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THE GIRL

GOLDEN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1988.

OF THE WEST

By Paul F

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanter

Brabran; it to the gear 1840 and Mary, owner of the Polica Saloon in Cloudy, California, la in Monterey, on her yearly visit to Father Blonna, Sherif Jack Kanoe, scho be in love with hor had sent his deputies to accom pany her conch but Hamorroz the bandit, had outwitted them and hold up tha atago's passon- pors. Hoeur, Ramorvos had not robbed Mary of hor guld. In Monterey sho sings at the services and the Governor in vites her to his Nexta. An of- flour comes to escort hor and Mary' ia unaware that the man in Kamerved toho has stolen a uniforms for the occasion,

Cupright 1999 by Love's Ind.

Chapter Fiva

case,

Completely at

Kamerrez emiled. Not only am I to escort you but I was to see that you have He added every spoolai attention." casually. "That last was my own

1400,"

Dospita hernalf, Mary felt her color rise. Is smile was dizzy ing and the lobby was a blur if lights, "Thank you," she said trom- ulously. She'd never met a man like this. How different he was with his drawling, caressing volca and his man-of-thö world palne from Jack Rance, for instance. "How did over know me, Lloutonnat Johnson?"

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Just beyond on the rocky beach. Botting hor down, Kamerror aprawled beside her and asked quietly, "What are you thinking about, Golden Hair?"

"Golden Hair?" she nakod, "Yes. Hasn't anyone avar called you that hofors?"

"I-don't-think so.”

There was almost relief in hie volco, "That just shows you how thoughtless other people are. I'l nover call you anything else. But you didn't answer my question."

The moon was a luthixous lanterna in the sky, so low that Mary al most felt she could reach up and touch, it. And in her breast there was a tumult that threatened to burst its bonds. "I was thinking about-a crazy carriage rido à white sandy beach, music, stars- too bad." ale cuded abruptly,

IIo sat up. "Why? Did I to_st anything?"

Not a thing” she retorted with over-emphasis,

"I must have" He began review- ing the evening worriedly, "Didn't I tell you that you wore the most beautiful girl in Monterey?"

"Beveral timon. The trouble with all thoso beautiful things you've said," ahe returned slowly, "la that you've told them too often betare,"

"Novos!"

"Nover?"

"Woll-hardly over."

They both laughed at that ea then, because it seemed the only thing to do, Ramerrez picked up his guitar and noftly the music of Henorita" was watled on the avo- ning breeze,

"It's beautiful," Mary broathed. are you," he said and without warning lenned elase and crushot his mouth to hers,

Ramorrez bowed again. "I was told to look for the most beautiful lady in Monterey and for once, bia Excellency was right." Though out wardly calm, there was thunder in his heart. He had given up try- ing to analyze the impulso that had lod him into this daring manquer ado. To Mosquita, ha had merely mid cryptically. "We are going to slapped himn square across the Monterey to put the bonulíful," Im- | cheek. Whirling, sho ran to tho

Mary felt a mercurial thirf) rnc over her and her lips seemed to take flame. Then she pulled back and suddenly her hand shot out ant

BY

BEATRICE

FABER

Chapter Six

with a little while fence' aroung m if I got him." He came a stop closer. "How would this sound, Girl? The Honorable and Mrs. Jack Kanon."

She was allont.

"Well, haven't you made up your faind yet?"

Her answer came from the troub led deplbs of her being. "Jack," sho said huskily, "you don't have to make up your mind to things like that. Your boart does it for you

"Well, you just say the right word Girl and I won't ask you if it cams. from your heart or your mind."

Hot lips begun to tremble and her eyes were wide with pleading. "You don't mean that Jack. You wouldn't want mo I didn't mean it and you know ".

For one of the few times in hin Hfo Ranco falt uncertain. Maybo you couldn't take love just by de- It was just a wook after Mary|manding it. Maybe a man had to and returned to Cloudy that Sheriff | have something else to offor a girl Jack Itance sat in his office ona besides security and a good vamo. day, conferring with a group of gull, "Maybe not. Then again may- he I love you enough for the both of us, Mary." He reached out and tool her hand in his firm clasp. "What do you think, Girl?"

four men.

