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Show niE LEIII SUN. LEIU, UTAH ji & : aaw Car f "MMM"l"''"r"j wilii' iv in "'iM By WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE Copyright b7 William UacUoa Relna - ' " i rp -. f -3- of impotent anger ni. words were 1't and challenge her, l i,. her early I . hU out to it pelted like I in this hate- i lawless elemei I dormant? went the lttDQ- S of the three riders rzi. tn an arroyo. PeJ. .,nt0fl him out I W!ce she called to her Union's smile was mock-Lt mock-Lt him for you." Be- oold itop him there came i throat tne !COwpuncher."TI ylylppy . . ctHlert a I wasen seuao v L premonition or impeuu-k impeuu-k Bat It was too late L now. Already the three Cre ihowlng darkly In sll-fpinst sll-fpinst the sky line. She M dread beside this enemy jufy while the men rode lea. fis Itr Jasper Stark de- I lled her name to him. She jb BJ to his companions, I Doc Sanders." He was I the lead and It was not i palled op his horse that fed oatn announced recog-f recog-f McCann. fcj Julia explained. "Doe krs had to stay all night i Terby. He asked Mr. Mc- fsee me home." f when has Wils McCann 'fc friend, Jule?" her broth- ded harshly. p friend of mine. I didn't ik be was till be told me arks know me well enough 1st me, bat not well enough ihe time of day," McCann Jsntingly. "An' that's about 3m I want to know most of BEGINNING THE STORY Drawn by ths desert signal of dUtresi. Wilson McCann. young Arizona ranchman, finds an old friend, Jim Terby with a brllll leg. Julia Stark, daughter of Matthew stark, InveteTaU .nem, of the McCanns, signaled and !a rendering first aid. Taking- a not. from Julia to her father, Wilson Is fired on but Is unhurt" Puriu! Ingr his assailant to the Stark ranch, McCann finds he la Jasner Julia's brother. Stark, Br, expresses disbelief of Wilson's account of the shootlnar. On the way from Yerby's place to her home with McCann, Julia learns his Identity and dismisses him In sneer the old feud rankling. ' had Inherited It a few years before from a stiff-necked uncle who had brought sheep In regardless of opposition op-position from the cattle Interests. It had been an Ill-starred venture, followed by quarrels, warnings, raids, and bloodshed. Old Andy Gilford died while the trouble was at its height and the hostility had been passed on to his nieces. But it took the form of sullen aloofness rather than active warfare. The neighborhood did not like sheep, was disturbed at the presence of these hoofed locusts" eating up the range, yet could not bring itself to the point of driving out three defenseless de-fenseless women. When their uncle died Ann Glf- ford had been twenty-two, Nora past nineteen, and Ethel sixteen. Far from friends, on the edge of the desert, the life of the girls was a to the Texans. fas t big rangy fellow with sirance ana manner of a He looked dangerous, but inch so as the man on his Jlere was a deadly quaint quai-nt the stillness of Stone. chill light-blue eyes were Itii life, McCann knew bis Id and one long steady ex-)f ex-)f looks told him this small jeian would live up to It ita't shoot at him from the I Jas, did yon?" his sister $-.- ... Inmnin'tojou about It, has srlej stark. "Well, there's it I shot to warn him I he's been bellyachin' ever ! It wag something like Nrt replied quickly. f laughed softly and de- I - tolng amusing yonf Gitner i know, heavy lower Jaw JOTard aggressively, fan met him eye to eye. gainst laughing, Mr. Git- how yon laugh an' 3 get to. Gitner to show f where" I JjPte quietly, each I tori l spaced evenly. "If Pronto." Hiseyes wire ""Mat menB J, moved her horse a JKlshe was between steady 'Z"Ky was .L:MV,w-Kon. he fJlr nxions.1 5r,nep- til J. iXZ"- and flip: Intent to irr? Sthedark- M ,?. and his horse. SO hnm. ratter ttow," she I showed ? htt t 5o7 ComPanions, one set-: set-: m 7 eom not C. ?t.wer night t 4 ""SHI SB TpTft Jnue tells th gen !-fit en all th " for the our Terby ; AM the Resentment at Life' Injustice Marred Her Dark Good Looks. lonely one. The ranchmen of the district looked upon them with ill- concealed resentment Their wives and daughters paid no friendly vis-Its. But in a man's country these three attractive girls were a magnet mag-net not to be resisted. A few cow-punchers cow-punchers met them and broke down the barrier. Rumors began to fly, as they must when presentable young women are visited only by men. At last the wagging tongue of gossip found something tangible to whisper. Ann and Nora Gifford had taken the train for Los Angeles, while the younger of the three was attending school at Tucson. Some months later the older sister returned re-turned alone, hard-eyed, close-mouthed. close-mouthed. No letters from Nora ever came to the ranch, it was observed ob-served at the post office. Where was she? What had become of her? During Ann's absence a band of sheep bad been harried and driven over a cliff by night riders. Ann's lips shut tighter, the