Show THIRD RICHEST GIRL CORNER By Richard H. Wilkinson 1 TF IT had happened back in Chester or most anywhere In the world except here on the edge of a high mesa at the rim of Death Valley it would have made the front pages of every newspaper In the The reading public would have been This was for Joan Roberts was the third richest girl in the United I I and what- ever happened to her was If I the reporters had been on hand that day she had her face the telegraph wires would have If they had known that the man who slapped her face was a editorial offices would have been thrown Into a Joan Roberts and Lanky who was the had ridden away from the Wagon Wheel ranch that afternoon with the idea of watching the sunset from the rim of Howling Coyote This was not the first time they had ridden off alone At first Joan thought Lanky's attitude of deference was a but later she decided he was acting quite The discovery delighted Casually she observed Lanky Andrews Without appearing to do She registered the fact that he was a good deal more handsome than you noticed at first Nothing about his manner or- what he said was Lanky Andrews kissed Joan as effectively as she had ever been she made inquiries about him and to hei that he owned a Harvard diploma and a small cattle ranch down on the Her frequent trips into the with coupled with the knowledge she had acquired gave so to a new lease on Up to now her general outlook was She trusted no She hated people who Lanky without knowing gradually changed all SO Joan prolonged her visit and demanded Lanky's services more and She tried to be nice to tried to give the impression that she appreciated what he was- doing for nui remained me He was a good dude He was but never That he was never persona until the evening they stood on the edge of Howling Coyote Mesa and watched the sun ease down into the Without turning her head Joan And Lanky unexpectedly and without turned to her an sunset's a washout compared to And he kissed her as effectively as Joan had been LANKY was acting like the men Joan knew and She acted on She slapped his he began slapped her a resounding- Joan stared at mouth cheeks dare the same right you dare tc slap Lanky said you An you don't know who I I'm the third richest girl la th United I'm the best dud wrangler just as human as Just you've got more dough than I doesn't give you any or make me any less you Can't you think a anything to Of course yc Tim you learned a few This time Joan didn't any She merely gaped at him She was conscious of only em one one H. might not kiss her But he and the had to be satisfied tho result They were never told thi but the of subsequent events was plenty t make bit black headlines |