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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

CHAPTER L

BY R. G. MONTGOMERY

to his

jon.

MOONLIGHT, à picturesque mountain camp, a pretty girl and a dashing cowboy. With such romantic elements of course there's a love story in "Call of the West" by R. G. Montgomery. There's adventure and excitement too in this thrilling new serial.

He advanced

thom

The offices in the Equity Batld-stopped with lightning smooth-through their warning signals. It lag are spacious and attractiveness. Without seeming effort he was plain all the mun on the beat They have the atmosphere of auc-jalid in nearer and In a second knew Asped Delo's privato limou- cessful business. The corner of Asper Delo was nontly tied with sine. Two of the officera waved ficos overlooking Tenth street are his own big arms holding them-threatening clubs al Stau and equipped with mahogany furni selves. Stan Ball shoved him promptly dismissed him as an im- ture, easy chairs and convenient back against the desk and his pudent hitch hiker. He had ash trays. A grent glass-topped wicked "grin returned.

caught a glimpse of a tip-titled dosk stands almost in the centre "You will fight, won't you? But little nose, a pair of red lips and of the deep rug. In spite of this you haven't the sand to do yourja mass of brown hair as the girl leaves and looked through them this chair close to the opening and atmosphere on a Friday afternoon own killing." There was a taunt-had been rushed past him. HoTwo of the thugs ran out of the his back was partly turned. I at 10 minutos past one the air in jing edge to the words.

was sure he had a very diverting cabin, a well-dressed fellow and a was evident that this enjoyment Suite 216 was, surcharged with Breathing heavily. Aspor Delo half hour ahead. something almost explosive. collected himself. Ho

tall companion. They leaped into of his captive's irritation had wns not

The car swerved and shot into the big car and started the en-diverted him "Mr. Ball from Blind River, licked by any means but he realiza olde streel.

from his job of ch?" Asper Delo's face was pur-fed that he was no match for thened its speed Inercaaed. The back madly they awung around

As the traffic thin- gine. With the motor racing watching the clearing and the plo with anger. "Mr. Ball, you lean youngater who faced him. He curtain was raised

and road. Possibly a feeling of aro a dirty Irish snoop!" The shook his flat impotently and re-Stan could see no faces. For 10 road. Stan gave

Iittle but headed back down the narrow security made him lax. At any owner and operator of the Delo treated around his desk.

only a rato ho was totally surprised as a minutes they Timber Company aprang

zuced west, thon glance. "Now for the rescue of lanky form shot through the open "You'll never sot foot on the made a right turn and sped into a the fair one," he grinned and bo-door and descended upon him. feet and moved ponderously Three Rivers cuttings, you lying tree-lined" avenue. From the gan a atealthy, approach to the Around his desk.

whelp! Wo have that tract inapoct-avenue the driver swerved into a cabin.

Stan landed at the fellow's side The target of his wrath, a leaned and the timber checked by a country lane and the dust began

fat one leap. With a smashing young man with a freckled nose govorament man and we don't al-to roll up in clouds. Stan, shut

blow to the butt of the car ho sont and wide, firm mouth, looked the low fools meddling with our bual his eyes and clung to his precari covered side of the building and chair. Grinning

a upon brush- the kidnappers reeling from his hig boss over with amused grey ness." Asper gripped the top of ous seat as the car lurched and feaned forward to peer through a land with a boot ready to kick the, a hard smile, eyes. Io shoved his Stetson back his desk and his words jerked bumped along. The dust was crack that had lost its chinking. automatic out of the ruffian's hand as though to allow a shock of un-from between his tooth.

stifling, but he grinned and lung What he saw made, his lips pull should he go for it, St-n Ball stood ruly, dark hair a little more free-. "Yes? Inspected and reported?

tight and his eyes darken. Jover the wilted man and waited for dom. it was plain that he was a Well, Mr. Delo, we are getting our man more accustomed to the sad-own report and we are turning it dust clouds lessened and he open-chair facing a heavy-net moan with failed to move a muscle. Stan's When the ear turned again the] A slender girl sat on a backless him to rise. The prostrate enemy dle than to the soft earpets of over to the Department of the In-ed his eyes. terior. Your game is up at Three along an old

They were sliding beetling brows. The fellow had blow had been a knockout punch Rivers." Turning upon his heel. grass and weeds. Thick

road choked with taken the only chair with a back and what had looked fair to be a "I never knew a #quarchead

brush for himself and was tilted back he-man fight had frizzled. who could keep his temper," Stan Stan Ball left the room with the and willows crowded close on each watching his capitve with evident Bail drawled with mock gravity.

speechless

timber king glaring side as though striving to close enjoyment. He was armed with Gurgling sounds from the cap- Asper Delo smacked the glass after him.

the trial. Thoir branches switch short, black automatic and look-tivo caused Stan to start gulitily. top of his desk with a huge flat

Stan halted on the sidewalk out-led Stan with a stinging sharpness led capable of using it.

He sprang across the room and and exploded wrathfully. "You

"You most likely won't get ide the Equity Building, a smile as he leaned out to aco what was

freed her. She did not faint or came here to insult me!" Hio

twisting at the corners of his lips. ahead. He ducked back when be mussed up none, lady. Leastwise fall into his arms. Instead she words choked him.

