The Arvada enterprise., 1918-04-11
CHAPTER vii.

CHAPTER VIII.
sxsu WsN't ost No Again"
NND day Ats In the TALL Ward was
~ Riding the hills Oh 10 ths north
and West Of his claim, looking at
Tie condition q The range thsrs and
keeping an eye out for 70 cattis. He
had bought another dosen head Of
mixed stock over toward Hardup. and
they were not ~ pest he point Of
shay1hS az their new range. %, hav.
Ing ken eyes and the incentive 10 use
them, b PAID sttsntion to stock tracks
4 tie soft places, and hs saw svsry.
eAang within TIE sweep Of hi vision,
nd, since the day was clear and fins.
~ Eanes Of vision whsn hs reached .
~ point sxtsndsd 10 ths Three Buttss
away eat h IL 6eoert
D. sheae accident 10 rode up 20 the
canyon Whsso tie lletje eessal lay hid.
osn ct TIE end and looked down. And
aAcs b rode NJ at - angie different
4so the oos B1lly Lesiss had taken
IL eoeEl was directly bsnsasA him
- directly. In fact that half Of Il was
A16sn from asht He saw that there
Weee cattle within 1t, however, and
two nsn ct work there. And BY
chance ~ lifted hi eyss and saw the
noss a hosse bsyood Q tutting ledgs
kxty yards Or % away and the crown
4 hat showing Just above the lsdss.
4 lookout. b Judged instantly and
pallsd Rather behind The rock 10 had
bssa ct some pains 10 ride around.
Ward Was Q eowpuncher. He knew
IL tricks Of Tie trade 20 Wen that b
"a not wonder what was going On
Gown there. He knew. He was tempt-
"a y DO - Billy Louise had done
rids On and Dass up knowledge which
might b disagrseable, for Ward vas
~ ens 10 Spy upon bic fellows, and
~ nan whom he would bstray into
~ hands Of . sheriff must b guilty
u Q most hsinous crime. That was
H. eo1s-te 1t every fellow have Q
eAapes b WORK out his own salvation
s damnatioo - he might choose.
eoo't suppose there was anything hs
Aeted WORN than On informsr.
! Hs ct behind the rock, sines b. had
a. great desire to b shot. and hs dis.
covervd that his view Of the corral
was much palmer than from where
b bad 0roe seen Il. He looksd behind
him for IN easy retreat to the sky.
tine, and then before BE- TUNED to ride
away - glanced down again curiously.
4 man walked out into he center OF
he corral and stood thees In the ~
vsaling sunlight. Warts eyes bored
IKE simlsts through he space that d.
vided tAsm. lnsttnctively his hand
went b ths gun o. his hip. II was q
long ptsenl shot, and be was afraid be
might mias, for Ward was NOT q wiz.
ard with . gun. much - ] should like
70 misrepresent him % . dead shot.
He was human. Just Ike yourself. He
eosl1 shoot pretty we'll. . great deal
bsttsr than lots Of men who do more
Boosting than b ever "a. but b frs.
qusntly missed. He measured the dis.
tancs with his mind while ths man
stood there talking to some one IN.
ssen. 10 look at Wards face you
would have sworn that the man was
aooms1, but something beld Wards
enses from csoeking % the trigger.
CAe man had biz back turned squsrsiy
toward ~ gun. Ward waited. The
man dA not move He waited another
minute. and then be opened his hps to
shout And when bis lips parted for
the call that would bring the fellow
facing him Wards tricky brain snap.
ped before biz eyes the face Of Bully
Louise.
He lowered ~ g1n. He could not
shoot whsa - knsw that de- bullet
would split . gulf bstwesa himself
and ths sisi-s gulf that wosA ssp-
arats him eoesvse from that future
Whsre stood H. ai1 castles.
He ~ Gown H. hammer With his
thsnh ~ ~ Gua back Into 10 Aoi.
stse an1 lisoeaatsA with Q glance 70
ward ~ plaee WAsee ~ lockout was
statioasl 10 Was ssfs - 30 not
bssa ssso. ~ - - 1ouchs1 bshinA
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