Ar,z-cc79j

The inoidents, the datói, th* i.m* o the Ohsvaotsra an th.ir sottone

ad d.ds th. wordS of Oon#*tion and )ngt uo* n thu story sf *io

old "Nsshkn5f Outfit" and the pltØs$ bt thtr OpSrattO*e1 sr. gvIr. ae f.the lip. of the following pIrsoJt "tt Pt.ro. ho s. the steprsèn p ret.Brogcion,1" who to ne' ii the INding oharaot.r n this y*rfle il .*sl.yr,

sbp-inn 'ho the moab.rs of thi Ha$h mi,.. in th. i1.y0da2 Of their Qirer.

H F. Gtddls, osne to *rito 1878k &M also, $' ot the reber*

th. Hashknivss, JohEnle Uuflnl, aOfl. Of filly Kuni,, who served is Sberi of

Ysva*i County in the .ame era of time 5* those noted beriffs $u1vny, uoky

Q'Nefl, C.codr Owens, and Oth.rs. George' BofTendUter, who, rod with the

Eaehknivss. And. Wzlt.r trurham, who, iso,, rods with the 1bkniV.so

Shults, whO kn the móIr* Of the HaskkntweS, in Tó*$, and tb. 'p*4noipal

reaSons fr tb. entir. outfit ;oving b. New Mcjc, and th.i reasons for bay"

tng New MixiSo for tbS'liealhi'Ør" ianct of the Arisorn or.rttory. Charlie,

Babbitt, Of F1*sta.ff, 10 had dl'tngs vitb 'the tI':*hkniyø*, &nd, $hetlot B&ll,

of lPpSso'ott, who. sw then $l1(4

'The persons, 'iho ')a'vs so generously eoñtributid. thIs informs tOn, ire

people who's ,Ord 'Xe Their BOnd." Vhat more ca" 'be sad?

ihr 'are .'ods on fill,, tnSt the "Hashkniweia,,'" at te .f013.aivi:ng

places. CoUr HOt*,, and. ChsmbØr of Com:iroe, int John , ri*s t3olbrook,

Aria, Figtaf, i.rit 'HOlbrook ?rtbuni, i*w p1', and the C000ntno Su

YStirian flewspapirS of the state. AlaO,' .CG tnfO*'m.tLon, n*y b.' foun at the

Chamber of Crnmiroi in 'Pr,*oot' Arts.

xathly!n M, I*th.r'o

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L4'O$ L'o&d It's a flree1'.

øOuz'$i, . tt? *' hor8el .Mt'dyOu. thi* t*st ,:i*Ufltsifl goat

'L 1Or8'.s hfl. ..horse1': 4;

11,' 'wt it It 1$a hor$ ':Xt$4'in't go bite rout 'Cm Ofl ..1ett.t

Stourkd this herd before they me.1'tI*ti rtø:r .tamped,$

*s' !*ittre, uttered' the last w0d1.,nd *wun his iount around th,,

herd.,' b1i ito oVing herd, oP. ;.ftft3r thoui*nd Tezil Lonrhorns that

hed't tasted ter 'tot thre day's. and nights.'..

',:Th terrjftte hut: Of *ido$ueT. :0* tbcit long dQsty drvefr 'tq.w exioo

to' Arisotsrritory, d takln It's t.l1 of' men baa o1ntre, a ws134

t j .!nn, jus wt*t 'to 'e*p*øt, now th they iiaitg the ieitteColcf do ,Riv.r.

'oXnttr., 'glanced over hi. Shoulder t Pit. .Brogdon, and shook his head

sadly. 1'Poor Pøt* I *110* it'. the heat that's about got h11

lit inpathi'.. Wer sted on Pete' Prottón. It s't th5 heat. it .& bond , il4 tustan., tG 'whti*,sinowL, A miignttoent. oristur, that held

Pet. Trogd.on tps11boundt

41t !.O11dflt .$:'k 3.ro'f . ,&I.',. Pet, to )*u :bs,sn.&ptiv$ted: by the beauty and ,g*.oe of ,that: pure tto, 1d sti 1jon.. yen,

"Boss" acInttri.,. gasped V4:th' t**t at first.. ight of 'him.

Pete, eouldn't .ha'vg moved n, Inch to have iaved his li'fil H. just sat

there' on his tired PIntO,, and stared at the apariftou up th.re on the edge

of the cliff, prI*ps a s mile amy. "Silver ingi &tl*r Kin1 Be

mu nmiirsd Our and over.'

T white a'ii itood there like.. *tstut, rv of stone; the notna

of t}zt iowbie ted, held Ms ett.ntion trenstix.d, UtU he gaught theI i'sornit" then he aL gone in 3 flesh.

Pits I3rogdoi, vas brought btOk to rth with a jolt Th. herd *d caught

the Ogn 0' tir and staateted i$' d rush tord h river * Ml threemUss *yo

MaoLtire, .huted biO us.ie.s orders to his non, almost bursting ht

1rying 4 nike hiasill' d above thtrnddeuIng ro'r. * 'ie g.o

Lit go&' h.rS i otbing .1.. to do, they r sitrssdy gon* Arid the

thirsty nounte at the jho torrd with the last: 'Loe of epSed t theirbodt.* to g.t O tIr tb*$Sl*s4

'.t.'s pinto iog' Oat.d hiAt the fIrst bqtst of tt sid $t**pi4.to 'hil ...dd.t, dbil- Sre of w1$ ..*1spper4g, he ust Oouldn9t

get the ight of tIM hite *taUtou out of his mifl4.

It 'is highs'noon when the herd sta*ed.d, *nd it wU 4Jt4P*sbefors the men got thet jiiing *nd ett ing down, for the n1t, They

to tur* th, herd into a al1 basin, ioarse1y l'tre ough to anouirodtte tbn

tad the chuck gon$. Tb. iagonis.trsin that he.d the. ¼o!Vttre family end house"

hold furnilbings, Oa*pid on the opposite side of tb'ver0

The night was hot snd sultry, a pale mOoli hung high * the hevens, the

occasional brs.$ that dz'ited into the little ba;ft, hot R tb tci:.a fuflzoe. And by the tLmS Pete Bx'ogdon5 rolled out o ht bd:, t th'k. the

seCond watoh over the herd, 'the hot breess bad boe OflgI! :Q r'ted

Wisps o *ni to fling in th. eyes of the flight he o

?.t, took a squint at th *oon an1 :bind, "Good G&i'& nother damned

s&nditormJ" i stared to th. south, eM st expense of disrt kldernss

met hIs yIew CltiEps t *a5 brush, Catolaw,. and oa.0tU, and then, flotbing,

dust nothing$ o ft seem.d to Peti, He looke4 to the nob, end the rnou*ta1

CoTere1 *.ftL dfl 'fONSt P1* .1 !°43 w)*4 '6 of apO#

p1oe fr 4* new oht" Pet. thought 1da3f. "2 ho to

goibtn' i,t att1t out ther on the drrt1 V. oine4 &oQd. u*t then, his

tb t1w. op. ..n4 )4.erss widen.4 wjth 4ój4 Wøt a q*rtei. 01

tt &4 stni1!on,, *ppt*t1y tatng ati,gb t Pet. aM th

pttti .hC; bstrod Bø .?eedi to, '$uth'*r4.MViM 01 tb. k.

*d. DQt$ Uht ent,1 hi9 keen oyes i*d eC*t.1tb.pintd,'S., t4$. $tb & owt of an, am&e Our att 4.tew bundd:

b.yor the . t U°n Pete, sn bI nd dolts, $.dtn

ootntd1y.,4,

Pete,. de the, ptfltG i*to he 4: of bfltS:) t1.o1y, 80 *:i tot

bo exite ct11tOi. He cazte1d to fbe.st hi. eyes upon theb beeutth4

orytture Tb.. ra11ioi, finUy deoie4 the objeot be hs.tS seen probably didn't

t!OÜ,tCmU0h, *d, went to. feeding. wtth 'bS& b!n at the m. time ing

h,ad 'cOoked "for the. 1tghted. sight O fOuM' ct daner t*. h

"Cofl$ ''flut 'beaty&" '.P'.t.. rthe Nv, uldn' ''.l*ô .nd some '.1 ridin.' you!" ,ie, 414n't ttr wOrL 4o....4' Vis ' E A 'sped.

b.o to the days bacir tben tn exas, 1t ro )appy qarefz1) dayS ot

his youth, and the )ió; '* ')vSi' 11ovedt

Pete, visioned hlms4f oirig bans, astrid the white stalliot tb b.uid i*U jg'0' Ho' 'vt$tgned h&$ meeting th I74 X 44.

to be * ver sedate metl. g for PFry is rried not, M * Pt.'sbst frie4

Jtm wouldn't mind her rtdtrit you, flYer $tng& bt ourso he wodn' ti"

A lumi, .rOs i eti'S t :*t the ory' ot rV* H. .s * lot inht rvriØ.' t:t b f& Lled to ;ott;o t t the iLr4 'i.ca4ed, tt' thó$ndátox' i due' to' b'è' ny iioe,t.

'The.. wind gae wh1T1I 'whip, 5th th st$ltou caught the '*át,

arxf*ro

r :; .' 4',

Mry an4 1im PierØi te bridS *fld. &rocn, had tol I'd the H&sI knives

itt!Sx*NSw. tat, they were irt t *.rL!Oa t$dto.*7,Mary and he sinll eon, Ps en pt* to exs to tt'y ih h$.p c9l$ untflJi found a eu table plao f9i the,

ipi,'*sz'jai,u5 Of Ftc.4er pete toc.l], tO) t. :tieww*.t astru1. tt ha.d, be.ntpz'P,teto, g$ovei, It,, IUflO timia

when 'be imaine4 that Pete.ettll 1 ry to diit?aotlon, mö flkMht wheu. , 'ht Pee jfl. t d:reamy moç4 ',j ttt .uñoOmtortablr gUtl.tyw

He r neabered, the time sh., he had toi Pt.a)out. k4 thg.rriage.. tb..ry. pete, had tuit1 hitø a * a)ie., 'but. .,lj b iaLd !Anythin'

f*irin love. ,$ Ajtoi.,l.ove her 1i,køa ;toed iuiin4' Jirn.:

'Sti$ ';i tht., that. he *huc .tktnkjnr about. tI*t *t, tmlIk, thisi flybi,. It *s just beosusS b 'rnjs Lty 'ant the $, hinielr.

The br.'ktast ho had bun delayed. on aecei*t ot 'she ein. $torma The

sun peeped oye the eastirn benson, dull red ball in the thin the *Orn

bro .t. all tvsry ddie.On the %.ebknit p.yto3 in the

saddil,.. it took them all to prevnt atarnpódI ih1i. the. torm Vented it'Ø

.*$ In * wh'l, nihow,, he u8t couldn't .er**e 4,

then be &nd bn dtGTpIired

, came back to rsultty, siith im Pt.ro. ahoutt (ii h1. i?r t1.'

bill t Ou dOIn' itttn' th.re dr.min' '1ik that! Eont you bow thU

dwied *nd.to will break In minutø )*vs to jp th he$ tn that: .; ,.

We'll boit .1oai bh It o ' &f we Mv snoth,p ste.a O." Pet,didn't anw.r. Hi s.ldom iver had &ry sOrt of oriCback t J Pirceuethe

' '.'bubsnd of )&! US töuàh.d the w' to Ia tho and ot busy. ut bià

i

li Arisony resent£rt our oin.' re, don't t? ' G3tti$ no c1nswz,

tted nil tóothst 1ii, rd ihute agazoti Itn1t & .ry friend3, welCme, js jt'

*tióInttre. OUt I keen gan *t hi. tot*n. Mt óàl4: t**1!' yOUt *1lOv, th*r5s ** beings *ti: tOET* rØeett t* to tiO,.too, Pt.&" T{e, too, had to Lt foi* noth.r mu. i* the wind to ke bimafl

h'd. Thete's Cattleuzen an' She.pn, hei* eo An' don'4 exeo thei tt1i on .Ott!xeOks with Oms. $!I they dL4 Ln wVezta. e Ute4.

untfl. *d anothit tnd shouted.. i4Pte gtn. "AU aay$ Them

£psøhe sir right .pt to resent you 1tliin' in lov With that white etallion

tool" .t,, JrI.y ezp]oded St that. 'Ieflj em damned ote don4t own,

.11 (Ii. 'wild hosss in Art.ony&" LQIflt4t iSughed, he loved to ge1 'te' agoat li:ks t.

heD he.ot*. Chanee tP.*p toP..tgain, bI* thd clud,The1 up for . $lated b%kf$.t, and though, he de hiti

to e1iie fo msn, be spoke loud enough for .11 to heaj. "7CM, Pet it'ctrue, t)t the Indiana, don't 3th. it hoes*a in .A,rtgoa3f. ettb.r do

the Cattl.nsn an' Sheemsen own ALL the an1 ter bole.. But th.' airlike they ius there an' ove' i ?ew tiey 5st trllyrsSonts ry 1.s o*tt otn j:' wipe4 ht8 L'aOe On diry tlour 0

and: c.oflinued his epeohe "1 11o1 as bow,. the fla*bknivsa t relive up to an' I ô1ió* Arilony *rä about tt rep tI shed.

his rer'ke "Wol . *in't Onx* thrrow *y oUT gUM *' b**ndi&

irons jest bsosuee sir in Arisouy*uw sir apt to find them right hendyi"

The new Tahknife Eitnàh, a 1cated about tigkit n4te north the town

of Holbrook, Arison. Villiam aoIntir. bad bought rart of" the uid and had

a lull, in tb

*

iou Out t Mabtx. sOO 0. r

$c1 the tgJ th ;oi the Q u5i.* I

ot the ,rb 1Ge; ot ,S ohQ ott tD t *i

r1.àt or $flhisnt Inti*', uauafly one. 4ø pou.ed3 wbether t p]e se4

snyon. or ct R !*d*t Ottiu the UaoInttr, by

dispoeiion. 1 d imId to at out o 1' a to1e

at Ion bz*nd,: wOrked 1.t so

000Hn.' d htn.g:

he

tI *fly be the pthoi

be..

