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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER Canary Designs Will SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS USELESS Enliven Your Kitchen School Frock Simple, Easily Made Pattern COWBOY ALAN LeMAY THE STORY THUS FAR: Melody Jones and George Fury had ridden into Paynevdle. Melody was mistaken for the outlaw, Monte Jarrad. Montes girl. In Cherry, trying to save Monte and later Melody, got them involved in the murder of Luke Packer, the Insurance cop. Melody fonnd Monte at the farm, where Cherry soon returned with the wounded Fury. Montes men rode up, hard pressed by the posse, and ran Into the house, while Melody, Cherry and Fury were in the barn when the battle started. Melody walked out of the barn, called Monte and started to shoot It out with him. Monte fell dead. The battle was over and Melody was taken Into town bnt soon released. He returned to Fury and Cherry. CHAPTER XIX "I had hopes for you, for a while, You looked pretty George said. good around here, once, for a couplfc of minutes. 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When you walked out and fit it out with him and shot him down! Who? Me? How you ever done it that part theys no answer to, George said. Itll mystify me in my grave. Only I never, Melody said berly. Never what? I never shot him, George." I see, George said, with bitter You never killed him. He Irony. fainted, and struck his head. The bullet you put through him never had nothing to do with it! Melody looked at George very I kind of thought to ask queerly. you a question, George. But this answers it, I guess. Maybe I already knew the answer. Only, I did kind of hope You sure you didnt shoot him, George? Because you crawled to the door, you know. You crawled to the door, and you Crawled to the door," George I dont mimicked him angrily. crawl for nobody, you hear? I stood up and walked like" human bean! Only I tripped. It knocked the wind out of me, or somethin, and I dropped her. Dont you even know when you shoot a feller? I I dont feel good, Melody Of course, I really knowed; said. but I guess I still kind of hoped What the hells the matter with som- yew? Melody looked at him with pity. The shot come from behind me. I even heard the lead. I reckon the next silliness, Im supposed to think she went off when you dropped her, and hit dead center by accident. Fine carbine, you had, with its own eyes and everything. I never hear Now whuts He stopped. sech the matter? A new queer light had come Into Georges face. Avery! he said. , Whut? It comes back to me now. As I fell down, somebody taken and Avery grabbed the carbine up. must of He checked abruptly, and looked even stranger. Avery was knocked out, he said weakly, watching Melody. They looked at each other quite a while. Melodys face had reached a low of depression such as George had never seen in it before. It made him look older; almost, George thought, as if he had sense. Dont look like that, George You otter be glad. said at last. You otter be proud of her. If it was me, Id take It for the best good news I ever see come to you yet. The only good news, he corrected. I throw In, Melody said. What? She You caint blame her. knowed him long before she ever knowed me. It took a long time for that to soak In upon George, so that he realized what Melody meant. Even after all his long miles with Melody, he found It hard to believe this final thing. I otter git up and whup yew. Georges voice was low, but it shook. I give yew up. Git out of my sight! I dont want ty ever see yew no more. Melody, 1 mean it. All right, George. Melody got together such of his few things as were still rattling around the ranch house. He could not find at all some of the things he thought he remembered having had, such as one-hapair of spurs, and his horsehair tie rope. He finally found his other saddle blanket, though, rolled up under George Furys head. Please, George, kin I have that?" When George smoked and ignored him he lifted Georges head by the hair, and took the blanket anyway, while George refused to notice. Cherry was brushing her hair, just as he had seen her do the night she had found him asleep in her bed. She glanced over her shoulder at him, and said, Hi. And there was a considerable silence while Melody stood awkwardly in the door and nothing happened. I dont see why you need him, right away, she said at last. I got to get a job. Most likely I got to travel some to get it dont seem like Im popular around here relieve ATHLETES a 80.6 FOOT of cases showed clinical improvement after only 10 days treatment with SORETONB impartial, ific S0HET0HE t Mads by McKesson Robbins Sold wltt Bonsy tick (uirsotit o 5Dft and in scient- A j'JtTu 1.C3 s?r Li. and no more. But I got to get some money to send back to George. Hell need it, until he can work. He might never, you know. Well, then, hell need the money all the worse. You know, Cherry said, not looking at him, the country around here would be a wonderful place to start a little cattle stand. Its thin, but theres plenty of it The Cottons only want the valley bottom. And it isnt the countrys fault that Fever Crick wastes all his time running wild horses. . I I often thought of that In a few years," Cherry said gravely, a couple of people could have about anything, if they werent afraid of work. Sure. She was silent, and waited for what he would say. From the lean-t- o at the other side of the house came George Furys faint yell: Cherry, if yew missed him with ut, hit him agin! Heck, Melody said. He sat looking at the broken lamp, and the ribbon in his hand, and turning turkey red. Cherry seemed to notice the ribbon more than the lamp. You can have that, if you want it, she said. You dont need to steal things from me. Couldnt you ask? Wordless, Melody wadded up the ribbon and crammed it into his pocket. Then, becoming aware of what he was doing, he hastily pulled it out again, snapped it straight, and dropped it on the bed. I swear, he said honestly, I dont know how come I done that. He stood up. Ill send you another lamp, he said, out of my first pay." Youre really on your way, she said, as if she didnt believe it Whut? She