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by  his   very  wariness   defeated   his purpose   of   eluding   observation。   For   a 

pair of keen eyes from the hotel office glimpsed the figure stealing past so 

noiselessly�察�and promptly followed up the stairway。 

     ;Hope I don't intrude at this happy family gathering。; 

     Helen�察  �who   had   been   pouring   a   glass   of   cordial   for   the   spent   and 

wounded sheepman�察�put the glass down on the table and turned at sound of 

the silken�察�sinister voice。 After one glance at the vindictive face�察�from the 

cold eyes   of   which hate seemed   to smolder�察 �she   took an instinctive   step 

toward her lover。 The cold wave that drenched her heart accompanied an 

assurance that the man in the doorway meant trouble。 

     His sleek smile arrested her。 He was standing with his feet apart�察�his 

hands clasped lightly behind his back�察�as natty and as well groomed as was 

his wont。 

     ;Ah�察�make the most of what ye yet may spend�察�Before ye�察�too�察�into the 

Dust descend�察�Dust into Dust�察�and under Dust to lie�察�Sans Wine�察�sans Song�察�

sans Singer�察�andsans End� ─�

     he misquoted�察�with a sneer�察�and immediately interrupted his irony to 

give way to one of his sudden blind rages。 

     With     incredible    swiftness    his  right  hand    moved     forward     and   up�察�

catching revolver from scabbard as it rose。 But by a fraction of a second 

his purpose had been anticipated。 A closed fist shot forward to the salient 

jaw   in   time   to   fling   the   bullets   into   the   ceiling。   An   arm   encircled   the 



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outlaw's neck�察�and flung him backward down the stairs。 The railing broke 

his   fall�察  �and   on   it   his   body   slid   downward�察  �the   weapon   falling   from   his 

hand。 He pulled himself together at the foot of the stairs�察�crouched for an 

upward rush�察�but changed his mind instantly。 The young officer who had 

flung him down had him covered with his own six´shooter。 He could hear 

footsteps running toward him�察�and he knew that in a few seconds he would 

be in the hands of the soldiers。 Plunging out of the doorway�察�the desperado 

vaulted     to  the  saddle   and   drove    his  spurs   home。    For   a  minute    hoofs 

pounded on the hard�察�white road。 Then the night swallowed him and the 

echo of his disappearance。 

     ;That was Bannister of the Shoshones and the Tetons�察─�the girl's white 

lips pronounced to Lieutenant Beecher。 

     ;And   I   let   him   get   away   from   me�察─  �the   disappointed   lad   groaned。 

;Why�察�I had him right in my hands。 I could have throttled him as easy。 But 

how was I to know he would have nerve enough to come rushing into a 

hotel full of soldiers hunting him�拭─�

     ;Y'u have a very persistent cousin�察�Mr。 Bannister�察─�said McWilliams�察�

coming forward from the alcove with shining eyes。 ;And I must say he's 

game。 Did   y'u ever hear the like�拭�Come   butting in   here as   cool as   if  he 

hadn't a thing to do but sing out orders like he was in his own home。 He 

was that easy。; 

     ;It seems to me that a little of the praise is due Lieutenant Beecher。 If 

he hadn't dealt so competently with the situation murder would have been 

done。   Did   you   learn   your   boxing   at   the   Academy�察  �Lieutenant�拭─  �Helen 

asked�察�trying to treat the situation lightly in spite of her hammering heart。 

     ;I   was   the   champion   middleweight   of   our   class�察─  �Beecher   could   not 

help saying boyishly�察�with another of his blushes。 

     ;I can easily believe it�察─�returned Helen。 

     ;I wish y'u   would teach me   how to double   up a man   so prompt   and 

immediate�察─�said the admiring foreman。 

     ;I expect I'm  under particular   obligations to that straight   right to the 

chin�察�Lieutenant�察─�chimed in the sheepman。 ;The fact is that I don't seem 

to be able to get out anything except thanks these days。 I ought to send my 

cousin   a   letter   thanking   him   for   giving   me   a   chance   to   owe   so   much 



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kindness to so many people。; 

     ;Your cousin�拭─�repeated the uncomprehending officer。 

     ;This   desperado�察  �Bannister�察  �is   my   cousin�察─  �answered   the   sheepman 

gravely。 

     ;But if he was your cousin�察�why should he wantto kill you�拭─�

     ;That's a long story�察�Lieutenant。 Will y'u hear it now�拭─�

     ;If you feel strong enough to tell it。; 

     ;Oh�察�I'm strong enough。; He glanced at Helen。 ;Perhaps we had better 

not tire Miss Messiter with it。 If y'u'll come to my room; 

     ;I   should   like�察  �above   all   things�察  �to   hear   it   again�察─  �interrupted   that 

young woman promptly。 

     For the man she loved had just come back to her from the brink of the 

grave and she was still reluctant to let him out of her sight。 

     So Ned Bannister told his story once more�察�and out of the alcove came 

the   happy   foreman   and   Nora   to   listen   to   the   tale。   While   he   told   it   his 

sweetheart's   contented   eyes   were   on   him。   The   excitement   of   the   night 

burnt pleasantly in her veins�察�for out of the nettle danger she had plucked 

safety for her sheepman。 



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        CHAPTER 20。 TWO CASES OF 

                           DISCIPLINE 



    The Fourth of July celebration at Gimlet Butte had been a thing of the 

past for four days and the Lazy D had fallen back into the routine of ranch 

life。  The   riders  were   discussing   supper    and  the  continued    absence   of 

Reddy when that young man drew back the flap and joined them。 

    He stood near the doorway and grinned with embarrassed guilt at the 

assembled company。 

     ;I reckon I got too much Fourth of July at Gimlet Butte�察�boys。 That's 

how come I to be onpunctual getting back。; 

    There was a long silence�察�during which those at the table looked at him 

with an expressionless gravity that did not seem to veil an unduly warm 

welcome。 

     ;Hello�察�Mac� �Hello�察�boys� �I just got back�察─�he further contributed。 

    Without comment the Lazy D resumed supper。 Apparently it had not 

missed   Reddy   or   noticed   his   return。   Casual   conversation   was   picked   up 

cheerfully。 The return of the prodigal was quite ignored。 

     ;Then   that   blamed   cow   gits   its   back   up   and   makes   a   bee´line   for 

Rogers。 The old man hikes for his pony and; 

     ;Seems   good   to   git   my   legs   under   the   old   table   again�察─  �interrupted 

Reddy with cheerful unease。 

     ;loses   by   about   half   a   second�察─  �continued   Missou。   ;If   Doc   hadn't 

roped its hind laig; 

     ;Have some cigars�察�boys。 I brought a box back with me。; Reddy tossed 

a handful on the table�察�where they continued to lie unnoticed。 

     ;there's no telling what would have happened。 As 'twas the old man 

got off with a; 

     ;Y'u bet�察�they're good cigars all right�察─�broke in the propitiatory Reddy。 

    The interrupted anecdote went on to a finish and the men trooped out 

and left the prodigal alone with his hash。 When that young man reached 

the bunkhouse Frisco was indulging in a reminiscence。 Reddy got only the 

last of it�察�but that did not contribute to his serenity。 



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     ;Yep�   �When   I   was   working   on   the   Silver   Dollar。   Must   a´been   three 

years ago�察�I reckon�察�when Jerry Miller got that chapping。; 

     ;Threw   down   the   outfit   in   a   row   they   had   with   the   Lafferty   crowd�察�

didn't he�拭─�asked Denver。 

     Frisco nodded。 

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