The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-23

low tone.
moi" dissented AraRon. shaking his
head violently "no-nol I want this
man arrested" he cried. turning win.
dictiyely upon bud. HE has stolen
my tools-my mine-my landl He has
no business here-uo titlei This land
Is mine. and ! tell him 10 go. Pronto!"
he shouted, menaclng Hooker with his
~riding.whip. but Bud only shifted his
feet and stopped listening to his ex-
cited Spanish.
NO. senior, he said. when Il was all
over. this claim belongs 10 my pard-
ner. DE Iancey. You have no"
Hat DE Lanceyl" jeered Aragon.
suddenly INDUCING himself in a sar-
donic laugh. de Lanoeyi Tia. hal"
whats the natter" cried Hooker.
as the rural Joined In with a derisiye
smirk. Say, speak up, hombre!" he
threatened, stepping closer az his eyes
tool on a dangerous CLEAN. And let
mo tell you now" he added, that II
any man touches . hair OF his head
III kill him like a dogl"
The rural backed his horse away. as
u suddenly discovering hat the Amer.
lean was dangerous. and then. salut-
ing respectfully as he took his leave,
he said:
THE Senior DO LAncey Is IN jail"
They whirled their horses at that
aud galloped on down the canyon. and
as Bud gaged after them he burst into
a frenzy OF curses. Then, with the
one thought OF setting Phil free. no
ran out to the corral and hurled the
saddle ON his horse.
II was through some chicanery. he
knew-some ~low-down trick on the
part OF Aragon-that his pardner had
been imprisoned, aud he swore to have
him out or know the reason why. Ell
ther that or he would go after Aragon
and take Il out OF his hide.
IL was outside Buds simple code
even 10 question his pardner's limo.
cence, but, innocent or guilty. he would
have him out II he had 20 tear down
the jail.
SO he slapped his saddle-gun into
the sling, reached for his quirt, and
went dashing down the canyon. At
a turn Ia the road he came suddenly
upon AraRon and the rural, split a
way between them. and leaned for.
ward as Copper Bottom burned up the
trail.
II was long since the shiny sorrel
had been given his head. and he need.
"a n.ffhar puhln NOS opura-b ttf n u,fIa
or two down the arroyo Bud suddenly
refined him in and looked behind. Then
he turned abruptly up the hillside and
jumped him out OF a point, looked
again. and rode slowly back up the
trail.
Aragon and the rural we're not In
sight-the question was, were they
f%oliOwing7 For a short distance he
rode warily, rot 20 be surprised In
his suspicion; then. Is he found tracks
turning back. he gave head "a his
horse and galloped swiftly 20 camp.
The horses OF the men he sought
stood at the edge OF the mine-dump.
and. throwing his b~ridle-reln down be.
side them. bud leaped on and ran up
the cut Then he stopped short and
reached for his six-shooter. The two
men we're up az the end, down on their
knees, and digging like dogs after a
rabbit
So eager were they IN their search
so confident in their fancled security,
that they never looked up from their
work. and the tramp OF Hooker's boots
was drowned by their %grubbing until
he stood above them. There he
paused. his pistol In hand. and waited
grimly for Developments.
"Hal" cried Aragon. grabbing at q
piece OF quartz that came up. "AQui lo
tengoi" lie drew a second piece from
his pocket and placed them together
1T II the same!" he said.
Still half-buried in the excavation
he turned suddenly as a shadow
crossed him. 10 get the light, aud hi,
jaw dropped at the sight OF Bud.
I'm trouble you for that rock" OBJ
served Bud, holding out his hand. an,
as the rural jumped. Aragon hande,
oyer the ore. There was n moment'l
silence as Bud stood over them-theI
be stepped back and motioned then
out with his gun.
Down the jagged cut they hurried
aHed into a guilty silence by his an
ger. and when he let them noun
without a word the rural looked back
surprised. Even then bud said moth
ing, but the swing OF the Texans gun
spoke for him. and they rode quick!
out OF sight.
You dad-burned greasersl" growle,
Bud. returning bis pistol with a ial
10 ice holster. Then he looked al thl
ore. There were two pieces. n fresh
dug and the other worn, and Is hl
EaEed al them the worn piece SCENE
strangely familiar. Aragon had beel
comparing them-but where had b.
goi the worn pieceY
fGmtlnued 1~amaoFruw N~ffarnonnA