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

THE pursuit took the riders across
wide, undulating plain above
which danced the dry heat Of the des-
eat. Lizards summed themselves on
Fat rocks. A rattlesnake slid to-
ward the cover of a prickly pear. The
bleached bones Of cow shone white
beside the trail
No use, Bob" said Dave, while
they were cooking supper. They've
made their getaway. Might as well
drift back to MaIapi, don't you
reckon?"
At the Delmonico restaurant they
found Buck Byington and Steve
Russell. The trail herd had been
driven in an hour before.
Dugs payin' off today. bows"
Russell told them. You'll find him
round to the Boston Emporium"
The foreman settled first with
Hart, after which he turned to the
page in his pocket notebook that
held the account of Sanders.
tie stopped to look down ssr-
eastlcally at the new boots Sanders
was wearing.
see you've bought you a new
pair of boots he said in a heavy
dnmineering voice
Iha big fellow laid a paper on the
breast OF the cowpuncher. Here's =
Dill dor a pair of boots you charged
70 the old mans accoant-eigbtaen
ooiiars' ! got it just now at the
store. You'll dig up.
~ was the custom for riders who
came to town to have the supnIias
they needed charged to tbeir ON,
pioyers against wages due then,
Dooie took it for granted that SAN
defs had done this, which was con-
uary to the orders he had given bis
outht, He did not know the vouno
man had lost his boots while rescn
ing Crawford and had been autbor.
yea by him to get another pair in
place of them. "
NOR did Dave intend to tell hin,
mere was a chance to even the scoro
against the foreman.
see you later~ he shouted and
ieaped into his saddle anu
The foreman wasted no breath !,
hltlie rage He strobe to the nearast
intching-post and his horses boofs
pounded down the road in pursuit
Sanders was riding the san;o
'iofeo ne had used to follow tbe
hotSethieves. 1t had been under =
saddle most of The time Tor a. weeE
y9o was far from fresh. Before. he
had gone mile he knew thai tho
foreman would catch up with him
ne was riding for Gunsight Pass
Y was necessary to get there before
bople reached him. Otherwise he
would have to surrender or 6pHt
and neither of these fitted in with
his plans. va
BY the time the foreman sbowod
against the skyline at the entranca
to the pass the younger man had
disappeared.
lhetD Bar Lazy R foreman found
out atsenee what had become of him.
a crisp voice gave clear directions
Hhat'H be far enough. sion
right where you're at or you'll notice
trouble, pop
The words came, it seemed to
Doble, out of the air. He looked nm
Two great boulders lay edge to edge.
beside the path. Through a narrow
mt the blue nose of forty-five pro-
truded, Back of it glittered pair of
steady, steely eyes.
Come outa there and she'll out
that eighteen dollars demanded
DobIe.
"Nothin' doin'. Dug.''
The foreman cursed, fluently. ex-
pertly, passionately.
Suddenly Doble gave up. He
wheeled his horse and began to des-
csnd the steep slope. His soul was
hiied with chagrin and fufM at the
defeat this STRIPPING had given him.
Later in the day the foreman met
the owner of the D Bar Lazy R
brand.
What young .scalawag, Sanders,
peat you outa eighteen dollars" he
SAID with sheer of triumph.
Doble had heard the story of what
Dave and Bod had done for Craw-
ford and how the wounded boy had
been taken to the cattleman's
home and nursed there.
Sanders he gets pair of
eighteeH-dollar boots, then jumps
the town before ! find out about it,
Crawford started to speak, but
Dobie finished his story.
Funny be didn't tell you / gave
hinasthe boots.'