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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, IIYRUM, UTAH USELESS ' JZis . THE STORY THUS FAR: Jonei and George Far; rode Into on a route to California. Melody Payne-Till- e ed outlaw, Monte Jarrad. Cherry, Montes girl friend, rnshed them ont to the farm, where they met Avery, her brother. Informed a posse was after them Melody and Fury left toward the border. They returned and hid In the attic until discovered by Avery. Melody stayed at the ranch that night while Fury returned to Payneville. The next morning Cherry hitched up the buckboard and asked them to follow her along the road. Melody followed without learning the destination. They both knew her plans, CHAPTER VIII I dont understand you," Cherry said, looking at him strangely. "Why are you just waiting here to be killed? Any one of the rocks you can see from here, any bunch of greasewood, may have one of the Cotton boys behind it, waiting to kill you. We might have been bushwhacked on the road we just drove. Whats the matter with you? Are you trying to die? Huh-usaid Melody. He cocked his hat to one side, to block the flat rays of the sun. Then what in the name of heaven "Well, Melody said with reluctance, Ill tell you, if you got to know. Its because theres a couple of things I dont understand about this here. Cherry de Longpre looked at him for a long time with blank eyes. "I never saw anybody like you But Ill before, she said at last. tell you why I brought you here. She drove the mustang team forward a little way, in among the ruins of the ranch. This is called Burnt Ranch now, she told him. "But it used to be the Rowntree. "I heard of them old pirates," Melody said. Then forget what you heard, she told him shortly. Back there behind that big chimney arch, where the adobe still stands so thick that used to be die fruit cellar," Cherry went on, with such stubbornness that she seemed Mrs. Rowntree was unperturbed. a great hand for canning stuff. If d you hunted under that rubbish, you find the broken cans, with labels on 'em that Mrs. Rowntree wrote. Canning stuff is a fine thing, Did you ever put up Melody said. cinnamon pears? any What?" Nothin. Excuse me, maam, and go ahaid. Cherry went ahead and told him what had happened, according to her. The Cottons, she said, came into the valley much later than the Rowntrees. Anybody would think that there was enough land around there for everybody, such as it was, but the Cottons didnt feel that way. RownThey set about driving the trees out, and their methods were an old story all over the West. They started with the handy use of runninand the laming of horses, g-irons, and sometimes a night stampede; g and worked up to a full an ocof the with killing war, casional cowboy in what is known as in some places, a fair shoot-ou- t as yet Then finally a kid cowboy came along, after the Rowntrees had lost about everything they had, and the Rowntrees gave him a job. For a little while things seemed to change; that one cowboy almost reversed the whole course of the war. He had the Cottons so well backed up that it looked as if the Cottons, and not the Rowntrees, were going to be driven out of the valley. Cherry told all this earnestly, with d strength of effect. The name of this cowboy, CherMonte was of it, end ry said at the 4 COWBOY , ALAN While there Melody was mistaken for the want- yC SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Uh-hu- st Jarrad. I kind of thought," Melody said, to be him. Jarrads amazof Monte In spite on to say, the went Cherry rally. ing been very bad. had war end of the The Cottons swarmed down one men. night with more than forty it that made pretense Some of them was an Apache raid, but they turned out to be Cottons when they were dead. They laid siege, intent upon once and wiping out the Rowntree Old a in for all, single night. ton Rowntree and his wife had only a couple of cowboys there, besides Monte Jarrad, but they fought well, from behind the walls. One of the cowboys was killed first Then Newton Rowntree was v;t; Cherry showed Melody the angle 'the wall Where he went down. the throat, she said, death in his wifes arms. Rowntree took up his rifle then, window jrry pointed out the as she ledge died, laid had head her .jere Da-- y called old cowboy an and lonte of the most kept on fighting set. were fires the until ight, So thats why Monte Jarrad is an outlaw now, she finished, snufCotton had fling a little. "Old Man the day sheriff