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EXERCISE:
GROCKWAW FLYNN EXPLAINS IN DETAIL [TO REGAIN ME SHATTERED CONFIDENCE
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KGW FOR ALITTLE
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[TO QUIT..HE'S GONNA GET PUNCH!
WORK ON THis:
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ANYWAY HE HAD A
ROCK IN HIS
YER THIRTY —FIGURIN"
HORSE-WISE.
OLDER'N ME.
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sabe el fe cel a oe
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pedometer
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EFT Ba bear hie kl the arayed hie
weg ee eat ea
epee terse ty en ee
See Beery Bale tcuce
am lig Tag a
fakes ae ie PMG Sy, eet
Saher red isons ey pus cae Bae
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yes followed the horsemen
look. “That's no dude
pack-string,” Gil thought aloud, “and the fall cattle
found-ap hasn't started yet. I wonder what's up—
let's find out, Tommy"
‘They rode down into an open park, splashed
across a small stream and cut into 2 fough log road
Git knew would take them to aa old savimill set
below Brule’s cabin, Grouse roated out of the
spruce tops as the boys rode along_at a fast trot.
Crossing 4 grassy swale, they surprised a Rock of
wild turkeys drinking at a besver pond.
‘Striking Little: Beaver creck, they left the log
roid and approached Brule's cabin. Suddenly 3
‘man with a rifle stepped from behind « tree.
"Hi, Frank!” greeted Gil, recognizing the man
i, a foothill ranchee. “What's up at
oe
ste
Sate, stb bn pees aarra ay
stat shoe insng op we gol mesg bed
pea maeng ene heey
he might've bled to death from cuts om his head
ne th uae Mappers one
vor ni ch in SA te
rest Lait hee te Hae
She NE Sea Ate tos
pe ve ees
Sane ameea nase sole ee
al a ater
Lay
Gi Spot anphiye thal Fioesey wack ee ea
Sale ees ed oe
sei tens ae lace stanica vat
Paap rete lero
gala greetabe ere Be Rep
Byes ce P08) cca ah
lame re leg wey oer
Beane os ane SL
sigh te oe ne
ref Selling Mea Se
“Let's go look that place aver again Tf those fel
(Ea RR tle ot ene
“ig it om nd cpa
1a gerd lo ere et
Tee getter peaplons
a csacarte ore ie of nh a
Fe ee lear do a
eared
cient mb oper
east
Seer eso
etree oe ee aides 1
Bacay eaa se bos et ald
Etec ue oe ane rae
20 Cee a
Gil reached the gable roof and was about to
descent the bank of earth which formed the dugout
part of the building when he beard 4 low moaning
found. fromthe tog_room ‘below
Ropped ay someone came to the door from front
of the cabin Gil heard an angry vowe sy
‘Stop that whimpering before T pull out wth
the gol and feste you hese’ “Yoo picked poot
time to twit your ankle inthe cock! “Wf we dont
Bet across t0 the mountains tonight they close in
‘They won't find old Brule night sway.” the
other woice protested “TIL be ready to travel un an
hour oF 39. [Were sife here
“Safe, ch?
‘The groaning
sont atl be bp be Sir =
re repre tulle a dopey
hie ears
ps
ica ie re Poleg eaaid moet
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eile Cairne areas
nd ofthe Toft
To the aim light Gil located « projecting piece
ofiige pos wedenaendee bent phnk daoe Gt
cated his legs and, tighily gripping. the pole,
heaved backward wih all ie sttengte and weagh
The pole came loose and Gil fell spraviing” ‘There
seas Salding, upping cash. Dust fogged in the
loft as Gil wedged the pole back into
from which he bad dewnn st—but the
shove the door
"The woofs caved an! shouted one of the men
belo
Tes a trapedoor"” yelled the other "Must have
been fastened up inthe atic. Help me life it ups
Gal grinned ae grunts and exched explanot ene
came from the trepped outlaws
“The door, wort badge: grumbled one, man
“Well have to dig under with our lnwes”™
Gil went back‘to, "Tommy and told what had
happened
Phra ride down for help.” advised Git “Ti
hang around che cogout jus! in ease those fellows
tre beter’ gophers frothy ground than 1 think
they are
“Tne trapped mei still were frantically ut fu
tilely digging. when Tommy came back with the
foyet ranger and two of the shetifs deputies
After the deputies left with the subdued. hand
Sefied prisoners, Gil_and.Fornmy rade with the
tanger Hown off the Devil's Rockpile
Sickest mamtrap ever sprung in this country.”
chuckled the ranger ““Thote crtoks tooked sheep.
ish when they resized theve hide-ot had once been
lsed as Frenchy. Brale's logenib hear rap oaths
heay'tapedoor fixed to drop dawn from'the loft
How come you knew how to lense thar doar, Ci
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under