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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Gems of Thought JACKSON GREGORY GREGORY THE STORY SO FAR: Old Early BUI Cole had known for sis months that his Of late he bad days were numbered. been np and about each morning earUer than usual, telUng some part of his widespread acres, the King Cole Ranch, a last adios. It was stiU half dark one morning as he was walking through his beloved pines, when a rifle shot rang dear through the stiUness, and Early BiU felt a stab of pain. Leaning against an old pine he blazed away at a man crashing through the bushes; Then he laughed, for he had shot the mans hat off! Staggering home Early BUI sent Gaucho Ortega, one of his Mexican hands, for Doc Joe and the Judge. Now continue with the story. Judge knew pretty well what Early Bill Cole had in mind, though the definite thing the old fellow was going to do had yet to be told. Merely taking into consideration the facts of the case, the whole thing should be simple enough, since it was merely the making of a will. But they saw the old familiar gleam in Early Bills eyes and were dead sure that right up to the last he was plotting some sort of devilment. Hadnt he said to them on one occasion, Im having me a barrelful of fun when Im dead. They figured that they knew Early Bill Cole pretty well, though they had to admit theyd had the pleasCHAPTER H ure of his friendship for something Doc Joe and the Judge were at the like twenty or twenty-fiv- e years King Cole Ranch almost as soon only. And that much longer ago as the young Mexican. They found than that he had had two friends four of the ranch hands hanging who had meant much, very much to around the house, scraping dirt with him. Forty years before, and more, d the toes of their boots, look- there had rioted through the mouning as though they didnt mean to tains a small company known far and wide as Hells Triplets: Early look worried. At the sound of speeding hoofs and wheels they jerked up Bill Cole, Busty Lee, Buck Cody. their heads, and one man came out Busty Lee and Buck Cody were hapof the house, a small, mahogany-brow- n ly dead these many years, having man who looked as hard as been swept away together in a night nails and was harder than he looked, of violence, and about all that they Early Bills foreman, Cal Round-tre- had left behind them was their various offspring. Busty Lee had left he said, and a daughter with little dower save Howdy, gents, sounded surly as though he resented her loveliness, and Buck Cody had bequeathed to the world a son and their coming. Come on in. old in went and found They Early not much to go along with him. They Bill sitting in his big chair. He knew that little Ann Lee was teaching school somewhere or another looked more dead than alive. You darned old fool, snorted and living with her Aunt Jenifer Doc Joe. He put bis bag down, took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves. What did you shoot yourself for? said the old Howdy Judge, man, by way of most beautifully ignoring Doc Joe and all his words. Ive got to get you onto a bed, I cant get Bill, said Doc Joe. at you right, this way, sitting on a . lop-side- e. chair. The two helped him to stand and, with what small aid he could give them, got him stretched out on top of the table. Doc Joes skilful hands, whether or not murderous, swiftly denuded him from neck to belly-ban- d and removed the make-shi- ft bandage. Then for a time the physician and there was not a more skilled within riding range of .Bald Eagle kept his tongue in his mouth and gave himself shrewdly to his work. Sometime later when Early Bill Cole returned to a misty sort of consciousness he made out that he was in his bed, undressed, bound about with what he judged to be a couple of miles of bandage. He had stirred very slightly and on the instant the two old cronies of his popped into his room. Well? he demanded as sharply as he could manage. You sure bled like a stuck Doc Joe told him. Who hawg, shot you, Bill? I wouldnt know, Doc; thats the hell of it. Sayl If you boys happen to see a feller wearing a d Stetson with a hole in it or or one brand wearing no hat new out of the store But lets take up business before pleasure, as the feller says. Got my for certain .this trip, huh, Doc? I sort of reckon, Bill, he said, pulling at his lower lip, that it d wont be long now before this is a better, cleaner world and me and the Judge will be winning a couple of bets. Hmf! said Early Bill. Then that crooked and somehow endearing old grin of his came back, just a ghost of what it used to be but still there, like a flicker of winter sunlight, Might be you lose out yet, you two scums of creation. Might be your horses runs, away and' breaks your damn necks before I check out! Nobody said anything for a little while.