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Show 0 -- HE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH -- ' I do not doubt that, fattier' foreman?" I am. Since graduating l4 Little from tbe have operated this business. man's work. I know cattle and know my Job. I can ride, r"pe. and brand and bust my own Middle stock. hire and I fire. I've in ID21 do a umvers.tj - I Pen-o-gram- s 1 1 hud to do It," And you want to keep on doing it? he girl nodded. Well, curry on." "1 cannot unless you buy the ranch mortgage to protect me and yourself Otherwise It Will be foreclosed." "In a few days," he suggested, go to see Babson and say that i am In chned to grant you addition! prm idetl he will do tbe same." VV.N.U. SERVICE) cant understand why you are o kind " CPfrvht. kf'Ptltr B PC, IT it s a fault I Inherited from myfa tlier." a tiny smile tlltted aroundhls Mr. Hookby murmured t argument to his firm mouth. darkly. "Your grandfather tried never liked him. D'ye mean to tell me hard to he neighborly to my rather, grandfahe's around with "!' in made no comment helping her out in Lorry Kershaw now, ther but my grandfather was hard lii(!nr her trouble?" Lorrv boiled und mean and in hour later, lds stupid and when, in Mr. Rooney nodded. t him of her fathers wouldn't play the game; as result The hypocriii-- ' lie's hack here to lie spoiled all sued a death cer I' 'll subsequent opportuni,i smash the Kershaw outfit. Not an iff old fellow and ties for Ids clan. It's my chance now " ' tini"in' other reason in liie, Bill. Ranee Ker and I have a curious wiitlc, as Tlchenor yearning to make Shaws estate must owe I i.rialilson good, particularly since It will not cost wb.-growled: more'n three hundred thousand dollars me anything," he added bluntly, as If inn t"" have hurled the hatchet. an' for the past three years old Ranee ashamed of bis chivalry. fit?" has been using ri.im shells and wood I thank you more than can say ;ts ITWionors bleak bine 11,. h.h.imI peckers' he.oli tor money. Interest Weve been paying the bank In Valley reh'.i'ud him. ing situation.. cry interesting." tenter 12 per cent on our unsecured Vs iiniie nf my business, of course," When he turned to wait on a ens 1 loans." merely M.m ;iui!(igi'ed. totner Mr. Rooney continued on to the I "Well. 12 per cent Is legal la tills f.ir M."frys sake alley Center garacc to discharge an smiled at him, state. Miss Kershaw. Tii liermr However, strike y.,,,, other load of his p creating Informa Babson for s reduction to 7. Give No offense nd dm'tnr. mi.irr-1- . tion. biui an argument You may win. Bab ere kindly." I,,.,) miHtiii'U'S Arrived back u! i.'.e Circle K bead son's probably as hard as a picnic When will Tli.inli vim they were. I and1 quarters with ry Kershaw, egg, but he may have an unsuspected funeril take pim'e?" Miss Lizzie Bachman, Nate Tlchenor soft spot" two o'clock," Lorry at Tii,rrn after the fashion o" a rural neighbor. "I wish I could aaree with you, but si,ereil him. did the chores. He realized that, with I Hud that Impossible, Our ranch was I'll lelephiipe the coroner." Donuld tbe men all away. Lorry would have to a San Francisco bank, mortgaged word foi take lie'll on. my ,! went had to do them. but reoenlly Babson bought It from il thin h a in'iuest Isn't necessary, and lie ate bis dinner in silence, for both them" Issue the tmrial permit." he and Lorry were : cutely aware of tbe lie has a hen on," said Nat TIche waited In the While Lorry Kershaw presence of Miss BachmaD and dis "and I'll have to find out whether nor, scouted around Tichennr car Nate trusted her. ATter dinner he kindled a It's a Bantam or a Plymouth Rock. A In engaging the log fire In the living room fireplace. limn and succeeded coward and a potential crook. Money Lizzie a Miss Bachman, of services He was a straight, A young mad. schemer. Miss IOrry, hp had almost gradu vtlio la her youth man, not overly thick but muscular; wants the Circle K ranch. When he In school nurses a from training aied he had a little crescent out of his left ascertained from that the iny Sun Fninrisru. ear and a faint white scar about three Bar H was not for attorney sale, he decided to would Miss Inches Not for considerable long ran across his left temple acquire the Circle K, so Immediately Ihichman have missed this assignment and disappeared Into his hair. His lie purchased your mortgage." teeth were strong, even, white and But why has he developed thl sud with gossip. Nate It was too meaty cared for. well His nose, thin and den Interest In Eden Valley?" Tirhenor dancing attendance on Lorry high and a fraction too long, tended to "1 do not know, but I Intend to Bnd Kershaw what would otherwise have been out. spoil call However, he'll never own the to was next action Tlrhenor's a handsome face, hut lent to him an