The 1eshi, wSff tint owned by SuttOn. y1or' óPi 1oited tn.

the GordlOop iousit*n.1 near -L Antonio, . L11taa etf*, *

of the Otfi tt 4h. ie wien. both ovo ',is, kfl1 by * )os thief

3uddent1yf sInttre, becszu* owner V th outfit. The and the oitftefls,

dovn th. z' suspeoted Lolzitite4 $ orooke net)*$ tn irin. the ownsr

sh1 of I bU ooud tlnL 4.tIz*te p rinst Thy il*

$9 1jj of h.1pin Blilt Za sOospe the ching.beee

t O1 eXS hat z ! ]itf when $. flis4c.ai1, and refused to 'iter.st 'th.1yo the 4*sth*tton ot. 18s olntit

1i4 bit gun.'i1ingin; rust1o

yo*rs tu. Iiw ixco, br*ught 'Of ..*te '4o o; the.

beads of o" ut. t t*s *.n. 4*in, :sw J. no 4*Ateproof, but tire, s o1veriy "foWoed to $*).k.Out.

He et ).ioo between suns, driving t.Sty tho1Ø&n4 he4 of etoLen

oatt1e left thc herd the hO k* $o3ct to the Jtn1e.J3ob

didn't know nbcot th fi thoUs&n he&d t)t b*d iflore?ed Oór ptiod oS

yearS t4 Ø .ring ti sbkuir. bran4.

:vt. on't Iurt one l Doei )dflttr, tbn.d0

th.1tr* ft

o. good

"TIfl ot ) yin' this o6urt cr ôthe cOunt, Th law'll tato' t'mrté tht'.it thtiy over ha ti do a r%e4

buii(Ufl; :abre of tm 1mbe

intd bit, e.ntiflB flt pperafle of ea1th e

ai a inpo sing flgUre,, t't t. o Iten of A ri* te4 roffl tb ezy

start. '4

&shk2i,fe .'!'toked, 1I3ut ill *nge riders wsrs Dtt8idered totgh in cX*ye.iithey k*d to

bo Outside of the ap eaafto a? t} 11a$kknves, they t 1jhle lot,aDo Ote to ow themo

The }Jashknife rldere tMt follc,wed. Vi11it !e

Mecio, ad from Now !dexieo to Arisom w.yj John BOXI)Crt, Pet 13z'ogdon,

JSsi ero'g4on, 'A., (jim:) rham, Andy 1anaoii ,oe (4nL Minor

Ovn., (the Pwens broth.rs 'were no. Xstiori ..t Comodor, Peto O'ju,rge !Toffendor(r, Joe cud

!kve Ru roll, John I. Jon.s, ifob ?torwtl, Vrank Murphy, oz* Prealy, Jq Vight,MU Steøle, Tohn McNöfl, and Bill Le Cun.' 1&zsrs Fyery mothr' a ion

of th&' ?Utmn h0"a *Ou1 qre still th.tY 4'*n *o ou'1d op oorthe pain of hors' or 'a 4oughleI: Mo 1ied tor th. lov, of 1iYIngjrin, who, 1ovd Dora the 1Q* of lotn4'

If they took human 1if, it s boouoe they happened to be quicker on the

draw than' th3 other t.11ow rr they toOk e he2's. tba.t did not belon to 'thorn,

it *'s bøc*ub 'thy wore tn ne.0 At a sh'uflt.'-aM dtdn't hei. time to skthe .Ôvnir 'bott huying" óarn. If they brnth.4 doughio that did not belong to

'?te' Bla0k, L

ttQde4d 'r

1noe Io.S)i$e ,

look! ng lot, azd bt as' tough & a they

XF: t4' óV?

!' 1e On tbt' :itt ,Xçg, *':b1.e been tbouaaiI

heed, bu Bo, dtd"tind t $he' ttht 'n.uy, baØkr*.nO 4ne$' Th* isif hi .n )dn't forgotten how to *480 the runnin' i var.

.o*.:yba *t * skctt 4o4e*icedsQ tue LUke ¼y HQOt&idflt

ii w Ix1eo,. tb Ers.hkriS tu tb 1.1ed t. Z4

*onp*rt Tn isona, they' contin Mctv thak rL*, but as .nrl1y knol,n

sa he )as.tf* outfit.

It. s tuxdy The 'vs drew their first y' in sLx. *onths

they deoided to ø to tn and hoe is'up.'7 Th J. tIneon oitftt, over

Irt TotQ Basin, also ad a ieeyda; an4 1*4 the same da tbout otng to town.

he bown ot ffo1brook, ri4n4 with vaddiet el S

genaia3.Ly th rule or turcay. The Rit, ownef and opett.d by one i11P ,t ,. :

'a coIng rush bU&the.sj tJ bai' s 13.ned with oustrj he poker

ta1lee were full to the ls.s eat pokr o$p$ rattled en the tabiCs., oiasss, t

ctnke t the r; ths pisno tquaw1red ,ut noise thet i ht )T* e,n sailed

us&O,.s thi Ø11nwitø rintlrs o# tt1. eU" slid ov*P the *Or L

beey of, ory.. red, oownás oromed rcim the piazo try to six1; d*ne

}13 ir1s, In udy dres$, and druk.n owboy* ried to ttfloo

T inson, a soewktt jmposifl firø, 1oa*i atnst the br, hejuet bout round of drInks or the houso tid I fe.Ug ill pl*si sod iith

hina*1f. Hi eves fooueed or' another import.n loukin ftgurp at the other end

C 4h bar, who s tsk his tu eb paying zor the d*'iaks. it b. t}.tBoss olrittre Z heen hearn sO 2uoh about1 lie wØ thnkxbg.

7st then, yourg Al Beady, inpposedly the bwnet of & Cheep oatin on the

Tonto lUm, e through the s ngtu' 400rsj he pMised ind et ht

ower tliO 4rowi ut1l they o* to rest oi. he o1 3ttnso, then ther rar'

roi to ciny slit Iaia.just for an Instant, The young ynan, alkect ltratht up

t ttnso1

*stfl.1 th! lOs yuh o'n hog h' rang., *tn'tebt1 dr, Stinson1 that

c&tt,i,

pit..1ky"ve told yuh 1o:r' t'I*t, there %&t no rocei rr.th,

?tO rttre wkiat .td& ttnàox' o *4 sUd tord

his. un5 theLCtøppe4 tho *'., be* itUlt$.ct. 4Uy turzed tov*rt the pair nea the bar,

"I'm not armed, Mr. 8ttnsou," young Beady staceci guietlys "1 k*ppezzed

to run oroe i very interesttnt little scenes, over near th' Turksy'.'?rIok

th,r holc.-r'.s'juEt a little mntter of t)i dead bodiet ot two Indian eheao"

d,rS en aoimj two htmdred .he ltnqw anything about th, r4 Stinson't'

t?rom the tail of hi ye, L3tiatson, had 3t*ed up the punchers pre.ent- ,

th.r'e w.i'* ievrl u,.'ramjla bt lie judge'd thea to be kshknivI.*

not sKeepn...

there ain't no roa on th" ?onto ter 'ibeap&' 8tiuon repiatd.

"An' yuh o'n tell Cknt rite Dag, an! th r*st of th' she*p-ownIrs that if they

'Mt'nt th. rest of thei d*mnd wooltos slaughtered all they lays ' o i try

t' at*r em on th' ?oito.' Stinso! b1asd out. i tr4ed .nd faoed the crowd.

'Ltten, ellers* I'rt of form' live hundred doUas in epotcih,, Let tb

first man soy,, girl, Or shephetder, oauht drivtn' iheap of

th' Mogotlori Ri,nL fleer tat1 I said tb1 iogollon a'UL I trneó to young

assly G.t t'wt h' MQgO11OX ria's th' dead line Let sheep° He hooksc hi.

tbbs in his su8pendsrs snd rc*red back on bib heels, his teath olauipd down

on th cigar in his nouth, giving him the appearance of a "Lo'd-.nd-ste

whos wr "Law" A smile spread ovsx young Beasly's fes, biat his .yIt

glittered dangerously, his hands swung loose at hi. sd'ot even a 'holster

shoWed.

'klrightL 1r, Bull Q' th' oodsI I just vented t be our. who set that

1ttle &oens ovçr by UY ater holes So, that' th' vmy you Cattleman, play

nsrblesl Is It?" s*ly, paused to let his word* sink-in, still erailing.

ept.n, %aè that ott 1.tke y*U neeu t'e t&1k!

An' dMbto.rt., tk*t th urTrok e 1o1'tdtfl' .th' !'

)o to kid, ao11.d AL 8IL8LYI Ttth t1'*t h turned hit I kb

trowd * strode gr'm th' oi

Stinor a f o . s purp? Vith he tod there e.putterirg inm

.oherenty the croe .sisd toeird the door, then burt inta 4e.fnint 1euht.r,

ut the .aughter diei adcext1y, 1...r'tn ontenot&I silence in thi irs )oe

!Iflt ret' etood I4uar in 'rOut of Stin.o, his brit heok, )L trnb

hooked j, hs ön&er, h4 oth apsd 4oi& tpcfl hts oigtrj he

in ltsr; a U.k a old *oost.r' iking . fth"So& Tb' ihty ti.on tLe$ 1&bber tro * ociuso*i sheeher4or, doa

h.f' fhat, of uoureo, ihi un..ts1k On. niht )-av notioed, 4 owcebury

tnd Grbtá with other J.a boys,, vroin o:loz their b018.

a4 kfllb time,. Pt riz'ogthi And TiUt Pterø, buktd by s4 other

c4 flear Bob *øIntire'.'guna. ii5iixi troni otrs .**k!t

$lttherinj from holes,

'her. 's a ud,d.n4 *Ont, and ?t Brogdon 4 B6 aIntIr. by

both nn$, twiSt in hi guns from hi a hendt, The orgd &tood a

you; ta?S uxz.!o! : os.re qutatly, and 'oor.ti*d.. "Yoi twO old

$uszarda, tr too i,00rt*nb tj' t' oos*ijflity ' be aflowed t as .'ob other

p ,ith 5US

S

S

1naon an4 MaOXTttlre stood there g1artfls Ø*h Other hei. $4,ö

r*ndoring then both piohlg,

"Alrieht, 5oys Pete, ahout.d out ".ow 31' you tt to (ióht it out,

crc Graham,, stepped oVer to 'I'ete'ö 4d* 4 I4-u.d no "Yeah,

ioysZ This I a orj'v*t 1'Lht bi en thj bsse 8, &n. nobp4y t

tIf6rTk oz'o* roved b&ck Q ø.:ii5 : :iag In the 5nt; f the fl.00r

jp eniM ith rd with 4 ite tt suddeutly ep1od.1 h*u th two 1&t old

t:*btbe' jt a &ir of ebs'ci .buXl.o 't,u6 found hat they

ba4 to use their in t $by"ettririg .ve to keep the Qrwd t*c

°':

'td har'ner *It.1; th,t .!Z3Sd 4ia1 o 1&olnti.rS't

blco p.ttere ]i.ke a bl.arsteQ t*r pipe, The $ooM blow s s pper.

ôut thet rouht the blood soutin trn 3tinson's lip. And the j'ihtv*s on$

he øPowd vest wiU 'K*ep yore birts on, teflersi If they needs help, there'S

le$y tti.' t. .gve : tI :the ehoutód a1bo$ t rQar Of wbbop$

The first f' blows *n4ed 4th teoundin btff fian e$ lOp1 eyblow ftndin a rark arid rir'ir the blooc1. £hsu th. s.re on the floor1 zolling

ov.' and ovir, ufMn1. etitrting and 'b]int with blind tteo - blow* h

to ge s.ower and lowsz' u11til t}y WSrO just lsyiDr tArej prmoti1ly still

la1nt 'at scb other, the lwb i*d beoaite uez tac, netthsr hed the str.nth

lft to land a blow thst counted,, but r&*either mark s whtpped-

?ste *nc Torn exe)*ne4 ,iane*, hesthed thstr guns sd U1ted the corn-

batant3 to. their f.øt The two spent old en a t.oble upgs st saob Other- :,

ba%, Cund th..iv.. e1 th v2,a-it c. 5'tp at t.e&' t(ra01a. T

sb,Tcd over to the bar. "Airight B4ys& Step &p$ *ll bivS two ronds

Stinson pays for th' first romd an4 MoIntir. the seoni.'4 ord.ed,

.rybody .z*re4 to the bar nobody winted to, fiit now they *ttns$sed

e rood show ,nd everybody v*$ attsfted thtit neither ao hac b.e ikilpped.

hi.ls4oue shbut bt 'rm the c.iowd t).iy dowiad .tt, n4 sooudOd,Torn boujit .., thir round. and Pto tie irtk4# tUt the. housS,

tnd htr1ty oOntlnu,. cboc1y uOtI.o.:d. whii BOD sIt.ia' Slpped Lt1y :

from the rooai, montd his horse d h,t the trail fgr hme* $ttnsn1 followed

r' e tde' lea took.c ho*.. 'h otwith .45's the ext tbe they met, but they re ty p.fu1 tlw.t td ofl h,ea rd

thOe ow"uthéy dii et. *4tn. to b 4oped by tnt*:rtertn for..fl the next

d of th 'usi*l u tiht brails the. 4t$urb,d t Otttiezai of.

lSojbrook on J*turday ngkt, t)wy ier 4ttuirbcd by the hilaribus c.AbXation of

t)ie to taotions ot ottlm'n '.d puoherc tbt 1rd decided to beooa trieuds

instead of Iie, dt'ciatou tM brought .bout b tw qi*iek t1t*Jd of

Pö.ogdo Tçtu Gr nd t 4toitc* t*t Wø: iid.tfle the tox of f.J.brook a reveltn fl *yity Al flasl7 s the

