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7 vic hayn kayode running A tharl jhb airl rl whose mihoe ho he stoked up 11 Byl erB daughter so selwood lwood madese ChrlS itla acquaintance and davs I 1 fyle that atkind tn tit so a rook starbuck cb hed head ot oi that tl crooked Camb chamblers lers attles christa Christ 1 the gir garla Is mind tx pol po onca against dylr 1 I 1 beten beaten kand nd robbed christie I 1 eklof I 1 meet sl we wood and him that thatah at I 1 5 kins ma h thrown throw hr father buil iut i I 1 ot of ahli in tug to on it L I 1 fyler Is not bably hurt chrlot blwood of threats mads by br I 1 ais falbo bip that he be had asked mojir her to 1 marry him with I 1 his two se Bt atlwood lwood drivel atkin and HAVION ft rofa 1131 fa aea sabra abr r 1 1 I I 1 L CHAPTER VII continued 4 J if 41 1 i 11 a selwood eleood approaching the high abut freij wind window oin athe borth side aide 0 of ill I 1 the felt carefully all around I 1 it the to 6 doga crouched at scotta otts teet feet led the building build hij a i moment then he bel turned to his bis pal olona alons Z khejl The yli 1 look for W a first at the im a back dor natural why way to open on tati oyster C ill t fils shutter shut tei bill you yi g go a around to ol 01 lie he fouta aide and slams aw ay a t the I 1 ctet other awdow wW dow bialt bust it if bod you add can but whatever you do im ake plenty af ot noise when I 1 ta till an ix boa faross fa the dogs in here one after tet tiie alie other ti py wont bet akk baith of iem eni when you hear biar deyell me I 1 yell it vilil mein the dogs doga are in thearen the arun to tl the ie back door with your you 42 rax vit bob raid cho A ik tat ill intake take ike e aled fee irid eo e o on an around aio 01 ground und U to the front doorbell d A I 1 1 me ant thi the ir frant on 4 tf elf the 11 L cledge for sit all atiq ts in iii you i V f ow ov get to your place il it he 11 r yow your ax I 1 start beer out af of range ranee bist beat you cuti cari carithers R thees alast at I 1 wt one hard e r e 1 A moment later aate the th ehud 1 46 6 of par daloe daliea a ax agatus the Kollo shutter on the sIde of jho building would have waked the dafid hild there been tidying tid anny yIn sleepy per 11 timed at I 1 the expected stal 5 canie came the lie cras crabl of S elwonda el wooda ax into tile he bortl rj odd seui ram within Y ns liot t gr 0 ceif the attack chloe and savage bavage with ath 4 t y e 1 6 d i it A whined e da d A abot a bf 4 clos cloan Q ina I 1 I 1 do ta e nor th th the 1 A W a buckshot hucks liot alit the fix ax caught eair I 1 with ahw the I 1 jumped ar 49 a 1 ills wrist and a third 4 an 6 ilby yelp fro the doc doa cde there was no sign or j blought tl ought of a retreat reir ont selwood redoubled hig blows oni one or atit a dast two more ic hargea of buckshot he be bel 4 A fate t 1111 that were to bete fea aniio a me nt and the itie 11 ll ier I 1 1 it would suit guit I 1 hin he the he BK ax 1 head again and ag at n ato 0 tit 1 aft lock rail 0 bojt the sli uter intent on an al reaching g the ho again against I 1 a ft charge of buckshot hurtled the damaged casement end antink sprinkled led the file axman the Ind liin I 1 end t thi the dogs but there was wai no in the W ferocious shower of alwa the terl ni crash that hat followed Tollow cd beach each ono one old how fast the shutter waa I 1 wnm and the sound bound of a fourtin repot t fram arora a shotgun also told sewood selwood that was under ore throw I 1 ini all hla his energy into one last swing aming selwood kelwood