The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-01-20

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"No / amt. The fellow Joined my
outfit up on the mesa Yesterday
sorter big fellow with lighi hair. an
smooth face IL nfu u atte spiei
AMI claimed hi~ Many churchill
| ddnl morn hali .li"t. him hn
NOT KNOWN shai was up. ! LEI th'
euss drift IN along with US. aiuns
20 see you as soon as we got In Ian
HI, You had skipped. while Hanl,a
who might have knowed somethin-
was up M the cove. ! sent Juan after
him for by that time ! was sure The
guy was some d--n SPY. The boss he
was ridin had the same brand of then
cattle drove In"
"The same brandt What brandT
The Three Stars; they come from
shelby's ranch up on the Cottonwood
H A big fellow. you said with
light hair, and smooth facer
That's him; grayish eyes, an rides
like cavalryman. ! never saw the
galoot before. but ] want goip' TO
take no chances, so got his Eun. and
locked him up"
"WhereY"
in that cell room In vnlemontes
cabin"
And he's there yetr
mo he amt; that's the trouble
Somehow he got hold OF knife; mus
have II hid on him. reckon. Enyhow
he cut them bars at the. window. on
wiggled through"
"And he hasn't been caughtf
Amt seen hide ner hair o him
Some guy helped him outside-there
was prints OF two kinds Of boots plain
enough under the gindow; but after
that they might just as well have
gone up in the air
1.-TWO o. EN- The other couldn't
have been llauley or Slagin. could
III"
"How the HI do | know | never
caught sight o naihn' hnt The print
of that boot ! secuted up The creek
then that first bunch o Indians come
trailn' in. an | had no time 10 think
about anything since only gettin my
cattle out o here.
"But you'll 20 with US now?'
"FOr ways anyhow reckon
there niu't nothin else 10 do; them
soldiers is bound to ger here"
"And the sooner we're of the better.
You ready?"
He wheeled and confronted the
shrinking. frightened girl, who made
no reply
"well, by God you better be. Get
the horses, Joe; III fetch her along,
all right"
Shelby Strengthened up In spite OF
the odds, he must act now, or never.
Yet. before he could take step for
ward. a single shot rang out sharply.
He saw Mackin fling up his arms,
and reel backward. his body striking
the half-open door, before II crashed
10 the floor. and lay motionless.
The impact of Macklin's body had
fung the door wide open. leaving Shell
by fully exposed TO view. For an In
slant, however. the startled and be-
wildered Laud failed to note his re-
vealment against the darkness OF that
interior. He had leaped back instant
" to the protection Of the wall, and
gun In hand, crouched there with
eyes fixed on the broken window or
posite. Shelby was swift TO take adj
vantage OF his surprise. Wherever
the shot had come from. whoever had
fred II. his concealment was no longer
possible. There must he no hesitancy,
no delay. He stepped across the mo
tionless body, with weapon flung grim
ly forward.
Hands up. Joe Put them Up first
before you turn around. Stop thati
Don't try any tricks on me. Now
stand there-olga."
"Yes."
Take that gun out Of his hand;
there is another in his belt; get that
also That's right; now come over
here: you understand firearms.
ayes. % course" wonderingly, Il
know how "a shoot"
] lNt hAtAiFA So @dfhAAiH "'NfA
taught you. Keep this fellow covered.
and let him have 1t II he makes any
effort 20 break away. Watch him
closely. while I rip up that blanket
and tie him up"
He left her with the gun steadily
pointed AZ Laud's head. the fellow
cursing. with hands up his angry
eyes following every movement. Tie
was desperate. maddened by sudden
helplessness. with the sneakinr feroci-
~ Of wolf yet was temporarily held
notionless by fhe deadly peril shell
by stripped the ragged blanket from
OF the dead bodies under the bench,
and began hastily 70 rip Il anart
The black. hloafed face n Slagin
stared upward. and Indian Joe sa~ Y
for The firSt time. 4 sudden spasn 81
terror causing hin 10 burst forth
My God That's Hank Slsgin
Sure IL Is; be 60, bis, an. youn get