The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-11-15

ynnderyyn laughed. Redbcar start
cd staggering toward him, the empty
revolver concealed behind his back
with drunken cunning.
"You think it's funny" he muttereu'
''funny Joke! You " up that mar
rage with her wasn't real Ike you
said It was."
"What II IL wasn't7" bantered Van.
deryyn. ut was good enough for n
hnlfbrecd squaw." He smiled nj
Hardy. Eyes, good enough for any
halfbreed or-quartcrbreed. I'll have
Marie next"
Hardy tenscd, yet instantly checked
the wrath that would have lmpelled
him to hurl himself ut the throat or
the mocker. Redbenr lacked such Iron
self-mastery, and liquor had numhed
his sense OF subserviency to Wander
vyn. At Marie's name his fury burst
out.
"You liar! You theft" he yelled.
"She's mine! You promised! I'll
show you, YOU" Cursing wildly, he
HourlS1cu Els EtNblNtI' uhh p''hb'' ~
down In a wavering attempt to take
aim.
"Stop! Stopl" Hardy cried to Van
| dervyn. ITS not loaded! Stop
But vnndervyn had already whipped
| out his revolver. From the muzzle
| lcnped n sheet OF flame. Redbenr flung
up his arms and pitched backward
Swiftly vandervyn rccocked his re-
volvcr and aimed 1t at Hardy.
"Put up your hands! Keep them
away from your coat !" he shouted In
fierce menace.
Hardy did not put up his hands. Hc
bent down to feel the heart Of the
halfbreed. Shrleking with horror
Oinna fell faintine across the body ot
her brother. Hardy looked up. grin
and quiet.
81 hope you are satisfied" he said
you have killed him."
vandervyn kept his revolver pointed
ut Hardy.
81 shot in self-defense." he snarled
Don't you make u ove lie had hi.
gun on me"
at vas empty. ! called to YOU
"You didn't-not till | had fired.
shot him down to save my life. II
shoot you, too. If you try to draw"
Get out of here !" ordered Hardy
needless of the threat. you've cause,
trouble enough. Send the new agent
| N,t, .nn tn1l hin, ,hns \ admit ,.At, Coo,
to have been justified"
Vanderyyn's menacing attitude re
Taxed. lie half lowered his revolver
but kept n wary watch on Hardy Il
he backed away around the corne
Of the cabin, and ran to jump on hi
pony and gallOp away. Hardy hat
sprung up. But it was only to hastrI
into the house for water. lie came on
with n h0lf.Gllcd bucket, drew Oinni
owe on her back, and dashed waite
into her face. She opened her eye,
saw him, and, rcddcning with shame
turned her face aside. II happcne,
TO be toward her brother. Sudd.nl,
she drew herself up on her elbow +
bend over the gray face.
"IIe-is nOt-dcad :" she gaSpcd.
Rcdbear's lips were moving. Hard
knert to lift him up to Il half-sittin
position. He knew by grim experienc
that with such a wound there was n
hope, but he also knew that Il woul
ease the agony to raise the injurc
mnn. Oinna dampencd her brother
fosehe.d. He mnttercd II curse.
mot that. boy" warned Hardy. "Yo
have only n few minutes"
Redbear seemingly did not hear hin
lie repeated the curse: 1.-THE! l.
n got him-wny l got Nogen"-if 20
hadn't unlonded-my gum
"iou shot NogenT" querled Hard!
"Speak out! You say you shot n,
genf'
"He- wanted her - Marie - sam
way as Nan-same way as-Van sal
you-wanied her. Wc-I-tricd 10 gt
you-twice-because he. Van, told IN
you wanted Marie-that way. Tn
liar--the-- Ah.r-rh!"
From between the lips that ha
parted TO utter the curse there gushe
n scarlet stream.
Hardy laid the body on the groun
and drew the distracted girl away b
main force.
Come into the house" he ordere,
"You must not look ut him."
She offered only passive resIstanc
When he Ind put her In n chair, 81
sat ~motionless, as II dazed, her dr.
eyes fixed on vacancy.
This won't do" he said. "Yo
must go to your grandfather. l cal
not take you with me, and besides
He checked himself, caught up
blanket. and went outdoors. Whe
presently he returned. she had n,
moved. He fastened her scant war,
robe and few trinkets In a blanket roI
and led her OFT around the hous
carefully keeping himself between h,
and the blanket-covered form on Il
ground near the door. He had brougl
her W and her brothers ponies
the back Of the house. He dashed u
1 bundla on tho dand mani. o.adi