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Show BEAVER PRESS Catch Up on Chic CATTLE Alan Le May WNU Service By ALAN LE MAY SYNOPSIS man, arrives at the M ranch, summoned oy nig mena Horse Uunn, its elderly ana owner, because of a mysterious murder. Billy Is In love with Dunn's niece Marian, whom he has not seen for two years. She had rejected his uu ana is stiu aiooi. uunn s rancn is surrounded by enemies. Including Link Bender, Pinto Halliday and Sam Caldwell, whom he has defeated In his efforts u uuiiu a came Kincaoin. uunn an ecu bis cow hands, Val Douglas, Tulare Cal- lalian and nthprn In pnmh for thp killer'R horse. He explains to Billy that the morning oeiore ne naa come upon ground at Short Creek and found the trail of a shod and unshod horse. The shod horse's rider had been killed The body had disappeared. Link Bender had rrlved at the scene and read the signs the way he had. Dunn reveals that because of a financial crisis the ranch may be In Jeopardy: his enemies may make trouble, since Sherlif Walt Amos Is friendly with them. He says he has asked Old Man Coffee, the country's best trailer, to Join them. Dunn and Billy meet Amos, Link Bender, his son "the Kid" and Cayuse Cayetano, an Indian Trailer, at Short Creek. Bender has found the slain man's horse, but the saddle is missing. Almost supernaturally, catUe attracted to the scene by the bloodstained ground, stamp out all the traces. Dunn Is angered when Amos tells him not to leave the county. Following an argument, Bender draws his gun. but Dunn wounds him In the arm. Back at the ranch Old Man ColTee arrives, with a pack of hounds. ColTee goes in search of the dead man's saddle. Dunn tells Billy that Marian Is Incensed at him for trying to settle disputes by bloodshed. He reveals that the ranch Is really hers, also that he recently sold his own ranch In Arizona and that his partner. Bob Flagg, Is en route with the money. Billy acride to Short companies Marian on Creek. "Kid" Bender, now a deoutv. rides up. They have an argument, and by a trick Bender tries to shoot him. Billy saves himself by plunging against Bender s pony and "the Kid" is Injured. ColFee lelurna tn thf rnnnh with tha esH. die and reveals that Cayuse Cayetano Is on the trail for Sheriff Amos. The saddle quick-tempere- Diooa-staine- d The 94 wagon boss relaxed. "Me and Gil split off, about three miles from the home corrals, he said. "Yet." said the sheriff, "vou nev er told your boss where you'd been, or why you changed your plans!" Douglas struck a fresh match. "I'm wagon boss," he said shortly. "When Dunn says count cows, we count cows. But nobody tells me where to ride they ask me where to ride. The sheriff stared at him: then he grinned, with out pretena;. "We'll go over to Judge Shafer's office now," he said. "But take my advice. Talk over your story and try to get together whole-heartedl- on it!" CHAPTER VI Outside. Horse Dunn turned to "Guess you better get Marian. This here's the part I want her to see." Marian was waitine in the side street to which Horse Dunn had sent her with his car; and to the grim weariness of Billy Wheeler, Val Douglas was there, helping her wait. Wheeler walked to the door of the car, a tall, narrow-hioDefieure. with a deceptively lazy stride. We re starting now," he said. "You run on, Val." Marian said: "I want to talk to Billy." 'Sure, hon." The wagon boss shot Wheeler a glance like a straight Billy Wheeler. d beJoiiRtd to Lon Magoon, a small-tim- e cattle thief. Billy learns he is to be arrested for assaulting "Kid" Bender. On the sheriff s orders. Billy and the ranch men urive into inspiration. On the way. Coffee tells him that the murder victim was not shot by the man riding with him. CHAPTER 7- - the sheriff demanded "haven't you turned that saddle in to the authorities to me? "Oh," said Horse Dunn with false Innocence, "did you want that sad"Why" dle?" without greeting to anyone. He shot The lanky Halliday came out of a a contemptuous glance about the corner reluctantly, looking walls, which were decorated with a and a swarthy cowboy who parcel post map, a calendar adver- had no official business there was tising tick dip, and stains from leaks persuaded to give