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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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