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_ v / titmLAiVs EDEW FULTON MAN KILLS 5 WITH SH0T6UN PETER KYIV E WMUBirrto*. Oapfricht. Ip P*ur B. Kym*. Goes on a Murder Tour in ■ ^ - Fulton, M,—BamptfUiff through tho peaceful farming community of White* tide county In hla truck, Fred Blink of Fulton, forty-fire, maaeacred fire persona with an automatic shotgun In SYNOPSIS At the eloM of the Mexican war. Robin Kershaw, with his bride, rode Into northeastern California. Hare ha j although to tle SO we may bare found an ideal valley (or cattle rats- engage In, Joe and In whr you’ve got to make people hale or they " won’t fight welt We’H have tb flgHt for the Eden Talley water, but we can win. iag. They christened It Eden Valley. V. Below Eden Valley Is a less valuable tract which Kershaw’s wife names Forlorn Valley. Joef Hensley settles In the lower half of tbe valley. There Is bad blood over fences and water. Kershaw kills Hensley and the blood- feud is on. By It IT, Ranee Kershaw, his sen Owen, and daughter -Lorry are all that remains of one clan. Nate Tlchenor Is the sole survivor on the Hensley side. He goes to help Lorry In her ear and finds her father has died of heart disease. Silas Babson, banker, schemes to control the Irriga tion and hydro-elaetrle- possibilities of Edetr Valley. Nate tells Lorry he and Owen, Lorry’s brother, met In France just before Owen was killed, snd Nate promised that If he survived Owen he would look after Lorry as a brother night do. Babson makes legal appll- cation (or-the allocation of ilood- ters to the Forlorn Valley Irrigation dUtrlet. With money advanced by Nate, Lorry clears up her indebtedness to Babson. Nate finds he la falling In love with Lorry. Babson discovers Nate Is behind arrival power project. Nuts tells Lorry he loves her. She ad mits she loves Nate, and they become engaged. CHAPTER VIII—Continued —10— '‘He was ready for me, but he didn't poll And when Rookby picked hlm- ■elf up Owen aaltt That’s right, HjCnry. Thla la the close*! season In Eden Valley’—and he gave Henry Rook by the great-grandfather of atT the kicks under the coat-tail, and walked away from me." "Poor Owen." "So I’ll make a wholeante Job nt cleaning out that rat’s nest In the Bank jot Valley Center, If l can. An after I’ve sninshed the hank HI buy the wreck, saving the depositors, and have myself elec led president." "You've got to promise something else before I’ll marry you. Nate. Help tne with the hrundlng—you’re a top hand and I can use you—but as soon as the branding’s finished go away and * complete your business and come back to me as soou as you can." "I promise. But let me give you a small warning. Don’t crowd me wltb fee Tnany demands for promises." ^ "The only promise I’ll ever exact from you again, Nate Tlchenor, will be to love, honor, and cherish me until death do us part." "And endow you with all my worldly buy both the Circle K and the Bar H Id order to acquire their water rights. But if we tackle the owners now—hold them up to obloquy and ridicule and public hate, they just can’t live in this country, understand, and they’ll be glad to sell and get out" fefalnefd replied: "Mr. Babson, It's a Job I don’t like—fot two reasons. One—business; the other—ethical." “ "Bear In mind, Joe, that the con tinued prosperity of Forlorn Valley Is a matter of profound Interest to you and me” "I’m on tbe horns of a dilemma, Mr. Babson. If I attack Tlchenor In the manner you suggest he will start an opposition newspaper In this town and "How can he? local advertising. He can't get any I’d see to that, even if the local people were fools enough to support their natural enemy by giv ing him advertising." “But he promised me he’d do It, Mr. Babson.” * "A mere bluff." _ "I think you’ve got that man wrong. I sized him up as one who will through. I understand none pie have ever made a promise the; didn’t keep. Bad as they were go slid - bad'as the Kersbaws were, both clans had the courage of wounded gristly bears,—I’m afraid of him."