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"""' » ( -, " . .-; ' <•. \ *' «' ~ . ' '- , 1 x .^-> ^ • ' ' ' • • • " ' * K ' TUB McHEIiRT PLAnTDEALEB, MeHBlf1Cf( AL 'C; ^ tf.Hi Pcnci cxtcr * 4 Copyright by Th« Bobbs-Merrill Ofc sarwfeS -- -.if.-?, , CHAPTER XI--Continued, , --13-- They parted, Dinsdale going Into the tent. Scissors was giving much of his attention to the big owl. Sitting Bull, and for the time being was quite Indifferent to all offers for pictures. : t>insdale paused and attempted to talk . ivtth him but the man seeiued to have - flipped meutnlly and was slow to re- ; i *pond. On his way to the exit Dlns- <$ale encountered Pyrites. Garrulous ms ever and bubbling over with new |proj€K-ts the prospector clung to him And begged him to make one more trip into the hills. j| '"I know a vein-mine that'll be the* I 4'falk of the territory," he mysteriously • V^Vhlspered. >* -v "No use, Pyrites," laughed Dinsdale. ?I'm poor medicine when it comes to ' "liuntlng gold. There's only one pleas- ^••'/fcnt thing I remember about our trip: • V\'the pretty girl who dealt Twenty-one at Calvin's place. * ? Pyrites was disconsolate over the refusal. "The girl's up there," he Informed. "She's dealing at Keno Frank's. Joey tried to get her, with Keno ready to shoot, and then quit cold. The boys say that other petticoat of *a Kitty heard about it and put her foot down. • French Curly tried to play in her game after.she'd warned him off and she shoved the muzzle of a forty- ..four against his head and scared him stiff. She's bringing lots W trade to . Keno's place." "What became of Easy after I left Rapid City?" "I remejnber him- and some longhaired fellers riding out of town kerwhooping, but I'd had too many drinks to remember anything else. Reckon they was a bad lot. Reckon you had the right sabe about him." Dinsdale shook him off and strolled down the street as far as the (Jrand Central hotel and was the recipient. of many congratulations over his escape. The hard feeling against him when he left town seemed to have vanished. As an escaped prisoner from the Ogalala hip advice was, eagerly sought by all who believed the red menace was fast approaching a climax. He learned that several men had been killed in the outlying gulches during his absence. To nil who talked , with him, Including Mayor Farnum and several of the city council, he repeated his belief that Crazy Horse an^ American Horse would strike at Crook's forces Instead of making for the hills. And he added, as his belief, that Crook would stand them off and at worst make- a running fight of It and bring his soldiers down to th^ hills, where any disparity of numbers would be equalized for the whites. This talk made a deep impression, especially as it did much to quiet the town's fears. The situation was rap- Idly approaching a pitch wh'ere the entire gulch would be thrown Into a panic. After leaving the hotel and while walking to Keno Frank's place he was much startled to have two plump arms thrown around his neck. He hastily disengaged himself from the convulsive embrace-and laughing- Wfly to his attention. ceasing their steady scrutiny. With his days numbered by the ravages of consumption, he stood by her side, a death's head. In sweeping her gaze about to detect professionals, the girl's glance found Dinsdale, and there was a quick flash of interest in the dark eyes, and the hand holding the cards gave a convulsive Jerk. Then she was intent on her work, her head slightly bowed, her soft voice calling the game. Dinsdale proceeded to the Bed Rock to secure a room. The illiterate landlord gave him a boisterous welcome and eulogized him for resisting the attractions of the Grand Central, and $fr>niised some most unusual "flour doin'a" and "chicken flxln's" for supper. Scissors, too, was there, and driving an active trade in paper souvenirs. The men were very partial to the profile of Crazy Horse. Dinsdale looked over a man's shoulder and was amazed at the striking resemblance turned out by a few snips~of the scissors. 1 He endeavored to retreat and go to his room, but Scissors saw him and caught his arm and proudly Informed him: ' "I've been telling them about yon." Then In a sly aside: "You'd think this place was full of Mr. Easys by the way the dust is coming In. A whole ounce wnere few white men have ever been. They could hupt a year with an army and not find us. You and Webb will clear out, riding for the railroad and then streaking out to the coast and meeting us later, or you can stay with the bullion in the hills and light out after every one thinks you've skipped. Roach, the chief and I will be masked and will come back here. Talk with the agent and I'll explain later." Dinsdale's face darkened. "You're ail right, Joe. But I don't' know your chief, the man you call Number One. I'll stick by the dust till I get my share of it" "Glad to have you do that" readily agreed San Juan. "Horseshoe knows us