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P ATHS STTV - ' rEPFCRD VTKTL TftTBTTNE. rEDFOTtP. OKEQOy, MONDAY. 3TTLY 26. '1937 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tar further proof address the author. Inclosing (tamped ttvelop for reply. Resj. V. S. Pat Off. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS ay GLUYAS WILLIAMS is? ac&iB83 ids sssswatipiD MtiOPSIS: Jutt at Ted Cai, nor it desperately about toitli yen )lr to dt a Job, Kay Cron torn statu him, liket hit look!, givet him a plan at the Lazy Wiac Josh Hattingt, owner of the flying Six, tries to buy tht Lazy Mine and court Kay after her ranch Houh and barn burn. Sht hotel him and it determined to keep her ranch and rebuild. Ted ttirt the outfit to cut iU own tim ber and rebuild without pay. Hat tingt triet to tie up the only aoaiU . able timoer land, but Ted wine the race for an option, then whips a Haetinoe puncher for molertino Kay. Tom Runyon, fin patrol, ealle at the ranch. Chapter 18 Strange Newt For Kay X f ARSHALLTNG her wit to ll meet the coming interview, Kay walked the short distance from the bunk house to the cabin in silence. She felt that she would give anything to be rid of Tom Runyon, and have a chance to rest. But some instinct warned her that it would be foolish to let him go away with the suspicion that she could . .till harbored affairut Ted. Tired us she was, she would have to change his line of thought, or he might maice irouDie. , "Shall we sit out here?" Kay nnlc Hnwn nn the too sten. and leaned back against the post that held the rail ol the tiny porcn in place. "Sure." , , , Kay couldn't quite read the look In Tom Runyon s dark eyes as he Saied at her. Her thoughts sud enly flew to those luminous black eyes of Ted's, so different from the ones bent on her now. Ted's eyes had a light that seemed to come from within, while Tom's .were just black and round and staring, but no whit less intent "You make some picture there, do you know it?" Kay smiled a faint response to his admiration. "I don't feel much like a picture," she admitted. "I'm terribly tired." "I'll bet you are." He put one foot on the lower step and leaned toward her, his elbow resting on his knee. "I'm not going to keep . you, but I just want to get one or two things straightened out in my mind. Just how long have you known this Ted Gaynor?" "Goodness! I never can remem ber datesl It seems as though I'd known him for ages! But then. I feel as though I'd known you quite a long time, and we only met yes terday." Kay glanced up at him from under her dark lashes with deliberate coquetry. "I certainly feel that way about you!" Tom Runyon gave a flat tered laush. addine. "Sav. what is it about you that Keeps a fellow looking at you, and forgetting wnai ne wants 10 sayr Kav lauehed. "Why sav anV' thing?" she asked demurely. "It's too lovely here in the twilight to be asking questions. I know what I would like to have you tell me, though!" she added as an after thought "what?" He was all eager atten tion. "Tell me about your work as (Ire patrol, You did it before you tame here?" "Sure I did." He cleared his throat with a pleased air of super iority. "That's why the Protective association sent for me to come up here and see if I couldn't get to the bottom of these mystery fires. I've been handling a situa tion a whole lot like this In Wyom ing, and believe me, I ran that firebug to earth!" "Tell me about it!" Kay fixed him with her eyes full of flatter ing inquiry. "Well, It was this way" Tom Runyon settled back, and Kay was just breathing a sigh of relief at getting him side-tracked, when he leaned forward once more, and broke in abruptly on his narrative. 'So He Didn't Tell Tour "DEFORE I get going on that, I - want to ask about this Gaynor guy." He looked keenly at Kay. "Did he tell you about the fight he had today?" Kay looked at him with startled yes. How could Tom Runyon pos sibly have found out about the fight on the mesa? "Fight?" she echoed faintly. "So he didn't tell youl" Tom ex claimed. "I had a hunch he wouldn t! Kay gazed at him with be wildered amazement. What was he driving at? If Tom Runyon knew about the fight at all, he must know that she had been there and had seen the whole thing! But there was no possible way for him to know. He had come to the ranch from the opposite direction, so he touldn't have run across Scrap jonnson ana nave neard it trom Ml "I don't understand what you're talking abou? Kay said finally "Are you sure he was In a fight?" "Sure as shooting," Tom Run yon assured her. "The guy that came out to relieve me saw the whole thing." "But he couldn't have!" Kay burst out Then she hastily tried to cover up her break. "I mean, he must be mixing Ted up with some one