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Show Kathleen Norris Says: eslf ditch ! ByALAN Irs. Design for Living in 1911 INSTALLMENT 3 so FAR: XHE STORT nd Lew Gordon were King-Cordoof the vast from Texas to hich stretched this string When building up lbie n Colo lSe8' t & Then, by God, J miles hurled Dusty King five tffre? beside the Great ?S:U himself had would They thought he SATpfff; rest 0ut there in the open JwS rear enough to toe cattle trail rumble of hoofs worid come to him through the reJrae. ttet c Kj his boul-fo- r King-Gordo- n has come to its split-u- p Silence again before Dry Camp said, "And I Suppose Im expected to just kind of stand aside and out of it and see how you workstayit out buh? Well, I wont do it Bill." Youre in this, Dry Camp. How am I in it? Ive got to have me an outfit It s got to be made up of boys that arent afraid of Ben Thorpe or all hell; boys that havent got anything more to lose. Ill need near grave they piled of the prairie m After the fashion fitted a ke o gill Roper himself railroad ties, the most dur- fifty men. But to start off with I available timber massive want Lee Hamish, and Tex Daniels aet or ogallala. and Tex Long; Nate Liggett Dave the after that was all done, and night Shannon nd evebody had Lake come on, Wow! said Dry Camp. You get went sta te back to town. Bill Roper those four or five in the same bunch, cross and squat-- j ; You (k to that lonely the pile of theyll eat each other alive. o8 his heels against Thats the kind I want," Bill MicJ Roper said. I want a wild bunch came horse ridden a while Aftff such as the West jias never seen klTTward the cross at a walk; and iverej 4 id ind , 4 a lt Ih Per remained motionless, un-- P the stones, as the horse- Jo n jgainst i in fame up. p, rider stepped to the ground walked slowly toward the cross, arm. 't r? ns of his pony on his fVQipen vc'foper es? said, Oh, hello. before. And me do? You Youre what am I supposed to youre going back heading south. to Texas and Dry Pierce came and sat at the foot of the "Find out anything, in the Dry Camp m SCK m?" no." Dry Camp repeated after , "No, and they wont talk mighty sure. Dry You LUt rp. Jl tik mighty sure because I am ghy sure. Nobody saw Dusty men that Ued except the three ie it; and one other man. iH Ropers hand shot out and Hell, To, ight Dry r p Camps lean arm in a Who was a silence, sharp and fd, before Bill said, Hoy is it you havent told any- iy this?" aint I?" Who Cleve i, loading-fo- King-Gordo- n remans ut ! aft-Dus- 1 S King-Gordo- 4 K5. r rJlinr feass - will never stand 'Were going to carry the war into the other camp. Lew. For every outfit that Ben Thorpe has grabbed by force of arms, hes going to lose two; for every head that has come into his herds by rustle and raid, two head of his are going to be when missing he makes his roundup count First thing, Im going to break Cleve Tanner down in Texas. After that Lew Gordon looked Bill Roper hard in the eye, smiled a little, and shook his head. His voice was slow and deep, stubbornly emphatic, as a granite cliff is emphatic. "No. Weve never gone outside the law yet and while I live we never will. We play the straight game always; and if we lose thats in the hands of things beyond us. Bill Roper angered. "I know how you feel about it he said, keeping his voice down. "You swayed Dusty that way always. If youd looked at it different the guns would have been out years ago and it would have been Ben Thorpe that went down. As it is Dusty King is dead. Now you want me to drift on as we always drifted on, and Im supposed to forget that Dustys out there under a pile of stones. Well, Im not going to play it that way, Gordon. While youre with Lew said slowly, youll play it as I say youll play it If you want to buy me out Roper said, you can do it at your IFe have plenty of money and a own price. Because Im going to do home, and 1 am to bored, charming exactly what I tell you Im going to bored, bored all the time do; I wouldnt run a sneak on you. Lew. You figure, Lew Gordon said inBy KATHLEEN NORRIS credulously, "that you, one youngster on horseback, can smash up telling me your Ben Thorpe? You wouldnt last forty solve your troubles, seconds longer than a celluloid colown and lift problem, lar on a dead gambler. off the one load more Therell be a few go with me, just sum-tot- al of the said. Roper worlds griefs! Who? Thats what everyone is goDry Camp Pierce for one; Lee Harnish, Tex Daniels, Tex Long; in ing to be saying to everyone all, maybe fifty men that I think I else this year, so take warnknow where to get and expose yourself Lew Gordon looked as if he would ing, Youre naming the most unnecessarily to a rebuff that explode. vicious outlaws on the plains, he may hurt your