and he prefers to ride for It and get his later. We plan to work together and do more work. We want you with us. You'll make a good one to guard the stuff. But it'll be lonesome work, as we won't dare quit town for a month or six"°weeks." "I never get lonesome when t have quarter of a million for company," said Dinsdale, with a grim smile. "And I ain't doubting your chief any. Your word goes for him as well as for yourself. But I always do hanker to keep close to my earnings. You're planning to stay here and sell out sort of natural. huh?" "The selling out is already planned. I've been talking It for some time. Folks will think I'm off for South Africa .with Kitty. She thinks I'm going with her. I had Intended to. But I'm through with her." "I thought you were helplessly In love with her." ,s "I am," groaned San Juan. "And that's why I'll not go to South Africa with her. She doesn't care for me except to have me stand by and scare off folks who .bother her. No. more watchdog work for mine. I've had enough." • 1 Dinsdale and Amos Roberts, the captain of the guard, rode In advance of the treasure-coach. Throughout the hills and at the various ranches, or stations, relays of horses had been waiting for a monthi Horseshoe Wabb, sitting his horse awkwardly, was one of the eight men galloping along beside the coach. A few hundred feet In the rear came two more guards. All the men carried their rifles ready for Instant service, although no attack, in the hills at least, was expected. Good time was made over the corduroy road, and none of the twelve men observed anything to arouse suspicion. Ten of the guards had made the trip several times and scoffed at the Idea of road-agents daring to try for the gold. The holding up of one In Just one place. Yes, sir. The price; consignment and the theft of twenty- Is a dollar now. Demand is more'n I flve thousand dollars only proved It was foolish to send out treasure under a guard of two men. Roberts admired Dinsdale Immensely because of his exploits among the Ogalala. Credit for the escape from Slim Butte was given almost entirely to him despite his insistence that Scis- --I* »I,I„ • « „ sors reckons to rnld this town very soon?; J dre,s,*e rved .a.ll. the , praise. Dead- First y I wood c,ty imagine the picture man In only one role, a harmless and very clever peddler <of paper pictures. j The Illiterate Landlord Gave Him Boisterous Welcome. can fill.--Thank you, sir.--Now, gents, I'm going to turn out Just one dozen more before I move on. After tills you'll have to come to San Juan Joe's tent to get them. Always could do It I'm wakan. I've forgot lots of flings, but I know mdlans. Who wants a picture of the great Crazy Horse, who First come, first served. Pyrites, frowning severely, pushed ! secured * ly rebuked: "Why, Lottie Carl! Right on the public street, too! ' What would the Widow Colt say?" ' "I don't care!" she cried. "I'm mighty tickled to see you. Every one said you was killed: Besides, she's Mother Colt now. Aren't you to the house?"* "I can't now, Lottie." "But I want you to," she perslsfed. "Mother Colt won't even like your •peaking to me like this. I don't believe she knows you're out." "She doesn't. But when I heard you were back I Just had to look for you. But I reckon yon ain't very glad to tee me." Proper food and clothing had done much for Lottie Carl, but seventeen was very youthful to Dinsdale. And yet he knew two or three short years might find him acting the seeker, and he wondered what she would think of him then. "I'm more glad to see you than you can imagine, Lottie Carl," he gravely told her. "But I'm br^ke, ant I haven't a right to see any girL So you run along home--" ' "I have money! Lots of it," she eagerly interrupted. "All that money they gave me when you brought me to this place. Come to the house--" "Bless your heart ! I can't rob children. As to coming to the house, Mrs. Colt must have a better opinion of me first." "But you've changed already. You're behaving better. Oh, I'm finding fault. I didn't mean you had to change." "You're a good girl, Lottie Carl, and you're going to make a mighty fine woman. Do as your new mother says. Now you must trot along." Her haste in turning from him caused him to fear she was sorrowing, and somehow the zest of picking up the town lite was lost as he resumed his walk to Frank's place. There was no mistaking the Increase in play at the hall. Men were continually passing in and out and. On entering, Dinsdale found the floor aroung^the tables uncomfortably crow<le7f/\ But the largest gathering was around the Twenty-one ^anie, al- **Dld that fool tell you Joey's talk?" he asked. Receiving a negative Pyrites growled an oath and Jeered: "Might have known It. I don't see why Joey trusts him to do errands. He always forgits if he finds any one to listen to his yawp. Joey wants you to drop in and see him soon as you can. He sent Scissors to tell you. When So Dinsdale's