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Show PAROWAN TIMES, PAROWAN, GHEfN GRASS By K. J fti Ir.rk. me "' 3 H ' ....I n.J ... ' h.r Thund.rhf.d ,Ur .h. - mBlBUlnloi I1" uk) m, r , think' the 4 rrt.rn hf r Kob " ? PfC w I J ' ,1. ,h W' Old Pt-,h, hr following Jewol. He Crown rind ,tn to seek lL with the temptation rot. frtinderhe-tI 'w CHAPTER XXU the passed. At last came for and his he was waiting lifted with a jerk. It could a cat meowing. And it soft deep gurgling Les in Jewel's voice, but i before Pete had never heard Le Jewel had never used be- answered by through the dark trotted i( her against her and found forest hanging ,11 of ro k in the nead over a dark, wet little to which lay on the ground it ecstatically, talking to NO S, grunts and murmurs. She her head up as Pete nickered at him in a had a note of which ,th hi pg 'bri! 5f over her ling, a deep o U itt i :ar i murmur of out of him. rumbling But by evening the hunting howl was on the wind again. A mile away, the howl was heard by Ken. and by Flicka. and by Sparks' Kens packhorse. Ken had been about to pitch camp for the night but the trail was very fresh. He knew that he was following Pete and Jewel and her foal and some wolves. There was still light enough he would press forward. His heart beat with excitement Coming up with them at last! Wolves they wouldn't harm a human being, but a foal no doubt they were after Jewels foal. He took his gun from the gunboot on his saddle, cocked it, put his heels into Flicka s side and moved for- ward. Pete was down. He had not gone down of intention, he had just sunk to earth, a mountain of flesh, drained bloodless and weak, nearly gone. The wolves came closer and padded around him. He half got up his forelegs braced. They came at him all three together. He lunged to his feet and fought savagely. Fangs ripped him, his great jaws opened, he seized a wolf by the neck, crunched, raised his head, flung it from him. A gun cracked. , I Lai The drawn by the scent at last found the place Jewel had foaled. (tree wolves, before Pete knew not long was were on their trail. kept moving eie the foal. for follow. not cid ng she would g no attention faster than was Often Jewel If the foal lay graze near by to Petes whin, bade her wake the foal come along. Then Pete would like a stallion, plunge at her and her, wake the foal and make both come with him. But no pi which fast they traveled, the could travel faster and they per how ;es t tired. be foal r pace was getting very weary. was slower. pe Defends Jewel, al From Wolves was the night five days old when the foal when suddenly wolves were close around them, ser than the darkness, moving lough the trees with only the P? balls of their eyes showing, ewe! and the foal were both J- - Sot, sound asleep. Only Pete standing, dozing, but never I irely off guard. oroe sixth sense almost before warned him, he heard the age snarls with which the res, according to their habit, poked, he had plunged to the ease of the sleeping foal and N over it, giving a loud neigh pich lashed Jewel with terror. She iPod up, whinnying wildly. Fee s ferocious face, caused the wolves snorting to draw snarls fituling against their bared fangs. K reat forefoot, armed with a that was like a cleaver, made pawing circle, and one grin-- ' was pulp. The other yelped as if it were he who d een hurt. was at Pete's flank. As a bleating with terror, ran its mother, Pete felt the sharp e b's haunch and lashed. L ,Ja ether I Scried lln in his throat even heels connected another be shook himself free. thrust his muzzle under LJ the teat as if, once hart d that nothing could lhi Ut was rughly jerked km hi as his mother took ,S ;lps f Gtr heels, galloping away faster she had ever galloped since he been "! f' born. S in!gj C0aPsible shanks dexterity he gal- her, attached to her Cortd which never bled tn k'm36 him close. ,p 'em Lf301,6 pounhing along behind ! haud kiUed one wolf and nann0ther. Behind there, the Were havile a meal 'fresh meS timin' UtU WOuId hold them Fete himself was tvm a of blood- There was deep gju1 m the side of his hbm ith redifaje beside K hes-31- 1 foreleg, staining the earth. .ey stPPed again, Pete e6St and graze, the ;onurse and he down and sleep. bls I At ' this down his neck across down the left hoof, dawn Jewel a N UNKNOWN POCL PLAtR N LOUISVILLE , A CORNER POCKET.. .MISSED... THE Right as Rain