Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-14

humor. When l he'd my. business a
done / wen around pokln' my nos
heah an there, tryIn to get scent O
tibet money. An I happened In at
hall we hev tibet does duty fer jaI
an hospital an election-post an wha
not. Wal, just then 1t was dom dut,
as a hospital. Last night was fest
nlght-these Greasers hev a fiesta ey
cry week or so-an' one Greaser VIII
had been bad hurt was layin' In tn.
ball, where he he'd been fetched from
the station.
1.-THE hall was full Of cowboys. ranch
ers. Greasers, miners, an town folks
along with some strangers. | was
about 10 get started up this way when
Pat Have come In.
pat. he's the sheriff. He come into
the hall. an he was roarIn' about
things. He was goln' to arrest Danny
Mains on sight. Wal. | Jest pOllte-lIke
told Pat thet the money was mine an
he needn't get riled about II. An
II l wanted to trail the thief / reckon
l could do II as well as anybody.
4itI lt tVOitu NONH n Dill am WIS
askin' questions about the wounded
Greaser when Gene Stewart comes in.
Whenever Pat an Gene come together
II reminds me of the early days back
In the seventies. Jest naturally ev-
erybody shut up. Fer Pat hates Gene.
an ! reckon Gene amt very sweet on
Pat.
"'Hello Stewart You're the Teller
I'm lookin, fer said Pat. There was
some queer goings-on last night tibet
you know somethin' about. Danny
Mains robbed-Stlllwell's money gone
your roam horse gone-an' this
Greaser gone. too. Now, seem tibet
you was up late an prowlln' sround
the station where this Greaser was
found, 1t amt unreasonable to think
you might know how he got plugged
lis it?'
Stewart laughed kind Of cold. an
he rolled a cigarette, all the time eyein'
Pat, an then he said II he'dK plugged
the Greaser it'd never hev been slch a
bunglln' job.
Il car arrest you on suspicion,
Stewart, but before / go tibet far l
want some evidence. | want TO find
out what's become Of your boss. You've
never lent him since you he'd him, an
there Amt enough raiders across the
border 10 steal him from you. It's got
u queer look-thet lass bein' gone.
You was drunk last nlghtf'
Stewart never batted an eye.
You mel some woman on Number
Eight, didn't your shouted Have.
81 met a lady, replied Stewart,
quiet an menaein' Hike.
"'You met AL Hammond's sister, an
you took her up to kingsley's. An
cinch this, my cowboy cavalier, I'm
goin' up there an ask this grand dame
questions, an If she's as close
mouthed as you are I'll arrest herr
Gene Stewart turned white. / fer
one expected to see him jump like
llghtnin.' as he does when he's rlled
sudden. But he was calm an he was
thinkin' hard. Presently he said:
pat, thet's a fool Idee, an II you
do the trick itgl hurt you all the rest
Of your life. There's absolutely no rea-
son to brighten Miss Hammond. An
TO arrest her would be such a
Id outrage as won't be stood fer I'm
III Cajon. II you're sore on me send
to jail. I'll go. If you want to !
AL Hammond. go an do 1t some /,
nan kind Of way. Don't take your /,
spite out On us by insultin' a lady who 4,
come hyar TO hev a little visit. .
We're bad enough without bein' low
Town as Greasers.' g
ut was a long talk for Gene, an | q
vas as surprised as the rest of the fell $
ers. 1t was plain to me an others I
who spoke Of II afterward tibet Pat 2
he'd forgotten the law an the
In the man an his hate. =
"Tm a-goin', an I'm a-goin' right s
he shouted. n
Stewart seemed kind of chokin', q
N he seemed to hev been b%ewildered
the idee Of HAYES confrontin' you. 4
An finally he burst out: But, g
nan, think who 1t Isl It's Miss Ham S
nond If you seen her, even II you a
Sas locoed or drunk. you-you couldn't G
IT, T
Couldn't II Wal, I'll show you h
quick. What do | care who she b
Them swell eastern women--rve Fl
eerd of them. They're not so much.
his Hammond woman r
Suddenly Have shut up. an with +,
is red mug turnin' green he went for I,
Is gun" h
Stillwell paused In his narrative to ~
eft breath. and he wiped his moist g
row. And now his face began to lose
IS cragglness. II changed. II softened. q
rippled and wrinkled. and all that C
mobility focused and shone In "
wonderful smile. T
AN then. Miss Majesty. then there &
'as somethin' happened. Stewart took IL
ats u away from him and throw ed n
Oh the floor. An what followed was 3,
Sure II was the beautiful n
st sight | ever seen. Only II was n
yer so soon A little while after. p
no, tha anrfax cnma ha had guo.nax A.