lines about them grew harder. Since her return she and Ethel lived alone. McCann lifted his hat "Howdy, Miss Gifford. What's the good wordr he asked. Ann Gifford was thin, brown, dry as a chip. Her eyes blazed a burn ing bitterness. Resentment at life's Injustice marred ber dark good looks. "What can I do for you." she said bluntly. "For met Nothing, ma'am," he replied, disconcerted. "I reckoned there might be somethln' I could do for you. When there's no men folks on a place a husky willing tad comes in handy sometimes. If you need me" "We don't" "Now. or any time, why" "Not now or any time," she snapped. McCann was embarrassed but persistent He bad met the Gifford girls only two or three times, and then casually. But be bad thought a good deal about the bard lines Into which their lives bad fallen. Td be pleased to help any way I could." "Well not trouble you, thanks." Her refusal of bis offer had the crack of a whiplash. This was definite enough. McCann searched for some meaningless phrase to soften what she bad said. "Well, it's an open offer, ma'am, ni be movln' on now.' Jim Yerby's done broke his leg an' I'm kinda lookin' after him." His glance picked up the figure of a young girl in the doorway, a soft round little person with dimpled dim-pled cheeks in and out of which the pink could pour at the least excuse. The mouth was childishly sweet the hair abundant and fluffy. Men Instinctively grew tender and protective when they looked at shy-eyed shy-eyed Ethel Gifford. Again McCann bowed, this time to the girl In the doorway. Ann faced him, Inflexibly hostile. She did not speak. "Well, so long." Jlm-Dandy felt the rein on his neck and turned toward the tralL From the ridge above McCann looked down on the low buildings of the sheep ranch. Ethel was still standing where he had last seen her. She seemed to him a lonely and pathetic figure robbed of the Joys of youth. Terby was Inclined to be querulous. queru-lous. "Doc's been worryln' for fear you wouldn't come, boy. What's been keepln' you?" "Had to fix a fence. Pedro bring my roll an some grub last night?" "Sure did. Well, son, now you're here make yorese'f to home." Wilson turned Jim-Dandy into the corraL He saddled Doctor Sanders' horse and brought it to the door. "Yore boss Is served, Doc," McCann Mc-Cann called in. "Course I don't aim to drag you away from any ham-mered-down U'l runt you may have for a patient Take yore time. He can't more'n talk an arm off you." The old-timer snorted. "Ever see the beat of them kids, Doc? They don't know sic' 'era, an' they don't want to learn from them that does know." Doctor Sanders laughed. He knew Yerby enjoyed rough repartee. "You act like a pair of kids, if you ask me. Don't forget to give Jim one of these powders every four hours, Wils." He added his "So long" and bustled out to the horse Before he left McCann offered a suggestion. He did not quite know the spring of the impulse that im pelled it "Wisht you wouldn't say anything about that gunplay at Tin-cup Tin-cup pass, Doc. No use startin' trouble before It has to come." Sanders assented. McCann's eyes followed him as he dipped into the arroyo that would bring him to the mesa upon which was the sheep ranch. The young man smiled ruefully. He was thinking about the Gifford sisters. It seemed to him that their lives were Involved In tragedy. Why should they be pariahs, outcasts from the society of those living near? What had they done to deserve de-serve It? That they ran sheep was an unfortunate Incident and had nothing to do with what they were. No wonder Ann had become embittered embit-tered at the destiny that pressed upon them. Nora had vanished, the bloom brushed from her life, If the dark rumors be heard were true. But his thoughts dwelt on Ethel, so unfit to cope with the harshness of this dry and cruel land. CHAPTER 111 Wils McCann Uses His Quirt ON THE porch in front of Bas-ford's Bas-ford's emporium, which was also the post office, Mesa and the adjoining country met to discuss the news and formulate views. Today conversation was engrossing engross-ing but guarded. For the feud be tween the Starks and the McCanns bad broken out again. During the night a cabin far from the main ranch house of the Flying VI bad been raided and burned by armed horsemen. Two punchers had been sleeping there, and in trying to escape es-cape through the window one had been wounded. He bad slipped away into the chaparral and bidden. After daybreak bis companion bad brought help from the Flying VY and carried him to the ranch, Peter McCann, two of his sons, and his foreman, 'Wes Tapscott were In town. They came In force. th. Btnrv ran. to find out what the sheriff Intended to do about It Cnrt Qulnn, to two safe friends confidentially summed up public opinion. "Old man McCann ato t -pectin Bank to do anything. I don t reckon Hank got elected sheriff to Djck a row with the Starts. He won't look oncet at the Circle Cross ranch, an' I dont blame