get her and lli.it hard, strain ed look In
“ W ard, for (Lai's sake, let m e go!"
his eyes situ " l et him holler aw hile!"
W a rd sta rted . H e did not kno w Hist he grillisi "l*o lilui good, hang him!"
a m a n 's voice could change so much in
I ulil d i s t a n c e uud the llitarveiillig
so short a tim e He neve r would have hills »et a wall of alienee lie !» ecu
recogulzed the toucs as com ing from W ard heuid llu> k scream ing III feur of
Buck Olue.v's loose, com placent lips
“ Ward. I’ll n e v e r I'll leave th e c o u n
try i'll go to South A merica o r A us
tr a lia or-
“ You'll go to a h o tte r clim ate. Buck "
W a rd cut In inexorably
"Y o u 'v e got
y o u r ticket."
"I'll o w n up to everything. I'll tell
you w here some of th e m oney's cached
» c got In that lliin lu p deal. W ard
T h e r e 's enough to pul you ou Kas>
LADIES DRESS SHOES
MEN S UNION SUITS
atroet. I'll tell you » h o helped '*
"Y ou'd ho tte r not." ad v ised Ward
hirshl.v, " o r 1 11 m a k e hang in g a relief
to you. I know pretty » e l l right no»
LADIES HOUSE SHOES
MKN S D K KSS SH O K S
all you could tell And If I » a n t e d to
n t .......... S L \ * > r . »*. s i » . r » o
» 1 ,5 0
» 1 .0 5
send y our p a n lu e r s up 1 w ouldn't need
y our help. It s partly to g iv e them a
LADIES SAMPLE SHOES
ch ance th a t I'm sending you out this
MKN S W O R K S H O K S
» a y myself. I don't call th is murder.
_
t«» » 5 . 0 5
¡S ü . ! » r » 1 s i o . r * o
Buck. I'm su\ lug t h e s t a t e a lot of
tim e and trouble, t h a t's ull. an d your
MISSES DRESS SHOES
BOYS SHOKS
p a n l u e r s th e black e y e th e y 'd get for
thro w in g In w ith you. I hea p sabe
nl
si:. [ 5
s : : r.o
w ho w as th e head push. \ ou got them
in to ta k e w h a te v e r dropped, so you
could got off slick uud clean. Just as
you've done before, you- y o u —”
Buck Olney g"t It th e n hot from th e
Ares of W a rd 's » r a t h
A m a n does
not brood o v er tre a c h e ry a u d wrong
a n d a blackened f u tu re for y e a r s w ith
out storing up a good m any th in g s that
he m eans to say to tin* friend w ho has W ard Rode Back the Way He Had
played him false
W a rd had been a
BANKS WILL NOT DIVULGE
Come.
happy go lucky young fellow w h o had
c u s t o m e r s BALANCES
AMONG TH K C H U K C H E 8
fa ith lu men a n d in h im self a n d In his d e a th , ac r e a m in g until he w as n o
I
hoarse
he
could
only
whisper,
acrcaui
future. H e hail lived th ro u g h black,
N«» i T f o r t Will h e Iti II « I •* til « » I » f !» Ill II*
ing
because
he
had
not
seen
M
a
id
ta
k
e
hopeless d a y s and w eeks anil m onths
M c II um II h I C h u r c h
Ih v .1 ■ * Knott-*,
1 1 «rum t ton : ir f « • tin* it in « »mit o f 111 ** 11 *' %
because of this m an w h o tried n o » to his knife ami slice th e rope upon the UI i v I hm I) Ili I Hill* « Oil of N I * I* % I « » N * III I »«!*. . S m o l l i ) pm T i o o I u t l o ti i n lC«'j(
buy m ercy w ith the fa ith of his p a r t Imiti so ttint it would not h a v e held the i l i o h u n k « III co li lire 11 « * It w i t h flu h b « i l v n i t r |*i c u t h i i i K n et v o «'» u t 11 u i n m o l
. it»
l . j . w o r t h l e n o n i u t I i* i n M o l
w eight of u rabbit.
ners.
l o a n «li is •
\ r e p o r t ha« b e e n « m u i u t * « ! w* k i * i . » \ « i H o o t i n g l h i i r « « l i v e v e n i n g
I ' ' o n 1 i li l i ed n e x t « c.-k I
lu th e s a d d le Buck s a t all hunched
t • • til* •' t f .'4 f f|l!ll » M i l f I.|* ll ? il III I «'I t i l l
u t * : it»
S itio liiv
m<»rninj¿, * ' I l o * t* « iu n t i c i at
to g e th e r a s If W ard h ad lustn-d him
t Mill a l o t i ^ f In ■« tin** w i l l I **• *.l»t: i n**«|
V
E rri
i
ir«
w ith r a w h id e instea d of w ith stinging
f n u l l th e h u n k s b u t t i l l « i « uh«nli i t . l v
words. T h e m uscles of Ids f a c e tw Itch
HONOR GUA RO NOTES
u n tru e
Tlit» h u n k « w i l l in»f < 1 1 v it I ^ *' hai
ed spasm odically.
