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Show i UINTAH BASIN RECORD Kathleen Norris Says: By ecor dey-- , N LE. MAY I W. INSTALLMENT 7 THE STORY SO FAR: was to start a cattle war In Texas. He made this decision against the opposition of Lew Gordon and the tearful pleading of his sweetheart, Jody Gordon. With the aid of Dry Camp Pierce and other outlaw gunmen, Roper conducted raid after raid upon Thorpe's 1 0n Justy King and Lew Gordon had built icers a vast string of ranches which etched from Texas to Montana. King s Id. led by his powerful and unscrupu-t- o s competitor. Ben Thorpe. Bill Rop-a- t the ; Kings adopted son, undertook to nepiie iak Thorpe's power. His first step t can CHAPTER X fhe winter dragged out slowly, t ipers plans, bold as they were, sembd been well laid. He f had per-r- , ex ived from the first that success or 10k allure depended upon whether or t he could make his war with To gnaw liner 'inner seU sustaining. was one herds the Tanner at nindt'ay ing; to turn their captures into was altogether another. newo-spulledRoper had hoped that he could bis own drives to the north, r a Ic it he had found this out of the leshon. On the other hand, the ail drivers had found themselves ,r vulnerable that none of them ly Quanted to buy cattle of questions- are ownership. Thorpe-Tannorganization 11 the The fe de d not have this problem; they took nin 8 hat they wanted and drove what fey wanted, by means of their own 'ail outfits. But Roper could now dispose of cattle for the trail known to be rough ranchers Wrupulous and established men. This was the strategic purpose bend Ropers rehabilitation of the outfits which Tanner had orig iju'even .ally seized, and which Roper had bw put back into the hands of their oper owners. These Hnchers had not only the sympathy the respect of everyone who vaew anything about Texas cattle. Ifurough these men Roper now had K safe and sure outlet for the cattle i 'vft-covereby Dry Camps experts, hile the gunfighters under such X iETTE!ien as Nate Liggett, Tex Daniels, VlSiOiad Hat Crick Tommy supplied a needed protection until they OUSH ftUCb get on their feet iSJESV-mlrOVREBul this method, promising as it Of necessity the was slow. l"'"en whom Roper backed were t!Z en without assets other than their sputed claim to their ground. Sometimes by mortgage loans, but incipally by silent partnerships, ACKOfjper had now obtained interests ID JS They nearly a dozen outfits. jTO&jjyid have been thriving outfits. jt Roper found his money drain- tncU te away with unforeseen swiftness, ,lthout hope of any financial rn the trail should open in Miif.e spring. Only the Mexican which depended upon continued to show a gSeeiirr Harnish, trickle of income through the p As spring 'inter months. .roached, Roper found himself near vers,je en(j 0j his string. d jrariy hi February, Shoshone d Lice came south seeking Bill r, and found him at the Pot Hook ade inch. Jt Find out Roper anything? er what he can. Well, anyway, Roper said, the border gangs are going good. Well go on with it, and keep going on . . . "Bill," Shoshone said, how long can you go on, the way its costing you now? Not much farther, I guess." You going to have to quit? Roper shook his head. Ill never quit now, Shoshone; I cant quit. While I've got one rider left with me, or no riders, Ill still be working on Cleve Tanner. But I think were going to beat him, Wilce. After all, the border gangs we can count on them. Roper continued to count on his border gangs, for two weeks more. Then, In the middle of February, he learned that Lee Harnish was through. The first word of difficulty came when Dave Shannon pushed a little bunch of seven hundred head through the river at Mudcat Turn, and found no vaqueros waiting on the other side. Shannon waited three days before he was forced to turn the cattle free and ride. The complete news of what had happened never really came. What Roper learned came in bit by bit, by way of random riders who had talked with a vaquero here, another there. Lee Harnish had been pressing south with a herd of twelve hundred head. He was two days into Mexico, and supposed that he was clear; he had never had much trouble, once he was well below the line. Rop-w1a- r; - sked. Shoshone Wilce rubbed his badly laved chin with horny fingers. I rltOnt know as youre going to like 4SVUs so very good. Bill. 'djN Lets have the bad news first I Harnish took to the brush and the hills. i God knows theres enough of it; aint any other kind to be d.' What do you want to know But now, one moonless night, a band reported as of at least sixty men Hows Thorpe making out up struck from no place, scattering the hove? herd, and blazing down on Harnishs T saw' him in Dodge City; he riders almost before they could take ., ,as throwing money around with a to the saddle. There had been a "hovel in each hand. You know sharp running fight as Harnish and hat 1 think? 