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Show WILLIAM PATTERSON WHITE Little Brown ini. Cbfiy J' jpm.v BEGIN HERE TODAY BILLY WINGO good-natured range-rldr range-rldr of Golden Bar, is elected Bherltf of Crocker county by the rxnK of politicians and cattle thieves who believe that wlngo I too easy-going to Interfere with their activities. HAZKL WALTON, nlQOH of on honest ranchowner, saves Billy from being be-ing shot front emttush by JACK MURRAY, disappointed candidate can-didate but she Is Uliablo to make Blllv resign from th office after members of the gnng have threatened threat-ened to kill Wlngo If he falli to i ai ry out their ordr.. Billy and Hazel ciuarrel. RAFB TUCKLBTON, wealthy cattle thief. fenr: that Tom Walton lias evidence against tle ganp. but Tip ("Gorman. political leader, refuses to agree to hiring DAN' SL1KF.. gunman kill Hazel's uncle Jtfdge Driver, another poli- tUlin. tell" M.Jorriiiiu that Wlngo has appointed two honest deputies, Shlllman and Tyler. .o on WITH THE STOKX " Suppose BUI does appoint two honest hon-est deputies?" akcd Tip. "What ure two dtputles polng to do against Bill's ordenil 1 can manage Bill Wingo." "I wlsl1 I could hi. sure of thai," ' worried the Judge To Blllv Wingo that evening came Tip O' Gorman; a bluff, hearty, good-hearted good-hearted Tip; a Tip that told funny ! stories and was a good listener himself him-self and laughed at the right place Sworn In your deputies yet''"' Tip ! made ruusrui inquiry. "Not yet. Storm might have kept 'em away." Who are they? " "Shotpun Shlllman and Riley Tyler." Ty-ler." , "We expect you to appoint Johnson John-son and Nenealy," Tip said bluntly. "And If I dont?" "Oh. you will after you've thought It over." ! thought It over after Judge Driver came to me. And I decided not to. I prefer my own men." Tip O'GormSn slphed He thought he saw what he would have to do. And he didn't want to It It meant one more mouth to feed and one more finger in the pie. "You sec. Bill, It's thlsaway." said Tip "Some years tho party makes more than other ears and " And the years it makes the most, " inslste.i Hill." nr. tlii- .ears I make the most. Is that It '" "You get the gener.il ldeu. ' "But not the general Idea of what I get," persleted the strangely obtuse 'sheriff. "What is the minimum I can I expect?'k "From three to five thousand dollars," dol-lars," said Tip. watching his vls-a-vls closely. Mr. Wlngo paused and looked up at the celling. His lips moe.i. lie muttered of figures and sums. "I think between nine and ten thousand is nearer the correct amount for U'l me," Blllv said at I last. I Billy made his position plain. say , ten thousand In round numbers." I Tip O'Gorxnan made an odd noise Jin his throat. But be dissembled his I foamlngly murderous rage very wcil I indeed. "I never paid ten thousand for a 'sheriff before." protested Tip "Thore'H nothing like etubliehiP'; ,a precedent. Hon't be hidebound." I Tip O'Gorm.'in raised plump hands to the leel of his ears. "I didn't think when I proposed you for shei -jiff." bo remarked earnestl , "that I j was proposing a road agent, too. Uh, I you burglar! I do admire a hawg. I Yet, sir. But what can a feller do .' Ten thousand goes. About those dep-'utles dep-'utles I don't suppose you'll have on objections now that you've got what ' vou want to appointing Johnson and I Kenealy?" "Oh, yes, Indeed, I have plenty. No Johnson and no Kenealy. hill- man and Tyler. Yes." "No. You've got to earn that ten thousand." "Bribery and corruption, Tip, is a I serious ci Irne." "Bosh! You listen to me. younc feller We're buying you, body, soul and roll, with that ten thousand ceases!" "Tip. you're an old scoundrel!" Tip O'Gorman stared with an odd expression at Billy wingo. 'You have eiianped." he remarked with conviction convic-tion '1 wonder " He !Tot up heavily and began to pull; on hie overcoat. When he was gone. Billy "Wingo crossed tho room unhurriedly und barred the door. "All right, boys." ho said In a conversation con-versation tone. "You can come out , now." The door of an Inner room opened. .Two men emerged, one was a long. lean citizen with a long, lean face I barred by 'i heavy grizzled mu- i lnhl Tho ntlipv vni ahnrlor ,.f equally lean oulld. and consldcrabl younger. The older man was Shotgun Shot-gun Shlllman. the younger y.hh RHoj Tyler. In Whys hand was a thin block Of paper. A pencil stuck up behind his ear "Did you get it all?" queried Billy, sitting down In his chnlr and hunch-uir: hunch-uir: It . lose lo the tabic "Most of It," Riley replied. "'All the important part especially where he tried to buy you up Gee, you've got him now Send him over the road any time." It was the next day tfiat ArtTiur Rale, the district attorney tailed on the new sheriff fie wajs u heavy- , Jowled, hea y-handed, heavy-bodied Individual, with black hair close set 1 eye, and, what was curiously at variance with those heavy Jowls, a long and pointed nose. I hear you've appointed Shlllman and Tyler deputies," Rale suild iu -cuslngly, "You've got to cancel their appointments." "Got to?" "Got to " "I must be gettin' deaf,' drawled Billy "Seems like I rreard you say got to." 