H is ey e s w ere
l*ir«byt r i lau Church I» \ Marl.r«».I
m i n i o r ¿¿ i n *' " ( i t h i I * . n u n t i ** ii **f :»
I' a « t of , photo* I / l i
Mible *o h o o l ut B»
g ro w in g bloodshot.
t
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l o o f f*.iu M m
\\ «• h a v e r e c e i v e d
« m
M o r n i n g w o r s h i p ut I I , e v e n i n g
W a rd spilled tw o p a p e rs o f tobacco
h u n k I *ii lit it c •* i« io*t r *• n it r • 1*. I it« r * l • h i .
a o | «flip it . .TO; I o i d e «tud v \ \ C«l II«' •»«! a y
i \ 1» \ \ t u t l.o k f«*r th* A r u n u m i i H'ln i
C H A P T E R V I - R M I n e « l o n g a rtat-bot-
. . . . . .
.. . . .
before h e got a c ig a re tte rolled and
i n f t i i t i r . i t i o n »« t** In« :i I * 1 1 1 r s t o hi
• v »'fling« at * do.
tonied c a n y o n s h e s e e s a h> r - m a n res- m-
1 OU k i l o » w h a t I t o l d y o u .
W ard
t UUd.
\ l i n « ■ ,
I*»» w * t a lot I* « -«o*ii
I .
light.-d. H e w ondered u little at the
Sling W a rd J 1' a p p e a r n th e h ills and lat- r
r e m in d e d h im g r im ly a n d to o k u p the
p hysic al reaction from hi.s o u tb u r s t, hut
Sptay Formula fur Apple and Fear Heal» •»ling, u n i o n » r v o « ut h i g h «cho«*l uu
knife - w * ith
th a t m - a * d • e - * the
m e m b e r s k l n g ^ o M ™ " ' « i t ’ by h er fa th e r '
• * • - a deadly
'" -" • a
— ir ...............
*-
11 • mu r ( f u n n l jcirl.H w h o u « «ÌH t. ,*| t l o
liM iiim
IL ar li «1*1*1 W >«•
Ph* lB la t e In a r r iv in g 1 n e a n ! finds
o th e r suck in his hreuth. " H o ld still! he w o n d ered more a t Buck Olney sit R. «I t i « « t u | * o k o u k u i u M o t n i u y **\*
\o
I Litio- Mtiphur » o l u t o m I ^ ilb m
her m o th e r til. and « phy«i tan Is called .
I ui liable to c u t y our th r o a t If I m a k e tin g alive an d u n h u rt on t h e horse lie- n i n g wer« • ( o io'v o \ »* .1 u r y , R u t h !'h« l|*« to 2 5 *>t w a t e r p in« • p o u n d « *»f n o n -mi
fure him. a Seals» k horse w hich W ard
a mislick.”
C hristian Chur«h Walter < * m 11 « ««*t«.
C H A P T E R V I I —B illy L o v ' s e doe* no t
p h a fe i copper»«
p r e \ u*ii«lv di«««dv* d
F lo ro iic o
H o k*
Mitth«
I.
hold c h a n g e l e s s h e r b ro k en f a i th In W ard,
h
a d seen F loyd C arson riding on e or
I III
i •
in
't 1 ’
Really. It w a s th e w ay he did it th a t
in w a t e r t" c a d i In o g a l l o n «
I l l o l 1 .• * 1 M l i u t i .
a l t h o u g h »he ha» lea rn ed to love rc.m ,
S i
L i» ;o p in
l*r« i i c h i u g nerv i r e s
H e w ondered w h a t Floyd
W a rd m et» h er on th t r ..1 ai d !» buzz e l
m a d e It terrible. T he th in g itself w a s twice.
A p p ly w Io n y o u n g | c » \ « « a r o u n d th*' at I l a m . a n d t ’.O p m
at h er ap p a ren t c o o ln e s s t o w a r d him.
H e merely d rew the back of would d o if he sa w Buck n o w a n d the
f r u i t hud« a r e *m* h a l f to t h i « «• «i ua r
M *iiiht*r« o f ft »r I»« 1 tut*«*t os c r y M o n
W a rd w r i t e s h er o ffer in g a n y a s s i s t a n . * , nothing.
th e blade d o w n alongside Buck's e a r use to w hich th e horse w us being put.
h e c a n give.
«I ■ t \ e v e n i n g a« t i M i t i l t o f o l d h a io h i ^ » ' « ter* o f an »iteli m l e n g t h ,
H n p t l .t ( ’ I m i « h
K 1 ♦ < » G r " u t lu» «
W a rd hnlshed th e cig arette, rolled
a u d p e rm itted th e point to sc ra tch
N o . li Lini« «u lp h u r «uliif m i I g a l l o n t«*r « ' i n e n t u «
H i t i u L i v ««' In *••1 at 141 n
a t th* R o d t I« «« room«*
A l l ^ i r l « i **^ i «
a
n
o
th
e
r
an
d
sm
oked
th
a
t
also
before
in
B r • a* 1kl 1 l i g Ut I I D in
th ro u g h th e skin barely enough to let
1*r »v er Il i c e f
to ;t5 **f writer p hi« L* p o u n d « «>t i r o n «ul
h e could put his h and out before him t c i c . l i n t h i « c o i | •« in u« f a t t e n d . W h e n
C H A P T E R V I I I —R i d i n g o v e r t h e hills
i u g 1 li u i -'•la v *'\ * * i i i u g »1 7 10
looking for -a ttle bran d . 1 Y* W a r d d i s o u t a thin trickle o f blood. A pin a n d hold It reasonably ste ady. When th * ' n e x t h a l f " I o a k u m a r r i v e * w e a r e phut«' to e » * h t o o g a l l i . n •»
•
•
•
would hav e h u r t worse.
