Sherman County journal., February 19, 1943, Page 2, Image 2

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OREGON,
/some legal way to divide income
between husband and wife to cut
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down federal income tax pay
man County Observer
menta. It may be possible to fol-
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low
the lead of Oklahoma and do
(Grass Valley Journal
that
in Oregon. Also, it may
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complicate
land and personal prop-
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erty
titles
until Oregon becomes
Wasco News-Enterprise
*, Established Nov. 1891
a lawyer’s mecca. There will be
¿0^*30 LI DATED March 4, 1932 a great deal of care taken in pas-
sage of the bill.
Published Every Friday at
Moro, Oregon
MOISTURE
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POINT RATIONING WILL
Kelly * s LOztifnn - CAUSE
CLOSE FIGURING
'Continued from naare one»
When Mrs. America goes to
curity fund so that municipal em- market with her war ration book
ployes may receive the benefits of two after point rationing of pro­
social security. They explain that cessed foods goes into effect, she
municipalities have difficulty m will be figuring points as closely
retaining competent help as the a» her money. For grocers will
latter resign and enteT private not be permitted to make change
industry where they are automat­ in stamps. It will mean that her
ically under SSB. There are other calculations in points must b e
elderly municipal employes who light to the point. Grocers will
would like t<f retire but cannot remove stamps from war ration
One fortunate thing about the afford to lose their pay checks,
book two in the presence of cus­
Er lured as second class matter at moisture this county has been
states the league. The organiza- tomers. And it is ’suggested that
tlx- l'ostoffice at Moro, Oregon
Act of Congress of March gettbiC 'in recent years has been ^ on jiag ^een a<jvis-e<l to take up Mrs. America use the high value
that it went into the ground. The tjie matter w jth the attorney-gen-
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1C and more inches of rainfall eral of Oregon and ascertain stamps first. For instance, if she
that came in the calendar year whether he can work out a plan, selects a 10 point commodity, it
and as there are too many complica- is suggested that she use an 8
of 1942 was nearly all saved »nu
and a 2 stamp instead of using a
has been, or will be, available for t ions in drafting a federal law
O»id«©Hurfsfp-t«
combination of the low point
which would blanket the entire stamps,
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It appears that this is not go- natjon
ing to be true of that which comes .
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
in 1943, for already a great part
From imany Oregon communi- NOTICE TO CREDITORS
.. SUBSCRIPTION RATES
of it, laden with topsoil, has run ties, particularly those near Camp
Notice is hereby given t h a
Payable in Advance
down the creeks to be wasted in White and C^ mp Adair,- owners Mary Edith Sayrs has been ap-
O N E YEAR ........................ - $1.50
the bottom of Lake Bonneville s- of dwellings to rent are protest- pointed Administratrix of the E s -
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the office o f tatc of c zx
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1943 bove the dam. Some, of course, ing the
Omer G. Sayrs, Deceased,
remains in the numerous dams in prjce administration that rents and has qualified as such. All per-
the county. The water may save prevailing on March 1, 1942, can sons having claims against said
TA X ES„
stock some stops and the soil may n<)t 4 * increased. There is a Estate are hereby notified and re-
The situation is this. The state make ;for bigger and better victory strong demand for houses in Ah quired to present the same duly
has a surplus of $2,600,000 now on gardens this upring, but it is no bany, Medford and other towns verified to said Administratrix at
Frut, having carried the property Moro, Oregon, within .¡x month,
hand. It expects, or its best ad­ longer wheat land.
This run-off indicates the value a|j during the depression, w i t h from the date of the first publi-
vised tax men expect, an income
of $14.000,000 from income and of the dams those that hold to r taxes, insurance and maintenance, cation of thia notice. The first
excite taxes this year. State ,ex- whatever soil remains behind them the landlords find their rents fro- publication is February 12, 1943.
penses will be around $12,000,000 is not entirely lost to the county | en. they are not permitted to
Mary Edith Sayrs,
for regular budget items and about although it it out of place from increase the rents to what the
Administratrix.
dwellings are worth. Even when J. Tracy Barton,
$5,000.000 more lor welfsr*. The a wheat farming standpoint.
school bill will demand another 4
they have remodeled a house at The Dalles, Oregon.
