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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH o o o o o o o o o o o By George Agncw Chamberlain George Agnew Chamberlain SYNOPSIS It was strictly an unofficial visit Joyce Sewell, on the eve of her twentieth birthday, rebels at her lot, dependent on her detested stepmother. Irma, and full of tragic memories of her mothers murder twelve years before and her father's death six months ago Irma calls in Helm Black-addean admirer, to help her persuade, Joyce to marry rich, young Michael Kirkpatrick. Mike, sent up to Joyce by Irma and Blackadder. demands a showdown on his proposal and is rejected Joyce realizes that La Barranca, a Mexican hacienda which her father had owned, legally belongs to her. She receives a warrant on the United States Treasury for $10,000 compensation for her mothers murder at La Barranca. She confers with Mr. Bradley, a banker and only remaining friend of her fathers. She confides that she wants to make a secret journey to Mexico Bradley arranges all details for her She departs by plane undetected. Dirk Van Suttart. second secretary of the American embassy In Mexico City, gives Joyce a chilly reception and she loses her temper. She finds a Mexican woman lawyer. Margarida Fonseca, who takes her to General Onelia, right-hanman to the Mexican minister of war. Margarida reminds Onelia that the usurper of La Barranca is his dangerous enemy. General Dorado The two make plans to send Joyce with a few picked men under Pancho Buenaventura to drive Dorado out. Adan Arnaldo, a young man who runs El Tenebroso, a night club, knows Dorados present whereabouts, so they take Joyce there that night, where she notices Dirk. General Dorado arrives and in the course of sudden gunplay, the lights go out and Joyce is left alone Adan Arnaldo whisks her out and takes her home The following morning Joyce drives off to 'Toluca with Pancho Back in Elsinboro. Joyces disappearance has been discovered Blackadder upbraids Irma, but succumbs to her helpless charm and plans to marry her. Blackadder gets the secretary of state to wire the embassy at Mexico City to locate Joyce Dirk is delegated for the search. He goes to El Tenebroso and interviews Arnaldo Arnaldo bids Dirk follow him Meanwhile Joyce and Pancho reach La Barranca. Pancho and Eusebio, one of his band, leave her and at dawn climb the wall. Suddenly shots ring out and at sight of a sorely wounded man, Joyce runs inside and finds the dread Dorado there, tormented by Pancho and Eusebio. Dorado escapes Running out again. Joyce is caught by a murderous hand and cries out, Luzl" Dirk and Arnaldo go to Margarida's apartment, where they are told Joyces destination and Dirk makes ready to follow alone. Meanwhile at La Barranca. Joyce's cry brings Luz and the other old servants of her childhood, led by Don Jorge Maximilian, r, d accompanied the girl. 1 dont beso unofficial'that the minister had lieve it. I dont believe there was done the ' necessary telephoning even one American with her. without bothering to mention the The minister threw out his hands matter to his secretary. Further- and let them fall in a despairing more the invitation was for desayu-no- , gesture. Excellency, please! It is a meal without food, certainly of no consequence whatever whether the last word in informality. they were Americans or not. PerExcellency, how can 1 express sonally strictly as between friends Im inclined to agree with you. my gratitude that you should condescend to come to my humble abode But the public has been led to believe there were Americans 18 of for a mere sip of coffee? Mr. Minister, I am delighted to them and as long as it continues be here. Ive already had my cof- in that conviction its exactly as if fee but Ill gladly accept another there had been. 1 admit it, said the ambassador cup. Nevertheless I intend Permit me to help you to it my- grimly. self since our privacy is such that sending a declaration to the papers that no American accompanied Miss no servant is in attendance. Joyce Sewell. Her disappearance The ambassador, though a diplomat of the first water, felt enough has beennotcausing inconsiderable commy country but only time had been wasted on prelim- motion - speaking the English throughout I take note of the priinaries. was was penIt she world. thought vacy, Mr. Minister, and see no reaher niless, consequently parents son why you should postpone telling well as as were worried. mystified me what is troubling you. Her