B ut Buck
c o v e r s a hidde n co rra l and se . s thr ee m -n .
Vppl) JU«t h c f o i e h|o««o|ll h ud « ««pell
he felt fairly su re of h im s e lf again he r e q u i r e d t o a t t e n d a n d h e l p p o k i t .
one o f w h o m he b e liev es to be If
■ O.-
G o ¡»el M l
Job
\V
F i n ti e y
II
■ in!
groaned
an
d
believed
he
h
ad
lost
an
N
o
I
Lilt)»*
«
u
lp
h
u
r
noltitiiili
I
g
a
l
b
o
B u n g th* hoy?« a l o n g
t h e y r a n :o*«i.«t
ney
t ’pon the ir le a v in g h e I n v e s t ig a t e s
w t f v t h*tni e r « He.'«»|,«| ih*««r «• *»• f 1« «i• f lk»v
ear. H e b re a th e d in gasps, b u t did not lifted his h a t to »i|>e off th e s w e a t of m a t e r i a l l y .
a n d flnds st o c k on w h ich t h e b ra n d s h a v e
I«* 10 o f w a t e r piu« li p o u n d « • »f iro n «ul
« f «' « l i n t V
his anger, gave a big sigh am i retu rn ed
alni F r i
S e rv ic e «
1 ii*'«*l *)
been c h a n g e d t o h ts o w n m a rk .
sa y a word.
p h a f e a ol ‘J p o u n d « «»I dry at«« nat«* «• f
«las a t T • G j*. tu
Su l i n i » ) ««•r v ic «•« n t
"G o ahead. T a lk all you w a u t to. to th e tying of th e h a n g m a n 's in««-.
C H A P T E R IX —A f te r o b l i t e r a t i n g t h e
\ «Id t h e • r**n
i n t h e n e a r tutiii« ' th** H o n o r G u a r d l e a d to cm-h BN» g a lion«
- •4» ali.J
W h e n he tinully hud It Axed the way
' P
b ra n d s W a rd d e d u c e s t h a t B u ck O lney
Buck.” W a r d invited, a n d vylped the
«o iphut* f i r « t , t h e n n<l»l tin* h a d ar«M*n
•
•
•
w i l l t a k e up th«* w o r k **t w a r g a r d e n
w ill b eco m e s u s p i c i o u s o f him a s k n o w i n g
h
e
w
a
n
te
d
It
he
w
e
n
t
close
an
d
Aung
k n if e b la d e on B u c k s s h o u ld e r 0
a b o u t t h e plant
He cautiously keeps out
a
t
e
aft«
r b e i n g m i x e d to a t h i n pa«»t«*
i
n
g
.
f
u
r
t
i
:«vol
b
e
a
n
*
,
a
n
d
p«*««ihlv
po
Chui
U.
au
S«d(*uce
Chur*
h Hi-rvi « « in
o f the w a y u n til hts pattern e f r a z z V s ou t
h e r e tu r n e d th e weapon to Its s h e a th t h e noose o v e r Buck O lney's head. H e t :i f < •«•«*. wi l l h e t ile m u m »Top« W e will K. p w e l l a g i t a t e d
Mie i ha|.« I it T
» I« • I «tfi*et e u c h
under t h e «train
H e d i s c o v e r s B u c k O l
could
not
tr
u
s
t
h
im
self
to
s
p
e
a
k
Just
in his inside co a t pocket.
n e y h id in g behlDd ro ck a n d t a k e s h i m
\ p p l y w h e n thr**«* f o u r t h o f th«* g
il« S u m h i v at 1 1 a tu R. 'g u ia r t •• «fun • •nini
no t ('«in line *»ur w n rk to o n e or tw«*
m e e t i n g • m Ei \S « tim «, | | J if . M l i 1 * u*
prison er.
Buck flinched from th e touc h and set then. H e ca st an Inquiring gla nce up l a r g e g a r d e n « in w h o 'll a l l m e in h er« are h a v e f a l l e n . I»ir«'« t « p r a y t • • « n l v x
I'll«' hill l.li
w ard. took Buck s horse by th e bridle
■1" " i **r fin* u «e «»f t h e
his teeth.
a« w «*11 a « t«» a l l f o l i a g e .
mipp«»«ed
t*»
w
o
r
k
a«
w
e
d
u
i
la
«t
y
e
a
r
.
«
ir*-ul.it
W «•«In«' «•lav
library
« «•t*
a n d l<sl him f o rw a r d a few s te p s so
W
a
rd
tied
his
b
a
n
d
s
before
him
a
n
d
Mt
f
r
o
m
1
t
o
4
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N o I I . i m e « u l p h u r «»«luti o n I g II*.U
CHAPTER X.
