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Show path today. Havent you heard about Buck Hart? Heard of it at Evans store. Some of toe boys crowded me a little bit." My advice is for you to light out. The editor shook his composing-at the cattleman. Damn Before the boys talk thi over too much. I expect thats good" medicine, Terry admitted. Ill be going presently. What do you know about this Hart killing? Is there any evidence about who did it? Assassin unknown." Garvey stopped talking, in headlines and a banged table excitedly with his fist. Goddlemighty, man! Don't worry about who killed Hart, but Shaves and Shines Given to Invasion Yanks MEXSANA SOOTHING MfcOlCAlf 0 nv : ' v-- '. ' - n -- is stick quick. no, t0; CHAPTER I I drew up at the edge ,L Terry and looked down on Mesa Ttop ealc It was an ugly little but ever and sun-drie- remember, it bad Here he had come t s father in a buckboard. a his imall boy- and exchanged from ,i ;or striped stick candy of Clint Ev- on the counter e'he could ft., town. - store. had been good days, those he had been ee ones before to make of by the urge more than a thirty--r-a-mon- th It had cowpuncher. , gay world. Money had burnt in his pocket, and he had Half ftel friends by the score. Iren years had made a change, a hired hand ad developed from who iorseback, one of a hundred J River country, to a the community. A he soiled man, hard and steely, of assurance lack no with ted out for him-l- f path he had picked his popularity had vanished bis friends had dropped away, for suc- fas the price he paid the Buck weight in of . img man in shiny leather met and passed him without her of recognition in the blue grown suddenly bard and cold, fas BiU Herriott, joint owner ranch ,is father of a small he Diamond Reverse B. Terry Known him ever since they had os A dozen had stood together, a gangling boys, in the stag j their first roundup. 4 they t of Terry. Maybe you could put a name to him. Calhouns patience was thm. It was known that he wearing let go of his temper only rarely, but when he did someone was likely to get hurt Better go home and think that over Hart," he advised very quietYou're not quite yourself toly. day. Ill not hold you accountable for what you say. The storekeeper spoke up. Thats right, Lee. Youve had a heavy blow. We all sympathize with you. Don t make a mistake before you have thought this over. Hart waved him aside. Youre not in this, Evans. Keep out of it. Im telling Mr. Terry that the man or the men who killed my brother have got to reckon with me. And Im telling you, the ranch superintendent replied curtly, that youre making a fool of yourself, for all I know of your brothers death is what youve told me yourselves. Jack Turley spoke, for the first He was a big man with a long reach of limb. The nose in his leathery brown face had been broken by a pitching horse. The killer left a note pinned on Bucks coat, he said evenly. It claimed he was killed because he time. d well-muscl- was a rustler. That proves nothing, Calhoun said quickly. "Except that the guilty man was trying to cover his tracks and put it on someone else. We think different, Roan Alford contradicted, anger riding his voice. dances, a? road ran into the courthouse sad-ah- d trail; Terry swung from the hitched at a rack in front t Evans store. men in dusty boots and wide hats were lounging in the en- Their talk died of the store. With tifi 1 lltthe aPProachdrewof Terry. aside to let Jd care, they ass. Not so long ago Roan ni would have greeted him With lifa st welcome. Jack Turley was corner in the country. ;?sns waited on Terry. The store- per was a tall, lean man with - whiskers and a lip that gave him a precise, lost sanctimonious appearance. h?d the same dry, ageless look d brought with him from years earlier, nodded greeting. How are country of clean-shave- a asked for a case of cartridges Winchester. oard box and supplies. m the shadowed Evans got the put it with the darkness back big drum stove a coIc as a w'nd blowing e Oust voice over a .ci ?r, Ghng hunting again, Terry? out the significant, query. A;ain? he asked, stressing the ahoun picked ri in the Hm laules. Si; P yes, w thats what I said. was both mockery and de-- f Jeff Brands jeering voice, w t tell us they didnt let you in .te killing of Buck Hart? V1 rj looked at the man with hard ?ness. is Buck Hart dead? )uknow damn well hes dead. I'ke care, Brand, the