1932-12-09 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

SV R. 6. MONTGOMERY

shifted his weight in the saddle. "What petivity?" he asked,

"You know what I mean. And while you're at it you might ex- plain the black horse and the cow boy getup."

teated the rope that held his boss. "You are as low as they come, Swergin!" Asper fumed.

"Send him on ahead." The tim her boss paid no attention to As per's wrath.

"I got myself dressed up this

The three riders trailed slowly CHAPTER XLIII.

Ball. This time he would be as horas tracks. Someone had gone way to take Ball' in." Sworgia's

through the timber and finally left that trail the night manner was Burly. wary na an old fax. There would down over Asper wont to Dona's room that be no waylaying along the trail. before.

"What is going on down in the the trail where it crossed the night to make sure she was reat-if Ball was just drawing him on, i Aspor pulled anida into the canyon? You might as well apit ridge. ing well. He meant to be off for the gunman would be fooled. brush and sat thinking. He had it out. I'm going down there to Finally they halted before the Pass Creek long before sun-up For several miles he followed made a very important discovery ses for myself." Asper was cold cabin where Stan had been hold next morning. Dudley was sitting the beaten trial, then as grey but he did not know that Dons had as strel. He was a timber boss prisoner. Asper noted grimly that attentively beside her. Aapor dawn began to light the woods ho done the same thing several days again. stayed a half hour and when he took to cover and moved careful wtore. He was mulling over the

his find when got up to go nodded for Dudley ly from one patch of timber to significance of

Sworgin twlated farther around to follow him.

another. He rode with eyes and anapping twig warned him some in his saddle and his lips parted "I'll have to ride out tomorrw cars alert and kept his heavy gunjone wis coming. Ho poored in a beefy smile. Asper caught a morning on an important matter," ready for instant action.

through the wide oak leaves and glint in the man's eyes that warned Asper's route took him high wafted, his, gun ready.

him of trouble but he was not he spoke gravely, "Don't mention It to Dona and stay with her. See along the side of the mountain Below him a black horse appear-quick enough to meet it. A rifle that she is moved out on the porch and brought him out above the ed on the trail. Asper could see barrel jammed into the small of and made comfortable."

low saddle of the divide that a cowboy hat bant low to avoid his back and he knew he had mado Dudley smiled and slapped As-separated Pass Creek from Three branches and limbs. The rider a mistake. Sworgin had friends

"We'll tell you what wo aim to "per on the arm. He was in rare Rivers. On a rocky point over was approaching unsuspectingly. with him.

"Don't make a move," of looking the valley he was about "Ball," Asper grunted. "Walking good spirits. "I'll take care

a voice do, later," Swergin answered as he

atrodo away. Dona. You better be careful of to explore. Asper halted and right into my handa." Ile levelled from behind ordered.

AR-1 yourself and get back on time." began to make a general survey his gun and walted.

Inwardly berating himself, Dudley could not help adding this bit of advice.

of the canyon below. A light The man came on at an easy!per aat still while Swergin recover- breeze was fanning up through trot. Ila horse evidently knew the Ile the stunted spruce as he bent for twisting trail well. Asper turned to his room. went inside and got out his old ward to listen. Distinctly through revolver. He had decided not to the dawn came the rumble of a take any men with him. They truck motor. The old timber man would be in the way in case he listened, wanted to seput around quietly, *Hall was right," he muttered Asper Delo had suddenly de-n he sent his horse toward the cided that hu was on the track of sound. ali of his troubles. Stan Bail had!

When the black was opposite him Aaper pushed his horse into the clear and spoke sharply. "Put up your hands."

ho had not checked bis country very well. The ovidence of the cabin had been unknown to him..

Swergin forced him to dismount and made him enter the log shack. With a rope, he tied Asper to the same wall he had tied Stan to.

"You better reconsider this,”

Asper shouted angrily.

Asper could hear him giving his ed his gun and took Asper's gun man orders. "Ride back down and away from him. Swergin was tell the boya to, clean up the last Icering triumphantly now.

of the timber and head out with "Get a rope and tie his hands in it." front of him," he ordered,

A few minutes later Swergin re- The man who had shoved the turned. He sat down on a sawed rita into Asper's back rode around stump and began pulling off his The rider jerked suddenly, then in front and dinanuntod. Swergia cowboy togs. As quickly as he had his hands rose slowly and his face covered his employer with his sixlressed he dressed again in lum- was revealed. Asper's eyes widen gun while the man proceeded to berman's togs which were hanging ed. He was staring into the face the Asper fast to his own saddle on the log wall. convinced him that there was u Asper rode down the steep slope of his timber boss.

horn.

"Can't you let an old man sit reason for all this trouble beyond at an angle. He had gone al "Swergin ** Asper exclaimed,

"You can't get away with this down?" Asper derranded. a feud between them, and Asper hundred yards when his horse but he did not lower his gun.

stuff," Asper growled.

Swergin kicked the stump he had was a man who liked to get at the broke through a thick growth of "Put up that gun," Swergin

"If you'd have kept your noso used as a chair toward his former bottom of things.

scrub oak and walked into a growled.

out of Pass Creek for another day boss. "Squat on that and take it The next morning he was up beaten trail. Aspor halted

Auper crowded close. "I'll take you would have saved yourself a easy while you can," he sneered. look around carefully. The trail yours, first." he said grimly, then fot of trouble," Swergin said as he and had dressed before dawn.

(To be continued). would have added. "Just to make sure." left the building without making was higher up than

Sworkin's face contorted into a

to

a sound. Down the corrals all been reasonable for, a horse or was quiet and he was able to sud-pack road. Any builder of trails scowl. "You sure got a nerve," he

crossed the divide protested angrily. die horse without disturbing would have

lower down in the saddle to avold. Asper faced his foreman after anyone.

"Now The cold morning air struck him the climb around the mountain relieving him of his gun. in the face as he headed toward unless he

hide his explain the activity down in the the Pass Creek trail. Asper path. The old timber king bent, canyon!" smiled grimly as he thought of and checked the black dust for

wanted to

Swergin lowered his arms and

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