Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-02-20

IA wait and LET Soapy play his hand OF
till we called?"
"You would have to guarantee hi
4 boy would be safe meanwhile"
"A 1.-TWO Of US would have to watch hin
q day and night without Sam knowing
"A It,"
= "COuDt me In"
"There is where we hit heavy travel
| ing, Stats. For we don't know when
| the thing is going to be pulled off"
| wen have to be ready. That's all"
"Happen 10 know whether Dick Ma.
Ioney is here for the shown"
saw him this mo'ning. Luck Is
here too. him and his girl"
Good. We've got to have a talk
with them, and 1t has to be on the
at. You go back to town and find
Dick. Tell him to meet us at the Del
Mar, where Luck always puts up. Find
out the number Of Collisions room and
make an appointment. I'll be on El
Molino street all moning Off and on.
When you find out pass me without |
stopping but tell HE when we are to |
meet and just where"
Curly gave Stats a quarter of an
hour before sauntering back to town.
As he was passing the Silver Dollar
saloon voice called him. Stone and
blackwell were standing in the door.
Flandrau stopped
Soapy's deep-set eyes blazed at him.
you didn't tell me 1t was Luck Gull
lison went bail for you, Curly. SO you
and him are thick, are your"
i've met him once, If that's being
thick. That time I shot him up"
Funny. And then he went bail for
you?"
ayes" z
Now | wonder why"
The eyes of the man had narrowed q
TO red Sits. His head had shot for r
ward on his shoulders as that of a Il
snake does. Curly would have given a
good deal just then for the revolver e
wing on the bed of his room. For II u
vas plain trouble was in sight. The al
lesperado had been drinking heavily "
nd was ready to do murder VI
That's easy to explain, Soapy. III
NOT MIN because | was driven to It. =,
les too much of man to bear 81
rudge FOR what ! couldn't help"
You're q liar. He did II because ne
Oh promised to sneak up TO nv ranch M
~ SPY on us. That's why he did It,"
win the last word his gun jumped roo
TO sight. That he was lashng him
II INTO fury was plain. Presently 'ue
rage would end in a tragedy. r.
Given a chance Curly would have
Tor 1t. But SOapy was dead shot
sudden the anger In the bow
iied up over the fear. In two jumps
covered the ground and damned his
&c close to the cold rim of the blue
.el barrel.
I'm not heeled. Shoot and be | +,
mned, you coward. And with nv UlW
Il breath I'll tell you that you're lIp
r." LIN
rlandrau had called his bluff. though EMAa
had not meant 1t as one. A dozen IN3
n were in sight and were watching MWi
ey had heard the young man tell rae
me he was not armed Public opin- ~
would hold him to account If he =
It Curly down in cold blood. He
ig there undecided, breathing fast +
jaw clamped tightly. 4
he lad hammered home his do ~
'ce Drop that gum you four-hush -
and I'll whale you till you can't Il
ld' Sabe? Call yourself bad n
D. do You? Time I'm through with
there will be one tame wolf crawl
back to Dead Cow with It's tail be IL
en- its legs" ~
he taunt diverted his mind just as II b
ly had hoped it would He thrust
revolver back into the holster and
he'd for his foe. "Yot
hen everybody, hitherto paralyzed
he sight of a deadly weapon, woke
and took hand They dragged w
two men apart. Curly was thrust .
a barber shop on the other side of way
street and Stone was dragged back nc
the Silver Dollar jury
two minutes Flandrau had made
self famous, for he was n marked Au
The last worts - 49,, s 4" n'''l@eu him.
,erodo had Noon e. ~ - Uss'lns more
It ON sight Now half a dozen mn N'
ed at once. Some advised Curly Dlo,
thlng' some another. He must get &c,
of town. He must apologize at 49,, %
to Stone. He must send a friend JuS'
explain. 'ne.
ne young man laughed grlmly. "U,
plain nothing. I've done all the ,,
aiming I'm going to- And I'll not s s''.u
town either. If Soapy wants me me.e
sure find me- s"ene
'ont be foolish, kid. He has got =. IA
notehes on that gun of his. And tIa'
dead shot" ne 81
10 tongues az ,hoso ., sipati
). But Curly was excited, pleased .o'u q
himself because he had stood mn -, -
.oo fuil of stro,o..,, =, 'ou'nMes' eyes
loney came into the barber shop nr ~ =,
srinned at him. q hear You ana CO., =
are figuring on setting of some - y