South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-09


Jackpot company looking over some
blue-prints when Joyce Crawford
came in Dad told me something
last night, Mr.. Sanders He saiu
might pass it on 70 you and Bob,
though 10 isn't 20 60 farther. IT'S
about that ten thousand dollars he
Paid the bank when 10 called his
loan. He got the money from Buck
Byington."
Buck" exclaimed the young man.
'I know" she exclaimed The
money wasn't his He's executor or
something for the children Of his
dead brother When he heard Dad
was so desperately hard up for cash
he let him have the money. Now It
has been Strengthened out. That's
why Dad couldn't tell where he got
the money Buck would have been
in trouble"
Il see"
A shadow darkened the dOorsi.l
and Bob Hart stepped into the office.
His first words were ominous. but
before he spoke both OF those look
, ing at him knew he was the bearer
of bad news. There was in his
| boyish face an unwonted gravity.
Fire in the chaparral. Dave. and
going strong
Sanders spoke one word. Where p"
Started i'm Bear Canon. but it's
jumped out into the hills"
Joyce guessed the situation was
desperate one rs Dad in DANGER
+ she asked
Hart answered. "No-not now.
anyhow"
What can 1 do 10 help?"
Wen have hundreds OF men in
/ the field probably. if this fire has "a
| real start" Dave told her wen
need food and coffee-lots Of it. Or
eanize the women Make meat sand
wiches-hundreds of them. An0
send out to the Jackpot dozens OF
/ coffee pots. Your job is 10 keep the
( workers well fed. Better send ban
! dases and salve. i'm case some set
4 burnt"
; Sanders was on the road inside of
! twenty minutes q group of horse
! ,den gallop-ng at his heels Through
I the smoke the sun was blood-red.
/ The air was heavy and heated.
> From the fire line Crawford came
/ To meet these new allies. Were
holdin' her here It's been nip an
tuck"
Emerson Crawford was holding
his ground, though barely holding
lit,
/ How are things up above ." he
/ asked i'm a hOarse whisper.
Good We held the check-linc."
"See it through say. son. look
who's here" His thumb hitched to-
ward his richt shoulder
Dave looked down the line OF
! Llackened. grimy fire-fighters and
\ his eve fell on shorty He was still
wearing chaps. but his chihuahua
I nat had succumbed long ago. Mani
testify the man had been on the
fighting line for some hours.
| Doesn't he know about the re-
ward ?"
YES. He was hidin' i'm Malapi
when the call came for men. SAYS
/ he's no gutter. whatever else he Is.
] y GU bet he amt He's worth two of
most men at this work. Soon as we
set through he'll he on the dodge
again. He's a good sport anyhow.
, III say that for him"
CHAPTER XXI
When shorty separated from
Doble in Frio Canon he rode lncon-
spicuously 10 "a tendejon where he
could be snugly hidden from the
public gaze and vet meet a few
pals whom lie could trust at least
as long as he could keep his eyes on
them.
shorty was an outlaw and a bal
man He had killed. and might at
any time kill again. To save the
Jackpot from destruction ne would
not have made a turn Of the hand.
/ But Shorty was Cattleman. lie
was loyal TO the hand that paid him
he stood by IFS pals. and he believed
i'm and after his own fashion loved
cattle and the life of which they
were the central fact To destroy
/ the range feed wantouly was a crime
so nefarious that ne could not believe
/ Doble guilty of It. And yet
He could not let the matter lie in
doubt he left the tendejon and
rode TO Steelman's house.
Where's Dug" Shorty demanded
| of Steelman.
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