'of StttaQtlOn the iiag hoep rnó1, axd ith b d o*ó one Qt

4he StinjoD oow.pvoher$ wbbury.. d, hd tdea of bie. fld

$ fV;bf a. r:rd for tiz t)d:firct. persnn oslight 4riTLra. ahep

or the ha1 ented tl e.1 no hrt4y t thó ,ob 4ght* ad I

plot *p b.tn, ktah.d out he 'tfl. war th't 't-td bn breitin ovra period

of yalta as about to burst 1oOa. a cyc1one. he Raahlcnives had an ivsd

tn Art,sons .just in tha niGic ot to be 1* the midt Tt thu t.I *s'wU tt*x '4Gnint, sni, Pøte todon never a drinking ean ha'

slf, b.ae to tire f the 4lrtt ct th tcwi; he sltppod quietly

tr th. .t*locrl and muntd Mr pinto, Jvst as h . about to touch ht surto ts t,into, his t*çthop .ast.t4 tf by tgio. J08** stood th.ri

rith hU an toled ata?thg staiht t Peke In an onsniOu *il.noo. Pits

wQçd tst ortbtflj 'aa i.mti; .Jeaee tUrngd a)Jcs. jntO the

hadws, nd Ls*owtød folo'wd his. hn they gre aloni,, .oso

spoke' .: ?

jt!i,.vas*.fl .aga.t*u'hiui nd Mfl st.,.r to laughed 1o'

t avI th*r Qkd ip this t{u?' aT bth't 1ot over that shin', 4

yo &'ve hL ovr there tn IextCbi.A told. yu nfl he' wát eo,sir Iion. th.

th iajh ty*t :fr ni:, jet t' .g at yi)4' Use a plat*ly rredo

I oW $11 t}t, sOns t 1* Lt flOw?e et .nted to biqw. "rhoy

out' ber b th' tT trough '1.Ikth' 'Couldn1t bsl hearifl* '.4hSy

sb pianin' t1 1u$hok yub Pet. on yore y home ' 4Ofl't how 'thy

got t' idt that yuh wold lv. before th gtflg dids'uni*ss they jest

mtuzsfly knowS that yuh don1t eve' stay nttl h' goes-"but they air

'out the' tsre t 'tohtn', V s.e wh luh *tarts, ' starts ofle

ey'llgetuhPet.1Pet., laughed out loud that time 1'Alwrtgbt,. CL Guess you bttez *y

in toem! on't .nt V talr & o)anO.. on them g.ttij' 'you 'jn.tud of m*I*

itb that be mounted hi ptht* an4 lit out. Jiuse, rirused to tak hs brother' s

oMir* and stay i* town-' et '.* 'he would 'dó e 'went baok Into' tho

aloon, got Bob Morrig and Mike RoNeil, oft ta one side d told them about p

t)* s.no'jta that lived out Of tO' aemy8..$rfuiy vodtng the aim. I&son.

for nting them to o:Cpany hi, In less than ten *i$i. ifte? pete left.

tàw9 jtie, 'rogdcn Bob Mor'i$, and flkI MoNeil..thr.e o the toughest sun-

ilingers with the !ashknitu were en his tra41u.a trio .f body t*rds.

Th. triO 'had. nø aOon.i' ri.Obed the out$kirt*' of toin, *, en Js told

thLIlsboutit, ,"

C$InOrita, eM I mIght a now.d yuh ;had S'thin std,$ ipenish oniOns:

'up yor Nve$" ob, O$nedo "Yáh* Pet., n.ed$ & body gt'rd s'lTigbt.'

tike,, conoeded, "But I *lloi better' not 1.t him ow that' think about

tt-'-Pto' a little tOuohy *bOut Suoh things." itti'P that th tdo rod onIn a ense sileno..

Pits, p&UI. top Of I 'littli knoll, to drtfl.( in the buty of the ight.

The idea that he a ollir 'stlboótted 'there in the moon1tftt did DOt

000tr to him,, in ftot, b had 'b,àom so absourbed in bs 'thoughts that he had fOr..

gotten the warning his broth.? had gtver hlma Hi ut thØre dritning '&nd enjoy"

ing the iddin of that 'mobndtenobed a1ley before hi*. Th. vision of 'zy that

tQOU4 Ou. 4tptlled t 1ivu !! th Xwim of

I?: i 1t

4ut 11k. srek4.

eyei bu1gd4 with BUpr1! $ei ,T 3sst

ut !d.,* ?.zaU orn o ooul4, pci bly hays be. mcr sptbtt1ous'

ths .v, 1eStl4. E4be* Vts RrOdon$ppeQr*.ntly .disappoar.4 right In front

of hi. eyes,1 he felt the cod hi)1.a up his pine. R* wiped the ews*t I rcn

hi. for.had and sa.14 tu t .icaewat, Rhakey volO., *11 *14 that

bullet proot, a' !al1ows *s. bow b ntight. 1* right at that$ Bill: Stels,

looked at Dave in dtsgust "Yo air jeit yeller, avs1 ht's i11 Pit.ain't e *o bullet proof tI*n an body 2..r *ri4y ,t wt4dmeent un"talk' btw.eri UY. end Bill, but just *t the moment ve wa fob

muoh f a ooi.rd to tak. it up e sulked in silenos, deu*inthg to get

W?tht, well. as tetS,

Whte the two ere sitting th.re tryibg to d.atd htbcr to follow Pstaiy furthor tt n.ght Or.tot, h. .it&bl odor of' drifted to th,They both nif?.d the air and exelalmod r the same

They tØuohe4 tb! Spurs tc tb.i* Eolnts d $aPte4 up ,th Utt1

bill where Pete 1*4 disappiared, it a 1oit lope. "hey $na.ed wbirc Nt. bad

paused, and took 1* tb. sight, 'T2annl Gosholm$ghtyl Look it thn oritt.&*

fleY.V o*id ..: U*t b flt.d. bot U *boOot0 bie

*Sh..p, 001 fb.y mtat be & t*1j , 1.* gpe4 th hIS

br.ith k' ;%ere Ut he*4e4 i Ui' thit: $hkrtt cz4.r ho1i$'" flS

turned, his putoba7s.1ong the outh:.rim' ot tb '.miiy., 'VU b there ',** .iwov' aloud

seóll1 .ry; b4 on IhO .iout*. ther on1eetl.çj tO r .y, yuh'1l ni$s hi* OIcre1

n rnved Snd, mos4, y.trid $i1.tIJ that the: OU14

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1i)i Steele!e ;tdnt' on

.zt.*ntaflt, the two .$ U'puflohe t)tOfl tbetp bari.*

O inuuai$. 1&ig not tb. rn1%ht.st noymnt to$thet!

The tIi$ rØrs e)4n th sh.op weP uauu*itakably o*.n1

ocued thq two Muxtvnytiad tt.fl to 1ttumfl 1oo bhiud theta,

*ih Ojito .i&1ljon ot

whö* etI !t tinson'8 1ve huditontU' ivto. a*, eh

tt.. $! rn k! oN'tl. Siso ;iid'. ,,, 'zo1,

QLt'11 Or 0 :':unte4.O': rti of mUab. t th! Mdr' the bad, øt sbp he

QnyoIOrked; the lwtl. bz%nob Xeà to thi E*ibIrnif teNbo1$ &n4 th. rjgt

bj*ióh end*d arupt1y about threç )iudod ymrda from ' rs th. bend. In -aiy

1e$on.thi. ith.rs fr* the Pb :pr O?er a. .t$lj about twQ hundø test highV '

'into thPrco rt'veri. but t 4it.aea*o t tby$ the ?ereo'a*p1a.ctial1d y, ;oopt to' .. few agment md.hOle*o. :

Prodon hd harifly got.the abøutStinson'O out .o,,

liii raouth, when s fuai25ide broke 3oo it the for)s o the bP.nyonj the sheep

broke into 3i1d t&mpe41 ard the right b1oh) haded tor djstruotton Over the

bluff'. The riders behind th. h.p de a 'nttn att .1t to turn then, eM in the

flash of a*oonds they hai dtaeppea red t .* the Wabk.nife rtders,

The !shkntf boyi turned their mounts full sped down the na t

osnyon. Ja*e rOgdon and Mike XoNd1,, mew that ob !1orri had toll

fodon in the diration of the *trholes, and they ne'W that t wtit

nd aob rho had tsmpedsd the ab.eo ut rMve as.fl and Bill $teeje )tad no

tde' of whFtt s taking piac; the7 ifletinotfully followed JeSse and ljkde

he Ha3hknifØ boys drew their aounts to a eliding stop t the edge of

the eb ai nitohed the ho1e'e&1 ausoid f five thousand *eep upon the

S Sk the boto of' thi biuf..

Suddintly he otnyon t'eeohoo4 with the sound o gun-fir in tte liftbr*ch. goKZ' ex6latmed, Pt an' ob air shootin them Lool

wrn,tte The 1our }ksbknlvet b'i ou1 Lii a br&ku'nek speed. t*rd h.

soude t battle with six.'gutas poppiflg at nothing xd eierythingt

7hen the shooting ceased and the SmôkC b.gan to deer, the Iieihknife

boys ot the $re. o' thet ltv5t, The omen' IIph.rde* had l.tttreir wigs behha. them, and diseppea red!

1orii ley grontb upon the grQund, a bul2et hi*ogb ht ide

Peti rog4on stood th.r: with. i S*oIih expression o oking hit

empty gunj JesSØ, noticed the blood streaming down Pete's £o, &nd seen that

14. shitt ems & bloody is on one shouldçr. They all Etood there 1tarin iu

duiufouxi4sd silence until Pst's Sye$ fo*.d 0 Davi Russell end he spoke

in *. cold QkSng*. ':tS yoz&ln : bedi. ou hit

th wDn fl siy. and pttob.4forard4All eyes turned tord the guilty Oayee He wa* wtI as a ghost. II

thoaght you wu$ pne: ot them lh.0 d*'re :He sttemped to lie

BU $tIels'* 1ice s disgtóttnggrunt JeO Brogdon saLd nothing.

Mike !itoNefl went over tØ Job Mort.s nd tris4, e1ise hi u, but the moie

ment oa.uj:e4 Bob so muob pain that Mike sádhimnlgtiob AndP.tó .r.4&rrd back to the CarS.lin cabin On Ijtt.rs t

I not until Pet. .s able to telk aa.n that they new that th help'

hsrdlrs were Ed T.wksbury, Al Bemsley, rid: a.xi Indian1 dizguiseci. ifl wonmn'$

clothing. Iatr It s learned tat the di.guiióI had bi. borrowe4 from

Little Well, th. piano player in Bill iQods' saloon in RQlbrook4

Boss cIntire, found that although he heid over to hundred thousand

aOre of gluing 1&nd.1 ho still didn't have enough to apoOirodatø his bSr4

including his horses. Bis big driv, into Ariaor* territory had been idS In

rous. t around five thousand. iorsad Out about a mill Roart,. The lois frau,

tht d1 d et.imt,d co r4veiy .tw at trt, t't doOfl

1'eee4 th. ;p.ne Lca11,ed, sr1ar4.teirt., .ob oi,prte4 t'tftyi

'th*uaand á.eers, ad Go it t tri aimst 1 1 t+,: ftl4o Ptlim u 11.y

and )ez '*rkj all the** i'arges 'aer ,ofe than one hund'ed mile. fr th cas

1ay1ng athr':st' o a$taft.G*1&P$r1e lL 1Z,Ud M4 hor* 1fl4 i3roI.oz *nd: MOrg*

Poftendotter, with about tienty riders 4 b.0 put in harg of the hors rtnh.

Ovetnr*eflt ?ratrØ":urder 'the tarc*:ahjp, t: :ThlrhaLfl, :tound t*.t

th.y bad a range SIght o nds 'tb tI .,i3czd.L.Jar' ahe*p otttt 8111 th.

'TeXaá ki1,r; a' sent 'to ksp ,1tsriuth*ocpany.'Th# Owens Broth.r,Jos tud 'inor:;cSreitktionedatDor* Psrk,.Whi.1*".

Andy aio &nd }Tet £31&ok, wer, tn oha,re' Of,os4,Intjtö! herd *' Pttn

Valieye Thur $h ranoher Lu the t?olbrbok vicinity er. r.lelvsd t much ot the

1Qteovor tb. miin5 Pa. ifo.outftt.Sio, t 'of the rhge6 in Ar ota ,irasooked th Old (xLco Oattle1

the 'izchsrs re '1a of the 'opporturity to croesbred their $tock with Tixas

1nghorna EVen, Stinson oam off his high.hoS,* 1on *roub td tArsC

five thoisad head of 3o.S tacJntiPe' itooke

Boes aoIntirI's drive frua Texas ttart.d with between forty and fifty

toiu4 that the loh&d been sd høy: r&d. '$O".I *Lz"tonths, hefound,

that' *i*i 1ooirg ttje by 4b ove i'

ihaiir. yro1 rrie4ntuty men "vtien tht3y )*uded

The ne t tht, rnefl 'Wio I* beez .entio. Lu tbSe story,' th. icz'iiafl

$traborø nd cr bo*s, and th. mo* iho 24 fo11o#.d tbe He*hkntyoe

trc:b.re.n;to :fl otf $C!no ot ,ht* 1rds. o the; Uer 'ot

crir to keep 'with, t* mtt1inn of the oouLtry as well as t

thou.uüd htid hti àale to the J'ingibbb outfit in Iw *ezlOO .n*bid

eigh thouiar4

rhe r&flohirE iii. 00 erS to tba jutt "Fightin;mac when hey

iaa t)' :otntire *ci 'lift there with fitt hovsE head t thI.

And r6euIt ot that wajb. a4srm o1 ;w3aan0 rustlers *nct outl&w *1 sYSPy

dcriptiozt ire hired by the ezioo iiohers to tfMiJ. os 2flttr and his

ng, thordorb to boOt or .t.d nyt tI*t 'ore the sh1cntve biwnd

and to "dxw" without rning iir tgh of * à4 11 shknife unóhra.

Qt course, 13058 'ao1ntiP. s of the hosti1 teiltng he bad created

ii but he !d no Uu just haw1a hie en.tia PQU1d gO to øt øv.n

with

at prsunt, Boss, wI wOtL.d bout the ole ab b*tsi k ueel1

an4 Pate rôo*j both'oo à'* of i4'bput :nd he hated tc losi èith. of tbem PCte s lint to Garland Prairie to re

Oøaperat from 'Lvs' a bullt Be aooepted the change, b,oue he kuw' that

the fatal 1tSh with lIar, would coilli in t1se. ru., oorttnued tQ bltev that

?ete D so sort Of fl supern.tural bain ti t Ould not be killed by *re

bullets and he tilt oonsid.bly lasio n his mind when Pit. lift he hame

óh. 1s4 5k *t5 3rogdon 4ing twenty' bullet

during th yias he 1*4 kno bix0 aiaci $ of" th wOund'iao'*ólUdin the-. ,,, . .$ .,,, .last t; had been jnf1eCtci A own :' .

