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Show 1946- - 2!, FEBRUARY BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER ifi UK MIMG POINT n W.N.U. RELEASE ' ' ( fjltmn- I". - MacDoweU picks np The ZZ. man in his car. ,ms work and Jim needs new man so Mac takes the . I lrt kW! ! il" Jim's ill' m. : drunkard 'ee jordao, '"!,, f""J, Max tten-in the Pumonia ,.rnnm old Teresa, the .hinks Stenhart has "gol him. The newcomer goes Me- - .. V ... i "lU ? Z,r.t ru man's window. waits is out of the room, then "Sherwln." The sick li startled CHAPTER II Another eves widened .Son was on her lips, but a door suddenly and the trained down the long corridor came e award them. "Anything Jane turned quickly M.M ;7j b at supper. It must be Jordan, and Jordan was a hard man to handle. Suddenly she felt a thrill of fear for the man who had leaped out in the dark; he mustn't be hurt, he mustn't! It did not seem to her at the moment that he was a stranger. He was a brave man; she had seen his face when he swept out the lights. She ran, panting, to get help for him. At the moment he needed it. He had leaped out on a crouching figure, there had been a struggle for the pistol, and then the two rolled over on the turf, fighting silently, desperately, each man trying to get the other's throat. In the dark, Jordan had the advantage; he knew the ground, knew where the slope would set his adversary rolling down over a ledge of rock. Struggling and cursing, he dragged that way. He had long arms and an iron grip, but he had met his match; this man whom he had never seen before had been hook her head. "He's time." the all jsiiing turned in an Jane "Fine'" "A way to the stranger: Sten-:ar- T Mr. brother's, of Lnd my was taken suddenly ill with "neumonia here; we couldn't let him a moved and he's been having the is this Sewell. Miss time. Mac. tci in need who helped old"ActuarJr?" she looked around. i don't know your name!" lly ."""Joh- n-" he began, and stopped, .T.cmentarily confused, "But there's more to it than that!" "she laughed. he was trying His face burned; remember what name he had giv- I o unaccountably it evade him, and again he ''eioldMacDowell; med to Med to lie to this girl. said at last. Her eyes met his for an instant he thought there was a ques--onin- g look in them, but she wrote s name down mechanically on a "dp of paper on the desk. "John Hazlett." It had a bizarre effect; jie knew "at it would be hard to get used to t He stared at it oddly himself, )w suddenly aware that his look - ght be a he averted his eyes, conscious that he had ; st the thread of the talk between Jane Keller and the nurse; but Jane iras sorting the mail for her. Here are yours, Fanny, and )ame for Max." She held them out, them all )nd the nurse, gathering departed hastily toward the sick-ico"Hazlett," he d l, " 'John Hazlett'," she repeated rietly; then lifting her honest eyes jo his, she added: 'that's not your j " 'John Hazlett,' " she repeated quietly; then, lifting her honest eyes to his, she added: "that's not your name." trained in a hard school. He rolled Jordan over and got his hand almost Her look threw him a challenge on his throat, then suddenly they ven more forceful than her words. both went over the ledge. Below it, .Again he felt the hot blood rush Jane had planted poppies. The two p his face, but he straightend hims- men fell together, struck and unelf. Her eyes seemed to reach to clenched. Jordan leaped up and ran. something deep down in his His antagonist had struck his head on a stone, and there was an instant wure he admitted in which he saw stars and heard the right," arshly, it's not my name." shouts from the house; Jane had roused the vacqueros! I She stood a moment silent, the ind from the He rose dizzily to his feet, brushed open window beside tem his hand across his eyes, and tried stirring her dark soft hair, ten she bent down and lit a small to discern the fleeing figure. The krcp on the desk. moon was just rising behind the "Isn't that an unusual thing for mountains; the sky was silver with stranger to admit so dark, like the easily?" she it, but the aearth was "fed. "I ran forward, He