The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-19

easily dscernbe from the he rode and from his outfit
hapreros guards of the cowboys made OF goakn Wi
long outside sombrero set the back his head al
long tapadero apped unison with the noddng head of his big Tin
looking coored horse Before recognized HIM ne called OUT
"Helo, Bill"
Touching with the he rode jump puli
launches just he reached me- He put
his hand with western "How?"
"Good" said, "ge look saddle Put up yo
horse and have a bite"
We started back toward the barn.
whether I'm going stay long I've got story
tell you" Pulling the makings he rolled cigarette
"Al right" sad bu wait till after dinner guess you
hungry"
Hungry no crossed the DamondA desert ye
eray rode from the other side of Buckskn Mou
tain this morning"
Knowing the distance looked him and remarked
"You must been in a big hurry"
don't know but what I'm going the wrong way
haven't heard anything?'
mot thing But let's eat you tell your beads
After dinner and sat the Rice said
81 think killed a before I left camp"
Surprised, asked how.
"Gve match. I'll tell just how it happened he sa
weng with his tongue the cigarette he had been rolling
riding Pbenh ranch with the rodo We camped j.
north sufe field the Humboldt and had the saddle hors
first night of the boys back from toy
pretty had rolled bed next to Mex Ricardo didn't
blankets my had rolled for pillow Next
in the washed and went to
back for my gun Il was s O4H haq Ba an
That beauty pearlhanded blue barreled h
eight foryve frame kind of keepsake that hated
Where got it is another story.
Nearly every one was up caught valley
pinto that day. We mopng along through the
hills dollhouse when Tom Baudoin rid
just behind out Rice thought you said you'd
'Ohv 4 thought sold it to Ricardo
just let him take it, huh? NO. I'm damned II DID, told hn ia
to that Mexican right now
through early that afternoon When we had parted
the little branding there do
sun Everybody worked lively; they wanted
get to town. clean for quite VIII
met Ricardo at the wagon said What did
with answered kind of sheepshke, throwed 1t
the told he'd have to be damned good diver becau
was going it. He kind Of playing for
bely I'll it back
morning, and with his plate and knife and fork Pre-
him cnchng his saddle knew he going to town.
"He didn't that night before the senoritas
hadn't unsadded and climbed My
was oed loosely started after Mex, caught
him, him wanted and wanted it damn quick was
expecting him to shoot He had gun inside the belt OF his cha
He pulled and plugged me through the here"
Pulling Rice showed his left forea,
bandaged with a bloody handkerchief and continued:
his horse started PITCH but Ricardo fired
just grazing Leg That didn't hurt much but did, KIN
bucking So grabbed rata held the coils
couldn't do much loop and tossed the str
turns the ground with thump
could feel that pulling sagebrush but didn't stop
got to the
"There was some excitement One my
coed up felrs who looking at Mex
couldn't tell sad I'll for doctor and
this up while I'm in My bleeding stream.
danna his He tied it tightly around above
didn't take minute Guy Kendrick made the ride with
In the Hay,oood the duel
tween coDoys; of them had Sweetheart but
Billy tho
and hoo Hayooods homestead hope coIapss b
fuI bow; dark days and Coreys army.