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¿V. R. G. MONTGOMERY
BEGIN BERE TO-DAY
Hap Ball, an sent for cattle Intereria, faces Asper Delo in his offer. Bali sćetna
Delo of having man shot who erant out to check his "timbering activities wi Thres Rivers. Ball ways ha 14, making a person si check. Dals anys he will personally see that Fall dom pot make the, check.
Dont finshed him a quick glance. | F'll ride out myself," Dudley anld- "Why not?" She asked sharply.
"Well," Sworgin seemed to be enjoying himself, "I am just a hired Upon leaving Deto's office, Ball any man. Old Asper hires me and pays wirl from kidnappers. She proves to Bela's daughter, Bona When Ball learn bar me, I report to him and to no one name he tells her he is Banter Black and else, I ain't got the habit of lying Dudley Winters, in love with Done. sarees to my boss." The big man clamped to go to Three Rivers and get Bela to come his mouth shut and waited for this back. Dona goes with him and at their thrust to sink home. first, stop Dudley produces a marriage licenco and urges Dons to marry him, arguing that Delo will not go on a manhunt if they do.
'slips away.
Dogs arely misses the marriage by meeting
"You must promise?" Dona sof- toned her tone and took. n atop leber nearer the hulking bous, Her pa binds, tries to make bons stay in camp. The parted pleadingly. "For my sake
Ball on his way to Three liver.
At the camp, Ewergin,
Asper's
aliza wway from men he has ördared to watch her and rides the sees her father as well as Dad's?"
attacked and shot. Bwergin comes to her raca Dudley and werɛin both ward her not to ride alone ma all will ́altsek her
the
ja knocked out and his place rubbed. Hall
CHAPTER XV
slowly.
"Still working on your secret clues?" Dona smiled.
"I've got well enough along and may surprise you any hour. Dudley was serious.
“Haven't...you forgotten some- thing?" The girl's toue was teas ing.
parted in a grin, "Will you marry Dudley met her eyes and his lips me this morning, Misa? If you will can put eif my plans for a few
hours." Ho stopped close to her.
This turn made Dudley cut in.
Dona laughed and fled toward the as he has her falbet. Dons voer nut again "You'll take your orders from Mias stops. "I couldn't break in on and when she starte back and she Delo." He spoke shortly and such important business!" Her followed. Iar purauer proves to be werkin. who takes her back to camp in spite of stepped forward agressively. the fact that she takes him merusa
eyes softened and her lipa suddenly face Arper la much worse. The storekeeper
"Who asked you to but in?" draw together firmly. "Dad, please Sworgin growled. "You'll be lucky be careful." is blamed.
to keep a whole skin around you if you stay here."
"Dudley," Dona laid a hand Dudley did not, return with lightly on his arm, let me talk to Swergin for half an hour. Dona Mr. Swergin. I think I can make ant where she could watch her fa-him understand." ther who lay pretending to be doz- "No use wastin' talk. I ain't pro- ing. She was sure Asper was only misin' nothing. If Asper gets me on pretending and that behind his half-the carpet and opens up on me I'm closed eyes he was planning what telling him facts and not a lot of he would do, once he was able to rubbish." be up.
Swergin appeared from the doc tor's cabin with Dudley at his heels and Dona arose. She wanted to meet the timber boss for enough away from her father's room so that he could not hour what she had
to say.
Swergin did not offer any greet ing but balted, grinning at Donn. His little eyes travelled over her with the same boldness that had made ber shrink from him the first time they met.
"But you would lie to save his life!" Dona pleaded.
promiace." Swergin was firm,
"I ain't saying; ala't making no
"You certainly have changed the bold front 108 made when we first arrived. You were willing enough to tell Asper Delo where to step off then! Dudley could not withhold this sarcastic truth
he grinned suddenly. "Old Asper Swergin did not flame up. Instead
was a well maa then and able to take it. I ain't lying to him now
"I want to talk about Father," that he's low." Dona began.