of bottom cup. know I what scarcely wght to do about it stumbling now and then on strange but," she as the sky brightened, "I don't believe you've come ground, but, re with he made out the dark figure ahead any thought of harming u, it's this way, Jim and of him, still running. He did not i nave often talked it over, so many know where they were going. Behind them was a confusion of sounds, in fen come west to get a new start, retrieve mistakesfront he began to hear the cattle in -if they can! ve felt they ought to have a fair the corrals, but he kept on. unce, that a man must A flame shot out ahead of him. have a ncetocome back! He made out the stooping figure of she gave a frank smile "you won't fail a man; something like a torch shot wn you, if I ask no questions up in the air, hurtled forward and ,w give you fairly your chance here fell blazing. As it fell he saw that make good?" the gates were open and things were saw his He heard bellows of terror, moving. J were gray eyes darken and saw horns flash In the light of a hard lines about his lips; h earth JeedL suddenly older than she blazing torch, and the very fljf"ght m. Then he pulled shook under his feet. A flood of met her l00k dark, seething, writhing shapes iSy poured out. Another torch blazed t2C? trust me so far- -I on the other side, another herd broke the night Jffle here with no thought of harm loose, the gates caught fire, ryour brther, lean affirm was ablaze with flame and smoke, he declared and bellowing animals were rushing Cy.my together in a great stampede. One herd rushed at the blaze, another 'Tm 8ure . over it, with pounding trampled I'm :ve ,o,.?u.reof't. going to hoofs and whirling horns; bellowing 'asking with terror, the cattle stampeded. your true name, ihe of time, the young man band," !gain and held out her In the nick a huge old tree trunk behind 0 sprang make He g00d- stream parted and red the and UttZX cnfused consciousness Dust blinded him, him. flowed past soft. cool fingers n r?'uher the heard he trampling of horses ,eimlng ,mpulse t0 but of the vacqueros; shouts the and aU ieU hlm8WePt WX un er his tan and their they were riding down from the j a wild cry from ahem ;,;!cnotner- - It seemed as house and he caught had called Mac whom man the then there was ktatt pe.ak sU outslde the win. "Pete." i "By gosh, he'i let loose the SleeV5 and sPat H the gates are afire!" Ml Not only the gates, but some piled Ns5fcV0;asttled cry, but be- - brushwood had caught. The flames leaped up ten feet in the wind and hi 1' the man beside her sent out long black streamers over fcdo ,JSthe lights; he seemed the bellowing herd and the wild figures of the riders. The vacqueros shouted and whirled their quirts, trySu iewindowing to stem the tide, but the yearlings were wild. Some of them were hi. V to her r. She had splashing and floundering in the d!nS arms as he 8wePt creek, some headed straight for the 2,Tr,,and she mad o"t canyons, but a few plunged into the IeaPed through the flames and came out smoking and indo, mad. Bellowing with pain and fury, ,ai2ftVr!n?er 8harP fCPrt they charged at the shouting herd'Se. u ouU ers. Here a horse was gored, there ethfleed,ligMI"t0 a rider went down and the horse bolted for the stables. The brightmetl. who she knew wert ening sky was streaked with black Same." hesi-Jsie- d, tod-w- ell, e I" to but" 27 - Z year-ling- A ' - J'- t;,C s; smoke clouds, pandemonium reigned. The man who had called himself "Hazlett" straightened against his tree; he saw a riderless horse coming, his bridle flying loose. With a leap he reached the frightened animal's head, caught the reins and clung by main force. There was an instant of intense action, the horse plunging and kicking, then the man conquered and scrambled to the saddle. The flames seemed to have gained new fuel; when they died down in one place, they leaped up in another. Everything that could burn was afire. The wind carried burning brands and tossed them on madly whirling horns, bulls gored each other in sheer terror; the distant ranch-hous- e shone white in the reflection, the mountains loomed black against a silver sky. The young