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SWAMP GAME
The bite of a mosquito Is
sometimes mightier than the
Suddenly the imprint of tire
tracks in the soft muddy road ley!"
DOUGLAS
MANN
"You're under arrest, Gut-
snapped Truman. "Shoot.
sword! caught his eye and he frowned. ing pheasants out of season in
Cars never travelled that road. this state is a prison term!"

HAL TRUMAN
into the
strode
town police office.
There was no way of turning
around or getting back.
"You ain't arrest in' nobody!"
sneered Gurley whipping out a
"You want to see me. Chief?" He trotted along, following gun. "Put up yer hands! I
he said, frowning.
the tracks until they suddenly shoulda finished ya back there
veered from the road toward the in the road!"
Chief Marmon glared up.
"Yeah. Sit down," he said curt- swamp. Truman stared down Truman's arms rose slowly.
ly. Swivelling around, he lev- hard and a queer chili ran up But swift as light he suddenly
his back. Beyond the road edge ducked and dived for Gurley's
elled a finger. "See here, Tru-
man," he growled, "where you was only an open expanse of knees. The gun roared over his

brackish water. back as he hit Gurley hard.

been? I. get you appointed game
warden, but I never can find He leaned from the saddle The swamp hermit toppled
and peered down into the murky backward and Truman jumped
depths when a sharp report to his feet. His hands fastened
Truman's sun -burned face
hardened. He said quietly, "I've
shattered the silence. bullet A on Gurley's wrist and he I

whined over his body, clipping wrenched the gun loose.

just covered a hundred miles of
leaves on its murderous flight. But Gurley was lithe as a
back country."
"But you haven't been down
The horse reared in fright cat. He sprang to his feet

to Gurley's like I told you." .

and headed back along the road. as Hal dived for the gun, A
"Not yet," admitted Truman. Truman pulled hard on the rock flashed through the air

"Well you better get down and thudded crunchingly

there
now! There's been more "Easy, girl!
any more than you!"
I don't like it against
man slumped
Truman's head. Tru.
to the ground.
shooting in that Black Swamp
section
near Gurley's shack. Minutes later, when he came
He's probably killing birds out JJE CANTERED along, eyes to, he was lying outside Gur- l

of season again and I want to

alert, until he saw Gurley's ley's shack, bound hand and

'
talk with that guy."
clearing ahead. The swamp her- foot. His head throbbed like a

"How do you know it's

mit's shack set back on a knoll trip-hammer. The bearded Gur-
away from the road. From there, ley scuffed from his shack and
*!' isn't those bank bandits!"
the road narrowed into a path looked down at him.
that led through the middle of "I'll take care o' you when I
>w>rted the police chief. "They
the swamp, but there were few git back!" growled Gurley. "An'
! * auldn't East a night in that
Swamp not with those bull who dared use the path.
He led his horse into a grove
there won't be no evidence left
neithe*!"
T-*6 trace of them yet?" hidden from the shack. Circling

there
jwwt a
1

was two men

clue! All
a car." m
we know the ground behind it, he listened
carefully, but heard no one V
f^URLEY TRUDGED
to the shack. Shortly Tru-
back

"Lot of money for the bank

moving man heard the back door slam,
to twse," said Truman rising.
Moving quietly through the -iaisiir yiimself, he saw Gurley

"I'll what Gurley's up to."

see
woods, he suddenly parted hurrvf,ig down toward the

"Bring him back here, but

branches to find hiqnself star- swaf f path the growing
in
ing at a door that led into a. d-ij5j*3&, He carried a knap-
watch yourself. That swamp
buzzard is a mean customer!"
mound of earth and stones. He sack and the three pheasants
Truman hurried down to the
approached softly, pushed open were slung over his shoulder.
stablewhere he kept his saddle the door and stopped dead. 'Straining fiercely at his

Suspended, from a beam in lashed hands, Truman glanced

horse. On the narrow back
.oads of the lowland country, the cave were three pheasants. around frantically. A piece of
jagged glass jutted from the
ike could cover his territory eas- He started in when a noise
ground near the shack. He
ier with horse than by car. behind whirled him around.
stretched out and rolled up to it.
He followed the hot dusty The black-bearded Gurley stood Holding the glass between his
highway out of town a ways and glaring at him evilly. '
feet, he sawed at the ropes on
reined into a small shadowed "Snoopin' around, mistuh his wrists. They gave and he
road that skirted the edge of warden, huh?" snarled the quickly ripped his ankle bondi
Black Swamp. swamp man.

