Show 4 Sel of Sleepy Cat By FRANK FRANI H. H SPEARMAN U S Cos Copyright 1 br by 7 Cartel Charle Scribner Son San Fr STORY FROM THE START STAnT John gumbl gum gum- gambier bl bier r and t l manager of ot A stage lall la lint In it t sleepy Cat Iut comes come upun upon a settler whore waxen On has titi mired 1 In III u creek He Ile helps help nl Kel H the Ih nut nut- oulI I i nt cl clear clar or after up a girlie I t M shoe o and being h by y Hi the hUIpo rd d 4 on 1 tier Ier of tn In I Ky Icy tor ler lh the th wagon Moses Monti McCracken n a youth U I. r l l i I of COO In u a SI Cat den n force c. th the dl hen r and Alk Ine to 10 re return reo Fe turn lurn the loone money Kyler Ier opens opell a adr adry dr try dry Joel hands lore store with Hl 1111 tanning running a mock auction the girl Irl whoso tine he h. picked up I. I Fyi daughter H d milk acquaintance and I 1 warm Kyler Fyler Ier that In n n It crook fook StArbuck head of the i crooked trie lice to 10 Ingratiate with bridle The mind U la tol pol K ln l Kyler ler I Ii I. beaten and robbed Carl Carpy m meets t H Hel fIl l- l wend nood end and Inform him that At Atkin At- At kin tU has thrown her tether fattier out of hi hie hi tore lore lor claiming to lo own It II 1 tyler Fyler U 1 not badly hurl hurt r tell lade of 01 threats mn t b by also aloo thet lie he had naked asked her hr to lo murr marry him With his lili two companion Selwood driven n. Atkin and fromI from I Kyler Ir store Ilore 1 i CHAPTER Continued VII VII Continued rU 8 o Kelwood approaching the hl high h shuts shuttered shut s tend window mi nn the north side Hide n of ot f the building felt carefully all around I It It ft The two Iwo dogs dolts crouched lit nt Scott s feet Selwood studied I the th building IolI n a moment 1 he turned ti to 10 his com com- run Ions M j look lonk for tor 1 us first drat at nt Ill the e t. t buck door door that the natural luy avny tl to toft 1 ft open this oyster Ill I'll Ihl tills Ihl I Hill It'll 3 you ou u gi JI go to ih Ihei the e i south 11 and shun Main at th the theother e other window nil lit It If It you run con but hul whatever jou Sou OU do mute muk plenty y t ic of ot noise I st When I 1 get Iel through this Ihl I IP wild with an on ax 01 Hob fob drops drol the e I tin dogs In III here one utter after the other they wont wait get Jel both holh of or em When n you jou hour hear me yell t 11 It will m in-in in a the dugs dogs tire are In lot In Then run tun ti IQ ti the theba e ba bill k door Ihor Ill I'll with h ji your ir ax I Hob rem I chop choll nt t It It III Ill lance t the hit sledge on I nn III ax around I to le Ih the front door lilli r When liken you hear tilt the dogs Inside Join Jolt n Ali I inc IIII nt Sit the front from dour nod l 11 It II Ih tV Ill sledge j fur far till 1111 that's In III gin jou Now Tor nw v let 11 to your place Dill when when I 1 hear hea r I is f jour ur ti II v I et start beio here I Keep out nut n of or ori f i range ranee I host heat you jou tin tun hero's heros nt nl lea least t 1 I one hi Inird hurll nil shooter In there 11 A litter later tin till I thud of Par i N u n x against II till the hollow shutter r on ou the side hll of ot the Ihl 1 would hate nuked willId HIP Iho 11 hut hud 1 1 1 1 there been any 1111 In Sleepy Cat lit proper Timed flood at III the signal cu 1111 1 t 1 c fi the Ihl cat crash h of or Selwood's UN ax Into III the II S shutter A lu loud t 1 l lout i ut h from 1 n nw t w w followed hy by a q shot hilt greeted r 1 r the attack hint Chloe hlo nod S' S I HI tI i 1 1 n n will IX excitement 11 I 1111 1111 el nn and HI t. t tr r w blued A 1 h ht tin discharged fromi from t w r 1 i Iu c-Iu lose III w Inside Ih north I shutter wn warned 1 a the Ihl besiegers s whet what In I I tied and a I t lot s hlll 11 lancing II 1111 II 1 from t thi Ih he bl Made id t 1 ol lit t l I JI the tho th us uz I the ear r Scull oll w with Ith the Ihl dreg s co i jumped us II II it 1 stun stung hl hll y wrist and n II brought an In