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Show vtYFRIEND Pi 1.JMARY FLICKA' OHARA gxoRV so FAR: Vuuehlm can ride any horse d 5U on ranch, bnt he His father, a OStCf Zi army odicer, refuses to give him that Ken has not the i when he learns But his mother con-- a promoted. your S your captain McLaughlin that the colt Just what Ken needs. He has a be ' ralbu his colt until he sees tjjne choosing archite loco" mare named rtarling fily of slum is the horse breeders jt. Loco untamable horse. C for a hat come to the breakfast ossonj; with joy and simply dying terj nx someone of his discovery of offlcia; Wyoming family of his own. , colt 1 colt. continue with the story. and her jet He Now 3m pi;,, Tie arourj Wash; ists n CHAPTER VII g- calves and j you can raise good I guess you can raise s on it, And McLaugh-wit- h s, Nell reasoned. a long line of oat-eati- fa; ancestors behind his brawn ;ch s'forfi 1 silence writer of tte toughness, agreed. oatmeal there was al-- s Wlh the Guern-crea- m a big pitcher of yellow and a bowl of brown Nell, smiling, pushed them ard Ken, noticing the unusual The boy flashed a it in his face. ar. Prett for gl, d in by I sum. at his mother; his eyes were His whole excitement k with was lit up transfigured really a slight sense of ad she felt ;k. What had happened? He had different all week, more sure himself, more alert and happy, ace e sed g sing-pc- rooms b washec this ng the: Id mar McLaughlin was looking at not missing a thing. Some- - ob i too, had for happened that morning range horse did you ride? the What ir 1 agfi nigh job asked Lady. where is she now? On her rough to the border? jocularly. 1 put her in the Home Pasture, 's out there at the fountain now. . Tie Was she hot? nched No, sir, I cooled her off coming n buil of to pn le. There was a little smile ie on Kens face, and Jfell ,ght, all the right answers, so And h y in tc . stralfi! ibassy p ti. . Lose Ill take that sorrel filly of Rock-etthe one with the cream tail and mane. Ken made his announcement at thg breakfast table. After he spoke there was a moments astonished silence. Nell s; any- - sir. laughed. He leaned over and led Ken made on the head. Good k, young man coming along! lea burst out laughing. He was ished eb excited it was hard to sit still He wasnt ist of tb i answer properly. start fr :g to tell about his colt yet not tomorrow when the week was same pit But it was hard to hold it in, sint exc 1 not to ies, jump up and run around hat i J kitchen, shouting and crowing, way he could tell about Rock- today, ,B . . jiving No, lob didn't lose anything, I found .ething!" He boasted, shoveling jlS spoonfuls of oatmeaL I found ket Shes back. I yo Ken went to bed that night, his mother, and then threw ays aiEi arms around her and held her simni i for a moment, night miliiig, she put her hand on his lteilec'ua Well, Kennie her violet ilnions were soft and understanding, 'ben .ssed . s tn lany and ball cth hr le couldnt quite remember the her. Orange pink tanger-colo- r tail and mane white, like hair of an Albino boy at school, no of course, her grandsire ! the Albino the famous Albino it o? io vine are felt a little uneasiness at safe Per' ! 8e hadnt, much of it Per-3- ! cream tail and mane came anner her sire. Banner had reom tail and mane too when he ! colt; lots of sorrel colts had. ei slle wnll bo docile and j like Rocket Which would take after? Rocket? Or Banner? hadnt had time to get a good k into her eyes. i began to undress. Walking nd his room, his eyes caught 1 the pictures on the wall f didn't Interest him. speed of her! She had run a? from Banner. He kept think- bout that. It hardly seemed 'ble. His father always said lkct was the fastest horse on ' rnch, and now Rocket's filly run away from Banner. ng down the mountain that Kon had 'traced back all his Actions of her. The summer r. when he and Howard had tlie spring colts, he hadn't Cally noticed her. He remcm- that he had seen her even be- that, soon after she was born. k or f , He elTta i ( e , j cut; to the Albino blood wasn't for 8 flUy to have- - But i; 11 I -not 5 he D 8(1 ln r to I he i he P ,n drnj ' at de little lit the colt wt Luk A groped for recollection, and said, sorrel filly? I cant seem to remem ber that one at all whats her candle in his room and staring at the flickering light. s was like a last day. The last before school is out, or before 'stmas, or before his mother le back after a visit in the East, borrow was the day when, really, life would begin. He would get balls : whiz! said Gus. flicka! ;d .j "Tee Jf went upstairs, smiling back at over his shoulder, having a se-- t with her. He knew that she a h et