There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be no doubt that parents are the worst. The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. The truth is the one thing that nobody will believe. THE AMERCAN ARABIAN 00. MAINTAINS A 9 HOLE GOLF JUMPED THE RAIL, BOUNCED OUT THE DOO OXRNE N SAUDI AfiNLA.CLilMRS lYf TRAVELLED 200 FEET ANO SMASHED A GOlp Balls as ordinarv ones STUPE WINDOW Hi THE TlinI fv I KS' ARE APT to Gf T LOS! N the SAND. AT AIMED BALL OIL ! His Another wolf leaped into the air and fell writhing. If there was a Pete fell, too. living wolf left it vanished. He was alone. His head stretched forward on the ground. He heard the thud of horses hoofs tried to stir, tried to rise, but a stinging weariness was through all his veins. Presently there were sounds, a human voice, Pete, old Oh Pete fellow! Footsteps human hands somebody was close to him on the ground, lifting his great head, cradling it, and the arms and hands were tender, the voice gentle and comforting this was a friend. And there was that gun there, too no more danger for Jewel and the foal His head relaxed in Ken's arms his eyes closed in the Peace final weariness. Ken sat up, staring at Jewel There she was, diamond and penThe long search dant and all! ended! Confused thoughts of Carey rushed through his head. She ought to be here too! Carey and Jewel they belonged together. He was so taken off balance by the sudden appearance of the filly that he felt dazed and could only stare at her, taking count of her perfect proportions, her small spirited head, all her keen, fine lines. She shone. Although her mane and tail were full and sweeping, every aspect of her proclaimed race and condition. She danced on her hind legs as she wheeled from one horse to the other. ... Jewel Follows Ken This is a Season of Comebacks -- By GRANTLAND ICY COLO WNU RICE- - one can buy a pennanL Tom Yawkey has proved that. The Red Sox owner has spent at least $5,000,000 in the last few years to get the best talent, but this talent has wfon only one pennant since 1918 That was in 1940 making it a little matter of 28 years between cham-pionships. The wealthy Mr. Wrigley ha:v n't been able to buy a pennant for his Cubs since 1945. They have been settling for las Place in 1948 and 1919 hut shoulM fare better this season. The latest case is the Pirates new ownership. They raised enough money to invest as much as $5,000,-00- 0 in new talent. They even turned 1 was Billy South-wort- h who had to And now to wait. He had hardly Grantland Riceretire last summer. sat down on the rock when horses burst out with wild whinnies More than a few thought the Braves again, prancing, straining at their manager would never report again. ropes. There came an answer from He not only reported but he has his ball club in the frontline trenches the forest. with a good chance to win again. loose $100,000 for an Ken stood up. Southworth has done one of his best star who has yet to Should he whistle? jobs after almost a complete col- prove he is worth $18. The $5,000,000 There was not time. There was lapse last summer. at the end of three years has left the sound of a heavy body moving The Cubs and Frank Frisch the Pirates in a desperate struggle looked to be sunk again at the through the forest and then Thunto finish out of the cellar. derhead stepped out into the clearstart of the season. Frank had The cellar is where theyll prob- been away from the game for ing. ably finish. In manager Meyers the some time when he took over the Hey, boy! Hey, old fellow! Well! Pirates have one of the smartest Cubs. He couldnt help them So you thought youd come up and leaders in baseball. That didnt difmuch In 1949 but he has a see us at last! Well how's the help either. It was certainly not ferent club working in 1950 and boy? He held out his hand, walked Meyers fault. It wasn't the owners he will have a better club ready closer. fault. They spent their cash lavish-for 1951. ly. In 1948 it began to look as if the Thunderhead included him in his Then there is a young fellow by Pirate owners were going to buy a inspection. He sniffed at his outhe name of Johnny Mize. Johnny flag. They made a tstretched hand, then reared and strong showing, was on the raw edge of falling over They looked so good in 1948 that wheeled back to the mares. He a s w He all the rated precipice. in many picked them to finish smelled them thoroughly. He sniffHis own league let him 