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P A G E , jj. 60JERMAN O O Ü N T y J O U R N A L . M ORO. O R E G O N . FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1543 — :: s r • ty for income tax paym ent and continue on a yearly basis. The school teachers have a r .*•’ Sharmas County Observer ranged .a program which will per Established Nov. 2, 1888 m it amendment to the recently Grass Valley Journal passed teacher’s bill th a t would, 3*e: • Established Oct. 14, 1897 if followed as now w ritten, take CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 all income taxes above $7,750.000 Wasco News* Enterprise for school purposes. There are Established NoY. 1891 other groups, also, th a t have a DONSOLIDATBD March 4, 1932 plan about a change in the new bill. Which .ones will prevail can Published Every Friday at not be known at present, but some Moro, Oregon amendment seems sure. tic s L. F ren ch E d it o r Ertered as second class matter at the Postofflce at Moro, Oregon under Act of Congress of March J. 1879. 0REd<Ouhrt>ER PuillSIlE’ S 4 4 s 5£ i * tiom OFFICIA L COUNTY PAPER SUBSCRII’TION RATES Payable in Advance ONE YEAR ............. — $1— FRIDAY, JANUARY 15. 1943 OLD HOME WEEK . To older members of the legis lature— in point of service— the meeting the day before the ses sion begins is like a day at a fam ily picnic or even a county fair. There are hearty greetings, de mands of news about health and spirits, and the usual raillery th at goes on between men who -have been long parted. There is something about serv ing in a legislative session th a t causes friendships. E w n those who have fought unto personal bitterness the session before find themselves shaking hands a n d wishing long life and happiness to ‘ go^d old Joe’”. I t is the fight that is the thing, not the continu ation of it. A fter a few times in the assem bly men learn tjiat there is sel dom any lasting personal feeling in battles over bills. A man from one section may dislike the legis lation of one from another p a rt of the state and still know th a t each is doing the very thing th a t he should to really represent his con stituents. This time there are about 25 m ttt in the house who have never served before. There are few in the senate, whose members are often recruited from the house, and still have legislative rem em brances. It is pleasurable to meet them, friend and foe alike. LEGISLATIVE REPORT Continued from page one. happen in the senate may make a serious difference. Earl Snell, all set for the big day of his political career, m ight well feel rather badly treated. He had a number of guests down from his home town and district, quite a few from Portland, all ot whom sat on the iron bottomed chairs in the house chamber all afternoon Monday until the in augural was definitely called off until evening, then it was called off until morning, now until a f ternoon with the prospect th a t it may go on forever. One doesn’t get prepared to be made governor many times in his lifetime and it is too bad th a t it should have been delayed. Now it will be a sort of anti-climax to the ending of the lengthy debate for the senate president election. The fight will go down in history long after the other events of these days are forgotten. All in all it is a bad break for E a r l Snell. The house chamber has , been cluttered up with chairs since the first morning. There is room for the senate and seats for hundreds along the sides of the house room. Microphones coyer the desks and radio announcers and technicians test and talk in order to be ready when—and if—there is an inaugu ral. The house had 15 bills Tues day noon, and for the first time in the known history of the stale printed a calendar w ithout t h e senate having one also. Not so many people w ant jobs around the house as usual, but there are enough. All jobs could be filled by two employees a n d still have a few left. There seems an attraction about it th a t lasts as long and as well as the desire to sit in the legislature. SEN ATE FIGHT The fight over who was to pre side over the state senate this session will seem futile and fool ish to most of the citizens of Ore gon who,in