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Show ike Dad First American Ambulance Train in France iwn dren le (MW if seat es der iod 3y Is lured to Arizona Mary Sutherland the advertisements of the Wagon heel dude ranch, operated by Ma and is met at the station pa Burdan. She who tells her the ranch t,y Len Henley, who takes her to is out of business and he rides the bronc, Mad phoenix. Here wins three thou-Jjn- d Batter, in a rodeo and or Mary from his dad, who had Ham has bought the pet against Len. Burdan notes from the bank and feels Wheel Is now his, but Mary ghat Wagon She has bought an equity in it. Ma and Pa Burdan, takes np on Later Bie ranch, and fights rustlers. the Wade brothers, cattle rustlers, sell on promise of (heir land to Ham and right nd scr;-yo- u ell as ft fcwiS? 'R6EH 'WH ' see in ft e straif . yet be; backs;.' i lines an and ft, 'or wir compleitj for air cifcj andsb-ing- . Patters:' 'ams ir. or r ma beside the an fought Injuns with the men folks. Martinez is not here, Pedro," they heard her say. He remained behind on a little matter of business, Pedro replied with a smirk. In ridding ones self of rats. Dona Maria, the wise man destroys the nest. Martinez is a good powder-maand I detached him to blow up the ranch-housand barns Ah, there goes the pumping plant, as a detonation on the river bank a couple of hundred below them on the California yards side are released. put bells in their ears. Martinez leaving the country, is not coming with us. Dona Maria. You forget he is the truck CHAPTER XVIII driver. He awaits you down on the river road to load horse and two horsemen galloped his in the truck andyour j Suddenly drive it back down the fenced road that ran to the ranch. through the center of the Wall If thats what youve been up to, panch; as they emerged on the river Mary laughed, Id better get back goad, they separated, one taking a home as quickly as possible. Pedro, Stand on the river road west of its a devil! youre and road the with ranch junction Pedro bowed low in his saddle. the other to the east of it. The I am complimented, Dona Maria, at other and each looked Henleys but then, what would you? Am I without a word being spoken leaped not a graduate of Don Hamilton their horses up the low bank off and into the bush on Henleys school? If Don Hamilton the sand-ba- r should learn that I had let this rethe banks of the Colorado where they ceiver of stolen goods escape withcould see without being seen. They out a severe lesson he would be out of scabbards the rifles got their ashamed of me. nd dismounted. I seem to be destined to like The cattle appeared in sight, hurried down the fenced road by four Don Hamilton whether I desire to riders who shouted and flailed the or not. He brands one with his perstragglers with quirts. The herd sonality as one brands a calf. So does Don Leonardo, was trotting as the head of it Pedro emerged on the river road; the rid- declared loyally. ers waiting on each side of the Im afraid he does. Well, Pedro, exit shouted and closed in, the leadgood luck to you and the boys on ing steer slid down the low bank, your way home. You should meet and into the riv- the across a sand-ba- r pack outfit with food and bed- er, and the herd followed, willy-nillas is the way with cattle. Across the three hundred yards of muddy river a voice reached the They follow the leader, Henleys. Pedro, and hes swimming downstream with the current Ill head liim you cant cross through the fierd to this side to do it hope this ox-tea- ly He i PETER B.KYNE 5: 'd rooj, 2 WW and!,' Pattens1 both PEARS New York irn 233, n d 269. ' ipion 'his U to Vie!: Italy fr- n ... e men Breezy Wade horse doesnt flunk it. rorld, sThe rider west of the herd leaped ate mar: his horse down the bank to the sandnumer;: and with a shout of encouragereliefs s bar him into the river . . . 'ian star; ment sent he was swimming and e struct suddenly beaded to cut off the leading steer. e block, i Len said to his father, Well, r n whos looney now? 3 and y; I You are, you bonehead. You let 6 years her get away from you. i 911. I You argued me out of my natural desire. n Youd ought to have knowed to listen to a man in his iecond childhood. Man, look at them attle swim an .snort An look at tat dude woman! She realizes her i eight forward is bearin her horses lead under . . . Shes gettin out the saddle an back o the cantle . his heads cornin up now an : ies swimmin freer Oh, God, his son groaned, if he should slide off him those steers nil swim her down and under! A pistol cracked and flashed and hey saw a little water spout rise a eest 18-s- is bet-tha- oot :eer. y. ... i jSown-strea- UCH ty." rue words, Dona Marla. And besides, Pedro, Im not a dude woman any more. Im a cow joman and Im like the Henleys. fTiat I have I hold if I can. How-'e- r, Id have felt safer with Pablito me; for a moment I could uve hated Don Leonardo for reusing to sell him to me. drew one of the beautiful Pedro had taken from the 6 dy of Randall IL Wall, flipped out the empty cartridge cases, reloaded the weapon and put It back in the d uster. A forty-fiv- e bullet makes quite a splash If you ricochet It ung the surface," she mused aloud. "That steer was my J'rse