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Show CARMEN. "RANCHO "~~ THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT, imaled for the horses. ing back, the quartette found qieros riding in circles over ene of the fight of the day be They had counted, when Bowined them, the bodies of elevad Indians, but there was no Don Francisco. Once more fo pick up the trail. He himyas riding slowly ahead, alone mder a driving rain, across a of loose rock and shale when ve was drawn from the trail by bject lying near to a clump of ied trees. talk faster: where is this place?"" he asked curtly. He reined toward it, It might the But Indian. mee body of a dead U be er look brought a shock; min-sodden body it was of Don Fran- gga The lad was Is the med in it and slung across the of a horse, and with every ution against ambush the sosemen , dead made mm country their and way the back ranch. At 7 i tak the news; he himself did i tel equal to it. , : sinsistence Pedro rode ahead With id wails greeted the little cavalas it approached the rancho. ats and children made no efAt the fo restrain their grief. thhouse door Don Ramon, stern v! , to measure, those who , more gathered ind him to recite the prayers 0 f nigh t whole the Indeed dead. M their voices raised to heaven lercession for a dear one. Hour hour groups of the household, M master and mistress to the Pest of the servants, relieved one iher in vigil beside the rude bier. ext day, lying before the mission while Padre Martinez and itisean assistant intoned hi th s e vicSof Requiem, the youthful ed in his repose almost t oO words of consolation to thos e still mourned him with unceassobs. seen never had Bowie Such a Catholic funeral. Th e reverMi ritual, the marked sup- of the hands ® the uplifted at the altar, joined by those led at times rail- altar the at tdhim beyond any spectacle he fver witnessed. He spoke slowly. "what shall we do?" asked upting him. Ramon, interr "J know of but one thing,'"' ee led the vane hand arranged Bae bas matanzas, the Maged tallow. Sale of the hides and - from encourOn they will be bolder, ory - * * | "Bl by this partial vict sai # His Doane, ‘‘will Texan t voice t ersuade our Fd to S oieeae as you have, . fj torniano?"' ive me tonight to 1 Ramon," PMorrow I said will Mt, I thank you. ter breakfast think B it ove ad e decide. at - In Don| speech con and manner from San Miguel; Sebastian Pache- Alviso from Vicenti. co and Francisco Soto, The sun was hot. fat, sugwho was pugnacious but shade of the the gested moving to suggesportico ~ Bowie vetoed the Ignacio tion. "Let us keep away from the suggested. he ears," servants' to be "These Indians are not all a be a smart hombre." The conference moved, as a com-| | promise, to the shade of a spread- vy last. from ‘Vaquero the doorway. mission!'' he exclaimed. followe dj Bowie, with Don The , closely by Dona Maria and Carmen mesThe . portico hastened to the his and bareheaded was senger any and Don Ramon sat.¢"Jf ou $s Ramon," and restive. want to go ahead: Don 4, come | horse foam flecked Martinez Tancho office. | He spoke ing fast. "Padre had been sumat the evening the out- night for the s tronghold of Canyon. law Indians in Santa Maria of men for It was only a han dful were twentyan invasion, but they le of givins eight men, each capab lf, himse an account of © ~ home are two hundred from the cave." feet an umn a chance to close up; and occasional cautious ‘‘Hist!"' checked while Sanchez felt the movement He out the rocks for further ascent. trail along which a ng was followi the loweach man was cautioned in of the est whisper to hug the face ng- mounti were they precipice plunged where a misstep would have the into feet of hundreds a man canyon below. At long last the s truggling ranchbeen men of eros, who, had they not under the. spirit, would have sunk and dangerexhaustion of their long the darkin led ous climb, were in the sheer ness to a rock chimney the Within face of the precipice. stand in a walls of this they could group. feet from "We are two hundred Bowie to those the cave,"' whispered nearest The him. splashing of a canyon made small waterfall in the in whispers; it possible to speak sly relayed to the news was cautiou the whole company. at your car"Take a last look Have your knives bines and rifles. rushed The trail . if we're .jits here. Sanchez wants six vol- r unteers to follow him up anothe He will post them hundred