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MTDFOKP MAIL TKIBUNP:, MTFMRP. (VREfiOy. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 17. 1938. PA'OE fiTX LOVE Oil THE RANGE .it bum c. m. The Story So Far Someont la trying to imafi the Ralte T by every mean possible Going by name ol Streeter "Blur tnkroa take! a fob there to help lovely tee Irons. Betl, Blrulhera nets on the ranch under fa tie pretenses She makes a play for Anlerom which put' him In bad ut!h Lee. Bslcbtard, the slier Iff. tells Ankrom thai Clardell, neighboring rancher, want the Tronet' land Because a railroad Is going through. Chapter 21 Hie Nel TlRlitciih ANKROM'S glance beat against Ratchford speculatively A blur of motion off to one fide taught his attention It was Bett walking hurriedly toward the hoi:so He turned his glance oack on the sheriff and caught the tag end of a scowl being ironed from the beefv cheeks "What are vou fleurino to do about It?" "Do? There ain't nothin that I can do yet. I've got to wait till Claydell comes out into the open. He's a slick one: he'll be right careful not to tip his hand." "Must have tipped It alreadv . You got onto him." "1 got onto him. yeah. But from mother angle. Claydell ain't tipped nothin' an' likely won't. Trone s due to have his hair lifted." Ankrom's brows raised slightly. "If vou think that, whv don't you do something? Ain't that what you're packing that star for?" "Listen," Ratchford said. "A -t :tr n , until m i.rim' been committed. When Claydell grabs this ranch I'll have mm. an believe me. I'll see that he gets the i.i ft u.ln U'a fha 4amn 11171111 1 III UCIUH IICO WIS back-Biter that's spreadin' these yarns bdoui me Dein oui iu even im tulth Trnni!" "What have you done about that Drcan kllllngT rouna me teuow Un tt-A ho ahnt Vttl?" The sheriffs heavy lips curled fXimly. I won I nave 10 no very ar to put my hands on him" - "That's interesting." Ankrom aid. "I never did cotton to the sort of hombres that start their smokin' .unM . allntu Isn't lnnlrln' When you're ready to go after him. let me know, I'd like to lend a hand. Ratchfords eyes stared oacn unblinking. "I'll see that you're around " "Bv the way. have you heard inv more about that gun. man. Rnnrlprn vou was telling me about?" Ankrom asked. Ratchford nodded ith what eemed to Ankrom an odd reluc tance. "Yeah. He's not only ar rived. Streeter. but he's bedded down snug as an old noun' dog with Clavrlell." Ankrom's muscles stiffened. If this were true It would account In oart for Ratchford's thinking Clay Jell the power behind the things that were happening here. In fact If this were true It might well be that the sheriff was rifjht In think ing ClavrlHl the man who was out I. ...k tl,. D.ria.T AnHlfP.lnv. Jell wiis the man. It was high time lomeining was aono w mui nan Im Ulm kaIIhIIIai, U warn tim stonjl were taken to bring him Into the open. Plainly nere was someining to think about! "What did vou say gave you the Idea Clavdell Is figuring on a rail road coming through here?" Rntchford grinned. "I didn't say. But I don't mind tellin' vou I got at a couple of his men higher-ups He's not onlv figuring on road eomin' through here, but alms to U..I1.9 - nn half mil rtllt. Bide this valley. His Idea Is that a railroad will maKe it noom. nr good-sized saloons, ten or twelve stores, corrals ana ninpinn pens. U . . I A .ma.. Will, a, Imun CIIU.-3 Oil" ...... ....... like that taking his orders he'll be good as a King in mis section, ne r ent vision an' a hell of a lot of n.niB TIa'11 imnh Trnne flxtter'n a pancake he's got to have this ranch Feeling Of Resentment "VOU tell it good." 1 "I'm tBllin' vnu the truthl" "What's he want the valley for?" "1 never said he did. I said he was after the ranch, an l mean entire. "Yeah. He'll be wantln' this val ley though, as much if not more than anv other part," Ratchford's heavy features wrinkled In a scowl; there was per plexity In his glance. "Why?" It was Ankrom's turn to smile. "Because if Claydcll's almln" to build a town when and if the railroad huilds through this ranch. he'll he smart enough to see that this vallpy here will control one hell of a big section of this range "How do vou Agger that7" Ankrom's teeth Hashed wider "Water!" he sarid it coldlv. The sheriff out I hand to his forehead and sent a roving glance out over the valley from rim to dis tant rim There was a strange light In his smokv eves when he turned them back on Ankrom. "You're right." he admitted softlv. "I hadn t thnliffht of that." Ankrom. looking toward the house, saw Trone and Lee come out UDOn the veranda Trone beckoned him curtly. Ankrom left the sheriff. and strode out Into the su. that llled the vara, ne saw i wave and knew the gesture wa. for Ratchford and saw her com ing toward him. Thev passed In thi center of the vard. Ankrom would have attempted to make some ex planation of the scene