been out with Gus, one the meadow, during the holiday. They were clear-som- e driftwood out of the Irri ditch, and they had seen standing in a gully on the t PLANTS VS MEAD ATTU I. : GRADE GVERNSET HEIFERS, under one year and yearlings past. Also sprmger heifers, ftpecnl price on four, IKED chandler, charii ON. IOWA. MATTU feats gsiii&ii FEATHERS WANTED FF.ATHFRS WANTFD, KFW OH OLD Ship or write to Sterling Feather Company, pop N. Breadway, bt. Louia, Missouri, MFnirUTFn AGATTU uM,soPdfo, BULDUU NEAR ISLANDS AMCHITH & nSfX (UJ , ar name? But Rob remembered. The smile faded from his face as he looked at Ken. "Rockets filly. Ken? Ken's face changed "Yes, sir. too. There was no mistaking his fathers displeasure. I was hoping youd make a wise choice. You know what I think of Rocket that whole line of horses'1 Ken looked down; the color ebbed Shes fast, Dad, from his cheeks. ' and Rockets fast of horses I've line worst "Its the one amongst 'got Theres never The mares sense. real wth them outstallions the and are hellions laws; theyre untamable. "Ill tame her. "Not I, nor any. Rob guffawed. to really one, has ever been able tame any one of them. Rennies chest heaved. "Better change your mind, Ken You want a horse thatll be a real OVERTON, HIGH iasxi i:M: i r i D ,rmrly1 Itehev, FAMILY USE diaper rash, boat rash. .Ji" ANDREANOF ISLANDS RAT ISLANDS 4 Sooth, itch of limpii rft8heswitb Mexsana, POWDER FOR (F Buy War Savings Bonds B J? The strategic position of Attu Island, In the Aleutians, where the navy landed strong forces to engage the island Japanese troops, is graphically shown ln this official V. S. navy map. Japanese troops occupied to variabout a year ago. In the upper left hand corner is s chart of the comparative distances from Attu ous points in the Pacific area. I SAID GOOD-BY- E TO CONSTIPATION Harsh, medicinal laxatives never only grljied nie-a- nd really stopiied my constipation. It always came back. Then I found out why. I Just wasnt taking on enough foods. 60 I started eatnig xeixogqs Assembly Line in Southwestern Pacific bulk-formi- and regularly h all-bra- youre the Boss on this you can ride Shorty." McLaughlin and Gus and Ken went out to bring the yearlings in. Howard stood at the County gate to drinking plenty of water. And I "Joined tha Regulars! Thats because kellocg's n gets at the cause of constipation like mine and corrects It by helping to form a soft, bulky mass ln the intestines. If your trouble is what mine was, why not try ItS KZtLOQas made by Kelloggs in Battle Creek and tastes swell. p all-bra- open and close it They found the yearlings easily. When they saw that they were being pursued, they took to their heels. Ken was entranced to watch Flicka the speed of her, the power, the wildness she led the band. He sat motionless, just watching and holding Shorty in when his father thundered past on Taggert and shouted, "Well, whats the matter? Why didnt you turn em? Ken woke up and galloped after Shorty brought in the whole band. The corral gates were closed, and an hour was spent shunting the po nies in and out and through the chutes until Flicka was left alone in the small round branding corral Gus mounted Shorty and drove the others away, through the gate, and up the Saddle Back. But Flicka did not intend to be left. She hurled herself against the poles which walled the corraL She tried to jump them. They were seven feet high. She caught her front feet over the top rung, clung, scrambled, while Kennie held his breath for fear the slender legs would be caught between the bars and snapped. Her hold broke, she over rolled, fell backwards, screamed, tore around the corraL One of the bars broke. She hurled herself again. Another went. She saw the opening, and as neatly as a dog crawls through a fence, inserted her head and forefeet, scram' bled through and fled away, bleeding in a dozen places. As Gus was coming back, just about to close the gate to the Coun ty Road, the sorrel whipped through it, sailed across the road and ditch with her inimitable floating leap, and went up the side of the Saddle Back like a jack rabbit From way up the mountain, Gus heard excited whinnies, as she joined the band he had just driven up, and the last he saw of them they were strung out along the crest running like deer. Yee whiz! said Gus, and stood motionless and staring until the ponies had disappeared over the ridge. Then he closed the gate, remounted Shorty, and rode back to the FARMS, NEVADA. GUERNSEY HEIFERS Well, round-u- Id,' Ihe OoUtanding Blado Value Temate Plants, 100 postpaid $1 00, ax l,5uo by express collect $5 00 Crvstal Omori seed pound postpaid 15.00 I AhE SKIN Sjrovcineng. v ,lUy tvi3T them. le that olstole; St MilTHSW ftovisfo Sfogf KENT BLADES ranch." sir. anything? RAZOR BLADES SOUND SS examination went on. "Did her a good workout? ?es, sir. Break VjJ'Vl J give Yes, - v!. hillside, quiet for once, and eyeing them cautiously. Ive named her, said Ken. "Her name is Flicka. andAthPv Shg0t 8 co,t said Gus; FUcka, said Nell cheerfully LW-3ecarefuUy UP the s a pretty name. draw gave a wild snort, ut McLaughlin thrust made no com6t Ut shook her head wickerii1 ment, and there was a then fled away. And as painful silence. they reached the spot, hey saw en felt he ought to look at his ?n i,r.6 there the wavering, pinkbut he lauiar, ish colt, barly able to keep its feet. thing was was afraid to. Everyagain, they aftfr6! 3 httle Squeak and started weren t friendschanged any more. He forced n Crked W0b- lmself to look up, met his fathers legs"1011161 angry eyas for a moment, then whh! Luh at de little quickly looked down again. fiicka! said Gus. Well," McLaughlin barked. "Its What does flicka your funeral or hers. Remember mean, Gus? one thing. Im not Swedish for little gurl, Ken going to be out He had seen the pocket on account of this every ; filly again late time you turn around you cost me in the fall. She was half pmk, half money yellow with streaked untidy lookii g Ken looked up, hair. She was awkward and wonderingly, and ungainly, with legs too long, haunches a shook his head. little too high. Times money, remember, said his father. "I had And then he had planned to give gone away to you a reasonable amount of help in school and hadn't seen her again until now she ran away from breaking and taming your colt. Just eyes-t- hey had looked like enough. But theres no such thing as enough with those horses. balls of fire this What morning. color were they? Banners were Gus appeared at the door and brown with flecks of gold, or gold said, Whats today, Boss? with flecks of brown Her McLaughlin shouted, Were speed and her delicate curving lines made him out on the range to bring ingoing the think of a greyhound he had seen yearlings. Saddle Taggert, Lady running once, but really she was and Shorty. more like just a little girl than anyGus disappeared, and McLaughthing the way her face looked, and lin pushed his chair back. "First the way her blonde hair blew a lit- thing to do is get her in. Do you tle girl know where the yearlings are? Ken blew out the light and got into They were on the far side of the bed, and before the smile had fadSaddle Back late yesterday aftered from his face, he was asleep noon the west end, down by Dales dont ride her again today, e Baldy if you want a horse. ding hi few bo DEPARTMENT s.' t , ! Then iOwcase gossip m. V, "be are ah; CLASSIFIED Area of U. S. 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Be- sworn in as s major by Nazi mass raids, yet held "Better pick a horse that you have also rocked under solid erick Schocnfeid, commanding offrom hewn workshops subterranean of some hope of riding one day. Id neath Malta a great system of the Philadelphia recruiting stations of thousands of workers who made British ficer have got rid of this whole line of rock were the battle Axis bombs district. them. above exploded stock if they werent so damned tools of war even as fast that Ive had the fool Idea that someday there might turn out one gentle one in the lot, and Id have a race horse. But theres never been one so far, and its not going to be Flicka. "Its not going to be Flicka," WV, chanted Howard. friend to you, dont you?" unwas be voice Kennies gentled, "Maybe she might said Ken; and although his lips steady. de"Well, youll never make a friend trembled, there was fanatical all the termination In his eye. of that filly. Last fall after JS- "Ken, said McLaughlin, "its up colts bad been weaned and separat Rocket to ed from their dams, she and you. If you say you want her, no fencell hold weU get her. But she wouldn't be k got back together-all out and scarred up the first of that line to die rather h em-s- hes 1 s tearing through than give in. Theyre beautiful and already from barbed wire after that wild mother theyre fast, but let me tell you this, loco!" of hers." young man, theyre his at hi? fathers under stubbornly looked flinched Ken Kennie glance. direct Pl"Change your mind? asked How. "If I go after her again. Ill not comes, understand ard briskly. give up whatever "No." what I mean by that? "Yes." "I dont remember seeing her this ie. "What do you say?" year," said Nell. home I drovx the over plate. "When Dashing Rob. "No." said "I want her." of months ago to used for lying grain. 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