feelings. For If you ever get those men unless we all do our best, morsaid. together, it will be the most infernal ally, mentally and physicalwild bunch that ever to combat the mortal illly, By God, said Bill Roper, Ill of ness the good, kindly old show you how to clean a range or break a range; Im telling you I earth, we have fallen upon evil days indeed. dont care which. So dont complain about debts, Lew Gordon slapped his hand on the table; it fell with a dull and taxes, soaring expenses and an inheavy wallop, but so hard it flated cost of living, for these are seemed the top of the table would common to us all Pay your bills, move into smaller quarters, watch split No. No, by God! Not under my the family health with an unceasing stop useless extravabrand. Not in a hundred years . . . vigilance, Dont tell everyone how Then draw up the terms of the gances. things have changed, for they have sale. changed for everyone, and what a Gordon was silent again, for He seemed very old, well want to hear now is good news, long time. Reckon youre man not bad. very tired. Talk Courageously. to make your own decisions, enough Even if the bght of your life, the Bill. dear tumble-heade- d boy who was Thanks, Lew. But do me one last favor will struggling with homework and chatyou? Dont decide here and now, tering Scout gossip a few years ago, Take a couple of days to think it even if he's gone away from home over. Its for your own good. But for a while, dont make a martyr of yourself. Realize that a million othIm asking it as a favor to me . . Bill Roper dropped his eyes, and er mothers are suffering the same for a moment or two he hesitated. helpless agonies, and that wars are Ill take an hour, he decided in made by man, not God, and that consequently we are responsible for compromise. them. It is for us to work against the next war, and all wars, rather CHAPTER V than to bewail the perfectly natural Bill Roper walked slowly to the result of our folly in supposing that Gordons tall house, on its rise at any war will ever end war. Every woman you meet in the next the edge of the town, and let himself in softly. He wanted desperate- few months is going to do one thing ly to talk to Jody Gordon; but it or another to you. She is going to was nearly midnight, and he couldnt depress you almost to the suicide point or she is going to give you a make up his mind to wake her. As it happened, decision was un message, conscious or unconscious, necessary. In the fireplace aome of hope and courage. She Is going lengths of cottonwood log still to retail for your benefit all the burned, and before the fire Jody changes and discomforts that have lounged upon a buffalo robe, wide gone on in her own intimate circle, the expenses and taxes, her longing awake. for her absent boy, and the general Youve been a long time. I know. He stopped beside her, misery of the world. Or she is gohalf raised her in his arms, and ing to give you a sensible, courakissed her lingeringly. Her arms geous report on a family that has and her lips clung, making it diffi- met changing conditions gallantly cult for him to think of the road he and learned to live on new terms. had chosen. But presently he A New National Loyalty Awakes. sat beside her on the buffalo robe, There are going to be lots of things and turned his eyes to the coals. we don't like about it, and surprisTheres some stuff we have to ingly there will be lots of things we talk about, Jody. do. If there is an awakening of new I can think of better things to national loyalty, a new unity of feeldo with firelight than just talk us all, it will be pure is splitting ing among "Jody gain. Whatever happens in Europe, up. and whether we get further involved on one Jody brought herself up in the war or whether some sudden do what Bill you Why, elbow. peace is patched up over there, we mean? are going to face one more American Dusty' share comes to me, as crisis at home, and we have to out. it you know. I Im taking meet it with the strength of charac"Youre Bill, you must be loco!" ter that is our proudest heritage, Ben Maybe. Im going against and live through it to happier times. Thorpe." Which makes it all the more loss a was at Jody But but to receive, as I did a few amazing for words. a letter like the following. ago. days Since the trail began, be a stood It comes from a Pennsylvania womFour for everything were against. in the an, a college graduate. of the biggest rustling gangs We have plenty of money and a witt hooke up country are directly home, writes Anna My charming He him, if it could be proved. husband is an engineer, successful he and where stopped at nothing, enough to be sent at various times couldn't force his way hes bought to places as distant as Norway, Pertc