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Tenth Installment
WHAT HAPPEN ED' BEFORE
Ruck Duane, quick on the draw, kills
Cal Blain in self-defense ami becomes an
outlaw. After adventures on the road he
Kv>es to Bland's camp. There he wounds
a man named Bosomer and becomes a
bosom friend of another named Euchre,
lie meets Mrs. Bland and also a girl
Jennie, held prisoner by Bland, whom he
rescues after a serves of intrigues in which
be is forced to deceive Mrs. Bland.
This leads to Duane’s killing of Bland,
the outlaw leader, and lushing off with
Jennie, who is lost later. Duane roams
the roads for years as an outlaw, finally
going to meet Captain MacNclly of the
Rangers, who had asked to see him.
MacNclly is kind to him, and offers him
a pardon if he will accent an offer to
become a Ranger and go after Cheseldine’s
Ranger
icNelly ...
)uane after a Miss Lee had snoken in his
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gang. MacNclly had become interested in
Dua
behalf. Duane promises MacNelly to do
him any service. Meanwhile MacNelly
gives Duane much welcome news.
Duane goes to visit the Miss Lee T w j ,f>
had intervened for him with MacNelly,
and finds her to be none other but Jennie.
They talk and tell each cither of
their
love, and when Duane tells Jennie he is
comr'i*stoned to capture Cheseldine she
bn .- s down and begs him to break his
word to MacNelly. Pr
Duane sets forth on the hunt for Chesel
dine. At Ord he locates the band of out
laws. At Bradford, later, he gives the
night operator, Buell, instructions, saying
lie is going to arrest a man.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
“This will probably happen after I
take the train with my man. What
1 want you to do is to post the other
operator. Then in case this does hap-
|K-n to either of you he cool and pre
tend to send the message given you.
Hut send the wrong message—any
thing at random. Bluff the thing so
these allies of my man will think they
can stall operations east.”
Buell 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 tiff duty, and to say by his instru
ment 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.
IT! 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 Bridger.
He laid a heavy hand on Bridger.
“I want Cheseldine. Is he coming i H
The sheriff gasped, and his swarthy
face turned green. He looked sick.
He could not speak.
Over his shoulder Duane saw Ches-
eldmc coming with a group of men f
all intent upon themselves.
“I’m Buck Duane. Texas Ranger,"
he said, close to Bndger’s ear. And
he drew his gun and prtssed it
against the sheriff. “Look down! he
added.
Bridger saw the gun and almost col
lapsed.
“Give me your hand-cuffs,” went on
Duane.
Bridger prodiK<d tium and held
them out with shaking fingers. Duane
snatched them, and, with a look at
Bridger that meant death, he shoved
him hack.
Then Duane with gun high leaped
in front of the approching men.
• “Cheseldine!” he yelled piercingly.
All of them halted as if the word
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
•o here did his voice. The man
acles clicked. Cheseldine was a pris
oner.
« Duane turned to the paralyzed men.
“Gentlemen, you look honest,” he
said. “But I can take no chances. You
must be judged by your company.
I’m Duane, Texas Ranger. I arrest
this man Cheseldine. I advise you all
to be careful with your hands. ’
He grasped Cheseldine and backing
away led him up to the station, pushed
him against the wall. Duane’s eyes
covered every point before him.
Bridger had dissappeared.
Cheseldine’s friends, recovering
from their stupefaction, broke into a
frenzy of excitement. But they did
-not, approach anv -doser. One bv one
the little crowd of astounded men
was enlarged by others. Sight of
Duane and his gun was enough, both
to piake fhem 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 moment;
he heard the train whistle. Probably
Cheseldine was* wondering why he
had not met the same fate as Bland,
Alloway, Hardin. Duane wondered
grimly the • same thing. e _
The eastbound rolled into the station.
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 immedi
ately, and left behind on the platform-
a yelling gesticulating crowd. Duane
had a glimpse of Buell waving his
hand from the station window.
It was a fast train, yet the ride
seemed slow. Duane disliking to face
Cheseldine and the watching conjec-
luring 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 V al \ erde.
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 Duane, but was
waiting for a sign, a cue. Then Duane
recognized him—MacNclly, clean
shaven, without mustache he appeared
different—younger.
- Duane! Lord, I’m glad to see you,”
was the captain’s greeting.
Then at closer look into Duane’s
face his warmth Hed—something • he
saw there checked his enthusiasm, or
at least its utterance. v
“MacNelly. shake hands with Ches
eldine,” said Duane, low-voiced.
The ranger captain stood dumb,
motionless. But he saw Cheseldine’s
instant action and awkwardly he
reached for the outstretchd 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. Cheseldine
walked as if he were with friends on
r the way to dinner, except that his lips
were mute. MacNelly walked like a
man in a trance. There was no* a
word spoken in four blocks.
