White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
The Settling Of the Sage

"Listen. Morrow gave me a bill O
sale from you calling for hundred
head of Three Bar she-stock, rebrand
ed Triangle on the hip"
Slade nodded shortly.
~ gave Morrow that for two years
back pay when he quit. He could sci
out to you II he liked"
"And now i want to sell out" Carr
said. "And be gone from here"
"How many head have you got?'
Slade asked.
"Three hundred head" Carp stated
you've increased right fast" Slade
remarked. "Pd think you'd want to
stay where you was doing so well.
How much do you want"
give dollars straight through
Carp said.
"Cheap enough" Slade answered.
IF only man was In the market"
He looked straight at Carp and the
mans eyes slipped away from SHADES
steady gaze. But I'm not buying.
Likely Morrow will buy you out"
Morrow ought to be here now"
Carp stated. "He's coming tonight"
"Then I'd better co." Slade said II
don't like Morrow's ways"
The thud of horses hoofs sounded
from close at hand. The two men out
side lay flat in the shadow of the
house. A shrill whistle. twice re-.
peated, called Carp to his feet and he
crossed to the door to answer it. Nor
row dismounted and came to the door,
He nod.ed briefly to Slade, hesitating
on the sill as If surprised to find him
there. Carp lost no time in stating
his proposition. He spoke jerkily.
II want to get out" he said. 'I'll
sell for five dollars a head"
Morrow held up a hand to silence
him.
"Ill likely buy-but never talk
business ir crowd" He crossed the
room and sat with his back to the win
dow. "There's plenty of time"
II take it I'm the crowd" Slade re-
marked. $50 I'll step out"
Morrow stiffened suddenly in his
chair as p cold ring was pressed
against the back of his neck through
the crack of the window. At the same
instant Carp had tilted back and
raised one knee. The gun that rested
on his leg was peeping over the table
at Slade.
"Steadyl" he ordered. "Sit tightl"
The window was thrown up to its
full heigh. by Waddles and the cur
tain snatched away from the gun
which Harris held against Morrow's
neck. Carp tipped back his vest and
revealed a marshal's badge.
IT'D as soon take you along feet first
as any way" he said. $50 If you feel
like acting up you can start any time
now" q.- sq. ,v;.4s, ,,s,,..ssav
Slade's eyes came back fro1 the
two men at the window and rested on
the badge.
$50 that's It," he said with evident
relief. "a real arrest-when figured
1t was an Old-fashioned murder you
had planned. What do you want with
me?"
Waddles had reached down and re-
moved Morrow's gun.
"a number of things" Carpenter
said. Constructing the homestead laws
for one"
Slade shook his head and smiled.
"You've got the wrong party" he
said. "You can't prove anything on
me-"
+. II don't count on that" Carp said.
you've covered up right we'll. We
know you work through Morrow but
can't prove q word. We've got enough
to hang him; but expec. maybe
you'll get off,"
There was scrape OF feet outside
the door and the sheriff entered and
took possession of SHADES gun as Har-
ris and Waddles moved round from
the window and went inside.
"Im few minutes late" Alden said.
II wasn't right sure how close was
to the house SO left my horse too far
back"
Here's your prisoners" Carp said.
Captured and delivered as agreed. l
haven't anything on Slade myself but
If you want him he's yours"
"What do you want with me?" Slade
demanded second time.
"Im picking you up on complaint
made by the Three Bar" Alden said
"Ill have to take you along"
Slade turned on Harris.
"What charger" he asked.
(TO Be CONTINUED.)