Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-07


out all the hardshlps. WHATS the use
of going on like this7'
The girl was conscious OF vague
sense of disappointment She reflect
ed that Deane's attitude was that
OF so many other men. bis idea OF
love Synonymous with shelter for the
object Of II. and his main plea was
that OF providing her with shelter
against all the rough corners OF life
SheIterI And what she wanted was
to be part of thlngs-to have q hand
In running her own affairs.
Il don't want shelterl" she said.
And | can't think of anything else
TIL after the Three Bar rs q going
concern"
The two went back and sat with the
others round the dying fire. then all
turned In for the night, Billie In her
teepee and the men In their bed rolls
| with no other overhead shelter than
the trees.
Near morning Deane was once
more awakened by clammy damp
HISS ou HIS iuct. uuc uii1LiC "oS
| falling. slade was on his feet shov.
| Ing few sticks of wood inside the
flap Of Billle's teepee.
| Breakfast was cooked under the
dripping trees. The outfit was packed
up and the little procession filed away
toward the next valey-and Carlos
Deane proved his real callber to Har-
! ris.
Throughout the day they rode In a
fine drizzle; in the timber the wet
branches whipped them and sprayed
water down the necks OF their slick
ers; In the boggy meadows OF the bot
toms the mosquitoes lowered round
them In humming swarlns. At night
they made camp and slept In damp
| bed rolls with the clammy mist chill
Ing them. The next day was the same.
Deane's neck was raw and chafed
| from the wet neckband OF his flannel
! shirt and his hands and cheeks were
| pulled with the bites OF the buzzing
pests But he had been cheerful
throughout and had uttered 10 COM
plaint.
Toward evening of the second
gloomy day Harris rode up beside
him.
You'll do" he said.
Flows that?" Deane asked.
There's maybe one man out of
every two hundred that can go along
like this and not get to blaming every
one In sight for what's happening to
him. don't know as I'd have blamed
you any II you'd been cussing us all
out for the past two days"
Deane laughed and shook his head.
1--WE been rather enjoying It." he
said.
you're just a plain, old-fashloned
liar, Deane," Harris returned. you
haven't been enjoying II any more
than the rest of us-which is mighty
little; but you've got insides enough
to let on like itss considerable sport
which is whole lot"
mo one else has done any beefing,"
Deane said $50 why should II"
'4This is everyday business with
u.s." Harris pointed out And right
unusual for you. There's likely
number OF things you do every day
back your way, but that doesn't sig.
Nifty that could nmble back there
and perform as we'll as you" :.
Il suspect you'd make out all right"
Deane said. "Anyway-Im much
-, a-l
They camped again In the drizzle
bur by noon OF the following day the
sun peeped through. The ranger
pulled up his horse as they struck a
game trail In the saddle OF low di
vide. bunch of shod horses had
been over II a few hours past.
'Some of the albinos layout" VII
ton surmised.
They rode out on to spur and
looked down on the low country
Slade and the ranger we're going on
the others returning to the Three Bar
Harris pointed to the country spread
: OUT below them.
That's the Breaks" he told Deane
IL poihi out lhS uiohAo . oliOHb
hold"
'While they're looking wan, to
talk to you" Shade said to Billie.
Lets get together" he said, when
the others had passed on. "Why are
you SO dead set on making squatter
outfit of the Three Bar? Don't you
know the nesters will flock In here
and cut the range all up as soon as
they see CHANGER"
mot my range" she said. "Out
side Of the V L. and the HalfInoon d
there's not another site they can get
water for, except maybe a couple OF
spring gulches where food reservoirs
Will hold back enough to water D
forty. So Wen still control our home
range"
But there's a dozen sites down In
my range" he said.
And dozen small outfits wouldn't
run any more cows than you do now
she said why don't you have men
file on all those sltes?"
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
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