REPRESENTATIVE’S REPORT, the request of an army officer. Attorney for Estate.
or 5 million dollars.
14-17
Many expect that receipts from
— and the officer is satisfied, OPA
C o n tin u e d fr o m 1‘ m k t O n e
income and excise taxes will be
insists the depression rent is all
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
not intrude on the officer shall pay. OPA says
nearer $16,000,000 than $14,909- if something does
A 1 1 persons having claims
of legislative the Portland area is a “bad sunt’’
000 hot this is optimism, for near­ the regular tenor
ly all who have paid their 1943 in­ ways. It is likely that something and that “navy heroes” are held against the E state of Edwin II.
come taxes are paying a little will but the urge to get back to up by grasping landlords, t Port- Van P atten, deceased, are herehv
less to the state because the fed­ work, the urge to make a speedy land owners, however, deny the notified to present them, with the
vouchers and duly verified.
eral taxes take out more and there session in war time may have accusation and they are demand- proper
.,
,
,
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enough effect that this session ing elimination of the ceiling and to the undersigned, the duly ap-
is leas for the state.
,
the right to evict tenants w h o pointed, qualified and acting A d-
’ The school bill will reduce prop­ will end in fifty days.
That
is
a
very
short
time
in
are nuisances. At present a ten- m in is trato r o f the Estate of Ed-
erty taxes about ten per cent if
win H. Van Patten, Deceased, w ith
which
to
pass
the
legislative
work
ant cannot be evicted.
$4,000,000 is sent back to t h e
W ill Annexed, at Wasco. Oregon,
of
an
entire
state
for
two
years;
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schools, although this will not be
within six months-from the date
it
is
a
short
time
in
which
legu->
distributed evenly because of the
la
tors
are
to
study
about
the
ma-
LIQUOR
COMMISSION
of
the first publication of this no­
way the bill was passed. That ij
tice, to-wit: February 12, 1943.
about ten per cent of the state’s ny and manifold matters of state REPORTS IMPROVEMENT
T. L ester Johnson,
property tax load of something and come to a decision on them.
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The
Oregon
Liquor
Control
com-
A
d
m
in
istrator W ith Will Annexed.
over $38,000,000.
We
have
in
the
office
an
excerpt
mission
reports
on
improvement
t
D
ate
of F irs t Publication, Feb­
It seems fair from this position
from
the
Congressional
Record,
in
the
retail
license
situation,
with
ru
ary
12,
1943.
to conclude that all taxpayers
entitled ‘‘Congress, the Bureau- only 3,353 licensees as of June 30.
Date
of
Last Publication, March
sljould share in the tax savings
cracy,
and
the
Declining
Power
of
1942—the
lowest
figure
in
com-
5.
1943.
14-17
that are to be made. If property
the
States.”
While
this
was
not
mission
history.
The
commission
tax payers can be given a reduc
tkm of ten per cent through the printed at government expense, considers this a healthy sign as NOTICE TO CREDITORS
school bill, income and excise tax it was printed in the government the small number indicates a
Notice is hereby
given
that
payers might be given the same printing office, which does not have weeding out of the more undesir- Blanche Estella E verett has beer,
time to print all of the necessary able licensees and makes it easi- appointed A d m in is tra trix of the
reduction with justice. ,
It must be remembered that in rationing blanks and forms. Ain’t er to supervise the more stable, Estate of Lulu B. Spencer, De-
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America grand?
cooperative type.
Oregon all income and excise tax­
ceased, and has qualified as such.
