Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07

denly.
Wallie's thoughts were bitter a. he
remembered the many injuries he had
suffered at Canby's hands. It was .
subject upon which he dared not trust
himself to talk-it stirred him too
much, although he had long ago de-
cided that since he was powsrless to
retaliate there was nothing to do but
take his medicine. AS be made no re-
Spouse, Pinkey continued while he
frightened the cinch:
III you could make a dude ranch
out o. this and worry him enough he'd
give you any price you asked, to quit"
I'D ask plenty" Wallie replied,
grimly, but it's no use to talk"
why don't you marry some rich
widow and get us stake?"
"Aw-w!" Resentment and disgust
we're in Pinkey's voice. SD steal
washings of of clothes lines first"
Il didn't know you were touchy,
Pink"
"Everybody's touchy." Pinkey re-
piled, sagely. III you hit 'em on the
right spot. But, do you know, this
dude ranch sticks in my mind. and
can't git it out"
I'VE might as we'll let it drop. We
haven't the money, so we're wasting
our breath. Well lose the jobs we've
got II we don't get about our bust
ness. Let's leave the cattle in the
| oorr,l cnd scout littIo <hrou0h thu
hills-itll save us another trip.
don't want to come here again soon-
it hurts too much"
Pinkey agreed, and they rode gloom
lily along the creek bank looking for
. ford. A few hot days had taken OF
the heavy SHOWS in the mountains so
quickly that the stream was running
swift and deep.
That's treach'rous water" Pinkey
observed. "They's boulders In there
as big as house where it looks all
smooth on top. know place about
a mile or so where think it'll be
safe"
They had ridden nearly that dis
lance when, simultaneously, they
pulled their horses up.
Look at that crazy fool!" Pinksy
calculated, aghast.
TITS Canby!" Walue exclaimed.
Nobody else! Watch him." In
credulously, trim to quirt his horse
across the crick!"
isn't 1t the ford?"
II should say not! 1t looks like the
place but 1t ain't-he's mixed-he'N
be IN a jackpot quick II he don't back
out. Onct his horse stumbles it'll
never git its feet in there"
They rode close enough to hear
Candy cursing as he whipped.
Look at him punish the poor brute!
See him use that quirt and cut him
with his spurs! Say, that makes me
sick to see good horse abused"
Pinkey cried, Indignantly.
1 Wallie said nothing, but watched
with hard, narrowed eyes.
II s'pose I'd oughta yell and warn
him." finally Pinkey said, reluctantly.
"You lot out = zip and I'll poke
you'll"
Pinkey stared At the words-at
WaAie's votce-at an expression he
never had seen before.
Pinkey muttered, as, fascinated, he
looked on
I've no idea that he knows enough
to quit his horse on the downstream
side. He'll wash under, tangle up.
and be drowned before we got q
chanst to snake him out He's gone
goslin' right now"
Cautiously, few inches to q STEP
the horse advanced
There! He's in the boulders!
Watch him founder! Look at him
slip-he's hit the current! Good
night-he's down-no, he's goin' to
ketch himself Watch him fight!
Good oil horse good OIL horse!"
Pinkey was beside himself with ex-
element now. He's lost his feet
he's swimmin' striking out for the
shore-too swift, and the fool don't
know enough to give him his head!"
They followed along the bank as
the current swept horse and rider
down.
Wallie commenced to uncoil his
saddle rope.
You're goin' to drag him out?"
Wallie made no answer, but touched
his horse and galloped until he was
ahead of Candy and the drowning
horse. Making a megaphone Of his
hands he yelled
Candy lifted his wild eyes to the
bank
Throw me rope!" he shrieked
A slow, tantalizing smile came to
Wallie's face. Very distinctly he
called back:
How much damages will you give
me for driving your cattle into my
wheat?"
Mot a damn cent?"
The rope Wallie had been swinging
about his head to test the loop
promptly dropped.
The horse was swimming lower at
every stroke.