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Slim nodded and they went up the
street, picking their way past groups
of excited, jabbering townspeople.
Sure enough, not twenty yards be
yond the northern end of the street,
they found Sarg Brockwell, He was
sprawled flat on his back, his face to
the sky. A single look satisfied them
that there was nothing they could do.
As they turned hack, Slim remem
bered George Arthur. ,’We got to find
that crooked lawyer, Arthur. Brock
well can’t talk, byt Arthur can an’ will,
before I get through with him. Yuli
didn’t see him with that crowd any
where?”
The cowboy chuckled sardonically,
“Him? Why he ain’t got nerve en
ough to get within three miles of a
gun muzzle! Yuh’ll find him holin'
up somewhere, scared into fits.”They slipped past the Wild ilorse,
where Roy O’Brien and Spud Dillon
were faking turns at explaining to a
clamoring crowd, just what it was all
about. It was Stoney who- spied the
crack of light at the bottom of the
door leading into Arthur’s office.
“Looks like somebody might be in
there, Slim,” he drawled. “We can
investigate, anyhow.’ ’
Slim tried the door, but found it
locked. Pressing his ear to the portal
he listened intently. Fr,om inside
sounded thick, measured snores. “It
sounds like somebody was sleepin’ off
a drunk,”
goin’ in.
door.”
Before
two, the door sagged, creaked, then
broke open with a crash. George Ar
thur was sprawled across his desk, his
head pillowed on his arms. The air
was foul with stale whiskey fumes.
Slim nodded with satisfaction.
“Close the door and shove that chair
against it, Stoney,” he directed.
He crossed to the sleeping man and.
shook him roughly. Arthur sighed,
coughed and tried to push him away.
Slim jerked him erect in the chair and
slapped him stingingly on both sides
of his face. Arthur’s eyes opened.
“G’way,” he murmured gutturally.
“G’way. Lemme sleep.”
Slim shook him until his heels rat
tled. The lawyer stared at him vac
antly for a moment, his jaw hanging? it to me, I know he’s had some dang- I
the future. So if yuh think I won’t
go to the edges of hell itself to get
complete clearance, y.oT.e badly mis
taken.
“I made the threat that yuh’d talk
an’ make a complete written confes
sion, if I had to use Apache methods
to wring it outa yuh. I ain’t changed
my mind. We’ve cleaned house on
this range, Arthur cleaned it plen-.
ty. We didn’t stop at rockin' off the
Brockwells an’ Jigger Starbuck. So
if yuh think we’U back down from
addin’ yuh to the list, yo’re some mis
taken.
“I'm admittin’ this: In a fair court
yuh can probably beat a death sen
tence, ’cause we got no direct proof [
of yuh killin’ anybody. But if yuh '
ever hope to get in front of that kind
of court, yuh better do as I tell yuh. '
Otherwise, it's a rope an1 a cotton- 1
wood tree for yuh; that is, if yuh i
don’t die under a little red-hot iron
treatment. Yo’re listenin’ to the gos
pel truth, Arthur. I’m gonna get what
I want, or know the reason why.”
Still half drunk as he was, Arthur
could’ not help but read the truth in
Slim’s words and looks. His head
went down again. “If—if I do as you
.say, what assurance have I that
will play square?" he blurted.
“My word; nothin’ else. But
word’s good, an’ yuh know it.
yuh ready to do yore stuff?”
Arthur gulped and nodded. “Give f
me a pen and some paper.”
In the glowing dawn of a new day
a little cavalcade jogged its way from
Pinnacle out to the Circle L Ranch. [
In the lead rode Slim Loyale and
Stoney Sheard. Following them was
a buckboard; with Roy O’Brien driv-j.
ing, Sitting beside Roy, with his
wounded leg cushioned and propped . _
up by wads of blankets, was Dakota !
Blue. . |
“I suppose Slim’U be after segin’
the governor right away?” suggested .
Roy.
Dakota nodded and grinned. “He’s
as feverish as a hound pup after its
first rabbit. Don’t know as I blame
him, though. The kid has been eatin’
his heart out all alopg about Mona
Hall. He’s plumb loco about' her.
“An’ though he’s never hinted of
yuh
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Slim shot with smooth precis ion, backing up a step at a time.
him.
spun
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they
twice then raced away,
with an empty saddle,
horses leaped high ' as
the still figure in the street.
The concussion of that roaring dis
charge brought a shower of broken
.glass from the raised window sash,
and the recoil upset old Joe Rooney
, as though a horse had kicked
The Buckskin screamed wildly,
around
it went
lowing
hurdled
Five seconds ‘later it was all over.
