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B CLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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' SYNOPSIS: fire destroys Kay
Crandon's Lazy Nina ranch house
and barn. Josh Hastings, owner
of the Flying Six, tres to buy her
ranch and court Kay. She hate
him and it determined to keep
her ranch and rebuild. Ted Cay' '
nor, a puncher ehe impultivelv
hired, fights Scrap Johnson, a
cowhand who molested Kay. They
shoot it out, wounding each other.
Hastings finds them unconscious
and kills Scrap with Ted's gun.
Ted crawls to a shack where a .
girl named Marion nurses him.
The gun is found and Sheriff Far
ley hunts Ted. Kay finds the
shack, sees Ted and Marion to
gether and rides off in jealous
agony.
Chapter 32
Unconscious Belrayai
REALIZING the suicidal chances
she was taking, but refusing to
heed them. Kay urged Flicker on,
in obedience to the compelling de
sire for speed that possessed her.
Relief at knowing Ted was safe
and not badly hurt was complete
ly overshadowed by her frustrat
ed sense of loss. Her feeling was
none the less bitter for her violent
self disgust. Fool that she had
been, to let herself care for a man
who had obviously just been play
ing with herl
Probably Ted had been flatter
ing her, and kidding her along just
the way she did Tom Runyonl And
she had taken it all seriously, and
allowed herself to dream about
him, and Imagine all sorts of vague
and delightful future possibilities.
"Thank goodness that's all over,
Flicksl" She declared fiercely, find
ing relief in voicing her torturing
thoughts out loud. "I've got his
measure now and I'll never think
of him again. Let them hang him
for murder if they want tol" She
broke off with a horrified sob. "No,
nol I don't mean thatl"
She pulled Flicker In as they
, came to a sharp curve in the trail
and started up a steep rise. Flicker
stopped gratefully, but stood blow
ing and stirring restively, as
though the contagion of his mis
tress's mood had spread to him,
setting every nerve aquiver.
Twilight was almost gone. Knv
noticed, coming out of her concen
tration on her inner feeling to a
startled realization of the present
She must at least get down across
the valley between the two divides
before night overtook her. Fording
the stream that raced between the
two ridges was no easy thing in
full daylight, and to attempt it in
the dark would be an insane risk.
"What do we care, Flicks?" Kay
demanded rebelliously, in answer
to her thought. She gave Flicker a
sharp click of her heel, and urged
him up the slope, then headed
down again at a break-neck pace
that was even more perilous than
before, in the half light
Suddenly Flicker stumbled and
almost pitched headlong, but re
covered in response to Kay's
steadying pull on the reins. Before
he was able to come to a halt on
the steep descent a large rock,
loosened from the cliff above them,
clattered down at his feet
This proved the last straw for
Flicker's strained and quivering
nerves. With a terrified bound
sideways, he plunged and went
down on his kne.es, pitching Kay
over his head onto the rocky trail.
Scrambling to his feet Flicker
lumped over the prostrate form ly
ing motionless In the trail before
him, and ,-aced on in a mad rush
of terror.
Tom Considers Matrimony
TpOR some time after Kay left
" him, Tom Runyon watched her
as she threaded her way along the
trail.
"Some girl!" he observed aloud
with an admiring appraisal of the
perfect poise of her lithe figure on
Flicker's back. "The first girl I've
seen in a long time that I reckon
would be a good bet to corral into
matrimonyl" ,
He watched for Kay's reappear
ance around a curve in the trail,
and added complacently, "Yes,
sir-ee! I've a good mind to make
her Mrs. Tom Runyon, damned if
I haven't) I could go a heap far
ther and fare worse. Even if her
ranch house is burnt down, she's
got a pretty piece of property
there," he went on, ruminating
aloud. "And she's some looker into
the bargainl"
Turning away, as Kay at last
passed out of sight Tom Runyon
went back to where he had left his
horse, a smile of fatuous satisfac
tion on his face. He never doubted
Kay's acquiescence to the flatter
ing prospects he was entertaining
of her future, as he went on to plan
his campaign to win her hand.
"Looks like she's kind of stuck
on this Gaynor guy." he confided
to his mount as he headed down
the trail. "But I reckon he's pretty
well out of the picture now. And
if he isn't I can soon fix that up!"
He gave a conceited chuckle,
then went on with his soliloquy.
"All's fair in love and warl As soon
as I got off tomorrow. I'll go up the
way she asked me to, and then I'll
hightail it over to the Laiy Nine
with my findings! And oh, boy,
they'll be some findings!"
I Plain,.,.,, diuund on the
I chance ot scc.ng K&y on her way
: back, Tom Hunyon spent a good
part of the afternoon on the look
out for her. as well as scanning
the ridge for a telltale smoke col
jmn.