1he trouble between DaYs and Pet., dated back to boyhood .nI a dance

'll j'l 'bo t)tvI iñsultScL' $ñ4 'tó* u.p the iniuit'j 'Pti a danger..

oul 'O$l'$eovir his left sys that time." Thor. *0 poker "ga, 1bei. live held

four ace end it held oni Pet. got th worst of tt deal Lth two bullet3,

ho last1,' Pet''1dog,' yn,11OW our pup,:'ete bud, th pup each.got. a.

bulli en both: 8urwtvi4. live did his b.t tO onvi*noe Bo$* tteottPe'

this last shooting 'ha 4. beø% LA. i'rgr, 'bu.t $"óe$ "to. 'knw better,, sxi4i

hi,' ciuj Tj bot en4 tQ 8ri4 Pirio

* lsTntire horeee er tre4 by pure bred steeldust atet]4ns *nd

ii* eon1dersd the finest trtin i ths oouutry

Pete d Jesse 2rodon, ltett Ceore Votnduffer in *rp. of tb's bose

pch while they 'wre ota ptberi th$ hcret thit wete to be broke,.

were osspet at the heed of' C Cr**k cryon in a little pooket

t ns v'er etetiôrled at the *outh ot the po&ret to keep ha hors* in uttL

they 'ier 'eedy for the big drive to the rsehe

Pete, drev rein &t the lound of & ooaretiofl in the tiabr S( ftheadi

thin be heird the ortin rd twshtrp of booti 'A tal1ton ght$" he

and rode silertly a$ poaitb]i to iw)ie be oould se tbcoinba.t*nti,

he lmoit lost his breeth st tb sipht, It *s ilver King1 th. wild white

stal1tt, a'n4 one of F.c!nttre's prie black iteelduet stallions. 'Lordyt

Lordyl t e fibt$ $. Pet*i bated ecrntente.

jae: Ben,, the steildust, s putttn uo a mighty tLht bt Pst, could

see that he s loatn rpund every Eeoud. le thought of the wr&h of oss

MsOXnttrsr ithen 'he' fourd thet hi had' lost llak }3enp Tn a fv tnuts. it e

all overt Black n lay tionlera on Ms 4t'a*t Sheer sing reared on his

bind feet,, his bloody head in the 'ir, and ti. trivaibat reih that sounded

very nueh like the yietoilous yell of a wild Xndian4 his for. feet I*nded cfl the

body of ls* br with * :rsouMtng ban$ Th. the white sUi*n oi1:ed.udd.ntly, his tir.y eyes d.rttt, in e!1t7 dIr tin he l* t Pete and the'

Pinto1 .*r If to. sty Int.rf.' it you are$"' Thee. 'he t* b*it through the' tarn-

br oking baø t .te as he rane.

Pete, dismount.d az went over to Blk Beng the stallion.s ey5e rolled

up at the man 'orrf'ullv, l.cdirtgly; P.t. drew hi. gun end put en end to the

uff.rin', te3r streern1n do, his f.o. as he did so. fe 1aotu!ted his pinto nd

rod. Ofl

( 1* i littl. 3edi : 'yaO" whe?t th. bt1 had t&ce

p4, cfà41d *he i'.asofl fOr the Ui. It&1Ijàü A

.t..:Lduit r. *n ]*O.t pur *k4ti,olt& Th colt wa proba1y' two days

Tb. bit ats1iou tQod itb kiit h. over the ueok, h1riz4ng $oft.

"4Uus ' wQn&* 'Pete b1iartd Ato 'lauoy I 4o4 bti yu to* intmb,'%

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ibr t1j& few 8i1ir Lng1 Eut yuh btoged t' B]&Ok BSI4 Now look whtp.., : , .

311)1 caus d I " 9ItI rVed. on o.. .

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SiiSr Ktng, thxw Pt dift&nt look rifld .q cir the rO' . . ) --

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iafld colt out oi th &.&d., A1 4gi Old boyl Yuhtl I bc pfttnt )I9sØ fij

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Pitest&rtød a1I4 j*, wtrover a.t wttaied,tnd thi' si 1 t5 colt. 'b*h: t ]j Itil h&vØ 1t

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bstori1 mornó of tkió Itix dO.i' Re sLi thin1dg... . I ' : ' I

th. eOun4 of hot* cmp.ward, brought Pet. ott Qi' )4 tr*ce:. li puted' . . I

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t flto' thto .a .i:ufl. hen 'hs rvh.d cap k toun4 bctb tb $&hkzit. trdg' ' - I

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d1111, Ud soon the duSt of thó stolen oó4 4* they 4t*ippr*c1 the *n' . .

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OZIl .E ddz't it :V.c Jöisi '&nd th oth. Bshknjiø boy he s.t Ot in hot% , ,

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Ihor..$ dippeied 1*to inoth.r pQCkSta1i'kS xuch1 ilk.. I.

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thern p1*c re te }kshkniie bob'. .r P.t. dounti &ud akimbed1

to tb* .dt. of the b sin whore h coui4 øt a oo4 %tS or Ui. theLTef.. There

t. I thi Aixi aroti*d a undred *tte hprs Th* Of th*

,$mn Fa.11 br&uds t*t Pete reoogigdiNs, ext Pet. alto rccof

fliLIè OflO O1 tb.1 mn' Wèxj kill.i' tI*t b.nged to thi Jjneabob outftt%Ti. othor four win $tfliEsrs t

I PtIfl thiró' ion t1' &flc 4it.tOhod thr theivee nitkLn, CaflI fØ' the

nIght, rne&fltmi pl'n in j51 £ 'he d6 h:t 'y be

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fo'un4 ólO$$I &34..tke othør boy, *utn& 'iirô '1ik

2iØ .undèrt& . ha.bad,ppee4e . 4jd'' Pete ':or' to tefl the",

ory nc1dir rdez4si øf k* r uzthridcy4 h& p1 U1f t671

.pin* *ere at with *flnt noda .o *ppt4. U

Th. bi1 . the.ix J kotst.. U

)A*ded bMU,I ar4 .s.n .t çk to. hsdquartsrs. th rtd*r, t1O,U:*,';

oaptni,d the bodj ae cujyiged to i,t iu touth ib t IhØriLfb

4 c'IntjrS !,OklY :. U ": .;,::.U, rC

UU ' U

,t, rU UU'

Xt *s noon1es ttgh The etars toevnc to b tbG Crtb that

Wsr $tflt.on

tentf'bn of

'P?o.' 'U t)e 'ssd iwse toø hts ,,gUrSy.4* tred rnother :bs. Jero in.

PIOUr,bt ho niht haVe reachd up an4 ptck. t}'em. Es though4

mila from the grim mtegtoyi wcn whieh he roa, at the ,nome:U UU ;, U UUU U ,U

stght$ag aM tb. blsàk i*iiik of' clouds bt' trot the 'at.U' U, UU'j UU

,'U

fL1OW riders.' *mnottoI4. by )4*. The riling .f*ó, of ry"U 'U' .' U"',, U U' U ' UU' U U, UU4U ,, 'U. U' U,

U

U ' ,,U, ' " , , ' ' ' , ' U U , , U "U U' ' UU U 4

'1oat.d h.for htm is supposed It .s just his oonctous oondemjz him bui

ho wcrds sed to rjnr '1' bLI s "Pet.& "Zy . boy! 'TOut *re not only

*tttt?)g *urd.rl You are ieadth your ,vount! 'brother 'into: the y of r4ei4'W

Yt. eke or b*$tfl. tht stoir 'bor. er jeerated Orrned

,$tural oorra 11 t'* ,t*Uken tl*C 'to b'411d a to* acro thOU

r*noe ot tb. 1*mhi, hioh wag ot more than two hured yarda oros th s

forming a barrier utrori enough to prevent *trneda and to ts.n the num.

ber of guards neoQry. £1 ideoe shcawsd that they had not timiahe1 zeta

herin th. number of hrøee that they *san to tcke, Xn spite of the ftot

'that 'they b .:mnere4 two' ot he a,g ifeUboy,!U, they *eaed ,fl9 ''ot titer ereno'e ih' 'their oat

io*ted t'st oUttde 'of ttS oort* 'beneth overbngt'ng.

1e4e e ddep.byVjn *á j1! t, e of the (*fld.

vO hunt4,.4y ik *thoti t1ndtn the

but fvoflo:4 t}* tOieflbrqee

tM

4ithouç)i b anP4 encckb i.o e4the ! 1*wI,ée, .b. .d

aided t wteaf to ho4 his nef nc eape fran t nyon ;4di h.y re

bty 1in he hore$ Ke llased treiI on hi.. y eit so tl*t he would

y. tr4ty 1rz .tifld%nt bh. ôinp

The .$bo .tGttf4 thjr outt6 in a 1't ptzii. some

troui 1' oi*tiitii oa i4 if raötiijh upo& the biUjd:, to preveflt ths

tiro or.adxi loose in c4iØ 01 & tiflpdö, '*d 1dea of h1 rry own

tbt the opture of the ot1aws# perfre! to t.. t)em t1e if poeible,

but U' e1i tt didn't 4her 1it1erc sIon, th zyon floor s nois1ess s* cat* Eauh b

obering the orderr of D.ts rogdor t te ,tter, They Ot4fl upørt the outlaw'.

ho piok4.4 abput 1dr y4& ,e [th

sisst a tree, (s siti rnh&ntaeto PeL, U,Vsa up shiid the

(ULtd iith a lor hu)1tiw ki4f.i -wr 1*tped urwrd 1thout a

Joi BroCaon, ct4t the t]Aw hQrBII tOd31 )JId 8hOQC thet off do*n the 's'

yO without utskip i1.e unusuid iouj

Two f the outlaiis g(4 by o.derin t'Ire, drinkiue eat tee i3ci cQfl

jt in 1QW tone%, th3 other twO u1aw! r1led the4 blanket.,

evidt1y

Z,tiok rlt,in c. -t . oUt4! $V*1 tb

thir test dx'iu iIs s flash of 1ihtn ihtuaz'tous report of 8iogun

and the te'o outlawc pitGhed forv*rd, .'& rtn . they fe.1j the two c1eeping

wsre so tartlt,d +y jjjjfl even fic1 thr uue The in

prisioned horse. broke 8uto stampede, but indtn h. feo tn their ptb

the trcI*d. tbs tyec: jflg j7mjfl jØ 4rOZinfr id $tte1:iø

if *h 4y11 hi *Lf: i 1tV6 !t

I ie paC 4..tb tour. horøe. thiiii *!j c*ptured 4nct hog,

tldt two of the roeMz idtb the t1n of $heir oundp M *!r other two

turrxin th o*ere blue with thfatntty ve onL Yc' foolsi To woi't

brothe Pete1, blrtei ot s they drg.d te qajttvøs

u t bt1l sttlb J8se, lØt the tzt. 4ovn and let the ailling hrs.s out.

They rajed the c)utl&wb back tt,m t hill ani %nto th b.sir It .flo ttU ty sueed .neabh. )ine tree ii- th nte'r of the bum, ¶ht: the

realigad bat tetr hte s o be, t*t the b41 yuh tbnk yah at&t

4t on. of then yell out, e oie cur thinktL' earlier in th' d*y*hen

tounç ow partners murdered t tPe }sbknjfe Pet rtcrt.d.The. Qt1sit .$t*6d t øiøJ ;tthr in itiwneit. .ictlót! £t last, e t..

them &K4: ."Y!hørels Pf4ro'f IiØ.ue gtri&. thi hosi*s&' P0te, e the

ouilsw tb',, boif it c1 ' horelsu5. "That' another fool ti.etion.1 iut siroe

yub iut ' kvo o don't mi4 te)Jin' yuhb edro is *4tizi' icr th'

rst f yiTh.do'ti thsrr En !.l 1V' J'ete, tu71It to ou' of his men. "Fit, yuh

n o" tet,h vtat' a lefts of TeroIl.wo ntht as veIl ertv, him 1ere *tb th

rest tertLi' :;,.

Tb. oioud bed over*et t root nov and the be sin vmi dark s1 e

xOcpt for te stross of 1iChtnifl th t flasheC icroes the nky4

'L.t get ths O*:r,9itb befOre i *tneL" ;eP4nU*et*4IXt *'erioflOe with . ning-be .ed getttng' ovou.*

Th outlwt ttrr.4 1i their iheir 4:4octnsnd '.w tbet they sere belpl,se n 1oe..

P.te, .*itea. unti]. 1i Osts* 4I back with the body of rc dri,to th d of a rope. Then Ped3 iat swung to the limb of the tree rirt.-

"Jist far th. rest to só st*t they'll )ook lice." pete Qxplained.

ci t QtiUi iceM hxA, U £dto, their )nd tisd

bit4 i4 t:Lt jut. tb. toetd.1 2$t the Iat' is theró ith t thu4i *

:iIa$h øf', Xtng :tthd t h s t$tb t*rj :Qttbe*tQI&

he Bab1ea sped outi t,.tór

Ii.. ' Then th hki'1e! tOUt(d thefr boi4 4nd hded b.ck

tcr4p, 4 *jieut ft4 ?Qup.;Pte. .ode ó#iidS Je,eaej y'zb eed&et øntirn to a, iin

yb writes t hte e u.id qutet1j Jese, ncfded his head in answer but did

t spea -he oalctht, tor sosas reason thet s tafl4 tø Pco&zi$G, he fet

that e*th a5 beyond h1.a . J.s* Btj4c, thcu 'Ouitt th * o14L Upertencø tth bi' brotiter 5!ts"i ays.cf doing t)$n; be ii&d 1oked on

dtI causd by Pete, ofto bt this .as t' firat time be *d taken e part

tsybt t*t d dot,,

it * nooz 4ie* tir oachod the 1sfö .cap: they ttxd. pose

ttin for. tez h'tde. ty S)i.rttt uØ O"fl411 P*te told the heriT, thai

they d. ridden all ntht but had found no traqe ot the oti o;r the stolen

otsS but th Ord wore no Qonr ut QD hi, t&outb until ha knelt that the

*ezc be sd"Ietter rIde ofl n '4th. y*t1 O4ofl:*": :Th rt:tt 4aid, zd addd.