drove tile the ax completely through tb the e jamb to tryout the ata I 1 it pie ahe ax helve weakened by the bina broke with tin oath selitri A called eclied for the sledge and the iho next I 1 vrin irl nute ute what tied shutter diug 1 I 1 fr I 1 WI I 1 lito cat f heare 1 ap i fe the he shou tta g ot t ho oora I 1 10 roared Set selwood wood 4 Par pardal daloe yelling ake ilke an ant indian wis iel ax set selwood wood to opre rethe ifie abut Z as tet tei from ita cau cauchi A I 1 ca fee 14 apts sri tier her t kensli ho hot into v t ill sia scotts t i brine R sweetie aft r rt bwl ta J y aln va f an 1 I raged I 1 I 1 lt 1 W 4 adside ab snapping snap lne 11 1 I 1 11 ir x rf 11 0 vot the th 0 1 iii with 1 9 1 r 01 jt N I 1 becu bulhe I 1 defend J 1 or tf t the ax at ilie ira 1 backdoor back door 10 4 ibid J t I 1 sledge it at I 1 I 1 ji 1 j A W ind dro 1 cbill 1 not t W pa 1 aj the two f ai bartl 0 Iw were ereT jwj 1 0 w reve redi tle tile V A I 1 1 troubie 7 te baji au 14 1 1 bow ligat 11 M 1 i hodun ho oUn onos S 0 V nothel no thet 4 if in itt dt 06 dogs a Awl 4 W th tj 11 ll U the toree I 1 men to ali a itoiz I 1 I 1 in im I 1 they 11 to 1111 d ol trai I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 k V fy af pf i al 4 I 1 11 P V ftp k f X 1115 M 4 V 1 4 V 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 L VT I rywk I 1 g 1164 4 k X tg r I 1 fg f I 1 1 I m 1 1 V 1 R W 1 MI IM 41 all LQ Z 0 C ii I 1 IN M W op I 1 t 1 H I 1 I 1 P fa aa r J ft ak tl lt 44 at q torn to pieces T the he j hickory woss croiss b bartscht held the ithe if D 1111 fd TV I 1 before the ola 1 I 1 IAia sloe butedge slid and I 1 the cheout A tou A i I 1 door agave l wy y throwing against ait he er weaker selwood se aw d and shouldered through th roy I 1 f J andrell and fell into t the lie tore ore iipp opposed aid Anih dashed dl in hi from thel front endt 1 I yand ft d S Sl wood springing from hla his moment momentary or Y shel shelter tir jaapje dr ditl enof a man in the ath evv 6 t the floor floon t 1 fy j 1 I t cau all ff your dogs inan 6 a stentorian voice from founded jike like BI big X Itt lynes sol wood I 1 rolling ln a fierce scuffle aft wai ano athe the front ic dragged him gollip I 1 doorway ft owr threw him into the street iorii wick to id help belp 7 sott scott irown tro ni outside ba had d I 1 set letb a lighted lantern u up j in thit the battered window 0 opening nd hd hastening to tl the door with 4 second lantern rani inta in to seu secure to thedoes the doga dogs gustaa aa ge selwood lwood re reached kc I 1 pird Par aloe daloe ile he at I 1 t 4 4 prostrate r defender his bis boby aig I 1 fiete fastened nellin on the mans windpipe SW serl wood too well ell what hat 64 that anaut meant Catch lati a lantern 1 I from Sott 8 hand he be held it on i tile tho mans distorted features under kinder Parda loei 41 hand I 1 bill I 1 let boosi 14 r J tell you 1 I conre him 1 i F 1 0 I 1 1 dash 4 t tjohn john pro protested fisted joe loe struggling to get away from i th tb gamblers gambler shands hands ha tn what fro trying to dolc ioe mi roe alone ile he tried tiled to plug niel met vho aho to 1 he he echal exclaimed haidas as selwood belwood held tb the lantern Jinter if foser closer to the mans swollen face 10 M I 1 li f 1104 get your knee out ot of his chest el lest bill remonstrated difed selwood cant you s aee ee hes boll slipping lie c arnt r n f I 1 breathe f with anany many reproaches almed lit at selwood coir toy units unwarranted granted al interference pa rAi tide shaking loose baffled and eyeing