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He saw en crouched back of the barn, tly there were others in it, he stood there a puff of smoke from the window opening in yloft. At least one man was ied in the bed of the creek a from the ed and fifty yards A shot from that point told in these ence . His art, r po-ost- them t0 Jack TurIey. a Jeff like Calhoun, foreman of one of the big ranches. Ellen Terry seems interested In both of them. Lee Hart, a rustler-rancheof the mobilization of the Texan reports invaders across country to hit Johnsons Prong and take the short cut down Box Canyon. They traveled at a road gait, not pushing their horses, for there was a long journey ahead of them. When they talked it was mostly about a new enterprise in which were to they be partners. They had made an arrangement with John Q. Powers to buy the old Terry Ranch once owned by Calhouns father, and with it a fine stretch of river land adjoining. Larry had lately inherited some money. This was to make part of the initial payment. They came to the lip of a small mountain park and dipped down into it. Terry pulled up his y and pointed to the opposite A large body of men on slope. horseback was moving down it. "The Texas invaders, Larry said. Yes, and wed better get away from here, his companion decided. Too late, they wheeled their horses. The sound of a rifle shot roared across the park. Larrys horse went down and flung him. His friend raised the palm of his hand to give the peace sign, but the answer was a splatter of bullets. Come Larry, called Terry. Richards vaulted to the back of the horse, and they were on their cow-pon- BeH Syndicate. and how they chased two men Into his cabin. He himself managed to flee without Identifying them. The two men re Calhoun Terry and his foreman. But Jeff did not know this when he decided 16 cents far Pattern Address idea that they havent been invited to come any nearer. Some folks cant take a hint unless a Methodist church falls on them, Larry said lightly. 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Seems too good luck to be true. way. It was too good to be true. More From the ridge they headed down alfalfa field e was a small left of the house. It ran to into a country of huddled hills and than forty men took a trail into the hills, but enough were left to aw leading up to the ravine, keep up the attack on the cabin. aid see the dftch crossing it Terry tried again, during the lull Rank direction of the house. in the firing, to let Ellison know A wild covered the edges. who they were, but he was fired upon onsume fr AO1-not to his mind. Why amped the instant he opened the door. 3 of food to that ditch, crawl along it from 30 to At the end of an hour another was close to the cabin, and 24 hours. plan was tried to dislodge the bea dash to join the defenders? sieged men. Two horses were taken r the top of the ravine he pick-11- s into the barn. A few minutes later down it moved then horse, they came out drawing a wagon usly. As he came round a bend with a hayrack on it. gulch, he looked down into The wagon was driven into a tie basin which held the ranch, meadow of wild hay. Near the cenyards below hirr a man ter of the field was the remains of ied behind a large boulder, a a stack of hay, most of it weeds a his hands. He was watching tossed aside as unfit food for stock. nseries., ig cabin, evidently hoping to Men began to gather this trash with defend-Lowe- r of of one the chest and baj glimpse pitchforks and load it on The rack. down in the draw apd leasecoughr; At first Calhoun was puzzled, but yards to his right another elp relieve cc the purpose of this jumped to his lal tubes, invi man was also waiting behind Ellison is going to burn us mind. les as VapoR. for a shot out, he said. tiptoed forward, revolver in pper broncL Sure. e He had not been a jdidnalvapoij Larry caught the idea. They aim to get behind the hay and No perceptible and back sur r for nothing. r of his movements ultice. push the wagon by the tongue up reached ost of the rr.' ank Texan toward whom he against the house. Then they will Rememberset fire to the hay. Unwittingly the r helped 5 YOU this After a moment Larry spoke. at his own undoing, s Youve been favoring these fellows, sely preoccupied with the job Cal, and that was right so far. But id, his mind was following a no longer. They mean to kill us, track which led straight from even if they have to burn us up. Its 0 the in the cabin. When quarry VAPORv 1 was them or us. I wont let them rub me JcH tiptoed forward, revolver about ten strides from he drew a bead and fired. out without fighting back. in hand. As 3e cracked Jeff Nor Calhoun nodded agreement. flung aside cau-an- d took the last stretch on the ravines where outlaws had their I. But maybe the time hasnt quite abode. The roan gelding did its come for that, Larry. The thing is best, but when Larry looked back to delay them all we can. Help is on Texan whirled, too late. The he knew the race would be a short the way to us by now, I expect barrel of the .45 smashed down s lifted Hart could not have recognized us. forehead. His body one. d, and He thinks we are some of his outlaw Theyre coming collapsed. he said. We wont reach the hills. friends. When he reaches Black i'dy had noticed