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Show THE Thursday, May 19. 1932 TIMES-NEW- NEPHI. UTAH S. PAGE SEVEN PAPERS KNOWN AS X Y Z DISPATCHES P M 4 By WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE Copyright br William U&cLo4 Rain WNUImW CHAPTER Jornada 0 I la MuerU FROM the bench where Wilson had drawn Dp till horse be looked across tbe shimmering des- ert. Keyond the level waste were ed lomas in the draws of which patches of shadow rested, welcome to the spirit In a landscape so flooded with light Up one of these arroyos be would ride to tbe Frio IUver country where bis father, Peter McCann, was lord of the Middle Justice, tbe High and the Low. Tbe young man shifted bis seat so that one foot was lifted from the stirrup and the other supported part of bis weight. The dark brown face was hard, with lean Jaw set tight Nothing of the thoughts behind were mirrored In the Inscrutable gray eyes. Unmovlng, be sat for many minutes. The desert held for blm fas cination. It was tbe dominating Influence not only of his own life but of that of all living near. At times he hated everything It stood for drought, starvation, and bleaching bones, fierce struggle, temporary victory, certain and final defeat None the Iess.lt was a magnet to his What was the mystery thoughts. of Its enticement? low could be And the key to Its hidden meaning? Jornada de la Muerte had come down from early days as the name of the desert Those who lived on Its border rarely nsed the Spanish designation for it To call this sand stretch the Journey of Death would have been a concession to sentiment and dread that few cared to make. Painted desert was the word these grim taciturn men preferred. But the Spanish name was well chosen. For everything within reach 4 Its dry winds fought for exist- broomtail fell on me. Got scared at a diamond back. I est 'day eventn'. About two, I reckon. In Dry canyon. I seen a. buncb of wild hill cattle, an' was trailin' 'em when tbe bronc piled me." "Couldn't get on yore boss?" "It lit out for borne. I'd kinda liked to 'a' gone, too, but I didn't get to go. No, sir. I laid right there on them rocks three years till Miss Julia come along an' seen roe." "It must have been awfly hot," tbe girl said gently. "Tur'ble hot an' me dry as a cork lalg. I sure got good an' gaunted. That country np there. Is ce'talnly filled with absentees. My prospects looked bilious when Miss Julia drapped round this mo'nlng r an' said 'llowyd? to me. I ever spendin' a night an a day so dawggoned long." "No water bag, Jim? Wasn't that kinda careless?" McCann said. "All of that Wlls. An' that ain't, but half of It I'd run outa tbe makin's." " He was a garrulous old fellow and the reaction of relief from tbe long hours of helpless waiting hours during which be bad not known whether life or death was in store for blm loosened his tongue and lifted blm to a mood akin to gay- dlsre-membe- men, fifty-seve- side-winde- r, panic-stricke- Jlm-Dandy- ," hug-bac- -- one-roo- e gray-haire- d friend of you and yourn." Over the eyes.of young McCann a curious film of blankness passed. His face set to harsher lines. There was a slight narrowing of the lids. Of course. He might have known It Who else could she be except the daughter of tbe arcb enemy of bis bouse, that daughter who bad been away to school in Los Angeles half a dozen years? During that time he had not seen her. The last glimpse of her had been a characteristic one. Astride a bareback horse she bad flashed past him, a stringy thirteen year-ol- d girl, all long legs and flying black balr and big dark eyes. It was hard to believe that wild little hoyden had grown up Into a beauty. He remembered her a pert and saucy minx, brought up wholly among men except for an old Mexican cook. Even then there had been war between the McCanns and the Starks. His Instinct now was not to let her know Just yet who he was. He did not search for the reason of It The feeling was enough. It was clear she did not recognize him. Five yea re had transformed him from a gangling boy to a man. "Unless you want a rookns in tbe bouse, better not tell ber who I am, Jim," young McCann suggested. "She's a sure enough pepper box when she gets to going good." "Tha's right Yerby chuckled. 1 dunno as there's Wlls. any use startln' any thing. She'll find out soon envsgh. anyhow." The girl returned with a basin of water, a towel, and a piece of torn rag for a wash cloth. The protested. "Now, looky here, ma'am, I'm a heap obliged to you, but I can wash my own face an not trouble you. I been doing It a right smart time without a valley." "Off an on for a hundred an' how many years, Jim?" murmured the younger man. If you "Hmp! I'm want to know. An' I never was sick a day in my life. You young sprouts think " Jim became sputteringly inarticulate. "I like mature men myself," Miss Stark announced and sat down on the edge of the bed prepared for business. Before Yerby could master effective opposition a soapy rag was traveling "over his face. "Wash him good behind the ears, ma'am," advised McCann solicitously. 