The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-28
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Triangle Cupid
By Charles Alden Seltzer
7 Wo-C0n Mansc
tAafhos Of "Ths 1wo-C0n NansO
An Adpsnfurs Romance Of Inc Bio WesP

Jour hoss away from the bunkhouss-
tsadin' him quiet to hssp NJ frS0
hsarinf yeu Yos Asns Il sisvsr-ssr .
Giri."
Her eyes dropped IN sudden lismay.
She saw that his pony's mussis wAs
nscksd With foam. that its TANKS were
wet with IL He could net have rlA-
den the animal hard enough in ono mia
10 produce that state Of psrspiration
She eat erect ~ the suspicion In her
mind grew. her syss flashing an6riiy
- they met his.
"You followed msf' she sail, her
voice vibrating with Indignation
He smiled. why. yes. I rscnsn
there Amt any use Of aenyin' t." He
threw back his head and laughed.
There's . bend In the river trail night
near Hissins's cabin" he said. "A
while back I was ridin' down near
SIS Mary Tasgarti'" He smiled again.
his eyes mooking. ~Of coursA ] know
what you vent over thsrs for"
She sat rigid In her saddle her fass
nushing with . furious anger. "You
cowardi" she flashed ct him. her veess
auivsrins.
He laughed again With tantalisins
quistnsss. Yesterday" he said slowly.
when I was in your fathers once.
saw you psskin' at me from behind .
door," He looked 'Draisht at her.
But amt eaiiin' you any namss"
He laughed again. Yes ssA voc st
me aA example"
She was fairly caught But her ANGER
aid not Aoate. Instead Of appearing
Inundated ever the knewiedSs thar ~
had caught her doing the very thing Of
which she had accused him. she turnsl
UPON him with that most bitter OF
wsapons-a woman's scorn.
II had Q right to nstsnr' che said.
when . coward and . murderer
pians his work. any honest person AAs
. right 70 70 TO any length to beat
him. I rode over to Joe Hissins's place
this morning TO warn him against you.
to warn him that . murderer had come
from Las Vegas Even . snake warns
when II 10 about to strike" she con-
cluded. but you'll hired assassin.
Ushi" She made . gesture Of abher-
rsncA
He sat. quietly regarding her. IN
moved BY the TRADE. you've 1T q
sharp tongue" hs said nnaiiy. .Au'
you're . gih that can't BE- bluReA
can sss that Tn admirtng you Ter Il.
You're some bitter against - Cor
talkin' 70 you and your daA The way
! did. But Tn tsiiin' you this. sh't
never shot . man who didn't get ~
drst chance at ne amt nSvse
drawsd nrst on any man."
She shesrsd. OF course yvs havsn's.'.
she said. You're one Of those men
who have trained themselves TO shoe.
from the hip. My father told me about
you last night. You've spent Year, In
psrfsctinG yourself In the art Of draw
ins your weapoas rapidly. You'rs cool
and deliberate. An ordinary man
hasn't . chance with you. You soad
your man int . quarrel. and then
when he makes Q motion toward his
weapon you depend upon your skin ssd
rapidly In drawing your weapona Ana
you beat him. But isn't that murder
just the sarnsr'
He moved unsssiiy. IT don't know"
he said. I've met men that I couldn't
beat I've got hit twict. an once I
came pretty near cashin' in. You
see
1T was a pity you didn't" sneered
tho girl THE world would have been
better OF without you"
He smiled dryly. 1T amt soin' 10
happen yet" He looked boldly at her,
his cold gray eyes slintinE with an
ironic smile. I'm goin' to live awhile.
Yesterday i didn't caro-. But since
then somethin' has struck me pretty
hard. ne got me to thlnkin'."
"oh." she Knocked, her lips curling;
land 50 you are able to think,
wouldn't have expected IT," She urged
her pony around to the side OF the
tran and passed him. turning In tho
saddle to speak II imagine that
know what you mean" she said !cily.
"If II Is what think Il IL l want you
to know that you have strayed OF
your range. I'm not making friends
with hired assassin