Ever since he had come to patrol
this region, the fires had ceased.
Today was the first glimpse of
smoke he had had. and he grinned
with a satisfied memory of the
cause of it
I "Reckon that firebug Isn't taking
any chances now he knows I'm on
the job." he observed, as he drew
his mount in on a promontory of
rock that gave a good view of the
trail that Kay would soon be de
scending. "I've half a mind to ride
back with that little red head and
pop the question, nowl"
After impatiently waiting an
hour or more, Tom Runyon's good
humor began to be strained. He
had not wanted to take a chance of
missing Kay by going back to hit
camp to get a bite of supper, and
the pangs of hunger were decided
ly affecting his temper.
The sun dipped behind the cen
tral divide, and the afterglow
flamed across the sky, but no Kay
appeared on the distant trail.
Anxiety finally got the better of
Tom's ill temper, and he decided
to ride on and meet her. As the
twilight deepened, he found him
self headed down the west slope
of the eastern divide. By the time
he reached the stream at its foot
it was nearly dark.
Pulling his mount in, he weighed
In his mind the possible causes ol
Kay's delay. There was the chance,
of course, that she had headed
along the ridge, after coining
through the pass, instead of com
ing back this way at all.
If that was the case, it would
be a crazy wild goose chase to go
up the central divide at night look
ing for her. The harvest moon
could still be depended on to light
up the last half of the night, but he
didn't relish the idea of following
up Kay s trail ny dark 11 she was
already safely back at the Lazy
Nine. 1
In Flicker's Wake
A DISTANT clatter of hoofs
broucht him out of his musinfi
to alert attention. With puckered
brow, he listened intently, and as
the sounds came nearer, he let
out a puzzled oath. Kay surely
wouldn't be crazy enough to take
the trail at that pace, even if she
was trying to beat the gathering
darkness.
Putting spurs to his horse, Tom
forced him into the dark waters of
the stream, and made his way
across, just in time to meet Flicker,
wild-eyed and r.c'erless. racing
toward him. Flicker wheeled
abruptly at the sight of the horse
and rider waiting to block his path,
and whirled to one side, but Tom
Runyon rode him down, and
grabbed the bit With wary skill,
he checked his plunging, and at
last brought him to a quivering
halt.
Tom was sure now that some
thing had happened to Kay. He
lost no time in tying Flicker to a
tree beside the stream, and took
the trail at a run. Ho figured thai
Kay must have been thrown at
least a quarter of a mile up the
trail, before he could have heard
Flicker's hoofbeats. He pushed on
at full speed, trusting his mount
to find his footing in the dark that
now enveloped them.
After covering the distance that
he judged Flicker had covered
from the moment when he had
first heard him, Tom pulled his
horse in and proceeded more cau
tiously. He called Kay's name from
time to time, aud listened anxious
ly for some response.
His horse plunged with a sudden
snort and refused to go on. Tom
swung to the ground, ran up the
trail and dropped on his knees be
side Kay's prostrate form.
Pulling out his pocket flash, he
examined the ugly cut on her head,
and felt for her heart. It was
stronger than he had dared to
hope, and her pulse had a reassur
ing beat
Tom lifted her head on his knee
and chafed her hands in the hope
of reviving her sufficiently to get
her back with more ease than if
she were a dead, unconscious
weight
After a few minutes, she stirred
restlessly, shifting her head and
muttering. Tom Runyon bent close
to hear what she was saving, and
a grim satisfaction spread over his
face as he caught her words.
"What cabin?" he prompted
gently.
"The cabin by the clearing," Kay
moaned, unconsciously responding
to his question in her delirium. She
drifted again into unintelligible
mutterings, then exclaimed in
clear tones, "The black haired girll
There is h black haired girl!"
"Where Is she?" Again Tom's
voice seemrd to penetrate to her
subconscious.
"In the cabin with Ted." A
broken sob escaped Kay. "Both
of them up there in the cabin."
A flicker of triumph gleamed in
Tom Runyon's hard eves. "Never
mind," he soothed. "We'll fix that"
fCopyHcM, tun. Uarit ,Vrriud
Tom putt the hrrin on Ted's trail,
tomorrow.
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Hulling Railroad
The Idea of utilizing wind power
for rallroacU la not npw, but bo far as
known, the Chllcnn "sailing i all
road is the only successful one op
erating today. In the Unltvd State
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ex
perimented with a sail car as far back
as 1829. It was hoped that It could
be operated over railroad tracks In
the same manner as sailing ships at
sea. A few attempts proved otherwise.
The car could not tack, hence could
not sail Into the wind like a ship. It
moved along fairly well with the
wind but could not sail against it.
