The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-23

you know that this town is about
ready to tear you in two? Some of
the boys brought in jeff Brand
wounded. All kinds of rumors are
going around. They say these Tex
ans have killed eight or ten settlers
in the hills back of Lee Hart's
place."
1--WE were among those present
when JEFF was wounded" Larry told
the editor. a
''You mean you were with this
bunch of Texas killers?"
mot exactly with them," Larry
explained. "They were trying to
collect our hides. Cal saved Brands
life-dragged him into the cabin aft
er he was wounded"
Over his spectacles Garvey's eyes
searched the face of the cowpunch-
er. ''Is this some kind of a story
you're making up?" he inquired, his
thin voice sharp. Brand was
brought in only ten minutes ago,
and | haven't heard the facts yet"
Larry told the story of their ad-
ventures for the day. Garvey's eyes
cleaned. Good for you," he said
'Since you have broken with Ellison
and his crowd it ought to fix you up
with your old friends, as soon as /
can get the Gazette out with the
story. They will be glad to shake
hands and make up. But think you
boys had better get out of town as
al
know your new position
"We haven't taken any new posi-
tion," Terry answered. 1--WE stand
just where we always have. If we
catch any rustlers fooling with Dia-
mond Reverse B stock it will be
good night for them!"
That's all right, but I wouldn't
talk that way round here yet a
while"
1--WE came in to see a cattleman
about buying bull for the new firm
of Richards & Terry" said Terry.
Probably he has been waiting for
us all day at the Holden House. We
wouldn't think of going without a
confab with him."
well, I'll bring him down here
I'll not have you crossing the court
house square. Some fool would prob
ably take a crack at you"
Terry discussed the matter of
sending kilograms to Washington to
induce the President to order troops
from Fort Garfield. Garvey admit
ted that he thought it would be a
good idea. Before morning, he told
them, four or five hundred armed
men would have left town to engage
the invaders, and as many more
would pour in from the ranch coun-
try to join them.
''I'll sign with you," Garvey said.
Inside of thirty minutes the ap-
peals for troops were on the way to
Washington, and the story was
spreading through the town that Cal
houn Terry had wired the President
to send government troops to fight
with the big outfits and their hired
Texans against the settlers.
Garvey brought the cattleman to
the office from the hotel, and inside
of five minutes of his arrival Terry
and his new partner were the own
ers of an imported pedigreed Here
ford bull. The editor lowered over
them while the bargain was being
struck, like an anxious hen with one
chick.
"All right" he sputtered. Nov
you've made your deal it's time to
get out of town, Calhoun"
But they had waited too long. An
irruption of angry citizens poured
into the office through the front door
to ask Garvey what he meant by
signing a telegram requesting that
troops be sent to help the invaders.
''It had Lane Carey's name on it
too, and that scoundrel Terry's,"
Lee Hart yelped.
Horace Garvey felt goose pimples
run down his back. The Diamond
Reverse B men were in the shad-
owed semi-darkness back of a press.
They had slipped out of sight as
the first of the group showed in
the doorway. But at any moment
they might be discovered.
well, now, I'll explain that" he
said nervously. First off, Cal Terry
isn't in with the big outfits any long
er. He has broken with them. I'm
writing an editorial now for the next
issue of the Gazette dealing with
that. Let me read it to you."
Read nothing" Hart snarled.
We've done asked you questions.
Answer them. And tell us how much
Ellison paid you to throw us DOWN."
you're getting this all wrong,
Lee" the harassed editor insisted,
his voice shrill with excitement.
Maybe you don't know that Cal
saved jeff Brands life today when
these Texans had him lying wound
ed on the ground"
"Who told you that fairy tale?"
demanded a rough, unkempt hester
who had a Winchester in his hands.
"Why-ask any of the boys who
came down from Black Butte with
jeff"
''Who? Which one? Put a name
to him"
Garvey felt the sweat drops stand
ing on his forehead. He did not
know who had brought Brand to
town.
Il didn't get it direct" he adj
mitted weakly. "But I've heard
talk, same as some of you must
have DONE"
Sure we've heard talk. We've
heard these hired killers have
rubbed out eight or ten of our friends