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THE

HÓNGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MAY WEDNESDAY,

25, 1938.

THE BAD MAN

ADAPTED FROM THE

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURE

by

OF BRIMSTONE

LEBBEUS MITCHELL

By Paul F

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

Copyright 1837 by Louw's Ino,

Chapter Ono

Prize Aghting in 1980 was against the law in mont states. That was why the Carnasie Kid and hin man-

where boxing was legal

the driver of the stage reined in his hores and informed the question ing Cld:

"Are you following me?" she de- manded directly.

"Who? Met Why not" said the embarrassed Kid. Then, dropping his Bowery machi manner, he said naturally, "Bay, couldn't I carry the cronies growler for you?"

umpho.

"Your watch? This hero watel of mine is a halrioom."

"It's mine and you know it. Give it over?"

"What makes you trangine R's youre 7" asked Doc Laramie, one of the players.

"Because there's a pletura of my mother in the back of it. And Fut Retting it back from that lying crook!"

Ing match with ha protege. Bev-| oral games were in progress in the saloon. Most of the spectators were thronged about the fablo nt which were playing poker, the man called Trigger But and From the gossip of by-ntanders, the She looked him over critically, Kid learned that Trigger Bil had ager, Eight-Ball Harrigan, having then smiled and replied: "Thank just come from the Inis where he awed umid Short Barney into oscaped the St. Louis police raid on you kindly. I reckon sa." a hare-knuckled bargé match, were

En route to the shack where she turning loose a number of Bila

Trigger il fumbled with the now jogging along the lonely, dustyved with her father, Lawyer gang whom he had arrested for Arizona roade towarda Callfornia, Jackson Douglas, the Kid enter operating a Orenser faro whool.

pulled out both guna. "If K'n yours, At the most forlorn and deserted tained his daughter, Loretta, with Bill had wanted them at the saloon watch, throw it down on the table,

A big, bare-foot nit-wit with a pick it up!" bit of landscape they, had over seen. / Blowing accounts of ħla stie tel-to foin in a game of poker.

The Kid looked into the two guna "I bot you never so much as Gorman accent was trying to sX-

moving. Trigger plain to Trigger Bl that he had without

His over killed a boy!" she united.

found gold in the noar-by mounensered: "Bure It's your?" taina: Jn, cow, guna, gambling, glance went to the watah, Ro back But sprung open by the jar from being drinking-peoples vill istant Sho aquinted at him, smiling. nobody will laten at my yellow thrown on the table. Ho stare at "You look pretty much like a man pebbles I kick away from my facts the limepiece in mingled amaze- ment and diemay; the guns were to mo." He pushed up lila stiff hata fortune in gold to be had-"

"Well now, Lono," interrupted slowly lowered until they dangled and cho was alt motherly anxiety at once at night of the wound across Trigger Bill "gold's always been from inert arms. She insisted upon a particular hobby of mine. If you dreaming the cat and javited him really think you've got something

Ilero, help youmelf to a stake. But Mr. Douglas, graying, disipatod don't you forget I'm cuttin' in on but still a fine-looking man, wol-half of all the gold you dig."

The man called Loco clutched comod the stranger with western hospitality, but ended the Kid's pro- the money, gaping out: "Packal tent at Loretta's bothering about Shoveln! Burros-grub-gold?"

"Here's whore wo always gita held up by the uncanost-shootin' hambra In Arizony Territory."

"Den for Honyon'a anke, apank dem hersen!" cried Light-Ball.

"I nover sold I did. I fight with my fate. Do I look like a mur derer?"

"Not me, pardner! Last timo didn't walt real punctual, he was right ornory 'bout it. Warn't only The pamengora we went for-took his forehend. the mall too."

"Who in this thick-car?" demand-in. ed the Kid. "You soom to know taim.

"Melibe I does, mebbe I don't, but ano thing'n certain, atrangam, when they're workin', these dospor- ndae don't reilsh being called by That their Christing named. they camos now! Right on the dot!" The Kid got nul of the coach, nhadow-boxing with he flute, cocky fistnd-to-hand encounter with the two hold-up men whn galloped The lower part of their faces were ruvared by bandana handker- chirin, and each hold two alx-chool- ers, envering the Kid and the driver. The latter threw down his Win chealer.