feet. can phigh above the cave where they boulgre down at the raiders or roll wants to hfully, "you truto heads-wh he i on " their sot But, ders heise ns that "rould know Sar tids' sNeh Soaeibia ne v.ere's | these six." ty-eight and twen icel the iadi of atpl man ctie y eatl Ever taai «yaa en. Like epee quiquerse. were chne ends: chosen for Sees, "aie aie wit led a the their guide seach wal craw ta with Even ae aaah coat ears, awaiting with the main of Sanchez, could body the return volunteers after hear nothing of the feet. they had gone fifty Sanchez on his "Now," whispered quiet. Keep kept have return, ‘"‘you single Try not to start a quieter. your feet, for it chip of rock under down the canwill rattle all the way - They are in the cave yon wall Get on your now. that much I know time for the hands and knees this " got them. last climb. I think we've (TO BE CONTINUED) Tie ae 1000 ime ROOMS TC « 1000 ete Meld BATHS eee Cie Ulta eee le) LOTR * eh) overiooking UNION SQUARE Refuge in Foe When fails our dearest friend, there may be refuge with our direst foe. Protected by a Yee amt s used only by Kellogg's MADE BY KELLOGG'S IN BATTLE Copr. CREEK 1940 by Kellogg Company . made. o e each os THEY'RE. ALWAYS Frenchmen and a_ whopping six in that comes stick of chocolate govern French The sizes. three ment would like to leave Vichy and the watch that is the official time piece of 11 railroads and move back to Paris and the soup that comes in I don't 11 flavors at 10 cents a can. know what will come of it all on account of I use a dollar watch and do not care for soup except vegetable, disinfect once A rug sometimes becomes badly creased. To remedy this, turn it upside down and wet the crease with a moistened broom, until the rug is quite wet; stretch the rug tight and let it remain over night after fastening it with tacks which do not rust. * There is not much new from Africa. Mussolini has took Fruity Bars, Blue Owl and Fair Humor by direct assault, but the British are holding onto the Smoothier and Glossier Hair Area, and Berlin is remaining aloof. I don't know whether it is aloof of white or rye. The thing to watch is whether the British lose the Pure and Delicious Suez canal, which is rich in those qualities what gives you energy and ambition and a clear complexion, on sale at all leading drug stores, but pretty vulnerable from the air. 8 to Dogs having access to the house should be kept thoroughly clean and free from fleas. Serious damage may be done if fleas enter rugs or upholstered furniture. yoR, ow drains You wrote me that your radio has been on the bum and would I tell you what has been going on, so I am glad to give you my impression. Last night I hear that the Greek dictator, some fellow named Bounds, has had a conference with three Turkish leaders rich in proteins, headed by Meatena, over the sinking of a couple of Greek ships named Vim and Vigor. It looks like Greece may be taken over and divided between the Tastee Gum Drop alliance and the Open a Checking Account With Us for Any Sum From a Dollar Up bunch. 2 If we don't surprise Yosco, | pandy Every don who up. moned was on hand rendezvous. handbeen had numbers Their by rancheros somely supplemented twenty-eight th e | from the south-in all, that the mission from rode men were still tone deliberate, almost cold, but his intent. carried conviction of deadly Pedro, short. cut Again he was t oO hat in hand, had run hurriedly q night." morning next Bowie, ‘I'm inclin } ay here wi th you If they discover you prise them. first every man you take along will Do you want to take that be killed. chance?" start we must And not? "Why assent. Sanchez nodded tonight."' before "We must get to the cave nodded Indian The daybreak." for a you need shall "We again. guide." be could A small cloud of dust . ‘"Those seen on the northern horizon ‘"They are rancheros,"' said Bowie. will be here soon." twos in up rode The rancheros Felipe and Jose Martiand threes. Bernal Antonio Pinole; nez from sco Soto from Santa Teresa, Franci Arguello Pedro Molino; El from 2 I thought it was a fight between philosophies and systems, but what I mean is that you could never prove it to me by what comes out of my radio set. I have spent the whole of 1940 listening to the radio war news, and as the situation now stands the Nazis are better off in coconut-covered confectionery and part-Havana-leaf stogies, while the democracies are ahead in point