White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-08-04
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flying wild an black eyes snappin' at
you like live Goals. But what you say
goes with me- II she hadn't been
there both ways from the ace she sure
would have let you die the day of the
rookus. Funny about women, how
they tangle up the lives of he-men.
When we was out on Tin Cup the
other day Yves Tapscott got to talkin'
about Dad an Matt Stark. We was
breakin' camp an I was loadin' the
crossbuck. He got to joshin' me while
was fixin' the lash rope to throw the
diamond hitch an somethin' I said re-
minded him of old days. Seems that
Dad an Matt usta run together when
they were young. They skylarked a
heap in Dodge an Hays City an Den
yer when they were out with trail
herds. Seems they both fell in love
with the same girl an that busted
their friendship wide open"
The older brother nodded. "Jessle
Farwell her name was. She married
Stark"
ut would be right funny If this Julia
Stark was to put an end to this feud
after her mother started it before any
of us were born"
The brooding eyes of Wilson were
not focused on anything within range
of their vision. He made no comment
on what his brother had said, but his
mind was full of it. Why not? Surely
the thing she had done made it i'm
possible for the McCanns to pursue
the feud, to fight for hair-line rights
bitterly and savagely. She had cut the
ground from under their feet. If there
was any generosity in them they would
have to abstain from hostility even
though friendship was not practicable.
"Do you reckon they're liable to
push the case against you for KILN
Matt Stark?" asked Ign presently.
Wilson was out on bail furnished by
his father. He had been formally ar
rested by the sheriff, even though it
was understood that no conviction
would be possible in Arizona after
Stark had given public notice that he
meant to kill young Mccain on sight.
II don't reckon" Wilson replied.
"They haven't got leg to stand on
and they know it. Even if l had killed
him I was justified"
"Who did kill him? You don't reckon
any of our boys could of done it and
be holdin' out on u.s.
mo, don't. I'm not guessin', Lyn-
not out loud"
Lyn suddenly sat up and listened.
There had come to him down the wash
the sound Of a horses hoOf striking
stone. Presently voices drifted to the
two in the grove In a feud country
it pays to watch travellers whose in
tentions have not been declared. Both
of the McCanns reached silently for
their rifles.
Into view rode Carl Gitner and Jas
per Stark. They crossed the dry river.
and passed into the desert landscape
of light and color and air. The Me-
Cams watched them go.
1t was Lyn who spoke first. "Im,
wonderin, Wills" he drawled.
"Yes,''
whether if those beauties had been
here and we'd been ridin' across the
river there we'd still be good insur-
ance risks"
"One of us anyhow wouldn't; likely
both Of u.s."
Both of us. They'd never a-let me
get away to tell it. It's cinch they
wouldn't. That's one trouble in, deal
ing with scalawags like them! You;
can't play the game their way, an it
don't make an even bet"
Presently Lyn resaddled' and they
took up again the sandy road. They
rode into Mesa and drew up in front
of Basfords emporium. Public. opinion
sat on the porch in session. Simp,
Shell was there as usual, fat and over.
flowing. Basford lounged in the door
way. Doctor Sanders held down the.
top step, his back against post. In,
a. chair tilted to. the wall, loungedi
Curt Quinn, just in from, his, ranch.
Simp was talking, guardedly..
course. dom know thing but what
Hank told me: He got this antony
nous letter an he went out an had ~
talk with her.: She hadn't word to,
say but just one thing: prove it, He
broke. off to- greet the new arrivals.
| LILO, Lynr-Wils! How you maxim
it? We're all mighty glad to see you
live an kfckin', boy. Sure are"
Same here" agreed the recovered
invalid.
How you feeling. wills? Seems to
me this is right long ride for you
to be taking so soon," Doctor Sanders
said.
"Oh, got restless to hear the gents
gossip circle" grinned Wilson. whats
the latest? Don't anything new ever
happen"
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