Connecticut western news., 1920-04-01
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'Is this Miss Cullison?" he asked.
 Almost at once he added: "O'Connor
 of the rangers is speaking. I've heard
 your father is home again. Is that
 true?"
 An interval following during which
 the ranger officer was put into the role
 of a listener. His occasional "Yes-
 Yes-Yes" punctuated the rapid mur-
 mur that reached Fendrick.
 Presently Bucky asked question.
 "On his way to town nowT'
 Again the rapid murmur.
 "rll attend to that, Miss Cullison. am in Fendrick's room now. Make your mind easy"
 Bucky hung up and turned to the sheepman. "Cullison is headed for town and his daughter is afraid he is on the warpath against you. You and Luck mustn't meet yet. Get out of here and hunt cover in the hills for few days. You know why better than I do."
 "How can I when Pm under arrest" 1 Fendrick mocked. "You're not under arrest. Miss Gull l lison says her father has no charge to bring against you. So you can light a shuck soon as you want to-" (Which won't be In any hurry"
 Don't make any mistake. Luck Cullison is dangerous man when he is reused"
 The sheepman looked at the ranger Sfn Cullison is looking for me he is liable to find me, and he won't have to go into the hills to hunt me either" Bucky understood perfectly. Ac- cording to the code of the frontier no man could let himself be driven from town by the knowledge that another man was looking for him with gun. There are in the Southwest now many thousands who do not live by the old standard, who are anchored to law and civilization as a protection against primitive passions. But Fendrick was not one of these. He was an aspirant to leadership among the tough hard bitted denizens of the sunbaked desert. That being so, he had to see his feud out to a fighting finish If need be.
 "There are points about this case you have overlooked" Bucky told him.
 Maybe so. But the important one that sticks out like a sore thumb is that no man living can serve notice on me to get out of town because he Is coming on the shoot"
 Luck didn't serve any such notice. All his daughter knows is that he is bot under the collar Look at things l reasonably, CasS. You've caused that | young lady heap of trouble already. 1 Are you going to unload lot more | on her just because you want to be pigheaded? Only Il kid struts around | and hollers Who's afraid?' No. it's 1 up to you to pull out. not because Of Luck Cullison but on account of his daughter. Seems to me white man wouldn't make her any more worry"
 Its because am d white man that l can't dodge fight when it's stacked ! up for me, Bucky. l tell you straight I'm going to see it out"
 Rucky's jaw clamped. Not if I know t. You're under arrest"
 Fenirick set up in surprise. "What for?" he demanded angrily.
 'For robbing the w. x S. Express 
 III, Bucky. You don't believe that"
 'Never mind what believe. There's some evidence against you-enough to justify me-"
 q won't stand for it. That ain't square,"
 You'll stand for it, my friend. l gave you a chance to clear out and you wouldn't take it."
 There came a knock on the door It opened to admit Luck Cullison. He shut it and put his bacl; to it. while his eyes. hard Gs E3i3Ncred iron, swept past the officer to fix on Fen lrick.
 The latter rose quickly from the bed, but O'Connor flung him back.
 Don't forget you're my prisoner"
 Hes your prisoner, is he?" This was a turn of affair for which Luck was manifestly unprepared: "Well, I've come to have a little settlement with him."
 Fendrick, tense as a coiled spring, him warily. Cant be any too soon to suit me-" Clear cut as a pair of scissors through paper Bucky snapped out his Nothing stirring, gentle men. I'll shoot the first man that makes a move"
 Are you in this Bucky?" asked Gull isOn evenly.
 "You're right I am. He's my pris- , )ner" , What for?" , "For robbing the w. & S." i Luck's face lit. Have you evidence enough to cinch him?"
 'Not enough yet. But I'll take no i chances on his getting away" I