The Arvada enterprise., 1920-09-16


surprise. One Of these was to 80 that
Sam was nevsr for IN instant left I'm.
guarded either day Or night. Another
was T. ride to Tin Cup and look the
grouad ever carefully. For the pres
snt they could do no more than watch
events. attracting no attention By any
whispering tesether u public.
The old Arizona fashion Of settling
Q difference Of opinion with the six
gun had long fallen into disuss. but
Saguachs was still Close enough b the
stark primsval emotions to wait With
q keen interest for the crack Of the re-
volver that would put . period to the
quarrel between Soapy Stone and
young Flandrau. II was known that
Curly had refused to leave town. Just
a. 1t was known that Stone and that
other prison bird Blackwell were
hanging around the Last Chance and
Chalkeys's Place drinking together
morosely. II was observed. too. that
whenever Curly appeared In public he
was attended By friends. Sometimes
II would b Maloney and Davis, some
times his uncle. Alec Flandrau. occa.
sionally . couple Of the Map Of Texas
vaauerss.
L Glanced that "Old Man" Elan.
lssu. drifting into Chalkeye's Place,
found In the assembled group the man
b. sought. Billie Mackenzie. grizzled
n-uap ~ cha usiAAIoh.n l~ ,~noh ,y.
with him. and It was in the prelimi-
nary pause before drinking that Alec
made his ofiicial announcement.
mo. Mac. I amt worrying about
that any. Curly IL going to get q
square deal. We're all agreed on that.
II there's any shooting from cover
there'll b lynching pronto. That
goes."
Flandrau. senior. knew perfectly
well that inside Of an hour word
would reach soapy Stone that only an
even break with Curly would b. al.
lowed.
Another day passed. The festivities
had begun and Curly had 70 b much
In evidence before the public. His
friends had attempted to dissuads him
from riding In the buckins broncho
contest. but be had refused to let his
name BE- scratched from the list Of con.
tsstants.
A thousand pairs Of eyes b the
grassland watched the boy a. he
lounged against the corral fescs
1Aa~A0a~ anA A>oksu. -s~A III. AA>>A.
A dozen people were on the lookout for
the approach Of Stone. Fifty othsrs
had warned the young man to b care
full. For Saguachs was With him q.
most to . man.
Dick Aaloney heard his voice called
a. he WAS passing the srandstand. A
minute later be was In the Cullison
box shaking hands with Kate.
isis there anything newr' she
asked In . low voice.
Soapy may drift out here any minute
row."
"wm hs-r" Her eyes finished the
question.
He shook his head. "Don't know.
That's the mischief ef II. II they
should meet Just after Curly hnishss
riding the boy woa't have . chance.
His nerves won't Be steady enough"
dad 10 doing something. I don't
know what Il u. He had Q meeting
with . lot Of cattlemsn about It. I
don't 80 how that boy can at there
on the fence laughing when any min
ute"
"Curiy's game - they make EN-.
Hes Q prince. toe. like that boy BET.
tss sveey day"
A lad made his way to then With
note. Kate read II and turned . Dick.
Her eyes were shining happily.
"rvs got news from dad. It's all
right. Soapy Stone has left tewn."
"whyr'
"A dozen Of the big cattlsmsn sis.sd
q note and sent II to Stone. They tsld
him that II be touched Curly hs woald
never leave town alive. He was givsa
word y get out Of town at once"
Aaloney slapped his hand jsyously
on bis thigh. "Etnsi Might s.known
Luck would find q way out. Sospy
couldn't stand out against the big
ranchmen when they got together and
meant business. He had to pull bis
freight"
LET me tell him the good news,
Dick" she said. eagerly.
"Sure. I'll send him right up"
Bronzed almost to 4 coffee brown.
with the lean 1.-the grace Of youth
CARRIED In the picturesque rcgnlia Of
the vsQuero. Flandrau was q taking
enough picture to hold the rowing eye
Of any girl. A good many conferred
upon him now, a. he sauntered for.
ward toward the Cuillson box. cool
and easy and debonair.
Kate gathered her skirts to make
room for him beside her.
"Havs you heardi He has lslt
town"
"whor
"soapy Stone. The eattlsnso sssvsd
sstics on hin 70 60. % hs isft."
4 wave Of RELIEF swspt over The
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