Show The Fi Fighting Ranger SYNOPSIS Mary Marshall eighteen and i pretty lives with her hor dad In rI LII Paradise canyon conon a mysterious retreat Just lust across the border from Arizona The only persons P whom Mary ever met wore were her 9 b dad Bud Hughes Hughee A soldier of o fortune fortuno and Miguel and Ramon two young Mexicans Mary andi and i 7 I her father are startled when an aviator plunges to earth They re rescue cue th the unknown flyer from his wrecked plane Mary falls In love with her patient Komi the last survivor of a Q once conquering conquering con con- ip race of Yaqui chiefs i warns Bud Dud Hughes of danger I Marys Mary's father Is followed by 0 4 threw men mono i Oi M iD CHAPTER II ip 2 2 Terence I W 1 John Marshall watched his Baughter's daugh daugh- daughters daughter's daughd d d ter's tender care of the Injured stranger stran stran- Ii iI got gar In the cabin with apprehension The light In her eyes as she attended Gr t him told him that the handsome young I stranger had awakened her Interest r In the last two years as he saw thO b Mary growing into glorious young youn womanhood and realized she would i soon Boon become preoccupied with more morest moreE E st vital affairs and Interests than those Ii i of the little girl who had been content to live alone with her daddy and sit upon his knee he had been much wor- wor rued ried So there were good reasons why theu the u presen presence of ot the Ole stranger who had dropped out of the tho sk sky disturbed him Marshall 4 Marshall had much to fear from thet the t outside world worM That was why he had hadi i come me to this refuge e acro across s the borderI border from his own home and countr country This et stranger tranger might be an au enemy dropped I n IJ Into his camp And more than an ort or- or t foe If Vary Mary was to become Interested InIn interested In- In In him Father hes he's coming coining to cried Mary Mars Marsto ti to exultantly The strangers stranger's eyes had opened I again and a smile was again cross- cross P Idling hg ng his Ms lips Ills His smile was broader Joints juts time as if he was glad to see that Mary Mary was still there glad lad to confirm the fact that the first time he ho had looked up into her face it was ryas not only nl a dream Mary smiled back and antl the stranger X stirred tried to raise mise himself on his hise e elbow Mary I l' l helped him to a sitting sitting- position propping him up with cushIons cushions cushIons cush- cush Ions behind his hack back Marshall camet came t over and sat b by the tho sofa The stranger nod nodded lIed at the older oMer f man Marshall stared at him Wm thought- thought Bully full fully I Do you feel better Mary inQuired inquired in- in with her engaging Ing smile I And could one feel teel badly Miss err rr with Ith such a lovel lovely nurse the flyer asked r 1 F Marshall continued to stud study the theman's theman's theman's mans man's features closely Finall Finally he broke his silence by asking asking- I Well iVell stranger you you- ou might tell us who you jOU are l' l 1 Terence sir was the quick k reply Marshall repeated Yes t This Is really my mj- country out p West here continued but butI p I haven't been here since I was ryas a boy I l was born In this vicinity but hut my father father far fa- fa ther r sent me rue to school In the East gust I I never saw him again ng lie IIa was n a i pro prospector pros pros- s prospect prospect-ing hector and got killed while willie n ri around In these hills 10 t y v continued to study t yUli HI e e us as though rucking leis his mem- mem j ors ory r to recall something from the dim t J ill Ah yes he said stiffly I I I I seem to recall the name Marj Mar Mar- 41 j face grew Yer very stern Then hed he d Rut nut what Interests me ins Is 18 they the y that brings you ou around here heren Know now n C. C Her Tier fathers father's abrupt Inquisition of ofle the le stranger chased the sunn sunny smile Marys Mary's face She felt this thiv was lot not properly hospitable und and she at her father reproachfully aBut nut But Marshalls Marshall's face remained set and demanding t tg Terence es e's smile smite also Vant vanIshed van van- t und his face darkened After a moments moment's pause he answered v slowly I 1 I hope I will not appear un tin uncrate uncrate- rate rate- ful for tor your our hospitality and the young oung youngs jIUl ladys lady's s sir ir but as to my business business- that Is m ray my private n affair affair ITa h. h and I cannot can- can not Inot reveal It I am sorry J 1 There was n a look of of courage defiance defiance de- de I fiance and resolution In the young f J mans man's face and the words were 81 01 0 I 1 t-en t with evident e determination Ills HIB replY stung Marshall l and he lie I taped