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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD, DUCHESNE, UTAH G? BEVENEE mm B Valdez, known ns El fi"ds and kiUs tW0 me" r for the murder ot his mother parents of Juanita, a Spanish tsiWe as a boy. He and the girl Aldmans 0, murders ol Straw who are her and lather. Cattlemen, the series ol lor blame the .rbiag committed, hold a meeting with Cabal- - Pete Haskell. Suddenly feeder, CahiUero Rojo appears and issues 4 Larnmg. Valdez is amazed to see past Ju is apparently his twin ride at a cate and 4,m, jje meets Juanita WT teds him that Straw Aldman, who has red hair, dressed up as Valdez taracter and burst into the cattlemen -tmg. He was wounded. Ol. CHAPTER XIII Uw'She tries hard to stop the blood of I think yomg one who is brother. I be at house that not is good it ftrybe sabet Ce woen bad things happen, All iai, I go and make camp for you. know. )c O' joo ? t All? Valdez lifted his brows. oril-Si- , I stay in town while senor. I talk res cW up for the night. I learn h this one and that one. hing. that points to the chance acksoncole with a gun. Im Carter you a chance to show you are ! going to give just how good The crowd in the saloon stood speechless, watching, still in the dark as to any reason for They looked on with a kind of impersonal interest, for apparently neither of these two men who were holding their full attention was handicapped. The two men who stood there glaring at each other were, in fact, nearly matched in build, but the young vaquero seemed to tower over the man before him. gun-pla- dark-face- d But Carter did not have that look of speed and untapped strength for Almost instantly his first nothing. He momentary paralysis was gone. knew that death was staring him in the face, and he was a blusterer who would not back down before it. He set himself for the showdown. This bragging young Valdez could be taken over just like the rest Carter had downed and high time. This Mex wanted trouble a gun fight? All right! Train Carter was ready. Your play, hombre, Carter growled, hookiDg one thumb in his belt cowmen being behind thats happened since we got here? tctWo., But worse may come, senor. 'n strain at the leash. Cattlemen in- - no more settlers shall enter the eco th part of Deep Water Valley. One n says they shall. Valdez said mus- This one man, S ly. Who is he? Did you hear his p Giic Inti Russ His senor. eed rtle, I have hear, and he is a banker in the town of Gold Creek. More on n that, most of the land in the val-- J, is his. Ilis business it is to bring e tobacco farmers into the valley, i?bt , n knowing that when they buy from i their lives hang on thin threads. limp reminds me, senor, of the Senor ymond Garvin who did the same Tng in my own Paisano Valley. But alii re seems not to have been the same ,rson Senor Garvin had so far as I w?e heard. He does not try to take land and run i tobacco farmers sm away. Man Mentioned A the Letter ed the Baloon, )er,,iHello1 BSTie Jd ft-- there. Train Carter! Long no see. What brings you here to Creek? instantly Michael Valdez body lened. Train ! Train Carter ! The o whose name was in the revealing er still in Valdez pocket, the name t seemed to be leaping out of it to r Michael Valdez skin. 5ralde ilC eyes raised slowly, and he aned the faces in the back-ba- r mir- jjjj Coldly he picked out the cruel face ,in t he knew must be the face of Train er! one of the men who had been murderers of Valdez mother. fcan who had been hailed as "JtW ialted at the end o? the bar. 'T bartender placed a bottle and a 1 before him, and Carter poured df drink. te leaned on the l, rested an w upon the mahogany, then picked his filled glass and tossed down his k. M ith an unconscious gesture seemed instinctive he hunched up forty-fiv- e that sagged from one v and swung the holster around to man-size- d bar-rai- """front. jchael Valdez put down his own I', wiped his mouth with the back is hand and walked toward Train 'liUis face beneath the black was set and masklike, his stride He aad Purposeful, the gait of a deliberately set for trouble. fire m recognized that, too. There was stir among those nearest rewyiaeasy eaPeople nearest Carter and at die bar lost no time in tin get mss. out of a possible line of fire. For ctop was something in the eyes of trange vaquero that spelled death. ddes strode down the room until Wf.M at the end of the bar. Carter d facing him, watching him Ot knowing what it was all but his hand was hovering over lnut butt of his pistol. 