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LOVE OH THE RANGE
MEnPORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORO, OgEOQy, WEDNESDAY. JULY 27.
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The Story So For
Trying to escape hl reputation
or mm ploy, "Blur" Ankrom
rides Into Peso Pinto and immedi
atelu becomes enmeshed in trou
ble ooain when he rescues Lee
Trono from a band 0 thuoi. She
offer him a job on her father'e
ranch, the Rater T. As soon u
the ha oone the marshal nobl
Ankrom.
Chapter Three
The Rafter T
ANKROM knew that in another
second there would be gun
play if he let matter! take their
course. And he had had enough
of shootins for one night He
turned, as though to mount his
horse, whirled and landed a
smashing left to the marshal s
1 Dnnn.ih that hlnui thfi mar
shal's head rocked back, his body
followed.
Ankrom'. left foot came up
l.n manherl fnr the Saddle
horn, grasped it. Yet even as his
fingers closed aDoui it mm m
horse got into motion a bullet
whistled past his head. Before the
buckskin had taken seven rocket
ing strides guns were spitting
from all directions save dead
shnari
Lead sang perilously close as
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"You ain't no common puncher.'
a 1 iat thA ilntpmnt lav.
Suspicion and unfriendliness were
piling up. Plainly Trone and the
Baiter 1 as suDjecu iut tuuvci
sation were taboo. "I'm not
drifter." he said. "I'm a man that
works at his trade. You don t
know of any oumis mat are num
eh?" ...
"Not your kind 01 man.
Ankrom crushed his cigarette
mnn hiii nlate and with a laugh
rose to his feet.
"You might try mat naiier
you mentioned I"
The spitefulness of the tone
drew Ankrom's eyes to the gan
gling youth across the table.
"Yeah, he said. "1 think I will."
For hours after leaving the
place Ankrom rode at a log across
the range.
The sun was swinging low be
hind the western peaks when in
a valley spread below him, An
krom obtained his first glimpse of
the Rafter T. , ,
Ankrom could pick out the
ranchhouse easily. It was the only
building boasting a veranda and
before it was parked a touring car
the car Lee Trone had entered
in Peso Pinto the night before.
Ankrom sent the buckskin down
the trail. As he neared the build
ings the talk and laughter of
group of loafing punchers by the
bunkhouse died down. He could
feel their eyes upon him.
He swung down before the
ranchhouse porch.
flaiaaaaaaaaaa-ttiS&yft.
He whirled, landed a smashing left to the
marshal's jaw.
.chines between himself and the
crouching forms.'
Toward the second fioori of the
wooden structures fringing this
, street Ankrom's eyes were drawn
by the rattle and bang of windows
as, tor a moment, wie siiuuuub
died down. Parted red curtains
framed womens pale races irom
half a dozen houses. One, a little
nearer than the rest, leaned put
across the sill with beckoning
handl
"Up here, cowboyl CJulckl" she
cried, and Ankrom saw that she
had yellow hair that shone like
a halo. Then he was gone, tear
ing down the road at breakneck
speed while shouts and curses and
crashing guns made the night hid
eous. Ankrom's progress westward
was leisurely. He doubted that
any town lay between Peso Pinto
in this direction and his obiective,
the Rafter T. Nor was he wrong.
The country, where not entirely
sand and cactus, was semi-arid
desert country: habitations were
few and far between.
The following morning he
stopped at a small-spread ranch
and breakfasted. There was
plenty to eat: a fortunate circum
stance, for he was ravenously
hungry. Smoking, he and the
rancher sat awhile at the table
after they had finished, and the
rancher's son sat with them, suck
ing on a corncob pipe.
"Seems to me," Ankrom said
casually, "a fella named Trone
owns a spread around here some
whercs Rafter T. ain't it?"
The rancher and his son ex
changed furtive glances. "Trone?
Well. vcah. There is a Trone
around here some Dlace. Friend
of his?"
"Don't even know him. Heard
his name mentioned couple times.
In the cattle business, ain't he?"
The rancher's son spoke and his
tone was surly: "You seem to
know an aDoui mm.
Suspicion
ANKROM shrugged his shoul
ders, smoked a while In si
lence. An atmosphere of suspicion
had settled upon this room. But
no awareness of the (act was per
mitted to show upon his face.
"Anv outfits round here that could
use an extra hand?"
"What kind of a hand?" There
was a cold mtentnrss in trie rancn
Ankrom drawled. "What kind
of a hand usually rides for I
brand?
'Get Outa Here!'
A MAN broke from the group,
came striding forward. An
krom, watching him come, saw
that he was a bottle-nosed man
whose bowed legs were encased
in scarred black bat-wing chaps.
His was a burly figure, solid and
strong and hard. He was close to
forty, Ankrom Judged. There was
an arrogance in his stride and
something in his manner that be
spoke a wicked temper. "You
lOOKin tor soniuuuuy.
'This the Rafter T?" , .
"You got any business on It?"
"You got a special reason for
askln'?"
"I'm the lella that runs tnis
outfit. I'm not doin' any hirin' so
you can just climb back on that
1 v ant a lob already. Abe
Streeter's on your payroll. Go
write his name In tne dook.