the m ain, don’t give a dam who stands up in front and pounds the gavel when bills are passed. For it to go as fa r as it did was certainly evidence of the victory of personal ambition over duty to the state. Yet, w hat can be done about it? Both sides had pledges from their supporters. Pledges work both ways. If the senators were pledegd to support their candi date, the candidate was likewise pledged to stay with the fig h t so he or sne m ight win and deliver favorable committee assignm ents to those who supported him. People will not be very well pleased over their recent vote to increase the pay of the legisla tors if thia sort of delay is con tinued. In fact, it probably will have little effect on the length of the session. A little speed c a n make up for the delay, and the senate can catch up on legislation if they will settle down to work now th a t th at argum ent has been settled. TAX PLANS Nearly everyone m et these days has a different idea about Oregon’s tax situation. They want to re duce the income tax, or raise it in some brackets, or hold t h e state surplus for future use, or spend it for school« or for a new bunch of state buildings. There are many other ideas, many of which have some good sense at the bottom at them. There is some chance th a t (Ore gon can m anufacture some sort of pay-as-you-go plan for state in come tax payers on a sim ilar ba sis to th a t proposed for the na tion. This, it is argued, would make it possible to collect more income tax from transient w ork ers who are now enjoying the high wages of Oregon defence plants. On the yearly basis many of these are gone to parts u n known before income tax sta te m ents can be sent to them. One im portant question in this regard is the possible added ex«s pense of collection. • and some means would have to be devised of exem pting those who receive their income by the year instead of the week from its provision«». Real property owners could per- thair ptioperty as surc- E ;ypi Celebrates A' government laboratory i n Utah is experimenting with clays from Oregon to determine their alumina content, and reports thus fa r are pleasing. If the clays are of superior quality they will be used in northw estern aluminum plant«, tending to help make these plants perm anent and independent of the bauxite deposits of E>utch Guiana. * * Little publicity is being given efforts of the new deal to provide jobs for the lame duck oongress men who were defeated last No vember. But the lame ducks are being slipped into the w ar de partm ent, departm ent of justice, office of war information, and oth er agencies—anywhere there is a place vacant or a job th a t can be created. There is still nothing in sight, however, for the defeated congressmen from the .Pacific northw est, and thedr prospects are very poor. ___ In Other Days C o n tin u e d fro m I ‘atre One effect of fall. American Legion and A uxiliary install officers. - * f»*?. * Novemebr 6— -Election results in republican sweep in nation; dem r > ä - ocrats win two out of three coun ty contests. Rain makes seeding possible. Sereno Hall dies sud denly following operation. November 13—-W ar bond m eet ing held. Moro council votes to refund city bonds. Zella Quinn and Lewrence Kenny m arried a t The Dalles. Woman’s club has guest day. Committees named fo r W heat League meeting. November 20—County still short of norm al rain for crop year. High winds and ice cause current in terruptions. Wilford .Belshe dies suddenly from a h eart attack. Noevmber 27— Sherman county g ro u p , launches William T. Sher T m an, Liberty ship. Program an- npunced fo r EOWL m eeting * nt La Grande. New data on r a il road serious. December 4— Noveml' f”- w ettest F ourth birthday of E gyptian p rin month in station record. Local cess, F e ria l, was a happy one. Fer men attend wheat league m eet ia l is shown w itk her m other, Queen ing a t LaGrande. County col F a rid a , in their g irl guide outfits on lects over 100 per cent .o f” 1942 the palace b a lc m y , where they re tax roll. viewed a Lirthday parade by that . December 11—W right goes*, to o rg a n iia tic n , which is s im ila r to our W ashington to oppose abandon G irl Scctrts. m ent. Millard Eakin made presi dent of EOW league. Wasco and Moro schools among three win ners in the state in per capit «. gathering of scran metal. December 18—Moro refunds ci ty bonds a t rate of 21r/<. Rules of N E W YORK. N. Y.