Wine and malt beverages both All persons having claims against
es are used to offset property tax­
showed increased sales during the stid Estate are' hereby notified
es. Every dollar that the legisla­
year as shown by tax revenues, and required to present the same
ture cuts from Income taxes makes
and indicates an increased use of duly verified to said Administra­
the fund smaller with which t o
offset property faxet. Cutting the From the Observer, F»b7ls7T»«'l the “tem ^rance” beverage».
trix at Wasco, Oregon, within six
Chris Anderaon »old two teams
Public »’ s,stance funds for the months from the date of the first
income tax brings closer the day
when property taxes will be in­ of Sherman county horses, match- a,d of 0r,'Kon1» needy received publication of this notice'. The
tun,e<1 first publication is February 5,
creased by state property taxes as ed work animals, to the Tacoma. *3’934-296 **3 in revenue
, well as those of city, county and Transfer Co. last week, at »250 over hy the e m i s s i o n during 1943.
a pair. Chris ie in the business the fiac*1 >f'ar ,941-42'
Blanche Estella Everett,
achooL
button of these earnings to eoun-
As a general thing the repre­ now up to date
Admlin i st ra t r ix.
sentatives from the country are
Thia snow fell last " Sunday, ties “ made b^ thc public welfare J. Tracy Barton, The Dalles,
in favor of keeping the income from 7:30 a.m. till 9:16 p.m„ con- «™™i’» ‘on, and h. 1941 Sherman Oregon, Attorney for Estate
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and excise brackets about where tinuoualy. It la beautiful, white. w'unty received »4.012 55 foj re­
they are as a protection to prop­ elean mow. 12 to 16 inches deep, ,,rf purposes, the report Indicated, NOTICE TO CREDITORS
erty. The representatives from covering the hills with its mantle
a(l<bC°n, counties and ditto oi
All
persons having
claims
the city are desirous of cutting so completely as to obliterate last: Ore*»" received $162.288.26. from against the Estate of Wilford
year’s stubble, and with a tern- P ™ 1«!!«
revenues,
inoome taxes.
Belshe, Deceased, are hereby noti­
A net profit of 30.53% was re fied to present them, with the
- There is still no agreement ns perature challenging the lovely
Co the method of reducing income rays of Old Sol is very liable to ported by the commission, which proper vouchers and duly verified,
taxes if that be finally decided on. stay with us until the next Chi- >» the highest yet to be recorded to the undersigned, the duly ap­
since inception of the commission pointed, qualified and acting ad­
Some want a flat percentage re­ nook.
duction of ten to 25 per cent.
This is leap year: Sealed pro- in 1934. Net revenue shows an ministratrix, of the Estate o t
Some would reduce by changing posals will be received at this increase of more than $1,000,000 Wilford Belshe, Deceased, at the
the rates. If a small reduction is office up to February 29th at 12 over the year previous. Total li- office of T. Lester Johnson, in
voted it should probably be a flat p.m. The constitutional right is quor sales for the year 1941-42 M ° r ° . Oregon, w ithin six months
/eduction. If a reduction of over reserved to reject any and ail were $13,924.844.69.
from the date of the first publi-
10 or 12 peg cent ra voted it should bids.
Increased profits are accounted cation of this notice, to-wit: Feb­
probably be by changing rates to From the Observer, Feb. 20, 1911 for by several factors, according ruary 5, 1943.
make the reduction graduated, for
Several street lamps have been to the report. During the year
Hazel Belshe, Administratrix
those in the higher brackets will placed thia week at different «treet/a 20% increase in volume of sales Date of First Publication—Febru­
pay so muefy to the federal gov­ intersection« in Moro, this worif was indicated which, due to in­ ary 5, 1943. ’
ernment that the state can do adding greatly to the convenience creased federal taxes on liquor, Date of Last Publication— Febru­
little for them anyway.
of all parties who must be on the amounted to a 34% increase in ary 26, 1943.
In any event it is likely that street after dark.
dollar sales. The larger sales were
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the reduction will be en a one or
While the soft weather is on, accounted for by targe population
» rw
r.
Moro Lodge No. 118. I.
O. O. F.
two year basis, for this is hardly the man who lives on a muddy growths in many centers and
Moro, Oregon
• the time to be planning a long street wouldn’t mind if the cross- large payroll increases due to
Meets 1st and 3rd
range program.
ings were even paved with good bulging defense industries,
Tuesday»
in
tht
, The school bill still complicates intentions.
