Show The T Tenderfoot THE STORY Garrett OHara O'Hara young lawyer on his its wa way to practice at Concho wild western town Is shot at from ambush by Shep Sanderson who mistakes him for tor Jud Judge e Warner whom certain cattle Interests wish to prevent holding court Barbara arbara Steelman who thought the tho shot was tins ns dl- dl directed di directed at her warns Garrett not notto notto notto to o e-o to Concho because of ot the big cattle war Steve Worrall tells Garrett about the cattle war between Ingram and Steel Steel- Steelman Steelman Steel man man father tather of ot Barbara arn Garrett tells lolls Ingram Ingrain ho he desires to re- re remaIn remain re remain main neutral but the latter de declares de- de declares clares dares th there re can be no neutral neutral- neutrality neutrality It ity Bob Quantrell young oung killer for tor Ineram Ingram saves Garrett and all an Englishman n tord Dere Smith from being shot by Sanderson The three become friends Gar Gar- Garrett Gar Garrett rett accidentally witnesses a meeting between Barbara Darbara and Ingram They are lovers Garrett Garret and the Englishman buy a a ranch with Steelman as silent partner Fitch Steelman man mall kills an In Ingram In- In Ingram ingram gram follower A posse IncludIng IncludIng Including ing Quantrell and Sanderson capture and hang hane Fitch Sander Sander- Sanderson Sanderson Sander con son starts starts- a light fight at Jt the ranch and Garrett and the Englishman are wounded Ingram and Bar Dar Barbara Barbara bara barn appear and put an end to the fi fight ht Quantrell changes sides and Joins with the two tenderfeet A lull In the cattle war follows Quantrell kills Sanderson and another Ingram unman gunman I C CHAPTER VII Continued VII Continued 8 He could not lea leave e the subject on that note It was Incon Incongruous that all the splendid life liCe of ot her should be sub sub- submerged submerged merged In a shame born of or an un un- un unhappy un happy experience for which he did not feel her bel to blame lie looked away at broken line linc of the silhouetted hills pushing their crests skyward Pres Presy Presently he lie said as thou though h the comment were a casual one I wouldn't think much of a man who couldn't do some some- something something thing foolish Coolish If If it If lie he was fond of o-f- o of- of of some one You mean of a girl she specified Say of a girl sirl he lie admitted and the color came carne again Into his face Never Ne before had he talked about such things to a woman Yes but a girl irl Is different You know that well enough Its It's her place to be modest and wait walt She Slie mustn't show her feelings If she's sites nice silos silo's not supposed to have not any any not till till- till till till- till OHara O'Hara summoned his courage and blurted out what was In his Ills mind You couldn't be anything an but hilt sweet and good I wish wish-I wish I wish you ou wouldn't talk that wa way All Ail youve you've done Is what Id I'd want ant you OU to do If-if- If If if lIe He stopped The hot blood blond stained his bus face tace from throat to forehead Barbaras Barbara's soft and shining eyes thanked him Im glad Iad you ou came carne here to live she said softly He lIe did not let Ills hIs e eyes e meet hers for tor he was afraid they might tell too much She offered offend him only f r end ship and already he lie knew that he wanted more than titan that S The Jefferson County war had be become come more than a local Issue Both Bolh factions were justifying ing themselves In long letters to the newspapers The government favored Steel man Steel Steel- Steelman Steelman man because of or his business connections connections and antl Sheriff Banks had been re- re removed re removed moved from tram office on a technicality connected with his bond Humors Rumors ot of the feud had e even ln reached Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton and there was talk of ot national interference Ingrams Ingram's warriors had jumped two of Steelmans Steelman's cowboys while they were vere branding a calf claimed by the Diamond Tall rail There had been heen a afi fi fight ht and the two riders had bad been left dead beside their tire lire In reprisal the forces had Ind captured buck Houck n a notorious gunman from the Indian territory employed by Ingram and ind had left his bod body In a adraw adraw adraw draw Smith ford suggested com corn compromise promise to Stee What say Garrett and I ride rille over o and have haH a u co Cl y little talk with In- In Ingram In Ingram gram glam Might Ii ht make the fellow see reason Eli Eh what drat Ste Steelman reelected that It could do dono dono no harm Moreover er It would be a good talking talling point later to be able to say that he lie and his partners hn had trIed to arrange a compromise Also there was urgent need of ot peace financially If it could he brought ht about Suits me Lyulph he lie said Question is I about a compromise What can we offer him What had you OU thought of Steel Steelman mUll asked a flicker nicker of ot cynical humor In hits his ees eyes He lie had not riot faith fuith In the success of ot this mission hell Bell think youve you've ou c come to tell him w weve we've v had bad enough an un want to quit But have e It yore ore own awn way boys Go talk with him hits