so X had to head him by throw-- g water in his eyes." She patted horses neck. In the days 'en this fellow was keeping bad mpany he must have had swim-f- t uig lessons, Pedro. He never hes- tcd. Are all the men over? Slie counted them. Ham Henley I 0i'dgi'd his son. Leader," he whis-9ted, realizes her responsibility s the boss. Oh, man, shes glori-he- s a throw-bacto that that hiked to Califor 1 k killed "That was a good clue, Don Leonardo agreed. You told me of that letter addressed to Wall at Earp, California. Thats why were here." Dona Maria made inquiry at the post-offic- in e Earp" The Henleys and as she had exchange glances taken the precaution to bring a saddled horse along in a trailer, she rode up to the Wall feeding lots to investigate, taking a roundabout course to avoid being seen. She supposed men came to feed the cattle night and morning and that there would be no one there at noon. So she arrived at noon and there was nobody to interrupt her as she count, ed one hundred and thirty-fiv- e Wagon Wheel feeders in one corral. Do you mean to tell me, Pedro, that she had the gall to leave them feeders there until Wall had fattened them, before stealing them back? Don Leonardo demanded. They are fed three months. We figured her cattle had arrived there about May fifteenth. I wish I had a little cookin whisky, Don Hamilton complained. Im sorter faint to think a dude womans trickier than I be. Of course, Don Leonardo, Pedro went on, "when the sherifl comes again to set a guard on the evidence he will discover it has disappeared. So will Dona Maria! Sc she will send her attorney to request that the case be dismissed for lack of evidence. She can afford to do that, for have the culprits not been tried, convicted and punished in the court of her Honor, Judge Sutherland? 1 said Don Hamilton, Len, wont be needed on this drive now, so I guess Ill go back to Eagle Landing an go home in the truck. I got to brew some bitter medicine for them Wade boys. A cowpuncher rode in to the Wagon Wheel and sought audience with Im Tom LunMary Sutherland. dy, he introduced himself, "an 1 ride for the Tomahawk ranch. The Henleys caught some rustlers driv-i- - from the nose of the leading He turned obliquely at once md other waterspouts followed him mtil he was headed straight for the Arizona shore, and on the downstream flank of the herd Mary Suthrs & erlands horse swam easily while she ,ictnf yell; Shouted to the swimming steers that ed ot oe followed the leader. bo Her horse found footing and she julled him up and got back into the ns, fou Saddle. Fifty feet away Len Henley and his father crouched in the fnesquite and watched her as she at her horse and gazed at her cattle straggling up out of the river to the sand-bar- . Behind them Pedro came and pulled in beside her. I Dona Maria, he said complain-biglyou should not have ridden the flank of the swimming herd . . . something might have happened. Suppose they had stampeded in the vater and swam you down. Never before have I swum cattle I frightened for you. I Yes, I thought of that, but there aj no time to waste. Unless we tut them headed for this sand-ba- r nd the mouth of the Williams we have had to swim them miles f'ight kAPH to a good crossing and gUCKU f1""8 I frowned many of them. And then f ed have been caught and arrested ud Id have more horrible publici- her catPe back. To her this wai much fun! Well, why not? Shi planned it. She goes now to changi her wet clothing in the trailer housi and return to the Wagon Wheel. How did she get on to this Wai outfit? How come she knew her cat tie had been stolen? I had sent two good men out ot the Wagon Wheel range to kill the wild burros that infest it. Then must be nearly a thousand of there eatir.g grass they do not pay for. One if these men came in just before I started the round-u- p over west, to report that strangers were rounding up Dona Marias yearlings in advance of us so Dona Maria undertook to investigate, since I was too busy witn the round-up- . We had one clew a letter I found on the body of Randall H. Wall, whom Iler horse found footing and she pulled him up and got back into the saddle. about noon. Those rolls mules and pack saddles you captured from thi' Wades are proving your worth as a mule thief. She waved her hand to her riders, confor gregated in a bunch and waiting Adios, mucha-choPedros orders. up-riv- s. They were all Mexicans, although sons of Arizona, and they gave her back the old sweet answer to fareGo well: Vaya usted con Dios you with God, and Mary put her horse into the river, lifted herself back of the cantle again and swam him back to the California shore. The Henleys watched her climb out and jog away down the road toward crew Earp; the Wagon Wheel watched her, too . . . Len Henley shouted to Pedro: HamHola, Pedro, we arrive, Don the and pair ilton and myself," to the jumped their horses down sand-ba- r beside him. Pedro lifted One plans his sombrero politely. wita secret, lawless act and lo, nesses are not wanting. What do with your you here, Don Hamilton, son? job ourBeen on a thievin and Hamilton replied, Don selves, plan-ni- n was Len an Me told the tale. liton goin over an raisin' a Wall parthat with hell tle