Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-18

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"You're in Luck That Convict Didn't
Shoot You Up"
up when he had the chance. Saguache
is sure buzzing this mo'ning. with the
way: you stood up for him.. That lit
tie play of yours. will helpit.with' the
jury in September"
Curly thanked him for going bail.
Luck fixed his steel-spoked eyes on
him. "By what Dick tells me you've
more than squared that account: Z:
Kate explained In. her soft voice.
"Dick told US why yea went up to
Dead Cows creek"
"Shol I hadn't q thing to do,. so ]
just ran up there. Sans In town with
me. We're rooming together"
"Oh, take me to him." Kate cried.
"Not just now, honey" her father
said gently. ."Thls young man came
here to tell US something. Or So /
gathered from his friend Davis" r.
Flandrau told his story, or all Of II
that would bear telling before q girl.
He CLOSED over his account Of the dis
sIpatlon at the horse ranch, but he
told all he knew of Laura London and
her interest In Sam, but it was when
he related what he had heard at Chalk
eyes place that the Interest grew
most tense. Luck's eyes burned like
live Goals. The color faded from the
face of his daughter so that her lips
were gray rs cigar ash. Yet she sat
up straight and did not finch. !.
When he had finished the owner OF
the Circle C caught his hand. you've
done fine, boy. Not man in';Arizena
could have done hetter."" '"
Kate said nothing in words but her
dark long-lashed eyes rained thanks
upon him.
They talked the situation over from
all angles. Always 1t simmered down
to one result. 1t was Soapy's first
play. Until he moved they could not.
They had no legal evidence except tie
word of Curly. Nor did they know on
what night he had planned to pull off
the hOlGup. If they were to make
complete gather of the outfit, with evil
dence enough to land them in the 'peni.
tentiary, it could only be after the
holdup.
Meanwhile there was nothing to do
hut wait and take what precautions
they could against being caught by
surprise. One of these was to see that
Sam was never for an instant left un-
guarded either day or night. Another
was TO ride to Tin Cup and look the
ground over carefully. For the pres
ent they could do no more than watch
events. attracting no attention by any
whispering together In public.
The old Arizona fashion of settling
a difference Df opinion with tile six
gun had long fallen into disuse, but
Saguache was still close enough to the
stark princval emotions to wait with
q keen interest for the crack of the re-
volver that would put period to the
quarrel between SUnpy Stone and
young Fland,Tlu. It was known that
Curly had refused to leave town. just
as it was known that Stone and that
other prison bird Blackwell were
hanging around the Last Chance and
ChnIirycS Place drinking, together
mnroSeIy. II WAS observed, too, that
Whenever Curly appeared In public he
WAS r. .,ltied hy friends. Sometimes
II wu,lId hr Alalnnry md Davis. some.
tIurS his uncle. Alec Flandran. occa.
'innaly Il couple Of The Map OF Texas
Taquc cns.
II tlianccd that sold Man" Elan.
';rau. drifting into ChaLkrye's Place,
found in The assembled group The man
he snIght. Billie Mackenzie. grlzzled
'wnrr of the I'idtIIrhacli ranch, was
with Lin. ana it was in The prelimi-
nary In,lSp hefure drinking that Alec
made his official announcement.
NO, Mac. | ain't worrying about
ihat any. Curly is going to get
square deal. We're all agreed on that
If there's Any shouting from cover
:herci. be Iynching rJonto. That
goes"
FlanhrGu. senior. knew perfectly
well that inside Of an hour word
would reach SOapy Stone that only an
even break with Curly would be al
lowed.
Another day passed. The festivities
had begun amHI Curly he'd to be much
in evidence before Tho public. His
friends had attempted In li$suade him
FROM riding in the bucking bronchO