He sprinted down toward the,
footpath, yanking out the mos-
quito oil. He
slapped some over
him, then bent low to follow
the trail. It was a dangerous
undertaking without a light,
but he knew Gurley was hiding
the birds to prevent arrest.
Helost his footing twice. Un-
seen brush clawed at his face
and hands. But he felt his way
along until a shaft;df light fil-
tered through the darkness
ahead. The dim outline of a
cabin stood before him.
He
Suddenly voices came to him.
stared, puzzled.
Unmindful
of swarms of mosquitoes
the
around him, he approached
softly to one of the heavily net-
ted windows.
Seated at a table pushed near
thewindow, were two unshaven
men. Gurley had spread out
t loaf of bread and a jar of
jam, and the two men, gun hol-
sters strapped to their bodies,
were wolving the food down. A
black bag rested on the table
close to the window.
Truman heard Gurley growl.
"I.gotU leave these birds here.
Th/t 4noopin' warden spotted
'em and yer car, I think,"
One of the men snarled and
whipped out his gun. "Did he
follow you?"
"Naw! I got him tied up.
fix him good later!"
"How long wc gotta hole
in this buggy joint?" growled
the other man. "These mosqui-
toes'll drive me nuts!"
"Just tonight. I figure they
won't be searching cars tomor-
row. MI be back in the mornin'.
Be sure you keep that nettin'
tight over them windows."
"You take care of that war-
den, Gurley," warned one of
ihem, "or else!"
Suddenly it dawned on Tru-
man as he peered at the black
bag. Those were the bandits
who'd held up the hank! Gurley
was hiding them until the heat
coo'-d off.
tre until Gurley slouched by
and headed back through the
swamp. Waiting until Gurley's
footsteps died away, he stole
closer to the window his mind
working fast.
"
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npHE BAG was within hand's "My horse, probably!" said
* reach, but they were both Truman, rubbing his neck. "She
armed. Yet he had to act quick doesn't like gun fire. The second
before Gurley found he'd got- time you shot at me, she lit out
ten free. a for the stable!"
Truman glanced at the net- "The second time!" Marmon
ting tacked loosely to the win- exclaimed. "Say, what's going
dow'. It was the same on both. on here, Truman?"
He peered hard at the table of "Plenty!" said Truman. "Gur-
food and suddenly a tight smile ley'abeen hiding those two bank
flitted over his face. bandits in his swamp cabin.
A little later, as he raced Their car's sunk back there by
madly back along the swamp the road!
path, a shot rang out behind "What!" roared Marmon.
him. Another blast followed it. "That's why we couldn't trace
He stumbled and fell, a dull it.
Come on let's go in there
pain knifing his leg. and get them!"
Slimy water closed over him, "No need to, Chief!" said
but he struggled back to safety. Truman with
queer smile.
a
He groped through dense brush, "Put out your light and wait a
pushing his way blindly. Gur-
ley, he knew, would be waiting
for him somewhere, but he hur- IT WAS LESS than a minute
ried on. when they saw a light
He reached the clearing and bobbing toward them from
sank down, gasping. In the dark- the swamp blackness. Agonized
ness he made out Gurley's cries floated to them.
cabin. Perhaps he could slink Marmon and the two troop-
by it and make the road. ers waited grimly. The two men
He rose unsteadily, but a stumbled from the path. Mar*
rustle behind whirled him mon's powerful light blinded
around. He felt something settle them and the troopers pounced
over his head, and a wire noose
drew tight around his neck. One of the bandits, his face
"You won't get away this swollen hideously, suddenly
time!" snarled Gurley as he glimpsed Gurley. "You dirty,
pulled savagely on the noose. double-crossing swamp rat!" he
I'll Truman's fingers clawed fran- screamed. "I'll get you for this!"
r tically at the wire. His breath "Me!" croaked Gurley. "I
up choked off, he flailed out wildly ain't done nothin'l"
with one fist. Gurley grunted "Not much! You didn't think
and reeled back, but lunged for- we could get out, huh! You took
ward again. that jam and smeared it ar. over
The noose slowly strangling the windows, and you tipped off
him, Truman foughr wiH Wiiw* that netting so's the mosquitoes
fierceness.. He (eh his kfl<n-s a**- would get us! Well, you won't
ing when flasnugm Or a ins ;t that dough, Gurley! I'll
stabbed the darkness near Gur- "Don't blame Gurley!"
ley's shack and swept down over chuckled Truman. "That wa
the only way I could get that
Gurley let go the noose and money and get you two out of
grabbed out a gun. A heavy ob- there! Here's the bank money,
ject in Truman's hand crashed Chief!"
down on Gurley's wrist. Gurley Marmon blinked at the bag
cursed, diving for the swamp. Truman tossed him. "For a
But Truman kicked out with one game warden, you make a good
leg and Gurley sprawled flat. detective, Son!" he smiled. "All
"Stay right there, Gurley! right, boys, take those two. I'll
Take care of him boys!" barked take Gurley!"
Chief Marmon and two lanky "No, you won't!" said Tru-
troopers clamped big hands on man quickly. "I came down to
get Gurley and I'm taking Gur-
"Who told you guys to come ley back!"
down here?" growled Gurley. The End
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