parents? Are you speaking The ministers eyebrows went- up. It doesnt trouble you also, Excel- in the Spanish or the English sense of the word? lency? The English. She has a stepI must know what were talking and a prospective stepfather mother starabout, said the ambassador, is who Mr. expected to arrive here totled. Minister, Forgive me, - now blind CHAPTER VII Continued Then the thing becomes simple, I dont said Don Jorge slowly. mean I can fathom the thought back of Onelias action, but at least I know where we stand you and I and all our people. Youre here, Luz? Si, Senor. Call Leonardo. What are you going to do? asked Joyce as Luz slipped from the room. tell you, chica, said Don Her Attention Was Riveted on Something Else. Jorge, sitting very straight with his hands clasped over the head of his but it done my staff. Im told five or six of Do- usual happensof Ithehavent mornnews this reading rados followers lie dead. Owing to ing. the suddenness of the attack no said the minister and Ah! doubt his private arsenal is still inforward a newspaper, foldpushed of us rifles tact. That gives plenty and marked. and ammunition, and all the rest ed Raid at La Barranca, he read. becomes easy." We give space to an extraordiSeLeonardo entered the room. rumor from our correspondent nary nor, in Toluca not by reason of its fanWe stand a siege, Leonardo, tastic interest but because should it said Don Jorge, certainly for prove true it may develop into an weeks, perhaps for months. Call in event of colossal import. Some all our people, corral the stock, ago General Dorado, whose close the gates and man the towers years services to the republic require no You find will with your best shots. took possession of the the necessary rifles and ammuni- epitome, abandoned hacienda of La Barranca tion where they lie. At present the and has been doing his best not only moon is at the full. Shoot anybody to restore it to usefulness but to who comes within range by night or into effect the fundamentals of put agraby day whether its friend or foe. rianism on which the future happi Oh, Maxie, interrupted Joyce, ness of our people depends. Now word has come to us from a reliable why? Since we ourselves are our only source that a certain Joyce Sewell, friends," said Don Jorge, whoever said to be the daughter of the decomes from without must be a foe.'s camping former owner of La Barranca, suddenly appeared on the scene accompanied by 18 of her felVIII CHAPTER low countrymen, popularly known Years of peace and months of in as gringos.. Disguised to look like tetion had caused routine to lay its our own campesinos, .by artifice these men introduced themselves ;rip on the American embassy, into the innermost recesses of the that the second toutine decreed hacienda. Opening fire without to was duty ecretarys waking are reported to have e they warning the local papers and lay his chief by ten oclock all such massacred the few Doradistas on terns as were worthy of his atten-ion- . guard and driven the general himBut fate ordained that on this self into the nearby hills. That he have escaped is only one norning at the said hour Dirk van should of the astuteness and more proof be should iuttart contemplating vith astonishment one bullet hole bravery with which The ambassador read no more. hrougb his radiator, still anbther 1 A bad business, he murmured. a and third front a that tire hrough see various can complications. iad shattered his They are innumerable, said the vindshield, fortunately on the side minister in a tone of exasperation. iway from the driver. but-e-r "No sooner do 1 estimate them from the Coincidentally embassy murmured in the ambassadorial one angle than another slant prear: The minister of war on the sents an entire new crop. I doubt elephone, sir the minister in per-io- whether you can mention any aspectwe should consider before all oth99 Ten minutes later the ambassa-lo- r ers. I certainly ' can, said the amwas being shown into the most bassador of the room promptly. The matter of very private jrivate residence of the minister of war. the 18 Americans supposed to have Ill epit-imiz- e be-or- . n. WNU Service o o o o o o o o o o o shall she be taken? The answer is so simple its classic. By an emissary bearing gifts, preferably a sack of gold. Well find the gold, you find the emissary. I have it, exclaimed the ambassador. My second secretary of the embassy. The ambassador reached for the telephone, called his own chancellery and a moment later was asking the