THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CALL of the WEST
BEGIN TEAR TO-DAY
BY R. G. MONTGOMERY
Bian Ball, an agent, for chilia interents.
Hall mentesen Dalo of crooked work at his
Dwi ana be le going up to make a chick
see that is does not.
Standing before the offer building Ulan Deli
Alip away after telling her hib in Slanicy
Sev-
.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1932.
MOONLIGHT, a 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,
"In that case we'll be back In a couple of days."
Dudley thought he noted a queer something in the way the man spoke but dismissed it na a quirit of the westerner, a type now to
the Aaper Bela s ha ace in the car. already made out the marriage cer-realized that she was glad Stanley haper la aveared by the caitle man of latring tificate and signed it and you are Black had come out of the night Ing on their range with his umber catting really married except for saying the and kissed her. She was sure she Three Rivers camp. Rha accuses Delo of ceremony," Dudley was desperate. needed more time to decide before having men that who try to check up on him. He held out a folded paper toward | marrying Dudley. Her rangy cow- bimmelf. Delo retoria that he will personalir, her.
boy might ride on and never re- Mechanically Dona took it. "I turn, thinking she was married, seen kidnappura slip 4 kiri into a sat. His just would not be right, feeling as | but he would always be a very catches the car and saves Donn Den, Aspec1 du," she persisted
warm memory. Somehow she felt daughter, When he learns who she he "What happened while I was that he would appear again.
sone?" Dudley demanded with sud-eral times ahe grasped at the idea Dudley Winters, in love with Dons, nur den зupicion, to get Asper Belo back off his wild trip to
of trying to meet him and nsk him Three Rivers if he will marry him. Abe "Nothing. I just got to think-to help her with her father. If he "You forget that we have agreed gives
ses his aunin encouragement, atop a fething. The girl moved back a little showed himself at Three Rivers upon a honeymoon in the cow coun- Doby's pince, “Duby rútures hulp Dons As she spoke.
sho resolved to tell him her try," Dudley amiled assuredly. film. troubles. ready ur killing.
"We did-{—" Dona met his They loaded their, baga on the Across the hall she heard the eyes, and her own were wide and back of the roadster, filled the tankc door of Dudley's room scrape shut. ¡deep and told no secrets.
with gas and swung off up the read She felt sorry for him because oho felt that he really loved her. Then fee. "Why do
Dudley applied himself to his cof-which had now became little batter she spent another half hour wonder-where there are thousands of cows
folks on ranches than a trail.
The miles slid by and noither ing if it was so bad to marry a man use canned milk?" he grumbled as spoke, Dudley you did not love if he were good he gazed upon the black Hquid In sharp curves and the bottomless was watching the and would be true.
his cup.
canyons that dropped sheer below "Ranchers never keep milk the door of the car on his side. Ho cows," Dona explained sweetly. was not accustomed to such a nar- rew road or one that skirted such
but any Aaper has been there and that 4.0 Tn in a mous," Dudley's voice Dudley, puta plan to Duns. She te to Avunded as though he wanted to marry him at 'Doby's place. Asper hardly to an with a manhunt ander those circumstan
swear.
Reluctantly, Dunk greet. "I'll keep the certificate Dud, and Dudley has a Hernee, obtained the night beif we have to use it I'll promise fore. While he is becking a nut to marry Reverend Dean that I'll como back them Stan ilail, who is on in, way to Thres Rivera, step out of the right and kisser and let him marry us."
Dona Dona.
grasped eagerly at this avenue of
Dudley did not reply but kicked deep into the turf.
CHAPTER V
from
main
The course he took away Seth's hotel was not by the road but through the hills without trail or marker except the stars, shining palely in the white moon light. He put the more to a briak
escape.
In that case I'll keep the five and shove along." Sam Dean grunted and walked away.
·
Finally she lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. After an hour during which she tossed and turned she fell asleep without undressing.
Ba
ono
Stan Ball strode through the night, avoiding the roadway and never looking back. He crossed on
In the lobby Seth Doby mot them heights. They roared, up a ateep opan atretch of parched, yellow
warmly. He noted at once that hill and Dona halted the car. "dobey" and came to the corrals at
The next morning Dona appeared Dona hnd made a decision that low them spread two valleys, Dona cast a glance after the re-for breakfast looking fresh and satisfied her and decided to wait on each side. Dona waved a gloved the back of Seth's place. With an easy lift of his little body he vault treating form of the old man attractive but with a deflant light until she approached him again bo- hand to the right. ed over the top pole and whistled Then she faced Dudley. "I'm so in her eyes. She had made a deci-fore he spoke. It was plain a mo- softly. An eager nicker welcomed sorry, Dud, but I just couldn't go sion and she meant to stand by it- ment later that she had taken hira then pointed to the left.
