Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-22
THE STORY

CHAPTER vIII.-Sherir Alden be-
gins a search for the slayer of the
Deane urges Billie to marry him and
get away from such scenes Of violence
but the girls heart Is set on the re-
habilitstion OF the ranch. and she puts
the completion Of the roundup. and at
which Billie Is present, Foster kills a
and is himself killed as he boasts he
has slain four men to avenge Bangs
CHAPTER IX.-Cabins are rapidly
being erected and land plowed for Gull
tivation The Three Bar beef herd. on
the way to the railroad, is stampeded.
evidently at the instigation of Slade,
but little harm Is done. Harris is con-
actual stampeding. Billie makes a grim
determination to wage q fight to the
finish against the outlaws who have
terrorized the law-abiding element Of
the community
Continued from last weekly
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.
I'm few minutes late" Alden said.
Il wasn't right sure how close 1 was
to the house so left my horse too far
back"
Here's your prisoners" Carp said.
Captured and delivered as agreed. 1
haven't anything on Slade myself but
if you want him he's yours"
'What do you want with me?" Slade
demanded a second time.
I'm picking you up on complaint
made by the Three Bar" Alden said.
"I'll have to take you along"
Slade turned on Harris.
"What charger" he asked
"Killing twelve Three Bar bulls on
the last day of August" Harris stated.
81 was out with the ranger" Slade
said. Back in the hills You know
that yourself. That charge won't
stick
"Then maybe it was the second of
May" Harris returned 81 sort of
forget"
Slade suddenly grasped the signifi-
canoe of this arrest.
"HOw many of you fellows are pus-
syfoOting round out here?' he in
quired Of Carp.
81 don't mind confessing that sew
eral of the boys are riding for you,"
Carp informed But while we've
cinched Morrow we haven't been able
to trace it back to you. even got
put on the black list, thinking you
might do business with me direct after
that-knowing my word wouldn't
stand against yours. But not you!
You've covered your tracks,"
Carp spoke softly, as If to himself,
detailing his failure to gather con-
elusive evidence against Slade.
81 even run your rebrand on fifty
or so Three Bar cows. You knew
there wasn't a dollar changed hands
when Morrow gave me that paper
which licensed me to rustic my own
she stock. The idea in my starting up
was to run your rebrand on any num-
Der of Three Bar cows. Later Morrow
would buy me Out-acting for you;
can't be proved. Oh you're In the
clear, all right"
This recitation of his probable immu-
nifty from conviction on every count,
far from reassuring him, served to
confirm his original suspicion as to
the reason for this arrest without
witnesses. If the sheriff had wanted
him he had but to send word for Slade
to come in. He threw out one last
line and the answer convinced him be-
yond all doubt.
"Then a lawyer will have me out
in an hour" he predicted.
"a lawyer could" Alden said. "If
you saw one. But we've decided not
to let you have access to legal advice
for the first few days"
Slade turned on Carpenter.
"This sort of thing is against the
law" he said. You're United States
marshal. How can you go in on
kidnapping deal?"
'1'm not in on It," Carp shrugged.
'gThe sheriff asked me to arrest you
at the first opportunity. I've turned
you over to him. The rest IS his af-
fair. Besides, like I was mentioning,
they can't prove thing on you AS
soon as they're convinced of that
they'll turn you loose"
The sheriff nodded gravely.
''The very day I'm satisfied Harris
can't prove his charges I'll throw open
the doors. You'll be free man that
minute"
A vision Of the near future swept
across SHADES mind. If he should be
locked up for three months and dis
charged for lack Of evidence it would
Good Radiance.