man who had never seen the like of this before, held in the frightened horse and thrilled with a new emotion; he tasted freedom, adventure, the joy of living. He knew nothing of herding these wild things, but he longed to ride into the midst of it, though he felt his horse trembling under him. Then, in a flash, he saw a big car speeding toward him; the moonlight showed it clearly, when it stopped and a man leaped out and came running into the thick of it. As he came he recognized him; it was Jim Keller! Back before he was expected. A moment before he would have been safe, but the herd had broken, some of the yearlings had turned before the shouts of the vacqueros. With a rush they came straight for the single gure in front of them; in half a second it would be too late! Hazlett had no spurs, but he struck his heels into his horse's sides. Frightened, the animal shot forward in front of the oncoming rush, in front of Jim. "Keep behind my horse quick!" The young man felt in his pocket as he saw Jim stop and reel with surprise. He rode his horse across the space and turned to face the danger. Flame and moonlight outlined the black forms and white horns, fifty-si- xty he could not count them. The earth seemed to shake under them; his horse plunged and he swung in his seat. They were coming, they were almost on him, they would trample horse and rider! Then he did the one thing he could think of, he fired point blank at the front row. There was a terrible plange and bellow, and a big steer crumpled an? fell to its knees. Its mates fled from it, parting in two streams and flowing on either side. In the center the horse and rider whirled in a wild shielding the man on foot. Again and again he fired, and, when he hit, they gave way, bellowing. Flames were behind them, the vacqueros were shouting on their right; they hurtled themselves at the bridge, jammed it, toppled over and went into the water. As the stream of maddened beasts parted and swept past and left them, the young man dismounted. "Take my horse, Mr. Keller," he semi-circl- Page Seven Mrs. Dale Ogden and daughter jot La Crescent, California, arc visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dolose Jensen. Monte Jones had his tonsils reMr. and Mrs. Thomas Harpc moved Tuesday at the Valley hos- entertained at a birthdav dinner rit.il. Beautifully arranged was the Sunday honoring her mother, Mrs. J. O. Hadfield, Mr. and Mrs. "Sweetheart Ball," held in the U R. Coombs, her brother, Geo. Ross Hadfield and Sergeant Ted Plymouth ward, February 14th. Coombs and son, Blaine. A lame King went to Ocdcn on CssiThe hall was appropriately decor-his- ! birthday cake was rh, rmr.-rpi.. ', , , Monday. St. Kini was on , Covers were laid for Mr. andMrs. way to his home at Teasdale to aicu m reu ana wnue. ine even- G. R. Coombs of Fielding Mr. visit with Ilia m nnfc Vfi- - inrl ing began with a program and and Mrs. George Coombs, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund King, banquet for all gleaner girls and Mrs. Wayne Coombs, This was held w ith Mrs. Boyd, Lor Mr. and Mrs. Jay Macfarlanc raine and Dan-cl- l Coombs and entertained at a family dinner Jean Josephson as hostess and was Miss La Dell Stone of Ogden, Jo Sunday honoring Gale Moon, who served at small tables cleverly deEarl, Carl and lone Harper. The was from the corated with valentines and play recently afternoon was spent in visiting. service. He isdischarged Robert Nish, the oldest a brother of Mrs. cards. man in the ward was the kinc and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harper Macfarlane's. LMrs. Jeanett Sleed, 88, the oldest and Jo Anne, Donald, Blaine, and woman in the ward, presided as Darrell Harper were in Logan Susceptible to Cold The chimpanzee is the only ani- - queen. She was presented with a shopping Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harper mal, other than man, that is SU5- lovely corsage and a lovely box of valentine candy was presented to ceptible to the common cold. spent Monday in Brigham visiting the king and queen. The presiMr. Harper's mother, Mrs. Lewis dency of the young men and Harper. young ladies were