Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
CHAPTER ~.
The Collisions, and Laura London.


Curly was awakened by the sound
Of the cook beating the call to break
fast Oh triangle. Buck was standing
beside the bed.
How're they coming this glad
mo'ning, sonT he inquired with
grin.
"Fine and dandy grinned back
Flandrau. "How Is Cullison?"
Good as the wheat, doc says. Mighty
lucky for Mr.. G. Flandrau that he is
Say, I'm to be yore valley and help
you into them clothes. Git wiggle
on YOU"
Buck escorted his prisoner over to
the ranch messhouse. The others had
finished breakfast but Maloney was
still eating. His mouth was full Of
hot cakes, but he nodded across at
Curly In a casual friendly way.
Flows the villain in the play this
mo'ning?" he inquired.
Twenty-one usually looks on the
cheerful side of life. Curly had for
gotten for the moment about what
had happened to his friend Mac. He
did not remember that he was In the
shadow Of a penitentiary sentence.
The sun was shining out of deep
blue sky. The vigor of youth flowed
through his veins. He was hungry and
a good breakfast was before him. For
the present these were enough.
me. I'm feeling heap better than
was last night" he admitted.
"Came pretty near losing you out Of
the cast, didn't we?'
might a-turned out that way II the
stage manager had net remembered
the right cue in time"
The heart of the prisoner went out
to this man who was reaching hand
to him in his trouble. He had always
known that MalOney was true and
steady as snubbing post, but he had
. not looked for any kindness from him.
kite just got telephone message
from Saguache," the Bar Double NJ
man went on easily. "Your friends
that bought the rustled stock didn't
get away with the goods Seems they
stumbled into bunch of rurales unex-
pected and had to pull their freight
sudden"
make their getaway" Curly in
quired as indifferently as he could.
But In spite Of himself note of eager
ness crept into his voice. For If the
men had escaped that would he two
less witnesses against him.
"Yep."
"Too bad. If they hadn't could
have proved by them / was not one Of
the men who sold them the stock"
Flandrau replied.
Like h you could" Buck snorted.
then grinned at his prisoner In
shame-faced way: You're a good one.
son."
Jake stuck his head In at the door.
Buck. you're needed to help with
them two-year-olds. The old man wants
to have a talk with the rustler. Doc
says he may. Maloney, will you take
him up to the house3"
Maloney had once ridden for the
Circle @ and was friendly with all the
men on the place. He nodded. "Sure."
A Mexican woman let them into the
chamber where the wounded man lay.
Kate was bending over the bed re-
arranging the pillows, but she looked
% quickly when the two men entered.
: Ter eyes were still gentle with the
love that had been shining down from
them upon her father.
Cullison spoke. "Sit down. Dick"
And to his prisoner: "YOu too"
Flandrau saw close at hand for the
first time the man who had been Arl
zona's most famous fighting sheriff.
Luck Cullison was well-built and OF
medium height, of dark complexion.
clean shaver, wiry and muscular Al
ready past fifty. he looked not day
more than forty. One glance was
enough to tell Curly the kind of man
this was. The power OF him found ex-
preston In the gray steel-chllled eyes
that bored into the young outlaw.