him. Nor old Pete won't blame bim either. He come to the law to make the proper SSt but he'd be plumb disappointed disappoint-ed It interfered In his own little private feud. The McCanns wiJJ play out the hand their own selves. The town looked with respect and .we upon the four lean brown men K Amounted at the sheriff-, of fice. All of them carried rifle. well as side arms. Peter, hard- eyed and imperious, a fighter from nis youth, asked no odds of an man. if be was a leader it by chance, but by reason of th dominant force In him. Hawk-nosed ana sham-browed. th chief nf tha McCanns bore In his face the look of heady and ungovernable temper. One glance at the three was enough to show from whom his llthn ni keen-eyed sons had Inherited. " "Chips Of the Old block. VVIla nn' Lyn are about as touch Dronosi. tlons to bump into as a fellow's li able to meet" Simp Shell commented comment-ed as he watched the feur riders leave the sheriff's office. He was a middle-aged man with no business except everybody's business. "Ex cept the old man. He's got a leetle the edge of the boys yet When he gets on the hook I ce'talnly want to oe lookin' for a tree to climb." "How about exceDtln Matt Stark an' them Texans, Stone an' Gitner?" Basford murmured significantly. "They's no Dilerlms." admitted Simp. The quartette of riders swrma from the saddles and grounded the reins. Peter McCann nodded sirlra- ly to those on the porch and walked into the store. Tapscott followed him. The others stayed to exchange a word with Oninn and Shell. Lyn sat on bis heels and from his hip pocket drew; the "makings." There was nothing to show he was not at perfect ease with the world-except world-except the long rifle he had just propped against the wait Be was a good-looking lad, Just turned twenty, twen-ty, slender and graceful as one of Praxiteles' models. The talk drifted. Then from out of the store came Peter McCann with a square of wrapping paper, a ham mer, and some tacks. To the wall he nailed the coarse paper. Those on the porch watched him silently and read the notice roughly print ed there. $1000 REWARD : For Information Identifying All or any of the Night Riders who Shot Joe Walters at the Cass Cabin Will be paid by - PETER McCANN This called for comment After a long moment of waiting Qulnn spoke. "How is Joe?" "He'll make It Doc says." "Good. He's one tough customer Joe is. I kinda figured he'd fool 'em. Nell was allowin' to ride over to day an' see If they was anything she could do." "Not a thing, Curt But tell her much obliged." That was all. McCann's spurs jingled down the steps. His sons and bis foreman followed. They swung into their saddles and rode away. "Short an' sudden," commented Simp. "The old man don't orate much, but bis actions talk mighty loud. I notice be ain't offerin' no reward for the arrest an' conviction of them night riders. Not none. He alms to do all the arrestln that's needed an' be don't reckon any con vlctln' will be required." Quinn nodded. He was of the same opinion. McCann would go his own way, regardless of the law If anyone nrotested be could point out bow be had first appealed to it for protection. But there would be a grim Ironic light In bis eyes when he mentioned the fact The McCanns had not been out of Mesa ten minutes when another erouo of horsemen were seen ap proaching by the Tlncup Pass road In a cloud of dust They drew op In front of the Gilt Edge saloon. Jasper Stark straddled Into the gambling bouse, his brother Phil and Carl Gitner at bis heels. Stone stood on the porch and looked round leisnrelv hi his cool measured way before he passed through the door Into the Gilt Edge. Killer he might he. bnt be was an Individual first He did not follow at any man's beck. f!nmp an' wash the dust outa yore throat Dave," Invited Jasper, tn no subdued voice. "It's on me to- rtnw Ret vore boots." Stone's cold blue eyes looked at Jasper with no warmth In them. As .. hnv the Texan bad ridden with Mosby In bis border raids. There were rumors that at one ume ne hurt heen one of Quantrell s gueru las. The bahlt or nis me was io nnort with danger. It seemed to Mm i-hiid'a olay and worse, an In- iitinn of arrant weakness, to wear such a manner of exuberant triumph o. iner stark displayed, wnat h.i he done but drive two fright ened cowpuncbers Into the chapar--mi wntinft One. and fire an empty cabin? If the faction with which be niiied called this a victory there would surely be trouble ahead. The McCanns were ngniers. I wouldn't choose to drtjk," he said. -nifferent here." retorted Jasper. -Set 'em np. Hani The Ud's off to day." (to bm cosTisaro.i 1 tor . (TbtM prim 4 mol htduit mwy fmermtt hmubt mhoul by tbt htdtral to) Full Oreftiz-4.40-Xl Fall Ovt!te-4SOlf rod '149 '03 ,JJ Etch Chevrol,- CS Input iIapmiri Sir Pet tingle tire mif Vtf tingle tire Full Ovemz-4.50-Z0 Full Orenlie-47S-X9 Chevrolet "jEj Etch Plymouth fcsM Been . . 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