The thin lips of the range boss
Karted. Then, as though his mind
ad changed, he shut them with
out speaking
Ankrom witnoui a wora swung
Into his saddle. He kneed the
buckskin toward tne group 01
watching punchers A grin
tar tched across one mans taci
and vanished. Ankrom heard thi
boss's voice break across the si
lence: "Where the hell vou goin'7'
But he didn't reply
When he reached the bunk
house he dismounted and trailed
the buckskin's reins. No one spoke
while he took his blanket roll and
slicker from behind the cantle
But when he started to cross the
threshold a heavy hand clamped
viselike upon his shoulder, ierked
him around. He dropped the blan
ket roll and slicker. The boss's
face was within three Inches of
his own.
"Damn youl 1 said 1
"I'm not deaf." Ankrom's eyes
were upon him with malicious in
terest 1 heard what vou said the
first time. Mcbbe vou don't un
derstand American said I'd
been hired already."
"You get outa here!"
"You flggerin' to put me out?''
There was a shifting of the
group behind the burlv man. He
looked around and scowled. Hit
glance snapped back to Ankrom
His voice was thick: "Who hired
vou?"
' "That's somethln' you can talk
over with ol' man Trone," An
krom said and, picking up hi!
things, passed inside.
(CitrrilH I'll A'liM C. M
Ankrom meets tee's lather, tomorrow.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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Derby Line. Vermont, situated on
the U. 8. Canadian border. Is ?ho
halfway point between Boston and
Quebeo City. Thla community, strange
as It seems, boasts of an opera houae
with lt stage In one country and
the audience In another!
Built In 1901 with funds suppl!d
by Mrs. Martha S. Haskell, philan
thropist,, It has a seating capacity
of 464. The International boundary
line, which runs throush the build
ing separates the stage and audience
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Canada.
The Ahsent President.
After dedicating four years of his
life toward securing the Independ
ence of hla country from Austrtun
rule, Thomas Masaryk, Czechoslo
vaklan patriot, on November 14, 118,
wna awarded the honor of becoming
that republic's first president.
Yet, strange as It seems, Masaryk
waa 4.500 miles away from Czecho
slovakia at the time of his election
He had escaped from Austria in De
cember, 1914, at the outbreak of the
World war, to conduct a political and
propagandist campaign In Swltzer
land. Prance, England, Italy, Russia
and the United States on behalf ol
his people.
He went, to the United States In
May. 1918, and the result was the
Lansing declaration of sympathy with
the cause of Czechoslovak and Yugo
Slav independence. At the first meet
ing of the new Czechoslovak national
a.ssembly at Prague on November 14,
1918, Masaryk was unanimously elect
ed the first president while he was
in the United States. He did
return to hla country until after the
end of the war.
association In Rome, has been order
ed to leave Italy, It was learned
today.
The Earl of Perth, British ambas
sador to Italy, conferred with For
eign Minister Count Galeazzo Ctano
last night on Cremona's behalf and
obtained a promise a temporary stay
In the execution of the order would
be considered.
Cremona, a native of Malta, Is a
British subject.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 27.
(UP) Frank Spiegel, 3, of Beth
lehem, Pa., decided to tap a keg of
beer to quench a July thirst, and
wound up In a hospital today suf
fering from frostbite on his Index
finger. When the beer began to gush
from, the bunghole, he stuck his
finger In to plug It. The finger
caught and froze.
ARREST CREDIT BUYER
FOR LACK OF LICENSE
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McMlNNVILLE, July 87. (AP)
Bryant Williams, atate department
of agriculture Inspector, arrested
John Lee Waymlre, 88, of Portland
today on charge of acting as a
credit buyer without a license. Wil
liams asserted Waymlre had made
Cherry . and apple purchases from
Yamhill county growers.
Ball was set at 500.
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By EDWIN
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER He Would, Tool
Quartet Safe On
Lake Pend Oreille
SANDPOINT. Idaho. July 37 MP)--Whlle
searchers scanned Lake Pend
Oreille from two airplanes for evi
dence of their fate, two men and two
women rrachrd a telephone today to
report their safety after two nights
of exposure and hardships on tl.t
shores of the wind-whipped 30-mi!e
long lake.
The four were Mr. and Mrs. Paul
D Perry. Ed Hayden and Aire. L.
Wlttormood. all of Spokane. They
hsd been missing since they left on
n Sunday excursion.
hoiltes Hrrovered.
NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C. July
37 I UP) Using special equipment,
the Vancouver fire oepartment res
cue squad last night recovered the
bortie, of ThPinss Graham, &0. and
his son. Fred, 16. who were asphyx
iated by methane gas at t'.ie bottom
ol a 75-loot well near Cloverdal.
200 Rescued From
Flooded Colorado
SAN SABA. Tel . July 37. (UPl
Two rmndred person marooned by
the flooded Colorado river at Bena.
30 miles southeast of Ban Saba, were
rescued Isst nlRht by boatmen from
Lampassas. Tea , who braved the
roaring strenm.
The rescue group, using a doren
boats, was directed by county Judgd
J. C. Abney of Lampassas. Abnoy
said that five Inches of rain within
the last 34 hours hsd brought Hie
total rainfall to 13 Inches In the
area since Saturday. 81x of the
refugees were reported seriously ill
Christian Science
Reporter Expelled
ROME. July 38 (API-Paul Cre
mons. correspondent slnoe Iy33 tor
the chrl.tlan Science Monitor and
vice president ol the roieijn Press
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