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PLAYING IN THE YARD
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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SYNOPSIS: When Kay Cran
don's Lazy Sine ranch home and
barn bum mysteriously, Josh
Hastings who wants to buy the
ranch and marry Kay imittej
her to the Flying Six. She reuse.
distrusting him, but young sister
Babs and Aunt Kate go. Kay plans
to rebvitd, but finds the insurance
' money has to go on the mortgage.
Ted Gaynor, a puncher Kay hired
impubively, stirs the outIt to
cut its own lumber and rebuild
uithout pay. He teams her against
Hastings. Kay is on her way to
buy the only available timber
land tchen a Hastings puncher
rides up, lassoes her and ropes
her securely.
Chapter 13
Cat And Mouae
rHE man's gaze rested on Kay's
bound ankles. Stooping sud
lenly, he tested the knots. He
(ripped her ankles with a firm
Sold for a moment, then laughed
is he released them and rose.
"Cut out that 'how-dare-you'
stuff, Cutie," he warned. "It's my
turn to set the tone of this meet
ing. You've high-hatted me just
once too often." His mouth twist
. id, and he laughed again.
'Don you worry! I ain't going
lo hurt you Just give you a little
is 4
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Despite her struggles, he
carried Kay to a coulee.
lesson about being too high and
mighty with Scrap Johnson."
Suddenly dropping to his knees
beside her, he held Kay in an iron
grip, his arm around her shoulder.
Putting his other hand under her
chin, he forced her to look at him.
"No good writhing that way.
Girlie." His grip tightened. "You're
cute as hell when you're mad. but
I'm going to give you time to cool
off some. I've got something more
important to do before I give you
that lesson. Here's a sample,
though."
Bending down, he deliberately
kissed her on the lips, then sorang
to his feet as he released her.
Every ounce of color drained from
Kay's face. She bit her lip until
it bled to keen from crying out
"Too bad I can't stop for more
right now, but I've got to get in
and see Old Man warren." He
laughed again as Kay started.
"I don t know what it's all
about, Scrap Johnson, went on,
enjoying the consternation that
shone in Kay's eye.'s "but Josh
Hastings come rarin' down to the
corral, and ordered me to keep
you irom getting to Old Man
ADDED OFFICE SPACE
ROUSES MARTIN'S IRE
BALEM. July 20 KA The board
of co:.trol crckl down today on
hfid-i of Utt departments who ex
pand their office space without per
mission of the board.
The diaruMlon a roue when tlia ex
'.em ton department of the atate
board of higher education anked for
mother room In the Oregon build
ing. Portland, the rent Increase to
be from 30 to 104 a month.
When the board learned the exten
sion department on July 1 toon
over the additional room, Governor
Martin Mid:
"I think tome of our department
heads take too much for k ran ted.
Btate Treasurer Rufiu C. Hoi man
and Secretary of Stat Earl 0ueli
agreed.
Warren's till I'd m option
on the south ndg.- ui the Bitter
Root. Sounds crazy, but orders is
orders."
Kay felt her heart turn sick. For
the moment she forgot her own
Eredicament in the fear that all
er dreams for the ranch were
doomed. And through her own
stupidity! She must do something
Delore it was too latei
She saw in a flash that her only
hoDe lay in using this man as a
tool, and keeping him from carry
ing out Hastings orders.
under an ner rage ana august
at the indignity that had been put
upon her, Kay was firmly con
vinced Scrap Johnson wouldn't
dare do her any actual harm. He
knew that his life wouldn't be
worth a nickel if he did.
He was taking cruel enjoyment
In playing with her as a cat plays
with a mouse. And he was prob
ably banking on her pride to keep
her from telling. Instead of flout
ing him as sue had, she must at
more cleverl
Kay Attempts Wile
"ITS not very complimentary to
have you leave me lor an
'oDtion.' whatever that is." Kay
forced herself to a half smile, as
she gazed up at him with inno
cently round eyes.
A flush spread over Scrap John
son's sallow face and his jaw
dropped as though he couldn't be
lieve his eyes or his ears. He looked
comically uncertain.
"Whats the Idea or stringing
me?"
"I'm not stringing you." She
glanced significantly at her ankles
and wrists. "You're the one who's
stringing me! Doesn't it strike you
that you might get on better with
out these caveman methods?"
"That so? Well, we'll put It to
a test Suppose you give me a
kiss?"
No effort of will could keep Kay
from recoiling with an involun
tary shudder of disgust, as he
leaned over her.
"Ha Trying the Del lah stuff.
eh?" He straightened up with a
sneering laugh, "Well, well talk
that over later!" He looked about.
"Kind of bad place to leave you."
btoopmg, he picked Kay up
bodily and, in spite of her strug
gles, carried her about 50 yards to
the lea of a coulee that dipped
down in the mesa. Without a
word, he dumped her there and
started back for his horse. Then,
as an after-thought, he came back,
pulled Kay's bandanna from her
neck and bound it tightly about
her mouth.
