The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 3, 1939 Page: 3 of 4
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TUESDAY, JANUAPV 8, 1999
THE DELTA COURIER
CATTLE KINGDOM
ByALANLEMAY ♦
© Alan LcMay
WNU Service
CHAPTER X—Continued
—18—
"It’s you that’s sheriff,” Dunn
n pointed out. "This is the last thing
I I’m going to ask of you. But I sure
V got to have until tomorrow night.”
Sheriff Amos studied him, and ap-
I pcared to consider for a long time.
I "I want to be fair, Dunn,” he said.
I "Public opinion is awful strong
1 against you—stronger than is ren-
M jonable, in a way. This isn’t an
, thing for me to do. You know
night,’ Dunn said
1
\\
‘Tomorrow
stubbornly.
"Tomorrow night, then,” the sher-
iff agreed at last.
CHAPTER XI
/ —
HjA Dunn watched the dust of
the^^riiT’s car settle reluctantly
upon the dry flats until he was sure
Walt Amos was on his way.
"Saddle up," he ordered. “Get a
[mil. horse. Tulare.’’
Out at the corrals they roped
st|Uare • built, hill - running ponies.
"Horse," Billy said, "how big a fool
is Magoon?"
"Magoon’s a queer one, all right.
If it weren't fur that I’d say lie
must be clear of the kill’ gs, or
uhy ain’t he in Mexico by now? But
tii hasn't got all of his buckles—
and that's a break for us Because
■ sure need to catch us a wil-
Tulare put in, his mouth full of
broad and meat he had grabbed
fromthekitchen. "Witness, hell! I bet
tic shotgunned Flagg himself, fur the
dough he had on him. He probably
• old Flagg the horse and saddle in
Pabranag.it. then rode along with
aim, waiting his chance. Then lat-
ei lie downed Cayuse because Cay-
use caught up to him Get it?”
"1 can't swaller any set-vri that
doesn’t show the Link Bender crowd
I at the bottom of it," Horse uunn
said flatly.
He jerked tight his latigo. “Ma-
guon is most likely headed out of the
country. But hero’s what we do:
Tulare, you got the fastest horse.
You circle to the head of the Tamale
Vine, by way of the upper bench,
and try to beat Magoon to the Pass.”
"Billy, you strike northwest into the
point country There’s a bare
chance that Magoon will skirt along
the foothills, picking a pass north of
where we're figuring on. Get your-
self a good high lookout and camp
there until tomorrow.”
This is as good a try as any,”
re approved.
'hen let 'er buck! And if either
Td you meet up with Marian, you
send her home a-packing. Billy,
leave word with Tia Cara where
we've gone.” He put his horse out
of the layout at a sharp jog, Tulare
beside him
Wheeler held back long enough to
urge his horse to drink, and get
himself a canteen: then he also
truck out. northward, along the
outer edge of the brush. Two hours
before dusk he took his post on a
high rocky point far to northward
of the 94. He hid his horse, sprawled
with his back against a hot rock,
and swept the rolling country.
Quickly his eye picked out the trails
a rider would follow in moving from
the Tamale Vine toward the north-
west passes. Far out on the dusty
flats he could make out dots that
were cattle; but in all that vast
visible range he could And no
mounted man, and nothing moved
on the trails he fruitlessly watched.
Dusk came on, cool and clear and
utterly still, and after a long time
the twilight faded, slowly giving
way to the faint light of appearing
stars, and Wheeler had sighted no
one. An hour before dawn he was
watching again, awaiting the first
light. But morning showed only the
same vast empty range; and three
hours after sun-up he knew he must
give it up.
He saddled his pony and dropped
down from Ids lookout. One by one
he sought out and examined the
trails he had picked as the ones Ma-
goon might use. This took time;
trails easily visible from his high
lookout were many slow miles apart
for a rider on the ground. Still he
found no sign; and he at last turned
toward the 94, disgusted.
It was deep into the after-
noon by the time his tlilrst-fretted
pony brought him in, disgusted, to
the 94
Marian came running out to him
as he unsaddled.
"In heaven’s name," said Wheel-
er “where were you yesterday?"
“I was out with my horse—what
of it? When’s Uncle John coming
back?"
"He'll be bad; by tonight; he gave
Amos Ins word. Steve and Tulare
sighted Lon Magoon up—"
"Tia Cara told me all that. But
look here where in '.'.a v/o*1d are
they hunting for him now? ,'ve rid-
den ail over those h:'.’s hrck hero
and never saw a sign of them."
"They’re probably hunting a lit-
tle farther than y ,j wont."
“Then,” she said, "they’re hunt-
ing too far away! Because I'm sure
inert
, *‘T1
yc
I send
I leave
r. ^
Cl&j
If W
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"But I’m Net Going Back.”
I saw Lon Magoon—not more than
three hours ago.”
Much riding and the heat of the
day had made Wheeler drowsy, but
now he snapped sharply awake.
"What did he look like?”
