The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-03

Il keep my main account IN Santa re- ms
is Just a personal account.
The president read the message, pursuing
his ips. nodded and sent the teller out WIN
II 10 The telegraph office Peeler pocketed MS
check announced that he would return later
and went out. 90.
The answer came about noon. The Sheriff
strolled into the bank when he saw Peeer
enter, as he was greatly interested in TINS
transaction.
well here it is" said the president cord
tally. and read it:
&c. Peeler has three thousand dollars on
deposit with us
LAS much as thatg said Peeler Il thought
il was less
Once more he presented his check and ran
through the money laboriously when II was
handed to him. keeping up a conversation the
while. Then he climbed into his red machine
which was standing at the curb. Bud lounged
on the sidewalk.
The driver appeared to have been drinking
Al any rate, he began % protest hotly. what
the argument was about Bud could not hear
The older man quietly folded his money in
wallet and ordered him 10 drive on. The boy
was obstinate pointing 10 the Wallet. Still
Peeler kept his temper although there was a
sudden flash in his eyes when again he adj
vsed him TO go on His nsistence won. The
automobile popped and ierked and departed m
a smother Of acrld smoke
81 reckon he amt paid him. the Sheriff
hazarded, and returned 10 the court house.
For five DAYS Bud moped between his Of
Ace and the Alamo He would not go 70 see
Pauline again until she made the overtures.
On that he was determined. Had she not sent
him home like any boy? Perhaps doubts OF
this course grew in him al times bat once
let man hesitate 20 confess his error and
the snlit widens and grows; trihing incidents
are magniied. the split becomes a gulf.
Lewis drove into town on the afternoon Of
the fifth day. He went straight 20 the Sher-
IFS office.
Where's Peeer2' he inquired
Bud glanced up in some surprise
How should | know? thought he was
at the Spade. Amt he ~
81 haven't seen him In a week said the
rancher irritably. Either he's of drunk
somewhere. or the deals fallen through. Bur
you'd think he'd send me word. wouldn't
YOU p?
"Humph." said the Sheriff. There's no
saving what Peeer will do
AT that precise moment the teller of the
First State Bank arrived in breahless agta-
ton and begged that the Sheriff would step
across instantly. Peelers check for twelve
hundred had been returned from the Roswell
bank, with the explanation that a week before
the date of its drawing, a man had deposited
three thousand dollars in Peeler's name, which
had been with them when their telegram Of
inquiry arrived but just before closing time
that day he had withdrawn this account; con-
sequenty, having received no further word
from the Dodge City bankers, they had not
suspected anything and had failed 70 notify
them at once Of the closing out Of this ac-
count. All Of which they deeply regretted
and would be happy 20 render what assistance
they might
While they were wiring instruction for
Peeler's apprehension "A message came M from
Cara with news that set Dodge City ln "a
blaze Peeler had sold the red automobile
for four hundred dollars at Stamford and had
disappeared Then they had found the body
of the young driver lying beside water-ho.e
four miles south of Cara lie had been
beaten over the head with the butt Of six
shooter: his clothes were torn and his hands
bloody, as though there had been a desperate
struggle.
Il know all about that said the Sheriff,
Just as though he had witnessed every detail
Of the tragedy They done had row over
the hire of the machine. Peeler didn't own
1t at ALL He done hired II in Planview and
promised the boy bunch Of money. Then
he tried to get out Of paying him"
At noon of the same day the Sheriff lay in
hssure about four miles from the eastern
edge of Croton. and peered cautiously through
crack in an endeavor to get bead on his
quarry The chase was thirty-six hours old
He had legged il for many weary. weary
miles through the baked bare gulches. Then.
camping close TO open country he had walked
Just in time TO descry The outlaw returning
from night sortie for water. Peeer sent his
mule scamperng away up the ravine, and AS
he scurried TO cover he threw down on the
Sheriff. The mule dropped in its tracks.
"Good-by TO the eats, was all Bud said, and
ducked swiftly behind shelter
Peeler was now comfortably hidden behind
wall Of earth about fifty yards in front
whence he popped at Bud from time TO time
Bud would promptlY lei fly Mheneyer be saw