The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-08

Henry so fused. The little Music
Mountain skirt simply put 1t all over
him. She had five bull's-eyes to Hen
ry's three when the lever snapped. Ua
forfeited"
"Some shooting" commented JEFF
fries. rapidly signing letters.
"We expected some when Henry un-
out respecting Jeffrles' preoccupation.
"As II IL, those fellows have cleaned up
every dollar loose In Sleepy Cat, and
then some. Money! They could start
a bank this minute"
Sounds OF reyelry continued to pour
In through the street window. The
Mergnns were celebrating uncommon
ly. Rubbing It In. eh. JohnT" sug-
gested Jeffries.
Think Of it, gasped Lefever, ito
be beaten by mn eighteen-year-old girl"
"Now that" declared Jefrries, Wink
| ing np ns II for the first time inter-
ested. '1s exactly where you made your
mistake. John. A guDman shoots his
best when there's somebody shooting
Mt him. That's why you shoot we'll
because you're guninan. and not a
Barksman."
"Thnt boy can shoot all around me,
JEFF"
| "For instance" continued Jeffries,
III you had put Gale Morgan up
against Henry. and told him to shoot
Mt each other. instead Of against each
other. you'd have got buil's-eyes to
burn from DE Spain. And the Caln-
bnsas crowd wouldn't have your
money. John, n you want to win
money, you must study the psycholog-
icnl."
There was abundance OF rnillery In
Lefever's retort: "That's why you are
rich. Jefff"
"No, | nm poor because | fniled to
study It. That Is why am nt Sleepy
Cat holding down division. But
now that you've brought Henry up
here. wen keep him."
| "Whot do you mean. keep himT"
demanded Lefever, starting In protest.
~ mean I need him. menn the
time to shoot u bear Is when you see
him. John, what kind Of a fellow Is
DE Spainl" demanded the superintend-
ent, as " he had never heard Of him.
Lefever, regarding JefIries keenly,
exclaimed With emphasis: "Why, II you
want him short and sharp. he's man
with n soft eye and snnp-turtle Jaw.
a man Of close squcnks and short-arm
shots. always getting into trouble. al
ways getting out: man that can
wheedle more out OF n horse than any
body but an Indian; coax more shots
put into lt-if you want him fiat, that's
Henry. as ! size him."
Jeffries resumed his mIldest tone !:
''Tell him to come In a minute. John"
Do Spain himself expressed con-
temptuous inpntlence when Lefever
told him the superintendent wanted
him to go to work ut Sleepy Cat. He
declared he had always hated the
town, raised one objection after anoth-
er to leaving Medicine Bend. and JEFF
fries finally summoned show Of i'm
patience.
|
aren't your" he demanded threaten
lngly.
'Yes, but not for motion without the
pro-" objected De Spain. 81 want to
stick to the railroad business. You
want TO get me into the stage busi-
ness"
! Temporarily, yes. But I've told
you when you come back to the divi-
sion proper, you come as my assist
ant, II you make good running the
Thief River stages. Think Of the snl-
nry."
~ have no immediate heirs"
| This Is not Il matter for Joking. De
Spain.'
IL know that, too. How many men
have been shot on the stages In the
last six months2"
"Why, now and again the stages
are held up, yes" admitted Jeffrles
brusQuely; "that Is TO be expected
where the specie shipments are large.
The Thief River mines are rotten with
gold just now. But you don't have to
drive n stage. We supply you with
good men for that, and good guards
men willing to take any kind of
chance II the pay Is right, And the
pay is right, and yours as general man
| nger will he right"
II have never as yet generally man
aged any stnge line," remarked De
Spain, pok!ng rldicule at the title. mo
matter how modest an outfit"
"You Will never learn younger. We
must have II man to run that line that
can curb the disorders along the route.
Calabasas valley, De Spain, is bad
place.
rs ltf' De Spain asked as naiveiy
! as II he had never heard of Calabasas.
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