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S. C- Tk«n4Ajr. r y‘~ 6UNL0CK -RANCH- by .SPEARMAN Copfright Trank H Spatroah WNU Harvlca SYNOPSIS Slrepy Cal. Hratrt town of the Southwest, is celebrating the Fourth of July Jane Van Tatnlwl. beautiful daughter of lius Van Tam hel, bated owner of (iunlock ranch, hat arrived from the Cast for the first time. She watches the Frontier Day celebration in company with Doctor Carpy, crusty, tender-hearted friend of the community. Henry Sawdy of the Cir cle Dot ranch, tricked in a fake horse race the day before by Dare McCroasen, foreman at Gunlock, plant revenge. He enters Bill Denison, a handsome young Texas wrangler, to the rodeo which McCrosten is favored to • In, and lays heavy bets op him. Unknown to the crowd. Denison it a champion horse man. McCrosten 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 McCrosten refuses to attempt the stunt. Entreated by the crowd. Denison agrees to perform 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 Rebatock, a McCroasen henchman, scares the pony, near ly coating the rider kit life. Gun play is pre vented by the intervention of Doctor Carpy. Back on Gunlock ranch, after two years to Chicago, because of ber father's illness. Jane gets loel riding m the kills and meets Dem- snw. now a neighbor, who guides ber home. Not knowing her identity, be speaks bitterly of Van Tambel She tells Metros sen who brought her home and he denounces Denison at a cattle thief Later she asks Doctor Carpy why her lather is »npopular and he telle her it m because of Van Tambefs ruthless aad aascrupuinwt character McCrooaeo tries So woo Jano. but « sharply rebuffed Ones agaia she loses her way w the hdla aad meets Dan- •so*. Oo impulse the gives him hoe bracelet These intereal is cock hot ideality so CHAPTER V—Continued Carpy lao«bH big dry Hltk Igafh •Wall r ho •trlalo*d 6*o«vol*o(ly “Too did pick a ml •atgfdor. dida t y««Y What did yoa tblak of ti»« brut»r la bar roafoatoa. Jaa« boaftafod •Why —I tbought bla hot had at alt” aha doc la rod with gpiriL What da yaa think of blar •Wby, ta apoofe Joat offbaad. Jaaa Iff key Bin Imtaaa bad bla oao»ioa; bat I tblak bo‘a abaat aa oquaro aad •poa aad abooobaard a young foilav aa M»oa ta iba Mila I 4oa t awppaaa •ay wf yoar faibor'a following vaald a grow altb a»o * *!!• atrack ano. tow Doctor, aa Jaaf •acb a •aa.' latorpoaod Jaaa la paMvafy. *Wbai da yaa know abaat fhlaga Nka fbaf r aakod Carpy Jocularly, * Yoa ra )uat a kid I Ha aight ba a Wrap tbiof far all you could foil, girl** Jane draw ho raw If ip “DoaT ba aa bum a boat reoey girl a bof ng a fool - aoata •» fbeta •Igbf fnof yoa I Ho fold tco ba Mod fa work at O a Block What wag iba quarrel bet a era bla aad Fathar r* Dr. t'arpy laid bla cigar oa iba adga Of Iba fabla a'd bra cod btaaolf. “Ha a kiad af loag atory.'’ ba hogab. aot koooing oxartly boo la tackla a dall rata aubjort Tva lota of tlmo.“ remarked Jab# dihronrortlBgly. ‘To begin with, your father waa al ways a grabber, Jana. Probably couldn't help It—Just built that way 1 tuiipose that hurts your faollngar* Tha girl winced a llttla. "Whetbor (t does or d >eg not. Doctor, I want to bear both sides, and I kuow you ara honest. Oo ahead, please Her appeal waa Dot unheeded. “You're a kind of surpiisa. Jane," continued the doctor slowly, “for Id aplte of the fact that the family name la oof very popular In this country, everybody la talking about you—how nice you are. and all that. “Juat to ahow you. June, how feel ing has been? we’re got an ex sheriff out here, one of the best and biggest- hearted men In the mountains. He's a character. He happened Id to the hotel the other day, and we got to talk ing about you—now dou’l blush or get confused, girl—you re entitled to a good send off. and I gave you a .rood one. “Old BUI Pardaloe set where you're getting, with hlg feet on I he table, chewing tobacco, listening to every word and never, all the time, saying one word himself. When I got through, -A U14 hjfrk al*wf ymr tratr an aunt In Chicago who'd been out here—a regular sport and no fancy airs because she had n rich brother. “Pardaloe—now I’m telling you this. Jane, only to show you how: some of Ui, felt—Pardaloe shifted his quid and says, ‘Doc, It’s kind of hard for me to believe there’s one decent Van Tambel In the world; I’m damned if I’ll ever believe there's two.’ ” “Oh, Doctor 1“ “Don’t take It hard, girl One thing about these frontier men, they're as open-minded and simple as children. Juat a word or a smile from an up-'n’- coming girl like you and you'll have 'em eating out of your band. “BUI Denison worked awhile for your father; he was foreman at Uunlock Your father thought Denison was Just about right He could do everything— and do It well Ha made so much money for your father that ha gave him a abare la the cattle, a teeth, I believe It waa When he quit, Denison asked for • settlement on bla share. Tew fatter told him be dldn t bare oa sham. They west to lew shoot H. Deolooe gaff heat—ho dtda t have ear thing hot a verbal contract So Bill weal back to live oo kle own ranch nett to tha Roeervatloa. H'a aaaalL bat haa plenty nf good water from a hlg apring that makee It valuable. Thee be began running off enough Ounlock cattle In small buocbea—cat tle be claimed belonged to him, any way—to pay off what your father owed him. There was e great hoe and cry. But BUI was loo smart for tha Quo- lock boya—privately, I think the In diana helped Bill They swear by him. “So BUI waa cussed by your father aa a rustler. It made cattlemen laugh, thinking of your father’s own reputa tion In that respect And the old mi^p brought a lawsuit against BUI to oust him from the little ranch, account bad title. That suit la still pending In the land office at Waablngton. Now that’s just about the itory, Jane. If I've hurt your feelings some, I didn’t do It because 1 wanted to. You asked me to tell you the truth. Did I do right or wrong?” The shock of the -doctor’s story so humiliated Jane that she wanted obly to get back home and hide what she felt to be the shame of her father from everybody. She had promised to ride back the hill trail with Denison;/ she felt she just couldn’t do It She took s short cut home across the desert Her mystified and disappoint ed admirer, after lingering patiently In the hills till dusk rode Into town only to learn at McAlpIn’s barn that Jane had taken ber pony out early In the afternoon. It waa a painful night She realized why the name the bore waa ao unpop ular In Sleepy Cat Her depression bore her down; even Quong saw that something was wrong. He cooked epeelal dishes to tempt Jsne’s appetite, but ber appetite could not be tempted. “Why don’t you get out and ride any more?’’ asked Bull Page one day. “You haven’t been on a horse for two weeks —Juat sit moping around the bouse, eatins nothing, talking nothing. Juat *WH#l Old Vow Tnina off U* roadlag aad rondlng. Mast bo liver. Next flaw I'm la tows HI boy a bottle of Hvicbers Liver Regulator for yon.’ “Uver regulator r* laughed Jane scorafully. ‘Quong takes It,” erged Ball quite nerloon T don’t need nay llrer regulator. Bull Just let me elooa. Itl be ell right" For another two weeks Bull was wor ried. Then sut iealy Jane relented. Sb# would take e horseback ride If Bull would ride with ber—not other wise. They started together. It was after noon. The sir was thick with a soft haze that tempered the sun's rays The trail led In sod out of the thin pins woods. She began to think her nervous ap prehension of meeting Denisoft again bad been a wasted worry. Indeed, she and ber guide were homeward bound within a mile of the ranch house when both beard the clatter of hoofs behind them. Jane would not have looked around for a million dollars. Bull told ber there were two men coming upu “Who are they?” “Looks like Carpy and Bill Denison.” Jane's heart raced. However, this seemed not so bad. Three men and one woman were better than one man a&d one woman. Carpy and Denison -a|4*u»ached together. ♦Where are you riding to today, doc tor?’’ asked Jane. “Uunlock ranch.” Jane showed surprise. "Who’s sick at the ranch?” "One of the boys,” said Carpy. . “That’s the first I’ve heard of It,” exclaimed Jane. “Who Is It?” “One of the boys that got cut up last night downtown. I sewed him up and want to see how he Is. Nothing seri ous. 1 guess,” said Carpy. “Any news In town, doctor?” asked Jane, though not In the least Interested In Sleepy Cat news. “Nothing but the brush fires up North. This whole country's dry as tinder. 