South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-24


was coming back.
sIke iammed h.- winchester .uto
one OF the empty scabbard- ana un-
tied the bride reins OF the horses.
Holding the relns 300 one hand. be
Stripped a saddle horn and stimuli
taneously stuck toe in stirrup En-
sued then a mighty creak OF saddle
leather snort. and Slike found
himself on his back on the ground
with one foot higher than his head.
a gun barrel smote him smartly
over the ear.
When SHke emerged into the FUN
possession or his senses he was the
.Rost Disguised man in the territory.
do you feel like admitting that.
.the district attorney helped you
break iaIg" asked Billy
Nothln' TO say" declared Dan
Slke. the unrepcntant.
They found the body OF the man
yith his face in tho water. Billy
dragged out The body and turned it
on It's back.
This Teller amt Jack Murray"
cried the pcrpleXed Mr. Wingo. cts
skinny Shindlc Where's Jack Muir
ray"
They left skinny Shudlc lyIug be-
aide tho little creek and went 10
the other dead man beside the
Branding fire.
Billy turned the dead man face
upward lie whistled Here's an
odd number This Teller is Simon
Reelfoots foreman, Conley I'd
sure like 20 know why he's ridins
FOR the T L."
Came then punch riding on
his occasions.
Il know him said Dawson.
C'mon. Tommy It's me- Johnny
Dawson"
LILO Johnny" Tommy said with
a straight mouth Did that man
with his arms tied kin Daley
is that his name asked Billy
flicking his thumb toward the dead
man.
Jim Daley" said Tommy. Did
he7"
sure. I killed him. suke trucu-
lently answered the question
This is sure hard on Daley" OBJ
served Tommy. "He told me he
came no.th for his health
NORTH"
Yeah. couldn't stand the climate
in Arizona. he said" amplifed
Tommy. "TIe only joined the outfit
last week. Let's go see if know
the other Teller"
sure. know him" declared
Tommy. after one look at the dead
face. Hes named Brindlcy-
With the HorshOe since February
Toward dawn next day the horses
showed signs of firing "Mine won't
last another five miles. said Johnny
Dawson
They were making camp when
Billy stopped TO examine. a butcher
knife taken from Slike. Hc caught
his breath. on the handle of the
butcher knife the letters r. " were
cut deep into tho wood.
How many butcher knives diI
YOU take from Walton q" he de-
handed
one" replied Slike.
why. bells bells" exclaimed
Billy. then you didn't kin Eafe
TuCkleton."
First I knew ne was dead Slike
said thoughtfuuy. AS a rule, 1
don't Kill my customers
"She said ne only tools one
Knife" Billy told himself stupidity.
lie was no nearer tho solution OF
the Tuckleton murder. His theory
that Slike had killed Tuckleton was
smashed to smithercens 10y the dis
cOvery OF the Walton butcher knife
In SIke's bootleg. Unless Slike had
taken two knives. But Slike had not
taken two knives
Early one morning several days
later the sheriff pro tenn OF Crocker
county was reused by rappiugs on
the office door shotgun Shillman
did not open 'hc front door. He
went round the back way with his
gun in his hand and on circlinE the
house. ne found al tine front door
hatless Dan Slike flat ON his back
I'm the dust tied hand and foot and
with a gag i'm his mouth.
Later I'm the day Guerilla Melody
called on Nate Sampson, asked the
n storekeepcr several apparently aim
less questions and leafcd through
the cutlery pages of Mates hard
ware cataloS StiU later iu the day
Johnny Dawson rode out of Golden
Bar. Only two people besides him
SELF knew that he was bound for the
railroad and telegraph line.
CHAPTER NNII
There's a Tot of this stuff I don't
understand said Guerilla Melody
after DaWson's return "Why did
Couley 20 SOUTH CorIev aint COM
mitted any crime round here that
know or"
I'm betting he did ALA same"
said Billy cor else why was Doe $50
particular 10 tell those IT O. boys
be was from Arizona"
Guerilla looked bewildcIed "What
did Conley have against Tipe'
Il don't know" said Billy. "But
maybe friend simon can tell MS
somethin'"
simon Reelfoot. riding the range
that day. met a strange horscWan.
IBID Simon know where Park Valley
VAS Simon knew
"Shucks" said The strayman.
Here's a envelope and q pencil.
Make a lil map like viii YOU
Here" said simon. holding out
he envelope This ought 20 iN YOU
up"
To his horror. the well-known
voice OF Billy Wiugo at his hack
:. concurred. "It ought 60" said Billy
Wingo kindly clasp your hands
over your hat"
You oughtn't 20 have given him
that envelope Billy admonished the
strayman. 1T has the confession
In IT,"
Simon stirred uneSsiIy on HIS sad
die Confession, Whose confession