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دهون

THE HONGKONG

CALL of the WEST

BEGIN ERRE TO-DAY

R. G. MONTGOMERY

Bail, ติด agent foy Extile in-

Amper Delo in his one his Limbering activities at Three livers flawed back Aaper le sccused of killing men sent to check annoon be lo making a personal cheek Deig saya be will personally see that he does not make the check.

Leaving the office, Bian saves a girl from kidnappers. She proves to be Dons Delo Asper's daughter. When Stan learna her same he tells her he le Blanlar Black and allps away.

Dudley Winters, in love with Dona, sare

to an 14 Three Rivers and hring. Aaper back, Dona gore with him and at a tile rane's place ps the way Dudley buth a plan of mar rise to Donn. hoping she will take this pik of getting Auper Dale to reiten. Bha green bus holda back when Blian Hall, or bla way

to Three Livets, slepa out of the night and

klases bar.

At Three Rivers they mest Ewargin, Axper's timber boss, and he says he le roady to kill

Ball, that fall shot a ranger.

Bhe calche bad here and has to try to

ride him to kom up her pride,

Dona rides the youn. Bwerɛip tells her she kliler and be at lages. Bhe alipe away and ride toward Pam Creek where she has been told us to

must not ride without a muård ng Dali da a

CHAPTER X.

Pasa Cresk canyon led down on the south sido of Folly Mountain. A rugged rim divided the creek country from the timber lands of the Delo Timber Company. None of the pine or apruce had been cut in the canyon and the trait was narrow, twisting in and around great trees and close under frown- ing walls. Dons pushed the big roan as fast as he could travel with safety.

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1932.

with him in perfect rhythm. Hier (The loan saw it and plunged. Here hat was gone and her brown hair was something she had overlooked. from her forehead. She had failed to try her horse with They entored the timber at the far 'a rifle. The roan was certainly aldo of the meadow and aho could gun-shy and panicky. Some one had co her father plainly as ho sitd carelessly fired close to his head from a clump of aspens to the cover and had ruined him. Dona strug of a berry thicket. Ho vanished gled to swing har rifle around and from sight around a jutting should- bring it down upon the black horse.

she bent to pull the carbine from beneath her stirrup fing. With the rifle across the saddle and ready for instant action she plunged on.

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only be conscious once.

er of rocks but who-was auro she The shot was a long one but sho his shirt. Sho found a would overtake him whon she had to take a chance. Then the wound high in the shoulder. It one of the horses. She stumbled ragged to high ground in hope of sighting rounded the turn.

roan cut looss and began bucking. With grim anger Dona lot the rifle was bleeding profusely and would along, feeling very small and

yon. There was Suddenly the roan leaped aide-rattle to the ground and reached have to be bandaged at once.

no trace of . wise and tossed up his head. Dona for the saddle ta.

horse as far as she could

sec. Suddenly she became calm and Slowly she retraced her steps. Sho cast n fecting glance at the ridge the roan savagely and without giv-her white face took on a look of did not dare leave, her father for above. She fancied she saw a flashing him a chance. This was no grim determination. of black in the higher timber time for showmanship. This was a settle with Ball of Blind River and ness for an instant and she want- She would long. He might regain conscious- parallel to her course. It made Dan decides to ride in the hunt for Ball. cold chills run up her spine and caporato stand with her father's; her settlement would be cold lead. weak. On a high knoll she halted

life at stake.

She made a bandage from the torn and surveyed the trall up the can- A rifle cracked and Dona caught stick until the blood consed to seep had a clutching fear that he might shirt and twlated it tight with ed to be at his side if he did. She a jarring glimpse of her father through the cloth. as be pitched from his horse. Al second shot sont his mount stag- Beyond the shoulder of rock she garing away, evidently wounded. huskily. They were the first words meadow in the canyon and the air "Dad, Dad! It's D she spoko The sun had already left the caught a second glimpse of black. Dona saw the black hores rear up she had uttered since bending over was beginning to chill. Dona folt ¡This time she was sure it was a and strike the air as its rider pull-

black horse galloping along the rimed it around. The man's wide hat him.

