Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-21

aiSr would nave Eecn matter OF
course.
My banks busted just now. boys.
Have tn ASK sou to let it StanG for O
few dayS-Say till the end Of the
wcck.'
Fen'll'ick laughed behind the paper
he was pretending to read. He knew
quite well that Luck's word vas rs
good rs his bond, but he chose to sug-
scsl Il doubt.
Maybe you'll explain the joke to
us Cass," the owner Of tile Circle c
said ve.:y quietly.
"Oh. WAS just laughing at the
things / see, Luck" returned the
younger man with airy offenGe, his
eyes On the printed sheet. Amy law
against laugh!ng?"
Culllson turned his back on him.
''See you on Thursday If that's soon
enough, boys" Without looking again
| a, t'endrick he led the way to the
! street.
The young man. left alone, cursed
softly 10 himself and ordered another
drink. He knew he was OVERRIDING IT,
Tut the meeting with CulliSon had an
Euycd him exceedingly. The men had
never been friends. and Of late years
they had been leaders of hostile camps.
Goth Of them could be orerbearing.
and there was scarcely week but
their interests overlapped. Finally
had come open hostility. Cass leased
from the forestry department the land
upon which Cullison's cattle had al
ways run free of expense. Upon this
! he had put sheep, thing in itself of
great Injury to the cattle interests.
The stockmen had all been banded to-
gcthcr in opposition to the forestry ad-
ministration Of the new regime, and
Luck regarded Hendricks action as
treachcry TO the common cause.
He struck hard. In Arizona the
open range Is valuable only so long
rs the water holes also are common
property or private supply avail
;Il". Tile Circle { cattle and those
ui' frnGrick came down from the range
! tn the Del Orc 10 water ut point
where the canyon walls opened to
! spreading valley. This bit of meadow
Luck holnestcaded and fenced on the
north side, thus cutting the cattle OF
| his enemy from the river
Cuss WAS furious. He promptly tore
! down the fence to let his cattle and
! sheep through. Cul!ison rebuilt it, put
! I'd Il shack at Il point which command
! cd the approach. and set a guard
upon it day and night. Open warfare
, hal clSucd, and one of the sheep
hcrders had been beaten because lie
persisted in crossing the dead line.
Now Cu!liSon was going to put the
legal seal On the matter by making
final proof on his homestead. Casi
! knew that if lie did so it would pl'ac-
tic;,lly put him out Of business. lie
would be at The mercy of his foe, who
could ruin him it lie pleased. Luck
would be in position 20 dictate terms
absolutely.
FcndricK felt that there must lie
some way out Of the trap If he could
only find it. Whenever the thought or
eatiur humble pie to Luck came into
his mind the rage boiled in him. He
swore he would not do 1t. Better
/ hundred times to see the thing out
to q fighting finish.
Tukin. the bruad-Drimlned gray hat
! he found on the rac!: Cass passed out
| of the clubhouse and into the sun
batlled street.
! Cullison and his friends proceeded
down Papago street to the old plaza
where their hotel WAS located. All
along the route they scattered mods vi
recognition, friendly greetings ana
genial banter. One Of tllenl--the man
who had formerly been the hard-rid-
iug, understanding sheriff Of the coun-
ty-inet also scowls once or twice, to
which he wus entirely Indifferent. He
had made enemies, desperate and un-
scrupuous ones, who had sworn 10
wipe him from among the living, and
one of these he WAS now to meet fOr
the first time since the man had STOOD
handcufed before linn, livld with fury,
and had sworn to cut his heart out at
the earliest chance.
1t was in the lobby Of the hotel that
Cullisun came plump against Lutte
BLACKWELL For just moment they
stared 1T each other before the former
sheriff spoke.
"Out again, ch, Blackwell?" he said
easily.
From the bloo;l&hot eyes one could
have told ut Il glance the man had
been drinking heavily. From whisky
he had imbbcd Dutch courage just
bold enough to he dangerous.
Yes; I'm uut--and back again, just
rs promised, Mr.. Sheriff" he t!.icat-
cncd.
Tic catllc:nan ignored. his manner.
".rhrm I'll give you Il piece Of advice
gratis. papago county has grown
away from the old days. 1t has got
lrlst the two-gun man. Hes gone to
Join the antelope ami the painted In
dan"
Tli" fclluw leaned forward, snccrng