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I.O ..O .F. hall Tra»
the tax situation. Despite r e -
Illinois wants common sense
sient and visiting
writing by the teachers them­ taught in the schools. A good FIGURES GIVEN ON
brothers are cordi
ally invited to meet
selves, by a sub-committee of the subject, theoretically. Practically. COLLEGE REGISTRATION
vith us.
education committee and by oth­ however, where are persons com­
Charles
C.
WilsQn,
N.G.
ers, it is still the same bill.
petent for teaching it to be had *
Final registration reports from
Percy
Thompson,
Sec.
The people voted to distribute From the Observer, Feb. 22, 1921 institutions of the state education-
Orville and Elinora Nunn, aged al system for the wint rterm show
on an equal basis and to distrib­
ute to districts and to reduce tax­ nine and seven years respectively, a total of approximate^’ 7000 stu- I uplne Rebekah Lodge No. 11«
es. There is no _ constitutional were seriously injured Monday af- dents registered in the six col-
Moro. Oregon
way to make a distribution in any teraoon at Klondike while playing leges of the state, a drop o<f only Meets 2d & 4th Tues
‘ other way for school districts are with a box of dynamite caps they IP P«r cent from the sr.me period day of each month.
the only ones empowered to levy had found in an old bam. T h e last year, Dr. Frederick M. Hunt- Visiting members wel
,
school taxes. Some equalized ba­ little girl died, but there w a s er, chancellor^ announced recently, come.
Coila
Belshee,
N.G.
hope
for
the
boy’s
recovery,
al-
In
general,
enrollment
In
the
sis would be better—and more
'
(.,-eoee
Johnston,
8e«
though
both
his
eyes
were
in-
colleges
of
education
dropped
more
equitable and fair—but the o 1 d
than in the University of Oregon
-method will prevail, it appears, jured.
The high school Sunday school and Oregon State coR^ge. T h e Relhlehcm Chapter. No. 78.O.E.S.
unless there is enough strength
drop of
Moro, Oreg »r
iroong Senator Strayer’a cohorts class organized last Sunday with medical school reported
Meets Everv Second and
in the senate to upset the entire the following officers: President, only 4.8 per cent in total enroll-«
Fourih Thursdays in each
Harold -Bryant:
vice-president, toent and an increase of 3.9 per
bill, and this may be doubted.
Month. V ih P ’ng niemb«
i;The conpipnity property bill is Linnie Belshe: secretary, Byron cent in the number registered in
Invited
Peetz,
treasurer,
Laura
Urquhart.
medicine.
A
fall
of
17
per
cent
being talked about and is finding
favor among those of large in- Dewey Thompson and Mrs. Han- in nursing education accounted for Norm a lialsiger W. M.
M arie Hosklnaon, Sec.
cemes who would like to f i n d •on are J^oiot leaders of this claaa, much of the total drop.
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In Other Days
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TH U 8TORY 8 0 F A B : Clay Morgan
hat di elded to play a I o m haad as alas t
Csa ll-rrn d ren , a rancher beat on run-
<i n :
a>U2a eonntry hl* own way.
r.:s ( w » men have been enemie« for
»?■).« itivla» first fought over Clay's
r.ife. TJ’a, who died hating him and ke-
i'sv:ag she should have married beren-
(' en. Morgaa Is a solitary figure, de­
rated to his nine-year-old daughter, Jan-
rt. Although two women, Catherine
( rant and Anu McGarrah, are la love
with him, they know «he cannot forget
( Ja. Of his former friends, only Hack ,
breath.tt has not gone over to Heren-
Cecn’s side. Gerd Grant, Catherine's
brother, hesitates aboat Joinln» deren-
geen. but became M arfan's sworn ene-
my wiien ht diaeoverod that Catherine
had been to his ranch. Hack Breathitt,
W|U1 PeU B o,<er.. a r..
t e r . Is being watched by Hereadeea’s
men‘ ®tey bas i«*raae that Govern
A
to iX lto
at Sage City, 1M mUes away.