vehement disclaimers were accepted as the workings of modesty. Roberts elected to ride with the new man and he kept his tongue wagging incessantly. Dinsdale listened, shrewdly appraising the man and concluding that the fellow would know no fear In an emergency, but would be easily deceived. Among other gossipy things Roberts said there would have been two turned a wooded bend and were lost to view. Roberts h^ard Dinsdale call out sharply and spurred forward to investigate. He found Dinsdale afoot and trying to lift Webb back on his horse. /'Nag stumbled and threw him. Never tried to save himself. Landed like a bag of meal, right on his head." "Leave him lay till the coach comes up and we'll stick him Inside. H--1 of a guard!" growled Roberts. They had gone too far to take him back to Rapid City and, failing to find a camp of miners on Spring or Battle creeks, It would be necessary to take him through to Custer City on French creek. The man was unconscious but breathing in a stertorous manner. Roberts examined him and pronounced it to be a fracture on top of his head. Dinsdalp was more optimistic and said the skull was not broken. Disposing of him they resumed thejir way, Roberts now riding ahead with Dinsdale. Heretofore Roberts had don# most of tlfe talking. Now Dinsdale gestured for him to pay sharp attention and began to talk. Roberts was powerless for several minutes to speak even when his companion became silent. Again Dinsdale spoke, curtly and Incisively. _ "That's all. Don't ask any questions. Ride back-, fioon we'll come to a sapling acrpss the road." Pivoting his horse Roberts galloped madly back to the coach. Dinsdale dismounted and walked on the right of his horse, his eyes searching the road ahead. A quarter of a mile brought him In sight of a sapling lying across the road. He shifted his gaze to the bush growth Jusf beyond this and came to a stop. From behind him came the faint throb of racing hoofs, each moment growing more audible. A masked figure leaped from the bushes ahead and gently called out: "D--n you, Dinsdale! You've betrayed us." hp the fellow spoke up went his gun and as it exploded two shots from the bushes roared out. The horse went down, shot through the head. Around spun Dinsdale, his right arm helpless. He began firing with his left hand and the man In the road swayed wildly, but doggedly continued working the trigger although his lead went wild of the mark. As he collapsed a muffled scream rang out from the bushes, a howl of rage rather than pain, and there was a crashing In the underbrush as men hastily rode away. Roberts dashed up with half of the guards, shooting into the woods at random. Three men ran to the prostrate man and pulled off his mask. Dinsdale forced himself to look. It was the man known as Easy, and a red welt showed through the clipped hair where Dinsdale had struck him down In the cellar of the horse thieves' rendezvous. "And Joe said his name was Roach. Roach of Crook City," cried Dinsdale with a hysterical laugh. He grabbed a horse by the bridle and crawled into the saddle. 'Stop!' Don't let him go! He's hurt!" howled Roberts, and he made a da sir to seise the brtdte. But the" you didn't show u, he sent me. Every i thirteen guards if one of the regulars time a body sends Scissors on an errand he gits to mooning round with his paper cutting." . . "All „ right, Pyrites, • TO trot right along." v . * San Juan Joe was in the tent, walking anwng the various bank games/On beholding Dinsdale he motioned him to the bar and Joined him at the lower end, which happened to be deserted. After they had been served and the bartender had retired San Juan said: "Rather talk here. Looks as if we'd met by accident, you know. The game must be played oa the jump. I went over to the express office to see about sending out some dust. Patrick & Saulsbury's agent has decided to take no chances on the Indians cutting the Black hills off J>om the railroad and plans to send out the coach tomorrow. I've given Webb his last orders. "I spoke to the agent about you, explaining how the Indians had cleaned you out and that you were keen for hadn't been Intoxicated when It came to pull out from the gulch. "And thirteen Is unlucky. I'm mortal glad he quit. Not enough agents In the hllla to-hold up this outfit," he t boasted. * "I should say not. Guarding a coach is soft money. Injuns may give us some fun, but the agents will think twice," replied Dinsdale. At Rapid City fresh horses were ready. The coming of the coach caused but little Interest. It carried much wealth, securely guarded. The agents wanted none of that game. But the town was most anxious to learn the latest Indian news, as extravagant stories of danger had been relayed by volunteer and Irresponsible messengers. The guards were eagerly questioned. Was Crazy Horse camping on the Belle Fourche? Had Sitting Bull cut off the Blsmark and Fort Pierre trails with a force of six thousand braves? »Was