Make yore ore proposition an ansee see what It gets you The three men talked terms while Barbara listened One thin thing Steelman Insisted upon Ther There could be he no set set- settlement set settlement of the trouble until In Ingram ram moved mo his Ills men hag and baggage Jae run the Hughes place If It he would wadi do that It would be evidence that he tie really wanted peace The three men drafted a 11 letter find and sent It to Ingram by one of at the Hash hash hash- knife riders Word of ot what was in inthe Inthe Inthe the air all spread and Bob nob Quantrell u sug- sug suggested sug suggested to OHara O'Hara that he would be glad to go to town with him to meet In Ilm Much obliged II ed Bob hut but I l dont don't that would be hi bl wise told lilt i promptly Since our latest trig to town lown I expect ct you'd oud be like ilke a u red ra rag to a bull hull as ns far as Ingram goes No well we'll leave you at home Some of leis his warriors are uro liable to make trouble troubie Who do you aim to take alon along with you ou Nobody but Lyulph We want to tomake tomake tomake make It plain that this tills la is to be a pence Jacc powwow Perhaps well we'll go ab nb absolutely unarmed limp I Youve You've still got ot a lot ot of those fool tool notions you brought WEst with you ou There will be a dozen In- In Ingram In Ingram gram ram men In town every last lust one of ern em cm armed What guarantee you got that Ingram or his pardner Tom Toni Har Hal Harvey Harvey P vey wont won't sic file some of or cm ern on you like Harvey did those fellows tt on me Well ell ha have e to tala take tal a chance on that But after OHara O'Hara had talked the matter over o with his two partners It was decided that the envoys should wear their revolvers not as ns a n threat but because bluse It was the habit of at cow v cowboys cowboys boys hos nail cattle men to carry them There was wag always a chance that the fact they had them In plain sight ml might ht save them from attack To Ingram and Harvey Elaney sitting In Inthe Inthe Inthe the office offic of or the store came one ot of theIr clerks s a young fellow low who had recently mo moto moved to the territory for lun lung trouble troubiE Ills His name was Millikan alone he lie reported Ju Just t rode up ulI to the Concho house and ha have e gone one Inside They stopped for two two- two three three minutes at the Lon Longhorn horn corral before beCore t they he went to the hotel Steelman not with them then r o sir Drift out Into the street an make sure ure none of their men join em After Atter the clerk had gone In Ingram ram turned to his partner Well Weil let ern eni walt wait a while Tom Dont Don't want em to get et the notion were we're anxious for a compromise Bane agreed but added addell a rider Just the same I reckon we better meet em ern halfway If this war goes goeson goeson goeson on much longer loner well we'll be he busted husted hIgher than a kite you JOU an me In Ingram ram looked d out of ot the window at atthe atthe atthe the red hill shoulder dotted with jack jackpines Jackpines pines Reluctantly he admitted to himself that what Harvey said was true The expense of maintaining the little arm army of gunmen had been high Trade had fallen Callen off It was a bad year ear for cattle from the market point of view He lIe had been heen forced to carr carry hIs allies tine the lie small ranchers In th the hills Moreover Moreo to meet Steelmans Steelman's en- en en lie he had borrowed heavily and his time short notes were falling due He lie could borrow horrow no more The owner of the had had business busi busi- business business ness with most of the bankers In the territory and they were friendly to him rather than to his enemies In ties this feud Add to all ail this the fact that there was talk of Intervention from ton If soldiers came carne in from the fort there was wao little doubt douht that they would would support Steelman for he and Colonel Randolph had fought side sideby sideby by side In the Civil Ci war In the field Ingram could hold his own lIe He was not disturbed about that providing pro nh 1 always s 's that the United States troops did not come In But Buthe Buthe he had read road of generals who won every ery battle hattle and lost the war tear The thought of compromise was bitter to him but he knew that If Steelman male a reasonable otter olTer he must accept It Yet et he was reluctant to admit even the possibility of ot defeat now How about Steelman he said tie He must he near nar the end cod en e of his rope too Ills His EX ex- expenses ex expenses pt are nrc heavier hEn than ours It hasn't been heln any better hetter year ear for cows for him than It has for us liS Hes He's bor- bor borrowed bor borrowed rowed more than we have dont don't you OU reckon But hes he's got hot more money backing him than we have Far ar as we can see Dave were we're down to the blanket Well lets let's hear henr what these fellows ha have ye got to propose Ingram and Harvey walked down the street to the Concho house The I fat hotel keeper I ler e Brad Brall Helm elm waddled forward wheezed a greeting greetIn The other miler gents are waltin for you In the dining room he added The cattle man moved mo with light strung strong tread trend Into the dining room Ills Ilis cool ee eyes fastened on the two