angry I 1 k yelp lp 11 from the due Chine Ili t There was Willi no sign elfin or Il thought of or n II lilL retreat il led hl his hie l 1 y off ii on one or ut lit most two more Inure i y of It Inn iu h he I. were wr u ua all ull II a t tI that U were t to hi he feared for n II moment t. t J and the Uie sooner they runic 11 the brit better rr tal i It would suit stall him HP Ile sunk sank the Ihl n x head brad ii again pi In and again Into the tide thick h leek nil lock rail of t tI the shutter shelter latent Intent o on III a t rent mug in g the int- mIx IO Ii 1 Pre 1111 Agal Again to n II charge of ot burl t hurtled through tie the damaged 11 and sprinkled till the II the Ihl Indian mill he ihl dogs doy l but ut there was no am conation In III tilt the ferocious shower shorter of r blues The Fie splintering tm III crash trash that Mutt r followed I each i nee neer ne l r toll tell low how fast the IIII shutter chutter was svgs 1 II u ud the Ilie sound I of or n II f fourth f I from a n shotgun II also I Ill told II HI that was nos under nl tire Throw Throw- I tin lug nil all Ids his energy lute Into one bast string S d INK i dro tine the 1 H v i through h d 1 th the 0 JImh to III pry in out 1111 the am sin F. F Id Ill s The a IU x helve hel h hy Iq the e Mow blow broke With nn nil oath Sal d si culled a for the Ihl and the ilae next a minute what remained of ho Iho shutter hunt hung loose Within Selwood and Scott heard I th the shouting of the Ihl defenders t. t The Tilt doors boyc l o s roared II citing like an 1111 II II IVI was wis wast t pi ply hag 1111 his ox d tore lore the Ih stat lei ter trout from Its Ita l caught ht 1 11 her In Ids hili arms l. l unsnapped her leash leish and threw tier like ilkI n a flint 1111 Into tho store Scott arms Sweet Sweet- heart flew rII In after tier her In III un Ul pa pandemonium raped raged Int Wild the lIlu n of ot the Infuriated dugs dogs mingled with the Ule curbing cursing of ot the d defend defenders ers era the crush of or t Hc in ax at lit the Ih l back bUlk door and 1 sledge atthe At Atthe II the front Wood Ott und and Iron Iran roul coup 1 not withstand The l of or the two tuu were sow now u rt the lIe trouble seas as alt all on the Inside I Dark Oark- url ness Eels the of or shooting II another nother In shooting nt al the dogs dogs dogs-ani and with It all the three men In la the store alert I C Caving lol all aU then could rouM do da to keep ep ti- ti M f t bring lilt torn loin n to 10 pieces The hickory har bar that held the front doors door ld before the tho first blows of ot sledge and the stout front doors gave gate wu way Throwing himself t the weaker one mashed and shouldered through It nod nd fell rIll Into the store un un- hod In from the front Ill nd find and Selwood springing from his hili Is momentary slid tor grappled the form furm orm of or n a man In th the tho darkness d The Th Tb two Iwo wo clenched on the floor Call oft off your jour dreg dogs In a 1 voice p from somewhere It like III III lUg Illg Selwood oiling rolling h hh man In a n fierce Irce scuffle toward to to- word ward ard the front II dragged him to he the doorway threw him Into loto the street and nd ran ron hack to help Scott from outside had set It n a I lantern up el tn In the battered opening and hastening to ho the door with n second lantern run ran rann In n to secure the dog Just u t as I Selwood reached lie Ito sat lIat nitride astride n prostrate defender his bis bony finger oh on the till mans man's windpipe Sel Sel- II WenO understood too well st what hat that meant Catching lantern n a from Scott's Scotts hand baud he held 1114 It on the mans man's dIstort distorted Id I'd features under hand Let It loose loo Dill BUI I Let Iet loose 1 I I tell ell II joul Youre You're killing him Dash Insh It II John protested toe lop oe struggling II II It t to get pt away from the gamblers gambler's In hands lids te r hat hat Im I'm trying to do fo 11 IP me alone Ite he tried to III o plug me met