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Show Page Six -- BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER Treraonton, Utah . poini mmmQ By THE STORY THUS FAR: The new- comer telli Jane he is a bookkeeper and ine ha i him start on the ranch books that evening after the work is done. "What's your name?" the asked, ile hesitated, then said: "John Haziett." He flashed and stammered, and she told him that he bad not given bis right name. He admitted it. "I ask you to make good," she told him. A bullet through the window wounded Haziett. Dowsing the lights, he rushed from the room to grapple with the assailant. It was Jordan. Wounded and dazed, Haziett was unable to prevent Jordan's escape, setting tire to the corral and sheds before departing. Haziett saves Jim's life during the stampe:!e of cattle. CHAPTER III For the second time her soft, cool fingers touched his, her clear blue eyes looked into his, and he wavered. He reddened to his hair and felt his purpose growing soft at her touch! "You don't like to be thanked and you won't tell me your name. Can't you trust me?" "If I told you I couldn't stay here, and I want to stay!" His voice shook. In the shadowed hall she could see that he paled to the lips, but, his eyes held hers. "You will stay?" she exclaimed, and her hands trembled slightly as she pressed them against the wall behind her. "Don't you realize that you saved my brother? We're in your debt." "There's no debt about it it was my good luck; you owe me nothing," he replied gravely. "If I should tell you why I came across those mountains you might send me away." Teresa, crossing herself and mumbling, retreated suddenly on Ah Ling, and upset a dish of fried potatoes. The Chinaman began to scold loudly and old Mac laughed at them. It gave Haziett bis chance; he rose and went out quickly, standing still in the shadow of the house and watching the group under the trees. The morning light was wonderful, he could see every object clearly. Sten-ha- rt looked thin and pale. Fanny Sewell, needing something she had left indoors, turned and went back to the house. Jane was alone with Stenhart. The man watching them turned white; he had no difficulty in seeing that Stenhart was taking advantage of his opportunity. He was leaning forward now to plead with the girl. And Jane? The watcher could see that she blushed. For one tense moment he meant to intervene, it was more than he could 3 -- y$ HI She was silent for a moment, and her eyes looked at him steadily, gravely. She seemed to challenge him. "I haven't told my brother," she said simply. "He's going to do all he can for you; he's in bed now I made him go, he was worn out but you'll see him later. I told him & nothing." 1 Haziett was shaken; he stood starI ing at the first rays of sunshine on the threshold of the open door. "Which makes me your debtor," he said at last, hoarsely. Then he turned and saw her fine face and her clear eyes and choked back the words that came, ending abruptly: "1 came a long way, Stenhart. "Why didn't, you tell him?" Look well at me I came to kill and she didn't hesitated, "I tell" you!" added quickly "because I want you to stay!" bear; then she laughed at the man, "You you want me to stay?" he turning away. exclaimed, his face aflame. "You're a lot better, Max!" she a as He got no answer.Quick and her fresh young voice teased, flash Jane opened the door behind came to Hazlett's ears. clearly her, slipped in and shut it in his Stenhart answered inaudibly, face. out his hand, trying to de stretching a door opened far tain her. Jane Suddenly, laughed at him again. down the corridor and he heard Meanwhile, the trained nurse, comStenhart's voice. It rang strong and ing to the door of the house, called hearty; the invalid was getting well! Teresa. It was like an electric shock to HazHaziett heard the slap of moccaiett. He straightened himself, turned sins on the stone floor behind him. sharply and went out of the house. He stepped back and caught old The sun had risen, the wide acres Teresa by the arm before she came of the ranch were bathed in beauty, in sight of the others. doves were cooing In the trees, "Don't go yet," he said, in a low Jane's roses filled the air with fra- voice. "If you go with the nurse grance. He turned and was going Miss Keller will be left alone with toward the creek. He had forgotten Stenhart!" that he was hungry until he heard The little old woman stared up at old Mac shouting at him. the big stranger. "Grub's waitin'l" "Madre de Dios!" she said below The old man was beckoning from her breath. "You hate him, too, the low adobe in the rear. Haziett eh?" followed him into the bunkhouse. Haziett nodded grimly. "He and The vacqueros had bolted their food I are old acquaintances, Teresa. and returned to the work of hunting Come tell me what he dreams up the strays. There was no one about?" about but MacDowell, Ah Ling and The old woman shrank. "I promThe old Teresa, the housekeeper. ise the Durse; I can not tell, senor!" little brown woman chose to wait on He frowned. What was it that the the stranger herself. fair haired nurse and the little brown "You saved the senor," she said, woman were hiding from Jane? Had gazing at the young man