— Babson smiled patiently. "The Hens leys and the Kershaws never had their courage tested outside Eden Valley, Joe. Let Tlchenor come projecting around forlora VsTTey And he’ll find's" man to call hla Muff." “I tell you, Mr. Babson, It’s a Job 1 do not want Tlchenor will fight hack —and the only way a man can fight the only newspaper that’s attacking him Is to start an opposition newspa- goods—Including the Eden Val|ey wa ter, 1 suppose. Funny sweethearrTTfl race you back to tbe bouse for dollar." "You’d win. That horse you're rid ing can step." ■■ - - "Make it a kiss then.” "Well, you’d still win, so I might as well pay the bet here and now.” And she did. 4 ■■■ A. CHAPTER IX Joe Rrainerd, editor of the Valley Center Register, bad been summoned to tbe Bank of Valley Center. Babson led him into bis private office. And then, for the laet time, he disclosed his plan for the organization of the For lorn Valley Irrigation district. "Here’s tbe copy for a full-page ad." tie finished. "It’s a call for a mass meeting of tbe citizens, to be held next Saturday afternoon In the plaza, for the purpose of discussing the water situation and the appointment of a committee to Inveetlgate the possibili ties of leading surface Irrigation Into the valley. I’ll plant the Idea good and •trong in their minds at that mass meeting, but In the meantime you get out a good rouslug editorial that will give them something to think about. Warn ’em that this Mountain Valley Power company la about to grab the water for power purposes. Tell ’em Natef Tlchenor’s the Mountain Valley Power company, Give Tlchenor h—1 In a quiet way, but be firm. If we tackle Tlchenor now the chances ar« we can euchre hie company out of a contract to sell water to Forlorn Val ley. Get tbe idea? He told me hla company wouldn't consider selling* us water and why. If we threaten bis source of water supply, chances ave he’ll change bis mind and do buslnen with ua And that’s what we’re after." s Bralnerd, remembering hla recent experience with Tlchenor, needed no urging to enlist In Babson’s cause. Within tw(f hours he was back In Bab- ■on’s office with • copy of hla edi torial “That’s certainly a rousing edl- - torial" Babson complimented him, "but there’d be a lot more punch to It If yon tied Into Nate Tlchenor more vig orously." • / "Why, Tlchenor hasn’t done any thing out of the way, has her "He's swiped our water, hasn’t he ar he’s trying to swipe ttr "He’s perfectly within bis rights, Hr. Babaon. How dM he know we wanted the waterr "The rights of the people are para mount to those of the Individual, hut whether they are or not, It suits me to have you tie Into thla fellow. Attack hint Impute things te him. Ron a history ef Ms testily sad the shews—continued from week te 1 wm* te tedte the commuiJty Is a will lick the hand that feed* him, even If be doesn’t relish the dirty diet "The editor desires to express his gratitude to the citizens of Forlorn i havr so layally supported ' him and hla policies. Of course we s have found it expedient at times to tread on somebody’s toes, bat we haven’t held mean little grudges, and when the fight waa over we were al ways willing to shake hands. And'Ve have not always won. Hence, we hope to be forgiven our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against ua. — ~ "The editor, eventually, may be forced to buy himself a tin bill and compete with the birds for a liveli hood, but never let it be said of him that ho existed at the price of an other's shame and humiliation, in or der that ruthless and powerful in terests might feed a persona] grouch. '’Joseph P. Bralnerd, "Sole Editor and Proprietor, "Pro Tem, "Valley Center Register." When Tlchenor and Lorry Kershaw came In for luncheon the next noon, following a hard morning's work In the branding corral Editor Bralnerd’s swan song and rousing editorial promptly came to their attention. In deed, there was no escaping either, for the editorial tb blacSFbrevier typo filled first two cotumns on the "front page aud ln the~center of the' same page, boxed and also In brevier, the swan song appeared. “Lorry read the articles first and, without comment, banded the paper te Nate. When he had finished reading It be looked up at her whimsically. f11vv 1^4 Fol 1 lYmlsw/ai Im ** lam AlUVf RIUpiR IflMt MTIIVW DUU9UU !B V ITC commented. "He’s hog-wlld with pow er. One could cash every bet that when there's something constructive to be done Babson will choose the wrong way of doing R. Hurrah for Joe Bralnerd!” "It Lakes a man to accept ruin rather than orders that conflict with h(y sense of Justice. 