THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. - THURSDAY: DECEMBER 8, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
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Dona moved Impatiently. "This in stacked unopened on it and a scat-
toring of telegrams, delivered from! important, Dad-it won't wait."
CHAPTER XLII Asper Delo fumed and fussed around camp. He could not leave and he could not get in touch with Swergin. The timber boss had vanished completely, and Dudley was off on a jaunt into the hills, Dona could not be trusted to stay in bed where she belonged without Bomeone around to mako her re-bad impressed member the doctor's orders.
Anper playfully clapped a big hand over his daughter's mouth. "Your health comes firat. Do you want me to run out of the room 7" Dona realized that the doctor her father with the Importance of keeping all seri- The doctor had promised her sheous matters in the background. She could sit up the next day on the leaned back and smiled. One day pereli. Dona was certain they were would not make so much difference, just being extra nice, to her. When she thought. she had been a long-legged kid she had been thrown from every horse in camp and had never gone to bed, Asper tramped down to the cor- rals to be met by the grinning as- sistant corral boy. "Where's Mal- loy?" he demanded.
"Been gone quite a while," boy answered,
the
if
"When is he coming back, over?" Asper rumbled.
The boy flecked a horsefly off a post before
Answered. "I dunno," he said. "Malloy ain't the confidin' kind."*
he
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"I wish you would get the carbine carried on my saddle,' she smiled changing the subject abruptly.
"What do you want with It?" Asper domanded in surprise.
what the Delo Timber Company does," Stan continued rapidly, That is why I am paying you this visit. It will be necessary for me to uncover some of your dirt in apite of the fact that I was going to clear out and let you get away! with it."
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Asper started to get up but aank Seth Doby's lay on the desk. Asper back. "Young man," ho spluttered at pawed over the mall, then shoved angrlly, "you are making a broad it aside. He would have to get out statement. Everything here
"How about Sworgin's work over of Three Rivers or his business Three Rivers is on the square." would gat months behind.
at Pass Creek?" Ball shot the quen- tion at Aaper like a ballet.
"When, Dona fa able to move we'll go," he told himself grimly. "Might as well admit it when you're banten' and give up." He had barely missed several tragedies because of his stubborn desire to beat a young cowpuncher at his own game.
Asper settled back and lighted a
Aspor'a face was a blank for a moment. Suddenly he felt very un- comfortable. Several times Fass
terious manner. Greek had been mentioned in n mys-
"We have no workings over
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black clgar. Ho pulled on it medi-there," he said at last in a somew tatively for a few minutes. If he what lower voice.
"Why He about it?" Stan had stayed home Dona would never
This is a time for have married a anp like Winters. snapped. "I am going to take it back with She would have been too busy with action!" He was watching Asper mo na a souvenir of the hectic the other youngsters that were al- closely and suddenly realized to his weeks we've had here. You know, ways dashing in. There was that own satisfaction that the old man I almost shot a man with it." fellow who had Raved her from did not know anything about the kidnappers. He would have di- Sworgin's activities across the pass. "I suppose you got my timber Dona's smile melted as she spoke.
"One of the boys brought it inverted her mind from Dudley if here from where it was found after Asper had halted and found him. boss?" Asper suddenly remembered that thug threw it away. It is The old timber king grunted and Swergin. hanging on a peg beside the door elevated hin fect to the top of the and you can put in a little time desk. A handful of unopened let- shining it up to-morrow, If you will ters alld to the floor and he let them Asper patted her handle. His secretary would surely like it." and got up. He had heard Dudley groan when he got back with all
thut mail. coming up the steps outside.
Asper grunted angrily and faced up the hill again. If Duddley would only come in he could ride out and look around a bit. Swergin, more
himself! get than likely, had plugged by Ball-he was about that
much good as a man hunter.
Up at the office building Asper sat down to wait as calmly as he could, eniled to him. Dona awoke and Ilis smile as he entered her room was forced but it passed unnoticed by his daughter.
Dudley came into the room with Asper grinned as he clamped a clinking of spurs. His face was down tighter on his cigar. He was tanned and radiant from riding, but remembering what he had told the he was perfectly groomed. lie neat and orderly Parsons, his secre. grinned at Dons and atrode to her tary, the night he left. Three dayn one?" he and he'd be back. Parsons would be side. "How come, Hitle
this time, wreck by a nervous asked lightly.
Twenty of the 24 telegrams on the desk were from him.
Asper acowled and left the room. "Don't mind, Dad. He thinks a "Dad, I must talk to you about young husband ought to sit at his this lumber business," Dona greet-wife's feet, even if she has to be in bed. Did you have a good ride?" ed him.
under the Dona caught his hand and held it Auper chucked her chin. "Remember that we talk no tightly. She wanted to cling to Dud- business until tomorrow, that's ey in order to keep her mind froni final, young lady. When you are sit-the man who had played her false. "Hind a fine ride," said Dudley as ting out on the porch all popped up | you can tell me what to do with he pinched her check. "Sorry to be Ho fale, but I just can't get enough "Three Rivers."
of these hills."
"We'll come back", Dona anid softly. "And stay all one summer." Dudley nodded absently. "Guesa I' allp out and take a shower. I'll be back and have a round with you this evening till you run me out."
Dona released his hand. "Come n- running." she called after him.
From the porch Asper was peer- ing into the sunnet. It was plainly too late for him to ride out. lie walked down to the corrals and asked about Sworgin but no one had reet him.
Slowly, Asper returned to his office. He sat down at the desk he
Mail while in camp.
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Asper ensed himself a little deeper into his chair and prepared to light another story. A window at his back crenkel and a swish of wind struck his neck, Asper twisted around to ace
what was wrong. With a startled grunt, he brought his feet heavily to the floor. Stan- leg Bull was facing him, a six gun balancing lightly in his hand,
"What do you want?" Asperi asked, his amazement getting ahead of his anger.
"I have somthing to tell you," Stan spoke evenly. "Make yourself comfortabic."
Asper rumbled something deep in bis throat, but he sat back and; looked his enemy in the eye.
"I just got back from Texas," Stan began.-
"You expect me to believe that?" Asper gritted, his anger swelling suddenly.
"No, I'm just telling you n fact. I came here because I had to, not because I wanted to." Stan watched Asper's face closely as it reddened. "You are legally responsible for
Stan shook his head, "Not yet, but I rode all the way up here to kill him. That will be one shooting I'll take all the blame for."
"I'll be at Pass Creek tomorrow at sun up. Asper spoke deliber- ately and there was a dangerous glint in his eyes. "I've had enough of this talk. If there is dirty work I'll pay for it. If this is a frame- up a stall, you'll suffer.
Stan amiled for the first time. "Better take along some rellable men," he said as he backed toward the window. Ten seconds later the blackness of early night had awal- lowed him,
(To be continued).
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