Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-02-06

Curly recognized him now. The ma,
WAS Soapy Stone. Little beads q
perspiratiOn stood out all over his fora
head. A glance showed the reason
One of his hands was caught in a bea,
trap fastened to a cottonwood II,
Jaws held him so that he could NOT
move
The young man swung from the
back of Keno. He found the limb ot
a cottonwood about as thick as bs
forearm below the elbow. This he set
! close TO the trap.
Soon as | get the lip open shoYo
her in" he told Stone.
The rescuer slipped the toes of bls
boots over the lower lip and caught
the upper one with both hands. Slow.
ly the mouth of the trap opened.
Stone slipped in the wooden wedge
and Withdrew his crushed wrist. BIZ
great good fortune the steel had
caught on the leather gauntlet he was
wearing. Otherwise 1t must hays
mangled the arm to a pulp.
Even now he was suffering a good
deal
you'll have to let a doc look at it."
Curly suggested.
Stone agreed. Reckon better
strike for the Bar 90"
His horse had disappeared. but
Curly helped him to the back of Keno.
Together they took the trail for ths
Bar 80. On the face of the wounded
man gathered the moisture caused b.
intense paid.
Hard Shedding, looks like Curl
sympathized
Reckon can stand the grief,
Stone grunted.
Nor did he speak again until the
reached the ranch and Laura Iondo-
looked at him from frightened face
what is it?"
IRAN a silver in my finger, Mis-,
Laura. Too bad to trouble YOU
Soapy answered with a sheer on hls
thin lips.
A rider for the Bar 90 had just rid
len up and Laura sent him at once
or the doctor. She led the way into
he house and swiftly gathered band
ges, sponge and a basin of water
,ogether she and Curly bathed am
trapped the wound.
Laura was as gentle as she could be.
Il know I'm hurting YOU" she said.
er fingers trembling
mot bit of it. Great pleasure f.
I've you for nurse. I'm certainly il
OK" Curly did not understand thu
tterness in the sardonic face and he
Sented it.
That something was wrong between
EN- Curly could see. Soapy was verq
lite in spite of his bitterness. bu-
$ hard eyes watched her as n cal
es a mouse. Moreover the girl wa
raid of him. He could tell that bv
e timid startled way she had of an
ering. Now, why need she fear the
In? 1t would be as much as his life
is worth to lift hand to hurt her.
After the doctor had come and ha6
ended TO the crushed wrist Curl
pped out to the porch to find Laura. ,
I'm right sorry for what SAID.
SIS Laura. Once in a while a fel.
makes a mistake. If he's as big
mp as l am it's liable to happen a
lie oftener. But I'm not really on.
those smart guys"
tut came her gloved hand in tn
lest of grips
know that now. You didn't think
made mistake. thought yog
e taking advantage because | hal
friendly. I'm glad you spok9
1t it. Wen forget it. There's
ething I want you to do for me-" :
expect maybe I'll do it,"
is about that boy he has II
e. She gave hopeless little ges
toward the hills.
am CullisOn?"
es."
What about him?"
les bent on running him. AWAY.
been ever since he got hold o.
can't tell you how I know f..
m sure And now he's more
n II ihan "ver."
'aiouS. il beg"
;. II he can drag sam down
e' MN INTO trouble he'll pay Of
ridges at once. And he will too.
see He's willy as an Indian
lat matter there Is Apache blood
l. folks say"
at about young Culllson? Cans
he fight for hImselfYn
You know how boys are. sam
lpleiely under this mans innu-
Ter voice broke little. ".And
help him. I'm only Il girl H.
listen to me. What Sam needs
IN FRIEND, one Just as strong ana
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