with in- Stenhart told things in his sleep? He tent dark eyes. pressed his hand hard on the womHe laughed. "By accident I'm an's wrist not much of a cowpuncher, Teresa!" "Tell me! See, if I knew I might "Madre de Dios. but you are a keep him from marrying her." brave man, senor!" she replied fillTeresa looked up at him with ing his cup with Ah Ling's strong shrewd dark eyes. "I do not know coffee. you, senor!" "Teresa likes you a heap better'n "But you like me better than Stenshe likes Stcnhart." laughed old hart?" "Tck! I like a bad tooth better, Mac, lighting his pipe. Haziett looked around at the little senor!" old woman. So you don't like "But you won't betray him? Pi - Sten-hart- ?" shook her head violently, crossing herself. He has got a devil, senor!" The young man laughed loudly, thrusting his plate aside. "Come," he said, "tell me what sort of a She You" "Teresa! Oh, Teresa!" called Jane's young voice close at hand. She was going up to the house to answer Fanny's summons. Teresa broke away and ran after her, and together, the three women devil?" went into the house. Teresa only shook her head more Stenhart sat alone under the trees, a paper open in his hand. violently than ever. Old Mac, taking his pipe out of Haziett stood a moment longer, his mouth, laughed outright. "What to Ah Ling's chatter with listening you goin' to do, Teresa, when he old Mac. He could smell the strong marries Jane?" tobacco in the old man's pipe. Sten"God forbid!" said Teresa, rollhart's dark head was bent over his His profile was handing her eyes. newspaper. "I heard it was comln' oft soon some, clean-cu- t as cameo; his as he got well," teased Mac. hands looked thin and white. Far The old woman gave him a ferooff by the corrals some men were cious look, scowling like a witch. building a new gate, and the distant "Cal Then I will tell her," she said sound of their hammers came on the bitterly. "1 will tell her what kind wind. The stranger left the shelter of dreams he is having!" of the low adobe and walked swiftly MacDowell chuckled. "Dreams? over to the trees. On the turf his Nightmare, I reckon hello, there hs footsteps made no sound. The pais now; they've got him out under per rustled in the Invalid's long finthe trees. Jane an th' nurse. Fir?t gers, and he stirred uneasily, as if he felt a presence, and looked up. time, tool" As he spoke he pointed out of the The paper dropped to the ground window, and Haziett saw the three and he cowered in his chair. figures under a group of live oaks. "My God. Sherwln, you! How did Fanny Sewell was seating the con- you come here?" valescent in a large wicker armThe young man, standing In the chair while Jane Hood talking to sunlight, looked back at him, quite them. unmoved. were dinner guests of Kir. and Mrs. J. H. Ward night and later attended the Military Ball at Logan. Her-mansc- n Og-de- n RELEASE "So you know me? I came a long way, Stenhart. Look well at me I came to kill you!" In the terrible silence the hammers seemed to grow clamorous. Stenhart tried to rise. "I'll call help I'm still a sick man, John Sherwin!" he babbled wildly. Sherwin thrust him back in his chair. "You coward!" he said bitterly. "You'll have your chance; I don't deal blows in secret as you "oac Vjf-- 28, i3, iciduves this week, Tuesday the 26th of Fdk being the fiftieth annivers.7 the wedding of A A. the late Myrtle Cleveland (? er, the family met with Mi c ener and presented him wiV1 bouquet of roses. The had four children; Rusf Howard Capcner and Mrs T, Tingey of Riverside. - Byjg3gmW' do!" Stenhart groaned. "You're crazy I always said you were! How did you get "" W1U Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ward and son, Kearl, Mr. and Mrs. Berl and Mickey went to Sunday. Cadet Frank Thomas Benson of Spokane, Washington, accompanied the Wards home. Monday Karl Ward and his mother and Frank T. Benson visit' Coombs of Fielding ed at Logan. Mr. and Mrs. EKvood Scott and LEADER WANT-ADchildren of Ogden were visiting Mary Imlay Taylor W.N.U. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY S PAY ( h !7 flG0 here?" "That's no affair of yours! I came ICKES TAKES A WALK . . . Harto kill you." old L. Ickes, the "Old Curmudgeon," Stenhart gripped the arms of his resigned from President Truman's chair with shaking hands; he was cabinet, with bitter attack on California oilman, Edwin W. Pauley, not a well man but he tried to sumIckes to naval post. mon his old courage. "I'll raise the nominee alarm why, I can settle you in five warned of new "Teapot Dome." minutes, Sherwin!" Sherwin's eyes glinted like steeL "Can you? Try it!" Stenhart tried again to rise, then something in the other man's look held him, he shrank. "My God, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Nelson what do you mean to do? You you can't kill me out here in cold have been visiting in Howell for blood!" the past week with friends and "I can," replied his tormentor, relatives. "but I mean to let you think about Mr. and Mrs. Leland J. Hansen it, imagine it, wonder how I mean in Perry Monday to attend were to do it. It would be too pleasant the funeral of Mrs. Hansen's if I finished you now!" Hope kindled in the other's eyes; grandmother, Mrs. Amelia Peter' he