The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-02
co ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER N
Tie pursuit took the riders acrosS
vide. undulatiug plain above which
danced the dry neat Of the desert LIZ
Ards summed themselves on flat rocks.
4 rattlesnake slid toward the cover Of
- vrtckly.pear. The bleached bones of
- GOV shone white beside the troil.
No use, Bob. said Dave. while
they ware cooking supper They've
made fner getaway Might as well
dr.ll back 10 Malapi dsnt you
reckon?9
A. the pelmonico restaurant they
found Huck Byngton and Steve
Eu,-en. The tral herd had been
driven in an hour before
Dug pawn off today boys,
Russell TOLD them "Youn find him
around TO the Boston Emporium
The foreman settled first with
H4r. after which he turned 10 the
page in his pocket notebook that
h-id The account Of Sanders.
lie stopped 10 look down sar'
casucaAy al the new boots Sanders
vs. wearing,
Il. see you've 6oueht you new
PAN u boots" he said u heavy.
domin=~Tlng voice.
he Dis fellow laid q paper on tn
breast of the cowpuncher. Here's i
bill for 4 pair Of boots you charged
to the old mans account-eishteen
dollars. got it just now ~ the
store. Y0u'n dig up
IL was The custom FOR riders who
came 10 town to have The supplies They
needed charged TO their employers
against wages due them. Doble ook 10
Tor granted that Sanders had done
,his which was contrary 20 the or.
dsrs he mad given his outfit. lie did
not know the young man had lust his
boct, while rescuins Crawford and
had been authorized by him 10 set an.
other pair in place OF them.
Nor did Dave intend to tell him.
Here was chance 10 even The score
ayainst the foreman
See you later" he shouted, and
leaped into his saddle
The furenan wasted no breath in
futile rage. He strode TO the nearest
hltchiny post and hrs horses hoof.
pounded down the road in pursuit.
Sanders was riding the same
bronco he had used TO follow The
horsethieves II had been under q
sIddle most OF the time FOR week
and was far from fresh. Before he
mad gone a mile he knew that thC
foreman would catch up with him.
He was riding for Gunsight pass
Il was necessary 10 get there before
Dohie reached him. Otherwise h,
would have TO surrender or fight, anC
neither OF these fitted in with his
plans.
Ry The time he foreman showed
against The skyline at the entrance
70 the PASS the younger man hat
disappeared.
The u Bar Lazy K foreman foun(
Gu, 81 once what had become Of him
4 crisp voice gave clear directions.
"Ttatn be far enough. stop RICH
where you're a. Or youn notice trou
tis. uop"
tn, words it seemed 10 Doble
out OF the air He lSoked up Tw
great bsulders lay edge o edge be-
side the rath. Through a narrow rif
ne blue nose Of q forty.nve protrudet
sAct Of 10 shtIer-d pair Of steady
lt--ly eyes
Come QUA there and shell Guy tha
,sht.~n dollars" demanded Doble.
'Noshln do,n'. Dug
Tue foreman cursed nuen.ly. eSpsr
N rasslonately
suddenly Doole gave up lie wheele
hs horse aud began 10 descend IN
afesp lope Ills soul ~, fired Wit
clIsrp and fury al the defeat th
ttriN.ns had given hun.
LATER .n the day the foreman in'
tu, owner Of the - Ear Lazy
brand
~rha' Young soalawag Sander
hta' vou cutg eighteen dollars
sad With speer og triumph.
uobl= had heard the story " VIII.
Dave and Bob had done for era,
'.rd md 81 nov the wounded b,
h,d u.,u taken 90 the cat,lena =
home and nursed there.
SANDERS he gets pair of eisht.,
dollar boots then jumps the TOW
before [ lind out about H."
Crawford started TO sneak hut Dob
furn'd MS story.
"ruuuy he ddn', tell YOU ga
RIM ths boots"
"you--whatr" The foreman snapp
The question oui with angry ucfeJ'
nv
The foreman was furious. Put cor
Impulse warned him that unless
wanted 70 break With Crawford co
pletely he must Restrain his impul
TO rip lOUse.
CHAPTER y
Dave stood on the fence Of one
the shipping pens ot the Al6uQu-rNl
stockyarts and used prod pole
sMde The bnwling cattle below r
Fifly.yUir Quarter Circle was loadl
train OF beef steers ana COWS
Denver. Just how he was going
manage it Dave did not know. but
intended 10 b. aboard that freil
when il pulled out Tor the ,uilehi
town In Colorado,
A ruiddl-ased man In wrlnkied G
duroys aud q plnchedup Write
drove UP 10 the fence. How're N
coming. SAM he asked the fotem
la charge.
Wed ought to be moyin by no
Ar. West"
Fine. i've dccided TO send GarTi'
In charge. II knew where 10 find
good rtAAtr-"
Pne lean Ari0na.born youth
frstn the fsur-.
I'm the usn you're looking
.Me. wssf-
- hSsr ixasr hs was IN The