— T he ro le of point rationing given by OPA. December 25— Local students' beer as a force fo r Enoderation and as a m orale b u ild in g asset fo r both help launch ship, Sacajawea. Coun c iv ilia n , p o p u la tio n and the arm ed ty A gent W right returns f r o m forces was described today by A lv in W ashington and reports on aban G rlcsedleck, C h a irm a n of the B re w donm ent proceedings. A gricul in g In d u s try F o u n d a tio n , as o u t- - tu re ’s goals given out by w ar ra n k in g a ll o th e r co n sid era tio n s by board. I K ELLY ’S COLUMN Continued from 0age one. • CHRONOLOGY 7j Moderation, Morale Progressed in 1942 brew ers in 1942. In a year end sta te m e n t fo r the in d u s try , the F o u n d a tio n c h a irm a n d e c la re d : "N o sin g le fa c to r b rig h t ened the o u tlo o k fo r the b re w e r m ore than th a t m ilita r y o fficia ls in a ll branches o f se rvice and p u b lic o ffic ia ls re a ffirm e d th e ir fa ith in beer as a force fo r m o d e ra tion and te m p e ra n ce ." C o m m e n tin g on the fa vo ra b le e i pression about beer since the self- in itia te d . self re g u la tio n p ro g ra m of the in d u s try was launched in 1938, Mr. G riesedieck added: "T o d a y , the b re w in g in d u s try is c o o p e ra tin g w ith sta te and local governm ents, and w ith com m anding officers of A rm y posts and N avy sta tio n s, to m a in ta in wholesom e aondi t io s i In a ll re ta il beer o u tle ts in a to ta l of 37 states, in w hich la rg e co n ce n tra tio n s of our arm ed forces are now located." T h e F o u n d a tio n ch a irm a n coin pared beer sales, now a t an average o f 64 m illio n b a rre ls per annum , w ith Increased n a tio n a l Income, p o in tin g o u t th a t beer sales increased only 12 per cent over 1941 w h ile n a tio n a l incom e was up 23.8 per cent. M r. G riesedieck described the "co m m o n m a n " as ene who d rin k s m o d e ra te ly and whose beverage is beer. " W ith n a tio n a l Incom e so a rin g (e s tim a te d at 8117 b illio n fo r 1942) m illio n s o f men are e a rn in g and w o rk in g beyond average le v e ls ; and beer is in dem and." "T h e econom ic hazards of 1943 n o t e n ly • encompass gasoline and ru b b e r ra tio n in g , as w ith a ll busi ness," M r. G riesedieck said, " b u t also Include p h ysica l problem s o f packa g in g the p ro d u ct a fte i m anu fa c tu re has been com pleted. A n o th e r fa c to r c o n fro n tin g the b re w e r is Increased consum ption w ith de creased fa c ility fo r d is trib u tio n ." T h e b re w e rs’ c o n trib u tio n s to the w a r e ffo rt were various, M r. G riese d ie ck declared, "b u t taxeg, w a r bond purchases, and m o ra le -b u ild in g w ere th e ir m a jo r c o n trib u tio n s . In the firs t y e a r since v at bonds were made a va ila b le , th u in d u s try has p u r chased m ore than 20 m illio n d o l la rs ' w o rth ." * • From the Observer, Jsn. 15, 1904 Mrs. Garlick has bought 23x100 feet of the City M arket property, where she will establish her bak BUY WAR BONDS ery. This weather is n.g. for many reasons, one of which being th a t Moro Lodge No. 113, ,‘T. O. O. F. it cheats us out of our annual Moro, Oregon Meets 1st and 3rd sleighing. The torrent of rainfall S atu r Tuesdays in th< day night renders the H arris I.O..O.F. hall Trai eient and visiting grade impossible to travel by brothers are cord, wagons. Several washouts oc ally invited to meet curred. -ith us. From the Observer, Jan. 16, 1914 Paul May, N. G. Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A rm strong, Friday, Jan. 9th, an Peicy Thompson, Sec. eight pound baby girl. Dr. Poley reporta both doing nicely. No. John B. Yarbrough died in Moro Lupine Rebekah Lodge Moro. Oregon Jan. 5th from pneumonia, while Meet« 2d & 4th Tues visiting a t the home of his sister- day of each month. in-law, Mrs. Emma Elcock. Visiting member« wel A pelican with an eight foot come. wingspread was captured last week a t Biggs in a chicken yard. Lucille May, N. G. Florence Johnstoh, Se< From the Observer, Jan. 18, 1924 Ruth Bryant, Moro high school student body president and editor Bethlehei Chapter, No. 78.6. E.S. Moro, Oregon of the school paper, and I/innie Meets Every Second and P.elshe, student body secretary, Fourth Thursdays in each attended the annual high school Month. Visiting members conference held last week end a t Invited Eugene. N o r m a B a ls lg e r W . M . William I. W esterfield, editor M a r ie H o s k in a o n , Sec. of the Grass Valley Journal for 26 years, died suddenly at his home in that city at about 6:30 Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F A A-M Meets on the 1st and o’clock Sunday evening, January 3rd Thursday eve 14th, from acute dilation of ’ the nings of aach month. heart. Visiting members are The w ater pipes in the Conlee cordially invited to store thawed out this week with meet with Us. the result th at a leak was soon Darwin Van Gilder, W. M. noticed to be flooding the Wil C V. Belknap, Secretary liams garage work room. | ■ f4 f. t‘ v. ’AV* THE STORY SO FAR- A» a ri» e iw i, Clay Morgan know* he must fight ras- Uers. — But he doesn’t Uke th< method» used against them by big ranchers like Ben Herendeen. Determined to play a lone hand rather than a crooked one, he defends the rustler. Ollie Jacks, when he Is freed after his trial for stealing Herendeen’s cattle. Herendeen pract ises to leave Jacks alone as long as he doesn’t try to leave town. Morgan and his nine-year-old daughter, Janet, go to the cemetery where his wife Is hurled. Although two women, Catherine Grant and Ann McGarrah. are In love with him. Morgan cannot forget his wife, who died hating him and believing she should have married Herendeen. On their way back to town they see Ollie Jacks ride away. So it Is no surprise when Morgan learna a Uttle later that Jacks has been killed. ' Herendeen bad kept his word and no more. Now continue with the story. CHAPTER IH .A zY u © K bigness, a bigness of thick bones. “Lige,” he said, “I hear there’s a new homesteader come to the spring Jim Spackman used to squat on." “I heard so," said Lige White. “We’ll warn him out of there to morrow," said Herendeen. But when he stopped talking Clay Mor gan knew he wasn’t finished. Her endeen's thoughts were on his face/ for everybody to see. “Or" maybe’| we’ve got some great big soul in this crowd whose heart bleeds fo r people like that. Seems to be a hell! of a lot of charity around here] lately." < ^RIDE T M A Y C O X Release I leading upward to the Mogul, Hac Breathitt had no cares and no se rious thoughts. This was a flne.l warm day. Ahead of him on the pine-ahadowed trail occasional gold en shafts of sunlight slanted through the tree tops. Here and there a swirl of dust showed where an an* telope had been a moment before. The silence was thick and held its rank scent of resin; and at Intervals. Hack sang incomplete bits of such songs as he knew, the sound of that going out around him in widening waves. Dusk caught him in this rough land, still without any thought o f direction; at full dark he turned a bend of the trail and saw firelight pulse against the side of a near-by ravine. C la y M o rg a n ate b re a k fa s t by la m p lig h t and w as in the saddle be fo re d a y crossed th e e a ste rn h ills . H a rry J u m p and C ap V e rm ily e w ere a t ro u n d u p in the H a y c re e k H ills , le a v in g o n ly Mose, too old fo r such rid in g , and the M e x ic a n cook, Pan- cho, on the ra n c h . M o rg a n said to M o rg a n sw ayed fo rw a rd to l i f t a M ose: “ 1*11 p ro b a b ly be b a ck a fte r b u rn in g sage ste m fro m the fire ; d a rk . P u t som e new crosspieces on its o il-b r ig h t g lo w flic k e re d a g a inst the fr o n t g ate— i t ’ s co m in g a p a rt,” his cheeks, a g a in st «his eyes. T h is The ffre, he found, was at the base and set fo rth so u th w a rd across his silence held its w a itin g and its re of a bare ro c k w a ll ru n n in g up the range. A t th is e le v a tio n the n ig h t serve. M o rg a n tossed the sage stem side o f M o g u