"Yoti .fl look pet.redot,' We'll. k.p tdt&."

heritt oky O'(.*l *,sn't ..aey fooled. B. rend. .4h tellets is 4gn. in

the t*ce of t}e mn wh rod, 'vtth Pete rodou4 hut1 Buky ie tt&- they )*4

t.d oly .a mri .ot ,hcr would &e tôted ii uoh oase, vfld ha knee jtt'

atmt he, }3uol'y O'Uell, ivant o d 5bbft &t It pot aito.ther hi duty

bo eoouee rodon of Murder, he e bertf±' of Yri ounty Etfld tMl d

tate oç in C oontho oouxty 'O!et1, d happened ±*b* .agatft at

th t4rne $ wr ee4 r,r 4he 5e d tföred b1 po thø Sberiftbf b*d ri4der tt tnrt*er 1rtto th a p*se Other

*1Cb± :b' 0Tt at $hor!O,' titt4e4 t* stie ee to b*rond u all rcstE. Th4t the ir'jor!4y of th 1*Lche?z ra 3ioretiv

aeouEiug, the f*hkn1v , rut1i.te j;r4 his srt. rode *r iitO headqtsrter rats, bd * tee1tIg **t

&icky .t jtci t., !'C &iibbetor he ,retur,ied Ønd )ie did&tf..1so safe fbotb tat.t he3 w that . btr aflu oomes )ye 4-' roost Te zaiFt

fLrd oi.re1s hani' t' cri these ptreE oae ot these d' rnvAfkea.

The nodd.d trncnt but. Mj

Pete ooroto t ,iot &m .atr w?,er he rea ohM the £'ach; hte d,

oae runr4n to m.,t htx sus11 bu itop ti1l a te toet amy,

tft.d lii xose rd n1ftc*ã t each ran án turn, lcoked long argi sadly at

bloved ster, tezi tucIced !s tail ar i1ur.b ey without se much

'$. t ;i mgi! welc'onØ4.. b lOk. t e*cb ether. dstadtn1y, .dt*'aour&ed sn strode into the house, leaYln,? Pets ttttu ther o his pirtqt$m at the r.tretttn:, toi f

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Jit: 4l4 fellow, this i uot:tbe't.rst tie.yuh ba usitm bloo

On my snds ut 1.t't the, ftst tie y1.,.vee :gtu je, ot,*urdsr:o;'...

Re gaid tQ hi',&relt, ard thei athi*d "Mtybe it's besaug I 1st Jsse)*n4 1rn it... 4

Pete, Id a habtt of lcckt*.:tthtc e.tch each tts : tt4aited,4 Thu

tit-he reiched rot I$,to td,diccv,redLt 's on.t, çQ14 ht11I .&L up

his spine at tfr Usccvery. "Eucky C'e31'll fttc t)at chnear the erqw

bait o4u-er there in that pocketj I ain't ot a chaito. to t outer thi meas,w

cstned..,

.

three ds'ys before th eheriff' oomse found the nturderd horse

the1vsm. /giro)ing, buard, 1-ea-d the ep intO tb.Ijttl. btsth wh*re the five

as4n. were heng*zj t th. 1t u te p. tt.e fl. bo4i. kr ou'taz4 but.d cnsr. In s b*in't* shrad rar oottins,

Shritt Osii t.pozz.ci th. isioi4lkat t * ubioi* &O

*rr*ots w*r .vr 4..

Pot oI3thi Pt 1rodou 1Y*d f 1tt. ot 4rs lAd. ar.s4.knew Wout word., t1*t h*rLtf iU kiv e who eg tnezjas, 1t aiieid nb toka terrb1y, t hd t. ivén t* iL 'Lq his

fethr and Lorö 4a isariptir, he ktaitatd tc* aa Mutt ø'i.0 abQiitj be tboaht, witho QOi th sn.ritt C1P sono ot tt. ?OS k*1

tbua4 tbs'tch but th *nh. p *dai4 no on,'ntionsd iira4t .tch Pt. LU s&sisz n his wLM

rb. *Siu ths ths wictn hoti eia *.*ro bane ha bc.n z**.

Th. sziean ook.t, &nd is rfer.d to by it ane to this diy.

- titjö Gei 11 crntr1, o? 'ht* h.$fl h.3 ;j; tt.hU ben t1d by: t1ie tj4e, t*11jofl tn t1U.on u.t od11,d

, rtdet i'm hta yro'U t

stttr on tght1 vn Pete Jt!*t F'vn b4 i'd

4Y' i.ôW*'* ith tirt 1ar *it oInttre' I th trj1y :tn, .114 4pt4 t Oid4?5 wttbit L4t $ç

I ,lAt Øt t, 1ete, aUÔ, ts$jd h4 ba

i t*t whtt 1to tU It t me,' V tec,

rj to :y to tbt MOb a7c

th *ta111n ca as i'*yiar. trfle4..

jauo" $a1oii, ,-* 4 a icj.*tds b,. itt 1acfl :whtb j. .w

sbot stxi j, ,ditfer*t in tb 41twtct, te &tber4, nt. qiion's or turdty

nIght, fled ! rzdhg 11 tho 1* y iabo 1atrf r ''t111s4

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this t1uir Sturdy ttiht,, ttiite * x,ber of the h.Le bàya

),eM cpp*d t (lrci eort' , thsy et. sriuethr tb.mrelveW with buint driuks for

Pete's J1i O,e ut hi t s qtite uniu] to find e do th*t 11

4H&i, 1ur, Tim, reelly did drink it, ftnd otte ot dnank.r .the

blled hoot owl," a th.' boys *t it.. J*, h*dnit beer quite the s.me doer stnoe

th la ti'i h' 1ad erialled huxvttn blood ort his beloved maetftr' e heMs. 'et.tt't quit', ttired out the reason, nl*ss it a tt mined the toh-

to!.wher J the tiii of diy, h ha the Pd bit Of r..ring upo1

toM1 hI rvitob ,o&cet with is nose. ti )*d tried tozolatxi the

netter to Yjrn bt it s',sd that Ji .iher swey or 'was so ,ishamsd of

Pete tirt be 5ust jtt tbvsfln,hui datk so 'much lioqure that' ete deId tt"tiiSto t&le him bo*.

td sbtr ,hnt uo, Juft s 'Pete we about to moUit his pntOait) tH* i :hts

* ) felt i 'xdfe ltp bt'en. )is on ribi; he .'birled wtthh do i.hit asuile to dr'w bi but h t a l'limse.of Mkseatlnt is 'he

51&pped beiiid the s'Uoot ir the 4krkeU,, tnd P.t. $1'Iped: to the ground, nfl:

oort.CeLoi. It *s 'Ttl1 ,tle 'wo p'ulle4 th If out of ete"s he

,'*1.ippd it ftto ht pocket ctthut'rd ofeoiwrst-'-Ml'l rcqfltEed thehilts, n'd ore to.hismoir "The.t fool. I)ae ts:Lsfl, 'i ust, to much 'o'f owird

to ever kill Pete."

Shi1s P.tè o vase it1r; ñ 't hopftl in P1a4.steLf', tve ttrouble 'with, hi iittniteajain. 's 'wt tione: iii&,'O5b1fl&t'tbSbdi

obrter r1VOh. Mu St*1e had uøt 1d 'V P vi sit ind 'aftt: !U(h *TUtng

nd eo,].ltti tn doll*'r 'os flnve, Pill 'tt the 'ite tt he ba(i taken*ut o ha with it's jdflSt'noe4 to be told ft..t PteulduurvXvi h.s wound 'ngatn. Co14 chills rtin up ht 'ñp1 t the erø thught of'

P.t Rrodon. "I s'er &' toshtn' that Pete feller e*t a&t b kilt Be

ot4n *1'OUd,:

1 aoi ts4 ot4 to ztöi:t 4Othis utd uf t t3vo tZouezi si..p is* ts i4f tz' hoiss. UB1y i Oth i: . Irothok tttl4tL DOVed th1r $p*t$' aryo

,.Unk, &imojst th. teai toard 1ntire ancA th iii *Izkni bcy h*d

frv Qstii,Ø tQ z ix41y ttituau r4 t*intir* Ia tAt i$iÔt 4& wn Lt Oe.è t bi aM with iiri. :

1a8hnttI atock wr i*st.ad of inei iia i*ihbor z'g

growing by * ta bouz4a,

Ihi Apr ch t4 ctttt, south 41 1L&f I inz, oz the oMo tan,or tho L bre4 t, u'cof t -.iM'$1:kjth l3ureh, t th 4.to

uttt .Cani' of iM fly Mundt of the SernU'.'sjtk.on th Ver4. raiis, ju1ud.in te iuoz4 ' 'otii'ö '1aE'

or th. 1L the ifl* rd :Q iM 1JW 4 t1Lts& 'fl' '1: ght

stack,' sws Lou 'OTflê, . ' ers shipping oubie th naçsthey had been zu.ppiri. bt i1ywhit* !cii a&aziy bi s ne1s *i* I

tug, b..vi1y and payiii 'top priC3. earuept the ØflLád to

b. ro11iu in pro.pary. age. oInt1r.' knew the reaión but th.p .$ntt

tAU tk*t øould do: abo it.'EkcZnttre, uAt 4. prtva Qfab Wits h* for.L1 obn o41t.

The outogrö. of i*t nxoruo, wó to he *fteu e iiye$ Wi to

start 4yti trnt 0*s a ster4. Boss didri't

iteTan to be orowc1M off the utg. 3.n Arion as he )ad b.tz i ew Me7i4ou.sr

4$ t pop. 'ot iew .xioó *d uukit he' *er* dOiA 'Lf ' i of the

kshinLt. boys 'rero etnd itrunup t, t11 pz.I 8os, dii& mix in

ibe j'- iij1jj 1okt jco, d:'Vt they dtdu't

tnG onouh to kep frcii tt$og, *iagh gU * sen.d th rtghts

A uWh iiT a bsØu .:sot.d in 4paoh ccuflty, 3fl. oUQr 'Owens,.

Ter th ry øp&i1 nØ tvi' kleri" ind, "Ftfl,r!fl'

rtn,e s t'd. tTe. '*c r Ylkted

ap '1rn.' o* Tnttrt, 'knew thftt rô& bythin that w.tht het. in.

the tviDity 1d ociuld be, ptnn& t4pon the P1eviva iid with

tIL1 idee n oin, the hkni c'sflt to work with reok1øi btndoni The

tn g'j w blnd th eoit ee9ry orit'e o the p, frn t1rtg

aheep, ctt1e ar4 hot to cod-b1oded u'def whil4 the ttshkni1VU hsrds b.

no cabe utrd trends 41 1-he iir besn b't,w1n tgai.

Old frrt 1ther '± tb 1eVITL h*td pesred irtoith co

thd io t'rue hin been :roinc't 1*i et nothtn hed' *efl teport.d ho*eiez',

it: g t y 't the i 4fls kn*w hth o two

tOut ld V c dip rnc tt he keei4 nw "w1or hi hst, so toThen, ? G-t wt* iiurdeed tn o1 bóo 'bi '& herder in

e 1T:rnic}ye o fla 1rothr Ad the tane bur4 . jt. rrd tM A). efL51y t?I Jflly 0e4*., did.d t try getttn

t*rO$s. tM ii.th flogo11on Tth,. ith. iioths' *d Of heè e).6ttn 'to

Deg 11rothers. This time they wet auceesfu11, uid before the ottte&1i

reL1t:e4 pr&t goir on., the Mo Trgo t1ve with clieuo

nung 'Dart Orhnm, pn1y ooused I ?ewkøbuy f iflin the 4erTom rt a ue he3 *'rufl up beten the aibqme d èv1btry

Young Ton., hid rrried am bottled do ovor Ft the t1t tiver Vd1ey, d

Tik*bury totc 3i11y h*Ls 1., tib M'a t'øtarted o,uziiine for:

H

Meie the n.n i t1 *r4 die t hot it out withthe ahe.y'inøn. The atet wc p).int or the .vmkvury &btat1 *ver ø the Tonto,

høte it w.e thourht thet he ebeep*en. were holdi p*ci1 tlouterezloe,

More thimn fifty ottlecnen ino1ufg, tinzcn Verrittr. theti rUrs1,

end 1y Cooper oi thf f!1evte rot tO the ettet4t on the rkbury btn

thtt flttk

.10.

After the battle, whob 1.ited 1CS* tfl fl $jf tfl bour tt. 1E. ii riled

tit th'e re only ; iged shprnsrL in4 sver mce jx 1he orkihury

& thtt no. eoflfó rce *g being held. The ivalties of the

men. n tiu.nty-nino, whil, every nl nteniber of the ?,wksbury family1

øxo.p.t *. eall ohild rsrnó tr, t1ud Ed Tewsbury, who abont, were

4sughtC.r,d I3e ts in I. trap4 Jut. no oe ct deny tint the shpm.n and.

in that ebi t}*t night ut up * good . fi b.uthDsO. wômifl folks k*w

how to shoot 4n Shoot to ili&

Wjlls oWsil (,Buo) MU1VSny1 bin* (øoQr*). (ohnnir SeR,)

wel'. tb. Sheriff' S tt iittled. the Tonto E'sifl t; John Boo41Ir Ptpoo

(Jim)., .Js fl*mond Jim Joh*1o*, Mur3.y :l1*oe John t. JQuss Bbb n.i.,:

Mjnor OWnS., Tom ntght,. Jöne iCntght, *nd ?o* Presley, p.r. the *euiber Ot

the BashcnLfe outfit t)zt stood tral...long with other aattlem.n..for th.1i'

p :i the *ttot on thO ?ewkibury oa.bi but &n be oourse .o* tim. all *irS

itb rated. lIone 0 the ho itood 'ria1 for their p in the

ever the ottft4 agaiti they re through 'dt.. 130*. MoZnttre, ho:

rfw to as muah as lift a finger to get them but of th roubIS t)t be,

himSØU i. the oauso of them sitting int4.

