Show baa VAL VALo o oP- oP PARADISE S I II I I BEGIN RETIE REnE TODAY JOHN JOlIN wilthy ranch oner his blind Ite BELLE and their thell beautiful daughter VAx VAI VAL live IIvo happily together In Hannons Hannon's won von wonderful ranch home Paradise Is the th king ot of the th Red Brood of ot horses hors 0 owned nod by the th master of ot the tho ranch In VE a i game gains r m at store store yE- yE VEI from the Border wins LOLA SANCHEZ who otters offers herself herselt I Aft as stake t k for tor mm mon of ot ma- ma matery ms s- s tery tery sends Lola home homo to toI I her father Val attends attend tho the Fourth o of ot July cel- cel cel celebration at it Santa Sinta Leandra Landra Escorted by the th Paradise cowboys cowboy in the aft aft- aft afternoon val Vl es witches the races where the Red Hed Broo Brood WIns win honors At the nce d in the o Vat Val V l dances the first t dance dine with TOM TOIl ERISTON BRISTON the foreman of ot ParadIse who ho loves Val sincerelY GO ON THE TIlE STORY These The strangers camo came in unostentatiously and stood In to a II bunch some some- somewhat somewhat what som-what what close clos together There Thero were nIne ot of them all ill clad in good garments the best beAt be t that thit money could buy in a wider market than thin the rangeland 0 ned Their soft ott tine fine boots were stitched In color colore their hats were very wide aide and ornamented with much after the th fashion of ot their kind across the th line They stood quietly and the tho dancers and In their midst t stool one who was of ot a different mold Tall slim fIne tino of ot feature and ind form smIlIng his reckless face fice sparkle a-sparkle a with the joy of south louth In music and motion this Man n n was WM not so o guarded ly Iy ly alert and ind he h carried hl his hat In his hand hanl Thick black blick hall hair waved back from a i h handsome brow hite with the bleach of ot the th sweatband sign manual of ot him who rides in the th open HIS blue e ce under theIr black ro rosen ro eri erl over the dancers with blackI a I bold glance As the couples drifted out again Lolo Lob Sanchez a i living flower in her black an and scarlet came cam down down own hell the room bosher In the th arms arm of ot a i bIg ble blond bo her small face fac upturned her co- co coquette co quette heart hoart playIng the th old game In her dusky e es e And then the then the boy swung her hor past the door dool and she he looked up full Into the face foce of ot tho the stranger she h breathed to herself her- her self sett elf What asked the boy bos bo but she the dId not hear hool hc r From that moment she sho forgot hIm utterly When the dance dine ended Lob Lolo stopped topped as i it if by some accident accident thine som-thine thing about the tiny slipper that en- en encased en cased her hel light bent toot foot bent and ind straIghtened It close It clos bs b tho the door As she he rose quick as ILS a willow mow wand released she looked into eyes and her own 11 were ere eloquent Master she sh murmured In Span Span- SpanIsh Spanish ish lab so o low that no none nono no but he caught the soft sott word Who thO th chap by th door the blond boy asked suspiciously but Lolo Lola looked up Innocently Which one she sho asked and the suspIcIon died The newcomers did not They had come corn because gave the th word ord because he h chose to upon Santa Leandra at it her merrymaking and that was as all did not dance either There was none whom lo 10 knew upon I Ithe the floor save av and except the small girl v n who ho calle I 1 him master and he e I only smiled with amusement a as ne as her But Lob Lolo Sanchez's quick little braIn a wai nas and sho meant to change that very soon Therefore she sent the least of her a 0 meek brown bro bross n II Mexican unnoticeable In inthe Inthe the tho crowd d to whisper somethIng o In inthe Inthe the fiddlers fiddler's ear car Hs Ho tucked the th fiddle in his JIb neck and begun began abruptly to play mcl play no noone noone noon one called this number Wild lid swift beautiful music It ItI I v as s h to the It lilted and sung s ung and at regular Inter als there came a i thrum of ot the bass that sounded like the th stroke troJe of ofa ofa ofa a foot upon the tha floor And then softly swiftly S like a leaf lent before Il a Ind Lob Lolo S came drifting do n the th floor alone 1 I rom torn some some- here as if b bi hi magic she hail had dm drawn wn a pair o r of and these began to snip sn and ind click as ns her I hands rose e abose her hel head Ah she sir was wis a l beautiful thing Young slim small graceful as al a gazelle hr hl lithe body bent and swayed whirled and dipped and anil cir cir- circled circled cir circled I cled like a a lan flame in the breeze Stamp hands Stamp whirl hands was was- wasing wa ing clicking she vent ent down the long room circled Its ita farther end and came caino drifting up along llong the tho other sIde Necks Neck were craned feet drawn back to 10 gise e her room for she sh nas dancing close And then suddenlY It seemed she h was wis opposite where he h stood beside the th door Out to the center she went as 8 if she spurned the cro crowd d then swift as asa asa asa a winged thIng she darted toward i i- i held head smiled straight in in his e ees es and nd held out her hor bands hands palms up It was wao w a i challenge direct darIng prett pretty For ono one second tho man hesitated Then he b tossed his broad list hit to those behInd sprang forward and caught those outstretched out bands hinds I Lolos Lolo's eyes were liquid light r as she drew him Into the th clear cl r snatched her hands away tossed them above her head and began to dance dine In earnest earnest- The rho stranger tranger too began to dance dince and those who watched saw Raw instantly that the girl had hid made mad no false choIce of partners I-fe I H placed d i a hind hand on his bolted belted hip raised the th other othor to touch her hel clicking fingers now and again and ond he h too swayed and dipped and circled though In a i