Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-01-28

Thus these two range-riders meas
ured each other.
You're not drunk" replied Rock.
"How's 1t you insult a married wo-
man on the street?"
is tibet any OF your bizness?"
1T shore is. I'm an old friend OF
Any Dabb's. Rode for her husband.
I'm his friend, too"
All right, Rock. | apologize" re-
turned the foreman, readily, though
resentfully. But honest TO God, 1t
shore amt because | think | ought
to-"
'she plump surprised me-made me
sore"
mo wonder. II you thought bad of
her" rejoined Rock, feeling his way.
This man could be talked TO. "Reck-
on you don't know Amy well. She's
a lonesome and unhappy girl. She
a good -lookin' and lnterestin' cow
boy. And afterwards she got to
thinkin', remembered she was mar
ried and made up her mind next time
to Gu you. Now. tell me square,
don't you think II was kind of low
down to brace her. right on the
street,"
Rock, I reckon 1t was, If she's
what. you seem to think" responded
Peoples, staring hard. "Shore you
know more ABBOTT me than | do ABBOTT
YOU. II amt a very square deal all
81 would take your word, If you
shook on It," replied Rock.
wall, / guess I'd take yours"
All right, Peoples. We're get
tin somewhere" said Rock. more
heartily. 1t always warmed him to
be taken seriously when he was I'm
earnest. I'll give you my word, con
4 fiHnnftn1xr Tr4 49, 4 -.
Dabb. Only want to help her, before
It's too late. And more. / am darn
good and awful sweet on some other
girl"
much obliged for your conf
dence," responded Peoples. 'Tll ask
Amy's pardon"
We can shake on that, anyway"
Now Peoples, tell me why you were
lookin' for me2"
"Easier'n your ether cracks" re-
piled Peoples, laconically. Il kept
hearin' ABBOTT you come back an went
to ride for Preston. Tibet made me
curious, an | reckon | Jest wanted
to meet up with you an see for my
self. Rock, do you know one of them
queer range shadows Is creepinlover
the P~restons?'
I've heard So" replied Rock,
gloomily. But I'm hopin' this one
win blow over"
I'll buL IL II uOGSn til 1T
clouds up black-you're shore goin'
TO get rained on. cowboy" said Pee
pies, with dark significance.
My job Is bossln' the younger
boys, the twins and AL. / know for
a fact that it's two years and more
since Preston made his younger sons
do n Of the butchering work"
THE hell you say!" calculated Pee
Piles. An now ABBOTT your connec-
ton with Preston. Speaks high for
him to have you In his outfit. True
Rock, clean an square range-rideri
Rock, II Preston keeps you out there
it's a safe bet he is rustlin' an will
take my hunch for what It's worth.
As I'd take yours. . Grab the girl an
raise the dust away from Sunset
Pass. For If anything ever comes of
this deal-as | suspect-an' you're
still with Preston in any capacity, /
swear / CANT see how you'd ever
square yourself on the range"
Trueman Rock strolled to his hotel
Ash Preston was In town, hiding. Al
had confided this bit of iismaying
news.
Darkness had long set In when he
left the hotel. Rock tried his dis
guise, voice as well as suit and mask.
upon the clerk, Clark the proprietor,
and the porter. They had no recog-
nized him; wherefore he headed to-
ward the town hall, treadlng on air.
Rock ran the gauntlet of merry
jests, to the entrance at the main
corridor Of the hall. Two ~placards
struck Rocks eye. One read: No
Admittance to Anyone not in Mas
querade. And the other sign, larger,
read: Check your Hardware and Bot
tie.
"Howdy, gamDler!'' greeted the
sheriff. "Scuse me while / search you.
Mrs. Dabb's orders"
His second slap at Rock located
the gun under the long coat.
A girl. slight of stature. passed
Rock to peer at him with challenging
eyes, disguised IL not hidden by a
red mask. Her costume was Spanish,
gold and black, very graceful and
pretty. She passed on, and Rock for
got her in his growing, searching
gaze for some one he would know the
instant she appeared. What would
Thirty wear?