Joe Rooney crawled to his feet, rub
bing his shoulder ruefully. “What a
cannon!” he muttered, “What a can
non! Shore I felt my shoulder blades
touch when that damn thing went off
that time. I shore musta hit some
thin’.”
“I’ll say you did, Joe,” grinned
Slim. Then he leaned out of the win
dow and yelled, “Hi, Roy! Stoney!
Yuh all right? This is Slim!”
“Shore an’ cornin’ along,
Slim, my lad. Be with yuh in a min
ute.”
Roy and Stoney Sheard were soon
in the Wild Horse, both uninjured.
They Jooked anxiously at Dakota,
who was sitting in a chair while Spud
Dillon carefully cut away the bloody
pant leg. Dakota grinned dryly.
“Keep yore shirts on, yuh two ole
ground hogs. It ain’t nothin’ to worry
about. I could stand a little jolt of
liquor, though.”
“Git a bottle, Joe,” puffed Spud.
“Yuh other boys help yoreselvqs. My
treat.”
The liquor steadied them. Stoney
Sheard turned to Slim. “What say
we’sashay up the street a bit, Slim,?
I kinda think I got Brockwell when
they was ridin’ for a getaway. I know
I hit him, an’ he was beginnin’ to
wobble just as they went outa sight
past the livery stable.”
COME AND GET IT!
“Just like army days,” say the vet- '
trails who are opening tip the ex-ser-
vicemfift’s land settlement scheme at
Brooklin, Onh Ten men on plots of
four acres each have joined together
to do the initial work, “share and
share alike.” After the day’s work the
boys have a real appetite, too, says
Cook Joe Halliday, shown dishing it
out to Walter Collier,
Then slow recognition pierced slowly
through the liquor haze which had
deadened his brain.
“Loyale,” he muttered. “You, what
d’you want?’ ’
“Plenty,’ ’snapped Slimi. “Get yore
wits together. Yuh've got a lot of
explainin' to do. Stoney, pour him
another drink. It’ll straighten him up
for a time.”
Arthur gulped the liquor greedily
and wiped his lips with the back of
a shaking hand. A drunken truculence
took hold of him. “Get out,” he
growled. “Got no use for you, Loy
ale. I hate the sight of you. Get out
of this office.”
Slim shook him again, half lifting
hint from his seat, only to fling him
back again with a crash, “I’m tellin’
yuh somethin’, yuh drunken rat. Lis
ten close. Starbuck an’ both Brock
wells are daid. Get that. Daid!”
Arthur’s head came up. “Huh?” he
gasped, “Dead? You’re lying.”
“Don't kid yoreself. Starbuck an’
Leo Brockwell were killed tryin’ to
raid my ranch tonight. Sarg Brock
well was killed tryin’ tb hold up the
Standard Bank, not fifteen minutes
ago. But before he died, Jigger Star
buck talked. He put the tag on yuh,
Arthur. Yeah, yuh got a lot of ex
plainin’ to do.”
Arthur sat quietly, evidently trying
to/arrange his hazy thoughts. Pres
ently he looked up. “You haven’t got
a thing on me not a thing,
say a word.”
;Slim dragged up a chair
down, so that he could stare
into the lawyer’s bloodshot eyes, “I
think yuh will,” he said, a deadly chill
in his voice, “Consider my side of
the matter, Yuli can clear my name,
give written evidence to the world at
large that I was railroaded to the pen
on false, perjured evidence,
“It just happens, Arthur; that I
got a funny idee about honor. I don’t
care to face the rest of my life with
a jail stain On it. An’ I’m plannin’
a powerful lot for some happiness in
I won’t
and sat
straight
fool 'idee about honor that’s kept
from springing the question to
Reckon he’s sorta felt that with
prison record on his haid, he had no
right to ask her to marry him.”
Roy snorted. “As if that’d be after
making one bit of difference to Miss
Mona. She’s knowed, bless her heart,
that Slim is innocent, same as the
rest of us. Shore, an’ she’s a fine
girl. She’ll stick to the man she lov
ed regardless. But yuh have to honor
the boy for his pride, just the same.”
At the home ranch Slim wasted no
time. He shaved and cleaned up, don
ning his only suit of store clothes.
Out at the north end of Jericho
Valley, in company with Sam Tisdale
and Abe Fornachon, Mona Hall sat
her saddle and watched the leaders
of long tides of cattle flow out across
her range, headed north toward those
promised lands in the Kicapoo range.
As soon as Tisdale had made the ag
reement with-Slim Loyale he had sent
word to his trail mates to start the
herd moving. And the herd was now
on its way to the new promised land,
Mona turned to Tisdale. “I fe/1
like a robber, Mr. Tisdale, taking a
quarter“a head for the mere passing
of those cattle. I don’t see where
they can possibly do that much dam
age.”
