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EQUIPMENT
By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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SYNOPSIS: Saving a dpr'
1oune man (Ted GaynorJ from
rtfna a Jor flrt to Bl a Job,
Kay Crandon offr him a plac
at the Lazy Mn; ih bdttvti
he f decent. Sht rld hom to
ind her ranch hoiue and barn
lost in lamei. Joth Hatting,
owner of the Filling Si, mho
uonu to buy the Lazy Nine and
tnarry Kay. invitee her there, but
ehe dutruete him. However, her
young lister, fiabe, and peppery
Aunt Kate gladly virlt Haetinge.
Ted joint Kay'e ouljlt and ridel
to town with Kay and the ineur
ance paperj. Dan Steele, the
banker, dailies her hopee of re
buildingthe inturance money
has to go toward the mortgage.
Chapter Eight
Friend Or Foe?
"FVEN if thii Are hadn't hap--
pened, you were aailing very
close to the wind," gaid Dan Steele.
"Yes, and what made this fire
happen?" Kay Hung out darkly.
"How far if Josh Hastings ready to
go to net my ranch?"
"Kay, I'm amazed at youl Do
you realiz what you are imply
ing?" Dan Steele gazed sternly
into the rebellious brown eyes.
"Don't say that againl I fion't like
to see you receive a friendly offer
in such a spirit."
"Friendly offer!" Kay scoffed.
"If he's so friendly, why doesn't he
lend me the five thousand to re
build?" "I suggested that to him, but he
feels that for your own good, you
should face the fact now that the
ranch is too much for you to carry,
and give up the idea once and for
all. You can't afford to antagonize
a good friend, Kay. He's doing you
a mighty friendly turn right now,
in offering his hospitality to you
all."
"Yes, he's got me in a trap, and
he knows it. Kay sprang to her
feet and faced Dan Steele with
reckless abandon. "But I'll get out
of it somehow. You mean to be a
real friend, I know," she caught
her lip to choke back a sob, "out
how can you be a banker, when
you can't see through that man?
Why can he pull the wool over
everyone's eyea but mine?"
She turned away and fumbled
with the door-knob in a wild de
sire to escape before she broke
down. Pulling the door open, she
gave a little cry and recoiled a
step. On the threshold, smiling and
urbane, stood Josh Hastings.
How long had he been there?
How much had he heard? Dimly
conscious of Dan Steele's surprised
and apologetic greeting, Kay
pushed past the newcomer and ran
out of the bank.
Preventing A Loan
"VELL, well. Kay seems to be
' 'in kind of a rush." Josh Hast
ings gave no sign of having heard
liny of the conversation, jut Dan
Steele eyed him uneasily. He had
never had much more than a pass
ing acquaintance with Hastings,
and as he looked now into his im
perturbable eyes that resembled
discs of bright blue china in his
florid face, he wondered if pos
sibly Kay was right in her estimate
of this man. He certainly hoped
that none of Kay'a wild talk had
been overheard.
"Reckon the poor kid took it
kind of hard about the insurance,"
Hastings went on, and Dan Steele
felt his vague suspicions dispelled
by the genial sympathy of his tone.
"She did, poor child," he an
swered with extra heartiness to
make up for his momentary un
friendly thought toward his vis
itor. After all, he mustn't allow
himself to be Influenced by a hys
terical girl, which, In spite of her
good sense, Kav obviously was at
the moment. "She'd counted on
having that money to rebuild."
"She didn't take any too kindly
to my suggestion, I gnther?" Hast
ings surmised shrewdly.
Dan Steele shot him a quick look
and he added, "From the way she
streaked past me I reckoned I
wasn't rating very high with her
right them. Poor kid!" Mia tolerant
laugh again allayed Dan Steele's
fears that he might have heard
Kay's wild accusation.
"She'll probably come around,
when she gets over the shock and
has time to think about It," Dan
Steele said. "I told her your offer
was a fair one and advised her to
take it. Seeing how terribly ahe
feels, though," he went on, half
ruminating to himself. "I'm almost
inclined to stretch a point and lend
her a few thousand to rebuild my
self." "You'd be doing her anything
but a kindness," Hastings argued
earnestly. "It's far better for her
to face the situation now, and take
this chance to get out. This fire
will really prove a blessing in
disguise, in the end."
