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kwmMmmmMm By Peter B. Kyne WMPWrthfc, OtnHUrt, to y»fr m SYNOPSIS AC th« eloa* of tho Moxtean war, (lobla Korahaw, with hla bride, rode lata nortbeaatern California. Hera bo found aa Ideal Talloy for cattle raia- in*. They ehrlatened It Eden VaHey. Below Eden Valley la a leaa valuable tract which Kerahaw*a wife names Forlorn Valley. Joel Hensley settles la the lower half of the valley. There Is bad bipod over fences and water for Irrigation. Kershaw kHls Hensley and the blood-feud is on. By 1117,' Ranee Kershaw, his son Owen, and daughter Lorry are all that remains of one dan. Nate Tlchenor Is the sole survivor on the Hensler side. He goes to help Lorry in her car and finds her father has died of heart disease. Silas ^Babson, banker, schemes to control the Irrigation and hydro-electric . possibil ities of Eden Valley. Nate tells Lorry be and Owen Kershaw, Lorry's brother, met la Franco just before Owen was Owen he hey brother killed. They became buddies, and Nate promised that If h* survived woujd look after Lorry as sr might do. Baboon, determined to se cure Lorry's lake-site and Nate* dam- site, makes legal application for the allocation of flood waters to the For lorn Valley Irrigation district, which he organises. With money advanced by Nate, Lorry clears up her Indebted ness to Babson. Nate finds he is fall ing In love with Lorry. Babson dis covers Nate Is behind a power project which threatens to ruin the banker's schemes. CHAPTER VIII—Continued He was possessed of a warm feeling of elation as he motored Dp to the Circle K and la a Held below the ranch houseToand lx>rrjr with her cow boys working in the branding corral She wore the traditional boots, over alls, shirt, and hat of a cowman. She carried a four-strand thirty-foot calf rope of braided rawhide and bestrode a buckskin horse that knew his busi ness. Tlchenor climbed up on the fence and watched her work; be thrilled with professional pride aa her small loop went under the belly of each vie- tim and curled up and over the legs of the calf aa the little animal went for* ward; he observed how gently she laid him dowa, saving undue strain on her rtata, and dragged him through the soft loose dirt to the fire. Rube Ten ney, working a calf along the fence below Nate, aald out of the corner of hla mouth as he passed: "Ninety-two calves so far today and she hasn’t missed her cast yet” It was long since be had sat on the top rail of a corral fence, comfortable in UJs fbtrt-gteevw. ihd Tbdked"IT gobJ stock! Long since he had done any shooting and fishing, long since his knees had gripped anything save an He resolved definitely not to give H up. When the world wearied him he could always come back to Eden Val ley and enjoy the society of people who had mastered the great art of silent companionship. Lorry had waved her rtata at him as he took hla seat on the fence; there- after ahe paid no attention to him. She was busy. So he sat on the fence for an hour, dreaming, remembering, planning. Finally be saw a boras standing, with drooping bead, outside the corral ▲ rlata was colled on the •addle. "My horse, Lorry r he called to the girl : —— : "Whenever you get your Job of dreaming done with,” she called back. He climbed down, cinched the saddle tighter, and swung aboard. "Ride him, cowboy?." Lorry cried Joyously, and as If this was a signal the horse went into action. Tlchenor stayed with him for six Jumps, then sailed off Into •pace and lit on hla hands and kneea In the soft dirt; whereupon everybody laughed long and Joyously at bis dis comfiture. A dozen feet away the boras was standing, gating curiously at him. Lorry rode up to the fence and looked at him.