Show mu Y sf A I r r r Fighting Ten Ii By Ma MCLe L d JI Copyright by William MacLeod y w s service a aal L a o M al M K v g gM R M eoA T 1 n t r 1 fl s s g r eliS 1 u Ren MM lISA THE STORY Garrett Carrett Ollar 0 young youn lawyer lawer on his wa wn to practice at Concho wild western town ton to n Is 18 shot at from ambush by Sanderson who ml e him for Varner Starner whom certain cattle attle In Interests il Ish h to present fOnt holding court Barbara Steelman who thought the shot WB was waa dl- dl di directed at her warns G not notto notto notto to KO Jo to Concho b causo of or thes the s big hl cattle war Ste e SS orrall tells G Gurett about the Ule c war wu between lam Ing-iam and Steel Steel- Steelman man teel- teel man father lather of oC Barb iri Darb Bob Dol Quantrell young killer for In- In Ingram Ingram In gram 8 Garrett 0 and andun n an Smith Derel ford lord ford rn trim from m I 1 eing shot hot by San San- Sanderson Sanderson derson on Tho The thre three I 1 friends Garrott accidentally witnesses a meeting between bet een ro Darb and m They am are 10 lovers losers ers Garrett the buy a 11 ranch with St as silent partner I Itch Steelman mm n kills Ills an nn In- In Ingram Ingram In-eram In gram follower A posse IncludIng IncludIng Ine Ing Quantrell Qu and n capture ind nd hang hinc I Itch Sander Sander- Sanderson Sander Sander-p Sander Sander-eson son starts tarts a tight fight at the ranch and nd nd Garrett and the Enells l ianaro are wounded Quantrell changes chances sides Idea and Joins loins with Ith the two ti h 0 tenderfeet A lull In the tha cattle war follows s Quan Quantrell trell kills Sanderson and another m unman unman A tentative peace Is patched up through ef- ef efforts ef efforts forts lorts Quantrell Jeopardizes the peace pe prospects by leading an unauthorized r ild id on the Hughes r much ira Barb to marry Ingram Is horse horse- horsewhipped horsewhipped whipped hipped by Ingram Ingrain and s swears sears ears enge CHAPTER Continued IX-Continued IX Continued 11 11 Smith d Beresford fd caught sUit sigh of or le he leas heas lieas as she slie rode forward and came to 10 her Its It Its s been i a thousand years 3 cus since I vats saw you vou he lie protested smiling up fit at the girl Irl 1 he diy day iris turned t 1 lot brighter Wont Won t 1 you veil alight I I cant allt to see cee ce Mr Ir 0 lot lara lIe IIo helped her from fruit the lie saddle and ties the moved moored to together ether tow Ird the house waited on the porch lorch mm while idle h ht sent Dt in tn to get his partner When 0 joined her the girl mo nosed cd with Stith hIm liim is though uncoil toward the lie hitch rack It fins OS like her to tu begin without devIous II t tI i I I e s e ju just t left D Divid n 1 Id im Ingram He Lies s really ready to oral mil c e lelce on any reason reasonable reasonable able terms she said lIe He loot 1001 ed quickly at her A cram son on stain streamed through her chocks cheeks I r sent him a note b bs that Garcia she went on I I asked him to meet me Weve e se e tall id d It all oser 0 er erlie lie He II 1 do ms hates hate er s c right In In spite spile of Quantrell s o attick cl Yes les les I cant go to rather yet I m not read reads to a c e everything er Will 11 Willou you ou meet Mr Ir In and thin then take talf hIs message to rather ather Of Of cour course e I 1 will III fie rie felt though the bottom had dropped 1 out nut or of hIs heart There was liS more to this than thaD she had Ind told old him In n her tier soft and shining eyes was the light of a adear dear dream come true We hail Ind i 1 i talk slip she gall nl al almost almost most In a murmur dropping her lon long la Before lie he spoke poke again n he made sur sure that none if the emotion which In hint liim w would show In Ins Ills olce olce When 11 hen im am I to meet him where he sIe J She give Jle him directions Neither l of fit them referred to wha what t was In both their minds hl his lose lo 10 e for her and hers hero for another