1949. The owners spent new money ed at the foal. He snorted at Sparks through. when the Yankees took a last for 1949 but the Pirates took a and gave an angry neigh at him. go stand. Then Georgia Johnny was dizzy dip. They spent more money as drew away Sparks, frightened, sent to Kansas City. His big league for 1950 and took an even deeper far as he could. The mares whinwere over. But further Yank- slide. nied coquettishly and excitedly. days ees injuries gave Johnny another No wonder owner Frank McKin-Thunderhead caressed them, going chance. The famous hitter came ney decided to bolt the scene. When from one to the other, touching oack to life again, using a piece of you buy a pretty fair club and put their soft muzzles. It went on for ash for this purpose. In the Yankee $5,000,000 extra into it and drop a time. drive recently with such stars as from the first division to last place, Ken held the nose bag in his left DiMaggio and Henrich out of action, it is about time to retire. hand. The lead rope was in his it was Big John who resumed his Which goes to prove you can't old habit. He was the star hitter buy a pennant. right. Thunderhead walked to him, sniff- of the club through an important ing. a deep rumbling whinny ac- stretch. Top Fighters Mize as a rule either hits a knowledging his master. As he Humbert Fugazy, one of the pro- came closer, Ken let the bag hang single or a home run. It has moters of t h e Ray Robinson batthe that been said Thunas to and the earth, always almost Charlie Fusari welterweight cham- derhead stooped his head to smell ting eye is the last important pionship for the Damon Runyon canfactor to leave. First the arm it, stood close at his side, putting cer fund, ranks Robinson with the to out. or As give begin which held the rope, legs his right hand, e greatest. once You Cobb said: get against his neck. He rubbed the big Ty if any one man now Certainly muscles softly, up and down. Snorts your first leg warning in startideserves' this nomination fighting under can Once you way ng. rippled from Thunderhead. He it is Robinson. He is an excellent run practically as fast as ever. smelled the pats in the bag but boxer and a punishing puncher. He as But start can't fast. you He to his lifted them. not could get can also handle his share of punisharms and with But legs fading ment. big hoof and pawed at them. Ken his away the batting eye retains its let go the bag entirely, slid It would be difficult to rank the e The good hitters glow. 10 fighters right arm under the stallions neck of all time. greatest after on the long pitchhitting and up on the far side. At the same keep Jack Dempsey would be in such a out. wear fielders ers and has This time his left hand reached up to the list. So would Joe Gans. So would of all the comecrest of the neck to meet his right been one of the best Jim Corbett, Gene Tunney and Joe be There seasons. other back may hand and take the end of the rope Then there are Harry Greb. to report on before the Louis. If he once got that arm around the athletes Ketchel, Benny Leonard. Stanley falls. stallions neck just so he had al- first snow Jim Jeffries and Sam Langford. But what about Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack ways put the lead rope on him. But the big head came up with a jerk You Can't Buy Pennants Jack Johnson, Mickey Walker, and Thunderhead took a step away. One of the major faculties in baseBlackburn and the original All to do over again now talk to ball's stability is the fact that no him; coax him; tell him about the BY oats. "Gee ee! What a beauty! The horses heard him. Flicka and to hop Sparks whinnied and began toward him, expectant of morning oats. Jewel, with the wariness born leaped away, of forest dangers, called her foal to follow, and disapattention to peared. Ken paid no this. He took off the hobbles of filled their Sparks and Flicka and He filled a nose bags with oats. feedthird nose bag. When he was again, Jewel appeared ing his horses whinnying nervously. She pushed at in between the two. She nipped bag. When Ken ap- halter her proached her she let himon. He fastnose her bag and put and ened the halter rope to a treebreakwent about getting his own on the fast. When he started back was on a trail he had come, Jewel She lead rope at his right side. followed docilely. It was late that afternoon when, he heard again, he heard or thought N-o- 1. neigh. that brassy, faraway the was not imagined. This time As he pulled too. it. heard horses head and Flicka up she turned her "middle-ag- period peculiar to e year 1 7 Does this make you suiter from hot Saahea. (eel ao Wiiinun 3 tired? Then do neriouj, try Lydia K Plnklmma Vegetable t ontpouud to relieve such symptoms! Regular use of ilnkham'a Compound helps build up resistance against this distress! annoying middle-agLYDIA E. PINKHAM'S htgh-atnm- g. e OVERJOYED! YEARS OF LAXATIVE DOSING ENDED! "I had to write! After 25 years of dosing for constipation, I started to eat for breakfast. The results are wonderful I" Andrew H. Truby, Box 42, Woodland, III. 