The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-04
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\ was Bucky that caught tie con
sieG Ths tive Dsa M at Tie top q Q
aountaia pass. Blackwell hsadsd
sostA. was slippins down toward
otoos's hofss ranch when they came
faes 70 face. Before the bad man had
bic revolver oat. hs found himself
looking down the barrel Of the rang.
~ lsvelsd ride.
Il wouldn't" Bueky murmursd gsn-
lally.
"what you waat me forr" Blackwell
demanded sulkily.
Tor the ". Z 9. robbery"
TN not the man you want. Ny
aams's Johnson"
TN put Up with you till ! nnd the
0a1 ! Do want, Mr.. Johnson" Bucky
to,l him cheerfully. "Ciimb down
from that horse. No. I wouldn't t1y
hat Keep your hands up"
Buck took his prisoner straight to
~ rangers once and telephon%L to
Callison.
The lie1tenant did not know any
thing about book psychology. but he
had observed that hunger and wsari-
Aess try out the stuff that Il In q man.
Undsf the sag Of them many Q will
snaps that would have held fast II sus-
tainsd b. . good dinner and q sound
Nights sleep. This 10 why 20 many
bad msa.- gun fighters with q reputa-
t3sa for gameness, wilt on occasion
like whipped curA In the old days this
came - nearly every terror Of the
border. Some day when he had
5smping toothache. Of when his nerves
Wsrs frayed frem q debauch. Q silent
stranger walked into his presence.
lssksd long and steadily into his syss
aa1 eoAsd forever his reign Of lawless-
sssa Sometimes the two-gun man
was planted" sometimes he subsidsd
into ianeeuous peacs henceforth.
TAe ranger had q ahrewd instinct
that IL hour had come to batter down
sAis fellows doeged resistance. There
tses ~ sant for Cullison. the man
whsa ~ esaviet most feared.
TAs vssy leok Of the eattleman, with
sAat grin. hard. capable aspect. shook
0aackwe3rs nerve.
~ yoe'vs Cet him. Duekyr'
Leck licked the man over - hs at
AaAacu&od beal6e ~ tabse and Rad
h he faee both terror and q sly.
6sggs1 eunaias. Ones before the fsa-
lew haA bssa pat through the third D.
grse. 0oostAiAs o( the sort ~ fear
f1lly sxpeeted aow. villainy 10 USUALLY
ast esasisesat. THIS hulkiag bully
dAeaA have 0ses . hardy ruhsan. In
GesoA. - sAsank hks . schoolgirl from
tAs tAoaght e physical pain.
"1tanA up." ordered Cullison. euiet-
0aaekweal got TO his fest at once.
-Dsat Ait ns." hs whined.
Lsck knew the man swsated under
tAs panishmsat his Imagination called
u and ~ understood human nature
tso well 10 end the suspense by max
iAg real tAe vision. For then the
wesst would be past. since the actual
= never equal to what Ia expected.
"wsllr Lack watched him with the
lssk Of tempered steel IL Bis hard
syea.
"I-I-Ar. Cullison. I waat to sx.
Daain. Every man 10 liable to make a
mistake-go on half cooked. I didn't
d right. That's fac. I can explain
au that. but rm sick now-Awful
slek."
Cullison laughed harshly. you'll be
seeker sooa."
"You promised yos wouldn't do any.
tAing II ws turned you loose" The man
DlSeksd up courage TO remind him.
Il promised the Law wouldn't do any.
tAing. Yoa1l understand the distine-
den presently"
sAr. Cullison. piease-I admit I
oess wrong. hadn't ought to have
0oos b with Cas- Fendrick. He
wanted ~ 70 XIII you. but wouldn't"
Bseky he'd let Cullison take the cen.
tse q tAs stage. He had Observed q
growing distress mount and ride the
victim. Now he stepped In to save
~ nan with an alternative at which
Blackwell might BE- expected not to
seatcA eagerly perhaps. but at least
- b driven toward.
This man 10 my prisoner. Mr.. Cul-
Asos. From what can make out you
sught 10 strip his hide OF and hang Il
eat 70 dry. But I've got nrst call oa
him. II he comes through with the
truth about the ". 4 q. robbery I've
got 10 protect him."
Luck understood the ranger. They
vsre both workin. toward the aame
end. The immediate punishment Of
tbs criminal was not the important 10
ne. II was merely 4 club with which
70 beat hlm into submission. and at
that . moral rather than q phyaicai
sse. But the owner Of the Circle @
knew better than to yield to Bucky to.
sasily. He fought the point out with
hin at length, and finally yielded ~
lUctantly. IN such . way ~ to aEgn.
vats rather than relieve the anxiety Il
tAs convict
AN PigAt. Yos take him nrst." -
Aaally coocedsd harshly.
Bucky kspe up the comedy. tn
saks hin, NJ. Cullison. But u hs tells
- the tfuth-Aud n nnd out ira thN