Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-31

sKnell. you're incorrtgible Yours
unreliable. Another break like that
qusers you With ne. Did You ~
Pogsipr ss.s
"Yes Thst's one reason ~ fell
out. He raved. / thought No was
goin' to kill me-" Several Of thu boys
rode over from Ord, an one 81 then
went to Poggin m says Jim Fletcher,
has new man for the gang. Jim IN
Poggin always hit II up together. 20
until got ON the deal Jirn's pard
Was already In tho gang. without
Poggin or you ever seem him. Then
I rot to ngurin' hard. Just where r
ever econ that chapi 4 dug up lot
Of old papers from my kit an went
over them. Letters, pictures, clip
pins, an M that. I guess I had =
pretty good notion what was iookin'
for an who I wanted to make sure Iof.
AZ last found II. An I knew my
man. But didn't spring II on Poggin.
I sent Blossom over to Ord with I
message calculated to make Jim hump.
Poggin got sore, said he'd wait for
Jim, an ! could como over here to
see you about the new Job. He'd
meet me In Ord"
Knsll had spoken hurriedly ana low,
NOW and then with passion. His pale
eyes gllntsd like IRE In ies, and now
bis voice fell to q whisper.
who do you think Fletcher's new
man isr' ,ss
~Whof' demanded LonSstreth.
"Buck Duanei"
Down came Longstreth's boots With
. crash. then his body grew rigid.
That Nueces outlaw That two
shot ace-of-spadss gun-thrower who
killed Bland, Alloway--e' with more
feeling than the apparent circum-
stance demanded.
Yes: and Hardin, the best one Oh
the Rim Rock fellows-Buck Duane 7
L0ngstreth WAS 10 ghastly white
now that his black mustache seemed
outlined against chalk. He eyed hi
grim lieutenant. They understood
each other without more words.
was enough that Buck Duane VA
there In the Big Bend. Lonsstret1
rose presently and reached for 4 hasl
from which he drank, then offered
to Knell. He waved II aside
sKnell," began the chief, slowly. =
he wiped his Hips, II gathered ~
have some srudge against this BUG
Duane"
Yea
"Weil. don't be i fool now a
do what Poggin or almost any Of %
men would don't meet this Bu1
Duane. I've reason to believe hs1
Texas Rsnger now"
THE hell You sayr' exclaims
Knell.
yes. 60 10 Ord and give nj
Fletcher . hunch. He'll get PogdxS
and they'll az even Buck Duane"
IAN right. TIL do my best But
I run into Duane"
Don't run into himl" Longstrsth
voice fairly rang with the force
its passion and command. He wipds T.
his face, drank again from the fiasi
xat down. resumed his smoking. an
drawing . paper from his vest poke
he began to study It.
.well I'm glad that's settled" d
said, evidently referring to the Duan
matter. aNow for the new Job. ThiI
d. nnH~S.>~ <h> >a~ht>>sSkh n. - kxn&l
fore the twenty-nfth there win BE- s
shipment Of gold reach the Ranchsrs
Bank Of Val Verde. After you rstnrn!
to Ord give PogSin these orders- Kesp
the gang quiet. You. PogSin. Kane
Fletcher, Panhandle Smith. and B0tdt>
to be In on the secret ana the job. MOI
body else. You'll leave Ord on thei
twenty-third ride cross country By the
trail till you get within sight Of Aer-
Ger. It's I hundred miles from Brad
ford to Val Verdeabout the same
from Ord. Time your travel to get
you near Val Verde on the morning
Of the twenty-sixth. You won't have
to more than trot your horses. Al
two O'Clock In the afternoon, sharp,
ride into town and up to the Ranch
er's Bank. Val verds's 4 pretty big
town. Never been any hold-ups there.
Town feels safe. Make 1t clean,
fast, daylight Job. That's all. Have
you got the detailS7"
Knell did not even ask for the dates
again.
Suppose Poggin or me might Be
detained?" he asked.
Longstreth bent dark glance upon
his lieutenant.
"You nevsr can tell what n come
on" continued Knell. ''I'l do my
best"
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