Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-02
co ON WITH THE STORY.
CHAPTER X.

EHE pursuit took the riders across
wide, undulating plain above
which danced the dry heat of the des-
ert. Lizards summed themselves on
nat rocks. A rattlesnake slid to-
ward the cover of prickly pear. The
bleached bones of cow shone white
beside the trail
mo use, Bob" said Dave, while
they We're cooking supper. They've
made their getaway Might as well
drift back to Malapi, don't you
reckon?"
At the Delmonico restaurant thew
fennd Buck Byington and Steve
Russell. The trail herd had been
driven in an hour before.
bugs payin off today. bows )"
Russell told them. you'll find him
ronnd to the Boston Emporium.
The foreman settled first with
Hart, after which he turned to the
page in his pocket notebook that
heldEthe account of Sanders.
lie stopped to look down sar-
castically at the new boots Sanders
was wearing
l. see you've bought you a new
par OF boots" he said in a heavy
sdomineering voice.
EIhe big fellow laid paper on tho
breast of the cowpuncher. Here's .
phi Tor a pair of boots you charged
70 the old mans ACCOMPLISHMENT
dollars got it just now AZ tba
store You'll dig up
1t was the custom for ridor, 81,
sahle TO town to have the supnlies
lney needed charged to their en-
pioyers against wages due then,
loole took 1T for granted that San.
aeis mad done this, which was con-
trary to the orders he had given bic
o''h5. lie did not know the vo,no
man mad lost bis boots while rescn
ing Crawford and had been author.
zea'oy him to get another pair IN
place of them. - ~
Nor did Dave intend 10 tal, h;,,
mere was chance to even the score
against the foreman.
See you later!2 he shouted and
ieaped into his saddle. 'N
me foreman wasted no breath !,
iutlie rage. He strobe to the naaroa4
hitehng-post and his horses 100.
pounded down the road in pursuit
sanders was riding the oa,na
ploheo ne had used to follow tbe
hofsethIeves. 1t had been nnda,
saadie most Of the time for weAE
ana was far from fresh. Before ba
nad gone a mile he knew thai tho
foreman would catch up with him
lie was riding for Gunsiebt pass
I was necessary to get there before
poDle reached him. Otherwise he
Weuld have to surrender or fobt
and and neither Of these fitted in With
his plans WIN
BY the time the foreman sbowad
against the skyline at the entrance
TO the pass the younger man had
disappeared.
Ihe 2 Bar Lazy R foreman found
our q once what had become of him
a crisp voice gave clear directions
Ihat'h be far enough. sion
right where you're at or youll notice
trouble, pop
Inc words came, it seemed to
Dobie, out of the air. He looked nm
Two great boulders lay edge to edge
beside the path Through a narrow
mt the lue nose of forty-ffve pro
traded Back of it glitterea a pair of
steady steely eyes.
Come 'outa there and shell out
that eighteen dollars" demanded
Doble.
"Nothin' doin', Dug
me foreman cursed, fiuently, ex-
peftiy, passionately.
Suddenly Doble gave up. He
wheeled his horse and began to des-
cenf; the steep slope. His soul was
nHed with chagrin and fury at the
defeat this STRIPPING had given him.
Later in the day the foreman met
siie owner OF the D. Bar Lazy r
brand.
THAT young scalawag, Sanders.
peat you outa eighteen dollars" he
sala with .sneer of triumph.
Doble had heard the story of what
Dave and Bod had done for Craw.
iofd and how the wounded boy had
been taken to the cattleman's
bone and nursed there.
Sanders he gets pair Of
eiehfeen-dollar boots, then jumps
ehf town before I find out about it."
Crawford started to speak, but
ppble finished his story.
sunny he didn't tell you / gave
% the boots.a