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MEPFOBP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEPFOKD. OftEGOy. THURSDAY, 'AUGUST 5, 193T. tS7 EOSkiBSB 0)3 sssswawu) SYNOPSIS: When Kay Cran don of tin Imi Nine lout. her ranch house and barn in Ira, Josh Hastings, oumer of the fly ing Six. tries to buy her ranch and court Kay. She distrusts him and 4 datarmincd to fcaap her ranch and r build. Hastings'. cowhand, Scrap Johnson, moUtts Ko", but Ted Gaynor, a puncher ha 7ipuUitlv hired, retcuw her. Later they l hoot it out; wounding each other. Hastings. hating both, murders Scrap, us- . ing Ted's gun. Ted erauls to a unknown shack where a girl named Marion nurses him through a week of ever and tie lirium. The gun is found and Sheriff Farley gets on Ted's trail. ' Chapter 17 A Narrow Escape A FAINT call from the inside of the shack sent Marion run Dine; back. As soon as she stepped In the door and found Ted's dark yes fixed on her, she knew she bad really won the battle. For the first time, his eyes gazed at her with a seeing look, and his pupil dilated with surprise. "Who what where am I?" Ted tried to raise his head, but his strength failed him, and he sank back exhausted by even that small effort Marion crossed quietly to his cot and put a cool hand on his head. He still had fever, but she no long er encountered the hot, dry skin she had learned to expect through the put week. "You mustn't try to talk yet," she.wa.-ned him. "You've been very sick, but you are going to be all right now. For some time he pondered this, hi eyes flx'id on her face. "Where's Kay?" he said finally. Marion shook her head. "I don't know; I can't tell you anything, so please don't use up your strength by asking questions. There is no one here out me." "How how long?" His lids began to droop. Instead of answer ing, Marion lightly held her hand over his eyes, and in a few min utes his regular breathing pro claimed him asleep again. Stepping to the outer door, Mar lon drew It to. leaving it slightly ajar and sagging on its hinges as aha had first found it Although she had been forced to break her promise to her father when she had taken in this young man, she had scrupulously kept her word in every other regard. Anyone com ing unexpectedly on the shack would have unhesitatingly pro nounced it deserted. She moved quietly around the two rooms into which the cabin was divided, putting them in order while she waited for the water to boil on the single oil burner which was her only source of heat She had taken a chance on build ing a fire in the stove at night but with the first coming of dawn she had put it out so that no telltale smoke should betray their pres ence. Humming a little tune in her re lief that her patient was out of danger at last Marion looked spec ulatively at the rough planks that boarded the windows on the out fide. . If she could only take them off and let the sun stream in, instead of creeping through the cracks, it would be so much more cheerfull She started toward the door, with a sudden decision to obey her im pulse. After all, It was ridiculous to stay cooped up this way! If any searching party had been out for this wounded puncher, it had-evi-dently passed by this hidden spot long ago. As she reached the Inner door that led to a tiny vestibule, she suddenly stood rooted to the spot Her hand clutched the door frame and her breath came fast She lis tened with desperate Intentness for a repetition of the sound she , thought she had heard. A second later, she heard with unmistak able distinctness a shout in the . distance, and an answering call somewnac nearer. Don't Make A Sound' PUSHING the inner door shut again, Marlon darted to the oil stove and turned it out then sat down by Ted's cot her eyes fixed on him, watching for any sign that his sleep had been disturbed. With bated breath, she waited, while the voices drew nearer, her mind torn by Indecision. Should she make her presence known? If Ted had been still in danger, she would have felt that she must get what help she could to save him. But now that she was sure he was on the road to recov ery, her first duty was to her fa ther. If the dread susnlrlnn Ym hnr. bored as to his activities was true, it would mean certain imprison ment and possible death for him if he were taken. To find her there would inevitably put any search ers on his track, and they would wait to take him when he came back. She put one hand on Ted's fore head and felt his Dulse with th other. There was no doubt but that his fever was down and his pulse mucn stronger. A sudden shout outside made Marion start violently. She saw Ted's eyes open as a man's voice exclaimed, "Look at this clearing, will you? Howd we miss it be fore?' Bending swiftly over Ted, Mar ion whispered with compelling intensity, "Don't make a sound! It is the one