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A 'Romance of Arizona
Novelized krone Edmund Day's Melodranna
By JOHN MURRAY and MILLS MILLER
Copyright, 1008, by G. W. Dillingham Co.
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council as to their future movements,
During the Sight both had been silent,
McKee was busy revolving,plans for
escape in his mind, and Bud Was
brooding over the tragic ending of the
lawless adventure into which he had
'been led by his companion,
When McKee callously informed bine
that the agent had been killed in the
encounter Bud was too horrified tq
speak. A dry sob arose in his throat
• at the thought of his old friend lying
dead all alone in the station, His
first impulse was to turn back to Fier -
once and surrender himself to the
sheriff. Had this entailed the pun-
ishment of himself alone he would
have done so, but he still retained a
blind loyalty in his associate and prin-
cipal in the crime. Murder, it seemed,
was to be expected when one took the
law in bis own hands to right an in,
justice. He didn't clearly understand
tit. It was ids first experience with a
stilling. The heartlessness of McKee
•both awed and horrified him. Evident-
ly the half breed was accustomed to
,such actions, It appeared to be en-
tirely justified in his code. So Bud
followed iu dull silence the masterful
man who had involved him in the fear-
ful deed. '
When they dismounted, however.
his pent-up emotion burst forth.
"You said there would be no killing,"
he gasped, passing his hand wearily
across his forehead as if to wipe out
the memory of the crime. •
`Well, what did the old foel pull his
gun fer?" grumbled. McKee petulant-
, ly, as if Terrill were the aggressor in
the eucounter.
' Bud threw himself wearily on the
ground.
"I'd give the rest of my life to undo
' today's work," he groaned, speaking
more to himself than to his compan-
Ion..
McKee heard him. His anger began
•to rise. If Bud weakened detection
• was. certain. Plight back to Texas
must be started without delay. If he
• could strengthen thewill of the boy
"Shoot if you want tot"
either by promises of reward or fear
Of punishment the chances of detee-
i tion would leach as the days passed.
"And that iVttl be about tiventy-
lour hours if you don't keep quiet.
Why didn'the put tip his htitids when
I hollered? He starts to wrestle aa'
pull his gun, an' X had to nail hint."
McKee shuddered in spite of hilt
,bravado.
Pulling himself together with an ap-
parent effort, he continued: "We'll
' hold the money fer a spell, not spend -
.a cent uv it till this thing blows over.
1he$'il
Atter git us. ere we'll. di-
'vide it."
"Keep it all. I never want to touch
s mantel' of it" said Ma earflestly.
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moving along the ground to place, a
greater distance between him and the
murderer,
"Thanks. 13ut you don't git out ttv
yer part in the holdup that easy. Take
yer share or I'll blow it into you,"
said AIcKee, pulling bis revolver.
Bud, with au effort, arose and walk-
ed over to Buck, With clluched fists,
in agonized tones, he cried: "Shoot if
you want to! 1 wish I'd never seen
you! You dragged me luso this! You
made me your accomplice in a mur-
der!"
McKee looked at him in amazement.
This phase of human character was
new to him, traiued as ho had been
ou the border, where men rarely suf-
fered with remorse and still more rare-
ly displayed it.
"Shucks! I killed him.. You didn't
have no hand in . it," answered Buck.
"This hasn't my first killin'. I guess
Buck McKee's pretty well known in
some sections. I took all the chances.
I did the killin'. You git half, Now,
brace upan' take yer medicine
straight,"
"But I didn't want to take the mon-
ey for myself," replied Bud as if to
soothe his conscience. "Oh, Buck,
why didn't you let me alone?" he con-
tinued as the thought of his position
again overwhelmed him.
Buck gasped at the shifting of the
full blame upon his shoulders.
"Well, I'll be darned!" he muttered,
"You make me sick, kid." His voice
rose in anger and disgust. "Why, to
hear you talk one would think you
wuz the only one had right feelin's.
I'm goin' to take my share an' start
a deeent life. I'm goin' back to Texas
an' open a saloon. You take yer
half, marry yer gal an' settle down
right here. 'Ole Man' Terrill's dead.