on scalp oils, stop watches and the breakfast food that has four vitamins, from what I can grasp. When or But the only chance would be to sur- he other s I don't seem to make much out Petain, of the situation in France. the marshal with that rich, creamy quality, has named a court to try blood was | keen That night the Spanish his murderer." a ye narrow oak. Two hou rs went to im-| of the details group "And I don't ng onof the "that is to go after pressi attack. plan the e; , that's what we used Bowi ed tinu way Any them. to ride into this without | ne anyo want | n Plai on the Staked l to do down him of the danger," sat troublesome. | warning too got they when broke up. "It| | Bowie as the meeting me, for this in e angl There's another my of coun will sitIf us try. dash into ene some led h the| of| isour a attack fails This in Yosc theo deat Ramon. Don that resulted and if anyone wishes 401 raid r I call it, for | come back, rde -mu sco nci Don Fra e qill be no hatd'| he was| drop out now ther at eight o'clock | the boy was killed after We meet . ings feel I'd| d. frien He was my ion." wounded. fire to punish | at the miss travel from here to hell- ae T neee on Don Ram said ever te"' than : OWie, ane was my righ ' "My nephew . less help ; Without him, I am h defensei without him, well-nig he opening he will surprise us: that Indian must) a lesson." ment of the great domain. Ricardo," & chance. The going grew rougher than that of the sierra they had crossed. Bowie halted at times to give the col- yon wall. wide?"' ‘"‘Wide, senor." ‘"‘We will try for the cave, Pedro."' "But, senor!" "We will Bowie shook his head. '"' start tonight. What say, Sanchez? He The Mariposa did not speak. Don . thinking looked at the ground, wait, Carmen Maria, Dona Ramon, ed in suspense. ""Sanchez,'"' asked Bowie casually, "are you afraid?" into The taunt stung the Indian fears words, "For himself, Sanchez his Amstolen has Yosco . nothing spoke Sanchez Sometime," elita. will slowly on, ‘‘sometime Sanchez kill him."' "You speak like a man, Sanchez. the But help us now to get back Can horses and the mission women. you take us to the cave?" "I paused. the Mariposa Again senor. can take you to the cave, they ke a successful raid need | trusted. Set ecider tk the next. They the (the rancho talked with man@ about taking over the Indians by the rancho Within a short time become so €Sroutine had already ce of Bowie tablished that the p resen derable a part of t he consi seemd ed Mariblood fulla , Pedro domain. took to Bo wie from Indian, posa one Simmie told him of the start. in company with brush fairly stiff e had taken h the Texan and how W hen baptized stock of his bearing In the estis. arrow of by a cloud one characterismation of an Indian s-steadiother all tic ranks above Every day Pedro ness under fire. In dian vaquero, Panand his fellow va ley and foothills cho, rode the Bowie, who gradof Guadalupe with tco its better manageually applied e and practice of ment the experienc a Texas cattleman. d came to the wor One morning India ns had raided rancho that the horses hundred Two on. the missi and an d fifteen women were missing was storeroom e The taken. girls ed. robbed and empti what do you think "Senor Bowie, Ramon asked the Don of this raid?'' fast. Texan at preak is another of this s ‘Pedro think these Pedro knows Yosco's jobs. well. But etty Indians pr mountain time every : certain thing there's one at night the spent Fs Doane and sat late with Bowie ', alupe Again the masJon Ramon. marauding received Perhaps that was why conscious. his wont. he talked more than was of choosHe was likewise conscious in the new ing his words carefully ing ears at tongue because of listen table. the lower end of the nat nearly more ess terrible, nd, in some ing was ie, in spite of himself, was a bit self- Monterey, and under his skilltds the features of Don Franas he lay in the candlelight coffin he and Bowof their training and traditions. Dr. Doane in his rough face almost as black a thunder cloud. the family with the perfect courtesy the two women in tears. They messed their sobs as best they iwhile Don Francisco was awkily but tenderly carried in by all Texan and laid on the young isown bed and in his darkened night a as household, Mt and bitter, stood with Dona 4, who was supported by Car- un Ramon summoned senor. sinks and week. Well, I have been following the war almost a year now by listening