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t TliritSDAV. AN. II. , !jo. thk si'niNCFiraj) nkyvs PAGE 7 Crooked Trails and Straight llv William MacLeod Haine ' ii ll lu. lamia r.,am SYNOPSIS. Pf1 I. I'MAPTI.Il I A,l.a.,l,,tu . (ml less, latin Hi 4 ii , Mutual nij r,ltil b llwiir, in l I nrli am ami li, ilium. Wat.-, I10U1 ti at I i ll y llif I ln.ya, ha-.i.llir liooLr.l in m h-cat- ntralir;( Milvantura lllaHM.amg ot 11 atulrli ln. k 111 III l.Hall f H(iim l. Aim. Hi hand ivlalli, i'ully mnl I, la paMnrl a'aiuia Hi (own. Tti i fl .4. ii:,a anil tiid (imm IS In town m i.m,ilt nf li ni Tl rind tlifll pulaita, iJtaMtstiru nlt ilNV. Mac l kUol ii) ilo him and i inly maul p 1 1 V aHal lir Lata Kl.it una Bill lilln IT tn 'itiiittal J lis msli aliul ll I.Ul'k l.'jlltai.ll. " 1 1 A l-l hit rm It ioitiMi ,11.1 Mi '"hi fiVn.ls, all " l.l. Ii I nit n ii.,i. li, a'i,t i! r1 Win, Ilia iu. ,,,) in, ,,, , !( ,r lnll ,,l ,,mi of liata lln (l.'il I f.J ll V tl.l i,ii. I.LiaTl rfi ai I I! IT I ll: 1.1 ,1-"r.1. J I . 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I .'!'l -i.-t N.. ill 11 llli,ii'IH'i -- -i.,i, I. i ... I, 'n I It th.- S'l r. ! i- I..1-I I ,!,;lli.-i I 'li.i'l,- ! l ' :. l I I"' I'll1 II .-I" M:p Ii.,'. I Ii.ivU ,!'s i.i-i-.i: l l,.- I.. .in tutu fi ' ' v I'-'. ! 'll,.- !,. Ot hllll. With M Tin- p. rr l..li.,' - i-'s !; i. -i lli li.'lrl. J Appcnl.-I tin- si, I,. ,, lii" : i i.i rl'lnr. I liiin r.H'in : A ..i,i.-iiiu'i-l w r. 'i.i l f..!i.. nl. :ill..-. 'In- -II..I- :i ! -li i I.i- '"!' ..i s,', i, 1 1 h'.iil i ;i. .fi. 1 1 ; IN ..III 'Ii s... II II" siting I lnTP I.' f;.tli ttnl'K. S :!! K :l I I 'll I i . s ii rnsp . I,ini,. I '! 1 1 r I- l'M.,. lilV 'i..li'.I lil' mi. I ii.n;:!ii iiml t .v.. ( " f-1 I W 11 I,.' I I" I, ! Is , Ill his hie ll ' V ''ill' th'li tool; hi- hi'-. till. I In n In I :i I in I .-ll I. Nl lIUIli: I'lll'l- li"!- -I ami Kin- ' it s,. :i ', . i .- t , hi'si. "Iud hm l'oiip lo un'i'l you. We've lii'iinl hIioiiI whiii hiii. iipiipil DiN morn- Ink'" Hit fii'lnT mnl MhIoiipv pntcri'il the 1 room. CiiIIIhoii wriiiu his Iminl. i "Uliiil to spp you, hoy. Yoii'rp In luck Dint pmnlrt 1 i t not bhoot you . "You'ro In Luck That Convict Didn't Shoot You Up " up whfin he hml Dip chance. SiiiruncliP Is sure biicxlni; this tnn'nlnu Willi Di way you Htond up fur him. 'J'hHt lit tle piny of yours will help with the Jury lu Septoinlier." Curly thnnked Idm for roIdk hull. Luck flxod hln steel-spuked e.ves nil Mm. "Hy what Ilck telln ni you've more thuii Hquared tliut uccouiit." Kulo expluliied In her soft voice. ' 1 " r i w m "fMik ti.1,1 us why yen went up to I ml f 'nw'a creek." "Mini I limlu't a thine to do, no ! Just inn hi Dure. Sum In town with iih1. We're rnniiiliiK lo(f'l Iht." "h, r n k iih- in him," Knt rrh'il. "N'iiI Just now, lumpy," her f.itluT iil'l cciilly, '"I'liW ynilliK limn Iiln tin in (. on Ki,ini.,iiik', or hi I fin In rril fri.m hl frUnil I in vis." I l;tiit ii ii lulil his nlnry, nr M 1 1 of It ilml niili hi'Hr N'IIInk lnf.iri' h trlrl. Ili i;lnm.i ovit hl nr-cmifil of ihc ill. I hi I Ii tn ul the hur' rmirli, hut h Hllll till IIP klll-W nf I .H III H l.llllll.lll Hint Iht liiN-ri-st lii Sinn, lint It as wlii-ii In ri lnti whnl hi (mil In-nrd Ht Chiilk fyv'n ilrne tlmt Dip Inlcrt-st Krcw iiinol tPlitu. I.IK-Ii's pcs hurtx-il like llp cnnls. 