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OT.DFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFOliL), OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1935
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A RAPID-FIRE ROMANCE BY EVAN EVANS
.OPBIB: The Montana Kid
come Into Uezlco, dutguieed at
, slertcan. to help Uateo Kubri
and Itrother Paecual filch the
emerald crown of Our Ladv from
the Governor ot tiurayo, who stole
It from the church. Rubrli it at a
friend's toul t Duraya, and .Wojt
tana It at an Inn, trying to bribe
!o(a to help him. Rotlta rune
auaif after he ehou-t her murh
money, but Montana telle
tintoe, her lather, that the trill
return.
ChaptOT 14
THE 8TRINO
CANTOS got up and itumpfi from
13 the room.
"Shall I slep here?" asked Mon
tana. "If you dare." answered Mlpiel
Bantoa. "And I'll aend out a man to
take care of your horae."
When he got to the door he pauaed
and aald: "Jose. I believe that you
are coming to ateal the emeralds.
I believe you want them for the
bishop nd not for your own pocket.
I believe that you took that gold all
away from a gringo gambler. I be
lieve that you are a very brave and
clever man. And yet atlll you are
a great liar!"
After that, he went out, followed
by the bow which Montana had risen
to give to hit boat.
Now that he waa perfectly alone,
the Kid drew out of bis pocket a
small ball of very thin, hard twine.
From the lower hinge ot the open
door he tied It acrosj to the bottom
of a chair. After that, he aat down
at the table, with his back turned
squarely to tbe door, and took up
a scrap of paper on which he wrote:
"Rosita, why are you angryT Your
good wishes I could never buy; but
time and trouble and a little danger
hould be paid for. I suppose that
you will send some one now, big and
proved and strong, to aee whether
he -or I ought to be wearing thla
suit ot yellow leather wltb all tbe
liver spangles acattered over It
' "Besides, It be wants an extra re
ward after drawing the blood or the
brains out of me, be can pick up tbe
live hundred dollars from the table
and the floor. By hie size and bis
strength, I shall know bow much
you value me. I sit here, therefore,
and pray that ha may be very big.
No matter how much be may
frighten me, therefore he will also
make me smile "
Something fainter than tbe sound
et a heartbeat stirred on the stairs
Outside the bouse.
The pencil ot the Kid ran on
wlttly: "But It he changes his mind
about taking me away, how long will
It be before you come yourself
through the opei. door, Rosita 7'
He had written to that point when
he heard the noise of a caught
breath, like a grunt of effort, and
be whirled from the table wltb
gun In bla hand In time to see a huge
fellow with a convulsed face sprawl
ing forward In midair, a knife shin
Ing In bis outstretched hand.
The chair waa groaning forward
along the floor. He must have leaped
from the doorway to get at the
stranger and drive the knife home
between tbe shoulder blades.
A 6 he struck, face down, flattings
on the floor, the barrel of Mon
tana's gun rang loudly on his skull.
The big man pulled up his legs and
straightened them again slowly,
wltb a shudder. Then he lay atlll,
Montana turned him on his back,
He waa no common man. Murder
must have paid him very well In
times past, and he bad put on a su
perior smile In the twist ot his long
mustaches, In tbe close lit and the
brilliant braid of hia Jacket, and the
crimson silk ot tbe sasb which he
wore around hla waist.
Tbere waa only a dash too much
of the brute In his face. Otherwise
be was a good-looking fellow. And
be was big enough to have stepped
on a horse as another man might
step on a pony.
He bad a good, new revolver as
well as the knife. Montana took the
weapons. Also he took a pin used at
the throat of the man's shirt, be
cause it was garnished with two big
rubles. By this time the Mexican
had begun to atlr. In half a second
he aroused from complete oblivion
to cat-quick lite, and leaped to his
feet.
"Sit down, friend." said the Kid.
"Rosita will want to see what
you've done."
"Witchcraft!" said the stranger,
with one band on bla bumped head
and the other at hla throat.
"Not witchcraft. Only a piece of
string," said Montana. "There It Is.
from the door to the chair. What's
your name?"
'Benito Carta," said the big man.
'Untie tbe string and put It on
the table. But don't try to bolt
through tbe door. Because there's a
real witchcraft inside this gun ot
mine."
Benito Garu.wlth a stupefied face.
obediently untied the string and
brought It to the table. He stood
back against the wall, lifting hla
band to his face. A trickle of blood
ran down from a great bruise over
one eye. Tbe eye itself began to
swell, redden, close.
"Sit down," said Montana.
Garza sank into a chair, keeping
bis grip on the side of It wltb one
hand aa though to prevent a second
magical fall
How long have you known
Rosita?" asked the Kid.
May the devil" began Garza.
Hush!" said the Kid, and Garza
waa hushed.
How long have you known
Rosita?"
"A year two years how can I
tell? It Isn't the time that counts In
the knowing of a girl."
"That's true," answered Montana.
But you can aee she told you the
truth. There's the gold on the table.
You can see some more of It on tbe
floor."
'She told you what sbe would tell
me?" queried Benito Garza.
Not a word. But she had a look in
her eye when she left me. Sit quietly.
there. Be patient, Benito, and you'll
see her again before long, I think."
BENITO sat motionless. Now and
then hs raised hla hand and
smeared the blood on his face with
out stopping the small flow of it
Some ot the red ran down into bis
mustaches and soaked and made
half of tbe One spring ot them droop
down, and blood still ran from the
bedraggled tip and splashed unheed
ed on the tight trousers leg ot Garza.