to radio broadcasts, and all I can make out is that it is a gigantic struggle between the breakfast food, nickel cigar, hair tonic, railroad watch, ice cream, salad oil, savings bank and soap interests. "This cave-it opens out on a Ccan- saddle blanket was stretched on ground. closest "In a canyon of the Santa Maria River, high up in a cave-"' "I know that Pedro interrupted. It opens on a Canbig cave, senor. high. The feet hundred five yon wall a cave is halfway up, reached by You see, ledge not three feet wide. while attack to chance no there is You must wait." Yosco hides there. "again, hesitated, then sprang his horse. moments, RADIO a plan Weakness of Force Diverted Mind Who overcomes by force hath The mind ought sometimes to be} but half his foe.-Milovercome | the return diverted, that it may ton. better to thinking.-Phaedrus. HELP TO HEALTH! Nation e Personally, I think the situation is very confused and that no good will come of it for us, no matter what we smoke or eat, but I think stop stalling and should congress pass a conscription law which has I also at least Vitamin C in it. fullfavor letting England have 50 ol case a and rs destroye flavored a Meatena in return for Bermuda, s Whoziss' year's supply on ior. Tooth Powder and any good peach- More Needs Vitamins erate MaNhal-ikeley says OC Pecwe lyoko ra ay rela Agriculture i nut ice cream. 7 : oH ; Yours, Luke. e - * Lei TOOT! TOOT! ("Railroads to Sell Tickets on Installment Plan.''-Headline). Oh, give a thought to Wilbur Gaines He travels on the choo-choo trains; He travels far to see sights new- And does it on an I. O. U. A i He grabs a train to Buffalo the about thought a Without dough; Yan Pen or Frisco to He goes And does it on the credit plan. eS TOT Cit few BY eo good a a ordered the party up the can- j "A WAR a oatmeal ine te ee aaa el . | with that we must depend on Sanchez to take us to the canyon?"' explained Bowie. ‘If we fail to find the Indians in the cave our work is lost because we can't follow them into the mountains with a skeleton company. We are taking the chance of finding them. I think, a good chance. Sanchez, we are ready to start when you give word."' THE Ed.- is ind its R VilI-Continued Ss: ms a bootless search with no of the Indians. Daylight was gvanced by the time the four myered the canyon and Pedro HAP 0 ™ d up I suppose, the big star shows in the east we start,'' said the Indian in a very low voice. ‘‘And when the column moves, not a word is to be spoken by anyone,"' added Bowie to the company. ‘‘Not a whisper nor a cough nor a laugh nor a sneeze. This is no holiday ride-some of us may not come You are going against a chief unobtrusive vaquero had stood at back. with the reputation of being the Pedro's elbow, listening to every wiliest of the mountain outlaws. Sanword. chez says we need every precau"This is Sanchez, my right-hand tion. Are you all in moccasins? If trailer,"" answered Pedro. ‘‘He is not, provide yourselves here. Look frantic. Among the girls Yosco has to your rifles, carbines, knives and stolen is his sweetheart, Amelita."' your ammunition. If there is a fight ‘‘He knows the mountains?'' asked there will be no time to correct our Bowie. mistakes. Yosco will do that for He is "Born and lived there. a=" down here only two years." At midnight the ghostlike column "And Yosco has stolen his girl?" had penetrated the higher mounmused Pedro. tains. Sanchez halted the party in a "They were to be married soon." small grassy glade. Here they dis"You should have some idea of mounted. Three men, Don Ramon where this Yosco hides,'"' said Bowand two vaqueros, were detailed to ie, eying Sanchez closely. ‘‘He is no guard the horses-above the glade doubt the same wretch that killed the trail could be followed only on Don Francisco. We must get him. foot. The advance was begun single Where does Yosco hide?" file, and like a writhing black ser"‘Senor,"? muttered the stolid Marpent the column of armed men iposa, ‘"‘he has three places."' wound its way, at times faintly vis‘"‘Which is the closest?" ible in the light of the stars, and at "If he is in the closest he cannot times disappearing into the eclipse You must wait till he be taken. of a mountain shoulder. Not a word goes farther up in the mountains." was spoken-the Texan knew the ‘‘Tell me, Bowie was impatient. tricks of Indians and left nothing to face almost as black as a thundercloud. "Why, Carmen," protested her mother, ‘‘don't you like it?'' ‘Like it?'"