Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-01-28

the chain" that had been most active
by killing two Of the men- Since they
acted without official authority in the
killing, they kept their lips sealed for
many years. even though any court or
official would have pronounced them
justified without 50 much as a hearing
The story leaked out. but the names
we're never definitely revealed
Suspecting the p~rospectors. who
spent more time riding over the hills
than they did prospecting, the Q
ranchers converted one or two OF their
range riders into detectives and set
them to watch in the Blackfoot section
south OF Dillon.
Early Ia july. a group of three spur
ious looking prospectoTs arrived On the
fringe of the range and we're reported
by the detectives A signal WAS agreed
upon. the riders stationed themselves
ON a high divide commanding a view
OF the range and the -four ranchfrs
assembled ready for action. at d desert
ed cabin on BfacktaiI creek. not lar
from q band of horses belonging TO
one OF the quartette.
They did not have long to wait. The
horse thieves were apparently growing
confident as the result of their success
full depredations and it Wa late after
noon OF the second day that a column
Of smoke rose from a signal fire On the
Blacktail divide Grimiy the four
stockmen. well armed. mounted their
horses and began their pursuit Because
they had stayed a sufficient distance
from the range to prevent any slsplc-
ion on the part of the -prnspect0Ex.
they we're now at least an hour behind
the fleeing band
They also lost a little time during
the night through the difficulty Of fol-
lowing the trail, even by the bright
moonlight. Early the next morning
they reached the first relay camp and
discovering the circles Of tramped-dOwn
grass where the fresh horses had been
tethered, realized what they we're up
against There WIS also evidence that
another man had joined the trio But
another discovery heartened them
the band of StoIen horses had been
allowed to Craze briefly. contrary to the
thieves usual custom. and they be
lieved they could not be far behind
their quarry
In that surmise they were correct
Late that afternoon, from a high div
ide. they saw several miles ahead OF
them q cloud of dust Until night came
on, they were careful to create no dust
cloud OF their own, and they greeted
the protecting blanket of darkness with
fhnx1k Thar wyAyxn 1rNH I'M a
rather well defined trail leading
through timber country.
It was about midnight when they
were suddenly startled BY the sound
of a mares whinny. ahead OF them
Cautiously they d~ixu1ounted and. lead
ing their horses, crept forward In Ieas
than a hundred yards. they came
without warning upon = clearing.
crowded into which werr the stO1en
horses, most OF them lying on the
ground frum sheer weArineSs- On the
far side, they discerned the glowing
embeTS Of = camp fire
Withdrawing into the timber they
tied their horses to trees and In whis-
pers laid their plans The clearing WIS
not large and by ~stationing themselves
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