- "What happened?" she asked sympathetically. He picked him self up, furious with embarrassment "Tre beeo away a long time. I’m soft I can’t grip ’em Uke I used to.” he mumbled, and caught up the horse. The brute tried to throw him again, but this time Tlchenor stuck, and the horse, decid ing he bad had the wont of the ar gument, Jogged sedately away ts the corral gate, swung Into It for Nats to slip the wooden latch, pushed It opee with hla shoulder, pushed It abut •tain and sidled humbly up to tho latch for hla rider to slide It homo •gain. Tlchenor shook out his loop, found an nnbranded calf and roped It peatly around the hind legs. Lorry smiled her approval and before her •mile hla anger and embarrassment aeltbd and he smiled hack. - , "Nate, 1 bet Rub# a hundred dol lars you’d ride hint, straight up sad Stay with hlBL You rods him straight ap but you dMat stay with hlm- you lost a hundred dollars far ma." “Why didn’t you bet Rube another hundred I'd miss my first calf." “I did," she confessed mdly. *Tm not two hundred on yon." *'Go-bet dan rope tan Might 1 "First time 1 ever knew a man. to lay off ropin’ nine years an’ come back with hla old-time skill" Rube Tenney complained. “Once a year, for all years part, I’ve roped dally for a week In the rodeo held at-Madlaon Square garden," Tlchenor confessed. "The first time I tried It was on a private bet l was In a box with a lot of society wasters and there was a rich smart Aleck there 1 didn’t like. So I honeyed him Into a bet of ten thousand dollars I could rope and hog-tie a calf In twenty secondA" - "Why, that’s siow. I can beat that" Lorry challenged. "Not on a borrowed horse, with a borrowed rope and an educated calf, iLorry. The crowd thought 1 was part And; dress clothes and tied the critter In fourteen seconds." "Did you collect the ten thousand?" the practical Hr. Tenney queried. "I did." “I’ll bet you ten thousand 1 can beaj yonr time. We’re about finished with this bunch so we’ll let all but four out of the corral and haze the others with their mothers down the field shout a hundred yards. Then Rube shall open the gute and we'U start a calf from come, easy go. I have no qualms at nicking you, Nats. I competed with the best mefi Ur the country at tho Pendleton round-up last year and took second money. Came away from that show with eleven hundred dollars and met the September payroll” "You’re a man's woman," he told her feelingly. "I’ve never had- more fun losing ten thousand ootlars." "And Tve never had more run win ning It You’re a true blue sport, Nate, and a true blue sport never knows a regret" And she laughed and tore op the check. He had no reply to make to this. Half angry and half prideful he sat hla horse, looking down at her with a queer, intense light in hla eyes, seeing which Rube Tenney gathered his cow- of the show when I rode out In a top P 9 * 9 together and rode off with them toward headquartera. When they were out of hearing Nate Tlchenor spoke r - "So inm my mother;" Tve never been Invited to a party or a picnic or a dance or a barbecue, even by tho peoplo who com# up here to picnic and fish and''hunt on our ranch. I want no credit from those people, Nate." ~ A break In her voice caused him to glance sharply at her. Tears were rolHng silently down her cheeks. He gased moodily down Eden Valley and watched On But says of tho pun gilding the crowns af tho scattered plneA Yea. the people of Forlorn Val ley had always been free to uso Eden Valley for a playground. “They can’t come to Eden Valley any more," he decided aloud. TU put • sign up on tho gate that leads from the open country to the Bar H." The mountaineer was speaking now. "I wouldn’t have truck with your eno> the other end of the corral straight for hla mother. The gate shall be the dead line, and the aecond the calf la throngh It he’s yours to rope and tie. I noticed the other day you carry a stop-watch. TIow about II neighbor?’’ Lorry asked. "Hive me a tie rope," was all he said, and handed hla stop-watch to Rube Tenney. The calf, a husky youngster about two months old. then went out the gate for all he was worth. Tlchenor Stayed With Him for Six JumpA Forty feet beyond the gate Ttchenor’a rope settled over hla head and stopped him; even as be stopped, the man was going out of tho saddle; crawling up •long the rape, he flopped the calf, tied him and rolled him over; then Rube Tenney Inspected the tie and pronounced It perfect "Fifteen an<l a fifth," he announced. "Good fast work, Nate." They rode back Into the corral and watched Lorry base her calf out Aa hla tall .cleared the gate poet she snagged ll(m; Uke Nate she lit running, flanked tbAcalf expertly and tied him. Tlchenor cam# down and rolled the Uttle animal over, twice. "Nothing wrong with that tie,” ha announced. "By crikey, you’re strong" "Give the lady ten thousand dollars," Rube Tenney ordered. "Fourteen flat An’ you’ve traveled a long way for a