1 wonder what sort of dirty work Babson wanted him to do." "1 don't know. I can't even suspect, bnt I'm willing to agree with Bralnerd, 611 suspicion, that the work was dirty." Ha commenced to chuckle with a cer tain Joyous malevolence; "Well, sweet heart. In line with my policy of becom ing the big man of this district and also In line with my promise to tease the animal, 1 believe It's up to me to save the sole editor and proprietor pro tem of the Valley Center Register." About two o'clock that afternoon Nate walked In on Joe Bralnerd and solemnly proffered that suffering TnaT-~ vidua) hla hand. "Where can we talk privately ?" ha aakrd. "You’ve Qot to Promise Something Else Before I’ll Marry You Nate." per and mall hla copies gratis to his enemies. And I tell you further I dis like the fight because It's dirty. I’ll fight Tlchenor ail ever the lot for the sake of Forlorn Valley and Its crying needs; but I'll fight him on the issue Involved and not hla family history." "I aee," Babaon murmured sadly, "you’re an Idealist, too." "I hope I haven’t lost all my Ideal ism." "1 aee. Well Joe, I hate to remind you of It, but you owe this bank throe thousand dollars and the bank holda a chattel mortgage on your plant And you haven't got the building you’re housed to paid for yet I hold a deed of trust on that" "la that a threat Mr. Babson?" • “Suppose we call It a gentle hint Joe." "Then let’s quit arguing. ni'«ot wage a mean, dirty, personal war from time to time Mias Kershaw and I—bud' the Mountain VSBay Power company, “ which la me—win have something to say to your subscribers. I’ll qxpect you tb print It-s-and I don’t care two hoota In a hollow how you ridicule or condemn It In your edi torial column. That’s your prlvUega." "There must be something wrong with your head,” Bralnerd protested, "but whatever the trouble is, I like It How ever before I fill In thla check—and you’ll take my gratitude for granted— It la my duty to inform you that from thla day forward the Talley Center Register la going to operate In red Ink. I mean that I can never hope to repay thla loan from the profits of a losing enterprise. 1 "Just make certain you can draw a living out of it, and If you can’t, see me. "I owe the bank three thousand, and there’s a deed of trust on i for fifteen hundred. I’d like to pay that all up and have a balance for operating capital But there’s one more point you’ve overlooked. When I bank thla check In Babson’a bank everybody will know yon’ra back of me and It will be aald that you control me editorially. 1 ’Well that will be floe. It will automatically prevent you from show- lag. me Any editorial preferment.*? “Yon be_ mighty careful somebody doesn’t kill yon off In. the shank of your callow yonth, my friend. You’re a temptation. With you out of the way there wouldn’t be any water war, because the Kershaw girl couldn’t put up a winning fight Do you reallza that?" ^Who’d "have that much enterprise?" "Babson might Instigate It" Joe Bralnerd was very earnest now. "That man’s private fortune and the future of hla bank hinges on ths future of Forlorn Valley, and I don’t think he would give an Icicle In Iceland for a human life If It stood between him and Ms desires. The battle for water In this state Is as old as the state and it la unending. There is more drama and more tragedy in It than most people realize; enough men have died Jritb thtlr boots on beside a stream to fill my obituary column for the next ten years. Needs must when the devil drives, Nate Tlchenor, and the devil la up on the front seat driv ing through Forlorn Valley and Sllaa Babson was the first man to recognise him.* Now he’ll point him oat to tbe others and the Job of exorcising him will commence at the mass meeting In the plaza next Saturday afternoon." "I shall aUtuu that muss mewtlog, and I shall address It" "Provided you’re permitted. Babson will call It to order and address It first, and when he finishes you'll hava a hostile audience on your hands" "They'll listen to me. I’m going to make them a proposition they’ve got to listen to. I’ve about made up my mind not to install the power station, but build my dam good and high and store water for isle to Forlorn Valley. I’m not going to stand selfish ly by and see those old settlers leav ing their