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MEDF0T7T) MATL TT?TRTTNE, MTmFOTm. OTfEnO!C. TTTURSTjAY, AUGUST 11. 1938. - PAGE TEN" LOVE ON THE RANGE -BIT NE1SDM C Ir . The Story So Far Under the name 0 Abt Street er, nuick-flre Ankrom take a Job on the troubled Rafter T ranch tr help lovely Lee Trone. Colonel Slruthers and hie daugh ter Betty come to uUI and An fcrom recognizee Strulher as a oambler, Kelion Drean. Then Drean is mjJteriouili hot. Both ' Rstchrord, the burly sheriff, and Claydell, a nelohborlno rancher, had also recognized the impot ture. Trouble breaks In a new quarter when rustlers uiipe the ranoe clean. Chapter 16 A Leak "'T'HEM rustlin' polecats was on 1 us boys before we could get from our blankets," the puncher continued breathlessly. "Blowed Charlie's lamp plumb uiitl Slammed Ed outen the saddle s' quick he never knowed what hit 'iml I riz up emptyin' my iron fast aslcould work the trigger; grabbed Ed's horse as it come larrupin' by. I been slickin' leather ever since. F i g g e r e d you'd wanta know quick." "Where'd they head for?" bel lowed Ratchford. "I didn't do no lingerln' on that lan'scapel 'F you. wanta know, I'd suggest you fork a bronc right out there, mister." "Where'n hell, was Hackett?" Leaving It then with trailing reins ha went to the bunkhouse and left the corral to the punchers. When he emerged several mo menta latsr a belt anc holster sagged about his waist. His spurs rang thinly as he crossed to where three mounted men awaited him beside the saddled buckskin. He climbed aboard and threw his glance against the man from the northwes' line camp. "Lead off," he said, "and don't wear these horses out. We may need 'em later on." When Ankrom returned to the Rafter T's home ranch It was al most noon. After caring for his buckskin, Ankrom strode stiffly to the ranchhouse and, without knocking, quietly entered Trone's office. The old man looked up with a scowl. "Back, eh? What did you And out?" "You got any idea where these rustled cattle been goin'?" An krom countered. Trone's scowl grew blackly deeper. "No," he said, and crossed his arms. "Do you know how they've been got away with?" "No, I don't know that,, either." "Don't you ever take a pasear around your range?" 'Polecat On The Payroll' TRONE regarded Ankrom coldly, hard-held temper plainly vis ible behind the pupils of his faded MIX )WWM.SfJIjMI.SIIPj. ' ' " ' " " ' ' " - V'-'i l-'n'l m1 H' i4 "Lead off, and don't wear these horses out." Trone demanded, spurred by a sudden surge of anger at his loss. "Couldn't say, boss. Heven't seen tm fer a week. Ankrom stepped forward from the shadows. "Didn't he go to your southeast line camo last menu he asked. And at Trone's dispirted nod: "He hasn't showed here since? Trone shook his head and again his hand brushed across his eves as though to shut away unpleas ant pictures. "It's beer, this way right along," he muttered slowly. "Hackett's always somewhere else when these rustlers strike. I can't understand this thing." "Must be a leak someplace," An krom suggested thoughtfully. "Leak!" Trone thundered. "Leakl Hell they know every move we make!" Ho glared toward Ratchford. "If the law was worth a damn " "That's enough of that brand of llr.go," Ratchford growled. "I ain't no mind-reader!" He turned to the puncher. "You say two of the Raf ter T men were downed?" "I ain't sure whether they cashed In Ed's chips or not. But they sure blowed Charlie's lamp out! An' last I seen of Ed he was sprawled out on his face an' not doin' (my movin'." He looked toward Trone. "We goin' to stand round here gas iln' all night?" "I guess the sheriff here will take charge," Trone answered. "Not now 1 won't," Ratchford growled. "Right now 1 got all I can tend to runnin' down this mur der business. You'll have to take care of it yourself. Trone." 'Take The Boys' TO ANKROM It seemed that Trone was about to make some violent retort. He straightened stiffly, but then shrugged. "Streeter, take the boys an' see what you can do," he said and went back Inside the house. Ankrom went toward the cor ral. "Rattle your hocks, fellns. an' let's get moving." "An' be damn sure you come back when you're flnlshedl" the sheriff shouted. Ankrom strode Insido the corral building a loop in his rope. The horses broke and circled, piling up against the pole enclosure's farther side. His buckskin saw Mm coming and dropped its head An krom waited. Wher. the buckskin's neck came up again the rope snaked out and dropped its loop for a ringer. Ankrom leu the horse outside and swiftly saddled it. eyes. "I gave you a chore this morning but I don't recollect givin' you any authority to" Ankrom checked him. "This isn't the time for that," he drawled. Thrusting his hands deep down in his trouser pockets he took a turn or two about the room. When he next faced Trone his eyes were hard and cold. "You've got a pole cat on your payroll. Mcbbe two or three." Trone stared back In silence. Ankrom said, "This polecat I mentioned is passin' the word to these rustlers. He tells 'em when it's safe to make a haul an' like wise where to make it." "You got proof of this?" "HasnH Hackett been reportin' that you're losin' cattle?" At Trone s nod Ankrom shrugged. "I'd say It was evident then. As your range boss, it is u. to Hackett to stop this stealin'. Evidently he can't stop it. There's only one rea son, as I see It, why Hackett can't stop