I In« y e a r t h e g i r l « w ill h e p l a c e d on
t
h
a
t
Buck
w
as
d
irectly
u
n
d
e
r
th
e
o
v
e
r
III
V
if*
«
1
t
o
t
In*
**«*r
v
n
••
« I» « VV i -n «I« t o
told him to get u p a n d go o u t to his
t o t o «>t w a f e r p i n « I ' j t o li p o u n d « * « * f
e o i n i n i t t e e s , e a c h c o m m i t t e e t o I»«* re
m u k •-
(I t I k - 1 1 f .- 1 (it (ire
horse. Buck obeyed w ith a b je c t su b h a n g in g limb. T beu. w ith th e coil of - p o n « ! b l e fo r 1 1 h o w n p lo t ot g r o u n d i r o n N i i l p h a t i * t«» ••a* h B»o g a l l o n «
“ So L o n g , B u c k ! ”
B u c k 's rope lu his hand, be tu r n e d back
!*ARD relighted th e Are, which missiveness. a n d W a r d 's lip curled
\ p p l v l o « I u v « o r li w e c k « a f t « t \»»
a n d sq u irm e d up the tr e e tr u n k until I u t h a t w a y w e w i l l w o r k t o m u c h het
had gone out long ago, aud set again a s he w alked behind him to th e
I In*««' d i b i t i « * n h ar«' i n t « ‘ fi«led f«»r
h e had rea ch ed th e limb. H e cra w led t*r a d v a n t a g e l> *m atom « « » t latid atol
th e d ishpan on th e stove w ith door. H e h ad not th e slightest tw inge
o u t until he w us o v er B u c k 's bullet o f p l o w i n g w i l l b e .««'cured hy t h e «lu d«*gr»*e l u n e « u l p h u r ; i t « t r o n g » * r m a t
w a te r to heat. H e r e m a d e his hunk, of pity for the man. H e w as gloating
p u n c tu re d b a t crow n, siloed off w h a t f u r e n t co m m ittee? « . A« n e a r l y a« po* i a l I« u«**«l, d i l u t e a«a o r . l i n g l v .
sprea d in g on th e a r m y b la n k et w hich ly glad th a t he could m a k e him suffer,
I f p m k a p p l e a p h i « a r e p n *«
ut
rope he did not Meed uud Aung it to the « i b i e e a c h c o m m i t t e e w i l l h e colilpo«c<|
he took from th e saddle on R a ttler, an d he in w a r d ly cursed his ow n hu-
ground. H e sa w Buck wince as th e ot g i r l « in t h e « a m e v i c i n i t y in w h i c h f i c i c u t n u m b e r .« t«« j u « t i f v t h . V | " II-
H e sw ep t the floor as n e a tly as an y inanity for being so merciful. H e
A C U iT A IIE ORO VE C IT IZ E N TEI.I.H
rope w ent p ast him T h e pin to ho rse it« l a n d i« l o c a t e d \ \ «• h a v e r e c e i v e d a a« t h e y a r e i n m«*«t o r d i n i d«. Id l i n e
w o m an could h a v e d one it a n d laid 0 ’’g h t to h a v e c u t Buck s e a r off slick
fo u rth « o f p in t o f iiic o fiiic
stillili :i
l e t t e r f r o m N S R o b b , e m i n t y a g r o ul
Ol' Il IH t : \ P E R I E N C E
shied out o f position.
tw o w olf skins dow n in t h e i r places a n d clean Instea d of m a k in g a bluff at
I b l a c k l e a f 0»
to each lo o
l i l t . lis I
“T a k e th e reins an d bring him buck t u r a i a g e n t , hi w h i c h h e g i v e « u« g o o d
w h e re they did d u ty as rugs.
H e It. he told him s elf disgustedly. Ruck
.« pray N o . I.
h e r e .” W ard culled shortly, an d g a v e a a d v i c e a« to hoiio* g a r d e n * , u u d a!*** a«
w ash e d a n d wiped his few dishes, deserv ed it and more
^•»l| llHV** i l l i g l i t tu «h*ul*t «t II t *fl"!l f «
I t i« o f u ti u o M t i m p o r t a n c e m a n v
t o tlo* p i c k i n g ot e v e r g r e e n hlto k hei r o*«
t
w
i
t
c
h
of
t
h
e
rojte
us
a
hint.
keeping B uck's knife a lw a y s w ithin
H e helped Bu. k into th e saddle, took
«»1 pe**ph* h v i u g t :» r uwhv bill l'un y**u
f o r t t o c o n t r o l e i t h e r appi«* *»r p* ,r *
t
h
i
*
f
a
l
l
.
Ilo*
g
o
v
e
r
n
m
e
n
t
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a
i
r
e
a
d
)
M echunlrally Buck obeyed
H e did
reach and sending a n in q uiring glance th e «Hort rope in his b a n d s a n d Cobbled
ih*uht i o t ta g « A t r«*v «• «* 1 » « I « • r «« -111 •* ti t f
p latin g
l a r g e o r d e r « f o r t h i « b e r r y t h a t a l l la u t y e a r '« |ea\»*« he t d n
K e » .| i t:
to w a r d Buck w h en e v er t h a t u n happy Buck s feet u n d e r the horse, grasped n o t know t h a t th e rope w as n o t yet f o r forni f o r tlo* « o i d o r « . Hy p i c k i n g llluler, Iir Idlu-rwis,- euvi'led. Ill-ti re Hie
tied to t h e limb.
m a n m ade th e slig h test m ovem ent, t h e bridle reins a n d m o u n te d Rattler.
