South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-07

Continued From our Last Issue.
on the evening or the tenth day
Burns put IN the cork.
a string or eight-inch pipe sixty
feet long was slid forward and der
Kicked over the stream. The pipe
had been fitted with valves Of vari-
Gus sizes. After II had been fastened
90 tho wells casing, these were
gradually reduced 90 check the dow.
SIX hours later a metropolitan
newspaper carried the headline.
BIG EUSHEP HARNESSED
AFTER WILD RAMPAGE
Jackpot No. Q at Malapi Tanned.
Long Battle Ended.
CHAPTER XVII
10 was a surprise 20 Dave 20 dis
cover on setting out for the scene
90 the hoId-uD that tho horse
Steve had got for him was his own
old favorite ChiQuito. The pinto
knew him He tested this By put
ting him through some Of his old
tricks Hc nuzzled his silky nose
against the coat Of his master just
as in the days of old
Crawford searched over the
Eround. "Ju-l like ] thought Dave.
The posse has been here and stOmped
out any tracks. 80 way OF telHn'
which OF all these footprints be-
longed 20 them. Likely none OF EN-
They made a wide circle 20 try TO
pick mo the trail wanted, and again
n still larger one.
The trailer3 scanned closely the
edge OF the irrigation ditch.
Dave puIlc5 up. lie went down
ON HIS knees and studied the ground,
then Jumped down into the ditch
and examined the bank.
Here's where they got OUT he
announced.
The old cattleman examined the
side OF the canal The clay showed
where a sharp hVof had reached for
"a footing. missed. and paved down
the bank. Higher mp was the faint
mark OF a shoe on the loose rubble
at the edge.
Looks like" he assented.
The trail led through the canon,
over a divide beyond, and down into
a small grassy valley.
a log cabin squatted on the slope.
One had 10 b. almost upon IT before
y could be SEEN It's back door
looked down upon the entrance 20 q
canon. This was fenced across to
make a corral
The cattIeman and the cow
puncher looked at each other with
out verbal comment. This was the
haunt OF rustlers.
Horses were browsing sleepily i'm
the corral. Dave slid from the sad
die and spoke 20 Crawford in low
voice.
I'm going down TO have-a look at
those horses" he said, unfastening
his rope from the tientos.
Dave walked down the steep bill
side, and dropped into the corral
A man came 20 the back door Of
the cabin and stretched in a long and
luXuriant yawn. Carelessly and
casually his eyes wandered over the
corral. For a moment he stood
frozen. his arms still flung wide
From behind him came Crawford's
voice. cool and ironic. Much
obliged, shorty. Leave 'em right
up and save trouble"
The squat cowpuncher's eyes
found there the owner Of the d Ban
lazy r. "Wha dya want2' no
Erowled sullenly.
'You-just now Dave. step for
ward and get his six-shooter. Keep
him between you and the house. IL
anything happens TO YOU I'm goin'
TO kiln him right now.
Sanders took the mans gun ana
ran his hand over his thick body 10
make sure ne had no concealed wea-
pom. "Tm going 10 hack away You
come after me, step by step, so close
I could touch YOU with the sun"
ordered Dave.
The man followed him as directed,
his hands still i'm the air. His cap
tor kept him i'm "a line between him
and the house door. Crawford rode
down 20 join them.
you live here. Shorty" asked
crawford curtly
eyes" The answer was sulky and
reluctant
Alone"
Crawford turned TO Sanders
"What about the horse you looked
at Dave3'
same one we've been trailing.
The one with the broken shoe"
THAT yorf horse. shorty
'1faybesc. Maybe not"
You've been havin' company here
lately" Crawford went on. ''Who's
yore guest %
'You seem to be right now. You
and yoro friend the convict % sneered
the short cowpuncher
Don't use that word asain.
shorty advised the ranchman IN
g voice gently omiuous-
why not2 True. amt it? Doesn't
deny Ct none. does hep
Before De could answer Dave
spoke.
Man comiUs up from the creeS
Crawford took crisp command.
Back i'm that corner. Shorty. Dave.
you stand back. too. Cover him soon
as he shows up
Dave nodded.
A man stood in the doorway. big,
rat. staggering. He was a mountain
of sargins flesh HIS breath came i'm
wheezy puns.
Next time YOU get your own
TIE voice faItered. died away The
protuberant ewes stiu cold and fshy
passed fearfuuy from one 90 au-
other az those in the room.