Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-27

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seat opposite and told to O'Connor a
most interesting piece of news.
They heard him to an end without
interruption. Then Curly spoke one
word. "Fendrick"
Yes, sir. Cass Fendrlck. Came in
about one o'clock and handed me the
REIMBURSEMENT just as I've been tell
Ing you"
"Then filed on the claim himself, you
said"
"Yes, took II up himself"
"Sure the signature to the relin-
quIshment was genuine?"
"I'd take oath to 1t. AS soon as he
had gone got out the original filing
and compared the two. Couldn't be
any possible mistake. Nobody could
have forged the signature. II IL like
Luck himself. strong and forceful and
decided"
Bucky rose. "See you later, Curly.
Sorry I have to hurry, Mr.. Thomas,
but I've thought OF something I'll have
to do right away"
Bucky followed Ell Moline street to
the old plaza and cut across 1t to the
Hotel Wayland. Among the arrivals
of the day was the entry he had hoped
to see:
"Cass Fendrick, c. #. Ranch, Arl-
zona."
The room that had been assigned to
him was PIP.
O'Connor turned away and went up
the stairs, ignoring the elevator. On
the second floor he found PIP. In an
swer to his knock voice said Come
in" Opening the door, he stepped In.
closed II behind him and looked at the
man lying In his shirt sleeves on the
bed
Evening, Cass."
Fendrick put down his newspaper,
but did not rise. Evening Bucky."
Their eyes held to each other with
the level even gaze Of men who recog-
nize worthy antagonist.
"Tve come to ask question or
two"
"Kick them out"
First, / would like to know what
you paid Luck Cullison for his Del Orc
claim"
"You better ask Cullison. The law
says that IL man sells a relinquish-
ment he can't file on another claim. III
he surrenders 1t for nothing he can.
Now, Luck may have notions OF Ming
on another claim. You can see that
wen have to take 1t for granted he
gave me the claim"
II was so neat an answer and at the
same time so complete one that
O'Connor could not help approaching
It. He smiled and tried again.
"That leaves me only one thing TO
do. You're under arrest"
"For whatT demanded the sheep
man sharply.
"For abducting Luck Cullison and
holding him prisoner"
Lazily Cass drawled question.
Are you right sure Cullison amt at
home attending to his businessT
HAS he come backT
'Maybe so. I'm not Luck Cullison's
keeper"
Bucky thought he understood. In
return for the REIMBURSEMENT Cullison
had been released. Knowing Luck as
he did, IL was hard for him to see
how pressure enough had been brought
to bear to move him.
MAY l use your 'phone" he asked.
"Help yourself"
O'Connor got the Circle G on long
distance. 1t was the clear contralto
of woman that answered his Hello J.
'Is this Miss Cullison?" he asked.
Almost at once he added: "O'Connor
of the rangers is speaking. I've heard
your father is home again. Is that
true7"
An interval following during which
the ranger officer was put into the role
of n listener His occasional Yes
Yes-Yes" punctuated the rapid MUIR
muir that reached Fendrick.
Presently Bucky asked question.
"On his way to town nowT"
Again the rapid murmur.
'rn attend to that, Miss Cullison.
am in Hendricks room now. Make
your mind easy"
Bucky nunB UP anu tuTheu W thV
sheepman. "Cullison is headed for
town and his daughter is afraid he is
on the warpath against you. You and
Luck mustn't meet yet. Get out OF
here and hunt cover in the hills for a
few days. You know why better than
| do"
"How can when I'm under arrestT
Fendrlck Knocked.
you're not under arrest. Miss Gull
lison says her father has no charge to
bring against you. SO you can light u
shuck soon as you want to-"
(Which won't be in any hurry"
"Don't make any mistake. Luck
Cullison is II dangerous man when he
is reused"
The sheepman looked at the ranger
with opaque stony eyes. IF Luck
Cullison is looking for me he is liable
to find me, and he won't have to go
into the hills to hunt me either"
Bucky understood perfectly. Ac-
cording to the code Of the frontier no
man could let himself be driven from
town by the knowledge that another