what had tak-icHe held up his hand in the peace Butte he will start gathering men to Jeff helped himself to the s rifle and cartridge belt. He sign, but it did not stop the crashing save us. That will take some time, d to the but not very much if we are lucky. left.and stepped down of the guns. Well have to hole up at Lee "e dry ditch he had seen from Terry was watching the wagon to exchance off above. a we and the men with it. They had till in Harts low get Crouching loaded the refuse hay and were crept forward. The alfalfa plain were not the men they want," im pretty well, picking up brush to pile on the top Terry said. Yep. Theres Lee down there of it. The driver swung the team ssing the field was a slow busi-H- e went on all fours, drag- - with his stock. He isnt waiting to round to return to the gate. He the rifle beside him. was nearer the house than at any He was ask questions either. blame him. Hes on their time since leaving the barn. Dont enough the cabin to see lead Lsion Calhoun took careful aim and list. splinters from the logs. ME fired. One of the horses sank to the flung reached called clearing, Hello the They softly, resistance s. and when no answer came themselves from the horse, and the ground. build stro'i to him he called That will hold them for a while," I Give goo again, more raced for the cabin by the creek. he said. y. It was after his fourth at-- 1 Once inside, they slammed and boltA voice outside, not far away, ed the door. From the window Larthat somebody inside an-cMany Due" ry saw the leader of the regulators hailed the house. It came from the bo is it? side Larry was defending. Richards What you want? disposing of his men. field and saw ff Brand. They could hear bullets thudding searched the alfalfa Im gonna make a for the One shattered the nobody. door. Fling it open for into the logs. Someone has worked up right hen I other window. give the word." we was a Wed better move back out of close to us, he told his companperceptible silen.ce like hes only forty or 'o the man in the house replied. sight, Larry suggested. Have to ion. "Sounds come you there if youre dig holes between the logs to shoot fifty yards away. Ask him who he Is, Terry said, d? through." We can send a message by him nt talk, you fool. Do as I TU try a white flag, Calhoun If theyll hold back long and tell Ellison who we are. said. T to listen to us we'll be all Larry shouted the question? The came out of the ditch running enough answer astonished him. He pissed rxplofr ' m the edge of the valley he right. d a He found an empty flour sack, it on to his friend. shout. Somebody had Claims hes Jeff Brand and is the Texan he had knocked opened the door a few inches, and He called going to make a run for the Oor-Hsack. and was white the waved news. the spreading must have crawled up the Suns roared. out his name to Ellison. The noise li forbowled over, all the power of the guns killed the sound of his ditch. Larry demanded more A bed out of him mation from the man outsidu. in an instant. voice. Lead tore into the door. he cried in excitemoment his later, he had been hit he knew Cal, foolishness, that "Quit 'h he felt no friend snapped. "You'll get shot up, ment: Hell, its Jeff, all right! lies pam. Still clinging le The darned fools are coming on the run . . . Theyw hit ride, he tried to clamber to first thing. him. Hes down. heat." the with The ground tilted up at crazy (t Terry ran to the door and flung it and he went down A foreman of the Circle C C ranch, Still again cus, he crawled forward a fool a big, blustering fellow who rode his open. He thrust the rifle Into the hands of Richards and raced tow.rd 10. men hard, was gesticulating violente the man on the ground, who as cabin door was flung open ly and pointing toward the cabin. toward the house. rcen showed at the entrance, Apparently he was urging them to crawling Calhoun picked - up 'in him the shot Stooping, fan toward Jeff, in long, reach-stride- s a charge. Terry rifle still in his hand, and The other covered the arm, and he took cover behind the Brand, the to the house. He ue. barn. A few seconds later Calhoun's hurried back firing at the figures which reached it in safety and Larry botad cme into the open to get rifle scored another hit. A lumberd door. It was a matter of seconds, ing Texan behind a cottonwood tried the j put the wounded man dov.i 'bty stretched Terry his by running to position Uf nf improve interminably The rtfU' "Where did they Lit bed. to house the on the closer 'readied Jed, gathered him up, to another tree he asked. Plunged hack toward the house. IJ'vh2' He stopped before he reached it, you Jeff Biand did not answer. He lurched sideways and fell to the at his rescuer in vast asa stared moment's rip ground. With scarcely tiupiLR x.w n , (r , to his tonishment bark he crawling began delay of frcun 'They got him in the ankle, Laroriginal position Terry and Larry on their cried ry said, pointing to a hole in Brands You got him! Larry way to Round Top to In the leg I didn't want to kill boot. ''lUlimnn who had a 10 m. COMIMLDJ bull for sale, s'ruck hin. Maybe his friends will gei the big-gam- Lovable Sleepy Time Gift Doll These Wartime Giddy IFiies installment thirteen sDvVrarfe' SEWING CHICLE NEEDLEWORK j "There is not a