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By J. ALLAN DUNN
Author of “A Man to Hts Mat#,*' etc*
Ooprrtfht, US*, by J. AlUn Dana
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CHAPTER XIII-J6ontinued.
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Twn riders, trailing a rope, liad
farad down the vnlley Imping to sweep
away the tent, to send Its occupants
sprawling. Its contents scattered In a
confusion, of which advantage would
he taken to chase the three off their
claims, taken hy surprise, made ridicu
lous. •
Sandy and Sam, searching for a con
venient tent site, had happened upon
a mass of outcrop, overgrown hy
brush. Over this they had pitched the
tent, using the rock for table, propping
their dummies about It. If dynamite
was flung It would find something to
work, against. They had not antici
pated the use of the rope to demolish
the canvas, any more than the two
rider* had expected to bring up
agalnat a boulder. The Impact, with
their ponies spurred, urged on hy their
about* to thefr limit, tore the cinches
of one saddle loose, jerked It from the
horse and catapulted the unprepared
rider over Its head, flying through the
air to land heavily, while hla mount,
inenmmherad. frlgt tenad. went «■*
rearing off leaving Ita bresthleaa mat
ter stunned amid the aage
As the rinrhea had glfen way at
aae end. the Una ItaHf had partad al
fh* ofhar TW aa^ond p«ay had s«am
hl#d at'trwtsa rolling befora tha man
was fraa fraaa tha saddle. TWy rwald
hear It thraahtaf la tha wtllawa. rhe
rtdar raralag as ha triad In r»1 iaat
while Haa4y ran eat fwnSad d«wa tha
MU taavtaa X ir» a aad ha* ta
haftefta tha "<haa
TVa tw« t asad Ihetr Mas
aa-i
* t wss t bat eee ba a hwatt
t» ag * saa-wa-sad Mm, * h
dm* few aee« ta<e» hta tT- ~a‘ I
everything but my clothes. I shed a J
gun rounu here somewheres.”
-jfw-eam-have IT when yoq come
buck fo’ yore saddle, Wyatt,” said
Sandy. "Where was you an’ yore pal
goln’ to rcpo’t hack to PltmsoII?”
Wyatt grinned In the lantern light.
- "Ef we trailed Inter his place an’
made a bet on the red over to the faro
table he’d sabe everything went off
fine an’ dandy. He w’udn’t Agger we’d
show at all if It didn’t come off. An’
we w’udn’t have. It was a wln-or-lose
Job. /Pay If It was pulled off. Other
wise, nothin’ doin’. You hombres
treated me white. There’s a lot wfio’d
have plugged me full of lead an’ death.
I was on yore land. Ef you force me
to walk Into PllmsoU’s place ahead of
you I ain’t resistin’ none, an’ I shall
sure admire to watch Pllra’s face when
he sees ynu-all bark of me."
He to<>k the trail ahead of them,
hands In Ids pockets, his cigarette
glowing. Behind him walked Sandy.
"lie’s a eool sort of a rasa," said
Sam to Mormon. "I reckon he’s a bad
actor, bat there’s sure somethin’
ertwnit the galmd I like. He ain’t over
fond of I’llmeoll. that’s a sure thing. If
he la workla* fo* him Wonder why?”
“They tell me." replied Mormon,
•thet PUmeuil a apt te be fond of tbe
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days before, he might re-establish him
self. Sandy’s prompt arrival and sub-
sequent events had crimped that plan
and he fell back upon all the crooked
tactics that he possessed In gambling.
And now, If Wyatt . .
He was dealing the last card around
when Wyatt came In, and hig eyes lit
up. Then his face stiffened, the light
changed to a gleam of malevolence.
Following Wyatt were the three part
ners, taking open order as they came
through the entrance, about which the
space was clear. Sandy In the rfdddle.
Mormon on the right flank and Sam
on the left. The two last smiled and
nodded to one or two acquaintances.
