The evening world., 1912-01-18

tsnpv Ypn. 10. k.p,,n.. .tth ...rt
rp ~ npDm us ""'"'"es VII" " '""'
"a raan ,ra.. r,..,.. a.. ro,.,.
~, Ia" !" s - 'Vu'
a.. s.,, ~ g.''u 80 w. ".s S.'oan-
80, " i" hu .''t y ooSs Wy
biawon, 80, 80. au.an' ~.
min, In n, ,se u,v "a 49, him,,
A. ,ha ra,g, 10. hon, oyo- nj,
pony,. ma,s fol,,u,n, HE m.,h,d -
riding Vic, ,b. ,rimai "a, doing A..
hos, his ears diJ No, catch M, ac~.
ter.s nro,os, nos d,J no geo Tho iat.
ter's f,cc relax untiI 4, x,s xrcathel d.
I'm a tender. smile. .
THE boys mean we'll" he said. as
he urRed hls lean panv into . s,.w
lone. but + reckon they don't Just
realize" lie rode on for A space and
tb.n gave voice To n thought that
lately had moved him nightly. Wont T
the kid be tlckled?" he said. speaking
to TIL distance and the silence. %
III.
Though tho range boss dropped only
a word. the OUTFIT knew that the man
aser was contemplating the renewal
Of hostilitlcs against Toban. Bud AMI ,
Badly were loahns in the shade OF the
supply wagon. after being In the sad
die all day. when the range boss rode
up and delivered himself of the infor- ID
nation he had gained. Bud had been :
piiihk ~ 'ihaff'tt III Whth ~ sua
boss had finished speaking he dclib-
erately lighted 1t and blew q great
whin OF smoke skyward before an
awcring. 4.
II expect you seen Toban7" he said.
The range boss related In detail his
nversation with tho hester. conclud-
ing with the information that the lat
ter had always reiigiously attended to
his own business.
ssT.h.r alrfs l...sI, Ant. 80. q hIt
not a burned BIZ" remarked Bud.
speaking Gravely. his eyes following
the smoke from his tie that was
now slowly d%isintegrating into minute
particles above him. II don't see why
the or Man don't let him alone. You
don't reckon Toban's steaiin' any Of
tho Bar Cross cowsT' There was re-
pre- ssed anger In his tone.
mo" returned the range boss aulet-
iy: he amt stealth nothin'. An what,
more, he amt goin' to steal. reckon
the or Mans lust mean. He's been
that way aver since Monty nester.d
| over on shallow Bend"
paldy Kicked sayagely at the end of
| the chuck box. for want OF a better
! method of loo,ing the sudden anger
TINT hnd movcd him.
~ reckon he don't expec, m. hoy. 70
do his dirty work 20 he said. defiance
burning IN t,e dep,hs OF nj. cv.s
They aim, never lone It vet" re.
turned the range boss.
"Toban ain't a bad sort. once YOU g.t
| To know him"
He xaxed graye,y At the two punch.
ers, who returned his chances giumly.
There's the KID" remarked Bud: "a,
Amt Just tho right thing for the or
, Man 10 be agh,!n' KIDS"
III woman's stckly," observed the
rspua hos. t,troipv susni,Inn.iv .rtc,
eyes toward the yawning distance.
'Toban told me she wasn't NJ 10 travel.
lie said he didn't reckon to be In much
OF q hurry. for all the OF Mans talk"
Bud arose and stretched his tall figure
languldly. His movements were watched
BY the other two In glum silence.
I amt eApectn' TO sec the OF Man
40 much toward runnin' Tobsn on" he
said when ne had arrived at the speak
ing point ne amt forgot how Toban
p'hked am ~ the shoulder or now ne
potted that Trinidad sunhshter which
coNhe over 20 put MN out or business.
~ theres any runnih OF TO be done.
reckon US ooysii nave TO DO IT, lie
smn,eo sr,"'y at tne range ooss' -
Hinu OF IKE una kin' ne SAID signin-
cahuy, lie Deen hihd OK good com
Pany "nen y telio ; oeen lonesome.
reckon you ooys amt never noticed
D.!oy scowIeu. ! reckon this nero
outnt amt Goin 10 get mush.headed
"usr the uufh ht'Ie cuss' ne sAid'
ne rahse boss smiled NO ne said.
'hats why cure oraidih that play
nuns iariat-to tahe over 10 MIN Fourth
OF July night. 4 reckon you wouldn't
Just eau thst beln' 'nush-headed.
baidy reddened and Tell into an en-
barrassed silence.
bud Krlnnnd gently. II expect we-all
think a heap or the kld." he said with
a ~frankncss that cleared the atmosphere
IN an instant, an l reckon that there
amt a lot OF danger that the OF Mani
do anything rash. He amt the kind y
take any chancst with Toban's gun.
Therefore. conslderin' the premises. as
! heard a lawyer man say. there amt
much TO be worried over"
Apparently not a man OF the OUTFIT dld
worry. For all that Mcvea knew the
twenty-seven men OF the outht Nigh,
never have heard that his intentions
were to work harm 10 the hester.
Ana yet they did know. That they
were not IN sympathy with the man