"Something In what you say,"
Dan Steele answered thoughtfully.
"SHU, the interest on five thousand
isn't any too much to live on. And
same day. the ranch will be worth
a whole lot more than that."
"Sure it will, if it's properly
handled," Hastings agreed. "But
with a girl struggling against all
Brave and Squaw Wed
With Real Indian Rite
WATONQA. OKI. (UP) Emma
Bunding El. prett' lS-year old
Montana Cheyennt prlncMo. bamt
the squaw ot Horace Howling Water
of Hammon, Okla, In a strictly In
dian ceremonial wedding, one thot
attracted hundreds ot Indians trom
tar and near.
While men's customs were towed
aelde. There wi no license, ring,
minister, blrdeamalds or best man.
The Indian encampment was built
on the tarm of Oeorae Rearing Bull,
prominent Cheyenne leader, with
large tepee erected In tr.e middle for
the bride. There were other tepees
scattered about the premtfes.
The climax came when the groom's
the odds she'll have to meet, It's
a hundred to one she'll lose the
whole thing without salvaging
even a nest egg of five thousand.
"Reckon you're right," Dan
Steele sighed. "Raising talse hopes
isn't any kindness, that's sure.
"As to Kay's future, with her
hair and eyes she's got no call to
worry about that." Hastings gave
a sudden laugh. "I'd be willing to
insure that myself, if worst came
to worst! And she might do worse,
at that," he ended jocularly.
"You mean . . ." Dan Steele
looked up in surprise, and gave a
knowing whistle. "So that's the
way the wind blows!"
"Why not?" Hastings defended.
"I'm only 37. That way, she can
have the ranch with me thrown
in! But I didn't mean to get off on
that tack." He frowned at his
momentary indiscretion. "Forget I
said it, will you? The time isn't
ripe for that yet. I just wanted you
to realize that I've got Kay's real
interest at heart."
"I do realize it," Dan Steele said
heartily, "and you've convinced
me I'd be making a mistake to lend
the money,"
'Then you'll keep on persuading
her to accept my offer, will you?
Though I don't see how she can
help herself. There isn't any one
else around here right now who
has five thousand, that I know of."
"You've said it," the banker
agreed. "I'll do my best."
"Say," Hastings paused as he
reached the door, "who was that
?uy that came in with Kay? The
ellow who was waiting for her
outside?"
"I don't know," Steele answered.
"I didn't see him. One of her
punchers, I reckon."
Hastings shook his head. "Not
unless it's a new one, and I doubt
if she's engaging any new punch
ers right now. He looked like a
bird I had a run-in with a few
years ago. Only he's grown a lot
thinner, if it is the same one," His
jaw set in an ugly line.
"Sorry I can't help you out."
Dan Steele accompanied him to
the door. "But I'll do my best in
that other matter. I'll go out to
the Lazy Nine in a day or so."
"Stop over and see us when you
do," Hastings urged. "It mightn't
be i bad idea to drop a word or
two in Aunt Kate's ear. She's a
sketch!" He gave a sudden guffaw
and winked at the banker. "I'm
fetting her on my side, all right!
t was a lucky break having her
show up when she did."
"You re being mighty generous
and hospitable, Dan Steele said
warmly.
Hastings gave a magnanimous
wave of his hand. "Glad to do it,"
he boomed, heartily. "If you think
of any other way I can help out,
let me know."
Dan Steele stood In the door and
watched him stride over to his
horse and mount.
"Kay's all wrong about that
fellow," he soliloquized. "He's got
her real interest at heart. I'm glad
I didn't act like a sentimental fool
and commit myself to lending her
that money. It would be the same
as throwing it away."
He turned back into the hank
as Hastings headed off toward the
mesa, a shrewd smile of satisfac
tion on his face.
A Snatch Of Gossip
A
S TED sat waiting, with
r licker a reins tossed careless
ly over the pommel of his own
saddle, he noticed two punchers
who met in front of the bank and
stopped to chat.
Not really listening to their
conversation, Ted nevertheless
couldn't help overhearing it. But
he paid no attention his mind
was busy with thoughts of Kay,
and the miraculous change she had
made In him from yesterday's low
ebb of despair.
