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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13. 1938.

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Synorma: la tho your 1840 and Mary, owner of the Polica Baloon in Cloudy, California, haa boon visiting Father Bienna in Montoray. En route, she has been hold up by Ramorres, the bandit and lator, at the Gover him mor' Fiesto, che monta again. This time ho ie, disguised as a young lieutenant. But when offloors approach, ho disappears. Sheriff Jack Rance, who is in love with Mary, is determined to capture the outldi. He has set a trap for him, by aprend ing the rumor that a great deal of gold la ct prevent banked at the Paika Saloon:

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Riding up to the Police that night Kamorres dismounted and otrode through the doorn with mit the assurance of an honest citizen passing across the state. In hta simple, citizen's garb there was nothing about him to suggest the Bandit loader who planned to rob the place that night.

Leaning over the bar, Nick said cordially, "What it you have #tranger?"

"Whiskey and water.”

Nick snorted. “Sorry, pardnor, woj don't serve no fancy drinks."

A flicker of humor passed over Itamerrez face. "I'll settle for pisin whiskey." With the bottle and glass in front of him, No glanced around the place. The roulotte wheel was spinning and a game of tare added to the room'a encophony. In one cornor some men were playing carda. In another cat a sharp-fen- tired person, with a solitaire Zay out before bla. Kamerrca glimpsed the finsh of a bloid, Ah, the sher IFE. Ho was watching him too, from under thons gimlot oyes. Probably

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Ho hoallatod briefly, then, "Gol- den Hair, I have a confession to makte. Fis Lead came closer to hem neroes the bar, "I'm not a soldier, hover was, excepting when I wanted to meot you. You see, 1 hoard the Governor was going to sond an officer for you and, woll- I decided to be the officer."

Mary folt her breath catch. Thin was better than the love stories she had read. Her nosa crinkled. "In that why you had to make a not- away that night?"

Ho answered in the maro confi. dontial tone. "Tos nuro. I had to know you and I couldn't figure any other way to meet you.”

She asked quiately, to cover her kappy

dol heroion. "What are you

"Looking for you.”

"You'ro Jying - aren't you? Ramerrez face was close to hers. "How can you say that when I'm standing right before you, looking straight at you?"

Mary had no opportunity to reply for Rance was at Romerrez elbow. "Borry I had to question you, Llou- tonant Johnson," he and curtly, "but I didn't know you friend of the Girts."

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Ramorrez was very big about it. "Oh, that's all right. I didn't know you eltbar."

This in Sheriff Rance," Mary boamed.

"Yes?" Romerrez oyabrowa Jumpod exaggeratedly. known that before, I wouldn't have talked no brave beenuse I've -- heard of Sheriff Jack Ranco.”

Itance's stare was like an letele. "Yes?"

"Why mure. In my part of the country they any you're the one Sheriff who always get his man."

"Where you from?"

"Up North. "Monterey ?"

"Yes, Monterey."

“Is that whore you got to know the Giriz"

BY

BEATRICE

FABER

Chaptor Eight

find the."

"Why don't you?"

She looked away, Gosh, shọ wàn acting awfully, bold, Ho 'probably exposted hor to take him an lightly nho.tonic her. "Well, let's say that I do. Botter?"

"Muah beltor. Where do you. live?"

"In that cabin up there." "Isn't it lonely?":

The mountaina Ionoly"

bit

of moonlight had picked out her starry eyes. "Bosides I've got a Pinto that I go all over the coun try on. Sometimes when there's snow up hore I ride down Into the summer. 13

In a husbad volee; he went on for hor, "Where the foothills are cov ared with Indian's pinks."

"And tiger les." Almost wonder- ingly she looked at him: “Have you done that too?"

"Yes.'

They didn't speak for a moment, Just lotting the magis draw them cloacaces. Then, "Who is this Danto together in a new, inatiably sweet you word talkin' about down in the Polka? Mary asked.

