Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends

to be seen. With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he sh

" said he. "Clipperton, he know; h

growled Clip. "Tel

y Ph?nix and geeve him to some odder mans dat was call McReady, Mar-r-r-k McReady. Madre mia, me, I no sabe Mar-r-r-k McReady; I say I ask for him when I reach Ph?nix and

ing with Perry. Was too far off to hear what they were chinning about. Didn't think much about it then. Saw Pedro this morning. He told me ab

poke up Matt, "and when Pedro tackled him about the lett

ter to me," put in Chub, "an' it's

out Jacks and Hawley, why, he made a bee-line for the gambler

cause to hate Perry than either Matt or Chub; and Matt was constantly fearing that Clip, who had Indian

ton. "They say he owes Hawley a lot of mone

now. I'll get a hustle on and hit only the high places between here and dad's new 'strike.'" Chub start

inute, Chub,

ime now, old chap," returne

. "Borrow Penny's machine. You ca

hub. "I'll get the location blank

ck here, and I'll take th

ught you were going to po

me," said Matt quietly, "

rip Matt's hand an

me, and two good motor-cycles under us, we'll win out against Hawley and Perry with gr

through the door and ma

, Matt?" q

bade him good-by. When Clip returned, Matt and Susie showed him the letter from Mr. McReady, and told him e

. "Hawley told him to. He watched his chance,

tted Matt; "still, it's only a

things as I am of that," answered

art, Clip, that's

ith you and Chub.

but there are only two motor-cycles in town,

ts' thought, "if I can't go with you

r hands off him. Hawley would like nothing bette

orch to wait for Chub, and, while they were sitting on the steps, Welcome Per

ed a stick over his shoulder, and at the end of it swun

" asked Matt, casting a quiz

nto the hills an' git lawless. That red-headed bandicoot of a Chub has got into a habit o' playin' football with me an' usin' me fer the ball. I'm plumb tired, an' there ain't no

e got to go, Welcome, good-by and good luck. Don'

r things failed to go as he thought they ought to. He wanted Ma

. That's my natur', an' ye can't git away from a feller's natur' anyways

're in a big hurry, and you've got a long walk before you

salmon out of another pocket. "I've heern tell," he continued, "that a fish diet is pacifyin'. I jest drapped in ter say good-by to Susie. She's allers been good to me, Susie has. Jim McReady's a mighty good friend o' mine, too, an'

Susie came ou

he exclaimed; "wh

gave a plain

nough to drive a preacher to drink, but never no more, never no more. Good-by, Sus

his shoulder and stepped forw

, "you go right into the hou

big fight on their hands, Welcome makes up his mind he wants to leave. I didn't

ed Welcome, pricking up his ears

long. What do you care for the McReadys, anyhow? After the way you've been treated

. "I'm talkin' to Susie. Wha

dashing up to the front g

, Matt!" h

cycle of Penny's, unpleasant memories were revived, and he tu

ed Matt, getting up and starting to get his wheel, "but he'll c

girl. "Hawley is capable of doing almost any

Clip. "But I'll watch

d out of the gate. Welcome, anxious to know what was going on, but in his present temper no

this trip, and you can bet we're goin' to win out. We'll cinch that 'strike' of d

ons of the two motor-cycles merged into a

a hard fight lay ahead of them, or he m