The Arvada enterprise., 1918-04-18

how It was done.
'Of course = plain slipknot would DO
the business all right" he said. "But
III Try and give you the genuine thing.
same as you gave the other fellowA"
Ward, for Gods sake, let me go!"
: Ward started. He did not know that
Q mans voice could change 30 much In
20 short time. He never would have
recognized the tones a. coming from
Buck Olney's loose, complacent lips.
Ward, III never-I'n leave the coun-
try-Iu 60 to South America OF Aus
tralia or"
you'll 90 to hotter climate, Buck," :"
Ward cut in inexorably. you've got
your ticket"
I'm own up to everything. IN tell
you where some Of the moneys cached
we got In that Hardup deal, Ward.
There's enough to put you on Easy
street. I'll tell you who helped"
YOU'D better not" advised Ward
hArshly, ''or III make hanging q relief
to you. know pretty well right now
all you could tell. And II I wanted to
send your pardners up wouldn't need
your help. It's partly to give them .
chance that I'm sending you out this
way myself. l don't call this murder,
Buck. I'm saving the state a lot Of
time and trouble, that's all, and your
pardners the black eye they'd get for
throwing in with You. I heap sabe
who was the head push. You got them
in to take whatever dropped. so you
could get of slick and clean. just as
you've done before, you-you-"
Buck Olney got It then hot from the
fires Of Wards wrath. A man does
not brood over treachery and wrong
and blackened future for years with
out storing up good many things that
he means to say to the friehd who has
played him false. Ward had been q
happy go lucky young fellow who had
faith In men and in himself and in his
future. He had lived through black,
hopeless days and weeks and months
because of this man who tried now to
buy mercy with the faith Of his part
ners.
In the saddle Buck sat all hunched
together as II Ward had lashed him
with rawhide instead of with stinging
words. The muscles Of his face twitch.
ed spasmodically. His eyes were
growing bloodshot.
Ward spilled two papers Of tobacco
before he got q cigarette rolled and
lighted. He wondered little at the
physical reaction from his outburst, but
he wondered more at Buck Olney sit
ting alive and unhurt on the horse be.
fore him, Q Seabeck horse which Ward
had seen Floyd Carson riding once OF
twice He wondered what Floyd
would do II he saw Buck now and the
use to which the horse was being put
Ward finished the cigarette, rolled
another and smoked that also before
he could put his hand out before him
and hold It reasonably steady. When
he felt fairly sure Of himself again hs
lifted bis hat to wipe OF the sweat Of
his anger. gave big sigh and returned
to the tying Of the hansman's moose.
When hs anally had It axed the way
hs wanted IL he went close and hung
the moose over Buck Ohsy's bead. He
could not trust himself to speak Just
then. He cast an inquiring glance up.
ward. took Bucks Shoese BY the birdie
and led him forward q few steps 20
that Buck was directly under the over.
limb. Then, with the col Of
Bucks rope in his hand, he turned back
and squirmed up the tree trunk until
he had reached the limb. He crawled
out until he was over Bucks bullet
punctured hat crown, sncsd OF what
rope hs did not need and nuns It 10 the
ground. He saw Buck wincs o. the
rope went past him. The pinto horse
SHE'D out Of position.
'.Take the reins and bring him back
here" Ward called shortly. and gave Q
twitch Of the rope a. hint.
Mechanically Buck obeyed. He did
not know that the rope was not yet
tied to the limb.
Ward tied the rope securely. leaving
enough slack to keep Buck from chok.
Ing prematurely. He fused Q minute
longer. with his lip curlsd into Q gfin
Of sardonic humor. Then he crawled
back to the trunk Of the tree and Gid
down carefully 20 that be would mot
frighten the pinto.
He went up and took the hobbls oR
Buck Olney's feet. felt In the seam Of
bis coat lapel and pulled out four pins,
with which be fastened Bucks ''psdi.
gree" between Bucks shrinking shoul.
derblades. Then he stood Oh and sur.
veyed his work critically before he
went over to Rather. who stood dosing
In the sunshine.
II Fortune aims another blow at
Ward. but HE Iron Nsrvs enables
him 70 survlvs terrible ordeal.
\ Ths story es Ward's nsss nile.
fortune 10 told In ths next In.
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