7 PAGE TWO TI1CRSDA Y..lAN l’ABY 3. 19'.*!i TIFB SPRINOFTWJì N WW 9 DUANES ISnslnled by farne C£ltri*fy easy en ough If you'd low er yo u rself C ast o f P r i n c i p a l Characters in This to— to----- " b u c k D uane, Quick on th e draw , T hrillin g Story by Zane Grey "T o m a k e love to h e r? " In te rru p te d k ills C al B ain >u »ell-defense an d linds Buck Duane ___ L ast of the Duanes D uane. b ln .-e lf a n o u tlaw . F ly in g Iron» pur J e n n ie b rav ely tu rn ed sh am ed eye- Cal Bain .............. A Texas "B ad M an ” gult, bo m eets L uke S le ie u s , a u o tlu . • Luke Stevens ..................... An Outlaw. to m eet his. o u tlaw , an d tbu tw o uoconio pais. “ My g irl. I'd do w orse th an th a t to Bland ........... L ead er of O u tla w Group L u k e narrow ly escap es c a p tu re and M rs. B l a n d .................................. H is W ife get you aw ay front h e re ." he said D uane is shocked to nnd h is b ro th e r Je n n ie ............... G irl a t B lan d 's C am p b lu n tly . Outlaw sev erely w ounded. “ B ut—D uane," sh e fa lte re d , and Capt. M c N e lly . . . C a p ta in of Rangers D uane buries S tev en s. T h en he goes Cheseldine Dangerous O u tla w ag ain sh e put o u t th e ap p ealin g ban«!, on to B lan d 's cam p, w hw ere he g ets "B land w ill kill you." In to a tight w ith a m an called Bos you?" D uane m ade no rep ly to th is. He i i j . ci ' an d w ounds th e la tte r. He Duane told her. «was tr y in g to still a risin g stra n g e B iases a frie n d of a n outlaw a t B land s “ Y ou're not a ro b b e r o r r u s tle r or tu m u lt In his b re a s t. T he old em otion called E u ch re, w ho te lls him of Mrs. m u rd e re r o r som e bad m an com e h ere — th e ru sh of an in s tin c t to k ill! He B land and th e g irl Je n n ie. to h id e?" tu rn e d cold all over. K u W GO ON W ITH T H E S T O R Y :— "N o, I'm n o t,” rep lied D uane, try- j "C h ess A llow ay w ill k ill you. If in g to sm ile. B land d o e sn 't,” w ent on Je n n ie , w ith "W al, I got it th is w ay. M ebbe It's "T h en w hy a re you h e re ? " h e r tra g ic ey es on D uane's. g tra ig h t an m ebbe It a in ’t. Som e y ears “I'm on th e dodge. You know w hat "M aybe he w ill." rep lied D uane. It ago B enson m ade a trip over th e riv e r th a t m ean s. I got In a sh o o tin g scrap « w as difficult fo r him to fo rce a sm ile to ouy m escal a n ' o th e r d rin k s. H e'll a t hom e and had to ru n off. W hen It B ut h e ach iev ed one. aUvuu. over th e re once in a w hile. An' blow s o v er I hope to go b ack." “O, b e tte r ta k e m e a t o n ce," she ». i g e t it he ra n a c ro s s a g an g of "B u t you c a n 't be h o n est h e re ." said. "S a v e m e w ith o u t risk in g so g re a s e rs w ith som o g rin g o p riso n ers. "Y es, I can.” m uch— w ith o u t m ak tn g love to Mrs. " i d o n 't now , b u t 1 re c k o n th e re "Y ou fo u g h t B osom er th e o th e r B la n d !" w as som e b a rte rin ', p erh ap s m u r d e r day ?" "S u re ly , If I can. T h e re ! I see In . A nyw ay B enson fetch ed th e g irl “ In self-defense I crip p led h im ." E u c h re com ing w ith a w om an " back. S he w as m o re d ead th a n alive. “Oh. I know w h at th e s e o u tla w s are. I "That's her. Oh. she m u s tn 't see B u t it tu rn e d o u t sh e w as only Yes, y o u 're d ifferen t." S he k ep t th e me with you." •ta rv e d a n ' scared h alf to d e a th . She stra in e d gaze upon him . b u t hope w as j “W alt — a m o m en t." w hispered b ad n t been harm