THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. 17, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
CHAPTER XXIV.
AV R. G. MONTGOMERY
"The boys have all gone. I'll be "You knew 'Ball-that le, before back after a while." Ile bent and he started his fight against the kissed her hand lightly, then gal- Timber Company 7" Dona was seek-loped eff in a great cloud of dust. ink information.
For the first time since their did not add anything. arrival at Three Rivera Dona and Dudley were now aware of Swer- gin's seriousness in the matter of capturing Stan Ball. All night after the raid on the main ofico meh were riding and running about on foot. Morning found the entiro camp roused for uction. with the big timber boss handling his men as he would have on a river drive.
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Auper was sitting up. It was plain that he had been very busy giving orders, as the floor was tracked with boot marka and cigarette stumps. Dona crosed to his side and perched on the foot of his bed.
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Dona waved to him until he had "Sure. Knew him fer a strappin' vanished. In her heart she half big cowpuncher that rode a black hoped Ball was already beyond the horse.".
rim of Folly Mountain. If he were "And you saw him last night?" not there was little chance of his Don put the question abruptly, eyer leaving the slope alive. With
(previous day and a cloud paused "Sure I saw him." Carter rea little shake or ner head Dona tan Dona were in the next room.
A tender smile spread over the 'over her happiness. Stanley Black turned Dona's smile with a defiant to her father's room.
girl' face as she ran for the silp had been such a disappointment. Dudley found the whole thing glance that fell as elie met it. "Ha
pers. Asper was nearly his old self More than a disappointment, Dona intensely exciting. The plan was lateps right in through the big win-
again and would be will in no time. know, though she refused to admit to comb Folly Mountain as clena | dow and goes for his guna." Carler
For a moment she was really happy it. With white punlight pinying as a swept floor. Not a foot of made a shift and dropped his good
and a great weight lifted from her through the green needles above the high country was to be left hand, to his side.
heart.
her head and a cedar bird calling unchecked. Every brown beur, "And what did you do?" Dona
Asper insisted on having his from the jack pine behind the cougar and mountain sheep was bent forward, all interest.
chair placed so that he could watch building, she knew a desolation of to be routed out of hiding. It "I went for the gun I have in my
the slope of the mountain and the spirit that even the recovery of was a little like a small cruande, desk. Then he cut loose and shot "You have been violating my or- upper clearing. He, was eager to get her father could not banish. Dudley could not quite reniize my haml." Carter touched the ban-ders again" she shook a finger the very first news of, the capture that the whole thing was not just dage gingerly.
under his nose. "Do you want me of Ball. a colourful pageant. The henvy
nodded sympathetically. to move in here and make you bo- They'll have him before noon, the clearing and. Dona guns and the plentiful suppy of "Remember, I will see that Father have?"
'sure as shootin," he rumbled. ammunition added the grim touch rewards you." She gave
Asper grinned. "I'm the usual
Dona smiled and seated herself When I get on the top step. She was eager to necessary to dispel lisions; smile and walked back toward the Jungrateful patient. those guns
wore muzzle-lendes), scene in the big yard.
well I fire my loving nurse.” He see what happened but she was not with real powder.
Dudley was riding at a gallop caught her hand.
really anxinus to have this hunti Dona went to see Carter. She looking for her. He plunged up and "You are not well and you're not succeed. A thought kept bobbing up found him outside his oflee door, pulled his horse to a ploughing stop firing this nurce
In her mind that would not be Bunning himself. Carter was sien. In true grandstand style. "Where "Duc says I can sit in a chair on stilled easily. Hero were dozens of der with a weak droop to his have you been hiding?" he de- the porch. Now, as good nurse, men going out to get one lone ban- shoulders. He lifted a pair of manded.
you'd better help me out there." dit. The odds against Ball were 100 colourless eyes to Dona's face as
he greeted him.
"You are Mr. Carter?"
Thu MAN recognized Delo's daughter but he did not get up, He nodded his hand and continued to gun himself.
Dona
him a
"I was poking about." Dona Asper proceeded to swing his feet to 1. He was n lone wolf, a killer, smiled as she noted the flush of ex- over the edge of the bed. "My slip but that did not lessen the odds. leitement on Dudley's face.
Ipera, mirse!" he called, as though Donn's thoughta turned to the
"I came to see if you were bad- ly injured last night and to may we are sorry. Father cannot get about just yet." Dona watched Carter rub a patchy growth of { black beard on his chin.
"I reckon nobody ever had a closer scratch." Carter held up a bandaged hand. "I reckon the Tim- ber Company owes me some extra for this. His pale eyes lighted n trifle as they fixed themselves on Dona's face.
"Certainly, Dad will bee that you are properly rewarded." Dona could not help wondering where Swer- gin had collected so ninny odd-chor- acters. Carter was an oddity and no mistake. Of course only such, men would stay and work under the Insh of Swergin's tongue and fists. Three Rivers was certainly a camp of the old school.
Carter smiled a thin smile bat
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A rider appeared at the edge of roused herself. The man came down through the cutting at a gallop. As (Continued on Page 11.)
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