Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-23

tsfed e. through st,. narrowea Ie,, h, g 3
get. The air was cha,ass ~, y
peSse. Sss, The moment Of cri,,, s y
sometimes the, men rlssa.. ss W
leaders I,a face, and what ts'sassd ,ha. Y
hlled them with a grin " ", "
eagerness. Simon va, ha saa
run true to form. Hi, d.es Saa
were slowly mastering him uaft !,
ment they all sat as IL s,.' ls
a communion of cruelty. sas aa,' !
they seemed like a colonr ivy =, =
rattlesnakes such as ony som..' q
their. communlons Of ha,.as
sun-blasted cliffs.
All at once Simon laughed
hoarse sound that had ~ Z
tones, a note of madness, F,s
In the room started. Th., A,s ~.
have forgotten Bruce. The, h.
their leader with a curlou, .,s ea
Ihey seemed to know that n.
laugh betokened but one me- ,s,. Sa
Impact of some terrible .o,. 1.sl =
ration. ~
AS they watched. they n, a.
take hold of him. The bu,. =.
ened. His eyes seemed "a ~ ,,..,. ..a
he studied his huge haud, :
decided to be merclful. an. :,
said slowly. But neither Rrn.. !.
misunderstood him =.
deceived. They only knew M,
words were simply part n, - :
Jest that In a moment all -
derstand. "Instead Of fIlIIns !.
Of thirty.thirty bullets, a, hs,,. : ~
than you have been filled and =
ought to do-we're just eoIp,
you lay out nll night-Iu n. :.
your feet tied and yor,
behind your back"
No one relaxed. They lIsteDa
Ing, for what would follow.
"You may get a bit cold
morning." Simon went on, Nm,
dressed, and a lInh
won't hurt you. And I've got N.
all picked out for you. And WEN
going to move something that. !
there so 1t will be more plearnj
Again he paused. Bruce loot,,
"The thing that's lying then
dead yearlIng calf, half ate M
was killed last night by the i,
the old grizzly that maybe
heard of before. Some Of I'M
were going to walt In trees tOuIs
the carcass and shoot the Killer
he comes back after another m
that likely won't happd
til about midnight If he runs n
form. But 1t won't be necesau
We're going to haul the carcas
wind where he won't nd
And we're going to leave you Id
its place to explain to him VIII
came Of It,"
Bruce felt their glowing eJa 1
him. EXultation was creeping ovs
clan; once more their leader bad [
himself proud. 1t was such n
tions us this that kept them 10 ID
him.
And they thought they undsi
They supposed that the night n
be Of the utter depths Of tercn
tenderfoot from the cities, tht
bear would sniff and wander
him. and pcrchance the mahi
would be turned quite white b!
Ing. But being mountain ma
thought that the actual dane1
tuck was not great. They H
that the Unborn fear OF men u
animals possess would keep bin
distance. And. II by any ny
chance the theft OF the beef a
should throw him into such q nni
he would charge Bruce, no hM
would he done. ls
was a FOlger. an enemy Of tN
and after once the telltale rope
no one would ask Qvso
about the mutilated, broken
that would be found next nofa
the pasture. The story wouh :
down to the settlements mercy
fresh atroclty Of the Killer w
and greatest of the grizzlies
But they had no reallzatlo
full dreadfulness Of the plan
hadn't heard the more recent
of the KIIIer-the facts thal
had lust learned from Dave. sa
and dark conjecturing oecuP"
mons mind. and he knew-n'
~
ment's thought-that sometnips
than terror and indlgnlt! my
Bruce's fate. But his passion sn
for what might come. Ihe les n
icant facts that they dla j" "
we're merely that the hlllei =
ready found men out ina. y
learned in an instants meeas s,
Hudson beside Little river WV
we're no longer to be feaf.I
worse. that he was ravlns aus .i
from the pain of the "0S''
Bruce's bullet had inflicted.
The circle of faces faaeu ~
both Of them as the eyes o, p.@ D.si
Simon met and clashed anu O'
the silent room.