White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-04

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wrist, his hair rumpled and. his
bronzed features dust-smeared, his
shirt torn half off his back, and
breathing hard and fast, he stood
cycling the crowd and raised his
voice in loud clear drawl: d
IF the calf that just beloved for
milk isn't too much of a coward to
walk down here, Ell agree to bottle
feed him with quirt."
There were a few applauding
laughs, many murmurs, and:a gen.
eral feeling of uneasiness. among
the spectators.
Suddenly from the midst Of a'riot
of men talking at the end OF the
grandstand near Jane came a clash
Of angry, voices. The next instant a
bald-headed man with keen gray
eyes. and dyed mustache, scatter
ing onlookers right and left, pushed
his way out Of the gathering crowd
and, stretching out his arm; yelled
at the three Circle Dot .eowmen
standing on the track beside the
contrite pony. "Look-a-here, Texas"
yelled the bald-head. reckoning.
"Come here, you! You too, Lefever!
Quick" t,sa
tits Jake spotts," said the ex-
cited SAVOY. "Come ON. boys!'
With Lefever, and followed by the
wrangIer, SAVOY hurried to the
irate BARRIERS side.
"There's. the skunk that yelled"
cried SPOTS, almost beside himself
as he pushed the 'wrangler. forward.
and pointed, :, ".That. ye1lew-faced
skunk right there, Barney Reb )
stock! - -:
you're a liar,"l shouted the man in
accused, a slender 'shrill-voiced,
sharp-faced ranch hand. Il never
did It," ~. $780,. ;'.,.
"A long-haired. mild voiced Indian
standing near him spoke up: Yes,
you did. stood right behind YOU
Jane. was. sitting, SO close to the
alteration she, could have touched
the nearest man. She rose in alarm
DR.. Carpy pushed her to his other
side. She heard SAVOY thunder, "No
more Iyin',. Barneyl There's two
witnesses"
" That was almost all she could re-
member. There were few more
sharp words. Then the dusty wrang-
Ter, shortening his quirt, sprang at
Rebstock, knocked off his hat with
one hand, and with the other
brought the heavy handle down on
Rebstock's forehead ,t.
There was instant uproar. Nc
Crossen sprang forward Ito. defend
Rebstock. He was too late. His
hand Slipped to- his gun holster.
Carpy, Jumping up, stood almost
over the brawlers. "Hold on. there /!
Hold ont" he Numbered. "The first
man. that draws gun here. I'll run
out of Sleepy Cat!" !.
DR.. Carpy was the only man in
sleepy Cat VINO could nave QOne IL.
But his word was the last word in
Sleepy Cat. No one cared to face
his wrath. He turned to Jane. Don't
be frightened girl. It's all over"
Cheers greeted the wrangler Nas
he walked back with his cronies to
where the contrite pony stood on
the track. Although his attire was
in much disarray, his manner put
his hearers perfectly at ease. II
know" he said, to those who had re-
turned to the grandstand, and pat
ting his mount, "that this generally
well-behaved little Texas pony is as
much ashamed of his conduct as I
am, and I know he would like to
apologize!"
He had the crowd with him. While
they cheered, the wrangler remount-
ed, cantered leisurely up the track
and down, and brought the gelding
to halt in front Of DR.. Carpy and
Jane Van Tambel. Patting the pony
affectionately on the neck with his
left hand, and speaking softly, the