Ptires ent baók tO ?exas and joined, his milymuoh to the dl's.

app iilInt Øf hts friind PetS BrQgdon, whO had hoped tt Jim would bring

!'1ary $nd the youngster baok to Arito*. 'itb .htnt and settle 04 & Xt** of ht

that he (Pete) miçh4 feast hIs eye. upon the lovely &y more oftefl.,

then for &ny other reason,

Othi of the Nashknits beys ettl4 on *l1 *nohes'ot thetr . *n tfue' aie. up. b.t'een them and 8010 MaoInttre.

ts Ruiell, i.l] .$te*l eo md O'.ens Pet, tnd Ji* 1r0gdft

GeortO oSt.ndoft.r0 Bill Le., nd an out.aw ll.d Nol(e111 renmined with. the

I

ksh1cntf. outfit. They fought be,eid, RQs ,MaoIntiro dOwn th.e in fer

and OWsr 'ir. óx1oo he st yeirs or tTbeit3jy.s :d bfl *PILt. oi the

it$yro1) 4 they tb*ind. o*eu *ioneve' let * Mindthry oe 1onttr, and hia: icod qt&tieE, *11 t me*4

left ____d thin ttirne4 inst h .j'e. the rnØ 'who 414 riot iuow,

nttrØ1y. gt of *s that b :rtat*4 te rn u&entioii

aroi].. for teo raØonirJ, firit bi(*ue they qw tbc..!nich. Ofl: i

to let gQ. nd secondly u&e they we tbothd :øt i t*t be, t*',!ViC to hrn. .

It 't ttt)e xoan.Pck,t!'cft.tr that Pt BwOgdou.

totI*d toh, Pete a using the "Poket1' for his rnó parnp &h*le £ath.,

lug horsa Vinor d Jo. Qwenc and ht brother i nong.t ht iw

at ridrr Jesse,, frarikly adrni-sd that it ga hirn an eerie ge'ltng to try to

$]sop in damned, pocket! k. oculd u%n he could, ses tho*. bodjie. OE: the

*extoafl thej!ss :}aflgin there fl $ pines t' othrs laubei st Jø*!SIzdi'ofltL theL! bed:s doi ;9rnoflgS$t the Lraves. .an4 seep4 &* Wefl* they 4ght

tleept tn theIr c, Othr hou*HIt$, net:r.dtwfl ottheitir. i4ght.4zthif

y 14si4ogJi't Pete Open his ;ey at the soft tOuch of' 41i.'s' a

On hiS foe. J :StO&tber$,*Lgth bts. tail tOr,1'1 be. wrth and. vhining

.*ott.dl1.. Pet. iat uprjght gM' .tat.d at the dog, t 'th' jn s wrong

with øi4.fsll'bebu, 'Out,4i'tb.flhe 'se thit'Jiis held athinginhis. lost toh1: S* 1*b OUt :1 ive4hop t}**, &et

bedlam to, break )oQ5e 1* 'p, nd *uud Jesse tO grab his bed, and streak out

doi,i tb canyon running lib atre. k At greased lightrningii-he w s so sos red

tt he couldn't. utt?a soundt when P*te 1aSo.d Jesse and drig.d him back

to oarnp, whiti as ghost nd' trembl%n. ltki t leef In t pjnd,,

when I'e could oontro)s himiil erough to talk he sputtered out, 'Ii4 ihought

bor ofle f :thm 4ae4 hosts had Oo bgik1".

:'

).e thp-. 'st Still

6g .stI44eply pe4)4s c*tte n4 bt* ple pet D'. th 'mbe srag t his feet dra*ing btg gun and pultn the trigger wtthout aim,

t reing a reemingly nothint t iUo 'hat th P4e e,ls imd *s they all

$pr dntbUttO *'. Oold!e4 &: thIflg. .tO b9t Ivf,tOO

n $hootnga e,. rai n4. ,rà1ltn t the. :p. of. yo,c

$S 'fUb1i. vn e. shi io' onor !44!&" 1t its t,.tull thirty mutes

beZoi,, hey O1 e °' ° SØ5Ø gOfl5 t 'i**4 he *nIge4 tO'

(zplath th*t b t*d e.n a ghost pped Up in a white sb,,t ftM stAnding the

e4e of' the RPoa1cet. J1*s* swore by ll that as holy t)*t h bad hit the

ghost w4 hi first shot. "I ar tb goshi$ eu him atagr,' Jeue.

xolained1 but th ghost sesiiUngly disappeared right eror kis ey.s,s two day. later tha Pete learned what Je$s* had shot &t'.*r t

least he. r*f5O*biy; S1t'. tt 4 f$ .It.,vi: &'tr:mC ,.ts, 4e..troubied by .loneltflee8 -nd h .thought*..c.t *4 ,hi ther, stole qc4etl...

'Cut ot 05mm ,nà tOC ii 1k; the further he '.valke tItT re lonely he boamp,

he hadn't tnyid.a tht' be had on4 d,ibout,.tiy iøs f'z'Qemp until he

seen the ursasksbls signs of approaching dawn in the east, then hi began to

ralise that ri bad been onder'in almost all, ight; the fint odor of moke

,ii.qk his. riostrial*s .}, ,thougtt he, sss ñe&ring, ,hts .Qn O mp unti]. be topped

a ltle bill and seer a rslley below him; Pete e Aot lost,, be had rid4sn

in that same al]y the dy before, but to his supri*e he seen that someone

else s oampód th.re thf *i*Ck. scent 'as mjng,lecj viith the o4ot Cf' shespi

'"t*flg the. Oflry sheeP h.rderE anyty$ They are gettin thiok.r'n on.

a do;s kcfr&", he olsimed tohins.it, There &n old corral 'the enter

'r the *1l..y, and Pet peer&ug through, the d tytag to loosta.. the bad of

ihiep, seen scm.tblng that mads his blood boi1 Th *ite itallionI Sflver

Kingt ?j.d down by ropes, lay on his side in the oenter of th. corral, his

prou4 ondtc)iy a :4 to .teHP*d tuto thø w*l1sy a10 f: ?' A i, mountifl catj bu, red .y$S Q!Th

you Cort)tws1",.Zn tbat mOrneflt, Pets W $ 10 cur that 'had *hot flxOr sing tt he oould.

I* told thityouu n * fiw hifl$ abQit :ghos a&h5 :bôr#et tn no

certein terms.' 1'Th.m dsiun,c rnjUn )h*apberdet'$'i flóve :haVe'ptured

i]vsr Iin, if Jsr i 'd LoOke4 where wus shocrttn' Pe* irve as h ut

the. bond1 a liberated the hore '

t ti the natur* of ny t3d anLrgal,. tame pne ithe, as td iA

tter, 'to attck hun bt*g that trIes to flbst. then trom'a' t'.of nyk,ind. Ori*in*ri1y, 'Pit. uld. M:vI u'p.d t a se fl 'dtejq wh.a 'the: 'bOPse

4 free, but somehow tbi 41*. he atdn't, 'he. 4u*t tood tPhtn thatplendiji Sniail wIth aU his heart a,n4 soul) Srid Silver tng'e øtton is

most ueUsua1 gOr a wild ôr5sture he seemed d since Pete's worship ot him,

tbI$'*i-iøen% td not: OffOnd him iomehC* he "4rojç1 the rfl enolastire civ,

fla] tias: epin his cue on' Pte ar4 'notn,g eer 'metton t his bod3r; P.t

tith. ibp y hddøxa b hu boiAdcrt t

bedded down littLe y frOm tho cft*9, had begnz to sttr; be wq Q$deV at

smo tire etin brs.tLf*.t, b.fre th.y "new t a h*ppni,t t the

,t. ogdórue4 Ms tntQont O th* sMzfl'

4óW t)r'she dt4 to 4*w. Ms gu for fe of ktt.ra3t

i tOo 1Ub '&tt.ntiófl tnd 11or tot o*6jtib the àtafljc*j, &n. h6 th3 co*riec

of ssoondi D.t. had d(eoenwed with the *'wo sheep ErdQrs1uUftnr on* hOk

mt the 1te out th, Othör; he wsut tq the oorl and *pok. O tb. borr,

, ,' tt 1t this so! lte to t.11 th.telsi! 'Qi .taflio. rolled hit oI;t theOnQf triindy :7Oi.ce and.wbtnnt$, Pert: Oltabed' over the floe & xtne4 the 'hcre* *..tu1y, henblo4 on the wtjts neOk *t4 found a bulet h .e beneth the tat *ne; Pete

a pli*g.d. niokl* :Jse :jo

*pen th Qorr*i. g't tnt e1d tly, "ftrtght %lP iot jeag&in.", fle.. stood: tilde oet thIho.rö $*e; the b*i. Pu*ed fti ht .Oti

cl.tng pS.*pd itrtcbed Out, hi. ne, tor4 t4fl$1 little hort; :ste*

nearer tn nerer the n, Pete hetd out hl* h.nd, "'im.xta be funds, old r*n?

'id, iui,o*xtn ton lør jng touhed bi nose O Nte.!S b*nd, entiy:

U')' $tr, then, thre'N up h*. trotted out through the' pen

1Ltt1sy frprnth gatS hl! g!Lyø , tJ'3i.Mp)nt, qt4 $bro., into * .r :frthe ::"'uøtohed the statlion disappear on

t'.s,. t Old ;Dy*$C ,?*te ezOlc4ned Uh:, .'the p.n tx

LI Pete his wav the $8thhe rlanoe4 baeict tht tv'dead ;v

Indian eh.aph.rders, s, findish grin ofl Me fe; he resa'ked to the untvre

in 6en.ral "Theesl1I thet dent in the mointn There e hung the hoes thieves

tMexin Pocket' , &tlow!'l1 1fst ti in.

Holt' o" ,,Just, thin * oyott.yi1ped on the ,othe# etdo the bastu and. st n'iwred Mn, on Mr. Coyotte, and et yor bj5kstu.cbettsr hurry or tsr.

Bu$sard'll. b.st yuh to i." A U*$ 1ooVr tbeatn.and Peti lbiiw ,'hat iou14 boorrte of the dead sheepher'dere fti a short wUle1 the

sh.ep he knew:wouid *t*mPed, btt :' aterto. bt happefr'd tO the,

bandthe ooyoti* &fld ouflt*tn. Uon. and pther ,p rO1*t cx'ea%i;re et4d e1pn

ths*aelves to the l&nb as fP as "ite was oonirnd4

As Pete stood then, on the de ot the basin the Norld ats suddenly i

bias of glorious lthti the bird.i .nd .othø! wild, things broke into 4. ohatter

of oyousgreettn tO th M 4 ,bu4:, the rnafl creature 1!ith his :mjd' tilled

with .1l hought fLilid.t:o flot&Oe. tJ$, beauty of 'Oth.' 1*tureet thet'nomet.

his UboOraiOiøui mInd told him it t$ sun-Up, but t)*t móäit noththg to hm

5ust another day, that's afl, Ye m*de his say slowly back twerd his own camp,

gloating oy' deed he had done tn the basin na moment sd ourstnr his brot1r

,su the. n.xt.'he '* o .Ur that 1e.s.'. bulleb had woudi*d Sii*$r int

he fmt4 tb blOw i* WÔU) thto' thound '4 djp oh

horrtbi 4eatb 'it a : befl b.tti to k11I ht ht.ybi3tO't him mysel f*? ua'ed & 1 'uict *Ici 'Yó' the rocky' grouud art

at no ptb Pet. frd o to13oW the 4ixóotton o tb5

It .s hib noot shen Pte stroiled thtcs buapj tho b.r boyi had

tddeTi in ard fSrI eating heated eakft stI thr $et.d P. 'with "ein hl htvi yuh bw all righteben Oóktnr all Over Thr Peti gât his pi&tad op and'h4p.d

hiflsel1 to thà foo eoff. but re.t be ss: to a *xp1a1ftø

hi9.ntgbt'sp 1i'i' '1T.s.. zt'tie yubot1 hoot g,st: bits' )e bør'é' 1.t;2 & iOet *fl t a

sta)iion. Tt sernc'I to oxp1ajt tbtUg to tiie bOya, tfry al 1*c.d t Jesse

then at óLoh other kuiiy. J2$e blted Ôat, '. tn bell d Iknow

Di ft kill hi?' "tb iu't Oit4, 1t iat ' 4itt th'blow'flies get in tI*t wod yuh nt4 #or htt Pet. aiiiwer.4 sourlje

the bOyi 'e i: t.rd Q tor'Pet.Ge apro*L

and bdtrig & tt&ñ a i14 st4io. 'pu1 ilt h.