ranch Ner warned. Nd laughed hardily. Reckless Sleamed in his eyes. Youre big moguls now, aren't ! - . ,, ey rackinu I wouldnt murder Buck yore say-swould they? ' oo killed him? ? I m not giving you infor-'n- v Not none. You dont need ur friends the cattle Hod ; way," big him, because he was in do you know? Were there witnesses?. Brand' voice was a rustle of arcasm. Not likely. Theirwork as raw as that But toey d;d t JW ISHtli f hired deputy." rry f answer rang out sharp and I dont believe it Buck irwate enemies. He was a man made them." art.0Wlcgged forward from c ure be had , private man broke In YU done said u. Terry, "nf might have Plugged h in 6 But he got his it s from 1 above. 'a shot c cn,Uk,hed r. , i.W?ed a from behind, flection making statement, from the crush. " 0n' the heat of anger hlm- - ' nemies Maybe youve by one of mentioned, t Ijf ' V tr - v y?,! L N '11 f' j '.Vs I i I: i I g f, ir'-'i-l v P il S r j . t V passed the time of day. No tracks left by the murderer, you say? Not far as I know. Wheres your I V I Youve heard no talk no names J i ... 1 vX i 4 ti Light Truck Passenger Cor If Light Tractor Power Plant If : .v.. S : i ' I 1 BiiiYilirnitiif t iti lVilft S 1,, Because few Chinese have any hair on their faces until they reach an advanced age, the shaving engaged In by American soldiers seems to be a most unusual operation. Here, Corp. Harvey II, Powell, a horse-showith a veterinary company In China, but a barber on the side, exercises his tonsorial art on Pvt. Stanley C. Phillips of Dayton, Ohio, to the amusement of Chinese soldiers. Pfc. James P. Roylc, Boston, Mass., wants to look neat during the invasion, so Italian youngster shines up his shoes. Italian youngsters soon found that they could earn good money with a shoe shining kit in almost any camp. nvriV-.i- safe wnf 'iY jfr iffnY- TjnYfUfiili'iini A Dab a Day keeps er P.O: away! American Troops Continue Advances Into France (Unfrarm Pinplration little editor. A smile broke the hard lines of Terrys face and for the moment showed it warm and friendly. Ill take yejur advice, oldtimer. Im on It was an ngly little place, bleak and sundried. "The big cattlemen are enough to let us know Buck was rubbed out as a warning to the rest d of us. When Calhoun spoke there was a slurring drawl in his speech. Through the slow drag of the words Come clean, a challenge lifted. Roan, and say yore piece. Are you meanin that I had anything to do with this? Time stood still while Alford made up his mind. Im not claiming that, Alford said at last, the sulky words coming thickly. He had been a friend of Calhoun Terrys father in pioneer days. Perhaps he remembered that he during the long moment before But I say your friends were spoke. in it, by God. They No, Terry disagreed. wouldnt do that If they wanted to would hang get rid of a rustler they him openly. Lee Hart lifted a hand with a vio' lent gesture. Meanin that Buck was a rustler? he exploded. no "Meaning what I said and Dont put words in my more. Calmouth. Lee. I never was in it. Youre barking up the houn said. to kill wrong tree. If I ever want face. to face so him a man Ill tell conHe turned, with arrogant Evans for with settled and tempt, the supplies he had bought. and He pushed between Alford store. of the out walked Turley and a man strong They watched him go, of himself to sure too and virile, that one look back and make certain would not of those he had infuriated shoot him in the back. CHAPTER II in the Terry put his purchaseno haste showed He saddlebags. himself in no hint that he considered he finished had When he S5 back .. DEODORflnT CRERm .Isnt stiff or stlckyl Soft it Sprsads liks fact cream. ia actually soothing I Use right after shaving will not irritate. has light, pleasant scentNo sickly small to cling to fingers or clothing, will not spoil delicate fabrics. Yet testa In the tropics made by nurses prove that Yodora protects under try. bg conditions. In tubes or Ion, IOc, 25c, 60s. .,; m?. ' V 'v t' ft t, , r r- v s : 'a.:.. 'MM r. J ffc x -- McKnsson ft Bobbing Inc. Bridgeport, Conn, ' i 1 - $?- j 1 v .' n.y. M. .. 