clibrey his prey stood by till selwood bending over the as gasping P roan mali eivir bache he aias as coming to and started to drag 4 him to forward aid to throw him out ott 11 i A Par Pard daloe aloo bared lifhred his big arms stand awal he exclaimed to in a hoarse grotta stand Uway awny lf john ot 1 I you thrond four in out L throw catoe i abe packed I 1 carried d atkalns 1 6 I 1 t J I 1 1 6 al 41 u r ped 0 46 o delaw 1 t tj 0 0 N I 1 had baill big bayn ioliar wised b behind t two big bobean aco a corner and held ba ck by scott they were tearing pearln to shreds with Reial tili delight the blanket slept n sayue called loudl loudly for quarter nu arter and nd as selwood went aut forward again scott whilo ahll he r ilela tile dogs uati Qs to hustle bastl 0 o outtie out the back door the pa party raj was hiir over 4 0 0 k 6 1 it was the work of few far I 1 minutes mini for selwood io to m ila his hwn bai k oft of the tio I 1 ling hilli hall 41 he slipped ou af his hitrig rig and bega tito fo wash nash un within fifteen minutes he ba was birk back atthe post ili he had deft on hour horii ear e 1 ar itei her 1 with the few sitters around ir lundh hint dinv inv who had gathered at last able where anro i rp was being dealt that sun son any night 9 hardly ten minutes liter later f ihra we e men appeared it at tile the apen open doors of set sel woods place starbuck accompanied by atkins atkalns and ISar toc walked anta I 1 I 1 tile the hall and stood for a n moment looking about abou Self elwood tood knew what they thel were there forto far to see eee whether iiii ether he was missing oil from his ordinary post ile he impassively pressed the he case spring joring and d ketil kept im an untroubled 1 eye eie on tho the layout I 1 ils ys lor lin hn berid 1 only I y a moment but it the clos lilg hour flour iad and while vide the last hat of the players si straggled out starbuck tame came to in again what t have your barn bullies been up to to tonight selwood he demanded i I 1 without y selwood asked whit he mcart told of thil attack on the store atkins and bartoe hold a bill of sale tor for that stock he be decia ml indignantly hitre come to I 1 a pretty pass in sleepy C cac when legit mate owners ar are to be deive chewed d up by doks dogs and ahil Ahr thrown I 1 out ute Into tile the street this thing b baa aagot got fo i or i ou have hae to moire moe you bonc lr ii adsuar out of tills this town iown selwood ar ried with civil answers the roughly asked and aneta untroubled u the lie threats roughly in mada i adf I 1 J and asked only an occasional I 1 que situ have you bonyi bof of vigilantes organizing in sleepy catl cat he asked 1 I dont know w about it nut but the little talk I 1 heard here fiere a few minutes ago about edme kind of a wit at I 1 I 1 e re T was that the i hadgos had got after aft erthe tha roen men who had bad robbed IJ aser and tried to kill him lint theres no nse I 1 your t talking to me e abut 44 they please beasely lea seLy j 1 w j t bWY TAI k to I 1 them liem 11 he suggested aug very lery I 1 angry I 1 yi coni continued tine 1 I to 0 b blow I 1 ow off bartoe says t hiera I 1 I 1 t wae i half B R dozen W or more i men dea in it abid in it th store 1 jet I 1 e haili f lj selwood ift ought I 1 avid I 1 in possession possess ion must b el a good dent of nothing nie jaing tok b ip i ab in this ills town added star bucur I 1 a ali FO ki that ard making inaki aget et ready for bior tac W 11 aw pv I 1 I 1 D 4 I 1 t f I 1 I 1 4 7 f OW il 1 1 al I 1 4 I 1 1 R as I 1 1 1 1 f I 1 I 0 V