lesser fashion to toch toli ch gise e background to her brilliance the th subtle and ind perfect accompaniment to toa toft a wonderful performance Lob Lolo wr was a i rose ros In the th night night a i wInd In the th twilight a a laugh h and ind a i jest jert and andI anda I a challenge the th stranger was WIlS a i II young tree In a l storm a i cloud hard blown by winds wind and ind the th thun thun- thun- thun thunder der dor of ot his hi booted heels rolled under the of ot the Ur castanets Great Groit snakes nike saId ild Pony softly Int aint that thit amazing iun He H spoke to nobody in la particular but the th blond boy who vho stood beside hIm cleared his throat as It if with nn an effort tort and ind Va Val Hinnon Hannon on the tho th other oth r side Ido glanced up The Th boys boy's toe wa was w pl pale l AS u milk and ind his blue blu eyes ys were narrowed to cold points point Down the th room roon ind nd back again the two n ent nt Lob Lolo WILl was wa About bout Vela ule trie coaxing spurning challenging and all ill tho whit her hub mUe taos face tic was full of ot light that shone chono tor for nfl ill to see 0 o As A A It if by artless M co she oh drew dOw the figure gracefully Cully toward the tho th farside tar fir side Id of ot the th floor directly b lor the blond boy and ind she h was woj utterly sl Butterflies In la the br tars gluts tan that thit glittered fir tree i at it she night h was all ot of them and ind mens men's men pulse pulses throbbed drunkenly to behold hr hor I And then th n as a th Ur the music rose roae ro to ono one last lut keenIng sh she fled fl d straight tc leht to t YO- YO Ve sink sank backward In lit his hi reach Inc raeh-Inc Ine arm and held up her br now r face toward him unmistakable In la It Its in- in intent n- n tent Its It InvItAtion I It I ItI I E I I I I t tI I I 4 f I fI I 1 SOIlLY SWIFTLY LUtE LIKE A I F E Lr LEF A Wt WINI J LOT S S G DOWN I TIm TILE FLOOR noOH hesitated Halt Half under her h r 1111 sell 11 the man heal hesi I a traction friction or or of i a second The perfect action of tho steps and ind the tho music lc lost Its first beat In that sec eec second's ond's c-ond's ond's walt wilt Lobs Lolos Lolo face tic glowed lowed deep deep- deeper er and er ind bent By By came cam a a chokIng whisper r II as r the blond boy gray ray is ns ashes and cold reached to his hi hip There v na as a flash h of ot metal a step and forward ind In that thil second val Hannon beside him dropped a i light light- quick nine quIck ning-quIck hind hand on his shoulder and swung him round In as action is she had so o often swung her dad did There was wag an in oath It a B shot hot that went want wild and ond handed In Hunnewell's tray on the tho platforms platform's e edge ode ge across tho the room and arrested hallway to Lobs Lolos siren III lips s looked straight post past the th boy and Into the th blazing block black eyes of ot the girl who had hid saved his life lite For FOI one sharp harp moment the th tensIon held Then slowly straightened up and ind Lob Lolo slipped from his Arm tore forgotten as is she had forgotten the tho blond boy He H stood still till breathing hard his blue blu eyes eye fastened an Vats Vat's face a i frown between b twe n them From all ill sides men crowded In pushed between and hustled the Ur boy away from that other sIde aide ot of the room followers follower came like a i bolt solid packed theIr faces aces aflame and keen their h hands 01 o otheir their guns cuns readY reidy Steady boys beys said Theros Theres nothing wrong Then ho he made mado one stride to Vat Val reached out his hand and ind smiled It was the th brilliant lighting of ot his hi face tace like tire tiro behind a l curtain that thit was I his charm I i S e had many a close call caU he said simply and have hav dono done some sharp tricks to beat them myself but butI I ne er saw aw a i prettier piece plc of ot work tl tb-sn that The quick thought the quIck they action action they w e ere hike lik a i man mm a aI aI I I keen man used to desperate chances and I er n saw iw i a oman woman before betor who land could think and nd oct net like ilke that It If you knew me he finished frankly per p hips r-hips haps sou OU would not take my hand But I want ant to thank you Gravely Vat V l looked full tull Into his eyes brilliant brilliant eyes The Th light and ind the I laughter of ot the earlier night were wele w gone gono from her hel face why she sh could not have hav told to sir ease her lieI life yet It not because Of ot the near tragedy that she he know knew Yes she said as simply I wll take your hand And her tit fiz turn ni 1 bro bross brown n fingers finders closed clo around his In a tron strong clasp The smile died on the mans man's face fac and ind he looked into hers or lor another long lone mo- mo Then he loosed her hand Jund and ind turned awn awa 1 shill shall not forget he ho said lid Instant his men closed cloned about hi him they marched across tho the floor among the crowd clowd which tell fell t ll bock back from them tiled filed compactly out th the thedoor door and w ere ero gone cone The celebration was ns as oser 0 er In Santa Leandra Dim shapes rode through the dust and ond cool starlight thit th pres peas presaged presided aged the th dawn dana nn and the denizens n of the tho rangeland scattered for another I tar lar larIt It was Vas morning mid when they rode into Paradise and far fir oft off Vat Val sha shaded ed her e eyes e with her hand and searched the tho familiar place ploce Do Bo Boi she said slid at list last theres something wrong wrone at it home The Th rIders arc aro all In and nd hanging round the th cot cot- cor rals Theros Thero's There dad hes dad hes he's waiting for tor forus us There Ther Thereas ass wis something wrong at Paradise dle Indeed John Hannon met them at it the tho cor- cor corner cor corner ner ncr ot of o the great reat house and tind his face tace bore gns ens of ot strain His dark eyes were cold and ind narrow Continued In la Our Monday londay Issue |