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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1932,

CALL of the WEST.

ZV R. G. MONTGOMERY.

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shifted his weight in the saddle. tested the rope that held his boss. "You are as low as they come," "What activity?" he asked.

You know what I mean. And Swergin Asper fumed. while you're at it you might ex- "Send him on ahead.” The tim- plain the black horse and the cow- ber boss paid no attention to As-

por's wrath. boy getup."

"I got myself dressed up thla

The three riders trailed slowly through the timber and finally Inft where it crossed the Ball. This time he would be as horno tracks. Someone had gone way to take Ball in." Sworgin's

that trail the night manner was surly. CHAPTER XLIII.

"What is golog on down in the the trail wary as an old fox. There would down over

Finally they halted before the Asper pulled aside into the canyon? You might as well spit ridge. Asper went to Dona's room that be no waylaying along the trail. (hofore.

brush and sat thinking. He had it out. I'm going down there to night to make sure she was rest-Ball was just drawing him on. ! ing well. He meant to be off for the gunman would be fooled.

For Reveral miles he followed made a very important discovery see for myself.". "Asper was cold cabin where Stan had been bold he bad not checked his country Pass Creek long before

very well. The evidence next morning. Dudley was nitting the beaten trial, then as grey but he did not know that Dona had as steal. He was a timber bose prisoner. Asper noted grimly that

Anper dawn began to light the woods heldue the same thing several days again.

Swergin twlated farther around attentively beside her. stayed a half hour and when he took to cover and moved careful-before. He was mulling over the

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

Ho peared in a beefy smile. Asper caught a another. He rode with eyes and snapping twig warned him some-in his saddle and his lips partod cabin had been unknown to him.

.coming. to follow him.

not With n rope, he tied Asper to the through the wide oak leaves and glint in the man's eyes that warned and made him enter the log shack.

him of trouble but he was "I'll have to ride out tomorrwears alert and kept his heavy gun' ono

high waited, his gun ready. morning on an important matter," ready for instant action.

Aaper's route took him

Below him a black horse appear-quick enough to meet it. A rifle aane wall he had tied Stan to.

"You better reconsider this," he spoke gravely. "Don't mention it to Dona and stay with her. See along the side of the mountain that she la moved out on the porch and brought him out above the ed on the trail. Azper could see barrel jammed into the small of low saddle of the divide that a cowboy hat bent low to avold his back and ho knew he had made

"We'll tell you what we aim to and made comfortable."

a voicedo, Inter," Swergin answered as he "Don't make a move," Dudley smiled and slapped As-separated Pass Crock from Three branches and limbs, The rider a mistake. Sworgin had friends Aspor shouted angrily.

strode.nway. per on the arm. He was in rare Rivers. On a rocky point over was approaching unsuspectingly, with him.

of looking the valley he was about "Ball," Aspor granted. Walking

Inwardly berating himself, As-i good spirits. "I'll take caró Dona. You better be careful of to explore. Asper halted and right into my hands." He lovelled from behind ordered.

an easy per sat still while Swergin recover- yourself and get back on time," began to make a general survey his gun and waited.

canyon below. A light. The man

was tell the boys to clean up the last away from him. Swergin Dudley could not help adding this of the

of the timber and head out with breeze was fanning up through trot. His horse evidently know the ed his gun and took Asper's gun man orders. "Ride back down and bit of advice.

When the black was opposite him leering triumphantly now.

"Get a rope and tie his hands in it." Asper turned to his room. He the stunted spruce as he bent for-twisting trail well. 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 Asper pushed his horse into the front of him," he ordered.

with him. They truck motor. The old timber man clear and spoke sharply. "Put up

your hands" take any men would be in the way in case he listened.

"Ball was right," he muttered wanted to scout around quietly.

Asper Delo had suddenly de-as he sent his horse toward the cided that he was on the track of sound. all of his troubles. Stan Ball had convinced him that there was a reason for all this trouble beyond a foud between them, and Asper was a man who liked to get at the bottom of things.

came on at

Asper could hear him giving hin

A few minutes later Swergin re- The man who had shoved the turned He sat down on a sawed rifle into Asper's back rode around sturap and began pulling off his The rider jerked suddenly, then in front and dismounted. Swergia cowboy togs. An quickly as he had his hands rose slowly and his face covered his employer with his six urbressed he dressed again in lum- was revealed. Asper's eyes widen- yun while the man proceeded to borman's toge which ware hanglug ed. He was staring into the face tie Asper fast to his own saddle on the log wall.

"Can't you let an old man sit horn. Asper rode down the steep alope of his timber boss.

swerkin a

"You can't get away with this down?" Asper terranded. Asper exc ned,

Swargin kicked the stump he had angie. He had gone

stuff, Asper growled. at an hundred yards when his horsebut he did not lower his gun,

"If you'd have kept your nose used as a chair toward his former "Put up that gun," Swergin

out of Pass Creek for another day boas. "Squat on that and take it broke through a thick growth of scrub oak and walked into a growled.

to Asper crowded close. "I'll take you would have saved yourself a cusy while you can," he sneered.

(To be continued). The next morning he was up beaten trail. Asper halted and had drenged before dawn. He look around carefully. The trall yours, frat," he said grimly, then lot of trouble." Swergin said as he

would have added. "Just to make sure."- left the building without making was higher up than a Hound. Down at the corrals all been reasonable for a horse or Swergin's free contorted into a after was quiet and he was able to sad-pack road. Any builder of tralls scowl. "You sure got a nerve," be

crossed the divide protested angrily. dle a horse without disturbing would have

lower down in the saddle to avoid Asper faced his foreman

the mountain relieving him of his gun. "Now down in the anyone.

The cold morning air struck him the climb aroundl in the face as he headed toward unless he wanted to hide his explain the activity

Asper path. The old timber king bent canyon!" the Pass Creek trail. smiled grimly as he thought of and checked the black

dust for Swergia lowered his arms and

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