men sitting silting at the table tuille Both or of them rose to greet ret the though neither of ot them offered to shake hands Glad mati to see you OU gentlemen n Smith Smith Smith-Beresford said genially Make your your- yourselves yourselves our selves sel comfortable Cigars Whisk Whisky Beer Nothing thanks Ingram answered brusquely You have ha a proposition to make 1 I understand About time we have e a talk Eh what Sit it down gentlemen ram Ingram lung flung himself carelessly Into a chair Im ready to listen he be said OHara O'Hara opened the conference I dont don't know what you OU think Mr In- In Ingram In Ingram gram but us law abiding citizens Mr Beresford Ir Smith Smith-Beresford and I 1 feel teel that the pre present ent conditions are outrageous and deplorable Are you OU talin for for- for or for Wes Steelman asked Ingram curti curtly Were talking for him and und for tor our our- ourselves ourselves selves too He Ue Is ready to patch up upa upa upa a peace If you OU arc are Hud Had enough has he jeered Har Har- Harvey Harvey ar- ar arvey vey OHara O'Hara looked at him If It that's the spirit t In which you are arc cowin coming coining to this conference Mr Harvey lui Im afraid we wont won't get far he said Say young oung fellow youre you're a fine bird to come lucre here to us Ingrum's Ingrams partner retorted an angrily Why youve you've ou e done more to muke maL e trouble than nn any other gunman on the nn Willaim MacLeod Raine Bahr Copyright by William MacLeod RaIne W WJ J Service range except maybe yore sidekick Bob Quantrell Who jumped par pore Sher Shep Sanderson an devilled him an finally got yore hired killer to bump ofT off both him an the Texas Kid Kill Who tried to stop a posse from doing Its duty an killed Brad Sowers an shot up three more deputies Who Vho e egged ed edon on Iles We Steelman to all aU the deviltry that's been going on all over O the dry gulchin an what rang not dally bally all nonsense you OU know Mr 11 ha Harvey Smith Smith-Beresford Beresford replied Is as peaceably inclined as I Iam Iam Iam am Both Botti of us liS would go a n long way to stop the wicked foolishness that has started simply because conflicting in In- In Interests Interests ha hate ha e not been sensibly adjust adjust- adjusted adjusted ed cd You know perfectly wt well that he wanted no trouble with that fellow Sanderson and that neither of us ob- ob obstructed ob oL obstructed the posse In Its duty lIe fought for his life Ilfe Let that ride Tom Ingram spoke up Lets hear how liow these two quiet law law-abidin Christians propose to ad ad- ad Bob Quantrell Roped and Saddled at the Corral in a Cloud of Dust just the Interests referred to Knowin Wes Steelman like I do doId Id I'd say hes he's perfectly to lie down with the lamb lamb lamb-It If Its It's Inside of him The only way to settle this thing Is Isto isto Isto to start tart from now If It we get to dis- dis discussing discussing dis discussing cussing our wrongs our feelings will become Involved Steelman feels he has a good deal to complain of of S So Sodo Sodo do you OU I presume Lt Let t us forget all ali that and come to the actual business questions at Issue OHara O'Hara name named without argument the concessions Steelman was willing willingto to make He lIe would keep his Ills cattle on onlie the range east cast of the pass He lie would leave the San Sm Jacinto market to In- In Ingram In Ingram gram and his friends If it they would not compete with him at the Indian agency lie He would discharge an any of at athis his men against whom there was proof of rustling cattle As to th the lawless lawless- lawlessness lawlessness lawlessness ness of ot the past few tew months he was vas willing to let bygones be bygones Harvey laughed unpleasantly Hes sure a lot lias Has our friends shot up by hired killers an then is 13 welter to call cali It off ocr on Offers to keep outa the San Jacinto market when lie he knows Dave e has lias got it corralled hut but wants us to leave him la lay at time the I agency where weve we've been I hIm right along Yes sir Id I'd sure call cali that Hint aVes a Wes Ves Steelman compromise What about the Jerry Hughes place asked Ingram Will he tie quit around to euchre me out of It Hes lies willing to leave that to the answered law OHara O'Hara To the slick judge he be bought to tomake tomake tomake make him administrator Not r by hy a ju ful The only compromise Ill I'll dis dis- discuss discuss cuss Is one where he lie gives up P all ali claim to the Hughes place Jerry was my friend lIe He owed me money when he died dIell In Ive I've a right to run the place till Im I'm paid what he owes Steelman butted In without any claim whatever merely because he wanted to devil devilme devilme devilme me Well Weli he wont won't get a away way with It it In Ingrain slammed his heavy brown fist down on the table his eyes ees gleam gleam- gleaming gleaming In ing sava savagely OHara O'Hara said aid Tell Teli us the verr very best you'll do the concessions you are will will- willing In lag ing to make Perhaps we can offer Inducements to have you leave lea the Hughes place No o sir Im I'm rl right ht there an you can pass poss the word that hell he'll rue the d dhe day he an his killers try to drive os ms out OHara O'Hara smiled the friendly flash or of white teeth that |