'You go to Yuma I" retorted the Indignant homesteader. His nurse took charge Imperiously. "Better go out and take the saddle off Mr. Yerby's horse. I put it In the corral." When saddle and McCann went bridle were off, the animal flung up its heels and went flying round the corral. Meanwhile Miss Julia Stark was asking ber host a question. "Who is he?" , "Fellow from over the Frio way. 1 get tbem young riders all mixed np," he answered evasively. "One of McCann's riders?" she asked quickly. "I don't remember him." "They're always drlftin' In an' out. Mostly their homes are under their hats." "Yes," she, agreed, not wholly satisfied with this explanation. She bad an impression that she bad seen blm before and ought to remember who he was. McCann appeared in the door way, expect i a ueuer go ior uoc Sanders now," he said to the girl. "Unless you'd rather ride home and have one of yore boys go for him. Maybe that would be better." But I wish you'd "No, I'll stay. stop at the Circle Cross and tell my father I won't be borne till late. He'll get to worrying. Tell blm not to send for me. I'll come back wltb the doctor." On the brown face of tbe young man was a faint sardonic grin. In not letting ber know who he was be had built a trap for himself. He reflected that he would be as welcome at the Circle Cross as a June bail i storm In a grain-raisincountry, j But he had to go through now or drag his tail. i "I'll stop on my way," be prom-- ; ised. old-tim- ence. The desert set the conditions for too, young McCann thought bitterly. To survive he must liave In him something of the tough skin the cholla, of the poison of tbe of the pouncing lust to kill of the wild cat. He must endure heat and thirst and hunger or must perish. Through the stillness of the drowsy land a shot rang out sharpMcCann listened, Intent and ly. crouched. In this wilderness the explosion might mean one of many things: a man in a bill pocket bis back to a rock wall, flinging defiance at a circle of enemies; a bullet hung from ambush and u sprawled figure huddled on the dry n sand; a pilgrim lost and ; or the mere wanton exuberance of a vaquero. A second and a third shot follower, at intervals, evenly spaced. It was a distress signal, a call for help. McCann drew bis revolver and fired Into the air to let the one In need know that help was on the way. Then, swiftly, but without panicky haste, he turned and rode along the bench. Presently another shot echoed down the ravine up which he was This was meant to direct jnovlng. him, McCann guessed and he fired once more for assurance to the one la distress. he urged, "Go to it, and put his horse at the steep Incline leaHlng up from the arroyo. A gentle slope led from the edge of the arroyo to the base, of a which rose knobblly like emaciated vertebrae of Mother Earth's fcDlne. The quick eye of the rider searched for and found a way up. From the summit McCann looked down on a small grassy park. This In was old Jim Derby's place. what seemed to this young fellow days he had settled here because of a spring that had not even in the most arid years dried entirely. Among tbe live oaks nestled a low adobe cabin.' In front of the hut a woman was standing. She bad in her bands a rifle. The rider looked across the little park and discovered that the woman was young, almost a girl, slender He wonand graceful of figure. dered who she could be. w"Jim Yerby's hurt," she said itlng for no introduction, "tie's Jroken his leg. Horse fell on him." V if While she elaborated the fact the Jtung man's train of thought still clung to her. What was she doing here? Where had she come from? How did It happen he did not know her. since residents were few In this "end of the country, and he was acquainted with them all? McCann followed her Into the shack, cabin. It was a e rectangular, with two small four-panA man lay on a windows. home-madbed In one corner of the He was a little wrinkled room. fellow in blue overalls, with small, quick, Tieady eyes. M'S matter, Jim?" the newcomer Julia Stark, daughter of old apart, but distance could not obMatt Stark, who's such a close literate the hatred of the owners. Miss "Jim Yerby's Hurt," She Said, Waiting for No Introduction. He had broken his leg of ety. course, but