now-hea gone I have hl, Way. But nambuco and now Alaska far." never accompanied him on these (TO BE COMIMED) rips because I have two small clnl- dont Hsvent had any chance to talk pop, Im tell-yc- u Dry Camp said. was it? Tanner; and Walk Lash-Utf- c snd Ben Thorpe. )ry Camp took a match out of Youre in this. Dry Camp. pocket of his cowhide vest and twel the end. youre going to start rounding em You see" he searched for his in. rds painfully, after the manner What you offering these boys? men who are much alone Horses and grub, and what other isty, he tied his horse out back stuff well need. Not another thing. the Lone Star Bar, in the angle They sat silent for a long time the wagon shed. Theres a kind more. a corner there, like you cant see All right, Dry Camp said. Ill d it from any place, hardly; and go. at with it getting dark In the starlight Bill Roper swung Hi ere were you? down In front of the little shack in bas Harness 3 Shop, Baileys as a t door. I saw Dusty turn off the which served Ogal-lal- a at their office k, and walk back between the Bill Roper found Within, pens. been for Idirgs. Id watching because I wanted to speak to Lew Gordon sittmg alone. i I just talked to a man, Roper minute. I went back through harness shop, and I was just go-o- said, that saw the killing. the back door. And then hell Gordon was instantly alert. Who it in the wagon shed angle. was it? "?he time Bill it happened, Hes a man that cant come foroutpel said, there must have still ward, because hes already an n a little light law in his own right. But Dusty Enough to see by, all right. These was killed by Ben Thorpe, and ee varmints steps out of the shed Walk Lasham, and Cleve Tanner, tk and quiet. Dusty knew what the three working together. Walk was up agamst, all right His Lasham bore down Dustys gun. Come out; but Walk Lasham a They looked at each other for ibj his gun arm with his left hand moment. long bears down bke he was wras-- ? This man that told you this him. Then the whole works weve got to get hold of him; his ms to blow up, as all three of to go to the authorities, has story let loose. They just stood and Bill. owed It into him, and it seemed shook his head. Hell hang be was never going to fall. Ben if Roper they lay hands on him. Anyway, rpe pumped two more shots nobody would believe him against was down, and dead." these three. 'hat was all the of story. Both ra seemed to Lew Gordon made a gesture at recognize that there and weary. Wherre no questions to ask, nothing to once impatient J ! ever we turn we hit some snag he said. There s 1 promise you this, Bill:" Dry of lawlessness," to stand forafraid men mP said at last, "I can't go up too many law. Seems testify against these men. Vou ward and face out the and abovedone is open like nothing why. If I iet it be known 1 more. I'm here, thats the finish of board any But that would be all Never was, since I remember,of Ordy. what court, that we Roper said. "Ive got a couple i would believe me against ways in mind right now. Im going "i?" on the warpath. Lew. H with a Roper said, "There isnt any-Gordon had been fiddling tb on the it you can do, I dont threw he now suppose. pencil, and JtM" Oh, yes, there is. one table in front of him "We re figurTheres 8 I can do. m have to kind of weed over the Crying ing you to take e my n 0: time, and make it sure; Wolf Bill. Dustys half of ). 11'm in your stand going to get me these three :rvic naturally will krj any name now; Dusty never paid rys V,c' you ain't, Bill Roper said. attention to any other kin. But the (HJi re going to Wolf was where he figured go at this thing a f' nt way. Trouble with .t you, ' Pc figuring these three men as isnt any call to change that, now. mree men. out of the They aint They You can fount me e 'SRcst string of tough out- , Crying Wolf, Lew. the Country, and they spread What do you want to do? way from the Rio Grande out a new We're going to branch 1 Rosebud, and beyond. We going to Were said. Roper way bust up the whole works, if have a warrior outfit. And I m its ,0 ct any place." oamp f was silent for several new boss." 1 Ih1! J I don't get you. What you aim to do? "X , t0 start n 1exas. where ,Jinncr run Thorpe's brecd-- t 01 fits i the Big Bend; I aim mto him piece by piece, till 'rpe Is smashed out of tire lit King bid high to beat out Thorpe. Bin Roper, King1 adopted son. raced home to tell pretty Jody Gordon the good news A rider aoon brought the newt that Dusty King had been killed. fearful t rtTe " was lhere Gordon It will be so cool in soft cottons or afternoon silks, even on the hottest days, and will keep you looking trim and smart throughout the entire period of expectancy. yoke. Wolf land to Montana. fTOP that bit like a trap. now, Service.) Pattern