? exclaimed the impetuous girl. ‘‘An Americano to come to Guadalupe? Could not Father have picked anybody but an Americano to take poor Francisco's place?"' But Carmen was at least mistress of her feelings and she kept them to herself. At dinner that night there was present a new member of the cs, Lt ve looked Dear a It e Secs f : ing Carmen all understand, at least an hour before cooking. Services. Electric com Westinghouse The a mepany is exhibiting ‘"‘Sparky," up and begs sits which chanical dog And there at the odor of an all-hot. probably will be some man mean mechanica a it feed to enough frankfurter and roll. + s ay A big laugh comes in a Broadw the comusical when Jack Haley, haunt a in scene a median, during see any ed barn, is advised, "If you Alex thing suspicious, just call ‘Oh, ‘Don' t replies, Haley And ander!' come wait for the Alexander; just in on the Oh!' " delicious oranges Note the benefits of too few say: Fully half our families get Government nutritionists joy the best of health! 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"You Potatoes that are to be French fried should stand in cold water WNU At Don Ramon's suggestion Bowie was made captain of the company. and it was agreed to obey his orders. 4 ) IX £ ? = message. important an deliver jeides to have a look at the wild ornia. Bowie disappears ams eight years later and makes Iewaintance of a friendly Spanish at the Rancho Guadalupe. He is Td by the Igvely Carmen, daughDon Ramon, the rancho's owner. life in a saves Don Ramon's ight with a huge grizzly bear. to the francisco, youthful heir s acres, is captured in a battle jdian raiders. Bowie sets out to tis friends. CHAPTER siti. and Simmie, an Indian scout, of Indians who have CarThe three the two little girls. attack the war party of fifty-odd ; The gir Is are saved. The group its way out of the hills and meets t "aught Monica, the children's iy, girls are left with Monica and » ajy Padre at a mission, and the eed to Monterey. Here Bowie "es his business for Gen. Sam of Texas, who has commissioned ) Sy LPhillips Service Rn ee nn Tae ar Ben friends, his WNU SSR ioo redo, wealthy, Spanish owner "ern California rancho, refusesa gveral warnings of a raid by qutlaws, Sierra Indians. One day finally decided to seek the of the nearby mission for his ‘amily, the Indians strike. Don ed and his two young «are torn from the arms of the maid, Monica, and _ are @hful » to the hills. Padre Passsjonary friend of the family, the ruins of the ranch and He story of the raid from Monica. and difficult trip across to "Fas and mountains from Texas ,, youthful Henry Bowie, a Tex- Teniurer, with © Frank H. Spearman Don Ramon's face lighted. The has sent me. The Indians were details were worked out. T led by Yosco. He has carried away scouts, Pardaloe and suliaieesieats twenty-five girls and women and offered, and later accepted, work three hundred horses. Padre Maras vaqueros. But with the undertinez begs you will send help today. standing that when the wanderlust He fears they will be back tonight seized them they were free to head to carry off more of the women."' for the mountains, where, in fact Don Ramon raised his hand. ‘‘Tell they had spent most of their time Padre Martinez we will send help." in California. The horseman, touching his foreAfter the difficulties had been head, whirled away. A clatter of ironed out Don Ramon ordered hoofs and a trail of dust marked horses. Bowie was introduced to his way across the valley to the Pedro and his vaqueros as major- southern ranchos. The group on the domo. Taking Pedro, Pancho, Parporch watched him. daloe and the Creek with them, Don Don Ramon looked to Bowie. ‘‘We Ramon and Bowie spent hours ridmust act,'"' he said. ‘‘The mission ing over the valley and through the must be protected." hills granted by the king of Spain to ‘What about their soldiers?" dehis favored retainer, Don Ramon manded Bowie of Pedro. ‘‘Hasn't Estrada, grandfather to the present this worthless government enough Don Ramon. regard for the property to supply Dona Maria had been told of the guards for it?'' He did not wait for new arrangement. She was so an answer. ‘‘Pedro,'"' he said sharppleased that she hastened to Carly, ‘‘fetch Pardaloe and Simmie... men to tell her of the coming of Who is this?" he asked. A second -_ M H. SPEARMAN AROUND THE HOUSE ce By FRANK SYNOPSIS UTAH UP C7 > MOAB, |