l. T h e re w asn’ t a n y a i r ‘was s h a rp enough to b ite th ro u g h back in to the fire , d ra w in g a sh a rp body w ith in the ra n g e o f fire lig h t, his ve st and c o tto n s h ir t The b ig gla n ce fro m C h a rle y H illh o u se . L ig e but H a ck re in e d in and held his bay horse shot a w a y on a ru n . M o r W h ite u n c o rp lo rta b ly crossed his seat, k n o w in g th a t som ebody had gan le t h im h a ve h is ru n . fe e t. G u rd G ra n t cro u ch e d by the stepped in to the shadows and was M o g u l’ s r im la y tw o m ile s n o rth , blaze and re ve a le d n o th in g on his w a tc h in g h im . A m o m e n t la te r Pete b e h ind h im . T he ra n c h house and s c ru p u lo u s ly n e u tra l face. M o rg a n B o rd e rr-c a m e fo rw a rd . its c o rra ls and b a rn s sat a t the fo o t re la x e d g e n tly on h is shoulder “ Y ou m a ke enough ra c k e t to ra ise o f the ris in g M o g u l H ills , w h ich blades and p illo w e d his head a g a inst the dead. H ack. P u ll o ff y o u r saddle ra n s tr a ig h t so u th ; along the base of the saddle. He said n o th in g b u t he these h ills , fo llo w in g the ru ts o f a saw the ch a n g in g e xp re ssio n on H e r If you a in ’ t g o in ’ any p la c e .” H a ck said, in d o le n tly am used: casual road. C la y M o rg a n took his endeen’ s cheeks. H erendeen had “ N ow w here w ould I be g o in ’ ?” He w ay. To h is le ft, a h a lf m ile , an b ra ce d h im s e lf fo r tro u b le , he had o th e r s trin g o f h ills lifte d u p ,' so m a n e u ve re d th is ta lk a round to stepped to the g ro u n d and re lie v e d c re a tin g the long and n a rro w v a lle y m a k e a b re a k ; b u t n o th in g hap the horse o f its ge a r. He w a te re d he fo llo w e d . T h is Was his range. pened and he stood a m o m e n t, un it, p u t it out on p ic k e t; he had hisv e m e rg in g s lo w ly fro m the in k -g ra y c e rta in and displeased, and a fte r own fr y in g pan and coffeepot and p re se n tly was crouched a t the fire tw ilig h t. W hen firs t s u n lig h t b u rs t w a rd s w a lke d a w a y. w ith B orders. across the e a ste rn peaks M o rg a n In ste a d o f tu rn in g w est to his own B o rd e rs sa id ; " N o th in ’ n e w ? ” was six m ile s dow n the v a lle y and ra n ch , H erendeen tra v e le d due south a t the end of his own range. A “A m a n ,” re fle cte d B re a th itt, to w a rd a low ra n g e o f h ills w hich s m a ll rid g e la y in fro n t o f.h im ; a t “ th a t n e ve r goes any place n e ve r se p a ra te d R u n n in g W fro m Three the s u m m it he re in e d in to have his hears a n y th in g .” Pines. An h o u r’ s rid e b ro u g h t h im look a t the ro u n d bow l o f G overn- » w ith in s ig h t o f a fa r-s h in in g lig h t, He tossed a fre sh s tic k in to the m e n t V a lle y . w h ic h was the m a rk o f a hom e fire , the fla re of it h e ig h te n in g the D u c k in g in and o u t o f the s m a ll s te a d e r's ca b in a g a in s t the h ills ; but ru s ty shine of his h a ir. , He had a ra v in e s of the la n d he cam e upon w hen he cam e upon the hom estead d ry . s m a rt fa ce ; double w rin k le s c a ttle and young s tu ff o cca sio n a lly crossed his forehead. H is eyes, on e r’ s ca b in , d r iftin g in to the heavy g ra z in g , h e rd in g these before h im shadows at the base of these h ills , a the edge o f berng green, w ere n a r and th ro w in g th e m back to w a rd the He had been w a tc h in g dog began to b a rk and suddenly the ro w - b r ig h t ro u n d u p cre w . T h re e men w ere lig h t died. He re in e d in before tne the liv id h e a rt of the flam e, b u t his ¡w o rk in g th is se ctio n —C h a rle y H ill- ca b in , fe e lin g his c o n te m p t fo r the head rose and his eyes sta re d in to t house and tw o o th e r T h re e Pines He was e v id e n t fe a r w h ich had caused the ‘ the s u rro u n d in g da rkn e ss hands. He d ro ve his s m a ll c o lle c h o m e ste a d e r to k ill the lig h t. They a t i g h t clo se -liste n in g shape; and tio n o f beef in to the held bunch and w e re a ll a lik e , these hom esteaders, p re s e n tly he rose and