lnT-DFORD MATL TI?TBUXEJMEDFORp. OREO ON". TTTCT?ST):Y. JULY 22. 1937.
Br GLUYA5 WILLIAMS
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For farther proof adored t aatior, Inclosing stamped envelop (or reply. Beg. TJ. 8. Pat, Off.
Synopsis: whm Kay cn-
don'e Lv Hint ranch house and
born burn. Joih Haillnji mho
wants to buy the ranch and marry
Kay (nuites her to the Fluino
Sis, She reute, diitruitino him,
but iouncv titter Babe and Aunt
Kate go. The inturance money
hat to ao to the mortgage, jolffna
Kay't plan to rebuild. Ted Gay
nor, a puncher Kay hired Impul
tiuely, ttirt the outIt to cut itt
own lumber and rebuild without
pay. She it on her way to buy the
. only available timberland when
Scrap Johnson, a Hasllnos punch-
er, kutoet her, leaving her roped
' on the mesa. Meanwhile Ted eett
an option on the land lor Kay.
Chapter IS
Iteacue With Fury ,
RESOLVING to get up on the
open range, bonds or no
bonds, Kay managed to edge pain
fully up the slope, using her el
bows and knees to pull herself
long.
The distance, which could have
been covered in a few strides on
foot, seemed endless when nego
tiated in this painful fashion. At
last she reached the top and sank
back, faint with exhaustion.
Opening her eyes, she could see
the range stretching out in undu
lating waves to the horizon on the
south and east; while to the north
and west the mountains rose to
Intercept its vast sweep. There
was not a sign of life. In a kind of
stupor, Kay watched the flicker
ing waves of heat that made the
' air seem to vibrate against the
blue sky.
A merciful oblivion was steal
ing over her, when suddenly
against the sky on the horizon to
the south she saw outlined the
silhouette of a horseman.
The first sickening dread that It
might be Scrap Johnson passed
with the realization that he
wouldn't be riding so far to the
south. Resolving that whoever the
rider Aras, she would rather trust
herself to him than to Johnson,
Kay took fresh courage.
Strengthened by new hope, she
struggled to her knees, gazing in
tently at the distant apparition.
Unless she could stand up, there
wasn't a chance that he could see
her.
She edged her way over to a
smooth boulder and, bracing her
self against it, managed to pull
herself up on her feet. As she
wavered uncertainly on the one
foot that was in a position to take
I solid stand, her heart gave a
great leap and a strangled cry
beat against the muffling ban
danna. The horseman had come to a
standstill! Speck as he was in the
distance, Kay knew he was look
ing her way.
In an instinctive impulsive ef
fort to Jerk up her arms and sig
nal to him, she lost her balance,
and slumped to the ground. Strain
ing and Dantine. she tried aeain
to get up. Her eyes never left the
snnouetteo ngure.
She groaned with desperation
as she saw him resume his way.
Then her courage forsook her, and
he gave in to the rushing black
ness that enveloped her.
The Thud Of Hoofbeats
"CLEEPING beauty, eh?"
J Kay came to to realize that
Scrap Johnson was standing over
her. She kept her eyes closed as
she summoned all her courage to
meet the ordeal ahead. If she kept
her wits about her, there might
yet be some way out. The man
must have some decency she could
appeal tol But she mustn't show
any fearl
He gave a low whistle. "I'll say
you've done some travelingl" he
observed. "Kind of hard going,
what?"
He stooped down and loosened
her gag. "No point in covering up
laughed mockingly as he straight
ened up again. Come on, Cutie.
I know you're shamminil Ooen
up those brown eyes of yoursl I
ime to see em snapr
Kay opened her eves and looked
straight at him, without moving.
All her will power was shining in
their hypnotic depths, and, In spite
of himself, Scrap Johnson gave
an embarrassed laugh, and took a
oacKwara step.
"If you'll cut these bonds and
ride away from here," Kay's voice
was low and intent, as she held
him with her gaze, "I'll agree to
Keep sun aDout wnat s Happened.
That's your only chance to stay on
this range and live."
For a moment he wavered.
Then, with a hoarse laugh, he
stooped down beside her, and put
his arm around her.
"A bird in the hand's worth two
In the bush," he gloated, breath
ing heavily. His eyes avoided hers
and focused on her lips, and Kay
felt a sick rush of terror.
In their absorption, neither had
neara tne mud or distant hoof,
beats, but now, at the same mo.
ment, they both became aware of
inem.
Scrap Johnson droDoed Kav
with an oath, sprang to his feet
ana seizea nis gun.
