| Show 1 P ROBBERS v 1 RO ROOST OST r 73 l w 1 ZANt G Rf Y w COPYRIGHT W N U SERVICE SYNOPSIS Jim Will young cowpuncher co from V seeks Becka a nw nw field In Utah Ito He meets meeta Hank Hays who admits being A robber and tells Wall he Is for tor an Englishman named oho ho has located a big rench In the mountains Hays Ilaya and others are aro plotting to steal their employers employer 8 cattle and money Wall f rues fes es nl a s life lite by bluffing binding a gambler Ith Hayn an and to two other rustlers Happy Jack and I r Wall arrives at Horrick s a ranch announces that his sister Helen Is coming to the thc th ranch Hays unfolds his plan for tor get getting ling posses posses- possession posses sion of ot s a 12 head of ot 11 the e stock CHAPTER III-Continued III Ill Continued 4 Boss Hoss listen to tills this Idee spoke up y lost Most of these Star cat cattie cattie cattie tie range down the twenty miles below here How d It do for forsay say five live of us to quit Herrick an hide liide below Lelo somewhere you tou go to Grand Junction an or nr orrange range to have ha your buyers expect n a bunch of oC cattle every week A thou thousand thousand thousand sand to two thousand head We d 11 mike the drives es es an kelp keep It up as long as is It n worked 1 oure ou re boss an an nil 11 nil all here Is 11 foreman You could keep leep the lie CO cowboys boys close to the ranch Smoky It s shore a big Idee declared de- de de Mass s enthusiastically But slut about I lets et s clean out his bunch Hays lays shook hoole his held head I ellers If we pick a fight with that outfit some of us will sill get killed nn an others crippled Then c vv e couldn t pull the dell deil A better Idee Is for forone forone one me of us to kill hill I eelon It v be Thet d bust the outfit St hod ho hod 11 you pick on to do thet lIan hank J JI S Ides Edges boomed out IS hy by E lof f course or Brad hope zope said Bays s slinking shaking hi hIs s head Ith all nil thet s due y nn an Brad Crad I wouldn t choose either Jim here Is the man for that job Ie bIle we e could drive e oft off six or j eight thousand head hend of stock before e I eman ever found out put In n Smoky IS hat s 8 the sense of fight In It out till we have to The sU suggestion found Instant favor favoron favoron on all nil sables I Dut But v e don t want us expostulated hays Ha 8 j lou lou mean after aher we pull the th e 1 deaf queried Brad Drad Incredulously I Shore I mean after I don t just like the Idee fellers Cellers replied Hays c JIm Ilm 11 all nil studying the robber robbe r leader closely Imagined tint that s was not exposing all the details of o ohis f his plot I et s put my Idee Illee to fi Ii vote said Smoky hen 11 hen this suggestion was sol solemnly complied compiled with mal mat In big Ing use u e o othe or orthe f the deck of cards It was ac found tha t Slocum had hall won So far so good said Hays as If 1 relieved o l let s see Smoky moly tomorrow you ou take you your r gang Brad an quit k a slew of or grub an nn grain an nn hid hideout e out below Cache what you don t need I I II go to Grand Junction for to r new hands See ce Ie But nut all I It II come corn comeback e hack with Ith will sill Ill be b Instructions for fo r you to follow Then you can cnn go g o ln F Good Good An how bow about the cashS cash cashal S al al them buyers won wont t pay PlY me meIn m meIn e In advance you can gamble gimbie on thet the t Lut they'll pay you Just Jus t dived e with your outfit an save sa ou- ou ou share Short an nn sweet I like It more mor morall e all the time declared mol y Jim thought of something Jae Ien n has bac It occurred to you that you can t drive cattle up this road and through h the ranch Shore No need It'd be a sever seven seventy seventy ty mile delve It we came this way wa y But we well drive round by Ilm c nn an up lip the other road About Abot it th the came distance to Grand Tho rho conference ended ITa ys turned to the open fire and g a scat seat In the shadow by the chi chimney m soy ney he be pondered It was lS Jim s opinion that the duet had v more on his hII mind than he had dl d I Lincoln gave gale ga e him a sus su s stare the others seemed oil pleased with the outlook k thought though no more was as said In Jim s 8 hearing They joked and smoked Jim bade them good night sr lid went out OK Ills His last glimpse of lla IIa se 8 was thought provoking I lighting a an another another n other cigar Jim strolled up an d down the porch revolving resolving re In ml nd ti tic c It possible that this lante lantern rn eyed robber had evil Intentions to t toward o card P F s sister Jim scout ed the hang lIang the girl part of It any an y how anyhow he muttered flinging his halt ha If smoked cigar Into the noisy bro brooL brook by 06 hy did a II woman have to cot cotY cota come e Y K a w along to upset the best laid hid plans of men The rhe next net morning brought corn com comber somber her ber faces and action I he ho of or II outfit rode away with six of or the pick horses and most of the sup sup- supplies supplies supplies plies Hays watched them until they disappeared among the cedars 11 al nl now I II brace the boss he sold lId What excuse will you JOU ou give him asked Jim Jhn aAll thin would do to tell Iler IIer Herrick rIde But Dut Heeseman will see through me I m cry 1 cry well