I
1
K il« t'» n , retiri'd fiirrn er, 44*’
lie»
leiives
ti|>i
nr
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tinns
lur
1 .. 1 I
th««*-
hern»'«
w
•*
c
o
u
l
d
no
t
o
n
ly
b
e
nl
W a rd tied th e rope securely, leaving
though, t r u t h to tell. B uck did not W ithout a w ord he set off up the rough
s e r v i c e t o tlo* * * h o y « in k h a k i ' * but I < lij: motil s|ir»\s »ill l.e ^ 11, 11 »lien till- N. 1 lnr*l St ., ,«ii v ■« : * * \ \ li« in*v er I li h v «*
enough
slack
to
keep
Buck
from
c
h
o
k
m a k e many. H e brought tw o palls of trail t o w a r d H a rdup, leading B uck's
dii n p p n r f iiuit v tu «p« *ik ii g..«*d w«*r»l
ing p rem a turely. H e fussed a m in u te c o u l d a l * o h e l p o u t o u r l o c a l c a n n e r y , l i i » l m o l l i s |>|.«-,ir
w a te r an d set them on th e bench in h o rse behind him.
i t*»r l i l i a li ' « K n l n . v B ill« I «h» u o t he«i
I
w h i c h w i l l buy a ll o f the««* h e r r i e * t h a t
I I . U \ li I
longer,
w
ith
his
lip
curled
Into
a
grin
"B efo re you go. Buck. I w a n t to tell
side, an d in th e m e a n tim e he had cook-
|f:il«' fi« «lo «»»
H o u l i '« liuvi» r e g u b it i'd
a i «• **t f e r e d .
ed a mess of p runes an d set them In a J"ou th a t you n e e d n 't Jolly y o u rse lf Into of sardonic h u m or. T h en h e cra w led
in \ k ni in v « li li « I ha v
o \ « t c o i u «' pimi«
A T TE N T IO N RII Y M EST EUS
back
to
th
e
tr
u
n
k
of
th
e
tre
e
au
d
slid
bow l on th e w indow sill beside his th in k in g y o u r d e a th will be avenged
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•
*
K
*
ili«orihr**d
kidtiev«
1 Imve Inni
d o w n carefu lly so t h a t h e would not
The Enne ( 'utiiily \V 1 r Svi v ings SI (Hips
I
bunk, w h ere th e a ir w a s coolest. H e I t won't. You noticed w h a t I wrote,
t o 11 «e f|i«-||i oli ««'Virili «H’I'IINIOU« f"r
f
rig
h
ten
th
e
pinto.
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CROSS
NOTLS
eom
mittee
will
give
a
th
rift
-tamp
stropped his raz o r p ainstakingly aud an d th e re is n 't a sc ra p o f m y w ritin g
knliM-v * • * li 11 » 1 :• i ut .«uni in «*\« t v i li«t tt I» *’ • *
H e w e n t u p ami took th e hobble off
daily for the liest rhymed «logan m
sh a v ed himself in leisurely fashion aud a n y w h e re In t h e country t o ca tc h me
M*e_v li ri v •• io ' v «r fnih*d t»* givi* in«* gi«*:it
Buck
Olney's
feet,
felt
In
th
e
s
e
a
m
of
verse
on
the
th
r
if
t
stamp
campaign,
up
Bent a n occasional glance to w a r d bis up— ” W a r d 's th o u g h ts w e n t to Billy
The Briptist Indies' niil lo-ld a market
“ii t i«t u t imi. ’ '
bis ro u t lapel a a d pulled out f o u r ji I iih ,
p risoner from th e looking glass, which Louise, w ho bad some very good s a m
j Weilm -(lay at l.eit ( ros. heniiqiitirters to April I. and a War Savings Stamp
Bii.«* «;o.*t ut , , | | «liuilcr«.
Don t
¡ j ,,
witH which h e fa ste n e d B u c k 's “pedi-
m a d e Buck sw allow h a rd a t his A d ples, and he stopped suddenly,
and the reeeiptH,
l» inj< Riveli to the (value f i l l ) for tlo- best ot all sub **i in l«l v u «k for a knlfiev 1 eineil)
jrree"
b
e
tw
e
en
B
uck’s
ahriu
k
ln
g
shoul-
Krt
w a s tr y in g n o t to th in k o f Billy Louise
a m 's apple.
Ue,J I ro-
'I he nioiitli before >1 rsi ni i in r stitu te d in tlo* entire period < nutest 1 Ion u '« K h I iii ) Bill« Hu1* «HUM* flint
derblatles. T h e n he stood off uml aur-
Op e n to everyone
\d
d
ress
.1
S
W
m
k
today.