4 " ? I ,. ' VS' I N ". ' laifafnilitfXOfillrr Ai. on Uit w- -r Relieved In 5 minutes or double money back Wha mcni atam&rh arid eansci painful, tuffocat toe eaa, aour stomach and heartburn, doctora uwuallf rmiieinea known for praaenba tha faateut-aetina thoan tn vmptomaticriif--nd)rm0aiika rahlets. No laxativa. bHna comfort In a or don Ida vour monny back oa rsturu of bottia ptTf to aa. IU at all druggiaLa. SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER ot All They're Fit for Is Hanging If Hero of Children Normally thor oro 20 per cent mor lira failures dur. ing tha summer months than others. Tests have shown that at a temperature of 90 degrees tires wear out twice as fast as at 60 do. grees and that at 100 ds greet they wear out five times as fast as at 40 A 'f' '4, ft ujav i Jfj' V if jT' a degrees. jf , Even with production restored at Far East j pmmmn. i i - ,n AS. :.vr. I"-- ! ; - iV.-v- 'i ... 1 i . Jij? I AJt M f) ? 'S' AS . J BEGoodrich xJhMMtd, American soldiers examine pictures of high ranking Nazis discovered in a French hotel, formerly occupied by German officers. In nearly all former German officers' quarters captured by the Allies, large collections of photographs were found. In removing their' personal effects they made no attempt to save photographs of Nazi leaders. French youngsters throng ahou Lieut. Gen. Omar Bradley, com mander of U. S. forces in norlheri France, as he tours Kt. Brice. An; American soldier is a subject foi hero worship with these children, i general is something special.'' Takes Small Army Japanese Prisoners of Chinese -- &$ being rubber plantations and eur synthetic plants working at peak, authorities believe there will be a tight rubber situation for soma time following the end of the war. tf ' conflict between them and the cattle kings who had up to this time of possessed toe land. As ft result this, rustling greatly increased. It ? 4 was easy for a small outfit on the its to one increase edge of a big of toe holdings by branding calves Year by year toe concern. large V antagonism increased until it grew were ranches The great bitter. very doomed, the managers saw, unless of their they could stop the stealing i, stock and hold sufficient range to Vt herds. feed the Calhoun Terry was particularly f behated by the smaller ranchmen I ' ' cause he had been one himself. That a a lad ridden was after he had for the Bottleneck Ranch. From his father he had inherited a place in bit i:r-ya bend of the Buck River that of mouthful out a took great and i in of the Diamond the natural range he Reverse B. For several years stock-mahad been a leader of toe little in side the thorn an irritant A man of vision, of toe great ranch. Hie picture of defeat, these Japanese soldiers who surrendered to the he saw that the two properties ought At a board of diChinese rather than be killed, are being led down to the Salween river, to be combined. southwest China, to be ferried back to headquarters for questioning. rectors meeting of the Diamond B he proposed to sell his place. They are only a small part of the prisoners who have been taken during Hie present Burma road campaign, which attests to i'.s success. (TO HE COSriM LD) now TO KNOW ASPIRIN Just be nr to attic for St. Joseph Aspirin. Theres none faster, Done ftmnger. Why pay more? Worlds largest seller at 10, Ltomand St. Joseph Aspirin. YNU W 36 44 .. . . W ' J May Warn of Disordered Kidney Action with Its hurry amt worry. I wi proper eating and ef axpowuro and infe?-tto- a throws hrary stroie on lh work et th kidneys. Thry am apt to become aad fail te Altr exca and aad ether impurities (ren the Meed. Yeti nay suffer awing backarhe, headache, dlar-m'- , guUinf up niKhta, le awrllinR rnnntunily tirnd, aerveus, all worn eut. Other siko e( kulnpy er bladder diaorder are aome tinea harniag, scawty or too (reeueot srmatlea. Try Joan's Mis Doan's help the body Mdaey to pan off harmful wante. They bve hud more than half reeom-naede- d Are ol approval. puhile eeaUiry by grateful aaera everywhere. Ah pour neighbor! Motfora lff ' hahita, lfTjiar driakiBf it rink ''d - Re-ver- Acid Indigestion 1 This railroad bridge, east of Toulon, was demolished by the retreating nuns as Allied forces continued to push steadily inland on the southern coast of France. The Nazis left little in the way of railroad tracks or bridges or highway for the advancing Allied armies. Engineer units were soon able, however, to repair or rebuild bridges and roads so that operations were not materially slowed down. The Yanks march past an eight-fosteel and concrete wail that runs the length of a beach in southern France. ... sauntered down the street, courthouse He passed through the side of Ilie the opposite