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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

CHAPTER XXXVII.

BY_R. A. MOHTBO

Dudley hurried Dona from the interested her was what she saw cavo. Ho WAS convinced that far down in the.canyon. A road Ball was still using his hiding wound out from the foot of the pince and he suddenly wanted to mountain, a new road. While they be away before the cowboy return- watched, two trucks loaded with ed. Dudley had not missed any of lumber slid down the loop of road the tales told around camp regard-they could see. ing the prowers and temper of the killer.

right.

"Know where we are?" Dudley asked Immediately.

ting back to camp and taking a bath after a hard ride.

Dudley Gnally pulled up beside her and bogan to set the pace. He cantered on ahead and left her to trail in at his heels. Donn was willing to do this as she wanted time to lay a few plans herself. She intended to find out about the

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work in Pass Creek. The question divide," he replied.

Ey

Dona strolled out into the grovo behind the office building. She bu gan planning. She would not talk the workings on Pass Creek her- to Swergin but would Investigato self. Her father's eagerness not to discuss that district made her afraid of what she would find. Rut she had to know the truth. (To be continued).

Dona rode silently. She let Dud- "That is Pass Creek, below,"

to be decided was whether or not

Dona did not say any more. She ley lead the way down the ridge | Donn pointed with her quirt.

she should demand an explanation

Asper's expressión suddenly know her father was very much to the Pass Creek trail. A tur- moil of doubt and fear was tugging to carap."

"Let's get out of here and back from Swergin or make an investi- changed; he scomed to want to displeased with the way. Dudley

Dudley was very evigation first.

shift the conversation.

acted and she did not want to add at her heart. She was afraid of dently in a hurry to get on a fami

"So you rodo a long way," he to his displeasure. Asper did not what was to come, Had Stan Ball's lar trall again,

Dona rode up to the corral and slid from her horse. Malloy was continued. "Better stay out of the know just the position Dudley was promises to her been just a no "Don't worry, I can take you there to take the roan but she did Pass Creek district, I'm not so in and could not be expected to un- flourish, a touch that he had added right out." Doua answered absent-

not 800 Dudley. Very kely, sure Ball has left or, if he has gone, derstand his lack of attention. because it suited his reckless nay. She was intensely interested thought she, he was under a shower that he won't come back." ture? Was he still bent on break-in the scene below.

already.

"If he comes back I hope they ing up the work at Thee Rivers?) "We better move on," said Dud-

Asper was sitting out on the get him," she said aquiletly. Swergin might yet prove to be ley, who was not interested in new porch when sho ran up the steps. Asper smiled grily. "If Stun roads. He wanted to get into Dudley was standing beside him. Ball broke his little promise to you, Her mind went back over the!

eamp and clean up.

"You're slow," Dudley greeted you'd be glad to have him hanged? past few days of adventure. She Dona sensed a mystory; some her. He had fingered remembered the little Spanish girl thing told her that down in that for a word before changing clothes.

a moment he said.

Dona Bushed and remained and the one glove. She went over valley lay the solution to the whole the terrible scene in the little men trouble on Folly Mountain. She He could not see anything favour-

Asper frowned at his son-in-law, 'allent.

"Your women can see a lot in any dow when her father had been shot. was sure her father did not know able in such actions as Dudley dis-hound that has the pack against Step by step she placed the evinbout the operations on the far played. In his honeymoon daya he him," continued Asper as he patted dence against the man she had aid-aide of the ridge.

would have waited for his bride her arm. "I've given orders that ed, then sho added the fact that "Let's ride down to where those he had voluntarily admitted com- men are working," she said, small-and walked up from the corrals if Ball returns and la caught he is

with her.

to be brought in qud taken to the Donn laughed, rippling laugh. county sent for trial." Dudley was so impossible that he was amusing. "Run along and get that ?" Donn shook her head as she "And you think the men will do under your shower," she said. remembered the mob she and Ball

Dudley patted her hand and dash-had faced together.

trance

ing.

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"Where have you been to-dar?" Asper asked.

"Didn't Dad tell you?" Dona

wondered how much, Dudley had

mitting all of the crimes. Dona shuddered and gave the roan a jerk. į Dudley looked down Into the She was a little fool there seem canyon and frowned. "No sense ed no way to avoid admitting it. in hiking clear down there if you The roan halted suddenly behind now where the trail is," he said. Dudley's horse. Dona came out of "It would take us hours to climbed off. her moody

and looked out again.". around. They were not on the Dona realized that Dudley was Pars Creek trail. Tall granite

right. With Dudley along there walls frowned down on them and would be little use in riding down uncut timber towered above.

Into the canyon. He was still novice and very much a tender-foot His freedom of movement while Ball was active must have been al- owed by the cowboy.. Likely, Stan Ball Agured him hurmless. Dona Donn smiled In spite of herself was beginning to suspect that Dud- Dona smiled in agreement as she Dudley had been riding on Follyey had never get far off mark-remembered how Dudley had misa- Mountain every day for 10 days ed traila.

ed the significance of the trucks and now he had lost a plain trial,

"How far south do the Delo con- tracts run?" Dona asked suddenly, "To the top of Pass Creek

"I seem to have taken the wrong trail, Dudley called back with an irritated grin. "I let this dumb horac do all the picking and he must be lost."

your horse.'

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"I'll take you out." she smiled. She headed the roan back along "The roan is not such a dummy the mountain and soon they struck the Pass Creek trail where it cross- ed the divide and dropped down She hended at once for a high into the valley they had been. polat that overlooked the surround-examining. Dudley had taken the ing slope, Dudley following her wrong direction upon coming down willingly. From the high vantage from the cavo,

point they could see into the valley "This is the trail we came up at their feet Dona sat in her sad-over," Dudley called up to her. dle and made a careful check of There was relief and eagerness in what lay below them. She sudden his voice.

ly sensed to be interested in the

loat trail.

Dona smiled back at him and sot the roan at a slow trot. She had

Undoubtedly they were looking many things on her mind, while into Pass Creek valley, but what Dudley was only concerned in get-

said.

"Swergin knows he is through Ho far as I am concernd if he lets his men get out of hand." Asper spoke in his business manner.

Dona patted his hand. She knew he had done this for her. Kissing him on the cheek, she ran to her

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