MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1927
THE
JOUBNAI/-PATRIOT, NOBTH WHiKESBORO.^.
V
ELEVENTH INSTALMENT
Bren Starbnck himself began
tc realiae the futility of things.
Ho also began to retreat slowly,
- throwing lead steadily at those
mo; king, fiery flashes. Dakota,
slrgling him out, closed in. At
ten paces, he shouted, ‘‘StarbucK,
yuh crooked rat, this way. It’s
Blue who’s callin’ yuh.’’
Starbuok twisted in his sad
dle, snarling, and flung two
ll0Utning shots. One drew a
crimson 'brand across the side of
Dakota’s neck. The other socked
heavily into one of the bucking
rolls of Dakota’s saddle.
Dakota let loose one careful
shot. Starbuok gasped, his snarl
ing curses cut short abruptly. His
gune thudded to the dusty earth.
He loaded both hands about the
ill of his saddle, his shoulders
Idhed. his bitter face draining
I'hite.
He drove home the spurs, try-
in.g to ride past Dakota. But the
first frenzied leap of his mount
sent him swaying. Quite sudden
ly. he slithered head foremost
from his saddle.
Instantly Dakota also swung to
the ground, leaping apart from
his bronco, crouching low. He
knew that a hail of lead would
be sea>'Ching for him. In fihat he
was right. 'Tlie animal he had
just left collapsed in its tracks,
shot through the head. Dakota
■went flat on the ground, ale^t and
waiting.
Lead whi.spered over and a-
roiind him, one sing kicking his
Charley Quinn warned them on
their way with" the WinohesterB.
But presently Slim’s voice, call
ing out, stopped all shooting.
Slim came through the dark
ness warily. “Dakota, yuh all
right?’’ he called.
•Slttin’ pretty. Slim,” was the
laconic answer. “They’ve all
slo.ped. Bring the boys out, I’ve
got Starbuok.”
Slim exclaimed In surprise.
“Leo Brockwell’s ibaok in the cor
ral.’’ he vouchsafed, as he came
up. “Tisdale stopped a slug some-
wlhere. but it cain’t be very bad;
he’s still cussln’.” He He raised
his voice to a shout. “Hi, gang;
come on over. They’ve pulled
out.”
Tisdale was the first to reach
them. “Got a furrow from my
wrist plumb to my elbow,’’ he
explained with profane punctu
ations. “She’s bleedin’ some, but
I’ve got tny neckerchief wound
around it. It’ll keep tor a time.”
Steve, Charley and 0.sc*r re
ported. unhurt, except that Os
car had had one boot heel shot
oft. He walked with a queer
hitchity-hop that caused Steve to
chuckle, “Ole step-an-’a-halt Os
car.”
.\s Dakota scratched a match
and bent over Starbuck, he was
surprised to see that Starbuck’s
eyes were open. The sheriff
groaned. “Listen close,’’ he wh/is-
pered. “I’m done for an’ I know
it. Don’t hold it agin yuh. Blue,
yo're a pretty good man.
■Time was when I was a square
ihooter inyseif. But the glitter of
eyes full of du.st. Still he held his i ,„oney an’ a lot of slick talk made
^-flre, gambling that without Star-
buck to lead them the remaining
nu-mlievs of tlie posse would
bre;ik and run for it.
In this he was also right. Kea-
liziiig tiuit their leader was down,
the i.'osse gave back faster ami
faster, then finally turned and
thundereii away into the night.
For a time Steve Owens and
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"I,oyale. yuh were railroaded
on perjured evidence. Arthur—
George .Arthur, he’.s got all the
dope. Gel holt of him an’ make
him talk. He's a coward, an' he’ll
comp clean. An' yu;b better skin
out to tmvn. Sarg Brockwell an’
some more of his crowd are aim
in’ to rob the bank toniglit. -Ar-
tliiir’s idee—to keep yuh from
loanin' nione.v to the Hall girl.
