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The Barnwell Pcople-Sqitiaei, Barawtll, S. Angwat 18, MM EDEM *y PETER^B. KYIVE Oopyright, kr F»ur » Kyng. MEDICAL ADVICE - THAT BORDERS ON THE SARCASTIC llanecford Kershaw, last male mem. ter of the Kershaw clan, dies sudden* Sjr while riding with his daughter. Lor ry. At the close ot the Mexican wgr, Stobln Kershaw, with his bride, rode Into northeastern California. Here he found an Ideal valley for cattle rais ing. They christened It Edeh Valley. Below Eden Valley is » less valuable tract which Kershaw's wjife christens Forlorn Valley. Joel Hensley, a Texan, eettles In the lower half of tfie val ley. There is bad blood over fences end water for Irrigation. Kershaw kills Hensley and the blood-fetid Is on. By HIT, Ranee Kershaw, his son Owen, and daughter Lorry are all that remains of one clan. Nate Ttehenor is the sole survivor on the Hensley side He goes to help-Lorry in hyr car end finds her father has died of heart disease Silas Babson, Forlorn Valley Hny better banker, schemes to control the Irrlga * ft* UOt to bsv* ftpl lTcrose wifcS on the Kershaw*.” ‘Tour people always wanted all of Eden Valley, of course. So you planned to buy the mortgage and fore close.* “No, I planned to buy It and hold it, because only In that way could 1 be as sured the Kershaws wouldn’t be an noyed. I planned to give you time to work out of the jam you are In; then, if you couldn’t make the grade, I planned to buy your outfit, lock, stock and barrel, at a fair price. Owen was dead, your father was a cripple and you couldn’t operate the business—” “Of course I could operate it," she challenged. “And I shall The cattle business Is bound to recover. It’s get- son’s probably as hard as a picnic egg, but he may have an unsuspected soft spot” “I wish I could agree with you, but I find that Impossible. Our mnch was mortgaged to a San Francisco bank, but recently. Babson bought It from them—” v- “He has a hen on," said Nate Tlche- nor, “and I’ll have to find out whether It’s a Bantam or a Plymouth Rock. A coward and a potential crook. Money- mad. A schemer. Miss Lorry, he wants the Circle K ranch. (Vben he ascertained from my attorney th*t the Bar H was not for sale, he decide# M acquire the Circle K, so immediately he purchased your mortgage." “But why has he developed this sud- care of yoursett,' you’re liable to go back with both your dog tags; and when you do. call on the old man and Lorry and tell them It’s an order from me that you’re to stay for din ner.’ " , “Did he say anything about the water?” “Yes, he said we were to have it and that he’d wyite home about it as soon as he got the opportunity. So I told him you’d already promised to let my people have It and that pleased him. And I promised him I’d be n good neighbor and fight as hard for the Kershaws hereafter as our clan had ever fought against them. That affected him very deeply and he dragged me off the road and ww tion and hydro-slsctrle possibilities of Eden Valley. He proposes to play Nat* against Lorry, assuming that they are carrying on th* old feud, in this way setting control of the key lands necessary to the project. Nats, however, has no intention of carrying •n th* feud. CHAPTER V—Continued The deputy sheriff rolled a comical •ye at the editor. "I haven’t seen the boy since he was In high school here, but from what little I know o’ his tribe I should say none o’ that breed •ver made a threat They made prom ises—an’ kept ’em.” “I sized him up that way," the edi tor replied. After eliciting from Bralnerd all th* news the latter had, Mr. Rooney •trolled away to distribute his tidbit of gossip around Valley Center. Al most the first place he went was to the Rank of Valley Center. Henry Rookby, in charge during Baboon’s absence, received him. “I see young Nate Tlchenor’s back In the country. An' Ranee Kershaw’s kicked th* bucket Died o' heart dis ease right smack In front of the Bar H gate, an’ Nate Tlchenor an’ Lorry Kershaw’ve been in town together an’ thlcker’n thieves." "When the cat’s away the mice’ll play,' I suppose. Who told you all this?" “Bralnerd. Tlchenor was in an’ gave him the story." "That Nate Tlchenor’s a bad lot," Mk Rookby murmured darkly. “I Dover liked him. D’ye mean to tell me he's around with Lorry Kershaw now, helping her out in her trouble?" . Mr. Rooney nodded. “Tlw hypocrite I He’s back here to ■mash the Kershaw outfit Not an other veason in life. Bill Ranee Ker shaw's estate must owe Tlchenor more'n three hundred thousand dollars an’ for the past three years old Ranee has been using clam shells and wo<m^ peckers* heads for money. Interest ing situation. Very interesting.” When he turned to wait on a cus tomer Mr. Rooney continued on to the Valley Center garage to discharge an other toad of his Interesting informa