made himself got before the raid. So now every law in the world is against Monte JarAnd the rad, and always will be. southwest wont be satisfied until it was going , 1 ing out of a dog house. Somehow it also made Harry look pigeon-toeon both sides, instead of just the one. When Melody looked up from tying the latigo, Cherry was staring at him in utter dumbfoundment Youre youre going to do it? "Whut? Change saddles? Oh, sure. Aint that whut you wanted me to do? "Yes, she admitted, in a very small voice. He saluted her with one gloved hand, and reined Harry Henshaw I guess I got to be going, away. d belly-gunne- r, Monte. Well, goodbye," Melody said again, but this time she ducked. I want you to know, she whisthat Im not pered desperately, Monte. to Nothing help you asking was farther from what I meant." Oh? Such a thing never entered my head. her, slowly. Melody released Then why, he asked her, "have you got Montes saddle here in the buckboard, under that there blanket? I I didnt know Cherry gasped. it was there, she faltered. Id of thought, Melody said, you might of noticed it, while you was tying that sack of flour to it. Just before we left. I dont Cherrys eyes dropped. she said know why I lie to you. after a pause. "Neither do I. He swung down Hold them off the buckboard. a minute. broom-tail- s He went to the tail of the and unsaddled Harry Then he got Monte Jarrads saddle from great buckboard where it was hidden, the hes dead." it aboard Harry. Monte's You talk good," Melody said with and swung better than sixty weighed saddle a Ive heard lies to trip off respect. Henshaw looked and Harry pounds, buU. Ive heard lies that paid Little bit as though he were look a But dollars. bigger than a hundred buck-boar- Hen-sha- silver-mounte- d Dehydrating Quality Surplus Vegetables Dried Products Ideal Winter Food Addition of LACK jars need not prevent the long-awaite- Smart Uousefrock A SMART button - front house frock with a crisp clean-cu- t air. Easy to wear easy to take care of. Slip it on in a jiffy with- out disturbing a single hair! will be pretty in gay checked rics, stripes or dots. Named him Dusty, Monte said. That made Cherry falter a little. I didnt reckon youd remember. I remember. Cherry. All right. All right, Monte. But youve got to know something. I wouldnt risk one thread of that stranger boys shirt to pull you out of this! He stared at her blankly through most of that, but on the last of it a kind of humor came into his eyes. You done that already, he said. I didnt, she said breathily, as much to herself as to him. I didnt I didnt, and I wont. smile pushed up His Itll the lower lids of his eyes. be a long day, the day you ever quit me, he said. She stared at him defiantly; but presently her eyes dropped. I guess so, Monte. "Theres only one thing you got to be sure to do, he said clearly. After they get him you got to go and identify him. She shrugged that off, almost with "He can easy enough contempt. prove who he is! Montes eyes snapped back to her I reckon he isnt going to face. prove much, after hes dead. They they arent going to I should judge theyll bring the body in. But if they dont, youve still got to make sure they bury him as me. Cherry was staring at him as if she couldnt believe her ears. She "Nothmanaged a shaky flare-uing like this is going to happen! Even if they should catch him Monte chuckled, but it hurt his side, and he finished straight-face"All he better hope is that theres a tree handy, so they dont have to hang him by draggin him. I dont believe you, Cherry said again. He could hardly hear her this time. This is the break in the luck, Monte said; "and its you that done it, honey. I got plans for burnin this country to the ground, once I get in the clear! Cherry sat perfectly still, as if she were hypnotized; she seemed to have lost hny ability to. move or speak. Monte started to bend in the saddle; he meant to kiss her. But his wound stopped him as if he were Im headcaught with a fishhook. in south for the border," he told her; Ill send for you as soon as your Job here is done. He forced one more grin, then lifted his reins and followed Avery, his pony at a running walk. As he swung down in Paynevilles Court street. Melody Jones took one more look at the low sky beyond the town. A haze to the southwest might or might not be the dust of the posse coming in. He could not tell how far away it was, but he judged that what time he had would be none too much. Melody crossed the boardwalk and went into the Last Chance bar, walking with such slow, light steps that hardly whispered at the spur-iron- s his heels. He had pulled the buckskin glove from his right hand and stuck it in his belt as he supposed Monte Jarrad might do in walking His knees were into uncertainties. stiff as boards, but his face was as blank as could have been wished by Unsmiling Jones. His intent watch, fulness had left it empty, except for the restless switch of his eyes. (TO BE CONTINUED! tioned for about 10 days, but stirring from time to time, to prevent mold. 