The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-12

the N-l wants Ro hMn@ bne OF
EN- ssys. I see you threw down our
well tripod Jim says. And what II
dldr Well. one word led 20 an
other. and analiy one of 'em says.
'D-n yon. bishop
"Bishopf- said Kentucky.
That's what be called him. Jim
didn't bother TO tell him different
Then all OF a sudden the guns was
out"
who pulled the irx; lronf- Ken.
tucky asked
"Jim did" said Billy Petersen
mournfully "1lm. be fred the FIRST
shot Only. be missed one Of nIe
S fellers made the quickest draw I
ever see or heard tell Of Ills hrst
shot put Jim out of business, I
think. one OF EN- took a throw NJ
me. and the other two poured II into
Jim as be went down. grabbed
out my gun and ! threw a shot some
place. bot I don't know where. be-
CAUSE right then my d--n pony blew
up. lie made two or three pitches
and then be took and run Wild WITH
me FOR two. three hundred yards:
pulled his fool head right back In
my lap. but he just run loco. star
gazing. I got him turned around
II don't know where I was exactly
when all of n sudden he somer-
saulied. forget what vas trying
TO DO right then.
paul Martinez bad come up by
then. and be was shouting at the
other fellers. We threw a few shots
back and forth. but I was behind
the horse then. This-thls leg sure
feels ike something happened to II.
They lifted Billy Petersen OF his
horse and carried him into the one
room log bunk house. Kentucky
hastily built a ere while lee Bishop
cot OF Billy Peiersen's boot
Catch hold Of the top Of the bunk.
Billy he said az last. A siranglinE
CRY broke from Petersen's throa,
as lee Bishop seized the injured
ankle and suddenly ierked back.
ward with all his weight The
poor guy tainted" be told Kentucky
7 don't guess I'll bandage this here
I'LL we get some hot water"
i've got water heating on the
stove"
Give me the mAklngs Say
where did Jean gol"
Kentucky told him briefly what
be had done.
Il guess you done all right.
Bishop said. The old man sure
can't keep from hghting now. From
here out it's pile into them and
pile into them. and pile In again.
All ! ask Is. save me Bin McCord 20
"Jean Ragland Is coming down
here with three more horses. bet.
ter 20 on back and meet her on
the trail. She'll break her neck
sure. rounding those norses down
that trail IN the dark"
Kentucky met Jean Ragland near
the top Of the trail The news that
he had TO give her burdened him
heavily.
How badly are they hur,y she
asked him.
"JIm Humphreys Is dead
she put hand 10 her face and
he thought that she swayed In the
saddle. He dropped from his horse
and went TO her. shoulderins be-
tween the driven ponies
Jean drew a deep shuddering
breath. "why do people have TO go
smashing around. destroying each
other?-
Its bad" he agreed; nobody
likes II any less than I do. But
wen have TO 20 on with 1t a little
way more"
The sheriff ought TO be able
to"
BILLY says himself that Jim
Humphreys fred the first shot.
Range shootings always come In as
self defense. The fight win have
TO go on. / didn't get anywhere
with Bob Elliot today. told him
what was going 10 do. and he said
come ahead with it; and we left II
there"
Jean freed her hand. Her voice
was steadIer now. The house was
searched again" she told him.
Nothing much Is gone"
Nothing at allT"
"All that seems 10 be missing Is
an old .45: II hasn't been ont OF It's
holster for two or three years. To
my positive knowledge. Haven't
you any theory yet, about who keeps
ransacking the houseT