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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

CHAPTER XL

SV. R. G. MONTSOM TY

Asper waited fully 15 minutes

"Where have you been?" Aaper demanded.

I got here just as soon an hoard about it," he protested.

Ils face flushed as ho met Asper's glare.

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"He'll be in in a minute," Asper promised. "I'll hike out and tell him you are awake.”

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"He was killed?" Dona faltered. to be found but a young helper "I'd have boon in early but 1

been brought in. Malloy was not, Dudley bent close to her.

remembered that Malley had rid

Asper brightened suddenly as he was on hand."

missed you when you woke the first time and they wouldn't lot me : come until now," he said.

of her room brought her back toj Dona murmured. what had happened. The doctor!

got up and smiled down at her.

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Dudley nodded. "Of course," he at the corrals before Dudley ar-said, slowly. rived. Malloy rode away at д Dudley entered Dona's room and lopo without looking back, or say went straight to her side. Ho Dona held out a hand weakly. lng a word regarding his destina-stood looking down upon hor atill"First tell me, what happened to tion or when he would return.

form, then dropped to his knees the roan 7" There was real concern Dudley came riding in at a trot. beside her.

In her eyes. He was as spotloss and unruffled

Taking one of her slender handai Asper cleared his throat and as though he had just come fromfa hin, Dudley hold if and gazed looked at the floor, his room. The old timber king's silently upon the softly moving anger almost choked him as he lips. A queer light shone in his watched his son-in-law-slide from eyes as he bent forward, but he his anddie,

did not speak.

den out on an errand of his own "Did they flad the roan?” Dud- making. "Malloy went out to get loy asked. Before, noon the next day Dona him and that boy can sure take Dudley looked at his father-in-oponed her oyes and lookedįcare of a horse,”

The boy nodded toward a end- Dona had been struggling with Inw In a surprised maliner. jaround. The familiar surroundings "Malloy is a good fellow, Dad,"dle that lay on the ground at the herself and had come to a decision door of the harness room. "Had that had given her a peaceful feel. two bullet holes in him and didn't Ing. She was resting now after:

{strenuous excitement and felt sho The doctor stepped outside and get far," he explained briefly. He motioned to Asper who was Asper followed him. "Sho ought

"Dead?" Dudley spoke nervous-could forget and give herself "You are a fine one! Come along atanding bealde an open window to go back to sleep and rest an

ly.

wholly to Dudley. He deserved It with me, she's been asking for Instantly the old timber man was hour or so more before Winters "The boy nodded and went on

after the way he had acted, you." Asper gripped Dudley's at the bedside. Dona smiled up talks to her the doctor said working at a cinch he was repair-Dud?" she asked, softly.

"Will you do something for me, arm and propelled him toward the at him and stretched out her hand, gravely. "She will

sitting up ing. main building.

Asper pressed it gently as he bent to-morrow. I never B&W moro

Ho squeezed her hand. “Any- "Is she hurt bad?" Dudley ask-forward.

vitality." He shook his head. Aaper said nothing, but he turn-thing you want, D," he said and ed anxiously.

["She will not stay in bed."

ed away and walked slowly up the mennt it. Aspar grunted and looked about hill. Dudley saddled

"Get Sam Dean up here the big main room. Dudley was and rode out of camp. He was have him marry us." Dona clung nowhere in sight, but his door was diong a lot of hard thinking and to his hand. She felt that all the open. Asper walked over and needed to be alone, Decisions, turmoil and uncertainty would go looked in. Dudley was standing became hard with Dudley but he if she had the strong bond of mar- fore the mirror, smoothing back knew he had one to make without riage to shut out the memories of hie hair. He was as fresh as much more delay.

the other man who had broken Asper sport-

faith with hor. newly opened rose.

An hour later he returned. ed disapprovingly. Dudley dropped

outside Dona's

Dudley's face did not change the brushes he had been running Asper met him

but a cold panic gripped at him. ward.

smiling broadly. "Has she wakened?" he asked.

do it. The past week had been a Asper nodded. "Doc says you'll her. She has been trying to talk game in the present circumstances "Go in and have a chat with bad one for him, too. But he was have to wait until she has had an-about the timber business but I and willing to promise anything. other sleep of an hour or two: She's pretty excitable and wants was able to head her off. But "Sure, I'll get him," he said and to talk. When

watch your sten." He patted Dud- bent to kiss her lips lightly. don't talk about this business.” ley's arm heavily.

Dona clung to him a little, then Dudley laid a hand on the older Dudicy entered the sick room lay back. It seemed she had at man's arm. "I'll be very careful," with a swift stride. He was met last found refuge from the con- he said.

by an enger smile from Dona. He stant doubt that had been assail- Asper and Dudley went down to sat down beside her. The doctoring her. the corrals to ace if the roan had had gone and they were alone.j

(To be continued).

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"If you act like a man she'll pull through," Aaper snapped.

Dudley's face showed a great, deal of concern and he seemed to be very nervous. "You have the

doctor with her?" he asked.

"The doctor will stay with her all night and so will you." Asper spoke shortly.

King Carol of Rumania making * speech at a recent sports tweeting. Remour has it that he is contemplat- ing reconciliation with his former wilo..

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"Sorry, dad," she murmurod. - "Never mind, D, you are right and I'll get that fellow, Ball." Asper's big jaw shut hard.

his horse

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Dona shook her head. "I must tell you something else." She stirred as though to sit up.

The doctor ifted a warning hand. "That will be all of the talking for this morning," he said tho bed. The modie did not in- through his hair and stepped for-room. The old timber king was fo was not sure now that he could as he motioned Asper hway from

tend to take any chances with his patient.

Aaper backed off. " be in after dinner and have a little talk with you. Better go to sleep now." Donn laughed softly. "I'll be up this afternoon, Dad."

The doctor smiled, but not with-i out a trace of irritation.

"Whore la Dud?” Dona aaked, as though she had remembered him for the first time.

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