Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-01-17
CHAPTER V-Continued

In love and so right on living" he OBJ
served. II wonder now. I've heard
that men run mostly to form and al
one time or another let II out to some
little lady that there's no other In the
world. That's my own state right
about now. Are you always going to
keep on dlsliking me7"
II don't dislike you" she said. She
was still convinced OF his fathers
trickery toward her own; but cai
Harris quiet efficiency and his devo
ton to Three Bar interests had con.
vinced her, against her will, that he
had taken no part In It. "But II you
brought me out here to 90 into Thai
I'm going back"
II didn't" he denied But drift.
ed into II sort of by accident. Nc
matter what topic happen to be con
versing on I'm always thinking how
much I'd rather be telling you abont
that. Whenever make some simple
little assertion about things In gen.
eral, what I'm really thinking is some
thing like this Billie right this min
ute I'm loving you more than did
two minutes back You might keep
that In mind.
Listen" tapping his knee With a
forehnger to emphasize his point "Cai
Warren always wanted to put the
Three Bar flats under cultivation
He's probably told you that nun.
died times. This will always he range
country. II will only support Ger
tain number Of cows. II the Three
Bar had section In hay to winter.
feed your stun you could run double
what you do now on the same range.
It's the same with every other small
concern. There's only few spots
suitable for hoIne-rancn sites and
every one OF those has q brand run
ming ou' OF II housekeeping those
sites down In SHADES range. II all
those outfits put In hay II Wouldn't
cut up the range any more than II Is
now-excepi down SHADES way Every
outfit In the country could run twice
as many head as they do now--excepi
Slade He couldn't. The minute farm
Ing starts there'll be squatters filing
on every quarter where they can get
water to put II In crop. There's TWEEN.
ty places Slade would have to cover
by filing TO hold his range where an,
others would only have to file on one
to control the amount OF range they re
using now"
She nodded as she caught this point
Folks have fallen into set habit
of mind" he explained "Yuu think
because every squatter Is burned Out
that every outfit but the Three Bar Is
against sticking pillow In the ground
The rest probably feel the same way
know they haven't as1and In II hu,
figure that you have AS matter OF
fact. It's Slade alone There's a Der
sistent rumor to the effect that ans
man who burns out squatter ear
drop In at SHADES and get FIVE hun
dred dollars In cash.
1.-THE sheriff has never been able Il
pick. up q single one OF the men whf
have burned those squafters out" shs
said.
And he never will without sons
help" Harris agreed -Alden's hand.
are tied But he Is playing his owl
game single handed the best he can
One day he'll gel his hooks into som.
Of these torch-bearers so deep They'll
never shake them out The home
stend laws can't he detied indefinitely
| The eminent will take . hand ant
send marshas In here thicker tina,
| files Then the outfits that hav,
| hedged themselves In advance are OF
top. The rest are through"
"Buf what can the Three Bar d,
| against Slade until those marshall
Gomez" she asked.
"rherp's n difference between sack
Ing an established ontfii with O bI
fnrre ot hands and burning out som
| isunfpd spualter roasting In a unp
I'M nf the Crazy Loop to cover n
sp,Aion bought In the nais We cal
pick uen Hisd give them II Jon viii
he three Rar between spells OF doin
J fore ~ work. We can pui In com