thing I ask, in exchange for saving your life! After one wondering look at her, Ted feebly pressed her hand in . acquiescence, and together they waited in breathless silence, lis tening to the oncoming footsteps crashing through the brush. . "Say. that's old Ten Strike's hangout! Didn't you ever run across it?" A second voice an swered the first "His shanty there's been deserted a. dozen years or more. Ever since the old boy kicked out" 'We'd better have a look at It," the first voice boomed. "Gaynor might" Marion felt the hand in hers jerk spasmodically. "Aw. what a the use?" the other voice broke in, impatiently. "We're just wasting valuable time. If that uy naa Deen aoie to get as iar as his after bumping Scrap Johnson off, he could have made a real get-away. And Believe me, ne wouldn't have lost any time doing it! Besides, that shanty looks just the way it did the last time I saw it a couple of years ago." "Just the same, I m going to have a look." the first one insisted stubbornly. .... suit yourseiz. 111 oe going on. After vou finish looking over de serted real estate perhaps you'll catch up and help me track down the murderer. Marion bi'. her lips and involun tarily crioned Ted j hand, as she studied his bewildered expression. Then she turned her eyes fearfully toward the door. A heavy tread tramped up tne two steps, and the outside door was shoved open. Holding her breath, Marion braced herself for the next moment, when the in truder would step across the space that divided the two doors, and push open the inner one. sne couia teei mm peering in the small darkened soace. and hear him stamp an experimental foot on the rotted flooring. Then, . to her immense relief, he sprang back and shouted to his companion: "Hi! Wait a sec! I'm coming! Marion could scarcely believe that she was hearing his retreating footsteps. For a f ull second longer, the dread tension held her. The sight of Ted's white face and closed eyenas, as ne slum pea dsck on tne pillow, galvanized her to action, and she reached for some cold wa ter to revive him. Marlon Believes In Ted THE distant footsteps, crashing through the brush, had com pletely died away, when Ted final ly opened his eyes again, to find mauun gazing &i mm wim solemn intensity. "Is your name Gaynor?" she asked. Ted nodded. "Yes. it is. But I'm as much in the dark about this murder talk as you are. You be lieve that, don't you?" His eyes closed again with exhaustion. "Yes. I do believe it." Marlon answered, with conviction. "I can tea by looKlng at you mat you are no murderer. And from what you said when you were delirious, I ?:athered that you'd been shot be. ore you had a chance to aim. and your shot had gone wild." "That's just the way It was," Ted nodded. "I don't remember anything after that. I can t sepa rate delirium from reality. I could have sworn that I saw Josh Has tings bending over me once, but mat must nave Been plain night mare. But where any murder comes In " He suddenly raised himself on his elbow and demand ed, "Why didn't you let me find oul what in hell they meant by this talk of murder?" Marion gently pushed him back. Hush I You mustn't Get exicted! Whatever they meant you re bet ter off right where you are, until you're stronger. "But you?" Ted fixed his eyes on her. "Why are you here, in hid- Marlon hesitated n moment and a slow color came into her cheeks. "That's a long story," she said finally. "I'll tell it to you later. I have to stay here without anyone knowing of my whereabouts, un til my father comes back." She paused a moment, then added, 'Not even the man I'm engaged to knows where I am." For a long moment the two gazed at each other, then Ted wearily closed his eyes. "I don't make head or tall of It," be murmured, in a weak voice, "but I know you're square. And 1 know I owe my life to you. So any thing you say goes." For a moment he sank back In a half stupor, then suddenly sat up violently, and exclaimed, "Bui look here! I've got to go! My mother and sister are waiting! And Kay" he fell back on the pillow in a dead faint before Mar ion could catch hold of him. (CopurigM, I(T Uarle d, N,rvauj) Ted uteri? tells Marlon about Kay, tomorrow. DALLES FARMERS THE DALLES. u. 8. (AP) Irate farmers, threat 4lng to establish and run their own itore won from union repreaenfatlVM today an agreement for unlimited hourt for More her Union toacieri, who had InaUUd upon a 6 o'clock closing at nlM withdrew picket a from th R. J. Wil on store an4 stopped an attempts boycott f bread here because bakerlet sold to Wilson. . Wltb m latex oi live Waaco coun ty Oranges, local bust new men and members of the clerks' union In at tendance at a meeting last night. Fred Dlion. Portlr.nd, union business manager, was tall by the farmers they would etiabi ih a cooperative store If the union Insisted on the early dosing