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Updated: May 31, 2025
Making the same cautious circuit Buck had taken around the southern end of the Shoe-Bar, they reached Rocking-R land without adventure and pulled up before the door of Red Butte camp about six o'clock. Gabby Smith was cooking supper and greeted them with his customary lack of enthusiasm.
"Alla, bless her heart, she is a good soul, is a flighty creature and she accepted the attentions of the comedian which his wife was not supposed to be jerry to. But one day some gabby girl put wifey next.
"As neat a trick as ever I see," he cried approvingly to Frank. "You tuk off their hind wheel jest like a knife cuttin' butter. They're tumblin' around in the road, a half dozen of 'em. Hey, look out." And Gabby Pete bent low on his horse as a bullet whistled overhead. Another and another followed, and there were shouts of vengeance, and imprecations.
Blake eyed him, whimsically. "Ain't I the gabby thing, though?" he remarked, at length. And then: "A couple of million dollars for your thoughts, sweet chuck." "I was thinking how near I came to turning this all down and how I'm sort of sorry that I didn't." "Nell's better, isn't she?" queried Blake, suddenly. "Better, yes; but not out of danger. Why?"
He found Gabby Pete in the kitchen, peeling potatoes, and asked if they could have breakfast. "Sure thing," said Gabby Pete. "Have it fur you right away. Nice fresh aigs an' ham an' coffee. How's that?" "Fine. Have you seen Mr. Rollins this morning?" "Yeah. Give him breakfast early.
A man riding alone must bring the money in United States bills of one thousand dollars each to the Calomares ranch two weeks from today. He must wear a white handkerchief in his hat." While the others read, Jack turned to Gabby Pete and said authoritatively: "Pete, you heard me say something just now about my father being held for ransom. I believe you are my friend." Gabby Pete nodded violently.
Here Gabby Pete produced a missive from the front of his shirt, and passed it to Jack. "He sez as how it war most partickler that you git it right away. So I rid in with it," said Gabby Pete, adding aggrievedly: "an' now you hop on me fur it." Jack seized the missive in a sudden fever of anxiety. An airplane?
"Just like I thought," said Jessup, as they mounted and swung around the corner. "That guy was planted there a-purpose to get us into the eatin'-house. What's more, I'll bet my saddle he was the same one who came snoopin' around Red Butte camp two weeks ago. Recollect, Gabby said he was small, with black hair an' eyes close together?" Buck nodded.
But even by the wan light, it could be seen that something dire had happened to the car of the bandits. It stood sideways across the road, leaning drunkenly to one side. And to the ears of the boys came groans from a number of dark figures in the road. Gabby Pete, temporarily forgotten by the boys in the excitement, galloped up, cheerful voiced.
"Yes," said Jack, glad of the change in subject, "no matter how warm the days out here, the nights are always cool. Let's go inside." All trooped into the living room, which was dining room, too. In the big fireplace they found a wood fire laid by the thoughtful Gabby Pete, ready to be touched off in the morning.
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