The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-09-23


joia ~ aatesope and he painted In
diaa."
II fellow Leaned forward, sueefing
- tat his agiy Dosth looked IKE q
evoked cash. "How about the one
gsa ma, NJ. ShssiRr'
He doesn't last long row."
sDossa't her
TIE mans rage boiled ever. But
Lock WAS far and away the quicker
q the TIVE. His left hand shot for.
ward and stripped the rising wrist. bis
7S:.s eslsht the hairy throat and
tightened On Il He shook the cen.
vict - u hs had besn Z child. and
flung him. black In the faes, against
the wall. where b. hung. stransling
and sputtsring.
T-Ir get you JET" the rua,an
paAtsd. But be did not again attempt
10 reach for the weapon In his hip
pocket.
sYou talk TOO much With your
mouth"
With superb contempt Luck slapped
him, turned on bis heel. and moved
away. regardless Of the raw. stark
lust to kill that was soaring this mans
elemental brain.
The paroled convict recovered his
breath and SUNK out Of the hotel.
Billie Mackenzie. owner Of the Fid-
dleback ranch, laughed even while
he disapproved. Some day. Luck,
you'll get yours when you are throw
Ing chances at . coyote like thia
You'll guess your man wrong. or he'll
be one glass drunksf than you figure
on. and then he'll plug you through
and through"
'-The man that takes chances lives
longest. Mac" his friend replied, dis
missing the subject carelessly. I'm
going to tuck away about three hours
Of sleep. So long" And with q nod
he was gone 10 his room.
"All the same Luck's too derned
rash." Fiandrau commented. "And he
hadn't ought to be sitting In these big
games. Hes hard up. Owss q good
bit here and there. Always was q
spsodsf. First thing he'll have to sell
the Circle O to square things. He'll
pay % this week IKE b. said he would.
That's dead sure. But I swear I don't
know where hen raise the price.
Money 70 20 light right now"
That afternooo Luck called at every
bank 10 Saguachs. All Of the bankers
knew him and we're friendly b him.
bat II spite Of their personal regard
thsy could d nothing for him.
IT'S this stringency. Lock-" Jordan
ef the Cattle0sa's National explained
to him. "I'd let you have It II dared.
Why. ws'rs running cisss to the wind.
Public confidence 10 q mighty ticklish
thing. II I didn't have twenty thou
sand coming from n Paso on the Flyer
tonight I'd - uneasy for the bank"
Twenty thousand on the Flyer.
reckon you ship by express. don't
your
"Yes. Don't mention II to anyone.
That twenty thousand would come
handy to . good many people 10 this
country these times"
Luck laughed ruefully. II need every
ceat Of II. After the beef roundup I'll
be on Easy street, but It's going to Be
hard sledding to keep going till then"
"You'll make q turn somehow. II
will work out. Maybe when money
isn't % tight ri b able to DO some
thing for you"
Luck returned to the hotel morosely
and tried to figure . way out Of his
dimeultiss. He was not going to b.
beaten. He never had accepted defeat.
He would not lose cut after all these
ysars q ashting. II had been his des-
perats need Of money that had made
him sit 10 last nights poker game But
he had succeeded only IN making
had situation worse. He knew his
debts By heart. bat he jotted them
Down on the back Of a. envelope and
added them again.
Msstsass - ranch (1vs osl O..... .e1asoe
Ne4e 70 rIrst National. IN
Nee - Hsynolds. .................... LIS
! o u - 04ckoaoSo. l.Uo
Same - FiAaarau .................... ~
6Ams 70 Yeolos Observation-Disclosures. ~
fetal ........................... ~
Twenty thousand was the sum he
nesded. and mighty badly. too. Absent.
miadedly he turned the envelope over
and jotted down one or two other
things. Twenty thousand dollars Just
the sum Jordan had coming to the