“A scraggly little man with a rifle
in his hands; he was on a good sor-
rel with a blaze face and one white
leg.”
"Good lord! Did he see you?”
“I don’t think so. After he was
out of sight 1 got back here as fast
as I could. I was praying some-
body would be here. But I’ve been
here over an hour. I thought no-
body was ever going to come.”
“Can you find the place where he
was?”
“Of course.”
It cost fresh ponies an hour’s hard
work to take them to the place
where Marian had seen the armed
rider; yet Wheeler was astonished.
The 94 riders were casting wide,
blocking off distant passes—and if
Marian was right. Magoon had dou-
bled back to take cover almost un-
der their own roof. Marian led Billy
to a vast, V-cut gulch, in a country
heavy with desert juniper and scrub
oak.
“He was riding down here, headed
west. I was in those upper ledges.”
In the broad canyon the ground
was flinty, but in the bottom of a
slender ribbon of gravelly sand
wound a crooked course, marking
the run-off of last winter’s tains.
Working up-canyon,' Wheeler pres-
ently found what he was after: the
trail of a horse crossing a twist in
the sands of the vanished creek.
"Marian—you sure seem to have
done what failed us all! Can you
read that trail?”
“No.”
"A tired horse, unshod, ridden
over rocks for three, four days;
trying to hurry, plugging along
steadily, and straight—”
He let his voice trail off. Some
isolated memory from far back was
troubling him, trying to make itself
known. He knew this place; once
before, years ago, he had ridden
here, but only once, for the poor
feed called few cattle. He remem-
bered bitter, soapy-tasting water.
Suddenly he remembered.
“There’s some sort of old shelter
up here—some fool mining men had
it once. There’s a little water there
not rpuch good, and stock can't get
at it; riders don’t go through there
once a year. Marian, if I can work
this right—we’ve got him!”
"He has nearly three hours’ start
Billy."
"But his horse is close to played
out He'll figure to hide out up
there and rest. If I can come on
him before dark I can catch him In
a straight run."
Marian's eyes shone with a queer,
fearful light. “Now? Tonight?”
“Right now — within the four
miles.”
“You will bo careful, won't you?”
"Sure By the time you get back
to the ranch your uncle should be
there Tell him—’’
"By the time 1 get back?”
"Of can a—ho told Amos he’d be
back Tell him to send somebody
with a fresh led horse. I'm going
to——, ’
“But I’m ::ot going back."
He star'd nt her n moment. "You
sure arc going back! What are you
talking about?"
"1 found this trail,” she said with
an odd tremulous stubbornness .
"and I mean to follow it out.”
“Look here. Marian! This man is
mixed up somehow with the killing
of Bob Flagg. He may even be
guilty himself ___For nil we know
he’ll fight like a cornered wolf."
“I’m going on.” she said again.
Wheeler saw that the girl was
grave, nervous He said suddenly,
“Are you afraid to ride back
alone?"
"If you were going back, I would
still go up this trail.”
“In God’s name, Marian, what’s
the matter with you?”
“Nothing’s the matter with me."
“She was pale and quiet, and she
sat very still in her saddle; but
strangely, he thought he had never
seen her more alive. Suddenly it
seemed to him that a great unsus
pected strength linked this girl to
the desert hills: and that behind it
perhaps lay fires he had never seen
The twilight was deepening in the
broad reaches of the canyon, and
little time was left. Even a worn-
out horse cculd get away if the dark
closed down. "Take my word for
it," he said brusquely, "you’re go-
ing back—now. right now!”
"Are you ordering me?”
"Call it that.”
"I think.” she said, "you can’t do
that.”
“You think I can’t?”
“What can you do?”
For a moment it seemed to him
that there was nothing he could do.
In the face of an immediate neces-
sity he found himself helpless. Then
it occurred to him that there might,
after all, be one way, only one. His
mouth and eyes set hard, and he
kicked his pony sideways, close to
hers.
“You think I can’t send you out
of this?” he said.
He leaned out of his saddle and
with one arm clamped her hard
against him. With the other hand
he turned her face upward; and he
kissed her mouth, certain that she
would ride with him no farther. •
For a moment she was motion-
less except that he felt a sharp
quiver run through her body, and
her lips trembled under his.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Craig-T ranquil
BY Jl. L (SMALL.
Vice President Returns To Washington
Mr, and Mrs. King Stewart, Jr.,
and children and Virgil Williams
of Hillsboro spent Christmas with
relatives here.
Those present at ithe dinner
given by Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Small
Monday were as follows: Mr. and j
Mrs. B. F. Arthur and children,
Mr, and Mrs. Arthur MoKinzie
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Cherry and daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Go’don Prenu and son, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. A,. Ratliff and
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Golden Prcas and
sons spent Saturday night with
his parent*:, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Prea», and family.
