THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
BEGIN MERE TODAY
67 R. G. MONTGOMERY
"BTAN HALL un agent for cattle interests, " fasse ASPER DELO in his pice in the sky, Aayar i mevund by the extile men of in- bonnes. Along the porth wall fringing un their range will cutting. Hall Recuso el of cried work three doors led to offices.
timber
at bis Three Rivers camp, le accused Holo of having ben shut who try to cheek up an him. A BRTH is a king up to make check Jimarit. Delo rock that he will personally see that. Ball does not,
Standing before the office bur Hall sees kidnappers slip a stir into a car
St
Ampera duzhter. When he learn wht abe STANLEY BLACK.
a lounge room for the officials andja high-powered rifle. I'm the law up here and I've posted: Ball of Blind River. Dead or alive, but double bounty dend." Swergin got up and stood before Dona.
"This Ball must be a tough guy." Dudley put in.
Swergin answored but he did
The room was empty and Donn crossed rapidlý to one of the doors. She had almost reachol it when it opened and a big man
MOONLIGHT, a picturesque mountain camp, a pretty girl and a dashing cowboy. With such romantic elements of course there's a love story in “Call of the West" by R. G. Montgomery. There's adventure and excitement too in this thrilling new serial.
Ile catches the car ant saves DONA BELO, with broad shoulders and a thick not pay any attention to Dudley. Swergin's jaw thrust out and his le he alipe away after telling here leek slepped out. He surveved "He's one of them two-gun cow
her without a word for a full five punchers who thinks & lumber-row eyes snapped. seconds. Then his big mouth jack is easy pickings."
read in a grin. "Mins
DUDLEY WINTERS, Jn love with Dona, agrees i get Aper Dely back off she wild trip to Three items if she will try in,
She gters him some encouragementa
Daba goes with Dudley. They stop at
Dons but says Asper has been there and that be was ready for kiting.
Dudley puts a plan to Doon. She is of
Daby's place. Auser can manhunt urular theme
SETH DORY'S plate, Doby refuses to be
Ary him hardly zo un with s eircumstances.
Reluctanly. Dirn
fore. While Sin' in seeking a man who can
Dona 7" ho rumbled.
"Your Pa said he half-expected "There is more than a desire for Dona rose and faced, Swergin. you. Said to tell you he was out a report back of all this. What is hunting."
it?" Her words snapped out and she resembled her father as she fuced the timber boss,
"And you are Swergin?" Dona Dudley has a Hesse, obtained the night big man looked her over from her did not like the appraising way the marry them. Hien Tatt, who is on his way rim boots to her dusty and wind- to Thrre livers, steps ent of the night and blown hair. An employee of her withinther should show more defer
kisses Dona
Dona says she cannot go throug? the marriage and puts Dudley of 300 wn to Three livers.
CHAPTER VI
T
The dusty roadster slid down of the divide and entered a dense stand of pine and print. green fastness of the rest cas in strange contrast with the dry val- leys behind. The rout was rutty and Dona had to slow their pace After windinge down hill for a mile they came abruptly to stop! that was cut clean of timber.
"They sure disrobe mother na- ture proper when they put tim ber," Dudley observed.
Dous frowned. "I didn't know the government allowed elcan cut- ting," she observed. Suddenly she remembered Seth Doby's reluc tance in offering help to the Delo interests. She father could not have given such orders. The slope was cut clean of everything.
Was
htt her
They drove slowly over a ridge and found themselves almost in the timber camp of Three Rivers,
ence.
"This is a feud then between timbornen and cowmen 7" Dona "poke slowly.
--
BO
good!" the big boss went on.
"It sure is and it's getting
the cattlemen "Why are cuper to get that report on your time shortly. "Well, maybe there story now that they were at it.
Swergin laughed again, this {cutting?" Dona wanted the whole Is. We cut clean and the cowmer say we ruin the range. but we white collars in Washington and "They want to send it to thera have Giletto check everything. He What he says goes--or did go un-that might get us into trouble that nar-til yesterday."
would tie up the cutting." "Swer- "How does it happen they allow flashed a blackened pipe from you to eut clean?" Dona perisied. is pocket and began to load it
Swargin wiped his mouth with
from a leather pouch. that was thrust at him and aimusta heroic pose. Dudley stepped Dudley grasped the huge fist the back of one hand and assumed danced as Swergin clamped down. close to Dona's side. He did not ber boss growled:
"Pleased to meet yuh," the tim-like the big boss and the bold way Swergin looked at Dona made him furious.
