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GUNLOCK RANCH
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SYNOPSIS
BU«pr Cat, daaart town of tha South-
waat, la calabratlnc tha Fourth of July.
Jana Van Tambal, baautlful daughter
of Oua Van Tambal, hatad ownar of
Ounlock ranch, haa arrived from the
Eaat for the flret time. She watchea the
Frontier Day celebration In company
with Dr. Carpy, cruaty, tender-hearted
friend of the community. Henry Sawdy
of the Circle Dot ranch, tricked In a
fake horae race the day before by Dave
McCroaaen, foreman at Ounlock, plana
revenge. He entera' BUI Denison* a
handsome young Texas wrangler, In
the rodeo which McCrossen la favored
to win, and lays heavy bets on him.
Unknown' to the crowd, Denison Is
a champion horseman. McCrossen and
the young stranger tie In the various
events. Denison then drops a cigarette
carelessly. Racing down the track full
tilt, he picks up the cigarette. The ver
dict goes to Denison when McCrossen
refuses to attempt the stunt. Entreated
by the crowd, Denison agrees to per
form another trick. Jane Van Tambel
is asked for her bracelet and throws
it on the track. Just as Denison rides
to pick It up a yell from Barney Reb-
stock, a McCrossen henchman, scares
the pony, nearly costing the rider his
life. Gun play is prevented by the in
tervention of Dr. Carpy. Back on Gun-
lock ranch after two years In Chicago,
because of her father's illness, Jana
gets lost riding In the hills and meets
Denison, now a neighbor, who guides
her home. Not knowing her Identity, he
speaks bitterly of Van Tambel. She
tells McCrossen who brought her home
and he denounces Denison as a cattle
thief. Later she asks Dr. Carpy why
her father Is unpopular and he tells her
It Is because of Van Tambel's ruthless
and unscrupulous c \aracter.
CHAPTER III—Continued
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CHAPTER IV
Jaae •ade I* a peart ire te visit
fsibev at tbe MeUidae
at leeat every tea week a
Abe apeat tba day at tbe boepltal
wltb ber father ate aa early sapper
w ib bia. aad took Masker <>ae bark
la Alaepy Cat Her fa (ber asked a food
■saay faastioaa sbAt McOnassa.
-A good mo* Vaa T a label aald
• beeaily of Ala agala aad a«ala. •Ilia
ealy trvable ta gaiabliaf-ba will gmm
*T» sorry, rather.* returaed Jaae
• ilk aaperlty —It was aot (be first Hate
he had made tbe seme remark—"but
I doa t quite see how I caa watch hita,
do your
“Hell, kerp track of tba shipment*
this month. Tba steers will be folnf
out right along now—good deal of
fuooey coming In. See that be don't get
too much a»ay from you, under on*
pretext or another. When he want*
money to gamble, he won't ktop at
nothing. And It won’t do a bit of hurt
to be kind of nice to him yourself.’*
Hints such aa these failed to move
Jane. Indeed, they aroused an an
tagonism.
When the train pulled into Sleepy
Cat late that night It was cold; a north
wind was spitting rain. McCrossen
was on hand with the two-seated buck-
board. He met Jane at the Pullman
jtep and hurried her through the
sprinkle across the platform to the rig.
“I piled the house supplies In the
back,” explained McCrossen, “so you’d
better ride with me.”
‘‘Brought you an extra-heavy coat
•ver,” he added. “Thought you might
need It Will you put It on now?” „
Ills voice, never harsh, sounded so
licitous. Jane thought she would put
the coat on. Her foreman, sitting be
side her, helped her get Into It His
manner was tender. His hands, as he
•tralghtened the coat collar, lingered
i moment on her shoulders. Jane shook
her shoulders slightly to draw them
*way.
“Yonr father’s a great man, Jane”
fie said. “No use talkin’.”
‘Tm glad to hear someone say a
good word for him,” returned Jane
firylj. ‘
“Ob, he's got his enemies, i know.
But from the first minute I ever saw
you, girl, when you got off the train
‘.hat mornin' In Sleepy Cat”—McCroa
ten Inclined In friendly fashion toward
hi* tight bitting little companion to em-
yhaslxe his word*—“from the very first
olnut* 1 saw you. 1 said to myself.
There • a girl with all tha grit and
•and at bar father •
“Who Is that man?” asked Bull as
Panama left the shop.
“Why, you ought to know that man.
Bull He's an old time Sleepy Cat gam
bler and confidence man—up to every
yarn* they ever played from her* to
Frisco"
"What's his name?”
“They used to call him Wg BUI
llayea."
