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"There's a wide-open doorway. A
sort of round hall, a vestibule with
steps leading up to the bank.
There's a door in the vestibule too.
It leads somewhere. We can put
men in there. You can be there "
Duane was silent
"Bee here, Duane," began Mac
Nelly nervously. "You shan't take
any unnecessary risk here. You'll
hide with the rest of us?"
"No!" The word was wrenched
from Duane.
(Continued Next Week)
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WHAT HAPPENED BEFOBE
Buck Duane. quick on the draw, kills
Cat Blain in self-defense and becomes
an outlaw. After adventures on the
road he goes to Bland's camp. There
ne wounus a man named Boaomer and
becomes a bosom friend of another
named Euchre. He meets Mrs. Bland
and also a girl Jennie, held prisoner
by Bland, whom he rescues after a
series of Intrigues in which he is forced
to deceive Mrs. Bland.
This leads to Duane's killing of
Bland, the outlaw leader, and rushing
off with Jennie, who is lost later. Du
ane roams the roads for years as an
outlaw, finally going to meet Captain
MacNelly of the Rangers, who had
asked to see him. MacNelly Is kind to
mm. ana oners mm a pardon it he will
accept an offer to become a Ranger and
go after Cheseldlne's gang. MacNelly
had become interested In Duane after
a Miss Lee had spoken in his behalf.
Duane promises MacNelly to do him
any service. Meanwhile MacNelly gives
Duane much welcome news.
Duane goes to visit the Miss Lee who
had Intervened for him with McNelly,
and finds hef to be none other but Jen
nie. They talk and tell each other of
their love, and when Duane tells Jen
nie he is commissioned to capture Ches
eldlne she breaks down and begs him
to break his word to MacNelly.
Duane sets forth on the hunt for
Cheseldine. At Ord he locates the band
of outlaws. At Bradford, later, he
gives the night operator, Buell, Instruc
tions, saying he is going to arrest a
man.
NOW 00 OH WITH THE BTOEY
"This will probably happen after I
take the train with my man. What
I want you to do la to post the other
operator. Then In case this does
happen to either of you be cool and
pretend to send the message given
you. But send the wrong message
anything at random. Bluff the
thing so these allies of my man will
think they can stall operations
east"
Buel promised with a heightened
color and considerable show of plea
sure to go at once and relieve the
day operator, who, he said, wanted
some time off duty, and to stay by
his Instrument as long as needed.
"Who're you after?" he asked ex
citedly. "You'll know presently. Another
thing my horse Is over at the Inn.
I'll have to leave him and I'd like
you to take care of him till you
hear from me. If you don't hear
he's yours."
The time passed. When he went
out he saw several Mexicans, a cow
boy, and two men, and they all
watched him curiously. Next he ran
Into Sheriff Brldger.
He laid a heavy hand on Brldger.
"I want Cheseldlne. Is he coming?"
The sheriff gasped, and his swar
thy face turned green. He looked
ick. He could not speak.
Over his shoulder Duane saw
Cheseldlne coming with a group of
men, all intent upon themselves.
"Im Buck Duane, Texas ranger,"
he said, close to Bridger's ear. And
he drew his gun and pressed It
against the sheriff. "Look down!"
he added.
Brldger saw the gun and almost
collapsed.
"Give me your hand-cuffs," went
on Duane.
Brldger produced them and held
them out with shaking fingers. Du
ane snatched them, and with a look
at Brldger that meant death, he
shoved him back.
Then Duane with gun high leap
ed In front of the approaching men.
"Cheseldlne!" he yelled piercingly.
All of them halted as if the world
had petrified. One of them turned
a ghastly stricken white.
"Hands out! Not up! In front of
you! Quick!"
As Duane's look had meant death
so here did his voice. The man
acles clicked. Cheseldlne was a
prisoner.
Duane turned to the paralzed
men.
"Gentlemen, you look honest," he
said. "But. I can take no chnnces.
You must be Judged by your com
pany. I'm Duane, Texas Ranger. I
arrest this man Cheseldlne. I ad
vise you all to be careful with your
hands."
He grasped Cheseldlne and back
ing away led him up to the station,
pushed him against the wall. Du
ane's eyes covered every point be
fore him. Brldger had disappeared.
Cheseldlne's friends, recovering
from their stupefaction, broke into
a frenzy of excitement. But they
did not approach any closer. One
by one the little crowd of astound
ed men was enlarged by others.
Sight of Duane and his gun was
enough, both to make them gape
and hold them back.
Cheseldine remained white but
calm. He had nerve. He seemed
to want to hide his manacled hands.
"Duane, why did you make an ex
ception of me?" he asked.
Duane did not reply. At the mo
ment he heard the train whistle.
Probably Cheseldlne was wondering
why he had not met the same fate
as Bland, Alloway, Hardin. Duane
wondered grimly the same thing.
The east bound rolled Into the sta
tion. Duane, waving the crowd back
with his gun, made Cheseldine walk
ahead of him, climb the steps of the
car.
"Hurry this train!" called Duane,
to the amazed conductor.
Then he got on, entered the car,
put Cheseldine In a seat and sat
facing him and all the passengers.
The train started up almost im
mediately, and left behind on the
platform a yelling, gesticulating
crowd. Duane had a glimpse of
Buel waving his hand from the sta
tion window.
It was a fast train, yet the ride
seemed slow. Duane disliking to
face Cheseldine and the watching
conjecturing passengers in the car,
changed his seat to one behind his
prisoner. They had not spoken.
Cheseldine sat with bowed head,
deep in thought. Occasionally the
train halted briefly at a station.
They got off the car at Val Verde.
The station was a good deal larger
than that at Bradford, and there
was considerable action and bustle
incident to the arrival of the train.