'Wo can't have you upsetting our plans in any way, Wlngo. I order you to Immediately cancel the appointments ap-pointments of Shlllman and Tyler and appoint Instead Johnson und Kenealy, Tjo you understand?" 'Tea," said Billy In a weary void, i undr:tand. I understand perfectly per-fectly You can go now." "I'M go when I hve your ansrwer." ' Your mistake. You're going now " Even as he spoke he leaped With cat-like agility upon tho district attorney at-torney where he sat In his chair and wrenched the right arm of that surprised sur-prised gentleman around behind his back With his left hand Billy withdrew the bar from tho stuplc, opened the door, swung his right foot and kicked tho district attornev out Into a snowdrift. After him Billy tossed his coat and cap Then he closed tho door and hovcd the bar Into place. ' And that's that," said Billy Wingo. HATTER VII "You took your own time about coming, grunted Rafe Tuokleton Dan Sllke crossed his knees and stared at Itafo and Skinny Bhindle, 'Why hurry'"" "Because ou should." nagged Rafe. "ThlM Tom Walton has gone on living all fall." "That's touch." sympathized Mr. Sllke. "It's worse n that Tom ain't the only 111' Job I trant you to attend to. There's ihe mwrli-f, Billy Wlnuo." "That will he extra." Rife Tin kleion considered a mo- BIU swung hl rlghi foot and kicked kick-ed the District Attornoj into n snow-' snow-' drift. ment "Five hundred dollars apiece j for Tom and the sheriff," said he. "We'll bargain for 'em separately," said Sllke "ne thousand for Tom, I payable in advance " "I suppose 1 11 have to do as you say." Rafe grumbled. "And the same amount for the sheriff." "Not-a-tall," denied Sllke. "Not-a-tall." Killing thlfl sheriff for you means I gotta leave the county on the jump Tou you think I'm gonna run the risk ! of being lynched for a measl thousand thous-and dollars? If you do, take another think. Take two of 'em! Me. I 11 take ! two thousand for your man." "Oh, hell, It's all right!" Rafe cried, tossing up helpless hands "i.'omc , around here tomorrow noon and get your money." CHAPTER VIII "It's the women make half the trou-ble trou-ble In the world," mused young Rile Tyler, who had received the mitten from his girl of tho period, the restaurant res-taurant waitress, and was a misogynist ; In consequence Riley moved listlessly to the front window and drummed on the pane. "Oh .the devil." Riley groaned. j "Here's work for U'l boys. As If : there wasn't enough to do In summer sum-mer " Billy Wingo Joined Riley at the window "Looks like Simon Reel-foot. Reel-foot. I can sec his long nose." I Simon Reelfoot was not well thought of by tho mote decent portion por-tion of the community Men that put money out nt high interest and ire careless of their neighbors' property prop-erty usually aren't. Reelfoot rode up and tied hi? horse. 'You make niB sick, you fellers Talk' Talk' Talk' All right. I will noo If you're able to do anything he-sides he-sides talk Two of my cows have ,rfn shot and there's two or three strangers baching it In that old -hack of Cayler's on Mule Creek." "Suspicions don't count for much." said Billy "You know that. Reel-foot. Reel-foot. Have you any evidence against these men"" "Sure I have," was tho reply "The track of blood and moccasins to within n rnlle of the cabin " Hilly nodded approvingly. "That's better Shotgun and T will bo with you in two minutes." f don't guess there's any tearing rush," ho mumbled. 'A minute ago you were in a hot sweat to have us do something right awaj quick. And now you ain't What hns changed you, Mr Reel-foot'' Reel-foot'' I ask to know." "I want the Job done right," was the lame explanation. If vou hustle hus-tle off too sudden you might forget something " "What do you think we're llablo to forget queried Billy. HoS do I know what? But T know-It know-It don't pay to go off halfoocked." Simon Roelfoot'S eyes strayed to the window. When the eyes SWiveled hack to meet those of Billy Wlngo, tho pucker ot worry had been wiped from Reclfoot's eyebrow. eye-brow. m ontlnued in our t Isene oo |