mm man I 7 Ilie hl he discussed the peace terms between bel ten Steelman and Ingram lie saddled a horse and rode with Hh her Iler until the path forked they the Sill sep she hind had one I lest t word ord to gay sa to him and she Slid said It w with Ith her h hind tad on his Ills coat slee e I I want ant peace more than nn thin lIse use In the world o rill Garrett You lou will do 3 yore ore best wont won't you Ills Ilia brown eyes e cs es rested rented on lien hers a as ashe aslie he promised I II do In m best t I fir lr tiara lra Perhaps his lilb smile mlle was i a little wistful as he tie added I I want you iou to tolan tolia e lan hale e what you want wint more than any uny thing anything else in the world orld Would Mould you want me to tn have e It If you thought It t bet best for me meshe she asked No o 1 but hut I t w wint tnt to stand In the wa of your having basing ln ha It If He lIe thou ht many man times limes later of that last remark of Baban na Hut Hud lad she he f home ome prescience In n her tier mind of short happiness come some Intuition that her lute love 10 e craft was aas likely to be I ll b stormy seas hens In the lI light ht of sub subsequent subsequent subsequent sequent events dents he came conic to think sita so sit a a 1 f the pe ice negotiations now that made up UI Ills mind to them them turned out to hp he Confronted by this new V situation n foe willing to mil mai e a concessions luns Wll We Steelman made a It mental right about e fare fa-e Ho Lie did not lint to be tie outdone 1 In generosity Therefore he met lily lil foe at least leat hilt h lf w ms ly ty Within four months of the date late o the treaty S1 whey y m Hl hid Ind to a hitter pill pilI He lie stood up be- be beside aide be-aide side aIde his tics gale alv daughter lie child lie he 2 idolized and saw siw her lier m to named ld Ingram One of the m It lee ler troubled Ilan barn She bhe had ha thought thought It would be a great blow to 1 his fils pride but hut she slie saw aw It was his Ills love 2 that was hit He fie grieved cd because he be h J was sure that she slie would be unhappy In her marriage And before she slie hid been Did D In Ingrams Ingrams grams wife Ire t two 0 eels Barbara knew he was right She blie he summoned her pride and her hr courage e to o keep him liim and others from finding out CHAPTER X A A Man With Sand It was wac i In a u attended at attended tended by lIy thE gO gOPI PI nor of the lie tern tor the sheriff i t f the counts Ingram Steelman ind the United States roar mar dial that the slate late should be he wiped clean of all nil n c committed during the Jefferson aunt war unless In had Ind already been found against the In law In t ers ens In the e ement vent that ani nn of these latter sere el e COli cons the governor promised It a pardon p II Quantrell was no part pirt to the armistice 1 a It 1 he lie refused rofu to rec 1111 0 the wen new conditions condition He lIe went wenton wenton ent enton on the dodge dode find and disappeared Into the emerging from flom It outs onh to get et food and supplies or to raid nid some ranch and rustle tle stock to 1 or four desperate cha characters had rallied around hum him men preferred to t steal ll rather than to work stork for n a Ih In Dee Deeser cr was wis lS one olle of 01 these 1 another The fhe depredations of the Quantrell gon gang n as the outlaws ws came ame cameo camen n IP hp called hv by l v common consent conc sere nere ugh r handed and ind Vagrant Times killed hilled t clerk it it the Indian n agency ency in an moan Inno ent south from flom the i I lt 1st who ho chanced to come on them a as then the liev were ere drib lug 1111 was I hunch of or hor horses e belonging to tolie the government O They The pr preset prel el nearly upon eattle hi li the Dma DIl man l 1 lail nil the II H nife or the Clr Circle do de S 0 Till The S were sere liv hv theIr friends Young loung oun Quantrell was among the l fe Me lc AIe rc ns or orgin Izell bv b Ingram mil and t n