The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-11
Overland Red.
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insect. hey7 Well, you're crooked, ana
you just talk up quick or the calaboose
for yours!'
"No. l beg your pardon; but. no.
You are in no condition this morning
to talk with a gentleman. However.
you are my guest. Have cigar7"
The horseman's eyes twinkled- he
admired the young fasteners cool
ness Not SO the constable.
"See here, you swindlin' tin horn
shell shower. you cough up where Over.
land Red is or there'll be somethin' do
in! You doped that booze yesterday.
but you can't throw no bluff like that
today"
II did what7 Please talk slowly"
You doped that booze YOU
Much to the constable's surprise, he
found himself sitting on Winthrop's
blankets, and one of his eyes felt as
though some one had begun to stitch
1t up quickly with coarse thread
Winthrop, smiling serenely. nodded.
Sorry to have to do 1t. know
don't look like that kind, and I'm not.
but happen to know how"
The constable got to his feet
Il didn't doctor the brandy. as you
intimated." said Winthrop. "And you
needn't finger that belt Of yours.
haven't gun with me. and I believe
1t is not the thing for one man to use
gun on another when the r-vic.
tim happens to be unarmed."
The horseman. who had courage. ad
mired Winthrop's attitude. he rode
between them. .Cut 1t out. Hicks.
he said. You're actin locoed. Guess
you're carryin' your load yet. I'll tall
to the kid. We're losin' time. See
here, stranger
Overland, watching and listening
from his hiding place. grinned as thu
constable suilenly mounted his horse.
Winthrop politely but firmly declined
to acknowledge that he had had com
panion. Overland was pleased ant
the riders were baffled by the youn;
mans subtle evasion Of answering
them directly.
Size Of it Is you're stung." said thu
man who had questioned winthrop
last. Hes lit out: he's done you."
To this the easterner made 10 reply
The horsemen rode away. following
the circle OF burro tracks toward thu
| hills Winthrop watched them. won
| dering what had become Of his com
panion He could hardly believe tina
the tramp had deserted him. yet th'
evidence was pretty plain. Even hi!
revolver was gone and his belt ant
cartridges. Winthrop yawned. Fl,
| was hungry There was no food. bu
/ there was water He walked towart
ihe water hole.
'Stnnd still and listen" said u voice
/ Winthrop jumped back. startled an,
trembling The voice seemed to com
from the water hole at his feet.
..Over here this way" the vsite said
Winthrop smiled IF II. were a dis
embodied spirit talking 1t was no 9th
er than the spirit Of Overland Red
The accent was unmistakable. Til
easierner glanced round and observes
peculiar something behind the brusl
edtxing the rise beyond the water hole
i Its me-. s,!s' overland. still col
cealed Thought quit you. eh? Al
them fcllaS out o. sight yet?'
4 mo: they're still in sight. They Al
too far to see anything. though"
/ And you can see them all RICH
son? That don't figure out correct"
i Winthrop laughed. That's 81
l. Where's the burrO?''
4 Hes hid-right In plain sight MP
little arroyo"
i Went they Qnd him and confiscat
hin, and the things?"
B Not on your life: 'Tain't exactl
healthy. even for constables. to G
round contiscatin' outfits they don
know who's connected with. The
can't say for sure that burro and stu
Is mine. They'll look 1t over and leay
it right there
But why did you come oil the wa
back here:. asked Winthrop.
'.Seein' ttey's lots of time. I'll e:
plain. If had KEEP on goin' the
Il woald a traiIcd me and mebby got
i crack at me in them hills. They ii
two to one. and they could get me ,