Now, if I can just trouble you, Juge, for the Welt-argo box," and the heavier-not of the two ban alta, take it right kind of you." "I'd take it right kind of you Mieter, if you could pans the box through this time," ploaded the driver. "They're getta' rogular

en un me up to Dodge City

I'd like to oblige you, Jarge, but You know how '1 when a man gita down on his luck."

The driver innded over the box with a sigh. "I sure hopes the carda clar! your way Doon.

The younger hold-up man had in the meantime dismounted and, with ne gun covoring the Kid, had Irinked him and taken possession of a large old-fashioned watch.

"Beel," he called, "look what I cotch!"

"Hand it over to me, Ben," or dered the man called BUL

The Kid saw his opportunity, pleted up the Winchester which Ine anver had thrown down, and covered the two bandits.

The lower part of their

faces were covered by bandana handkerchiefs

and each held tiro six-ch: shooters.

Ho

BI

The Kid smiled cockily, deliber- ately picked up the watch, pocketed it and swaggered out of the anioon amid a dead alienco.

Habituales of the onloon came out of hiding. Trigger 1 walked poured himself a drink. The man to the bar as though in a daze and

Bill Ared both guns at once and Horned Toad crumpled to the flour, poured himself another drink. dead. Bill smiled contentedly, and "Put yor hand right on that there cblof aide the next day in the main room of his roach. "I held up that Bible, Ben," said Trigger Bul to bla

it you're goin' to ewaar zover to wanderin' parson to git it, and on raveni to, livin' soul what I'm about to tell you."

his wound-that he was all sight-- "Release this pelaonor, Barney," known as Horned Toad, a despised "Get off your horse," ho com- by chuckling: "In this house, sir, said Trigger Bul to the Sheriff, member of Trigger Hill's own gang. Loco boluuk "I alwaye did have you ngurad manded the cager desperado. "And you're not all right until my daugh- "And now you kin resume your draw near when you hand over that watch, ter declares you are all right. in doot-in a Sherif"

the old days I would have aald himself hastily away, fearful Trig for a four-fushar, Bill Maybe I'll no funny busines."

daya-" With a cocky glance at Eight-that wan a sabro-out." Elo wan in-ger Bill might demand back the tangle with you myself one of thoro

terrupted by a fusillade of shots handful of money. Ball, cowering in the conch, the from the street, "I should imagine The Kid sought out Eight-Ball Kid throw down the Winchester. and started to take off his jacket. something of that sort was reapon- and wangled from him five of their Before he could fros his arm of elblo for the state of your head. remaining elx dallars. He then re the sleeves the hold-up men plugged at the way Trigger Bill and turned to Trigger Bill's table and ha gang maintain order in our watched until forned Toad, one of him over tho hend with a gun, and the Idid alumped into the alkailas community, xcept that my day is the gamblers, quit the game, dust, Eight-Ball, troasurer for the past, I could envy you catching the anked if there was any objection pait, was rolloved of big cash, the four o'clock stage out of Brim to hla sitting in. driver of the Wells Fargo box, and stone." the handita galloped off with a friendly, "Adios, Jarge!"

While attempting to hide in the coach, Eight-Ball had crammed into She wont to the door with him hio meath no many silver dollars when, his wound dressed, he took an it would hold, so when they Rot his departure. T1 bo ocoing you out of the stage-conch in front of around, won't I?" he asked. the Longhorn saloon to Brimstone,

"Providing you care to. What'a real the tendorfeet had the wherewithni your лame-1 menn your to quench their thirst. But the 14 name." never did get that drink, for, na tiloy atopd at the har, a particularly Attractive young blond woman on- tered the autoon with a pail which

"I ain't talkin' it." replied the Kid quietly, his eyes on Loretta, "in stayin here for a while. Maybe my fucks holdin'."

"Mother used to call me Jeff. My name's Jeffrey Burton."

