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Show Sequoia Trees Of the Sequoia trees there are two species, the redwood and the Big-Tre- JACKSON GREGORY I GREGORY at Ann discovered Old Early i Cole Cody had made two identical wills, the King vine all his money and other giving nch to Ann; and the to Cole. money and property caused by a r before his death, assail-- j .wound from an unknown a key, Bill had sent them each now to their amazement, they on an old, tted two different locks the box they r0n box. Opening a wo envelopes, each containing dred dollar bill and a letter of the money to Doc Joe of a lost bet. judge in settlement continue with the story. CHAPTER XI Roundtree told the story of Bill Cole very simply. Cody asked, en he came to making a will, was doing? he what knew ie isnt delirious? vowed Cal Early Bill, When he stood up, tree. his feet the same ; to die on was e had lived, his old head could see it 3r as a bell. You of eyes eyes. He had a pair :e i a eagles. in blazes was it that and the same time he gave f had to me and gave the everything to Ann Lee? Ive both wills, man, and thats hey read! shook his head. 'He was hav- Ear-s- l m his fun, I reckon. Old come rain or shine, was al-- a great hand for having him He vn fun in his own way. Say! It might it a moment at this way he was making :hat you and Miss Ann would each other!- Maybe thats the le wanted it! en youre wrong about him not crazy, snorted Cole Cody, sat silent a little while, soak-th- e sunshine. Presently they talking of this and that as strangers to each other and together, will,, and so it ed that the attempted stage l ry of the day before was men-An- d so Cal Roundtree :d that the attack had been against Bucktooth Jenkins, hat Jenkins was now lying in t Bald Eagle, pretty well shot pn how or r , ; whom he had left last night in town. Porfirio s white teeth gleamed in a wide grin as he pulled his horse up in front of them. invited Light down, Porfirio, and make yourself at Cody, home. Porfirio sung down lightly, was introduced to Cal Roundtree who shook hands without getting up to do so, an unnecessary effort anyhow, seated himself beside his amigo Cole Cody, and the three chatted. Porfirio had come, it appeared, for more than one reason: He wanted to visit the grave of the poor old Senor Beel Cole;' he meant to pick some wild flowers by the creek and place them there with his own two hands. Also, he had thought that he might find his amigo Cole Cody here. Third, his heavy black brows drawn down like the shadow of a thundercloud, he wanted to poke his nose into things here, to find out things for himself, to be like a hunting dog, maybe to learn what cabrone it was who had shot Early Bill. I would kill him like that! he exclaimed and crushed an acorn with the high heel of his boot. Cody explained to Cal Roundtree all about Porfirio. He sold his little ranch to come here. Id like him to stay a while. If I take over, hes on my pay roll here a Anyhow he might hole-u- p few days? Cal shrugged. Me, not owning the place, I cant hire a man, he said. Likewise, r d they get the money carrying? s Buck-wa- Cal Roundtree anxiously, didnt get anything, unless f them got a bullet in him. I t be sure, it was that dark. H wondered what Bucktooth arrying that they wanted. was carrying ten thousand s in hard and folding money, Hal. It was money he had to collect for Early Bill, and is bringing it home. I know se Early Bill showed me the Bucktooth had wrote him; the said he had collected all right as staying over a couple of to visit some relations of his ; old trading post down over ilton; said hed be along on days stage, bringing the ten md bucks with him. But how evil did anybody else find out it? Bucktooth aint a man to Early Bill showed me the when it come he was blind with pain, and he just ed at me like this, Oh, hell, t anything if its from that ucktooth. Just about whether as I told him or fell down on ere, read it to me, Cal, and ck on to that, same as usual, i can read! So I read it, and lying on his table when he me out to bring him a ey se 1 I u left it on the table, huh? obably left it on the table. do you know about this Ranee on hombre anyhow? it I bet it Hes been in and out of Bald a time or two, and from I hear he aint got a two-b- it to his name. And I wouldnt iim above But hed find a side-kicin a like this, him being a Johnny- iately hereabouts, I wouldnt k st who is Bucktooth Jenkins, w? How come that Bill Early him on an errand such as Jcktooth has been old Bills He lived in little shack over Cal yonder. d to one of the several small :s half hidden by the low droop-ranchof a live' oak. Hes a man and game, and always ;d out orders the way he got Later Ill be riding into town 3 how hes making out. If he well he ought to be back here, atter who owns the place. 