The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-08-19

smile.
Culliseo looked quickly at Aalonsy
and then at his daughter.
"Tll Iistss 70 what you've been hid.
ing from me-" be told them.
~Oh. the boys had notions. Misa
Kate argued with them and they saw
things diNefsnt,~ the Bar Double n
rider explained.
But Cullisou would not le3ait 20 at
that. He made them tell him Che whole
story. When Curly and Aaloney had
finished he buried his daughters little
hand in his big brown fst. His eyea
were dancing with pride, but he gave
her not word Of spoken praise.
Kate spoke to Curly. "Father wants
me to tell you that ws don't blame you
for shooting at him. We understand
just how It was. Your friend sct q.
cited and shot A. soon a. he saw be
was surrounded. We are both very
sorry hs was killed. Father could moi
stop the boys In time. Perhaps you 70
membes that he tried 10 get you to
surrender"
Tho rustler nodded. 'Yes. I heard
him boiler to me to put my gun down,
but the others blased away At me-"
"And 20 you naturally defended
yourself. Father wants It made clear
that he feels you could have dooe moth.
ing else"
much obliged. I've bssn serry ever
since hit him. and not oaly On my
own account"
Then none Of ~ need to hold hard
feelings." The girl looked It her II.
thsr, who answered her appeal with q
grin nod, and then shs turned again
to the young rustier little timidly. n
wondsr II you would mind Il asked
you question"
you've earned the right to ask u
many - you like"
tits about- We have bssa told
you know tAs man thsy cali soapy
Stone. Il that tfusf'
y1andrau's syss took o. . stony ieok.
Il was - II something had spooged ell
the boyishnsss from his fAes. SIM ~.
Ing to ct him 10 sivs away his part
nsss II tAs rustliAe. wsrs thsy1 We'll.
~ woald sAew them ~ eoald take bis
oedicins witAsot sauealing.
"Yoar boys were asking hat cues
tiea about ssapy last nishG TAsy had
Q rope rounA NJ neck at IL tine.
Nothing unfrisadly IN IL natter. Of
csarse. Just Q casual intseese n NJ
Aoanea." -as.
Culhsea WAS locking ct Nm with
ths stssl syss that beee1 ints hin IKE
Q gimlet New ~ speee sharply.
I've eet an seeeoat raaai1g with
Soapy oeooe. 0e0e day IN ssttle Il.
ltksly. But hat aiat IL point nov.
Do yoa knew his ffisads-sAe beaeh
~ trails within
WsaFiDess sim sesmed - soScA II
tAs cool syss It ylandrau.
And u I ~ ~. m ~ yosf ssxt
SussGisa wtll ~ abs1t Tie tine and
he Daace I lase NV thso."
Kate p1eked Up . pAeeegfapA nfu0
tAo table ard han6ed II b he prisoner.
"Ws'rs ~ Interested IN his ftsesds-
s1espt 80 oe tAs0. Dtd 20 svsr ~
tAs bsy hat at fse tat pietsrsr
TAs pstnt was Q saapsAse e Q bog
aboat ninsteso. Q bsieAt.faee1 hard.
soas fellow. Q little s1lky aros1d the
meatA but WITH . pair q stEaisAt heu-
~ syes. =
Curly shook Ais bad slowly. let be
WAS vaguely rsoindsd ef some ene b
knew. 0lancing vp. - found Instant
u tie clue % what had pa3slo4 hin.
Ths young man In tAs picture Was like
Kate Cullisoa, IKE ~ father. too. Tor
that natter.
Hes your brother" Ths words
were out before ylandrsu could stop
then.
"Ysa. You've never met hinr
slo."
Cullison had bssn watching tAs
young man steadily. "Nsvsf saW hin
WITH soapy Stoasr'
mo"
"Nsvsr heard Stone spsak Of sam
Cullisonr'
mo. soapy doesn't talk much about
who his fsisods are"
The sx-shsriR nodded. I've NJ
him"
OF coarse b had INST him. Curly
knew the steey Ct bow u one drive b
had made eathse Of outlaws that had
brought fame to hin. 0oapy h01
broken through the sst. bat The shssi3
had followed him into he hills aloos
and run hin to earth. What passed
bstwesa tAs men nobody ever fosad
ost. Stoas had repeatedly givsa Il ct