';had b1ao st*'r th hiL fOi'e-'hett th4 bleak t thij* ön hii rnt fsot, tsr.1*ö he hit5e ó snOw,. Iti *ncy' .cólW' 'etS yelled at tbt pt' n',

"and h.'e aine! tins. Get tt fellr*1 sandS off the hite hos"Nobody di. e5uttd ? t!e, ole. I to e tt. hOtsI that he lm.dtatly oa),l

"St.f Pete róke h1ad ote rodj Th4 A.geU P&flt4*sA* tuitaed

oa the t*ge. The iOg Jim, took &. i'dMn1acy to tntb á.ci to r.ønttat", wh.tôb. caiaó *.; .* ' trii to Pse1- b' ktie 4 trn ad neve .ntei

his sttontiong to Piflto but it ao 'him agh t the dos' dtp1ay cf jealousy

to'*rd the white hd**ö ri.the.1$s%, f røtui*d to stay' In oatp with .$tar1

b iflstst,d' on ojjt 'wild Wth ?j.nto the ocaxin PØ u fai1ed

to öhatige h1s mIM, he positively quit. :PSt nd quitted th: 'omp md th hcs

ranch tfle 4$flg the Otbs eat. follo thi boys

t4d ee:Jtsf:4ut: the 1yø, lw7tt?iDtttn3$t,tb* hele. ot.V$o

:h!, ud Me teX1 in *ø M9*, hei they 4lo4 to btm but they

!PioUrh. to si4n 1 P:b Jts. :$ ofle jn k flasb,

L&to tint tafl:P,t& decided t uat .t the he psstu: or the

tnt.r, wtth the t)t etn vou1d ome im s. bø fi*ndø ;tfl 1 .tour4

rinto nd eid by eaoh, &. * little glad., d, near tb the

of the ilv.r KLUFI evidende bowed thee had been a ttht, ot sore tdays ao the. flesh en Silver fle's nzckw.what *s left f t, *hov.d t)*t the

}d rot. In the bullet ind; to the ouclusiOn t)*t in

hi ekend condition the aeing Piflto and 3ist together had killed $tl'ier Kings

and bad jnurn dIed of' ous reo.tved t the ftht J1&s heed s art shod

by the 1arint ofa )'oo', ret gsehe3 showed in the 'tol1n flesh of o),d Pinto

Sile' Kin. throt showed whoJ' Jun's teth had tore ay the flesh; it .bard to tell whtoh of th. three wr the ls*t to fall In bsttl ut th.y were

gons Pete's hr val heavei *s l.d e he turned away frcxr the scene; he

mOunted Star and t"oe 'haCk tq b dqt*r ranch i*nd. t to bed. fQr day. he

lay there in a stuer, ref'uaing to oat or talk to ayone* £t et he at up

ted .dsd tM went back to ;'r4 dr arid, quteter.isan,

It s in the wintsr of l896 the t;h in b$ florth*rfl pert f Arisoa

S' ôovered 11th a four foot blanket 'at how. 'the &ttj.nen Ue hard put to.

in nt.r pasturage for ttr' toe. mi x4A;e E

and ceep&ng th. horses on th hosie' rang. aost of the '11hmi fIOs.t'tle 'haj,

bin driven' to .lu angó for the iint*,r and only ' fq S the boya ined

at the heaqrt.r 'renohe*.. For ÜaLa xe$ofl ór'othe Ruis1'l d :tCet:.

lift n rg at Dow tz'k; Qi'i $aolitire. d gQnet Irtth his. boya tothe

'Southern' ngó ie rentad ot u inte t. 'Brogdon. ,4 'bien 1et kthe hart. rafloh. Cne 'ioj 'r4hb Pete took ' to that he ne.dd toqre

&nd hted 1t to Cletson' e a1* it Dor* 'Pa rc

sefl, o1ufl t4: th bai ftn4 ordered ..not her drinit; blbberin out

:ht, 'IroCckrn t the t*rtender,'vthen Pte 1ke into the sa1oor

tV* t*red b1iry-eytht, t Petø a long t1ie, thin he jade * 1nge at. him

with hjbunting CTI1Th th:tbast knocked iVé có14 wjth bts fi3t# 4:iai't nt to k&X1 T.ve, h

Ld ñeyr ted to, 411 :but tb is h id ht :dt s.to' 'iiy .gocd, i-Ye U ti ttd a peràlsted in t &nE.tO i'i.Pete, The lonrer they icnw 4aQb other and the nor. often Dave trtd to kill

Pet., the convienoe be beoe that Tete )s soae sort of *upepnatural bitrp

ta *i1dr' t b tl1e

Aftør the 1ht & GQt1thflt t hfle' lisn1*d Pt, in ard tryifl to stop the'. blp.od tro'thó ifd ioTi ve .reed; trou the' .s1aon

and mounted h1 hore, but' tne ead' of kk' t bhe'renOh *5 the bsr.'tenr

)*d, id :),jn rciee to do, '1* it Out Thr 'the to of: ?t1 hent on çett4ng

èe drun]c s. he pleased dthout being hampred dth the iZht or Pet. ot:don.

or' .beiig rrted ot det OChow he th'tiht that ts døaii tbt* t1ea

VozH A* he rode ,,icn throih. the *old tight h cnme mor *nd mor

oonvlenoed t)*t hb had kifl.? s*M at last M that the kiMly b.r.t.nIsr at

Gleason's hs4 wflte )i1* to bide..oit. and the law. 'The 1&w1 'p. aim:fd

of the law? '11.1 't'he Y4 *e i kill hat' sunk 4Own in

!e said, t hSel.Af't.r Petir'a sounds had biIn drsssei &nd .hel*4 'hi. bottl 'whiskey'

t)*t he1m4 me there he tarted. to ride. haztø toliowt.tg *3ofl tbs 'ta.i1

that thy. h#d taken lia* thaTi sn hour ago, Pet.' tail turned off the in

'bithvey 4 OFland Pratrte but '.t ta3 t fu'U 'ni1e beyond the turn"oft before

'he notio.d t*t 'be }* pessed the. road.,, '?sHn oehat 'tasetover the eai

with Dave, 'ete deoi4ed he iht as well ride on into Wiltme and get on a

!0°4 D Q* b' t hi R *tZ he. dnt $ted th

inorit& to tthe.bour& 144et' P.t. puhe the .ntn4qos et Oy

ç etopped .d ttl1 je tricks, there on a OtO.I n the o

itot at .th. t*r iv u:k*ellI, s q4ok ye, uht .4t*1on t..

ot the oo'nter bsi4e ta n Pol 6* and a wne1L bott1 t órbolie

ot4i.or tt Pt. supposed it the tttr we dipping s 1oth i

i. bowl nr4 batMig sve's wovrd rorebead, 10 be did sO Pete beard bin renrk,

eTI*ttø Ofl1y e!wr*ø 11ttlebOk bizt.tb1$øarbclLc aotd'.0 keit.

out 11rght %. a tdy 0! twoo.osh., ?)*t feller, tit *wattd yo 8oV ;.mOked

edeer I74t & tt.*tøt flvó'* eye osught the 1ht ofn thø ber mirror, lit, mouth drgflped open ar his eyes widene,d, be tried

to p.sk but oould&t utter a round' theL iter stared nd trose In hi. tr.ckjbe ae s still d.rth ass,e w.re$1s,4 haU..ey to lipsa ,una,

wefl sryone*i.t for the, ;n .Moie: .kt iIi$hed tO ttrt.t4 moves stood there uk, a statute a u*tled sxprpion tmor hii f.o

*u4denly ThVs'S I*n1 shot out end gred the bottli of orbttc add, he

raJised i above his heac and shoutd, te rodon !CtUed yQu& hews

killed yOu f0.rr tImfel I lcili$d you e1ea.o*,Y* toniht& you slriaya coMe

baok4 ou abys follow mu T*y an niht you ta tround 1 You wont kill.

insi You just nt to torture ae$ Now follow no into b.W' flefore anyone

øould itop him Dave had sv'allowsd the ontsnt of t bottl. he b.1t ip his

)*d .pd itoh.d from the stool

.!o$e otnttte *4 a winter oóiflp st FoMS Vl1.y, OOut ';4y mile*.

south of apsa and one on rented tfl Ltttls CMno, ab*t stxt. milei

south of 1lagstatf. 1e )d droll hIS cattle from Government Pirte and Porn

a* to the LIttle (Thino r&ne,.

b

On* de$t, hort1 n?tr he detti1e of usce11, Boss, rode Intc osmpS -t

, F V&11r iid f'b the. neroh .4t.b,rooIc .tra 4. trr months s4journ

atj.ttti ::Du.st. fldina *trc iTt the wr*t

teikd up .hli avort': h$n:, tn. th wOrst temper t Xtr, Ot

pôstb1y,'. PjrrdoT ver .e h R*u 4own tro )4: we&ry mouut,

Pr1y i4órthtr1g the nohre with b1shn "8 4aited dtt etrsrhC b1ói itth to. two 1ek8,. tn' It 4mród Ih blInded every orittSr

on the Little bee st t1ud Yhy,5 X'fl. *w*nr t'heli,

'ettb4. .virt dsø 4th b*nd.nsi .oer their eyS,"

TS1.b out srioth'r bi ihéeuou rd1, ndendè "øs It t.s;n w' rustlers s.in't giving e eooch ttouble, t ortsjr t rordcn s

to up &n'.' kii1 the bOt hi1ry.r4 .t otter tket .tt.rou+en hs or*ery hide--th rortb1.0 n$"

1:tbe1tè %t he't&è et)t ete hsdn't act*lly

ok,dF 'fc,r whtl3. that Pettt, ou j,titoh: the r'Opó Ln

.t tv Myth,t :co to h Be iphk 1he -3ôn. ,ir1tir riánh$ brood..

trig behM, r1!io. bs 5 t reg'dle& of 36$r eZntr 's 'b1eephebinaou$ Out.

bent erz' ert' to Pete rorn th tt 1ot nd by ip ring Pits

its ±re&'P ete s o'r ma ften t'e hob re.noh in the piece

ron d15T i ld ere 4t:C 0tH the hor*

&t r1nd P:tr1e..

that tb4y wore jfr G.Orr4 hd tc thIflc, fl4 thiTt 4ui0,. h kIWW it S

food that the tndiane .nted more ea nthtng le. irnin. his gon off

I' Oorge Poffendufre? d5 been to 1lie! Qt . * p1ie th

'h 'on, tnd: ot'ti1 to the r*noh when he sighted teverel mount

Tndj.as dovn tkó tord Th Indisn5 )d nt ivfl the renchers.

J in the prt any trouble in ersi:y&rs, bttt It i'wtrd wntØrp the

Id1tn v's iel1 as their horses lced tid nd bungrey, nd George nottoid

the $ad'utc: th*vho. hoped th Tian 1adn.'t $1ght4 b&a yot; he stoDpód

hi tetv suc 'r&.t rnng,i htE Iøtd if jror1e. ?trt thtnciu to fie täitfw..

nbusa or t) arsenic thnte hd bouht to in th

ac cf suger a ô (>znV I11 of Of tho dro4 pound .

k.àouz-&nd * dO d 4n of wiei oo*1 7'iop. at the

otbt 1itti bouotn jolt1n o th iai ou34 rotttj' tko, ofI"

n the road. 1th 11 th.irk I just 1o$n& thiG ethtf in iy hut'rv to et

awiy fr* Lh, rtyb Oco-e offenduiTsr ii&t a&artL 11 Mr. 1n.in

üz(t&, 'or 'vi.t f*r your dnbut&L nn& 1 be4 er st to

der rtnt4 odyr ft4,'t. '4hickied o hti*e1f, ø

OUrb,d ak to ht.. iook up+be L4Ie ud o1Uked u his t,ti,ed uI 4.t fxovf1 ok 1on row Got er of fl wld ryt1

:m. 1*1iutó th* rid Oore not&o4 tt*t tj6 IMisn

weri pot1tke . tlook 'ot'bur4 on *, tti; ioU, 6CYL: distanos frgi the.:

,: hny ovód; tJby oiLrae .rrntg to him

D*ó4ihippedtho gz000.re'betn fo tall off the wagon

tuto the Oa'; 'th IndiaTa, toe koio1e itordr up behinc the

*go GØorgi kept whipp1fl che 'toa$," the on c*roend 4Øund. ourv end

darted ur ravine out of sight of he fndtrne. Georo c1tdnt stop urtil h hd

.rc.i*d the OflC1O5U5 *rofld the kwnih hou*e,

the boya that hd ben lett at the tth t :(}.ørt.'l$ bsenee,, w$ nirster.

tously jetin The pltol :1ok.d disirtedo "X edt tho damn india kiU. 'Øttery

thLr or diB biace. Geor'ø , lOdLGd.' The house i**.eat' htns, dead or

a.Uv,t 'b fotd nothtn to indicate tat the' Tndtar9 b*4 rtd4 the piec t.

the 'b.r,s either, I'll j: horne'*ied & h b1urt.t öiat, "icr I er.ry.bo4y Dey etrit ciiet1 !er hous6 etjt 'bUfl 1 Ui der boSeet beri f1S

tbib:til honkydoryt' I dort tO etwy dieZ'

Re pt his im' in the barn and f'ed tbe, then wnt Into th* houle tO'

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prepair his owfl ao.i1 still wouderin wt hsid b.oae of vrybodr. Prebantly

the e*tre an o hore-r&nob Hahknivs1 bursteu in upon Oiore, tu hi

$tat. of Ojt!meut,

hGeronimo heti goz. on the 'str.patbL te iihtoc a bi&, bend at j*intød

rriorb hded tord town (flhlian&s). ie thoQt thy had colpod you, *yb

Gorgb 1*Qkad as if he 'a a it lurprised to thln)ç tt the bcy he.d so little

do*fiti.n. tji hits skUl to out-wit the indians ir to .sape tbeza.Vell, it

takel VQUe vry sn rat Inua to outs"srdt George iotisndutie 8 ha said, 'Yts

I seen da but dey diddn't get effn vOn lidfle p.p at QdzI Liffenauffex'

hi dietr.d,Two deyi later the 'uóws ot Rrod tint 'dó41diana" w.re foun4 tiirwn

.fl Over the oo.zitry bstweo (arland Prairie and illine, but no one could tell

what *d killed themg th.rö iaS not i sinle btUist wound founa i1 any oi the,

Te oxtr Ounif'm.s puisled.: thi ooyote that d triad to ae e.Ot the .dad Indians 'ri' found dsad uQ 1r fr the pot

It gonelly Oonoed that the ndtaflá had cited ot QIe terriblø

dissase. t never oCoured to aryone t}t ty beet poi'sionod. Oily

G.ore Iufftindutt.r, new the auw.? to that i4cUe and orge øl1iu

snt otn to say c word ibout it. '\1Ø cie oatd anrtds GeoPe, Hujfent,iuffer,

dey 1* :purty irtd.