hour. ' The farmers said the union closing hour made It Impossible for them to get to town In time to get supplies and the grvmera were joined by mer chant, who said their trade was dropping off and tourists were being turned away. Wilson drew loud applause when he remarked that he would abide by union hours, wages and closed itwp conditions, out insisted on the rig St to operate his business 94 hours a day if be felt like It. He asserted the union demand lot I 0 o'clock closing was a deliberate plan to wreck neighborhood store for the benefit of larger establishments. The meeting closed with a genera. agreement for unlimited operation of STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof sAtrrm Oie acthor, meloeisg a stamped eaTeloo for reply. JUej. T7.A Pet Oft TW0 BROTHERS of GpaiMt HWfc TMN AUHTS, TMNUNCLE$ 7tW COtMNZ TWIN NIECE, 2 of TWIN NEPHEM6, W TMH NEPHEW MP NIECE, MrMOTHER-IN'tAU TWIN V ssssm sW 4v4lMMer?TrlKTtr cm ffcOHN HEIGHT OUTOFWWeR CftMV0U RACK 15 Ppoimfr s -run klllkAMSI&l rtU CATU (1Vtr- 4 .H1 i frffK I SI O ?T? R3 sKfltl Horse That Ban Ignored Strange as it seems, though 33 horses ran to the Belmont Futurity of 1891, only 33 are listed In the WHO CME IN RECOUP. OfMlWWWeEfeOttm, mmaHofaTftetTioH. una tuiiAaer kim ik 7 ENTIRELY OVERLOOKED IHlRfc Of THE RfcCe . official records of the race. No men tlon Is to be found of Huron, the cold that crossed the finish Una In second place. He wasn't even dis qualified. From start to finish he was simply and completely Ignored. The horse had been bought ehortly before the race by Ed Corrlgan, well known sportsman of the day. An entry in the Futurity, he was ship ped to the Sheepshead Bay track and put In training. Word came through to Corrlgen that his horse would not be allowed to run In the big race because of having been "declared" by an agent of the prev ious owner. Riled by the objection. I Ing Huron. Corrlgan asserted that In buying Huron, he had also bought the colt's engagements. His argument held enough water to secure a court In junction forcing the race officials to allow Huron to run but that was as far as It went. Without even being Ustd on the race program, with no beta being accepted against him, without a post position or a number, Huron went out on the track for t: race, ran beautifully, and came in sec ond. He might as well have been In his stable munching oats as far as the results were concerned. Second place money, 45,668.66, was awarded to the horse that trailed him across the line. Yorkvllle Belle. No official mention whatever was made regard- Corrlgan took the matter to court, was stalled along on & decision, and eventually lost almost all of his largo fortune through arousing the ire of the racing board by the squabble. Leaping Penguins . Most completely marine of all birds, the penguin literally flies through the water, using Its wings as a means of propulsion and Its feet as rudders. Clumsy, clown-like figures on land, penguins become the embodiment of grace In the, water. So powerfully do they swim that they can leap out of the water to a rock standing at their own height above the water's surface. The penguin can outswlm a seal or porpoise. Tomorrow: Who Originated The Fire Hale? grocery stores and new union con tracts calling for five major holi days and time and one-half pay to clerks for work on Sundays and holi days. . WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cao Inet Works. Prosperity Here For Lengthy Stay PORTLAND, Aug. SWAP) Jesse H. Jones, head of the RFC who visited Portland Tuesday, believes prosper ity la here "for a good, long time." When people who have saved dur ing a crisis begin again to spend. they keep It up for 'quite a while," he explained. "And I'll say right here that the country at large is In good condition never better," he added. Use Mall Tribune want ads. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. THE WORLD AT ITS WORST By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 2L WHEN THE LUSCIOUS (frtDC6LAff LAYER CAKE, ON WHICH YOU'VE HAD VOUR EYES ALL AL0N6, IS FINALLY PRODUCED, AND 1WE 6R0WN-UPS UNANIMOUSLY AGREE "THAT TrYEV CftNiT EAT ANOTHER Bht,AtfD VOU KNOW THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE THAT IT'S A PITY TO CUT WfO It FOR JU6T ONE PIECE - (Oopyrltht, 1WT, by The Bell ByniUeite. Inc.) - S 'MATTER POP By 0. M. PAYNE r-'TTA? lTfcuii.W Aw' ( f-ATV JfUiT 1 lSuMT4ltfMTMAKWA NOISE i L , v. I JUMT IN AH'tSTCAIS T. 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Jl J W TM MOOM BEAM CLUS, SESJT WERE TO F TO PISMT OVER ME IT'S RATHER I I ASCERTAIN VJHETWER NOU APPROVE OP J UtslPORTUMATE THAT SO MASJV I. I , I TMI3 BRAWLTVIAT IS SUPPOSED TO BEJ HKI WANT TO MARRV ME I I )J iTTSt Trp TOR NOUR HAhJD JTT ; V ITS BESIKJKJMS TO BOTHER Z'JU-r I 1 GOT- HES A HONJEV . UONJ'T Be OEALOUS,, C.-cx By SOL HESS 1