1 sort of like to look the ranch to see what its like, said wistfully. But I suppose, the I m in, a horse would shake man for years. umb to (pieces. 1 hitch up the buckboard, if you word, Cody. A buckboard most any place, you know. vas while they were giving the r thought that man came to them from the country gnoring the ranch house and straight for the two on the irst Cole Cody recognized the lulo, then the rider, and waved. ame little Porfirio Lopez e not owning it, Ive got no rights chasing a man off. As far as I go, Porfirio is welcome to stick around until his feet itch to be traveling. But I do not Porfirio smiled. travel on my feets, Senor! Its a darn shame, said Cole Cody, half smiling and half inclined to sigh over the thing, that the old boy cant be with us, watching all the little merry hell hes kicked up. Cal sat silent a little while, gently stirring the dirt with the toe of his boot. Its not a day for sitting still, Thats said Cody, and stood up. a great idea of yours, Cal, about the buckboard. Here we Suits me, said CaL go. He roped two lively young bays in and aftthe corral, harness-broker a minor tussle with them got them harnessed and hitched to the buck-boar-d while Cody held the reins. Cal took the reins into his own hands as he climbed up over the wheel, said to his team a quiet, Run, blast you, if thats what youve got in your and swung them into the hearts, sketch of a road leading down into the valley. Porfirio Lopez, not to be left alone with his thoughts and problems, rode alongside. It was a glorious morning such as early summer, still brushing fingers with springtime, brings to this land of gentle hills and small valleys under the steep and rugged barrier of the blue mountains, and the breeze blowing in their faces was sweet with the resinous incense of pines, the spicy whiff of sage, the green smell of rich young grass and wild flowers and the many green things growing. It was nearly noon when they returned to ranch headquarters. Cole Round-tre- e Cody left Porfirio and Cal of and the care horses, taking made his way slowly up to the house. He was tired from the trip which no doctor would have consented to, and his present yearning was for a quiet room with a bed in it. Passing a window he got a glimpse of little Ann Lee; their eyes met fleetingly and he marked in passing that her eyes looked bigger than seqver and that her face was very on rious. He lifted his hat and went to his corner of the house; he had no way of telling that she had been shocked by the deadly pallor of his face, its haggard, drawn look and that it by her stabbing realization had been her hand to make him like this. If he should die e, Except I dont like the ie wears his face. could have found the letter thing. cted on 'out it being Waldron, Run, if thats what you got in your hearts. red- stump, and has been known to grow to a height of 80 feet and a diameter of 16 inches in 30 years. The wood contains no pitch and much water, and in a green condition will not burn. Thus while surrounding forests may be destroyed by forest fires, the redwoods remain unscathed. The .Giant Sequoia grow height and diameter than the redwood. One tree is 325 feet tall, and measures 35.7 feet four feet above the ground. Many of the trees are estimated to be 2,500 years old, trees which were already growing while the Egyptians were building the W.N.U. RELEASE siniol s0 FAR: Arrivlg ktory the King Cole Ranch, IV (Giant Sequoia). The e wood will reproduce itself from the The afternoon passed lingeringly. There was so much to think about, so little to do about any part of it For the most part. Cole Cody lay in his room, fatigued and weakened by his jaunt in the buckboard; Ranee Waldron kept to his rooms, seldom emerging and always, as Aunt Jenifer took pains to note, leaving a locked door behind him. Aunt Jenifer hersejf did a bit of snooping all over the place but mostly in the neighborhood of Waldrons quarters. As for Ann Lee, she sat in the patio dreaming dreams of the future, thinking of the immediate past, musing about her benefactor, Early Bill. Not long after the lamps were lit all gathered around the dining table when Aunt Jenifer rang the hand bell for supper. Again the meal was excellent and attacked as at dinner; again conversation