Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-14
By HAL @. EVARTS<

Copyright by Hal @. EvArts
WNU Service

and the thought was an ache that re-
mained with him.
| AS they sat round the little fire the
! girl handed Harris the paper Slude
| had given her II was scrawled bill
Of sale calling for three hundred odd
head of Circle + cows, listed in the
exact numbers OF all ages und sexes.
In return she would send him an ex.
| change slip for the same number of
| Three Bur stock. This exchange sys
TEN was one of Shades own devising
! intended to eliminate the time and ex
pense OF sending riders to scour ud
| 1neenl ranges In Starch of driffed
| stock. Each outfit exchanged slips
BASED Oh the roundup tally with
| every other brand aud SO could show
bill OF sule for off-brand stuff in their
beef shipments or for any rebrands
on the range.
Deane was regarding the penciled
meliUFanduu signed by Slade.
moi very impressive document
he observed.
Harris laughed ut the others EVIL
dent disapproval. of such slipshod
method of property transfer.
Not very he agreed. but It's
absolutely good You could borrow
money against that al the bank. SIade
doesn't get us that way but here's how
he does:- He's mapped out rebrand
system. His rebrand is Triangle on
the hip When he gets our exchange
slip all he has to do Is 20 CD his
range and run the Triangle on the
nip OF the number of Three Bar stock
1t calls for. There are Three Bar
COWS ranging hundred miles from
here, just as there's brands a hun
dred miles of whose stock turns up
herewith triangle ON the hip
Who's going to check Slade up1 Ii
would take three crews to cover his
range aid tally the fresh Three Bar
rebrands OF this one season--a few
here aud few there. He shlps train
touds of cows In year. There's some
Old rebrands In each lot, say, maybe
more tllun last years exchange Well
he simply bus been holding them over
tie can eusy explain that Ii would
break small outfit to hire enough
hands to cover his range and check
him Upland he'd buy part OF those.
Ihe Hlbino's men are petty-larceny
bandits compared With Sade"
Deune turned to the girl
eRiifta xt,t,u
game where everything is crooked-a
game of who can steal the most and
every man for hinlself7" he asked
Why don't you fold your hands and
give up your business the first thing
that goes wrong7" she countered. an.
stead OF trying to remedy t?"
but you don't have to do It." he
urged.
Neither do you," she said. ave
the same pride In the Three Bur ttai
you have In anything you've helped
build up. You'd fight all the harder
for one OF your schemes that was
-pressed-and SO would H.
She turned 10 her teepee and ended
the discussion. her pride little hurr
that Deane should SO little appreciate
her work-anf the spirit that made
her hold on instead OF giving up.
That evening they rode up to the
Three Bar just as Waddles announced
the evening meal
Shes hotl" the .sfg voice walled.
Shes ree-ed hot |"
The hands were gathering at the
ranch, coming In from the range for
frolic before the beef roundup
should keep ouf for another month
Denne's time was up and he had
planned TO leave on the following day
You can't do that" Harris sud
Two more days for you I've given
orders uot to lei you of the place
till after the dance at Brill's This
is Tuesday and the big frolic win he
staged Thursday night Then you're
free 10 go"
Denne shook his head and prepared
to offer an excuse but Hurts smiling
ly refused to consider 1t.
mo use TO try" he said. THE bows
WONT lei You go. We've had you OUT
In the rain and COW we'll try to make
amends for 1t. Billie, don't lei him
leave the place I'll detail you as
guard"
"Yuu hear the ORDERS" she said
You're stuck for two more DAYS ~
the Three Bar whether you like II or
not"
THAT settles It," Deane said. II
do want 10 seq that dance"
Horne strolled up to them as they
reached the corral.
Another Of the wild bunch down.