1932-10-24 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

BEGIN HERE TODAY

STAN BALL, an agent for cattin

by RG MONTGOMERY

terms, Enoon ABPER DELO, in his office is back on the run, Leaping over the the city, Aaper sccused by the cattle door of the roadster, he sik Into simber railing. Bail accuses Delo of crooked place beside Dona,

men of afringing on their fangs with hi

not

work At ki Three liver cang, Ha The car shot away from the curb accuses Delo havior men shot who try to check on bim, Bail says he is going and aped down the avenue. Dudley up' to make a check bimself. Del retoria leaned back to drink in the fresh that he will petermally see that all does morning air. "Boy, it's great to be Banding before the office buildings Stas out and zipping along! Nover know Ball sees kidnappers slip a strt into ear the mornings were so bracing." he Amper's daughter. When he learns, who shouted. le de alipa away kitur taling, hir he is STANLEY BLACK.

114 catches the car and saves DONA DELO,

DUDLEY WINTERH, lu here with Dona, agrees to get Asper Deio back off a wild rip to Three Rivers if she will marry in. Shỏ give him suma eneouragement.

CHAPTER III

Dona applied the brakes and pull ed her trim roadster to a halt at the curb before a spacious apart ment house. Without giving the early hour a thought she sent a raucous blast of the horn echoing through the maples that shaded the lower floors. She had only to signal once. A figuro staggering under a

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room. He returned log jambs. Ho's hellion when he gets his ire up and he sure had it up when he went through here. I had a time getting him to bed down overnight with us."

Dona stepped forward and spoke up, Dud, while I talk to Mr. Doby." smilingly. "Run along and_wash

Seth Doby looked sharply at the

know you, but I don't.” head. "You know me and I should

locked dry and hot but the valleys were green with irrigated ranches. Dona know the road and did not have to ask at any of the cross- ronds for Information. The yellow dust had darkened their clothes and smudged their warm faces. Dudley bad doveloped two little streaks from each side of his nose to the corners of his mouth and his hat "You haven't seen the sun come was already taking on the appear-round floor up for a good many summers."ance of a westerner's. Not once and motioned to a curl-cornered re- Dona shouted back.

before in the three months since he Bister. "Slap your name and your bad packed up and followed her wife's in the book while 1 yep for Dudley grinned and sank deon homo from school in the cast had supper." into the soft cushions. Ho was ex-she seen him with so much as a "Wo wish two rooms." Dona

hastened to explain. cited and willing to admit it, mission they were on did not im-

Tmudge of dirt on his face.

Old Seth grinned. "Right. Well, press him as very serious. At first

Sundown found the dusty road-jest sign up." Without further he had been impressed but after stor pulling up beside a spacious words ho recovered Dudley's suit-girl, then scratched his shaggy spending a night preparing for the hotel. At the side and back ofense and took it to another room. trip ho bad discounted the danger. the building high córrals ranged' Dona went to her room at once, He shed for a cigarette and ducked and lean cayouses gazed sleepily She was soon splashing in a wash- his head low to light it.

out at the newcomers. Dona pan of cool water and preparing to Dona gave her attention to the against the cushions. She was re-the door she could hear Dudley sighed peacefully and leaned back slip into a fresh dreas. Outside road. She was an excellent driver turning to her own and she liked demanding a bath.

"Well, dognab It! Sure you though her alonder shoulders

are!" Doby held out a knotty hand. it. In that moment she wondered down the walls. The pile of equip seemed almost fall behind the big why she wished to live in even a hotel," Seth Doby's voice boomed, benders? Dona's blue eyes were "Ain't no sech animal in this Is Dad, really on one of his ment reached the curb. There it wheel. Her thoughts were not with western city when she could have "Where you boaded for, stranger? troubled and her kmile had faded. erupted and Dudley Winters rose Dudley. She was wondering if Stan- the outloors for her own." from its midst. He removed a soft ley Black would call while she was

"Do we park here or do we un-dry country." away. Try as she would she could load" Dudley pulled himself up

Doby shook his head. "He sure Telt hat and bowed.

not put him out of her mind en stifly and surveyed the aceno. "And Delo.

is and I believe the old fool is get- "I'm trailing a man named Asperting a whackin' kick out of it. I tirely. She was sure he was just

Hus he been through hera tried to knock some sense into his Dont gasped as she pointed a gloved come into her life and gone on. She says it's barn." His grin was broad. here a couple of nights ago. Say, ger?" Donn could not conceal her

"What on earth live you there?" another lonesome rider who had is this a hotel or a barn? The signs recently?" Dudley asked.

