The Arvada enterprise., 1921-03-31
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~ ~ 1ssoes. - bic eyes swept over
- ossos eoespesad below. TAe an.
aalA tAa1s A1sty 6ees strsaksd With
svaaG sesspea williassy aftse thsar
azly-o1Ds zip ffso tAs Ceetsewoe1.
DebsW Was . 6sep, narrow valley.
= ~ osAse q which Poeea spread
sue alsag ~ baAk q he creek that
Onvs ~ eswn IT. name. To Shelby.
VeaslsA VIII ~ 6sll plains, here was
. seeas q beauty.
yuse bsyeaA tAsss was hfs. frssA.
l111siaa&. SWost: ruonins water. luses-
- ssso ssaas. aAA above an. that
Vh1eo ~ 0ave6 nsse, human eo0-
paaseaalap. ~ b ssss. ~ kssw
Rso0 e ~. aAd possessed % illu.
aeoG usay. dirty. Saks0et. Peoea
na1s - Drstsoss to sthsr cleanli.
sso. q ssspsctabllity: II possessed
- MA - hops u . future. Il
sssnsa - recognise 10 destiny. and
- csoesat. Q mere mushroom town Of
~ fFsat3sr, - adjunct Of the cattle
tso1e. pss0stts6 70 6oarish today. but
- esstainly doomed to pefish tomor.
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h oan Who at there on tho ridge
sasing asWa. tAs rsins held idly 10
~ AasA. ~ syss following the wind.
ing q he valley. was perfectly nat.
usal past q the picture-hs belonged.
Dneath ~ tan and dust was q
soeetAly sAavao fscs. face ef
twsat3 I've. o. twsnty-six. the features
strsas. Deas soaewhat prominent. lips
m an full. with daPk.gray eyes
aAA1oWe1 b. heavy lashss. In truth.
~ appearsd ill man, . certain rock.
lso saysey about him not to BE- mis-
takea, pet % evidently not TO BE- light.
y taken advantage Of.
IT certainly beats h-l" he NUT.
tsged. uneensciously aloud. shat .
nan should dream about visiting =
Auop Nike this. Shows what sort O.
place Cottonwood 10 20 make . fellow
Aomessck for Ponca. Town looks
kinder dead: no cattle In the corrals.
H. what's the diherencer Therell
he some Of the old bunch hangin'
round. an we'll make things hum for
awhile. Como. broncs. Jog along Let's
Show Ponca we're . live outnt! r. ="
Il was . rough. curvlng descent. the
trail n places barely wide enough for
IN wheels. but the driver never lost
coatro,. guiding the broncos with ex.
pset hand. until they finally swung
ahsut the edge Of . great rock 1t the
bottom. and went charging ~ full
gallop Into the main street. To better
expreaa the exuberxnce Of his feelings
II this return to civilization. and an.
nounee his arrival. Shelby whipped out
HE gun and began SCATTERING the at.
mesphese. driving the animals frantic
- the sharp reports rang out over
their hacks.
but " any ssnaation was expected.
II siGuaiiy failed to nateriaiise. Poncn
remained deserted. and unimprrsseti.
Lag expssisocc had either rendered
the ishabitapts indifferent to such Q
display. o. else the town had gone
utterly dead. The silence and descla.
s3oa caused 8Assby to uttsf an oath.
80 ssd1soly swing his team up TO Q
hieehiag saeA N froat oe AcCavthy's
saleoa. ~ 1oos q which stood In.
vitiAsly 49,. An instant the pse.
plaxed driver at thees. staring grim.
u about froO ed 10 end Of the Dc.
oseted street..
"What ~ h-ls" b calculated q
49, ~ - anyhsv1 b tAis Q ssavs'
yas6 re ~ istef Lsrd. II ean't b
sn ~ bsvs have got oct: bet Some
sh1Ag y suss 1se1 wroes. We'll. Mac's
$50 anyhsW. m - b and 1sd est. "
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