A stiff breeze on the side would blow
It off the tracks.
FILING
IH kNToFfterYsTftj Chile, ARE
PROPELLED 3i THE WIND,,.
two Trips 6re mme possible bythe fM
TrWTHe WlMD SLOWS ONE WAV EVERV MORNIN6
rWTrte cwsife WAV every night.
Peculiar wind conditions make pos-
slble the success of the Idea, on a
railroad In the province of Antofa
tjaata, Chile, over a five-mile stretch '
of track. Every morning the wind
blows In one direction and every eve
ning blows the opposite way. Thus
costless and dependable motive power
is provided for one round trip every
day.
moth Cnis-hig.
Horace E. Smith, retired banker of
Haverford, Pa., made his first trip
across the Atlnntlc in 1880. Since
then he has made crossings on an
average of almost two trips a year.
In Miirch. 1937, Mr. Smith completed
his 100th transatlantic trip when he
disembarked from the R. M. S.
Scythla at Liverpool, England.
Another passenger of the same last
name went down the gangplank at
Liverpool on this trip had Just com
pleted his 99th crossing. He was C.
Harrison Smith, of Broxton, England.
Horace Smith allowed only five
days to elapse between his 99th and
his 100th crossing, so eager was he
to pass the century mark. Seventy
one yeara old, he travels for pleasure,
affirming that he Uvea better, sleeps
better and eats better on the ocean.
Tomorrow: What Baseball Record
Ho No Teams Try to Bcut?
Irrigation District
Votes Power Plant
KT,ANUATH VAT.T.Ct Aiur It (AD1
I A revenue bond Issue of 940,000
rrtta aubiivi lieu , 11 -DM, uj VIWI a Ul
the Enterprise irrigation district yes
terday for construction of a power
plant on the canal power site of the
Klamath reclamation project. The
plant la to be used for Irrigation
pumping purposes.
While tho bond Issue is set at 40.-
OIL AND FEATHERS
GIVEN ORPZER
botomi. wh?re his clothes were torn
off and the oil and feathers dumpfd
over htm.
His captors then took him to a
busy downtown Intersection at the
comer of the Dtillas Npwb building
and left him on the otrwt.
RillMtn's won lie.
WIUMINOTON. Del.. Aug. 10 (API
William Leslie Edison, son of the
late Thomas A. Ed 1011. inventor,
died today at hts .fover hills
home alter an illness of six wct'ks.
He held patents on many basic radio
principals. He retired from active
worK two years ago. His widow sur-vles.
DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 11. (UP)
Herbert Harris, 47, of New Haven.
Mo., who said he was a Socialist
party organizer, was kidnaped last
night, stripped of hit clothing and
covered with crude oil and teatners.
The kidnaping broko up an outdoor
movie at Trinity park, where Harris
was showing a film en titled "Millions
or Us" and extolling the advantages
of membership id labor unions.
While the film was being shown
a numbrr of men rushed the auto
bile, on irhlch Harris had hla pro
jection mschlne. The cur was overturned
Harris was throw n Into tuoitier died while preparing
car and r I shed to tbc Trinity rivarlmeal last night.
Find Dead Camper
GRANTS PA.SS, Aug. 11. AP;
The body of an unidentified man
waa being brought today to Orantt
Pass from a campsite two miles from
the Mt. Reuten forest lookout sta
tion Rand rsnner Matttm nMd he was
about 70 years ot aa sik1 apparentlj
hla eveniug
000, the construction program is
based on (35,000 from bonds and a
928.636 PWA grant which the dis
trict has secured, making the total
cost of the plant something over
$60,000.
Beer Barred From
State Fair Ground
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 11. (UP)
Thirsty patrons at the Orrgon state
fair September 6-12. will take soda
pop and like It, the fair manage
ment has decided. Nc beer will be
sold on the grounds.
"The present administration has
been opposed to selling beer and
there will be no exception to the
policy this year." Manager Leo SptUs
bart aald. The fair board turned
down an offer of $1500 for the beer
concession at the grandstand. .
5IE SEUER'S YARtX HEAR
SUPPER Cm. AMD SHOlrtS
"COVIIHG!"
CDUEffS HIS BA5C
Dfiil EatliPMErtfAia)
HEADS F6R HOME
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By 0. M. PAYNE
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preparation can pay for coaching by
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Tbe Storm Strikes I
By HAL FORREST
i SPEECH TO THE PASSIrhGfrRS, K' VV'S ABSOLUTELY UriDER THE MOST SEVERE II PILOT IS I Af. I 25S CtffCi JT ftSfJPv!
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talks, the staumch ship
shudders as the storm
STRIKES WITH SUDDEN PURY.
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Do It Nowl
By EDWIN ALOEB
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