In the same instant. Kav IcirWeri
out fiercely against his shins, her
PANAMA CITY. Panama. Jul; 33
(API An Investigating committee
headed by the governor ot Chlrlqul
province today confirmed the discov
ery of a S3 .000.000 treasure in gold
which had been hidden (or centuries
In tunnels along the Plfdra Csndela
fiver.
Cfcieton Jabannea Van 8 tori, t
French prospector, reported the die
rovery July 7 of two tunnela deep in
the right bunk of the river. In the
tunnele were stored approximately 80
Ingots of gold each weighing AO
pounds.
Van Bteck ceded half the value of
bis find to the central government,
at rename, laws require. I
bound feet catching him unawares
and throwing him off his balance.
He crashed to the ground, his gun
exploding harmlessly in the air.
Through waves of blackness,
Kay heard the pounding of hoofs
i T.J faiinn-'a ,nl m fallintf
'Lie still IX you move, you re a
goner!"
Galvanized to life again by the
miracle of hearing Ted's voice,
Kay snrariK away irom mo prone
figure at her feet, that suddenly
ceased . struggling at the deadly
threat behind Ted's command.
With her heart in her throat, she
turned and gazed at tne oncoming
figure of her rescuer.
Takine In the situation at a
glance, fed pulled his mount to a
IMinff atnn and sliDoed off. His
eyes were fixed on Scrap John
son, whom he kept covered with
the gun Kay had given mm.
A foot or two away from Scrap
Johnson, his gun lay where it had
fallen, just out of reach. Shifting
his aim for one fraction of a sec
ond, Ted fired, shattering the gun
to bits. Then he covered the man
on the ground again, before he had
a chance to move.
"Get out of his reach, Kav," Ted
called, without once taking his
eyes off his victim. "I don't aim to
have him try to use you as a
shield!"
Kay obeyed without a word,
dragging herself to one side.
"Now, get up, you!"
It seemed to Kay that she had
never heard such controlled fury
in any human voice.
After a moment's hesitation, the
Flying Six puncher rose to his
feet.
"Pitch 'em, and keep 'em there!"
With a snarl, he obeyed. Kay
glanced fearfully from one man
to the other.
'Turn around!" Ted's voice rang
out again. As his prisoner obeyed,
he reached with his free hand for
the roDe on the pommel of his
saddle. Stepping swiftly over to
Scrap Johnson, he pressed his gun
into his back, at the same time
putting a loop around his raised
hands. Jerking them down, he ex
nertlv trussed his arms to his
sides, then tripped him and fin
ished the ot ot hog-tieing mm.
'A Second Lesson'
LEAVING him where he had
dropped, Ted strode over to
Kav and. with auick, clean cuts
of his knife, severed the ropes that
bound her.
"Are vou all riant?" His breath
came quickly, as he gazed anxi
ously into Kay's eyes.
She nodded, a tremulous, reas
suring smile on her lips. "Yes,
thanks to you."
tea nanaca ner ner tamers
sun. 'Take this, and if anvthing
happens to me, you can protect
yourself. But nothing will hap
pen, nis voice sun vioraiea wun
the same deadly fury.
"What are you going to do?"
Kay demanded.
"Much as I'd like to, I can't kill
this cowardly coyote in cold blood
if he hasn't harmed you; and I'm
not going to drag him to the sheriff
to have this noised about the
range. So, I'm going to give him a
second lesson he won't forget, and
if he ever shows up on the range
again, I'll kill himl'r
"No nol" Kay cried in a terror
stricken voice. "Leave him bound
and let's gol"
Without appearing to hear her.
Ted stepped swiftly away, and
called contemptuously to bcrap
Johnson. "That s only a slip noose.
Get yourself free and come take
your lesson."
A look of mingled surprise and
elation gleamed in Scrap John
son's eyes as he strained against
the ropes and felt them give. Shak
ing himself loose, he crouched for
a moment, then made a rush for
Ted, all the rage of his former de
feat in his attack.
It seemed to Kay that It was
hours instead of seconds that,
heart in her mouth, she watched
the struggle. Both men were slight
In build, though Scrap Johnson
had a decided advantage in weight
and general physical fitness.
The indignity that Kay had suf
fered, howevet. added an invinci
ble fury to Ted's attack that far
outweighed any mere physical ad
vantage. Sidestepping his opponent's
fist-swinging rush, he tore back at
him with a blow that sent him
sta 'Bering backwards. Recover
ing his balance, Scrap Johnson
lowered his head with a roar of
rage and butted Into Ted's stom
ach like a battering ram. But Ted
countered with a swinging upper
cut that found its mark.
Following up his advantage like
one possessed, he landed one ter
rific punch after another, finally
forcing his antagonist to his knees.
