The Lamar register., 1920-07-07

"as cuinIortably settIvu duu IA "a.
sent for. The task was sufficiently
strenuous to require all the breath
TimmOns possessed, and he managed
TO repress his eager curiosity until the
wounded man had been attended to.
Once In the hall, however. and the door
closed, he could no longer control him
self.
Now see yere, Jim Westcott," he
painted, one hand gripping the stair
rail. I've got ter know what's up
more l throw open this yere hotel to
yer free use this-away. As general
thing / amt round huntin' trouble-I
reckon yer know that-but this yere
affair beats me. What was It yer said
about Bill LacyT'
Hes under arrest, charged with
cnttle-steallng. abduction, conspiracy
and about everything else on the cal
endar. Brennan's got him. and like
wise the evidence to convict"
Good Lord Is that soT'
at IS; the whole Mendez gang has
killed. The rest OF the outfit. including
Juan Cateras, are prisoners"
Timmons' eyes were fairly popping
out of his head, his voice mere
thread of sound.
Don't that beat h-lr' he managed
to artlculate. Where's the marshall"
Riding herd nt place they call
Sunken valley, about nifty miles south
nf here He and Moore have got ten or
twelve Mexlcans and maybe three hun
dred head of cattle TO look after. until
/ can send somebody out there TO help
bring them In. Now that's all you need
10 know, TimmOns; but I've got a
question or two / want to ask you.
Come ON back into the office"
Miss Donovan sat In one OF the
chairs by the front window waiting.
As they entered she arose to her feet.
Westcott crossed the room and took
her hand.
Hes all right" he assured her
quickly, Interpreting the look In her
eyes. Tired from the trip. Of course.
but nights rest win do wonders. And
now. Timmons." he turned to the be-
wlldered landlord. ''is that man En-
right upstairsT'
''The New York lawyer2 No, he
got frightened and left. He skipped
out the next day after you fellers got
away. BIZ wanted him to go along
with him, but he said he was too sick.
Then he claimed TO have telegram
callin' him East, but he never did.
reckon he must We got cold feet bout
somethin'-enyhow he's gone
And Miss La RueT"
Sure; she took the same train,"
eager now to dlvulge all he knew.
But that amt her real name-it's a
kind O. long name, an begins with @.
l saw 1t In letter she left upstairs,
but couldn't make 1t all out. She's
married"
The eyes of Westcott and Miss Dom
ovan met. Here was a bit of strange
news-the La Rue woman married. and
to a man with a long name beginning
with c. The same thought occurred to
them both, yet il WAS evidently useless
to question TimmOns any longer. He
would know nothing and comprehend
less. The girl looked tired, complete
ly worn out. and the affair could rest
until morning.
Take Miss Donovan to a room,"
Westcott said shortly, "and I'll run
upstairs and have another look at Cav
endish."
AT who7"
"CavendIsh. the wounded man we
Just carried In"
"Well, that's blamed funny. Say,
don't remember ever hearin' that
name before in all my life till Just
now. Come ter think of It, l believe
that was the name in that La Rue
girls letter. l got II yere In the
desk; it's torn some. an don't mean
nothin' TO mel sounds kinder nutty."
- threw onan 0 drawer, rummaging