she had wit nessed in the bunkhouse. but sht passed him with lifted head ana eyes that were filled with scorn. A feeling of resentment weueo up within him: not at Lee. but ai the tricks of fate. At Ratchford too, for he was remembering now that Ratchford and Lee had once been friendly As he strode to the veranda, a passionate hatred ol Tom Ratchford tightened its grip on Ankrom. He wisnea tnai it were Ratchford Instead or uiavaeu wno was out to smash the Rafter T: a wicked desire was surgin through him to cross euns with the burlv sheriff Mothlng. he telt. would give him so much pleasure as signt or, that heavy figure nitchinr forward In the dustl He paused at the veranda steps, looking up at Trone expectantly You wanted me7 "I did." Trone's voice was curt. What have vou done about find ing them rustlers?" "Nothing 1 can do. now. i ney ve ?ot your beer and mey ve vanisnea told you how thev wera working There's nothing more that I can do unless they strike again." "Well, vou can't be hangin' around wasting vour time. When I hire a man I expect him to get results. Ankrom stared at Trone In si lence. Trone's eves Inallv shifted: twin spots of color appeared in his cheeks. "When a man hires me he pets results. Any time you don't like mv style vou Know wnai you can do An' if you got any notions about handln' me my time, why I'll tell vou right now I II be well pleased to get off this range." Trone stepped back a pace be fore the suppressed furv that he read In Ankrom's look. "Whv why, no, I wasn't figuring on hand ing vou vour time." he stammered. "This rustling has got me rattled. I reckon mebbe I spoke a bit hastv like. Streeter Forget it. will vou?" Galloping Hoofs BEFORE Ankrom could answer the sudden pound of galloping hnofs rang nut He turned and hit eye flashed upward quickly, to ward the valley rim. They caught a horseman driving a staggering bronc. Like a madman the rowel ling rider drove his pony down the treacherous pitch to the valley floor, and out across that floor on a reeling line for the buildings clus tered at its center. "What now?" Trone's husky voice growled wearily. "Don't the fool know better than to ride a horse like that In this heat?" Ankrom s glance staved with the horse and rider: the horse's hoofi struck out more floundering with every nearing yard, and forty yards away it dropped. The rider lit on sprinting legs and Kept on coming. He reached the veranda panting. Hot wrath mazed trom his eyes. Trone grabbed the puncher by the shoulders; shook him. "What in blazes," he hissed, "has happened now?" The man ffulned panting, striv ing to catch his breath. He looked appealingly to Ankrom. "Take vour time. AnKrom tola him. Trone glared, but held his tem per. Ankrom studied the rider. The man was known upon th pay roll as Ring-Legs. He was a bald- headed fellow with Big buck teem and squlnty eyes. Just now those eyes were wide and filled with an ger. Ankrom had assigned him to the southwest line camn with or ders to keep his glance upon the cattle ranging there. Plainly some thing had gone amiss or the man would rot be here; equally plain was the fact that this was no ordi nary trouble, or the man would not have come in the manner in which he had. "I wasn't sure I'd make It I" said the man, still breathln" fast "What's happened?" Trone de manded. "Plentvl There was surveyors all uo an' down our tank this morning They was peerin' through them little telescopes they carries an' wavln' their hands an' all. I asked em what was the big Idea, but all they'd say was that they was county surveyors follerin' orders." While the man paused for breath Ankrom glanced at Trone. The rancher? face looked gray and drawn. Ankrom looked back at Ring-Legs. Ring-Legs said: "Them fellas cleared out a little 'fore noon 'Bout two o'clock a bunch of gents drove up In a couple wagons an' began unloadln' wire an' posts I savs. This h-s gone about far enough! What the hell do you polecats think von're doing? "Go on." said Ankrom coldly "let's have both barrels an' get il over." "Thev said there's been a mis lake In boundary lines That tank don't belong to us. Boone Heffle has give 'em orders to string a fencel" fMtrlili IMI. Ittli C. Vrt) lUtehlord Interferes araln, tomorrow. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX For farther proof address the author. Inclosing- a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. V. .8. Pat Oft By GLUYAS WILLIAMS .Tnhn Andftmon of Central Point Orange, who had Just returned from a trio to his native Sweden, nave a moat Interesting talk on his trip and ecc.. conditions In that country. Htn are a few facta he save: Sweden has an abundance of water oowrr. all under uoveramcnt control. There aro no private electric utili ties companies In Sweden, all dla trlbut! of electric energy being dor.f cooperatively by the people. SIZE 1NCREAS E A width limit of eight feet, height of 13 (eet 6 Inches, length ot 35 tret, speed limit of 4a miles an hour and weight limit of 18.000 pounds on any one axle was favored. PORTLAND, Aug. 1? Pi Jam' Morrell, esecutlve represenUtlrr ot the Oregon highway users' confer ence, said yesterday that the On-gon legislature, with those of 10 -rthei western states would be asked to adopt uniform regulations on state highways. Morrell returned with the plan from the annua: convention of the Western States Highway Officials as sociation at Reno. Ner. !tc aalrt the recommendation would be tor a rllgh' Increase In gross load limit, i.