Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-26


his head. Again lie sought to locate
the marksman, again saw nothing but
Crag ana preclp1ce and Drushy cIump
He took time for that thing which
came so hard to him, sent a bullet
from his own revolver into his horses
BRAIN and then slipped out of the
clearing into the shelter of the pines
1.-TWO miles left to the border line"
he estimated 1t. "Afoot"
Stiff from the saddle, he moved on
slowly for little. But as his muscles
| responded and warmed to the effort,
he broke into trOtting run
For the second time that day he
heard the whine of bullet. He
thought that the shot came from the
cliffs just at the head Of Squaw
Greek canyon. But he could not be
sure. He'd make the climb tomorrow
and see about it. Now he'd keep
right on moving. Little used to
travelling save on a horses back he
was shot through with odd pains
when at last he came to the border
line fence and the waiting horse
Tommy Burkitt held it for him while
Lee mounted.
Somebody up on the cliffs, head
of the canyon" painted Lee at TOmmys
amazed expression when Lee came
| running into sight. KILLED my horse
Go after him, Tommy. Tell the other
boys" And on he went, pounding out
the last fifteen miles, the canvas bag
beating against his side.
Judith, in the courtyard, watched
him ride in. She looked swiftly at
him from the watch on her wrist. Her
eyes frightened. 1t lacked seven
minutes to six. AS Bud dropped the
canvas bag into her hands she flashed
at him the most wonderful, radiant
smile that the long horseman had ever
seen. She gripped his lean, brown
hand in hers.
bud, you're brick!" she cried.
Mrs. Langworthy had just come out
with Hampton, Trevors and the maj
Judith turned from Lee to Trevors,
but managed to keep half an eye on
Mrs. Langw0rthy.
"YOu see, it's pay day with US, Mr..
Trevors," she said quietly. "And when
pay day comes we pay our men at
six o'clock in spite of HI and high
water!"
Bud Lee, leading his horse away,
turned for a word. "a man killed a
horse for me today" he said very
gently, and his eyes rested steadily
upon Trevors. "If l ever get him, or
the man who put him up to it, I'm
going to get him right"
|
On the Blue Lake ranch there was
the idea of a robbery like this one,
frank enough to voice the suspicion:
Its Just stall for time! - SO much
had last weeks rumOr done for them,
preparing them to expect something
that would set aside the customary
monthly pay day. But when they had
seen Charlie Miller's bruised head and
heard his story; when they had sat
on their horses and looked down at
the animal which had been shot under
Bud Lee, they were silent. And, be-
sides when long after dark they came
in behind Carson from a fruitless
quest, their pay was ready for them
as formerly, in gold and silver.
TrevOrs, with little to say to any
one, took his departure in the fore
noon, extracting from Hampton the
promise to ride over and see the lum-
Der camp some day soon.
judith, held at the office by a lot
get away until close to eleven o'clock
that morning. Then she rode swiftly
down the river, purpose of her own
in mind.
Just below the Lower End settle
ment she came upon Doc Tripp. He
was in one of the quarantine hog-cOr-
rails, his sleeves rolled up, a puzzled
look of worry puckering his boyish
face.
whats up, Doc?" asked Judith.
Don't know, Judy. That's what
gets my mad up. Just performed an
autopsy on one of your Poland-China
gifts"
'EOuHQ III u0du dSh6u JuultIl.
KILLED it," grunted Trip. "Sick.
Half dozen more are off their feed
and don't look right. A mans always
afraid Of the cholera. And" stub
bornly, 81 won't believe it, There's
been no chance of infection; why,
there's not an infected herd this side
of Rocky Bend, clean hundred miles
from here"
mot getting nerves? Are you, Doc?"
And judith spurred on down the
valley.
Before she came to the spot where
Bud Lees horse had been shot she
came upon Lee himself. A rifle across
his arm, he was looking up at the
cliffs of Squaw Creek canyon.
"Well, Lee" she said, what do you
make of it?''
He showed no surprise at seeing her
and answered slowly, that far away
look in his eyes as though he were
alone still and speaking simply to
Bud Lee.
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