Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1921-12-22
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he first was to remain
,,d On guard until midnight,
~ was to 60 on duty from
4 mil dawn. The second
,vith which was the factions
Nd nlghtcap Of the vitriolic
!, flung itself sprawling on the
nd straightway went to sleep.
aut watch sat around the
~ brushwood fire and played
n ehews Of tobacco, cartridges
Wet knives, sang strange and
"a songs and drank more
4 One very drunk Torrey gam
,vy oil his tobacco, all hisscart-
NJ, knife, his rifle and his belt,
\, and his hat. his boots and his
and offered to bet his trousers
NJ cam on the turn of q single
II was funny. and 1t was dis
n too. It was all the work Of
:. which Bill Dale had always
bsause It made men fools, made
usuth their secrets aud made
commit murder. :.
be- some two hours Of these worse
bacchanalian orgies the first
h heavy with drink, stopped play
ards and singing Outlandish
forgot oil orders and began to
Then It was that Dale thought
\ man who had been his faithful
dian for many days, the lanky
Beck. Why hadn't he thought Of
beforei He wondered If Heck
followed him to the trap, II Heck
near him even then, II Heck had
for help.
Heck had not followed Bill Dale
be little basin. But he had fol-
Henderson Con. and Henderson
had followed Dale to the little
a. Golf had returned to the Big
Mountain country only that day
he knew nothing Of the plans Of
Ball-Torrey faction until he wit
I'd the mockery Of a trial. Cot
now crouching In the darkness on
LOW line Of cliffs to the eastward
the walnut tree: and not far
hd him. well hidden in tho black
ela watching him and watching
Dale. croucled BY Heck.
lle's guardian had not gone for
because he feared to leave Dale
by unprotected In the hands Of
gang Of cutthr0atS He believed
be could rescue Dale himself.
. the first watch became a little,
drowsy. he would steal up be-
the tree and cut the cotton rope.
ZEN he realized that Cot had dis
ared entirely. He crept forward
tly, his eyes alert. and a moment
he saw Gof stealing toward the
ut tree. He climbed noiselessly
over the face Of the cliff and
we'd Goff like q shadow. When
hands touched the tree. By Heck
within ten feet Of It. Heck made
his rife was ready and took an
step forward. watching, listen
. shyster coal man leaned around
rec to the left. In the glow OF
fire the tAade Of a
knife In his hand cleaned dull
He whispered cautiously:
'ure In q nx. Dale. And It's
OF my doing. either. Give me
word that I'll get that coal prop
Or fifteen thousand, and I'll slash
ope. How about 1t? Sick OF
'ountry. aren't your =.
~ came q few seconds Of silence
'or the lusty snpEtng Of the sleep.
ID the musical tlnkle or the little
after which Cot muttered dis.
o q, i..-ai ~. =. e.
III. then, hapsX; -.
Heck knew .thft bRs had re-
to sell the Morelahd cosl FOR. "a =.
even to save Iiis pSe,,;'As Cot
q backward. DE niuzNe Of the
illman's rice .Aseat !against the.
OF his back, and the tall hillman
eefed ..hoasselE., through teeth
; ciencikefs =. is-s'*srsr' p,G.
IN "at.ssnsssll>ss- yoys soul /,
At. rope. .or..I visit. ] may drap
et don't shoot yore' backbone
'ur thousand pieces. igod! Slash
Strengthened in surprise. The
muzzle went harder against his
md he knew 1t for exactly what
J. He moved q hand upward.
downward and the cotton rope
sVered In half a dozen places.
'dy thar, noww whispered BY
and he began to back away.
along VII me. ye dedslatted,
'oellied skunk. Bill he'll foller."
three Of them hurried into the
shadows. Soon Heck halted
nd turned to Dale.
Fcn him TO a gun, Bill, old boy"
lifted from Henderson COTS
ana ,coat-pocket a blued and
'sed magazine pistol.
'g my eyes and blast my for
Heck exclaimed In q mufhed
Hes plumb death on them
popguns, amt he? Say, Gofr,
ye shoots me with a thing like
q I hnd II out. DANCED eff l don't
70 ontel yore nose bloods; Now,
you'uns. And eff ye Jest cheep
aoisA Mister Con, the buxxards