horse
After tho foreman shot him.
Lanily's eyes searched Hiller's FACE
with . rapid glance. Then his lips
/, formed two straight lines. and ne stared
stonily before him as though no had NOT
heard. =.
"Of course. you won't tell who u
WA" esumed Hitler. But I've sent
word to my son. Tuck. who 10 over IN
Trinidad. to have the sherin look out
for n wounded ~rustler. lie was headed
for trinidad the last Daniefs foreman
saw of him. and Tuck Will get hin-it
he's alive 49,
Lanky's face curved Into . grim
smile. but he kept silent. ..
you might rs well TELL susses.eo
Hitler. TACK will get him anyway
uIller's tongue fingered over his sons
nsn.. Lanky knew how great was the
fathers pride.
..To listen to you." he said. ironically.
... man might hin Tuck was as good
,hief catcher as his father. Not ina
mean to compliment you"
raj. glance rested upon Hitler Win
.,rgular subtleness. But don't you
uorry-Tuck won't catch him.
lie looked up and down La Junta's one
street. TIL heads that had previously
nro,ected very slightly from the win
Avs were now stretched far out: the
So,m.r loungers OF he d0orways had
10, the security Of thoir retreats and
..r. now cautiously coming into view.
stir had c~ome-actlon had succeeded
same hundred yard, down the street
yroup OF men had collected. every
where we're IN. II ,~nistakcablo sounds oil
,.newed l!fe. By some strange telepathy
IL came known that La Junta mad
.a,slv passed a crisis. h "A Lanky's
.nns were not TO belch forth death. and
,hat a was now safe to resume the
n,.rrnnted freedom OF movement.
Ianky smiled CONTEMPORARY.
like women." he said. Jerking a
,,rmb toward tho gathering audience,
"a man rrl't .vcH be hanged dccently.'
u,iler deliberately turned his back ia
y.a,kv and rev MS heavy revolver. lev
Ming n above inc heads OF the men
WINE hnfnrA tho ravaFhAF-
-, roa- mad d'ad away the street wal
80 deserted. Like scurrying rats the
nnioco Md vanished. Before turning
peppIn 10 Lpu.y, Hitler had replaced his
weapon In 10 holster
".Thcre won't by any AUDIENCE" hi
..a gently: "we'n hang you In the
regular way
.Thanks." said Lanky.
t, uo gazoi nngerlngly upon tho butts
5 Of his p's'o's mani, than, p, n. ,,,.r
rogated -
! gested Hitler mllhiy'
=. eI,nkys eyes swept tho faces OF TN
80, the committee with the smolder
IT," oerceness hat the committee knew
:" ..ii IIls fingers caressed the butt
. % -. plst1.s a. though no were Loaf.
y w. nar, with them without a last fight
Q -. u,n, YOU all 20 now that | ain
NO. mn because I'm afraid OF you.
s,nsH ne said with accusing heat
. "s."'''t,,nc.s are that | might get foul
- uvc OF YOU before you could put M,
out OF busIhess'
To- c,,yely, "and We wouldn't want &
a,o any unpleasautaoss. II wou!dn'
$ hai MAT, and II would set a bad OK
A ,v,plp.'