Thore was a long allenen as Ram orres watched the departing Sheriff And his men, through the door. What wouldn't he givo, lo wonder- ed, to noo their faces, if they buled a lady called Beatrice," His "He was an Italian poet who lov- knew that the mau they wore pur pulseheat quickened. "Ho was will. autog was merely his aido Mosquito ing to rink everything for just one Instead of Ramerrez himself?

hour with her."

Mary sold slowly, "you could shuffle Jack 10 a dock of cards, A co would come out on top. Only he's just a little funny, when

it comes to me."

Again, Ramerrez Insted bitter neos. The girl apoke as it Jack Hance owned her.

Mary turned to the bartender, "Nick, put out the lights and bolt the back windows and doors.”

"So onely?"

"There's a lot of money here and with the boys out chasing Ramer rez, I ain't I mean, I'm not go ing to take any changes," "

Ramerror' eyes had grown un- naturally bright like those of a cat in the dark. Now, he had only to

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"Did he get that hour?”

"No." He had her hands again. "That's where I've got it on Danto."

Thinking, comparing, weighing. Mary asked, "Did he ever ace her nguln7"

No, Golden Hair but be remem- bared bor the rest of his 1986 --- like I'll remember you.”

She glanced up at him with a now kind of fear, knowing a pre- monitory loneliness. "That sórta sounds like you don't expect to sen me again.”

Hla voleo was weighted with mol- ancholy. "I may not, Golden Hair. Tomorrow I'm ilable to be far away from here,”

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wondering who he was.

Nick put the thought into words. "Stranger in these parts, ain't you?"

"Yes. Junt rode over from the crossing."

"See any Mexicans on the trail 7" "Looking for one?" *The Shoriti b

It was a dangerous moment to jast but Bamorroz could not let the chance go by. "Well," bo gibed, "If the Sheriff's looking for him, he's mafo.

"Stranger in these parts, ain't you?"

"You seo Nia," Pedro prodded, "aven now he think of her."

Mary thought it was high time who taterfored. Jack was talding an awful lot on nimself, question- Ing her visitor this way. "We met at the Governor's Rancho, Jack." "If you're a Lieutenant," Ranca grated out, "wbero's your form?"

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"Oh, I left the Army." Oho, thought Ramorrez, so my fine- feathered friend would not only liko to catch mo na the bandit but bo's Jealous of any acquaintance with Mary as well. And then an un-

He had spoken loudly enough an expected nang wont through him. that overy man in the place had Jealous? That might mean the man board. Slowly, ominously, Shoriff had some claim on Golden Hair. Rance creased the room to hitz. "You seo," he went on, "wo woren't "Look hero, atranger, I don't like mad at Mexico any more and we've your style. What's your business taken everything the Indiana had here?

to give us so I thought I'd do a **ōh. I'm just looking around." little prospecting." He Ughted a Ramerrez' gein was engaging. "You match and applied it to a cigarette, 'don't mind," do you?”

"Understand there's lot of gold Almost livia now, Ranco spoke down here.” furiously to the others. "Boys, this "Yes," Rance said incisively, "and hombre won't explain his business." we don't like people thast try to In a slot, menacing group the move in on a claim that's alrondy mon gathered around. Some of boon staked. When do you figure them already had their hands on on leavin' town?"

their holsters. In this crude, raw A cinim that's already been ord it was dangerous for a man to staked? Ramorroz' eyes narrowed. move in an aura of mystory;

The man was talking about more Facing them, Romerrez loaned than gold. It was Mary to whom against the bar, in a maddening nl- ho had referred. "When do you titude of nonchalance, "You Loys want me to leave?" certainly don't go in much for hos pitality, do you?"

"We'll be glad to welcome you stranger," Ranca said tightly, "soon ne wo know who wo're mostin'. And Padvise you to spill it befors some of the boys start gettin' mad."

He had no more than fintabod whon Mary's volos spoke from the doorway. "Just a minute Jack. T'11 vouch for him."

Poised forward on one foot, hor ilpa alightly parted, she stood there glowing radiant. This won't vision. It was really hor Heutenant, nctually here in their midst.

