The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-12-23

you Are Not OF the Wolves Dem
changed position until H. came up. a
lump OF fellow. with staring eyes
and complexion the color OF parch.
ment.
What the hi is all this Juan7''
he questioned roughly who is the
fellowf"
''IIe travel with Matt Hanley an
2el lost; so he say
"Hanley hey That's some recon.
mendation. Who else was with your
partyT
"A man called Hank"
"Slagin Well. the story sounds
straight SO far them two left here
together; ! happen TO know that
What's your namef"
Shelby looked him squarely in the
eye.
churchill"
What Matt talked to me shout
that Fellow named Macklin stalkin
girl down Ponca way"
He's got her; so Hanley says. an
that's what I'm here for-seef''
but you amt OF Churchill The
way ! heard II he was sixty anyhow.
an a down-easter"
Virginia he's my father"
"Oh. HI. an where you been7'
"Soldlerin' mostly"
81 see" his eyes wandered Sounds
kinder fshy. young Teller but | amt
in no shape 10 tell reckon Matt
Hanley kin straighten II out an II he
is down thar. the hest thing we kin do
Is 10 take yer long II yer lyin ven
ri tell yer that to begin with hui If
yer game 10 ride along. Wen see yer
get thar all right Let's hit her up
Juan them Injuns will need us fore
long. Come on. stranger
Tie wheeled his horse and rode OF
on sharp trot and the Mexican fol-
lowed Neither man so much as
glanced hack toward Shelby seeming
ly Indifferent as TO what he chose TO
do Yet he knew the customs Of the
West and that II he failed them now
no future falsehood would ever regain
their confidence. He swung into the
saddle and rode silently forward be
hind Juan The cattle were still out of
sight ahead, but they could hear the
calls Of the drivers. Shelby pressed
his bronco up closer 10 the Mexican.
who had M cigarette.
"ls Il far. Juan7" he asked.
"Nom de Diosl heard you not.
To the Hole you meanI Not far but
rough senior; vet there is no other
way 70 get cattle In"
1.-THE man with you: who is her"
Juan emitted a cloud Of blue smoke
in the air smiling pleasantly.
"Senor Laud."
"LaudI" In undjsguised asionish-
Deni what Laudi Not Indian
Ioe'T
81. senior; they call heem that"
confidently III, ezra had man. You
'now heem, whaty
Shelby gripped. himself tightly.
I've heard Of him. that's all Hes
Sioux squawman but / never knew
What he looked like before"
His pony. no longer urged. fell back.
railing 81 the rear OF the others
usn rode On. unconscious and indlf-
erent, blowing spirals Of smoke into
he air and humming the strain Of 4
ONE Spanish melody. but Shelby was
taring Beyond him AZ the red-hearded I
'hite man slouched down in his sad /
Ne. So that Fellow was Indian Joe"
aud As never before he realized
the full the danger into which he
dvanced.
Indian Joe" Laud When hadn't /
e heard Of hlmf For years certainly.
yer since he had been IN this north I
ountry yet 10 appearance the fellow
as not az all what he previously
% Imagined thar Desperate TO be.
aud vas gross, bearded. dirty. coarse
'afured; 70 all appearances q mere
'rroom tough, yet no man on the
onter had q worse record or was
ore dreaded and despIsed. why was
here stealing cattle on the very
rye Of Indian wari True. be vas
= Sioux in blood. yet II was vel
io"p that be had been adopted into
2 tribe and never failed 20 have q
.nd Y their deviltry. Army officers
aimed he possessed more influence
er them for evil than any chief. and
ielhy had heard him mentioned with
lung Bun a. leaders IN the ghost
nee. II true. then be must know
;" lar to venture, and just when 70
aw aside - ns 70 ssre himself That
~ ~ Ito him var meant only an
Fnf rn q % piuuder The final ~
70 s rleariy Indian defeat; ne
'uis sep out. but IN the meanwhile
Oft al hs could
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