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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)
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