White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-08

UTOh6 OuL Luc WOllcl 5uuoCuly'
The man started little.
wondered how you knew my name
know you. You are Sid Stevens, ant
for ten dollars to doughnut l know
who put you wise that l had gone te
MacIntyre's Bluff. You're one Of Car
Scott's outfit - hooch-peddler, boot
logger. Where did he phone you from
Did he phone you from Eagle Bend?'
I'm what?"
"You seem to be deaf man. Dom
my voice carry to you? II 1t dom
step closer"
"Take that revolver off the hor1
of your saddle without any fuss tt
open the sheath, and drop it," sa,t
the heavy man.
Walt did as ordered.
"That young fellow over there go
any shooting iron on him?" asked the
man recognized as Sid Stevens.
Don't seem to-" said he of the
dancing step.
"Seem!" grunted Stevens. what
the good of seem? Look and see
and If he tries to drop his hand splash
a shot into his head. 1t amt partic
ularly serviceable to us. This Is the
man that knows"
mo, he's got no shooting iron on
him. There's rifle on that pack
horse over there"
"Well, feel his hip and see If he's
got a little automatic or anything"
The man did so, clapping Jacks hiI
and sidepockets.
"No; he amt heeled."
"All right"
Sid Stevens resumed his talk t.
Walt
"Now, Mr.. Dewar he said, 1--WE are
In on this old mans prospect. 1t AIM
anybodys yet. We're in on 1t. Do
you give US your word to guide Iii
to it?"
The Wolfer smiled pensively OF
him.
do you give me your word to shoe
me up when I've done SOP" he asked
"You don't trust me! You won
let me and my partner in on this
prospect?"
"No stree! I don't trust you an,
further than, as my friend Blunt would
say, could throw bull by the tail.
"Well, then, our other proposition
is that you just tell us where thi
prospect is, lead us to it, and get nj
share at all. You trust us for that"
II could sure! But I'm not goinl
to guide you to it, even If l know
where it Is"
Then you'll have to die right here
You know! And you're going to tel
u.s."
II guess you'd shoot me up Their,
If / know where it is-and II
guided you there. 1t would tickle mi
a whole lot more to pass in my check
right here without any more journe.
and leave you guessing-tha is if
know where it is"
do you mean to say that you dom
know, that you're only out on hun
like for needle in haystack?"
"Me? l don't mean to say anything
I'm never any great talkologist."
A jay suddenly, with loud Cry
swept down toward them and witt
another scream whirled away side
wise.
"Well, get off your boss. Well SCI
just how long you'll remain gay ant
think we have no say-so over YOU"
That was what did it. 1t was thu
suggestion of any one having SAY
so" over Dewar that made his eye
blaze. With his hands still over hi
head he swung from the horse, ant
then down came one hand slap on thu
barrel of Sid Stevens rifle.
you stand too close, you fool!
he cried.
The rifle went off The horse spur
and waltzed. Grasping the riff
firmly with one hand Walt caught tn,
lines of his horse moment with tn,
other, thrust shoulder against it
flank, and so brought it between hin
and the dancing man who guarde
Jack. Anda as his hand came bacl
from that it shot out at Sid Stevens
At the same moment as he hit GU
with the one hand he yanked upol
the rifle he grasped with the other
A blow and wrench, and he had thu
gun.
He was not lacking in presence o.
mind. Up went the rifle to hi!
shoulder, down went his hand in s
quick gesture to peer along the sigh
at the other man, not at Sid. HI
was quicker than the cadaverou1
member of that two-some hold-up
Both rifles rasped, the lean mans ant
the rifle of the heavy man that Wal
had made his own by wrench and {
blow. But they did not fire together
Dewar was first. The lean man.