stepped in to s ta rte d on a n o th e r c irc le , H illh o u se lit t le m en c ra w lin g as near the the shadows. a c c o m p a n y in g h im . A ro u n d ten ra n g e as they da re d , s tic k in g th e ir Som ebody rode along the near-by o ’c lo c k , h a v in g d ra g g e d the n o rth plow s in to the unplow ed so il and t r a il slo w ly, and stopped. H ack end o f the ra n g e , a ll of them s ta r t slo w ly s ta rv in g w h ile the sun b u rn t B re a th itt held his p o s itio n , too c le a r ed the held bunch back fo r the m a in up th e ir crops a n d ru in e d the land o f conscience to Above. He poised rou n d u p . e v e r a fte rw a rd fo r <ia***- Ue 4uujd the cigarette between tus Anger*, The sun was a co p p e r-re d fla re in n o t to le ra te th is breed, or their sun- hearing the rid e r poke up « f t ra v in e , the m id d le sky and the d u st began b la cke ne d w ive s, oF their rider add. “Juft mft -just old to th ic k e n behind the herd. M o rg a n ed c h ild re n . P dsr Gentry lookin' «for horses.** dropped back to the d ra g , th ro w in g ’ k-' He came Ur the fire, this owner He sent his deep, btuat nail at his n e ckp iece o v e r his nose. C h a rle y the shack. ’ Ite y — cease eat of the Uvery stable In W a r Pass. He H illh o u se m o tio n e d one o f the o th e r ro lle d in the saddle, s ta rin g d o fh i a t h e re ." m en to ta ke h is place and Joined T h e y w ere ta lk in g , inside. A boy’ s H a ck B re a th itt a long m o m e n t be M o rg a n and m ade his firs t speech in vo ice s a id ,'“ Pa, d o n 't go.” A woman fo re re co g n izin g h im . ?“ W hy. hello. tw o h o u r / was ta lk in g , q u ic k ly and w ith sup H ack. D id n ’ t know I ’d find you on “ I been th in k in ’ o ve r la st n ig h t. pressed e x c ite m e n t The door th is side of the M o g u l. T h o u g h t you C lay. H a rd to fig u re .” squealed open and som ebody stood lik e d the o th e r side be st.” “ L e t i t slid e , C h a rle y ." “ A ny sid e ’ s a ll r ig h t. " d ra w le d in its b la c k square, speechless. C h a rle y H illh o u se re to rte d , “ I t B re a th itt. P a rr G e n try sh ifte d his “ W h a t you d o in g h e re ? ” dem and w on’ t s lid e ,” and stared before h im . ed H erendeen “ T his place is on w e ig h t ag a in, a little heavy to find He was a co m p a cf, ca p a b le m an, c o m fo rt in his saddle. H is face, by L ig e W h ite 's ra n g e . We d ro ve J im n o fg iv e n to m u ch ta lk ; the typ e to S p a ckm a n a w a y fro m it la st y e a r.” R ire lig h t. was round and solid-fleshed w o rry a lo t o f T h in g s a round in his and d a rk ly d u ll. His eyes ru m m a g e d “ Y ou L ig e W h ite ? ” said a m an in head, to re a ch his own answ ers and th is lit tle c le a rin g and saw Pete B o r a d im . d ra w n tone. hold his ow n conclusions. “ W h a t the h e ll is th a t to you? ders* saddle and b la n k e t on the fa r H erendeen and his m en cle a re d the M y n a m e ’ s H erendeen and I asked edge o f the fire — and the tw o horses H a y c re e k H ills o f the la s t s tra g g lin g p icke te d n e a r the sp rin g . B re a th itt you a q u e s tio n .” sto ck; G u rd G ra n t cleaned up the G e n try knew B o rd e rs ’ “ O h .” said the m an. “ I'm Jack re a liz e d edge o f the P otholes and cam e in. G ale. I bought J im S packm an's horse. He held his silence, he took Running W ha d scoured F an o la n g o rig h ts to th is p la c e .” a long d ra g on the c ig a re tte . “ L a te Pass, and a t tw ilig h t th is day the “ He n e ve r had any rig h ts to s e ll.” fo r you, a in ’ t it, P a r r ? " jo b was done, the brands se g re g a t “ He b u ilt the house. M r. H eren “ Been d ra g g in * th is section a ll day ed and held in separate herds. A ft deen.” Then the m an added, q u ie t lo o k in ’ fo r horses. You seen a band e r supper M o rg a n s ta rte d H a rry ly , ‘ I t s fre e land, a in ’ t it? I u n d e r around here?" ~ • J u m p back to the M ogul ra n g e w ith stood i t was. I also understood M r. " W ild ones? T h e y ’d be c le a r to the Lon g Seven beef, and the C ro w W h ite w o u ld n ’ t m in d .” the top o f M ogul in th