The Coolidge examiner., 1935-08-23


son turned me down on n renewal
that ID counted on--and like %
broke me-
"You sure are free handed about
( making a case against yourself 3"
Campo was overlooking a couple
of things" said Kentucky. Its
true that you can show I was broke
by Mason But what about all those
other cowmen that Mason had ia
close down ont To those men Ma.
sons decisions meant salvation ar
Z ruin-exHctly ms TO me. lie could
not carry US all. IN digging up q
reason for me 20 XIII Mason. Campo
only dug up n motive that forty or
hny rimrock coWmen would own
1 to-
Il see shat you're driving at"
said Hopper Maybe Mason did
have such an enemy. or six OF
them. or hfty: the afty of them
weren't having no barbecue at <he
Bar Hook the day Mason was
Z killed e
so gathered" Kentucky admit
T tod. "Eut bear In mind this-if any
one of the atty had been there. he
. might have gun.whipped Mason.
I There's been an awful lot of wear.
T ing of guns In the rimrock the past
ten. twelve months. what with
riders hoping for a chance 10 shoot
a coyote. or n rahbit-wlth a -
slug Covmens minds can work
! that way only about So long before
something boils over and busts"
Yes Hopper admitted. Il was
I looking Tor Il all right: but when
1 Il come 20 killing Mason
~He vas right ambitious vic.
tim Kentucky agreed: "buf there
were big reasons for killing him.
too. when you build up pressure
ike that you can figure on au ex.
I plosion. But Il was the gun smoke
in the history. aud the pressure nf
{ the bad times. that wiped out John
Mason--and incidentally Zack sand.
I ers~
And Jim Humphreys and Lee
bishop the sheriff put In.
That's partly true" Kentucky al.
lowed .the killing % Humphreys
and Bishop sure do make up an
angle ~ this thing II took two
T things to XIII OF Humphreys and
( Rlshop-the smoky feeling between
I the brands before Mason's death.
and Mason's death Itself Humph-
reys and Bishop were killed In the
welrdest d--n one-slded range strus
T gle that has ever been seen on this
I or any other range
The sheriff said slowly. "Mason's
F death comes first. BOT don't yod
ever think. Elliot. that I've forgot.
ten the funny look 81 this so
T called range war that's rubbed ont
F Humphreys and Bishop Every body
E knows you've swamped Campo's
range: and Campo's hardly RAISED
T his hand against Il. Ill tell you
plain. Elliot. N Il turns out that
Z Bishop and Humphreys were kIlIs~i
( Ia the kind of shenaniEan Il looks
( Ike. III
bob Elliot Redeemed. - didn't
come here TO talk about range
rights he said. "bui II you want
q showdown ON that. I'm ready ans
lime A. bong a. there's heen cai-
tie on the rim. ur ou ibe Bake Pan
I either. no brand has ever leaned
ans harder against another brand
( than the Bnr iIook has borne down
on the 81 n Campo's pulled In hls
horns. maybe It's because be knows
that the rights 81 the - are going
to BE- backed up for a change
Campo Rarlnni sf,oke for the first
,lme Rights hc said bitterly
Rights 2"
Sheriff Floyd Hopper said angrily.
You're funny one Elliot 10 bring
In talk about rights"
"You said yourself" Elliot an.
swered. the Har Hook has folded
up"
I They sll turned their ewes to
I Campo I.agland: but the hoss o( the
Bar Hook was rolling a cigarette
with slow metlculous care. and be
.&FA ...t ,s.s.s~ghsss. aut nhaam....
I lions
sheriff Floyd Hopper swung res
/ lively In his seat Il can't under
stand IT. he aid Il can't under.
stand H."
You'll understand II now" said
Kentucky I.nes. 4 can tell you ex.
actly why Elliot has thought he
could shove his beef NIL over Bar
Hook range IN full peace aud com
fort
Rob Elliot said III the idea is
TO sit here half the"
let him alone. Bob" Hopper
snapped
Kentucky Jones looked Elliot over
with n cool nnfriendly eye "i'll tell
you another little thing that hap.
peneh tn day Mason was killed. y
he said. Bob Elliot and Campo
Ragland were riding the Bake Pan
range: and II happened that they
met on thar ride"
Where did you get thIs?" Hop