else." "Not on your life he wasn't," Tom declared positively. "He was right there in Kelly's joint when it happened." "Kelly's joint!" Kay echoed in a relieved tone. "Oh that wasn't Ted! He was waiting for me out side the bank. I remember now he did say something about having seen a fracas of some kind at Kelly's." "'Seen' it!" Tom scoffed. "I'll say he saw itl He was the one who started it!" "But how why " Kay bit her lip and broke off short. The last thing she wanted to do was to dis cuss Ted. and she still felt sure Tom Runyon was mistaken. rrnat s just what l mean, Tom leaned forward and shook his fin ger impressively at her. "There's a lot you don't know about that Gay nor guy." Tom Runyon was so positive, Kay felt it would be bet ter to sift this rumor to the bot tom. "He was fighting with a fellow named Scrap Johnson, about some girl," Tom answered. "I reckon that's why he wasn't so keen about mentioning it to you!" His tone had a malicious edge, but Kay hardly caught his words. Her mind was flashing back to the events of the morning. It mieht have been possible, while she had been in the bank, for this to have happened, lane naa been so preoccupied with her own troubles when she came out that she had not noticed Ted particu larly. Shesuddenly remembered some thing Ted had said when he had announced on the mesa that he meant to fight Scrap Johnson. He had said he was going to give him a "second" lesson! Kay had no ticed this remark at the time, with a wondering conjecture, but in the fast moving events afterwards, she had forgotten it. "Yeah, the two of 'em had it out, hot and heavy." Tom's voice was recounting the story as he had heard it. "Everybody thought this Scrap fellow was going to lick the stuffing out of him, but Gay nor Eot him down bv a trick twist Then he threatened he'd kill him if he ever heard him mention his girl's name again." A 'Black Haired Filly TDM paused to let this piece of information sink in, his eyes never leaving Kay s face. Feeling his gaze on her, Kay steeled herself to hide her sur prise and confusion. Pride fame to her aid, and helped her con ceal the hurt reeling mat leas lack of confidence gave her. "There was no reason why he should have mentioned It if he didn't want to," she observed lightly. "Perhaps as long as he won out, he might have thought it would have seemed like boast ing." "He probably won t mind boasting about it to the black haired beauty he was fighting for!" Tom chuckled as he scanned Kay's expression for her reaction to this remark. "How do you know she was black haired?" The involuntary question burst out before Kay coma stop 11. "Because Scrap Johnson had said something about a 'black haired Ally!' " Tom Runyon went on, deliberately giving a garbled account of the Information he had received, his eyes narrowing as he observed the flush that spread over Kay's cheek. "That's what started the fight!" "Well, he evidently had his rea sons for not mentioning it." Kay tried to speak lightly and inrtil- ferently, but something seemed to give way inside her. She felt she couldn't nossibly go on with this conversation. She simply had to be alone. She abruptly stood up, and held out her hand. "I'm afraid 1 11 have to say good night." With the greatest effort of will. Kay kept her voice from trembling. "I've had a strenuous day, and I guess I haven t en tirely got over the shock of yes terday. "Poor little Birll" Tom Run- yon's voice was a trifle over-sym- painetie as ne toon ncr nana in both his, and bent his face close to her. "You go and get a good sleep, and any time you need any help, you call on Tom Runyon! Just you forget about this investigating business leave that all to me." "Thanks." Kay smiled faintly at him as she drew her hand away. "I hope you'll come over any time you feel like it." "Trust me!" Tom Runyon boomed heartily. "You're going to be seeing a whole lot of mc, young lady, and don't you forget it!" reeling a weak dizziness gradu ally overcoming her, Kay turned without further ceremony and bolted into her cabin. Tom Runyon strode off to the bunk house with a half smile of satisfaction. ICopyrieht, tut, Kuril lie Xtrvavi) Scrap Johnson "resigns" and makes a fool of his boss, tomorrow. E AT OREOON CAVES (Bpt) Ext-n!vc Improvement work vu ramed on And eomplftfd hre during th patu fighl months by the civilian con servation corps. Approximate! j 1000 (ret of new two-Inch water line were laid In the Chateau area, providing distri bution improvement and (ire pro tection. A hew underground tele phone ajatrm was 1m tailed within the monument bound arte. The en tnntt roa4 wm widened and graded. Improvement were made on the parking area. Including guard rail. Development work waa completed on the Cliff nature trail, la mllea long fmm th cave exit over the cliff top to the chateau and on a nature trail from the chateau to No Name creek. FVjrty-ftve table and bench com bination were built during the winter. The- wens placed in the monument picnic ground, and In the 5-acre Gray bar rampttrounda in the adjoining 81 k I you national for et. Kew water and aewer line were lmtaJled In the picnic and camp ground. Nearly S00 tree and hrub were planted a pari of a land praoe program to replant denuded an a. The moat Important Mngle Item of work waa the boring of a tunnel. 