Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-05

~ with the two holes shot through Il
Of RIM"
"shol We all wear hats just Ill
d that. Look at mine" Billie held
u out eagerly.
= HAS yours an l.. @. stamped In III
" sweat band?" Bolt asked with smil,
81 know you amt his friend, Mel
But you want to be fair to him even I
. lie did oppose your election" Macken
zie laid an appealing hand on the kne
Of the man seated opposite him.
I'm sheriff Of Papago county. 7
doesn't make any difference who
worked for or against me, Billie.
was elected. and I'm going to enforce
the law. BY the way, I've got to pay
for some supplies this morning. Can
you cash check for hundred?"
81 reckon So" Mackenzie drew from
his pocket the roll Cullison had given
him two hours before. He peeled five
twenties from it. The sheriff observed
that the prevailing denomination was
the same.
Get these from Luck?" he asked
carelessy.
The cattleman stared at him, and
the suspicion grew on him that he had
been trapped again.
"Why do you ask?"
Because it happens the bills stolen
from the w. & S. were all twenties."
From the Office of the sheriff, Mac
kenzie wandered to the club in search
of Luck lie was thoroughly dispirited,
both dreaded to meet Luck, and yet
was anxious to do so.
Cullison had left the club, but Alec
Flandrau was still there. Billie drew
him into corner and learned that
Luck had just settled with him.
ANYONE see him give it to you,
Alec?"
mo. He took me upstairs to the
library and paid me-"
IN bils?"
"Yes-in twenties."
For Gods sake don't tell anybody
hat In a dozen ierky sentences the
owner of the Fiddleback told Flandrau
IF the suspicious of the sheriff.
Together they went in search Of o
Luck. But though they looked for q
lin all day, he was not to be found. a
The last that had been seen of him i
luck was walking along the plaza
oward the hotel, not a hundred and 4
fifty yards from the latter A dozen 5
men had spoken to him in the distance =
# block. But he had not been seen
o reach his hotel. He had not called y
or his room key. Somehow he had Il
and none could tell how or
where. h
To Bolt his disappearance was as 4
,ood as confession of guilt. He a
searched Luck's room at the hotel. S
among other things, he found an old d
Envelope with interesting data pen f
lied on 1t. {
Before nightfall the word was whis- b
'ered all over Saguache that Luck
'ullison, pioneer cattleman and for
ner sheriff, was suspected of the w.
5. express robbery and had fled to ;,
ave himself from arrest. At first men :
larveled that one so well known and I
o popular. one who had been so prom
nent In affairs, could be suspected Of 1,
UGH crime. but as they listened to .
ne evidence and saw Il fall like !,
'locks of building into place, the :
onviction grew that he was the :
masked bandit wanted by the sheriff. =
Red-headed Bob Cullison finished ,
making the diamond hitch and proudly :
allied his cousin Kate to inspect the :
ackhorse.
you never saw the hitch thrown :
etter sis,' he Dragged, boylike. ,
Uncle Luck says do It well as he
an"
IT'S fine, Bob" his cousin agreed
18th the proper enthusiasm In her
ark eyes. you'll have to teach me :
ow to do II one of these days" Z
She was in khaki riding skirt, and n
he pulled herself to the saddle of her s
wn horse. From this position she p
ave him final instructions before Ieay p
g.
1t had been On Wednesday morning E.
lat Luck Cullison disappeared from I,
lie face Of the earth. Before twenty 81
.nr hours the gossip was being wills :,
ou mean the holdup OF the Limited M :,
in Cup?" 81
NO don't" He looked at her =,
larply- Mean to say you haven't q,
card OF the holdup of the W. 4 S. o 81
xpress company at SaguacheY"
NO. When was it?n
tuesday night The man got
way with twenty thousand dollars"
And what has my father to do with Ia
at!' she demanded haughtily. III
satisfied spleen purred in his en-
nee. My dear young lady, that is st
hat everyone is asking" an
What do you mean? Say IT," There 10
as fear rs well as anger in her voice. W.
nd her father somehow got into 70
1uble trying to save sam? va
on, I'm saying nothing But what
ierln Bolt means is that when he Oh
Is his handouts on Luck Cullison
II nave the man thar can tpli min, %