Nothin' will bring him back, an' you
might as well git the good uv the mon-
ey. It's Slim Hoover's, anyhow. If
Jack Payson can marry yer brother
Dick's gal on Dick's money—fer there's
no hope uv stoppin' that now—you can
cut Slim out with Polly on Siim's sal-
ary. Aw, take the money!" And Mc-
Kee pressed half of the bills into Bud's
lax fingers.
The young man's hand closed upon
them mechanically. A vague thought
that he might some day snake restitu-
tion conspired .with. McKee's insidious
appeal to his hatred and jealousy to
Induce him to retain the blood money,
and he thrust it within an inside
pocket of his loose waistcoat.
"Now," said McKee, thoroughly sat-
isfied that he had involved Bud in the
crime too deeply for him to confess LIS
share in . it, "we'll shake hands an'
say `Adois.' Slim Hoover's probably
on our track by this time, but I reck-
on he'll be some mixed in the trail
arouud the mesa an' give the job up
as a bad one when he reaches the rive,
er. I'll show up on the Lazy Si where
the whole outfit will swear I've beeia
fer two days if Hoover picks on me as
one uv the men he's been follerin'.
You're safe. Nobody 'd put killin' any-
body on to you, let alone yer ole
frien' Terrill. Why, you ain't a man
yet, Bud, though I don't say it to'dis-
currudge you. You've made a ' Start,
an' some day you won't think no
more'n me uv killin' :a feller what
stale's' in yer way. I shouldn't be so
turribly su'prised if Jack Payson got
what's comin' to him some day. But
have you got there,
what Bud?" he in-
quired as he saw the young man hold-
ing a letter he had withdrawn trent
the pocket into which he held put the
bills.
"Letter I got in. Florence .yesterday
*hen I was to full to read it," said
Bud. He opened it. "Why, it's from
Polly!" be, exclaimed. "It's an invite—
by God; it's an invite to Jack and
iicho's wedding! It's tomorrow! The
scoundrel has`htfrried the thing up for
,fear Dick will get back in time to stop
it! Buck McKee, I believe you're
right! I could !till Jack Payson With
no more pity than I would'a rattler or
Gila monster!"
At this exhibition .or hatred by his,
companion a new thought flashed sud-
denly through' the Satanic mind of the
Waif breed. It involved an entire
change Of his plans, but the devilish
daring of the conception was irreslstf-
"tilc.
"Say," he broke in, with seeming ir-
relevance, "don't Payson ride a pacin'
mare?"
"Yes," answered Bud. "What of it?"
"Oh, nothin'," stiff Afolt ee. "It les'
"struck Iiia as sorter funny -Payson an'
paean', don't you see—
Bud was mystified. Had his com-
panion gone daft?
Ilfclsee saw instantly that it would
'be a cry 'easy!; tty't t the'eliirrge..of MU -
'tiering the station agent upon Payson.
the ranchntau had evidently left the
b{t ttioh a iylitirt Mae ii tore tete mur-
der and had gone straight south to
'the Sweet*dter, Vn1ess it had becomo•
confused with their own tracks the
trail would be a plain one owing to
'the fact that it was made by a fleeing
horse, and the pursuit would undoubt'
edit' follow this.
Payson rbdtr• the only pacing horse
in the Sweeftraier and Bar Otte out -
Ste" end it ,watt certain to come to
light from Terrill's receipts that he
had been with the agent about the
time of the killing. The motive foil
the iroliber. would be evident. Po
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son was In need of 83,000 to pay off been coming it over you, folly? told
the Mortgage on his ranch, 1110 tell you how lie gave the place he
Afe ee said to Bud; "I've changed promised mo to Sagebrush?"
my mind. I think I'll see a little fun f "That wasn't until you give him
before. I break fer Teras. I'll go with . slack, Bud, An' I'm sure he ain't a
you tothe weddin"." thief. Why"--
"But you have had no invite," ob. "Thief! Of .course be is, and a Week -
jetted Bud,
Or hearted one than the man that kill -
"Oh, I reckon they'll take me along ed Terrill. Isn't be going to steal my
on yers! I know tee much fer Pay,. Dick's girl this very night?"
son, to objeck to me too strenuous.'" "But Dick is dead," expostulated
They rode up to Allen Hacienda I'oiIy.