looped u io to his lids feet angrily staring fiercely and suspiciously at ut Agitated Mary lary looked from iron one to the other to think of something to sn say secS to over oyer the situation o i There was suddenly a loud knock knock- knock knock-ing at the door and cries from with with- Ith- Ith Sout l out u t. t 4 Mr Ir Marshall Mr Ir Marshall Marsha tt 1 J Mar Marshall liall opened the door Bud nUd and Ramon namon marched In with a n prisoner It prisoner It was the man called Buck Ducic who had hud Into the canyon bel be- be MarshalL All tried to speak at nt nee nce l Weye Weve found another stranger l o ss cried Bud nud This bird sneaked Iii After I take your horse to stable It I-I I roke in Ramon I find feet prints of range boots In mud I mud I foil follow follow I ow-I ow I meet Bud Dud and with Komi's Komis arf ar- ar 8 Aw then pow then we go look together together-It f then low Then there were no more foot- foot Int Interrupted Bud nud so 50 we split 5 jp ai Rind d took different tucks trucks 14 By F. F and GEORGE Nos for Newspaper Serialization anon b by HORACE EATON Service Copyright t 1925 1925 Pictures Corporation I And I found him sir I found him Miguel triumphantly chimed In Yes you found him laughed Bud You mean he found you This hombre hombre hom- hom bre was hiding In the brush when he sees and makes a Jump for tor his neck We e heard a n yell and come running up and this bird was sloughIng sloughIng slough- slough In Ing Miguel Miquel and dragging drugging him around In the dirt was putting up a n plucky enough fight but he hadn't the reach or the weight eight of the hombre Then this fool tried to fight the three of us and here he lie Is Marshall studied the face of ot the prisoner Intently Then he lie whirled about and ln lib a n rage demanded of Who Is this man your your our confederate spying confederate spying Ing Ingon on me met the glare In Marshalls Marshall's Marshall's Marshalls Mar Mar- shall's angry e eyes es squarely and firmly firmly firm firm- I ly and calmly answered I never ne' saw him before In my life sir A relieved relle expression crossed Marys Mary's face at nt his answer er and they smiled understandingly at nt each other Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall turned back bacle to the prisoner and fired Ored questions at him hotly Buck sullenly refused to answer answer- his captor captor- Finally giving It up for a n bad Job Marshall IarE ordered his three trusties to lock the man up In the stable stahle for the night t. t 1 Ill attend to him later Inter he said grimly as ns they filed out the prisoner between them under cover of their re re- voh Marshall glanced sternly at Terence again The crippled condition of the flyer reassured him that he was safe for the present Mary Im I'm going going- out and look about he said There are too many F is t t. t 1 w. w w- w Down East They Dont Don't Raise Any Girls Like You Said Terence Oh but Youre You're Irish So I Suppose That's Blarney Mary Answered funn funny things going on ou here This has been Jeen a bad day nUl and my mj brain Is reeling reelIng reelIng reel- reel Ing with worries I need nell some air And he strode out Into the open 0 a Down East Enst they dont don't raise any girls like you jOU The shadows of evening were beginning beginning begin begin- ning to tn lower and Mary was teas busy about the stove stoe and the dining table preparing supper Terence smiling his cheeriest and now sitting up UI quite comfortably hl In an armchair pulling puffing at a u cigarette was gazing rapt In admiration admiration admiration ad ad- through the haze of smoke fi at t the dainty girl Oh but youre you're our Irish so 80 I suppose that's blarney Mary answered nevertheless nev nev- nevertheless glowing with pleasure You mu must t he be feeling very much better hetter tobe tobe to tobe be making 1 l I up compliments Mr But It Isn't just n It compliment its compliment Its It's Gods God's own truth miss Terence demurred de de- Youre as lovely n a sight as aR ever a man set e eyes s 's upon It was ns like a n dream to wake U up and see you there there-a there a dream that seemed mell toil too good to bo lie true He paused to tn Mow a n meditative e smoke ring Then Illen he lie raided added And don't dont please dont please dont don't call me Mr rr Call me nce wont won't you All rl right ht then Own Mr Terence Ter Ter- ence she smiled And may I I racy may I call cull you you you- I Vary Mary she finished for him Ihn Ah Mary Mary Its It's the worlds world's J prettiest name atone Oh but that I Isn't nt true she sho argued ar nr- gued Its Just an rm ordinary mime nunie There are so man many much prett prettier prettier- 1 1 like Florence and Gloria ani tend and Eileen and I Marys g the prettiest of the tho lot