tion. Arrived back at the Circle K head quarters with Lorry Kershaw, and Miss Lizzie Bachman, Nate Tlchenor, after the fashion of a rural neighbor, dtff the chores. He realized that, with the men all away, Lorry would have had to do them. He ate his dinner In silence, for both he and Lorry were acutely aware of the presence of Miss Bachman and dis trusted her. After dinner he kindled a log fire in the living room fireplace. He was a straight, well-set-up young min, not overly thick but muscular; he had a little crescent out of his left ear and ^ faint white scar about three Inches long ran across his left temple and disappeared Into bis hair. His teeth were strong, even, white and well cared for. His nose, thin .and high and a fraction too long, tended to spoil what would otherwise have been A hftnrifiomfl fflPP- hut |pnt ta Him nn WS a t Cl 11 vt r Vj » ** V. Vr % * v. *11. v“ r 111 TIT {X U Air of distinction. It was the nose of g thoroughbred, a thinker. His-oye^ brows, heavy and almost black, were « bit overhanging, thus giving to his glance an expression of alertness and directness, particularly when he asked one a question. Lorry had already observed that he moved with quick, precise motions, like one very sure of himself and In the pink of physical condition. About elght-thlny the nurse retired; ••.her bedroom door closed behind her Nate Tlchenor arose, shoved an easy •hair toward the fire and waved Lorry Into it He remained standing until •he had seated herself. “Too bad your father wasn’t here when I called thla morning. I might bare preserved his life for many years." Tlchenor snapped his fingers. "•Kismet!" he murmured. **We thought you were waiting until w« got in so deep we couldn’t swim out, then you could smash us more •aaily." . “Had l chosen to smash you a long t&ne ago there was nothing to atop me. You were helpless.” “Then why didn’t you?" 1 didn’t need the money and I knew I could always protect myself. 1 could have gotten the ranch at 25 per cent of its value. As • matter of fact! I did plan to buy your mortgage. Sure ly you de not think I a« so careless years beef will be selling at ten cents on tbe ranch." _____ “I do not doubt that Who la your father’s foreman?” “I um. Since graduating from the university In 1921 I have operated thla business. I do a man’s work. 1 know "I do not know, bat I Intend to find out However, he'll never own the Circle K. Whenever you. find your self unable to hang on to it I’m the rightful heir to it Understand?” “Perfectly. You’re sure you will not permit him to crowd me? Sure this Isn’t a generous Impulse because you find me in such a tad Case today? An Impulse you may, with reason, re gret next week?” He drew a checkbook from hla inner breast pocket went to her desk and signed a check In blank. “You fill that in for what your father’s estat^ owes and hit hankr* he ordered -i blood brotherhood, each to the other— and -then we embraced Tike two senti mental Frenchmen and wer* ashamed of it because wo were both- hillbilliee —and I went on with my section and he went back and flopped with hla weary squad—and here I am, andTve been a long time getting here." “Why did you delay. Nate?" “I kepi remembering him"—he point ed to the bedroom door—’’and how he ■poke to me that morning I cam to ask for the water. I was afraid h*’* never understand—so I thought Pd wait and not bother him and gradually Inculcate in him the belief that I Our doctor* ere always telling m Dot to do things we moat do and to do things we cannot do; to eat thtf j when they know or should know that we don’t like It and not to eat that when they should know with equal certainty that the thing denied us la our pet hobby in the way of food. _ along, op at-i*—* the public health commTltee of tlw Wisconsin State Medical society comes along, and teM us to take a midday nap and live longer. When in all conscience they should know that we have a hard enough time as it la lu partaking of m too-hasty lunch and getting back to work while the eye of the boss retains what we accept as its look of friendliness. V Most of us are willing enough to take this latest advice, but the economic set up won’t permit us the time to carry it out The advising committee, too, tells os how the instructions should be car ried out That la, the details jitter we have arranged the matter of time, again, there curtly, "and secure me with your promissory note." She tossed the check in the fire. “What’s your Interest in use?" she de- I eaa understand sympa I eae “Had I Chosen to Smash You a Long Time Ago Thor* Was Noth ing to Stop Me." cattle and I know my Job. I can ride, rope, and brand and I bust my own saddle stock. I hire and I fire. I’ve bad to do IL" "And you want to keep on doing It?” The girl nodded. “Well, carry on." "I cannot unless yon bny the ranch mortgage