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An hour passed. And another Ken was exhausted by the strain. Thunderhead now and then would forget the mares, and begin to graze. Not even then would he allow Ken to complete that last step of drawing the lead rope over the top of his neck. Ken tried going up to with the halter in him head-on- , his hands. He had always been able to halter Flicka that way. Thunderhead declined the honor. He walked away, dropped his head again, munched the grass. Ken sat down on the rock, put his head in his hands and groaned. He This might go on for days. hadn't tried the lariat. Thunderhead didnt like it, no horse does, but after all, he had been well broken! and trained. Ropes, halters had: been everyday affairs In his life. If the rope was once around his neck. n Docile Fashion nose Are you going through the (unrtlonal 1 head relaxed in Kens arms. Sparks I ALL-BRA- N high-scho- blood, i OP THE CHICAGO VMTE 50A.LIAC OLO WAN CiVES, JOt.T BOU NG ALONG. (JfiOUOiT UP TO KEEP5 THE SCK IN 1931, me BOASTS A LIFETIME BATTiNAi AVERAGE OF .311 ANO THE 4I VEAR-0LSOeiViOP CAN 5TILL OLITNiT AFtf C3JTHUSTLC KiOS WHO Wt RE NUT EVEN RVNI WHEN HE BROKE INTO SAOLdALL Thunderhead Whims They grazed, slept, wan-iefoal grew stronger. went. i is Martyrdom is the only way in winch a man can become famous without ability. My way of ji king is to tell the truth; it's the funniest joke in the world. Success covers a multitude of blunders. There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. OL ACHES AND MAINS jS pasture wherever found rich (hey I silence. With a beating heart, Ken dismounted. His chance had come at last. Was Thunderhead racing toward them through the forest at this moment? Now: to plan wisely, to keep his head, to make not one error. Halter and rope. Nose bag of oats. Lariat. The other horses tied to trees beyond any possibility of getting loose. Hobbled, too that would be safest. He worked furiously, quietly, his face scarlet. He led the three , side. kter's wif A add-The- n that wolves were out Pete started away ir. this tundra, Jewel following the foal staggering by her the ground with covering now and then zing swiftness, but rising again, sorting and con-j- g its long w obbly legs them with skill that seemed nny. It was not a day old, yet allied, trotted, galloped at its I Shairan Wit married man can do nny-- J thing he likes if his wife doesnt mind; a widower can't be too careful. tier ears, and suddenly all three of them neighed. The challenging voice answered, there was bedlam for a moment or two, then horses, excited and prancing as they were to a clearing so that, if he had to use the rope, he would have free play for it He hobbled them, tied their halter ropes to trees snubbed them up close. There was the danger that if they got excited, if Thunderhead harried them, they would jerk backward, or rear, and break the catches of their halters or the rope itself. While he was doing this he did not dare turn his head to listen for fear he would hear the crashing of the underbrush before he was ready. At last it was done. He picked up his lariat and looked around for a hitch. That broken stump of a tree solid as a rock. He fastened Reputation reputation is a personal pos. session frequently not discovered until lost. A prieki-- the end of the rope to it, laid the THIS GALA SEASON of 1950. in rest of it, neatly coiled, beside it , some ways at least, is still he took Thunderheads halter ing t0 its com?back record. It began w'tb en Hogan and and lead rope strong new ones , ' amost registered from the pack and hung them over Citation who his left shoulder. He filled the nose H .J w'tb ran sw''y but not bag the biggest one of all. 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