Terence e Interrupted The fact that Its It's your our name makes It FO so She was setting the table As she was starting brick bock to the stove C he cou caught ht her hand Mary Mar he said looking at nt her In In- In You dont don't know Ieno how glad I Iam am till to have ha-e been wrecked here My Ij accident was a u stroke of good fortune I would have ked m my machine on purpose If It I hind had known of you If It I have no more luck I 1 am already more than repaid for all m my trip out here from tram the East Mary Mary- She struggled playfully tully to release her hand Oh youre you're a flatterer Mr M- she sIle said Terence he lie corrected Terence then e let Jet me go gothe gothe gothe go go- the kettles kettle's boiling over o But he held her tight And Im I'm boiling n over r. r too with too with with Ith love loye he sal said 1 fervently She laughed I III cant can't take that seriously she bantered But It Is serious he lie declared warmly Oh but It couldn't be yet be-yet yet she denied I Ali Ah Mary Mary quite contrary listen to me trio he lie plen pleaded Dont you believe helle that things can happen like that that that- all aU In a flash Clash Dont Don't you think that It Is possible for a man to kno suddenly in suddenly In a n moment that moment that n a girl girlIs Is Is tire the girl he hus he-hus has always been wa wantIng wanting want want- tIng t- t Ing and looking for Well Wen Its It's Ilke I that that that- But nut the kettle Terence kettle Terence Terence- she in in- Let It boll he replied clinging tI tighter to her hand Listen Mary Love Is something that tal takes es a man suddenly like suddenly like the men measles measles no no les-no no that's too unromantIc hike like like oh like oh like I dont don't know what It Just gets g-ets you ou when you ou least expect It It-don't It don't dont you u see see see-It It Just comes that way I way I dont don't have hare to have known you ou a longtIme long tong longtime time to know that I love you I you I could tell that as ns soon soon soon- There was a n rattling at the door Its daddy whispered Vary Mary her face flushed with shy happiness Now Terence you Jon must let me go He released ed her Just In time tune as ns the door opened admitting her father Vary Mary rushed to Marshall and threw her arms around his neck while Terence Terence Terence Ter Ter- ence looked enviously on First she kissed her father for him him- self Then she clo closed ed her e eyes es kissed hissed him again fig and pretended to herself he was Terence She was teas so excited In this her first taste of romance that she would liked lIke to have haYe found md herself herself her her- self actually in Terence's arms If she could rould have haye but Jut dared Terence tt watchIng watch watch- lu Ing Ing- Ingher g her was experiencing experienC similar wishes Poor daddy said Mary Do you I feel better now A itA little Marshall answered buthis but buthis h his s tone showed that he lie was still sUll at ease case Well VeIl sit you yon down dear she said and Mary will have supper on the table in a Jiffy Im I'm Im I'm sure slue that both you ou and Terence Terence-I Terence Terene I I mean menn Mr 1 Terence was gloating g inwardly Inwardly In in- at this slip of her tongue I must be he frightfully hungry 1 I Marshall was glum and silent i I through most of dinner putting In a word only occasionally to keep up appearances ap up- I and to make e up for the harsh words olds he had directed at Terence Terence Ter Ter- ence earlier In hl the tile day Mary Iary and Terence chattered away but their conversation was confined to only the most general and noncommittal subject subjects sub sub- so far as their ton tongues were concerned However their e eyes es rind and nd their lips talked too ton exchanging glances and smiles smites and said suld altogether er different things that nobody else has an any tight right to know Mai Mary ora wondered wondered won won- dered whether her hor father Cather would overhear overhear over over- hear henr those silently said things g with his sharp eyes she site worried because because be he- cause she could not keep the blushes out of her hel cheeks When hen they tIter had hind finished dinner and the men had hm enjo enjoyed ed two of Marshalls Marshall's cigars In n a friendly smoking chat together to to- gether a gether-a a sort of ot tentative pipe of while peace peace while 1 Mary cleared up Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall suggested that Terence retire early need a good nights night's r rest st after today he ire said and besides I have some things s I must talk over I alone with m my little girl Irl Ills His e eyes es rested tenderly on Mary Ial Ill show you ou upstairs to your room Vary offered TO BE E CONTINUED CONTI |