he had not come to the end of the passage. There would be plenty of time In the weeks when he was tied to a bed to "cuss" about tbe leg. Wilson McCann stepped outside the cabin, took some water from the olla, and washed bis hands. This done, he examined the broken leg and made preparations to set It temporarily until a doctor could be brought He found some boards from the top of an old box and whittled them down ' for splints while the girl was rummaging In Yerby's war bag for a clean cotton shirt This she tore into strips to serve as bandages. "Ready, Jim?" the young man asked. "Sure, Wlls. Right d d now." Terby endured without a groan a few minutes of Intense pain. He had the primal virtue of the frontier courage to endure quietly torture that would have set many a city man screaming. When the amateur surgeon had finished Yerby relaxed with a sigh. "I reckon the lid woulda come offn my private can of cuss words If you hadn't been here," he told the girl, grinning cheerfully. She had suffered with him during the ordeal, but the hands that bad helped McCann bad not trembled. "I know it hurt a lot," she replied. "Now I'm going to wash your face with cold water.. You'll feel better then." As soon as she had gone out of the cabin to get water from the olla the younger man fired a question at Yerby. "Who is she?" Into the black beady eyes of the a gleam of humor flickered. "Boy, ride yore own range. Ain't this young lady done saved me when I had a through ticket for Kingdom Come? You go read yore story books an' see how It always comes out after that." "Yon durned old alkali, come clean. Who Is she?" The slowly blew smoke rings toward the celling. "My, this 111 boy's a regular parrot Don't know but one sentence, looks like. Course 1 don't blame him none. She's ce'talnly a mighty easy young lady to look at But no use him lookin'. He's clear outa the runnln' before he ever starts." 'Why am I? She isn't married?" "Not fur's I know." "Or going to be?" Yerby looked at hlra reproach"Sure, she's going to be. fully. Ever know one like her that wasn't when she got good an' ready?" "You haven't told me yet who . old-tim- r she " Is." I"'""'" - 'HI I I I it hltuJA, I I J ! i The sun's rays streamed down the arroyo through which McCann and Doctor Sanders rode. By the time they came to a sight of the desert long shadows were stretching across from the lomas. McCann drew up. "I reckon here's where we part. Doc. See you later." Doctor Sanders, a small plump man In a land of lank giants, gave biro the valedictory of the plains. "So long." then deflected, to follow tils a trail leading to the right companion pushed Into a small gorge in front of him. X' yy p- -i ln flri-l- p They bad been close friends once, Peter McCunn and Matthew Stark. In their youth they bad side by side over chased Texas the salt grass bumps. Together they had followed tbe westward tide of migration to Arizona. In tbelr hours off duty they bad frolicked as side partners at tbe round up camps and at the small tendejons of the border towns. Their comradeship had been a byword In the country where tney were known. Into their lives a girl had come, Jessie FarwelL daughter of the cattleman for whom they both worked. They quarreled. Stark won Jessie for bis bride, Tbe years passed, and each left both men more prosperous, more powerful In tbe community. Their enmity was known of all men even before their political ambitions and their financial Interests collided. On opposing tickets they ran for sheriff and McCann was elected. Their wandering herds overlapped. Tbe punchers of each clashed over water holes, over calves wrongly branded by mistake. Charges of rustling rere bandied back and forth, at first out of animosity rather than any serious belief In their truth. Trouble followed. Then, dramatically, the curtain rolled up for a scene of grim tragedy. A Circle Cross rider was found lying face down at the bottom of a cut bank. He bad pershot from haps been ambush, but this was not sure. Who did It nobody knew, but at tbe Stark ranch suspicion flew straight to the Flying VY. This had been less than two weeks before the afternoon when Wilson McCann rode through Tincup Pass to carry word to Matthew Stark that his daughter would not be home till late. He was descending Into a valley. Before him were checkerboards of Irrigated grain and pasture meadow centering around tbe bouses of tbe ranch. Cattle were browsing the valley. Leisurely a rider was moving across the plain toward them. All was peaceful as old age. Directly In front of McCann's horse a spurt of sand flew. The crack of a rifle shot echoed back from the wails of the pass. Instantly McCann's