Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-11

house tonight" He thought a mo-
ment. mo, it might be better to bring
them to my office"
You're thinkin' Of how them sheep
got back that time. amt never spoke
to Jess bout that, Mrs. Worthing,
for Buck got my oath first, but Jess
done that six for the Loop an half a
dozen for Cardross, an today she'd
split h favor more evenly for the
Loop h that. She took care to find
out afore she done it there'd be no
sleep lost on the Loop II them sheep
got away. An though l amt never
spoke of 1t, l was SORT of worried bout
the girl an Cardross once, but you
could carve him alive now an l b'lieve
she wouldn't much mind"
Jess head is on square, Martini
said Worthing; but his is no woman's
business, and it's as well that as few
know of it, either before or after, as
may be-"
SO it was that that night Worthing
met kilraine, Buck Brannon, Skull Will
liams, and two others in the little room
he called his office and, over the cigars
and cooling drinks he had laid out for
them, old them of his determination.
We've got to blow up Cardross' new
dam, boys" he said. you know that
violent deeds. I've stopped more than
one lynching that o can remember,
even though the unWritten law of this
land would have justified it.
I've made every effort to protect
myself in this thing in an orderly way,
but starvation and thirst and disease
won't wait on courts of law. NV cat
tie are being destroyed just as surely
as though they were stolen and killed
and we've IL w law for that in the
cattle country. There's danger in this
Tor you, however, and | want you, each
one, to realize it, and withdraw now il
you'd rather"
"Withdraw!" exclaimed Skull Will
hams, grinning. "Oh, Wen withdraw
IN time, but the time amt come. There
amt no one goin' to beat US on the
withdrawn when the dandermite's
ready to speak,"
The others echoed his sentiments.
Very we'll, then" said Worthing;
We'll dc it tomorrow night. Kilrain
and l will be at the Moccasin ford bv 6.
You boys join US there. You had bet
ter slip off from the mess house one
by one so there'll be no talk"
Before they separated, details had
been
Ferry Green volunteered to take the
sAplosiVes owe that coming morning
before daybreak n cache them near
the spot that he might also make Ger
tam examinations without danger of
interruption from any of the Cardross
outfit or the men employed about the
building of the dam.
An so, If you've nothin' more to
say to me now, Mr.. Worthing," the big
fellow offered, "Ill go an knock off a
rev hours sleep, an you'd better come
along, too, Buck, for I'll wan you with
me in the mornin'."
1T vas just at that moment that a
shadow lurking in the night outside
close under n of the open windows
OF Earle Workings office, fell back in
to the heavier gloom cast by the elms
surrounding the house, and made for
the road leading to the corrals and the
barns.
And as it did SO something lighter
than a shadow, more like a faint glow
OF lightness, moved in the blackness
OF the Woodshed, hesitated, and, at the
sound of footsteps on the rear porch
OF the house, stole again into the OBJ
security from which 1t had started. Past
1t went Green n Back Brannon, talk
Ing earnestly in low tones. A little
later two Of the other men went by,
Still later came Kilrain alone.
The waiting shadow moved quickly
and Joined him.
Jess" cried Kilrain. "What does
way?"
"'Twarn't you 1 followed, father.
Come on while l tell you what I've
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