“Arthur an' Brockwell been
ninnin’ this thing. .Schemed to
make a cleanup on them Big
Rend herds. But they made a
mess of things, an’ got me into
it. Leo Broekwell’s the .man who’s
been boldin' up Ulie Vasco stage.”
11 is voice tnriied drowsy and
plaintive. “I’m cold—cold as hell.
(:•■“ me a biankel. somebody.’'
Stevp Oweii.s, subdued and a
little awed, ran into the bnnk-
hoiise. But when lie returned
with a lilankel, there was no need
for it.
Slim Loyale made swift decis
ion on the information Starlnick
had given 'before he died. The
hank hold-np did t.'it exacily sur-
pri-e Slim: for tliat matter, none
of the information did. But it
rendered his po.sition uli 'he more
secure, to know that liis conjec
tures had been right.
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. He had 'leased that an at
tempt might he made to loot
'bank. For that reason he had de
tailed Roy O'Brien and Stoney
Sheard to guard It. But he knew
the odds would now be greatly a-
gainst them. They would need
help, ferocious fighters though
they were. So SUm turned to Da
kota.
“'yuh an’ ■me go to town, as
quick as we can get there, Da
kota,” 'he snapped tensely. “Tis
dale, yuh stay here an’ let Oscar
fix up that arm of yores. Steve
an’ Charley, get some lanterns an’
clean up things around here. But
keep yore guns handy. There’s
no tellin’ hut what that crowd,
bein’ desperate, mlglht make an
other try. Grab a bronc, Dakota.’’
Dakota’s own horse was dead,
but he soon secured another, as
there were several riderless ones
stamping and snorting around. In
a fast, grO'Und-eatlng gal’.fvp, he
and Slim headed for town.
Slim knew human nature, and
he knew that unless this full ex
oneration was made, there would
always be some who would be
lieve his incarceration had been
legitimate. The only way to com
pletely wipe out that stain ageinst
ihiiu was to get that confession
from Arthur. Slim’s face was
grim as he considered it. He’d
get what he wanted if he had to
resort to Apache tricks to do it
"When iSlim and Dakota reach
ed Pinnacle, it was after mid
night. The town seemed quiet
enough. However, they took no
chances, circling well around to
one side and leaving their mounts
ground-reined some two hundred
yards away from thg town limits.
They went the rest of the way on
foot, stealing in through the sha
dows carefully.
“Roy ail’ Stoney will he some-
Avhere close to the bank,” nuit
tered Slim, “but by this time
Brockwell an’ hi.s crowd are in
town an’ on the watch. Best thing
we can do is jiust lay out quiet
liere in this alley and wait de
velopments. 'W'hat d’yuh think?”
Dakota grunted assent. So they
squatted down, tiheir backs a-
gainsl a friendly wall close to
the mouth of the alley. From
time to time Slim would stick a
careful head around the corner
and survey the street. The bank
was some fifty yards away, on
the opposite side. Two doors from
it was a Mexican cantina. The
windows of the Mexican joint
glowed yellow and there were
qiiite% few broncos slouohing at
the hitching rail in front.
“Brockwell an’ his gang are in
that greaser joint,” observed Slim
softly. “T recognize that buckskin
boss of Cinder Alton’s. Hope Roy
an Stoney don’t lake any chances
with Alton. That crooked little
devil is poison with a gun.’’
“I wouldn’t do any worryin’ a-
t;oiit them two,” answered Dako
ta. ‘‘They know Alton as well as
We do. The first lead they throw
will be haided his way. Wonder
when they'll pull tlie job?”
“ 'Most any time now. The
town is pretty daid. I reckon
iliey're figgerin’ on doin’ it plen
ty quiet. T'hey won't have an ali-
'bi in the world, should they get
caught at it. Knowiii this. Brock
well will play his cyards careful.”
“Won’t do liini no good,’’
chuckled Dakota, “lie’s gonna get
caught. But somethin’ tells me
tliat he won’t have no use for an
alibi anyhow. Them things don’t
mean a darn to a daid man.”
“Yu!h must expect Roy an’
Stoney to sorta spread a lot of
destruction,’’ observed Slim.