there any truth In the work. I dragged Scissors in off the j report that the bulk of Crook's cornstreet and made him tell about your ' mand had suffered the fate of Custer's gun-play among the Indlahs, and the . flve companies? On receiving reassuragent wants you for an extra. But we Ing answers some persisted in bellevwant better than that. You must take j ing the sendinp out of the gold evlsome one's place. I've arranged .to [ deneed a fear of an early attack. One have one of the regular guards filled up with scalp-talk, with plenty of drink on the side. He won't show up. All you've got .to do now is to call on the agent and say I spoke to you. You man bitterly complained: "They'll take out the dust under guard, but they don't flx It so the women and children will be safe. Gold's more1 precious than human life." "We've go{ to be In Sidney In flfty hours. So long," shouted the driver as the last trace was secured; and the long whip cracked over the leaders know what to tell him." "I'll make a good talk, How much is going out?" Sun Juan Joe's pale face colored slightly and his right hand gripped the bar to stop Its tendency to tremble. He j and the coach plunged ahead, whispered: ...... t> With the Spring creek crossing "Two hundred and flfty thousand. I ahead the rear guard rode In clolier. Think of St! Quarter of a million! ! Horse-thieves were reputed to have Sounds more the last way. Do it four their headquart.ers somewhere on the thtHiglywfore the coming of the pretty times and it's a million. It'll be the divide between the Spring and Rapid, French girl It--had not been popular biggest killing ever made In any mines ; and while It was nrtt generally beenough to be included among Keno I at any time!" j lieved that the horse-thieves and road- Frank s offerings. Favorite with ten- | "And there'll be a mighty hot chase agents belonged to the same band It tip get li hack." I would be easy for lawless men to de- "No! That's the beauty of It. This sert one vocation for another when Indian scare will hold all the men to' a quarter of a million doUars was Inthe gulch. The timid won't dare to go ' volved. in a posse and they won't let the men i Dindflale had bung back with the with sand go. They'll bold them by | main body, but after the first two squalling about their duty to the worn-: miles he gave Horseshoe Webb a sigen and children. But even if there , nal to follow him and galloped on in wasn't any Indian scare It would work j advance. WJebb pounded after him smooth. We'll pack the gold to a place Land was riding by his side when the derfeet In the early 'fifties It had gone Into the discard before 'seventy-six. Now It was a magnet and miners and townspeople were packed several deep about the table, and it was only by persistent effort that Dinsdale rould work close enough to look down on the attractive dealer. French Curly, barred from placing a bek stood close MET teft. his cavsrnovMr eyes never % horse Jumped ahead and tore down the road. As Dinsdale swept around the next bend he glimpsed a figure crashing Into cover on his right, and he knew the fugitives had crossed the road and were making for their hiding places on the divide. He sent his horse through the alders and hazel and gained the foot of a long slope where the growth was pine and spruce and more open. One horseman was riding Into a dry gulley. Another had elected to take a trail leading along the south bank of the gulley. As the man in the gulley was the easier to follow Dinsdale turned his .attention to him. He heard the sound of another horseman crashing through the growth to the north of him and from the rapidity of his advance It was obvious he was descending, rather than ascending. the slope. This puzzlqfl Dinsdale, as he did not believe any of the guard had had time to get above him. As he drove his mount into the gulley he gave a last look for the newcomer. Then the bank of the dry water course shut off all view except that straight ahead, and the singing of a rifle bullet from the top of the south bank warned him of a double danger. A bit of smoke on top of the bank revealed the source of the shot, but the marksman, or of the quarry ahead, Dinsdale had yet had no glimpse. He swung in tpward the south bank to get under cover and second shot whistled close to his head. His horse scrambled desperately over the rough footing, making slow progress ; tlien a gun cracked ahead and Dinsdale owed his life to the tough bough that deflected the bullet Slipping from his horse Dinsdale ran in under the bank and, shielded from the man above, began working forward. The firing from the bank continued, and Dinsdale was puzzled until be heard answering shots from behind him. He glanced back, but coujd see no one, and decided the man he had heard crashing down the slope must be one of the guards, miraculously arrived to aid him. Thankful to have the attention of the hidden rifleman fully occupied Dinsdale