"Don't be lonesome, Cutie, J'll
be back before long," he called
mockingly over his shoulder as
he mounted and rode off.
The Boys Chip In .
TED GAYNOR paused as he was
saddling his horse to start the
long ride to his home, to arrange
for moving his mother and sister
to their new quarters.
He glanced down toward Kay's
log cabin. On impulse he left his
horse and went down to it He
knocked and received no response.
Finding the door locked, he made
for the bunk house on the run. As
he sprang up the steps, he nearly
collided with Seth.
"Hullo!" Seth exclaimed In sur
prise. "I thought you were on your
way long ago!"
"Something's got me worried,"
Ted explained. "I tried to find
Kay, but she's off somewhere."
"I saw her start out on Flicker
about a half hour ago. What's on
your mind?"
"I don't think she ought to let
any grass grow under her feet be
fore nailing that option," Ted de
clared. "As far as I can see, that's
the only available timber there Is,
and we ought to make sure there's
no slip up."
"Hell's bells, there can't be any
slip up. Why Old Man Warren'l)
be tickled pink to get rid of it."
"Just the same, I d be a lot easier
to know that it was all sewed up."
Ted looked from Seth to two of
the boys who had come up. "Have
any of you fellows got any cash?"
"Sure," Seth answered. "Why?"
"Because if we can scrape up 525,
I'll go in and make a first payment
on the option in Kay's name, so
there can't be any chance of her
losing it."
"I can't see as there's all that
rush about it," Seth observed.
"Still and all, there's no harm In
getting that out of the way. It
would be kind of a nice surprise
for Kay to find it all attended to."
He pulled out a roll of bills and
counted $17.
"How about chipping In?" He
cocked an eye at the other two,
who readily complied.
"Go to it son, if you've got a
hunch that way." Seth handed Ted
the money. "Bring that option
back and we'll give It to Kay this
evening."
"I'll do that," Ted promised, put
ting the wad of bills and silver
dollars in his pocket, "I'll start off
for home after supper."
fCopiiHcM, jt. Moris t Kervavt)
Ted dickers with Old Man ITsrrea
for the tlmbe rltnd, tomorrow.
ADDITION 10 FOREST
WAITS F.R. SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON. July 2o The
houj passed today and sent to the
White Houm a bill authorizing the
addition of land near Willamette mer
idian. Ore., to the Rogue river nation
al forest. The United State holds ti
tle to the land.
T!i forrRolng reffrs to about 300
acre of grunt land In the rd in
dln and McAllutr soda aprlns
arran. The bill waa panard recently hy
the senate. Development of the arei
for recreational um la planned.
Medford bedquartera of the Rogue
river national forest aald.
Representatives in c'iitliee have
Increased their telephone lolls 66 8-3
percent In two years.
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The Wooden Sentinel .
When the French took Naplea In :
1806, Ferdtnant IV and hi court fled
to Sicily, leaving behind them a prin
cess, the king's half -slater. Joseph
Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, as
cended tbe throne of Naples and pro
vided the neglected princess with a
slender income.
Under the rule of her half-brother.
the princess had become used to hav
ing a soldier stand guard outside her
door. Evidently haU-crazed by her
misfortunes, she now pleaded that the
practice be continued. Bonaparte re
fused the request and the princess be
came 111. Finally someone suggested
that a wooden soldier be given her.
The suggestion was carried out and a
wooden figure clothed In a uniform
and carrying a musket was placed
COMMANDER LIGGETT
OF BRIDGE FAME DIES
NEW YORK, July 20. (AP)
Commander Win field Liggett, Jr.,
who retired from the United States
navy in 1919 after 14 years service
to bfcome a loading whist, auction
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sentlnal restored the princess to
health for a while. The effect of pass
ing it without receiving the custom
ary salute began to prey on her mind,
however, and she again sickened, dy
ing soon afterward. The wooden fig
ure was still on guard ten ears af
ter her death.
Unbeatable Pair
Debating against some of the
toughest Intercollegiate competition
In the country, Allen A. Dobey, now
with a New York law firm, and Ker
mlt L. Neese, now a lawyer In Bur
lington, N. C, had only four Judges
vote against them In their three-yeai
career at Catawba college. The pair
won every debate In which thoy par
and contract bridge authority, died
here today.
Commander Liggett Is believed to
have held, at one time or another
most of the principal trophies of
fered for bridge players.
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Corru (iovernments
From 1797 through 1864. the Island
of Corfu In tbe Mediterranean chang
ed governments seven times. It was
held succeslvely by Venice. France,
Turkey, Ruaala, France, England and
Greece. It has remained Greek ever
since.
Science of the Breath
"Psychology" Is formed from the
two Oreek words, "physco." meaning
"breath" and "logy" meaning the
"science of." The use of the prefix
in the word "psychology" was due to
the ancient. Greek belief that the
breath was life Itself.
Tomorrow: The story That Solved
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