The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-06-24

tHe range, the deep DARK OF the tlmDer
wolf could be heard; the peculiar cry
of the young elk came to them from
distance, while the herds could be seen
milling around. The sentinel could be
seen stationed at the high points sur
rounding the herd. Occasionally the
call of the bull elk was heard. Over
head-the honk honk of the wild geese
going to the lakes came to their ears.
Deer could be seen feeding and the
mountain sheep were in view on the
high points looking down upon the
scene. Nature was at peace with it
self. In the midst of the sublime
grandure, man had in his heart to
kill. The men had an understanding
as to how they were to act when they
arrived at Fishers cabin. Going
around the mountain they kept in the
shadow as much as possible. Hartz
and Fisher had prepared to meet them
when they should arrive, each having
a rifle and their six shooters. The in
ner shutters were put up and the door
barred. Plugs were pulled out of the
logs on each side and ON the back of
the storage cabin facing the tunnel.
These acting as portfolios were quite a
novel feature to Hartz. And We're I'M
known to others.
Arriving at the back of the cabin in
the sage brush the four men concluded
that Biff Ryan should go around the
dump and get to Fishers door and
knock so he would come out there and
they should rush in and tie the old
man and rob him. They had no idea
that he might have help or that he
suspected that he in any way was to
be molested. Biff and Skinner were
satisfied that Dora was secure. They
did not tell Scarface about this little
episode. The stranger they had con-
cluded had not come up the trail as
yet. They han inquired at Woods of
the men there if they had seen any
stranger come up the trail the day
previous and no one had Dora had
warned Hartz regarding this and told
| him in the note of a trail that cut
around Woods Ranch into the Still
water Trail. Biff walked up and
, knocked on the door with the butt OF
, his six shooter. Fisher and Hartz were
ready with no lamps lighted. Old mar
} Fisher called out "Who is there?'
Biff, in answer, said, "Pard, | an
hurt and need attention and something
to eat" Hartz had pulled a plug Out
near the door quietly and he could see
| Biff standing there, but could not
, shoot. Fisher said he would never
( turn anyone away in need of help but
, he could see that his invalid had E
3 handkerchief tied over his face ant
y that did not impress him favorably
: and he had better leave. With that Bif1
5 let an oath out and called to his mer
> to come up and break in on the
. damned old fool. Rushing up they
t grabbed up log and rammed i
! against the door but the door did no
| give away. Biff backed away anC
{ began shooting into the door, think
' ing to brighten the old man so hi
would open the door. A shot rang ou1
from inside, the smoke shot out thru
, the plug hole. Jack Deering went
down with a howl with flesh wount
l on the leg. The men were taken by
5 surprise, picked up Jack and dropped
/, him down the side of the dump. Bif
t sent his men around the four sides Of
/. the cabin to fire into it in order thai
3 they might find out where the shots
. came from. Jack was more scared
than hurt, so he stayed below the
, dump. Biff sent Scarface and Skinner
> around to shoot into the window
, while he and Jack shot into the win.
: dow on the dump side. They free
3 rapidly from each side, crashing the
), glass but doing no damage to the in.
' terror of the cabin because of the in.
: side shutters. Biff took notice thai
| there were shots issuing from both
' sides of the cabin. The idea came tt
him that Fisher must have had some
: intimation of trouble as he was vel
prepared. He noted the shots from
5 both sides of the cabin at one time
The stranger; that was it. He was in
} there, calling to the men to stop fir.
l ing. He told Fisher to open the door
: and come out. If not they would bat.
t ter down the tunnel door. No answer
, He sent Scarface and Skinner up tt
} the tunnel door with an old pick anc
} drill bar that they picked up on the
5 dump. Rushing up the two men begar
! hammering the heavy paddock, when 6
: shot from a hole in the store house
: struck Skinner in the leg, breaking