Carbon County news., 1937-10-22
@ Alan LIE May
WNU Service

Il hear Billy Wheeler like to MUIR
dered guy" said he.
BILLY Wheeler slapped Kid Bend
er with a horse" Dunn said. "You
come all the way back here to
tell us that?"
II thought maybe you might
want to hear the upshot," Tulare
said. 'The sheriff's coming out to
get Wheeler, either tonight or first
thing in the morning. He's going
to throw him in the Jug"
"What's the arge against
Billy?" Horse asked.
assault with deadly weapon"
''Billy didn't assault him with
anythingI"
'The heck he didn't" Old Man
Coffee put in. Didn't he hurl the
Kids horse at him?"
'"The town is full of small-time
cowmen and their professional calf
thieves" Tulare reported. Seems
like every guy in the. country that
has it in for the "a is swarming into
Inspiration. I bet there's 20 guys
that's tried to get themselves made
deputies. If Walt Amos called for a
posse he could easy raise hundred
men,"
$50. they figure to arrest Billy
Wheeler" Dunn said.
''They can't hold him." Coffee
said. IT suppose Kid Bender will
run in Pinto Halliday as a witness,
and they'll all lie to beat the cards.
But what good will it do 'en? Mar
ian was there. Billy's got witness
that can make fool Of 'em in any
court in the world"
Marian Dunn said, almost under
her breath but very clearly, II
can't testify"
Horse Dunn looked startled.
whats that?" he demanded.
II didn't see anything" Marian
said. II don't know how the fight
started. Billy just suddenly jumped
his horse at the other horse, and
it went over backward. That's all
I saw"
Horse Dunn turned to her. He
seemed puzzled, but very quiet.
Marian" he said, didn't you
hear Billy tell what happened?
How Kid Bender went for his gun?"
The girl said, Eyes, I heard him."
"I've known Billy Wheeler since
he had to shin up horses leg to get
on. You think he'd lie to us here?"
''No; didn't say I thought he
lied"
''Then what's to stop you from
backing him up?"
In the girls eyes showed some
thing Billy Wheeler had never seen
there before. Her face was as gen.
tie and lucid as the face Of child;
but though her eyes were troubled
there was a sober strength behind
them as innutable in its way as
the rocky will of Horse Dunn.
II can't swear to something
didn't see."
Horse Dunn looked at her, then
turned away and let his hands fall
in a gesture of utter f1tility. His
eyes turned to Billy Wheeler. ''You
see?" he said. "You see?"
Old Man Coffee broke the awk-
ward pause. Look here" he said.
There's something about this I
don't get. Yesterday you shot Link |
Bender through the arm, Horse,
right before the sheriff's eyes. Moth
ing comes of that. How is it the |
sheriff lets that pass, yet jumps in
with both feet the minute Billy |
Wheeler raises his hand in self de-
fense?"
'You want to know the answer?"
Horse Dunn demanded. ''He didn't |
take me because he hasn't got the
CUTS to take me. What, haul me in
on a charge like that? He knows it
can't be donel What he fails to al
low for now is that the "a will
back Billy Wheeler just the same as
if he'd been here all his life.
When he finds that out you'll see
him drop back!"
''I'm not so sure" said Old Man
Coffee again.
you're not sure? Look at it,
mani"
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