Halliday his seat in the roof; then planted himself at the table. facing the door with his back against the wall an instinctive provision. Shafer jumped up and hustled around the table to dace a chair for Marian at the end opposite himself, and when this was done the remainder of the room filled rapidly with sombreroed men. Link Bender was there, looking hard-bitteand taciturn, and so was Rufe Deane, a green-eyeman with heavy sorrel eyebrows and a storm-carveface; the lanky Pinto Halliday took up an uncomfortable position in the corner by the door. And there were other cattlemen, and some of the cowboys and line riders from the outfits of these men. cram ming what little space was left Horse Dunn growled into Wheel er's ear, "Wish Bob Flagg could see this. Anything like this alwavs tick d d led him." "I take it this is the case asainst William Wheeler," said Shafer unnecessarily. "Who's prosecuting this case?" The sheriff said. "I am. Judge. The district attorney's gone e to sit in on the Democratic comup-stat- mittee, like you know." "I see here." said Shafer. fussine with papers, "you got him charged with resisting an officer; bearing arms against authority; assault; assault with intent to kill." "What about assault on horseback?" said Billy Wheeler. "Never heard of it," said Shafer. Sheriff Amos looked disgusted. "Let's get on with it" "William Wheeler, do you plead guilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty." "What seems to have gone on here?" Shafer asked Amos. "Judge," said Walt Amos, "since this ruckus on Short Crick there's been a lot of oeoDle tramoline around there, gumming up the evidence. So we made deputies of Pinto Halliday and Kid Bender, and we sent "em to Short Crick to keep tellers out of there. Now yesterday this Wheeler come prowling around mere, and when the Kid told him to beat it he wouldn't go. The Kid tried to argue with him, but this feller got tough, and they had words. The upshot was. Wheeler drew his gun and fired. He" Wheeler broke in. "WelL of all the infernal" "Keep quiet" said Shafer. The 94 men exchanged glances. "Well," the sheriff went on. "he didn't hit anything, but the flash of the gun was right under the nose of the Kid's horse, and she rared over backwards on him. The Kid come out of it with concussion of the brain, fracture of the leg and two busted ribs. I got his sworn statement 'tere." "Now, now! You can't put that in," Wheeler objected. "Either vou e have to let me him, or you can t put in his statement at all." 'Well, we'll see what it says, any way,' Shafer decided. "Justice is what we're after here!" Amos now produced and read aloud Kid Bender's statement a repetition of his own. "You got any questions. Wheel Under the questioning of Walt Pinto Halliday now stated that he had been in a different part of the Short Creek cuts. Being down in the arroyo, he had not seen the shot fired; but he was riding to join Kid Bender and he had ridden un out of the cut In time to see the Kid down under his fallen horse, and Billy Wheeler with a smoking gun in his hand. "Pinto," Amos said, "was there anybody else with Wheeler?" "Miss Dunn, here, was with Wheeler." "Look here," Wheeler broke In again. "What's the idea dragging her Into this?" "We'll leave her out if you will," Amos said. "He's got a right to drag in anybody he wants to," Shafer gave his opinion, "so long as it's competent and material. And constitutional." "Did Miss Dunn say anything?" "Miss Dunn rides down and Jumps off her horse, and she wipes off Kid Bender's face with her hand kerchief. And she looks sauare at this jigger and she says, There wasn't no excuse for she says." Billy Wheeler looked at Marian. The girl sat with her cheek leaned upon one hand; her face was quiet her eyes sober and watchful "That's all," said Amos. "What's the idea." Shafer asked Wheeler sternly, "pulling a gun on an officer?" Wheeler ignored him. "Halliday," he said, "how far away were you when you heard the shot fired?" "I'd say about 300 yards." xet right away you saw this smoke from my gun three hundred yards away? That gun sure must have sent up a smudge!" "By the time I came out of the cut I was closer not over a hundred yards." "How long after