In her pockets for a match. She above. Ita rider seemed to

be and dark chapps flashed once The timbor king continued to found none and began to search crouching low over the neck of his and he was aоno.

groun but ne did not open nig eyes. in her father's clothes while ho mount and urging the horse on. In

Dona began examining him zor continued to groan and seemed to the briet moment that she saw him; Furiously Dona fought for mas-bruses nau found one at the back be straining to move. Not a single Donu was sure of his hores and of tery of the frantic horse beneath for his head. Asper bad landed in match did her search reveal and his cowboy attire but he was too her. The roan had lost all reason bau way and nau sunered a severe Dona came to the despairing high above for her to recognize in his fear of her rille and plunged shock addition to the bullet realization that he had packed his him.

until his mouth was dripping with Wound. Doua neid his head in her match box with his cigar case in a blood and his sides Inthered. Final- lap and began to take stock of the jaaddle pocket. T'anic gripped her. It was plain ly he landed stiff-legged after aucun. that the man above was not con- mighty leap and Dona knew she

With night.coming on and a cerned with her at the instant.

Ho was jarred loose. Her grip on the was a man who would take an un- country she sat there helpless bo- Ball would be lurking near. He cold child setting on the high own safety she kept to the trail. her father. Dona strained her eyes prayed this would be his last it made hor position, more danger tears welled in hor cyes and sho was pushing his borac to head off saddle had given way and she fair advantage, that was plain, and side the form of hor father. Big In the back of her mind lurked the to catch a glimpse of Asper but plunge. Instead the roan shot ap-ous. idea that this man, Ball of Blind the dense growth held him in its ward again, twisting and sunfishing head in a hummock of grass. Her

Dona got up and laid Asper's felt her courage deserting her. River, would not attack her unless groan fastness. She sank her as he weat. Dona's

(To be continued.) arma wero own body was racked so that she place which she was sure would purs into the roan's flanks and he weakened until she could no longer could scarcely walk but she struck

tresponded with his last ounce of hold his head up. As he came down out in search of her carbine. be high up among the towering rocks, possibly a cave with a viewed. Branches lashed at her face she knew she was to be thrown. every step she expected to hear o and rocks flow from beneath the The saddle met her as he settled gruff voice commanding her to of the valley.

hoofa of the horse. She bent low, back and instantly she felt herself halt but only the scolding of a The canyon widened into a mea-with the rifle bouncing against the hurtling over the horse's head. dow and she could see a mile ahead.

squirrel broko the silence, The roan lifted his head and anort

She landed sitting up and opened ed. Dona scanned the trail with

her dazed eyes to find herself grip-

She spent 20 minutes hunting alert eyes. Close to the edge of

ping two fistfulla of grass. With an for the carbine but was finally the timber a rider was skirting the Crashing through the brush

effort she staggered to her feet and successful. With It under her arm open meadow. Dona touched the Dona pulled her horse up with cruel saw a still form lying in the tall turned to her father's side and looked ahead for her father. She and ready for instant use, she re- roan with her apurs. The rider sharpness. She could see her father grass 100 yards down the was her father. Her mount leaped ahead in the open. Facing him was Limping painfully, she ran toward she tried to think what she should hl. slumped down in the grass. Then ahead but before she could enter a cowboy on a black horso. Both the spot. the open Aaper had vanished into men had swung broadside and were the timber at the far side of the pulling their rifles free. It was Bending over her father, sobs Delo weighed 190 pounds and his meadow. Dona thundered acrossinin that they intended to shoot it choked her throat. Asper had fallen the open grass land eager to catch out. The man on the black had all on his face and had not moved. weight would be the weight of a up with him.

the advantage for he had ridden out With shaking hands she turned him arms around his shoulders

helpless man.. Sho slipped her The going was rough now but prepared to shoot while Asper Delo over. His faco was white and his tried to lift him. The best she the man took it with the sure-foot-had been taken by surprise. Asper lips parted in a blue line. When could do was to raise him from ed case of a cow horse. He swerv-was struggling with his gun which the moved him he groaned and

the ground,

With rocklosa disregard for her

she discovered him or his hiding

saddle horn as they plunged into the wall of brush ahead.

The trail was but dimly marked yet the roan seemed to know it.

ed and his powerful forelegs struck seemed to have caught in the trap tried to move but his eyes did not out like flashing streaks of light as pinga of the saddle.

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