to protect me—and yourself, otherwise It will be foreclosed." “In s few days," be suggested, "go to see Babson and say that I am In clined to grant yon additional time provided be will do the same,” "I can’t understand why yon are so kind." . “It’s a fault 1 Inherited from my fa ther." A tiny smile flitted around hla firm mouth. “Your grandfather tried hard to be neighborly to my grandfa ther but my grandfather was hard- boiled and mean and stupid and wouldn't play the game; as a result he spoiled all subsequent opportuni ties for his clan. It’a my chance now and I have a curious yearning to make good, particularly since It will not cost me anything," he added bluntly, as If ashamed of hla chivalry. “1 thank yon more than I can say. We’ve been paying the bank In Valley Center 12 per cent on our unsecured loans." "Well, 12 per cent Is legal In this state, Miss Kershaw. However, strike Babson for a reduction to 7. Give him an argument Yon may win. Bab- thy and gentlemanly kindness but not e blank check that could be filled in for nearly two hundred and ninety thousand dollars.” “I met yoor brother, • Owen, In France. It was before Cantigny, I was the chief of No. 4 section of my battery, and my gun got bogged In a small shell-bole In tbe road. The teams were new, half-trained and un used to draft—and the drivers wer* worse, eo I had a lot of plunging and tugging—no co-ordinated effort—and there w* stuck. There was an infan try regiment resting by the side of the road, and pretty soon a private came np and toLd the green lead driver to dismount and let him try. I saw by th* way this doughboy soothed the ex cited horse* that b* knew horse*—so I took th* plac* of th* driver on the swing team. Fortunately, I bad a good driver on the wheel team, so present ly, with the cannoneers and spare drivers at th* wheels and pushing be hind, w* gathered our teams and made on* steady, concentrated pall—and the gun cam* out And when the Infantry man dismounted from the lead team Owen Kershaw and I recognized each other. I said: Thanks, Kershaw. I'm obliged to you. Good luck to you.’ ” “What did Owen say?” the girl asked softly. “Nothing, Miss Lorry. His face sort of twisted. You see, w* were all exhausted and hungry and thirsty and we'd been through a lot of mud and blood and I suppose we eacb had the same thought—that tbe Hensley- Kershaw feud was a pitiful thing. I know I had a vision of Eden Valley Just then. Perhaps Owen did, too, be cause he commenced to cry silently; and then he came toward me and I commenced to cry, too. W* didn’t say anything, because there was noth ing to gay; just leaned against eacb other and thumped each other’s backs and were quiet about it Owen walked beside me up the road a little, hla arm through mine; and finally he said: 'Nate, maybe my dog tag will beat me back to Eden Valley. But if you take waan’t a bad sort of citlzem now that was poor strategy." “Life," the girl said drearily, "le e game that la played to be lost" His hand strayed over and imprle- oned hers. “Poor little sister!" he murmured. “So fcopeless and bitter— and the sun Just rising over Eden after a long eclipse. Life may be a game that 1% played to be lost bat we’ll play It like sportsmen and go smiling to our defeat" CHAPTER VI Nate Tlchenor slept at the Bar H that night, but returned to the Circle K eerly next morning, with two men he had Ricked up In Valley Center. He set them at once to the task of dig ging Kane* Kershaw’s grave in the family cemetery, Lorry Kershaw point ing out to them the desired spot About noon th* coffin arrived from Valley Center and he helped the man who delivered It plac* Kershaw in it Then he lunched with Lorry and Mlee Bachman. At one-thirty he end Lorry hitched a team to a wagon and he drove It aronhd and tied the team le front of the bouse. At two o’clock tho girl met hla inquiring glance bravely and said: "W* might as well proceed, Nate Nobody’s coming to my father’s fD- eereL* , Wltb the aid of two of the hired men he carried Ranee Kershaw oat te the wagon and, mounting th* seat, drove his late enemy on th* latter's last pilgrimage, while Lorry, Mlae Bachman, and the two laborers fol lowed In th* Kershsw car. At the grave Tlchenor read the funeral serv ice, the men covered th* grave, Tich*> nor gave them each a ten-dollar blD and with Lorry and Mias Bachmaa returned to th* house. He was rather proud of tht mannsr In which Lorry had carried on, ev*e though h* had expected her to exhibit the traditional conrage of bar clam. — — overtakes ns and be fwakeeed If Ibe resulting dash whea we JoaT \ (heed off and want to finish ear nap. i And tf we canH find .time tor the hap, we should take jaflkieot time for lunch to forget busipess and toll Arevnd for a time a$«r the coffee. - Bot what ia the na#?, ,W« haee wr more time to toll then