1 think he can go his n boys took to the brush Jt, wa? and forget Tanner, and write and the hills. Unsatisfied with seiEverything he has in Texas right zure of the herd, the unknown band I the books, and never know the had spent three days trying to hunt iffeience! down Harnishs riders. Roper locked his hands behind his Lee Harnish himself, wounded In f;ad and stared at the ceiling. the first skirmish, had had a hard imetimes it seemed to him that time getting clear; It was not known ying to break Tanner was like whether or not all of his riders g ,to empty the Rio Grande with were elsewhere accounted for. and diPPer- - The apparently un- After an elapse of several weeks, ? uncled resources of Ben Thorpe in an Indian-face- d vaquero came huntmiddle country and in the north, he carried a writBill Roper; ing it of reach of the south Texas war, ten message from Lee Harnish: ade up a vast reservoir which This thing is finished up. Dont inner could draw on without limit. of How is Tanner himself let anybody tell you it was Cleve making iys . Tanners men busted into us. What ndusit? ;e of 'Bill, Ive been aU up and down hes done, this Tanner has put some up to ie north and east part of Texas; bunches onof Mex renegades us, they work with the id I cant see where weve landing Yakis, and his Indian scouts have a damned thing. g You dont know what youre spotted where we make our crossabout! ings. Seems like theres anyway a - ""You know what I think? Wilce dozen bands of them havent got anyto do but lay watching persisted, I think theres more cat- - thing else in this country than the world those crossings, and wait us out. "About half of them is carrying 'JS any use for. 1 dont think you n bother any man any more, just new American guns and plenty am,"j munition. They got our hide nailed fooling with his cattle. Never mind what you think. to the fence all fight and we are through. J?' 'ets have what you know. 'jif I nosed around and tried to find It was a long time before Roper , Jt what promises Tanners been Lee Harnish again. He did not saw laking for cattle on spring deliv- Harnishs statements off"ies I didnt learn everything. No-- . accept when he had conferred but hand; ody learns everything. But I got Shannon, and others of Dave with nough to total up. men in whom he beborder the Shoshone Wilce hesitated, and forced to accede that was he sMdnt say any more until he had lieved, border-runnin- g ' phase of the atthe ot a cigarette rolled. In the mid-- ' on Tanner was done. tack ,S"Ie 0f rollin8 his cigarette he went As February drew to a close, the ito a coughing fit, and spilled the herds were once more being big that he had to start over 5acco thrown together for the trail. From 'gain. eleven rehabilitated outfits in "Bill, he said at last, Cleve the which Roper was now silent partanners going to drive more cattle I Anis ear than hes ever drove beare. In just one bunch alone he ? mph ims to deliver fifteen tliousand head ,1 n the banks of the Red! ; C UPCRI9R 30 0 TRIAL ; Hes Crazy! Roper shouted. He 1 5 ' VV ' an't do it its impossible! he thinks he can. He W half-doze- talk-HOT- -- '4 v k -' r-- t Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. Minna SL Saa Francisco, Calif. Enclose 19 cents in coins for Pat- tern No Nama Address Jlsk Me Another 0 The Questiona at all. now? Dry Camp Pierce hesitated. Not a damned man, Bill Roper said bitterly. And now you quit Dusty King. "Look you here, Dry Camp said. Ive strung with you when 1 wouldnt have strung with any other man, let alone an upstart kid. Ill say this for you youve rqade a game fight But kid, take my word for it theyre too big, and theyre too strong. You think so? Bill Roper said. I know so. I don't know what you had, made men like Lee Harnish and Dave Shannon and Nate Liggett throw in with you, but they did the damnedest wild bunch Texas ever seen. Half the renegades of the Long Trail, and your part of has gone into beating Cleve Tanner. And where are we now? King-Gordo- Well?" We you arent any place! were beat, Kid, I tell and were long beat! April melted into May, and Roper had nothing to fight with any more. Those units of his wild bunch that had not quit had not been heard from at all; he knew already that the ones who had completely failed. Cleve Tanner prospered, seemingly; and all was well with Ben Thorpe. Bill Roper waited at the Pot Hook now, trying to think of some way that he had missed. denied him, and Lew Gordon expressedly would advance nothing more against Dusty King's share of the partnership which had been bro. ken by death King-Gordo- . HO BF. C0TIMEDJ ? chuck-wiUs-wido- w L'ASY stitchery a little time and this appealing panel is ready to be hung up a brightener for any room. Even the beginner will find this simple and pleasant to do. Signal Code There one girl and one man who are breaking my heart. By KATHLEEN NORRIS wants to be PAMELA works a lawyers office; she maintains a bachelor-gi- rl establishment with another girl; she is 26, pretty raiding forces met everywhere a enough, smart above the stubborn resistance. average, but not popular. Roper had discounted the quit of My manner isnt shy, because Pierce rode into the Pot Hook Camp early in April. He was the same, small wiry man he always had been his eyes watery, his jaws poorly shaven. Bill, I cant carry these camps no more. God knows we strung with you while we could. Weve gt beef, beef, beef without salt or flour, weve et bobcat meat But Bill, theres no lead' in our guns, and theres no patches in our pants, and its time 1 got to let the