The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-12

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other plans an we aim to carry 'em
out. Pllmsoll's q skunk an III block
his game about the mines ef they
amount to anything. Molly's goin'
east for her dedication. She's got
plenty money to git the best that's
goIn' an she's goin' to have It,"
'Then you better git her cross the
| county line before many hours are
over" Miss Bailey climbed into the
machine. "You aim on takln' her out
of the county to the railroad ter
morrer?" she asked. "What school IL
she goin' tor"
"We amt settled all the details
said Sandy. But Wen do that all
right. Wen git ready soon's we can
| Meantime, we'll keep our eyes peeled
ter-morrer against any order from
| Hereford"
Miranda waved q farewell as she
| called out. Good luck y
"SOme sportl" announced Sam
That's the kind of woman you sh'uc
have married, Mormon"
Molly, excited now, demanded audi
enCe.
when do we start?' she asked en-
gerly. "Will you wait till they come
out from Herefordr
81 got to think out things a bit
Molly" said Sandy. "0ne thing IL
sure, you got to tuhn in an git a good
rest. IF we slide put 1t won't be all
a pleasure trip. | reckon Plimsol
means business. An he's sure got the
county machinery behind him right
now"
~ can take Grit?"
"W'uldn't want to leave us some
thin to remember you byT"" asked
Sandy. "SOmethin' to help make sua
youll come back?" .
Molly regarded Sandy soberly. heI
fingers twining through the dogs
name.
you'd be good to him-same as
YOU air to me? Oh. I'm just plumt
mean to ask you that. / know yOC
w'ud. He's goin' to be jest as lone
some as me for a bit, amt you, Grit;
He aIlus slep' with me. cuddlin' up
an" She gulped. Strengthened.
"Good night" she said. "Come
Grit"
The three men sat silent for a mo
S,ent or TWO after she left.
"Shes sure "a stem-winder," said
Mormon presently. How you goin
to fix to get her away, Sandyy
II got a plan warmin' up" sait
Sandy. Nearest to the county line
is west through the Cabezas range.
aim to git TO the railroad an then ms
an Molly'n make for New Mexico
Huh I"
"You guessed II, Mormon. For tho
PecOs river an BOvilfe an the Red
ling ranch. | reckon Barbara Red
ding1l handle the thing. She'll giI
Molly her outfit an she'll know al
about the right schools"
Mormon brought his hand down OF
Sans thigh with a sounding whack.
"Dern me. eff he amt the wise oil
son Of a gum" he cried deIightedly
Sure"
Barbara Redding. once Barbara
Barton Of the celebrated Curly q, wa.
a bright star in the mutual tirmamen
of the Three Star partners. They haC
all worked together on the Curly {
in the old days. Sandy had been fore
man there. Once he had rescued Bar
bara Barton from horse rustIers will
a grudge against her father, and ono,
again he had rendered her ever
greater service when members of tn,
same crowd kidnapped her two-year-ol,
SON, whom Barbara Redding hat
brought on a visit to his grandfather
Sandy had traiIed alone and brough
In the -iil SON Of a gun" as he style,
the youngster. There was little tina
Barbara Redding and her husband
wealthy rancher, would not do TO
Sandy.
"I'ye got an itch to give PfImsol
an hts pals a run TO their money.
went ON Sandy. IAN here's the wa.
T Afigger TO do 1t. In the rough. Sc
what you all think of IT."
Suhlced outlaws rose from tn
porch In through the open window o
the room where Molly Casey lay wild
awake, the dog beside her. PRESENT.
she heard the martial strains of sam
harmonfca. cuddled under his big mus
tache. played o~ne-handed.
They're good she said TO Grit
IAN they've figgered out somethin
or they. w'udnt be actin thataway
You an me got to be game"
Next morning. breakfast over BE-
fore the sun was well above the peak.
while desert birds were still risins
twittering shrifl welcome to the dawr
Sandy went about hummfng snatche
Of cowboy songs just above his breat
as he Oversaw the arrangements 10
the exodus that was Il be, not 8
much q flight ms . deliberately en-
culated laying Of . trail for the pul
suit, He was in high hnmor as IN
blackboard a creased. n team q
buckskins given n speciat feed and
rundown. and various articles gait
cred fer transportation. Among thes
were q spool Of barbed wire and
dozen fence ports.
His spirit was directions. Fou
riders. jumping to his orders. tosse
badinage among one another like
ball. Mormon and Sam, seated on til
top rail- OF the corral fence, openl
admired their partner.
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