Hack
meanwhile fights with some of Heren-
X m w
to sage City
IIIKbouse,
just In time to hear Charley
Herendeen's foremak, kid
*‘E,Kht tkoasaad.’
Now continue with the story.
CHAPTER VIII
Hillhouse said again, in a steady,
stubborn voice: t "Eight thousand."
The other three men were specu­
lators. It was a smell. It was w rit­
ten on tlieir good clothes, their white
faces and their soft hands. One of
these said reluctantly, "Eighty-
two
“ Eighty three," said Hillhouse.
Morgan said: “Ninety-three.”
Now the speculators looked around
nnd moved together and on« ol them
whispered something and shook his
head. The land-office agent looked
hopeful.' He said: “Ninety-three’s
the bi4:”
nety-four," said Charley H ill­
ir»ety-
house. t
Morgan said: " I didn’t ride a hun­
dred and ninety miles to play around
with a piker. Charley. Eleven thou­
sand.”
“ Eleven is the bid,” said the land-
office agent. “ Another bid, gentle­
men?"
?
The rpeculatorF'»« iff nothing. One
of them shook his head. The land-
office agent turned to Hillhouse. He
said: “ Another bid?" Hillhouse put
his hands in his pockets, and slowly
brought them, put.
"No," he an-
swered, "that’s all. I ’ve got to stick
to a lim it, and we’re past it now.”
,,Sold at e,even lhousand-"
Morgan stepped toward the table.
My check all right?”
The land office showed an instant
discouragement.
“Of course not."
One ct the «peculators laughed
and Hillhouse made a half-turn.
“ Then my bid of mr.ety-three is
go?d.”
Morgan reached into his pocket.
“ No.“ he said, dryly, " I just wanted
to know
I ’ve got the cash."
Hillhouse turned from the room
without further talk; the specula­
tors slowly followed. .Morgan count*
ed ' out the money, in bill».
He
stood over the desk, propping both
hands on Its edge to hold himself
up while the land agent took his
name and address and wrote out a
receipt.
“ You’ll get a deed in the next few
months.”
Morgan said: "When did you mail
out notice of that sale?"
The land agent stared at him.
"About six weeks ago."
Morgan folded the receipt between
his finger». cree«ing and re-crea»-
ing it, hi» head bent down. He mur-
mured, "thanka.” and left the
room«- B® passed
the speculators In
‘h' hh,*r“ey H illh o u .. waited for him
on
Charley had a ciga-
rette lighted. He removed the ciga­
rette, choosing hi» word» very care­
fully; he had hi» eye» half closed,
and stared ahead of him into the
dust-yellow, sun-brightened street.
" I want to tell you thi». Clay.
When I work for an outfit, I »tick
by that outfit. I ’m foreman of Three
Pines and long as I am Three Pines
comes first."
Returning from Sage City three
days |ater clay Morgan came
through a low gap of the Burnt Hill»
and found »omebody occupying the
deserted homestead house on Salt
Meadows. It was twenty-five miles
from thi» point northwestward to
hi» own ranch, and though the shan­
ty was an old one he had not known
of nesters being in it.
,
Riding into the yard, Morgan gave
his name. "You must be new here.
Nobody’s tried to make a living on
this spot since Yardsley left, four
years ago."
The man was around thirty, long
and on the lean side, with the freck­
led skin and dry creased Ups and
the gray-green eyes of a Southerner.
He looked like a worker rather than
one of that shlftlesa rattletrap bgeed
L’preka Lodge No. 121 A-F A A-M
Meets on the 1st and
3rd Thursday eve­
nings of sach month.
Visiting members are
cordially invited to
me^t with ua.
W. F. McLeod, W.M.
C V. Belkpap, Secretary
aycox
Morgan bad so often seen camping
on the edge of the range. He said,
• T m Fox Willing. Been here four
months." He was pretty brief with
his talk, a reserved man with the
mark of a short temper on him,
but there was in his eyes at the
moment something Morgan had of­
ten noticed in other nesters’ eyes
when they faced cattlemen: a half-
concealed hatred, a veiled fear.
