Nogales international., 1931-07-01
Tenth Lnstallrnent

Bob Reeves, The Kid was nicknamed
Tiger Eye by his trends DOWN i'll the Brazos
country because his 'gun;-eye" was yellow
When his father, Killer Reeves died the
fathers feuds. Reaching Montana he is
forced 60 draw nr Nate Wheeler. al irate
hester In the exchange OF shots Wheeler
drops dead, the Kid later learning that
Bob Garner who had also shot at the
same time, really killed Wheeler
Garner gets the Kid to Join the Poole
outfit as a rim rider. The Kid succors
Wheeler's widow and is interrupted 6y
Pete Gorham and some other nesters- ne
shoots Gorham through both ears for
coupling his name with Wheeler's widow
Later he rescues a girl. Nellie, and her
dad from Gorham, wounding Pete again.
The girl, in spite OF her belief the Kid is
an imported Texas killer. warns him the
nesters will kill him. The Kid warns Gar
ner the nesters are planning an attack or
the Poole outfit He meets Jess Markell,
Texan who is boss of the Poole wagon
crew and shoots him through both hands
Nelies dad is SHIT from ambush and
suspects Babe against his wish. The latter
thinks another hester killed the old man
Babe is wounded by hidden enemies, who
also shoot at Tiger, Eye but miss. Iht t
Kid pulls Babe back INTO the cabin anc
wounds one of the attackers. ;.
Nellie comes tc the cabin secretly to aio
The Kid and the latter crawls through ths
roof and makes plans to escape with tne
wounded Babe at night. H He and, and Nellie
Now Go oN WITH THE STORY
Babes woke up The kid lowered
she mouth organ from his lips. heav-
ing big sigh as he wiped it On his
sleeve and slid it into his pocket.
He sighed again as he rose, hitched
I'D his gun belt and looked gravely
down at her. :.
"Wef all could get outa heah easy if
it was just us two But | KANT leave
Babe. He's beer pow'ful good to me-
Babe has"
"Of course, we can't leave him
They'd kill him sure, and there's been
100 much killing already Well make
it somehow. I--you can just do my
thing. Tiger Eyel"
"Shoah feel like I could. from now
awn," said the kid, looking at her with
shy meaning, and started to climb
. "We1l make it" he called softly down
to her, We've plumb got to make
itp
They did make it. Down the gully
with Babe tied on his horse, insensible
to pain or motion Fifty yards, hun
dred, with the rifles on the ridge bark
ing foolishly at the empty cabin.
The sun went down behind the rim
the daylight was merging into dusk
when the kid forced the horses up the
steep bank
"Say, where do you think you're
goin', Tiger Eye?" Babe reused sud
denly to consciousness and speech
when they stopped beside Nellie's
horse, circling the rock anxiously in
the starlight
Reckon we'll go avn ovah to the
Poole, Babe"
"What you goin' to the. Poole all of
sudden for :" Babes voice sharp
ened. Think you'll beat me to the
bounty? You've got another think
comm. Kid. I'll do the collectin' on
this one"
Don't know what yo'al1 talking
about, Babe" The kid glanced un-
easily toward Nellie. I'm totin yo'all
ovah to the Poole, account of that bull
let hole in yoh side"
You're a damned liar |" Babes
voice was abnormally loud and dis
tinct. Nellie, mounting her horse,
reined close to listen. You're goin'
to try and gyp me outa my money for
old Murray. You can have the pay
for gettin' Ed Murray, if you want to
be on the grab, but I'll be damned if
you're going to collect for the old
manp
ooh, you-you fiend!" Nellie forced
the words out through her clenched
teeth. "Paid killers, both of youP
"Ain't paid yet, but I'm sure as
hell goin' to be. Damn right" The
febrile strength that had upheld Babe
for minute began to ebb. He swayed
in the saddle. DIRTY worle-and it's
money talks. in this neck. uh the
woods. Damn right I'll be paid
Tiger Eye amt goin' to get the best
the best of me-he can't" His head
lolled on his chest then, as his body
sagged against the ropes that held him
in the saddle.
"You killer" Nellie jumped her
horse toward the kid.
She had pulled her quirt from the
saddle horn, and she struck him across
the face; swift, slashing blows which
the kid never felt at all, save in the
heart of him. He just stood there in
the starlight and held the frightened
horse quiet, while the quirt he had
given her left its mark on neck and
shoulder and cheek.
"And I trusted you like fool-and
thought you were goodp With one
final blow her arm fell to her side as
if in despair at ever wrealing venge-
ance upon him. Shoot me now, why
don't you? I'll turn my backl"
"Yo'all's crazy as Babe" The soft
drawl of his voice had chill. "Yot
brothah was shot befo' evah came
into the country. 1 nevah did kill .
man in my life-but I'm plumb
tempted to right now, lessen he's daic
already"
"Why? Because he gave yot
away?" Her voice shook with stub.
born rage.
"Yoall knows bettah than that, Mis-.
Murray. Yo'al1 knows in yoh owr
mind I nevah hahmed a livin' SOUL
He leaned forward, staring up into he,
face with cold intensity that thrilled
her with something like fear. "Bu