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about the man, something that attract
ed despite his ineongruities.
Young Dir. Marshall studied him.
racking his memory for q name. Pres
entity lie turned to his wife. What
was Billy's partners name-the miner:
I've forgotten
"a Mr. Summers, | believe. Yes, l'm
sure Jack Summers Billy called him
in his letters"
turning to Overland, who sat, huge
limbed, smiling. red yisaged, happy.
Pardon me- You said Mr.. Jack Sum-
nlers, | believe. Do you happen to
know a MI Winthrop, Billy Win
throp?"
Me? What. Billy: Billy Winthrop?
Say, is this me? / inhaled whole
lot OF gasoline comm up that grade.
| but amt feelin dizzy. Billy Win
| throp: Why And his exclamation
| subsidad as he asked cautiously. did
yoa know him.
u am his sister," said Anne Mar
| shall
| Overland was dumfounded. His sis
ter he muttered, ''the one he writ to
in New York Huh! Yes: me and
Billy's pardners."
as he-is he betterY asked Anne
I hesitatingly.
| Better. Say, lady, excuse me IL /
tell you he's gettin' SO blame frisky
| that he's got me scared Why,s left
him settin' on rock eatin' a Sardine
san Hich with one hand and shootin'
holes in all the tin cans in sight with
the other. SO long. Redr he hollers
as lit cut with the burro to cross the
range So long. and don't let -yonr
feet slipr And pom. goes the 45 that
he was jugglin'. and another tin can
| passed over He takes bite from the
sanwich, and then pom! goes the gun
| again, and another tin can bites the
dust. Jest as free and easy as If he
wasn't keepin' guard over thirty or
forty thousand dollars worth of golG
dust and trouble, and jest as If he
amt got no lungs at ALL"
Overland Red was concluding his
last yarn, most amazing account OF
''tilo night the Plancher boys shot ui
Abilene"
It was exactly o'clock by Dr. Mar
shalls watch
''Both my guns was choked up with
burnt powder. I reached down and
borrowed two guns off a gent what
wasn't usin' his jest then Next day
was elected sheriff unanimous. They
was seven of us left standin'. Thai
was back in 'oa" Overland yawned
and stood UP.
''The boys are all asleep now" said
Walter Stone. I'VE have plenty OF
room here You'n not object to taking
one of the guest rooms as you find it
I'm sure
"I'Or better or for worse, as the pott
says And Overland grinned. .sBu
got to put that little chatter to roos
somewhere
That's So
'I'll go wake him up" And Over
land strobe to the racing car TIL,
"chaffer" had departed for parts nn
known
Il guess he was scared at that las
grade said Overland, returning to tn,
house. He's gone He must "a beel
scared to beat it back down the roat
afoot.''
; Perhaps he has gone to the stables,
T said Stone. well, Wen take care 0
, You here. You can see Collie In th
T morning.
: Overland, closing the door Of th
, spacious. cool guest room, glance,
about curiously. What was it mad
the place seem so different from evel
the most expensive hotel suits? TIL
r furniture was very plain. The decora
! tions were soft toned and simple
4 "It's-it's because the rose girl live
here, guess he soiloquized ''Now
this Kind of roost would jest suit BIZ
ly, but 1t makes me feel like walkin' o.
eggs This here grain is too good f0
( me-
He undressed slowly, folding his uI
!, accustomed garments with great cart
He placed his automatic pistol on th
chair by the bed. Then he crept BIZ
;. meath the sheets. forgetting to turn on
the light Huh! Gettin' absent mini
ed like the old perfessor what pickle
up hairbrush instead of a lookiI
:, glass to see if he needed Shawn. Fl
: was dunn near scared to death to Sc
! how his beard was CROWN" An
). Overland chuclsled as he turned out th
lights.
He could not go to sleep at once. H
missed the desert night-the spaces an
. the stars. q left here in hurr
once he mutteFed "'Bout thre
l. years ago. Then was kiddin' Coll
: about wearin silk peiammies. No
got 'em-got 'em on. by thnnde
|, Don't know as feel any heftier in Il
!, intellec'. And I can't show 'eE to n
q body What's the good of hayin' 'e1
I if nobody knows it? But can har
= en- on the bedpost in the morni
"a car..Iess- like Jest like was raised
il Them pejammies cost 81 a le
), Some Glass; Aud he drifted to sleep
i After breakfast DR. Marshall, wi
Il had taken & fancy to Overland. str0llt
!. with him over to the bunk house. Mo
= of the men were on the range Coll
I. was assembling bits and brides. 50
dies. cinchas aud spurs to complete {
1 equipment for the proposed campil
trip in the hills He was astound'
ii at Oyer!anfl's appearance. Howeve
- be had absorbed western Ideals rapi