'flip rnlnr fmli'il frnm Dip fine nf his ilmiKliti-r N't Hint hiT lips ! Kiiiy hi tlKiir iiIi. Vet fh Hat i iiiiliihl mnl 1 1 I nnt fliinh. W hi n fir hint IIiiNIiimI Dip iwii-r of Dip I'lrrlp ( imilil his Imiiil. "Vmii'vp I' flup. liny. Nnt h iiimii In Arl.oiiM rnulil Iihvp ihuip tiPttpr." Knir nli iinlhiiiK III Miinls hut tn-r 'hirk t 1 1 I ii -) I )! riiliii'i) thmikR ! J 1 1 him. I 'I hf v Iplkiit Dip sltiiiiDnn nvT frnin I nil biiKli-s. Alttiiv it m I in in at-pii down ! in hup ri'sult. It whs Sniiiy n tlmt . iinv. I'lilll hp tiiiivi'il Dipv (iiuM not. j I h.- hml no Icgiil cv lili'lirp xn-pt th I wniil nf Curly. Nor iliil they know mi j nli.'ii 1 1 1 l-1 1 1 hi- hml .l;iiiini in nill off ! 'In lmliliii If 1 1 1 1 viiic lo iiuikp li j .ilillili.il. j'lillliT of lln niiDit, Willi PVl I ' 1 1 'i ii..i;-h lo liili'l iIh iii in Dip ipiiI 'niiniv, l imiiil i.iil l,i- nfli'T Dip : In, '.' ii, Mi-. i lrlp tlii-ri. iii r i . 1 1 1 rr to ijo i I. hi v H ii t 'I lull- I : i .i 1 1 I :oii ih' V i ' 1 1 ' I ' 1 1 u.-nii I .i.;ii:.' ;..-! I l.v l .! . I ll r f 1 1... I . -i s t I ,;, - in. u its ui pr f.'i mi ii.-;. i!it l.-ii mi--..-r.'i-it 'li.s ..-iv ot i ? i Aii'-'io-r mi- i.i rlili- t.i I ii I 'ii. ii. 1 l.i.il I In I .-ii.i. i.i ovit , -: 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . I'.,r !! ..-- -1 f h.- in nl. I ..i mi ini.i.. th 'ii un'i'l, iili's i, 1 1 1 1', . ii i,i :, t , i, I ,j . h--..(. ;ux ln;'i'l!ii I 'li I n'.n.-. Tli- "I'l t:..n (.is II l ' ' ""I -Iil'l- t f I 1 ' ' 1 1 I'll .ill t. v .Hi ll,.. J'lll ll.-l'l lllllk' Iil'l' II Hi'" -'M.,.-!ii. v I. ! : I ! i I. . i- ' - ' ,-i t k .1 . 1 in ll I li i. . .1 . l.'-i-li ill i TP I t'.l 'In- 'I : ii i-i thil 'uti.! i ' I i,ii ti-l lipl .i li S ; i j y I. ll' ' In ". rli nlni . ul I U i. 1 1 in- .i- ili' I 'l.ilnlfiiii I' i'"il h.nl ii-fi.ii it. i - ll It K I."' 1 1 I h:i I . li-- I.I.HH ll I tin I i :. i' I..", li. Jll-I S I . 1 1 . III;. I t tl.lt .!ii-r .i isnii I. it. I (',.,,. i, ,-. i 'I witp .:in.iii; ;.i..,;inl Hi.- I .ist i I , n i. himI i ' I . : 1 1 ts - i- IM.i.t- 'li ii.i. iiti; t iij.'1-l l;iT i,,. I ,. ly It u ii" -l.-i l '-'I I."'. Dili. ii, i i v n i'iiiM . i ,-il . 'ii'ini' in n nlt.ii'l'-l L.v li-'ii'K 'ii,i"'ii.p- ii ,m.i!.( i.i- M.i mi'! l'i:V.. u-ni , l in,.- li.s llii. li'. A I. i' I I., lull. Ill oi lai Sli.'iiil'i i n,t.,.i' ,, th. M: i i f Ti'Xi.s ni Him . ". h .1 ." i ;l.ni ' I 'I.I M..U I liin- -.-. i j ,li : . .no I 'h.i I :. ' I ' f ;l . ' mi'l ;i lli. : -. i I : 1 t;i"'l' ll"' tiinn I'" s' .1 ;i... r'...i!" M.o-k. -ii, i". sn-.'..l. 'I I'. VII. I' i'' III.' I .l.il.-l., I, I'. -In It. MI Ir in. :i inl It :i- in I In- I : -1 1 mi i i ii p. i i ' . -1 1 1 1' .! ni 'ti lli' li'i lii;i,. h-s ,Mi,i.i i, 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . "No. .M..1-. I unit -.oti.t,- ;i!."Ml Di;i! in . "i.rl ! u :!.