"Our duty is plain, Shorit," o Callum was stating positivaly. "The State must be made a safe place to live in. These bandits 'must go, especially Romerrez,”

Ranes's mouth was a thin line. "The state's a big place gentlemen and I'm only the Sheriff of Man- zanita county but I sure would like to get Rarnerrez,"

Tohler grinned at him. "Because te stoppoil the girl's coach?"

"Yeb," Ranco" barked, "and hold my men prisoner for two days. And if I ever got my handa on him, I'll make him pay for that."

"How many men will you need to go after him, Sheriff?" McCal- lum naked.

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She laughed and stretched her arms wide to the sky. "Well, if you must know I think Tà say iťa tho about time I got back to Polka." Maybe there, it the bar wasn't too crowded, she could go back to her day-dreams about the handsonso Lieutenant.

As it happened, the "handsome Houtenant," "garbod again in hip Mexican dress, was at this moment lazying away some hours in a small canyon near the bandit comp. In Hils hand, ho hold a poster, offering ten thousand dollars reward for the capture of Ramorrer

Ranco's eyes narrowed. "There's "You see, MI Capitan," Mosquito only ons Ramerrez, lau't thone? He was saying gloatfully, "now they mides, I'm not going after him." Ho give you a raise. You are worth took a long pull on bis cigar. "I'm] [wien as much to them. By Gonies, going to make him come to me."leverybody in California they look

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THIS

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BERDANIER

LIE IN LAVENDER

THIS PHRASE, MEANING TO BE IN PAWN" WAS KNOWN IN THE 16TH " CENTURY. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM'S HARLEAN MISCELLANY IS THE PAS- SAGE: "BUT THE POORE GENTLE- MAN PAIES SO DEERE FOR THE LAVENDER IT IS LAID UP IN, THAT IF IT LIES LONG AT A BROKER'S

HOUSE, HE SEEMS TO BUY HIS AP- PAREL TWICE” (THE LAVENDER. WAS USED TO PROTECT PAWNED CLOTHING FROM MOTHS),

“$1 Senor, we ride," said Mosquito.

porfous Senorita — in her place." | carriage. On the rear seat, sprawled After that, it had been fairly easy, Mosquito, fast asloop. Jumping in waylaying an unsuspecting oficer, front, she lashed the horses. The following him to his room, stealing carriage jolted and as Mosquito his uniform and then leaving the fell to the ground, she rode of into man there, bound hand and foot. the night.

Yes, onky, up to that point but The Patio at the Governor's now he found avory pulsebeat|| Ranch was filled with small clua- quickening to this alim girl's lovely, tors of guests excitedly discussing oyes and the most dimoult thing of the event of the evening-the «lö- all was to refrain from taking her In his armen and crushing her aloso in his embraco.

"Shall we go?” ho neked. "Our earrlagen await." "Corringen?"

"Three of them," RamaITCZ 45- sured her expansively.

"Who's going with us?" Mary asked puzzled.

appearance of the young American giri, Ignoring them all, Mary dinshed in the door, making straight for the Governor. Thon in a rush of words sho told him what had happened.

The Governor, a man to whom the formalities had long sincs bo- coma a deadly bore, wrung als hands in simulated despair although "No one." Ramarrez apake quite he was secretly intrigued by the aoriously, "But you Bea I'm faced whole story, I can't understand with a vory sarlons problem and it, my dear. You mean he actually, you're the only one who can solve tool you offTM"

You so that first carriage? In "He did."

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closed and stuffy and the borgo, The Governor'a öyes word dia poor follow, is old and tired? Hol tinctly netwinklo. "I think I under said, warningly, "he'd probably take stand. But you'll have to forgive us straight to the governor's man- these young officers, my dear. They're gay blades. In fact," ho Mary malled no the plot dawned said waggishly, appraising her with on hor.

an appreciativo aye, “I only wish Now the second horse is a year I was that ago myself. Then, ro- or so youngor 2'd say but," he consuming his dignity as if it wore a fidod, "o trungination. Oh, he robe, he drew Mary to his wife's might take a turn or two around sido and introduced her. the plaza and then- tho Governor's mansion."

A moment later a murmur' ras over the place..