I Who Is he Atkins t I tic he ic exclaimed ns qs Selwood held the lantern closer to the moos mans swollen 8 till face Cat Olt let your our knee out of or his chest 1111 remonstrated Selwood Cant Cante you rou spa see hes he's slipping He lie cant can't breathe With ninny many reproaches aimed nt at Selwood for far unwarranted d Interference once ence 1111 shaking clanking himself loose baffled old and eyeing hIs bis prey stood h by till 1111 Selwood ond bending heading over tho the Jn gaspIng gasp gasp- Io lag Ing man saw be hI teas scoring coming to rend Marled to 10 drug drag ru him hint onward forward to throw him out bared his arms arm Stand I l he exclaimed In a n hoarse t growl Stand away John I You ou yourn out I throw mine He lie picked up 1111 and carried cannot Atkins forward bodily Selwood turned t to 10 help Scott with the till dogs doJ's Three These had Illg greatly embarrassed behind be br hind lw two Iwo o III big lilg huM haves In lot a n corner carrier it III I held back buck hy by Scott they were Il tearing j to 10 shreds with lIh h delight the tho 1 blanket Ilni bud slept In ln llayi-e- llayi called Idly for tor quarter Mild and n ns as Sel SPI Selwood wood wont went furu lu d lI main aln Scott while he hI held lariat the dregs dogs 1111 to hI hustle out the tho buck back door I The he party purly w WU over OUT It If t II was r n s I the he henr work nr of or only n few mi min n nales ales utes for Selwood to In 1 lIln hl Ids his l r taunt on buck of r the Ih gambling n hull hall lit lie out Ul of ot his hili rl rig snail inI began to 10 lMh CD un Within minutes 8 he erns lc k nt ot the post t he h tool bad left oti on on hour earlier ear lier Iles with pith Ith Ih the Hie fete w sitters around him t who ho Ii had bud 1111 at nt the last Ins tabe r I c hot faro was Willi being dealt that Sunday Sun day filly night 1111 Hardly nil ton ten minutes Liter filter three thrle mIll men a appeared lit III till the open doors of or Selwood's Sel- Sel woods wood's ill place late St Starbuck accompanied I by h. Atkins and walked Into hat I iii the hI hall and stood for u a moment t Selwood knew what also t Ihl they were there fur tot tor-III to see ML I whether r he ho twos missing from his ordinary o pout post t. t He lit las Ihl pressed Ih the n III case e spring slicing kept an i eje on Ih the Un layout Ills Illy I Inn only 1111 a n moment but bat It II w was us 1 pt past 11 t Ih the clueing closing hour and 1111 II while the UI last Iles t of It Ih hat 1111 H mIt out 11 Sf Slur II 1 buck huck came lIlIIe In lu again What haute bine your burn bullies been up rep to lot tonight Selwood be lit demand demanded ed tI without preliminary Selwood n naked la ked whet what hilI he ho meant II t. t SItI told lIt of f the till on II the 1111 store Atkins hold hohl n II l 1111 of ur sale Mil for that Hint Mock rk h lie he I I. I i Indignantly hll tease ha I soul come ba lu I IU luu u a pretty pass I In III Sleep I Cut ut at when legit legitImate 11 hunts al I are to III bi hi be chewed 1111 up UI hy hl dugs dogs 1111 out lilt Into IIII Hn the strett t r t This I i thing Las hail ti got 1 III 1 t 1 to III u e Mop 1 1 a I a t or t r hate lilli t to In tump nano jour our lIr hers lera l out of or tills town n Selwood ir- ir WI with Iha 1 ll l II an ers till the ii questions host roughly n ked and met untroubled ed edthe the Ih threat 1 roughly and II III only an un ot question himself lt Him have jou nu IU heard hartl any am talk lalk of tr Vigilantes 11 antes I organizing In it Sloppy I Cat at 10 he linked I don't dont know much lunch It II Hut t the ht little I talk III k I hIli heard beard here a II few 0 minutes ago III about some Millie kind klad of tit t alight a t tight light nt ot 1 Irs store was Willi aaa that the Uie Vigilantes 11 h laud had tot get II lifter after the that men 11 who twin had robbed r I Ijler Iyler and I tried to 10 kill him Theres There's no tau u use UH e jour our talking to In tome me lilt shout