shortly after Slim Hoover bad arriv- "Dick isn't dead, t know it -that
ed. They could bear the merriment lel he stammered, "I feel it In my
of the wedding guests in the kitchen, bones he isn't dead, And Jack feels
Loud laughter was punctuated by the it too. That's why he's hurried up
popping of corks, and McKee, who thia wedding."
rode in advance of Bud, distinguished "But your own friend, Buck AIcICee,
the voice of the sheriff in expostula- saw Dick just before the 'Pathos
tion against the general raillery ten- killed him,"
centrated upon him. "But not after it, and Buck now
The half breed grinned wolasbly. It thinks the rurales may have come up
was evident that the bloodhound of, in time to save him,"
the law had tracked the supposed mur- "Seems to mo if that's so he has had
derer just as the real criminal had time enough since then to write," ob-
coujecttired and desired. Jetted Polly, who was nevertheless im-
Polly ran out on the piazza. She pressed by Bud's vehemence,
saw the man whom she regarded as
her lover's evil genius. As he greeted
her ingratiatingly, "Howdy, Miss Pol-
ly?" she replied sharply:
"You ain't got no invite to this wed -
din'. ,
"I come with my friend Bud," he ex-
plained, with an elaborate bow.
didn't see you, Bud," answered
Polly, slightly mollified, as she crossed
the dooryard to shake hands with her
sweetheart. Buck offered her his
hand, but she ignored bim. McKee
shrugged his shoulders and started for
the house.
"Bud, he's some cast down because
it's not his weddin'," was McKee's
parttiig shot at the young couple. "I
low I'll' go in au' join the boys. Ex-
cuse me."
"With pleasure," coldly replied the
girl.
"How do you know that he has not
written?"
Polly could only gasp, These accusa-
tions were coming too fast for her to
answer.'
"You can't tell w
t
and a half is enou
"Now, you"— began
Stat a man might do
in a case like that. Perhaps Dick's
away in the mountains, away from the
railroad, prospecting down in the Ghostrange, where he has been trying to lo-
cate the lost lode.
There's lots of rea-
sons for his not writing to Echo, but
Echo doesn't see
m to mind, A year
gh to mend any we -,man's heart."
Polly, who was
growing angry under the charges which
were being heaped on her two best
friends by the overwrought boy.
Bud would not
let her finish, but
cried: "Echo never loved hint. If she
did she would not
be acting as she
The half breed ignored the sarcasm, is doing tonight."
and, answering innocently, "Much Rushing to Echo's defense, Polly an-
obii, d," 1 severed, She may or may not have
e to entered
the house. 1 loved Dick Lane, but I know that she
Polly turned ou Bud, displaying her
resentment, "You nu' him always kick loves Jack Payson now with all her
up the devil when heart, an'even if the Paches did
you're togethenot get your brother he is as dead to
What dict you bring him along fer?"her as if they had."
she demanded.Polly was startled and confused by
"It's his last chance to see any fun
aro„ Bud's accusations. Accordingly it was "`Y '
explained
here. He's leaving for Texas, a relief to her when Jack Payson ap-
"Fer
explained Bud. They how long?" ,heaved on the scene. had been
"For good."•so interested in their conversation that
"ger our good, you mean. There's they did not hear him ride up to the
too many of his kind comiu' into this house. "Hello, Polly! Hello, Bud!"
country. Did you hear about 'Ole Dian' were his cordial greetings, for he -was
Terrill?" determined to ignore his former em -
Bud did not wait for her to explain, ployee's hostility. Bud did not an -
but nervously answered: "They told saver, but looked moodily on 'rho
as about it in Florence when we were ground.
coming through. We've been at the To eastern eyes i'ayson's wedding at -
Lazy K." tire would appear most incongruous.
"Wasu't it .dreadful?" • rattled on About his waist was strapped a re -
Polly. "Slim's here. The boys are volver. His riding trousers, close fit-
goin' to turn out with him after the ting and corded, were buttoned over
weddin' to see if tbey can ketch the the calves of his legs. Soft, highly
feller who did the Millie."polished leather boots reached to his
Bud paled as he heard the news. To knees. His shirt was of silk, deeply
conceal his distress he moved toward embroidered down the front and at
the door—anywhere to gat away from the collar. His jacket gave him ample
the girl to whom be feared he would breathing roam about tate chest, but
betray himself.-"T'il join 'em;' he tapered at the waist and clung- close -
huskily answered. ly over the hips. He wore a sombrero
Polly, however, could see no reason and a knotted silk handkerchief. His
for his evident baste to leave her. face was deeply sunburned' except a
She felt hurt, but thought his ac- spot shaped like a crescent just below .