particular else had ty until we seen somebody beaten our time, Pedro, your Wagon our Wheel cattle are mixed with d were now; W critters Flyin so supback, for the drive an your pose we throw in with you I got together. the job boys an do rolls an our own grub an beddin the enemy's pack mules. Don We, too. are on an is because, that but Hamilton, one has to adventure of this sort, said Pedro. men, his pick short-hande- short-hande- Where's your salty toss hcadin for now?" Dun Hamilton queried. with 'We came e ver tn s truck followed Maria Dona and our horses trailer in her car. towing the so kind as to was Leonardo Don We parked down the road give me. Maria slepl late last night and Dona but joined in the trader house, neln for breakfast and to h-- a bunch o. Flyin W steers toward the Colorado River an captured the rustlers an the steers. They met up with Pedro Orti2 drivin back some steers recovered from the same thievin syndicate, so they threw in together an theyre cornin up the Santa Maria, on account they got to trail them cattle where they wont scatter lookin fo water. I understand, Lundy. Mr. Len Henley ordered me ta ride on ahead an ask your permiS' sion to hold the Flyin W cattle in your field until he can send trucks to take em back to the Flyin W. When will the drive arrive? Late tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow morning when you re turn to the drive, please inform Mr, Henley that it will not be necessary to remove the Flying W cattle in trucks, because I have bought the Flying W from his father and will merge it with the Wagon Wheel.' Mary Sutherland was thinking, a a she lounged in a long chair in the colonnade, that she had done a hard task quickly and all because she had had the money to hire a maximum of labor and equipment. The old unsightly ranch buildings had disappeared, likewise Pa Burdana pathetic, frost ruined grapefruit grove and on its site, two hundred yards from the dude house, new buildings, architecturally pleas ing, had replaced them. The new bunkhouse, kitchen and mess hall were of adobe cool in summer and warm in winter; she had every piece of necessary equipment and a place for it and everything in its place. .She had the Wagon Wheel organized; she had labored and enjoyed it and now, in the evening ol day, she watched her first labor-frethe sun slide down over the low blue hills to the west while she waited for Len Henley and Pedro and hii riders to come down out of the fenced field on the home ranch the thousand acres field she had not seeded to grass because she had tc have a field tn which to hold bet cattle and feed them while gradually shipping them to market ir hirer! trucks and trailers. She was quite cool and collected at the prospect of seeing Don Leonardo again, for she was convinced she had gotten him out of her mind and she waited now. with a certair grim pleasure, to greet him as I friend ami not ns a former sweetheart She would prove to him that she could take it. e ITO BE CONTINUED) : :Ttt iS Washington, D C. OIL ACCORD This column. It should be noted in idvance, is likely to be dull. But if you are interested In keeping your ion or husband out of another war, - should be important. The United States and Great Brit-i- n are just concluding the first igreement aimed to remove the danger of war an agreement on ell. Oil is one of the most ticklish subjects in the world. Oil is what makes a nation's battleships move, runs the automobiles, sends the planes into the air in fact, spells the difference between a nation of Itrength or a nation which must bow to the whims of others. The present oil agreement seeks to settle the battle for oil; eliminate one Important cause of war. The last war was scarcely over when Great Britain began maneuvering to corner the oil supplies of the world. British leaders were quite trank about it. United States Protests. Finding itself in this position, the United States government jumped Into the battle for oil with vigor. The secretary of state, Charles Evans Hughes, wrote a series of blunt, bare-facenotes to the British, wanting to know why they barred American oil companies from Palestine, since Palestine was not British but merely mandated to the British by the League. Meanwhile, the British, though barring the U. S. from their areas of interest, quietly invaded ours. They turned up with concessions in Colombia, not far from the Panama Canal. Even in Panama proper, a g British company staked out a huge and suspicious claim in an area where no gold was known to . exist. History Begins to Repeat. In World War II, history at first began to repeat. The five senators who toured the world war fronts came back with th$ story of how the U.S.A. was rapidly depleting her oil reserves while the British were hoarding theirs. They told how the British were trying to keep us from further developing oil resources in Arabia; how the British had a refinery on the Gulf of Persia, 50 per cent idle, while we shipped oil clear across the Atlantic to British armies in the Near East. Yes, it looked as if history woult repeat. On last April 29, however, representatives of the British and American governments negotiated an informal understanding limed to eliminate the oil