“Roy's good, but Stoney is
forked lightnin’.’’ grunted Da
kota. “Yuh’ve never seen him in
action like I have. Slim. I tell
ynh, he's a holy terror. He ain’t
got those quiet, cold eyes for
nothin’. Besides, ynh an me
onghta come in handy ourselves.’’
Dakota yawned and stretched.
“Wish they’d get started.” he
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eilonco fell'. and endured un
broken for a long hour. Dakota’s
bead had sunk upon his chest and
he wa-5 snoring softly. Slim ■was
having trouble in keeping awake
lilmself. The let-down In nervous
tension, after the long day of
■momentous happenings, found
him weary. Several times bis head
began to nod, his eyelids growing
weighty.
AiJd then, like a Bhunderclap,
a single report echoed down the
street. Following It came a shrill,
yammering, hlgh-pltohed yell. A
-pair of guns began a staccato
rumibling, in such cadence that It
was easy to tell that one man
wlt-h a practised pair of hands
was wielding them.
Thriimp thrump! Thruimp-
tihrump! Thrump-thruimp!
Slim and Dakota were on their
feet in a bound, guns drawn,
poised in the alley opening. The
measured roll of tho;;;e first re
ports was now shattered to bits
■by a ragged roar of other gun
fire. Slim sew shadowy figures
darting aibout the bank In what
appeared to be aimles.s confusion.
Then a stentorian yell echoed
in a voice easily distinguishable
as (belonging to Sarg Brockwell.
■'Close in! Close in! There’s on
ly trwo of ’em. Close in. I tell
yuh!’’
By the answering massing of
those sihadowy figures, Slim got
Stoney Sheard and Roy O’Brien
located. They were beyond the
bank in the corral of the livery
stable.
"C’mon,” he snapped to Da
kota. “They got Stoney an’ Roy
cornered.’’
Slim and Dakota went up the
street at a run. With half the
nistance gone, SUra halted and
began to shoot. Dakota stepped
apart from him and followed
suit. Someone in Brockwell’s
crowd yelled a warning. Imme
diately Slim and Dakota became
the center of a lashing hail of
lead. Dakota Blue grunted, curs
ed and went down in a heap.
Behind Slim cane a bawl of
warning. “Get him inside! Get
him Inside. Slim. I’ll help yuh.”
The next moment, fat Spud
Dillon, still encased in his white
bartender’s apron, was bendin
over Dakota, tugging at his
shoulders.
“It’s my right laig.” snapped
Dakota through set teeth. “Get
me up. Spud, an’ I can hobble In
side. Give ’em hell. Slim-, an’ back
up with us.’’
Quick to grasp the idea. Slim
shot with smooth precision, 'back
ing up a step at a time. Just as
his guns snapped empty, his
shoulders struck Hie wall of aj
building. Then hands grabbed
him, jerked him to one side and
through an open doorway. The
door slammed shut. He and Da
kota were inside the Wild Horse-
Saloon. Old Joe Rooney was the
man who had guided Slim to saf
ety.
■As Slim began hurriedly re
loading liis guns, Spud harked an
order. "Git my die double-barrel
ed Greener, Joe. an’ fasten yore-
self to that front window. Spray
those buzzards by the bank with
buckshot. That’li keep ’em shuf
fled up.”
It did. Wit'h the initial bellow
of the shotgun, Brockwell’s crowd
scattered wildly. Slim, edging in
beside Rooney, snapped shot aft
er shot at this one and that. He
saw two of them go down. From
the livery stable corral came a
wlioop of triumph and a sputter
of words, thick with the brogue
of old Ireland.
“Whurroo! Give it to the spal
peens! Away with 'em Bhe robbin’
murderin’ devils. Smoke ’em
out!”
Surprised and confused, the
bandit crowd were quick to rea
lize that there was nothing to be
gained by trying to fight matters
out along this line. Any chance
of looting the hank was entirely
gone now.
