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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
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"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."
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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.
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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
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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
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tion and occasionally swallow a nug
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Natives, on klling a cayman, always
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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.
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