6 coldly, calmly, Valdez spoke. ??ur Train Carter, eh? Ive looking for you for a long time. fllf.wouldn't be knowing me, so Ill Hf M your memory. My names You'll be remember-- 1 4m now wo't Carter? - i sl ir 'ez p, , n t say iwMrawled. that I Ju. do, stranger," Car- - mu Valdez voice was icily i! aybe some others have bet u. memories than yours men like rTn Ylash Conroy, and a fini of others Ive been looking for, nsntion of those names in eon- Dm Va,de J'W'1 Krtiin .th ':l, ,r memory plenty. He iM,V r v w!cre he stood. ot nougb against you, Car- ails P'casure to kill you Ju stand, Valdez said tightly. e letters you wrote to Garvin I ln,rested me. In them you 3 P enty freely about your speed S ON School S)rcftS for (jirl of- 6 to 14 Get him, men ! thundered and fired. The two deputies snapped up their guns and whacked lead in Michael 1 aldez direction. Almost before he knew what was happening, two shots had entered bia leg. Jaw clamped against the pain, Valdez brought np his own guns again. He had to spoil the aim of these lawmen. Bad to! (4 His quickly fired shots did just that, and then Valdez half staggered, half ran to the corridor back of the barroom, darting out of the saloon into the rear courtyard. He was reeling as he turned into the alley back of the building, moving as quietly and hastily as he could toward the street where he had left his mount. He Btumbled, lurched against the clapboard wal, but recovered himself. W hen he got to the street a sw ift glance told him that most of the men who had been in the saloon were heading for its doors. Valdez darted across the street. His wounded leg slowed him up, and by now his brain was reeling. There he bawled. After him! Easy to Sew Michael Valdez wits were still about A SWEETLY styled school dress him sufficiently for him to realize his for the girl of six to fourteen. peril, and his gun spat flame over the So simple and easy to sew she can heads of the infuriated townspeople. make it herself with a little help In answer, bullets sliced the air from Mother. Two sleeves are around his swaying body. Then he was provided, making it suitable for on the other side of the street, in the different occasions. broad daylight, sliding down toward the creek and moving along to where Skittern No. 8179 comes In sizes 8. 8, he had left his horse. 10. 12 and 14 years. Size 8, 2! yards of for either sleeve. He found El Cielo, but it was agony Send your order to: Accentuates Youth for him to pull himself into the saddle. stunning yoke dress is a Finally he made it, though, and settled '"PHIS SEWING CIRCLE P4TTERN DEPT. favorite with the junior crowd. down, steadying himself by the leather 709 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. Four buttons close each shoulder Enclose 25 cents in coins for each with quivering fingers. pattern desired. the wide girdle shows off a loveIf he could make the trail he had s Pattern Nn a fair chance to lose his pursuers, who ly youthful figure to perfection. even now were taking to their mounts. Name Pattern No. 1472 Is for sizes 11. 12, 13 Otherwise A hot stab of pain ib Size 12, 3Vs yards of 33 Address- 14, 16 and 18. his leg made him wince. 1 yard ric rac to trim. or El Cielo was pounding on, though, as if aware it all was up to him oow, and then Valdez heard the stones of the trail rattle under his horses hoofs. He urged his mount on, putting as much distance as possible between himself and the town, as speedily as he fir could. s ears open. j4Valdez was just finishing his drink ien a word from down the bar ched his ear and froze his hand Ifway to his mouth. It was a simple ive eting from one of the men at the air to another man who had just en-s- c WHOLESALE PRICES Sheriff Lande Get him men! thundered and fired. If youre only inches from his gun. so sure you can outfox me on the draw, go right to it." I dont boast, Carter, Valdez said calmly. The crowd smelled blood now. Tension gripped every watching man. All of them knew Train Carter the killer breed. 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Lengths 24, 30, Part of Every Dollar You Get Comes From World Trade! 