lou tell Herrick that your outfit split over me Tell him how hose queer that brand of gunman how Is-how bow he limes hates the thereal thereal real ral gunman And that Slocum and andI I made you choose betseen beleen bel een them and me Sort of or co o 0 the Id lda i will get to s ears cars that In n pinch with Ith guns I Id d rather have lase ha e you me than them Exactly ot l long afterward after nays flays re returned returned turned to the cabin jubilant loo 1 ou d 11 ne er gues guess Jim That laughed like lIle the very ery devil An he ordered me to ride off after some desperadoes whore who re not afraid of JIm ilm 11 all all Hal IIa lIa ha Hal I But nut Heeseman won wont t get a laugh out of It t Shoot the lights out of or him sold s fiercely a 11 al I m off for Grand pick pack me a snack of rub rub How long will It tike take you to ride rl over over LIght Eight hours hour I reckon An I II 11 be back hack tomorrow night After Hays had gone Jim set tied fled himself to pass the hours away lIe He half expected a visit from Herrick but the morning dragged by without any lOy sign of ot anyone About mid afternoon ho however hoever ever six riders appen red coming down the lane loD the bench The sight made rim Jim start How Ilow often had hind he seen the n like like a compact little corn com compan pan of riders dark garbed riding dark horses It was sas ns tremendously suggestive to a man of his once ence lIe He reached Inside the door and dinning a Ing out his rifle n advanced to t o the front of the porch CHAPTER IV The group of riders rider s f Iy V reached the point where the th e lane crossed the brook brooL just out or o t pistol range they halted and one onee e 1 the leader came on to t o the bridge Ill III HI he yelled reining his hor horse e III HI J yourself shouted bac back Jim The man min who of course Jim Ji p took to be Heeseman walked his his ps s horse hore half the Intervening Inter e and stopped again At this juncture Happy nappy Jac k n ed from the cabin and care carelessly carelessly carelessly lessly propped a n rifle against the th e tail all Who s callin he be boomed I don t know replied Jim JimI I 1 m Bill Heeseman an I com come cometo cometo e to talk tall called the visitor Friendly talk queried Jim a Val al If It aim aln aint t y OU II 11 be to t o blame Come right over o Jim leaned his ri ride le against th the e rail call and stood aside Heeseman dl d de not ant look up as he mounted the e steps 11 Mind nil If It I set down he hI a asked Make yourself at home replied replie d Jim Air YOU vou Wall les cs that's my name And the theIs this s Is Happy Jack Jacl another of s out outfit ou outfit t fit Heeseman nodded to Jack who wh o with a civil Howdy an and d sent ent back Into the cabin Then The n leaned 1 against the wall walland wn walland B and treated Jim to a II frank Iran k shrewd 11 gaze You Tou re Hays right hand band man ma n just late from J last I art ast la Is a correct anyhow how Do you J ou know him queried d lee In lower 10 er voice Perhaps not so well sell ell as na you iou ou ro r replied plied piled Jim who rho suddenly reminds d that he knew Hays but b tit slightly Im I'm to tell you If you sou OU aso t new to Utah I Id 11 sa say ye e myself self this trouble An you re to Lelle heifers believe e what hat I tell you Why hy will I cause nc-cause It Its 8 true No Ao o argument could gainsay that the t moreo moreover er the man had truth In h Is blue silts slIts of eyes and In his bis voice vole e Dill Did Hays Bays tell y ou I s was as as n II rus rust rustler rustler t ter ler I think he mentioned It IL Did Did he tell you we e was sar as par ds 1 Thet he double cross crossed eJ me So o t u SS Wal al III I II let It go at nt thet re returned returned turned turnell Heeseman coolly obliged for tor lettin me come up An AnIf AnIf AnIt It If you ou get curious just ride os 0 over er to see me He lIe rose stretched hl his lon long length and walked off oft the porch to mount his hor horse e lel leaving Ing Jim about as stir sur surprised ns as he had ever been Hippy II Jack came out In time to see him join his comrades and ride rille back backwith backwith with then them toward to the corrals Shor Short s visit Glad It was 11 hat d dho ho he santo ant Darn If I savvy altogether Didn t you hear any of ot our talk o I re reckoned the less I heard the better Then Hank couldn t trazy razy me But nut I had n a hunch of what he ho was wis up to They had supper after which Tick smoked and talked while Jim listened Happy Jack had taken a R III In Ing to him Jim went to bed early not because he was sleepy hut but to keep leep from calling on that fellow Heeseman There Thero hid had been Leen no hesitation about Hank Hays declaring himself In regard to Heeseman Callous contemptuous Viva hid indicated the desirability of or riding the range of Heeseman But nut Heeseman had been subtle Unquestionably his motive hid been to undermine hays s In Jim s regard And a few Ecru questions and an assertion as or two true had hid had their effect Jim Jiro made the re that he had not accepted Hays on anything but face value Still the robber hid had gradually built up n a character of Intent force cunning and strength These had crushed though there was sar no good reason for Cor that thai Jim had not accepted s word for anything Hays