The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-29
CHAPTER xvII-continued.

MeanlnR, tIht III tils Couhbiy you
can't begin on n play like pulling Sas-
soon out from under his friends noses
without keeping up the pace-without
a second and third act. You dragged
Sassoon by his hair out of the gap;
good. You surprised everybody: good.
But you can't very well stop Mt that,
Henry. Such n feat by itself doesn't
insure permanent reputation, Henry.
II is, SO to say, merely demand repu-
tation-one that men reserve the right
20 recall at any moment. And the
worst OF II is, II they ever do recall II,
you ore worse OF than when before
they extended the brittle bauble to
you"
"Jingo. Johnl For n stage black
smith you are some spieler." De Spain
added an impatient. not to say con-
tumelious. exclamation concerning the
substance of Lefever's talk. II didn't
ask them for a reputation. This man
interfered with my guard-in fact,
tried to cut his throat. didn't heT"
"Would have done II II Frank had
been an honest man."
"That is all there is to II. isn't itT'
Lefever tapped the second finger of
one fat hand gently on the table.
practically; practically all. Henry
yes. You don't quite understand, but
you have the right idea"
"What do you want me TO do-back
n horse and shoot two guns ut once
up and down Main street, cowboy
styleT"
Lefever kept his patience without
stand"
"Scott advised me to run down to
Medicine Bend for few days to let
the MorgaDs cool on"
"RIght. That was the first s;ep. The
few days are n thing Of the past. j
suppose you know" continued Lefever,
in ns well-modulated tone as he
could assume TO convey information
that could net be regarded as wholly
cheerful. "that they expect to get you
for this Sassoon Job"
De Spain flushed. But the red anger
lasted only moment. who are
'they'?" he asked after pause.
''Deaf Sandusky, Logan, OF course,
the Calabasas bunch, and the Nor
gans."
De Spain regarded his companion
unamiably. "What do they expect I'll
be doing while they are getting mef"
Lefever raised hand dcprecatlngly.
Don't be overconfident, Henry that's
your danger. l know you can take
care OF yourself All want 10 do is
to get the folks here acquainted with
your ability, without taking unneces-
sary chances. You see. people are not
now asking questions of one another
they are asking them of themselves.
Who and what is this newcOmer-an
accident or a genuine arrivalf A COM
mon squib or n real explosion? Don't
get excited" he added. in an effort to
sooth De SPANS obvious irritation.
"You have the idea, Henry. It's time
20 show yourself"
II can't very well do business here
without showing myself" retortcd DE
Spain.
But II Is thing to be managed, ''
persisted Lefever. "Now, suppose
since the topic is up-we show in
Main street for while"
suppose we do" echoed De Spain
ungraciously.
"That will crack the debut ice. We
will call at Harry Tensions hotel, and
then go TO his new rooms--go right to
society headquarters first--that's my
theory OF doing II. II anybody has
any shooting in mind, Tensions Is a
quiet and orderly place. And II a
man declines TO eat anybody up at
Tensions, we put him down, Henry, as
not ravenously hungry"
"One man would like 20 see is that
sheriff, Druel, who let Sassoon gel
out"
''Ready to Interview him nowi'
'Ivc gQt some kilograms To answer
"Those will keep. The Morgans are
IN town. Wen start out and find some
body"
II was wet and sloppy outside, but
Lefever was Indifferent to the rain
and De Spain thought IT would he un
dlGnified 10 complain OF II.
When. followed by tefever, hi
walked into the lobby Of Tensions