The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-21

nosed bullets. No white mal does that.
much less DE Spain"
"Unless he used another rife" sug-
gested Kennedy.
Tell me how they could get his oNn
rife away from him II he could FIRE n
gun at al. don't put Henry quite as
/ high with a rife as with n revolver
II you want TO split hairs-mlnd, | say,
II you want TO split hairs. But no man
/ that's ever seen him handle eitae.
would want TO try to take any kind OF
a gun from him. Whoever it was Le-
I fever got up into his saddle again.
/ threw some ounces Of lead into that
piece Of rock back there. though |
/ don't understand how anyone could see
a man lying behind it.
Anyway. whoever was hit here has
been carried down the road Wen
try Sassoon's ranch-house II they dol. I
Ere on US before we get there"
In the sunshine a man in shirt
I sleeves. leaning against the jamb. stood
in the open doorway Of Sassoon's
shack. watching the invaders as they
rode around the hill and ginrerly ap-
. preached. Lefeyer recognized Satt Nor
gan. lie flung a greeting to him from
the saddle.
Satt answered in kind. but he eyed
the horsemen with reserve when they
drew up. and he seemed TO Lefever al.
together less responsive than usual.
John spared with him fer inforDn-
ton and Satterlee gave back nothing
but words.
Cant tell US anything about Dc
Spain, ehT' echoed Lefever at length
"AIl right, Satt. Wen find somebody
that can. Is there q bridge over 10
Dukes on this trailf'
Salts nose wrinkled into his normal
smile. There's a bridge" The re,
port of three shots fred in the distance
seemingly from the mouth Of the gap
interrupted him. He paused in his Ut.
terance. There were no further shots
and he resumed: There is n bridge
that way, yes. but It was washed out
last night. They're blocznded. Duke
and Gale ore over there. They're pretty
sore on yoIr man De Spa!a. You'd bet
ter keep away from 'em this morning
unless you're looklr; for trouble"
Lefeyer, having al needed informa
ton from ScOtt's signal, raised hi.
hand quickly. "Not at ALL" he ex
claimed. leaning forward to emphasiz,
his words and adding the full orbit OF
his eye to his sincerity of manner. "Not
at all, Satt. This Is all friendly. al
friendly. But" he coughed slightly
as II in apology, 'if Henry shouldn't
turn up o. X, well-ahem-be back
None OF his companions needed to bt
told how TO get prudently away. At 6
nod from Lefever Tommie Meggeson
Elpaso and Wickwire wheeled theil
horses, rode rapidly back 10 the turr
near the Hill and, facing about, halted
with their rifles across their arms. lie
fever and Kennedy followed leisurely
and the party withdrew leaving Satter
lee, unmoved, in the sunny doorway
, once out of sight, E,efever led the wa!
/, rapidly down the gap to the ren
devious.
OF all the confused Impressions tha
crowded Mans memory after the vilC
night on Music mountain, the mos
vivid was that Of a nouceably light
stepping and not ungraceful fat mar
I advancing, hat in hand, TO greet her a.
she stood with De Spain, weary ant
bedruggled In the aspen, grove.
A smile famed from her eyes when
turning at once, he rebuked De Spaii
= with dignity for not introducing hin
to Nan. and while De Spain made apOl
ogies Lefeyer introduced himself.
"And is this" murmured Nan, look
. Ing at him quizzlcally, "really Mr.. JOIN
Lefeyer whom I've heard so man.
T stories aboutT'
She was conscious Of his pleasing
eyes and even teeth as he smiled again
If they have come from Mr.. de Spall
Il warn YOU" said John, take then
, with all reserve"
"But they haven't all come from MI
de SPAIN"
'If they come from any OF m
friends, discredit them in advance. Yo
could believe what my enomles say" h
ran on; then added ingenuously, 'tf
2 had any enemies - To De Spain h.
iaiked very little. 1t seemed to tax
but few words TO exchange the new;
{ Lefeyer asked gingerly about the fght
; He made no mention whatever of tn
crimson pool in the road near Sas
, soOns hut.
CHAPTER XVI.
Puppets of Fate.