The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-23


You're damn right. u alnfr' raid
nosylek mot when there's even mum,
bsra and no odds FOR youl You1l
wait Tor dark and one man alone
like Price Sclwood was"
SUD Proyinr. getting dlEEily 90 his
feet. hho, a lightning glance a. tho
speaker His pulpcd face lost n
shade Of color no one spoke and
nossiek went on.
when selwood comes round I'm
layln' thsrr's Kuin' 20 be such a stir,
up Ms this country never 6aw-and
don't you forget itr'
Comes round1" raid Caldwell. m
n the words were jerkcd from him
agalna, his viii.
"Ycs--comes round 10 he can talk
can tell what he knows % the
rusilsrs % NRmtlesa and who was
tho dirty skunk that shot him IN the
back There's good coil rope In.
side this store that's going 20 make
history Tor tho Deep Heart cattle
country"
"Iclir' aid Caldwell, and laughed
in high. thin treble ar he pulled his
horse around. you're Amualn'. Boa.
sick"
Yes" snapped Bosslek baiefully,
your whole bunch seems quite d..
larIou Now Es, out Of cordoya"
without another word being passed
on either eide Tho SKY Line men rode
out In a compact bunch. Prpylne and
Basford nursing their hurts. the rest
silent.
Bosaick turned 20 the stranger.
Il want 20 thank you. Mister" he
said. FLOR being here
II was very great pleasure"
said Brand Fair. alias Smith. II
thought perhaps Ia forgotten how
10 shoot"
With that 10 mounted Diamond
and rode away. bu, two hours later
ho WIS waiting for Bossick on his
homo trail. where he intercepted him.
"Mr Hosrlek," he Haid. II ;hink
you're solid. 20 I take this liberty.
wan, 10 toll you that Sheriff Sci.
wood and myself have piekctcd Sky
Line Tor some weeks, alternately so
i wAs Cathrew man who shot him.
beyond question Now let's talk {"
A little later Hossick knew all that
Brand and tho sheriff knew concern.
Ing tho hidden passage that opened
into Blue stone. and no vas softly
profant with Rmasoment.
There's Old Man c1nlan." 10 told
Fair. 'and Jcrmyn and Reston
farther up. who can b. depended on.
Wen so 20 them AZ once"
II didn't trust MeKans." said
Fair. do your"
In ono way hos all right--ln an.
other. no. He's crazy over Cattle
Kate Caiherew and would certainly
serve her u possible. It's best be
doesn't know and moro than he docs
You wero wise to como out here 20
talk"
Fair laughed
i've set a guard around tho
sheriffs house." ha said. put six OF
his cowboys on double shift. knew
they would find out that ho IN still
alive and might try 10 finish tho
Iob-so he would never talk Sky
Line. mean. And now. Mr.. Boasick.
| think we'd better so talk 10 Jer.
myn and tho rest. I'm only sorry
selwood isn't able to be with us.
This u a pretty bunch TO bring
back to me. Caldwell" said Kate
cathrew. tapping her foot with a
whip. "ono man disabled and another
pounded into Jelly. who's this damn
stranger who's 70 handy with his
gum
Names Smith" said the foreman
sulkily. "and ia better tell you right
now. that selwood isn't dead. Hes
alive and they're waiting for him "a
come round so he can-taik."
Cattle Hates face famed red.
Not dcad' Bring Provino hcrer'
But she would not wait as was her
wont when aummoninR her men. She
whitfield and strobe along tho vcranda
TO meet Provino who came in no good
grace.
i've n notion 10 kill you on the
spotl she cried furiously. you fool
bunglerl or all tho crnzy. wild. i'm.
possible thinEsl Why didn't you get
that man? Tho ono person I'm tho
world who knew OF Tho Flunge and
Rainbow'a Pot behlndl You let him
get away
Done my best" said tho man
cvllly, IAN TO he'll with those who
don't like IT,"
Quick MS flash tho woman raised
her whip and struck him.
With "a roar 10 returned tho blow
and Big Basford who had followed
loaped for him. clawlng with his
good hand, but Caldwell knocked
Provino down instead.
Take him away" said Kate Cath
rev coldly, her hand at her cheek
Lawrence Arnold will be here soon
I'll let him deal with this
u was night again and the star,
were hung like lanterns In tho sky
Tho littlo wind was coming up the
river. tho little soft wind that Nance
Allison loved.
once moro sho sat I'm tho doorway
with Brand Fair beside her. There
was no light on the table this time
so that she could not SEQ his face
with It's quiet dark oycs, It's thick
hair above and the straight limo OF
his lips with their gentle smile. But
the feel OF hls arm against her own