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

Dave stood on the fence Of one
CT the shipping pens OF the Albu-
querque stockyards and used
prod pole 10 guide the bawling cat
tie below. The Fifty-Four Quarter
Circle was loading a train Of beef
steers and cows for Denver. Just
how he was going TO manage II Dave
did not know. but he intended 20 be
aboard that freight when II pulled
out for the mile-high town in Colo
RADIO.
A middle-aged man in wrinkled
corduroys and a pinched-in white
hat drove up TO the fence. How re
they coming. sam % ne asked the
foreman in charge.
Wed ought to be movin by
noon Mr. West"
Fine. I've decided 70 send Gar
rison I'm charge. If knew where to
find a good man
The lean Arizona born youth slid
from the fence
"Tm the man you're lookin' for,
Mr. West"
An hour later he was in the ca
boose of a cattle train rolling east
ward He was second in command
OF a shipment consigned 20 the Den
yer Terminal Stockyards Company.
The stars were out long before
Dawes train drew into the suburbs
of Denver. II crawled interminably
through squalid residence sections.
warehouses. and small manufac-
tories. coming 20 a halt at last in a
wilderness Of tracks on the border OF
a small. narrow stream flowing
sluggishly between wide banks cut
in the clay.
CHAPTER ~
Dave knew he was stubborn.
Not many men would have come on
such a wild-goose chase to Denver in
the hope of getting back a favorite
horse worth so little in actual cash.
But he meant TO move TO his end in
diligently
If Miller and Doble were in the
city they would be hanging out at
some saloon or Gambling-hOuse.
His knowledge OF their habits took
him 10 that part of town below
Lawrence Street While he chatyed
with his foot on the rail. a glass Of
beer i'm front of him, he made in
conspicuous inquiries OF bartenders.
1t did not take him long TO strike the
trail.
Two fellows / knew in the cattle
country said they were comm 20
DenveV Wonder if they did. One
of ems a big fat guy name o. Miller
kinda rolls when he walks Other
small and has a glass eye. Called
himself George Doble when 1 knew
him"
Come i'm here most every day
both of 'em. Waitin for the Festi-
val Of Mountain and Plain to open
up. Got some kinda concession.
They look TO yours truly like
The bartender pulled himself UP
short and began polishing the top of
the bar vigorously. He was a gos-
sipy soul, and more than once his
tongue had got him into trouble.
They been quarrelin' a good desi
together l expect the combination
is about ready TO bust up" he whis-
pered confidentially
"Quarrelin? What about"
0AAF AulAAlO. Ivy oNA lin 2
they're sore as a boil at each other
Honest. I thought they was goin' Ia
mix it yesterday. l breezed up wit
bottle an they kinda cooled Off
Dave did not care how much they
I ouarreled or how soon they parted
after he had got back his horse
! Until that time he preferred that
/ they would give him only one trail
/ TO follow instead OF two.
Later in the evening he met Henry
| g. West.
say. Mr. West. If | find a hawss
/ that's been stole from me, how can
I get it back ?"
Some one steal a hawss from
YOU
] Dave told MS story. West lis
| tened 10 a finish.
Il know a lawyer here. Wen ask
. MIN what to do" the ranchman said
They found the lawyer at the
Athletic club. West stated the case
Your remedy is TO replevin. If
they fight. you'll have to bring wit
I nesses to prove ownership"
Bring witnesses from Malapi!
] Why, I can't do that" SAYS Dave
staggered Il amt got the money
\ Why can't l just take the hawss
I It's mine"
The law doesn't know rs yours
Dave left much depressed OF
course the thieves would GO 10 a
| lawyer. and OF course he would tell
them 10 fight The law was a darned
queer thing II made the recovery
Of his property so costly that the
crooks who stole il could laugh al
him
The way to recover flashed 81 his
/ brain like a wave of light He must
set possession. All he had TO do was
10 steal his own horse and make for
/ she hills If the thieves found him
| later--and the chances were that
I they would not even attempt pursuit
I II ne let them know who he was-he
would force them to the expense OF
soiug to law for Chiquito. Wha;
was sauce for the goose must be for
the gander. too
Dawes tramp had carried him
/ across the Platte into North Denver
7 on his way back he passed a corral
/ close 10 the railroad tracks He
turned i'm 20 look over the horses
The first one his eyes fell on was
I Chiquito.
Continued in Our Next Issuc.)