Show The Hell Cry Orlando West had many ways “winter” his small herd of cattle One of these Ole’s reputation was not the best was the monthly distribution of the He sold more steers every fall salaries of the numerous cowboys in proportion to the number of and others employed upon his cows in his herd than was considered good form even in that counranges and cattle ranches He alhis in men ways paid currency try and was said to be diabolically which lie carried to them himself cruel to his animals He had cargoing alone on horseback over the ried his saddle into camp on several circuit When the country he must occasions The older cowboys class the of men that could remember when his wife and pass through were sometimes in the country and a beautiful daughter had lived with the large amounts of money he him on the little ranch and the sometimes carried were considstory goes that they took advantage ered it seemed a foolish thing to of his absence from the ranch and do and he was repeatedly warned “hit the trail” leaving Ole to try in his friends had no relatives vain to locate them by So when (he in the west) that he was taking West’s riderless horse was found needless dangerous risks Still he Ole was questioned very closely He had never been He admitted that West had spent persisted robbed and several attempts had the night with him but protested resulted disastrously for the would-b- e vigorously that he had left safely robbers for he had a true westthe next morning on the trail to ern ability to handle a gun and a Little Bear creek and no evidence cool nerve that was sworn by all to the contrary could be discovered over the country But one day late True the possibilities of accidents in the fall of 18 — he started over in the rough country over which he the one hundred and fifty mile trail must go were numerous especially across the range between the Home as West was never known to keep ranch and another West ranch on to a trail if he could help it hut Little Bear Creek and failed to when almsot endless search failed reach the latter place About half to give even a clue to him or the way between the two places a giant money he had carried Ole’s repuSwede known as Big Ole owned a tation was in no way enhanced nor small meadow where he had built was the pleasure of the visits of the a rather large log house and where cowboys who were forced to sleep he harvested wild hay enough to at his ranch or to ride that part of that were eccentric |