abandoned 'farms But Fm going to smash that blood-sucker Bab aon, by smashing hla bank," “How?" "By starting a new bank hers la return for the lifegiving water I shall have to sell them, the people will have to do business at my bank. I’ll rant money at six per cent I’ll take np every loan they have with the Bank of Valley Center, and whan they switch their deposits to my bank Babaon wlU be left with Insufficient capital to meet the withdrawals" "How abont the minority stockhold ers? They’re rather decent aubstan- tlal citizens" "When tbe smoke clears away 1*11 •ettla with them privately ae they’ll not loae n dollar." "Yon may not be able to eecure n state charter for your bank.' ner had withheld hla share of the profits Wounded and captured by the police men who ended hla foray, the gunman boasted he bad killed two other per sons This was disproved after boon of search by Sheriff P, A. Whitley’s posse when the two men named were found alive. ' 4 The dead: WSlters Mrs. Jennie, seventy, house keeper on the farm of John Hamilton, where the first shooting occurred. Corrick, Mrs Timothy Ji, Jr* of Dee Moines. Hamilton, Juhn, Blink’s partner In the ownership of the farm. MinJe, Harry, night watchman for tbe Chicago ft North Western railroad. Collier, Webb, alxty-elgbt, of Ster ling, 111.; brother of Mrs Walters In addition, Joe Collier of Sterling, mother’brother of Mrs. Walters, was wounded. The truck owner, who turned tbe Is married and the father of six chil dren. Seeking the motive for the cold blooded massacre, the authorities learned from the man’s wife that he had gone out with the announced In tention of "doing something about that motley" that he said Hamilton owed him. Agift ft ..fft n —fa - - 9011 no Ainnonttim ' Of Every time a parade goad Pennsylvania avenue and the play tbe etlrrlag strains of "Dixie,’* tbe question Is asVed: "How does It happen that the Seth la caBeft 'Dixie Lend’?" There long has bees curiosity about the origin of the nick name. Certain scholars have made a serious search for Its source. But as yet there Is no agreement on the subject, and It may be that there never will be a universally accepted m opinion. "Dixie" la one of the mys teries of history. According to one theory, the word comes from (he name of a slave dealer In New York, a Mr. Dixy, whose practice it was to fatten slaves he was sbout to sell by giving them plenty of food and no work. When they had attained the desired ponderosity, they were disposed of by weight Dixy's reputation spread throughout the country. Hla cogno men became a synonym for plenty of good thinga to eat and nothing te do. Presumably, tfifc South was Imagined to be that kind of a para dise—a garden of delectable edible* and little labor. But, since It was not exactly that sort of territory, there la a good deal of doubt about thla suggested explanation of the fa miliar term.—Washington Star. Old Idea Related A scientific expedition found new . _ — . and definite oroof that the old em- qnlet farmlng dlspt tnto a rtamWe^ -pj^ ^ the Mjtyjm ^ around the region of San Joee, was not abandoned in a great mysterious wave jof migration northward te Yucatan, as some archeologists have thought This supposed wholesale desertion of the great cities, 1,100 years ago, la refuted by the discov ery that San Jose was occupied con tinuously from the time of Christ or The gunman Jeft ^ls JPullon JEmbl earlier down 4o about the Fifteenth shortly after noon. Between 8 and 4 jqptna.-Sdfflce Service. Kansas be appeared at ffi*‘ HamTRon farm, a mile south of Fulton, where he believed Corrick was staying. Blink la aald—to have recently become ln- Clty .Star. virr volved In some bad check difficulties with Corrick, and In addition the gun- ler- Z and impartially. It may b* that gatlon Into Forlorn Valley, yon go out to/ 1 the mala canal. Jump In and droi yourself." "Well that fixes your clocl| Braln erd." Babson commenced to rearrange his pens and pencils on their rack and to shuffle the unanswered correspond ence on his desk. "Ill Just take over tbe Valley Center Register and put In a man who's loyal. Joe Bralnerd stood np. He was a small man, but like most small men he lacked neither courage nor conceit He struck, silently and savagely—furi ous blows, left and right, to Baboon's sneering face; as