Show the fiction Fic tilon B BENNY E N NY WISES UP by richard H wilkinson corn corner er I 1 tenny got a big kac kack out of eavesdropping on the sheriff it smacked of adventure and the wild life ufa hollod h loayd td 1 ile he got a bigger kick when he heard sheriff conrad mention slick dearborn slick dearborn was the smartest outlaw with whom conrad hadder had ever had to contend he was bennys bennas im minute idolfor for he represented 4 fiction the danger ous freedom of which i t the h e boy had always dreamed 1 one day three weeks ago benny had seen suck slick in the faraway saloon and something about the worshipful look in the youngsters eye eyes had attracted attrache d the outlaws attention benny had been almost speechless with gratitude when the ahe outlaw spoke to him they had abang a long con cona vers atlon and when it was wa s over benny beany knew a sense of importance shwas that was almost the fulfillment of his dreams kay ear glued to the side of the building benny held his breath sheriff conrad and his deputy joe hicks carried on their low voiced conversation at 4 that afternoon benny drew rein in the secret banyon canyon where slick was hiding he gave the secret whistle that he and the outlaw butla had agreed upon then waited breathlessly minutes passed and nothing happened benny moved down the canyon a ways and whistled again suddenly two men emerged from behind a 9 boulder one of them was slick dearborn B benny enny shouted at thern them suck slick I 1 just heard beard the sheriff and his deputy balkin they found out it was you who held up the r P at four that thai aate afternoon moon benny drew rein tn in the secret ecret canyon where slick was waa hiding bank last week tin an they know youre hadin up hero here an comin to get yuh you come with us sa said id suck slick shanty Nein mine lne keepin guard slick called and the other ether out law sud slid back bach to the ground ive we gitl get out othere ind and lit kit fast kid did anyone tee see yon van leave town towne no sir air not a soul I 1 done jest like you told me good youre cornin with us t the second outlaw came train from behind a screen 0 of bushes riding one horse and leading another slick swung aboard the extra animal there came the sound of a shot the second outlaw uttered a scream clutched d at his breast and plunged from from the iad saddle dle A second shot followed and slicks mount went to its knees SLICK S LICK SWORE VIOLENTLY as benny crawled beside him you damned little catl thought you said nobody followed you ou out t of town honest slick Os shut hut up cupl suddenly suck slick seized him around the middle and leaped out of plain view of the two coming up the canyon the i pair reined in holding their fire as the ahe out law using benny bennyan Benn yas BS a shield began shooting rapidly sheriff conrad and joe hicks kensli sensing ng the bandits purpose flung 1 themselves th e from the saddle a and ind scurried for sli shelter elter benny banny suddenly understood the purpose he was serving suddenly knew that slick was using him as a means of protecting his own hide slick lemme go blast me down in cold bloode blood dl 1 shut up you rat slick brought the barrel of his gun down crushingly on tho the boys head benny gasped struggled feebly then went III limp ap when benny opened his eyes ho he found sheriff conrad and joe nicks hicks bending over him feeling better kid cye ye e ss im all right wheres slick taken care of sheriff conrad eyed benny intently listen benny you better got home before your maw begins to worry you can say you helped us run down slick dearborn fact is you did when we saw sav you balki n I 1 with him three weeks ago we figured so methin like this which is why we did some balkin so you could lead us to where he was doehl gosh said benny there were tears in his eyes for the first time in his life he realized what aper a perfectly factly swe swell guy sheriff conrad was |