-. to i t II -., i r. ii.-il 'A . I - :i 1 1 n,i pi ! .ui I li.'t ll ilo'ip s inn -hooi mi: from i-utrr Dii'ii-'ll hp h l n, liinu" inoiiio. Tluit I mnlum. mimu-, kin-v, (.ptfi'i't ly "''H ' 1 ; I tn-i-li nl" nil hour word ""iil'l ti-.-u h So:i' Stotip ili.ii only mi pm ii hivnk iih i'iiiIv woiilil hp iil- loV I'll. A in. I lo'i- ilii I'Hsspil. 'I hi. Vi i it p h. iil I mi nint i ' 1 1 1 I liiol lo hp lint. Ii i . i . i . , . in. ii... I in r mi'iii-p nrii'ii' itip itinni-, in llll'llils i;i, 11 I I ,'IM h' nl III i Isislinill' tl ' 111 : fl'olll ml .Uli ill llii' Ill, klllj III, III, III. i.ini.-si. I n! hp hml ii'Ds,., td ,. his ll ; : II If hi' s,- ;ltiii" I I , , 1 1 1 .' - ol' inll 1 l s ,,, A 1 1 1 ' i' I - ,i 1 1 1 1 i.ii-s of I'ji'S iii Dip i'iii ml .In ml unlilii'il thf hoy lis In-loiiiii-'l I'u.iuisi tin- i-oi riil I'pni p liiu.'hiii nii'l litll.iiiL: .:ih his Iriiiiils. I A iIo.pi, ii'oi!p wpip on lln- IoiiImiiiI for 'tin- ni.oiirh of.SlohP. I'il'I.N nlliPI's i liiul w.ti'lii'tl Dip i 1 1 1 1 1 Hutu lo lip i'HI'p lul. I'm- S.'iiiiiiii'Iip uiis with him nl ! most to ti mini. i I n-U MnloiiPV IipHI'iI his vnii'p phIIpiI i us hp mis (inssine Dip ill'.'iiiilsliiiul. A iniiiiili IiiIit hi' whs In Dip I'lillismi liov shnkins h. unls willi Kute. "Is -is Dii-rp iiiiuhliu inwt" II s k I'D III M low Xoirp. IIpi' fili'inl tshook his IipihI. "No. Soupy tiniy ill if I out Iipip hii.v lit in III lin." "Will Ik-?" Hit p,ps t i ii i Ii t Dm gupsl ion. Hp .shook his ln-anl. 'Tion't know. Tluit's lit" misiliipf of it. If Dii-.v rsln in 1 1 1 iiippI just Hflpr I'lirly linislips rliliiiu lln' hoy won't Iiiim m i'Ii.-impp. His iipI'xi's won't In slpinly piioiihIi." "Ihiil is lining sonipDiini;. I ilon'l know whiit it Is. Hp hud n tnpiMiir,' Willi H lot of til 1 1 Ifllll'll nliont it - 1 don't spp how tlmt hoy can sit Dutp on tin fi'in'p In 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 tsT when hii.v lain-, ut e " "t'urly's ganip us Dicy niak "phi. Hp's a prince, loo. 1 like Dint hoy .let ter every day." A hid nmdo Ills way to Diem villi il imle. Kate lend ll mid turned to lii.-U. IliT I'VI'S WITP l-llillila' ll!iiilly. "I've i-'.it iipws from dml. It'n nil rii'ht. Snnpy Siihip has h it town." "U livV "A ilo.i'u i.f Dip Ii H i ii I lli-ini-n xltriiPil H ih.Ip mid fi'lit It In S'niiP. 'I In-y told him thnl if In- lotii h.il I inly hi- wnuld in w-r li-iivp limn ii I i I-. Hp uiih ipu wind lo t'cl "ll of town Ht once." .Mnlniipy sliippeil his hnlnl Jowmwly mi h's Ihlk'ti. "1'iin-! Ml'ht ii know ti Link would find u way mil. SnHpy I -ntililu t il h ml mil iiiiIii-I Dip hi I iiimhiiii'ii when Do -, ifnt toKPilier and I ini'iitil Iiiisliii-SH. Hp had lo pull his 1 fri'luht." "I.i-I hip I I'll h Hi Dip Pond Iipu. I n k." ali mild, vuvt I.i . "Simp. I'll send him rllit up." Ilrnit'i'd iilmost to h i offi'i- hrown, it iih the h nn lithe pth'-p of youth Ifiirhi'd in Dip iil ui ii-Up n -it I iii of Dip Mi'ui-ro. 1-1 ii in I i.i ii was a tiikiiiK 'IioukIi pli-llirp