1932-11-28 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

CHAPTER XXXIII

¿V. R. E. MONTGOMERY

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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.

of the last few hours, of Swergin's ly to the horse. gang and the narrow escape this.

Dona stlllut in the Stan Ball seated himself on the he began to whistle a bit of a tune their trail. grasa facing his prisoner. "Bet-jundor his breath. Donn was silent saddlo and Ball leaped up bollad tor alt down and rest a few min-but she let him hold her firmly her. With a short laugh he sent when they crossed washes and fullen the horse flying through the brush. utes," he said.

Angry shouts floated down to them Donn sat down and propped her logs.

but no shuta were fired.. chin in her hands to stondy herself, She could not look Bail in the face. They were making a dash nerová í The cover was beginning to thin. open space when rifle Suddenly a man rose from behind She did not regret for a moment an saving him from the mob but she cracked to their right and a spurt a boulder just ahead. He was bal-

"Please go!" she bagged. Vislons flank. "Hike, lady!" he called soft- did hate to have to admit that she of dust rose almost under the tying ancing a riite in the hollow of his could not go through with her hoofs of the mare. Stan spoke arm and listening. It was evident

The black mare laid back her cars threat to exact the heaviest penalty sharply and the lithe animal darted that he had heard the galloping of him. Her weakness of the past to the side and leaped into a thicket mare and wits trying to locate them, man had made from lynching were and whirled. Dann had to hang on ta hour irritated her and made her de-of alder and berry bushes. From Stan changed their course to the flaming before her eyes. She did keep from being tossed off. Down termined to hato Stan more thor- this cover Stan sent her plunging right and up the slope where they not care what he was or what he through the timber and into the growth of aspens. could keep to cover. Finally he had done, she wanted him to live, open they sped. Men appeared from oughly than ever. She know this into a dense

With an unreasoning urge Donu hiding and watched her go. When become very pulled up and whistled softly.

they saw that she was alone they would be impossible if she looked Donn had suddenly at him or let him make her talk. much alive.

"The woods are full of lumbor- wanted him to escape unharmed.

"I couldn't get a 100 yards on turned their attention to the cover Stan pulled up and sild to the jacks," he said grimly. There's Several minutes passed. Then

circle around it. Dona aald in a low voice. "I am ground. He jerked out his gun and one just ahead in that patch of tim-horseback," Ball spoke calmly, she had just quitted and began to

stood ready to ward off an attack. ber and there fu another just looking up at her. ready now."

"I have been taking you in," the above us," girl said slowly. "I intended to let She met Stan's them capture us." gaze for the first time. Suddenly the burst out angrily, "You'd ride right into camp with me!" Her lips trembled.

Stan got up and whistled softly. to the black mare. He helped Dona into the saddle and she willingly ac- cepted this assistance. Leaping up behind her, Stan headed the mire around the steep slope, for he would have to take a roundabout route to

He shook his head negatively. the timber camp. Only the fool- hardy daring of his errand could "No. I aim to take you to the edge save him. He was worried, too, for of the clearing and then make my fear some excitable lumber manget-away, I don't care to commit might see the black mare and take suicide now." His grey cyca held a shot at them, injuring the girl. hera. For Stan had given himself up com- pletely to the realizatina that he was utterly in love with Donu.

They cut back, dodging in and out for several miles. Every stridel of the black more carries them into territory that was deadly for Stan but he smiled grimly and urged the horse on. As they entered the cutover ground with its scant cover

"You are going to leave me here! The fool that fred at us can tako me in."

Dona's eyes lowered and

ahe flushed deeply.

take you the rest of the way," Stan "It will be worth the trouble to grinned, "The lady and I" (he mo- tloned to his horse) will enjoy a bit more excitement."

Dona did not roply for a moment. I'll get down and walk out into the open," she said armiy.

"I have something to say to you," Stan interrupted.

"Not now!" Dona was suddenly afraid of what he was about to tell her.

"I have to get it off my chest," he insisted.

"But you are literally surrounded and may be shot at any minute." Donn was on the verge of nervous collapse agnin,

"I'm used to tight pinches. This

isn't half bad." Ball smiled evenly. "Take the horse and make a break back up the trall." Dona atracat pleaded.

"Not until I tell you. He held A thrushing in the brush warned her in the saddle when she started them that several men werd het onto slide to the ground.

Donn pulled up and watched them hemming in the spot where she bad

"Hurry! Tell me," she cried. "I give you my promise on oath turn," he said, holding her eyca.. to leave this country and not to re-loft Stan Bail. With wildly beating

"Then gol" she urged,

"I'll send you down to the camp on the mare but I'll have to have second then hurried on. "I'll come her to get away." He hesitated a down to the patch of timber behind the main building tonight at 9. Can you have the mare there?"

Dana met his questioning gaze squarely. "I can't take her. I will walk," she insisted.

"You must take her! It's my only chance. If we wait here much longer I won't need her."

"I'll meet you," Dona said simply. Stan alapped the mare pcross her

heart she waited. At that moment she realized that had Ball asked her to ride away with him she would have gone.

A rider burst from the timber and galloped toward her. It was Dudley and he was dishevelled and dusty, the first time she had scon Three since coming to him. 8O Rivers.

"Dona!" he shouted, The girl faced him mechanically Dudley and hended the black mare in his

direction. At her side, Icaped from his saddle.

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