battles of the future. It was an exagreement. cellent, And during the last two weeks in Washington, Lord Beaverbrook and his associates have been negotiating with Secretaries Ickes and Hull to make this Informal oil agreement formal and binding. This time, the British have been far more cooperative and than in 1919 - with one possible exception. After U. S. British experts laid their excellent April 29 ground work, Lord Beaverbrook kicked over the traces at some' things, and he seems to be keeping a more watchful eye on the interests of the empire than on a fair future peace. For instance, he has been insisting that Britain have the right to ban the sale of U. S. oil in England, despite the fact that British Shell sells in this country. However; the basic agreement is truly encouraging when it comes to future peace. Provisions of Agreement. It provides, first: That petroleum shall be available in international trade to the nationals of sU peace-lovin- g countries in adequate volume, at fair prices and on an equitable basis. and This means that, if the U.S.A. runs out of oil or vice versa, it is up to Britain to help supply us unless, for example, one or the other attempts to conquer Ethiopia as Mussolini did, and the world countries attempt to cut off their oil as the League tried to do to Italy but, because of pressure from the big companies, could not Sr - V' J U. r V- - & v 'i' it t X -' : r fi - t - -- 7 e NV ,T J'' I N. " r v eco-aom- ic Transferring patients from ambulances to the first hospital trains to be operated in France by the American army. The train runs from Lison to Cherbourg and is made up of box cars left behind by the Germans. Insert shows closeup of wounded being loaded on train. Fhoto by telephoto. The box 'cars were completely overhauled to provide all equipment necessary to handle the wounded while they were being transferred to base hospital at Cherbourg. During the last war the U. S. army operated several base hospitals in France. Three Generations and a Family d gold-minin- yn,fikujijrtyu I' Not all of the refugees have left France. This grandmother, mother and children took to the woods as war rolled their way. They had been without food for days when found by American troops. r L ' 1 - Vj 1 r- - .ibwtf ..I j: i tJ v- I ? - Among the thousands of refugees who landed at Hoboken, N. J., to spend the wars duration in a camp In the U. S. was the family of Jacob Dresdner, shown after coming ashore. The family Is composed of Jacob and his wife and their nine children, from Hungary. With the rest of the lucky thousand permitted entry nnder the Presidents plan, they will be kept in Fort Ontario, near Oswego, N, Y., until the end of the war at which time they will be returned to their own countries. Insert shows how many of the refugees when forced to flee their homes tried to carry a few valuables with them. jT Yanks Pass Throiijrli Periers j. f ft. v -- Vv ,& U , v' y v f f 1 ' The Anxious Scat v' ; ' w r - .. - ' V MX.? At Nv V J Cautious Mr. Turk If you want on why the Turks the real finally broke with Germany, it was because Hitler had moved troops out of Bulgaria just opposite Turkey. A. ter that, the Turks weren't afraid of being attacked. . . . With Sweden and Switzerland both closed to Hitler (or escape, his few remaining navens are Japan which won't lust It has long -- and Argentina. lot g been rumored that the Nazi ! top men were building up cash in Argentina. C, "... c Ufc'O ' s I ,ilo7' LT-Jd- I , f f ; I I' V. . nI Mi V, t ft ' i A v J ' , ' Yank column passes through the French town of Periers on their drive toward Paris and Berlin. The American tanks are shown as they pass through the ruins of this old French city, which was added to the list of captured towns. As was true in other French cities, the GIs were received with open arms by the citizens of Teriers. Sub Blasted by Depth Charges Seated on the radiator of a jeep, anlper In civilias clothes Is being driven to Americas headquarters after his capture neat St. Savcur Lendclin. He looks a trifle worried and well be might. this German Young U-Bo- V' j v- . N ' '' di iJ I f T , I A k ' ' , -- I .I J. i i i ' 4 Mj , ' v Chid at : 7 : - i f , ' - , .'1 V " r 'At' ' & 'f Y i, - MERRY-GO-ROl'N- ' i do. The agreement also gives equal deopportunity for acquisition, velopment, etc., in areas under concession. This eliminates cutthroat rivalry f?r new fields. Each nation Is to respect the valid concessions of the other and its citizens. Finally, and very important, "exploration, development, operation of refineries and distribution shall not be hampered by restrictions imposed by eithe'- government or its nation-- ' als, jf -;. , far-sight- peace-machiner- y A Ft- - t y ur y Mis, . ''A l . ' s low-dow- n ... r-- s t. J Panicky Nazis pour out of the conning tower to the deck of a submarine blasted to the surface by depth charges planted by V. S. coast guard and navy destroyer escorts somewhere in the Atlantic. A few minutes later the crippled plunged lo the bottom of the sea. Twelve Nazis were picked up and became prisoners of war. at A commander of a was captured after his Nazi ship was runk by destroyer escort in the Atlantic. IIo was a former Californian. |