Panting and blinking the sweat,
out of his eyes, Ted drew back and
let the groggy puncher struggle
to his feet.
Then Scrap Johnson put all ht
had left in a wild lunge. Ted saw
his opportunity ana drove
knockout blow to his chin.
Scrap's head snapped back with
a sickening twist. Groaning, he
toppled to the ground and lay still
(Copyright, 111?, Jfarie it Xerraiiif;
Tom Runron shows up at the Lai
Nine to make tome outrU. tamAraw
A government conuutulon waa re
ported reliably to have found a third
tunne! with additional Ingota that
would bring the total to 130 or 80
pounds each. It waa estimated at
the current prlcei of gold they would
bring 13.000.000.
It waa believed the find waa part
of the gold from "Li Estrone" mine
which wee worked by the early Span
ish ronqulaltadores.
KLAMATH WILL LAUNCH
POTATO ADVERTISING
KLAMATH FALLS, July 33 (API
The Klamath county chamber of
commerce today launched a program
of advertmng for Klamath banin po
tatoea. An Initial appropriation of JO0
for the purpuee wa- voted by the
chamber's directors.
'
Although 90 ymrs old. Mrs Au
gust Klimber ul Jlndera. Australia.
eelsed a gun tn killed a snake near
ber bom with one shot.
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Circus Lessons
Told of the efficiency and speed In
transportation methods displayed by
the Barnum & Bailey circus In their
1901 tour of Oermany, Kaiser Wll
helm sought and received permission
for several German officers to accom
pany the show aa observers. The
observations of these officers resulted
In the adoption by the German army
of the circus1 system of train load
ing. Under the old method, the army
loaded Its artillery and livestock from
the sides of the Individual cars. The
much speedier and more efficient
circus method was to connect each
car with a platform and then to
move whatever was to be loaded
from the end of eaci car through
the train to the proper rir. The
PAROLED FORGER SENT
BACK FOR NEW HITCH
ROSEBURO, Ore., July 22. (API
Thomas Charles Martin, alios Charles
Moore, paroled a year ago from a
check charge In Marlon county, was
sentenced In circuit court hero today
to three years In the state peniten
tiary when he pleaded guilty to is
suing a worthless el'eck. The crime
TAILSPIN TOMMY A Crash
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change In German army field kitch
ens, wherein the old type that re
quired the building of a fire In the
open after being brought up to the
troops was discarded In favor of
coking wagons with boilers previ
ously heated, was also borrowed from
the circus system.
Doctor of the Arctic
So vast Is the territory over which
Dr. James A. Urguhart practices that
much of his "round of calls" Is made
by means of airplane, coupled with
dog team and boat. It Includes
about 900.000 square miles, extend
ing from Demarcation Point on the
Canadian coast at the Junction of
Alaska and Canada to King Wllllan.
Island and from Normn on the Mac
kenzie river to Cameron By on Oreat
B?ar Lake.
with which he was charged occurred
at Canyon ville, where he passed a
$25 check on Mrs. M. E. Manley, Inn
keeper, District Attorney J. V. Long
told the court.
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Shatter-proof glass would be ob
ligatory In all automobile vehicles
used for public conveyances In
Buenos Aires under the terms of a
proponed ordinance.
Is Inevitable I
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' A government man. Dr. Urguhart
has his headquarters at Aklavlk, high
above the Arctic Circle. A radio
station, CJCU. keeps him In constant
touch with bkt widespread practice.
His patients are chiefly Esklmca.
"Iron Man" MrGlnnlty
Joe McGlnnlty, the man who once
pitched and won three complete ma
jor league double-headers In the
same month August, 1903 to set a
record as an 'Iron Man" that haa
never been surpassed, remained In
baseball until he was well past the
half-century mark. At 62. he waa
going strong heading the Dubuque.
Iowa, pitching staff when the team
won Ita league championship In 1923.
Tomorrow:
dents!
"Jinx" of the Presl
GRAY BROWN SLIME
POLAR OCEAN FLOOR
MOSCOW, July 22. (AP) The So.
vlet Polar weather camp reported to
day that a gray-brown slime forms
the ocean floor beneath the North
Pole.
The explorers sounded bottom at
about 14.400 feet.
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HERO OFfriE SAME BECAU5E IN "CrtE "THIRD IHN1NG, WfU 1HE
OPPONENTS LEADING 38-2, HE KNOCKED FOUR FOULS
iRRE'fRlWABW m0 -THE UNDERBRUSH , WHICH
EXHAUSTED THE 5UPPLV OF BALLS ANT) If HAD
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