to grounds into the office of square and walked Nobody toe Logan County Gazette. he found but office, front was in the setting the editor. Horace Garvey, back the in editorial up an over his peered at him w editor spectacles. The a face like parch with up little man mYtou must be crazy. This town is snorted my way now. The cowman waved a hand in farewell and walked out of the building. As he crossed the courthouse grounds he passed the county judge just mounting toe steps. They bowed to each other, stiffly, without speaking. Judge Curtis had been elected by the votes of the small settlers. The allies of Terry called him a rustlers judge. They meant that no cow thief could be convicted in his court. That the old days of the free open range were passing forever Terry knew. For a decade and a half the cattleman had been king. His stock had ranged toe plains unhampered and had multiplied exceedingly. The big ranches had paid good dividends to the stockholders in Edinburgh, London, or Boston. Then evil days had fallen on the industry. The cattle boom had collapsed. There were several reasons for this. One of them was bad management. Those in charge of some of the large ranches had fallen into the habit of living in Cheyenne or Denver and leaving the properties mostIn ly to toe care of subordinated. overhad to they profits show, order stocked the ranges and in some cases sold too many cows and calves. The grass was eaten short and the winter feed killed. Moreover, as toe country opened to settlement nesters moved in and homesteaded the waterholes. There was Odor) YODORR S Read toe riot act to me, HorCalhoun Terry put a big ace. brown hand on the scrawny shoulder of the editor. "Say whatever is in your mind. The younger man knew that Garvey was his friend, and had been ever since the day when Calhoun had stepped with a horsewhip between a hectoring ruffian and toe builds the economica I i horse? mentioned? No except that the big fellows hired it done as a warning. You dont have to decide that now. Fork your horse. Cal, and light out of town. Its not quite as bad as that, Horace, the ranch manager said. Lee and his friends have said their little piece for today, I reckon. But this killing of Buck Hart disturbs me. Ill not say he didnt have it coming. He was a proven thief, even if a rustlers court and jury did turn him loose. But its bad medicine just toe same. I dont know who did it He was a bully, and plenty of people would have liked to see him dead. The point is that the big ranches will be blamed for this. Trouble will come of, it Theyll be rightly blamed, in my But opinion, Garvey said tartly. no u 2 going into that. You know where the Gazette stands in this controversy between the settlers and toe big cattlemen. Its for toe people. He brushed that aside with an Chinese troops fighting in Burm under General Stilwell bury eaa dead Jap with his feet exposed a i their daily reports on the numba .si killed, If suspected of exaggen lion, may be verified by m American officer. d. room-Garve- Smd' is tii'0" f the " ) , We a fine lot Some of them are good men, and you would know it if you were -s st ; 1 bull-heade- f'al?" he nt ' - Feet Out in Burial Ii low-dow- r late-com- Ive met them, Terry said. Im thinking impatient gesture. about you, CaL Youre too n Some scoundrel will get you from the brush one of these days if youre not careful." "I dont think so, Terry replied carelessly. Youre unpopular as the devil. Are you congratulating me on the enemies I have made? the cowman said, his smile scornful They are n asked. ird man had Joined the two ; doorway, and all of them watching Terry. The bow-- i Lee Hart, a heavy-se- t, man of about forty. His r Nate was sheriff of the council the Harts had been for a C me enemies of Calhoun Terry, .s Terry bought a bill- of goods, arently those who ignoring r0S. tied him, the deeper current become; fQl e1fcis mind was busy with the beating against him al-like something tangible. Cal-- a had lived too long outdoors in hid country not to have that sixth of danger close and imme- - about who is going to kill Calhoun Terry if you dont get a jump on you. Lee Hart is here, and a bunch of his friends. V POWDf-f- WM.V f . .A - r' e.-f.J .... - -- , .. Sergt. Alexander Balter of Pitts-burgIa., a mighty-taikinfighting man. He smooth-talke- d 400 Nazis to surrender their three strong points ou the outd.Lts of Brest. g pa. (4 e0'a |