counselor of embassy what explanation Van Suttart had given for his late arrival. None, sir. He hasnt arrived. What? cried the ambassador. Send Telephone him at once. around to his house. Tell him Interrupted in the midst of his instructions he leaned forward, gripping the apparatus tighter and tighter. When the murmuring voice at the other end finally ceased he hung up and turned to face the minister. I regret the young gentleman I had in mind is not available since we dont know what has become of him. No clue? asked the minister, frowning. THE CHEERFUL CHEM I like to ponder on peoples vtA 3 And how they know 3 just whet is And why on riht Sundays dressed vp Get they And welk ground with their shoes too tioht. mr. WNU Service. Unwelcome, Perhaps, But Insulted Never! The young man had been overjoyed at getting a job as commercial traveler, but after a week he began to feel rather fed up. How are you getting on? inquired an old hand at the game. I Badly, was the reply. have been insulted at every place I have visited. Thats strange, was the reIve been on the road 40 ply. years. I have had my samples flung into the street. I have been taken by the scruff of the neck and hurled downstairs, and I dont deny that I have been rolled in the gutter. But insulted never in all my years of experience have I Unfortunately there is, said the been insulted! ambassador, and Im ashamed to be obliged to mention it. He was day. Ah, breathed the minister, one last seen at about two in the mornmore aspect, but perhaps encourag- ing in the most questionable night club in town seated alone before a ing. What is his mission? Im not sure but I gather he is magnum of champagne. Needless to determined to take the girl home say, my first action upon returning at once. to the embassy will be to recomGood., If she still lives we must mend his immediate dismissal from help him' by every means in our the service. The minister, who had knotted his power. Mr. Minister, said the ambas- fingers together, began to crack his sador gravely, I wish to assure knuckles one by one. Be patient, you that if disaster overtakes Miss Excellency. Sewell it will shake the present Theres still this Blackadder felthe ambassador muttered pleasant relations between our two low, countries to their very foundations. hopelessly.. Dont misunderstand me. Im not The minister was thinking of cerimplying that Miss Sewells life is tain matters he had not voiced. of greater importance than that of Somebody whs out to get him perAs You Can Do all the good you can, by all any other American living abroad. haps had already got him! A phrase Im merely taking into account that used casually by the ambassador the means you can, in all the for the last ten days every man, hovered in his thoughts. What was ways you can, in all the places woman and child in the United the most questionable night club you can, to all the people you States has been reading about her in town? El Tenebroso. A gleam can, as long as you can. John, and in my country such a flood of lit in his eyes. Wesley. publicity automatically . transforms Ah, he half sighed with relief, her into a colossal bomb. you can put your trust in stepAt last! murmured the minisFEEL WEAK, TIRED? Mr. Ambassador; Ill send fathers, ter, sinking back in his chair. Now a young friend of mine. Lincoln, Nebr. Mrs. we can talk. Rose Rossi, 2240 R St., Who? says : My mother was In my opinion she should be resweak and miserable beis Arnaldo Adan Arname His Dr. cued at once. fore she used naldo. Pierces Golden, Medical An excellent idea but how? Discovery and it stimulated her appetite and By sending a government force. The shots which had so astonished helped to strengthen her To do what? Sewwonderfully. Dirk Van Suttart stirred Joyce Buy Dr. Pierces GoldBring her back to Mexico City, ell to swift action. She rushed down en Medical Discovery in hand her over to her stepfather into liquid or tablets from patio, ascertained they had your druggist today. See how vigorous you and bid them both farewell and been the fired from the two eastern towfeel after jismg this tonic. Luz to the northern ers, dispatched visitever have you Excellency, one with a categorical order to lay ed any of our major haciendas esoff and hurried herself up the spiral pecially La Barranca? stone steps of the bastion overlookNo; my duties began the aming the southeastern gate. There bassador vaguely. found Leonardo with head qryi, Of course, interrupted the min- she thrust into an embrasure, shoulders