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] and FATAL ROUNDUPS ^THAT'S WHY I’M HERE. SHERIFF/ l HEARP THEREP BEEN A LOT OF CATTLE RUSTLING GOING ON AROUNP PEACEFUL CORNERS ANP

V T SUSPECTEP REP FRISBV WAS , BEHINP IT/,

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TO SEE ANYONE IN MUH LIFE/ REP FR1SBYANP HIS GANG OF MURPERING I OUTLAWS HAVE BIN «L

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IT S FRISBY.ALL V WE’VE GOT TO STOP -RIGHT/BUT HE ANP ] THEM OR NO ONE S HIS HENCHMEN J, CATTLE WILL BE SAFE/ HAVE GOTTEN 1 I’M GOING TO STAY IN

THE NEWS OF THE FAMEP MARSHAL'S APPEARANCE INFE-Itf - :r;,-r - ^r.T ANP SOON AFTER, IN THE HILL HIPEOUT OF THE NOTORIOUS REP FRISBYi---

CLEAN AWAY V PEACEFUL CORNERS y AFTER EVERY \ UNTIL THEY ARE RUSTLING JOB!j V^STOPPEP/

I GOT BAP NEWS.) f LASH tARUE / HE'S A TOUGH * REP/ LASH y HOMBRE / IT WON T BE SAFE LARUE IS IN T FER US TO TRY ANY MORE PEACEFUL RUSTLING WHILE HE'S ’ROUNP/ CORNERS/ J > BUT THEY’RE BAYING GOOP

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' I’LL EXPLAIN LATER.' LISTEN, \ PEAKE. AS SOON AS I6IT EVERY* THINS ARRANGEP.yO’RE GONNA) PAY A VISIT TO JONATHAN <j

I HATCHERS RANCH.' HE S GOT | , HUNPREPS OF HEAPS OF F y CATTLE THAT I’M MIGHTY^

BUT HOW ARE WE AGONNA PO IT? VUI JUST SAIP WE _ CAN’T TAKE A < CHANCE OF r RUSTLING ANY- ft MORE WITH M LASITROUNP

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IMPORTANT THING IS NOT TO MAKE . THEM RUN AWAY,

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ME QUITE HEAP !*•

PON’T MENTION ) HOLD UP ON THE GRUB, \ IT. PARPNER/I’M SUSAN/ I’VE GOT TO GIT ^ ALLUS GLAPTO THE BOYS ANP ROUNP UP HELP SOMEONE J THE CATTLE / THAR’S A ALONG /WAL.I S LOT OF MONEY TO BE MAPE RECKON I’LL BE FER US IN REP RIVER << AMBLING ALONGt) JUNCTION AND I’M NOT \ ^ ji-rt GONNA WASTE ANY TIME )' ~ .N, gittingthar/

WAL.I THOUGHT I’P TIP YUH OFF TO A GOOP PEAL/ THAR'S A NEW CATTLE BUYER IN REP RIVER JUNCTION ANP I HEAR TELL HE'S WILLING TO PAY REAL BIS MONEY FER CATTLE / IF I WERE YUH I’P GIT OVER THAR PRONTO

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THAT'S RI6HT/ ANP 6CT THE BOYS REAPY' WE WANTTUH 6IVE HATCHER ANP HIS COW¬ POKES A WARM

IVERV WARM/,

INSlPE AFORE HATCHER SPOTS ME / HE MI6HT < 6IT SUSPICIOUS

I IF HE SAW ME .' THAT MUST. BE THE <

PLACE NOW. ^HATCHER//

BUT AS THEY ENTER THE RANCH HOUSE. IT ISN'T REFRESHMENTS THEY RECEIVE / r- PULL THE SAME }

TRICK OVER ASIN \ . WITH SOME OTHER! | RANCHER / vOREA

GENIUS, REP/ NO- I BOPY LL EVER OIT /

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HAVE TO PO IS SIT RIP OF THEIR BOPIES ANP SELL < THE CATTLE 'CROSS THE. ----

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•WHEN JONATHAN HATCHER POES NOT RETURN HOME, HIE ,- PISTRACTEP WIFE RUNS TO THE SHERIFF /

1 I PIPN’T WANT TO WORRY MRS. HATCHER ANY MORE THAN I— POSSIBLE,BUT l*M AFRAIP / S0METHIN6 HAS HAPPENEP J TO HER HUSBANP ANP HIS MEN/ BUT THE FIRST THIN6M TO PO IS CHECK IF THEV EVER REACHEP THAT CATTLE BUYER IN REP _ ,,

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A YOU FEEL ANY / BETTER.ILL RIPE I OUT TO REP RIVER JUNCTION ANP SEE