ed . kin d lin g , and th e h a rd lin es o f h e r D uane, a s J e n n ie slipped Indoors "1 reck o n she w as th e n a b o u t fo u r­ y o u th fu l face w ere so ften in g . “W e'v e se ttle d It. D on't fo rget. I'll te e n y e a rs old. B en so n 's idee, he said, S o m eth in g sw eet an d w arm s tirre d w as to use h e r in h is den, sellin ' deep In D uane as he realized th e u n ­ find som e way to g et word to you. p e r­ th ro u g h E uchre. M eanw hile ¿ rin k s a n ’ th e like. B ut 1 n e v er w en t fo rtu n a te g irl w as ex p e rie n c in g a b irth h ap s k eep up your courage. R em em ber I'll t r u t h on J a c k r a b b it's word. B land o f tr u s t in him . sav e you som ehow W e'll try strategy- seen the kid rig h t off a n ’ to o k h e r— “ M evbe y o u 're th e m an to sav e me first. W h a te v e r you see o r h e a r m e bo u g h t h e r from B enson. — to ta k e m e aw ay befo re It's too do n o t th in k less of m e ■ ■" “ You ca n gam ble B land d id n 't do la te !” J e n n ie ch eck ed him w ith a g e stu re th e t from n o tio n s of ch iv alry . I a in 't Duane's spirit leaped. and a w o n d erfu l g ray flash of eyes. g ain say in ', how ever, but th e t Je n n ie "M aybe I am ." h e rep lied in sta n tly . "I'll b less you w ith ev ery d ro p of w as b e tte r off w ith K ate Bland. S he's S he seem ed to ch eck a blin d im­ blood In m y h e a rt." sh e w h isp ered p a s­ An ^Couple been h ard on Je n n ie , b u t sh e 's kept p ulse to run Into h is arm s. H er cheek sio n ately . B land an ' th e o th e r m en from tr e a tin flam ed, h e r lips q u iv ered , h e r bosom It w as only as she tu rn e d aw a y Into the kid sham efu l, b a te J e n n ie has sw elled u n d e r th e rag g ed d ress. T h en th e room th a t D uane saw sh e w as grow ed in to a all-fired p re tty girl, th e glow b eg an to fad e; d o u b t once lam e, an d th a t sh e w ore M exican s a n ­ an' K a te is pow erfu l jealo u s of h er. I m ore assailed h er. d a ls o v er b are feet. can see tro u b le b rew in ' o v er th e re in “It c a n 't be------ Y ou're only— a fte r H e s a t dow n upon a b ench on th e B la n d ’s cabin. me, too, like B land— lik e all of th e m .' porch anil d irected his a tte n tio n to th e “T lie t's w hy I w ish you'd com e over D u an e's long a rm s w e n t o u t and his ap p ro a c h in g couple. T h e tre e s of th e w ith me. B lan d 's h ard ly e v e r home. h an d s clasped h e r sh o u ld ers. He grove w ere th ick enough for him to H is w ife's in v ited you. S h o re if she shook h er. m ake reaso n ab ly su re th a t M rs B land g e ts sw eet on you. as sh e h as on— wal, “ Look a t me— s tra ig h t in th e eye. ha-1 not seen him ta lk in g to Je n n ie. t h e t ’d com plicate m a tte rs. But you'd T h e re a re d ecen t m en. H av e n 't you a W hen th e o u tlaw 's wife d rew n e a r g e t to see Je n n ie , a n ' m ebbe you could fa th e r—a b ro th e r? " D uane saw th a t she w as a tall, stro n g , h elp her. "T h ey a re d e a d — killed by ra id ers. full-bodied w om an, r a th e r good-lo k. “ M ind, I a in ’t h in tin ' n o th in '. I'm W e lived in D im m it C ounty. I was Ing w ith full-blow n, hold a ttra c tiv e Just w a n tin ' to p u t h e r in yo u r way. c a rrie d aw ay," J e n n ie rep lied h u rr ie d ­ nes«. D uane w as m o re co n cern ed Y ou're a m an an ' can th in k fo r your, ly. w ith h e r ex p ressio n th a n w ith h e r •elf. I had a b ab y g irl once, a n ' if She put up an a p p ealin g h a n d to good lo