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’. "Lemme sit down, Captain.
.7 that. lies could
ack. I wouldn't think of
y-not till we reach um .
With that the.door closed behind him.
Blackwell cried out, hurriedly, eagerly.
“Mister O'Connor!"
I) saying good-
’ b a "
BUCKTS head reappeared. What! Have
you educed me ranks al-
ready? I was looking to be a general
k by the time I got back." he complained
w
ll tell you everything-every last
Mr. Cullison-.he's aiming to kill
me 8001'! E5 YOU'VE Q0“?!
. "I've got no time to fool away. Black-
well. If you mean busi-
ness get it. But remember that
whatever, you say will be used against
you "
“I
ll telllyou any dog-goned thing you
want to know. You've‘got me beat. I'm
plumb Worn out-sick. A man can't
stand everything," ,
' nor came in and closed the door.
"Let's have it, then-the whole story. I
want it all: ow you came to now
about this shipment of money, how you
pulled it off, wharyou have done with
it, all the facts from beginning to the
end... .
I'm awful
done up.‘ I reckon while I was in the
5 ..
down. There's a good dinner
tylalting for you at Clune's when you get
t ru" ‘
Even then, tho he must have known
‘ not avail, the man
sprinkled his story with them. The
residuum of truth that remained after
these had been sifted out was something
like this, '
had found on the street a letter
that had inadvertently been dropped. t
was to Jordan of the Cattiemen's Na-
upon them. locked the door. and threw
‘away mas . He dived, with the
satchel into the nearest alley, and came
face to face with the stranger whom he
later learned to be Fendri
invented by the sheepman to scatter the
pursuit by making it appear that the
robber had come from ii distance. As
the street had been quite’ deserted at
the time this’detail could be plau
introduced with no chance of a denial.
Fendrick, who had heard the shouting
of the men locked in the express office.
stopped the robber, but Blackwell broke
away an ra.n‘down 'the alley. The
sheepmsn followed and caught
After another scuttle the convict agnln
hammered himself free.'but left behind
the hand satchel containing the spoils.
Fendrick (so he later explained to Black-
well) tied la. cord to the handle of'the
' bag and dropped it down the chute of 3.
laundry in such ii way that it could later
be drawn up. Then, he hurried back to
thegexpress ofiice and released the pris-
oners After the excitement had su -
sided. ie money
and hid it. The original robber did not
know where. ‘ ‘
Blackwell's second meeting with the
sheepman had been almost as startling
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as the first. Cass had run into the Jaclt
of Hearts in time to save the life of his
enemy. two men 1‘ECO[;'HlZ(’(l each
other anal entered into ii. compact to
abduct Cullison. for his share in which
he older man was aid one thousand
dollars. The lifexiczin Dominguez had
later appeared on the scene, had helped
guard the owner of the Circle C, nnil had
assisted in taking him to the hut in the
ncons where he had been secreted.
Both men asked the same question as
soon as he had finished.
“Where is the money you got from the
raid on the W. & S. omce?"
"Don't know. I've been at Fcntlrlck
ever since to tell me. He's got it salted
somewhere. You're fixing to putme ho-
hjnd the bars. and he's the man that
really stole it."
in this they could not shzike him.
He stuck to it vindictivcly. for plainly
his malice against the sheepman was
great. The latter had spoiled his coup,
robbed him of its fruits, and now was
letting him go to prison.
reckon We'll better have is talk with
Cass," Bucky suggested in :i low voice
to the former slieri .
Luck laughed significantly, “vilhen we
find him." .
For the sheepman had got out on ball
the morning after his arrest.
e'll nnd him easily enough, And I
rather think he'll have 8. good explana-
!i ll, even if this lellow's story is true."
"Oh, he'll be loaded with explanations.
I don't doubt that for 3. minute. But it
will take B. hell of is lot of talk to get
I've got him where
I want him now, and by God! I'll l'l’li1l(8
him squeal before the finish."
"0 , well, you're prejudice ,"
told him with an amiable smile.
"course I am: prejudiced as old wall-
eyed Rogers was against the vigllantes
for hanging him on account of horse
stealing. But I'll back my prejudices all
the same. We'll see I'm right, Bucky."
Bucky
CHAPTER XXV.
BOB TAICES A HAND.
FENDRICK, riding on Mesa Verde, met
l3 Cullison, and before he knew
what had happened found 3. gun thrown
"Don't you move," the boy Warned.
f‘VVhat does this tommyrot mean?" the
sheepman demanded sng
"It means that you are coming back
with me to the ranch. That's what it
means." - '
"What for?" x ‘I
“Never you mind What for.'