.IF I CAN BE OF SOME N^HELP TO HIM /y^

— ANP HE ANP THE \ NOW P0NT\ BOYS HAVE NT RETURNEP/ \ BE ALARMER ' I'M PLUMB WORRIEP OUT ) MAM/ YO'RE , OF MUH MIND/ I KNOW/ HUSBANP ) /'/■vr-u,-,; TCFRlAl.r j HAS HAPPENEP TO A HAP SOME N to. THEM / ( TROUBLE WITH A fe|,a //rrrj I_H THE CATTLE l \fr\m I- I n ANP THAT'S C W A - I K RELAYING 1

THEN WHAT I WAS AFRAIP OF^ MUST HAVE HAPPENEP/ REP FRISBY ANP HIS GANG MUST J HAVE SWOOPEP' POWN ON <? THEM SOMEWHERE ON THE \ PLAINS,KILLEP THEM,ANP RUN OFF WITH THE CATTLE//

TILL THOSE PRAIRIE RATS ■ ■ FOR THEIR SENTENCES / J

I MAY AS WELL HEAP BACK FOR. SEARCHEP THE ENTIRE ROUTER

Jl CORNERS TO ] ' RIVER JUNCTION ANP THERE / .ISN'T A SIGN OF HATCHER / V OR HIS CATTLE/ J

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TO REP RIVER JUNCTION i :ThAR) ^ITRAILALONS.

T4OWPY,T0M/ WHERE ARE YOU TAKIN6

.YOUR CATTLE ?/ imbsto py, LASH / /

^YES/ ANP FROM ALL SI6NS HE 60T JONATHAN HATCHER ANP

, HIS CREW/ BUT THIS TIME ^ \ WE'LL BE REAPY IN CASE )

THEY STRIKE AGAIN?y

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PUT TOM'S' ’ RIGHT. MEN. I SHORE AM GUP VUH RAN TO US.LASH/ WITH YUH AROl I PONT FEAR TEN REP FRISE WOULP YOU MINP CARRYING

’TILL WE GIT TO REP RIVER ; I 6UESS YOU'RE SAFE NOW/THERE'S THE CATTLE BUYER:

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I MAY AS WELL I'VE GOT TO ADMIT FRISBY IS PLENTY ' SMART/ HE HASN'T/ LEFT A CLUE I ^ CAN WORK ON T

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'LONG, AND GOOD LUCK'

WELCOME,GENTS, WELCOME / CMON INSIDE.' THAR'S FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS /—rf WAITING INSIDE FER Pri I

WHILE INSIDE THE RANCH HOUSE ■ A BIS JOKE- K JH/ ASA REWARD' BRINGING YORE / -E TO US, WE RE A A PAY YUH ALL 'f - IN BUUETS.'^I

REACH FOR THE SKY/ AND MAKE IT PRONTO/

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IT’S A WHIP.'it -Mf , KNOCKEP THE GUNS, OUT OF OUR HANPSJi

! iThought things I TOO (JUIET/ COME

LETS GET THESE BW I'VE WAITEPA LONG 1 JA TIME TO CATCH UP <

WITH YOU, REP ANP I'M NOT GOING TO > LET YOU GET )

^ AWAY NOW / ^

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OOOH; YOU THOUGHT YOU COULP GET AWAY WITH YOUR PISGUISE ANP WELL L'AIP, OUT PLANS. BUT NO < CROOK EVER GETS AWAY) WITH A CRIME V— '

SE NO GOOP COYOTES) UNPER CONTROL. -A

H/ BUT IF IT HAPN'T ), FER YUH.WE'P // E ALL BIN GONERS/ S I I SAVEPOURLlVES'li

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—■7' no can anyone ahoond. maybe 1

. WE FIND PEACE INOWNIVALJ

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1 I DO— I MEAN I DID. THE OWNER OF THE

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ME WATCH AMD MAKE SURE you NO leave

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AND AFTER 816 BOW FINISHES WEEPM- AND AFTER 816 BOW FINISHES CARRVIt IN THE BALES OF HA Y--

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A FCW MINUTES LAT£R- fSoNLV THING small]

,-ABOUT BIG BOW IS V BRAIN.' CAN'T you UNDER-

P( STAND THESE CARNIVAL. HORSES TOUCHED UP WITH WHITE POWDER ANP BLACK PAINT TO MAKE _

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HORSES HELP US GET i EUEM WITH --- OWNER OF CARNIVAL.^

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ANP THEV WORM ttM TUR0U6U THE M16HT- OVUVJER BETTER

SHORTLY AFTER- 8UT GIVE UP SLEEP TO DO IT/ WHEW LITTLE ARROW M£ TIE HIS TONGUE

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^ THE PLANNED A' ACCIDENTS /Q^j

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