The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-11-29
The Two-Gun Man .
copyrighted, 1913, by the Newspaper Enterprise
Association)

days.
''And the man." supplemented the Senior
''And the man., argued the stranger. What's
more, want that money here when come In don't
aim to stay in this country over night.
A grin overspread Buck Johnsons countenance.
He understood.
'.Climate not healthy for you9' he hazarded II
guess you'd be safe enough all right with u.s. But
suit yourself. The money will be here"
'Thats agreed?" insisted the two-gun man.
'Sure."
~ want fresh horse--I II leave mine-he IS good
one L want little grub
"Al right. Parker's fit you out"
f'I'l see you in about ten days."
sGood luck /" Senior Buck johnson wished him.
IV-The Accomplishment
The next morning Buck johnson took trip down
into the pasture of five hundred wire-fenced
acres.
''He means business" he confided to Jed Parker
in his return. 'That cavao of his is a heap sight
better than the Shorty horse we let him take"
In the meantime the regular life of the ranch went
on. Each morning Sang, the Chinese cook, rang the
great bell summoning the men. They ate and then
caught up the saddle horses for the day, turning
those not wanted from the corral into the pasture
Shortly they jinged away in DETERRENT directions,
two by two. on the slow Spanish trot OF the cow
puncher All day long thus they would ride. without
food or water for man or beast, looking over the
range, identifying the stock branding the young
calves examining generally into the state OF affairs
looking always with grave eyes on the magnlfacent
flaming, changing beautiful dreadful desert OF the
mosphere catching last glow, threw across the
Chiracahas it's veil of mystery they nged in again,
two by two, untired unhasng, the glory OF the des-
ert in their deep-set steady eyes.
So the days went by, wonderful, fashionlng the
ways and the character OF men, Seven passed. Buck
Johnson and his foreman began to look for the
stranger. Eight; they began to speculate. Nine;i
they doubted. On the tenth they gave him up and
he
They knew him first by the soft lowing Of the cat
tie. Jed Parker, dazzled by the lamp peered from
mails into the corrals A moment later his ponys
hoofs mpaced softly the baked earth, he dropped
from the saddle and entered the ROOM
''I'm late," said he, briefly gancing at the clock
which indicated ten "But I'm here"
His manner was quick and sharp, almost breath
less, as though he had been running
s'Your cattle are in the corral, all Of them. Have
you the moneys"
ct have the money here" replied Buck johnson,
laying his hand against a drawer, land It's ready
flor you when you've earned it. don't care so much
for the cattle. What wanted was the man who
stole them. Did you bring him9"
Eyes, brought him, y said the stranger Lets
see that money!
Buck johnson threw open the drawer and drew
out the heavy canvas sack.
cts here. Now bring in your prisoner"
The twO-gun man seemed suddenly to loom large
in the doorway. The muzzles of his revOvers COW
ered the two before him. His speech came short and
sharp.
ssI told you I'd bring back the cows and the one
who rustled them'' he snapped. GIVE never lied to
la man yet Your stock is in the corral. Ill trouble
you for that five thousand I'm the man who stole
your catte!''
(THE ENID