your losses with the men at his disposal. Someone on your pay roll is tipping the rustlers off. tell ing 'em where Hackett and the men will be at a time when a bunch of your critters are loosely guarded someplace else." "You ought to be a detective." Ankrom grinned. "Then you've known that much right along, eh? How come you don't know then how your cattle are bein' stolen?" "They're bein' run off into the badlands, Into the lava beds ot across that big salt flat. Trail pe ters out In them places an' we can't" "Do you know why the trail pe ters out?" Ankrom interrupted. bure. a peters out In the bad lands because steers don't leave much trail on lava. An' who could trail steers across a loose salt flat with the kind of winds we have in Texas?" Trone growled. "You got any more bright remarks?" Yeah one or two. You. or vour foreman, has lumped to the wrong conclusion." "What do you mean?" "Those rustled cattle of yours have never been driven more than a hundred yards into the badlands or out onto that salt flat." 'You're crazy!" Tront snapped testily. vour cattle, Ankrom went on imperturbably, "have been taken off this range in trucks." tCvieto 1031 Kill c. Krt) Ankrom has a showdown wltb the ranee boss, tomorrow. SALEM WILL VOTE ON GITV ATHLETIC FIELD SALEM, Ore., Aug. 10. -(CP) The Sal nr. city council will vote Monday on a propOBnl or the city's MhlMlc eommlMlon to construct ft $100,000 municipal nthletlc field house, with the old or VVPA fund. The sportsmrn will ask the council to submit a bond tfsue for (50000 to Hie voters on the November ballot, r.iey hop to gn the other 5O,OO0 '"ora the WPA. The athletic council la compcwxl ol two member from each or Salem's icrvlre club, lorn! conches nnd sports fans. OUARANTEEI) PERM ANIENT S $3 7fl 15 OU $7.00 110 .00 Etbelwyn'i Beauty Salon. Eyesight Returned By Bump On Skull PORT WAWNE. Ind,. Allfl 11. P) When Kenneth FosnaviRh was a am all boy he suffered a head Injury that left his eyesight blurred. Lat week Kenneth, now tfl. dived into Lake Wawasee nnd bumped hla head again. Now his eyyht la normal. Doctors anld the Jar probably re lieved pressure on a nerve that had Cruiwd his defective vision. Four Goons Given Terms For Beatup LOS ANOELES. Aug. 11. - Superior Judge Arthur Crum sen tenced four men today to serve vary ing term on their conviction of as sault with deadly weapons h;iebaU bata upon II. A. Hogue, ri auto mobile fnltvninn. Hogue Mid he was bcate:i when he declined to Join an automobile sale- STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, inclosing a (tamped envelope for reply. Reg. U. S. Pat Off. jFW TftW Trig NEW YoRK-WteHtfoTbrf BUT Not ft RWN 66 9 ALLIGATORS of fOUKO IN 1HEIR srtc?MfClW iMi'trf'MtM trie river bottoms mu cnewiHd oh limb deposits,., HcHauihl Srndkiti, Ida Living Gold Mines Because alligators are frequent suf ferers from Indigestion, quantities of gold . nuggeta are found In their stomachs. This Is the hypothesis advanced by at least one naturalist In explanation of tho amazing "living gold mines" of Panama tho tropical caymans, mem bers of the alligator family. These alligators, It Is believed, chew on lime deposits somewhere along the river bottoms of Panama to aid diges tion and occasionally swallow a nug get of gold which has washed down with the lime from some gold-bearing deposit further Inland. Natives, on klling a cayman, always open the stomach and carefully scru tinize its contents for gold. White traders In this region were long puz zled as to where the natives got the precious metal, until the strange secret of the living "mines" became known. Man of Many Names Kamal Ataturk. president cf the Republic of Turkey, was born simply Mustafa, so named by his parents in Salonika. At school he was given the. name Mustafa Kemal to distinguish him from other Mustafas. After the Dar danelles campaign he became Mustafa Kemal Pasha. To this In 1921 was prefixed the name Ghasi, "destroyer of infidels." when he subdued the Greeks. When, years later, he abolished military tttles he became Ghazl Mustafa Kemal. in 1934 he added the patronymic "Ataturk," becoming Kemal Ataturk, then finally Kamal Ataturk, the true Turkish spelling. Tomorrow: Do polar bears swim with their hind legs? man union which he understood the A.F.L. was trying to organize. The defendants were sentenced aa follows: "Big Bill" Williams, one to ton years In San Quentin prison; Roscoe Wlllloms, two years In the county Jail, and Elmer C. Naylor and Jack Lyddes, one year each In the county Jail. In 1929 over 19 million families had yearly incomes of less than $3,500. and In 16 million families the Income waa less than $2,000. New Mexico Calls Special Session SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. It. (UP) Oov. Clyde Tlngley Issued a surprise call last night for a specla'. session of the New Mexico legislature to meet on August 22. In a brief official proclamation, the governor snld the special session would be asked to enact a '.aw pro viding for a direct primary system of selecting candidates for public office. Since it was admitted to state hood, New Mexico has selected its state and congressional candidates at party conventions. Political circles said the governor's move was an effort to retain control of the Democratic party. WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab lnet Works. 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