THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
SV R. G. MONTGOMERY
CHAPTER XXVI.. Dona faced her captor with flash- ing eyes. Stan Ball returned the defiant glance with a grim smile..
"My
passable quartora are though possibly a trifis primitive for one accustomed to "luxury. Stan motioned toward the mouth of a cave, "Will you enter or must I carry yout
was a
Dona's anger lessoned a trifle. Then she thought of her father and panic seized her. He would be up and riding the hills like a mad man when word came that sho prisoner. Swargin would not keep this news to himself and Dudley would not be able to keep it from Asper. For a momont hor dotor- mination to play as bold a game as
her captor weakened.
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cave, indienting that evening was at hand. Dona stretched her legs and tried to see out Into the clear ing but a curve in the entryway made it impossible. Sho sat back and gave herself up to bitter con- templation of her fate.
She was a prisoner but that did not worry her. That she was in the power of Stan Ball, a killer, did not worry her either. What did make her uneasy was the thought of hor father. She remembered with an angry twist of memory that Stan Ball had shot her father and that Ball was responsible for her present plight. From the first he had been the cause of all her trouble. She mado a vow that she would exact the last drop of revenge against him when the chance came.
Stan emerged into the yellow light of the cavo. He had taken care of his horse and was back to seo how she was getting along.
"Time to turn in," he said short- "We'll have a heavy day to morrow if things break right."
Donn met his eyes with a level gaze. "I happen to be sitting up to-night," she said flatly.
ly.
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four speckled mountain trout.caught her eye. It was a photo- soon a savoury odour, began to per- graph of herself, taken when she mento the air of the cave. Dona. was at finishing school. Her eyes sniffed disdainfully. She was not flashed but she did not say any- "I hate you and loathe yout
thing.
Ball saw that she was look wouldn't ask anything from you for sure she would cat.
Stan Bali sat back on his heels Ing at the picture and a thin smalle
"I happen to be deelding these myself but this will kill my father."
Ball ateod with his feet planted and watched the trout sizzling in parted his lips.
"My most prized possession!" He things for you!" he stated and be wide apart. For a full minute he the pan with the bacon. When the
knotted loosely about his throat. looked at her. "I'll see that you're water began to simmer and boll he spoke slowly and the smile faded, gan to untie the scarf that
(To bo continued.) back safe at camp in the morning. pulled it back from the flames and from his Ups. To let you go to-night would mean aifted tea into it. After turning the that you would be lost in this high country. To take you down to-night would be suicide. Your father has not earned that at my hands."
"I suppose you want me to grant Immunity!" Dona's eyes
you blazed
"You take what you want, don't trout several times ho arose and you, Mr. Ball?" There was a cut- pulled a wide slab of atone over be ting edge to the girl's voice and a side the cot, Producing two tin sarcastic note in it. "Even though plates, he laid out a knife, a fork it can do you no good,"
"It has done mo much good," and spoon, his entire stock of silver. Two tin cups were added to the Star stated simply.
| table and a tin can of sugar.
His answer angered her mord The trout were done brown by than a bantering reply would have 'this time and he dumped two of done, She sat very straight and
on the pite before Dona. her little chin came up stiffly.
"And these," Stan waved to a pile added. He shoved the plate toward of magazines and several books, "And I won't promise you any.her and reached for the tin of tea.
are very helpful to a fellow who "Humble but wholesome," he re- has to stay cooped up all day." thing except that I will escapo at
"I have no bread. It's too the first chance and that I will stop marked.
"You certainly will have to awear not to reveal this hiding place. may have to use it several days th more in order to make a get-away." Three slices of criap bacon were Stan's voice was level and hard.
him her anAWOT,
Dona's eyes flickered ever so little at nothing to have you taken." bulky to carry." He added this by us she noticed that he had helped Dona's cheeks flushed as she gave way of apology.
himself to magazines and books Dona took up the fork which was from the shelves of the office build- "That's settled then! You stay her alloted piece of silver. Shoing at Three Rivera. The books the here as my guest." Stan motioned (would be as good as he and as able were all good literature and toward the entrance of the cave. to moet his plans. The food was magazines of the botter class.
With her head up Dons entered good and she would oat it." That: "You approve of my readings?" the dimly lighted interior. Stan would deplete his store sooner. There was a light of amusement in
pushed her ahead of him and struck The first mouthful convinced her his grey eyes.
a match. By its flickering light that Stan Ball was an expert at fry- | "You probably haven't opened the girl made out the rude Interior lag trout. She realized, too, that any of them," she answered cold.
In silence ly. of the place. An old all lamp stood she was very hungry.
Dona shrugged her slender shoul- ders and refused to reply.
an
in a niche in the wall. Stan lighted they ate and drank. Stan sat close "But they make nice decora- It and turned up the flame.
to her on the stone bed. The handle tions," he insisted. "Bo seated while I get suppor." of his revolver was a acant 10 in- He nodded toward a stone slab cov-ches from her hand as sho laid ered with blankets to serve as a down the spoon, but she did not at "You hate me and that la all tempt to jerk the gun free. Doua right, but you are my guest and I bunk.
Dona sank down on the pile of knew the cat-like speed of the man want you to be comfortable and to blankets and crossed her legs. She jeho had to deal with. His gun he entertained." Ball cast was watchful and ready to take any hand would move like lightning, lamused eye over the atify erect chance. Her eyes took stock of the Stan reached for her plate and figure on the cot, "I would, sug- interior of the room
in a vain gathered up the fow dishes. Ho rest that you make yourself easy. search for rifle or other weapon. turned his back squarely upon her "I am as easy as any girl could There was no gun in the room ex-jand filled a can of water for dish- be with a rann of your kind about." copt the heavy revolver that swung washing. Dona ant still and Dona anapped. "I would consider at Ball's hip. Her eyes returned to watched him. She was not foolish it a great favour if you would go her lean captor.
Jenough to believe that this was her outside where you could watch the
chance. She would wait for a bot-entrance and leave me alone." Stan bent over an open fireplace tor opening, ono that was sure. shaped of rock elabs with 8
Stan nodded and got up. "Make smoke deflectar to send the fames Stan washed the dishes and put yourself at home. I will take out through a crevice in the ceiling. them away carefully. Then he care of my lady outside." He bent He set the wood on end, Indian sat down on the slab of stone that low to keep from bumping his head fashion, and applied match. Be had served as a table. With delib on the calling of the cave and dis- side the fireplace was a little collec-erate care he sifted a little tobacco appeared. tion of cooking utenalis. Stan pro- into a cigarette paper and rolled a duced a piece of bacon and sliced it. smoke.
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Dona sat for a long time without moving. She could hear her captor
He shoved a tin of water near the Dona moved slightly. A picture outside talking to the black mare. flames to beat, then he uncovered fastened up on the bare stone wall, Cool air began to creep into
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