Hay it's a hostelry but my nose

nead., Warned him plenty." inger toward the assortment Beat-hat known many such before her

"Old Swede Delo? Sure. Stayed "You think he might be in dan tered around Dudley,

father bad moved to the elty but "This is Seth Doby's place and ny, I've known Swede Delo for 30 Asleeping bag, two guns, three none had been so striking as Stan-pressed the horn and began dusting habbest fight two humans ever had.

we'll camp here tonight,” Dona |ley Black.

She had never felt any herself ofT.

years, Him and mo had the dag- loss when they had ridden away.

too, Seth Doby laughed loudly. Swede put me down for the count, The sun came up and the roads begun to twist into the hills. Patahes of purple sage showed among the bunch grass and far to

lond of khak! and leather appeared

from the main entrance and moved

"At your service, lady."

fish rods, à camp outfit, two water bags, a collapsible canoe and several Jesser items." Dudley surveyed tho outfit proudly,

"And a bag of golf clube!" Don burst out laughing as she looked over the assortment,

be

A gaunt man of great height op peared in the doorway and clumped down the worn steps on badly run- over riding boots. His grey hair

There ain't no baths out in this

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"I'm Dona Delo. Pigtail D." Donn's white teeth shone.

fear.

the man he aims to get." Doby's "He's in for a tough time. I know fuce sobered.

"Can't you go up with us?" Dona used to be able to handle Dad." caught the old man's arm. "You

the west a blue range of mountains loud up in an unruly whirl and "They aren't so uncivilized as to marked the timber country. Donais beard was long and unkempt

course, are they?" Dudley grinnel| Black rode and for what outfit. She it. He wore a blouse of denim and marks of the range too. thoroughly. the range scrub out of you, but this

without at least a nine hole set to wondering where Stanley with suspicious streaks of brown in

knew that all the cow ranches had faded overalls their men in the high country where their white faces were grazing in the forent reserve. Several outfits ran cattle near the timber grant on

sheepishly.

"You can't

take any of that junk." Dona was positive,

"But my friend forman at the outfitters recommanded this as the minimam of equipment." Dudley Three Rivers. There was the Bar B had enjoyed the selection of that and the Blind River Outfit. Dudley outfit and was willing to defend it broke into her reverie by demand- "Herman made you pay we foring that they stop at a lunch room routing him out of bed last night, for coffee and rolls. All you need is the outing clothes Noon found them speeding into a you're wearing and a suit case with foothills village where they had a change of acccasary things. You funch. The stop was only a half can get all the outdoor equipment hour, and then they were off again. you need at Three Rivers. Now Dudley had rolled down his sleeves hustle that stuff back and pack a but not before his arms had burned few clothes." Donn was more than 'to fiery red. He was still in a a little vexed now that she was over spirited mood whistling snatches being amused.

of new songs into the teeth of tho

Dudley Rensed his mistake and brisk wind." gathered up his new puaacssione.

By four o'clock they. were deep

He stowed the stuff away and came into the broken country. The hills

"Bowdy. strangera. Want to hitch and come in ?" He smiled and his watery blue eyes twinkled. night," Dona answered, with a re "We are stopping with you to turning smile.

"Yes and eating,

too," Dudley grinned.

Seth Doby carried their suitcases inside and deposited them in a

Donn knew Deby did not recog- her as the freckled girl with

Daby shook his head. "I'd do the pigtail braid who need to

anything for you in rememberanco"] title with old Swede Delo. Eastern of the days when you was Pigtail, finishing school had erased the though the city has shore taken As she stepped to the door Doby time I can't." had his back toward her and ho

"Why?" Donn looked the old was absorbed in telling Dudley

rancher in the eye evenly. about that man, Delo! He was the has lined out jest right this time about Swede Delo,

"Don't you make no mistake "Well, I don't figure Swedo Delo

| maddest I've ever seen him. 'Lowed and I told him so."

as how he had been sittin' in an Dona nodded and her tone was ulice until bow-legged cow hands cooler though her smalle was wide. thought they could come in and "But you will feed us with tho spit in his face. I figure he sure same kind of steak you used to aims to beg himself a meddler, or cook?" I don't know Swede Delo." Doby stroked his beard.

"Sure! And I'll lend a hand, too, if I enu." Seth Doby's honest "Is he that bad?" Dudley naked face showed embarrassment and seriously.

pain as he turned to the little din-

"Swede Delo made his stake by ing room. lighting rustlers, lumberjacks and

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