"Yes, I'm the bass up here." let his chest fill out and his row eyes twinkled.
gin." Dona presented Dudley.
This is Mr. Winters, Mr. Swer
Dudley could only nod, he was en busy rescuing his haj.
Swergin gave his attention at hee to Dot. He smiled widely as he loved a chair out for her. "Your Pa is sure on the warpath
Miss."
"Are you sure he is not here?" Dona fixed the big man with a cool stare.
*****"Give us the straight of this, my man, and quit playing to the gallery," he snapped.
this dispute in Washington," Dona “You should be able to settle insisted. "I don't think Dad will atand for needless bloodshed. I intend to make him stop all this." Her eyes met Swergin's in AL spirited clash.
The big boss grinned as though he had found something very much has fought our own battles and to his liking. "Me and Asper Delo cleaned our own timber where we found it. I don't guess we'll stop
NOW."
Swergin looked Dudley over for the first time. "You're pretty much of a tenderfoot to be talking out of turn up here. This is a hard man's country and has to be run that way. I've been handling Delo Timber 'for quite a while and Dona stl refused to believe her I know the ropes." He glured at father would stånd back of such a Dudley but could not mako theprogramme. She knew that he had go?" feity man's dark eyes falter. been a fighter in his time, that he had won their fortune by hard hit- ting and some straight shooting, but that had been before there was a law covering timber rights and he had always won by fair
"Naw, he's out gunnin'," Swer. in laughed until the rough sound rnsped on his listeners.
"Why did you let him Dona demanded.
•
means.
"When will Dad he back?" Shel plainly wished to end the conver- sation.
"Oh, most any time," Swergin was evasive.
"Can't you send someone to teli him we are here and want to talk to him?" Dona insisted.
"Swergin is a good boss but his Swergin considered this anus-peech and ways are rough," Donn ing and laughed again. "You tried to placate the timber boss Sheds and houses of unfinished can't stop the big boy when he Iler words irritated Swargin fumber lined the road, while at geta á notion." Noting the look visably, "I'm a gent who knows the far end of the little settle-in Dona's eyes he leaned toward how to take care of timber and a ment stood a large building set her and thrust out his chin, “But woman, too, if I fancy her.” back in the only grove of trees left I'll take care of this business just standing
like I've been taking care of it for Dona almost jumped at his Dona headed the roadster to-three years."
words. She had met many of her ward this building. Bearded men “What do you mean?" Dona ask-father's trusted men but this was gazed after the car and smiled used sharply. Swergin's little eyes the first one who had ever spoken it passed. Several waved their made her skin creep and she felt with such boldness and equality. slouch hats. With a gripping ofpimost as though he had placed Three Rivers was indeed a dif- brakes the car came to a halt. his rough hands upon her,
"This is headquarters, hotel and lodge of the Delo Lumber Coat
"Wouldn't do no good. He'd Dona explained pany,"
As she
“Go on. Tell us what you know." come in when he got ready. I can't opened the roadster door, "Get
she urged in a different tone. The send out no mon to run loose in randy for the fireworks."
big fellow before her demanded the hills the way things is." Swer Dudley leaped over the side and "Why shoot him? Let him take equal treatment by his powerfulgin argued stubbornly. stood waiting on the bottom stepall the notes he wants to. This is presence.
"You send a man after for her to lead the way. She moved government inspected cutting." "You asked why they allowed rapidly as though eager to settle ona was beginning to be angry.clean cutting? Well, that's the something that has been treabling | The flush that niounted in her only way any money enu be made her.
salin checks seemed to spur Swer-on this stand and the government A wide door stood open. Donazin on. "Sure, I'll shoot him down. knows it. Next season we move stepped inside with Dudley close Only yesterday or the day before over on the Blind River side and behind her. The room they ch be, killed Gilette, the government we'll cut the same way there." tered was large, had a big fire- eunger, Shot him in the back with | place at one end. it was plainly
"Your Pa can hunt but when get sot I'll ride out and shoot this guy down in his trucks." Swergin Snapped his jaw shut and doubted one enormous fint.
ferent camp. She resolved at once to keep her manner toward Swergin quite formal.
my
father and tell him we are hore," Doun snapped.The timber boss was verging on insolence,
Swergin stepped to the door and called loudly. "Miko! Get a move on and take the war bags of these visitors into the hotel." As an after-thought be added, “And if. Delo comes in tell him he has company.
(To be continued.)
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