Argosy All-Story Weekly, March 15, 1924 — page 73: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

; Author of *‘ The Turquoise Arrow,’’ ‘‘ The Carbon Copy,’’ ete. WHAT HAS OCCURRED IN PART 1. ED BRONSON, horse wrangler, who becomes deputy when his old friend Rip Jaimson takes office as United States marshal in Winslow, Arizona, tells the story. Jim Barber, a cowman rumored to have been, East at college, knocks Warrenship, owner of the Palace of Pleasure, saloon and gambling house, over a poker table when Warrenship is nasty to the “ Princess,” a new and “different” girl who plays the piano in the house. Warrenship tries to draw, and Jim shoots’ him in the shoulder. The Princess then reveals that Warrenship is her brother. Tuey, a bad man who is an admirer of the Princess, makes covert threats against Barber. Two strangers, a tall man and his short friend, drift into town and inquire for Tuey. ‘That same night the strangers hold up the Palace of ‘Pleasure and some one shoots Rip Jaimson in the neck. The ‘Princess volunteers to act as Jaimson’s nurse, and Red prepares to do some detective work. . CHAPTER III (continued ). is serious. However, there wasn’t a joke in his system as he asked: | “ How’s Rip this morning?” : MEANDERED across the flat to Bar- It didn’t take me long to tell him all I nitt’s and left my shopping list there knew about Rip’s condition, being careful to be taken care of, and then I went to say nothing of the complication that I aver to the Palace of Pleasure to see if had left in the ’dobe with him, and then Speedy had come on shift. He was there, I started out to gather some information. just taking the blanket off of the roulette | ‘“ When did you last see Jim Barber?” table. The one thing which Speedy isn’t, J asked. | This story began in the Argosy-Allistory Weekly for March 8&8, 702 A DEPUTY NEGLECTS HIS DUTY, cCoOmiclbooks CO©