Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07

quence. To his listeners Buck I
seemed concerned only with them;
but One-eyed Manuel and he had
never for a second relaxed their fur
tive watch of each other. The bar
tender moved away to serve new Gus
toners near the door. Bodlne recOg-
niZed Esteban among the men who
had just come in. He walked over
to where the boy was draining his
glass.
Say, l hope you amt tankin' up
at time like this" he began. These
folks are dependin' on you to do
somethin' for them"
Il won't be asking any advice of
you"
And I won't be givin' any, either.
Bodine was at his best. Il amt for
gettin' that you told me once you'd
take care of Acklin by yourself. Well
nothin' S happened yet. You folks
kill one of his cows, and he burns
down your warehouse. You hit back
and he drives your sheep over the
cliffs. You'll grow fat on chat kind
of stuff, won't you?'
The murmur behind him was, en-
/ enlargement enough to make Buck
go on.
Bodine could feel the curiosity
arising in the boys.
But as | said, I amt givin' adj
1 vice where it amt wanted. Pm g0in'
home now. When | get to the cot
tonwoods by the bridge. III wait five
minutes. If you want to hear what
/ I've got to say, you meet me there.
1t wasn't necessary for Buck to
/ look at his watch He had. barely
arrived in the shade of the trees
when he saw Esteban come out and
get on his horse.
F.! Make it quick" the boys snapped
+ when he drew rein beside him.
We'll, then, let's forget this game
of bushwackin, / been dom little
/ scoutin' on my own around the dam.
You can't get near it from the south.
Acklin's men are there night and
/ day. The old wire fence doesn't
count any more. They've moved
their cattle back into the hills. Five
men can guard the dam easier than
twenty could ride that old line. You
know how the country narrows up
there"
Esteban nodded his head. Bo~
dine had told him. nothing he did
not know himself. He continued to
sit motionless as Buck went on.
'Lookin' round, | found way to
get by these Double A waddles. Get
into Kings first; Wollow the
| creek north say five miles beyond
where that little branch cuts in from
the west. You'll see old Rengoa' s
ranch, but keep east of that, by'm by
you'll come to little park of birch
es You can't miss the trail east. It
heads to the north in a little while.
Disaster Peak will be right in front
of you. When you get there, pick
Up creek; any one; they're flow
in to the Martin. Coal Greek is the
nearest. 1t hain't over five miles
from there down to the head Of the
water Aeklin's backed up. His lakes
near full already"
And if we get there, then what?"
'"There won't be any if about it.
Wen get there. And when we do,
Wen blow his daya out so pretty he'll
be the rest of his life squamng the
damage-suits."
Blowing up the dam had occurred
to the boys, too: but he had found
how impossible it was to get near
the wall. Bodine's plan was still la
closed book to the young Basque.
How are you going to get down
to the wall from there?" he asked
''You won't be any better off than
trying it from this end "
cob, yes, we will! We won't even
try to get near the wall. Say"
Bodine's voice dropped to a whisper
'Tf show you how, will you go
through with his? ] tell you we
Glow do I know but you'll leave
me holding the bag?" Esteban de-
handed
"Hod do you Enow?" the big fell
low repeated "Why, aim to be
right there with you when this
things pulled off. Well only want
one more man; Romeroll do
"Well, YOU can take me on faith,
or forget it. The boy was still eau
tious. II won't pass nv word until
know what Pm promising
"I'll go YOU on chat" Bodine was
not standing on ceremony. you
get the dynamite. Acklin would
epot me afterward if ] bought it.
You hain't got any on hand, have
your"
"Six cases or so. My fathsr was
getting ready to use it this fall,
Esteban answered after searching
his companions face.
""That's great" Buck shouted en-
Enthusiastically cts more than we
need. I'll build bomb that'll tear a
hole in that wall big enough to put
an elephant through. Wen sneak
the powder, and the other stuff we
want, up the way / said. Well make
a raft-there's lots of cedars up
there-and and put our little old
mine ON it. The wind drives down
that canon every night. 1t don't vary
five minutes. All we'll have to do'is
push her off and she'll hit the dam.
I timed a log one night. I'll fix the
fuse so ven be sure, and just to be
certain of it, we'l cover the raft
with oil. If it happens to drift down
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