Spinning around, Kamerrez saw

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Rance slapped viciously at än un suspecting fly. "Shouldn't take you more than an hour to see every- thing you went to seo around here."

Thoro

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noto in Ramérrez' volee when do spoke. “I don't think it will take me that long, Sheriff Rance had solted the matter for him. Mary notwith- standing, the Polka saloon was due to lose its gold within the bour.

"Sheriff Jack! Shoriff Jacket” Ala- hams yolled from the doorway. Then, bursting in, he loped acroña tha room to Ranco. In his hand was an arrow. "It's -- Ramorrcz!"

he oboked. “He shot this into the

ber. "Golden Hair!" He crossed to kitchin' post-and rode off towards bor quickly. ("What are you doing) the back trail" heref?

"Why I Her powers of speech seemed to havo desorted hor. What would be think of the Governor's honor guest now, that he knew her to be just a saloon koopart

The Girl owns the Polka," Nick put in helpfully.

Ramerres felt aw if a burning brand had soared his bronat, you

Instantly, Rance jumped up on a table and addressed the muttering crowd of men. "Boys, let's got him. thound Remember, thorn'a ten dollars reward for Tamerror.” Mo- mantarly, he seemed to have for- gotten the "stranger","-.

There was a zuali of feet as tho

man snatched up their hats and dashed toward the door with rav

We'll string him up."

bloodcurdling threats own the Folka?" This won tue "We'll get that Mox" place he had come to rob. Even

"Hanging'a too good for him."" now, Pedro and his men wore Rance was at the door when sud- waiting for his algan. And suddenly he turned. Deliberately walk- danly, the ugly truth amashed him- ing up to Ramorraz, he onld, with square between the eyes. It was no attempt at concealing his hos Golden Hair who was his prey, And tility. "Glad to have met you, Mr. all innocent of his purpose, wise was Jolinnon. But I don't want to find- welcoming him to "hur rout.

you here when we get back,”

"Yes, I'am the owner,” she said Mary folt har blood turn to fee simply. "Can I buy you a drinje?? in her veins, Jack. Itance wasn't He pulled Elaisoif together, aware accustomed to making old threats. that Itanos was glowering furiously. And in the Mother Lode, country, at them both, “Van muro, If I don't there were ways and means for have to take it, straight again man to do dirt to another and yet "It's all right boys". Mary Hurup on the side of the low, She

studdered ed, walking behind the bar, "laleur tenant Johnson is a friend of mine” The rupin, seemed to relax, yoj oyna ward still watchful freylafë ta qulot. Her heart, Mary moddad at Tamor “ras...“By? thì @way, - where's your

Kollára Suit, Lieutenant↑

walt for the proper moment before signalling to his men outside. He smid, with just a tlage of pride, This Romerrez must be a pretty amart follow."

Jamming home the bolt, Mary Lurned, don't think he's 80 smart"

"No?"

"No. If he was, he wouldn't bej stealin' from people comin' out here to make their homes, to build up the West. If he was smart, he'd know mon don't have to rob and kill like wolves to liyo."

This time she did not consider ber conduct. Recklessly, she spoke the words that pounded in her brain. "You can come back can't you? That is, if you want to sca me bad enough"

"I shouldn't, Golden Hair." Al- ways, in his daring career, 20 had boon cautious when it came to women. Now, all sorts of desires were making demande upon him, What would one more little glimpro of her matter? Surely, there win no barra in that. Afterwards, ho could forgot her very existence. Ramarrez looked at her thought" "But," he said buckily, "who is fully. He had never known that a there to say what love will do.” mere slip of a girl could have sQ "Love!" Stopping back, she put much conviction on a subject -- un ber hands to her chucks, flaming in ually a man's subject as far as the darkness, "You moan ----- most women were concerned. For a A voice spoke out of the night. moment he gave himself over to It was Alabama. “Ob, sorry to purely objective admiration of kinda interrupt you, Miss Mary, but her, forgetting that he himself had the Shoriff just got back and he's been the subject of her: hoated lookin' for you, Gosh, Is he hallin' words. Then he stopped to her side mad on account of Ramerroz givin' quickly as aho reached toward the him the allp." ohuttora. "Don't do that." Ho had no rolish for the sort of irony that would bave the girl herself, inno-¦ cently giving the signal to Pedro.

