Connecticut western news., 1920-02-19
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xhey are awakened and told posse tf aAeir .pursuers. Overtaken next day. Mac @ killed by the posse and Curly made se2tiye. after he has shot one and him. R0ck Cullison.
 CHAPTER I.-Cullison's friends, all = example to cattle thieves. With the 1Ye around his neck he is saved by the 1eervention of Kate Cullison. Luck's Asghter.
 CHAPTER m.-His wound dressed.
 sly is sent for by cuilisoa H He ausS nv. soapy Stone. real leader of the rus 1adrsn nG learns ns tSss Sssn sospy Stone IS ca [. influence over the ex-shsrifr.s son Sahison goes bail for Curly.
 sAandrau laughed ''No, thanks. Shaving up at Stones, is her"
 How should I know who's staying - ,Stone's?"
 It was quite plain she did not in- 1snd to tell anything that would hurt xOung Culfson.
 Are you expecting to stop in the 1sHs long-or just visitingY
 Yes,' Curly answered. with his most innocent blank look.
 ~Yes which?"
 Why, whichever you like, Miss Icadon. Whats worrying you? If Esu'll ask me plain out I'll know how h answer you.''
 50 you know my name?"
 Anything strange about that? The D6r 90 is the London brand. I saw year calves in the corral with their nnnks still sore. Naturally I assume a&e young lady I meet here is Miss kaura London"
 What do you want with Sam Gull Kyon? Are you friendly to him? Or ssen't you?''
 Ladies first. Are you friendly to Akn? Or aren't you?'
 Curly smiled gayly across the table As her. A faint echo Of his pleasantry Rrgan to dimple the corners of her Esouth. Both of them relaxed to peals @g laughter, and neither of them quite Knew the cause of their hilarity.
 @Oh. you" she reproved when she Bad sufficiently recovered. 4 ASo you thought was a detective isx,a deputy sheriff. That's certainly hMny.'
 For all I know yet you may be s@me."
 T never did see anyone with dis Nnsition so dark -complected as tours K you won't put them suspicious to nfeep I'll have to table my cards" Krom his pocket he drew copy of the 8xguache Sentinel and showed her xsnrked story "AIaybe that will ex- Nanin what I'm doing up on Dead @ggw.o
 This Is what Laura London read:
 From Mesa comes the news of an ether case of bold and fragrant rzstling. On Friday night bunch of hsvses belonging to the Bar Double M were rounded tp and driven across xhe mountains to this city. The stssen animals were sold here this KsOrning, after which the buyers set sGs at once for the border and the IHhfeves made themselves scarce. It N claimed that the rustlers were mem- AsFs of the notorious Soapy Stone out asa Two of the four were identified, it |. alleged, as William Cranston, gen. esaly known as Bad Bill and a xewng vaquero called Curly Flandrau.
 -In case the guilty parties are ap Nrehended the Sentinel hopes an ex- nmple will be made of them that will Meser others of like stamp from a @s2etice that has of late been far too n n cycles. Just now the southern tier o3 counties appears to be suffering From such sporadic attack. Let all 'xsOd men combine to stamp it out. The time has passed when Arizona apast stand as synonym for anar- F&Ay."
 She looked up at the young man ABeathlessly, her pretty lips parted, Asx dilated eyes taking him in solemn K- A question trembled on her lips.
 Are you this man mentioned here? Whats his name-'Curly' FlandrauY
 .Yes."
 And you're a rustler? Why do wen dc such things?" letting the hands Ekat held the paper drop into her lap Aeaplessly. '.You don't look bad. Any @e would think"
 Her sentence tailed out and died away. She was still looking at Curly, Aat he could see that her mind had Aswn to some one else. He would aawe bet months pay that she was nfnking of another lad who was wild ,A9t did not look bad.
 Finndrau rose and walked round the ianblel to her, Much obliged, Miss fxaAra. I'll shake hands on that with IBsn. You've guessed it. Course, me 1s1ng so notorious hate to admit it, h~t l ain't bad any more than he is"
 She gave him a quick shy look. .You mean this Bad BillT"