Circle K. Whenever you find yourweekly upon the editor of the local air of distinction. It wa the nose self unable to hang on to It, Im the I paper, the Valley Center Register. of a thoroughbred, a thinker. His eyerightful heir to It. Understand?" am Nathan Ticlu nor, of Eden Valley." brows, heavy and almost black, were "Perfectly. You're sure you will not do not seem to rehe amiounced. a bit overhanging, thu giving to his permit him to crowd me? Sure tills member you. Apparently you came to glance an expression of alertness and Isn't a generous Impulse because you Eden Val Vul'ey Center after I left directness, particularly when he asked find me In such a sad case today? ley." one a question. An Impulse you may. with reason, reThe editor said his name was Joe had already observed that he gret next week?" Lorry to Brainerd and that he was pleased moved with quick, precise motions lie drew a checkbook from his Inner meet Mr. Ticheimr of himself and in breast pocket, went to her desk and sure one like very ''Mr Itaacefiird Kershaw died about the pin of physical condition. signed a check In blank. "You fill that hours ngo, very suddenly, Mr. the nurse retired, About eight-thirtid for wliat your lather's estate owes I tirainerd." Nate toll him. "So, as her bedroom door closed behind liei Babson and Ids bank," he ordered didnt kill him lie perished of heart Nate Tiehenor arose, shoved an easy curtly, "and secure me with your disease and will be burled In tbe Ker-ihachair toward the fire and waved l.orr.v promissory note." fain, ty cemetery in Eden Valley Into It. He remained standing until She tossed the check In the lire and it two p m. tomorrow. Friend herself. seated had she What's your Interest In me?" she deAnd neighbor' are invited to attend. "1 can understand sympaTuo bad your father wasn't here manded. Mr. Braitierd, as a special may I ask I I called this morning. kindness but uot when and might gentlemanly thy favor to Miss Lorry Kershaw and have presumed his life for ninny a blank check that could be filled that you do not take this opportIn for nearly two hundred and ninety years." Ticheimr snapped bis lingers unity to print a couple of columns of "Kismet!" lie murmured. ancient history? thousand dollars." not do Although you I know "We thought you were waiting until met your brother, Owen. In feud It, the llensley-Kershawe got in so deep we enuldn t swim France. andwl in BUT. It was before Cantigny, I Both Miss Kershaw and out, then you could smash us nmre was tbe chief of No. 4 section of tny would like to think that the matter Is by way of easily." battery, and my gun got bogged In a being forgotten In the road. The Had I chosen to smash you a long small shell-holand we ll both he very grateful for your and untime ago there was nothing to stop teams were new. me. You were helpless." used to draft and the drivers were Jly dear sir,'1 Brainerd refilled with "Then why didn't you?" worse, so I had a lot of plunging and dignity, "you mustn't presume to formuknew tugging no effort and "1 didn't need the money and late my editorial policy." I myself. Nate Tiehenor looked Brainerd over I could always protect there we stuck. There was an InfanCo per bleakly. try regiment resting by the side of the Next could have gotten t lie ranch at "Very well, run It of fact. road, and pretty soon a private came week there'll be another newspaper In cent of Its value. As a matter Hill town, up and told the greeu lead driver to with a real newspaper man la dismount and let him try. I saw by charge, and you'll have a taste of ictlv the way this doughboy soothed the exAnd now that we competition. cited horses that lie knew horses so understand each other, 1 want you to I took the place of the driver on the nin off a hundred death team. Fortunately, I had a good imtlres and send a man to swing them paste on the wheel team, so presentdriver up Id various conspicuous places the cannoneers and spare round the town. That used to be the ly, with the wheels and pushing beat custom la this drivers country. A few people we hind, uiljht like to know of Ranee gathered our teams and made concentrated pull and the one steady, his death, so they enn come to And when tbe InfantryouL came funeral as gun advertised." man dismounted from the lead team, He wrute out the copy for the Owen Kershaw and I recognized each paid his bill and departed T hstir TbfcrB.fujno 1 ' I'1- ' t - ' i 1 ' i -s l ,1 well-set-u- I 1 y my-lelf- commenced to cry. too. We did a1? say any thing, because there was netting to say; Just leaned against each other and thumped each others back and were quiet about R. Owen walked beside me up the road a little, hla arm through mine; and flnnlly he said: Nate, maybe tny dog tag will beat me buck to Eden Valley. But If you take care of yourself, you're