"A
lso
w
hen
som
ebody
happens
m arket » a s held and f l.aO turned over
And Buck d u rin g all th is tim e n e v e r
Mr. Rul«tyu ha • 1 1 **«t #*r M ilhuru Co .
veyed his w o rk crlth ally b e f o r e , he
once opened his lips, except to lick his to ride th is w ay a n d sees y ou I w o n 't w ent ov er to R a ttler, w h o stood dozlnx to tlie lieil < r n -i The Baptist »omen m a i l , E u g e n e .
Broj*«
. But f i|n( N. Y
ui'.!»•j
Lane <'minty \\ S S. ('ouimittee,
j atten d e d in a body \V(dnesdiiy and
to n g u e across them , a n d n e v e r once be a n y w h e r e aro u n d .”
in
th
e
sunshine.
m‘
-
"pd
.1.
S.
Workman,
»'hnirnian
" T h is is th e tree.” he added, stopping
spent the afternoon se» ini'.
took his eyes off Ward.
"S orry I c a n ’t sta y t o see you off,"
" I ’ve sure put the f e a r of th e Lord u n d e r a cottonw ood t h a t flung a big h e told Buck maliciously " I 'v e deeld-
The local branch has in ac tiv e auxil
Card <»! Tliaiikv.
WANTED SHIP KNEES
Into you, h a v e n ’t I, B uck?” W a r d ob b ranch out o v e r th e n a r r o w cow trail ed to let you kro alone and t a k e y o u r ' a m -
th
e
y
w
ere
traveling.
“T
h
e
ch
a
n
c
e
s
u
n
I
w
i«h
to
tlmiik
fin*
tirigli
hör«
who
We ' i n n««* a n y i p i a n t i t y , a n d a l l
se rve d maliciously, w iping a blob of
o w n tim e aliout sta rtin g . As long hs
The superfluity tore has tak en in
h a i r y la th e r upon a page torn from an friend Floyd will be am b lin g around th a t cay use s ta n d s w h ere he Is y o u 're -dL'.'iO l i n n Eebruaiy s Mure dona g.'ivr rii«* «ueh kind :i««i«ftiiiee. ; i i k | » I )
"i''*'«
llig li« '« t m a r k i 't p ric e «
NN fit* *
old m ail-order catalogue.
"I w as this w a y In a d a y or tw o ,” he said s a f e a s a church. A ud you've got the tions are de-ired. i'lothing for children 1 tin* friend« who .«h<*wed mirh gim ion«
I
kind a hoping you h ad m o re nerve. I heartenlngly. " H e can te n d to th e lust Telus. You call kick off anv tim e you iietween infam-y and i or I years of age, «yinpfitliy during th«* «i< krie«« und sifter
DOUOLAH
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I
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CO
w a n te d to get a w hac k a t you Ju st to sa d rite s an d ta k e c h a r g e of y o u r feel like ft. S a b e 7" H e studied B uck's cun tied fruit, e«pecinlly u g«»**«l grmlc i the di'ti th ot in) beloved wifi*.
ml”' ti I L'pd
Seattle. Wash
horse. H e ’s liable to lie sore w hen he
C ARL II /K I L L E R
prove I ’m not Joshing.”
lot table cherries, ennued pears, peache-
rea ds y o u r pedigree, but I d o n't reckon i lo r r o r rnarktsl f a c e pitilessly.
Buck sw allow ed again, b u t he m ade
"Y ou've got ulsiut one c h a n c e In a :ilM| pickles, ull kinds of vegetables and
t h a t will m a k e a g r e a t d ea l o f differ
n o reply.
ence.
You’ll g e t buried, all right, million t h a t you can m a k e th a t p in to fruits, are the tilings for which there
W a r d w ashe d his face in a basin of
.stand th e re till som e one comes along," , , the greatest demand,
B uck.”
ste a m in g w afer, got a can of talcum
he pointed o u t Impartially. " I 'm w ill
W a rd dism o u n ted w ith a m o st busi
o u t of th e dish cupboard a n d took the
in g to give you t h a t chance, sm b as It
Report of Dorona Auxiliary.
nesslike m a n n e r a n d untied Buck O l
soa p shine off his cheeks an d chin. H e
Is. A nd If y ou’re lucky enough to w in
The Imrenti auxiliary of the American
n e y 's roi»e from t h e saddle. "I c a n ’t
combed his h a ir before th e little m ir
•out on It—well. I ’d adv ise you to d o |c,-,| Cross » n s organized N ovember 15,
s p a re m ine,” h e explained laconically.
ror, try in g unavailingly to ta k e the
som e going. Honth A merica Is a b o u t ; | j , | 7 f w ith Is members. I>ecember *1
H e had som e trouble In fash io n in g a
w a v e out of It w ith w a t e r a n d leaving
a s i*lose a s yroti 11 lie safe, f o l k s a r o u n d t» ii more mimes » e r e uililed, making u
h a n g m a n 's noose.
H e had not had
It m ore crinkly over his tem ples th a n
•h practice, b e r e m a rk e d to Buck |
“' T
“'T*
meinhership of 2». I*,.ring the Chris.»«,
m uch
It had been In the first place, a n d r e
th e first atte n ib t
•' ® ^ tim er, w h e th e r they ifet to rcacl «| ( i . • • < 7 n**w member« were «n-ured am
a nil
a f te *r
r the
u
/
h
u
t
'
a
<>n
vz.t
i
r
L
u
r
k
o
r
t
i
nt
.
