CHAPTER XXX
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
Donn could not take her yea from Stan's face. There was some thing in his cool manner that made her wonder at him.
"Turn about is fair play," he said at length.
"Why do you say that? Dona flushed Impatiently. "A White Ho might set you free."
"A white lie would have got you free," he countered.
"But I wasn't going to be hung." Dona could feel her control ping. มิ ค
"I am doing just what I said I would." Dena unconsciously sumed a defensive tone.
"Right," Stan spoke softly. All of tho Lense wariness Was gore from his face and its lines had softened.
Dona was expecting a shrewd at-¦ tempt on his part to persuado her to free him. Of course he would try to talk himself out of his pre- sent light corner! She waited im-: patiently but he did not speak for a full half hour. When he did it was not to ask for case for himself but about her.
smile at her,
"I'm sorry to be so much trouble to you," he and softly.
Dona moved a little but could not Anawor,
He seemed to have come to some slip-sort of decision. "I'm really a bad actor and would have wound up this way sooner or later," He paused
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"I won't go," Dona stated flatly. llor colour was ebbing back and with it some of her old fire.
(To be continued).
"No, but you might easily have Imagined a worse fate." He was and smiled, a bit of the old humour Ball is walking." Swergin growled. (mare and role away at a trot not smiling and his eyes were clear. coming back into his eyes. "You "There will be a trial and you can can always know that I had it hire a lawyer. The Blind River out-coming to me soveral times over." fit will brek you,” she mused al- Illa words did not cheer Dona as most to herself.
a confession of this kind should have. Instead she felt her heart catch and rise to choke her. He was confessing, admitting everything and still she could not feel the wave of anger and hatred that she had
Stan laughed outright. "What is ao funny?" "There will be no trial. Sergin will ace to that. Everything will be settled within an hour." His eyes met hers.
"You mean they will lynch you?" "You think a lot of your father 7?" Donn could not meet those steady
He asked the question while his grey eyes. Krey eyen held hera.
Dona was about to cut him of hvith a short answer when some thing prompted her to lead him on. "Father is about all I have,"
"Just that."
"But Swergin came out of his way to hide you." Dona protested.
"Swergin came over here to cache me that he would have time to get his own gang together." Stan spoke simply,
Stan's eyes did not waver. He was sure she was telling the truth, He knew there was something! Horror filed Donn's eyes, then wrong with her marriage though distruct and finally outright disbe- he could never hope to lose more lief. At last Ball was playing the of that now, Swergin's glib story cunning game for which she had of protecting him did not carry any been watching. He wanted to work weight with Stan. He know the on her woman's tenderness. umber boss was at that instant rounding up his mob for a lynch- ing.
"Why do you ask?" Donn wanted to draw him out further.
"I just wondered how loyal you were. But I am convinced," he has tened to add, as he noted a lush mount her check.
"I can't believe that," she said. "And I don't expect you to, I ex- pect to stay here until Swergin comes with his men.” Stan ensed his tortured wrists by shifting his weight.
"If I believed that I would set you free." Dona met this eyes (air- ly.
once felt for him.
Stan watched her through narrow
eyes. He was wondering what the might be thinking.. He knety that his resolve to make her think him guilty of all the crimes he was charged with had failed. Had he known women better he would never have spoken.
"I can't stand this any longer," Dona exclaimed. "I'm going to let you go. I hate you but I'm going to let you go" She took a step to ward him.
"Sam! Come and get this gal and MOTOR CAR ON FIRE. take her on ahead to her old man!"! Swergin bellowed.
the colt, she held. They were empty! Dona looked into the cylinders of She faced Swergin and her words lashed out. "If Ball is Injured while you are bringing him in I'll sign a murder complaint against you and your men!” -
her under the thin with a thick
Swergin reached out and chucked dirty finger. Sam! Get this little spitfire out of bore," he yelled.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE
TO FOND ROADSTER
+
A Ford car owned by Mr. B. E. Maughan of 9, Ventris Happy Valley was badly damaged Street,
by fire last night.
Engines from the Central Fire Station were quickly on the scene
+
Sam was a beefy fellow with and put out the blaze with fire matted board and bleary eyes. Doua extinguishers. and never seen him at eamp. Now When the alarm was given at he thumped into the cabin and caught her roughly by the arm. Half-dragging hor, he made his way Joutside.
Stan shook his hend. "It's no use. Swergin has at least two men outside right now." Stan's eyes
Realizing the hopelessness of re- shifted to the window and he smiled sistance Dona mounted the black a twisted smile. "The dirty skunk trying you out for his own pur- poset. He expects you to let me go."
•
Dona's eyes followed Stan's gaze and darkened with horror. Through the windy she could see two men sitting on horses. They had rifles across their knees.
"I'll let you go and give you your gan," she cried.
"It's empty," Stan spoke softly. "Listen to me. Be careful of that Ride straight to camp us fast
"You think father is unfair.j "And I believe that, too." crooked, and that mistake will cost Doon gave a little gusp and got you heavily." Dona spoke with sim-up. She was in a position that tore ple straightforwardness,
at her woman's nature, but she also Stan smiled a little and nodded find a nonian's Instinctive sense of but by did not speak. He had all¦ protection for herself. Ball was the information he had sought con-cunning. He had proved that sev-man. cerning the Delo Timber Company,eral times. She walked outside the as you can. Don't let him go with He could incriminate Asper and cabin, unable longer to face him as you. Understand?" The Audden Swergin, could make Dona's father he stood there calmly waiting. fury of his words made Dona start, almont as black as he himself had! Stepping, through the brush that "Well, you sure kept him hop- been painted. He had been of half clung close about the door shetled!". a mind to tell her everything. Now he made a new decision. He would let Swergin do his worst without a protest.
Dona could not fathom the lean young man leaning against the wall.
He seemed entirely different from what she had expected in the killer they had been hunting.
"What would you do if I loosened the rope at your wrist?" She put the question evenly.
"I would make a getaway if I could," he answered frankly.
looked
toward the trail. She Dona whirled at the rumbling thought she saw a man draw back voice behind her. Swergin was into the bushes but could not be standing in the doorway, leering at pure. Her mind was in such a whirl them. that she gave the fleeting glimpse but little thought. Probably it was a mule deer feeding nearby.
She entered the cabin again and sat down. Stan was looking out of a little window that let in a wide band of white light. He did not seem to notice her return and she sat for several minutes before he moved. When he did it was to
"We'll just take him off your hands now. Your husband and your old man want you to gallop right straight to camp. "I'll send a man with you." Swergin advanced upon Stan.
White-faced and shaken, Dona held her ground. "I'm going to ride in with the posse," she stated in an unsteady voice.
"You're going to ride on ahead.
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