Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-03-14


the explanation of her recent content
ment bubbled to the surface OF the
girls consciousness. and she turned
and gazcd at Harris Night after
night she had sal here with old C..i
Warren and discussed the details of
their work and after his passing her
evenings had been hours of restless.
ness. Now Harris. the partner. had
crept into TIE fathers place-had In n
measure filled the void.
Harris rose and clicked the ash from
his cigarette, suppressing tile desire
To take hei 10 his arms. fnr he knew
that time had not yet come. Az he
opened the door TO leave I'LL eddy of
steam curled In at the opening HIS the
warm air IT the room baftled on the
threshold with the thirtyhe TEN
perature OF the outside world. She
heard the kissing crunch Of his boots
on -fhe frozen crnst-and reached for
Deane's Christmas letter to reread
II for per..aps the fifth time.
During the night chinook poured
Is warm Areath over the hills and
morning found the snow crumpline
before It.
Billie rode with Harris through the
lower field his he pointed out tile vari
GUS fence lines and the lay OF the
dilches and uferaIs which would carry
water tu Irrigale the meadow. all these
to be Installed ~ns soon as winter
should lose It's grip.
AS Harris outlined his plans his
words were Hinged with optimism aud
he allowed no hint of possible disaster
III creep into his speech Bur The girl
WIS conscious Of that lowering uncer
tainty,' the feeling thai the months OF
peace were hui 10 lure her into a false
sense of security nnd thai SIade would
pounce on the Three Bar from all
angles at once whenever the time was
right
She found some consolation In the
fact that Lans's men no longer rode
Through her range al will, but skrteh
1t In their trips to and from the
Breaks. She attributed this solely to
Hurts precautions In the mutter OF
outguards. for of all those within
hundred miles she was perhaps the
single one who had not heard Of The
sinister rumUr that was cutting Lang
aud his men off from the rest of the
world.
Men were discussing II wherever
they net; IL Coldriver they were
Specializing on the possible results, the
Idaho line and south into Utah II was
the topic Ut the day. And The single
patron OF Brill's store found the same
question uppermosi In his mind.
Carson was one OF the manly who
were neitIrr wholly good nor hope
lessly bad. one y no had drifted with
the easy current OF the middle course.
aud he was wondering Ii that middle
cOurs would continue to prove safe.
He played solitaire 10 pass the time
His horse and saddle had been lost
In s.ud-poker game just prior TO
his catching the stage 10 Brills.
where his credit had always )een
good. He rose stetched and accosted
Brill.
"Pui me down for a quart" he
snd.
Whenever you put down the cash"
Brill returned
whats the matter with my cred
it?" Carson demanded. i've always
paid"
Brill .eached for a book. opened II
and slid Ii onto t. bar. He dipped
the pages and indicated number OF
accounts ruled Off with red ink
$50 did Harper" be said. "He al.
ways paid. and Caatield-and Magill;
these others, TOO. Their credit was
good but they've all gone somewheres
! can't follow to collect And tl.ey
was oWinr Li1." He tapped double
account Bangs was Into ne little
Old Rile paid up for him and then GOT
1t In his turn-with his name down for
= hundred on my books. Harris and
Billie Warren paid up for Rile Now
just whoever do you surniise will pay
up for your"
"Me?s Carson inquired. why,
ain'i dead. I'm clear alive"
So was they when | charged those
accounts Brill SAID. but 1t looks
like stormy DAYS ahead. sell for
cash"
I'm not on this death list II that's
what you're referring to-" Carson an
ncunced
But it's easy to get enrolled" Brill
said. 'Your names liable TO show up
on II any time. Seen Lang In the last
few days?'
mot In the Inst few months" C.r-
son stated "Nor yet In tile next few
years. He's no friend OF mine.n
Il sort Of remember you .sed to be
right cpmradely.' Brill remarked
That's before really knowet. Lang
Intimate" Carson said "TIe dldn'i
strike me as such q bad sort nj tirsf
but now he's going too strong Folks
are getting plum down on him"
What you nean Is that folks who
used To be friendly are growing spunky
about getting their own names on that
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