managed* to draw his right hand gun with his left hand. The firing above and behind him grew violent. a whole magazine being dls charged In a string, and indicating each man was trying to drive the other from cover. Dinsdale crouched low as he turned a shoulder of a mighty rock and beheld a horse on the ground, frhe poor brute had done his best to save his rider, but had fallen and broken his leg. A gun blazed from a clump of hazel and the lead left a long smear on the rock against which Dinsdale* was leaning. Dinsdale frantically worked forward behind a bowlder and yelled: "Give It up, Joe. I'll see you're taken out of the hills and get a square shake." "You d--d traitor 1" hoarsely cried San Juan Joe. "Give In," Insisted Dinsdale. "Yon set Bandy Allen on to me so I could do your dirty work. You lied about Roach. You knew Easy had It In for me. It's even Stephen. I must have you, but I'll see you have a square--" A bullet ricochetted and cut a furrow through the hair and brought blood. "I tried to help you, Joe," cried Dinsdale; and he staggered from behind the boulder. San Juan Joe had correctly- Interpreted the desperate firing down the gulley. He knew he must be climbing the rocks and Into the hills before more reinforcements arrived. As he beheld Dinsdale staggering and reeling, with one arm hanging helpless, he raised a savage shout and broke from the bushes, shooting with both hands. Dinsdale went down on his knees with a red-hot Iron through his chest. He called upon his strength for a final effort and fired twice with his left hand. San Juan Joe came to a halt looked vastly surprised and went down on his face. Dinsdale's strength deserted him. He knew he was hurt, but was not greatly interested. He kpetf" he had killed San ^luan Joe antTwas sorry it had to be. He was also conscious of a rattle of gravel and stones and the sound of a heavy object crashing down the slope to a halt Just back of him. He felt fingers thrust Inside his shirt to examine bis wound, but was wonderfully detached from all concern about himself. The whole situation was very Impersonal to him. He heard an exclamation and thought the voice was familiar. Then strong arms lifted him up until his head and shoulders were propped against a rock. Ten feet from him Iron Pyrites was sprawling on his back, his questioning blue eyes staring whimsically at the heavens. Are you the Peter Dinsdale mentioned in this letter written to Wild Bill Hlckock, and which I find In your pocket?" asked a voice. We were to work together," mumbled Dinsdale. "Wild Bill knew the company was sending a man. The letter was to Identify me." He closed his eyes as a stabbing pain suddenly reminded him he was yet capable of suffering. There was the salty taste of blodd In his mouth. Well, I'll be shot I" softly exclaimed the voice. "On tlie wrong track from the start. Thought you did the Ogalala Job." With an effort Dinsdale opened his eyes. Scissors, still holding the letter of Introduction, stood staring blankly at the wounded man. Then he gently said: You're badly hnrt. But I must know more about this while you can talk. You work for Patrick & Saulsbury ?^ Dinsdale nodded his head. "You were after road agenf T* Another "nod. In deep disgust the picture-man exclatmed: And I thought you did the Ogalala Job! The greenbacks fooled me. San Juan Joe rode out of the hills and fetched you back with him." Dinsdale managed to explain: "Patrick gave me flve thousand-- greenbacks. I was to play bad man-- reckless stuff.--Get Into confidence of i % pussled me. I knew It meant something, but couldn't tell what. My helper said he was expecting some one he didn't know, and the song would Identify him." Dinsdale's egrtti lighted and he broke in: "Easy knew Sanr Juan Joe. Didn't know Number One. Joe sent word the chief would meet him at Rapid C4ty. They were te recognize each other by sin^ng. It was Pyrites, pretending to be drunk and singing back at him that told him he was Number One--for hftn not to take a fight to me." "If I'd only known about yon I If you'd only told Mayor Farnum!" "Didn't dare tell a soul. Didn't know Number One myself.--Had to work alone. Knocked Webb off his horse. Told guards he fell. Didn't dare tell Roberts what was up till I'd sounded blm--Just before we came to the show-down. Everything cleared up but one--now who the h--1 are yon?" Scissors turned to get his horse, then halted and called back over his shoulder: ', "Who? Me? Why, I'm Jim Omaha* • • • They said he would surely die. Mrs. Colt and Lottie Carl said he must live. The agent for Patrick*& Saulsbury received orders to spare no expense in rounding up all available members of the medical profession In the hills. The head and arm wounds were not dangerous, but the hole through the lung was most serious. He would die, he might live, were the alternating reports on the street. Finally an Eastern practitioner, rough of garb and wild with whiskers, was