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LOVE ON
.sr nelson
i'he Story So Far
i net U tightening abound the
Iter T. Going by the name oi
Streeter, "Blur" Ankrom take a
job there to help lovely Lee
Trone. Betty Strutheri gets on the
ranch under false pretenses. She
make a play for Ankrom which
putt him in bad with Lee.
Batehford, the sheriff, telle An
krom that Claydell, a neighbor
ing rancher, wants the Tronee
land because a railroad I going
through. Then Heflle, a sheepman,
jumps the water tank.
Chapter 22
Speeding Up
TTHIS thing was bad, thought An
krom, and would be worse.
Whether ancient animosities, jeal
ousy of water rights, or a railroad
and the prospect of a future town
lay behind this web, he had no
means of knowing. But of one
thing he was certain: things were
speeding up and Trone needed him
a powdersmoke sho down could
not be far away. These men against
Trone were dangerous, and their
next move might well be directed
at himself.
He looked at Trone and saw the
old man lift a shaking bottle to
his lips. When the bottle was
empty Trone hurled it from him
with a muttered oath. Ankrom's
lips curled a little. This old hel-
0Z
The sheriff stared at the numbed fingers of his shaking
hand.
lion, he thought, Is trying to bolster
up his shattered nerves.
Trone glared at Ring-Legs
wildly. "Say that again."
"Them fellas," the puncher
growled, "say there's been a mis
take . in boundary lines. They
claim we been hoggin' too much
land. They say that tank ain't on
our land at all. They been given
orders to string a fence that'll
keep our cattle away from It. An'
Boone Heffle give 'em orders."
"Boone Hellle!" Trone whis
pered the name and licked his lips.
His courage seemed to be ebbing
iwiftly.
"You made a mistake lettln' that
sheepman live," said Ring-Legs.
"When you was fightln' Ratch
ford's father an' them others years
ago you oughta tromped the bunch
of 'em underground partie'lar
' Heffle!"
"But Heffle was on my side,"
Trone protested. "Why should he
be strikin at me now after all
these years?"
"The Hemes of this world ain't
on nobody's side but the man that's
flaying the highest!" the bow
egged puncher snarled. "It's
plainer'n sin at the crossroads that
this Heffle snake's been boughtl"
The clump of boots turned An
krom's glance. Ho saw Ratchford
and Lee come running toward
them. When they enme up Ratch
ford shoved his burly frame to the
front, grasped the puncher by the
shoulder and whirled him round.
"What's up?"
"Boone Heffle's Jumped the tank
an' cabin at our southwest line
camp!"
'I'm The Law'
RATCHFORD released his grip
and swung on Trone. "Jumped
your tank, has he? Well, I'm here
to soy ho hasn't. The tank an'
cabin at ynur southwest line ain't
on your ground, an' yu know it
You've been so.uattin' on tha' gov
erment land for twenty years
but that don't make it yoursl"
Trone opened his ' mouth, but
Ratchford's voice came first:
"Let's see your patent to that
land."
Ankrom saw the color wash
from Trone's cheeks; he seemed
to shrink under the Impact of the
sheriff's words. But not Ring-Legs.
"Spreadin" it thick won't buy vuh
nothin'," he jeered. "You jest
watch how long Hellle stays there.
Mister "
"He'll stay there as long as he
DERBY, Aug. 18. 8pl.) Bill
Strang and Erneat Smith of Med ford
were visitor in Derby. Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cummins and
cblldren wcr gutww of Mr. and Mrj
Murl HayntB, Sunday.
Judvm Miller. J. D. Junior, Lola
and Evelyn Miller left Sunday fui
the hop yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Eltlnon and son Elmo
spent a few houra at Gypsy ip.lng
one day lat wee.
Mr. and Mrs. Murl Haynea and
family returned Saturday from a
pleasant vacation o two aya at
Gypsy spring. They got several gal
lon of huckleberries. Gypsy aprtng
seems to be very popular this ywnr.
Friday there were about 50 viator
Saturday was canning day lor tl.e
ladles In Derby. Mra Cora T. Ouflln
brought a carload of corn to can for
the tvhoor hot lunchea this winter.
Derby
THE RANGE
cm.
damn well pleases!" Ratchford'i
heavy voice rode through the
puncher's words like a knife
through cheese. "I'm the law
around these parts an' I say Heffle'i
in the right I've looked his title
up an' it's good as gold. You pull
any rough stuff out there t.V you
smack square up against the lawl"
"Says you!" Trone sneered,
making an effort to pull himself
together. But he was not the man
he had been twenty years ago
not the man who had torn this
range from the grasp of its former
owners.
"You heard me!" .
Ankrom drawled, "What you flg
urin' to do about this, Trone?"
"Do? Streeter, you go down
there an' run them water piratei
off!"
"'F he does, this country'll be
too damn hot to hold him!" said
Ratchford threateningly.
All the worry, all th. agony and
doubts and strivings for peace of
two long years in Ankrom's life
were swept aside in the surge of
his hatred for this blustering sher
iff. There still was about this busi
ness much he did not grasp, but
one thing he saw with vivid clari
ty. The hand at the helm of Rafter
T had been idle too long. Swift ac
tion was a necessity.