nom flora finally under trader the of the sheriff could not move mole mm e a against him him warning the outi iw The I between Steelman HId amid was wis 1 i a stilt tifT and formal one line though In III tills this matter of ot putting the cattle thieves out nut of business Steelman knew there must be co op lIe He discussed the situation with Ith Smith ono one tiny dav In v 11 e a re not gettin an where I he lie slid said Nor tor nr vve sae eon anon on wont t Ith this Jim liat lint hat s his Ills name mine sheriff sherll lIe lies s got no oUts buts He Ie won on t go o out after Quantrell an nn sleep sheep on his trill till hie he lets bels him him I had a talk with Ith hime him e lies to rel resign n It fie e can con find a good min m-in to lal tale e a his place ell 11 ill III Ive Ie I se e found the good mm man What hat would you jou think of our pert ncr Garrett 0 Mara hit Int kind of ofa ofa ofa a hello do you ou think he d mal oral e Ie lied d m rail mile 11 e a u hulls one Dials hats s not the point I m ut about Garrett and hits lils safety na Dash h It all ail I Id d rather bo 0 broke from that young loang 30 ng scoundrel eil s raids on our stock stoc Some one has lias to stop thIs tills rustling l m loo too buss hus Mv My boy is h too young Ingram is the logical min but he claims lie he hasp t time for It It Rum Hun yore ore mind over omer 0 er the men vou sou ou know In lit the nu neighborhood then tell me who ho Is best qu for it But Garrett Is no trailer lie Ie doesn t knows know this counts well swell pro pro- prot Prot protested t tested Smith nu Well Reel f II give ewe gl e him liim deputies ms hu ho can follow follo a trail to I h-I li 1 an h but biel ld lit Ik Besides silk sides tills this wont aunt on t be bt a jolt joh 11 What hat It needs ed Is n 11 m nun ui 11 sand and In Ills hits hu II newer never ne er quit I Ise e Garrett an nn i Ive se e one thing tiling about him him-he liim lie risi rist s to lil hl opportunities lilies W lien hell tIll the emergence bred s lie lieb s rl rig t on the job Jib r t rights If vou sou u go gu by hv logic he to hose have been killed half a time since lie ht came cime to lo counts county ome come ome folks folIes say sav a v lie he s I lucky I don t tIles lIes Iles alive I o eUlue e lies lie a the mutest t Il III I coc cock on the ii mm an lIec e ehe he use uses his Ills he lie id td I Tint hit t last is h I is l He cre Hehe hell he II have hale tile the eele pd e on nn Qu Quantrell I t see ee Ouse e got hIm liim appointed ap appointed pointed the I 1 said raid drill Isn hn t Gal Cam Gairett nit going to h aide he e ani flu thing to say about this He lie won ion t want allt the Job joh of course Steelman admitted Who Rho ho would Rut But If lie he thinks It its s hl Ills hits duty dut he hell II take It I 1 lion dun t see ice that It s I hl his duty any mOl mote e thin tinn sows I or mine abut or 11 It dozen other uther men I 1 can an name I m to t this Steelman Lies Hes Be too tood hOOl to he be killed hilled by hy lint oust voting oun devil dead II Quantrell thought bought 1 hOIl ht you ou liked Garrett rrell i I 1 Ill III e a hotter better Whits hit s I that lot ot to do with Uh It If I Id d put my lily own son don on on time tilt Job if bp hf was wi old lid enough h hanti and anti hood tood enough h Imp I Im m plying Gar far Garrett rett relt a n hl gig compliment This flits country Ins has Lot Jot to be bl made inane safe from such min men as Quantrell Some urne one Ins has to take law v Into the chaparral an nn I 1 lie lie- heIle be believe lieve liese Ile e Gairett GUI rett Is la I man enough lt to It Anyhow v ho h hell II get lt a U chance to sayo say cay No o 1 If Ir he lie oral mil ea es food there aa a III brag Ing future for him hint here liere I Ili he joun cr man smiled Glad to know I you iou ou and ingrain III die are so 0 o Ill I lien ten n onla on la law lass enforcement I m Jolly well for tor forIt It my 01 cel self f hut hit lint Steelman Interrupted him