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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

CHAPTER XXXV

57. R. §. MONTGOMERY:

"You're more like yourself than the sunset. She did not blame him form detached itself from the black you have been for days," Asper for being out of sorts and gloomy wall of the saddle house and enro You'll find her Delo smiled fondly upon his but she was sure he would come toward her.

"O. K. Lady. daughter. This was the first time around as he always had. Dudley she had been, free from a worried was accustomed to having girls around the corner," Mulloy's voice to Threo flutter him. He was more than a came to her softly. There seemed manner since coming

little spoiled. Somehow marrying to bo a reassuring note of approval Rivers.

Dona walked around the corner Dudley was sitting on the wide Dudley had ceased to be distasteful.jin the cowboy's words.

Malloy porch railing, looking off into the It seemed not to matter much.

Asper arose and stretched his big of the saddle house with purple shadows that had begun to

"I guess I'll go in and read close behind her. gather under the rim of Folly arms.

"You could just turn her loose. She'd find him." Malloy spoke cau- Mountain. He had been unusually a bit before I turn in." He bent

and gave his daughter a kiss. quiet all evening.

tiously.

"Don't hurry away on account of Dona amiled up at her father.

its. Dudley spoke deliberately. from the low stool she had pulled

Aaper smiled and tossed the short close beside his chair.. Asper war unjoying a black eigar with his ac-butt of his cigar over the rail. He customed thoroughness. He chew-realized that things

"I think it would be safer to lend her to him," Dona whispered.

The darkness hid Malloy's smile were a bit us he halted and waited for her to The horse and ed one end of it while he kept the ruffled between the young couple untie the black mare.

ills re-and figured that what they needed nuzzled Dona's arm eagerly other aglow constantly.. marks were punctuated by lifting was a little time alone to patch pawed the soft earth. the burning end of the cigar things up. sharply at the end of euch sentence.

right."

bobbed vigorously. "Swergin's all “I am afraid of him." Dona said simply.

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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.

grass and suddenly Stan Ball stood beside her. He was hatless and even in the dim light Dona could see that he was dishevelled and hile, clothing torn.

"You are prompt." He spoke fi a low, even tone that made the girl's heart beat faster.

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"I asked him to go and not to come back." There was an honest catch In Dona's voice.

"Well, I've had about enough!" Donn caught his arm. "Please, Dud, don't be angry! I'm willing to do anything you say now.".

Dudley was somewhat mollified "You are leaving?" Dona spoke but he was far from satisfied. Hla swiftly to hide a tremor in her own pride was hurt more than his heart voice.

and that required a lot of mending, "To-night. "I'll break through," He let hor cling to his arm going down the hill and finally he spoke. Stan promised.

me to lie Dona led the horse away from Their hands met as he took the "I suppose you want Donn waved him good night and the building and made a circul-reins. In that second both seemed about this business?" he said de- "Do you think Swergin is on the wat with her knees drawn up. tous approach to the clump of tim-rooted to the spot. Stan was the liberately.

He drew his hand. "Wouldn't it be better for both lovel?"

Dona put the question She was not eager to listen to Dud- ber behind the main building. She first to recover. abruptly.

"I'll do it," Dudley promised sud- Asier grunted and his cinnrley's accusations and to make ex-knew Malloy would have a story (nway quickly and bent toward her. of us?" Doua asked simply.

"I'll never forget my friendly denly. "But I'm to have some sny from his ready in the morning to explain planations to win him

around here from now on." gloomy mood. Dudley snt looking the loss of the horse. She wished enemy," he whispered. a pouting she had asked him what he was go

Dona pressed his arm. "You may ink to say. Still there was no need Dona swayed toward him and away from her with trown on bis lips.

meet her, Sud- have all the ray from now on," sho The red glow in the sky melted to of that as she would not know any-Stan bent to

denly a flame stabbed the darkness promised. "Swergin would be a lot safer to stl blue and a single star ap-thing about what had happened.

They walked on in silence for a The fur side of the valley was be- before them and a revolver barked. play with than that man Ball," Dad-peared. The man would be late in

[coming up.

ginning to glow with the first rays A second Annie followed. With the space. "I'll hold you to that prom Dudley declared ley cut in.

Donn did not answer but har

Dena looked at her watch. It was of moonlight. The reflected white-second report Stan was on the black line to-morrow." hand slipped to her father's knee. 8:20. She stirred and suddenly gotness lightened the gloom they were mare and had whirled. Like a flash almost grily.

passing through and made Dona he vanished into the night. Dona She knew what Dudley was think-up and walked to the rail. ing about. He must have heard of "If you must sit there and mourn hurry. It would not do to be seen turned to find herself face to face

with Dudley Winters. her part in letting the killer escape. think I'll take a little walk." She leading Ball's horse.

"So this is the way you work!" "Swergin is used to handling knew this would only add to Dud- They entered the Clump of

timber and were again enveloped in the snapped. two-fisted men who are a hard lat,ley's fit of stubbornness.

Dona caught him by the Asper went on.

darkness. Moving slowly to avoldi tree trunks, Donn led the mare to

"Oh Dud, you can't blame me for an open space where the light was wanting to get him out of the hills! clearer. She halted and waited, lis- They would hang him if he stayed." "And I suppose he doesn't de tening carefully. Ball might not in earnest.

way serve it! He didn't shoot your fa- come. He might have beon "And let thuit bully have the

luid or picked off by one ofther or murder a man, That was all a bad dream!" Dudley sprko laugh on you!" Dudley put in Dona wandered along until she Sweritin's men.

A few moments passed in silence, with bitter sarcasm. sourly.

was swallowed up by the shadows,

"He promised to leave," was the "Dudley about sizes it up.". Asper then she crossed to the path lead-Then the mare lifted her ears and spoke slowly. "But we're leaving ing to the currals. She moved at nickered softly. She jerked at the only defence Dona could offer..

"You were giving him a proper Three Rivers for good day after to a easy, swinging walk with her bridle reins impatiently. Dona flat-

I could head up and her lips parted cager-toned herself against the black's lecture when I came up.

and waited. Dona looked at Dudley and saw y. At the main gate she halted shoulder

A twig see that," Dudley continued in high dark napped. There was a wish of bad humour. that he was gazing moodily into and peered about her. A

"I want you to quit Three Rivers The Dolo Timber Company doesn't need this cutting. You told me it paid poorly." Dona was very much

morrow."

He granted and settled farther into the easy chair.

Without another word the girt walked down the steps and into the path that led down the hill. Dudley walehed her go with a half smile but he did not move,

arm.

(To be continued.)

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A dozen would-be bank robbers were trapped red-handed in Cairo, Egypt, by the police who knew of their criminal design six weeks ago. The thieves when arrested were strong- attempting to force tho room of a private bank, reported to contain half a million sterling.

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