Duane's sweeping gaze searched
faces, rested upon a man who
seemed familiar. This fellow's look
too, was that of one who knew Du
ane, but was waiting for a sign, a
cue. Then Duane recognized him
MacNelly, clean-shaven, without
mustache he apperaed different-
younger.
'Duane! Lord I'm glad to see
you" was the captain's greeting.
men at closer look into Duane s
face his warmth fled something he
saw there checked his enthusiasm,
or at least Its utterance.
'MacNelly, shake hands with
Cheseldine," said Duane, low-voiced.
The ranger captain stood dumb,
motionless. But he saw Chesel
dlne's instant action and awkward
ly he reached for the outstretched
hand.
'Any of your men down here?"
queried Duane sharply.
No. They re up town."
"Come. Cheseldine, walk between
us, and look straight ahead. Don't
see anybody."
They set off up town. Cheseldlne
walked as if he were with friends
on the way to dinner, except that
his lips were mute. MaNelly walk
ed like a man in a trance. There
was not a word spoken in four
blocks. t
Presently Duane espied a stone
building on a corner of the broad
street There was a big sign: Ran
chers' Bank. Duane touched Ches
eldlne's elbow pointed to the bank.
"Cheseldlne do you want to go In
the bank and see if the shipment of
gold has come the big haul?" ask
ed Duane sarcastically. He hated
to taunt the man but could not re
sist that much.
Cheseldlne gave a violent start
Perhaps in that moment he under
stood. He made no reply.
"There's the hotel" said MacNelly.
Some of my men are there. We're
scattered around."
They crossed the Btreet went in
through lobby otllce saloon, to a
large room, like a hall, and here
were men reading and smoking.
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Duane knew them rangers!
When he snapped the handcuffs
back on Cheseldine it was with a
strange air of finality. It was as if
he renounced. MacNelly the rang
ers, and certainly Cheseldine, all
noted Duanes Btrange action and
look.
"There, Cheseldine!"
And with a something almost of
passion and violence he pushed the
outlaw toward MacNelly. He was
done with him. Did that action
mean that as ranger, he was turn
ing Cheseldine over to the law,
when as Buck Duane he wanted to
meet him, to face him, to make him
draw, to kill him?
MacNelly beckoned to his men.
"Boys, here he is. Cheseldine!
Russell, you and Mills take him in
the small room and guard him.
Don't take your eyes off him till we
decide what to do."
The rangers led Cheseldlne away.
"Duane what had we better do
with him for the present?" quer
ied MacNelly. "There's a jail here.
We can put him away till we're
through. But would that be best?
We've been lying low."
' No. How many men have you?
"Fifteen."
"Keep two men guarding Chesel
dlne."
MacNelly left to go Into the other
room and returned, closing the door.
Then he almost embraced Duane,
would probably have done so but
for the dark grimness that seemed
to be coming over the man.
Instead he glowed he sputtered,
he tried to talk, to wave his hands.
He was beside himself. And his
rangers crowded closer, eager, like
hounds ready to run. They all talk
ed at once and the word most sig
nificant and frequent in their
speech was Cheseldine.
MacNelly clapped his fist in his
hand.
"This will make the adjutant sick
with joy. Maybe he won't have it on
the Governor We'll show them
about the ranger service. Chesel
dine! How'd you ever do It? Oh, I
knew you were a wonder. But I
was sure, you'd kill him."
'He didn't give me a chance, re
plied Duane. "Now, captain, not the
half, nor the quarter of this job's
done. The gang's coming down the
road. I saw them from the train.
They'll ride into town on the dot
-two-thirty."
"How many?" asked MacNelly.
"Poggin, Blossom, Kane, Pan Han
dle Smith, Boldt, Jim Fletcher and
another man I don't know. These
are the picked men of Cheseldlne's
gang. I'll bet they'll be the fastest
hardest bunch you rangers ever
faced."
"Poggin! that's the hard nut to
crack! I've heard their records
since I've been In Val Verde. Where
is Knell? They say he's a boy, but
hell and blazes.
"Knell's dead."
"Ah!" exclaimed MacNelly soft
ly. Then he grew businesslike, cool,
and of harder aspect "Duane, It's
your game today. I'm only a rang
er under orders. We've absolute
faith in you. Make your plan, quick,
so I can go around and post the
boys who re not here.
"Put one man at each end of this
street just at the edge of town. Let
him hide there with a rifle to block
the escape of any outlaw that we
might fall to get I had a good look
at the bank building. It's well sit
uated for our purpose.
"Put four men up In that room
over the bank, four men, two at
each open window. Let them hide
till the game begins. They want to
be there so In case these foxy out
laws get wise before theyre down
on the gound, or inside the bank.
The rest of your men put inside be
hind the counters where theyll
hide.
"Now go over to the bank, spring
the thing on the bank officials and
don't let them shut up the bank.
You want their aid. Let them make
sure of their gold. But the clerks
and cashier ought to be at their
desks or wfndow when Poggin rides
up.
"He'll glance in before he gets
down. They make no mistakes,
these fellows. We must be slicker
than they are or lose. When you
get the bank people wise, send your
men over one by one. No hurry
no excitement no unusual thing to
attract notice in the bank.
"All right That's great Tell me,
where do you intend to wait?"
'I'll wait in front just inside the
door," replied Duane with an effort
"Why?" demanded the captain
"Well," began Duane slowly, "Pog
gin will get down first and start in.
But the others won't be far behind.
They'll not get swift until inside.
The thing is they mustn't get clear
inside, because the Instant they do
they'll pull guns. That means death
to somebody. If we can we want
to stop them just at the door."
"But will you hide?" asked Mac
Nelly. "Hide!'.' The idea had not oc
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