Swergin's thick lips parted in a xrin. "Not a word about yourself?" He seemed to enjoy the flush that rose in her checks.
"We'll save that for later," Dona countered swiftly. "The doctor says Dad must not be excited. We are not to tell him the detalle concern ing this affair with Ball: We may even have to tell him that we have captured Ball."
.
"You mean killed him," Swergin cut in.
Dona caught Dudley's arm. "Come, Dud," I have to get back to Dad." With a melting smile she faced Swergin. "You will at least promise to see me first, so that I can be there when you report to my father?"
"If you are not off chasing in the woods," Swergin grunted.
"When do you expect to report to-day?"
"I'm going out with two picked men and we figure to bring that
Dudley stood still, uncertain whether to leap after her and take her in his arms or to go on down to the corrals. The moment's delay decided the question in favour of the corcals, Dona was up the steps and Inside the door. She waved him a goodbye kiss and was gone.
air.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER : 7, 1933.
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| her outside for a breath of fresh | booted foot and dug his heel into the soft wood of the top pole. "That critter seems to miss you,"
soak up a little pine and pitch balm "Get outside, young lady, and and don't be treating me like an old woman with the lumbago. I feel fit as a cougar right now,” he rum- bled.
"You'll promise you won't try to get up?" Dona asked the question In the manner of an order.
"Swargin will be in with Ball to- night and then I can ride without everyone
In camp trailing me." Dona whistled softly to the roan, standing in a shady corner of the corral. The big fellow lifted his head and his nostrils quivered in
answer.
"Feel too lazy," Asper grunted "Don't plan too much on them and lay back among the pillows. birda bringin' Ball in," Malloy
Dona wandered down to the cor-drawled softly. rals where she found Malloy sitting "You seem to think that mur- on the top pole with his long legs derer can't be taken." Dona's tone dangling in the air. She greeted held an edge. him with a smile and rested her "Not alival" Malloy returned arms on the fence. She was just frankly. "Ball has turned out to tall enough to rest her chin easily be a bit of a killer and he ain't the on one shapely arm.
kind to be taken by no timber punks with rifles. Ball uses a six gun and moots 'em close in."
"How is my roan?" she asked. "He'll be needin' a stir workout pretty soon. He's feelin' his oats." Malloy grinned.
Dudley walked slowly down the pathway. He was torn between two
"I'm expecting him in with Swer- courses of action. He wanted to
gin and his men," Dona repented go back and he wanted to go on.
"He'll get it about tomorrow as though to renasure herself. Sho fud he known it, Dona's words had morning," Dona promised. "And half-turned and instantly whirled seemed more tender than her heart don't you dare le him before to run up the path. Two men were dictated. She W08 planning, get down here." guided by a
riding down to the corrals while woman's instinct, "Ne danger. I don'i hanker after | Swergin wne mounting the steps of against a great need she feared that kind of treatment right after the main building. Dona was sure might
Malloy Swergin's breakfast,"
pulled up a (Continued on Page 13.) obstinate actions made her fear that she might have to ask a lot of Dudley Winters.
soon
arisc.
From
She paused at her father's door and looked inside. He was lying just na she had left him, his eyes half-closed and his strong mouth a little slack. Dona hurried to her own room and began rummaging through her travelling case. among a jumble of silk and Ince garments she found a paper. It was the marriage certificate Sam Donn hnd made out and signed. She tucked it into the front of her dress. It felt cold and stiff against her soft skin and a little shiver ran down her spine as she faced the door.
pup in in a canvass tarp. We ought | Asper showed a grant deal of “You have seen the doctor ?" to be back by six tonight, if not improvement that day. When Sworgin nodded. "And if you sooner." Swergin squinted at the he awakened for his medicine at want my idea, I think all this is a sunt as he spoke and started off to four o'clock he was in high spirits. bum bet. Don't know that I'll bej ward the corrals.
Donn felt relieved and busied her. able to do it."
"If you don't need mo I bellove | self about the room until he ordered
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