“Oh, E0 to Mexico," Cass dung b:i.ck im-
patiently.
moving-picture play,
idiot’! Put Np that g
Silrilly Bob retorted.
enough to be dangerous. "Dont’ you get
the wrong idea. I'lii going to make this
Slick. You'll turn and go hack With me
to the Circle C." .
"And you'll travel to Yuma first thing
you know. Yhu young Jesse James. What
you need is,a pair of i('8lh0l' chaps no-
piied to your hide."
‘‘You’ go home with me, Just the
“You've got one more guess coming,
id
you blamed young
un"
‘lie was excited
"Y0u‘re wanted for the ‘V. &. S. ii.
press robbery. Blackwell has confesed.
“Confess that I did it?" Fendriclt in-
quired scornfuily.
"Says you were in it with hinl. 1 IIln'[
a-going to discuss it with you. Swing
that horse round. on don't any
breaks. or
C. F. ranch
Cass sat immovable as the sphinx. ire
was thinking that he might as well face
the Charge now as any time. Moreover.
he had reasons for wanting to visit the
o with a trill.
i.hert>,'Il be mourning at the
I'll go back with you. but
not under a gun."
"You'll go the way I say." -
"Don't think it; I've azilvl I'll go. That
settles it. But I won't stand for any gun-
play capture."
"You'll have to stand for it.‘
Fendrick‘s face set. "Will 1'! It's up
bet‘s see you make me."
gaze steadily
cynical.
understand the point of view of his aci-
versary.. Fenorlck. rode into the
Circle C under compulsion of a gun in
the hands of R boy he would never hear
the end of the laugh on h m H
“ 'ou won't try to light out, will you’!
3 l, 1 his 1)
0 mlizei-L2; before had it been milns-ii
the enemy as a prisoner. e
he could not pull it off. F('l'I(ll"il"l( had
declined to scare. had practically lauirha-ii
i of it. The boy had not meant
as a bluff. but Cass knew
him better than he did himself.
They turned toward the Circle C.
"Must have been takinl: lessons on
iiow to bond in gun. You in training for
sh“-m, or are you going to take Bucky's
place with the rangers?" Hendrick asked
LEDGER
with casual impudenco, malicious :imusc-
merit gleaming from his lazy eyes.
very red about the ears, took
. lie was being
n inch (li(l he pro-
pose to compromise the Cullison dignity.
"From
“Hinder if you didn't pull of! tile iv. av sl
raid youself."
Bah writhc-ti impotentiy. fit this R01‘!
5
of thing he was no m:m- for the other. g
Ferldrick. now in tilt‘ lies! of llumors, 5?
planted lazily his orilinml ltklrltsl. ‘go You will looks Ion
Kate was seated on tile porrh sewing 2;; .‘i',,",‘, ""."i3i2'if"ii":llI'ra'
She rose in surp se wlwn her cousin ilin.'-l’imilr oflil Only
and the slieepinnn :LpnHil‘ed. . g E xzssrorume well-i.-limo
viith yingling spurs across the pl. 5- g',,‘;“,,:,, ,,“,',,, ,,,;,,"‘:’,‘,.",',:
viarrl her nob “ as red as a turkei s g ’ eifretrwide cunnelnin-ind
ut Fendrick wore his most dt-vil-may- g 3 gg.Qlym-vzdbelsn-ghg-,;;:'"
crirevinsouclrcnce. gf buttixil,-"rein oi-eeriaae-t
-ii hercs 1'n(-lo Luck, sis? lve brought ,3: V :5, cdmgbn mkmv .,
this fellow back with me. Caught him r.-; , M ..,d,,,,..,.., .i,
on the me ., explained the boy suiitlly. E1. 3; vent-tesrinw-1 . M; “V
Fomlrick bowed rather extrnvagantly E .3; ;“.'."."’,L.""" ,s,;‘.f' , "
(lntl linslieci at the girl a smiling double 3 . 3- inc a.
row of strong white teeth. "lle’s quaiii’:v'- if .;5 d,',ff,';‘1,g:-;:f;"j;.3f;,‘:n‘:m
ing for a moving-picture show actor. , 3'; .up,,ly..,ub"...pp.au;..;ui:t
iiss Cullison. I hadn't the heart to dis- a 2: m min rem-rkahle lovwea
appoint him when he got that cannon """""'“"'“"'
trained on Tlif’. So here I am." ’ '1; :3‘
(ate looked at him and ilrpn let her
aze trayel to her cousin s s mehow gi-
gave the effect of judging him of negli-
gible value.
"I think he's in his office, Bob. l‘ll
go see."
She went swiftly and )lf5‘S('l'itly
father came out. Kate did not return.
Luck looked straight at Cass with the
uncompromising hostility so character-
her
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