. that
u . . time
.
. . . . name
.
1 has « been
tied th e four-in-band u n d e r th e soft
w h a t s on y our hack or not.
»mee
one more
“H
o
w
d
o
you
d
o
it.
B
u
c
k
?
You
know
collar of his shirt.
'And. on tin* o th e r hand, it s a mil- u d dol, m aking a tota l of its members.
"I wish you'd talk. Buck,” he said, m ore alxiut th e s e th in g s t h a n I do," be I lion to one sh o t you'll land w h ere y our
To d a t e t he a u x i l i a r y has s e n t in t he
tu r n in g to w a r d th e other. H e looked ta unted. “ You've helped h u n g lots of tic k et reads. I'd h a t e to gum ble ou fol lo» i ag c o mp l et e d g a r m e n t s :
« ! t 1-,
poor
devils
t
h
a
t
will
be
gla
d
to
m
e
et
very boyish an d alm ost handsom e, e x
t h a t horse s ta n d in g in on e spot fo r tw o pai r s o f I>,-(I socks, !l p a i r s wool socks ;
•or th r e e days, w ouldn't yo u ?"
He
cept fo r th e expression o f his eyes, yu h w ith th e devil today.”
Buck Olney m oistened h is d r y Ups. I w heeled R a ttle r unobtrusively, his eye I hospi t al bed sh i r t s , I nit wa s h cloths,
w hich gave Buck th e shivers, a n d the
20 t r a y clot hs a n d n a p k i n s , !• s w e a t e r s
v*!M!,*I**t* *1* 'X ' 'X **^ v v
se t of his lips, w hich w as cruel. ‘T v e W a rd glanced a t his face an d looked , on th e pinto. " I hope he d o n 't tr y to anil in p a j a m a suits.
quickly
a
w
a
y
.
Staring,
a
b
j
e
c
t
te
rro
r
follow," he said. "I w a n t you to hav e
t
r e a d how th e T h in k s h and o u t w h a t
A g i f t of 50 c e n t s was r ecei ved Fch
they call th e death-of-a-tbousand-cuts. Is n o t nice to look u|»on, even though a little tim e to th in k aliout the th in g s r u n r y 7 from Mrs. Mel , i n, a n d t h e Red
I w as th in k in g I ’d like to tr y It out on th e m a n Is y our w orst e n e m y and Is • I said to you. Well, so long!"
Cross b e n ef i t H nt ur dny ni ght net t ed
you. B u t—oh. well, this la F riday. It suffering Justly for his sins. W a rd 's |
W a rd rode hack the w ay he h ad ^ (( j rt
FOR HOME PEOPLE
m a y as well go as a h a nging." H e fingers fum bled th e rope a s though his come, glancing frequently over his
m a d e a poor Job o f his calm Irony, but • y ,,T ,,)l' 1,BI,)n w ere w eakening. 1 hen _____J
„hooider
at Buck,
Buck, slum
slumped
In th
th e e sad-1
sad-
e r at
ped In
r . rrt
Thank«
I
P| nned „ , ,itH lm,.k
» ,-h
r th .nk« -.,.,1 ■
Buck w a s n o t In th e m e ntal condition he rememlK-red some things, hunched d le wlth „
his nbotilders, Im p a tie n t of th e merel
hk„
,1r„ w a r n in e on n tree an d his
r *
.
n l
to be critical.
Impulse, an d is*gsu th e knot again.
wn KrH«H r ,,Im n<K>s.sl aliout his neck *P»;r,‘' ln,lon
‘" ,r r,,!,,,v
r,,r
T h e m ain fa c ts w ere sufficiently ful
An Old rirosiii-i-tor huA show n him one«
K
1 noosea a b o u t his n e t * th(.ir ,.l p r w s i o l ,H ,,f |„ v,.
«VI„ .)[|t|iy
_ .L
..
..
. ..
om inous to offset W a r d 's a t te m p t a t An old prosp«<tor had show n him once anij c onne cting him with th e cotton- ■...
luring tin illness and burial of our
WfKid lltnh six feef above Ills hut crow n mot her.
facetiousness. Indeed, th e very w e a k how It w as done.
"O
f
course
a
plain
slipknot
would
do
W ard had not ridden u h u n d re d y a rd s
n e s s o f th e a tte m p t w as In Itself oml-
Miss N eva Perkins,
nous. W a rd m ight try to be coldly t h e bu8lm ‘H"
rl* h t-" Le 8uld “ B ut before he b e a r d Buck Gluey scream
Mrs. Ernest W yatt,
I V
H e grinned p.l
Phone 80
m alevolent, b u t th e light th a t b u rn e d I n i try “ ' ,d K‘ve y o " tb<‘ K” n,Jln,‘ t h l "K* h ysterically for help.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Connelly. if
7.
.....
s a m e a s you gav e the. o th e r fellows."
sourly, w ith bis eye brow s pin c h ed to-
In h i s eyes «ml the rngo t h a t tightened
; his Ups l i i r r the lie to his forced coiu-
j (KMUrO.
