Show Y PAY a GRAVELY ti 2 o c I J J 7 t f 47 By Hugh ugh J r. Copyright by The n Bobbs bbs Co SCISSORS SYNOPSIS In In the late tate summer summer summer sum sum- mer of ot 1876 Peter on his bis way to to the tho Black Dlack hills to Join the throng of seekers gold makes the tho acquaintance of the keeper of a Deadwood Dea wood gambling house San Juan Joe who is returning re returning returning re- re turning to Deadwood On their way through Red Canyon Dinsdale Dinsdale Dins Dins- dale and Joe hear shots apparently apparently far ahead of them Riding carefully they meet a young woman running from a party ot of Indians Dinsdale takes her on his horse and the two men ride through her pursuers killing several The girl is Lottie Lottle Carl and she has no relatives Near Deadwood they over overtake lake a prospector prospector prospector pros pros- whom Joe halls hails as s old Iron Pyrites At Deadwood City San Juan Joe popular in the community is given an enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic welcome which is extended to Dinsdale Dinsdale tells Joe of the robbery of f a Union Pacific train at and the gambler informs the crowd Joe takes Dinsdale and Lottie to the house of a woman of the town Kitty the Schemer Joes Joe's mistress where the tho gambler had Intended to install Lottie Lottle CHAPTER III III Continued 3 She eyed him curiously Then sharply like the thc thrust of ot a stiletto Just what have you ou to do with this girl anyway Nothing beyond s seeing that she Is decently housed housed referring referring more to her surroundings than to the thc furniture Lat Later r on more permanent plans can be made for her Kitty the Schemer tossed back her head and laughed lightly but there was a wicked glint In her eyes as she bantered r Id say Juan that you and Mr Goodman ought to have haY had a powwow powwow pow pow- wow about t tilts this Cl child before asking me me me to take take a Mani handy fir Pr r San Juan glared at at t DInsdale and harshly demanded Wll What t the h 1 l Is th the J rita K Kyou ter with you ou Youre You're acting queer All the way from Custer weve we've been planning to bring the girl here N I You planned not not I I murmured ni DInsdale pleased to have a a man to talk to Ive I decided the girl Isn't old oid enough l 1 01 ex d enough to choose for h herself So Ill I'll choose for t her her She's not to come here You can canI I like It or leave It Not to come here mocked Kitty approaching close se to Dinsdale and tilting b back ck her head You You may kiss me l L No you may not kiss her herl 1 warned warned v c Sen San Juan his face paling his half half- I closed e eyes ejes es revealing the heart heart of a killer kUler Your friend Is about to sla slay me e E Miss Kitty said Dinsdale moving mo back and feeling Lottie Carls Carl's fingers fingel's clutching his hand as If to hold him r clear clea of temptation Not vcr very gallant gallant galt gal gal- t- t lant of me but after all I have only one life you know I v This Is no time for tor nonsense n e Kitty Kit Kit- Kitty j ty broke In the tr-e gambler Dinsdale you ou shouldn't tell me to like anything anything anything any- any thing or leave Iea it It And some time you'll ask permission slon sion to kiss me ins softly murmur murmured cd s O 0 a 4 tE i 1 r i l vv r D t ti tro tw w i ro 1 4 J JS Ji I l S I Just What Have You to Do With Wit h I This Girl Tatty Kitty the Schemer busily murderous thou thoughts Dinsdale faced the Iu gambler gambler bler and hi his his s embarrassment vanished lie Ue quietly y said I was the first to meet her In the tin e canyon You rode behind me I I was wa wasI S the on one to swing her on to a horse hors e- e my horse You helped p pot ot the Indians but I 1 was the one to pick her off oft he her r I feet teet and ride with her Shell She'll be bc better bette r off In the Colt womans woman's boarding g I house A frontier woman with a rifle I jou called her I must be poison polson trilled tty Kitty the the- Ii e Schemer with an ugly side glance Ilance at San Juan You must gust be very lovely You look loo k It retorted Dinsdale But there a are re I those who come rome here bere who are arr areNow ct Now well we'll be going Lottie The girl obediently rose rose San Juan Toe Joe J oe stepped between DInsdale and thedoor the he thedoor door and said Not so fast Well We'll discuss this a n abit bit further get clear of ot that door Joe or well we'll discuss with It guns Dinsdale Dinsdale Dins Dins- d dale ale warned In In- Ina a n low voice A bad man eh 7 politely asked the gambler A mighty bad badman man when held back from a door hes he's set on going golu through i It was for the gambler ambler to hate a man to the thc edge edle of death for forb b being Ing proof against the Schemers Schemer's lure Dinsdale had been a good com coin panion He was a prepossessing young man and might easily Interest good women and weak The gambler gave e h him im n a high mark for being beng Indifferent to Kitty Because he believed he lie would never ne have cause for jealousy on Dinsdale's account the gambler lacked heart for what he hc knew would end In the death of one perhaps the two of ot them The girl was of no Interest to San J Juan uan lie felt an Immense relief In iii believing that the thc tickle fickle le Schemer could never make his heart henrt ache by receiving i ing ng any attentions from Dinsdale tie lie amazed the woman by quietly agreeing agreeIng agree agreeing agree agree- ing Let It go at that tha t Pete And he stepped one side You used up all your nerve and your fighting spirit In the can canyon on I reckon hissed Kitty the Schemer now thoroughly enraged at Dinsdale the gambler and hers herself lf San Juan did not not mind her angry moods i he rather preferred them When she was In a rage It was likely she had failed In n some attempted con con- q quest He was not to be trapped into a fight to the death Just to please the womans woman's vanity Really Kitty the girl isn't worth woith two good men Illen throwing down guns suns gunson on each other We v kno j just just- st about what the thc other other C can an do If It Ite we e we went through with this it would r mean one dead man man sand and probably two Now look the kid over and say what Ive I've said is true A And I Its It's s as he sa says s 's he saved her not I. I I. I He nc might have let her choose for herself Insisted Kitty the Schemer I want to go with Mr Dinsdale I 1 hastily cried Lottie Lottle deeply t f at the threatened tragedy and yet not knowing just what all the argument was about Youve made a conquest laughed Kitty the Sch Schemer merr Look out girl I Imay Imay Imay may decide to take him from from you you You cant can't You mustn't I cried the girl 1111 as she drew Dins Dinsdale ale Into the hall after her Take Tale me away i Im I'm scared of this place Im I'm scared of ot that woman You little fool remarked ed Kitty the Schemer co contemptuously as S she drew her skirts about her to escape contact with Lottie Lottle Carls Carl's coarse clothIng clothIng clothing cloth- cloth Ing and ran up the stairs San Juan Joe tried to laugh as he complained D n D n It But nut youve you've made had bad blood between me and Kitty Why h the thc h h I 1 couldn't you rou show your cards on the table before I made an ass of m myself Now Now she wont won't feel satisfied till you ou and and I fight and one of us gets killed And If I should be bethe bethe bethe the one to drop she w wouldn't b be satisfied satisfied satis antis fied fled till she had her collar around your neck The last is one good reason why h you ou and I wont won't fight If I can help It It a bad woman woman I 1 denounced Lottie Bottle Carl L I Hush flush hush I You mustn't say ray ay that hat DInsdale corrected pretending not to see San Juan Joes Joe's twisted smile as he lie slowly mounted the stairs She lives JIves her life and you will live yours ours And we wont won't say an anything more ague about It ft Now we must buy you jou some shoes They rode down the street to a store star e exhibiting general merchandise Lottie Lot Lot- Lottie tie tic Carl was soon equipped with u a pair of shoes such sueh as she had never neve r owned before She still carried the tile gold dust but did not seem seen to sense sens e Its ts potentials and and her companion paid pull the bill On the their r way to l Ir Mrs Colts Colt's place Lottie Lottle Carl Curl shyly thanked d her new net v v friend and said sOI something eth ng about l hl his hiE s I being mi mighty good to her lIe He gruffly grut gruffly fly repudiated the suggestion On entering the boarding house they the were at once In the time presence of Mrs Irs Colt Calt She scrutinized them Ie keen keenly nl Y while Dinsdale was expressing his desire desire desire de de- sire to procure a n room and lodging hedging When he finished she snapped ou out Married 1 Lord no Lottie Carl Car Is only a little littie lit lit- tie tle girl he cried quailing b I her fierce gaze Im seventeen sc prote protested Lottie Lottle DIn hurriedly gave her antecedents ante ante- so far for as he lie knew them am an d told of ot her escape from the fife canyon canyo n The Thc widows widow's nostrils dilated and th tin the ne e light of ot battle shone in her eyes The towns town's talking about you jou ou one an ond d that scallywag of ot a San Junn Juan Joe I she said It It must have been a gallu gallus' gallus s fight Id I'd a given Ilven a n dozen ounces t t to o have been along with old Ben lAnd Am d she nodded vigorously toward a n Sharp Sharps s rifle rive In the corner When we mom come e through It t happened to be as quiet a aa aa as g a n Pennsylvania Sunday school l I Iver rover caver ver had a crack at the varmints Suddenly her gaze wandered to Lottie Lottie Lot Lot- tie le Carls Carl's new footgear and she demanded demanded demanded de de- Where did you git them like hussy Dinsdale was quick to explain The widow smiled grimly and ond con con- ceded eded Cant blame her ns as long as you p picked Cd them out ont for her Who makes maleS good for her l keep 7 I do Why I have money money I Men In the street treet gave It to me 1 excitedly c Interrupted In- In t Lottie Lottle Carl and she held up the dust to keep that Mrs Irs Colt Ill I'll stand tand the shot If I 1 get wiped out out out- Never mind your getting wiped wiped- out It'll be nice If f she can keep what she's got but if you mean youre you're going to toome come ome here a sparking a-sparking herNo her her her- terNo ter- ter No no I obtruded Dinsdale be e shut of me Ill I'll pay d 4 months month's board oard ahead now Paper money 1 softly cried the widow Aint