Tisdale grinned. “Don’t let that
Worry yuh, Miss Hall; Me an’ the
rest of the gang are glad to get by
with that price. We’re .quite willin’
to pay it, And here comes somebody
that looks like as if he was in a daug-
ed hurry ”
Moria whirled and followed Tis
dale’S pointing arm; Sure enough a
rider was loping steadily towards
them and Mona recognized Slim.
A puncher had ridden from town
to tell her of the thwarted bank hold
up and the part Slim and the boys
had played in it, But she had' heard
nothing of Arthur’s confession, and
while she expected that Slim would
ride to her when the fight was over,
she could not help the queer feeling
him
her.
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that came over her now at the sight
of him.
Slim cantered up, giving a cheery
greeting. He shook hands with Tis
dale and Abe, then turned to Mona.
“I got somethin’ to explain to yuh,
Mona,” he drawled. “How about a
little ride? These boys can watch the
cattle.”
Mona nodded. “I think so, too.
You’ll excuse us?”
“Go ’long young ’uns,” laughed Tis
dale, who guessed how things stood
between these two.
Slim rode for two miles before' he
reined in. Then he turned to Mona,
his eyes glowing. “Ive got Arthur’s
signed and witnessed confession that
I was framed,” he'stated. “And that
makes it fair that I should say what
I’m goin’ to say, Mona.” He reached
into - one pocket and brought out a
tiny, plush bubble of a case.
“Back in Jarillo there were times
when I thought I’d go crazy. At those
times there was just one thing that
■kept my feet on the ground, an’ that
j thing was thinkin’ of yuh. Lookin’
I back I can see where yuh’ve been my
guidin’ star all my life.
“Unconsciously' I built my scheme
of livin’ around yuh. It wasn’t whe
ther I wanted to do this or that mere
ly because I wanted' to; it was because
I always did what I thought yuh’d
approve of. Even when yuh were a
little, long-laiged kid with pigtails
down yore back, there was no greater
reward for duty
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“I—I’ve gotten
standard of reward
done, than yore
so used to that
now, I cain’t face
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the rest of my life without it. Be
fore I got this confession, I had no
right to ask yuh. Now I can. I’ve
loved yuh forever, it seems like,
Mona. Will yuh marry me?”
She looked at him, her lips parted,
her eyes glistening. “If there was
anything that' would keep me from
saying yes, Slim Loyale, it is because
you were so silly in feeling that you
could not ask me until your name had
been cleared. A woman who would
hesitate over such a foolish thing,
would not be worth thinking about.
Your name has always been clear to
me, Slim. I’ll marry .you tomorrow,
if you wish. I’ve always loved you,
Slim.”'
■ There was a rather dizzy interlude,
during which a diamond solitaire that
Slim had purchased that morning was
unearthed from the plush case and
placed on the proper finger. “There’s
just one argument I’ve got to settle,”
said Slim. “Why wouldn’t yuh take
that money from me to pay Arthur
with, honey?”
“Because I didin’t want to be in
debt to the man'I was going to mar
ry,” replied Mona daringly, I
Slim chuckled. “pUimh clinro rtf rnn '
all the time, wasn’t yuh?”
Mona dimpled. “I had hopes.”
Slim reached for her again.
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sence of W. R. Cruikshank. Carried.
Moved by Breckenridge and Moffat.,
that the minutes of last meeting be
adopted, as read. Carried.
The following letters were received,
and read: Dept, of Welfare, Toronto;
Dept, of Highway, Toronto; MedicaL
Relief Board, Toronto.
Moved by Wilton and Porter that
we ask for sealed tenders for wire
brushing and painting (two coats) of
Linton Bridge, 4th Coil. Council will,
•furnish paint. Tenders to be in the
hands of the Clerk noon on Monday,.
June 21st, 1937. Carried.
At 3 o’clock the Council resolved,
itself into Court of Revision of As
sessment Roll of 1937.
The following accounts were paid:
Roads, $288.68; Sundry $201.09; Re
lief $22.94.
Moved by Breckenridge and Port
er that we adjourn to meet at Blue
vale on Monday, June 14th, 1937, at
1 p.m. Carried.
W. R. Cruikshank, Clerk.
“Have you' seen the cashier this-
morning?”
“Yes, sir. He came in without a.
Plumb shore of me ! moustache and borrowed the railway
time-table!”
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The minutes of Council meeting
held in Bluevale, Ont., May 25, 1937.
Moved by Porter and Wilton that
B. Cruikshank act as Clerk in the ab-
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thoughtful youth, “that it must be
dangerous to marry, I get the impres
sion that in the first place women
marry you for your money; if they
don’t manage to take it all they leave
you and sue for alimony; and if they
fail at that they outlive you to get
your insurance money.
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