Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-19

She showed the first sign Of inter-
est she had evidenced.
"And we're going to the Breaks, :"
she stated.
That's WHERE" he said. "Werl or
der them to give up and stand trial.
| They won't. Then well clean them
out. Hunt them down like rats!
The little band in the valley was
drawing near. She recognized Carp,
Bentley and another Slade man rid
Ing with the sheriff at their head.
Whats Bentley doing there" she
asked.
Zone of Carp's men," Harris said
IF any of them get away from US
Carp will hound them down. He
wears the q. 8. badge and won't be
stopped by any feeling about cross
ing the Utah or Idaho lines. Rustling
Is of no interest to him. That's the
sheriff's job. But Carp will round
them up for obstructing the home
stead laws"
The Three Bar men came up and
halted. Harris and the girl changed
mounts and led their men down to
join the file Of riders below.
1t was well after shutdown when
they halted in sheltered valley
Waddles cooked q meal over an open
fire. Bed rolls were spread and the
men were instantly asleep Three
hours before sunup the cook was once
more busy round a fire.
The meal was bolted and each man
dashed generous lunch on his saddle
before riding off.
Daylight found them twenty miles
from camp and the horses were
breathing hard. They turned into a
cOulee threaded by q well-wOrn
trail. Three miles along this Bentley
turned to the right up a branching
gulch with eight men. Another mile
and Carp led similar detachment
off to the left. Billie rode with the
sheriff and Harris at the head of the
rest, holding to the beaten trail.
Harris motiOned to Billie.
'YOu fall back" he said. The men
had drawn their rifles from the scab-
bards. ''They never did post guard
But there's just chance. So for Q
little piece you'd better bring up the
rear"
Harris turned up side pocket AMI
the men waited while he and the
sheriff climbed a ridge on foot to in
vestigate. Harris motioned to the
girl.
"COme along up where you can
see.' he said and she followed them
| up the ridge.
'FrOm behind sage-clump Har
| ris trained his glasses on the group
a mile out across the shallow basin
Two men stood before q teepee near
the stockade. There were two other
tents inside the structure, with
number of men moving about them.
He handed his glasses to the girl.
We'll be starting" he said. BY
the time we get fixed the rest will be
closing in. You stay here and watch
the whole thing"
I'm going along" she said. I'm
as good shot as there is in the hills.
And it was my ranch they burned"
The sheriff showed back his nat
and pushed his fingers through his
mop of gray hair.
Fact he confessed. Every word
But there's swarms of men in this
cUuntry-and such d-n scattering
few of girls that we just can't take
the risk. That's how it is. If you
nf II ~
have to detail couple of the boys t.
ride guard on you till it's over with
She knew that the other men wCuld
back Harris and Alden in their YER
dict. She nodded and watched theln
turn back toward the horses.
There was nothing spectacular 10
the attack of Harris and the sheriff.
They went about it as If hunting yer.
min, cautiously and Systematically.
taking every possible advantage of
the enemy with the least possible
risk to their men. The advance was
slow as they closed in on the stock
ade. There was sudden cOmmOtiOn
among the men al the building. They
were moving swiftly under cover.
Some of the attacking force had beer
seen. The majority of the rustlers
took to the stOckade. Four ran into
the main cabin.
1t was as if she gazed upon the &C
tivities of battling ants. the whole
game spread out in the field of her
glasses. There came lull in the
action and she knew that the sheriff
had raised his voice to summon them
to come out without their guns and
go back as prisoners to stand trial
for every crime under the sun.
Not a shot had been fired Inside
the stockade she could see Lang's
men kneeling or fattened on the
ground as they gazed through cracks
in the walls.
She made out Harris, or ching in
a draw A thin haze Of smoke squirt
ed from his position. Three similar
puffs showed along the face of the
stOckade. Then the sounds of the
shots drifted to her-faint. snappy
reports. Throughout the next half