The evening world., 1912-01-20
The
X a Riders
Another Great Cowboy Romance
BY {. 4. SeNzer Author of"7HE TWO.CUN MAN.,

! polite attention. Plainly. he WAC an
Important actor In what was t~ransp,r-
Ing. Sicrn-faroI mon. hungry Tor Al
version, jostlcd shoulders. eagerly
dtink.ug 100 each word tina, foli from { .
tail man. Ips.
The LATTER had just finished tacbing
mp a p1r'r. usus the hir Of a heavy
Gasp ki.'" 10 dave tine ttoKs home
mao the "pff lul.ja ;hHt .%oinposed the
'front.' Of tac High card. Ths task lin
sh"d. hc stood facing the crowd. h,s
back aca.ns' the paIcr. lIe might nave
stepped away nov for apparently his
No'k was done. But it plea sed him to
Ingrr. That Doc tool a certain sa;!s-
faction in occupying the ceutre ~ the
stage was nude plain by tac express
sion or pleased vanity In his eyes and
10y the awkward. vainglorious attitude
H. asSumcd after lacking M the paper.
There was a Noticeable Silence at the
mc Santa Fc stepped 20 the edge
Of the crowd; 'hr IAN man had turned
ana WIS infinitely examining tle paper
he had afiNpl. Taking advantage OF
Ia" walt, Santi Fc dr1pp"d a word into
the ear OF a man Who stood at his
chow.
Whats 1"ln'""
The latter did not .nra. "Don't know.
Wcbster's just tackled up 4 sign. lie
amt said noth!n'-yct. HXcept.n' -
AMI npw the mans tone grew heavily
sarcastlc-''p gas about him REPRESENT
tn the law around these paris
WHO'S WchstcrH'
well. III he blowed'' said the man.
How long you been In the Purgatory
country?" And then his gaze rested
upon santa Fe. Santa Fc's eyes were
level and unWavering. Hes the Sher-
m continued the man. depressing
something that tried to find expression
IN his voice.
Him. Santa te's face was an Inn
passive mask. lie pressed closer, Tor
the sheriff had again turned and was
speaking. n one made II attempt
to dec.phcr the rude and picturesque
chlrograpny that appeared upon the
paper, APPARENTLY more interested IN
what he sheriff was about to say.
'This here paper" began the latter
,onorously, lis a notice from the Sherttt
q" Conelos County. It's regular an
: straight. AZ q legal representative OF
.r. Law in these here parts, rs been
my duty TO stick it mp here 500 every
man In Cimarron can g H. reckon
she's %tl.rre''
| lie struck the paper a ~back-hand'd
slap. and then continued. prc"ning NM
] sell ml.n HltcI tNr Ildlnf W 81 i"d
! .ucS preparing for a triumpial march
! through it's owl BARNARD
Sow | reckon you're all wJntin' To
! know ius, what's said on this mere pa
Der. 81 course YOU do. An that brings
me down to the fact that that's just
what Jim Webster IS here for. As
| sheriff 81 this here county ! amt
dodgiu' any OF the work. / amt doln'
no hrasgii'. but | reckon 'hor. amt
another man around thes.' here parts
en- write on; q lcFh notice as straight
an u'ain az this one Is writ"
No one offering any exception to this
! broad statement, Webster continued;
'"Vnis here notice tells about n reward
, which the sheriff of coneios offers for
a lu,ocd Son-oc-i-gun which makes "A
business OF -iiftlu' oth"r people's raw
%lses-in other words, a moss thief. Nov.
| reckon thcY" amt any more to he
said. But that boss thief has got to he
caught. As Sheriff OF this here county
I've got the authority to offer iivs nun
dred dollars reward for him. The Sher-
IN q coneios. Ben Allen. h.ein' a per
Spnll friend OF mine. has wrote me spe-
two guns tNat work Ike creased light
hin. an IL powerful strong on |pallver-
which i a bad combination to stack up
ag'u. More than that, h.o's"-
Back IN the Grove there was a slight
commutiDu. Webster glared and hest
tatcd.
Il reckon he means the sheriff" said
a voice.