150 feet long, within the .cavern. Eighty feet were through solid mar hie The tunnel eliminate the neo ftwlty of retracing tep in explor ing the cave, it w dug almost entirely by CCC la bo, UflMfc Of rteMoFTr6coKfeeRKre MM, Wte MMfc iniiu AeiJil "WSJI I H.JvSS U- Tl .M II t BB, mJ .4 47 Itl J sssW V sssS J BWfc t BK it? I I U M fit m trie &&S6fRS m COMIN6ToToWM; rut some in vewer &?wn4m. " . lite NiiRsefcf mi wteoRiaiNftiiY --YcTfVVTH rieiHTM 35 ' Lee' .Mansion A young lieutenant In the U. 8. army at the time he married Martha Custts, great-granddaughter of George Waahtngton. Robert . Lee onme Into poAseaslon of the Arlington house which waa owned by his bride. Shortly after Lee's departure to head the forces of the Confederacy In 1861. hi Arlington estate was seized by Union forces and made a headquarters. Bold at sheriffs ale few month later, the property panned Into the hands of the United States government because of a pal try 02.07 In delinquent taxes. In 1864, part of the Arlington es tate was made a. national enmetery for the burial of soldiers and sailors of the United State. Strangely enough, though, the first soldier to be burled there wss a Confederate who had died In the hospital. Baer-Doyle Fight Under New York boxing rules, e foul loses th round for the man who commit It but referees are pre vented from stopping a fight because of one. When "Buddy" Baer dropped Jack Doyle with a blow below the belt at Madison Square Qarden In 1035, the brother of the ex-heavy-welght champ lost the round yet won the fight In the same round on a technical knockout. Original Yacbts The first yacht were the early Dutch equivalent of modern coast guard cutters. Used for running down pirates and ships carrying con traband goods, they derived their Dutch name "Jaght from the verb Jnfren.' meaning "to hunt. Derived from "Jaght," the English word 'yacht" refers only to vessels used for pleasure of matters of a state, a great departure from Its orig inal meaning. Political Complaint Backed by the Dutch government, Geooge I became king of Great Brit ain In 1714. Strong opposition wo raised against his crowning because of his German birth. The Jacobites, one of the major anti-Oeorge parties, were the originators of the "Hark, hark, the dogs do bark" Jingle in which they derWed the advent of the king and his lol lowers, with Its origin almost forgotten, It' has be come a popular. If meaningless, nur sery rhyme. Ruler Twice Tomorrow: What Crowned Himself? During the winter 1150 man day were devoted to emergency snow re moval to keep roads open to traffic. The Grayback fire guard station and garage wo remodeled by enrol leea. Time waa devoted to pointing mon ument, sign and rebuilding the monument entrance motif. Other project claiming the attention of enrotlee Included topographic sur veys, cleanup, guard and retaining walls, and sidewalk and footbridge construction. Allen Votes 40 Year MOMENCE, HI. UP) Leonard P. Bradley votel In national and state elections for 40 years before he wss challenged. Then It was found he was cltlcen of Canada and had no right to ballot In the United 8tates. He has taken out citizenship papers, however, and expects to vote again in 1940. ' Closing time tor Tjoo Late to Clas tUv Ad U 1:30 p. m. Cse Mall Tribune want ad. - . YrtE NEI6H8DRS 60f UP Af fivff O'CLOCK fO 6WE FRED PERLEV A FRIENDLY SEND-OFF ON HIS UACAflON . AND fHEV WERE PREffY DIS6RUN1LED WHEN FRED FlNALLN APPEARED Af SEvEN , 10 SAY HE HAD DECIDED Not "TO SYARf UNtiL AFTER BREAKFAST . -K (Copyright, 1837, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 6U5VAS UllUAttSi S 'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE fTl Los6. CAK-fc ( fW I Love. -t ' 7 tH J Ol- , f TAs, A. N Ab tW J Ca a . ice.cree.ANt) ( sotoI j CAwer MIX kK TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy Meets the "Master Spy!" By HAL FOREESt AHIlt SKtETER IS IMNOCErSTLY FLYIMS JUSTiriA AMD SECQ TO THE SPY RETREAT IN THE DESERT, BELIEVING THEM TO BE PRIEMDS OF TOMMY, LET'S SO ON AHEAD TO THE ESPIONAGE HEADQUARTERS, WHERE TOMMY IS WAITING IM THE LIBRARY, WHILE JOSEP AND HIS SUPERIOR CONFER. 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