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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPII. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
CHAPTER XLVII
¿V R. G. MONTGOMERY
Contrary to the expectations of ther's hand. With a squetze, whe ductor and to all rules of pulled him around until she could -convalescence, Dona did not suffer look Into his cyca, Asper gave her a setback. Asper brought her news his attention with sudden interest. from the room down the hall, news "I hope it in permanent," she
whispered.
that he made encouraging and bright. Io was sitting on the foot i of her bed smiling at her In ħla -rough way when Dana suddenly re-
membered something.
Asper snorted but not with com- iplete conviction.
"Because he is not your son-in- "Where is Dud? I haven't seen law." Dona's checks coloured be-
him since yesterday afternoon."
autifully, her eyes shone.
are the most alive of any patient I ever bad."
boy standing grinning at them; it
wns Malloy. "I wont after him.” Malloy stated briefly.
"You did?". Asper showed his surprise.
nat
on know Stau Ball was what we thought?" Donn asked Balowly,
"Knew it from the start but he woud never let mo nay a word or "I'm getting up pretty soon."utt in." Makoy sat down on the [Dona announced. "I'm going to help top step. Ila was hot and tired, but he was eager for now about with your new patient."
all right?" hø Stan. "In the kid Ankett.
aco him to-morrow." Asper promised.
You
"You can
Did that rat, Swergin, got in a shot?" Malloy was plainly surpris
The doctor looked keenly at her. "You cannot help with him. will do more good by acting just as I tell you."
"To-morrow I will?" Dona mado ¡n question of it.
"We'll see the doctor was auded.
It was Dona who answered. "I denly Asper's wide smile faded and ko
ali professional dignity. Asper gazed at her without
did it. I thought he was getting tried to give her an answer that speaking. His mind was
botn "With you and your father was casual. "Oh, he's arounding back over the happenings of the
around under foot I could do noth-away with another killing and
shot him." here."
Ing for him and he is a very sick past few weeks and he was check-
Malloy looked at her unbellaving- mon."
ly for a full minuto, then his grin "You fan a meas prend widely. Run." he said and started to get up.
Bash-
Dona knew instantly that some- ing up many little Incidents. Final- thing was wrong. Her father could ly he smiled and patted her hand. not cover anything up while he was He was too relieved to be angry. looking straight into her face-"How and why did you do it?" he Dona knew him two well,
asked. "Something has happened to "It was Dud's iden. He got the Dud," she said simply, "Better tell certificate signed up and we were to me all about it, Dad. I won't make use it to get you back to the city." any fuss."
Doba was serious now.
Asper looked at his daughter for Asper's eyes diramed a little as a moment while he cast about for he watched her antall hands work- n way
to tell her. Funily, being patterns on the quilting of the plunged in, but immediately hedged. comforter. She would have
"He took your car and went to through with it for his sake. the city."
"You would have married Win-
gone
Dona's soft lips curved into aters to save your old dad?" He sudden smile that bewildered the naked the question, knowing the an- troubled Asper. She was actually awer. suniling.
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Dona squeezed his hand.
.
Donn accepted the ruling with roservations, but aho did accept it. She had learned to have a great deal of respect for the tall medical man-who served as company doctor. She spent an impatient morning waiting for news from the room
down the hall, Asper came in twice - but his assurances that Stan was getting on well did not ease Dona's longing to go to him.
:
That afternoon Asper carried Dona out on the porch and fixed her in a mass of pillowa where she
"Don't run off. I want to nak you a lot of questions," Dona sald smilingly..
Matioy grinned and dropped back on the porch step.
my patient." With a wink at Mal- Asper got up. "I better aco about. loy, he strode inside.
"I wait you to tell me all about Stan Ball," Dona sald simply.
Malloy dodged a reply.
"How about this fellar, Win- ters?" Malloy asked bluntly. could look out over the valley, He We were not married. We tried sat down beside her and gazed reto foot father and make him leave flectively out over his timber hold-this country with us.” Dona spoke
ings.
Tell me what really happened to you while you were riding?" Dona finally asked.
"I rede down into Pass Creek," Asper bean,
"And found just what I found," Don cut in. "I tried to tell you
frankly, 100.
"That's why he felt free to skip out with that little senorita from liberately. "I figured he was about over the ridge," Malloy spoke de
half all right."
Asper "When did he go?" she asked.
got to his feet with a weak attempt Asper grunted with distinct dis- approval. Dona was a puzzle to him at a grunt. "I better gel in and are about that crazy buckaroo," he said. in a great many ways. Here she was sitting up in bed looking almost, grully as he strode to the door.
"Take good care of him," Dona happy, in fact' radiant, while he told her that her hand had Asper's auswer was swallowed up
called alter him.
herself. Malloy had said more than Dona started, then got a grip on (but you would never let me." by the slamming of the door. She "He'll come back." Dona gazed sat and looked out of the window.
Asper nodded. I wish I had lashe only knew half of the story. he might have, had he known that dreamily out of the window as she Plans, piled themselves up in hir
temu."
"That accounts for all his riding," spoke. She was not thinking about mind, the most compelling one b Dudley Winters except to be thanking to get up and go to Stan's side,
she had known all the time. she said with a smile that hinted ful that he had made the way ont
The doctor came in and found
gone.
very easy, "Ile's chasing some her curled up with her chin propped crazy elud," she added.
in the patons of her hands and her hps parted in a dreamy smile. H stood looking down on her in sar 'prise.
"He may not come back at all. He lett pretty permanently," Asper finished lately,
Don replied with a little inaght. She reached out and took her in
“You will not need any attention from me,” ke grented her. "You
"And then what?“
Maltog neded and got up again. i 1 be back if you want me," he
"eaught Swergin on the trail and disarmed him. I intended to bring him in but one of his men
ane up behind us and I was cov said as he clanked down the steps. ad, Swergin took me to a cabin nd tied me up." Asper's eyes grow turk as he remembered.
"He threatened you?" Dona! ska breatniessty-
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"He told me his whole scheme of i Tobbery, then went out and set fire to the cabin.“ Asper tossed his
lack eigar away.
“The cuwarar" Dona gasped. "Ball came in and saved me.
(To be concluded:)
CLINICAL EVENING.
BOCTORS TO DEMONSTRATE !
INTERESTING CASES
The Hongkong Chinese Medical Association has arranged to hold a
ent him on down here to head clinical evening to-morrow at the wergin off and I stayed to fight Yeung Wo Nursing Hospital.
SHE SEE
LINDA pushed the door open. She tried to scream-could not! What did she see? You'll find the answer in the thrill- ing serial, "Week- End Murder.”
STARTING ON FRIDAY.
The meeting will commence at
se fire and keep it out of the tim- through the courtesy of the Institu. 8.46 p.m., and tea will be served.
r." Asper stopped as though tlon's managing director. The It is understood that Professor
wout to add something.
"Did Stau Ball tell you
me back?" Dona asked.
'occasion will be an opon meeting, W. I. Gerrard, Dr. Arthur Wos, Dr. why he according to Dr. K. Y. Lal, the S. F. Li and several other ductors Secretary of the Association, and have promised to bring interesting all members and other medical cases for demonstration. If this Her question was answered by a practitioners are invited to bring meeting turns out Buccessful. ice from the steps. Dona and along some of their casea for de- similar functions will be arranged per turned to see a dusty, cow- monstration.
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