is w e a th e r.” fo o t and R u n n in g W cuts w ent aw ay, H erendeen w as n e ttle d by the a r “ L o o k in ’ fo r tra c k s ,” m u rm u re d lu m b e rin g shadows in the m oon g u m e n t “ Y ou dam ned nesters are G e n try . “ T h o u g h t they m ig h t com e lig h t, the scrape of feet and the a ll a lik e , tr y in g to stand on th is free- dow n fo r w a te r. W ell. I ’ l l be g o in ’ . c lic k o f those long horns and the la n d business. You s tic k y o u r plow L ong w ay to W a r P ass.” He wheeled p la in tiv e “ B a w ” o f the la s t c a lf r id in to i t and ru in it, and sta rve to about, g ro a n in g s o ftly as he w ent in g back th ro u g h the n ig h t-s till a ir. death, and steal c a ttle to keep yo u r aw ay. kid s a liv e , and m ove aw ay. We’ re D u st and heat w ere gone and the Pete B o rd e rs stepped in to the lig h t n o t io the g a m e of p ro v id in ’ m e a t H is face showed its s m a rt d is b e lie f. c a m p fire ’ s fla m e , so s t ill was th is a ir, ta p e re d u p w a rd to b lu e -ye llo w , to n e ste rs.” “ H e ’ s ben c h a sin ’ horses long G a le ’ s w ife c a lle d fro m the in enough to know th e y a in 't down a lm o s t s ta tio n a ry p oint. C h a rle y te r io r o f the house. “ Ja c k , com e in here. H illh o u se , w ho was wagon boss, A nd he w asn’ t pointed fo r here. C om e in .” - Herendeen heard W a r Pass when he le ft, e ith e r.” A ft sa id : “ W e’ l l m ove o v e r and w o rk h e r ru n o ve r the floor. She caught e rw a rd s he added: “ D id n 't w a n t to the A n telope P la in s to m o rro w .” T he cook sw ore around the shad hold o f h e r husband and these tw o show m yse lf. W on’ t do you any ows, h a rn e ssin g his team . A fte r w e re g e n tly w re s tlin g a ro u n d the good to be seen c a m p in ’ w ith me, w a rd s the mess wagon w ent bu m p d o o rw a y w ith G ale saying, “ N ow , old boy.” A llie , stop i t — stop i t . ” B u t she in g a w a y on its fo u r-h o u r rid e , to “ H e saw y o u r ho rse .” p u lle d h im in sid e and sla m m e d the be re a d y on the A ntelope P la in s by B o rd e rs shook his head. He set d a yb re a k. L y in g on h is b la n ke t, door. A c h ild , v e ry young, began tle d in his b la n ke t, ju s t beyond the to c ry in a th in , s ta rtle d rh y th m . head a th w a rt the seat o f his saddle, lig h t; the fire d ie d a w a y and a C la y M o rg a n liste n e d to the d ry H erendeen pushed his horse over s m a ll breeze ro lle d dow n the face o f g ro a n in g o f the wagon w heels faded the y a rd , bound a w a y fo r his ranch. M o g u l. in to th is e n o rm o us n ig h t He ro lle d (TO BE CONTINUED} a c ig a re tte and savored its keen As he fo llo w e d the net of tra ils sm e ll. S tars crow ded the s ky; they w ashed th a t lim itle s s sweep o f b la c k w ith a d ia m o n d -g litte r, a ll dow n to the b la c k h o rizo n ’ s edge, u n til th e y seemed to fa ll below the r im o f a fla t w o rld . H e re and th e re in the pine s u m m its coyotes began to h a rk up th e ir m o u rn in g p la in t. H illh o u s e and C lay M o rg a n -kn d L ig e W h ite sat by the fire, th e ir cheeks s h a rp ly , ta c itu r n ly g ra ve d by lig h t and shadow s; and m en la y b la n ke te d in the b a ckg ro u n d , w e a ry and re la x e d and c ra d le d by th e ir in w a r d th in k in g . H erendeen w a lke d fo r w a r d / fro m the shadows to stand high above th is s p ra w le d group. He tossed a sage ste m in to the fire and w a tch e d the pale and heatless fla m e rise . He was across fro m C la y M o r g a n ; his eyes searched th e cro w d . The edges o f h is ve st fe ll a w a y fro m the rounds o f his shoulders and the deep s tre tc h o f his chest; his b ig ness was a ll in p ro p o rtio n , legs and a rm s and to rs o ; i t was a m u s c u la r DEPENDABILITY In these times more than usual it is important to have a dependable grocer— In wartime prices and quality and even quantities are subject to change. Quality here will be good, prices will be fair and quantities what is allowed. Zeigler’s SitorT Grass Valley 0QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ
