The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-05-30
CHAPTER IV-Continued

She said slowly. do you mean that,
kentucky
at stands"
.Then-" she spoke with difficulty
.'you re free to go. Ride out OF this and
try to forget everything that has hap
pened here! Some day | hope to see
you agair; swear that truly appre-
clate what you've done. But there's
nothing more that you can do hero
now"
I'm not so sure OF that he an
swered. TELL me this. Who asked
you to try 10 get that buller out OF
the evidence. Miss Ragland7'
He had failed to surprise her. She
: looked directly at him. and the blue of
her eyes appeared paler like the color
OF clear Ice. and as little revealing
NO one" she answered fatty. Il
wanted 1t for souvenir"
At this suggestion Kentucky could
not suppress chuckle. IF by any
chance that were So" he told her
frankly. that would be far and away
the coolest thing ever heard Of be-
Ing done"
He saw her color slowly. and her
gaze tlckered. but she stood her
ground. "You--you don't know what
you're saying. But--of course you're
right. 1t WIS silly, loco thing TO do;
maybe the worst thing could have
done"
And yet he said gently. you'd do
1t again"
She averted her face abruptly. ut
seems like she said, half to him and
half 10 herself. u ask too much Of peo-
Die. way too much. always"
you've never asked anything OF
me-
i made you carry the bullet away
Cor me-
THAT doesn't count"
She turned to face him. "Then I'll
ask something of you now"
.Rueno'
taking that bullet was fool. crazy
thing to do. You say I'd do 1t agaln.
That's as may be. But now wanr
you to forget that It ever was done.
Do you understands"
That's all right" he agreed; "as far
as that Is In MY control"
-As far as--what do yon menn2"
Il think" he said. that somebody
saw you take 1t.
The man that saw Ii isn't sure OF
what he saw. but he's made sharp
guess He even suspects that you gave
the bullet TO me-"
Her question tumbled out OF her
.How do you know that7"
HE came into the sherff's office
while was there. and he accused me
of having received the bullet. He even
said probably had 1t with me then
which did"
"Who3" she demanded. "Who was
that?'
bob Elliot" he told her.
She turned from him with queer
dull swuylng movement, like little
tree turned by the wind. "Oh, dear
God I" she whispered. Abruptly she
turned back to him. "What did you
say? What did the sheriff do?"
what could say? ! just stepped
Into Elliot and cracked him down. lie
ducked into my left and dropped like
thrown-down rope. The sheriff"
Stop she ordered him. Turning
his eyes to her he was astonished TO
see that her face had gone white With
anger THAT was the worst thing you
could possibly. have donei | wish
wish you'd never set foot on Wolf
Bench J"
He said slowly, y can't blame you
for that But"
The intensity of her anger cut him
off For heavens sake, shut up!
don't want to talk to you now"
She climbed the fence, swinging
over It easily like a man.
'.Wat a minute" said Kentucky: d
sudden quIckening Of his voice arrested
her. Il Just now got an idea. here"
II don't think anything you can say
can interest me" she told him.
This will interest you he said
rrayely. III happen 10 be right"
He had been watching Lee Bishop
ride In AT a walk from the look.over he
had been giving the road to Waterman
Twenty yards from the place where
Kentucky Jones and jean Ilagland
stood, Bishop struck a match to the
cigarette he had rolled. As he raised
the cupned flame to the cigarette, his
horse SHE'D with sharp sidelons whiI