Wine were due to her scolding Mm for the hair line on the forehead, which
being with licKee. was protected from the sun by the hat
"You ain't ever est me how I look?" and the shade of the brim. A similar
;he inquired, seeking to detain him.line of fairer skin ran around the edge
"You look fine," complimented Bud of the scalp, beginning over the ears.
iierfuitetorily. His hair shaded the upper part of his
"When a feller ain't seen a feller in r neck from the sun's rays. When his
monk seems like a feller ought to hair was trimmed the untanned part
brace up an' start somethin'," replied showed as plainly as if painted. It is
Polly in an injured tone. the mark of the plainsman in a city
Bud smiled in spite of his fears. er ion a holiday.
Catching the girl in his arms, he wll, it's about time that you got
kissed her and said, ""I was waiting here,"said Polly, with a sigh of re-
lief. "Where have you been?
for the chance." ""I stopped over at Sam Terrill's to
Polly disandaged herself from byis see about something that I ordered
embraceand sighed t. What's from Kansas City. Then I had to go
"That's somethin' like it. What's back to my ranch"—
the use of sofa' engaged to a teller If Bud started guiltily. Forgetting his
you can't have all the trimmin's that determination to ignore Paysonson he
gn y ,
goes with it. You look as If you asked anxiusly, "You didn't
see Ter -
wasn't too happy." rill, did you?"
Bud pulled himself together with an "011, yes. Why do you ask?"
effort. He realized that if he did not Polly laid her hand on 'Payson's arm
show more interest in the girl and and told him briefly of the shooting of
the wedding be might be Suspected of Terrill.
connection with the murder. "Who shot him?" he asked when she
He trumped up an explanation of his had finished.
moodiness. "'They don't know. He was robbed
Haven't I lost my job?"
"Well, what call have I to be happy? of a rile Of money. Slim Hoover's just
"Yes, but that's because you was rode over to get a posse," she replied,
hot headed an' give your boss too looking toward the door. At this bit
of information Pneson became anxious
"Weil, he can get one after the )1,&-..
ding." Then he asked, "Is the minis-
ter bore yeti"
Polly laughingly replied: "You're
feelin' pretty spry now, but you'll be
as meek as a baby calf in a little
while. In this section a bridegroom is
treated worse than n. tenderfoot."
Payson smiled. Ile knew he was in
for a thorough !lazing by the boys.
"That's all right.. I'll get back at you
some day, when you and Bud"—
Volly interrupted him with a remark
about minding his own business.
Bud avoided entering into the con-
versation, He had walked toward the
door and was standing en the steps
when he answered for Polly.
"Looks as if your chances of get-
ting even with us is a long way off,"
he said. Turning, he entered the
house to join the other guests, who,
by the noise, were enjoying Allen's
importations frota Tucson to the bot-
tom of every glass.
Polly looked after Bud, smiling quiz-
zically. "Bud's mighty hopeful, ain't
he? Ain't you happy?"
"You bet! Don't I look It?" cried
Jack, rubbing his hands, "Never
thought I could be so happy, .e. fel-
low doesn't get married every day in
the week."
"Not unless he lives in Chicago, I
hear it's the habit there," answered
Polly.
"Tho sweetest girl in the territory"—
began Jack.
"You bet she is!" Polly broke in. "If
you just want to keep her lovin' an'
lovin, you, all you've got to do is to
treat her white an' play square with
her."
"Play square with Iter," thought Pay-
son, Was he playiug square with her?
He knew that he was not, but the
chance of losing her was too great for
ltim to risk.
"For if you ain't on the level with
Echo Allen—well, you might as well
crawl out of camp, That's the kind of
girl she is!" Polly exclaimed loyally.
(To be Continued),
"itcflo, .Patto gator tel" "
ntueh lip. lint eltry'thtng *ill comb
out all tight, leek says"—
, untie that low 'down liar add thiitf
about the plans for his wedding. The
ceremony was uppermost in his mind
at the time.
Boy Had Fits
si Years
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