Giggling inwardly, Mary fall In "It's tho Mariachi, my dear," the with his mood. "And the third car Governor said as the mula of the ringe?"

marimba band rose insidiously to Kamerrez was practically gloat-her ears. Mary stared. dazzled. ing at the third coach. "Ab, Ben-Through the patio arches, camo a orita, this is the Carnival Carriage, number of caballeros astrido their The horses are young and reckless."|| horses. Each man's arms encircled His voice throbbed, "They ko thoa girl. Then the dance began. The narrow, crowded little stroots. They girls slipped to the floor and as pranos to the musle from the gay they stopped high, the caballeros cantinas. They gallop with the wind snapped their long whips at thom, along the Embarcadero and yet-snatching the lace headdresses fromi they are very sensibig," Ho drow the girl's heads.

his words out "Thoy know enough Mary walked to the balcony and to atop at Cypress Point whore tho irrealistibly the sang mounted within night is gulut and 120 stars are her and flowed from har lips. And brightest."

then suddenly, she stopped. Lieuten-

In the silence Mary tasted the ant Johnson stood before hor.

scent of flowers and the challeng

Ing beauty of this moment

"The

Governor's Ranchor" she asked.

"In time."

"Sounds lika a. dara.”

"It 18."

She broke into laughter. "You're wrong, Lioutenant. it was,"

"Hemember asked easily..

moTM* Ramorro

She grinned. “I son you remem- Įbor me,”

He stroked his cheek wryly. "Tu never forget you." Thon his volon dropped, ""Will you forgive mat"

His eyes flow wide. Then, quiak- For answer, sho burnt-Into 'the ly, as if she might obange her mind lyrical cadences of the song again. he lifted her into the couch. “All Then a winging joy caught her up right driver," he called flamboy, and lifted her to the heavens, for antly, "we ride!" and they waro uif. his voles had joined hors ́and The driver turned. It was Mas- together they ware soaring through quito. Ho grinned. "Bi, Benor, wein land made musical and glided ride,"

with the brightness of bliss and Their progress through the town rapture. took them throttgh, narrow streets The last noto lingored in the air. crowded with gay celebrants. Hera as Ramorrez noticed a group of a Mexican string quartet played on officers. slowly approaching. Snatch the sidewalk before the Unnting. Ing the girl's hand, he kissed i There's fortive group danced with Bercoly. "Adios, Saporits. Till w abandon, joy urging their feet to a meet again." Then leaping from faster and ever raadder tempo, the balcony to his dores bojow, ba Through It nil, Mary laughed and dashed from right, chattered, and sang by turn, feat Dogging, an if a new world, bad names.

for her, a world of carefree happi- šanu, noma (that had no and and no bo winning. Finally, though, the omr riage stopped and she war borne Mata Ramorrant strong arms to a true- Stringed knoll where the surt broko

She'd been describing is

all to Alabama:

Then, brushing azido their exclams for you. What book success you ntions he outlined his plan. Testor, are." Ho peered at the silent Ram- day Romerroz had again hold orrez. "What's wrong weath you up the coach only to find that it lately, Mi Capitan?" carried no gold. Lom, the drivor, Ramerror locked up interestedly. proceeding on his, Ranes's instruc- "Hayo you noticed 15 too?” tions, had then casually dropped the information that the gold was being kept at the Polka.

mazo

al. We hold up tivo coaches thoes week and get no gold and yet you do not get mad.”

other. He was sleepy and yot ho couldn't sleep. He was hungry and yet couldn't ont. He fait like a man who had boon drunk a long tima and yet he had had no wine. "I guess I must be sick," he said ro- Dignedly,

"And," Rance said lovelly, as he Honerily puzzled, Ramerrez lay picked up his hat and strolled to back on the grass, "I don't know. the door, "It I don't miss my guess, what's the matter with me." Ho Mr. Ramerzez will be paying us a couldn't koop his mind on anything. visit soon. All we diavo to do laHo would start out thinking of one recognize him and be ready for thing and end up thinking of an- him." Walking down the path to ward the thicket, ho called softly, "Mary. Where are you?" He had soon her heading in this direction on her donkey. Bho must be some where around.

