White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-05
The Settling Of the Sage
By HAL G. EVARTS
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Copyright by Hal G. Evarts

the price for every man that's cited o,
| that list"
"Pshaw," the sheriff deprecated
That's dead against the law, that is.
"He will do It," Carson predicted
IF was on that list I'd be moving
for somewheres q long ways remote
from here"
"Then you'd better be starting" Al
den counseled mildly. "For Harris
was just telling me that your name
had got mixed up with 1t. Morrow's
name has sprung up, too. Cal seemed
mystified as to how it had come about
for he says you and Morrow never
rode with the others on the list. he
couldn't figure how this thing come to
start"
"Figure!" Carp snapped. "He fig.
ured 1t out himself, who else? Are
you going to stand for his putting q
price on every man be happens to
dislike?"
"But he says he don't know any.
thing about It," the sheriff expostulat-
ed. $50 how can prove he does? I'd
like to know for sure. If thought he
was actually set to pay those rewards
I'd have to ride over and demonstrate
with Cal"
One or two who had been drinking
with Carp moved over to speak with
others and failed to return. He was
left standin alone at the bar. he
shrugged his shoulders and went out.
"Folks arr considerable like Sheep"
Brill observed. It occurred to him
that In every saloon and In every
bunk house within hundred miles
the topic of conversation was the
same.
He lowered one lid as he looked at
the sheriff and jerked his head to-
ward Carson.
"He's hroke-and reformed" he
said. absolutely"
The sheriff drew Carson aside.
"If you're wanting a job I'll stake
you to an outfit and feed you through
till spring. Forty a month from then
on. I'll need parcel Of deputies.
likely, after that"
you've got one" Carson stated.
"I'll sign now"
The storekeeper, the sheriff and the
new deputy stood at one end of the
bar.
"It's queer that folks don't see the
real object of this rumor," Brill OBJ
served.
"It's object is to clean out the hard
est citizens in the country" Carson
said. ''That's why they're named
Why else?"
"The object is to clean up the rest
of the country FIRST" Brill said.
Carson grunted his disbelief.
"If Harris only wanted to wipe ont
those on the list he wouldn't go IT,
all this fuss" Brill explained. "He'd
just put on an extra bunch of HANDS
and raid the Breaks himself Swear
he caught them running off a bunch
of Three Bar cows. Simpler and con-
siderable less expense"
"rhen what's the object of this
bounty?" Carson insisted.
"That's aimed at the doubtful
folks" Brill stated. "Folks that was
on the fence-like you. This death list
makes them spooky and they turn
into good little citizens In me round
of the clock. 1t leaves the worst ones
outside without friend. Every one
lined up solid behind the law. Pub.
lie sentiment will start running strong
against those outside. Then It'll be
easy for the sheriff and a bunch OF
deputies-like you-to clean the coun.
try up from end to end, with the whole
communit! backing your play"
Carson considered this for some
time.
swell, can furnish the deputies"
he said at last. "Boys that are strong
for law and order from first to last"
1--WE got about all need" the sher.
If said "a dozen or so. Mostly old
friends of yours. I've picked 'em up
on and Off in the last two weeks.
They're strong for upholding the last
letter of the aw-just like you said"
"a dozen?" Carson asked. "How'll
you raise the money to pay that many
at once?"
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