man down here, says his lettf, who is not sick for home. Every one of us talks of it, dreams of it. Through heat and fatigue, insects and prickly heat, long hikes through rough grass, long waits under the simmering midday sun, the men talk of trees, and the shady porch at home, and Moms cooking. We know we have to get through this and well get through it, but Lord, how we want the day to arrive when we can start for hornet Well, what Im writing you about, Mrs. Norris, is my wife, Doris. Im 42; shes 28 and extremely lovely. Sometimes I dont dare let myself think how lovely she is. After a most unfortunate first marriage I was divorced 11 years ago; six years later I met Doris, who had also had an unhappy, young marriage. Both our former partners have found other mates, so that we felt entirely free to marry, and for two years our love story was unclouded and exquisite. Then came the war, and I came out here. Doris cried bitterly on the dark day I said goodby to her, and the memory of her lonely little figure turning away haunted me. But now its all different. She is living in a group of friends, who like herself are idle, with plenty of money. She is having a whirl of a good time. It is all dancing, drinking, card games, country clubs She goes to races and night clubs, buys new frocks and hats; is in Florida with one friend, going to Santa Barbara with another; she visits a luxurious Adirondacks camp and never in her life had such a gorgeous time. One Mans Name. "Of late months the name of one man has been in her letters, or rather has been conspicuously dropped from her letters. But my Jealousy supplies his name. He is a rich and attractive young fellow, debarred by a mild stomach complaint from active service; idle, amusing and unscrupulous. Dislike of him and envy of him have been burning me up for weeks; I cannot get him and the thought of his admiration of my wife, out of my mind. Now comes a letter from Doris that has set me on fire. She is making a long stay with her mother, a thing she never wanted to do before. She says she Is a sorry and ashamed little girl who played too long with fire, and that when I come home there is something I must forgive her.' Also I am not to believe anything Margaret or Sally write me. These are my sisters. She says she is done with Tony forever. the letter ends, Mrs. Norris, "this has thrown me Into a state of Indescribable agony, I cannot eat M .I'. regie-H'ufor- Hit smugness at home. , . . to her. AGONIZING SUSPICION Far harder to bear than tropical heat, galling insects and the danger from the enemy is a soldiers haunting fear that his wife may he wandering from him in his absence. W hen he has her veiled admission in writing that she has been unfaithful, the bitter chagrin is ajmost maddening. What can I do, asks an unfortunate officer. 7 am in a state of indescribable agony. I cannot eat or sleep. If she has really betrayed me, 1 can never forgive her.n or sleep. My mind is filled with his detestable triumph, his smugness at home while I fight through hot day after day down here. At one moment I want to write her a scalding letter, at another I find myself weakening into tears cf pity and love. If she has really betrayed me, I can never forgive her. But how shall I know? If she has just been foolish but no, those phrases I quote above mean more than that. I am miserable, miserable, miserable. What position shall I take? What can I do?"- You can do, my dear Captain Jerome, what thousands of other husbands and wives, with all sorts of new problems to face, must do after the war. You can come home, meet your wife, look your changed circumstances In the face, decide where you will live and what line of work you want to take up, find a house, settle down to matrimony and forget the past. If you want to be happy if anyone wants to be happy after this war, it must be by a heroic closing of doors. It may be that Doris charm and beauty and leisure were not proof against temptation. Well, you chose her for those very qualities; you didnt want a sensible, modest, faithful little woman who keep your house and your memory safe. War develops abnormal situations. In which men and women act as they would never act ordinarily. There is going to be an enormouf amount of straightening and adjusting to be done when the war is over. It is for every one of us to lessen the grand sum total of that uncomfortable process as much as we can. It is for every one of us to overlook, forget, forgive in every direction; not to demand explanations not to rake up the past, no! to indulge suspicion and curiosity. Doris Is evidently a little frightened herself at the length to which she has carried this flirtation But being beautiful, young, idle and rich, she will presently embark on another. Steel yourself not to bother your head about them. When yoo come back, expect a welcome from a loving wife, build your lives together as if there had not been this grim interruption, and whatever you do after you have given peacetime marriage a fair trial, let matters go on as they are now, and solve tomorrows problem when comes. Carpet Beetles Breed In Unt a thorough Job of fal housecleaning, housewives can kee down the damage done by carpel beetles. 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