THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. Monday, NOVEMBER 14, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
CHAPTER XXI
by R. G. MONTGOMERÝ
Dona rede down the Blind River "You should recolve a royal wel trail at a brisk trot. She had come." Stanley Black's eyes showed undertaken a mad adventure and the admiration her slender beauty was enjoying it, knowing that soon had roused.
enough she would have to return to "Do you think that friend would realities. She would have to spend help me?" Dona put the question her time humouring the whims of with her gaze on the lupine across Dudley Winters and she must see the clearing, that Asper should never again go
"Beyond the question of doubt, back into the wild country. She was he would." Stanley bent over the free for a day at least. One more saddle horn and pulled a pine needle day. As she drank in the fragrance from a branch. of the balsams Dona told herself that now she would be able to ride down to Seth Doby's place and be married that night without the fear that had been with her for days,
A big rock jutted out almost into the trail and Dons was admiring Its red pillars when two men rose from behind it. They were armed with rifles and by their dress she knew them to be timber men. It was evi- dent that they recognized her as they made no move to halt her, Dona wondered how many of Swer- gin's men had been lying along the trail and she suddenly realized that
grim warfare was on in the hills.
She pulled in the roan and called to one of the men. "Do you work for Asper Del?"
"He has a way with him," Dona smiled, "that is not-always nice."
"What does he do? I can't im- agine any man not being nice--" Stanley halted as though suddenly remembering something."
"He runs away atter he helps mo." Dona met his eyes frankly.
Stanley Black laughed, not too clearly, but rather with a tinge of bitterness. "He is a tool," he said slowly.
eves
Do you know him?" Dona nored. watched Stanley's face.
Not a line and enunged except the corners of his mouth. His looked into her's or a fult second. "I know nim well," he said simply.
"He must be a hardened kir."
Her troubles were |Dona want VIL coming back to her and she did not. notice the man's eyes cloud and his lips tighten.
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.
backed away a step and a twisted; smile came to his lips.
“I nin picated to be at your ser- "He la a pretty tough hombre. He'll always be an outlaw, I guess."vice, Mrs.
Dona flushed until she was irre- and broke it in two.
sistibly beautiful. His words Stanley twisted the wisp of grass
"Do you know him well enough to brought her back to her present get him to leave Folly Mountain?"atatus with a Jerk. Winters," she Dona put the question eagerly. Duished lamely, She held out her Something in Stanley Black's man ner made hor sure he could do just
that.
and impulsively. "You have done so much for me!" her voice choked up and her eyes grow moist.
Stanley cleared his throat. The Ho looked at her little boot for a situation was becoming dangerous
He and he know ft. "I must go now,' space, then raised his eyes.
the black know that he was going to do what he said and turned to "But he would help me again, she asked though In leaving the mare.
Donn mounted slowly and fol don't you think?" Donn felt her mountain, he would be deserting heart pounding against the soft cause that was almost won and he owed him back to the trail. He re- elota of her jacket. She was aure would likely be taken or shot down mained under cover while she rode as son as he leit the fastness of away. The roan had carried her to he must see it beating.
"He would, I am sure."
the high country. Swargin had the top of the ridge before she was Donn leaned impulsively toward posted him, in all the surround.ng able to plece together all she had him. "I am in a perk of trouble! country and he was a marked mun felt. If he had only made a move
If you'il ride a little off the trail with a price on his head,
to take her! But he was not that "Yea, I can do that." He sat up kind. He thought her another we can sit and talk," Stanley aug- xisted. He pushed his black mare suddenly.
man's wife. She glanced at her Dona hent toward him and her watch. It was 3:30 and she would Dona touched the roan and moved into the open-and Dona followed.
Arm little arm touched his sun- be back in Three Rivers in time to on. It was evident that Swergin · was the Deto Timber Company in- The spot Stanley selected was a browned elbow. With an effort he go down to Sam Dean's with Dud- nook behind a siub of stone. It pulled away and got to his feet. ley. Dona felt suddenly as though the region about Three Rivers.
