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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1932)
21; 1332 Oc;Mr THE EUGENE It E G I STER 0 U AH 75 CALL?WEST LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE In These Davs a Job's a Job By HAROLD GRAY TyR&MONTGOMERY rn AFTER XXXli ! roile down ,h! trail s,0''y D stn BalVn black mnre did not i 6 Tha linrso kont tiirninz r .mhred that her master hnd kr orders to obey the. slender tf" . . ,i n hnlf.Wnrrerl at- sne - 'f' l.,,, a wild easerness to I V.,k with her father and fear thut E. w' 0H ",e b"-k,trai1' tZ rode hIl-iie. Uu.lley scareely en- I her thougum. o o...... Z-t hntl lnn ened in the past week. !.. tn-ista of fate, that S Hd'becun to neero unreal. Always ,1 who made deelsinns rapidly and !'',, .traicht to a finish, she was . , I,. nfesent state of un- rtaiti'.r- Ttc blnek mare's hoo.fS elleked on , trail willi cv rhythm and i Doni re. Ball had admitted It he was snilty of all the eharses l" " .... rri.-t .n. hi, knH shot (jthrr. killed a ranger nnd wound I newil men. Dona was baek ei ,.lr where she had started. But a . i.-.i .,.n,;i-lm1 Kiii-h erlmes hun wno m. . Miild neve have trealed her with tho "n,frt ''! ."''' ,h:,t Bn" n,ul Jioivr, ear h lime I hey had met. fftr slowed her horse a lillle In see I lie were waleninc nrr oin, m uu f his eye. The man slowed, too. ..j cho .-new llinr ne was Keeptim a rior elieek on her movemenls. Kwl int Pona pushed tho marc aliead ttH 'rode abreast of him.' "Do you suppose they have the job done p1"' rnotioneo wirn ner l(l J, the direction from which they bid come. The man looked at her, then srin- Qtri "They II nnns mm umvii m trtii ways, then " He jerked up ,,rd with one thumb and his grin nMened. nnnn's lips went while. "I in poini,' tork to P"t a stop to it!" she cried. The blaelt mare had halted, lie nun oil en ais uorBH lu n nwi-. me to butt in," he growled. "I'm coins baek! It will be plain murder!" The girl's eyes were ablaze lit her lips trembling. ' , Dona took In the situation at llanco. Her companion was unbalane ! in bis saddle. One leg was east mr the horn. His r,un bung from hii hip on hr side while his big hurls rested on tho saddle horn. He i! drinkiag in the picture she. 'ninde. With a lightning movement Dona. tasked out with her nnlrt, at I he same time swinging the black mare up igiinst the other horse. The lashing leather strips cut across the. fellow's tjes and cheeks, blinding him. Unna inched over and jerked his gun loose, then cut bis horse cruelly across its (links. The animal snorted nnd leaped into the air. Liko a big sack of meal, lie man sniled into the air and lnndcd in a hean on the ground. Out on the Pass Creek trail t lie hVk streaked. She knew whero she m headed and her nostrils flared as lb strained at her loose bit. Dona felt a rush of exhilaration as she watched the marc's powerful muscles (t and fall. She was riding a great horse. " In a flurry of dust nnd loose stones Dona burst from the trail and shot toward a clump of aspens. She had a group of men ahead and knew what to espect. Sho could make out the tree under which Ball was stand in; and the rope over the limb. ewergin saw her coming nnd rode out to meet her. He waved to the Ben to loosen up on the rope. Dona slid to a halt before him. She wns close to the men and could lee Ball standing strnight nnd calm enmwsBMo.it, (Mi with the rope around bi neck. "What is the meaning of this?" she snapped. "I'm having a hard time with these fellows," Swergin rumbled, Dona slid from her house nnd push ed toward Stan. Swergin followed her. Ho winked at the men and thev stood buck. Placing herself beside Stan, tho girl faced the mob. "Von are going to turn this man loose, she announced evenly. "lt' hetter to let him escape that to m der him!" "You see, boys!" Sweraln snoke to the men. "You fellows will have to give up this wild idea and do as the lady saya. ' The men nodded and backed away a little more. The black mare had snotlKlerep. in and wits nuzzing Stnn'a arm. YViib a sudden movement, Swergin leaped toward Dona. he whirled and her gun enmo up witli a snap. The big timber boss slid to a snlt and his face went white. "Put. up that gun!" he gritted, "You'll shoot somebody." "I certainly will," Donn's voice was hard. Slowly she backed around be hind Stan, her gun wavering over the men. She readied into her jncket pocket nnd pulled out a pocket knife. Opening it deftly with one hand, she slashed his bands, strand by strand. The men stood rooted to the spot, too astonished to move. Swergin was sweni-ing under bis breath but he dared not move, as the black mur.zle of her gun wavered over him more than any of the others. Stan's bands came free and he lossed the rope from his neck. With n swift movement he stepped forward nnd jerked one of Swergin's guns from its holster. Hacking nwuy, he motioned Dona to mount the black. She climbed up. her gun Btill stendily playing over t lie men. Stnn sprang up behind her. His gun was not vcry steacly but it wns a threat. His numb hands were unable to master it as be should have, but no one in the roup fncing them cared to test his aim. The black mare whirled suddenly nnd was off like a flash. Three leaps took her to cover and Stan lowered his gun. He saw that Dona bad slump ed forward over the saddle horn. He slipped an arm around her and held her thus while the mare fled to the safety of the high country. Stan placed several miles between him nnd the posse before he halted. lie doubled back and rode across Ins trail to come out on the same side of the slone as the men had been on. At a cool spring he dismounted nnd car- ried Dona to a grassy bank. Laying her down gently, he brought coot water In bis cupped hands nnd began bathing her fuse. Her eyes flickered open and she sat up. Stan smiled as the girl stared at him with a foolish look on her face, "I thank you," he said simply. Dona mopped the water from her face. It wns a face that mirrored mingled emotions. ( "1 seem to be a prisoner again," sho snid nnd a little smile puckered her full lips. "Not for longer than you wish," he replied. "Then I must get home at once, the girl snid and stood up shakily. Stnn Ball bowed and offered her a steadying hand which she grasped. The inconsistency of Donn's actions made him smile. She had rescued him and now she wanted him to take her into camp -in broad daylight, an act that, would he sure to place him once more in the very danger from which he had just esenped. (To He Conl inucd) - GEE , I HATEO TO A SF? Y 'MAGINE A GUV LI KB ff f 6UT NO- iv MRD fOO CgjTAIULV HAVE TO SOCK 'LUG' I 2SS4Z THAT STR1KIN' FOR MORE W LIKE "LUG" NEVER f WORK FAST- SO HARD, VESTEROAY- i U MONEY, WITH OO&S AS ft f KNOWS WHEN HE'S I HAVE ALL BETTER CALL. tT E FIGHTIN' IS ALL I I, HI 6CARC6 AS THEY ARE f WeU. 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