The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

Some of them horses I seen come
along as colts and branded and rode.
Just follow 'em and remember
they'll be doing what they think Ia
want 'em to be doing"
"You take care Of Old Folks,
Skeets called as he whirled his
horse. "Be seeing you'll"
"Be seeing you'll" Caramba ech-
oed, grinning at Con. "You take
care of yourself, boy!"
He spurred after Skeets and from
the edge of ridge his high yell car
ried to Perch and Con:
h-aiiih-aaaaiiiahl Yeee-pah!"
Happy jigger," Perch comment
ed, grinning. "Well, once was a
young sprout like that, full of vine
gar; interesting to myself and other
folks. Most cowboys don't get old
don't live long enough! But the ones
that do, they ought to look ahead
and figure on owning his own outfit,
yes, sir! No use and no sense OF
ending up like me or old Step"
"Who's Step?" Con asked idly.
"Ain't you seen him around the
place? He keeps to hisself lot.
| Got him i'p adobe alongside some
of the Mex help. Putters around.
He's crippled in one leg account OF
some horse rolling on him, one time.
Step mostly. Gafford's his go-by.
I wouldn't be surprised if old Step
one time rode more high lines than
he rode range. But old as he is, I
wouldn't say it loud!"
They ate the steak and eggs and
fried-apple pies for supper and
played a few hands of mild stud
poker afterward. The next morn
ing the doctor went back to Onopa.
Con harnessed the doctors heavy
black horse to his buggy and asked
about Mrs. Gracey and the boy.
"'The kids all right. Keep him in
bed for a day or two and he'll be
paving the air to get out. But his
mother-it's a matter of her consti.
tuition. If she should happen to take
turn for the worse, Mrs. Tension
will send one of you in for me. III
come as soon as I can"
When the doctors buggy had dis
appeared, Perch suggested that Cor
ride to White Rock Pasture for E
routine look at the horses there. Cor
saddled the black he had ridder
once before. AS he showed his car
bine into the scabbard, Janet spoke
behind him.
eff you'll catch me that sorrel,
she said, "I'n side you. I've jus
got to get out of the house for
while!"
The horses went nose-to-nos'
across the yard and Con opened
gate in the wire fence, let Jane
pass and closed it behind them
Then they foxtrotted out over rolling
range with the hills far ahead o
them. Con looked stonily before him
whats to be done about hunting
/ down Gracey's murderer, do yo1
/ known" Janet asked him suddenly
, "Unless word was sent to you
, brother, and he does something-no
! a thing!"
t From what that amazing littl
: boy said, you have an idea abou
the murderers; who they are"
, monk Irby. Friend of Slash o.
YIELDS. But nothing will be don
: from Onopa. Gracey and Constabl
D Janton were on the outs. He's gla
t that somebody did what he didn
have the nerve to do. He told m
e So"
ST never have thanked you fc
: what you did the other night" sh
y told him abruptly, so that he twiste
s his head to stare. "You know no
a much I thank you for that othe
y time, at our house, for saving m
t from Dud. That was the brave
d thing! Nevil said the same"
e ST never thought about it as beir
brave. It just seemed like one
e those things that'n cause lot
/ trouble, but-need to be done. TIL
must be one of the manadas ahead
;, The bay stallion and his hare
] were crossing a fiat below Their
He saw the riders and threw up
t. head defiantly.
a ''Are those the cowboys from Il
line camp?" she asked.
n ''Don't think So" Con reptile
a staring at the tight little knot of mt
e coming over a rise toward Il
g mares. 81 wish I had a pair
a glasses"
N He rode a little forward and lift,
his hand. They saw him, but can
y, on. One man got carbine out. II
n others made significant motions
0. ward their belts.