Not far off, Mary roclined on the grass, revolling in the peacefulness of the sylvan glen and the murmur of the nearby waterfall. Montarey and everything that had happened "Lave! I'm ashamed of you, Mos- there, seemed like a dream now but quilo, zou know I'm too smart to atili, there was no harm in think-falt in-Jove." ing about it, calling up each ast exciting detail.

Mosquito squinted at him, "You, ro not sack, Mi Capitan. You aro

love."

"I don't know," Mosquito saldı coyly. "I fall in love, once →→ la Honors Carraiobs, I have set so: bad that I walic neound wooll my boots on my head and somero' on my fost

Sho and boen describing it all to Alabama and he had listened avid by, Now the reviewed it to herself for the tenth time. It had been so elegant

"You theoak you're not in loyo," "piary," samo Rance's voice again Mosquito peoried, "Walt till you and as he appeared she sprang to hear her name. Your hand sho hor feet with almost a feeling of shake like a leaf in wind." guilt,

Ramorres darted him a disdain- Banco regarded her with a die-ful look and put out ils hand. "Al quieting interest "You know, Girl, right. Go ahead." you've been hard to find-since you came back from Monteray,”

. "I-I hadn't noticed it.”””

"I havo," Rance said persistently, "And I've noticed вото things, too.

other

Mary Bushed. "For Jastango?” "I talked to you for five minutes

"Senorita Golden Hair."

Ramorrez looked down at bis, hand. It was motionless, He smiled in a vary superior way. "Perfectly all Bee how wrong you are?"

You theonk so?" Mosquito hawl- od. Tako look at other hand.”

Stubpad Ratnorrez looked, In last night and you didn't hoar til, his other hand was trembling word i sald. The boys are somos If it wore in a strong galo. Ho plainin' about it too.. Trinidad sald jumped up. This was ridiculous. It hu asked you for two fingers of was timo he got back to business. rye and you handed him a quart quickly, he reviewed the plan ho ot gin,"

An implah dimple flickered in her holding up the Folka Saloon in had outlined the évaning before, for cheek. Well, gin's better for him. Cloudy. He himself, dressed Inoon- Ho don't fight so much.**

Ranco lips noftened into a smtio. Into the place alone.

spicuously as a traveller, would go

She was so small and dellostodiko

and quick on the trigger too, I close the hullar of that mido "Now remember," he said, "when you didn't handle her right. Well, window in the Polka that will bo maybe he'd just been imaging the signal for Pedro and lile on to thinga. "Girl, what did that fellow come in and join me. Mosquito, Ramerrez look like? Would know aim if you saw him again you know what to do?"

Hor straight brows drew together "B1, Caplinn. I rido into the town. and she answered hurriedly, giadam Kamerror. Then when the that Rance had changed the sub-posse obama, me, you give signal, foot "I'm afraid not, Jack. Ho Carramba, you and Pedro get the had his face mostly severed. But gold and wa aro all rich,"

I could tell by his lingo that ha'a "All right Mosquito, tot's get to olther Spanish or Maxican. Why?" the camp and round up the mon "I'm goin' to got him.". Xia words and get started. But remember, were staccato. "I've given orders when you aro me, be careful and that all gold from the minos stays don't get killed. Hoones I don't In Cloudy. Well koop it at the Polka want to die just yet? and when Ramorres discovers "You, and Mt Capitan, when we there's no gold-coming out-and you get to work, you forget the Banor spread around that you'va, got lin, hmmm?” more than Wells-Wargo could carryi

calmly. "I never even think of her." "Forget her?" Itamarres sald

up at the sky and murmured, Then, mounting his horse ho ipole-

wonder where she lives."

In a month I think he'll be inter cated enough to want to And it."

She looked at him proudly. Goed Jaaks had enough brains for ton sion. Thin Ramarrax was up against plenty if he really had the norve to dome to Cloudy. "And that's where you come in?"

"Toh, Ranco's eyes were gazing Into the ditando da If his thoughts Wore deep and weighty. "And the boys sort of promised me California

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(Though Ramerros is unawŭro of the fact, he to soon to meot' Mary again under dramatio vir- cumetanoes. How will he plain the fact that he is not in offiqur'a siniform?·· Bead tobom row's thrilling instcliment:),

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