the banker sprawled Bralnerd Indicated hla den. Tlche^ nor sat In at the desk, where he filled In a check to Joseph P. Bralnerd and signed It "You fill In the figures," he said, “and my bank will pay the check." Bralnerd stared at him. "What do I havo to do for thla?" "Just continue to fight for the best Interests of Forlorn Valley." "Walt a minute, Tlchenor. Who told you that you were the man I was or dered to attack?" “Why, nobody told me. 1 didn’t even suspect It I decided to get behind you merely after my own heart" "Sit down” Bralnerd commandfed. And be related to Tlchenor every detail of hla conversation wltb Babson. T could stand up under that In sect’s teasings, Bralnerd," Tlchenor told him when the tale was done, "but 1 shouldn’t like to see Miss Kershaw put to that extremity. Well, you can give me yonr not* If you cere to, or yon may consider this advance aa a dona tion to the cause of good men and true. But I have a request to make of you. The Valley Center Register la the mouthpiece and the champion of Forlorn Valley and I desire that It continue to bo Just that The war for the water la on and It’s going* to bo some war. I ask you, therefore, to print the new from the front honqet- ■ —• Thin rTT'Tffrw 1 * " ■■wimifgawarw man was determined to settle accounts with his partner, Hamilton. Jumping out of his truck?Blink bran dished his automatic 12-gauge shot gun and ordered all Inside (he house to come out. \ , Mlnje came to the door, perhaps to explain that Hamilton was away, end Blink shot him down. The two women and WeW CoTHer fled Into the melon patch through another door, but the killer pursued them and relentlessly shot them to death. Leaping back Into his truck, the killer then drove a mile southward to thq farm home of 3ohn Pack. He arrived as Hamilton and Jot Collier were leaving. The gunman opened fire, wounding Collier. Hamilton fled toward the ClInton-IMInols bridge, evidently hop ing to reach Cllntdn, but the killer shot him dead as Hamilton reached (he bridge. A moment later Policeman Frank Kusteh of Fulton'drove up. The gun- man fired a charge from hla shotgun nto the officer’s car. The policeman halted on the bridge. Jumped from hla car and, braving the deadly fire from the antomatlc shot gun, gave battle with hla revolver. A moment later Blink fell shot In the thigh. jh jjB J \ RADIO TBRAHTEK FINDER Trlrks txpo—d by original builder what to do ab, ■liver. O. TO BR OONTINUBD.. Tests Made at Biological Station Prove Fish Will Respond to Sounds ▲t the Plymouth biological itatioa, writes E. G. Bonleuger, director Zo ological society's aquarium, in the London Sunday Observer, efforts were made some years ago to ascertain whether ftph could be trained to as sociate tha notes of an electric buzzer with the depositing of food In on* particular place. ' The "dining room" In this instance was a large box, and after a few trials with the buzzer, one beck of hie desk the quondam pro- particular cod ae closely and accurate- - ~ “ ----- • |y connected the box with food— whether the buzzer was working or rresl- prietor of Valley Center's lone palla dium ef liberty walked eat of tbe bank and back te hla office, where he seised a pad of copy paper and wrote: "With tills issue tiie present editor of the Valley Center Register sings hie swan aong. Because he wouldn’t take orders from Mias'Babaon and do the letter's dirty work, the Bank of Valley Canter, which holds a chattel mort gage on the Rektster'e plant, bat not on the editor’s soul win kick ye sole editor and proprietor oat late tbe geometrical center of Valley Center boulevard and put la aa OdUor who net—that it took up-permanent' deuce there. la public aquaria the visitor te sometimes Impressed by tbe sudden activity shown by the exhibitors whop an attendant stationed la the public corridor blows a whistle or sounds a gong Just before the tank inmates are fed. * \ The visitor, howevsr, forgets that the fish have a vtry hesa eyetight and that the appearance et an attend ants fte the service gallery, la risible, of course, to the onlooker, acts as a very potent appetizer and causes the lively demonstration. The assodatloa of food with a whistle or gong is a very effective Illusion—but an Illusion all the same. 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