"That's a dandy name. Wouldn't that name."

"Buro, Mecator, you can buy a atack for one hundred dollars," and the banker,

"Oh, no!" laughed the Kid. think he was bluffing with a nod towards Trigger BUL "AN I'll need with him a 2vo."

"Oh. Bool" protested Portugoo Ben, extending a band to the book, lying on a pack of cards, as though he expected it to burn him.

"Bay, you think you can buy into this gamo for Avot" cried Trigger

"Now, any after me: If I ever D, outraged. Ho nuddenly looked up into the boy's face. "Say, where reveal to a livin' soul as to how did you git Ave dollars?"

the ormory tenderfoot galoot i "Koow of any reason why I Trigger Bill's son, let the coyoten burrow into my mother's grave and shouldn't have five dollar?" .. I.. M

may I dle a foamin' and a-howlin "Well, no, but "You don't mean rough-and-o fover-Instin' hydrophoby

"Oh, Beel! Not the dog bitest nho requested be filled with boer. Durprise me if I got roai fond of tumble like you is afraid to play?"

inunted the Kid. From the friendly chaffing of the

"Put your money on the table. mon, the Kid gathered that she was the school-teacher and that, you wanted it." he replied, and Stranger. I'll play you one hand." "Sutto me, but hold that deck

"Now, cross your heart. There. X with the help of Crockor, the saloon found himself almost meaning it.

"Well!" she all but gaspod. "Inhove the table. I like to and the| leeper, who refused to sell whiskey

reckon that ought to hold you, but carda como off the top." to her Inwyor-fathor, she had alwaye heard you Easterners were

Trigger Bill Inid down his cardo you give me away I'll just natur wenned the latter away from tho a huling set at folks, but this beats all. Papa!" she called back bate by means of palk of auda,

other requirements?" he naked om- Now the Kid was young, min-into the house. "I've had an offer and reached for his guns. "Any ally binst the insiden out of you!"

Inously, cular and good-looking, with a keen and... I haven't said not"

The Kid remained staring at the eye for feininins beauty. Els did not

"Gucan you could have it any time

The Kid roturnod to the Long-

mim the light of pleaned surprise horn, shadow-boxing on route, and gambler. Across his chost was the in the girl's cyon is she saw him exclaiming to himself; "What a chain of the watch which the bold. at the bar, and, ne she left with girl! What a girl!" He saw Eight-up men had taken from him. the bear, started to follow her. She Ball at the bar, trying to egg a "Give me back my watch" said the turned quickly at the door,

solomn-looking Indlan on to a box-Kia, quietly emphatic.

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1 A handy game (5).

4 A spinning machine of sorts (9). 9 This sum has to be corrected

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10 This might provide

11 Amid the Irish he might be at

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12 Pigment of fishy origin (5). 13 "Sweet are the of adversity"

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changes (7),

17 A cetaceon (7).

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19 What bit of clothing suggests

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EVERYWHERE)

A bounder often smokes a cigar with this (7).

24 Pakage that means trouble for

a poet (4).

25 The best in the literary world

(5).

20 Oriental servant

(4).

20 Epithet for the movement of a

glacier for example (7).

30 Shown in an open position (7). 31 Perfect descriptie of a soured

old-mald? (D).

32 The head of a sort of relation is this household article (5).

DOWN

1 More terrible than timid (9). 2 Acid that suggests caustic re-

marks (7).

3 American fleet-commander (4). 4 No it is not the function of these little parts of a car to keep it clean (7).

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5 The idea suggests a cross be- tween a cuttlefish and another (7).

4 Macaulay composed some (4),

town

7 Part of this Derbyshire

has a brilliant appearance (7).

8 Regimentul colours? (5).

14 What shows I am in debt? (5).

15 Diana's transformation (5). 18 This remark on a hot day sug- gests that these are destrable (0).

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Brave (7)..

21 A small lake in Asia (7).

22 Were a heart this It would be

he (quited simple) (7).

23 Estate (7).

24 A Indy of rank in the Eust (5). 27 Book of the O.T. (4).

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