the shot was Amos, TF YOU'RE a bit behind in the thrilling game of SewYour-OwMilady, why not take advantage of the holiday season and catch up? Today's trio is especially right for "vacation sewing" beif cause it consists of simple practical pieces that require little time and trouble. Make all three and you'll have gone a long way toward putting the old punch back in the game. Streamlined Styling. The slip at the left is all you could wish for from the standpoint of styling. It offers superb lines from the moderately low cut V d neck, through the waist rignt down to the very hem. The clever overlapping back is light proof and provides an action pleat so necessary for complete satisfaction. Important, too, is the fact that you may choose the material you wish in your own color. Better make it in duplicate for that?" many meticulous months ahead. "I'd say about five seconds." Pretty in Sheer Wool. e "What'll you take for the horse?" The in the center is, "Huh?" like the slip, heavy on style. The "If that horse went 20f) defined waist is effectively young climbed out of a draw in five secas is the flowing skirt and little onds, he sure must be a streak nf round collar. It is just the frock to give one lots of light!" "Well, maybe it was ten or fifteen for the second semester, or "to seconds." break the ice" whenever one is 'And what did you say I had anxious about one's apearance. smoking in my hand, all this time?" It can be the height of chic in sheer A gun, by God!" wool very pretty in flat crepe. Shafer looked doubtful. "Well Modern Home Dress- what you got to say. Wheeler?" When it's home you're thinking "I plead self defense. Judge," of you naturally turn to a frock said Wheeler. "Kid Bender made a like the third member of the trio The sheriff hesitated, unexpectedly at a fading of the trail. For a moment he had undoubtedly beI lieved he had trapped Horse; but this hope was now trampled out by doubts. "One more question," said the sheriff. "I want to know where all your riders were, last Monday the day of the killing." "Val Douglas and Gil Baker were on Yellow Medicine Flats; Steve Hurley 'and Tulare Callahan were riding Stinkard's Hole. That's all "Eilly, Don't! Can't We the riders I've got right now." Be Friends?" "One thing more." said the sheriff. "I questioned Hurley and Cal- left, and went his way, leisurely surprise draw; I grabbed his bit lahan when they were in town; but swaggering. and raised his horse up to make 1 still got to talk to Baker and She looked at him sadly. Doughim miss. But it was his own gun las. Stay here a minute." "Billy, there's something I want going off that made his horse go At the door he turned and met to say, too." over. I pulled my gun and stood Horse Dunn's eye squarely. "I don't Wheeler looked at her. The blue ready in case he took another shot mind telling you this," he said. of her eyes seemed at me; but I didn't fire, then or any strikingly fresh Ihis case is nearly washed up. I and cool in the dusty heat. time." figure to pick up the killer within 60 "It's just this: I'd give anything "What was the Idea resisting an hours." He went out, jerking the in the world if I could testify for officer in the first place?" Shafer door shut behind him. But I just didn't see it the you. said. Old man Coffee's eyes showed an way the way it seemed to "The only thing I resisted was you." Inward smile. "That last seemed "I didn't ask you to speak for shot." getting kind of forced in." he said. me," he reminded her. "Well, call your witnesses." Gil Baker now lounged in, "Billy, don't! Can't we be friends? taking "I'm not calling any." ms lime. The sheriff was impatient Can't we" Shafer looked he surprised; at his heels. "No," he said. glanced at Marian Dunn. er?" "I "Baker, where were you Mon "But why? Can't you see" Wheeler was appalled. It had not thought" He looked her in the eyes, and day?" he demanded. "I move this case be dismissed," occurred to them that Bender's peoGil Baker, young and hawk-facer- l said slowly, "If I can't have all of ple would attempt so baldfaced a said Wheeler. glanced at Horse Dunn and rolled you, then I don't want any of you lie. What had "You move what?" Shafer destarted out as a