him Don t t class me with smith Ith Ingram Ingrum 10 ho I 1 Ive ye ve oh nl ways been beeD for tor law es even en en If 1 1 I t 4 I stand for him run 0 user over H me Start to aDI finish h you iou ou cm can t point to n thIn thing I did to law natural 1 13 I I t tn take the law la dl dished hed out by hl his hand liand pl picked scalawags Im I'm surprised to hear talk tall Ls L I The he shrugged Ills hits hl shout dens I i don t mean to get et your our had back backup backup up old chap but hut 1 I do think trout oUt IdEas of In law w out In this tills country are i a lilt hit elastic I IIi h Wint lIlt ant me to see ingrain about Garrett appointment liada t we e bettor better talk with lh Garrett first tt e a II 11 see sec him liiro right rUit now no noo o Haras S first Impulse was wis to refu refuse e but hut he lie walled waited alted to hear Steel Steelman swan mm out Before the lie older ohler mm man had finished he not so sure ure Some sr- sr srm m eS 1 It i bas F t I 1 S You You Will Do Yore Best Won t You one lint to til tal c e the pi pl ice as ns a public dutt duh lIe He was ns extremely e reI tnt int to tolie he the one 1 and ind fill he lie hid had that seemed to him lum to hive lase e weight lie Ill put them Into ors words lint Bolt sawed saved m mi life Horn from Sanderson Sander onte perhaps h twice Ice Until he lie raided the glare plire ve e eer er were teri friend ls h If I were her io iii it would null 10 he my duty to hunt him liim rosin down perhaps to kill 1111 him I 1 don lIon t w st tnt int to do It It doesn n t seem quite sporting for me to togo togo togo go after i a mm man In is whose ho hose e debt 1 I am not agreed ced m lh BerlS Berl'S Beresford ford t think thin of it I t at t sonic some one on onel el else e do 10 it tedman Steelman took tool another view slew of it itHe lIe He Intel ft rul with t Rh Ith Sanderson he be because Clu cause e of i 1 whim him They didn t like lI each other You lou si were ere incidentally Tills This 1 Isn Isu 11 t i a matter between you and him He lie II under St and thi tint it perfectly b S 13 i t oure you sou re ap appointed pointed sheriff If he I 1 h lIn li around tit tints it S not vole vote f wit let 1 et hum go straight ht in sou II 11 not trouble him I Hie Ilse he IlIn long nn an the short llOrt of it Is that here herl s i t pi tin public duty Buts c to 10 some ome Mme man he-man I don t s siv is 1 1011 you sou rp re that m fit mm tor 11 Up UI to vou sou ou to ht sam 1 is hetler you ire arc or not hot Put Iut I do siv sus 1 that 01 ore C to Quantrell don t lIre In llio lie cl Cade e eo o II na ht it user over ind tail Id I'd tint stis w 1 is n lit He lie hid hlll no tight lIght to pat my its de lit he lip owed lI to it the c I C nse of the public Give Gh Gise e me OIL 1 four hours to it over OHr heId he lie said Id Idt t the U end of th tint It lIm time he lie told the theold theold old C man tint that he lie w would take the HIP appointment It If It was as i to Ingram R a week eel the go god governor of the had appointed hima him a f fAa Ai Aa A a n young oung bride brido at nt the Diamond tail 1 ranch Barbara was as very fiery popular the Hie riders In her husbands hu em employ ploy In women men were ere scarce and charming youn young ones who ho bloomed like lake wild lId rn roses es could be counted on the fingers ers of or one hand Ith sacral Il to spare Barbara would ha tense have e been heln less thin than human If she 11 had Ind not appreciated the homa homage e of these bow how leg legged ed youn young bipeds None roue the lie 1 less 1 tIle she was wis not happy Th The one man whose whore homage site wanted anted offered It On Dave Date e In Ingram ram belonged ed to 10 the th old school chool of husbands s which hitch regards a n wife as n a property IT He lie e had won her tier arid It a not In character for him him to keep on winning her lier She he was hIs Ills woman oman under the th law In mu she ii take it for granted tint that he was wis fund |