No. 8933 is designed In even sizes 14 to 42. Size 18, 6'i yards 39 inch material. For this attractive pattern, send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery Ave. Calif. San Francisco Enclose 15 cents In coins for Size Pattern No Name Address Reasonable Facts It is not necessary to retain facts that we may reason concernBeaumarchais. ing them. Salt Lakes NEWEST HOTEL King-Gordo- beside Bill kies WNTJ n contirmallyhad to flght irupulous Ben Thorpe. ThorpariI CHAPTER IV lgh'a (Bell Syndicate valed In power and but he had gained hU poaiUon throigh wholesale cattle rustling and Their opposing Interests came togunDlar a show-be-y down when the Government announced the aucUoning of the valuable Crying Kin .V - King-Gordo- n Thera are other millions of women today uhose hearts are breaking over lost homes, the agonizing need of food and shelter for small bewildered BORED, BORED, BORED These are Annas words as she writes Miss Norris for a solution to her exasperating " problem. Anna has a husband uhom she loves; income; children she adores; a car; beauty; youth, and security, yet she craves a change something that will make her feel alu e. After you're read Miss Norris words, youll understand uhy this famous problem-solve- r refuses to answer Annas letter. J vv 1 ' v t 1 1 J i 'I with this one easy pattern, including adjustable dress, and collarless jacket fulled onto a shallow Figliling Bird One of the most powerful of all birds, and able to fly long dis- tances, the great skua is seldom j ' Hotel TEMPLE SQUARE caught, but a dead specimen has Opposite Mormon Temple been presented to the museum at HIGHLY RECOMMENDED dren and my father and mother, the Smithsonian Institute in Rates $1.50 to $3 00 whose only child I am, live next door Its a mark of distinction to stop It was brought down m and depend upon me for a daily the Atlantic. The skua lives on sf this beaW'hil hostelry ERNEST C. KOShntlt, Mgr. visit and and chicks, eggs penguins Bored Doing Nothing. birds may be scores of I is am bored. trouble that My seen near the sites of penguin colA fine colored girl has entire charge With Life, Woe onies during the hatching season. of the downstairs region; Diantha To labour is the lot of man beA famous British aircraft is has cooked, served, dusted, ordered, named after the fierce, killing low; and when Jove gave us life, budgeted for me for seven peaceful skua. he gave us woe. Ilomer, years. The childrens nurse runs everything upstairs; Peter and Pam are with me much of the time, of Wash-ingto- n. halt-eate- n course, but for baths, breakfasts, suppers, and getting to and from school they are with their adored Yedda. Yedda was my nurse 30 years ago. When Howard is here we dine with friends, play bridge, take the children to country club lunches on Sunday, go to an occasional good movie. We never quarrel When he is away I do much the same thing, only with friends instead of husband. And I am so bored, bored, bored all the time that it is becoming an effort not to scream! I read of other women, many younger than I, whose lives are full of change, excitement, achievement, thrills. Nothing ever happens to me. The men I meet are Howards friends, they respect him, and like me only because I am his wife. Everywhere I go, to the club, in the shops and hotels, there is an atmosphere of affectionate admiration for my lovely home, my fine husband, my beautiful little girl and boy, my new car, my clever father. It sickens me! "Please dont tell me to get into g or stamp collecting, or to devote myself to my children, because I am already devoted to my children, or to find aome charming charity, or to pray. I want a definite cure for a condition that is working more and more upon my nerves and gradually getting me down. I shall look for your answer with great Interest, but please dont make it too moral. No Answer. No, I wont make my answer too moral, Anna, for 1 shan't answer you at all. A letter like this from a supposedly intelligent woman, In these times, deserves no answer. But I may say in passing that to out of every hundred ninety-nin- e women in the world, circumstances like Anna's would seem a dream of Heaven itself. There are millions tens of millions of Chinese and East Indian women who could never rise even to imagine such heights There of security and happiness. are other millions of women today whose hearts are breaking over lost homes, destroyed possessions, the agonizing need of food and shelter for small bewildered children when there are food and shelter nowhere to be found. So these are not times for any woman to yawn drearily at the boredom of home, husband, income, children. car, beauty, youth and security. 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