to hold Dip rovlliK P if nn nirl. A linn il many ci'iitPi'pd upon lulu now. ii s In- Kiiiiiitcrd for wnrd li.wnnl Dip I'ullisnii hnx, cool Iiml Piisy Hinl ili'hoitair. KiiIp KHlheri'il ln-r si. Iris fo iimkp room for him heshle lo-r. "Hhvp ynil liPliid'f lie has left low II." "WIhi?" "So; pt Stnin'. Thi- i iilili'ini'ii j-i-rtpil lull lip nil hllll lo t'o. So Iip left." A WatP of relii f unpl iimt Dip timi f num. "Thnl s jour fnihi-i H tine work." ' No i it pimhI V' I let- i i-s wi-t i shin t'L' v ith pIiiiIi.'-' - "I'm m h:ipp I ilon't . nns w 1 1 : I I i !o." " -1,. now ll- I ;o! 1 1 1 ' J i will I- lll l'!l ll.'l Si. Ill .ll'l loiil-r.WPII a.'" vviih 1 1 1 1 1 V ".,. II- t ' lit ; ." "Him- ; ...I -.. li .s M-tV -V... I ,ii I . s... 1 1 . inn a I. i!.,ii She's ; ;l I !,i' Ii I- h l -s ynl.'ve MiH: ,,..illt h' I' " ) s);,. I,:"- 1 1 ; I - a friend ! ..ii V,,.i I.. I -l.e hn -." M s. i -nil,... st ,, ;1 s-wift si: hi j.'l:;l'.p i.t liiii. "II V.u'll eoiiiP hall. Ihls n I lei noi. ti toil i; n inept her. I'm t'l'ini' to Iim- nl! tl.o-e tl:iii.!es mnl nil Dill Mll's.,p here III Die I'l'X with til. '.M.'-l e 'lii'l w;l! .linn mil lo ynil." "I iii l.i'i'.iiu it II. I'm I'm at rniil I, ol. l, nti'iils II-. W in It Diet lin t he M.,l!.,l. t s ; lo fill !.-r." "Jl..ll's 'lie I . Of It. ,s till' Siltl,.' he !, i i- pie: ! I.;i ! nl.i.ii' Die n in ri'el. 1 rei i.i'l, 'I., li- - li"ll, lo do I.., I !.ei . llii rlr oil Ililll al-d he le;.i for Soiipt s mete when lie males it." I l.i vn aliai; -oin. I h.l.j wiil hap pen to Nam "Now. i!,.ti'l toll V HIT) . .Miss Kale. San, .s l,.ii in ei.a.e nut ol 'Lis al, rifhi. We'll tni'l a wi..t mil l"i- I. i. )l't." Ill lul.'l til l Ml i'e the teal's I; i-ln-l-. V'.iiip 'la- I.. s tr;elnl. l!ow :iii tM' ever 'tiaiil. toil for what ti.ii'ri do.n for SainV" ii. tmi r-. l on h-tte f".--.:oi how a i.'11'l looi. H rnpe floill in. In', k i. lie til,;h' '.' I'll toil I'l l l ull 1 eter 'oip1, D-aiV" "ll t;is iio'liln'. 1 just .iki ;o Dip hot s , " "lir t ' ; , I .I. n'l r. t'li iii1 -r h.nv i he man I !i. ' s'i,, i v. . in h;';, !u- a i i s i,.; hp iil'l liol iiuot V" "lllek kl.ew toil. He toll) US lli'l'lll )i'U." "I'oillil he le'l you a lit -..ml nhoiit me? ('mild lie say iiiitlliiiii; pxcept that I was a wmthlpss no -'count V She .iil her I ui li ii mi his arm ntirt sti.p,ei iiiiit. "lion't ! 1 won't hrnr you ay mi, li iliins nl. mil toiirseif. Veil weic jis a hoy in IliUlhle." "Hots mailt would ate rem. -inhered Dial? Kin ton did. Von foiiyhl v'ood for m.t lite thai til-.hi. I'll pay ny deht. an of it. TIip whole I never Illl put." Ills (.;ip tl'elnhled ill spile of the li.-s he could .1,.. Their etcs did nol iiie-l. Ian each felt Die thrill of Joy ttatcs s,.:-ii.