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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1932,

WEST

CALL of the

CHAPTER XLI

BY BA MON

The cow town of Endlunt known to the straggling riders who come down out of the hills as the "jumping-off place."

He had wandered from one cow town to another. Now he had only a fow silver dollars left and he

have."

her down from behind!" Stan's HE LIKED GOING TO CHUCH. hands closed and his eyes blazed with Buddon fury. "The rat," Kritted.

ho

"I figured you should have the first broak at him," Malloy smiled. "But being as you don't want it I'l be more than pleased to do the

"And I aim to get there pretty

•

Stan was eager to ask questions Ing at stake, not as much as I job.” He turned to face the door. but held his allence and allowed his

lend to take his own time. "I just came down from Threo Rivers." Malloy's mouth hardened. "There's a job up there for you." He looked Stan squarely in the eye.

Stan shook his head. "I'll never go back to Folly Mountain."

"No?" There was a glint in Mal- loy's eyes.

"Then I reckon I'll have to shoot a man for you." Malloy spoke slow

""You came all the way down here to find me?" Stan demanded.

ly.

"I put a stop to this double-pronto." crossing." Malloy's eyes were hard. "I have stood by and watched all I can take."

"You'd do another man's job!" Stan looked Malloy aquarely in the

eye.

ly.

Malloy nodded. "And I'd have been on the trail for a month if I hadn't been trekked in here by ac- don't."" cident."

'And I aim to make sure he

Stan laughed a harsh laugh that made the bartender put down a glass nervously and stare at the

pair in the corner.

"I'm on my way, feller," he said, and when I get to Three Rivers you can expect action.”

Malloy grinned and slapped Stan on the back. "I'll trall along with you and ace that this is done ac cording to the law and the pro- phots."

"Well, how did you like the Ser- Vice this morning, Harry?" asked the proud father as he gazed at is small son who had been to church for the first time.

"Oh! It was lovely,” anld Hargy. "I hope we will go again soon.”

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

"Ohi the part where the man comes round with the money. I got á ahliling. How much did you get, daddy?"

order.

It is a short half day's ride from the Mexican border and it is close to the rough country on the north and touches the edge of the burning desert on the right. In Radiant no

"I aim to In this case." Malloy ona asks questions of strangers, and

spoke firmly.

No doubt there is a great future the past of each resident is a closed

Ston looked out toward the Stan gripped Malloy's arm and book. The test of a man is his

for this young man in the financial swinging doors and bis face sad-jerked him around. "How Je-the

world--if he keeps his health. And ability to ride and rope.

that is easily ensured if his Stan Ball leaned against a plank dened but he continued to shake his girl 7" he asked.

Malloy hesitated before he spoke.

parents have. Baby's Own Tablets. bar and watched a half dozen Mexi-head.

"She's fine, now," cans playing poker with a deck of

Something in the lank cow

Baby's Own "You better sleep in for a day. always on hand. greasy cards. He was restless and

puncher's eyes made Stan grip Mal-I won't be stopping except to food Tablets

are the

ideal health- would rather have been riding in

loy's arm savagely. "He hasn't and rest the mare a bit. Stan was safeguard for babies and young the hills for one of the many big

touched her?" ho rasped. -outfits near town, but he had not

"Not yet," Malloy answered calm-sure Malloy had ridden steadily in children up to about eight. They

his search for him.

are pleasant-tasting and their been able to get a job.

Malloy rubbed the back of bis gentle laxative action keops neck thoughtfully. "My brane is Buddenly a light of understand pretty sore and tired. He'd be apt stomach and bowels in excellent Stan hesitated minuto, then ing broke over Stan. Malloy cared to slow up a lot." He faced Stap. would have to find a job. It might naked: "What's up,"

for Dona even as he cared for her.."Got 40 bucka?"

All wine parents give their little as well be Radiant as any other "Swergin is raising the devil. He was not the man to say so and Stan fished out three silver dol-ones an occasional dose of Baby's in the eun-baked country, Stan Swears you are back" Malloy no one but a man who knew his lare and a couple of quarters. Own Tablets, thought. From now on he would leaned an elbow on the table. "The type would have guessed it. Malloy "That is my pile," he said ruefully. have to be within easy riding dis-shooting is still going on up there." was willing to do this for her with He extended It to Malloy. tance of the border.

Stan's lean jaw shut with a snap. out expecting her to ever know. He Malloy shoved the money back. Stan half turned upon one elbow"And I get the blame?" he de- dropped the rider's arm awkwardly "Thought if you had 40 bucks for a while and then hunt up a na the swinging doors of the poo! manded.

and his voice softened.

might buy me a fresh hoss and ride bed.” room creaked open. Fow men of Malloy nodded. "Old Asper is a "What has he done?" he asked in along." He tried to hide his disap- They shook hands silently and interest came into a place like this crook or a fool."

a voice as smooth as oil.

pointment under a wide grin. "But parted. Stan hurried out to the Stan shook his head, "I can't go "You are supposed to have shot you run along. I have jack enough town corrals and whistled to the to look every man over carefully,back," he said slowly.

the roan out from under her. Swet-to buy a horse that would keep up, black maro. She came running to The man who entered was lank and

"You promised the girl?? Mal-gin comes to the rescue. She is to carry me through but not enough him and he saddied her rapidly. leathery, a cow hand beyond doubt, loy's eyes were sympathetic. lying up there now still weak and with that black mare."

"We got a job, lady," he whis- He was covered with dust and Stan smiled miserably and spread İsick." Malloy's calm seemed to "Sorry," Stan spoke with genuine pered to the mare. "We're going plainly thirsty. He slapped a dollars hands in a helpless gesture, have burst.

regret.

back to God's country," he added on the bar and called for a glass, "If I clean up this thing I have to "Thinking me a skunk who could

"You better get a move on," Mal-Ins he tightened the cinch. of something cold.

get the old man into it as well as not keep his word, who would shoot |loy sald. "I'll browse around here

To be continued.) Swergin." His hands clenched syd- denly. "I should have shot it out with that crook."

In the daytime, but Stan had reason

The sound of his voice made Stan jump. With one great stride he was at the stranger's side and 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 hand.

"Hot, dried up and mad." Malloy

"You should have killed him." Malloy said simply.

Stan's eyes mouldered.

Malloy got to his feet. "I know how you feel, kid. Now I got a

grinned as he recognized Ball. "But, hard ride ahead of me." darn glad to see you."

"Where are you hended for?"

"What brings you down here?"Stan asked.. Stan asked.

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

"I'm going back to Three Rivers to kill myself a skunk." Malloy! smiled.

Stan caught his friend's arro. "You can't do that. You have noth-

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