*1 heard that name "
-C.ueaa yog did—guest everybody’s
beard IL"
*Hut be made a trip to Panama wbe
the French outfit was run bln' things
tbyn II* rleaned ap oa tba French
mA, aad (bey run atm oat of town.
H# aays he got (be dysentery down
“Hadn't you better drive a little rast
er T suggaated Mia* Tight Sitter,
casually,
"I’m afraid to posh tba old buck-
board over this part of the road. So
I said to myself,” he continued.
“Therk's a girl with her father’s grit
and her mother's beauty.’ Jana”—ha
lowered his voice, becomingly—“are
you warm?"
“Quite.”
“And comfortable?”
“Perfectly. But I should like to get
on faster.”
McCrossen brought the horses to a
stop. “What’s the matter?” asked his
companion rather tartly.
“This Is Onnldck Ford. Tha creek
was runnln’ kind of high when I drove
through after supper, and It’s been
rainin’ all evenin’. We don’t want t6
get caught in the water. I’ll get out
and see how things look. Take the
lines a minute.
"It's safe, I reckon,” he reported, re
turning soon to the rig. “But you’d
better put your feet In my lap till we
get across. The water might come up
through the floorboards.” .
Her response was chilly. “My feet
will be all right where they are."
“O. K., Jane! But you’re about the
sweetest girl I ever saw In the world.”
Suiting action to these words, Mc
Crossen put his arm swiftly around the
girl and pulled her toward him for a
kiss.
He failed to get one. Instead, be got
a smart slap from Jane’s gloved hand;
and she pushed him hack with a force
he had not thought possible In so deli
cate a feminine make-up.
“Please mind your business, Dave,
and attend to your driving,” said Jane
collectedly.
The night was an unquiet on* for
Jane's pillow. The more she thought
about ber surprise admirer and his
crude advances, tbe angrier she grew.
In tbe morning she breakfasted and
ordered ber saddle pony. Sba meant
to take a long rid* all by herself and
rid beraelf of ber annoyance la tba
morning air of tba high hllla.
Tba day was sympathetic to ber por-
poe*. She rod* under a riondleaa aky
Into the far reach** of Oanlock Ranch,
loaeoslbly. tba rlooda la ber mlad
cleared and left ber fra* t* an Joy the
glory of tba arena.
Oa aad oa. Jaa# rode. The
spirited aad aeeoted. Ilk* bla
ta eajoy tba Janat The farther ah*
rod*, the wilder the roaatry grew, with
The Farther fiha dtada, the Wilder
the Como try Grow.
only a ms II buarhea of catU* her# aad
there to remind ber of her domain. At
length tbe hllla grew too rough for
pleaaure riding. With ber aplrlta quiet
ed and feeling Invigorated. Jan* reined
about for the ranch bouse.
Covering considerably more distance,
Jane, having grown weary, waa re
joiced at last to aee the duaty, serpen
tine foothills road well below her. Hav
ing reached It, the reined Into It and
Jogged along, confident of reaching
home aoon. Presently she encountered
an Indian family traveling toward her
In a wagon. She reined up.
“Am I heading right for Ounlock
Ranch?” she asked of the man driving.
He nodded affirmatively. But a
bright-eyed boy in the wagon box made
a protest. He Jabbered in low tones
to hlA father and, turning to Jane, ex
claimed, “Wrong way,” and pointed
north. The father shook his head, and
the dispute grew. Jane, confused by
the uncertainty, thanked the party and
rode on south.
A few miles farther she met a horse
man heading north. As he drew near,
Jane thought she recognized him as the
man who had directed her back to the
ranch a couple of weeks before, at the
close of a long day of riding through
the Gunlock hills. Jane reined up in
quiringly. The horseman responded to
the unspoken Invitation by doing like
wise. Jane saw a slender face, deeply
tanned, black hair, mild brown eyes,
a large nose, and a small mouth,
framed by a not unfriendly chin.
“Good-morning," ventured Jane. “Caa
you tell me whether I am oa the right
road to Gunlock Ranch?”
The man listened bat made no effort
to apeak. Instead he looked at tbe girl
silently. Hla gate waa embarrassing.
He Ignored ber question aad Instead
asked one himself:
“Aren’t you tha girl who gat loat
around here a coopla of weeks ago?”
"Y-yaa,” answered Jana. “And aren't
we beet la
Ounlock Raaehf*
“Ooaaa I waa." the man rrpIM. la
aa abeent minded way.”
*T realise that U’a stupid of me ta
loe* my way again,” sba aald, “bat caa
yoa tell me whether I am beading right
for tba ranch?”
Ha found bis tongue and apoka
quietly: “Well ... you’d reach tba
ranch the way you are going, though
probably not today.”