'tlit becaml so opn-'b*ded, id ppeartuity tor sole purToe of

driving Boss aoInbtre to th *L1l, or *ut of the oourttry tk*t the law decided: inv.sti'ttng wjthc.ut the neoeI8tty of BOO ooj to tL or &d4

They kn.* Boss *ould never tbt à$yi If he lbst the Jait 'hoøf

floss up agiflt a prOpositiOn this time that he iad fleVr' bOon

agtiz**t rbf. in &U his kUe 1BOfor .t hdn't Mttd U' teth. other ranchers turned aainst him, ho had a bunoh ot the touhsit,

ftghtenst1 gtrn.slingest, hnobmen that ,ver rode the rangel Ut now i

qufte dtft [Yt :tter *iü1 tmøit td .lOvt i* of hi brm4o, hø an'taC icze rtnd hie VrLw" we.ar3t q4te o swift id oert&u Arid the

*ort of it. .si1 th. fot th.t 14* Own e* hd turned atizLat ht. flekia every ruetle,r ira thet gebn1 e )ner that one ol' 1is twi-,t1e uoet

tru$t.'c1 John Tood.cr, v&s leacUng tht ILnd tie wz1.i e

oe .o the otht,r. .-ni,toô aiuith 4 *1 Vct.e.. owdoiiti, Uj&E he

sure h o1d bstt thest ALl1 t tht drew. or ri* in hi Ufe Bo !scIntrevt oi *t azd ooiddzi't do & tLin *bcut it. Ct oour8ó, there vts pete

EcrgcriL nd )tii tare )x4dtu1 of mz, tInt Io cüuld tti11 iepevd upon. But

Peti 1d bo.1k th. btighz*row" fcr a wt1 it tst, h etili*d the *bdos of th ni,o. hnrti oer 4e he 4.11 oor.rn,otion w!th th

deLthof L4-e wnieli. 9,,

,'i *e 'tra A tighter 'hDOt t 4ii fVoI whe,Ti be lea rn.4 t}t. 'he 1tr4

teirin ,. hti aLntt rustIers;b tou1cin't 11te. finsrto vtop ,t,i% *..he didn't,' 4iie. ricie *1th t. for retr t'beiin,

t1)ztiw rt.L8t1r. .Bos oe. to ill that h ,p*eiyly. w,t to .bed .artd os.U.è

. .jft' b)Ie3.i, 1vaIi and roun4od up & 2os. 4 went "u*tafor t. ust1ers, 'Theee, ' idir1 j' tirt, Shiff' knsi. ir}t they,,,

er* *btto They were re%eoflabl sure ot ,u*t where they would find the

nastlers'E trozi"ho1do 11Wy t.new that Johx i!oodler leader of' the rang,

d..'1,net)*t th'y ud have e. be1t1e' to tight o th men c.outd

btek,the poe he&.d for i lôé cfled 0Robber* oc.evhjoh i flO donbt

the..'very a* p1 o th.t Gray got the tit1.f'or h%* book byr. hat ae'' ThLe .rteuz' obbe' Roet us bve:,For. pohe on tk'htt. oun.th Z'di, ersrvtttion, prcttai) 'on tho 'Nw !hzieo Itne aL the di*criptcn

of th*, p1se çonoide 4entte1ly wth Zane Gr*y!s "ubb.itI. '

C)1ef Geronimo tdnt *prve t, th. a1tt \h1t is

t.ton. Ir too *th of their devi1niet 't bin o t Xdt'ns.

Gero1ao proi.ed his aid t th rir*rtt t auttn the v.thsr'e re &. rtber t indar tt ont khji i:ed by th tr £tgxt

Ixig, sher1tf'.

Pet. rordOnd his r ugø rt.r:. did&'ks knew sriy*hthg ui. the js

but they did kn*w about the ttef They r.? It"l4t% f tS ]l !%fl. óI*p,, re947 or th mttet th 1tyt

'4ark *nd' stcrrny, et pith .ri icrt. 1'1h f' b1tn U htr2ing,

thuitde* :ro1ld' i .'th. dig *no Pet. hi 'rett Were Ot. o px'evnt i,

taaped & w1i. o$ t rotet ihe p 1th rt1ørPit beard the e'c'k' ot 4 twt nc . ateRitity step t * 4ari3s, h.

èJIQUnt*d aid ereapt tO*rd th euw 11 ke, 1iz

'with raw .Mx.un1 'hia' triger.fin 'r1y 1tehtn, E crept ' to e lit gbi

pies log 4M lay perfectly still S. full rire .ut.ôr' th h, h,ard a

oft g]tthsriep lound on 'the other ie. the t,,ctnQth'r' ttg &ppd a4 tht1*1 tleost in. iiUdiabl, Ndain1, Pt tIg?ts5red 'to peep ovr the' log,

th hi. gun, lvele4 he fotrn.i himtelf atrt 1nt t pir' oi' n1li ey

and by a t1*ily ?Jea,*h of 1.! tn he en th iirn" :hd oti4 th z1of i, young nrion'uit looked like 't)*t' to Pet rit In lIne 'wtth hI's onhead. There i 4 deeoi'tbros,ted rowl. in *he. hrn 't'otc i

.cht Fo Thtet'& 'Tu r oovred," 'he -' W'4e'O't rç t eLic

md ths two sen eaàb 1,opt. to one' beth h'otc t tby 1cep ci,ttrin, as Ist aá they ooujd ,ull tr&'e',r! t-e 4-1 tias. o

and oteone rabbed 'the two -i'n rd held. eri 't tir p'ty gu 'rotwtte4 trcm their hndao.

It wa '*ever1 Pm,t1uteA before the two rn'n en' onh, ,thr 4Phy

wer. 'CtOarnodore 'C)vna aM Pets rordon "T ere T't hvuht y.th *

of tbe!Yt tfr dorred .upk1r1".. wen8 tried 10 a'øoUgio X thought

tbu at thii .Sh?1ff1 °°-

e ttrrd r ivi e-rnry'body btti eôfee *n< R htt to eat

1oted the hoseR thcubt ht they bun. b

itoflk,th&t b,.i rtat1Ød, ' po 'Yre o1n up tO obbØr'*

ot ftt tlohr ?oodler $ni eHff end e4,Pete to

joizi4hem It didrLt Ir'e 1yth&?4; R t John !3od1*r, 1r. p ?QU).$'. X'

be ou1dnt b1w hiii fo ernieount fth' nt1t frrjitO b"t Pet

.d gtv.rn cc hj word tiitt' h u1d tand by bii nd ,Yioq t)*t .be1ds:

&,J'une ti keep tbt pror(e rd ii*t the 0law" theteru of b1rin it We1,

he txiht e. w11 ',(S ,n The tber boyø t>1d )*ntió thie ehtpc.nt )toi'ses

W1t)1it htiia

The to ht,1.d tr, c..s f trz,, o1ie the øe rrti1 they were well

etMn the 1ietrtct of Robbr.00t then It bertn to ,5nt ouh: tc,

e3o the,. tfl f th rder, tho U.rhtrttr e givt the potectim, of the

drbtei$ ,1ipr1nç ut to ti whez'&4 they were Uf* that thr wotii! find.

turd on duty.

'' '' " " thI. end ke1ert,4 Tt. ó vØtt*tthe ur4 climbód 'to the op o1 the Ut t t ro na.out

.OP.ta 4 ;pC!ped over th sdgø pir.d Into the until

be 1(6te thø so1itry' tigur. 14Yin Siet the. rocky wUI en the op$*i4

side ôt the' .pe, 1 ootü4p't ,reoot*e'thn the c but the probler

of how to mt'ot h!n 1vItbut un-fire required, pe oorteidrttic 1!e r<,i1.d

& 1i rook dorn the' .feC' Of t)e clIff to atrot the ur1'$ ttentb1: the

g*i locked up rth tret it the of the Iff seyd t jnto the

oent.t of the d, Ith rifle 1e*.1e on the de of the Øjff; '

with the s4ftnea of pentheruii.huntin 'vife drewnf the 'nite hce

ce pete's body rtruclr the itrt1ed uerdj b7 P* 'of fte the ritlø ti1.d

&or;n i thi & tht. tt cnt)et1:ot 1ooi1tt11i. r1bttc toun In tb.

thro.tt ttr&d to ' c'diptr GodI

?ete itood the tt.rft, to mo,, Th* Vc Jbzein, h: }td O !.i b1 iIf'&2

Th riilt t o1d4 c1, rpp Pet b*u to isk t1uict)t I* 5!24i MA *'Y t iceftd Pete

Lt htt hcd bn 1i1tig tur1t; ttrnt ?os, but 1&in

Bo4i ;"th or tb tet tO tb. li4ohttuet th flt eth tith iot or th, c'ther to1ed Kti intMd',

to tI.c to iz t of hts rtte,, the osI.

tting fo' ht4 trl :Pbbd the' bo&c' rd drd ft h.htnd: buLert*e his! iP*1iith t

4.

Jtt pve ht I*l thr th t.i1fIr4 of *

øn t''*t ô' c.lt'tf hete 'Pete .d been 'f'w te:oM1' b.tor.. The tb.r1t t erxne4, 'but iave4 tb bQy t Jthk 'te of Ptt. ?st.

dTt't'4*', hf,nt, ttt e '.* teveri.tbtrk $bcut ft. h4?tØodtu! ctoo' tFere arltz t epo The po it hz'ouh 1h a$

n he run u2s I Ie.w.thei houht:. the renther h*d $.'...P,te yeiisd jn.

to o+ion .t the, sht ot the c; h tr th ihoutag tneft'ofh1ire1' or't hoot 'Per'Cd's c.ke; don1t ithootS"'

The 'iither fr'n ht pry i,.pt Ou .ntg e t'O4 evt4 t1tnnr.dtnto thø d:rer e t it hell, ,ppre6?w LThrttf wnern '*ntee to

*tbtuch4 he tnte M hcr erd tbey' o

the . rusr there eonØ e1e &c 'There, b ther atfl'ttui Tet 1 other plttii. s' recee'iry. Tb. W he4 st Pete to. el.irthe pt' *t he obeyed.'

', it1, th1 'h rth&rs bt hEé hønrd, Pitg siok i' s.rflta.

e ene that thr ftw dqu. '*s 1e }an. & qurtr c a

rm th iufl %hi Mrd yv' øn ih# hi ie 1re instdkhe cou1in't e en riom he1ov, cne i!t hev th cke r the

tv mp-ftIe otbr sort at but t irtn so

h,r&flw th;t 'he1rth'i hr1y th* c. thtr:'tt th*t bOri. t cf'e 4,ic' 14. recrent ., )u1ieI

frr*t*cti p# *zt t'etz c1trib the. tteii $2 t th& e1 ead

1r tout iwap L iowng 4otct th right o the *oto3.d the pos

; to1er erd 'cttti' ivt' hien there, no .cuht toi' driv befors

ithié itt1T'F pok thti tfi. iod the exig in the Y' tn4

ote.; "PC'h! tov't t4v ot you byi"' 'E oi'w' cbeyed

ert1 vticen roer of ur'ir They ire trpi d liks ml 1*. a

but they dn't rtefl to 'e. tal liv inc1 the .uy ofthoiti Ot ct the erty*o& 'n in tbtt etv only Joh ooIer m1 .t of his

i o enr oerrie,1 Wtlfte thee the ibthri&ilec wtt-h:hul1sti',

still lt!Z& r te r's pose fitiokr rii hllt through

oio *rt O"evr iir oreasod tn the si poke 1rordoi with five 1u1et wouMs,

itlll brethed. Ths pie v mberthg ai'ound flity meit, "ith Mn dsd rd

sven woumdM, left tho. jeve dead at1rs and tnk,n. the three live OSSo

£t ' br*k, the r)ws1y procø$eion .etrtd the, 1onrtte hc to oivila-

tion, The fou'tntn Eonte, enhrs tribs,. d ,et thurin the ttetpf.to aid the "Whito, L&w" 'W'i'e left With their cMf for

trihuil burial. The dead outl.we ht.d br btire, nl in ori rvu 't 't)tsen .&'th ve. td11 but in1c Pi11ie*soT, hiF body Wt$ct di*6overed

by the pOsie un4,tl tPey.rt*rted W* through the ptire They etopped bug

4g !

th at sirto tocidint at Cottonwood £rtsoi*

bZ then

'' *

so&s ot eeventy.ftve bullt woundS and ourty

S$. Brdon. i blown. tO pieo.s n

i. .92*.

Mor (or the hknive.) l found

red. on.r4 in

vemb.'r' 24, 193$. 'ried the

$ to hil

no aotdent st yor, Asttott

in his' .gon ( pOsp*ct0r'i

out1t) in Supt C&nyon, in 1922,. viotern of the *ørt.

The Ishbiivs' aid .JJ, Sttn.ozi' $ outfit w Oleaned ut 'n 1898A

bo o4 the nd g.M. .0 ut&.4 an4 thi .:lattsr of

boys.. hoofS sgitnt th. .rø j' there s no.. need toP utiofl t7i the .*.ner a

tiding nowl ?o longer n*ed 0 oov.r their tzeks1 he Hashkntf Itat]e ng

i donei nd 'oss LaoXntjro s ____t* Art

John lood)ep 'end bt : companlOfls wir. gvon 'their oho:lai, ''i4fs tn

sOn! 'or 1fJointn 'T.ddy R*db :i.p$,* they :**t tO1S?. b41s OIntr

POu4ed up tM t1 he i4 left end. .ft th; tall" o Worntng...

on)y !e'fl erIe ft. 4b,,n*c't nge 1$

&iorn 'tor' bia 't* build Up *..eirst her4 ilk. he had 00.. l*ft

Art5O pra'ottoefly * n4d. ,n,, t spit. of L. 1 Mi b*giug; tbt .ner 1*vS enyp. broki..

pete Brogdon 1ingsre he pta3 for afl month, b.ore he

£ In ,i tO itt 3Cd6ie. But be tound hiz*sif the oer of the

i'lsid Pz*trt Horse Rsnoh in iartnersbtp wit) Oorge Ruftendutf.r.

tw y&rs ter I1 .oame frcm. *54 t1t ,ltm Ptevoi had been gOred

by bufl, vy . loft .t id th * hOue]. 0* U bhildrenk to

Pt* *it.4 epotabie time tep e dsth then. t sand rrte ry jegail -opt1n, aU st .&'s hiYdii, ?ti (,) 'ogdori,

jives tO the age of 90 yearss Tht zan o buU*ti outdntt i kjlle8

moit, of the aljngtg" ns ridør ofl4 D.d4's ugh, 1idsr

te Blok (ofth shii) died 1. 1&gst*;, tn 19$

1t.r n, Ày Busofl, JfJBL13 BhosOn, Pte Oxi*n, tnd EU Foster, sr. *1. still living n ra*h.s

f thilt'own in Lriior*, with tb IXOIpttdfl of 14 A. we]l,. who ii t)s owner

of' tbi: Pin. fiot4 jn fl*gstat?.

XnStCsn fler tl nsoflI io te i'nt of in Old &on,

It is the *ut ivid*oe o Minor O1h's trsdgio disth.

Pst U'ogdo is buried izi FIs&$tsft. slong-ddi of otherI o hil old

ftends&ndocmrd. of the old shknie 7

Th.nii O..li t n'bd Ovir shi jnerttano. of i1]i..m (Bo*s) *ølntire0 left tb his sons