Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-08-18

ihsie. Anu even so Brodle Kept the
ho.sor In his own blood. Boosting that
Ingle's giant companion, the worst O,
a bad lot, was his own father. The
elder Brodie had come from Iceland
had lived with a squaw, had sired the
first Sven" Brodie. And this last
scion of a house of outlawry and de.
prayity. the Blue Devil. as many called
him, stood six or eight clear inches
above Mark King. who was well above
six feet. His head was all face, fiat
tening off an inch above the hairless
brews; his face was all enormous.
double-toothed mouth.
Slowly the big mouth closed. The
shiny blue eyes narrowed and glinted /.
the coarse face Redeemed. Old Honey
cut saw. He began to sputter but
Brodie's loud voice had come back TO
him and drowned out the old mans
shrillings- Brodie ripped out a string
of oaths. demanding.
who told you to come Int You
you"
lie was aiming to kill me- cried
old Honeycutt. dragging and pulling
Mt Kings sleeve. HE was for doin,
for me-like thatt"
tie pointed to the floor. There Law
q heavy iron poker bent double.
you old fool. I'll do you YET
growled Brodie. And you, King. what
are you after?"
Always %truculent. today Brodie was
plainly spelling for trouble.
i came for a word with Honeycutf
not with YOU" King flashed back at
him. And from the look of things
H%oneycutt is thanking his stars that
| did come.
IF you mean anything by that
shouted Brodie ~threateningly, put q
name TO it,
"lf It's a fight you want" said King
sharply. I'm ready to take you on.
any time. and without a lot of p~alayer.s
Old Honeycutt began Siding off
toward the back door, neither of his
v visitors noticing him now as their
eyes clashed.
What come for I'm going to have.
announced Brodie. Its mine. any,
how. more than any other mans
could prove it by law If | ave the
snap OF a finger for what the law
deals out, hit or miss. Was there q
King with Gus Ingle's crowd? Or q
H~oneycutt? No, hut there was q
Irodie' And I'm his heir. by thunder.
mine more'n any man's.H
King laughed at him.
Since when have You been stlldy.
Ing law. Brodie? Since you got back
MS last trip. figuring you might have
! word with the sheriff? / happened
o see you and Andy Parker standing
on the cliffs. | saw Andy 20
,verhoard. What is more. / had a talk
With him before | buried him.
Brodie's big mouth dropped open;
us little blue eyes rounded. and he put
me hand at his throat n%ervously.
"AndF's a liar. always d liar he
aid thickly. But he seemed annoyed.
Then his face cleared, and he. too.
aughed. derision In his tone. "Anv-
he's dead and can't lie no more.
md your word against mine amt
nore'n an wen break. So If your
iosins sheriff gets gay with me I'll
visit his cursed neck for him."
Suit yourself. I've told you already
came for q talk with Honeycutt and
OF with YOU
Then you'll wait until I'm done
nth him." roared Brodie, all of his
rsf baflled rage sweeping back
trough his blood. And now you'l
lear out 7"
King stopped forward just q little,
altering himself and ready as he saw
rode crouch for a spring. 1t was
lst then that both remembered old
Ioneycutt. For the old man, t~otterinc
the opening of the rear door. was
'nftering In q wicked sort OF glee:
up with them hands Of your'n.
wen Brodie. High up an right quick,
iii blow your ugly head off'n your
loulders I"
In his trembling hands was d double.
arreled shotgun, sawed off and doubt
So loaded 70 the muzzIe with buck
Though the thing wavered con
derahfy. Its end was not six feet
Rrodie's head. and both hammers
ere HACK. while the ancient nervous
1gers We're playing as with palsy
the triggers. King expected the !
scharge each second. /
Brodie whirled and drew back. his
&c turning gray. {
Put 1t down. You old fool: put II ]
'wn !" he cried raspingly. "rIl go.n !
The old man cacklef7 In his delight {
I'll put nothin' down. he nnounced 9
ln%mphantly. You set down that |
X 3
Hastily Brodie put 1t on the table.
cried old Honeycutt.
They could hear the air rushing /,
ok into Rrodie's lungs as he came to .
G door and his fear left him. :
III be back. H%oneycutt. don't You +
he growled savagely. "As for \
U, King. you and me amt done. I'll ;
you where there's no old fool to butt !
and I'll break every bone In your 4
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