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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. -TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

BEGIN HERE-TO-DAY

by R. G. MONTGOMERY

Stan Bali, an agent for cattle intores, rected himself, "two log cabins anded suddenly.

for Asper Delo in his men in the ally, * accused by the cattle man of infring, Alper for on their senge with his timber cutting. Ball

acfier

Delo of rocked work

at Al Tree Rivers exmp. Incense Delo of having man shot who try to shock up on him. Ball says he is going to

make check himtalt. Delo retorte that

will personally as that all does not.

Btanding before the office building Stan

Balles kidnapper slip girl into a car. Be catches the car and saves Dons Delo, Asper's daughter. When he learns who he halip away after telling, her he to Banier Black.

Dudley Winters, In love with Duna, sumer to get Ander Dris back of his wild trip to

The vers if who will marry him. She gives him some encouragement.

Dons goes with Dudiey. Ther ring at Beth Doby's place. Doby refuses to help Dona but says Aaper has been there and that he was rowdy for killing.

CHAPTER IV.

a house where a parson lives.""

Dona laughed

"You soitly. mean Sam Dean. He is a sort of evangelist of the plains."

"Your and is a good sport. He's a man who can't be told what to do but he will do the right thing. Now all you have to do is to marry me her into his to-night." He did not try to draw Arms but walled. watching the colour play in hor "Did you And Seth Doby's gar-satin cheeks. den?" Donn asked.

folks who are married out here," "Well, anyway he marries all the Dudley peralated.

"My mouth was open to ask you to stroll there with me right now." Dudley caught her arm.

They walked through the sand down past the corrals and came to a grove of cottonwoods. Seth Doby had reclaimed

bit of the dry land from the foothills and had watered it. Under the trees thera WHB green grass and flowera. Dudley had been reconnoltering Shrubs grew in dense clumps and and had found out all about Seth gave off fragrance that made Doby's hotel and the attached Donn's heart quicken. Mountain scattering of houses and log cabins. luarel, red willow, black birch and He returned to Dona who was sit a host of her old friends were there ting on the worn steps looking out to grect her. into the white moonlight. Dud

"I think I shall stay this time," had discovered one thing that clot- she said with a sigh as she sat

ed him because it fitted the plan hedown cross-legged on the grass.

•had in mind.

"I have sullied forth and return with news," he greeted Donu

"What news?"*

Dudley sprawled at her feet and propped his chin on his elbowe. "After we corral your Dad, which "It is a short 20 miles from the according to Doby may be a job, apot where you alt to Three we can spend our honeymoon here." filvera," Dudley paused accusing. Donn sunk a beel into the soft ly.

earth. "I'm worried about Dad. *The rest of the way is moun I'm afraid we won't tain rond. You don't know log handle him." There was a catch the able to roads so you won't understand un- in her voice. til to-morrow." Dona's cheek and "Looks as though there is only firm little chin were outlined in the one way." Dudley sat up beside moonlight and Dudley felt n stab, Donn. bing thrill run through him as he "What is that?" she asked enger- bent over her.

"It would have been wonderful) by moonlight," he urged.

"But Did, it isn't fair for you to ask that! Remember our bar gain." Dona faced him she den puola. spoke and her eyes were like hid-

wanted to make a sure thing of it "I know It looks as though I but it's the only plan that is bound to work."

"Why?" Donn's voice was low. married' set of smiles. Your Dad "We will come in with a 'Just ikes me and he'll be pleased. He won't go out and shoot someone to celebrate his only daughter's mar- riage-not your Dad," Dudley burit closer. "Can't you see, darling, that it is sure to work?"

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was mull and faltering. "Oh, ried here in the moonlight. Don't Dud, if I only know! Does anyone you think?" Dudley put the ques. ever know?"

tion cagerly. "The parson's place "You're just worried, denr. This a bit out of order." you love make it my full-time job to make "I know the place and how dirty

me.". Unable to fight it is." Dona laughed ba back the surge of emotion that thought of the Impression Sam sho swept over him he caught her in Denn's cabin would make on the his arms.

scrupulous Dudley, "All right, (Continued on Page 10.1

Then Dona remembered Seth

Doby's words, "Swede Delo means to get his man this time." With an effort she arose. Instantly ho both her hands. was beside her and had captured

"You must marry me, darling!" His voice was husky,

Dona tilted her face upward and Dona remained silent, thinking her checks shone white and free of many things. Suddenly she was from colour. Quietly she answer- not sure. Her head was a whirled, "I will marry you" to-night, of racing thoughts. The plan was Dud." almost sure to work but could she do it? Did she love Dudley Win- the patch of moonlight and halted A dark shadow had moved across ters? Many times she bad thought behind a squaw berry bush just as she did and again she was not sure. Dudley made his plen. When Dona It was certain that she did not dis-answered the shadow shrank back together? She leaned against his news of the clump of bushes. like him but could they be happy and was blotted out by the black-

thoughts slipped back to a lean, Dudley's voice shook. shoulder in a panic of fear as her "I'll run and tell the parson," dark-haired youth with a freckled Rose and a mocking half-smile, The picture irritated her and she pressed closer to Dudley. Why "It sounds melodramatic but. couldn't she forget Stanley Black? confound it, this whole thing is aMore than likely he had long since hit colourful," Dudley began. forgotten her.

ly.

"I was tired and I didn't want to tackle Dad till I was rested." "It would be worth anything I Dona refused to tell the real rea- posscas to keep Dad out of sou why she had put up with Seth Rerape," Dona's red lips parted Doby. The truth was she had ex- softly in the patchy moonlight and pected help from the old rancher, her eyes shote. "Now you can see help that he had politely refused. why I put up with the city. For Now she wished she had gone on five years I've been able to keep for she knew Seth would not chango Dad away from trouble. He had his simple refusn!.

to do his fighting over long dis-

Dudley figured he had made a lance telephone." point and hurried on. "There are Dulley captured her band and hundreds of horses by actual count

and six mud huts."

'Doby you mean." "Six 'dobey' huts," Dudley cor-

held it tight. There is just one way and you have to listen to me until I've planned it all."

Dona nodded but her lips clos

"It isn't as if you were not go you madly and I believe you love ing to do it anyway. der. I love! me." Dudley burst out, unable to control himself any longer.

"I'm just not aure," Dona's voice

"We haven't any licence." Dona's voice spake a doubt that bad leap- ed into her mind unbidden.

Dudley waved a white paper. got one to use when I won our "I

little bet. Got it last night." He hesitated to see how she would take this.

Why can't I go with you to that "Where will we be married? parson?" Dona did not want to be left along just then.

"It would be romantic to be mar-

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