Nogales international., 1931-06-20
Sixth InstaIlnlent

Nisrn iH3 t1ttcF, ~f>ti!& Reeves useA tih
Kid fsft Texas tp avoid c9atinungf liz
.7.het's feuds. Reaching Montana he !.
t,.errd % draw an Nate Wheeler, an iFsts
f,es+er IN Tie exchange OF shots Sheclel
d.ons dead, tie Kid later iearning thai
rab Garner who had also shot at til,
game tiole. really killed Wheeler,
Carner gets the KID to join the Poole
ontst as rim rider. Ihe kid succofs
Wheeler's widow and is interrupted by
I'cte C;orham aud sotue other resters. He
eboots Gorhan through both ears tot
coupling his name with Wiieeler'S widow.
Later ne rescues girl. Nellie, and he's
dad from Goct,am, wouuding Pete again
The oir; in spite Of her belief the Kid IS
an imported Texas killer, warns him the
restcrs viii kill him. The Kid warns Car
nrr t!,e tiesters are planning an attack on
the poote outfit He meets Jess Markell. a
Texan who is boss Of the Poole wagon
crew.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
The kid tilted his head in response
to a nod OF two, and took his place
at ore side of the group-the- right
side, which left his gun arm free
ard gave him clear path to his
horse.
Babe left him, goi1g on to ti1e house,
where he knocked ON door.
Babe was long time in the house.
Feared like he must have right
smart to say to the Old Man. The
kids feet grew tired, standing there
1eaning against the fence, but he didn't
sit down.
Another man rode up, some foreman
Or other. He told them to feed their
horses and stay for dinner, and the
group stirred and went off to attend
to their mounts. The kid loosened the
saddle on Pecos and Babes horse, slip
ped off their brides and turned them
Into the corral
Babes voice calling out some care
less remark to the foreman came to
him at last, and ever at the log house
beyond the cottonwood some one was
pounding on a tin pan to say dinner
was ready.
Men were already splashing at the
wash basin on the bench outside the
door when the kid came up. Babe emp
tied his basin with fling Of soapy
water into the bushes at the end OF
the house, gave the basin to the kid
and went inside, but stopped just in
side the door and stared back over his
shoulder at the kid as if he were ex-
pecting something.
The kid dipped water from the big
bucket standing thete-gently, lest the
so.ash should drown some little sound
iia ought to hear; some little sound
Babe was listening fer, there inside
tie door.
Somebody coming across the yard,
rait;ing kinda slow and careful. Hun
cry men don't walk that-a-way to
thejr dinner The kid took out his
little black pocket comb, unfolded it
and leaned 70 the wavy mirror III its
cheap frame. fe looked within and
with his left hand he drew the comb
through his thick, wavy locks that just
:aissed being red. Babe was still stand
ing Just inside the door, still looking
out at the kid, waiting for him; wait
ing for something else too.
But even though Babe stood there
waiting, he jumped when the kid
wt.irled and fired.
The kid ducked past the window and
t,.en backed slowly. keeping close to
the wall. His yellow right eye had
the cold glare of tiger, as he watched
the men rushing out to see what had
happened Twenty feet away, a man
steadied himself and reached back
ward with his left hand, and the kid
saw and let him get the gun before
he fired again. The man dropped the
second gun and stood there, holding
two bloody fists out before him, star
ing from them to the kid.
"Yo'all stop wheah yoah at" the kid
said to those at the door, and they
halted on the broad step.
''['ll Kill yo'all fob this, Tiger Eye
Reeves y raved the man with the
bloody fists.
"Yo' KANT" the kid replied in his
nielodioas drawi. "Yo'all nevah will
shoot no noah, Jess Markell"
Fer Gawd's sake, Tiger Eye" cried
Babe from the step. Whats if all
about? You said you didn't know
Jess"
81 nevah did say I don't know Jess
Markell. [ said men easy drop theah
Texas names avn the trail up heah.
I nevah did say l don't know that
tobo'
Cit i'm boys!' raved Jess, hold
ing out his two shattered hands.
That's Killer Reeves youngest boy
and the worst of the lot! Look what
he done to me"
81 nevah do bust down hand les
sen theahs a gun in ii" the kid said,
What yuh pull gun on him for,
JESSE" The foreman walked scowling
toward the wounded man. "The kids
dead. right You lad your guns out
when he shot.
Hes Killer Reeves son, didn't |
tell yo'all? His pap killed my pap,
that's why"
"Yoah pap nevah did draw quick
cncugh,' the kid reminded him.
He's a damn killer and the son OF
killer! !" raved Jess.
Il don't nevah shoot man in the
back, like yo'all tried to do" the kid
said coldly
walter Bell himself came with long
14.,r,, sto,s from the horse