we have te nap. Apd coffee probably would be out anyway when the doctor find# oat we like it—St Leals Globe-Dem ocrat. Merm \ unq is the same old note of opposition to oar natural de- sires. They say we should not nap very long and even tell ns If we are inclined to overdo this nap we can't find time to take we should have a bunch of keys or some such object In onr hands as we doze off, that we will drop the keys before sound sleep Quick, Safe Relief For Eyes Irritated By Exposure To Sun, Wind and Dust At All Drug Storet Write MwiMC*..D*.W. Pimples on Face Never Could Shave _________ % ffsaisd by Cuff curs A “Three years ago my face and arms broke oat with e akin eruption that was followed by large, red pim ples. They festered end went all oTeriny face and anna. They Itched and burned and I could never shave. I lost much rest at night with them. “Nothing I tried helped very much. Then I saw an advertisement for Cutlcura Soap and Ointment and porchaeed them. I used abeut four cakes of Cotlcura Soap and one and a half boxes of Cutlcura Ointment and now I feel like a new man. I am Completely healed." (Signed) Harry B. Hall 3958 14th Are., Bir mingham, Ala., Jan. 26, 1934. 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Most Deceitful of All Wild Animals; Despise People Visitors to zoos have nothing but kind words- and sympathy for opo- group of animals on exhibit—the an telopes. The graceful build, expres sive eyes and the dainty manner In which they handle their food and step around their enclosures perhaps Is ac countable for this. Yet the truth is, says a writer in the Detroit News, that there Is no single group of wild ani mals more feared by their keepers and ot • more vicious and treacherous na ture than these same creatures, be they gnus, hartebeests, waterbucks, Blesboks. reedbucks, Impalas, oryx*, springbucks, kudus or any one of the dozen or more “gentle-eyed" gazelles. There Is hardly s zoo In existence that has not recorded either serious or fatal encounters with these ani mals. Antelopes are among the most de ceitful of all wild animals They may appear kind, gentle and lovable and stir a desire on the part of the spec tator to pet them. Apparently they are the personification of contentment and trustfulness, bat larking under their hide Is a lasting desire to kill which is likely to assert Itself at the most unexpected, time. This is one lessoa director* of all zoos try to drive home to their animal keepers Never trust an antelope under any circum stances ▲ buck deer, daring the rut ting season, may be dangerous Mat its attack la a gentle breeze compared -frith a cyclone when likened to an an telope at any time of year. Antelope do not need our sympathy. They live by right of hoof and horn and are likely to use both at any time on anything that resembles man. Hair Worms Hair worms are objects of curiosity, not only to those who know their hab its bat also, to people unaccustomed to seolng them. The life-history of the hair worms is by no means com- piete. it is known that the eggs are laid In water, and that the young worms begin their lives as free mov ing animals which enter the bodies of aquatic insects which in turn are eaten by fish. After a time they are passed out of th* fish's stomachs into toe water. After thla, little is known, until they are found as parasites In side Insects o4-varlous kinds such at beetles grasshoppers crickets, etc. They are not poisonous The Dais* Is S*aw**d name dulse is commonly ap plied to two species of edible seaweed which are largely distributed over the coasts of northern Europe and the Gre cian archipelago. In Iceland, dulse la stored to be eaten with fish; it is dried and eaten raw or cooked In Scotland and Ireland. irs. vnuus Gins relief froi “RHEUMATIC" PilHS Dr. W. E. Fitch Explains why Natural Mineral Water Often Helpful In Chronic Ailments "That Affected Him Very Deepfc and He Dragged Me Off th* Road and W* Swore Blood Brother hood." Throughout the remainder of the after noon he sat with the two women la the ranch house veranda and was tall* stive to a degree only excusable to hie own mind because he had the cus tomary masculine belief that it waa his duty to keep Lorry's mind off bee troubles. Evidently Ifiss Llzste Bach man was similarly Inspired. He ea- Joyed (and was certain Lorry did also) the efforts of Miss Bachman to elictt from him information as to hla com ings and goings since he had left Bdea Valley. For three hours he withstood her assaults; then, weary and dlscoun aged, excused himself and motore4 back home to the comforting of his silent valet to at Mrs. H. Williams, 16 Princeton Street Clifton, New Jersey, writes: “I suffered very badly with rheuma tism but after taking Crazy Water Crystals I am a different person. 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