White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-29

A grim silence fell on the hillside. A
grasshopper or two clicked IN the
grass, or veered over them like flung
castenets clicking in the air. Wild
bees doomed by; wasps balanced in
one place, darted, flick of yellow,
and balanced yonder.
rive got it," said Walter. did you
ever hear of neck and tail?"
All eyes were on him at once.
Nothing serious" he said. cts not
a form Of torture. It's the term for a
method of leading string of horses
that don't want to go the way they are
wanted to go. That's all"
The circle of men looked at him
curiously.
"Well, you'll all mount; and your
horses will be tied neck and tail so
that no one can skidoo without all
stampeding together, and I'll accom-,
pany you to MacIntyre's Bluff. From
there you'll take the stage out to
Eagle Bend, and you won't get off any
where en- route. Further, you'll go
out Of Eagle Bend when the train
comes in. 1 shall telephone to a
friend of mine there, telling him to ex-
pect you, to see that you arrive on
the stage, and to report ifsthere's one
of you short. Also he'll report If any
Of you don't go out on the train. But
he won't report to me. You'll hear
direct from him. Carl Scott-you'll
understand this. You are man who
knows about little combines. You
have friends in Grand Forks, b. c.,
and Rooseville, B. c., and in lots OF
places on the auto routes through
Washington, and Idaho. Now 1 have
friends, too. And SO has Blunt
Haven't you, Bunt?"
ooh, I have friend or two," re-
piled Blunt, with lightness more vo.
cal than vehement assertion. Some
Of them are in Eagle Bend"
NOW, gentlemen" said Dewar, 81
wouldn't like to be the man who gets
off that stage between MacIntyre's
Bluff and Eagles Bend. And l
wouldn't like to be the man who re-
mains in Eagle Bend. Eagle Bend is
getting to be quite sizeable town
big enough for sandbags." He lifted
his left hand (having culled all the
weapons, he no longer held gun,
leaving Blunt to do that and made a
little gesture In air. "The man who
loses the first train out of Eagle Bend
after the stage gets there will stay
in the cemetery after a coroner's in
quest has been held on him and
passed verdict of death by misad-
venture. Now don't forget it. Bunt
and Jack will go on and see that
claim of old Adam Bush's you're so
much interested in. Bunt knows
more about mineral than do. They'll
restake 1t, II 1t is what the rumor
says; and none of this little outfit
will have thing to say about 1t. Got
that, Carl Scott?"
Scott only sat, chin on chest, star
ing at him.
Have you all got that?" The
Wolfer inquired. Anybody that
hasn't got it fixed in his mind, and
forgets that it is unhealthy to drop
off the stage on the way to Eagle
Bend, or to stop over in Eagle Bend,
will find himself in dazed state with
harp in his hand before he we'll
knows what caused the sudden
change of scene and occupation. Now
I'm going to tie your hands behind
your backs or Fiske and I are to-
gether. My right hand is out Of COM
mission. If am sure who fired that
shot I'd shoot him up; by the way
l can shoot left handed. So don't
try to break away when I'm taking
you back. Let me show you"
He stopped, took up revolver from
the heap Of lethal weapons In the
stack beside him, and laid 1t at his