about III my any men they do In a us they IhlY please pleast know you that Talk to In them he suggested il while I tery er II angry II r continued d t fu blow off oft si Bays there IhlI Were tro a II dozen or more bore men In It It and and they're r In III the tho store lore yet jet 1 he LIP says 1111 says Selwood thought and one otie Indian lit In possession must t be Ioe nicking a n II deal deul of or noise hut but he said 1101 nothing hi 11 1 T heres here's going Ii to 10 be n It clean up luthis lu luthis this town before I lo 11 ix Ie added Starbuck Star buck significantly Folks that shut are arc making tn tt le It ought to Cg get ready for U. U k i iff 1 w Meaning Jut Just whom Starbuck n asked Selwood Meaning 1 whoever hol behind nil all this rowing Hints Hint's going on ou here bore lately Well returned Sel wood with sonic some slight Might appearance of or fatigue you jou fU know Oil or ought to know that Im I'm the min man that threw Atkins and Into Inlo the street tonight they to 10 know It If they dont don't ell It'll them so en Of ot course I wouldn't hero have done it It If Ir Id I'd known n there were friends of or yours out In the store It If It hadn't been en for me they would have been lieen hanging to telegraph poles polls by this time that's the fact And Anti tell lell them the next thin thing like hike that Fyler Job Jab they try to r pull rull off they will be bonging to b the poles that's that's the Ihl plain lInin straight everyday day of or i It t. t had bad never been faced quite no co bluntly Selwood never noer had luid n his hand quite so carelessly with his hats caution quite so eo 0 complete com corn 1 Iy nut Hut n woman n stood between n them and she fihe meant the more to Selwood II because though h he cherished I slight bopo of or holding her himself the thought of or her going to was hitter bitter enough to make him rend ready for 1103 manner of ot fray eyed ed the gambler Intently Then he H spoke oke with composure Sel Selwood Selwood el wood youre you're cutting quite o a figure here In affairs un that youve you've got Jot no nobu bu business ha In III Youre You're playing too many v n- n i la t Dig Ilp Ha n s Was Prompt In Ills Hit Reply games f to win all nil of ot them them-do them do jr vow know that t Selwood w was ns too absorbed ab oh In lit w watching I ej eyes ps to 10 make the slightest response response In worn Whether jou rou do or not Shu hurh wont went on un enly c find your jour Mu nl du nl role rull will wind up I 1 yore jou 1111 pin pia piny It II Ion Ine enough It 11 wont won't work torl It In Iut alt r Sleepy i paid ltd his enemy one OM coo com m. Without o it guy II attempt II t to hack bask out nut of the room be hI turned am and w walked straight to the tho dour door Thor There he ht pHI paused Id I'd anti and nuked looked around Good night Mr Ile Ir Selwood he culled u II II I out Its pretty late for that Mr Jr Ir Star Star- buck retorted Selwood Horn morning I ln wits was really breaking Hold on n minute he ht nd led walk w III Ing ilz forward fr to tn where at lit HIP Ito dour door Youre giving ln I me ale som l' l Ill I'll e gl you jou ClI a n little There litre i full rIL III hr a III ci oI J n. n ump mn 8 J M Mr Ir When 1111 the lilt Vigilantes pet get me m. cried 11 get jou Sou Oil Mr Sel Sel- el Wood In that ca 0 11 o e the Ihl cross arm lIl of ot ono ne e pole pale will III do In for far hul tenth both h of U us But why 11 a Willi alt for flit vie the We 1 run can lix up ul our tiny 1111 lime lillie Some time taut tI not tut jiny 1111 time lime Mr Ir Sel Sel- w nod Some time for you jou 1111 lira Mr rr Selwood as us II brn 1 down t Ih the hl t el steps I y a uny u t time lilli n for toe lilt li It was viii late 1111 that Monday appeared At tt I noon In his bis room roam at nt the hotel he was pulling himself him tutu self It together for n shave share After lunch he h. walked down n the Ih street In the liar sunshine sun cnn shine with n It careful eye eje for rr |