Nogales international., 1930-05-09
Clarv sDealLinQ." The cODDer nlaqnate

| SlOOQ upon the DaIlK, close TO WHeT'
the man hurled into the stream hac
c1ammered soggily ashore.
well, speak," said Stevens.
"The laws with lis, Stevens" sale
C1ary. Better give in, or we'll rush
you"
Stevens's answer was not made II
words but in actions. He leaped for.
ward; his big fist thudded on the jaw
of one of the men on the bridge. The
man went down, rolled over, and fell
into the water. The skirmish ended
there. The other three fed. Stevens
pursued to the end of the bridge.
With Faunce at his elbow, he
addressed C1ary.
I'm armed; so is DR.. Faunce. If
one man puts his foot on this bridge
Well shoot to kill. Got it,"
YOU'RE under arrest!" bawled the
sheriff.
Stevens laughed.
"All right; come take me-"
The sheriff moved toward the
bridge, but stopped ten feet away.
GO on, MaddoxW cried C1ary.
Going to let him bluff you out of it ?"
The only way to find out if mans
blufing is to call him." said Stevens,
sweetly. "My chips are right in the
center of the table. Who calls?"
Resisting arrest, breach of the
peace"
Stevens cut short the sheriff's cries.
Il haven't resisted arrest, Maddox.
In fact, I've invited you to come over
here and arrest me. But you're such
a shy little crock" his voice sud
denly broke in rage: Maddox you're
yellowl Your parents ran away from
the Confederate Army and came down
to the Florida swamps and spawned
like the vermin they were. You'd |
lynch nigger when you're a hundred |
to one, but one bandit laughs at a |
thousand like you. You shoot in the
back and never face to face. You
want to arrest me. Well, here l am"
He paused and turned to Lucy.
"Sorry; promised you a real fight,
1ut it takes two to make one"
"You'll regret this, Stevens" said
~1ary.
"Not half so much as you're regret
ing it right now," retorted Stevens.
But you're not going to pull down
his bridge this night, old man. Nor
my other night. You may buy a
heriff or a marshal, but a Judge is
omething else again, old top. And
ay, I'm getting tired OF all this. The
and you're on is my property, just as
his bridge is. Get off it."
Don't overplay your hand, Stevens"
dvised Clary.
"No9 Much obliged for the advice.
But when / gamble I bet all I have. /
Vow I'm betting that there isn't a
ian in your gang that has the real
and of a rat. {. . Fergus, let's clean |
IN out. Shoot the first man that I
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Lucy had read of men dominating a G
lob, frightening them, but this was s
o mob that Stevens and Fergus over
wed. These were obviously hired r
ullies, and among them was an Off +
er of the law. Yet as Tim and Fer +
us advanced upon them the superior o
1mberS retreated. Even old Clary, g
ho stood ground until the last, sud- 3
enly turned and ran. What had
-omiscd great excitement, even trag-
~ degenerated into farce, into bur
sque. :
And yet it had not been Tins fault. Il Il
he way he had tossed a man into the /"
ater, knocked another off the bridge
And Fergus had shown gal1antry. 4
heSe we're two magnificent men, no =
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