Carbon County news., 1937-11-19

| the peace same as Billy got into
at Short Crick. "
Dunn slumped down in his chair
and went to growing into his war.
like beard. ~ don't believe you
know any more about it than the
rest Of US do" .%t%
"I'n put It stronger than that.
Maybe" Old Man Coffee made
each word separately he ard
someone In this room knows q
whole lot more than I know!"
Horse Dunn sat perfectly still, ex.
cept for his eyes; his head did moi
raise and no muscle Of his face
changed, but his eyes whipped to
the old lion hunters face. After q
moment he said, Coffee, that's one
remark you're sure going to have
to back up"
'T'n say just one thing more.
There's scarcely q man in this room
that hasn't lied to me at least once,
in the little time I've been here"
Horse Dunn sat up slowly, hitch
ing himself square in his chair.
Maybe some Of my boys have been
a little hazy and loose-spoken about
where they've been, and when. No
man knows what he's up against
here. Take Gil, here-the sheriff
mixed him up. And why? Because
Gil would try 70 stand by his side
riders even il he knew every last
one Of 'em was guilty. If you hold
that against him, then maybe you
know dogs-but you're nuts!"
Old Man Coffee spoke past the
pipe stem in his teeth. II suppose
that lets you out, too?" He sat look
ing at Dunn steadily, a little smile
on his face.
Horse spread his hands in front
Of him on the table, as if he would
Jump across IL, and his voice rose
like the voice Of q bull. IF you
say I lied, then by God name what
you meant"
'"To hell with you," Coffee said.
without lifting his voice.
youth either back what you
said" the outraged Horse Dunn
stormed, ''or youth swaller it
whole!" r.,
''That I won't do either" Coffee
said.
q For a moment Horse Dunn stared
at him blankly; then he sat down,
and the flame went out Of his eyes,
giving place to something ugly. II
can't stand for that Coffee" he
said. "You know ! can't stand for
that" -
81 can't help that"
''You don't give me any choice, I"
said Horse Dunn thickly. "You sure
you want to stick to what you said?"
Naturally"
eff you don't want to work with
me-I've got along all right so far,
and / guess I'll be able to 60 on
struggling along. l."
wait" Billy began. ''You-''
''Shut up, Wheeler" Coffee said.
you've acted like you've wanted
out Of this ever since ! got you in
it," Dunn clipped out "AH right
then-you're out! And you can send
me bill for what owe
Old Man Coffee stood up and
stretched himself, a queer smile on
his face. "Just send me d check for
a million dollars" he said. He saun-
tered out into the dark.
For a few moments after Old Man
Coffee had gone out the "a people
sat silent, unable to realize that the
old lion hunter was no longer Of
their number. a#=4
Horse Dunn reused himself. II
always heard he was cracly. But
now he's gone cracked altogether.
/ suppose the old fool won't even
stay the night-he'll 60 sleep in the
brush somewhere. Well, fair
enough! Somebody 60 catch him his
mule"
Two or three Of them moved, but
Billy Wheeler wanted the Job, and
he took it. He held q lantern while
Coffee saddled his black mule. He
knew it was useless TO try to get the
two old men together again, but he
felt that it was one Of those things
that a man has to try. He kept
trying to think Of an angle Of ap-