A woman cam e to the door,
young and still pretty, with pure
black hair.
She shaded her eyes at Morgan;
he saw fear definitely on her face.
It was lime to eat; in fact Mor­
gan smelled food in the air. But
Willing didn't know touch about
range etiquette. He simply stood
his ground, waiting for Morgan to
speak or ride on. Morgan said:
“ Maybe you could put me up to
dinner.”
Willing’s answer was reluctant.
“Sure, Mr. Morgan. Step down.”
Morgan helped himself to the
-3 —
A woman came te the doer, yaunr
and still pretty, with pure black
hair.
boiled potatoes and canned to m a-, things that had happened to her.
watching the way Ann M cG arrah’s
toes—and to the m e a t It was fried
faint smile came and went away
steak and when he »«w It he real­
Janet left the rcom. Ann M cG ar­
ized it came from one of his own
rah sat back in her chair.
Her
cows.
.
,
arms
were
round
and
firm
on
the
Willing ate with his eyes down­
table. She had a way of looking at
cast; a taciturnity close to sullen­
him, straight and intent, with a
ness covered him. The woman didn’t
shadow across her eyes. Her lips
touch her food. She sat with her
were red and pleasant; they had a
arms in her lap, a growing strain
gerftle
strength
“What is on your
on her face. She was about his own
mind.
Clay?"
age and he could teU she had been
“Odds and ends, I guess."
through a lot of misery.
"Did you have luck?"
Morgan appreciated the meal, but
" I bought the piece. How did you
he was glad’ when, hat in hand,
know I was on that business?"
he returned to the yard. He walked
" It was all over town, half an
toward his horse, both the Willings
hour after you left.”
behind him. The shed was only a
He said, " I'll be back for Janet
dozen paces beyond and he had the
in a minute," and walked to the
definite inclination to go over there,
store porch. He stood here briefly,
open the door, and have a look at
watching the street until l:e discov­
the beef for himself. He knew it
ered Jesse Rusev paused in the
was there and he didn’t want Willing
shadows at the corner of t'.ie hotel—
to think Long Seven was run by a
an obscure shape patiently waiting
fool too blind to see the signs. He
He crossed to Rusey. observ ing the
rolled up a cigarette, trying to figure
marshal's short solid shape swing
out some way of telling Willing this
around to him. Rusey's voice was
without hurting the woman’s feel­
inflexibly courteous, giving Morgan
ings
There was a lot in-her and
his due. nothing more ana nothing
she was pretty badly troubled at
less. "Evenin'. Clay."
this minute. Willing was like meet
Morgan said: “ Who started the
nesters. Cattlemen had pushed them
ball Friday night, Jesse*’ ’’
around until they figured it wasn't
The marshal's head tipped
Se­
any crime to steal beef when they
cret care flowed from him.
His
could.
voice, when he spoke, was unsenti­
He lighted his cigarette and
mental and without favor. “They
stepped into the saddle There was
was jiggerin’ around from point to
immediate relief on the nester's
faoa and the woman's shoulder»’re­ point—Breathitt and Connor and
Bones McGeen. Breathitt met Con­
laxed; -they had braced themselves
for the worst Morgan removed his \ nor once, down by Old Town, but
neither of them was ready. Connor
hat, smiling at the woman. " I wish
floated up the street, past the dance
both of you good luck
You’ll need
h
alt
McGeen dropped back into
it."/*Then, with the reins half-lifted,
the crack by the bank. Hack showed
he added: " It occurs to me that you
around the corner of the dance hall,
may get pinched for grub this jwin-
ter. If you do. I ’ll be glad to see and met Connor ’’ He paused, weigh­
that you get a quarter of beef occa­ ing his words with an extreme
thoughtfulness. “ It was a case of
sionally. When you see any stray
love at first sight, only Breathitt got
cattle of mine up here this winter
in the first kiss. Bones was wastin'
in the snowdrifts, just drive them
back. We'U consider it a fair ex­ his shots all the lime, just stinkin'
change for the meat. But“ —and now up the wind Hack got out of town
two jumps ahead of his own funeral.
he looked at the blank, gray-green
eyes of the man— “come to me when Tell Hack, if you see him. I'll throw
you want it. I do not like to think * him in the cooler if he does that
again. There's a rule against smok­
of beef being butchered and wasted
in’ up this town.7
on the desert."