The play enti led ‘‘Ready Mad"
i Family” which was scheduled to
have been presented here Dec. 23,
has benn postponed to a later
date. The exact time has not been
set.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smlddy speh
Sunday night with Mrs. J. N
Small and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Small and
Frances and Varonlea Prcas and
Mrs. J. N. Small and sons and
Mrs. W. A. Ratliff ari sons at-
tended the dinner given Tuesday
by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Arthur and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Parker an 1
i fair My sp«nt Sunday in Tira with
Mr. and Mm. W. A. Blevins and!
sons.
D. T. Skinner of the Wolfe City:
CCC camp spent Christmas with!
his mother, Mrs. Edna Skinner,
and daughters.
Ellen Smiddy of Tira is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. J. N.
Small, and sorts.
Tom Garrett is a medical pa-
tient at Reed Memorial Hospital.
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PAGE THREE
Mr. and Mira. Roy Sandlin of
Archer Cttcy, Mrs. C. E. Stewart
and Miss Gwymn Sandlin of Grape-
vine were here Friday and at-
tended the marriage of their
brother, R. N. Sandlin, of Abilene
to Miss Adelle Oaaseday.
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DR. B. WRIGHT
Veterinary Surgeon
Telephone 70
Cooper Texas
WASHINGTON, ~.
arrive in Washington
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. . . Vice President and Mrs. John N. Garner
the opening of Congress. They tue here
shown In then- oar as they left the Union Ska
arrival here.
shortly after their
T~m r St oil and daughters,
Margaret and Hallle Bob, and
ni ,r- <\ Helen, diuvjhrer of Joe ste’l,
of Breckenridge, were visiting
relative.-; and friends in Cooper
Saturday. Tom lives at Irene.
Margaret it: a student in TSCW
ni Denton and Hallle Bob in in
high scho 1 at home.
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1 viow and Courier.—Mrs. A,. C.
Voyles.
Darold Dealson of Wichita Falls
visiteu relatives here this week.
Rev. L. M. Manning of Alvord
was called to this place Saturday
,st Rev. L. D. Reagan in
bal services for W. H.
Tglehart.
Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Deason and
little son of Shreveport, La., visit-
ed reflatives here this week.
Grandmother Brown who has
been visiting her children In Okla-
«■ homna City, Gkla., the past two
months returned home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy C. Bond and
Mrs. J. G. Wnitakei made a trip
to Detroit Saturday.
Morris (Son) Bums of Corpus
Christ! and his mother, Mrs. Will
Bums, of Oooledge, Ariz., arrived
Saturday after bctnlg notified of
of the death of their grandfather
and father, W. H. Iglehart.
W.«H. Iglehart, Enloe’a oldest.
rtt*v*y parsed ft'vay at a Dallas
hospital Thursday morning after
an illn&sfc of several months. Mr.
Iglehart, a native of Delta Coun-
ty, was bom in 1853. He was mar-
ried to Miss Sallie Gaston in Jan.
1879. To this union was born four
children, Lloyd, Gertrude, Will and
Alma, Services were held at the
Methodist Church Saturday after-
noon by Rev. L. M. Manning, a
former pais/tor and Rev. L. D.
Reagan. Active pallbearers1 were:
A. W. Enloe, H. C, Bowers, Harry
Patterson, George Dewitt, Joe
Herron and C. E. Cregg. Out of
the county relatives who attend-
ed the services were Llyod Igle-
hart and family of Hugo, Okla.,
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Holt of Level-
land, Morris Bums of Corpus
ChriiSti, Lowry* Iglehart and fam-
ily of Kilgore, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Hampton of Dallals, Mrs. Will
Burns of Oooledge, Ajrtz., Mrs. W.
S. Wright of Paris, Mack Iglehart
of Colorado, Mrs. T. L. Sullivan
and son, Dan, Mr*. Ruby West
and Mrs. O. O. Brisemdine, all of
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hall of Am-
■'bta. visited Mr. and Mns. J. H
Mullins last week.
J. M. Y cargan who has been
ouite 111 for several days was car-
ried to a Paris hospital Thursday,
ts ^repc.dted rerttinifl wefll at
thi» time.
Betty Zoe Cregg who has bean
visiting W. E. Patterson an'd fam-
!y of Dallas returned home Friday.
Miss Geraldine Carrington who
has been visiting hen sister, Mrs.
Veisl.er Eckhart, of Commerce
came home Friday.
Mr. and Mns. Truett Carrington
made a trip to Dallas this week.
They were accompanied by Miso
Jessie Lte Blevins, Mrs. Carring-
iton’s sister, who is attending a
beauty school there.
Mr. end Mrs. Cliff Holt of
Levelland arrived Thursday night
after being notified of the deatn
of Mrs. Holt’s grandfather, W. H.
Tglehart.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Davis have
aa their guests this week Mr
Davis’ parents of Mangiun, Okla.,
and a brother and his wife of Los
Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Sherwood Toon who has
been with her father, John Fletch-
er, who has been 111, came home
Thursday.
Bob Norton of Plano visited
Miss Margaret Toon Thursday.
Mack Brown and family of Al-
pine spent Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Brown. They were en-
roirte home from Oklahoma City
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