, 1921-08-25

Deen uolnS from HItincy ana ne mdue
it his business, among other duties,
TO call upon the merchants and other
shop folks of the place, to inform them
that they might keep their window
shutters and door open at all such
times as they wished, without fear Of
he puncher lunches that had been in
the cheerful habit of riding buckskin
bronchos, and those of other com
plexion, into town and frequently into
their places of business.
Thus came the ominous calm that
Is said to precede a storm, and it
seemed to settle in the atmosphere of
Caldwell, cow-town.
After a few days of this tranquil
lull there came IL sunny morning when
he hilarious yells of Bill Lee and
bunch pierced the peaceful periphery
of Marshal Carr's jurisdiction.
As the bunch began to huddle in
front of the earliest coffin-paint palace,
Marshal Carr approached Foreman
Lee, who had already d~ismounted, and
affably remarked:
You are Mr.. Lee, / believer"
"Bill Lee is handle enough" that
person replied.
Eyes. Well, Bill Lee, l have some
Information for you" said Carr, with
something of curtness in.his accent.
who the hi are you. sonny?"
queried BIZ Lee, as if he had detected
the tabasco in the voice of his Wis
avis.
Il am the marshal of Caldwell
sect" was the marshal's reply, at the
same time pointing with a finger to
his silver insignia of office, as he
smiled. And he added, "the infor-
nation that l wish to offer Is that
h conduct the peace of this town
for a season and you must not dis
turb it."
With a laugh of cheerful allegro
mingled with facial indications of con
tempt, Bill Lee shouted to his bunch.
still mounted:
Look at it, boys! This is the new
marshall Addressing Carr, he said:
q on away, kid. Don't come a-cod-
din me. 1 amt safe"
From somewhere out of that we'll
lifting and somewhat fetchy suit OF
clothes that Kid Carr wore. came n
pair of heavy Colt revolvers, one in
each hand of the marshal, u finger on
the trigger of each gun, the muzzles
seeming to cover the whole case,
though the Instruments swung non
c~halantly from alongside the marshal's
hips. 1t was plainly evident to all OBJ
servers. Foreman Lee in particular,
that the guy was eminently familiar
with the uses thereof.
Hands up !" he exclaimed in a tone
and ANN not SO bland n urbane
as his former expression had been.
and the hands of the seven instantly
pointed toward I'm. Further address
Ing the bunch, the marshal said
IF you men could see the sites of
the Wholesalers and things that are
at this moment lined on you fellows,
from numerous buildings in this town,
that would probably simplify matters.
But take it from me that at least fifty
OF those persuaders are looking this
way. and, in the classic language OF
'Fitz James, just a little sign from
me would fearful odds against thee
cast Therefore l would tenderly
HtStoh "a z thht lOu luke NOuI
party away, or give me the word of
an honorable herdsman that you will
bear yourselves becomingly while you
are the guests of this city, now and I'm
the future"
That was about the longest speech
that anyone eve heard Marshal Carr
deliver.
That's about the certainest drop
I've ever been up against, kid, and
your word goes plumb, plenty" said
Foreman Lee. S1ong, kidd See you
later"
On the following day Lee came back
to Caldwell, alone. He sought out Mar
shall Carr and the two retired to the
marshal's office.
What occurred In n conversational
way between the two has not been dis
closed. Foreman Lee was heard to
say:
you've called the turn, kid, and
there won't be any trouble from us.
whatever, none"
For n solid year things went smooth
In Caldwell. Another foreman had
taken the place OF Bill Lee and after
a year Of s%ojourn In Caldwell, that
had come to be ~monotonously quiet
under the marshalship of Kid Carr,
that person said one day TO Sam
Bascom, mayor:
Tn through | need more of a thrill
than there is In this settlement, so
came to say good-by."
The mayors short whistle preceded
his response: "well. I'll be-good-by.
Kid. Sorry to see you pull out. Come
back sometime. The towns yourn."
Thus they parted. Kid Carr rode
away from Caldwell. He did not say
where he was going, but he never
came back.
Fact was that Carr went back to
Missouri TO see Lucie Lee, Billy Lees
pretty little sister who had promised