died aborning. In fact, had it not been for Aunt Jenifers few cheery remarks, there would probably not have been so much as a Please pass the potatoes, remark. At the end of this feast of silence and flow of distrust, Cole Cody again said some sort of polite thanks and went to his room. After Codys departure, Ranee Waldron sat a little while over his coffee, smoking a cigarette, and made some small endeavor to be agreeable. Aunt Jenifer did not like the man, and made him the curtest replies before she got up to clear the dishes away; Ann Lee seemed absent minded; she said, What did you say? twice to remarks of his; he was not long in saying his own good night and going to his room. Ann Lee patted a yawn; they had been up early, it had been quite a day and she was sleepy already. Go to bed, Kitten, said Aunt Jenifer. Ill do the dishes ancT follow along in two shakes. Ann carried her lamp through quiet empty rooms where shadows seemed to come out of corners and from under tables and chairs, and scurry away like frightened things. In her room it was very still, and the starshine came in through the iron grilles of her open windows. She drew the shades down, undressed and slipped into her nightgown and into her big bed almost with one gesture and passed gently from daydream to the land of nights dreams. And Aunt Jenifer, as wide awake as any cat at any mouse hole, sat for a long while on the green bench, and her head was tipped at an angle that indicates the heads owner is listening intently for the slightest sound. Thus an hour passed; and the night was stilL At even the slightest sound, she started; when she heard the faint creak of .a board within the house, she clutched the edges of her bench with both hands, ready to spring up. But she knew the way of old houses; how in the night for no reason on earth that she knew, the ancient floorboards would creak like that; sometimes she had treated herself to the thrill of thinking. There oes a ghost! Now she just sat back and continued to wait. Long ago little Ann Lee was fast asleep, or she would have been out here seeking her. Aunt Jenifer stole out of her secret place and crept like an agile small shadow out to one of the big live oaks not more than 50 yards from Ranee Waldrons outer door. Under the thick branched tree, heavy with young foliage, it was black, dark; here she established herself, seated on the ground, leaning back against the gnarled trunk. At last even Aunt Jenifer began to yawn and her eyelids to grow so heavy that it required pounds of effort and the final exercise of her will power to get them lifted. But when at last she heard the sound she had waited for so long, her eyes flew wide open of their own accord and she was as wide awake as a child early on Christmas Eve. The creaking this time was no ghostly creaking; it told of a door being slowly opened on rusty hinges. It was the door from one of Ranee Waldrons rooms. And the steps she heard were no ghostly tread; two men, with the door softly closed and locked after them, were coming out, and one of the men walked as though he dragged an injured leg after him. She hid as best she could behind the dark old oak tree, peering out to see what she could see. The night was clear and there was light enough for her to be sure of two things: One of the men was a stranger to her, and he was hurt or sick. The other man was helping him along, and was Ranee WalAs though he dron. She sniffed. could fool me, with someone hid in his part of the house. Well, I know now its a man and not some fool girl hes hiding out She strove with all her ears to hear what was said between them, but they spoke a few words only, those in lowered voices. She saw them move, one man lurching and the other supporting him, toward the group of ranch buildings at the foot of the slope, and furtively she followed them. She saw that Waldron had a couple of horses hid in a willow thicket just across the creek; she watched him help his companion up into the saddle; she saw them ride away, heading north, and hastening, then she turned and ran back to the house. -- scuf-fling- ly (TO BE CONTINUED) Pyramids. For colds coughs, nasal congestion, muscle aches get Penetro modern medication in a mutton suet base. 251, double supply 351. f Clover Archer Herrick of Saco, Maine, has succeeded in growing a nine-leclover. He also has a collection of four, five, six, seven and eight-lea- f clovers. . Nine-Lea- af yoitcHs may be quickly relieved with soothing, Resinol. 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