"Three Rivers," she explained, him and a moment later a black through with it. Can't you be pa- The act of her month indicated that at his word and would not ask him River country."
"Blind mare.alid out of the gloom. She tient?"
Asper Dele wae in for a real clash for help. She stepped up to the old was saddled and her bridło
"I was trying my best, to help of wills. reinsi
register and laid a $10 bill on it.
"What a sight!" Dudley breathed dragged on the ground. Stan you," Dudley sulked.
Dudley greeted her with a grin.
amazed at the size and ruggedness Dona could stand the strain no He had made a decision himself.back. "Asper Delo's folks never
Seth Doby
pushed the money of the wilderness spreading before caught up the reins and lenped into the suddle.
longer. With a little cry she "Sleep soundly, princesa ?" he hailed pay board here, Miss Dona."
them. whirled and fled toward the hotel. her gaily.
Dudley started to insist but Dona "Timber down there," She stumbled blindly down the
Dona "As on Д bed of down, air folded the bill and returned it to 1 pointed toward Three Rivers. "And ancient hostelry. road and run up the steps of the knight," she answered.
Seth Doby rose
her handbag. She know the law of cattle down there,"she nodded to- from a rickety chair to greet her nothing was said about the affair tality. If Seth Doby had not re- "How do they get along to
They went in to breakfast and the west and its rules of hospi- ward Blind River. but she only waved a hand and a the night before. Dudley ate all buffed her the night before she gether?" Dudley asked, moro hurried to her room.
the eggs and bacon he could hold would not have offered to pay. The old hotel keeper ant
As keep her red lips in motion than for down and would have had more if Dona it was she knew she would only any information he expected to get. He was troubled and had had not stopped him. again. waited long past his bedtime to "You have to break in by degrees, pressed the money on him.
offend the old cowman if she have a
word with her. He was Dud.. This high air and the sun afraid he had been abrupt when he give you a terrific appetite but you had refused to help her. He wanted have to keep it down for a week to explain but her evident distress or so." prevented him from calling her
Seth looked at her calmly for a from her room.
"In a week we'll be back on the moment. Then his watory old eyes Knocking out the sidewalks and can get in out of the twinkled. "May do that very thing ashes from his old briar pipe, he sun," he reminded her. went inside
"If I have soon and shuffled to. his, to subsist on steak and bacon and Prince," he said.
as the boys ketch up Old room.
eggs I'm going to do a real job of Dona threw open the one narrow it" But he took her advice and window that lighted and ventilated topped off with a second cup her room. She sat down beside it black coffee.
of and gazed into the night. She had
pace and pushed on toward the rough mountains. His tall form seemed a part of the horse as they swung along. Stan Ball was in a hurd mood and he kept his lips grimly closed.
Buck in Seth Doby's garden three people were standing in patch of white light. Dudley was talking eagerly.
"You can't back out now. D" he pleaded. "I have Rev. Dean hero to perform the ceremony."
"I just can't do it it, Dun." Dona almost walled. She was seeing her father as she spoke but something stronger than her desire to Rve him held her back.
"Here's yer five backs, stranger, The lady has the say." Sam Dean held out a crisp bill.
"A week?" Dona smiled archly.
no need to light one of the smoky, "You are sure of yourself but you lumps that stood on the little stand forget Dad." beside the bed. She wanted to
"Oh, we'll settle that today."
think and the mellow light of the Dudley nssured her. He had made moun aided her and soothed her, up his mind to handle Asper Delo After an hour of watching the if he had to rope him and stuff him. "We have shadows in the yard lengthen she into the rumble seat.
Dudley pushed the money back and faced Dona again.
while Dad and I are there," she "Ride up our way and stop in
smiled.
This
по
to
"They don't! That seems to be starter and the roadster awung off evident. "Dona stepped on the
to the right, nosing down into Three Rivers valley. A dim trall: angled away to Lae left toward and River and Dona noted that there were fresh horse tracks on it. (To be continued.)
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