"Not today r aha asked in amaze
ment
“You want to reach the ranch house,
I suppose?”
“I do.”
“Then you’re- heading the wrong
way.”
“Will you please set me right?"
“You'd better take the back trait
You’re going away from the ranch
house now.”
Jane exclaimed in surprise. “Why,,
how is that? Are you sure?"
“Dead sure.” A suspicion of bumor
crept into the words.
Confused at being caught wrong,
Jane flushed. The man, silent, Just
looked at her. She did not like It; he
might be laughing at her. Facing him
more sternly, she asked with helpless
annoyance In her words, “What am I
to do?”
“Back trail.”
"What does that mean?” she asked
tartly.
“Turn around.” *
“Where am I?”
“Pretty well out on the Gunlock In
dian Reservation."
“I’ve never felt so stupid In my life,”
declared Jane, trying to act at ease
as she reined about. “I thought I Knew
this country well enough by this time
not to get lost. I'm certainly not a
tenderfoot.”
The man smiled, bat to hlmaelf.
“There's been men here several years
who get lost riding In the hills. It's ne
disgrace for a two-monthaer.”
Jane did not relish being termed a
“two-monthaer." “Oh, I’ve been hers
before,” she said airily.
He offered no comment Tired, wait
ing for him to say something. Jahe was
nettled by hla continued silence.
"I see yoa'r* wearing yonr bracelet"
be remarked of a sudden. Tba words
cam*, so to apeak, oat of a dear aky.
8b* looked at hla Just as suddenly
aa be had spoken; and In ataraL
He waa looking straight i
Juet aa If she were not within
and with the Impassive expression oi
n man riding qalt* aloo*. Could ha h*
ah# ashed herself la a flash *f
a bad maaf Coatd ha mean ta ra
aad watch?
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IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
chool Lesson
Bv RBV. HAROLD L LlfNDQOIST,
D«aa of tha Moodp Blbla ImUIbu
•f Chlcas*
• Waatara Nawasasar Uatea.
Lesson for October 11
BECOMING A CHRISTIAN
LESSON TEXT—AcU 11:11-14. Philip,
plans 3:7-14.
GOLDEN TEXT—Ballava on tha Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt bs saved.—
Acta 14:31.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Two Happy Pri
soners.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Heroes In Prison.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—How May 1 Become a Christian.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—How to Become a Christian.
The conversion of Lydia and her
gracious growth into usefulness as
a Christian is in striking contrast
with the experience that Paul had
with the demon-possessed damsel
(Acts 16:16-18). A Satanic power
of divination had made her profit-
able to unscrupulous men. Such
men have not perished from the
earth, and there are still those who
make merchandise of silly and sim
ful women.
Paul commands the demon to
come out of her and at once the
issue is drawn.
I. Christianity versus Crooked
Business (Acts 16:22-24).
As long as the missionaries were
at the place of prayer and in the
home of Lydia they were not dis
turbed. But as soon as they
touched the illegitimate gain of these
“business” men who were making
money from the misfortune of the
poor damsel, bitter opposition arose.
Cunningly combining the plea of
false patriotism and anti-Semitism
with the ever-potent argument that
business was being hindered, they
raised a hue and cry which re
sulted in the beating and imprison
ment of Paul and Silas (Acta 16:14-
21).
We live in another century, but
men are the same. Let the church
end its members only go through
the motions of formal service and
present a powerless religious phi
losophy, and tha world will applaud
and possibly support its activities.
But let the pungent power of the
gospel go out through its Ufa and
ministry, and deliver devil • pos
sessed men and woman, let its
God-given grace expose the hypoc
risy and wickadneaa of moo and
thorn will soon bo opposition.
"Anyway."
lac (aid*. “|
it be
Ilia
"Were yea at the Frontier Day cel*
brailes ta 8l**py Cal that fearth ml
Jstyr b* roedaaaS.
“Yya*” repeated Jaae. *W
yosr
•u I be dal bean." I
ty. "| aboeidat bare
lec"
They war* Jusgtag along pleaaaatly
eweegb. aad aa Lb* mb didn't act sally
ad bar bracetat or watch, baa
“Stopping over at tba ranch for a
while, are you?"
“For a while, yea."
“Some of tbe boy* over at yoar ranch
were telling la town they had a young
lady orer at Gonlock that used to ride
la a circus. I suppose It waa yon"
“I'm tba only woman, young or old,
over there."
“What circa* did yoa work with?"
"Ob. several circuses,” aald Jan*
recklessly.
“What were some of them 7”
Jane, growing flighty, named one of
tho big ones whose shows she had ah
tended In Chicago.
“What year were you with that
show?”