Sandy’s face was set In serious cast.
The players at PUmaoH's table turned
to see what caused the sqspetsion of
the game, others followed t.elr e*-
ample. The Three Star men were
known personally to some of those In
the room. The story of what had hap
pened during the day had husxed in
everyhody’a ears, from Roaring Roa-
seU*a discomfiture to PllmsoU’s failure
to hold tbe rialma and tbe eviction no
tice served on him by Sandy.
Chairs edged back, the standing
moved for a better viewpoint, tbe room
focvaeod on PltmaMI. Wvatt and tbe
l w^att stepped
mallcVxie little
The nearer he get te PUmeotT* place
the mors room thoy allowed him. They
melted away from the car on all aides,
leaving It clearest between the ma
chine and the entrance to the gambling
te square face
looked alertly about him at the crowd,
giving plifce to the lean tall man walk
ing leisurely up the street, kJgh lights
touching ^ the metal of the two gun*
that hung In holsters well to the front
of hla hips. Sandy's face was serene,
but there was n6 mistaking the fact
that the star performer of the moment
had come upon the stage. Five paces
back of him strolled Sam, his eyes
dancing with the excitement that did
not show In Sandy’s steel-gray orbs.
Westlake followed to one side, by the
advice of Sam.
It was Plimsoll’s way—the profes
sional gambler’s way—to play his cards
until he knew himself beaten. He had
been hoplng for the arrival of this man.
He represented capital, the develop
ment of the camp Into a mining town,
the movement of money, the boom of
quick sales. With hla backing—once
the camp understood what It meant to
all of them—he might turn the tables
on Sandy Bourke. The protection of
Copltal was powerful.
came out licking his Ups nervous
ly. with a swift survey that took In the
setting of the stage pr^ared for his
entrance. Ills eyes, shifting ffora the
big machine, as If drawn by something
beyond his will, focused on the figure
of Sandy, easy hut sinister In Its capac
ity to avoid all melodrama. # Half-way
between door and car he halted.
"PUmaolIT said the stranger. "I am
Keith."
The light was parceptihly changing.
Fa'ws of men came oat of the shedowa.
pale bat visible. la the east tbe shy
showed gray behind the dark purple
treats between which mists were trail-
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riitnaoll with «»ur r*>ni|>llment« They
flexerod thoy il tnskr u* all look plupib
r1illrul>>us with lo-in' flippr.J out of tbe
tent. Then ttiry'il have liad the crowd
tm their side erlong wliiethe I’sf. way
It ii*»i«lly poes ”
'Vyatt o|K*ned a pair of shifty black
eyes to consciousness nnd the IIkIU of
the Inntern nnd Immediately dosed
them attain, playing opossum. Snm
prodded him gently In the ribs
“Wnke up. Sol.” he said. *T\>me hnck
lo eurtli, you sky-salutin' circus-rider.
You sure looped the loops 'fore you lit.
Olt up!”
Wvntt gnsped nnd s:it ujt, grinning
foolishly.
“Wluit hnppened.?’’ he asked.
“Nothin’,” answered Simdy. “Jest
nolhin’. How’s yore ha id?”
“Some tender.”
“It ain't in first-rate condition or
you w’udn’t he drnwln’ pay from I’llni-
soll. Yore saddle's here, yore hawss
went west. Ef you want to leave the
saddle till you locate the hawss, you
can git It ’thont any trouble any time
yon come fo’ it. Or you can pack it
with you now. We’re goln’ up to ramp.
I don’t Agger we’ll he Jumped ng’ln
befo’ morning. Ef we are, why, we ll
have to start the arguments all over.”
“I w’udn’t be surprised,” said the
philosophic Wyatt, -ingerly pressing
Ms head with his fingertips, ‘.‘but whst
there Is a gen’rnl impression 'stab
llshed by this ttme that you threo
hombres from the Three Star are rlghf
f>batlnate about considerin' this yor*
property *
"Too learln* camp With f Ml mao 11 ID
r*>« momlB r Mormon aaked ramullj.