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Cherry snapped out of it; she lowI want you to ered her voice. know Im sorry I hauled you into this. Youve been pretty nice about it, according to your lights. And this is goodbye. She put her arms about his neck, pulled his head down, and kissed him. Melody made no move for a moment. Then he awkwardly took off his hat, and took her in his arms. Well, goodbye," he said; and kissed her again. she said, still in his Listen, arms. I dont want you to think I brought you here to ask you to help Easy-to-We- ar from laying aside a large amount of this years garden products for winter use. Before drying, vegetables should be precooked in steam or boiling water. Steam cooking will furnish a now. superior product to those cooked in "Wait! Cherry called sharply; water. They should be removed as That thats soon as tender and placed in the and he turned back. the wrong way! You cant ride down drier. that way! Thats toward PayneA satisfactory drier is illustrated ville! here. Or it may be advisable to dry You see in the oven, or in the sun, behind I know, Melody said. I got to talk to a feller. glass. It is advisable to furnish air As soon as Melody was out of circulation by means of electric fan, sight, Cherry turned and went whal- if possible. This process involves ing back to the Busted Nose. She bringing currents of relatively dry got there with her ratty team blow- air into intimate contact with the ing and lathering; and Monte Jarrad material to be dried. was at her buckboard wheel, even The temperature in the drier before she could jump down. should not be hot enough to cook Im glad youre ready to ride," the food, yet it should be of a suitshe said before he spoke. Its time able temperature to cause evaporato be out of here, Monte. Avery, tion of moisture. The drying must how in time did you get past me on be a continuous process in order to the road? prevent the growth of organisms. The deceptive thing about Avery For best results foods should be was that he made his long, sullen cut into uniform sizes and spread silences and his secretive eyes sug- evenly in thin layers to dry, stirgest a singular wisdom; people al- ring frequently. After the product ways listened when he spoke, be- has been dried, it should be condi- cause it was seldom. Then they were let down by the triviality of the d remark. Oh, I got ways, he answered her. Theres a couple of things you she said, looking need to know, him directly in the eyes. Neighbors used to mean a lot, back in Pike County. Because people were few and far between. And they hung onto each other, for better or worse. So we were there; so we broke a colt together, when we were eleven years range-wreckin- slow-worde- mr LeMAY I never heard no such lies as that lie there. Cherry turned white; she looked as if she were about to go up in smoke. You dare use that word to me? You say I lie Melody said. I reckon you was thinking of Billy the Kid he used to come up with them kind of monkeyshines all the whole time. How was you to know I always stop at the Rowntrees, by and grub-tewhenever I winter in California? You-y- ou do? They raise chickens now," he told her. "They was some of those folks that come out West to get rich. So, they got rich, and moved to California. Or at least, Melody amended, they moved. Old Man Cotton bought this whole spread for a hundred dollars and a buckboard team. Let it go, Cherry said in a dead voice. I quit. They sat silent, a certain awkwardness between them. Im hongry, Melody said. "Im sorry," Cherry said, without having heard him. She sounded as if she were going to cry. I got myself into something, and I tried to talk my way out. Thats all. So I seen, Melody said. "My familys known Monte Jarrad since he was so high, Cherry He said in the same dead voice. rode in hurt, and I tried to help him. Thats all there was to the whole thing. 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