The Little River news., 1920-05-08
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 CHAPTER L-Adysnturous and reck- isss rather than criminal. ard excited by liquor, Curly FTandrau and his chum. Mac, both practically mere boys, become involved in a horse stealing adventure Disposing of the stolen stock in the town of Saguache Ariz., the band separates. Curly and his partner staying in town They are awakened and told posse is in town in pursuit of them. They eluds their pursuers. Overtaken next day, Mac is killed by the posse and Curly, made self been wounded. The man shot is Luck C,Ili's~.
 CHAPTER H.-Cullison's friends, all cattlemen, determine to lynch Curly as an example to cattle thieves. With the rope around his neck he saNr is saved by o the daughter.
 and further violence not appnehended. Curly Is sent for by Cuilison. He ques- tlons the boy concerning notorious out law. Soapy Stone, real leader of the rus tiers who had been Curly's undoing. F7andrau learns that Soapy Stone is Gull lison's bitter enemy and exercises q bale Sam, who has quarreled with his father. Cullison goes ball for Curly.
 1u,usvn vas .vva.ue a. him with the steel eyes that bored into him like a gimlet. Now he spoke sharply.
 rye got Ill dCtOull "ilH Soapy Stone. Some day I'll settle it. likely. But that ain't the point now. Do you know his friends-the bunch he trails with?"
 Weariness still seemed to crouch in the cool eyes of Flandrau.
 And if I say yes. I'll bet your next question will be about the time and the place last saw them"
 Kate picked up photograph from the table and handed it to the prisoner. Were not interested in his friendsA- except one of them. Did you ever see the boy that sat for that picture?'
 The print was snapshot of q boy about nineteen, brght-faced hand some fellow, little sulky around the mouth but with pair of straight hon. est eyes.
 Curly shook his head slowly. Yet he was vaguely reminded of some one he knew. Glancing up, he found instant ly the clue to what had puzzled him. The young man in the picture was like NdIc llht IltI ldtucI, lOO, lOl that matter
 He's your brother" The words were out before Flandrau could stop them
 Yes. You've never met him?'
 "No"
 Cullison had been watching the young man steadily. "Never saw him with Soapy Stone?"
 "No.'
 'Never heard Stone speak of Sam Cullison?"
 "No. Soapy doesn't talk much about who his friends are"
 The ex-sheriff nodded. i've met him."
 Of course he had met him. Curly knew the story of how in one drive he had made gather of outlaws that had brought fame to him. SOapy had broken through the net, but the sheriff had followed him into the hills alone and run him to earth. What passed between the men nobody ever found out. Stone had repeatedly given it out that he could not be taken alive. But Culison had brought him down to the valley bound and cowed. In due sea son the bandits had gone over the road to Yuma. Soapy and the others had sworn to get their revenge some day. Now they were back in the hills at their old tricks. Was it possible that Cullison's son was with them. caught in trap during some drunken froic just as Curly had been? In what way could Stone pay more fully the debt of hate he owed the former sheriff than by making his son a vil- lain2
 The little doctor came briskly into the room.
 Everybody out but the nurse. You've had company enough for one day. Luck" he announced cheerily.
 Kate followed Maloney and his pris- suer to the porch.
 About the letters of your friend that was shot," she said to Curly. Doctor Brown was telling me what you said. I'll see they reach Miss An derson. Do you know in what res taurant she works?"
 "No. Mac didn't tell me-" The boy gulped to swallow an unexpected lump in his throat. "They was expecting to get married soon."
 "I-I'll write to her." Kate promised, her eyes misty
 I'd be obliged, miss. Lilac was a good boy. Anyone vill tell you that. And Be 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. ThacS straight goods, too. You write 1t stroug."
 i've changed my mind. I'll not WIZ but go to see her."
 CrrIy could only look his thanks. Words seemed strangely inadequate. But Kate understood the. boys un- spoker 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