Carbon County news., 1937-12-24

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with a shotgun is kind of unusual;
it makes you think the same killer
attended to all three. And it's easy
to see, too, how Magoon might have
been a kind of a distant witness.
Suppose Magoon was riding along
with Flagg, who didn't know him
very well. Pretty soon Magoon sees
some local coWInan coming toward
them. Magoon doesn't want to fall
in with any local cowman, on &C.
count of the business he's in. He
splits off and kind of hovers in the
distance. In case like that, him
not getting out of sight soon enough
would just be suicide for him. Who
ever killed Flagg would figure he
had to kill Masoon before be
talked" ": .>.s-
did you see Val Douglas at Pah-
ranagat?"
mo, he wasn't there when l was.
But he's been back here, tonight,
since I been here. He said Pahran-
agat was where he was. Well, !
don't know; didn't see him there.
And according to him he couldn'
get any trace Of Bob Flagg."
"Is he here noW?"
"EIe pulled right out again. No.
body's here, but me and that old
woman that cooks. She claims the
sheriff come in and took Horse Dunn
to Inspiration, about an hour before
got here. Tulare Callahan come
in with Horse; they was pretty
much worried over where you was,
Marian. Tulare saddled up again
and rode out to see if he could find
out where you had went Later
Steve Hurley come in, and he's gone
looking for you too. So naturally
Val Douglas, he figured he'd have
to make as good a showing as any
body did, and he tlightailed. So now
the whole "a is out hunting for YOU
what of 'em isn't in Jail"
''Men make me so mad" Marian
declared. IT have a good notion to
60 riding out looking for them, now,
just to make the picture of idiocy
completed"
Coffee looked as if he wouldn't
put it past her. "oh, now, wouldn't
go and do that, child"
Coffee" Billy said, lone other
kind of funny thing happened, while
we were out. That hombre that shot
at Marian the other night-he took
another try"
''Damn!" said Coffee. HE come
cIose?"
''Killed her horse. got nervous
and let my own pony get loose, and
he starnpeded. Later we had to
come back on mule Magoon had
tied up, and a horse he stole from
the ga
Old Man Coffee turned slowly and
for few moments studied Mari
ans face. 'Uh huh," he said at
last
There was a silence. "What do
you think of it?" Marian said.
Il think" said Coffee, ''you bet
ter turn in."
Marian rose slowly. II suppose
you're right-I've made enough
trouble for one day, haven't II"
When she was gone Billy Wheeler
took her place on the step beside
Old Man Coffee. Well, we're slow
ly learning thing or two" he said.
"God knows where this thing leads
to; but it ought to lead some place
pretty soon."
Old Man Coffee knocked out his
pipe, lreflled it again, and struck a
new light. In the flare Of the match
his bony old face looked more grim
and more sardonic than ever. "It
amt going to lead me. no place.
It's led me far enough. I'm
through"
Wheeler did not argue this. Twice
before Coffee had made such hollow
threats; he did not believe the old
lion hunter would actually withdraw
now. ..'.
''One thing l didn't tell you about
Bob F1agg," Coffee said. II sup
pose you got right to what I know.
Well-here's little item that's
peach! Flagg-he bumlned his way
into Pahranagat in an empty cow
car"