lickin’, mister." Nate Tlchenor, using the flat of his saddle for a desk, wrote out the check. "Thanka" the girl said casually, and waved the check to dry the Ink. "Lorry Kershaw, I*ve never loved a woman before, but. I love you." Tlchenor knew the ghost of old Ranee Kershaw was coming between him and hla desire. "I understand. Lorry,’ he said, final ly. "Well Fm .good at waiting, but I certainly do crave the job of taking care of you." She smiled up at him. "Well, I have resented your valet," she admitted, •lyly. “What does a valet know about taking care of a man?” He dismounted, squatted on his heels in the shadow of the corral and motioned her to alt beside him. — "Tell me anything except how much money yon have," me suggested pres ently. Tm not Interested In that." "Ix>rry, I’m the proprietor of a big dream. Aa a half-owner In a bond and brokerage house Id New York I’ve made money enough to retire on now. But I’m too young to rust out, so I’m going to put over one big deal before I quit Lorry, I’m the Mountain Valley Pswee cempaap."— ; She stood up, gaxlng down at him reproachfully. “So you were the Santa Claus that gave me twice what my land was worth, were you?" Her tone was cold. "That was your nice little method of conferring charity, was It?" "Well It was a good price. I>orry, but the land was worth that to me. Had anybody but you owned It I would have haggled and made a couple of hundred thousand dollars. But It wasat charity. I wasn't 1» love with you when we closed that deal. That’s happened since sad I den* knew why. She leaned over, put her arm around neck, drew Ma face down and kissed him. "I do love you, Nate. And we're auffideot unto ennelves, aren’t we?" He held hoc so cloee to him she could bear fils heart thumping with the fierce Joy that possessed him. He was happy at last; the thought came to him that never again would ha ha lonely. Nevertheless, ho had dreamed a big dream and ha recoiled from the proepact ot abandoning It "We needn’t he friendly with them, darling." ha raanmed, “hud we ran sell Donald Richberg’s Report Is Encouraging. a _ *^ Washington — President Roosevelt had received'a report saying employ ment has increased 4.120,000 since he took office. ‘ ~ The document, submitted by Donald K. Rlchberg as bead of the executive council, also cites figures In show a substantial business advance and de clares that In this improvement the XRA was a dominant Influence. "Reliable figures," said the report. ‘‘Indicate that 40.180.000 persons were employed In the United States in June. 10H4, an increase of 4,120,000 over the law figures of March. 1933, and an Increase of 2,230,000 over June, 033. The latter increase la due main ly to shortening of hours under NRA codes." The report stated purchasing power of the average worker In manufacture remained virtually unchanged, but that ther| was an average reduction of six hours In the Industrial work week. It declared many small busi nesses had been saved from failure, arger Industries stabilized and cor poratlon profits Increased. The report was in the nature of a | blrd!a-aye view of the economic re covery. It dealt largely with unem- mary problem of recovery." "The size of this problem," it said, "may be graphically Indicated, al though not measured, by the report of the department oi labor that dur- ng the year ending June 30, 1934, the national re-employment service and the state employment services re ceived 15,387,508 applications for Jobs." It said 6.951,523 placements were made. These figures. It asserted, could not measure be- them water, make a lot a* lonoy not of them and save them a lot ef money. And It’s not altogether their taalt that we’ve been ostracized. You’ve got te admit we weren’t a wholesome crew." “We’ll ruin them," she cried, passion ately, "and when they’ve been ruined we’ll run cattle over their farms, Nste." . She was still recalcitrant, far ake had been wounded deeply, and women do not forget their wounds aa readily as men do. "I’m not Interested, Nata, lam not my brother's keeper.” * "1 rather thought you might urge me to bo nice to them,” he complained a little sadly. And he weal on te sketch the situation as ha had con ceived it, the girl listening alertly and forbearing to Interrupt him. At the conclusion of his statement ahe aald: "Very well Nata I’ll get religion | and love mine enemies; they've struck me on one cheek, but for your sake I’ll turn the other. But FU not for- I only know Fm glad It’s happened, even If nothing should ever come of It Sit down please. You can’t pick a fight with me merely because I declined to take advantage of your Ignorance ol the value of what you held, plus your acute financial embarrassment" She sat down "You and I are not popular In our Uttle world," be went on. “I don’t know how you feel about It but that knowledge has always hurt ma My heart la here, where my people He burled. I’ve wanted to do something big and constructive, accumulate a lot of money and employ It wisely—In this country. I—I want nelghbora. I want to be thought well of.” He waved hla hand toward the east ”1 don’t belong In that country and I don't Uke It I want to live hers and you might •• well know It now." "Go oa I’m listening, Nate.” "You’re going to marry me, sooner or later, and I want to know If yotVd have any objection to Uvlng here au months of the year?" . _ "A Uttle bit shorter than I care to consider, but I can stand It" "Lorry, you’re a darling. Well, Tve found a way to popularise both clans. When the Mountain Valley Power com pany’s dam Is In, Fm going to seU wa ter cheap to Forturu Valley. They’re^ Irrigating from deep wells over there." "Those people are a miserable lot, Nate. I waa blackballed oat of the women’s dub In Valley Center.* give STTas Babson. Nate, heYllled my father Just as surely as any Hensley ever killed a Kershaw or any Karshaw ever killed a Hsaaley. You aald a mo ment ago you wouldn’t bara truck with my enemloA Well, that Babaoa la my enemy. Are you going to have truck with him?" "I do not see how 1 can very well avoid that, I-orry. Forlorn Valley wlU have to form an Irrigation district te get the water and you know Baboon's their bellwether. He’U run the show." "He mustn't run It with you. YouT run that show. I’ll not have you play ing second fiddle to a man that last Jit to shine your bootA That's final” “Well bow are you going to preveal it, spitfire r "If you do FU not marry you. ."Threatening me, eh? Don’t yea realize none of my dan has ever beta driven 7” She dodged that terse thrust "IT compromise with you. Be alee to the Forlorn Valleyltes, If you wish, but ■mash Babson. 1 want him smashed, 4 she hdded with quiet vehemence "But if I humor you, Uttle wildcat FU have to smash the JBank of Valley Center, and when the hqnk’s smashed aU the depositors MU be -Witb-lt 5 — me,” "You don’t truly love chided him, petulantly.- "1 can give up my Idve. Fve lived twenty-nine yean without It and I ,llva aoma nagra" Colors of Male Birds *itd Lizards to Frighten Off Their Rivals It’a long been a popular Idea that in the animal world the gay coloring ef the male ts bestowed upon him to at tract a mata This Isn’t really ao, says Dr. Q. Kingsley Nobel curator of ex perimental biology at the American Museum of Natural History, for the brilliance of hla drew serves rather to frighten away rivals than to attract the lady of hla choica These conclusions reached through, laboratory research, differed so widely from the vtewa of Durwlo anti the majority of scientists that Doctor No ble deemed If desirable to re-study the problem under nstural condtttoaa. The United Clay Mines corporation, through Its vice president, a W. Hail gensruoaly offered te help Ma field - studies by placing at Doctor Noble* disposal a house la the New Jersey, pine barren* where the tenet Uzard, gceloporous undulatua, waa of this writes Doctor Noble in Nat- nral History Magaxlne of the Ameri can Museum ef Natural History, "be comes extremely pugnacious and mb tabUshee himself la a definite terri tory. If another male la dropped Into that territory, the first tenant either goes into a full display, compressing hla sides until hla gorgeous blue •tripe steads out In jshlmmering bril liancy, or elan he dashes forward la moot violent attack, if the treepaseer la a female the male never displays This difference In behavior ebaerved at frequent Intervals shows that the bright rotors of the male fence Usard •«• employed te Muff poesible rivals late withdrawing from a fight The adornment ef the male Is hot wed ding finely hot a gladiator’s - Again she put her arms mrovnd hiw and draw hla face down to her* "Why; we’re fending