- Early Bill was resting. Doc Joe stepped out to bring him something to swallow, mostly hot whisky, and the Judge appeared to be taking matters judicially under advisement. They lifted Early Bill and got his drink down him. Then they had one apiece. The draft brought the sick and wounded man a flush of strength. He spoke more clearly. Squat, you boys, and listen. Me, Ill do the talking. They dragged up chairs. First, Doc, lets know where we stand.- I need a little time and a mite of strenth. Im not going to pop off in a hurry like a candle blown out, am I? I feel pretty good after that drink. Youre a tough old bird, Bill, said Doc Joe thoughtfully If you hadnt been on the skids anyhow, this thing wouldnt have done you in! Its just hurrying things along some. No, theres no rush. Say the word and I can keep boosting you along Oh, how do I know? Anyhow, shoot the works and take your time. Fair enough and gracias, amiHere we go. go, said Early Bill. Fortunately both Doc Joe and the come-uppan- ce i all-fire- - - devil-saint-San- ta day of ON THEfor firstMrs. Miniver Greer Garson was knocked down in a street scene by a boy on a bicycle. On the first day for Madame Curie, she was knocked down by a cam- Maybe its a But I hope good omen, said she. I never start a picture in a scene with a locomotive! Nobody was surprised when Mrs. Miniver got the Academy Award for the best picture of 1942; it was especially good news to Major William Wyler, who directed he recently directed the filming of the bombing of the era perambulator. German naval base at Wilhelms-have- n. Nan Wynn, the popular radio, night club and motion picture singer, has been placed under longterm contract by Columbia, and will What about em, demanded Doc Joe. Theyre just two locks said Early Bill, By the way, when you boys go out, send Cal Roundtree to me. Tell him to bring Gaucho. Ive got me a great hunch! Its my ace in the crazy like a hoot owl, Doc just asked snorted the Judge. you a question: Whats this about two locks? Look at em good! I am looking Theyre different, hole!-Your- Had we never Had we never Never met or We had neer A loved sae kindly, loved sae blindly! " ' never parted, been broken-hearted- . ROBERT BURNS. To two old porch-sitter- s in front the Bald Eagle Hotel came a young man on horseback. The two, watching everything that went on, smoking their after supper stogies, took stock of him when he first rode into town down at the far end of the street. He rode straight to the hotel, dismounted and approached. He was young and lean and brown and tall. In the saddle he had been loosely graceful; one felt that for all that seeming carelessness in his way of riding, that if his horse had of a sudden sought to leap out from under him he would still have been sitting there in the saddle, confident and vaguely arrogant. Here where men dressed as they pleased, this young man struck a note. From d boots to the silk flashy, bandana, bright red, around his brown throat and on up to his forty dollar hat, he displayed a touch of elegance. A handsome young dark devil, too, when they saw his face. Howdy, gents, he greeted them, and sat on the porch, holding his horses reins.' He removed his hat and ran his fingers through his hair that was inclined toward length, rich darkness and curliness. Civilly they returned his greeting. Howdy, they said. Im a stranger here, he told them. You look like you belonged here. Maybe you can tell me the way to Bill Coles ranch? They directed him, telling him it was a couple of hours ride, indicating the short cuts to take on horseback. He said, Thanks, rolled a cigarette, smoked half of it, tossed the butt into the dust and stood up. Only," said Doc Joe, I dont know as theyre wide open for com-pn- y right now. Bill Coles sick. Sick? Say Whats wrong? Notht ing bad, is it? He aint feeling any too good, said Doc Joe. The young man eyed him in a penetrating sort of way . You might be the doctor? he judged. And Doc Joe nodded. Well, all the more reason I should ride along. You see Im his nephew. My names Ranee Waldron. Waldron tarried a moment as though thinking some word might be added. When none was forthcoming he swung up into the saddle again, lifting easily and somehow graceful! ly, a man full of strength and youth and vitality, and rode away. ' They watched him out of sight! Hmf, said the Judge then. He had a hat, mused Doc Joe. Yep. Wasnt any hole in it though. Ranee Waldron, huh? brooded Do you know, Judge Doc Joe. that old fool Bill Cole has sometimes struck me as a pretty fair judge of folks. . This young Waldron, I dont cotton to him much. I dont like the cut of his eye. Me neither, agreed the Judge. I noticed we were both sorry he didnt have a hole in his hat. Lets go get a drink." (TO BE CONTINUED ) Shes already get a star build-ubeen given the top role in the new musical, Rhapsody in A Flat. p. ' An actual attack by British Coastal Command planes on Nazi raiders in northern waters is shown in Coastal Command, the factual film released by RKO. It was made by the producers of Target for Tonight, the British navy t ! If you think youre busy, consider Anna Lee, one of the many stars of Forever and a Day. While working in Commandos Strike at Dawn she turned up at the RKO studios at 10 every night and worked till past midnight in Forever and a also managed her house and Day family. 