- ilii-iui-h i heir ciiis. PART II Luck. CHAPTER I At the Roundup Club. A liijj same had heeli ill progress nil nluhl ill Dip liouiiiluvi cluh. Now the parish light of day streamed Diroiik'li Dip windows, hut the electric cluster siill filing down its ypllow gin re upon Dip talile. TIip men were In their shlrspptps. Hin hroitd shouldered fel lows Dipy wi'ie, with the murks of the tun doors hard rlilint; West upon thpui. No lonui-r younc, they were, "till full of Dip vior mid Puerto of uiiflditpllia.' sirpnuth. From hron.ed fiices looked Mieuily uutt inkliiK pt es w ith huiiioroUN creases aroiiud the corners, luird eyps that judged u man hiiiI his cluiius shrew dlt mid with (.'Dial temper. Most of thi'in had iiuide Xi'"d In Die land, and their ta tile fed upon h thousaud hills. The least miionj! tlieui physicully was Luck Cullison, i-t he was Dielr recoiv'iiied leader. There wns si :ue Innate quallly in this niiili Willi (lie t-'I'liy, slcel i hilled ctM S liiut llilll'kl'd h in iis first In whatever company he hovp to fn-ipiPiil. A (food friend mid H t'nod fop, men Ihouuht uprloiisly he fore Ihey oppnspil liiin. lie had Inside hiiii i lf n pow i r ii- tlip SouthwpMl he caiisp he whs th.- pp that K"es the limit when a roused. While Alee I'liindiHU shuffled nnd iIpiiII, thp plii.ti'is relaxed. ("ijars were relit, Irlnks ordered. I'iiiivpi-sii-lioii reverted to the ordliniry topics thnl liilerpsted i 'nlDdii nd. The price of cows. Do- irood rwlii". the tuiip of the fall roundup, were touched upon. TIip door oppned In let hi a m"V eoiner, h slim, ifiHi-efiil rutin nmeli yoillijrer than the others present, nlnl one whose costume and iiinnner hriui;lil HddlDoiiiil color jnlo Dip nip lure. F'liiiidrau, senior, contltiiii'd to shuffle wilt I turnliiK his hpad. rnl- lison also hint his I, ink fo the door, hut the inn n huiii: his hroad rliiniu'd lrat hat on the rin k heslde an p nelly similar one Dint heloliis'ed to the owner of the I'irele f." nlnl moved leisurely fnrwHrd till hp whs within rmiire of his vision. "Iloini; to prove up Soon on Dip Ih-I Urn cliiiui of tours. Luck?" ssked F'hiinlrau. Hp whs now deiilinir. his etes on the curds, so DihI he liilsspd thp Pin hiirrnssmi'iit in the faeps of Diosp Mhout hiin. "I in" Thursday, flip first day the law allows, " Cullison answered quietly. I'liiiidraii chuckled. "I reckon I'ass l-'cinlriek will he some sore." Somethini: in the strained sileiiee striiek the dealer hs tinu-i.'al. He lonk.-d up and showed a mmm ittnry i-otifus on. ' I'i.ln't know yi. ii were there. I'ass. I.ool.s ,t.,. I i ut i. y f. ot in it sure Dint time. i-p'tii inly thm.-ht you were ;,ii i:f.spt:iee." In- a I " . i o lei I . "lir ton wouldn't hate hcen taikln-I'hi'-i; in-." tetiirteil !-"e' ill- el; a.-idlt. i fsc'. '.' - 4f 'V"-. 'w 'Or Vcu Vculdn't Have Been Ta.H-.ing Aboi.t Mc," Retorted Fer.dri-k. Th. v. or Is tvi f!-mir : pi. .i .!v i 1 cv ttcle t;i all fill' Illl, sell. l'eiiilrii k passed to !'I. ii, .:;;;. Ici: :.s .. . in, leu,.