Oa tho awnnar trail " oald Wyatt "Ef
CHAPTIR XIV
A Era* for All.
IMImsotl had art up a working part
nership with a man who had brought
m<ta>n<dilne and bootlegged whisky lo
the ramp, occupying the next shuck to
the gambling place. For convenience
of service extra doors had been cut
and a rough-boarded passageway
erected between the two places. Plim-
soll himself presided over the slud-
poker table, dealing the game. He
waited the result of his play with
Wyatt nnd the latter’s companions.
Wyatt and his fellow rider had been
detailed to ride-down the tent that
had been reported occupied hy the
Three Star owners. That part of the
plan had been suggested hy Wyatt out
of the sheer deviltry of his Invention.
I’limsoll had enlisted others of his fol
lowing, none too fearless, to loiter In
the brush and. in the general confu
sion, fire to cripple and to kill.
PIImsoll hn«T Tearned of the visit of
the men who had come with Hill Rrjtn-
don to investigate Plimsoll’s method^
of running the Waterline horse ranch.
He had learned, tlTrougli the leakage
that always occurs In a cattle com
munity, that Brandon claimed to he an
old acquaintance of Sandy and fii«
partners. So he had told his men who
had come with him to the camp from
the Waterline raScIl that tfil’ TfirM
Star outfit was a danger to all of them,
undoubtedly acting aa spies for Bran
don, and that they should he eliminated
for the general good. Rut there was
none of them, from PllrasoU down,
who had any fan^y to atand up agalnat
tha guns of Rangy, or of Mormon and
Tbe break*
nearly rvew
Til attmd to
my owe way." said the gambler, know
ing the room weighed every word. It
waa a noncommittal statement an*) a
light one. but It paaaed the altuatloa
for the moment.
Sandy pulled nut a guntnetal watch.
"I make It half afteh one. ’Rout
three hours to sunrise, Pllmaoll. 111
he round later.” He turned his hark
on the gambler and sauntered toward
the door. A few followed the three out
Into the street, among them. Wyatt.
“I got a hunch it ain’t extry healthy
fo’ me in there." he said "A gamblin'
parlor where I ain’t welcome to stay
or play makes no hit with me."
Many blocks away, men were watch
ing the mesa whence came a high-|>ow-
ered car, rushing at high speed, mag
nificently driven, taking curve and pitch
and level with superb judgment Two
men were In the tonneau. One at them
leaned forward, looking at the crowd,
a square-jawed man, clean-shaven 1>ut
for the bristle of g silver mustaeh<“ be
neath an-aggressive nose, above a firm
hard mouth and determlned chin. The
mintage of the East was stamped upon
his features. He was a man accus
tomed to sway, if not to lead. His
companion was as plainly an Eastern
product, but his manner was subordi
nate.
“Pm looking for a man named Pllm-
soll," said -the first of these two, hla
v*nlce fin Indication that lie was accus
tomed to a quick answer. “He wired
me about some claims. Where’ll I
flod him?**
"TealI likely find him at hla plLce."
answered a miner. "Up-street on the
toft. Name’s oatalde."
.They tot the car ga mi la a tone that
was pro—ej oat of their rank* The)
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Jbr Ec»n»mical Tramporlation
II Talking to Me?” He Inquired j
Mildly.
what is the Idea of this theatrical,
moving-picture episode? You were
ready to shoot Plimsoll?’’
"I was. ready. I didn’t Agger them
waa goln’ to be much ahootln’/*
“It, looks, to. me as if. you’ve drivao
the man out of camp ana, as I’ve coom
alt the way from New York lo do hull
ness with him, driven the last twa..
hundred mile* In this car. I'd heoh 1 ged
If you would tell me Just what was tbr
matter. Mr—r
“Bourte Kaon/ Boarke."
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