"Tell it to McGeen.’’ said Mor­
The tension left Willing’s shoul­
gan.
ders. The woman’s lips softened
“H e’s been told," retorted Rusey,
and her eyes grew warm. After that
“J’d tell it to anybody—even to the
he crossed the yard and came down
at last to the lower edge of Govern­ Almighty."
A long halloo shrilled through the
ment Valley. F ar up the flats he
saw the remnant barracks of the shadows and a cloud of children
Ann Mc­
old fort, and for a moment he raced down tlie street
paused to have a look at this land Garrah waited on the porch, slim
against the store lights. Janet, out
which now belonged to him.
He planted across the valley and of breath and softly giggling, trot­
rode up the narrow length of his ted toward her. Morgan turned to­
older range, reaching home-quar­ ward these two.
He said again, “Time to go," and
ters in the middle of the afternoon.
As soon as he left the saddle old watched Ann McGarrah’s face show
a darkening at his tone
Janet's
Mose gave him the latqpt news:
Hack Breathitt had been pulled into hand came obediently to him and
they strolled up the street. At Gen­
a fight at War Pass, killing Liard
Connor. Now Hack was hiding In try ’s he saddled Janet’s horse and
the hills with Sheriff Nickum on boosted her up, and rode from War
Pass.
his traiL
The night was soft and luminous
“I ’n i going to town,’’ decided M or­
gan at onea, "and ought to be back and fragrant. Earth’s warmth rose
around them but the wind drifting
around e ig h t”
Old Mose said: "The way thing» from the south brought in sharp,
are now, I wouldn’t skylark on the . cool eddies of coming winter. The
two of them rode in silence across
trail after dark.”
Morgan caught up a fresh horse the rutted desert and took to the
and headed for War Pass, reaching steep road up Mogul.
Morgan said: "You did fine, Jan­
there slightly before six. His first
errand was to go into the post office et. I guess I was pretty proud, sit­
and pay his respects to Fred Rich. ting there and listening Don’t ever
"F red ," he said, “that notice ot be afraid of anything ahead of you.
Never borrow trouble. Walk right
sale was posted e little late.”
" I took ft out myself, the same up to it. Listen to the crickets.
They’ve been singing like that a
day it came.”
“They mailed It from Sage City thousand years, and they’ll be do­
ing it for another thousand. Noth­
last month," stated Morgan.
Fred Rich’s face showed a white­ ing changes, honey. Remember that
ness suddenly around the base of when you feel like running away.
his nose. " I guess it got held up Nothing changes and nothing ever
somewhere.” he murmured. But he really dies." .
Sometimes when he talked to her
met Morgan’s glance only for a mo­
ment, soon looking down. He bad like this he felt the absorbing at­
been caught in a lie and knew it.
tention she paid him. Sometimes
” 1 guess it did,” said Morgan dry­ her mind was away ot» its own
ly, and left the post office.
He dreams, locking him out—as Lila had
heard Rich call out, "Clay, I want locked him out. She spoke sudden­
no trouble with you.” but he didn’t ly and seriously, as though she
turn, hating to see any man's face hadn’t heard him:
’’W ill you ever m arry again, Dad­
show that dead, cheap g u ilt The
hank was'closed and so hq.glimbed dy?”
the hill to leave the unused part of
"Now why should you think of
his money with Harley Stewart and that?”
went at once to Ann M eQ afrah’s.
She said in her small, still voice;
Ann and Janet were eating sup­ “I just wondered. Maybe 1 could
per. He sat with them, listening to like another mother.",
Janet’s cool vole« recite the little
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