| Show 1411 0 41 V 3 DIM KID synopsis on the isolated iger ranch UD on the ott southern kr deborah locki meredith 11 trained ne lb 81 in attendance on ito mra whose husband smi has re itly been killed immediately jj ithe i the P death bob meager Jo mrs tiers stepson arrives and oak eg gassed possession s bol I 1 he al insults borah and sho otis resolves to ol i inq but there gas seems sul ou no issod 4 ty ot 0 her 1014 liall getting Mul away vall mea boats over JOAD deborahh Debo plight vital tells her he has sent JUGS for a ice of JO the peace m who q 0 allm will ry hem tomorrow ulo tolio piol ealr the earl a revolver ill continued 3 ns alone alone I 1 beyond law mercy bajama even without a friend ue a mere atom left to ol perish ju at ial o of 0 a brute even god po had op de ier nilst natch vur jad stopped pau sc lessed ou no knowledge apol 0 of the time aluff ly it II must silou oil be into tho Isoa respite oll auld be short ioas those who otia were blom t to 0 carry out ino this nOM mockery SIa lou lot be delayed much ol longer jollu cal D hoped now mou they wf id come tuo a 1 aul joaq better than joaan this elp horror of JO wondered where atatim hob meager pug d what att he bud was doing there 09 movement luamOA about the house lutali hat of JO the oil cook in the bill detached r the fellows regular work niom oaut ave been completed long buol ago am it oil he waa sum busily preparing cioll rt of feast with which to ol cele A the wedding I 1 ner JOH there was sum the ott harsh mock aughter UI in jail her voice sit as she oils p ner aloud the ironic words ding I 1 garl alke she oils pull had won f aften what it if would eq be like mou it 11 was sum here she otis was sum actually h the bill hour I 1 the ott moment JU and and the dill roan whom J fate DIU or jo ilaoa 1 pull had brought to ol her he all ting 1 tool too ou no doubt alone ul in t wool room yonder drinking elul a reckless courage lofta becoming r demon with every moment jula i it 11 was sum too oo 00 much too ool much alai y heart seemed to ol go 02 out ino of jo pull slie ails burled her ance ul in jail her i the bill sill ills her body shaking aill k sobs which could ou no longer sapp sli jail her saua ears caught all sip i ind of JO horses hoofs through ce sho axis sat jus up gasping th once woul more clutched lalni pot by fear saal y nere actually oa coming balul the at siaa already aill its at hand P ott he had not IOU 0 her not IOU merely threatened auw really brute to o 0 carry aal mad scheme she otis waa sum upon t standing motionless ES pau and nek beyond view when the 4 arty aa rodo up to ol the gill main door ranch house which opened JU at arouch pr ouch Is a DIS startling beam o of 0 r hallim slung within MT were inq but three ul in the ott EHOD corn II 11 men ell two of jo the all faces she otte jois ot distinguish itt at all 1113 one oua a trim lalli figure nai OJ sitting his saddle aguilla valry S hie other a europ appall deadly lp A ungainly fellow topped addo pa I 1 oia road 1 p sombrero which ely shaded sill his features these mounted inq but the atil third P ll 11 aanie dg instantly A down from the DO lop noisily greeting monger ou as oil he padd into elul the open JOOp doorway Sum he all quilt heavily built american with agar bloated baduj pug and wore 0 nit jl beard IM when UD q he a spoke ha Q a 11 3 frog TOJ rill 1011 igou oil he called out wad pual nvard well I 1 ip got here all eal y 1303 with oil no ds special cordiality ice A alch was hoarse from PUY and you nog come alone who the h q I 1 is 81 with ol 01 our 11 64 an tt ered out ino a laugh 04 on oa 11 hanh ld l d ride app across that rt III at night alone not ION for sallow nog bob meager atall v hiim me am n no 0 t silver jablo springs l 1 r we am uni run into old lull oard 1 0 yours an per jod a il hoc ill 01 BPI ua alolu gillim on itu ta L I 1 I 1 D u n U nos garra i UA 01 q be a pe nf JU 21 1 vho hii I 1 aho the eow A you nos alon oil 4 igop vil att moia 19 1 t lull beat wt hl h 41 l SILA y by PD D P I 1 r P i supposed eup this posed oll ho dared show up in tills sill side the bill line bull ie all stopped out 1110 eagerly reeling a little a from bill liquor oil lio carried yet log heading straight toward kol OM figure in the dafni unlit latter a swung down from I 1 the oil saddle ami met its bilm ill meager jaffka va jaff garrulous with till drink greeting ill him ill effusively say tilt pilli to 01 sou you kid oil ho burst forth inq but moil how ti li I 1 op do you nos djup como here thoro Is fi a 13 lot 0 guys kill ilin their own mother MJ for maa reward pau Ari zonas got on you tryan I 1 I 1 t to 0 commit JIU suicide mot no 4 not IOU su ns desperate us a thiet lilt hob i the other his mol low puts and 1 I knew what I 1 was sll doing fill all right put these mill fellows catch liz out me asleep out ino nt lu yil cr springs I 1 molin knew who they were before I 1 paulo joined up dil with mail fact Is 91 bob I 1 was sum headed tins way and A to ol have company of JO the right sort 1108 44 headed this slip way sum L me atil you nox mean 81 up not nothing to ol worry ajao about tonight what I 1 came for will watt safe OJUS for me am hero joust 01 it sure pull monger burst into n 11 aunap drunken laugh ive cafro cleaned out 1110 the bill plo old outfit complete come on in ill all of JO you nog nn sil lots have cami a 11 drink sall there sanchez pug and vill voice roared out ino gill order JOJO to ol bunkhouse take care of JO these horses deborah jail her heart wildly sank down upon a chair with burled her 1311 hands L they betl pull had come and there was SUM oil no odoll ul in them the judge IOA ott half bread were mere puppets utip dancing bula to ol bill voice of adall master the very tone in al oil lie greeted them motil spoke slit 3 contempt of jo all loj fellows sol any appeal for mercy to ol such su as they would be but wasted breath V and a p the gill third danl auttus the girl put had 1 somehow 9 0 m to ot U at drat view odoll hope of JO him nis 11 trim appearance in ill the dill dim light the oil pleasant guju sound o of 0 his voice her 1011 knowledge that M ott lie was SUM not IOU part laud 0 of the ott original conspiracy putt had given foilb jolt her a sudden of jo expectation but this slit existed ou no longer since she heard sill his name the atil frisco PIX kid the very sound 0 of it 11 served to ol chill jail her blood outlaw desperado spoken of jo in ill whispers along the gill border coq der tales of JO him had I reached her 1011 luo ears s GOAD ever willa since her first arrival there was sum ou no joi for jall her in his presence someone rapped gently on the gill joop door pug and she ails sprung to 0 jail her feet puts stood pools motionless staring through the gill darkness the aill rapping came again CHAPTER IV al the marriage deborah stepped forward silently jail her lips pressed till tight ItI pualo opened the bill bureau buthe drawer straight up more with the bill heavy 44 gripped in ill tell her hand the time bull putt had come pau and she oils suddenly felt tulua calm and cold who si Is there its just me am miss meredith silipa answered ojars P a voice weakly OAI ive got one buo 0 of stu roy spells 1 I 1 I need you nos bad I 1 just thought I 1 drag myself Sall ilos this slit far only alao I 1 pull had to ol 01 the gill reaction left the bill auls startled poll girl bals trembling but its she a putt had ou no doubt su ns to ol the bill urgency of jo the dill call thrusting the aill revolver back into its all hiding place unwilling mrs meager should even see it she otis swiftly unlocked the dill loop door pau and stepped forth into the dill dimly lit III hull hall her saga eyes caught ono glimpse o of 0 joll her patients face ghastly white inq but with terror rather than pain and su as realized that she alls pull had walked into a set lea trap dual before she bits could even spring backward a burly form wao crowded POP past tell her into the opening completely blocking it while directly I her grinning maliciously stood pools juan sanchez she knew without seeing who was sum behind her boh meager chuckling in ill drunken satisfaction it 11 was sum the gill ills shrinking frightened woman against the gill oddo opposite alls wall who spoke 1 11 I 1 I want to 04 OP do it 4 sho otis screamed hysterically he ho made me eq be he said plus hed iiii hill in me I if 1 I 1 my PD D dl P I 1 what op do these men want of o 0 you anoa shut up ddn I 1 roared meager flar sili run oil plo old too fool back into her room juan and shut the JOOP door on her 1011 1 of go on ill take care of jo the dill girl rather fooled you nos that juill time avail I 1 reckon young banos ludy she oils looked pan him coldly contemptuously in III the dill face conscious of jo the exil struggle to ol remove dill older woman dont try to 01 remain sin mrs meager ad sho oils said plus quietly pairly Is OM go back to 0 your anos room I 1 uva can until take caro alua of jo myself but but dearie what jugal Is at it 11 they want to 01 do with anos you 4 deborah laughed bitterly so os gap des by then ou aa to ol be reckless marry me am to ol this drunken brute she otis explained this delightful stepson o of 0 yours there si Is nothing you nos can op do to 0 help me so os go 02 on back to ol your inos i room asoo please 02 gol 41 sanchez ZO grinning still HU as though ott he enjoyed the dili task forced aill helpless woman down the oil hall he all shoved hotle pa her roughly into her room closed pau and locked the joop door deborah heard the elp fall fill on the oil floor inq but her kaaa were upon the dill threatening face of jo bob meager MOI well she ails said pixie ISIda you nos seem to ol have won isom the bill first round you bet t haye there ou no U need POO breaking in while there 0 was sum an easier sug way S so 0 you nos julu aint going bulos to ol make anuta ou no row L 1 I have not IOU 9 plu eald what I 1 mean guam to 03 OP do i UN an I 1 dont ghe n tl n I 1 bounly roun ly only id 1 ako a to 01 know whether youit going along liy 1 S to 01 whether M we loi got to ol dray oua ita one to or the it other of jo them 1111 til to things along whore to OJ dili ieng room ellow of 10 course where B I 1 alm till to 01 have the ceremony pulled wo off alij gill I 1 thought quickly resist alfil there haftl 0 IT and lien was suit useless wil both men ali U were armed ji polli one DUO of jo moll nt ill genst auit crazy drunk I it 1 be better to ol to 01 yield to ol socci reconciled to 01 the dill inevitable she otis SU na tn ol lilt put up till galu defense I 1 iliad perlin adu ps in ill alie all loom some better unity joi for action might present sli itself jiji if j sho oils lulled jimal suspicions led pa them to ol believe lull she 1119 was conquered TO she otis might ho 01 to 0 JUS snatch if efler from some omos holster or 40 even putt rush back to ol bill safety of JO lier 1011 OMI room it 11 was t a n u grim ghostly chance hut till slie oils could think of jo none better 1 I 1 prefer going WIMP gl by myself said wondering nt lie of jo lier jolt voice watchful of JO gill capres sa slon on Me ageia lIDDI vu face ON no 1 dont 4 touch ino oil ne dont anro diu to 04 touch I 1 me fellow laughed I 1 but was a snarl in ill sill ills tone IV all so oi cat lina bull 1 got o 0 claws s hn 1 wit i she well 1 guese I 1 can alt putting on ito you MOS I it 1 wont be joi for long of go tio on ahead Tuc then mod come 0 along sanchez 11 in spite of JO lier jai 14 trembling 1111 limbs the bill girl ill siut walked pa firmly never so 09 much VU turning atil Hulu her liend to 01 ottlia f lIA OUt nt lu bill two behind her lot sho must vis net jail her 10 part 1110 11 play jall her permit them maill to 04 think lier aall indifferent lua to 04 results yet log in III ou no way sum afraid without a question she otis opened the door herself 11 nt its the gill PUB end of JO tho narrow hall pug and stepped into the bill room beyond WWII there WOM were two men tn III the room the bill short mexican called aryan sprawling 21 on a u settee pau and the ott judge sunk into tho dill easy ague alutha choro old tom MOL meager pull had IF i fronting JOH her stood juan sanchez us sat for jo so oa many years smoking it a pipe odid iv at their entrance the dill fellow la got upon his feet pun and bowed the atil pipe still 1119 1 in his hand deborah looked anxiously about for the other joil the oil ji frisco kid but he eq was sum not lots in U the oil wooi room then coring the hand PU garraty platt held out 1110 her COSO fastened upon the oil face before her aaa she never before had pati seen a countenance more eyoul repulsive to or so os deeply marked by dissipation disby ills si pation putt and her lot heart seemed to 0 choke anoxia her batore the dill sudden stare of jo those pig SOSO eyes pau and the dili bestial ulia grin of jo the oil thick ups you you nos are aau the gill justice from ox no gales she oils asked doubtfully allm what V I 1 eun am judge cornellus Cornel lua garraty utu maam lusu its at your service and you noa were diem asked to ol come out 1110 here to 04 marry me eta to 01 bob meagerly Mea gerl maybe so os I if 1 you noa aai are the gurl 1 I tuu am deborah meredith I 1 want aum to 01 appeal to 0 you nos judge garraty jul Alli ou as an officer of jo the law to 01 refuse to ol perform this marriage refuse I 1 bob why ml ita ilu all straight enough ive got 1101 the sill license here ilu all made no out regular with your anoa name on it 11 that ual sl Is just the point that utia license was sum procured without sm my consent or jo knowledge Opal I 1 repudiate it 11 1 I refuse to ol assent to ol it I 1 in is sag any way I 1 have 0 never agreed to 04 marry bob meager I 1 am anu here now moa under itil threat jua puts and i I 1 appeal au to ol you nos for protection my AM JUDI dear young woman oil he began uoti stool 1 I was sum told before coming liere that you nos were diem somewhat temperamental aza pe puts and us might therefore desire not lots ro oj proceed with iho ceremony I 1 shall not IOU be swayed pacu ul in sulu any way sum q by such tantrums my own duty si Is plain tha otti papers are ul in aoa correct ja form mr tle meager assures me am that ho putt had your consent jua and has bull acted palau ul in accordance with alim your umu own islAt wishes sat in the al matter it 11 is 61 too lato IS at vm tots hour to ol change allo I 1 trust I 1 you tuc will BOO ilio justice if his gill 1 ciul I 1 pt butko on oli cut 1113 niu bill loll hot jilt broke 1011 0 in ill monjir MonR ir surging forward 10 ILIUM tin 1111 to ol control himself 31 still lenrer let l cave I if 1 she otis wants bulu to 01 it 11 dont hurt illel of 30 us an I 1 reckon you 1 rump 0 out here to 0 op do up in tills still job for me auti puti and 11 lie sooner its over JOAO with till tho better OU law AMI ja dont suy anything nebout HIM whether tho N female consents or JO not docs ill it well HOM not IOU directly mil bob ll liu 11 piled rattier JaI 4 till implied halll 11 11 ll you nox go 02 on putt and imply it 11 then soad pronto olt I 1 julu organizing oil no debating society AI you il n u potbellied im liero to ol lill marry Clai this deboroh meredith flints what aia you for nn sifter that lull ril ILI III at tend pual to 01 tier jail tantrums Mill myself JIl you to 0 out luo to 0 innery you alog she oils asked all own temper rifling to ol ialo vic sill lila sure oil lie laa replied poll brutally 1 L I never lItts supposed poso op do anything elso but 1 IZI hut fill units sll colio of jo business till hut such a will not lot oil be losiel 1111 ott no court would jao ever it II 11 11 courts OZ I 1 you mo dili tired tula nant were out ino hero ui in nn ilu desert pill and I 1 dont juila ever 1113 it 11 d P n U the ott mill law says since I 1 ana 11 pin kid sit my amul imul alien clatl it 11 comes to ol that and lio all stripped the gun hoi ster on tits sill idill hip tin there julu nobody tells mo dili MIA I 1 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