Argosy All-Story Weekly, May 5, 1928 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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

AR I — el = = ——~ —> SS SSS tl VOLUME 194 SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 NUMBER 5 ——-s yy | ae Nf a ee CHAPTER I. MR. NUTTING’S ARRIVAL, HERE was an element of the | dramatic in the arrival of Mr. Richard Nutting at the Bar-Bee ranch. The end of a long day was at hand; from west to east a red gold light was cast across the Bar-Bee estab- LA . A Hard-Boiled Tenderfoot By J. U. GIESY Co-Author of Semi-Dual Stories They called him ‘‘ The Nut ”’ because he acted so crazy, but when he finished they decided he was crazy like a fox lishment. A feather of smoke curled from the cookhouse pipe. From the cookhouse itself came the clatter of pots and pans, hinting of sustenance and refreshment in the course of prep- aration for the inside man. In the shade of the long bunk house porch the Bar-Bee riders were gath- ered in those postures of relaxation 577 oNOOLKS COMMUCE (F@