discovered in Whitewood gulch and brought to the sick man. He remained on duty for -forty-eight hours, heavily subsidized by the stagecoach company, and then announced the Invalid had a chance if he could be kept quiet. Mrs. Colt and'Lottie Carl were his nurses. Gradually he began to Improve and on the sixteenth day of September stood an excellent chance of recovering. "~\£he sixteenth of September was the first day he was left alone for a minute; and he was aroused from fitful sleep by the sound of guns and loud yelling. The gun volleys became more violent. Dinsdale knew what it meant Crazy Horse was trying to sweep the gulch. At the head of the bed hung his belt and the two hand-guns. He secured the weapons and slipped out onto the floor and dragged himself to the window. There Scissors and Mrs. Colt found r.im, collapsed, one of the guns cocked. When Dinsdale recovered consciousness Scissors gently rebuked him. "Why did you ~o to the window? Taking a chance. like that!" Dinsdale faintly explained. "Always looking for action, Peter," sighed Scissors. "What you heard were the citizens celebrating over General Crook's arrival In town. Every one Is safe now. The Sioux will never sweep the hills." The next morning the doctor said the patient was not much the worse for his exertions. Lottie Carl, who had wept all night because she believed she had neglected him by running out to look at the half-famished troopers ending their "horse-meat" march from the head of Heart river, wept anew with boundless Joy. Scissors broke In on the tearful scene and spoke with the doctor aside. ^Then he adtanced to the bed and took Dinsdale's left hand and said: "I've finished the Og&iala Job. Th< man Easy did it -But neither Pyrites nor San Juan Joe knew tt He kept it from them so he would not have to divide. Pyrites and San Juan were in the plot to kill Wild Bill. San Juan knew what-was coming and left the bills so as to be away from Deadwood when McCall committed the murder. I believe he rather dreaded returning until he heard that McCali had been allowed to escape. "Pyrites, also, was away from town until It was all over. I'm going out with General Crook. The general is ordered to move in to Red Cloud and Spotted Tall agencies and disarm the hostiles, who are coming in in great numbers. Crazy Horse failed In his attack and American Horse Is dead from a wound received at Slim butte. Horseshoe Webb goes out with us as a prisoner, but I fear we can't hold him, as there Is no corroborating evidence. The crack you gave him over the bead saves him from prison." "Can't you wait a bit? I'll go withyou," murmured Dinsdale. "Not a day. The Union Pacific is calling me by every Incoming stage. Now you're on the mend I must go. I never can forgive myself for being fooled by you, Pete. It was your lavish way of spending greenbacks. I never dreamed Patrick & Saulsbury had sent a man up here. 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INDIGESTKW 0 8an Juan Joe Came to a Halt, Looked Vastly Surprised, and Went Down on His Face. crooks up here. Joe thotyht I was train-robber. Hated to get Joe. Pyrites? What happened7" MI shot him. He was the leader. Known as Number One. Brains of the outfit A bad man wherever he's been. Beastly bad in Montana. Played prospector to perfection. Used to get tenderfeet to go out with him. They always got lost, or 'killed by Indians.' Then he outgrew such small games and worked big Jobs. My helper, the little French-Indian girl, who deals Twentyone at times, -heard stuff dropped by Easy at Rapid City. She got Webb to talk when he was drunk. She guessed Pyrites ahead of me. -But I'll be eternally Jiggered If you didn't fool me complete! Now I'll get a horse and pack you down to the road. I was watching from up the divide. Have a big French Creek posse Just below here ready to comb the hills If the Job was tried this side of the spring. THi" fcien Easy worried me. I knew he wmJ horse thief, or some- . thing, but fifJr singing 'Joe Bowerv* sha." \ "And me pretending to San Juan Jee that Jim Omaha was the only man I feared and n^.ver guessing the truth 1 Good-by, Scls--Jim Omaha. Believe me, you're the most wakan galoot I ever met. I'll never foget Slim butte." Scissors turned from the bed and briskly took Lottie Carl's brown hand and stared at her Intently. Facing toward the bed he savagely demanded: "And what about this little lady?" Dinsdale's emaciated face was lighted with a rare, smile as he explained: "She doesn't kfcow It yet, but after she's older and has had a chance to go to school, and has learned her own mind, I'm going to ask her to marry me" • "Good talk! You're wakan--Taku Wakan has been whispering to yon," warmly declared Jim Omaha. "Goodto.') 7*5 (THE END] * Ammunition The revolver using loose ammunition or paper cartridges was Invented about 1835. Since 1860 we have had metallic cartridge ammunition. 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