The evening world., 1912-01-24
The
X a nge Riders
Another Great Cowboy Romance
By A. Sehzer. Author of"7HE YWO-CUN MAN"

I'll git you
I amt ssyin' nothin'.'' returned Boz
nanza coldly. "liut I reckon you Amt
goln' To glt me-" He moved slightly
aud throw the muxzlc Of his slx-shooter
upward. covering Tucson. re you're
thluSin' OF that. start now. I'd admire
for tn make you feel pnpunctuaI."
Tucson matte M attempt 20 draw his
weapon. lie stood. tail and angular.
looking down at Bonanza. the snsrl etill
on his lips.
You're a s1nart mani ne Mid. bis
words writing through his lips; but
th!s thing sln't over"
fIe turned abruptly. swung into his
saddle and rode f%urlousiy into the dis
lance that yawned between the chuck
wagon and tho Bar Cross ranchhouse.
on the morning OF n day three weeks
later. the range boss Was In the mana
gers office. looking over the cattle tai
". Patiently and iaboriolsfy the man
arer ran up a column OF figures. Then
he looked up.
We're ten short this week" he said.
Lam week n was eight. an the week
before fifteen. An II san't dry TO aoeak
OF. an there's plenty Of nass."
rive had tho boys lookin' around
for strays," said the range boss. puz-
,l~t. IAN there amt none. There ANT
any signs of any. an thsHs amt none
neNn kllltV1. An ll'TF ain I a Uto0 W
carcass that'd shos toe wolves had GOT
them"
A sta, ~re're thirty-thres shoS1 on
the month"; reuirned McVea- d yci
reckon any of tho boys have run them
OFF,
'.rie boys 4. s~ruape,' stated the rsnse
boss stoutly: there Amt been any or
tho boys mdSsan' for a minute"
There amt none OF them been
xr.r,N~tS 80 aw,Sortrna nlAf The MANAGER.
"Trh' There amt water deco snohsh
IN the wNas Purgatory country to
drUw me- q coyoteI"
II reckon they've just sws1lered one
: another observed McVey sarcastacaly.
! Yes. that's just wchnt they've done:
they've swaiicred one another!"
"Meanin'.' snapped the range boss.
'Meanln' that THERE'S q leak m
w~hereS-that You Usebt 20 nndT"
The range boss face crmsoned. r
reckon you could git . better man than
me to run this ranger he raid harshly.
Moves sat erect. Il amt sayin' that
, b. declared. suddenly piacative. Y don't
. believe you're the fault. What Tn
! meanin' Is tina you ought to ma the
, leak. You reckon its rustiers3"
I'm atmin' 20 see." returned the rance
I boss. 1T amt bs nothIn' else. Tn
: ridin' tho Cimarron range to-dAy-wher
a the outnt a., II thsre's any one rustlln'
cattle I'm goin' to know ~"
10 vent out and mounted his pony.
The next morning he o n up to the
ra nchaouss met Mcvea at the door.
y. He dropped with WEAKNESS. his eyes
wsrc red and swoRen. telling OF loss OF
. sleep.
4 amt been out Of the saddie for half
2 an hour since left here" he said
4 Grtmiy. But r've found MIN. He's over
{ on the Cimarron. or Little Elk %crossln'.
IT'S that man you fired about q mor~h
a~go-Tucson Ed. nc calls hsself.'
Mcvsa's lips tishtcned. 1900.
{ Then that man Bonanxa was right.
0 he said. II kind Of limited that Tucson
vas a rustier." His eyes lighted coldly'
"f reckon we'd better . the bcyn
!. ovsr an "a him. no said. Did you
y look over has etockr'
II didn't i0ck;" rsturned the ram =
r was vstchan' me from behind the muszle
> a his nx. didn't think I ought to try
. an i~ook-5ust then"
'BunanEa told me 70 - GeDtls With
I me cuss," satd Ncvea. oontempsAons
|. the range boss. II wonder what he
ImAantf"
. Ths range Oos @usd. ws1a's
. ,rnt r~dy 10 Sc II h could b oandted
|, onv other way" ne said. M BONANZA
Knows how 10 handle him ! rsskoo NJ
be q prstty good Nea 20 have Bohnna
take care Of him. f0sfs' ANT ~ Of
the boys Ankss1n' Sor The lob
Mcves smAsed auistiy. THAT Ben
. snn's rot . wv about I'm tfat 1en't
tickle ma Q hsao." be deeiassd. paAAny
sreubssd, .bst I reckon - ss.'t ssssA
. q Tucson"
{ = rsosen oo&" rsEuasa As aags
! bon. ~ B
Nove's syss ma wsA . 4sss -
ninrance. ~rm sotm 20 l6vb HcdAa6A
rSds Mm on 7seson." ~ eAS1 svsu1y.
: "Thsn Z one or ne otAsr q <A0 ~
hurt there wsa't ~ auocA suoe~
!. ".
, Win ne bsg4nnang . DouaaaaO -
. pSonass TIE Bar Oroas oatt3o esa1eA -
|, disappear. yos two wsseD the tatN
showed no loses. TN0u DunAnAa vA0
Withdrawn Tor . wsek and tie. eseut
was . bss OF ten. While 0is mt0kt
|, have been . msre .eo6neidsUeA A0VO
accepted II 40 Oosttve proof Of Tuoeon's
guilt. He called Bonanza iuto SonSueta-
ton.
} Tho tan puncher he'd ifsas to o0sr.
Far AZ I en- ses hos eunnin' hs "
cattks." he said. 'or them thsG ne claims
arc his. ] counted them ono day while
he was gone down tho crtck. There's
thirty three OF them. But there Amt
n -irn on any one Of th~m 10 tell that
tnfy miSnt naSe DerOnSed 10 the Bar
Cross. II he's rustlin' them he's raum
slick!'
Il reckon you watched him close"
said the manager. though he knew that
such had been his order.
You're tryin' 10 fun me-" SAID Bon.
ana with a half sneer. You didn't sen!
} ne TO watch him SOS I could have a
picnic"
NO ofrsnse." Offered McVea quichv -.
you coiild kctch him N any one could.
! reckon rs Just as you say-he's plum
sick But rlstlin' has got to be
stopped
\ Cro BE Continued