subsided, SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, Calif. because He met her almost frantically glassy stare with steady eyes. George is a sentimental old guy. He don't see things very clear, any more. Every trace of expression in Cherrys face was crossed off. It's its you who hates me for Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern ... No Size Name Address that?" Nobody hates you, Cherry " She dropped her chin, and turned her face away from him. "I want you to know something, If a feller gets a Melody said. bullet pasted at him, its liable to be his own damn fault. Even if it comes from the last place he would rightfully expect it to come from. She only looked at him. Dont feel like that, Melody said. It aint fair or right for a man to expect too much of people. If a feller gets to thinking theres some one person he can trust, that's a chance hes taking. And if later she feels called on to take a shot at him, he caint blame nobody but his-seif hes surprised. This was so far from anything Cherry had looked forward to, or planned, that at first she could not speak.. Her eyelids winked fast as she stared hard at the hairbrush. He turned away; and she didnt stop him as he wandered to the door. But he hesitated, feeling unhappy, and incomplete. he said. George is funny, Facts hurt George. He caint bring hisself to stand for em. There aint a man in the world wouldnt give the last drop of his blood for a gal that done fpr him whut you tried to do for Monte. But maybe youd better let George think whut he wants. Hes dald set that you was yf ' !' in&isffSs lf 4 r yr. school HERE isfor a thecharming grade school crowd. Shell like the sweetheart neckline, short puffed sleeves and gay bow. Easy to make mother can run it up in no time. f,h c"i Pou shine. t0OTH CU.0X'N,E Buy War Savings Bonds tfomferfi, FruitJ shootin at Monte. He paused. Then, as she stared at him, he said, diffidently, some way it makes him mad to have me realize that you was only trying to Thl Gralns Arl Grea looking more discouraged than he had ever seen her. I suppose youll let kill me. Let it go Cherry dropped the hairbrush, but George know where he can find it landed on its bristles, without you? We aint speakin. sound; and Melody did not see it, But you said because he was getting out of Ill support him while he needs there now, at his own slow pace. It. Ill do jest that one thing more. Someday, he said to himself, But beyond that were done. George youll be an old man, past use for And suppose then word wants it that way, Cherry. I reckon nothin. so do I. comes in, some way, sos we know She looked at him a long time then that George was right Supthen, disconcertingly, while he stood pose we find out, some way, she realturning his hat round and round in ly shot at Monte. Then you'll set his hands. He didnt know exactly there plucking cactus spines. Youll how to get out of there, now that he set there a long time He stood halfway up, hitching his had no more to say. I think, Cherry said surprising- chap belt but sat down again. She ly, youre the hardest man Ive would of give me some sign, he ever known." suggested to himself uncertainly. Who? Me? She would of said something. She Youre hard like a rock drill, or would of told me. He reached down a bronc. Youre so hard you dont for his soogans. even know youre hard. But he never picked them up. He Oh, well, shucks, now stopped in his tracks, shocked out of How on earth did you manage motion by the impression that Harto break with George? ry Henshaw, ignorer of whistles, shifted uncomfortably, had turned and whistled at him. Melody deeply embarrassed. He would have Then, as he stared at the dozing said he didnt know, except that pony, Cherry spoke behind him. No wonder he doesnt come, she George would be staying on there. Well," Melody said, he he I said. He jumped, and spun around. guess I got to tell you something, Whut? Oh. Its you. Cherry . . . George remembers, now. He remembers who That whiswho Yes, Cherry said. picked that carbine up, and shot it, tle cant be any good. You dont when when I was fighting Monte. even answer to it yourself." Who? Me? Melody was utterCherry winced as if a quirt had sung In her face, but steadied in- ly befuddled, now. Cherry, I swear. stantly. She considered for a long It seems like he otter come. I thunk a fur piece, figuring up that whistle. moment, with her eyes averted. I did, she said at last. That there Is the most come-hlthYup, sure, Melody said. "We whistle a man can think up, I do know that, now. believe. . Is it?" Cherry looked him square Cherry talked swiftly, In a panic. Cant he see cant anybody see I in the eye, and whistled at him. had to try to I couldnt help The doggonedest thing of all haphe said slowly, "Cherry, you pened then. Harry Henshaw came aint got any better friend than up and stood nearby, looking George. THE END But you just said you quarreled COIUV flMLB tftt'&tcff foods Kelloggs Com Flakes bring you nearly all the protective food elements of the whole grain declared essential to human nutrition. . lESMUESEZV SPRAINS ARD STRAIHS Muscular Aches and Pains Bruises Stiff Joints ... if - - 'ttox 4 : tr. 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We have learned the lesson that to win this war we had to fight side by side with our allies, regardless of race, religion or politics. s, to Andy, himself. imfrititit In Burma, a British Admiral led S, Rangers, Tommies from all parts of the Empire, Indian Ghurkas and Sikhs, Chinese foot tough U. dealer Andy Blake found wartime Washington quite restful until his wife Arab arrived. 1 h lf You CAN No. 1385 is designed for sizes 6, 14 years. Size 8 requires material. yards of 35 or Send your order to: 8. 10, 12 And now, with durable peace within our grasp, we cannot abandon that lesson. Unity, efficiency, fellowship, international coopera- tion must be continued. Every American citizen, every man and woman in the nation, has a definite contribution to make toward seeing that a permanent international body to maintain peace be made a going concern. First, get and keep yourself informed about the specijic proposals for peace and international cooperation which are now before us. 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