Presently Duane espied a stone
building on a corner of the broad
street. There was a big sign: Ran
chers’ Rank. Duane touched Chesel-
dine’s elbow, pointed to the bank.
“Cheseldine. do you want to go in the
bank and see if the shipment of gold
has come—the big haul ?” asked Duane
sarcastically. He hated to taunt the
nun. but could not resist that much.
Cheseldine gave a violent start. Per
haps in that moment he understood.
He made no reply.
“There’s the hotel." said MacNelly.
“Some of my men are there. We’re
scattered round ”
They crossed the street, went in
through lobby, office, saloon, to a large
room, like a hall, and J*rc were men
reading and smoking. I>uane knew
them—rangers I •
When he snapped the handcuffs back
on Cheseldine it was with a strange
air of finality. It was as if he re
nounced. McNelly, the rangers, and
certainly Cheseldine. all noted Duane’s
strange action and look.
- “There, Cheseldine!”
And w ith a something almost of pas
sion and violence he pushed the out
law toward MacNelly. He was done
with him. Ihd that action mean that,
as ranger, he was turning Cheseldine
over to the law, when as Buck Duane
he wanted to meet him, to face him, to
nuke him draw, to kill him?
MacNelly beckoned to his men.
“Boys, here he is. Cheseldine! Rus
sell, 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 Cheseldine away.
“Duane, what had we better do with
him for the present?’’ queried Mac
Nelly. “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 here guarding Ches
eldine.”
MacNelly left to go into the other
room, and returned closing the door.
Then he almost embraced Duane,
would probably havfc done so but for
{Jie 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 talked at once,
and the word most significant and fre
quent in their speech was Cheseldine.
H^cNelly clapped his fist in his
hand.
"This’ll make the adjutant sick with
joy. Maybe he won’t have it on the
Governor? We’ll show them about
the ranger service. Cheseldine 1 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
wrif, nor the quarter
The gang's coming dow
saw them from the train. They’ll
ride into town on the dot—two-thirty.”
“How many ?” asked MacNelly.
“Poggin, Blossom Kane, Pan Handle
Smith, Boldt, Jim Fletcher and an
other man I don’t know. These are
the picked men of CheseldHe’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 thefr records since
I’ve been in Yal Verde. Where’s
Knell? They say he’s a boy, but hell
and blazes.”
“Knell’s dead.’
'“Ah!” exclaimed MacNelly softly.
Then he grew businesslike, cool, and
of harder aspect. “Duane, it’s your
game today. I'm only a ranger under
orders. We’ve absolutely 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 fail 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 outlaws get wise be
fore they’re down on the ground, or
inside the bank. The rest of your men
put inside behind the counters where
they’ll 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 goM. But the clerks and
cashier ought to be at their desks or
window 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 v
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 >vait 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 he far behind.
Toy’ll not get swift till 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 occurred
to Duane. j
“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.
“See here, Duane,” began MacNelly
nervously. “You shan't take any un
due risk here. You'll hide with the
rest of us?”
“No!” The word was wrenched
from Duane.
MacNelly stared, and then a strange,
comprehending light seemed to flit
over his face.
"Duane, I can give you no orders
today,” he said distinctly. “I’m only
offering advice. Need you take any
more risks? You've done a grand job
for the service—already. You’ve paid
me a thousand times for that pardon.
You’ve redeemed yourself.
“The Governor, the adjutant-general
—the whole State will rise up and
honor you. The game's almost up.
We’ll kill these outlaws or enough of
them to break forever their power, I
say, as a ranger, need you take more
risk than your captain?”
Still Duane remained silent. He
•was locked between two forces. And'
one, a tide that was bursting at its
bounds, seemed about to overwhelm
him. Finally that side of him, the re
treating self, the weaker, found a
voice.
“Captain, you want this job to be
sure?” he asked.
“Certainly.”
‘Tve told you the way. I alone
know the kind of men to be met. Just
what 111 do or where I’ll be I can’t
say yet. In meeting like this the mo
ment decides. But I’ll be there!*
MacNelly spread wide his hands
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looked helplessly at his curious and
sympathetic rangers, and shook his
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“Now you’ve done your work—laid
the trap—is this strange move of yours
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asked MacNelly in deliberate, low
voice.
.Like a great tree chopped at the
roots Duane vibrated to that. Ho
looked up as if he had seen a ghost.
Mercilessly the ranger captain went
on:
“Jennie Lee came to me in Austin.
She was heartbroken. She reproached
me. She begged me. She told me of-
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get me to fetch you hack, and if I
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