Dele fair saw that the road ended abruptly not for a spell. When the boys stamped over to the prostrato "I came here to tell you the He had given Asper truth and I aim to get it out of warning of what he was going to at the door of a dilapidated cabin. get back with a fivver you can thug and bont over him. With a Picking a thick clamp of wil write a little note to your old man gun. Stan Ball burst out laugh- my aystem." Stan Bali grinned,do. No doubt the timber king wastews, he unloaded showing a set of even, white teeth already rushing a long-distance rolled into zover beside the rond. The thug spat accurately through ing and his freckled nose wrink feet first and telling him to slip ua 25 grand." savage jerk she relieved him of his With an easy swing of his booted call through to his boss, Swergin. Instantly he scrambled to his feet a knot-hole in the floor.

led until the brown spots danced. leg he sented himself upon the at Three Rivers, apprising him of and peered after the car. A wide wide window ledge overlooking the fact that another snoop was grin cracked through the dust as he shifted his eyes to see the Ma'm." He bowed with a flourish Stan Ball's hands closed hard "You have a way with gunmen,

Tenth street.

on hin way to look the operations around his mouth. The car was girl. She was shaking her head of his wide hat, then held out his Asper Delo's bony jaws worked over. until his blue eyes bulged but no Swergin plenty, Stan thought as the three men leaped out.

I bet the old hard-fist tells stopping at the door of the cabin, and stamping her feet. Her hands hand for the gun. "Better lot a Both its doors swang open and were tied with a silk scarf and man from the mountains have that words came.

several he fished into his pocket for the out delay they pulled the girt after handkerchief but her blue

With her mouth was gagged with

agat, Miss." "You have committed.

They faced each other for a murders

prime makings of a cigarette. "The old and you are a

them and rushed her into the were uncovered and they were second. Then the girl joined thief." Stan Ball made the state-fire-enter would be a real timber

his baron if he weren't a crook,"

wide and angry while ment easily. As he spoke

her none Stan's laugh with a soft alto voice. Stan slapped his belt with was tipped up defiantly. Even in "It is really funny, lan't it?" She wandered down Into

Stan halted at the edge of the the

town sigh of regret. He had not thought his haste to go to her aid Stan passed him the gun without healta- crowded street. He gazed thought-sidewalk beside the Delo

car. He frowned upon a package he would have use for his gun in paused to note the finely chiselled tion. fully at the tops of the hurrying of tailor-mades" that he had fish the city and had left it in a saddle nose and the curved throat "Great fun, but wo better herd cart while the timber king slut-

pocket at the home ranch. tered and strove to gain control from his pocket. He'd have the found himself about to tangle afraid, Stan noticed that at once. Stan was no glib-tongued modern Now posed below it. The girl was not ourselves out of here, Miss-7" selling him a suit of store clothes, with three armed kidnappers. He but she was furiously angry.

youth. Women were beings to be A shiny limousine pulled up at The liveried driver of the big lid back into the willows

and Noiselessly he slid around to the met properly in his little world. the curb below. Stan's

door which stood open and invit-Even sach unusual circumstances firm car was not at the wheel and his headed for the cabin.

as he ing

did not alter the caso. mouth twisted into a sneer as he place had been taken by a heavy-

Donn willow

"Delo.

Delo."

They watched a ilverled driver step outset man who wore a driver's cap.

were at the door as she spoke. of the car and walk across the Stan eyed the man for no reason

Stan had his hat off again and struct with two

at all except that he was trained very attentive

was about to present himself but companiona. Old Aaper. Delo, to notice anything unusual. The

her words halted him abruptly. two-fisted lumber man, had gone fellow enat a fleeting glance past

He looked upon her slender beauty swanky with a town car and nusi. Stan and reached toward the dash

and her wind-blown tan that had formed driver.

of the cur. An instant later. a

not come from city air and his The young man's thoughts were was pushed rudely aside. As he

couple brushed against him. Stani

ps parted as he realized who ahe rudely interrupted. "You'll eat

was. "Old Asper's daughter- those words!" Asper Delo's nose moved he saw a carefully dressed

with all the old boy's spunk," he was thrust almost into Stan Ball's young man hurriedly guiding a

thought as he followed her outalde face.

girl to the open door of the car.

without speaking.. The lanky cowboy slid from the Stan stared at the window of the A window ledge and his high-heeled car as the door slammed shut. baota clicked on the polished floor pair of shapely ankles and two beside the rug. With a short trim slippers rose above the sill. laugh he roused himself and fac-A man who had been crouching ed Asper Delo. The amused light the back of the car rose Into left his eyes and they glinted us View and bent over the girl. There he shoved the timber king away was a flashing of kicking slippers and a muffled scream. Then the "Maybe you never shot a man car leaped away from the curb. in the back yourself but your It rocketed into the traffic liko straw has up at Three Rivers has a mad thing but it did not get hired it done. Not once but three away before Stan Ball had leaped times!" Stan Ball's jaw thrust out on the empty trunk rack behind Aggressively. "You own that out- the spare tyre. The little curtain At and you're responsible." Heat the back window was up and loaned toward Asper Delo and his he was able to crouch down so he eyes were hard. "I'm going up would not be easily seen should there to get a report of your work it be lowered.

eyes

of his voice.

*

with a lean arm.

get out of town or they would be

ings, an honest report-get that?" Stan pushed his hat back a little

The car sped away, darting farther. "I came up here to tell through the traflic white curious you so that you could call your pedestriana grinned at the spec- man, Swergin, and have him hire tacle of a big town car dashing a breed to shoot me in the back. along with a cowboy riding the Asper Delo was past words but trunk rack, Stan grinned at three he was not past action. In the successive policemen who deferen- days when he had run his own tially allowed the big car to cut crews he had ruled with his fists.

Now his Viking blood boiled with-!

In him. With a rasping roar he swung a fiat at Stan Ball's chin.

That irritating young man side-l

cabin.

"Elegant!" he muttered thrust aside the touse

eyes

CX-

The heavy-set thug hnd placed

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Dona Dolo did not notice this

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