THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
CHAPTER XXIV.
BY R. G. MONTEC
For the first time since their did not add anything.
"The boys have all gone. I'll be arrival at Thres Rivers Dona and "You know Ball-that is, before back after a while." He bent and Dudley were now aware of Swer-ho started his fight against the kissed her hand lightly, then gal- Rin's seriousness in the matter of Timber Company?" Dona was seek-loped off in a great cloud of dust. capturing Stan Ball. All night ing information.
after the rald on the main office "Sure. Knew him fer a strappin' men were riding and running big cowpuncher that rode a Bincke about on foot, Morning found the horse." entire camp roused for action, with the big timber boas handling hia men as he would have on o river drive,
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Dona waved to him until he had vanished. In her heart she half hoped Ball was already beyond the rim of Folly Mountain. If ho were “And you saw him last night?" not there was little chance of his Dona put the question abruptly. ever leaving the slope alive. With "Sure I saw him." Carter re-a little shake or her head Dona ran turned Dona'a smile with a deflant to her father's room. glance that fell as she mot it. "He stops right in through the big win dow and goes for his guns." Carter made a shift and dropped his good hand to his side.
Dudley found the whole thing intensely oxciting. The plan was to comb Folly Mountain ne clean as swept floor. Not a foot of the high country was to be left unchecked. Every brown bear, "And what did you do?" Dona cougar and mountain sheep waa bent forward, all interest,
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MOONLIGHT, a picturesque
mountain camp, a fretty 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.
Dann ware in the next room.
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previous day and a cloud passed A tender smile spread over the over her happiness. Stanley Black girl's face as she ran for the slip- had been suck a disappointment. pers. Asper was nearly his old self Moro than a disappointment, Dona Asper was sitting up. It was again and would be well in no time. know, though she refused to admit plain that he had been very For a moment she was really happy it. With white sunlight playing busy giving orders, as the floor was and a great weight lifted from her through the green needles above tracked with boot marks
and heart..
her head and à cedar bird calling cigarette stumps. Dona crosed to Asper insisted on having his from the jack pine behind the his side and perched on the foot chair placed an 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 of his bed.
the slope of the mountain and the spirit that even the recovery of was a little like a small crusade. 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 realize my hand." Carler touched the ban-ders again!" she shook a finger the very first news of the capture that the whole thing was not justdage gingerly.
under his nose. "Do you want me, of Ball.
A rider appeared at the edge of a colourful pageant. The heavy Dona nodded sympathetically, to move in here and make you be- "They'll have him before noon, the clearing and Dosa roused guns and the plentiful suppy of "Remember, I will see that Father have?"
sure as abootin," he rumbled. herself. The IOTI como down you." She gave him a ammunition added the grim touch rewards
through the cutting at a gallop. As to dispel illusions; smile and walked back toward the
(Continued on Page 11.) those gunES were muzzle-leaded, scene In the big yurd. with real powder.
Dudley was riding at a gallop Dona went to see Carter. She looking for her. He plunged up and found him outside his office door, pulled his horse to a ploughing stop aunning himself. Carter was sien der with a weak droop to his shoulders. He lifted a pair of colourless eyes to Dona's face as she greeted him.
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"You are Mr. Carter?"
The man recognized Dela'r daughter but ho did not get up. He nodded his head and continued to sun himself.
"I came to see if you were bad. ly injured last night and to say we are sorry. Fatner 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." He palo eyes lighted n trifle us they fixed themselves on Dona's face.
Asper grinned. "I'm the usual ungrateful pallent. When I get well I fire my loving nurse.” He caught her hand,
"You are not well and you're not firing this nurso!"
Donu smiled and seated herself on the top step. She was eager to see what happened but she was not really anxious to bave this hunt succeed. A thought kept bobbing up In her mind that would not be niilled easily. Here were dozens of men going out to get one iono ban- dit. The odds against Ball were 100 "I was poking about." Dona Asper proceeded to swing his feet to 1. He was a lone wolf, a killer, amiled as she noted the flush of ex-over the edge of the bed. "My slip but that did not lessen the odds. citement on Dudley's face.
Ipera, nurse!" he called, as though '
Doha's thoughts turned to the
in true grandstand style. "Where "Doc Bays I can sit in a chair on have you been hiding?" he de- the porch. Now, a good nurse, you'd better help me out there." manded.
"Certainly, Dad will see that you aro properly rewarded." Dona could not help wondering where Swer- gin had collected so many odd chur-| ncters. Carter was an oddity and no mistake. Of course only such mon would stay and work under the lash of Swergin's tongue and futa. Three Rivers was certainly a comp of the old school.
Carter smiled a thin smile but
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