The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-11-18

"What's up?"
his shoulder. Pain and helpless rage
burned in the deepset black eyes.
Nothing Mt all, Don't you see I'm
just taking n:,p?" he answered
quietly.
Curly recognized him now. The man
was Soapv Stone. Little heads Of
perspiration stood cut all over his fore
head. A glance shaved the reason.
One of his hands was caught in a bear
trap fastened to cottonwood. Its
jaws held him so that he could not
move.
The young man swung from the
back Of Keno. He found the limb Of
q cottonwood about as thick as his
forearm below the elbow. This he set
close to the trap.
soon as get the lip open shove
her in.' he told Stone
The rescuer Slipped the toes of his
boots over the lower lip and caught
the upper one with both hands. Slow
~ the mouth of the trap opened.
Stone slipped in the wooden wedge
and Withdrew his crushed wrist. BY
great good fortune the steel had
caught ON the leather gauntlet he was
wearing. Otherwise it must have
mangled the arm to Il pulp.
Even now. ne was suffering q good
deal.
''Yon'll have to let doc look at It, :
Curly suggested. 3
Stone agreed. Reckon I better
! strike for the Bar 80.
His horse had disappeared. but
| Curly helped him to the back Of Keno
Together they took the trail for the
Bar 50. On the face Of the wounded
lnan gathered the moisture caused BY
intense paid.
Hard shedding, looks like" Curly
synpathized.
Reckon ! can stand the grief,
Stone grunted.
Nor did he speak again until they
reached the ranch and Laura Londor
looked at him from frightened face
"What Is lit
'Ran q silver in my finger. Mis-.
Laura. Too bad to trouble you.'
Soapy answered with u sneer on hi
thin lips.
A rider for the Bar 80 had just rid
den up and Laura sent him at once
for the doctor. She led the way int
the house and swiftly gathered band
ages, q sponge and basin of water
Together she and Curly bathed an,
wrapped the wound.
4 Laura was as gentle as she could be
| Il know I'm hurting YOU she said
her fingers trembling.
''Not hit Of it. Great pleasure t
have You for Il nurse. I'm certainly Il
luck Curly did not understand tn
bitterness lin the s,lrslonic free and b
resented It.
That something was wrong betwce
them Curly could see. SOapy was yer
polite in spite Of his bitterness, bu
his hard eyes, watched her as a ca
does a mouse. Moreover. the girl wa
afraid of him. He could tell that b
the tinlid startled way she had of III
.swering. Now. Why need she fear tn
man? 1t would he us much rs his lif
was worth to lift Il hand 70 hurt he
After tile doctor had come and ha
a attended to the crushed wrist Curl
stepped out to the porch to find Laura
.rm right sorry for what ! salt
Miss Laura. Once in while Il fe
low makes. il mistake. IL he's as big
chun,I, Us I am its liable TO happen
. little oftener. hut I'm not really OF
, Of thcse smart guys"
Out came her gioved hand In II
firmest Of grips.
Il know thar now. You Didn't thin
And 1 made n mistake. Thought 70
we're taking advantage, because ha
been friendly. Tin glad you spol
!, about ii. Well forget It. There
, something want you to do for me-
!, Il expect maybe I'll do It."
! .Hs about that boy he has !
there She gave j, hopeless little sc
. ture toward the hills.
sSam Cullisoll?"
/. EYES,
"What about him e
II .He's bent on running him. alwa,
has been ever since he cot 7, hold I
HIM. / can't tell ,ai how know
but I'm snre And now he's mo
I set on II than ever"
. Jealous. Is her