Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-11
CHAPTER IIl-Cont!nued.

The little doctor came briskly into
the room.
Everybody out but the nurse.
You've had company enough for one
day, Luck" he announced cheerily.
Kate followed Maloney and his prls-
oner TO the porch.
About the letters Of your friend
that was shot," she said to Curly.
Doctor Brown was telling me what
you said. I'll see they reach Miss An
derson. Do you know in what res
taurant she works?"
mo. Mac didn't tell me-" The boy
gulped to swallow an unexpected lump
In his throat. "They was expecting to
get married SOON"
It'll write to her." Kate promised,
her eyes misty.
"rd be obliged, miss. Mac was
good boy. Anyone will tell you that.
And he was awful fond of her. He
talked about her that last night before
the camp fire. Bad companions got
him going wrong, but he sure would
have settled down into good man.
That's straight goods. too. You write
1t strong.",
ave changed my mind. I'll not
write but go to see her."
Curly could only look his thanks.
Words seemed strangely inadequate.
But Kate understood the boys un-
spoken wish and nodded her head re-
assurlngly as he left the room.
Kite Bonils and Maloney took Curly
back to Saguache and turned him over
to Sheriff Bolt.
"How about bail?" Maloney asked.
The sheriff smiled. He was long
lean leather-faced man with friendly
eyes from which humorous wrinkles
radiated.
"Oh, say two thousand" j t,
you're on" :! e..
"What"
A cow-puncher with fifty dollars two
weeks after pay day was rarity. No
wonder Bolt was surprised.
"Its not my money. Luck Cullison
E is going bail for him." Maloney ex-
planned.
"Luck Cullison" Maloney's words
had surprised the exclamation from
Curly. Why should the owner Of the
Circle G of all men 60 bail for him?
The sheriff commented dryly on the
fact. "I thought this kid was the one
that shot him."
THAT was just happenstance.
Curly shot to save his bacon. Luck
don't hold any grudge."
Bolt belonged to the political party
opposed to Cullison. He had been
backed by Cass Fendrick, sheepman
in feud with the cattle interests and in
particular with the Circle G outfit. But
he could not 60 back on his word. He
and Maloney called together on the
district attorney. An hour later Dick
returned to the Jail.
ITS all right. kid" he told Curly.
"You can shake or the dust Of Sa-
guache from, your hoofs till court
meets In September"
To Flandrau the news seemed Goo
good for the truth. Less than twenty
four hours ago he had been waiting
for the end Of the road with rope
around his neck. Now he was free to
slip u saddle on his pony Keno and
sallop off as soon rs he pleased.
While he and Maloney were sitting
Of
Orleans Hash House waiting for big
steak with onions he asked questions.
~ don't savvy Cullson's play. Why
for is he digging up two thousand for
me? How does he know 1 won't cut
my stick for Mexico? Do you suppose
Miss Kate made him?"
"l reckon maybe she Influenced him.
!!ut why did she? You don't figure
that curly tOpknut o.: yours is disturb
ing hcr dreams any. DO y0u?'
Quit Eour joshins and tell me
wnyf'
II can't tell YOU FOR sure. But here :
guess. Dua't cost you cent 1t you
ain't satisfied with it, First of, there
was poor Mac shot BY the IiIcir &
boys. Course Mac was Il horse iii!pG
but thcE he WAS kid. too. Tha: wor-
ricd tie little girl some. She got t.
thinking about Brother Sam ani how
he might be in the same fix enc OF
these days as you are now. Hes on
her mind good deal, Sam is. Same
way with the old man too, reckon.
though he don't say much. Well, she
decided Soapy Stone had led you
astray like he's doing with San. 1t
got to worrying her for fear her brotl:'
er might need friend some time. 50
she handed over her worry to The old
man and made him dig up for YOU"
"That's about it. Tell ME Whit you
know Of SAM"
"Sam is all right, but lie has got off
wrong foot first He and the old mAn
got to kind of disagrecins., for tho 'klu
was wild colt. Come by it honestly
from the old man, too. Well, they had
q row one time when Sam got into
trouble. Luck told him lie never want
cd to see him again. Sam lit out, ana
next folks knew he was trailing With