o k s; and as sh e a p p eared un •h e 'd lived sh e'd be as big a s Je n n ie him . Mi < d M rs le« (.O opri if su sp icio u s h e felt relieved. T he s itu ­ now . a n ' by gosh I w o u ld n 't w an t h e r cw Y o rk H r •« o v e r 6 fee» k i t f h , "F o rg iv e m e. I believe— I know atio n »hen took on a s ’n g u la r zest. w h ' l e tk e * f i t t l e w«>m «w In E la n d 's cam p." y o u 're good. It w as only— I live so j t K f <7 < n rh e < E u c h re cam e up on th e porch nnd “ 1 11 go. E u ch re. T ak e m e o v er," m uch in fe a r— I'm h a lf crazy — I'v e a l­ ’»'— 'J»« aw k w a rd ly Introduced D uane t o M r s . replied D uane. m ost fo rg o tten w h at good m en a re B land. S he was young, pro b ably not E u ch re knock ed upon th e sid e of like. Mr. D uane, you 'll h elp m e?" o v er tw enty-five, and n o t q u ite so p re ­ the door. “ Yes, Je n n ie . I will. T ell m e how. p o ssessin g a t close ra n g e H er eyes “ Is th a t you. E u c h re ? " ask ed a g irl's W h at m ust I do? H ave you an y p lan ?" w ere larg e, r a th e r p ro m in en t, and Voice, low. h esita tin g ly . “Oh. no. But ta k e m e aw ay ." brow n In color. H «r m outh too w as “ Yes. It's me. Je n n ie . W h e re 's Mrs. “ I'll try ." s a l! D aune sim ply. "T h a t larg e w ith th e lip s full, and she hail N O T IC E O F S H E R I F F 'S S A L E B land ?" an sw ered E u ch re. w on't be easy, th o u g h . I m u st h a v e On the 2nd day of F eb ru ary , 1929. w h ite te eth . "S h e w en t o v er to D eger's. T h e re 's tim e to th in k . T ou m u st h e lp me. D uane took h e r proffered hand and .-it th e h o u r of ■ ne o’clock a t tin- •o m ebody sick." rep lied th e g irl. T h e re a re m any th in g s to co n sid er. re m a rk e d fra n k ly th a t h e w as glad to fro n t door of th e « H u r t H ouse. I11 E11 1 gene, O regon, L am Conn".-, -rcu. 1, E u ch re tu rn e d an d w h isp ered som e­ H o rses— food, tra ils , an d th e n th e best m eet h er. I I will sell at au ctio n ,0 th e h k iie - t th in g about luck. T h e sn a p of th e o u t­ tim « to m ak« th e a tte m p t. A re you Mrs. B land a p p eared p leased ; and and best b id d er for cash the folio < ng law 's eyes w as added sig n ifican ce to w atch ed — k ept a p riso n e r? " h e r laugh, w hich follow ed, w as loud I described real p ro p e rty located in D uane. L an e C ounty, O regon, to w it. “ No. I could h av e ru n off lo ts of and r a th e r m usical. T he E a s t half of tile northw est "Je n n ie , com e o u t o r le t us com e in. tim es. B ut I w as afra id . I'd only "M r. D uane— Buck D uane. E u ch re q u a rte r, th e S o u th w est quart« r o f th e H e re 's th e young m an I w as te llin ' you have fallen Into w orse han d s. E u ch re N oitliw est q u a rte r. . »1 I tb N irihu-i st said, d id n 't h e?" sh e ask ed . B bout." E u ch re said. h a s told m e th a t. M rs. B land b eats "B u ck ley .” co rre c te d D uane. "T h e q u a rte r of the S o u th w e st q u a rte r 11: "C h — I c a n 't! I look so— so— " 1 S -ction T h irte e n In T o w n sh ip S ix teen m e. h a lf s ta rv e s m e, but sh e h as kept n ic k n a m e 's not of m y choosing.” ¡S o u th R ange F our 14) E a st of th e "N e v e r m ind how you look,” In te r­ m e from h e r h u sb an d . S h e 's been as " I’m c e rta in ly glad to m eet you. W illam ette .Meridian, all in L ane ru p te d th e o u tlaw In a w hisper. " It good as th a t and I'm g ratefu l. B uckley D uane." sh e said, as she look , C ounty. O regon. a ln i no tim e