iv il la i 4 us k k V y ap va I 1 1 behrnd nil ill this ihla 46 q heri lie re lately t 4 f W y el I 1 I 1 I 1 arbue rb 1 w tarncy set sel 4 of arat I 1 brought to knock 1 natoni eliji 1 41 t at chiew atkins and V L nn t 0 t e 0 t e eli kiik laino W ii jbf ill aliex L X dont i r tf barbei iba awu lant my edon elId 4 i ro were hileas I 1 dt it if it ha datt be bedor por they W lieve ji been ten ax to telegraph N poles awa by bi fact and tell jell 1116 03 t h 6 apet albe bat that rylee fyle I 1 job t h t 0 P U I 1 F 0 off ff t they b ey vv will it I 1 b be e po es th I 1 I 1 pla ia 4 cwg CT h ai dai english of NR fe 4 3 K ayat 11 4 ty rai At i i V it f t hald I 1 n nem eye been ind fawd 1 jj alj never had had I 1 sh v M hish a n d q u alte B 0 stif alth h hl autlin quae so corn b I 1 etela i 4 tood between lo 10 yean tAe though h cherished apie af pf himself her going to starbuck Star buch wbk wd bitter 6 niata bim roady ifo r tia p y I 1 m itai alit f kiy tui voi ler l er lt itly 4 then 4 orpo k e y alth I 1 IN cor I 1 bitow ire sel a 4 a figure itrel hurit in youve got no la youre oti too many iia jj vl akl I 1 f ff i I 1 1 i I 1 I 1 I ds 0 I 1 I 1 g I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 4 r A ILI I 1 11 11 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ir I 1 aw I 1 I 1 I 1 ft I 1 11 1 V r 77 I 1 I 1 A t I 1 V I 1 4 I 1 1 V 1 41 I 1 0 f aa I 1 I 1 t I 1 f I 1 I 1 1 I 1 s I 1 I 1 ill I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 V big haynes hayne was wa pram prompt pt in his HI j reply 11 T ly il 1 I S pa le op pines games to va win rin all olt of the thein 93 hii dyon I 1 know chaill to oab I 1 ia li ck effa to roalie make the alie 41 0 response A se lif in worris words Whet lier hii 4 id 1 I starbuck ct ant I 1 00 ve your y our du ol nl arle A you play it lang benough iau ab V i lyo tit I 1 work in art stee py cadiz 1 I il 14 A vl v 5 i Siai buck paid bli en egiy CO m 61 allin ivi fi y back dot ut br of the t 11 e ream gi walked straight to the o 41 I 1 lie paused ond and rt 0 goodnight good night ur mi sel called 11 I 1 t 1 I out calmly I 1 4 ita pretty late for that bat ur star buck retorted selwood I 1 morning i 1 1 e nay daylight light was really r breaking r read hold on a in minute alnut he be 1 I wil R 1 I fag forward to where atthe door youre iving cje baj advice ill alve you a KT bore i a tal az brewing iii h mr air starbuck arbuck Rt A I 1 i I P when the vigilantes get nae me e cofod th sta starbuck abuck get kolii iw sv wood 1 1 1 I i X 4 ax tz cl in that case the eross arlof one pole will do for both 0 u s Ba jj lEwhy bihy ihy wait for or the entla I 1 ll 11 i up our viny tny it aile vt t g g some time not buy abny time oine v mr 4 bel wood S all some time for you lc t selwood elwood 1 15 as stalked heavily down the steps I 1 J Ot I 1 lipi for me 1 erml 1 V it was late that llon day before selwood appeared ipp eared at noon It ihla 1 I room althe batet lio ter hawx self together fors fora chate al r he walked down the th street to in all buo suit shine ii with th a ca 1 1 0 1 r enem 11 I 1 e 14 I 1 but bat passed fyer fyler iq io s i 1 place looked like the c ifill ifil race 4 I 1 11 1 1 of owners 1 it V 4 I 1 V t scott gaii ib ij acs J toe the front dotra showed few jer att it ces of the rude a expected but sherli I 1 w as ti ae 14 1 quiet shout the pl 61 e hilvi e that there ili had ad I 1 teena ea s ts the store etore during the bu t rj r J A i I 1 I 1 ous reasons the pria jck pals e had bad kept t thear b air own ay pen selwood approached tw |