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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY.

CALL of the WEST

CHAPTER XLI

The cow town of Radiant ta! Stan was eager to ask questions known to the straggling riders, but held his silence and allowed his who come down out of the hill on friend to take his own time. the "Jumping-off place."

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ing at stake, not as much as I have."

"I'll put a stop to this double crossing." Malloy's eyes wore hard. "I have stood by and watched ali I can take.””

and

the

DECEMBER 7, 1932.

[her down from bohind!" Stan'a HE LIKED GOING TO CHUCH.

hands closed and his eyes blazed with sudden fury. "The rat," he gritted.

"I figured you should have the

"Well, how did you like the Ser- first break at him," Malloy smiled, vice this morning, Harry?" asked But being na you don't want it I the proud fathor no he gazed at be more than pleased to do the his small son who had been to job," He turned to face the door. church for the first time. "And I aim to get there pretty pronto."

"Oh it was lovely," said Harry, "I hope we will go again soon.”

"And what part of the Service did you like best?"

"Oh! the part where the man.

"I just came down from Threo It is a short half day's ride from Rivera." Malloy's mouth hardened.

Stan laughed a harsh laugh that the Mexican border and it is close "There's a job up there for you." to the rough country on the north He looked Stan squarely in the eye.

"You'd do another man's job?" glass nervously and stare at tho comes round with the money. I made the bartendor put down a. and touches the edge of the burning

Stan shook his head. "I'll never Stan looked Malloy aquarely in the pair in the corner. desert on the right. In Radiant no, go back to Folly Mountain."

cye. one asks questions of strangers, and

"No?" There was n glint in Mal-- I aim to in this case." Malloy, and when I get to Three Rivers get, daddy?"

"I'm on my way, feller," he said, got a shilling. How much did you the past of each resident is a cloned loy's eyes.

spoke firmly. book, The test of a

Stan looked

you can expect action." out toward the

No doubt thero is a great future man te bis

Stan gripped Malloy's arm Malloy grinned and slapped Stan for this young man in the financial ability to ride and rope,

swinging doors and his faco ead-Jerked him around. "How is on the back. "I'll trail along with world-if he keeps his health. And Stan Ball leaned against a plank dened but he continued to shake his girl?" he asked.

Malley hesitated before he spoke. 'cording to the law and the pro- parents have Baby's Own Tablets

you and see that this is done ac that bar and watched a half dozen Maxi-hend.

is easily ensured if "Then I reckon I'll have to shoot "Sho's fine, now." cans playing poker with a deck of

pheta," Something in the lank cow greasy cards. He was reatless and man for you." Malloy spoke alow-

puncher's eyes made Stan grip Mal- loy's arm savagely. "He hasn't touched hor?" ho rasped.

"Not yet." Malloy answered calm- "And I aim to make sure ho don't."

would rather havo beon riding Inj the hills for one of the many big outfits near town, but he had nut been able to get a job.

ly.

to find me?" Stan demanded.

"You came all the way down here

Malloy nodded. "And I'd have been on the trafl for a month if Ily, hadn't been trekked in hero by ac- eldent."

He had wandered from one

cow town to another. Now he had only a few silver dollars left and he

Stan hesitated a minute, then would have to find a job. It might as well be Radiant as any other ankel: "What's up."

"Swergin is raising the devil.

Suddenly a light of understand ing broke over Stan. Malloy cared for Dona even as he cared for her. in the sun-baked country, Stan Swanre you are back."

He was not the man to say so and thought. From now on he would leaned an elbow on the table. "The type would have guessed it. Malloy Malloy no one but a man who knew his have to be within easy riding dis-shooting is still going on up there." was willing to do this for her with tance of the border.

Stan half turned upon one elbow "And I get the blame?" he de dropped the rider's arm awkwardly Stan's lean jaw shut with a snap. Jout expecting her to ever know. Ho as the swinging doors of the pool manded.

and his voice softened. room creaked open. Few men of interest came into a place like this in the daytime, but Stan had reason to look every man over carefully, The man who entered was lank and

Malloy nodded. "Old Aspor in a crook or a fool."

back," he said slowly.

Sian shook his head. " can't ge

his

"You better sleep in for

Baby's Own a day. Always on hand, I won't be stopping except to feed Cablets are

the ideal health- and rest the mare a bit. Stan was, safeguard for babies and young his search for him. sure Malloy had ridden steadily in children up to about eight. They their jare pleasant-tasting and Malloy rubbed the back of his gentle laxative action keeps pretty sore and tired. He'd be apt order. neck thoughtfully. "My bronc is stomach and bowels in excellent to slow up a lot." He faced Stan, "Got 40 bucks?"

Stan Ashed out three silver dol- "That is my pile," he said ruefully. lars and a couple of quartora. He extended it to Malloy.

All wise parents give their little ones an occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets.

"Thought if you had 40 bucks I for a while and then hunt up a

Malloy shoved the money back.

might buy me a fresh hoss and ride bed." "What has he done?" he asked in along." He tried to hide his dianp. They shook hands silently and a voice as smooth as oil..

pointment under a wide gria. "But parted. "You are supposed to have shot you run along. I have jack enough town corrals and whistled to the Stan hurried out to the the roan out from under her. Swarto buy a horse that would keep up, black mare. She came running to Mal-gin comes to the rescue. She is to carry me through but not enough him and he saddled her rapidly.

lying up there now still weak and with that black mare."

Malloy's calm seemed to

"We got a job, lady," he whils "Sorry," Stan spoke with genuine pered to the mare. "W're going regret. "Thinking me n akunk who could

back to God's country," he added "You better get a move on," Mini-na he tightened the cinch. not keep his word, who would shoot loy said. "I'll browse around here

To be continued.)

leathery, cow hand beyond doubt. Ing's eyes were sympathetic. "You promised the girl?" Ile was covered

with dust and Stan smiled miserably and spread laick." plainly thirsty. He slapped a dollar his hands in on the bar and called for glass "If I clean up this thing I have to

a helpless gesture. have. burst. of something cold.

The sound of his voice made Swergin. Is hands clenched aud- get the old man into it as well as Stan jump. With one great stride deals. "I should have shot it out he was at the stranger's side and with that crook." had slapped him on the back.

The cowboy whirled around and put down his glass with a thump. "How are you." Malloy ?" Stan grasped his friend's land.

"Hot, dried up and mad." Malloy grinned as he recognized Ball. "But darn glad to see you."

"What brings you down here?" Stan asked,

"We'll find a corner and I'll tell you why I dragged over all these miles of half-baked, grass land." He led Stan to a table across the room.

"You should have killed him.": Malloy gald simply.

Stan's eyes smouldered.

how you feel, kit. Now I got aj

Malloy got to his feet.

"I know hard ride ahead of me."

Stan asked..

"Where are you heared for?"

to kill myself a skunk."

"I'm going back to Three Rivers smiled.

Malloy

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