Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-19
CHAPTER xxx


S& show ourselves. We're not exac
popular"
Cautiously they advanced iowa
the town square. A light CLEAN
from the back window of the G
zette office.
Calhoun Terry tapped on the wi
dow and Horace Garvey slew
= round his parch1nent-like face.
v who is it? What you want!
he snapped.
The Diamond Reverse B manage
tapped again. He did not want
r shout his name aloud. Garvey grun
ed impatiently. He peered out of tn
window.
Don't you know 1 keep this bac
door locked with piles of paper il
front of it," he called out. ''Who i
it anyhow? Go round to the from
door,"
Calhoun's face came out of the
darkness close to the window.
"Goddlemighty!" Garvey explod.
ed. Haven't you got any sense al
alp"
He began to haul bundles of paper
from in front of the door. Presently
he opened to let them in and led the
way to a dark corner back of a
press.
Whats the idea of coming to
Round Top after your friends have
pulled such crazy outrage as this
invasion?" he demanded.
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 l
can get the Gazette out with the
story. They will be glad to shake
hands and make up. But l think you
boys had better get out Of town as
soon as you can. Folks don't yet
know your new position"
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
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
hem, four or five hundred armed
men would have left town to engage
he invaders, and as many more
would pour in from the ranch coun-
ry to join them.
"I'll sign with you," Garvey said.
Inside Of thirty minutes the ap-
'eals for troops were on the way to |
Washington, and the story was
preading through the town that Cal
oun Terry had wired the President
send government troops to fight
nth the big outfits and their hired
exams against the settlers.
Garvey brought the cattleman to
ne office from the hotel, and inside
five minutes of his arrival Terry
nd his new partner were the own.
rs Of an imported pedigreed Here
,rd bull. The editor lowered over
lem while the bargain was being
truck, like an anxious hen with one
nick. |
"Al right" he sputtered. Nov
ou've made your deal it's time to
ct out of town, Calhoun"
But they had waited too long. An
ruption of angry citizens poured
to the office through the front door
ask Carney what he meant by
gning a telegram requesting that
oops be sent to help the invaders.
1T had Lane Carey's name on it
o. and that scoundrel Terry's,"
ae Hart yelped.
Horace Carney felt goose pirnples
IN down his back. The Diamond
everse B men were in the shad-
we'd semi-darkness back Of press.
aey had slipped out Of sight as
e first of the group showed in
e doorway. But at any moment
ey might be discovered
you're getting this all wrong,
,e." the harassed editor insisted,
S voice shrin with excitement.
Maybe you don't know that Cal
we'd jeff Brands life today when
csc Texans had him lying wound
on the ground"
Who told you that fairy tale?"
rough. unkempt hester
no had Winchester in his hands.
"Why-ask any of the boys who
me down from Black Butte with
f."
who? Which one? Put a name
him."
Garvey felt the sweat drops stand
6 on his forehead. He did not