Frank Stidham, my cousin who had been a neighbor and pall bearer for Alice and Bill Parker, had a Meican working for him who had been there for years and was trusted completely. His name was Juan Flores. frank decided since they hadn’t been able to outsmart Andreas in Old Mexico, maybe they could try to lure him into the States again. Frank went to Dave Parker with his plan, and Parker liked the idea.
Frank would let Jan take a couple of good saddle horses into Meico–one horse, Ned, had been roped from the wild bunch and was fast and toughp the other was supposedly to carry Juan’s pack. he was to find Andreas and get him to come back on his side to the line to help Juan steal frank’s remuda. Juan was to say that Frank had fire him and he wanted to get even. the lure was strong, since Andreas knew Frank had good saddle horses and plenty of them. Dave Parker was a little uneasy at the risk frank was taking and told him so. he said, “Juan may never come out again himself,” but Frank was firm and said he knew Juan; better still, Juan knew Frank. So dave told Frank to go ahead and try, and if Frank lost any horses, Dave would pay for them.
Everything went off fine. Juan said he found Andreas the fourth day in Mexico and talked him into trying for frank’s remuda. Andreas needed money badly, and he knew they would have no trouble selling any amount they could steal, so they started back for the line. On the third day they were high in the mountains but near enough for a quick dash into the States. The closer they got to the line, though, the more uneasy Andreas got. They camped for the night and were smoking and planning their next move when, down on the valley floor, cars began to move in from every direction.
A runner had been sent out from Ojitos by Bunk Spencer (manager for Charlie Warren, owner of the alamo Hueco or U-Bar on this side of the line also) that Andreas was there at the neighboring ranch. What the men on this side did not know was that he had been there but was now with Frank Stidham’s Juan Flores, heading back into the States. Frank and Dave Parker had kept their plans too quiet, and the fellows in the cars had no way of knowing that the trap was set for the fox and that he was about to take his last bait.
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