Thursday, July 13, 1939
INTO THE
SUNSET MTM)
» BYjj>CKSON OREOOBy
FOURTH INSTALLMENT
Synopsis
Barry Haveril leaves hi s
Texas home to see the oountry,
meets a man who has just been
shot who turns out to be a cou
sin of his, Jesse Conroy. Barry
helps take care of his wounds
and Jesse ffives Barry his gun,
a very unusual one. When they
part Barry leaves for home but
finds the family is no longer
there. When he is leaving he
suddenly comes across a dead
man who turns out to be his
brother Robert. Barry starts
searching for the murderer and
goes into the mountains to find
gold' to use for continuing his
search. He finds a good spot,
gets gold and goes to Tylers
ville to get money for it. There
he meets Judge Blue and his
daughter, Lucy, who help him
to get $450 for his gold. Judge
Blue also tells him that the
gun Jesse gave him is the gun
of a murderer known as the
Laredo Kid. The Judge invites
Barry up to visit him and there
Barry discovers the horse and
saddle which was stolen from
his brother Robert when he
was killed. He finds out that
it belongs to a cowboy who will
return that night. He waits
outside the stable and finally
a rider comes up who turns out
to be Jesse Conroy.
Jesse Conroy whirled, as swift
as a cat, and crouched and whip
ped out the gun riding loosely in
its holster.
"Oh, it's you. Sundown!" said
Jesse. His hand was lowered.
There was an irritable edge to his
voice: "Yuh made me jump purty
near out'n my boots. Cousin Bar
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ry. Y'want to look out, scarin'
folks like that, less'n one starts
shootin' before he thinks."
"Why should you start shoot
ing, Cousin Jesse?" asked Barry.
Jesse laughed and at last slip
ped his gun back into its place.
"Want to sell that black horse
you left here last night, Cousin
Jesse?"
"What's come over yuh? I
thought yuh didn't go in for
hosses yuhse'f, likin' them long
laigs better."
"That's a real nice horse," said
Barry.
"What's on yore mind, Cousin
Barry?" said Jesse, and again his
voice was edged.
"That saddle, too," said Barry.
"I was looking at it this evening.
The fancy Mexico one. Where'd
you happen to get that saddle,
Cousin Jesse?"
Jesse answered in an off-hand
way, "That saddle? It's one I
picked up down to Laredo one
time. Why?"
"When?" asked Barry. "You
been down to Laredo since I saw
you? It's quite a ways from here."
Jesse's answer hung fire
scarcely a noticeable instant. "It's
one o' my ol' saddles; I've had it
two-three year."
"You lie, Cousin Jesse," said
Barry steadily, and pulled his
six-gun out of its holster. "That
was Tex Humphreys' saddle; so
was that black Tex's; and you
killed my brother Robert to get
them both. Killed him like a dog
just for a horse and saddle. Now,
if you think you've got any more
killing to do—"
A man standing close behind
Barry brought a Colt revolver
down brutally on Barry's head,
and the boy slumped down.
A commanding voice said:
"Pocket your gun, Laredo! And
put out that damned light. Quick
about it!"
"I'm damned!" muttered Jesse
Conroy. Slowly he obeyed both
orders. Then through the sud
den dark his voice came quietly:
"What's the game this time,
Judge?"
"So you killed young Haveril's
brother, did you? Just for a
horse and saddle!"
"Yuh're a fine one to talk,"
sneered Jesse. "Well, I'm not
sayin' whether I killed young
Haveril's brother or not, but I'd
shore shot young Haveril daid if
yuh hadn't knocked him out the
minute yuh did."
"No," said the Judge. "No. You
hear me, Laredo? I've got plans
of my own for him."
"Yes?" said Jesse, and sounded
frankly mystified. "Want to make
me laugh? Judge Blue wastin'
time over this kid? What in hell's
he got that I overlooked?" He
ended peeringly. "He ain't a
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prince in disguise or somethin,' is
he?"
"Some day, Laredo," said the
Judge more quietly, yet in just as
deadly and cold a voice, "we'll
maybe cut loose and kill each
other. Now if you'll keep your
shirt on I'll tell you about this
young Haveril. He blew into town
today with a fist full of gold with
the dirt still sticking to it. And
it's my pressing affair to find out
where he got it."
Jesse whistled softly. "An' I
might have killed him before yuh
found out!" Then, eager and
alert, he added, "But Judge, he'll
be lookin' up his folks, across to
yore new ranch; an' he'll be
tellin' the crowd all he knows—"
"He won't be seeing anybody
but me for a while," said the
Judge. "I'm keeping him shut
away. In the morning, if he's
feeling like traveling, I'll put him
on a horse, tell him we're headed
for the ranch, and hand him over
to you. And you'll be over at the
shack in Encina Canon. You and
I will work this together, Kid.