present at the Lt. Karl Ward, who recently program and banquet. A dance returned home after serving with ABSTRACTOR for all ward members finished the the navy, was the speaker Sunday enjoyable evening. Established 40 Years evening. BRIGHAM CITY. UTAH Sgt. Verno K. Lamb has receivMr. and Mrs. Stanley Bowcutt ed a discharge from the army. and children of Ogden, the M. C. Marsh family of Willard and Mrs. Dorris Peterson of East Garland were guests of the William over the week-end- . Mrs. Elaine Scothcrn and baby went to San Francisco to join her husband. Andrew, who is now of Family discharged from the navy. They expect to make their home in the Free from crime and sensational news . . . Free from political bay city. . Free to tell you bia$ , . . Free from "special interest" control Mr. and Mrs. George Bowcutt he troth about world events. Its own suflf of correare visiting in Ogden witK news and its meaning to you you spondent bring George Jr. and family. and your family. Each issue failed, with unique features Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Scott and to clip and keep. children of Ogden were guests at J T6 Chn:Un 8'tw FoMNhlnr fiorlelr Pie ase scut sample copies I Oat, the home of Mrs. Scott's parents, ni The Christian Science So:j 6lvi, Bwtuu IS, Mi. Monitor. Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Bowcutt. Nam.. Mrs. Joe Nelson of the Stake VU'ase tend a J trial tubicripticm. I en- .Tons Board, was a visitor at Relief SUtc., Cttj.. close 9 I Society on Tuesday. RIVERSIDE By Mary Imlay Taylor THL'S FAR: Jim KeUer " nld MacDowell. Jinr. ",;th El il'opente Rancho de Lai ,ortme are on the lookout for a Tremonton, Utah- - PLYBIOUTH I j v . i i M-Me- - S. NORMAN LEE Bow-cutt- s this Clean, Newspaper The Christian Science Monitor ' . . world-wid- e v-so- self-hel- I p I I , PD-- J ' e, said. 1 Jim looked up at him, dazed. "Who are you? My God, I was a fool; you saved my life!" The dawn was breaking behind the mountains when Hazlett limped up towrard the house. He had been with the other men in the saddle all night. As the day broke the vacqueros had been able to count the the burning gates and damage brush, the stampeded yearlings, two horses gored to death and a heavy toll of cattle. Meanwhile, Jordan and his confederates had made good j, .aiAinl ""' "" J "i their escape; that hit the enraged cowpunchers more sharply than Keller's losses. Hazlett could hear them swearing in a queer medley of Spanish and English. By this time they all knew of Jim's narrow escape ,and made room for the newcomer more readily, but they drifted past him now to storm Ah Ling's kitchen. Hazlett came slowly, his eyes on those windows into which he had looked the night before. Stenhart's stricken face seemed to rise before him again. He laughed bitterly to limself, then old Mac, coming out of the house, saw him and stopped to slap him on the shoulder with his well hand. "Gosh, you're a trump, Hazlett!" he said heartily. "You sure saved the boss. He wants to see you; I reckon you can get any place you want round Las Palomas now!" Hazlett stared down at the mud and dust that covered him from head to foot. "He nearly broke my head; the honors are his," retorted the younger man grimly. "That's like Old Mac nodded. on over to Come fox! the him, breakfast after you've seen Jim." Mac pointed toward the front door and the young man, still reluctant, crossed the wide veranda and entered the hall. There was no one in sight; the sun had not yet topped the mountains and that long corridor was shadowed by In Far down was a door that shutnewthe Involuntarily Stenhart! comer took a step toward it. then he the heard a quick movement across came hall, a door opened and Jane to him. both hands outstretched. "You've made good," she said, more than her eyes shining, "you've me!" told Jim made good; .w,,S Honest, you'd think ho took whiffs oi atomic power the way he accelerates . . . And that and travels . . . Swoo-oo-snew-da- y of the hint a virility gives you that your car will display, using Conoco h! the hushed new gasoline. . . . Tough to tie? . . . 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