"Sort of anticipatin', ain't you,
Ratchford? I'd say offhand you
were right smart of an optimist
countin' chicks before they've
hatched." His glance ran up and
down the sheriff's form contemp-
tuously. "You can't run a sandy
like that on us."
"Sandy, eh? You think I'm bluff
In'?" Ratchford thrust a step for
ward, bringing his face within
short inches of Ankrom's own.
"You bother Heffle or Heffle's men
an' I'll have a posse at that wa
terhole inside twelve hours!"
Like A Cracking Whip
ANKROM gave no ground.
"That'll be just eight hours
too late," he said.
The sheriff's face went purple
with rnge: "It may be too late to
do Heffle any good, but it'll leave
ample time to settle your ac
count!" "You haven't got the guts to set
tle my account.
"Haven't got the why, you dry
gulchin' killer "
That was as far as Ratchford
got. Ankrom's fist smashed hard
against the sheriff's lips with a
force that sent him sprawling. He
got up, one hand tugging at the
shoulder-holstered pistol Deneath
his coat.
Ankrom's posture did not change
until the weapon came in sight.
Then his hand went snapping
down. Like a cracking whip his
gun sprang clear of leather; spatl
Tensely, and with bulging eyes
In a face gone white, Tom Ratch
ford stared stupidly at the numbed
fingers of his shaking hand. His
?:un was in the sand a good eight
eet away, its mechanism jammed
by Ankrom's lead.
"You was sayin", sheriff ?"
Ratchford's lids drooped, but
not before Ankrom had seen the
new caution flooding their smoky
deptns. The words he spoke came
through clenched teeth.
"You take this trick, Streeter
but some other gent'll be draggin'
In the next If you ain't fannin'
dust inside two hours. I'll see that
you're strung up for the killin' of
Kelton Drcan!"
Ankrom's laugh mocked the
sheriff "I'll be fannin' dust all
right Fannin' it toward that bunch
of thievin' sheepmen. Next time
you try throwin down on a man
you better have your gun in hand
an' make sure he isn't lookin'."
Spinning round on his heel An
krom set off toward the corrals.
Lee Trone called, "Abe!"
Ankrom continued on his way
without sign of having heard.
KtyntU, lC.lt. AV C. A'mJ
Lee follows Ankrom, tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Johnaon were
shopping In Medford, Wednesday.
Our schoolhouM is receiving a.
lovely white coat. Samuel Johnson
received the contract for th Job.
Leonard and Winifred Haynea were
studenta of the piano In the Halght
studio last Thursday.
We had another forest fire brvak
out on Murl Haynea place lart Tues
day, burning over about 30 acre
of good timber land. A careless
hunter with a cigarette la thougnt
to be the cauae, Murl Hayne sow
the smoke and. with Lyle and Carl
Haynea. went to fight It. but rVn
King try and hla very efficient out
fit were there to help them.
Jlmmle Altera has been very buay
the past week delivering wood to
his customers In Medford, beforn pen'
picking atarta.
Jerry Arnold and Nick Myers were
Medford vUltors Tuesday of laM veefc
Mr. and Mra. Chss Humphrey
were visitors of the P. D. Hills Frldav.
We are sorry to hear of Fred Terr) a
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OUTHERM -State's
The Everglades
One of the last frontier of ex
ploration In the United States was
the Everglades of Florida, a vast
region of 4,200,000 acres, shut off
from the outside world by an almost
Impassable barrier of eaw-grasa Inter
woven with wild myrtle.
First white man to enter this mys
terious, silent country was a Span
lard. Escanent de Fontenada. who
had been shlpwreched In the Straight
of Florida and captured by the
great cacique, Caloa.
Between the years 1847 and 1000
the United Statea government sent
out frequent expeditions, but none
ill health and wish him a ap-edy
recovery.
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Banker Dies.
PORTLAND, Aug. 18. Prep
arations for an emergency operation
were halted yesterday by the death
of Charlca W. Parcell. 44, assistant
vice-president o.f the United states
National bank. Parcell waa graduated
from the University of Oregon.
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PERSHING RECEIVES
WELCOME IN FRANCE
PARIS. Aug. 18. V--Gen. John J.
Pershing received a hearty welcome
today on hla "homecoming" to Paris
for a visit as chairman of the Amer
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More than 100 persons gathered at
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encountered. Yet, strange as it seems
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the animal trainer to fly because
it 1 too dangerous.
Hunting Robing
Strange as It eems, at one time,
in southern States, robins were
killed by the thousands for food or
sport. This slaughter is now for
bidden bjrthe Federal Migratory Bird
Law, enacted in 1913.
Tomorrow: Was It ever proven that
the moon la not made of green
cheese?
bassador William C. Bullitt headed a
delegation from the American em
bassy staff.
The crowd stood respectfully silent
as Pershing left the train. He waved
his cane in salute to them.
Flying Slab Kills.
ASTORIA, Aug. 18. (Jp) A 'flying
lumber slab struck and fatally In
jured Elmer V. Koskt. 37. Sveuson,
an employe of a Westport lath mill,
Tuesday.
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