The spectator., 1920-03-19

And he was awful fond of her. He talked about her that last night before the camp fire. Bad companions got him going wrong, but he sure would have settled down into good man. That's straight goods. too. You write it strong"
 Eve changed my mind. I'll not write but go to see her."
 Curly could only look his thanks. Words seemed strangely inadequate. But Kate understood the boys un- spoken wish and nodded her head re- assuringly as he left the room.
 Kite Bonfils and Maloney took Curly back to Saguache and turned him over to Sheriff Bolt.
 How about bail?" Maloney asked.
 The sheriff smiled. He was a long lean leatherfaced man with friendly eyes from which humorous wrinkles radiated.
 "Oh, say two thousand" You're on"
 "Whatr'
 A cow-puncher with fifty dollars two NN'hH 'l'Ni i''As pef "''' o o'i'S' -'c wonder Bolt was surprised.
 Its not my money. Luck Cullison is going bail fer him." Maloney ex- plained.
 Luck C.llisonr Maloney's words had surprised the exclamation from Curly. Why should the owner of the Circle c of all men go bail for him? { th., fact. "I thought this kid was the one that shot him.
 That was just happenstance. Curly shot to save his bacon. Luck 1 don't hold any grudge." Bolt belonged to the political party opposed to Cullison He had been backed by Cass Fendrick, Sheepman | in feud with the cattle interests and in particular with the Circle C outfit. But he could not go back on his word. He and Maloney called together on the district attorney. An hour later Dick returned to the jail.
 Its all right. kid" he told Curly. "You can shake off the dust of Sa- guache from your hoofs till court | meets in September"
 To Flandrau tue news seemed too | good for the truth. Less than twenty four hours REQ he had been waiting for the end of the road with rope 1 around his neck. Now he was free to slip saddle on lis pony Keno and gallop off as soon as be pleased.
 While he and Maloney were sitting opposite each other at the New Orleans Hash House waiting for big steak with onions he asked questions.
 T don't savvv Cullison's play. Why for is he digging up two thousand for me? How does ke know I won't cut my stick for Mexico? Do you suppose Miss Kate made him%
 '.! reckon maybe she influenced him. But why did she? You don't figure that curly topknot of yours is disturb ing her dreams any. do you:"
 Quit your joshing and tell me why?"
 "I can't tell you for sure. But here's my guess. Don't cost you a cent if you 1 ain't satisfied with it. First off. there was poor Mac shot by the Circle C boys Course Mac was horse thief, but then he was kid, too. That wor- l ried the little girl some. She got to thinking about Brother Sam and how he might be in the same fix one of these days as you are now. He's on her mind good deal, Sam is. Same way with the old man too, reckon, though he don't say much. Well, she decided Soapy Stone had led you astray like he's doing with sam. It got to worrying her for fear her broth CT might need q friend some time. So she handed over her worry to the old man and made him dig up for you.'
 That's about it. Tell me what you know of Sam"
 sam Is all right, but he has got of wrong foot first. He and the old man got to kind of disagreeing, for the kid was wild colt Come by 1t honestly from the old man, too Well. they had row one time when sam got into trouble. Luck told him he never want ed to see him again. Sam llt out. and | next folks knew he Was trailing with Sonpy's gang"
 | Looks like some one ought to be able to pry him loose from that bunch" l Curly unused aloud.