Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-11-29

other puff of white Something dark
a mans slouch hat-bobbed az. JIm's
rifle, already raised, ,swerved a trine-
cracked. The hat went flying.
The horses came over the bench.
frightened. but not stampeding, and
Mac drove them into the corral. This
was around the corner from the range
Of the sharpshooter of the rim.
Bridges, Keeling on the horse, followed
Mac, who ran out of the corral to
catch him as he fell. Then. rs they
came along close to the wall, Hays
arrived from the other direction.
"Heeseman-with his oatfit-nine In
ALL" hee heaved. They're scatterin' to
surround the roost. But they can't
eross-below us-an' across there it's
out Of range. We're all right.
A bullet thudded into the wall, fol
lowed by the report of a rifle.
duck back That was from some
where else" shouted Hays.
They dove twenty feet farther bach.
Here they We're apparently safe. ex.
cept from the grassy ridge Of the oval
In front, which 1t was unlikely any
sharpshooters could reach in daylight.
After a careful study Jim crept into.
the brush, stirred by a renewal of
firing from the west rim. Wisps of
white cloud, thinning on the light
wind. located the positions OF the
shooters. First Jim peered through
the growth OF brush directly In front.
Almost at once he caught q move.
ment Of q dark object through a crew
Ice In the rim. The distance was great
for accurate shooting at SO small a
target. But with a rest he drew a
coarse, steady aim and fired once.
The object Topped over. A shrill
cry. unmistakable to any man used to
gunplay, rent the air. Jim knew he
had reached n OF the Heeseman
gang, to disable him, ii no more. Next
instant a raking fire swept the brush
on both sides of Jim. He dropped
down into the cave.
Smoky stood there, In the act of
climbing.
They near got me- rang out Jim.
I hit n OF them way oyer whereI
they shot at Bridges. There's a bunch
OF them hid on that cliff to the right
OF he outlet, you know, where Jeff
went up to scout"
Jim, they got us located replied
slocum, gravely.
Sure. But SO long as they cart
line on us In here
They can move all around. Ar
pretty soon Heeseman will igger tibet
men behind the high center in front
can shoot straight In hyar."
They're below the ridge now. Look
sharp, Smoky, or they might ret q
couple Of shots in first
wal, II they do | hope both bullets
lodge In Hanks gizzard."
My sentiments exactly. Smoky.
! saw something shine. Tip OF d rifle.
Right-to the right. 81. AIR
Take the first Teller, Jim -. One
-tWo-three."
The rifles cracked In Unison. Jim.s
mark spfang convulsively TIP, and
plunged down to roll and weave out Of
The man Smoky had shot at
fiat and lay still. Next moment
a yolley banged from the cliff and Il
storm of bullets swept kissing and
spanging uneomfortably close.
Jim slid and leaped to the floor or
cave below. Smoky, by lying
down, lowered the rifles To him, ana
then came scrambling after.
Hays had slouehed back to them.
followed BY Happy.
Jack, gimme Jeff's CUR an belt
said, and receiving them. he
them over his own. Next lie
opened his pack to take out a box of
rifle shells, which he broke open to
drop the contents In his coat pocket
the left side. After that he opened
MS shirt to strip Off a broad. black
money belt. This was what had made
him bulge SO and give the Impression
u ~stoutness, when In fact he was
lie hung this belt oyer \ project
ng point of Mall.
I'm case | don't Git back" he added
An there's a bundle Of chicken-feed
In my pack
There was something gloomy and
'plendid about him then. Fear Of God
n man, or death was not In him
rifle In hand he crept to the corner
N the left and boldly exposed him 4
elf, drawing a volley Of shots from
wo quarters. Then he disappeared.
whats Hays idea?' asked Jim.
"He must know a way to sneak
round IN them"
A metallic, spanging sound accom-
anied rather than followed BY a shot
hen a soddcn thud right at hand
hoked further speech. Happy Jack
ad been cut short In one Of his low
Ihistles. He swayed a second upright.
hen uttering an awful groan, he fell
Smoky leaped to him. bent over.
Dead Hit In the temple. Where'd
net bullet come from?v
1T glanced from a rock. | know the
Dund."
Jim, the only safe place from thet
is hyar, huggin' this corner dc
AIRED Smoky. AN there amt room
1Ough fer the two of usu