again, sweetheart," ahs murmured softly^ “Hare tt your way. Fd rather have you than te. scalp of Silas Babson"—and she seated that pronouncement with kisses “You win. Lorry. You css mule to water but you can’t make him drink. FU smash Babson for you. Am I have an ancient grudge against that rat Henry Rookby, too, so FU knock him out of the bast salaried peeltlon ts Valley Center." , "Wbat*s wrong wltlr Henry Rookbyf* "Once, when I wae about sixteen years old, I walked around the block la Valley Center to avoid comteg tacj to face with your brother Owen. Reek- by saw am do It, so be followed me and twitted me nbont It ImpUed I was afraid of Owes. Than he weal back and talked with Owen and I saw tbs pair of them smiling In my Goa. So "I didn’t avoid the after that Rookby would have Ukod ts ate a kllUng, I Imagine, Just ts vary the rontlM of hla duD Ufa, So l hla right s contributor Tribune. ^ >■ - That, at any rat* la the •Ion of a Lehigh university Investi gator who has estine marriage by residential Hls survey covered 570 wedding H» J*: censes Issued In A Pennsylvania dty. He found that the percentage of bmt- rlagea Contracted by sweethearts liv ing. more than 20 miles apart In creases steady aa one goes up the occupational ladder, from laborer te executive. * The young unskilled laborer gen erally choee for hls bride a girl Uv lng within a mile of hla own bom* Advancing age. as well as growing Income, seemed In the majority af cases to be the signal for seeking a helpmeet farther afield. What great truth Is to Be drawn from tbeae< Interesting facte? la It that the youthful laborer won’t walk any farther for his bride than* for hls favorite brand of cigarette? Or la hla trouble merely that be doesn't have a car? And what role does advancing agw play, to broaden the matrimonial horizon as It seems to do? Aad what become* then, of the men are most susceptible to youthful femlnlho wiles? "What makes Geoffrey took fig old?" "The expense of making Mg wife look young.” DO YOU SUFFER FROI NEURITIS? cause they Involved" duplications and did not Include unregistered Jobless. Rlchberg pointed to "most signifi cant” figures showing that business failures from February to .May, 1034. were more than 40 per cent lower than In 1920. He said the Index of cor poration profits rose from “the deficit figure of 6.9 In the first quarter of 1933 to the profit figure of 33.2 lo the second quarter of 1934." —3 A am Ci ■ n n s*a I i~aai nriicf lean ami ettropean ocusn* tists Agree That Mineral Water Is Beneficial TRY THIS NATURAL WAY Third Degree on Rum Pritonen Charged Moscow, G. 8. 8. R.—Moscow news papers charged that Russian prison ers in Manchtikuo were brutally treated In an attempt to force con fessions. Soviet dispatches from Khabarovsk said many of the Russian employees of the Chinese Eastern Railway who had baea placed under arrest were beaten with sticks and forced to sign aiatemeals that they iMinuilUafdaibft^t- tage along the railroad at the direc tion of the far-eastern red army. The dispatches said Japanese gen darmes had Joined In making the ar- i-Aof, hifhf-rt" made by policemen of Manchukuo. Concern was felt here at the reports Japan had taken a direct hand In the Incident* People spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year going to the E tt mineral water health resorts of ope and America Many of these people have to travel thousands of miles. Many of them were suffering untold pain frag rnemnatic acnes, irotn annritf%* from neuritis, from goal Others suhered from certain stomach ail- ments or excess sc id or or a general rundown condition. The scientific and medical records of Europe and America show that a tctt line KzccntMe of these peoohi these natural mineral. water treat- ment* Today, however, yon do not have to travel long distances to partake of the beahhfali. mineral water. Y m do not even have National Hotel Strike of 70,000 Threatened Boston, Mssa—A nationwide strike of hotel workers la threatened If code authorities In Washington change the existing code by eliminating the day- off In seven. - John J. Kearney, acting president of the Hotel and Restaurant Em ployees’ International Alliance and the Bartenders’ League of America, la a telegram to the hotel and restaurant code authority, has. 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