boys go, to make out any way they can. Bill Roper looked older than Dusty King had ever looked; his face was like granite, with hard lines cut into it by the weather. I understand he said. Okay, how you feel. Dry Camp. Dry Camps anger was gone as Bill, he quickly as it had come. said pleadingly, its only it's only Its only that youve had a lot of men out working for us, Bill Roper said more reasonably. Near fifty men, Dry Camp said. How many you got working A General Quiz 1. What is a 2. When Its 11 Ropers picked gunfighters, but in containi a transfer pattern 1X7 Tex Long was only one of Bill he was one of the best. As March drew on, Roper lost four more. Into the Big Bend, into the valley of the Nueces, Cleve Tanner had flooded such a power of gunfighters as Bill Roper would not have believed. He had supposed that he could outplace and outsmart Tanners warrior outfits. But now his 2797 of a IS by 20 Inch hanging; Illustrations of stitches; color chart; materials required. Send your order to: come from these sales helped a little; but the proceeds were principally absorbed by debts incurred in behalf of the individual ranches. The improvement in his situation which Roper had hoped for did not come. It was deep Into March when Tex Long quit. Tex Long said, look." Look, He did not talk easily; whatever he said was matter-of-fac- t, even now. I got to pull out of this game. Bill Roper looked at him, without All right. How much expression. you figure I owe you? Tex smiled. Nothing. A very rare flush of anger came into Bill Ropers face. Tex, whats the matter with you? Tex Long made a quick, futile We used gesture with his hands. to be able to jump down on them. We cant do that now. The Bert Johnson place is studded with rifles until a man cant take a step. Every place youll find out its the same. There isnt going to be anything more we can do. We went good for a while. But they got organized, now. Were through. assigned to protect Graham, had headed for the tall without even a report Hat Crick Tommy was three weeks missing. The Davis outfit, left under his protection, had gone the way of all loose outfits, and Tanners cowboys rode the range. Dry Camp Pierce was almost the last to come in of those who came ap-ht- If Pattern Tex Long; but now other news was coming in. The Graham outfit the first of all those that the Roper men had taken was again in the hands of Cleve Tanner; and Nate Liggett, re-lli- up- - WNU Service.) (Bell Syndicate herds. Cleve Tanner, manager of Thorpes Texas holdings, seemed helpless to stop him. In spite of his daring plans, Roper's resources had dwindled dangerously low by the time winter came. And Thorpe seemed not to feel the losses Inflicted upon him. e knows his cattle counts better than ner, a little trickle of trail cattle me. But Ive been all up and down began to move toward the gatherthis country, and I dont see but ing grounds on the Red. The in- cow-'UK- ypust it Pamela Wants to Be Popular Release N.U. take good care it shant be, But way deep writes Pamela. down in Im shy. I know men like my looks, .but a lot of them are shy, too, I guess except the married ones. The only attention Ive ever had is from married men, and that doesnt mean much. The younger men in our office, and I could fall in love with at least three of them, will stop at my desk to dictate a letter, ask me if Ive seen this picture or that, recommend a good murder story if they see a book on my desk, and then pause by some other girls desk for three or four words that drive me perfectly mad with bewilderment and I suppose jealousy. I mean they will say to some really woman, Fun at that crazy restaurant last night, wasnt it? or Crazy about the new hairdo, or How about Tuesday, honey? Too Tense Among Men. Why dont they do that to me? But of course I know why. I know Im stiff, awkward, stupid with men. I clear my throat and get red and say things I dont mean to them. My clothes are right, but theyre just a little TOO right. Clean, neat, dowdy, correct. When I ought to shut up I giggle and chatter and when I ought to break a silence I can do nothing but swallow But girls like me, and stammer. and I know I amuse them, and as I say married men always seem to understand me and I can talk to them. Now, what I cant understand, the letter goes on, is the sort of girl who attracts men and always has lots of attention. They seem to make no effort Brainless little fools who cant spell are trotting off for lunch with the nicest men in the office; murmuring and blushing and having a glorious time. Resents Being Overlooked. There's one I didnt mean to get this far, but I may as well admit it theres one girl and one man who are breaking my heart. The man is my Immediate boss, but in a corporation as enormous as this that doesnt mean hes so very high. But hes sweet and big and clean and smart and I like him terribly. The girl is named Lola, she's an uneducated, noisy little thing with badly dyed hair in a wild mop, but whatever she is or isnt he likes her, and she can actually play fast and loose with the dates he tries to make with her; maybe she can go tomorrow night, maybe she cant If he marries her she will wreck his life, leave him in a few years and taki his child with