Arizona republican., 1912-05-01
The Triangular Bar
 Gun Fighter
By CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER
COPYRIGHT 1910 BY rHE PEARSON PUBLISHING co

ger for a full minute, his narrowed eyes taking in all the details of his appearance. Then he drew a deep breath and leaned a little forward in his chair.
 Well" he said slowly, T didn't ex- pect you so soon.'
 The strangers eyes glittered "Meb- be not" he said. drawling his words But I'm here"
 Hubbard's eyes glinted with reluct- ant admiration. You sure are" he returned. But you're here a month too soon. Dave Toban ain't due to arrive until then. Devlin tell you any thing?"
 No" The stranger drew out a leather tobacco pouch and some rice paper. and carefully began rolling a cigarette He took a long time at this and Hubbard watched him. following his slow and sure movements with fas- cinated gaze Finally the cigarette was made and the stranger placed it carelessly between his lips lighted 1t and puffed slowly. Pinching out the blazing match he looked suddenly at Hubbard
 "Well?' he interrogated. you sayin' anything?"
 Hubbard started. Why. yes" he returned. T reckon if Devlin didn't tell you anything it's up to me to do 1t. Do you know who you're gOin' to be when you get over to the Tran- gular Barr"
 The stranger smiled with straight lips. Yes he said. II sure do. I'm goin' to be Dave Toban"
 Hubbard strengthened. He'll" he exploded "I thought you told me that Devlin hadn't told you anything :? You startin' this here game by lyin' first crack?"
 The strangers lips curled with a feline smile. If was you" he said slowly. "1 wouldn't get reckless with my talk Mebbe 1 know what I'm doin'. But if I don't I ain't tellin anything that Devlin told me. I'm here 10 listen to what you've got to say"
 Hubbard colored little That's the way Dev1in does business" he sneered. Sends a gun-man over here an don't tell him a damned thing only the name he's goin to wear But reckon if you know that your names goin' to he Dave Toban. you know that you're 10 go over 10 the Triangular Bar an take charge" He suddenly laughed. "Of course you know that too" he continued For Devlin told ne he'd make out the papers for you provin' that you're Dave Toban You got 'em?"
 Sure" returned the stranger He tapped his chest They're right here all regular an straight" Again he smiled felinaly 'I even know Dave Tobans brother II was Harvey Devlin is sure fgurin on doin' a com plete job But he didn't tell me what [ was goin' to do-once I got here. reckon he figured that you'd want 8 hand in it."
 Hubbard shifted uneasily. "I ain't carin' a heap about takin a hand in it." he said But when a mans run min a ranch for the Lazy L company he's got to do a lot of things that he don't like. I'm tellin' you that when you go over to the Triangular Bar you're gOin' to play lone hand. ain't helpin' you a damn bit to put Dave Toban out of the way-no more'n helped Bill Daggert to put Harvey Toban out of business"
 Hubbard leaned forward tensely. I'd give man a thousand dollars to poke hole through his durned hide!' he declared
 The stranger tossed the butt of his cigarette away. ''Daggert workir' fer the Lazy L company when he put liar vey Toban ont of business?" he qUes- toned. blowing a last whiff of smoke to the ceiling.
 Yes"
 The stranger smiled grimly. Then likely he's still in this country" he said "After got through with this business with Dave TOban I'll try to see if I can collect your thousand. ' He now drew a chair over and dropped into it. You're tellin' me the. rest about this deal" he said. T know that I'm 10 be Dave Toban an that I've got the papers in my pocket to prove it. But that lets me out. flows S the game goin' from now 0n?"
 There aint much 10 it from now on declared Hubbard. gravely and earnestly All you've got 10 do is to go over to the Triangular Bar say you're Dave Toban, show your papers to Harvey Toban's range boss to prove if. an take things easy till Dave To- ban comes. >Then put him out of business-if you can. I've heard that he ain't no slouch with 8 gun himself. But he ain't due for a month; Devlin told me that it'd take that long to get straightened out down in Texas. where he's got a ranch That's about all. The Lazy l. company's got an idee that it wants the Triangular Bar ranch. an I reckon it's goin to have if. if it has to put the whole Toban family out of business. But you're plsyin' lone hand. I ain't in on the deal Likely you'll have good ex- cuse for shootin Dave Toban. He'll be some riled when he comes an finds out that you've been passin' yourself off as him"
 Correct" smiled the stranger. I'm bunkin here tonight. Tomorrow I'm hittin' the breeze to the Triangular Bar. to prove that I'm Dave Toban. He rose and walked to the door.
 "I reckon that you don't mind tellin' me what you've got ag'in Bill Dag gert?" he questioned
 Hubbard snarled My daughter come in from the range one day cryin Told me that Bill Daggert bad insulted her. On his last day too didn't see him again. If ever