And when we've won it, I'm pay
ing you off, and you're handing
back to me what's mine—and af
ter that if we ever meet up again
•—Well, fill your hand, Kid, that's
all."
Jesse laughed tauntingly.
"There's one more thing, Judge,"
he said. "I got a good look at the
girl the other day. When I hand
yuh back what's yore'n, yuh're
goin' to hand me the girl along
with the res' of my pay. I got a
hankerin'—Judge, I'd marry her
even!"
For a while it was very still
there at the stable. After a while
the Judge drew a long breath. He
said in a voice which was not
quite so steady: "You're getting
a swell-head, Laredo. It's a dis
ease that's sometimes fatal. Bet
ter slow down."
But the Laredo Kid, reckless
and arrogant young devil, mock
ed him drawlingly.
"Better be on your way, Laredo.
And if you're not just trying to
be funny—Marry her? Well, we'll
see later. Tomorrow evening early
I'll be at Encina Canon, and
young Haveril will be with me.
We'll talk. And one thing more:
better get rid of that horse and
saddle tonight."
"I'm oh my way in two
shakes," returned the other.
"Drag your man off and shut the
door so's I can have a light.
Mebbe yuh'd better shine a light
on him now to make shore
whether he ain't playin' possum."
"I've had ft hand on him all
the time," said the Judge. "He's
out cold. Get going, Kid. Y
adios."
Barry regained consciousness
lying fully dressed on the bed
which earlier he hr«d been averse
to mussing. There was a cold wet
towel on his head and the Judge
stood over him.
"Well, young Haveril," he said.
"Alive, are you?"
"What happened?" said Barry,
confused.
"I got up for a drink of wa
ter," said the Judge, "and
thought I saw someone prowling
outside under my window. I
went out to see about it and was
just in time to see you standing
in the stable door talking to
somebody; and just when it look
ed like shooting some other fel
low jumped up behind you and
knocked you out cold with a club.
Then they were off like a shot,
the two of them. What was it
all about?"
"The man in the barn, with the
lantern —Know him. Judge?"
"Can't say that I do," answered
the Judge. "He was' by here a
month or so ago, looking for
work. That's all I know about
him. Who is he?"
"I don't know much about him
myself. I met up with him not
long ago; he told me his name
was Jesse Conroy and we sort of
figured out we were relations."
"What were you two getting
ready to fight about?"
Barry shut his eyes and lay
still a moment. Without opening
them he said, "My head hurts,
Judge; it's hard thinking
straight"
The Judge nodded understand
ing^.
It was nearly an hour later
when Barry had his second vis
itor. A slim white figure bent
over him. It was Lucy in a long
nightgown with something thrown
over her shoulders. As he reared
up on his elbow she said, "Sh!"
almost at his ear.
Incoherent at first, her rushing
words only perplexed him anew.
But he caught, "Go! Oh, go
quickly! Get up and go! You
must—You can, can't you? You're
not hurt too badly, are you?"
He sat on the edge of the bed
and Lucy's face was so close to
his own that, in what dim light
filtered in from the stars, he
could see her eyes in a white
face, and her eyes were big with
flight. Even her voice, whisper
ing as it was, was charged with
terror.
It came in a wild jumble of
words. There were things which
she wanted to hold back, which
she had not thought that she
could speak of to anyone, and
yet in her frantic state before she
was through he had nearly the
whole story.
First of all, she had known that
the Judge liea this afternoon
when he told Barry that Zachary
Blount had taken Barry's sister
out of town for Lucy herself
had seen Zachary and the Judge
together going into a store just
before the Judge joined her to
drive home. And she had seen
and overheard what occurred at
the stable.
"He—that man—your cousin,
he is the Laredo Kid!" she told
Barry fearfully. And then she
told the rest of it, and ended with
her frantic plea: "YouH go! Oh,
Barry, I'm afraid—Promise me!"
"Yes," said Barry, arid slipped
from the bed, groping for his hat
and the new carbine. 'Til slip
out and go now."
She clutched him, and whis
pered shlveringly. "I'm scared to
death, Barry."
"Then come with me—"
She seemed for a moment,
while their hands were locked so
tightly together, to be of a mind
to go with him. But, "No," she
said. "I'll be all right. Anyhow,
for a while. Until the Laredo Kid
comes back and—Oh, Barry! He
wants me!"
Barry said, "I won't go without
you!"
"You must! You must, Barry!
And quick!"
"Then I'll come back—"
"Listen. I sometimes ride back
on the mountain to look at the
sunset. There's a trail up to
Lookout; it's a plateau behind the
house with the cliffs cutting
across it. Meet me there, Barry
—at sunset—"
"Tomorrow?"