samhis quid of tobacco over his tongue. at an. Uo you understand that?" of irritable officious.iess had manded. "You know darn well I ple "Rode a scope of ground, last MonHe thought she colored, vprv taken on unknown nossi- - can't dismiss it! What becomes of suddenly day," he offered. faintly. "Suppose 1 don't choose to bilities. Aneerine. Wheeler nmm. this country understand that?" "Mostly where?" ised himself that once Horse Dunn "This is a mighty serious offense. Baker watched the sheriff narrow"Then swing wide." he heard him- - was extricated he would clean house Amos said. "The law calls self say. "Swine wide and st.iv in this county if it took half of all Judge," ly. "Mostly Slinkard's Hole." for as high as five years for a thing clear! And I shouldn't have to tell he had. "Anybody with you?" like this. We got to bind him over "Part of the time." you that again." "The Kid Isn't here to be ques- to district court, But naturally. The sheriff caught at this. "DougThere was a peculiar nlea m in her tioned," he snapped. what we want is to hold him without las was with you only part of Uie cool, amazingly clear eves. "I don't "I'll call Pinto Halliday," Amos bail. We" time, huh?" think you're so dancerons" said. (TO BE CO V TIM ID) Gil Baker studied him. snake-eyed- . said. "All the time." he changed "I don't know what you mean." his answer. She dropped her voice into a by "You just said 'part of the drawl, mockina his OVvTl "T mnnn time'!" if you and I were left afoot, on Official some far mountain, at night, all "My mistake." said Baker. The young sheriff Jerked open the alone with only one blanket between Old Man Altitude still holds a de- within a sac equal to the pressure door. "Val Douglasl Come in us- -I shouldn't be afraid of anv. cided edge over the fountain pen outside the case. As the pen is car-ne- d here!" thing happening, not anything at manufacturers, according to an offialoft the outside air pressure Val Douglas was suddenly motion-leisurel- all." cial of an airline corporation. decreases while that within the pen in order not to joggle the He turned on her. The challenge of high altitudes cigarette he was making He stood "Then," he said, "you're a fool." has been accepted by at least two leoidins me same. The result is pressure within the pen on spread legs, and across the of the largest pen designers In the cig He snapped the car door open. arette as he licked it shut he looked Marian Dunn hesitated a mo- world, and to date the decision has tending to force the ink n,,t. In spurts whenever the passage is im- at the otners with an innocent grav- ment more; then stepped out of the always gone to the rarefied air. De- pcncci. ity. car and walked ahead of him up spite the best efforts of pen manuAggravating the situation Is the "Douglas." Sheriff Amos demand- the street. facturers over a period of several -ti mat present - day ed, "where was you riding last Montransport Henry Shafer, justice of what years, fountain pens still Insist on planes operate at altitudes almost day?" peace was left, was a limited little discharging ink on people who are above "I reckon I was In Nine Mile Val- man, mild and invariably 8,000 feet whereas watery of eye. He careless in opening them above 5.000 the ley," Douglas said. transports seldom had spent ail his life in thir rm feet 5.000 feet except in "How far is that from Slinkard's town, and he unusual had never made any In the early days of air transpor- weather or wind conditions. Hole?" enemies because he had never tak- tation, when the was still problem "About 15 mile." Many people have thrown away en sides. So he had got new to the fountain pen Industry a "And you and Baker covered both himself elected finally perfectly good pens under these cirto office. fountain pen could he Nine - Mile Valley and Slinkard's cumstances, convinced they had In His office, in which thev now path. upon to act as a real fountain and some way been Hole in one day?" ruined, but it's only was an exceedingly cm.nll provide the writer with a cred. Val Douglas was sudd-nl- y snurt altitude. motion- frame structure: thrr Since those days most manufacv tVUI less. 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