The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-07

| AN"hehueu from rage Onel
the sheriff. first thing he ad-
vised. And Judge Tyler"
TO he'll with that" somebody
told him. That started others
We know what that1l mean, 4"
yelled another. I'VE don't need
no trial for this business. We've
heard enough Of Tyler and his
trials The disturbance spread.
Men began TO get on their horses.
"Rustling is enough" Bartlett
told them; then he pulled off his
hat and waved 1t above his head.
But by God" he begged. III we
stand here yapping and wagging
our tails till Judge Tyler pats us
on the head. well have every
thieving runaway in the whole
territory eating off our own
plates. / say. stretch the -"
he yelped. And that's not ALL"
Bartlett was piping. TITS not just
a rustler we're after. SIS muir
derer. Kinkaid's lying out there
now, with a hole in his head. Let
that 90, and I'm telling you. men,
there won't be anything safe. not
our cattle, not our homes. not our
lives, not even our women. I'm
for you, jeff" he shouted at
Farnley. waving his hat in a big
arc in front of him. I'm going
to get a gun and rope. and I'll
be back" Farnley raised one
hand. carelessly. in a kind OF sa-
lutte. but his face was still tight.
and twitching. At
his salute the men all shouted.
Bartlett stirred us, but Farnley,
sitting there in the sun, saying
now stirred us even more.
Candy said. you're wasting a
lot of time. Whoever you're after
has made five miles while you ar
gued."
you gotta get guns man
piped. They shot Kinkaid. They
got guns"
Only two or three Of the men
had guns. They called to Farnley
they'd be back and went off after
guns. some of them riding, some
on the walks.
To the rest of us Davies said,
There are only few Of you now.
VIII you listen to me7
IT'S past talk, Davies" a
Duncher told him. you can see
hat" He didn't sound angry.
Yes" Davies said. yes.
guess you're right"
I'm going to have a drink"
Gil said: Il want a long drink"
IF you guys get careful of
yourselves" Fsrnley told him. I'm !
going myself. Don't forget that"
Then he was quiet, too, and Da-
gies started TO talk.
I'VE don't know anything about /
those rustlers. boys" he told us, |
"or whether they were rustlers. or /
who shot Kinkaid Young Greene
there wasn't trying to make trou-
BILE; he was doing what he thought /
he ought TO do. what he was told |
to do. But he got excited; he
was sent for the sheriff. but on |
the way up he got excited think
ing about II, and forgot what he
should do. and did what seemed to |
him like the quickest thing. /
Really. he doesn't know anything |
about II. He didn't see any killer
or any rustlers. He didn't even /
see Kinkaid. He only heard what
Olsen told him. and Olsen was in
a hurry. All that Olsen actually /
told him. when we get down TO |
the facts. was that Kinkaid had
been shot, that they'd found him
in the draw. and that he was 10 |
come TO town for the sheriff. |
That's not much to 60 on.
Then there's another thing. |
It's late now. II II was a gang /
that Kinkaid ran into. they must 1
have gone out by the south pass.
as they did before" He went on /
TO show US that II was twenty /
miles 10 that pass and would be
dark before we got there, that the
rustlers had at least n five or six