New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
BY ELMORE ELLIOTT PEAKE

Wednesday morning the three hulkng, locomotive Like
automobiles rolled noiselesSly away. On thursday
morning before Bruce up, there came rc>olhliIS
rap at his door, and response 70 his call Jerry roster
ranch foreman stepped into the with his sobreo
tucked under one arm. 90.
a piece Of news he observed shortly, handing his
boss jagged bit Of paper Found It on the doorstep
weighted down with ca fridge.
Farson read the Scrawlcd words:
We have corraled your padre and his party For rhoq-
sand dollars is our price Ii you think they re worth IT, g'
the money in doube-eagle and put them IN r." siT.ng
bags 200 pieces in each bag: lhS Is "ly'dM,
Then come alone, in daylight Sliphers well and leave
the money the ground under the old live oak Al" at
tempt TO ketch us will be at your risk-dnd hHeVS'
what does this mean demanded the amazed pro-
prietor.
The wordn seems quite direct and to the in,, o0-
served Jerry dryly.
But isn't il joke
q reckon your paPpy wouldn't describe it in them
terms. about That Dead Mans alley gang COM
set no grapcfruits fer breakfast
Farson bounded out Of bed and, forgetting h,= Gus
tomary cold plunge, began to yank on his CONES
What do YOU advise? You're onto the etiquette q
this wilderness.
I'D fork" said Jerry placidy.
"Fork? Forty thousand without whlmpcr.
Its only a piddlin amount conSiderin'; AM be-
eve your P22PPyd ruther pay it than boar" WIKI
Then you don't know him. 'Alilions fir de,
fenSe. but not cent for tribute, Is his motto.
He'd fight first and SO will If | can TIM some
men with red blood in their veins.
crrys blue eyes glowcd, as they aways lowed
at the sight Of a real man. You'll find plenty
Sonny Count me as the first But before yo1
do another thing. or breathe the matter Co. an
other soul ride over to Antelope and see ir- iipd
the Sheriff. He'll swear in the hull county u' JpaN
as deputies, if need be; that is, pcryidln te loD
looks good to him
Looks good" exclaimed Farson hotly Hes
an officer OF the law, and its his sworn .'.l 20
apprchcnd criminals
"Its this way, Sonny. Dead Mans Valley
rathole that YOU kin plug up at one ,'. ana
pour hot water in tothcr Its hundred anG
scvcntv-fvc miles long by sixty wide without
trails, and there's a pocket IN II called Hens
Stcwpan that ten men could defend ag I'D 4
thousand. That's why Jim may not be overly
enthusiastic about goin in. Many hey go", '''
but few come out.
DIPER was not "ovcrly" enthusiastic as he ana
Farson sat at a table in the Hot Rivet Saloon
at the county seat.
I've been Sheriff of this here county ter sixteen
wears nv boV, he observed, aS he tossed OF tNo
ounces Of the vitrolic fluid that went by the name
OF whisky at the Hot Rvet; "tve straight cIe''
tons my boy. And UpaS County, when come
4 hver would hcv made Daniels hon den look Ike
! a nurscry-two-gun men thickern coyotes. To-
( d,V they're practically eXtnct-Shot out l''
I've never brng hosSthic cattle ruSt,T'
3 road agent, JISt a plain murd rcr out oI D'""
Mans Its a hell on earth No trees, no grass;
not a lvin' thing not even graSShopper, ana
net a drop of water that amt 50 alkaline II Wouu
take the coloroucny your shirt AT one dippin "o'