While she was haited talking to was shaded by towering Engemann Dons stood up, facing him. Some the world had ceased to be a sun- the men, a fare moved from be. spruce and far down from the trail, thing in her eyes sent a seething shiny place. The pines looked cold hind the far end of the rocky ledge as he rode at her side Dona noted fire through him and his head and dark.
his chaps
(To be continued.) and whirled. Setting his teeth hard he! were worn and melted into the forest. Dona that did not see this figure nor did the scratched, as though from pushing and undergrow,n, two slow-witted gaurds.
through brush
The tailer of the two grinned Bourly and his reply was short, "We work for Swergin of the Timber Company"
On down the alone the timber is big hat was frayed at the eages closed in upon the trail and mado and he wore no glove on his right It a bridal path arong when a ruer and though the leli was encased could barely pass without being in buckskin. When he halted in brushed by the overhanging needles. the secluded spot ne faced her and The trail twisted and turned, talk smiled.
trail as a wise old range cow or a mule deer would make in crossing
the range.
fore her. It
ing the easiest course and avoiding | "Cowboys riding black horses the biggest trecs. It was such a need to be careful in these bills?'
His bare hand was resting on his! hip with his long fingers just torc ing the butt of a heavy colt. Dona rude enally and did not push
Dona returned his smile. "Lum- her horse. She was wrapped in the berjacks are dangerous, fellows to spicy silence and did not want to have loose, aren't they?" hurry. A little clearing opened be- "alostay a bunch of dumb fools,"
WAR Carpeted with he replied in all seriousHTKA columbine and lupine, with hero- Dona realized ns she noted thei and there a gay orange daisy. Dona reclusion of the spot that she should pulled the roan to a halt at the have been trembling with apprehen- this at. being alone with edge of the tiny garden and held her .on breath.
strange young man in such place. Instead of fear she felt a sense of Įcugernisa and trust. She slid from her horse und sat down on a mossy Dona staried and turned in her boulder. Stanley Bwang a worn saddle. She was looking into chap clear of the saddle horn and the shadowless, grey cyes of Stan- sprawled at full length on the grass ley Binck. His korse was hidden in at her feet. He shoved his wide hat the foliage beside the trall but his back and carefully selected a grass hend and shoulders were in the stem to chew.
"A bit of Heaven?" drawled a volce at her albow,
open. At a glance Dona realized
"Now we will see what can be
that Black locked leaner and done." He gazed at her in open harder than whch she had met him admiration.
in the city
"You know about the trouble over
"Mr. Black!" Dona checked fur. ut Three Rivers?"
ther exclamation. "It is beautiful, Isn't it."
Stanley nodded.
.
"We just have to get rid of that "The bride rides alone into Para. man, Ball. The men are hunting dise Valley." There was a hint of him but they never can get him cor- banter in his eyes.
Dona flushed, then smiled. "I came over the mountain to see a friend."
It was "Hindenburg Day" in Berlin, with wildly cheering throngs halling Germany's President w„elever he appeared at the co.ev.kuroni or ha egy itto birthday. Smartly unito, med, the venerable leader bero is shown, centro, as he inspected his guard
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CHINA MERCHANTS $30,000,000 LOAN.
AGREEMENT CAUSES AN OFFICIAL SENSATION
Nanking, Nov. 12.
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A considerable stir has been created in official circles by the announcement of an agreement which has signed for a loan to the China Mer- chants Steam Navigation Company by, the China Realty Company.
Omcials declare that the res ment has been signed by Mr. Li Kuo- chịch.
the retiring General Manager of the China Merchants Company, on his own responsibility and without the approval of the Ministry of Com- musications.
Mr. Chu Chi-haa has declared that since the loan agreement has been concluded without the
sanc..on
his Ministry it cannot be considered as legally valid.
The lean, it is reported, amounts to $3,000,000.
Dollar Line Interested. The Shanghai Evening Post learns that the Dollar Steamship Company is also involved in the loan, the purpose (ar which, it is atated, is the construc- tion of a new thirty-storey build- Ing, the developn ent of wharves in Shanghal and other ports, the pur chase of 30 steamers of a gross ton
nge of 300,000, and other works in onnexion with the Company.--Reu- tor.
Wrong Procedure
Shanghai, Nov. 13. Mr. Chu Chia-hun called a meet- ing this afternoon at the Municipal Government premises for a discus- sion of C. M. S. C. complications. The now director, Mr. Llu Hung- when, and the former director, Mr. Li Kuo-chich, both attended.
Mr. Li Kuo-chieb reported on the the loun from 10 million tads China Realty Co. made for the maintenance of the company and approved by the ex Minister Che Min-chu and General director,
Chon Fu-mu. Li Kuo-chich
mitted that the
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