- tin rear room for a ilrin!;. His impudence needed j fortifying, for he knew that since ho liaii ciiiha i-'ictl in the sheep hlisiness he whs iiiit welcouie lit this cluh, that in fact certain i.iciuhiTS had su-ested Ids inline he ilmppcd from the hooks, ltelore he returned lo the poker talile the ihitil; he had ordered hecaue three. Tlie -iinie was over nnd accounts were In i ii ir i t aiL-hti-neil. Cullison was the heavy loser. The seltieinen' shot. I'd Dial the owner of the Circle V wis twenty-live hundred dollars he hind tin" irame. He owed Mackenzie twilte luiii'.retl. l'lnndrau lour hun ilrci! ami three hundred ro Vi sleir. Wi.li I'cliiili'k sitting ill Tin easy chair just across Die room, lie found It ii little difficult to say what other wise would have been tt matter of course. "My hank's busted jtist now. boys. Have to ask ton to let it si. mil for u few days say till the end of the week." I'eudrlcU laughed behind Die paper he was pretending to read. He knew ipiite well that Luck's word was us piod hs his bond, but he chose to sug gest ii iloliht. "Maybe you'll explain the joke to us, tVss." the owuer of the Circle C isuid very ipiielly. "till, 1 whs just lllllt'hlnijf ut the things I see, Luck," returned tin ouni'er niiili with airy oftensi', his eyes on the primed sheet. "Any law lipiinsi Iniliini;?" Cullison turned bU n.t'. o.- !.uu "See you on Thursday if that's boon ciioiih, boys." Wllhouf looking iu;nin Ht l-'euil'ick be led the way to the street. The young mini, left alone, cursed snfily to himself mid ordered unothci' ti i ink. Lie knew he was ovcrdoiutf tt, but the i.niliiij; with Cullison bail nn iinyed liiin exi i dinnly. The men had never been fi ii lids, uud of lute years kts mu m l 4 'l.'ILU ' 1 they had bepil Icn'liTs of host i e ciinips. I'.oth of them nihl h" iiverbi'iirinjr. Hlid there whs sciireely u week but their lliteresls ot eila p"d. Kiniilly bud Pomp open hostility. I'ass t HSPd from Dip lori-sirv ilppiiriment tlie land iiiii which ( 'ulli-on's cuttle bad al ways run free of rxpensp. t'pon this he had put sheep. Ihiliff ill itself f Krpat Injury to the Piittle Interesfs. TIip stoekm-n had nil Iipi-ii bandpd t KPther in oppo.-itlou to Dip forestry ad ministration of the n'-w rPifiuip, and Luck rp(a rded I-'eiidrkk's ai-rlou a treinhpry to lln- coiiirinui en use. fie striiek hard. in Arizona th open mime is valiialile only sn long as the Wilier holes also titf coininon propiTty or h pritHip supply Htail HhlP. 'Hip 'Icp C chIIIp and those of I- eridrick camp dow n from Die range to the liel Oro to water at U point where Die cunt on walls opened to a spreiidtiiK vallpy. This bit of meadow Link horn-si ended and fpieed on the li. th side, thus cult in the cuttle of his enemy from tlm ritpr. Cuss whs furious. He promptly tore down Dip fpin-p to pf his cattle and sheep Ihrotmh. Cullison rebuilt it, put up h shack hi h point which command ed the Hpproni li. uud set a yuard upon it day und night. Open rfare hud ensued, and one of the sheep herder had been beaten because he persisted in criissiiit; the dead line. Now Cullison was uoini: to put th legal seal on trie mailer hy niiikin' fi iih I proof on liis hoieeslpiiil. IVhs knew that if in- d'd so it t teihl jirae-ti.-.illy put him out of l.-lslljess. Hp would be at Die m.-l' t of his toe. who could rum him if In" p'.-a-ed. Lucl; WOllld I.