Suddenly he became aware that
one of the men had mentioned
Kay's name, and that the two of
them were Indulging in that par
ticular brand of guffaw that in
dicates the appreciation of some
more or less ribald joke.
Galvanized to instant attention,
Ted keenly watched the two as
they sauntered past him and made
for a large red and black sign an
nouncing that Mike Kelly wel
comed the world to his "Puncher's
Paradise."
"Sure, my boss says she's up
against it. Reckon she won't be so
proud and haughty at the next
dance."
The puncher who was announc
ing this news with such gloating
aatisfaction, suddenly leaned close
to his companion's ear and whis
pered, a leering smile twisting his
mouth.
The next minute they had passed
by Ted and were pushing in the
swinging doors of the "Puncher's
Paradise." There was no mistak
ing either the expression, or the
quality of the guffaw, with which
the other puncher received the
whispered communication.
With narrowed eves and his
mouth set in a grim line. Ted dis
mounted, slipped the two horses'
reins over a hitching post and
strode after the pair.
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relative, an 1st tha Indian cuMom,
brought clfts to the "brides land"
and placed them on the ground. Tne
Indium settled themselves around
the bride's tepee and divided the
gifts among themselves. There were
shawla, coffee pots, tea kettles,
blanket, flour, pans, dried beef.
whlt men's cigarettes, dresses and
other articles.
The exchange of gifts, from all
outward appearances, ended the wed
ding. There was ,s formal ceremony.
The timid bride hid In the house of
Rearing Bull to escape curious on
lookers. The groom m permitted to
be near the bride durnu -r immrd
lately after tht ceremony. Ho r.ad
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German troops In EaM Africa were
In a bad way toward tho end of
1017. Under the command of Gen
eral von Le t tow -Vor beck, they were
cut off from supplies by British
forces and were In denperato need of
medicine, ' food, ammunition and
other provisions. There seemed no
way of reaching them with pro
visions by land or sea. Only tho air
offered a road through.
The L50, a dirigible completely
constructed In the amazing timo of
two weeks, took off from Jamboll.
Bulgaria, on November 31. 1017, and
pointed Its nose toward Khartoum,
over 2000 miles away. Aboard her
were three tons of medicine- and a
heavy load consisting of the rest of
the materials nirdPd by the be
to wait until his tepee was torn
down.
Jane Walking Coyote had charge
of the distribution of gifts. Among
the squaws participating were I mo
gene Walking Night, Ines Meat,
Louise Lone Bear, Molllo White Bird,
Eva Old Crow. Nclllo Good Bear.
Buls Yellow Man and Ros Shoulder
Blade. A Mrs. Snake also attended.
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lay the most ambitious Journey ever
attempted by a dirigible up to that
time.
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ily onward, remaining In constant
code radio communication with the
high command In Berlin by means
of a relay sta' on. Within but a
short distance of her goal, the fol
lowing message came through.
"Last footbold of Lettow-Vor beck.
Revel a, lost. Al Makonde highlands
In possession of tho British. Part of
Let tow's captured. Rest in north In
bad position. Return Immediately."
Regret fxilly, the ship was swung
around In obedience to the order
and arrived back In Jamboll two
days later. All non-stop flight rec
ords had been shattered. The lf0
Bird, Ben Buffalo, Ralph White
Tall, Dawes Whlteblrd, George .Wolf
Features, Harold Island, Hugh Yellow
Man, James Night Walker, Alley
Yellowman and George Rearing Bull.
Miss Standing Elk wore a blue and
red shawl around a white -beaded
dress. She led a white horse, one of
her gifts.
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had been worthless and strange as
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beck had not surrendered. Berlin of
ficials, lacking direct communication
with the German East African forces.
had received their Information from
an Intercepted radio message sent
out by the British. The British had
"faked" the account of the German
surrender, probably knowing that
German operatives were picking up
and decoding their messages. It Is
believed by authorities that British
secret service men broadcast the fake
surrender story with the hopes of
accomplishing exactly what took
place the rpcall of the IJJ9.
Play Too Realistic
BUTTE, Mont. (UP) A group of
children here were playing a new
punchboard game called "Truth"
when , one 'of them punched out the
Instructions "Call the fire depart
ment." He did. and the youngster's
parents had to apologize to the de
partment for the weird effects pro
duced by "Truth."
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