to c a re fo r t h e t H e re 's “S h e h a s n 't done it for love of me. LAST OF THE DUANES Said sa le Is m ade u n d er ex ecution S young D uane. Je n n ie , h e 's no ru s tle r, th o u eh . She alw ay s h ated me. And th e se a t D uane offered her. “S orry to issued out of th e C ircuit C ourt of t h e S ta te of O regon for th e C ounty of Bo th ief. H e's d ifferen t. C om e o u t la tely sh e ’s gro w in g Jealous. T h e re h av e been out. Kid F u lle r's lying L ane to me d ire c te d In the case of Je n n ie , a n ' m eb b e h e ’ll------" w as a m an cam e h e re by th e n am e of o v er a t D eger's. You know he w as A nna W. O gden vs. M aude S. T u ell, E u c h re did n o t co m p lete h is se n ­ S p en ce— so he called h im self. H e shot last night. H e’s got fev er today. G ladys E. Tuell. HoWen, Edw in II. te n c e . He had spoken low, w ith h is tried to be kind to me. B ut she "W h en B lan d 's aw ay I have to n u rse H olden, Dave M. Zt nt. as G uarillan of gla nee sh iftin g from side to side. w ouldn’t let him S he w as in love w ith «11 th e s e s h o tu n hoys, and It su re th e P erso n and E sta te of M aude S. T uell. Dave E Z ent, as A d m in istrato r E u ch re w ent aw ay th ro u g h th e c o t­ him . S h e's a bad w om an. ta k e s my tim e. H ave vou been w a it­ de bonis non of the E sta te of F ra n k tonw oods. “ Bland finally sh o t S pence and th a t in g alo n e« D idn't see th a t sla tte rn W. T uell, in th e S ta te of W ashington, “I'm glad to m eet you. M iss— Miss ended th a t. Suite's been Jealous ev er and Jo se p h in e L. V eatch. as A ncillary girl of m in e?" Je n n l. ," said D uane. "E u c h re d id n 't since. I h e a r h e r fighting w ith Bland nexed of th e E sta te of F ran k W T uell, S he gave him a sh a rn glance. T he d eceased , in the S ta te of O regon. m ention your la s t nam e. H e ask ed m e ab o u t me. S he sw e a rs sh e'll k ill me w om an had an e x tra o rd in a ry play of FRANK E. TAY LOR, S heriff of to o m e over to-------------" ! befo re he g ets me. And B land lau g h s fe a tu re , D uane th o u g h t, nnd unless Ixm e C o u n t y , O r e g o n . D uane’s a tte m p t a t p le a s a n try h a lt­ in h e r face. T h en I've h eard C hess By B EC LA H BRIN N IC K . Ib-puty. sh e w as sm iling w as not p re tty at all ed sh o rt when Je n n ie lifted h e r lash es Alloway try to p e rs u a d e B land to give .1. 3-10-17-24-31: "I'v e been alo n e," r e n l l e d D uane to look at him . Som e kind of shock be to him . B ut B land d o e sn 't laugh " H a v e n 't seen nnvbody hut a s lc k - w ent th ro u g h him . th en . lo o k ln g girl w ith a b u ck et. And «h> H e r g ray ey es w ere b e a u tifu l, but J u s t la tely b efo re B land w ent aw ay ran w hen sh e saw m e." It li ! n o t been b eau ty th a t cut short , th in g s alm o st cam e to a h ead . I " T h a t w as Je n ." s a id M r s . B la » id h is >ech. He seem ed to se et trag ic co u ld n 't sleep. I w ished Mrs. Bland "S hi ' th e kid w< k eep h e r -, and she •tr u e le b etw een hope nnd d o u b t th a t would kill me. I'll c e rta in ly kill m y­ h ard ly pays h e r keep. Did E«n hi •horn- in h e r p iercin g gaze. S he kept self If— D uane, you m ust be q u ick if tell you about h e r? " looki r. nnd D uane could not b reak you'd sav e m e.” "N ow th a t I th 'n k of It he did say th e ! nee. It w as no o rd in a ry m om ­ "I realize th a t." rep lied h e th o u g h t­ so m eth in g or o th e r." ent. fully. "I th in k my difficulty w ill be to "W h a t did h e tell you ab o u t m e?" •"What did voti com e h e re fo r?" she fool M rs. B land. If sh e su sp e c te d me b lu n tly ask ed M rs. Bland. "T o see you," rep lied D uane, glad to sh e'd have th e w hole g an g o f o u tlaw s “ W al. K a te ,” rep lied E u ch re, speak •pen k. on m e nt once.” Ing for him self, "you n ee d n 't w orry “W h y r "S h e would th a t. Y ou've got to be none, for I told B u rk n o th in ' but com "W , II— E u ch re th o u g h t—h e w anted carp fu l—and q u ick ." ’ p llm en ts." m e t talk to you. c h e e r you up a bit," j "W h a t kind of a w om an Is sh e ? " In- (T O BE C O N T IN U E D ) replb d D unne so m ew h at lam ely. ' qtilreil D uane. — T h e e a rn e s t ¿»yes e m b a rra ss e d him. "S h e 's hrnzen. I'v e h eard h e r w ith N e e d le e ra ft Club to M eet "Euchre*» good. H e’s th e o n ly p e r­ ' h e r lovers. T h ey get d ru n k som e­ Mrs. W a lle r G o ssler and M rs Floyd son In th is aw fu l place w ho's been tim es. w hen B lan d 's aw ay. S h e 's got W esterfield will be h o ste sse s tr the good to me. B ut h e 's a fra id of Bland. a te rrib le tem p er. S h e's v ain . She local N e e d le rra ft club nt th e hom e of A STANDARD OIL PRODUCT H e s i d you w ere d ifferen t. W ho a rc likes flattery. Oh, you could fool her M rs. G o ssler th is aftern o o n . VVHAT H A P P tN E D B EFO R E— PRIZE WINNERS/" THENEW ZEROLENE the modern o il Nelson Poultry Farm Showing Is Progressive am i m cordliig waa p lauiiad «nd •«- » m u I im I by Mr. «mi Mrx N»l»«»a Mr Nelmm m urkata hi» poiiltry «Il ovi.r Ilio worlil Kv.-n lim i ino»! r« iniirknblo » ta ta <»f (’»M Ìorsta nmny lino» •m i oapoclnlly »•> In Ima ....... . rovolplonlH <>f Mi N alaun'a poni Iry. Ilo Inm ««ni rhl«-ka nnd ■'»«» io llv tl K W H .S IIIH E varimi» pinco« am m i» w hlch «re Bue- F ront a $50 Investm ent to a net In | ram etti», Unldwln P ark n .n r I.«« conte of 33600.00 per y ear Is the a c h i­ Angelo« «nd lly d ev llle In llum bi.lt evem ent of It U N elson of th e N e ls o n t-muity. P o u ltry farm th re e m iles east of t*|i|'lllgt1eld. Mr. N elson's snei-ess Is not one of t h o s e w him s of Inck which Kic/ws for Convict e le v a te m en from o b scu rlly to the high p in n acles of su ccess, but it Is L ouis < Irrnt, the resu lt of tin Idea plus vision, th rift 6J, inmate of and level-headed tenacity. Nebraska State T h is Is th e story of Mr Nelson ami Penitentiary sin«r Ills ex p erim en t w hich developed Into Pt.’J. has dnam s olie of I lie m ost re m a rk a b le successe of freedom ami In |Miiiltrv ex p e rim e n ta tio n In 1916 w ealth as the re. Mr N elson anil his wife w ith nothing suit o f » device i,Ut an Idea and >50 00 bought upon he has p aten ted a contract sale plan, te n a c re s of to eliminate stat­ land e a st of S pringfield and began ic— the bane of ra isin g and breeding eh lek e n s Before radio listen ers th is tim e Mr N elson hail been an e le c trle la n In th e m ill In Sprtn«fi«ld n o t ic e to c r e d it o r s D uring th e tw elve y ear In terv en in g s jiiT I tT IS HEREBY GIVEN. T hat betw een th e n u n til now they have In the u ndersigned, lias, by un o rd er of creased th e ir brood flock w hich a t the lue I oullty C ourt of the S ta te s of p resen t tim e n u m b ers som e 1200 chick O regon f»r «he C ounty of l-ane been ens a g re a t portion of w hich a re pedl appointed A d m in istrato r of th e e s ta te uf Arnold O Totiisi-tli. deceaaed nnd greed p o ultry, and a re considered all persona having claim s a g