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

was 10 ride TO Tin Cup and look the
ground over carefully. For the pres
ent they could do no more than watch
events attracting no attention by any
whispering together In public.
The old Arizona fashion of settling
O difference of opinion with the six
gun had long fallen into disuse, but
Saguache was still close enough to the
stark primevaI emotions to walt with
n keen interest for the crack of the re-
volver that would put a period to the
quarrel between Soapy Stone and
young Flandrau. II was known that
Curly had refused 10 leave town, just
as it was known HAT Stone and that
other prison bird Blackwell were
hanging around Tho Last Chance and |
Chalkeye's Place drinking together |
morosely. II was observed. too. that I
whenever Curly appeared IN public he
was attended by friends. Sometimes
II would be Maloney and Davis. some
times his uncle, Alec Flandrau. occa-
sionally couple Of the Map of Texas
vaquerOs
II CHANGED that 'Old Man" Flan-
drau. drifting INTO Chalkeye's Place.
round IN The assembled group the man
ne sought. Billie Mackenzie. grizzled
owner Of The Fiddleback ranch, was
with him. and ii was in the preIimi-
nary pause before drinking that Alec
made his official announcement.
No, Mac, | amt worrying about
nat any. Curly is going to get
quare deal. We're all agreed on that.
there's any shooting from cover
lereH be lynching pronto. That
oes."
Flandrau, senior, knew perfectly
ell that inside of an hour word
ould reach Soapy Stone that only an n
zen break with Curly would be al s.
we'd
another day passed. The festivities
ID begun and Curly had to be much c
evidence before the public. His
ENDS had attempted to dissuade him
pm riding in the bucking broncho Al
ntest. but he had refused to LET his ee'
ME be scratched from the list of con- nm nm
;tants. 20 '
thousand pairs of eyes In the fiv
'ndstand watched the boy as he AM
nged against the corral fence ad'
Ching and talking with his friends. .7n
Iozen people were on the lookout for
approach Of Stone. Fifty others
warned the young man to be care I
For Saguache was with him al To
Il to man. ate'
lex Maloney heard his voice called an al,
lie was passing the grandstand. A Sa n
ute later he was In the CullIson ADD
shaking hands with Kate. Cou
Sis there anything newf" she abo'
ID in low voice. Y
er friend shook his head. NO. piar
py may drift out here any minute .ne
VIII he-?" Her eyes finished the abo,
;tion. are
e shook his head. "Don't know swel
is the mischief of II. IF thew of Il
Id meet just after Curly finishes ea
lg the boy won't have a chance. wv WI"
nerves won't be steady enough" Won
lad is doing something. / don't plain
what ii is. He had a meeting the
a lot of cattlemen about it again
see how that boy can sit there plain
he fence loughino whom on, 49,, the f
- ' ''''" Tire
urly's game as they make EN-. 4ddit
prince. too. like that boy bet Conn
every day" which
lad made his way to them with and
Kate read it and turned to Dick. Doila
eyes were shining happily. fate
We got news from dad. It's all Of ot0 FIJI;
. Soapy Stone has left town" said
-hy?" pende
dozen of the big cattlemen signed abstra
e and sent it to Stone. They told forecl'
hat if he touched Curly he would aI' o
leave town alive. He was given i'o 2Il.I.
to set out of town at once" tbe 60
loney SLAPPED his hand joyously Of Feb
thigh. Fine Might a-known
would find way out. Soapy
Mt stand out against the bic Resi'
men when they got together and e,o.
business. He had to pull his -
t. MOTTO
t me tell him the good news
she said, eagerly. In III
re. I'll send him right up" Judicial
NED almost to a coffee brown in and
the lean 1.-the grace of youth Juan B
IN the picturesque regalia of
quero, Flandrau was a taking co,o -
picture to hold the rowing eve 81
girl. good many conferred STATE
lin now, as he sauntered for cor
toward the CullIson box, cool
sy and debonair. Notice
gathered her skirts to make o., uay
or him beside her. e o'otil,ien !
'o' "earuf lie has left aforesai,
for the
" 100 Isl
oy Stone. The cattlemen served thereon
N him TO 90. So he left" from DC
I'VE of relief swept over tbe T Sosts OF
nan. That's your fathers 6no ees age