But the Kid was smoking his
second clgaret before the girl ap
peared In the open doorway. Her eyes
were wide and blank with a vague
seeing, like that of a sleep-walker,
or the vision of second sight
"Here Is Benito. I kept him so that
you could see that he is not very
much hurt," said the Kid.
She made no answer. Garza did
not exlat in her eye.
Now that she's here again," said
Montana, "you can take your knife
and gun from the table, Garza, and
leave us. Good fortune on the road
and with the aenorltas."
Garza picked up his weapons.
swayed for an Instant In hesitant In
decision. All his nature must have
been urging him to renew the fight
which had been ended almost as It
began.
Perhapa It waa the shock to his
head and the more fatal blow to bis
vanity that made him turn with
lowered head and leave the room,
and pass, stumbling, down the stairs
outside.
And still tbe girl was staring.
"Come a little closer," said Mon
tana. Benito Garza Is a gallant sort
ot a fellow, after all. He wouldn't
leave without making some Hull
offering to you, Rosita. And here's
a pin with two good rubles on It It
will hold that rose In your hair. You
see? Like this. Now look at yourself
In the mirror!"
As he stepped back from her,
smiling, she exclaimed In a whisper,
"El Keed!"
The name hit him hard. It had
been bunted too many hundreds, too
many thousands, ot miles through
Old Mexico. Perhaps there was a
bit of cold fear in his eyos as com
prehension came slowly Into those
of the girl.
"Now I romember It!" she said.
"It wss a hot afternoon. There were
twenty men drinking In the garden.
You sat In the corner, alone. Now
I remember everything. You were
all Mexican except the blue of your
eyes and something shout your
smiling."
"I've learned more about that
now, and so have you, Rosita. You
used to show more of your teeth
when you smiled."
She took a breath. "El Keed!"
sbe whispered again, and cast a sud
den glance over her shoulder at the
open door, as though the name must
have Issued on wings from the room
to fly through the town and make
men reach tor hats and weapons.
"Mother ot heaven, why have you
come here again?"
"For the good bishop and tor you,
Rosita."
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'MR. X' OF CHEHALIS
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CHEHALIS, Wash.. Peb. 8 fAP)
The Lewis county sheriff announced
j today that a man recovering in a
hospital here, known only as "Mr.
X." because he could or would re
I veal nothing as to his Identity, had
I been Identified by finger prints as
i Joe Bryant, wanted for a service sta
tion robbery at Port Smith, Ark.
The man, Buffering from bullet
wounds tn the abdomen, also Is want
ed for questioning In connection with
the slaying of a service station oper
ator at Pe Ell, Wash.
LA GRANDE, Ore. Feb. 8 (API
Search for Dr. George H. Blgelow,
missing head of the Massachusetts
general hospital, was directed toward
Chehall. Wash., by a. LaGrande nurse.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carney, who about a
month ago noted a picture In t
Portland Oregonlan of an amnesia
victim In a. Chehalls hospital.
A week later she discovered a like
ness of Dr. Blgelow In a medical
magazine. Comparing the two pic
tures, she noted a resemblance, so
Immediately mailed them to. Ma sea
chusetts officers.
Mrs. Carney's comparison of the
pictures was prompted by the belief
the amnesia victim showed unusual
character and it was this point that
caused her to remember the news
paper picture when she discovered
the Blgelow photograph in the magazine.
RADIOS SOUGHT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (AP) The
Pan American Airways applied to the
federal communlcatlona commission
today for permission to establish 6
radio stations about the Pacific ccean
preparatory to establishing service
from the west coast to the Orient.
The applications were for permis
sion to establish a directional sta
tion at Alameda. Call., to a station
In Hawaii: from Keneohe by Hawaii
to Marlanna Islands; from Marianna
Inlands to the Midway Islands, and
from Midway Islands to Wake Island.
The stations would have an 1800
mile radius instead of the usual 300
mPe radius of land stations for
point to point aeronautical service.
The proposed service was under
stood to be a development of the
Pacific and Atlantic flights of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh.
BY CUTS IN DOLE
fHE WORLD AT ITS WORST
By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
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LONDON, Feb. 8. fAP) Wide
spread protests against the adminis
tration of the dole aroused the con
cern of government officials today.
Discontent, manifest in many sec
tions for the past several weeks, waa
climaxed by a riot at Sheffield yes
terday. Nine policemen were injured
and between 30 and 30 persons ar
rested. The demonstrators sought
unsuccessfully to send representatives
to Interview the city council.
The government hss revoked orders
which have reduced dole payments
in some instances in connection with
its program to take over from local
authorities the administration of re
lief funds. Many beneficiaries, how
ever, continue to complain that they
are receiving Insufficient assistance.
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FOR TAX
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 8 (AP
Fxcesslve taxation cannot be cured ! vote of 31 to 1R th Idaho
bv excessive lobbying at state capi
tals with loud cries and long purses.
Dr. W. J. Llndley of Seattle told dele
gates to the convention of the North
Coast Hardware and Implement asso
ciation here today. He declared lob
bying Is wasteful and Ineffective.
"Taxes absorb A3 to 40 per cent
of the national Income." Dr. Llndley
Miy. "a burden admittedly too great.
But business men can blame them
aelvea if they restrict their partici
pation In government to raising
money for lobbies when the pres
sure on their particular trade becomes
too strong,"
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tnty tn North Carolina in the state
health boarda cao)pt;gn to wipe out
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Monday. Montana
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Boatman lirowns
PORTLAND Ore., rb 8 lAPi
Ole Clausen. 20. drowned in the har
bor hre today when he fell from the
bow of a launch as he went forward
to tie the host to a m-vrace
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