a in s t sstil am ong the best oa the Pacific coast e sta te are h ereb y notified to present U pon his ten a c re tra c t bought on th e sam e to th e said a d m in is tra to r at c o n tra c t, now paid for. a neat m odern t h e office ef F ran k A D e f u e . t h e at- farm house faces th e M cK enzie high tortiei for the e s ta te at S pringfield. I O regon, w ithin six m onths from the way and In th e hack ground a re the ilsin of thl» notice se v eral long screen ed stru c tu re s i Hated December 29th, 192S PETER M T O M SET H . A dniliils'ra w hich house th e poultry. 1 •B eatdea building for hlnm elf a luv , to r .......... . fh . . K. , . . . ’ FRANK A. D el I K. A tto rn ey f<»r th e ra tlv e b u rln en s, Mr. N elson ha« placet! H S pringfield und vicinity on the m ap In , ’ '" j 340 17 24 31: the p o ultry w orld. At th e Pacific III _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ — - — te rn a tlo n a l exposition in 1925 his hens , and co ck erels stood high above o th e r ) co m p e tito rs and brought him a silver J cup a s a tro p h y of th e ir excellence, I also at th e W estern W in te r show tn I P o rtlan d In 1926 Mr N elson's poultry I drew first recongitlon P e rh a p s th e m ost In te re stin g and In stru c tiv e phase of Mr and Mrs Nel so n s' p erfo rm an ce Is th e m arked su c­ cess they hav e ach iev ed In 'line b reed in g ' th ro u g h w hich they have -fn | n 1929 hrought th e ir brood H o c k t o tin- pre ««-nt F RESO LVE high s ta tu s . By th is m ethod th e best ■ hens, th a t Is. th o se w hich pass a i-er to tiiimask with O rlhogm t lenses They , .. give wide angle, puno- tain sta n d a rd of production, a re se g re g a te d an d tag g ed and grouped r a t l i n vision, Rim to llim. as Individual ped ig reed poultry. T he Ordiitary lenses eo irecled at sta n d a rd w hich Mr. N elson im poses center, onlv O rthogon lenses upon his p edigreed ch ick e n s 1» 2 5 ’ nr«- s h a r p t i l l over. eggs per y ear. T he e»u» ir»in «.,» ORTHOGON pedigreed h en s nrc m ark ed he! : • 11 cu b atlo n , nnd Immcdlat« '.)• hi-for- Iho The 1* -rfect Vision Ix-nses tim e for th em to b a tr u a re s ’-g reg v >'i! W hen the chicks arc h.-it 'n I. a t.iz i« put upon th e ir legs show ing th e ir an e stry . A ccom panying tn ls very c a re ­ ful sele c tiv e process Is an equally car« fill se t of re c o rd s show ,ng the c?Z0 / 7 7 e pedigree of all of the liens ns well us a reco rd of th e ir production. TI ms No 14 p Ave. W e st F s ie e r c . O re p n n very effective m ethod of seg reg atio n > ¿Sto *1 f* trisL 1 UMRX NELSONS’ LEGHORN FARM Springfield, Oregon We Specialize in th e H atching of the finest S. C. W hite L eghorns to he found in this pari «if I he sla te and can fu r­ nish yon with CHICKS or HATCHING KtiGS from liens with 365 Day TUAI’NKST RECORDS of from 180 eggs up to 3116 eggs and o u r pric«“s arc no higher titan you would have to pay for ordinary slock. Come .look o u r Stock and Riant over nt any time. You a re alw ays welcome, we can show you Stock th at no oilier B reeder in the West can equal. * We still have a few EXTRA EINE BREEDING COCK­ ERELS leit and o u r I’rice is RIGHT. Dams Records 2G0 eggs and up. Sires Dams Records 299 and 302 eggs. PHONE: SPRINGFIELD 36 F 3 ■sas nits Count Bolt Nelson uses HODGEN ; t n ' .W STER Poultry and Dairy feeds at his fam ous Li ghorn farm . He recom ­ m ends them to all poultrytnen who desire to get Hie best resu lts from th eir llocks. A full line of these fam ous feeds is carried at / C A5H&CARRX »