""Why not?" she demanded.

"Thanks Alabama, TI! be along in a minute," Mary's whole soul glow. od in her face as she turned to Ramorres, "I guess you gottà ba goin' now Becount of Jack. I He thought fast. "Because if you wouldn't want to see no trouble be do you'll shut out the moon and Itween you. Maybe if you don't get like the moon. His fingers lightly too far away tomorrow, I'll be touched a curl at her ear. "Golden keepin' company tomorrow night hair, why didn't you tell ma la if you can find my cablo,"

Polka that you owned tho

She turned away.

"Because I thought you were a Ideutenant." So ho was bringing that up again. Well, it the when't good enough for him, he could leave right this minule. "If you'll axauno me, i'l check in,"

Ramerrez followed her to the bar. Stooplog down behind it, she took two sacks of gold from the money drawer, then dumped them into a amall ker.

Tomorrow night, Golden Hair," ho whispered.

"For dinner?"

"For dinner" He brought both her hands to his lips and the caroza seemed to find is way to her toes. "All tonight I'll say tomorrow."

"And all tomorrow I say to night..."

Much later that evening, Ramer. rez zat beside the fire at the camp, his thoughts already on the day to come.

"Mi Capitan." Mosquito said wor rledly, "oot can not good for you to theonk so muck. Tonight, your thoughts they fly so far away you Forget to rob the Polka galoon."

Ramerroz folt his throat tighten. "Isn't that a careless place to keep so much gold? Hamerrez wouldn't have much troublo taknig It"

"He'd lave to tako mo first” For answer, Ramerraz turned to

Is it your money?"

him and sold wonderingly, "That "Most of it belongs.to the boys." girl, Mosquito, she said almost the "That's different.

same things to mo last night that "No it isn't. I've got a personal Father Slonna sald when I was a interest in it. You soo," aho said, as small boy, only then I did not un- ho looked at hor Inquiringly, "I know dorstand." Borily, he began to sing how hard they work to get it, how as his fingers strummed his guitar they cat dirt, sloop dirt and breathe And on the other side of Ca diri and it isn't just for themselves Pedro, who had always foared either. There ain't a one of them envied the Capitan, stood with that hasn't got someone back homo Nina, Cunningly, he again fanuod that they're workin' for,"

the flame of hatred in the heart of this girl who had once bein the favorito of Ramerzaz

There was a queer pause as Ram-| orrca atared at hor. And sud- danly his spirits roso, "Look Golden Hair," he said, talking rapidly, "I've

got an idea, Danta wanted one hour

with Boatrico. The Bherlife given me one hour with you. This là nó placo to spend it.”

Har laugh was slightly fuzzy. "All right, come on, But I warn you this isn't Monterey."

You noc, Nan," he prodded, "aven now ha thluk of ber."

Bho did not speak but her eyes wore burning life coals.

Again, Pedro goaded her. “That why we do not got the gold tonight. While we wait for signal. he make love to thoes woman in Cloudy. I think maybe ho 200 hor again tomorrow night."

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A short walk through the tra grant night nir, brought them to Mary's favorite spot, the glen bo-

The girl's lips parted and twisted side the mountain stream, ghim makolica, “I think,” she said herab- Isn't the odoan," she teased gently, that we do something about "but it's the best I can do on ch

that," whort notice."

He stood over her and smiled wryly," "come all the way to Claudy-just to find you and you wake fun of me. E

(Although Tove hde como fol Ramerrow, and ha le happier is than ever in his life, there are enemies working against him. WHI Nina carry out her throaff. Be sure to read tomorrow's #0-

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