was not a squire square partner I This stuck In Jim s crew craw Why tills this seemed true Jim Heeseman had hat simply a forming but still dl disputed sue sus In Jim Jims s that mind that funk s had e evil 11 designs upon Her IIer tie r 1 0 lr 1 1 Y He Ho Would Put His Horse at Any Anything Anything Anything thing and He Had a Jarring Fall rid rich ricks s sister Heeseman and IIa s had probably known n for weeks eels thi t this English girl was expected t to o arrive Suppose he had What hat business s st was that of ot Jim s1 s Tone None one t that he now formed one of IIa bond and as ns such hid had a n right to t question activities lUes Rustling cat cattie cattie cattie tie at least In a II modera moderate te way say ny we as almost n a legitimate business Ranchers since the early doss davs o of f the cattle drives from Texas Teas ha had d accepted their common losses It I t had been only big steals that thit roue rous them to Ire and action to make mak e outlaws s out of rustlers Nevertheless less It was as extremely doubtful out ou t here in the wilds of Utah that even evena eve evea evena a wholesale steal stell would be agitatIng Ing To abduct a girl ho hoe e eer er might throw western interest upon n the perpetrators Hays Illys object ns as was to collect ransom Still that had not been heen Ileese man s Intimation nor had It been bee n Jim s B original suspicion He lIe gas e It up In disgust Time would tell Put he did not feel further Inclined Incline d to call upon Heeseman He lle d stick to Hays awaiting deelo develop elop developments P ments meats The ensuing dav day passe passed 11 uneventfully fully No o one of Smoky 3 s outfit t showed up nor did Hays return JIm waited wafted for Herrick to give glue him hl m orders which were not forthcomIng forthcomIng forthcomIng Ing The rancher was chasing jack Jackrabbits jackrabbits rabbits and coyotes with the th e hounds I Next ert morning Jim made It a n point pain t to ride 0 over oser er to the barns 1 lh he e rancher came cime do down dorm n In a queer cos costume co costume s tume The r red d coat took toole Jim Jho s a ee ey eyA cicA e A motley pack of hounds and shee heep sheepdogs P dogs was new to Jim as ns he ha had hadnot hadnot d not seen or heard any dogs about abou t tire the ranch Jim was Invited to ride rid e along with Herrick and the sever everal al CO cowboys boys They went by Heese Eases e mans mIlD's camp which was ns t Jim was as to learn leun that the rancher ranche r had Clad put the rite Heeseman outfit t to work on the cutting sari and p peeling of o f logs up on the slope elope preparatory to t the erection of a II ne new nes barn Jack rabbits were as ns thick as a s bees 1 The he cowboys CO bOJ s led the dogs dog s which soon toon became e and bolted Then tits race nce was on o here the ground was level nn d unobstructed by brush h or cut up u uby P by washes sashes did fairly ell we kl as to horsemanship but In rough h going h he could not keep to the I ng u g saddle He lIe would put ills cis Is horse her herat se at anything and he had a I fail Notwithstanding this tills Herrick fin finIshed finished out the hunt He lIe was funny and queer but he was g gime Ime anti and Jim Ji m liked him On Un the s way ny ay back Jim amused the llie Englishman by shooting jack rabbits with his re- re re revolver volver volter He lIe managed to kill hill three out of five fire to s Infinite as and admiration By By Jovel Jocel I I never ne saw siw ench lie ho ejaculated Tint That was really poor shooting Indeed What hat would you vou OU call good shooting may map I 1 asks ask Well ell riding by a post and put putting flag five bullets Into It Or splitting the edge of a n card at twenty t feet Let Let me see sec your gun Jim 11 Wall nil broke his rule when he handed It 0 over mgr er butt first Herrick looked at nt It with mingled c 11 Why hy hp there s no trl trigger er l I he exclaimed In utter astonish astonishment meat ment I I do notI not use rice I e a trigger man l I How do you mike the pistol go off oft Look Look here iet I et t me show you i said said Jim taking the gun I I thumb the hammer Ill e a that I By BJ Bv Put Jovel-Put Jo Jovel e Put I-Put Put please e explain Ir Mr the cocking of II a agun agun gun and pulling the trl trigger ger require t tIce Ice as ns much time lime ns as thumbing For example supposing the eyesight and the draw v of t two 0 men are equal the one who thumbs his hammer hill the other Ah Ah rr Er les es I see sec Most ev et Your Tour American West Is s quite bewildering Is this thumb thumbIng thumbIng thumbing Ing a R common practice among you Ile Desperadoes S ery cry uncommon So uncommon that III be obliged If you ou will keep beep keepIt keepIt It to yourself Oh Ohi Oh 1 I es cs by Jove Jovel 1 I see ee Ha hat hal hat hal I grasp the point Wall nil you re a comforting fellow to hire round the place was ev es a n free care careless careless le less s Impressive e man who had been used usell to fulfilling his hll de desires Ills s eccentricity e was not apparent e et except In the fact of his presence there they e there In wild Utah He lIe liked horses dogs guns the outdoors physical effort But nut he hid had no conception whatever er of his remarkable flea In this unsettled country When 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