1 hope the winds will keep ’em up North. What do you bear from your father?” asked the doctor lo re turn. “Oh, he's better” said Jane. “He talks about coming home pretty soon.' “Well, that’s news.” commented Doc tor Carpy, nooeomeslttslly. “He's got • wonderful constitution, that men." thinking to himself that U wm Mo fund. “How have you b#«u you* self, gtrtr “Oh. Fa Just fine, doctor ” ”11 art a* to go. eh? Os me on. girl HP net yon through this pine belt." Jane sew her chance to escape an uncomfortable situation, for Deoiaon hadn't said a word. She dnshod gayiy abend and outran Carpy. But Denlaoa followed her. overtaking ber and rid ing alongside. , The spurt couldn’t last forever, though Jane prolonged It to the beet of her ability. She wondered whether she had Jumped from the frying pan Into the fire; she waa alone now with Denison. When she slackened ber pace, out of breath, her cheeks were aglow. “1 wouldn't push that pony of yours too bard,” suggested Denison inciden tally. "He’s a nervous critter.” “Oh. he’s all right,” said Jane lightly, “but It doea shake one up, doesn't ttf she exclaimed, panting a little. *Tt does,” agreed Denison. “But I got my real shakeup when 1 spied you on the trail I’ve been staking myself out alone on this trail every day for a month or ao, hoping to get sight of you.” “I haven’t felt much tike riding late ly.” “I waa afraid you were sick. I watched for the doctor coming out, bu! 1 didn't see him. 1 used to ride u[ Gunlock Knob every day or two to see if 1 could see anythin* of you.” “I wish you wouldn’t do such things. Where la Ounlock Knob?” “It’s that peak over by the spring. It’s really on yonr father's ranch, ( guess, but I'm always careful not to run into any of your men.” "I'm sorry, but you mustn’t look for me any more—please don’t” She glanced at him firmly ns she spoke. To Denison she had never looked so lovely. "Wbyr be demanded. “Have I—” “You haven’t, but I havo—1 guess that’s the way to put It I mustn't see you any more. I don’t expect to re main lo this country very long, any way.” “Whet bare I do do. Jane?” “Nothing, nothing ” 'Somebody's been telling Hen about me." bo declared with some Mttornea* -No,” “If you'd tell mo want they arm I ild answer them * T said, not No ooo has uihog you” His sudden Intensity frightened Jane. She burst Info tanra. “Now loo made mat tees worse f” bo exclaimed penitently. “1 didn't mens tn srnro yon. Jane, I guena my Onrfs moron's my Mts, But It mokoo me wild te think I'on boon lied e eoly. If anything. "For whet 7” be to this all If yon mum know angry desperation. ‘Bot Jane, that 'on ha eon T” spntteeod poor Ji botleon mo whoa I any an ts iking shoot yool" ex ruse mo. then. I do oo- you. Bnt If you'd giro mo a to. Fd be willing to isffl you mooh thing Too done la my and loovo It nB to yon. Don't me out hoot e ■try at declared to "1 mat help that.” one ooid laatly. ”1 wish I'd never seen this cooatry. Aad I'm going to leave It the very grot minute 1 get e chanco. Deal see me say mom. I don't want in sen anybody till I ran tee re hero end for get everything " “Just ns you say. Jane. This to some trouble I den t know snoot." ho Mid “Bnt If I can't see you nay mom, Jane, please remember that wherever yon are. here or ten thousand miles from here, 1 love you.” Jane got horns thinking ef how wretchedly she had handled the ait* ustlon with Denison. It proved to be her foreman. Me* Crosseo. who had been cut up in • gambling quarrel Jane kept Doctor Carpy for supper, and that evening she held him ea long as she could. She felt down la the depths. When be started for town, Jans walked out In the moonlight with him, talking and clinging to bis hand. When he. mounted,.she still asked questions to keep him talking and kept hla hand In hers. “Jane,” he said, “there's something hurting your mind, not your body. Do you want to tell me, girl?” “Not tonight, doctor." “Sometime, maybe—come to me Just the same as if 1 were your father. You are a 'lovely young girl, Jane. With what God 1ms given you, you can make or break any man In the world. Use your power mercifully.” Her face fell against his band. He felt on It the warmth of her tears. “Mustn’t worry, my child. And If the load, whatever It Is, gets too heavy— you know where to bring It,” he add ed, wheeling away ( She had promised Doctor Carpy to ride every day, and while attending the wounded man be kept close tab on her, but she avoided the mala trails and kept to the hllla near the rhhcb bouse. Carpy brought llttla news from Sleepy Cat, bpt he spoke of the forest fires north of town. “1 hope we shan’t be bothered her*,’' said Jane. “No danger hero unless they croes the river. 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