The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13
CHAPTER XIII
a Round-UD.

cuffs had not yet had time 10 SUD
side.
"Why, can fix you up with a
room. Sheriff. | would of liked to
of kinda fixed it up some, but that
doggOne Chink is up to the Gold
Nugget playin' the wheel"
"a room with two beds" O'Hara
said.
There's that south room. How
would that do? The one the belted
earl usta have"
Il want a nice, warm, comfort
able room. Brad. the best you've
got in the house" Quantrell said,
with his gay impudent grin. Price
no object. This is particular com
pany you're havin', understand.
Guest of the county"
The fat innkeeper grinned nerv-
ously. He had no intention of
sighting this dangerous guest. Its
a good room, Bob, with a fireplace
in it," he wheezed. We'll keep it
nice an warm. If anything don't
suit you. just hOller.'
Have Charlie cook me some of
that rice puddin' tomorrow, with
lots of raiSins in it. The county
has got to feed me good if | stay"
'Tll sure see you get it, Bob"
mo objection to that, Brad"
said O'Hara. But understand that
orders come from me and not from
Bob. He's just a prisoner. I'd
put him in the Jail if it would hold
him"
Just prisoner, is he?" Guam
trell asked with mock pOlitenesS,
looking down at his slim. long girl
ish hands. An how long will he
be one. Sheriff."
Brad had picked up lamp to
lead the way TO the room. He
stopped TO listen. There had come
the sound of shots, a scattered
fusillade of them.
whats up. do you reckon?" he
asked.
The sheriff turned to Worrall
and spoke quickly. Take Bob to
the room, Steve. Tie him with a
lash rope To the bed. If he tries to
escape shoot him down. I'll be back
soon as | can"
He ran out of the hotel and down
the street in the direction of the
Delgado stable He passed people
emerging cautiously from saloons
and gambling houses. One called
To him.
Whats the fireworks about,
Sheriff."
He did not answer. His business
was to get to the scene of action
as soon as possible.
Some one in the road hailed him.
Hold on there. Not so fast. This
roads closed"
O'Hara recognized the voice of
Amen Owen and pulled up. whats
wrOng?" be asked. This is
Q'Hara."
little gecrp 81 p'-n were stand
ris in the ,"ll IN back Of Owen.
Mccarthy spoke. They tried TO
get t5e H:EseS from the stable.
Four ~ I'm. We yelled to throw
up tE~ts hands an they started
shootin' Course we let 'em have
il, an when the smoke cleared
away two of EN- had lit out. The
other two we got. One of the birds
is ready for Boot Hill. Pankey has
got a pill in his arm"
The sheriff stopped and looked at
the face of the dead man. He rec
ogniZed the man as the cowboy
who had been known as Mac. one
of those who had been with Guam
trell when he rafded the Hughes
place a year or two before this
time.
Pankey spoke up coolly. "D-dead
as a s-stuck shote. Sheriff. Yore
boys drilled him through. Y-yOu
k-k-kinda Out-smarted US that
time, looks like
Some one laughed. Pankey was
a bad egg. but he was no quitter.
, In the current phrase of the time
and place, he played his cards the
way they were dealt him. The
little man walked lame, and would
as long as he lived. He owed that
TO Garrett O'Hara, a memento of
the battle at the Cress ranch, but
he cherished no grudge on that ac-
count. His wound had been given
him in fair fight.
Hadn't been so dark we would
have got Deever, too" said Owen
casually.
Almost too casually. in fact. It
was Pankey who spoke, after a
moment of silence.
"C-ciaimin' they were in this. are
you. Amen? G-guess again, old
timer"
I'VE knew who were in it. Pan
key. Don't fool yoreself about that
An in go6d time we'll round 'em I'D
like we did you an Mac"
You don't s-say," jeered the lit
tie rustler. A liz luck sure goes
to some folks heads"
did they get the horses?" asked
O'Hara.
"Nary bronc." replied one of
the Browns.
Good! You and Baldy stay here
and make sure they don't come
back. Not much chance of that, I'd
say" O'Hara turned TO Owen and
t-IcCarthy. "Wul you have some
one get this body? But first we'll
carry Pankey to the COncho house
il he's not able to walk"
Il can w-walk all right" The
outlaw spoke up.
Good Wenl have Doctor Hcl-
loway look after you" Again the
sheriff spoke to his allies. Get to-
srpfbnr "A dOzpn ooOd citi1ppS and