-nnth and width of trucxa and would po inote esfety -by removing hararJuui Trhlclca from hlgnwsye. Pomona Grange By (if rt rude llaak Pomona Orange met In ipectal aeaslon at Upper Applegate Orange hull August 13 to confer the degree of Pomona. This aenslon followed a regula: session of the Upper Applegate Orange, A large group of Orangers attend ed and Pomona drrre conferred on 31 candidates. Seventeen were from Upper Applegate, three Trom ADDleaate and one from Talent f irange. Mr. PntMton. -eeretarv pf the aransfl Mutual rre Inauranr- aa. sorlatlon. gave an interesting talk. ft CURI01K URoNZE CMNON UKc ft WUVOQ, irurtfc Tower pnpNPoM, inlancl... , Phillies third baseman, ERRORS IM 1 ' ris nil 1 --ir"-(K k fell n American, , oocuMttws of 1H u.s. Government-" the Mflcitf of ASSoawioN, nw. triE PECLRRftTlON of INKPENPtHCt VE MNtf SffcCKER USED ON MoPBRN lHRerilN6 MACHINES WftS PROVED f ErVSlBlE P7 OPMCp PULi-tnrittN, irivenrvr, i W RUNNING $ 10 EMUS THROUGH IT 1HEY WERE NOT BWWN PiWrY VMH IK6 Indianapolis rait, ww) 'I, vVWiVV 11 V. uWvVssfV'1 " ( i,is --"r arasUoM. to Roger rS Merman. A aelf-educated man, Roger Shir man, early American legislator and Jurist, personally had more to do with the creation of the United 3tntes- governmebtal syatem than any other one man. Strange aa It seems, Sherman plono signed the four great documents of America's formative history the Article of Association. In 1774. the Declaration of Independence In 1776. the Articles of Confederation tn 1778, and the Federal Constitution In 17S4. Similarly, Benjamin Franklin was the only signer of another ses of four Important dooumenta In early American history. Like Sherman, he had the honor, of affixing his sig nature to the Declaration of Inde pendence and the Constitution, and he slso signed tho Treaty of Ali'ance with France and the Treaty of Peace with England. . No other man signed all four of these documents. Ten-Dollar Demonstration. James Buchanan, Inventor ot an automatic straw stacker, had so much confidence tn his machine that he actually ran a handful of $10 oil Is through It to prove lta efficiency In 1884 he had a model on exhibit at the Indianapolis state fair. His machine was supposed to solve the old problem of stacking thrcched straw after separating It from the grain without wasting grain. Farmers were skeptical of Buch anan's claims. They feared somj of the grain would be blown Hway through the conveyor tube. Buch anan started hta machine and th.ew Into it a handful of $10 bills. Not one was blown out of the tube by the draft. Farmers were convinced; today Buchanan's blower la a fa miliar aight throughout the west Tomorrow: Is the Everglades te glon of Florida a swampland? under the control of the govern ment. Electricity costs the people of the country $1 per year. There are nc extremely rich or extremely poor people In Sweden, as in this country. Laborers get frci $4 to $8 per day. for common labor, and $8 to $18 for skilled --or. Many tiotor cars are being oper ated, practically all of American make. The poorer people ride bicycles as gasoline costs 60 cents a gallon. Everything Is done cooperatively in Sweden; less machines are used and more man power. There Is abso lutely no wasto In manufacture. Miniature Twister EUOENE. Aug. 17. (AP) A whirl wind demolished a new chicken house on the farm of Elwyn Bales last Fri day, word received here today re vealed. The wind lifted the building and carried It 20 feet, kitllna eight chickens and stripping two trees. KITRirRRAN HFIfiHTS IfliTl l MflflfflrtTfti Till i Sii i?E SUEtfS Af THE PERILS' LAWN" PARfV fx-.J 1 WEHT HUNSRV, BECAUSE FREP MWNTAlWtP . Ij 1 Yf SfoUfiV THAT THE STORM WOUIDN'T BREAK I AMD WHEN" THE "DEL06E CAME TERE WASN'T TiMEYo SET "THE TOOT? IN WUUftMS (Copyright, 1938, by Th. 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J I PERSON I WANT TO THE NEBBS Always Somethlnj J SAV We GOT kSJ OEA.t'iVAV ST WELL.EVEKVTUISJG WOULD BE. fi St I V.'ELL, I TUlNjK TWO CW1LD?BS .J. fS J (FOR VOL) STEve. MWW Wv'jUI, Sl OKlE-OoOXiE P IT WASNtT FOR. rVr I im TUe.it?. TEElsl'S VUOULD BE V0&i?iL dZ taOOWELOPE ? ItV (2 U WlD MEET TUE CWILDELENI PRST BAD ENJOUSM IF VOU HAD , Wo Y V 3?romaXitTc amoVacT m r ? Ss'm s&e houj wetwetd fssv 0EM scratch ijV lWEl l! By SOL HESS