brain registered Impressions and moved him to action. Some one had fired at him. The sand spurt told him the attacker was almost dead ahead. With only a revolver against a rifle Wilson McCann was as helpless at this range as a child with a popgun. He swung as on a peg and spurted for the shelter of a large boulder beside the trail. Before he reached cover a second explosion boomed. McCann dismounted and stood beside his horse. . The second shot made it plain that the first could have been no chance bullet For long minutes he waited, every nerve keyed to tension, eyes and ears alert for any sign of movement in the mesquite. The ambusher might be circling round to get at him from the rear. There might be two of them. The only course open to him was to let developments occur. Out of the painful silence came sounds the trapped man knew at once the thud of galloping hoofs, of a horse crashing through the brush. He stood a moment stomach muscles tight, to make sure the man screened In the chaparral was not charging him; then flung himself, foot not touching the stirrup, y into the saddle in a stride to swift pursuit In the gathering dusk they raced toward the ranch house. The ambusher had forgotten that he could use his rifle. He was in terror of the swift Nemesis riding him down. He shouted for help as his horse plunged into the open space In front Even as of the big adobe house. he threw himself from tbe saddle, men appeared out of the gloom to Join him one, two, three of them. The third came out of the open hallway of the house to the porch. He was an elderly man, big and and still strong, rangy, with hard eyes In a harsh leathery face. This was Matthew Stark. "What's the rumpus?" he asked In a heavy voice. Then, with a flirt of a brown hand toward the farther rider. "Who Is this fellow?" The pursued man was on the porch, near the entrance to the The rifle was clutched "gallery." tightly In both hands. He was breathing heavily. The puncher from the Flying VY y. moved forward from behind "Meet Mr. Wilson McCann," he said hardily, and there was a Jeer brush-splitter- s Jim-Dand- y and-lifte- Jlm-Dand- bow-legg- Jlm-Dand- in his voice. those present knew hlra, but the darkness, screened by his horse, they had not recognized him. His announcement made a little ominous stir. Competent hands moved quietly to be ready for an envcr- All In When You In 1707 strained relations existed between tbe United States and the young French repuUllc. The United States, desiring to repair the friendship between the two countries which had been of such Importance during the American Revolution, sent three commissioners to France U effect an The government of understanding. France the Directory was pressed for funds, and the commissioners were given to understand that the United States could have the friendship of France only upon terms which amounted to an International bribe; that otherwise war might be expected as the result of affronts the French felt they had received at the hands of the United States. The American commissioners sent back to their government a series of dispatches describing their reception and the French proposals. President Adams, after seeing these dispatches, sent word to congress that no agreement with France was In sight, and that no terms "compatible with the safety, the honor, or the essential Interests of the nation" could be obtained. Copies of the dispatches were forwarded to congress at its request In the copies, the letters X, Y and Z were diplomatically substituted for the names of three French agents who had presented the offensive proposals. Hence the papers were called the X Y Z correspondence. The revelations contained In the dispatches caused a great sensation, ana preparations were begun for war with France. Some conflict, Indeed, did break out upon the sea. Later, however, a satisfactory relationship was established between the two countries. Too Young Mrs. Blank, who has been married nearly three years and out of college more than twice that number, went to the front door of her home one day recently In response to a knock. She was confronted by a little boy. probably twelve years old, selling Sunday school calendars. He eyed her keenly for a moment, sizing ber up from her golf oxfords to her straight bob, and Inquired: "Is your mother home?" "No," came the answer. "Is your father home?" "No." "Well," the youngster said after a pause. "All right, then." Mrs. Blank, be decided, was too much of a child to transact business with him I "Americanisms' Modern English differs considerably from the English of the Eighteenth century. 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