"No-o. Not so soon. They may
be watching for you. In three
days, Barry?"
The evening appointed for the
meeting with Lucy found him at
Lookout Point, high on the moun
tain side above the Judge's fine
house, hidden in a brushy thicket
from which he could watch the
steep zigzag trail.
Dark came and there was no
sign of Lucy. He waited an hour,
then withdrew higher up into the
mountains. He came back each
sunset time; on his third coming
he saw something which had
been here all th£ time, waiting
for him, passing unnoticed.
Dear Barry, if anybody finds
this it will be you, because no one
ever comes up here. I am writ
ing this the very next day after
you left. I am to be taken away
this very day—and I don't know
why and I don't even know
where! Oh, I hope you are all
right! And, Barry, Ido wish I
had gone with you. You will
come back when it is safe, won't
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE BANK OF ELKIN
of Elkin in the State of North Carolina
at the close of business on June 30, 1939.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts $263,857.91
United States Government obligations, direct and
guaranteed 33,066.73
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 97,934.31
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve bal
ances, and cash items in process of collection 274,305.73
Bank premises owned $20,000.00, furniture and
fixtures $3,966.51 23,966.51
Other assets 1,317.79
TOTAL ASSETS $694,448.98
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and
corporations $340,117.05
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and
corporations 150,929.24
Deposits of United States Government (including
postal savings) 11,900.00
Deposits of States and political subdivisions N 39,685.22
Deposits of banks 20,574.74
Other deposits (certified and officers' checks, etc.) 1,697.51
TOTAL DEPOSITS $564,903.76
Other liabilities 18,139.82
TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated
obligations shown below) $583,043.58
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital* $ 50,000.00
Surplus 25,000.00
Undivided profits 14,590.63
Reserves (and retirement account for preferred capital) 21,814.77
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $111,405.40
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ... $694,448.98
•This bank's capital consists of first preferred stock with total par
value of $25,000.00 total retirable value $25,000.00; and common
stock with total par value of $25,000.00.
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
(a) U. S. Government obligations, direct and guaran
teed, pledged to secure deposits and other lia
liabilities $ 9,005.80
(b) Other assets pledged to secure deposits and other
liabilities (including notes and bills rediscounted
and securities sold under repurchase agreement) 60,203.21
(e) TOTAL $ 69,209.01
Secured and preferred liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to re
quirements of law ... $ 50,619.09
(e) TOTAL $ 50,619.09
(a) On date of report the required legal reserve against
deposits of this bank was $ 68,452.64
(b) Assets reported above which were eligible as legal
reserve amounted to 274,305.73
I, Garland Johnson, Vice-President, of the above-named bank
do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully
and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein
contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
GARLAND JOHNSON, Vice-President.
Correct. —Attest:
R. C. LEWELLYN,
B. F. FOLGER. JR..
J. R. POINDEXTER,
Directors.
State of North Carolina, County of Surry, ss:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of July, 1939,
and I hereby certify that I am not ah officer or director of this bank.
FRANK SALE, Notary Public.
My Commission expires November 18, 1939.
you? Til ride up and leave this
now—l'm telling him I'm going
to say good-bye for a while to
Lookout. I'll put It half under a
stone and I hope you find it. —
Goodbye. Barry,
Lucy.
"Tomorrow," meditated Barry,
making his swift silent way
through a bit of forestland where
he crossed a tiny upland valley
toward his new hideout. "I'll go
see my folks. I've got to tell
them about Robert."
As he passed through a small
open glade a shot rang out and
a bullet cleft the air, close to his
ear, and with it came an exultant
shout:
"Got you, Laredo! Got you, you
dog!"
Barry leaped as a deer leaps,
clear of the opening among the
trees and into a patch of brush,
and leaping fell and rolled and
brought up crouching, his own
gun in his ha-.d, in a shadowy
gully. A second shot and a third
whizzed over his head.
"Hold it, or I'll bum you down!
I'm not Laredo. You've got the
wrong man!"
There was a silence out of
which finally a puzzled voice,
sounding disgruntled, muttered:
"Not Laredo, huh? Who says
so? You'd say so if yuh was
Laredo."
"Don't be a fool," grunted Bar
ry. "If you know Laredo, you
know his voice, don't you?"
Reluctantly the voice admitted:
"Yuh don't sound like him,
that's a fac'. But yuh looked
sort of like he does—And what
yuh prowling around like this for
if yuh ain't Laredo?" ,
"You make me sick," snorted
Barry. "You came mighty close
knocking me over, you jackass."
(Continued Next Week)
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