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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1988.

By BUD FISHER

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

COTTONWOOD LEAF

IF it hadn't been for the leaf from the cuffs. He appealed to Old Man Still-

cottonwood tree, Sheriff Lem Cros man.

by might have believed the motive for Stillman was furious. "Sheriff, you the murder was robbery. And believ consarned old fool, you'll ruin my business! You let Vic Newton loose or ing the motive to be robbery he pro- you better go lookin' for another job bably would have accused Sawtooth fer yourself come next election." Speares of th

the crime. And that would "Be a heap more ruinous to your have been bad, because when Sheriff business if it became known you was Lem got back to town that day he harborin' a criminal," Lem said. found that Deputy Ed Milton had`ar-`

"You're locol You ain't got a lick rested Sawtooth and lodged him in the of evidence says it was Newton bump-

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(“That's what you think," said Lem. Now Sawtooth was a highway rob- "Make a deal with yuh, Still. You come ber. A small-time highway robber,, to down, to the office say about 3 this be sure, but nevertheless a highway fess then, you can have him back, an' afternoon. If Vic ain't ready to con-

robber. He had held up and robbed an no questions asked.” autoist who had blown out a tire down So Stillman rode into town at 3 that in Soda Sink. He had, at

of afternoon, and there was Vic Newton

a gun, relieved, a couple of romantic a-sweating freely and a wild look in horse-back riders from the Stillman his eyes.

dude ranch of their wallets. He had

committed several other similar offen- I did it!" he shrieked. “I'd have ses, and had so far evaded all efforts killed him twice over if I could. of Sheriff Lem and his deputy to cap- had it coming the damn home wreck- ture him."

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The citizenry of Sunscorch County. “How," Stillman asked Sheriff Lem, was, getting tired of Sawtooth's devil- "did you find out? And how did you try. Especially the dude ranch own- get him to talk? Must have worked ers. They claimed it was bad for him over plenty." business to have their guests held up and robbed by a highwayman. They stated emphatically that Sheriff.Lem must be pretty dumb if he couldn't catch one lone hold-up man. The dudes who lived on the dude ranches also thought Lem was dumb. They were faintly amused because of his important man-

ner.

BY

CARLTON JAMES

But Lem wasn't dumb. He was smart, and it angered him a good deal because so far Sawtooth Speares had proved himself smarter. Lom hunted "Never laid a finger on him," Lem high and low for the varmint. He was replied. “Just talked him into con- Vic Newton is hunting the day he found Aaron Gates fessin. Yuh see, Vic

shot to death beneath the cottonwood smart, an bein' smart, he knowed I tree. Aaron Gates was one of the was smart, too.All those other city dudes staying at the Stillman ranch.. slickers hereabouts, figured : I was It occurred to Lem that as soon as the dumbhead, All but Vic. An' why

* didn't Vic think so? Well, Vic was news leaked out, Old Man Stillman would be so mad he'd probably form a plannin' on murder, an' therefore. posse of his own, hunt down Sawtooth Agured it would be to his advantage to and string him up without a trial. Lem learn all he could about the local wouldn't have objected to this, except dudes I was part of the scenery, some- crime_investigators. To the other |that he' didn't think Sawtooth was the

thing to amuse them. To Vic I was guilty party.

the law.

So when Lem got back to town and

"So Vic got chummy with me, an' found Sawtooth in jail, he advised Ed Milton not to say a word about Saw it weren' long afore he figured I tooth being in custody. Then he rode wasn't so dumb; Yuh see, he planned by out to Stillman's ranch and hung be one of robbery the guilt for his making the crime motive to appear to around listening to bits of conversation crime would be laid to Sawtooth. After and asked a few questions. Pretty he shot Gates, he took out Gates' poe- soon he discovered as he expected that ketbook an found it was empty. So Aaron Gates was in love with a girl

named Bertha Monroe. He also found he takes $8 from his own pocketbook out that a chap named Vic Newton was that I'll figure that a man in Gates' and puts it in Gates. Now he figures also in love with Bertha. And he position wouldn't go around with only learned that Bertha had thrown over 38.in his pocket. He figures I'll figure Vic for Aaron Gates.