liable to go back with both your dog tags; and when you do, call on the old oian and Lorry and tell them It'a an order from me that you're to stay for dinner.' " "Did he say anything about the water? Yes, he said we were to have It aud that hed write home about It as So I soon as he got the opportunity. told him you'd alrend.v promised to E let my people have It and that pleased him. And I promised him I'd be a good neighbor and fight at hard for 8 the Kershaw hereafter a our clan had ever fought agnlnsi them. That m 's DOOR TO DOOR Door to door service at Depot to Depot rates is furnished on your freight shipments when shipped Via S. L. &. U.. No other railroad in Utah furnishes this better-- 5 than-truc- k service at regular rates. 8 Telephone to Agent, Salt Lake & Utah Railroad. ad Jl IBBI m I a e half-traine- 1 A MUE FOR pickets pood in comfortable coaches and chair ears on all trains every dav. - SAMPLE FARES FROM PAYSON First Class Coach Ker-iltaw- s without other. further The conversation. his hat and walked over to the local hotel upon the veranda of which sat Mr. William Rooney, the duphty sheriff of the Valley Center district. 'Hill." he what do queried, ,uow about Nathan Tlchenor?" "Nothing bad. Why?" Would you say that a threat of would be taken seriously?" The w fit made a threat They made prom-kfifi-a- kept 'em. I sized him up that way," the editor replied. After eliciting from Brainerd all the e"' the latter had, Mr. Rooney rolled away to distribute Ills tidbit gossip around Valley Center. the first place he went was to Hank of Valley Center. Henry p Al-o- 0, in charge during Babsons him. young Nate Tlchenor's back C0,lnlrJ'An' Ranee Kershaw' ki c'ed the bucket. Died o heart disuse right smack In front of the Bur Eiitc, an Nate Tlchenor an Lorry aw 'e been in town together an' ,i. , Psence, received see - r'n thieves." .. "hen the cat's away EuiPse"ho Brained Tlchenor are him the story." hfit You Had I Chosen to Smash Wa NothThere Time Ago Long Me." ing to Stop the Kershaw s." all "Your people always wanted was In an' Nate Tlchenors a bad loL" Go by train JUS much. i 1 ri. wave H fftrUUlr Awv Mil XAvcrtUlV ir yvcpm In It. ioitSvOi Wltk It ' wjr' ?4 ' $22.13 47.69 28.35 19.12 chtapar and aafar than traveling by highway Aik your Agnt hr Y our Right 1 the businesjuu couldn't operate It, s e "Of course I could operate shalL The cattle "And challenged. It s set business Is bound to recover two 'Mdun day. ting better every cents ten at years beef will be selling on the ranch." , $12.00 31.80 18.90 12.75 afro, dir cuts in 'Bleeping car travel cost?. Tickets Rood in Bleepers, 3 cents a mile and less. Pullman costa extra, reduced H by elimination of the surcharge. affected him very deeply and b dragged ine off the road und we wort Hood brotherhood, each to the other and then we embraced like two sentimental Frenchmen and were ashamed of It because we were both hlllbllllea and I went on with my section and he went back and flopped with hi weary squad and here I am, and I've been a long time getting here." Why did you delay, Nute?" (Continued Next Wek) of So you Eden Valley, of course. and fore planned to buy the mortgage close. hold It, "No planned to buy It and be as could In way that because only t be ansured the Kershaws wouldn you time to to I planned give noyed then, work out of the jam you are In; I grade. the make couldn't If you stoc lock, outfit, planned to buy your Owen was and barrel, ut a fair price. and a was cripple dead, your father s- Ls Angeles Chicago Portland Denver That Affected Him Very Deeply and He Dragged Me Off th Road and W Swore Blood Brotherhood." SureI did plan to buy your mortgage. I am so careless think not do ly you watch on as not to have kept a close 1 - Thanks, Kershaw. said: all exhausted and hungry and thirsty and we'd been through a lot of mud and blond and I suppose we each had the same thought that the llensley-Kershafeud was a pitiful thing. I know I had a vision of Eden Valley beJust then. Perhnps Owen did. too, cause he commenced to cry silently; and then he came toward me and I his comical deputy sheriff rolled the editor. "I haven't seen the oj since he was In high school here, ut from what little I know o' his r 'e I should say none o' that breed I Good luck to I'm obliged to you. you. " "What did Owen say?" the girl asked softly. Ills face Miss Lorry. Nothing, we were You see, of twisted. sort editor put on TRIPS ONE-WA- Y (even lets for long trips ) black-bordere- r, 8 SALT LAKE & UTAH RAILROAD IN Bill THE business world, flat tires never get The fellow who goes places . . anywhere who gets the biggest returns for his efforts . is the fellow who consistently lets the public know what wares or services he has to offer. Moral: ADVERTISE In The Paysoti Chronicle ." , y 9 r tv v? |