her, and It seems as if I couldn't bear it Why WILL men fall for girls like that, and never see other girls who really have background and education and code and the love of home and family behind them? Well, thats an old, old problem, Pamela, and until men solve it Reno will continue to be flooded by pretty, little wives who think empty-headenothing of breaking vows and ruining children's lives. Girls' Uneasiness Affects Men. Your predicament Is not a new one, either. You say your manner is not shy, but shy or not it is and uneasy, and that infects men instantly with something of the same discomfort. Perhaps you think too much of the 1 d awk-waf- d PROBLEMS OF A STENO Both single and married men pay her attentions during working hours. Pamela is puzzled by reactions of men in the office uhere the works. She writes Mist Norris to ask if she says the right things to become pop ular with certain men. And she wonders why girls less attractive than herself, receive more attention from the most desirable men. Kathleen Norris answers Pamela with her usual helpful advice and clarity of thought for any social problem. impression you are making on them, and too little of the innate qualities that your manner represents. Charm is an elusive thing to describe, because it means very real qualities, it means heart, soul, mind, charWith acter, training, enough of these things any woman is equipped to face life and its changes confidently; she KNOWS she will find friends, win the man she wants, make a success of her- a. m. in Omaha, what time is it in Galveston, Texas? 3. Where are the Plains of Abraham? 4. What does a mace symbolize in legislative houses? 5. How does the worlds record for running and ice skating 100 yards compare? 6. Who did Sir Walter Raleigh plot to place on the British throne in place of James I? 7. In what state is Harpers Ferry, the scene of John Browns raid in 1859? The International Code of Signals, adopted by all nations for The Answers marine communication in 1934, 1. A bird. (So called from its uses 40 flags, 26 alphabetical, 10 numeral, 3 substitute flags and an note.) 2. 11 a. m. answering pennant, says Colliers. 3. Canada (Quebec). or four no more than Although 4. Authority. A mace is a staff five flags are usually hoisted at a time, at least 375,000 messages or mallet. 5. The record in both cases is may be transmitted with them, all being visible through glasses, in 9.4 Identical to the split second. 6. Arabella Stuart. clear weather, for a distance of 7. New York. five miles. Driving a bus is a cross-countr- y ms a.1 Drier WALTER Thats why I man-size- job, d STINSON go for the ik self. Cultivate Charm. But in your case I wouldnt worry about these casual and temporary conquests. Ignore them for the time being, and devote yourself to the cultivation of charm. Get interested, genuinely, in life, and life will get interested in you. Charm means personal freshness, pleasantness of manner, alert understanding and sympathy for everyone about you. It means that when you are sitting at your desk, ,idle for a moment between tasks, you are half smiling; it means that you keep up with your reading on current topics and keep away from d tactless controversy and expression of opinion. If you happen to be made of crusader stuff that is of course something else crusaders have again; rarely charm. To attract the man you like to you make no visible effort But whenever you get a chance to speak to him have something to say that will immediately draw his attention from the fact that he and that rather standoffish Miss Brown are actually talking together. Years ago a certain shy little member of my family used to start off to dances after asking me seriously: Tell me three things to say to my boy. Think of three things to say to yours. If it is only, Werent you caught in that downpour yesterday? or, Is this new time schedule going to mean you have to take an earlier train from Pelham? or Did you hear the nice news of the Smith baby? it will answer the purpose. And if, after a monosyllabic reply you have to begin again, plunge in My sister and I courageously. were in Brooklyn when that storm started, my mother lives over there. You know, in the Library neighborhood. We live in town, but Mother and expects us every Saturday so on, easily and carelessly, just as if you were talking to a woman, until he picks up the conversation again. Act Friendly Unembarrassed. If the shy woman, who feels stiff with men, could only and tongue-tieremember that talking to a newly met man is just like talking to a new woman acquaintance, her whole manner and attitsde would change. Girls like Pamela never dread meeting other women; tkey know that their approach will be friendly and unembarrassed. Try that same friendly lack of embarrassment upon the man you want to attract, Pamela; try It on all men. And at the same time deepen your own character into kindness, interest, understanding of those about you, and by the infallible magic of charm you will not only get your rean, but everything else you want in the big bowlful of Kellogg's Corn Flakes with some fruit and lots of milk and sugar. A E FOOD ENERGY! ff Mhts ) VITAMINS! MINERALS! 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