that the murderer killed Gates for his

So Sheriff Lem began concentrating money, but left $8 so it would appear on Vie Newton. He asked Vic ques that the motive wasn't robbery. tions about his whereabouts during doped out that the pocketbook, had the past twenty-four hours. Vic got bom tampered with on account of I mad and told Lem to mind his own found part of a blood-stained cotton- damn business. But the, canny She- wood leaf in it, riff was basing his questions upon a clue to the murder it would be hard for Vic to falibi. Stuck to the sleeve of Vic's shirt was part of a blood-stained cottonwood leaf. So Lom arrested

"So instead of jumpin' to conclusions got to thinkin! So I arrested Vic. and for the past couple of hours. I in my theory. I guess it was the been talkin' to him qufet like, explain-

quiet a way I talked an' the way the murder of figured things out that made him snap.

Anyways, he couldn't take it. An how I spect you'll have to do the beat you can about your dangled old bust- m he nose SHIL.”.

(Copyright, 1988, By The Associated.

PLOP!

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1938.

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FOREIGN-JAPANESE CLASH IN SHANGHAI PREDICTED

Threat To Take Over All "Chinese" Businesses

Challenge To

Transfers Into

Foreign Hands

Shanghai, To-day.

ALARM OVER S'HAI REFUGEE PROBLEM

REBELS MAKE

IMPORTANT CAPTURE

Shanghai, To-day.

Castellon, To-day.

Serious concern is felt in Foreign The first town to fall in the ma- Foreign Consuls' and business interests in Shang-

Jor insurgent offensive from hai are closely watching the next step of the circles over the fate of more than Teruel to the sea was Sarrion on Japanese military and naval authorities follow-25,000 Chinese refugees who are the Teruel-Sagunto railway line, ing the recent sweeping announcement reserv-packed in an entirely inadequate which was taken yesterday, fol- Concentrated insurgent forces, ing the right to appoint "temporary" Japanese camp hastily constructed in the lowing severe fighting.

of operators to Chinese industrial establishments, French Concession and Inter- under the direct command

Generalissimo Franco, broke including some which are at the present run by national Settlement.

The majority of the refugees are through the Republican lines in foreigners.

compelled to live and to sleep in the Puebla Valverde sector and The foreigners affected are stated to be those who the streets and it is feared that the pressed irresistibly forward to "through false transfer of ownership or ficti- present heat wave which has sent occupy the town. Insurgent mili- ous sale contracts" have been reluctant to place the thermometer to over 100 de-tary circles declare that the col- grees Fahrenheit will cause ex-lapse of the Republican defence the plants "under a Chinese-Japanese treme suffering and perhaps the is of great significance to further the progress of the offensive, outbreak of an epidemic management."

Attention is called in this con- since it has opened way to nection to the fact that the Inter-Sagunto and the control of the national. Red Cross planned some important Teruel-Sagunto rail-

to construct a refugee way line. Trans-Ocean. camp in a special section to be de signated by the "Government, which is in the hands of the Ja- panese. The "Government" author- ities refused, however, to grant permission declaring that they in- tended to provide a refugee camp.

FOBSTRUCTION

Despite the repeated questionings of the Japanese authorities hither- to, they steadfastly refuse to com- mit themselves as to who will de- cide whether the certain foreign- managed factories have been fic- tiously transferred from Chinese ownership the courts of the foreigners concerned or the Ja- panese military, themselves.

CONSIDERABLE FRICTION

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who are said to be taking the stand that since there is no state of war

ANGLO-ITALIAN

AGREEMENT

DISCUSSION

BE BROUGHT INTO FORCE.

time ago

HEAVY FIGHTING IN SHANSI

LONDON, TO-DAY.

Hankow, To-day. FURTHER QUESTIONS WERE After some time had passed

Heavy fighting is reported in ADDRESSED IN THE COM-without any showing on part of the The announcement, it is feared, MONS TO THE PRIME MINIS- "Government” of activity in this South Shansi following a Japan- ese drive, but the Chinese forces will give rise to a considerable TER WITH REFERENCE TO matter, the Red Cross made a se- friction between the Japanese au- THE DATE WHEN THE ANGLO cond application for permission to are determined, to stick it out in thorities and foreign business men, ITALIAN AGREEMENT IS TO construct a refugee camp, but the order to frustrate the Japanese plan was finally abandoned after attempt to clear Shansi of Chin- When asked whether, if a date the "Government" had insisted on ese troops, thereby enabling them to- wards Honan, via Loyang. had not been determined before the having entire control and direction to cross the Yellow River

