MEPFOBP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEPFOKD. OftEGOy. THURSDAY, 'AUGUST 5, 193T.
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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
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Strange as it seems, though 33
horses ran to the Belmont Futurity
of 1891, only 33 are listed In the
WHO CME IN RECOUP.
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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
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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.
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