H e w eut out and led U|> th e horse*
to th e door H e cauie hack an d sta rted
to untie Buck Oluoy'a feet, then l>e-
tb ought him of the sta te m e n t he had
prom ised to w rite H e got a tu a g atln e
au d tore out th e frontispiece which,
oddly enough. w as a som be r picture of
IV-ath hovering w ith outstre tch e d
w ings over a battlefield amt wrote
several Hues in pencil on th e back of It.
» h e r e the p a p e r » a s sm ooth amt
white.
" H o w ’s that?'* he asked, holding up
th e paper so th a t Huek could read
w hat he hud written. "I a in ’t til the
mood to sit d o w n and » r i t e a whole
tOupjrtfbl by Little. Krv* n an J kVai,*ny I
book, so 1 had to K>ll d o w n y our p«sti-
gr«sv But that will d o th e business all
SYNOPSIS.
right. don't you think?"
C H A P T E R I —M a rth y , lorn brow*«1. un«
Buck read w ith sta rtu p eyes. looked
Combed, h a r sh o f voi <• a: \ sp ee ch * j »*J
n atu re, w it h h#r s h i f t l e s s h u sb a n d Jaae. Into W a r d ’s face aud opened tits lips
Jo urn ey o v er d esert trull, d riv in g four I f o r p r o t e s t o r p l e a d i n g ,
Then he fob
o x e n and are t h e p io n e e r s w h o s e lu rch in g ,
. . . . . .
w a g o n tirst fords t h e W o lv e r in e s t r e a m
l o w e d W a r d s glaili't* tO t h i 1 kntfe on
J a s e is read y to st o p at t h e fir st grot n the tatde and shut his m outh witti a
■pot. but M a rth y In s ist s o n p lodding a lo n g
W a rd la ughed grimly, pleked
a n o t h e r full d a y ' s .‘o urney
T h a t n igh t, snap.
t h r o u g h n a tu r a l tnstln et. t w o o f th e o x e n u p t h e k t l i f e a n d r a n his t h u t u h light tv
• t r a y Into a nar? w g* rge ami f e a s t on
s%
tlie rich g r a s s e s o f t h e i \ * v e w h e r e t h e y *-Wer t h e t n l g e t o t o s t its keenness.
are fo und by Marth> w . re t'ogn ises the " P u t u fresh e d g e on tt for me. hu h ?"
little, hidden Ed en a s t h e pla<« o f h er
d r u m s a n d th e p io n eers et onci* t a k e p o s he com m ented. "W ell, w e may as well
s e s s io n
l a t e r t h e y a t . joined hy an - g e t started. 1 r e c k o n .
1 111 g e t t i n g al-
o th e r co u p le w h o are Im press. 1 w ith th e
. . . . . .
...
Wolverine and a !so es ta b l i s h . h o m e T o m ighty sick of seeing you ground.
t h e m la born a d a u g h ter, c h r is te n e d Billy
H e loosened the rope that hound
Lou ise.
Buck to the c h a ir and stood scowling
C H A P T E R II—A f t e r a v isit t o M a rth y . dow n at him. d raw in g In a corner of
B illy laouise o n her lu : >< B l u e r e a c h e s
h o m e late. In a s n o w ?ti-rm h a v i n g m et his lip a n d biting it thoughtfully. T h en
a s t r a n g e r riding o v e r t h e s a m e trail. Ho he took his revolver and held It in his
la invited to st o p fo r t h e n i g h t a n d is w e l
c o m ed by Billy L o u is e 's m oth er. I n t r o left band, w hile v\lth his right he u n
d u c e s h i m s e l f a s W a rd W a r r e n w h o h a s did th e rotay which U m nd
B uck's
a cl a i m on Mill Creek.
bauds.
"¡Stick yo u r h an d s o u t til front o f
CHAPTER
I V —F o x
rid es
to
B illy
L o u i s e s ran ch t o Inquire if s h e haa se en
you," he com manded. ••You'll hav e to
a n y t h i n g o f fo u r o f the ir c a l v e s w h ich
ride a ways. T h e r e isn't an y gallow s
d isa p p ea red t h e f t is d is c u s s e d , a n d B illy
L o u i s e s t a r t s in se a r c h
tree In w alking distance."
" F o r H od's sake. W a rd !" B uck’s
C H A P T E R V —S p r in g h a a c o m e , but
B illy L o u is e is not a f fe c te d by the b e a u voice w as hoarse. T h e plea c a m e out
ties o f W o lv e r in e a n y o n . for s h e is b ro o d o f its ow n accord. H e held his h a n d s
i n g o\ er her its
agem c
is
th e brink o f n e r v o u s b re a k d o w n w h e n
before him. however, au d h e m a d e no
she flnds o n e o f her finest c o w s dead,
a
tte m p t to g e t out o f th e chair. H e
and s h e h a s a m a c h i n e r y n o te due
Two
- •
k n ew W a rd could shoot all right w ith
m issin g sto ck
S h e rides to W a r d 's cabin,
his left hand, you see. H e h ad w a tc h
but he is not the re
ed him p ractice on tin c a n s long ago
.....
w hen the tw o w e re friends.
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