The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-29

6oou Uoy. anyone VIII tel you tnat.
And he was awful fond of her. He
talked about her that last night before
the camp fire. Bad compapions got
him going wrong. but he sure would
have settled down into good man.
That's straight goods. too. You write
it strong"
1--WE changed my mind. I'll not
write but go to see her."
Curly could only look his thanks.
Words seemed strangely inadequate
But Kate understood the boys I'M
spoken wish and nodded her head re-
assuringly as he left the room.
Kite Bonfils and Maloney took Curly
back to Saguache and turned him over
to Sheriff Bolt.
How about bail?" Maloney asked.
The sheriff smiled. He was a long
lean leather-faced man with friendly
eyes from which humorous wrinkles
radiated.
''Oh. say two thousand"
you're on"
''What ~
A cow-puncher with fifty dollars two
weeks after pay day was a rarity. No
u.
Its not my money. Luck Cullison
is going bail for him." MaIoney ex-
planned.
Luck Cullison!' Maloney's words
had surpris0d the exclamation from
Curly. Why should the owner Of the
Circle @ of all men go bail for him?
The sheriff commented dryly on the
fact. 81 thought this kid was the one
that shot him.
'"That was just a happenstance.
Curly shot to save his bacon. Luck
don't hold any grudge.'
Bolt belonged to the political party
opposed to CulIison. He had been
backed by Cass Fendrick, a sheepman
in feud with the cattle interests and in
particular with the Circle C outfit But
he could not go back on his word. He
and Maloney called together on the
district attorney. An hour later Dick
returned to the jail.
cts all right, kid" he told Curly.
''You can shake off the dust of Sa-
guache from your hoofs till court
meets in September"
To Flandrau the news seemed too
SOOO AOI Tic LESS IMAM lW
four hours ago he had been waiting
for the end of the road with rope
around his neck. Now he was free to
slip saddle on his pony Keno and
gallop off as soon as he pleased.
While he and Maloney were sitting
opposite each other at the New
Orleans Hash House waiting for big
steak with onions he asked questions.
81 don't savvy Collisions play. Why
for is he digging up two thousand for
me? How does he know l won't cut
Miss Kate made him?"
II reckon maybe she Influenced him.
But why did she? You don't figure
that curly topknot of yours is disturb
ing her dreams any. do your
"Quit your joshing and tell me
why?"
II can't tell you for sure. But here's
my guess. Don't cost you a cent If you
amt satisfied with it. First off, there
was poor Mac shot by the Circle G
boys. Course Mac was a horse thief,
but then he was kid, too. That wor-
ried the little girl some. She got to
dDOuI DIOIAcI Sd11l anu nv"
he might be in the same fix one OF
these days as you are now. He's on
her mind a good deal, Sam is. Same
way with the old man too, | reckon,
though he don't say much. Well. she
decided Soapy Stone had led you
astray like he's doing with Sam. 1t
got to worrying her for fear her broth
er might need a friend some time. So
she handed over her worry to the old
man and made him dig up for you"
'"Dhat's about it. Tell me what you
know of Sam
"Sam is all right. but he has got of
wrong foot first He and the old man
got to kind of disagreeing, for the kid
was wild colt. Come by it honestly
from the old man. too. Well. they had
a row one time when Sam got into
trouble Luck told him he never want
ed to see him again. Sam lit out, and
next folks knew he was trailing with
Soapy's gang"
Looks like some one ought to be
able to pry him loose from that bunch"
Curly unused aloud.