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A check oi the tires on 500 vehl. dee recently disclosed that 80 were even to the extent oi from 10 to 13 pounds. This a is heavy waste of rubber because it has been found that 30 per cent permits the return of only 74 per cent of the mileage bail! into a tire. pro-gra- . under-inflate- under-inflatio- n ' So far J ean Gabins American pictures havent been up to the standard of the French ones that made him famous. But it looks as if he might remedy that situation this summer; he s obtained his release from 20th Century-Fo- x and will be starred by RKO in a picture to be written and produced by Dudley Nichols, and directed by Jean Renoir, which looks like a perfect ; ' HELPS PREVENT That Charles Boyer production, so badly titled Flesh and Fantasy, has a new and better title, For All New Yorkers have learned that the place to be caught during a blackout is a radio studio instead of turning their guests loose to wait in the corridors, the stars turn to and put on a show. Burns and Allen, the Duffys Tavern folks and the members of The Aldrich Family can all give a superb extemporaneous show when the sirens scream. j truly American sentiment YOUR ASSURANCE OF QUALITY VITAMINS NAN WYNN i recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. Grover Cleveland, e that what you mean? Takes two different keys to open em! said a triumphant Bill Cole. ' job.' Doc? high-heele- her aunt living with her, rather; and that young Cody was trying to make a mining engineer out of himself. All this they knew because old Bill had told them and that, with the first creeping of the shadow over him some months ago, he had piled into the stage and had been away for a couple of weeks and had come back with that Claus gleam in his eye. I looked em both over, he announced triumphantly. And they didnt know me from Adams off ox either, because I didnt happen to speak up. Theyre aces, Bustys and Bucks pups, and me, Im going to have me some fun with them! After youre dead! they gruntr ed at him. Yep! And now he was getting ready for his fun. In a minute, Judge, youre going to make me a couple of wills Hold on there, Bill! Just because there are two legatees you dont need two wills! He looked at Early Bill narrowly; maybe the old devil was too far gone already to know enough to make any sort of will! Then in that case, everything, lock, stock and barrel would go to Ranee Waldron as nearest of kin the only kin, so far as Early Bill knew, though luckily distant. Whos doing this? Early Bill Im leaving grunted. I got to young Cody andeverything the Lee girl. Hes an upstanding young and shes the cutest trick and the nicest and well, the sweetest you ever laid eyes on. So they get the works. The whole of the ranch and the whole of the cash. The moneys in your bank. Judge, if you havent stole it yet, anyhow a couple of hundred thousand dollars about two five now, I reckon, in case the interest hasnt et up all the principal, or you havent been losing heavy at drawl 1 By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union. red-face- of light-colore- a-t- The Judge, eyeing him, thought, He knows what hes talking about. Now, went on Early Bill, Ive got a job for each one of you horn toads, and Im paying each one of you a dollar a day and found, high wages for you two. Judge, you go in there and hunker down at the table and write me those two wills. Make em just the same, giving, granting and disposing and so forth all I got. In one will, give everything to her. In the other give everything to him. And you date em both the same, as of today. You, Doc, you move that old trunk of mine to one side and yank up a couple of loose boards and hand me what you find. Lets go! Wages start when you start getting busy! Doc Joe shoved aside a battered old leather trunk, scrabbled in the corner, got a couple of loose boards up and after some further scrabd with a bling came up, small iron lock-bo-x in his dusty hands. The box was eighteen inches long, about six inches in the other dimensions, and was provided with two locks, each set about six inches from the end. I think it was that box of mine put the whole idea into my head, Early Bill said. Having two locks like, notice? Look at em good, A WORLD without a Sabbath would be like a man without a " smile, like a summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. H. W. Beecher. If you are criticized, let your answer be to do a better M. M. M. ohiaaaaag t i j |