- ill II i'l.sit.oll to d,e!,le tel'U.S lih-nl Ut el t . I'piidrick felt that tln-re must be some way out of the trap if be could only tinil it. Win in ver lit" thought of eating InnuMc pie in Luck came into his mil,. I t!i" rag.- boiled ill him. He swore he Would Hot do it. .letter a hundred times to s,.p flip tiling out to a fighting tiulsh. Taking the broad hrinimed gray hat he found on tin rack Cass passed out of Die clubhouse and into the sun I. ill lied si feet. Cullison and his friends proceeded down Papaim si reel to tin- old plaza where their hotel ttlis localed. All along the roiiie they scattered nods of reci.gtiiDoii. friendly, greetings mid genial banter, due of Diem the man who had formerly been Die hard-rid- uu.ck-siio.it nig sii-rni m tm coun ty l:n" a! xo scowls n nee or twice, to tthi'h he was entirely imlid'ereit. He had made en. uce.s. d -xpeiate and un scrupulous on. x. who had sworn to wipe hi:u fro u among tin living, H'ld ut" of '.lits,- he was 11"W to meet for 'he ti:-s: titi.e si.-i,-.. the m.-i'i had stood i.aiuVu'Vei! before him. lit id ttitli fury, and had sworn to cut his h. art mil at t he ea rllext chance. I; wax in the lobby of the hotel that Cuilisoii fame piill ip against Lu tf lilnckw ell. l-'or just a moment :hey stared ai each other In for" the former -lli'l-'fl' spoke. aill. ell. I.luckwellV" lie s- -:ij e.i.- It. l-'rotii have l. tlie bloodshot eyes one coul l Id at a g'lioiiv Die man had '-, . i-';' liig li .itiit. i'r.'::i tt;,ls!;y In had ;i.i '.'..'''i a iuiu-'.i i immi ja ' bolil enough to be dangerous. "Yes, I'm out ami hack again. Just is 1 promised, Mr. Slu-ritt," he threut- eltetl. The cattleman ignored his manner. "Then I'll give you a piece of Hilvice gratis. I'apngn county has grown away from the obi days. It has got pHst the two-gun man. lie's gone to join Die tiiitelope ami Die painted In dian." The lYim.t leniied forward, sneering so that l.ix ugly mouth looked like a croned gaxli. "How about the oti. gini man. Mr. Sheriff?" "He il.ii sii't hist long now." "Iloexu't lie?" The mutt's rage boiled over. I?ut Luck was far and away Die ipiicker ol' D.c two. liis left hand shot for ward am! gripped Die rii-ing wrist, his right caught the hairy throat and tightened on It. He shook the con vict as if he had been a child, and riling him. black In the face, against the wull, where be hung;, NtrangdlnK ami sputtering. "I I'll get you yet," the ruffian pauied. Hut he did not again attempt in reach for the weapon in his hip pocket. "You talk too much with your mouDi." With superb contempt Luck slapped lilm. turned on his heel, ami moved away, regardless of the raw, stark lust to k',11 that was scaring this iuuu'8 elemental brulu. The paroled convict recovered his breath and slunk out of the hotel. r.illie Mackenzie, owner of the Fld llebu.e.k ranch, laughed even while be disapproved. "Some day, Luck, you'll get yours when you are throw ing chances at a ' coyote like this. Toti'H p-rtpss jotvr mnn wrong, or hell he one class drunker than you fltfure on, mid then he'll plug you through Htid through." , (To be continued.) Wutch for the next Installment, ;