La Barranca happens to be ister. out. looking ''s more fortress defended a .. easily We stopped a car in its tracks, than any castle existing in Scotland today. At this season it has stored he announced, and its almost a within its walls enough provisions kilometer away! to keep a small army for five years Thats fine, Leonardo, said to say nothing of unlimited water. Joyce, her face white, but weU PLENTY OF DATES NOW.. .DENTONS With six rifles and have no more shooting until I say FACIAL MAGNESIA MADE HER plenty of ammunition I would guar- the word. Let me look, please. SKIN FRESH, YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL antee to hold it indefinitely against Almost at once she discovered the a force of a hundred regulars. The distant car, a shining mark under Romance hasn't a chance when big uglv Men love the sou only answer to La Barranca on its the rays of the morning sun. It pores spoil smoothness of a fresh young complexion. Now is see and lets roadster a was she guard artillery. presently Facial Magnesia does miracles what your dream amounts to. You saw emerge from its single seat a Denton's for unsightly skin. Ugly pores disappear, bear-like Mexican the governsuggest that figure. Instantly skin becomes firm and smooth. huge ment send a battalion against a Helm Blackadder came to mind, for Watch your complexion take on new beauty young girl in whom your whole peo- who else could it be? Well, she was the tint few treatments with Denton's Facial ple happens to be particularly in- ready for him. What could he do Em Magnesia make a remarkable difference. With Denton Magia Mirror yon can actually sea terested in order to kick her off besides talk? Let him come, and the the the texture of your akin become smoother day by her own property! man The better. stood day. Imperfections are washed dean. Wrinkles sooner the I withdraw the suggestion, said for a moment as still as a pillar Sradually disappear. Before you know it Dentons yon entirely new skin loveliness. I ad- staring at his car, then he opened the, ambassador gloomily. EXTRAORDINARY OFFER mit I spoke too hastily, but the pos- the rumble, dragged out a duffle bag You Money Saves sibility of resistance had not oc- and what looked like a gun, threw Ton can try Dentons Facial Magnsala on the liberal offer we have ever made good for curred to me. The whole thing is them over his shoulders and started most a few weeks only. We will send you a full 12 os. fantastic. Are you convinced all this to walk toward the hacienda. bottle (retail price $1) pfus a 'regular sised box famous Munesia Wafer (known throughout .has really happened? Remember He had gone less than a hundred of the country as the original Milk of Magnesia the papers speak of it as a rumor. to the barrantablets), plus the Denton Magic Mirror (shows yards when he came you what your skin specialist sses) ... all foe I happen to know it isnt a ru- ca and the rope bridge and he hasonly $1 Dont miss out on this remarkable offer. mor at all, said the minister tened his steps. At that juncture Write today. her attention was diverted to a My source of informapromptly. tion is unimpeachable. There are cloud of dust moving across the certain elements of mystery which prairie far to the east. She saw it threaten my official neck, but the had been caused by a troop of horsefacts themselves are unalterable. men and the next instant she realSELECT I The story is so true I regret I hap- ized they had dismounted and were ... . , PRODUCTS, Ine. of of smoke. war the to at be minister puffs strange emitting pen T What could they be shooting at? At V. loot Wand City, K.T. present juncture. Knrlnssd find $1 to was draw about back She ambasher? murmured the SpEVyi Strange, (oash or stamps) g I was instinctively when she saw the bear-lik- e sador with a wan smile. for which seed me yonr g spaoial Introductory g figure leap into the air, come thinking the same thing about my combination. g ambassadorship! What is your plan, down on all fours and scurry for I Leonardo himself I cover. listen. wedged Mr. Minister? I Nam next to hers. J .....................a J Subterfuge and cash. I have no into the embrasure Dorado y J Street Addraa. Dorado! he yelled. ....... J illusions about the senorita Joyce Sewell. I consider her as a fort- su gente! ..... State City (TO BE CONTINUED) ress. The question now arises how good-riddanc- e. GET RID OF BIG UGLY PORES high-power- ed skin-textur- e. DENTON'S Facial Magnesia ( , 3rast, sv'-HS- j |