In another minute or two, the
entire town would he aibout their
ears. The only thing to do was
ride and ride fast. As this idea
caught hold, they raced for their
horses ■which were rearing and
plunging with fright. They aplit,
some riding north, some south.
In, the lead of those passing
the Wild Horse, came Cinder Al
ton. crouched low over his buck
skin’s neck. Slim tried two shots,
'but missed both. Joe Rooney
calmly spat, cradled the Greener
against his shoulder and pulled
both triggers.
(Concluded next week)
TOfANCY AID
TO PRECEDE^
CO^?TROIiLAW
Washington. — Admiiuftratiao
leaders in Congress decided today
to put off new crop centred legis
lation in favor of enacting farm
tenancy aida and crop insurance
at this session.
They promised Secretary Wal
lace, however, that the proposed
“triple a” program would be rac-
ommend for quick passage next
year.
Enactment this summer, they
said, would delay budget balancing
and put off congressional work on
other axiministration measures.
Colleagues' said C h a i.r man
Jones (D-Tc^’c.) of the House ag
riculture committee had agreed to
withdraw his opposition to a pro
posal for $10,000,000 to assist ten
ants in acquiring farms. He had
favored postponing action if 150,-
000,0000 annually could not be
made avilable.
Chairman Johnson (D-Okla.) said
the Democratic steering commit
tee voted unanimously that the
House act on tenancy legislation
before the Senate takes up the
Roosevelt court bill.
The House voted late yesterday
to appropriate $194,328,000 for
flood control, rivers and harbors
improvements and other public
works in charge of the War De
partment. The bill goes to the
Senate. -
Thirty4hrM Yancey county sheep
growers cooperated to sdl 2,800
ponds of wool fbr 89 1-2 cents a
pound last week. These same iaea.
will also pool their lamb* in a co
operative sale later.
MtyncE
' North Canfiln^ Wilke* County."
In th* Superior CSourt.
Order of PubHcatkm.
Nettie Compton vs. J. D. Comp*
ton.
The defendmit, J. D. Comptmi,
will take Botiee that an aetifl»«ai>
titled a* mbova ia. pwdiag ia th*
Superior Court of Wilkes county.
North Carotins, the same beinf n
action to diaBoive . the bonds ‘ Ol
^iJpAGE'THiaBr^.
i4ifeif.ll.iiii " ■ ""■ir —
to enter in and upon all and
e goo& and chattels, ri|pta
re£t* of the deceased, ^
lar the
and cr
the same to take into
wheresoever to be found, *ml _
the juSt delfts of the said deoeaaau.
to pay and satisfy, and the residw
of said estate to distribute accoro-
ing to law.
Witness my hand and seal off
said Court this the 16th day off
June,~1987. v -
CORA CAUDILL, Depo^ ^
Clerk Superior Court
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liw BDezia n ua.«i
having returned the sunu
sued m this proceeding,
not to be foim in Wuke
Woman Passes As
Man For 27 Years
Budapest.—Paul Zuszenda, 39,
was imprisoned for obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, and waj)
put in the men’s section. iWhen
the prison doctor later discovered
the prisoner was a woman, slw
confessed to being Maria Kuszen,
da.
She said, she had worn nieki’s
elothes since she was i2,
fought for 18 months in the
Hne during the WotH War,
subsequently participated ht |;(h.ur-j
paries, for which ah* had served]
'prison terms
matrimony between the plaintiff
and defsndaati
■fhe sheriff of Wilkes conn^
returned the summons id-
:es county,
it is ordered by the Court that
service of summons be made by
publication as prescribed by atn>
tote.
Wherefore the defendant is ie>
a nired to appear and answer or
emnr to the coi^laint filed hi
the Office of the Clerk of Superior
Court of Wilkes county on or be*
fore the 7th day of June, 1937.
This 7th day of M^, 1987.
7-6-4t (M)
HAYES,
Clerk Superior Court
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State of North Carolina, Wilkes
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In the Superior Court.
To All to 'Whom These Presen is
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It being satisfactorily proven to
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the administration of the estate of
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