The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-07
CHAPTER V-Continued

M.e A11AK j V"~OAAeAAOO0
g.
With a glance of careless contempt
Migrants eyes swept the room. swell,
told you what would happen If you
stayed in this country" he said to
O'Hara.
ibid you tell him what would hap
pen to three or four of your killers
when they tried to murder him?" Bar
bara asked, her eyes flashing indig-
nation.
Ingram looked at her with an ex-
pressionless face. "Are you In this,
grip
Eyes, I'm in it. They're my fathers
friends. Your hired bad men shot
them for no cause" She stood straight
and slender, quivering with indigna-
ton at the man whom she held re-
sponsible, with sympathy for the two
victims of the outrage.
''Tried to obstruct posse in per-
Torrance Of its duty. If they got
hurt. don't blame me. They carried
arms in defense Of criminal wanted
by the law"
II don't believe it-and what's
more you don't, either, Dave Ingram.
Would two young tenderfOots attack
dozen armed ruffians? It's not rea-
sonable. That scalawag Shep Sander
son an his friends started it."
"They got excited when these scoun-
drels here shot up three-four Of them.
Who wouldn't? Why, it's common re-
port that both these men here have
been practicin' with guns ever since
they came into the country. They
were spoilin' for a fight. Dangerous
killers like they are ought not to be
allowed loose on decent community"
Barbara read the faintest flicker Of
ironic mirth in Ingram's eyes. "You
don't believe a word of what you're
sayin'." she flung holly at him. I'm
not going to argue with you. What do
you want here? Why have you come?
I've got to get help to look after these
wounded men. But can't leave them
like this"
''I've sent to town for both doctors
One of 'em can come here. Even GRIM
inals are entitled to medical atten-
ton. I'll look after them till he comes.
Bring me fresh water from the
spring"
Ingram rolled up the sleeves Of his
shirt and washed his hands before he
approached Smith-Beresford. With
his pocket knife he cut the shirt and
undershirt from around the wound,
then bathed 1t, using the cold water
Barbara had brought from the spring.
.I'm afraid he's awf'ly SICK" Bar
bara murmured, her troubled eyes on
the delirious patient.
Ingram turned to Garrett. SLOW
about you. young fellow? Get yore
coat off an let's see where we're at"
Barbara helped the lawyer remove
che coat.
The cattle man washed and ex-
amined the wound.
spain much?"
Elm noticing It,"
"Thought so. Bullet hit the bone
likely. You're lucky it's no worse.
From what the boys tell me a lot of
good lead was wasted. If anyone had
told me that Quantrell an Deever an
Sanderson an whole passle more of
willin' lads would have cut down on
you with their hoglegs with nothing to
show for it but one ornery lii flesh
wound I'd "a said it was a story that
listened fine an for some one to tell
better one"
''They nearly murdered my friend,
IL not quite" O'Hara said bitterly, in
a lew voice. isn't that enough to
give you little satisfaction"
"Young fellow, If you know what's
good for you don't insinuate that they
did 1t by my ORDERS" Ingram answered
harshly. Then, curtly, Fix me up a
pad for this, Barbara. Wen not mon
key with the lead pill till Doc comes"
A shadow from the doorway fell
across the sunlit floor. Ingram looked
up quickly and as he did so his hand
slid toward his right hip and rested
: there. Bob Quantrell leaned negli-
gently against the jamb.
Come to see how yore sick friends
are gettin' along, Bob?" the owner Of
the Diamond Tail brand asked iron
ically. his steady eyes on those of the