The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-28

ySlSI 60 OF IL and pay debt
ftS W.. ~ Il grew constantly
-, Z. $50. stronger unit: he thrilled
with anticipation and
the sauce OF danger THIS grudge had been
acuuired when he and Slim lraNennes had
enjoyed : duel with Hopaione CASSIDY in
Santa r., and had been Worsted il had
AaeAstd when he earned ut sim death
a. Cactu: Springs at the hands oi Hopalong
and some time later hearing that two
iriends OF ms slippery Irendley and
Deacon Rankin. with lheif gang had
gone out in The Panhandle with the same
HAL and his friends responsible ior il, lie,
hAstened 10 Muddy Wells 10 even the score.
Even nos his lace burned when he femen-
btred his experiences on that never to-be-
forgotten occasion. he had been played
with llaicldsd and sh4med, until he lett the
town Is place aotufssd hating everything
and everybody CALLED him to think he
had allowed Buck Peters momentsn SYM
pathy 10 turn him from has purpose. even
though he was convinced that Buck aclion
had saved his life AND now Tex wa. re-
turning. not TO Muddy Wells but 10 The
csnge where the Bar 20 outht held sway.
Two years Of dean living had improved
Tee The hquol fle consumed va: reduced
a. = negligible qaAutit} 1e spent the
money on cartridge instead 4hd hi. pistol
nofk showed the results ot CAREFUL and
aoggsd practice, particularly III the quick
aess Of the draw Punching cows on i rr-
note northern range had repaid him in
health TAI more than his old game OF living
81 his wits and other peoples lack OF them.
- proved by his clear eve and the pink
showing through the tan above his iull
beard; while his somber. steady gaze. due
TO long-held nxity OF purpose, indicated The
reSo1rcefulness OF perfectly reliable set of
nerves. His low-hung holster tied securely
10 his trousers leg to assure smoothness in
drawlng-the restrained swing oi his right
hand, never lar from the weIi-worn scab-
bard which sheathed a trggerless Colts
Frontier these showed the ready and
confident gun-man. Frontiers lett the
factory with triggers attached. but the alb
sence Of that part did not always incapac-
tate weapon. Some men found the regu-
lar method too slow, and painstakingy
cultivated the ari OF thumbing Inc hammer.
Ihumbing was believed 10 save the split
second 50 valuable 10 i man III argument
sgith his peer. Tex WAS riding south with
The SET purpose oi picking i fair right with
the best siX shooter expert it had ever been
nts misfortune 10 meet and he needed tha.
split second. lie knew lie needed il and the
knowledge thrilled him with peculiar eta
lion; be had changed greatly III the past
year and nov he wanted al even break
where once he would have avoided il. He
lad found himself and he acknowledged no
superior IN anything
sA
In the ltfle town Of Buckskin. known
laFdiy more than LEGALLY ard reut.ai
.ronnd for the surrounding ranches. was
onah ; saloon, ia the dozen years 81 It's
.siHence the seehe Of good stories. bolster
ms an and quick deaths Put together F,
uaghy oi crude materials sticking uy nl
narflstic prominence GA the dusty edge of :
dustier street. warped, bleaChed and !;
'atched @ih board. ripped lfom ibr -idr.
i packing cases and tie hagenJd idl m !.
IN cans lo@ Of ceiling die floor one huer t
ronn dlaeolol3tlon ol priueN. tre-ling /
cards knotted and split and worn mo
oilows, the unpfefrnliou building offered f
5 hospitality 10 al aho might be tempted :
y is scrawled, 7pflhied 4 lhe Mans !;
ere smoke blatLrned, piIted With mmer-
Us small and clean-c4t hole and dctof4lrd :,
ith initials careIe.sl} cH t} meu uLot-d
1me and gone
such @a5 Cow4n thr be p4lloni rd
late n many hot Aii dut, niis aud The