It handsome Worth Wortha a i five dollar in dust See here Im I'm of young oung men wIllIng to pay ji i iI id d I err L 1 R Hold Yer Yap Yer Poor Fool Roared Allen for the thc keep of ot young oung women with eyes yes and hair hairlIke like hers But Til take you at face value till you turn Outto out outto to o be no good Shell be much better off for hay hav- rig hg sonic some work work to do She can help me and Ill I'll give glye her her keep Yes Ill I'll throw in some wearable clothes clothe s and a pair pall of shoes that'll stand th the e wear vear and tear of our streets I knew you were the Ue right sort meekly said Dinsdale backing to th the e door Ill be going But nut aint I going to see you n no nomore more cried cried Lottie Carl running t thim to him ilm and clutching his arm Dinsdale stared helplessly into he her r thin face then at the grim visage o othe of f the widow willow With unexpected humanIty human human- humanity It Ity Mrs C Colt olt drew the girl to her sid side e and softly patted the chestnut hair To fa Dinsdale she said saW On Sunday afternoon you 3 can rap If f Im I'm here herc you ou can come as ns far a athis as s this room and see your your little friend If It Im I'm out you'll stay out If a ma maIn man manIn mann n In n this house bats a single eyelash at m my new help then God help him Now Not v Im I'm busy and Lottie Carl can pitch pitchIn h In and help me mc Dinsdale le shook hands with the girl r who turned away uway to hide her tears lie Uc was outside the tIte door when heu sh she e seized his arm and fiercely whispered Dont ever kiss that woman Then she was back In the house before before before be be- fore he lie could say a word It was a great relief to have th the e responsibility of ot the girl shifted to t o the capable Mrs Mis Colt Mounting h his s horse he rode down the street unde uncle undecided ceded d as to where he hc should look fo for r lodging For n a a man us used d to taking life as am asIt It came along It was surprising th that tha t I hould give so mu much h though t to the selection of a boarding place Vet tet there were were Influences working g upon b him lm which made his choice a n matter of ot considerable strategic Im Ills cogitations ended with his riding rid ing lag up time the street and halting bet before or e a sign that pleased his fancy Im Im- m It read n BED D HOCK nOCK HOTEL PORK BENES COM COMMON ON S S 50 60 CENTS CHICKEN l I FLOUR LOUR UON S O ONE E DOLLAR Hurrah for flour lour doings he be soft up applauded Entering the Bed ned Rock he f engage engaged d a room l Buying a week In adt advance e I from his roll of greenbacks Leavin his rifle In the office he rode his tired fire d horse to Clarks Clark's stable pal paid I In greenbacks s and then set out afoot afoo t for tor an examination of the town Whenever he paused und and listened nc d 1 to fo men with time for far gossip he found foun i there were t tO two O topics of general It In n the terest-the the murder of oC Wild lId Bill am the menace of at the S Jack Jock McCall McCallus was us hired bj by b SOUl sonic n oi 01 t the thc gamblers passionately charged one man They was afraid my pard pan would be put In office to make malec things decent here They hired McCall todo to t- todo do for him then got him clear with their snap miners' miners meeting and rushed him ilm out of ot the hills so he wouldn't blab th the truth I only only hope he e rides plump Into h I h-I I and finds them that hired him all waiting for him a poor way to talk Utter r warned a bow bowlegged legged fellow with two guns uns In his belt If the gamblers can work that game which game which I dont don't believe then then they're strong enough to muzzle you All I ask Bandy Dandy Allen Is that they come face on when they try to muzzle me was the hot reply Youre pretty thick with some of them i tell them what Pin Im sa saying I hope McCall McCall McCall Mc Mc- Call rides straight into h h l 1 Had Bad Colorado Charley Charleas Charle Charley as as Utter was generally called possessed called possessed prophetic prophetic pro pro- vision his mind would have haYe been more at rest for he hc would have looked down the thc months less than ia a year of ot them and seen the murderer riding to expiate his crime on a Yankton Yankton Yankton Yank- Yank ton scaffold executed by the United States States' authorities authorities The next circle of ot men where Dinsdale Dinsdale Dins Dins- dale loitered were discussing the chances of ot an Indian Invasion am and loudly demanding of one another the reason for the sold soldiers solders ers ers' failure to come One citizen announced that the bodies of three whites had bad been found that very morning up Whitewood creek These Isolated killings had been so frequent as to b become come commonplace e. e Through the open door of ot the I. I X 1 L L. L Dinsdale beheld n a man gesticulatIng Ing and talking loudly Twenty or thirty t silent men composed his lils audience audience audi audi- ence ae entered Were Vere coming to vigilantes sames same's they did in Montana declared a heavily heavIly Ily lly bearded miner Cant m make ke me believe all these dead men found Inthe In Inthe In Inthe the gu gulches ches was killed by Indians There was an uneasy stirring and an exchange of suspicious glances I Iwas It was well known |