knew a way to end this braggart. son. "I'm obliged to you for a respite," Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood and he said mockingly; "thank you!" have left for a trip to the family But it was Sherwin who laughed, northwest. They intend visiting and the sound of his mirth sent a in Nampa, Idaho, with Mrs. horrible chill through Stenhart. Wood's parents and then go to "I know your plan, Friend Max," he said coolly, "but it can't save Washington. you. I shall kill you just the same Mr. and Mrs. Hall Nielsen and only a little more quickly." son of Logan visited Sunday at Stenhart's courage began to rise, the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. his face reddened. "You'll not stay Mason. here; I'll make La3 Palomas too hot Mr. and Mrs. Ren Gunnell for you! You'll see. I can make and daughters, Shirley and Mar any place too hot for you." Sherwin looked at him steadily for jorie, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Anderson an instant, then he spoke as stead- HOWE L L ily. "It wouldn't save you, Stenhart nothing will save you but the sooner you drop that stuff the longer you'll live. Get me?" Stenhart writhed in his chair. "You can't do it! You don't mean to do it! You're threatening me to to hush me up!" Sherwin bent down and, grasping the arms of his chair, he looked deep into his eyes. "You know what I've endured, you know what you did do you think that I wouldn't kill you?" Stenhart, staring back into those steel gray eyes, wavered and blanched. He was still weak from illness,; his limbs shook. "You you fiend!" he gasped. "You call me a fiend what do you call yourself, you liar?" Sherwin's voice was low but it was terrible. He let go the arms of the chair and straightened himself. "You're half sick still. I'll let you get your strength first, but I shall kill you presently." Stenhart said nothing; he was shaking now from head to foot. Something deeper than his fear of Sherwin shook him. He set his teeth, but they chattered. Sherwin, watching him, laughed. Then he looked toward the house and saw Fanny Sewell emerge, carrying a tray. "Your nurse is coming," he said to the invalid. "Get your strength quickly; I don't care to kill a sick man, Stenhart." Stenhart leaned back in his chair and shut his eyes. He was feigning more weakness than he felt; he was trying to plan some way to rid himself of this peril, for he knew that Sherwin meant every word he said. He would kill him! Though his eyes were closed, he listened keenly and he heard Sherwin's footsteps retreating across the grass; then came the rustle of a woman's skirt and he looked up and saw Fanny Sewell coming with her little tray. The sun was shining on her fair hair and her serene face, and he tried to think he had just awakened from a nightmare. Sherwin, passing the young nurse, went to the house. The door stood open and he entered, going at once to Jim's desk. He had promised Jane to straighten the accounts; mechanically he sat down to his task, but his mind was full of the scene under the trees, of Stenhart's aghast face. He drew a deep breath and his clenched fist struck the desk sharply, rattling its shabby litter out of the pigeonholes. He had no pity for Stenhart's apparent weakness; he had evidently been near death and he was glad that he had not died. If he had died he would have escaped. There was a little rustle of paper; a breeze from the window had got among the papers that his violence had shaken out of the pigeonholes. It lifted a thin tissue covering a flat cardboard and rustled it. As Sherwin looked down it blew the thin paper completely away and he saw what It had covered. A photograph, the photograph of a very young girl, her hair In braids on her slim shoulders, her chin lifted, her eyes looking up at him, a smile on her full young lips Jane! Unconsciously a great change came over him; the blood rushed to his face, his eyes softened. (TO BE CONTINUED) Sunday. Six more of our servicemen have been discharged and returned here. They are Delbert Nelson, Dale Fackrell, Clifford Wood, Odell L Bair, Mearl K. Bair and Carmen Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wood and son, Douglas, were in Howell recently visiting with friends. They intend returning here to make their home soon. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sorenson will be glad to learn that Mrs. Sorenson re' turned to her home last Friday from the L. D. S. hospital where she underwent a major operation recently. She is improving rapid' ly. Mr. and Mrs. Steve De Jarnett and family have returned to their home after a two weeks stay in Conway, Arkansas, where they visited with Mr. De Jarnett's mother. Mrs. Bettie Fackrell was in Salt Lake Saturday where she met her husband, Dale W. Fackrell, who just returned from overseas to be discharged. K'MS 1 r mm I h v Mrs. Edith Udy and children have returned to their home here after being in Salt Lake for about a year. Her husband, Vcrl Udy is expected home from the service soon. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ford Richards, and children of Salt Lake and Mr. and Mrs. John Richards of Brig-hawere Sunday guests of the R. C. Richards. 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