1 36, 42, and 48 inch. Straw Aldman d MAIL BY S CHEAPER . . . EASIER AND SAVES TIME BOWMAN GUM, INC, PHIIA, PA He did not know how far he had ridden at full gallop when a black cloud shut down over his senses. One hand tightened on the reins, while the other gripped the pommel of his saddle. The long shadows of approaching dusk heralded the end of a bad day for Michael Valdez. But there was still room in his heart for exultation. That same day had seen the finish of one more of the men against whom he had taken the vengeance trail. Only one more now the big boss ! But even his dulled brain told him that now there was more for him to do. For on his way to find the man he meant to get, there was a problem of wrong to others to be settled in this valley. And El Caballero Rojo was not a man to shirk such a duty Yet even for personal gratification. some instinct insistently said to him that the two trails of evil crossed, and that in running to earth the man responsible for the tragedy here, he would find the man who 'had caused his own. He forced himself to rest for a time when he reached the safety of the hideout. He bound up his leg, finding to his satisfaction that the wound was For in more painful than serious. spite of his injury be soon found strength flowing back into his healthy And once more he was ready body. for what might come. Valdez Visits For the briefest instant Carters gun hand wavered, and in that time, with the speed of light, two guns leaped into Valdez hands. They were leveled on the man who had earned his tough reputation, and his nickname, through the years he had taken wagon trains across the country, killing and rustling as be went. Carter pulled his trigger but the shot furrowed into the floor inches from Valdez foot. For Valdez own Incredibly lead had been aimed true. it beat a double drive through Carters head, and through the killers chest As Carter slumped to the floor he tried to figure of fire again at the Michael Valdez. But his gun fell from his hand, clattering on the floor. With the speed and agility of a interleopard, Valdez was across the him vening distance that separated from the gunman. lie dropped to his knees and lifted Carter's head. There was still some life flickering, faintly, in the mans body. Train Carter looked up into Valdez man with the eyes as the into Spanish features bent to whisper It was a whisper that was his ear. movement of lips to only a blurred those who tried to bear. But Carter heard. When you meet Conroy and GarCaballero Rojo vin, tell them that El gent you to them and that the "big ! boss will be there soon Blood flecked Carters mouth and trickled down bis chin. He collapsed, Valwithout speaking, like a rag doll. on the dead prone the gunman laid dez floor and got up slowly, cautiously. "Number three!" he mumbled Wool 50 ... jUfichael Valdez strolled over to the T after Juanita left, with much flash- es hij of white teeth at her pleasure in ving met him, and in their card me. lie ordered a drink. As he gciod there with it in his band he kept Tie junior Savor Shi5 IJohc Stijfc Y leone besides ij SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS - i AT LEADING Changing from his charro clothing, and removing the black wig so that hair glinted from behis own neath the brightly decorated sombrero, he waited until dusk gave way to the thicker shadows of night. This night the moon was blanketed by as sinister and durk a cloud as bis own thoughts of the mysterious big boss he still must fiud. Silently as a falling leaf, then, be moved on to the Aldman farm a doubled-ove- r splotch of darkness himself. Arrived there, he skirted the remains of the shed, paused a moment beneath a giant tree, then streaked on again and flattened himself against the Reaching side of the modest bouse. the window through which a light shone, be peered in. He saw a girl, young and pretty Her face, atained with tears, was turned to the bed, where lay a young man whose face was as white as the sheet tucked under his chin. An older man stood at the bedside, a man whose clothes showed that be, Michael Valdez too, was a farmer. to the enbouse the around glided trance. He thrust open the door and stood on the threshold with the yellow lamplight full upon him a redbaired silapparition in velvet and glittering ver ornaments. The girl cried out in terror. Tbs old one seeing a ghost. man gaped Hk From the pillow came a , filled at once with hope and with fear. El Caballero Rojo stepped in snd closed the door behind him. There is nothing to fear, be said he gestured toquietly. 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