Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-09
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VA, iIlenu, the string Is tibet ]
want to locate you. Bend over here,
so can get your ear,"went on HAYS.
conhdentially. and when Wall had
complied he said: Il run true to form
today when held up tibet stranger.
but IL was a blunder, considerin' the
IRON | nave In the fire. Now, listen.
Lately I've got In with a rancher
over here In the Henry mountains.
hes an Englishman with more money
@tfian sense Bought ten thousand head
or cattle an a lot Of bosses. There's
some tough cowboy outfits over there.
an more'n n real rnstler outfit.
Wal, this Englishman-his name is
Herrick-got the ldee OF hirin' all the
hands available. cowpunchers, range
riders, gun-toters an plain out-an'-out
Dad men. An to throw this select out
ut agin the whole country. What do
you think of that idee?"
Original. to say the least. But not
practical. unless he can reform bad
men," replied Wall, much interested.
wal, exactly. But I'm no con-
cerned with the practicabillty of II.
Herrick took a shine to me, made me
what he calls his superintendent. an
sent me all over lookin' for hard
shootin'. hard-ridin' men. An that's
how You happened to run into me.
call 1t good luck for us BOTH
You've taken me for one Of the
n~ard-shooting, hard-riding kind, Ell p
wal, | want you In nv outfit" "a
sumed Hays. 4Brad didn't cotton to
you, | seen first off. But he's a rum
thrower himself. All the same he's in
my outfit an | reckon you might get
along. It's Heeseman who sticks In
my craw."
"Heeseman. Who is he7s
-Heeseman Is the rustler OF Dragon
Canyon. None of the ranchers even
round here know tibet, but | know It.
He's got q small outfit. but shore
enough bad. An In some way he got
wind OF Herrick's scheme. Darned II
ne didn't pack over to the Henrys
with his outfit an start ridin' for
him.
"Heeseman saw the same opportun.
ify as your" queried Wall, quietly.
Wal, yes. ! was comm to tibet. 70
sumed Hays, gruffly. Il got the upper
hand, though, an I'll be the boss.
Thet11 lead to friction. ThereT be
two factions one or later, an the
sooner tibet fight comes off the better
I see. Less of a division of spoils..
Wall, I'm no rustler." snapped
Excuse m /. II 1t isn't impertinent.
may | ask just what you are?"
Ever hear Of Henry Plummer7"
Cant remember II | did"
Wal. Plummer flourished some ten
IN more years ago, first In Montana
q later In Idaho. He was the great
st robber the West ever developed.
educated man OF good family, born
o the East But the gold fever called
n he was not the kind of a mar to
lig. he operated on the placer mines.
vas an officer OF the law while he was
cad or the biggest robber gang the
ever knew. From Bannock To
ewiston he kept the miners. the
the Wells Fargo In terror for
ears . Wal, | seen Plummer I
/ was one OF his gang. 4
Dung man then In years.. 8
Thanks for the confidence, Hays" s
Wall, In surprise. "You must
ave strong interest In me to tell D
lat" q
Shore have. But / don't care to
{ classed as a rustler.n r
Too low down, eh7"
1T certainly amt any two-bit cat n
e stea1n. However, thet's not
e point between you an me What v
want to know is, will you take a q
b In my outit7" "
THAT depends, Hays" returned 81
all
Any scruples about it7 Remember. a
come clean with you" i,
mo. | broke Jail In Cheyenne \,
what was you In for?' In
Shot 4 man. They were goin' to fr
ng me-" ~
"Ahuh. Was tibet squareY'
Il didn't think SO. Had N bin hs
> jailer to get OUT m
When was all this, Wall?r M
Some years ago" IN
An since then7" oil
Been shooting my way out OF one |
n after another"
Much Obliged" replied Hays. feel "a
,ly. wall, you're a hunted man. 70
u're broke. It's about where YOU be
the DIVIDE ac
One more question. What bout tn,
Herrick's family7"
Wal. he amt got any" rejoined AZ
w. we heard somethIn' about 1 70.
Ter comm out, but she never II
ned up."
Sister7 It'd be a hi Of 4 note Ii Ja,
did, us