She was growing desperate. With af
fected embarrassment she turned full
on him. “You mustn't ask me that
Women are sensitive about their aget
don’t you know?"
For tbe first time he turned his eyes
directly toward hers; there was a
slight mutual shock at the encounter.
To hide a momentary confusion, she
laughed nervously; but a bridge—a lit
tle bit of a bridge over a little bit oi
a brook—had been crossed. And the
little bit of a brook was of Uie kind
that sometimes leads to a big river.
His eyes were brown—Jane could
see them now—together with some ol
the lightning that flashed In response
to her words. She was even a little
scared.
“I’ve heard some women are that
way,” he went on, “but I shouldn’t call
you a woman.”
Oh, my! Why not?”
Well, I’d call you a girl. The reason
I asked was, because I was with that
■how one season myself.”
This waa growing terrifying. Jana
made an effort to change the line ol
talk; but her stranger waa Interested
“Did you ever happen to ride la Matt
Ison Square Garden r
•N-no! Did your
“I rode there one winter
showed there."
(YD 01 COfTTUtlEBi
are
ua aad tall tou
of the law.
am they which am
foe rifhtootMDoas sake’*
(Matt. 1:10). Little wonder that
they forgot their bruises aad their
and began to amg aad pray,
at midnight
Not# that ‘‘the prisoners were
listening to thorn.’* The words we
speak, the songs wa amg. our every
action, apeak either fur God or
against Him. "Whether therefore
jre eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye
do. do all to the glory of God.”
Aa they pray God speaks, chain#
fall away, prison doom open. Men
can lock doom; God shake* them
Th# Jailer, cruel and bold when
he put them into prison, but now
in fear, is about to kill himself.
But God haa better thoughts con
cerning him. Paul cries out, '’Do
thyself no harm” and ha experi
ences
III. Salvstieo Instead of Salcido
(w. 27-34).
Thank God for the earthquakes
in our lives which bring us to him.
The Jailer, being rightly exer
cised by God’s dealings with him,
asks the greatest and most im
portant question that can ever
come out of the heart of unregene
rate man—“What must I do to be
saved?” Reader, have you asked
this question? Then you, too, are
ready for the answer, "Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ and thou
shalt be saved.”
The closing verses of our lesson
present the personal testimony of
Paul that he had surrendered
IV. All for Christ (Phil. 3:7-14).
All was but loss to him compared
with jyhat he gained in Christ. We
speak of surrendering all for
Christ, but as a matter of fact
we lose only what is of no real
value and make infinite gain.
Paul, as are all great followers
of Jesus Christ, was a “one thing”
man. All that he had or was or
hoped to be, every ounce of energy
and love, went into his pressing
"toward the goal unto the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.”
Independence of Opinions
It is easy in the world to live after
the world’s opinion; it is easy in
solitude to live after out own; but
the great man is he who in the
midst of the crowd keeps with per
fect sweetness the independence of
solitude.—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
I count him braver who over
comes his desires than him who
conquers his enemies; for the hard-
victory is tha victory
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The Completion Test
In this test there are four words
given in each problem. Three of
the four in each case bear a de
finite relationship to one another;
for example, they may be the
names of animals or the names
of state capitals, or perhaps
synonyms. Cross out the one word
that does not belong in each prob
lem.
1. Gay, merry, dejected, frivo
lous.
2. Edison, Whistler, Fulton,
Morse.
3. Build, erect, raze construct.
4. Phoenix, Salem, Raleigh,
Macon.
5. Arrow, bullet, cartridge, shell.
6. Inaugurate, start, introduce,
continue.
7. Donate, pilfer, steal, embezzle.
8. Puma, leopard, tiger, rail.
9. Candor, duplicity, openness,
sincerity.
10. Bat, mallet, racquet, gun.
Answers
1. Dejected. 6. Continue.
2. Whistler. 7. Donate.
: 3. Raze. 8. Rail.
! 4. Macon. 9. Duplicity.
5. Arrow. 10. Gun.
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• • •
When buying Ash see that the
eyes are not sunken in and ull.
A fresh Ash has clear eyes and
th* flesh is Am. to th* touch.
• • •
Drain all Juices from fresh or
canned fruits, store in ice box
and us* tor fruit cocktails or sher
bets.
• • •
Before putting away garden
tools for th* winter, clean them
off. rub with kerosene or grease
and store in a dry place.
• • •
Do not let hardwood floors get
badly worn before having them
polished. A little polish on the
worn places each week keeps
floors always looking well.
• • •
If the neck of a bottle is broken
when opening, tie a pad of ab
sorbent cotton over the top of
another bottle and pour contents
of broken bottle through it. Cot
ton will catch pieces of glass as
liquid is poured through.
• * •
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