Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-02

says, hey. my friend, did he Ieav W
anythin' on your Then the teller ut
an rode on"
III was this speech of Reds that de
cided several things for Jim Wall
1 want to look after my horse
was all he said.
rake him round back to the barn.
I'm dog-tired. Send tibet lazy Jake
after my boss"
This edIfice was the last one On the
street The barn mentioned was
some distance back, at the end Of a
pole fence. Upon turning a corner to
enter the corral he encountered a
loose jointed young man.
Say, are you Jake7" he asked.
You bet" returned the other.
There's a nal out In front who
calls himself Hank Hays. He wants
you to come get his horse. Do you
know himf"
The stable boys reply to that was
to rush of, his boots thuddIne.
Enough said" muttered Wall to
himself. aMr. Hays stands well In
Green River. al far as this outfit is
concerned"
Wall sauntered back and be-
fore Hank Hays and the two lndIvid-
uals with whom he was talking were
aware OF bis presence he had seer
them- They turned at his slow.
ciinklng step. Neither OF the two with
hays was the man called Red.
sHullo, here you air. spoke ND
Hays. i was speakin' Of you. Meet
Happy Jack an Brad Lincoln.
fellers. this stranger to Green River
answers to the handle Jim WALL
Greetings were exchanged. but not
one OF the three offered a hand. To
Wal the man called Happy Jack fitted
his name. The only contradictory fea-
ture lay In his guns. Like Hank
Hays. he packed two. The other, LIN
coin, was some one to look at twice
q swarthy. dark, restIess-eyed man.
who, like Hays and his companion,
mad nothing OF the cowboy stripe In
his makeup.
Let's have \ drink" suggested
Hays.
Don't care ii ! do" responded Wall,
The interior, bright with lamplight.
proved to be more pretentious than
the outside OF the saloon.
The men lined up at the bar. to be
served drinks by Red, who was evf-
IDENTITY bartender as well as proprietor.
Wall missed nothing.
@CowpuncherY" queried Lincoln.
Yes. But I've moi ridden the range
much OF late years." replied Wall.
You've the cut OF it Where you
aimin' for7''
mo place In particular replied
Wall. %gnardedly. Might try riding
here, Ii can get on some OUTFIT
"On the dodge7" Queried Lincoln.
What might you mean by ON the
dodge'2'
Anybody particular lookin' for
your
i daresay. More than one man"
$50 | thought. Friend, TOT have the
cut, the eye, the movement, the hand
OF a g%un-fighter. | happen to know
the brandt
"Yes7 Well, II that's so | hope 1t
isn't against me In Utah.
Here Hays, who had heard this bit
Of dialogue, interposed both with per
and speech:
wall, thet's agin a man anywhere
the West, generally. So many fools
to try you outl But I reckon
a ticket for my outfit"
"Your outit?" questioned Wall.
"Shore. Don't mind Brad. Let's
30 an eat Fellers, wen see
gou later
Wall followed Hays Into a back
-oom. where a woman waved them to
at a table.
At the conclusion OF the meal Jim
Wall had to guard himself against ],
he feeling OF well-being resulting
rom a full stomach.
"Haye a cigar" offered Hays. !,
Don't care Ii / do" /.
"Wall, let's go out an talk before !.
join the other fellers," suggested .
lays They returned to the big room.
I was empty except for Red. who
vas filling a lamp. I
They've all gone down to meet the '
It's overdue now" !
.'Stagel From where7" y
West, SO set easy" laughed HAYS. =
Thet n from east won't gif In fill :
ext Wednesday. BY tibet time You ?
ron't be here"
4No? Where will I be, since You U
aem to known G
You may be In the garden OF Eden, c
atin' peaches" retorted Hays. i"See Y
ere, Wall. you're a testy cuss. Any s.
why you can't be a good
Her n G
Come to think OF that, yes there y
= returned Wall, thoughtfully. $.
All right Thanks for that much. t
reckon | understand You better. K
hat were you, Wall, once upon b
al
Wall laughed musingly. "a country 81
hooI teacher once" ps
Wal I'll be dog-gonedi" ejacu-
ted Hays at do beat all what a iii
an can be, at different times In bis D,
e. But I'm concerned with now. m
4 I'd like to ask You some Ques-