The Chinese forces are at the House rose for the Summer Recess, of the camp while refusing to as- the Agreement would not be brought sume any costs of maintenance.

present concentrated-at-Tahan- shan and are fighting into operation until after the House

trying conditions. reassembles, and has discussed the matter, the Prime Minister said he could not give such an assurance in the hypothetical circumstances con- templated in the question.

existing, the purchase of Chinese concerns is perfectly legal and it does not matter at what date, the agreements were signed.-Reuter.-

BRITAIN FAILS TO SECURE CO-OPERATION

There would, he added, be the opportunity for further discussion by the House after the date. had been determined.

He could give no assurances of London, To-day. any earlier debate.

Trans-Ocean:"

"MOUSE-TRAP"

under

A Chinese communique claims that the Chinese are now ~ at-

PATROLS AGAINST tacking the Japanese forces east-

TERRORISTS

Jerusalem, July 13, Considerable success is attending the British troops' – system of added "mouse-trap patrols" against ter- The Prime Minister informed the Further questioned, he Commons that it had been impos-that he did not exclude the possibil-rorists in the Esdraelon Hills, in sible to arrange for the formation ity of calling the House together. Galilee. of an international commission to during the Recess in order to dis- proceed to the scene of any, aerial cuss it. British Wireless. bombardments in Spain and report

the facts, as requested by compe

tent Spanish authorities concerned. PORTUGUESE

The British Government, there-

fore, proposed to despatch a com- PRESIDENT'S TOUR

mission, consisting of two British nationals, for the purpose in view, at the earliest possible date but they would only proceed on the ini- tiative of one or the other Spanish party-Reuter.

HEAVY TROOP

MOVEMENTS

ward of Yuanchu.

Reuter.

REAL MOUNTAIN TABLE WATER Now Available In Hong Kong

It is well-known that it's the healthy Assisted by volunteers, military

mountain spring water that makes patrols during the night-time fre- healthy people. Hongkong is fortunate quent danger spots such as the oil in having available now-at rost pipe line. They are accompanied by reasonable coat pure, fresh mountain table water from the Iltis Mountain, small parties of Jewish super- Tsingtao. numeries who act as decoys.

This is the best alkaline health spring The marauders regard the hand-water containing mineral Salta pro- ful of Jews as easy prey, but imme-duced in the Far East and is fully Lisbon, To-day, ́diately, the attack opens the troops endorsed by the medical profession.

As a preventive against intestinal, The Portuguese State President, swoop down from the flanks.

› While towns are slumbering un-stomachic and urinary troubles and, means of General Carmona, who left on Mon-

ct curfews, the northern more importantly, as a

counteracting possible infection from day on a two months' tour of the der strict Portuguese Colonies in Africa, ar-country- districts are at present impure or doubtful water supplies, each ALCA TABLE WATER should be rived on Wednesday afternoon by scenes of increasing activity

taken regularly. the steamer "Angola" at Funchal night,“

As a help to enjoyment of daily in Madera, where he was enthusi-Sentries are posted on the water

excellent and correcta gastric com- astically received by the inhabitants towers of Jewish villages, and they meals this hot weather Alcais continuously sweep the countryside plaints and liver disorders, Alleviates of the Islands.

Accompanied by the Portuguese with their searchlights, with which heartburns, diseases of the kidneys, Tunki, Anhwel, To-day.)

v equip-gout and rheumatism.

Order now from Melchers & Coff Large numbers of Japanese Governor of Madeira, President every isolated colony is now troops have been transferred from Carmona made an exhaustive in ped.

The Jewish colonies are hearten- Queen's Bldg., Tel. 27772 who the Tientsin-Pukow Railway to the spection of the Island...

A programme of festivities had ed in the knowledge that lorrie supply, Alca, Table: Water in cases of 4: doz. quarts at $14.00 delivered free! Yangtze front.

arranged for Wednesday manned by British troops, armed This special price is in force only until It is estimated that 40,000 Japán-been ese have departed from the Hau-night in President's Carmona's with machine, guns, are standing by. the 1st of August.

Reuter honour.-Trans-Ocean. chow area, Central News.

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