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SIXTH PAGE The Settling of the Sage By HAL G. EVARTS Copyright by Hal Q. Evarts WNU Service THE STORY CHAPTER I. At the Warren ranch, the "Three Bar," on the triune of the "cow country," a stranger applies for work as a rider. He is engaged by the owner, Wllllamette Ann Warren known to all as "Billle." The girl's fa ther, Cal Warren, had been the original .owner of the place. The question whether the territory Ib to remain ,"cow country" or be opened to settle ment Is a troublesome one. CHAPTER II. Cattle "rustlers" have been troubling the ranch owners, ithe Three Bar, with a girl boss, hav ing; suffered more than others. Tho new hand gives his name as Cal Har ris. By his announcement In favor of squatters" he incurs the enmity of a rider kn6wn as Morrow. The will made by CaJ Warren stipulated that half the property should go to the son of his Old friend, William Harris, under cer tain conditions. The new arrival Is ths 'man, and he discloses the fact to Bil lle. The girl is suspicious or ner new rider and takes counsel with her friend, the ranch cook, "Waddles." He quiets her fears. "And hare your water holes fenced," Morrow said. "As soon as you let the 'first squatter light." "The government has prohibited fencing water holes necessary to the adjacent range," Harris cut in. "It that valley was mine I'd have put It la bay this long time back." "But It wasn't yours," Morrow pointed out "No; but It U now, or at least a part of It la," Harris said. "I picked lap that school section that lays across the valley and Wed on a home quar ter that butts up against the rims." Be sat gazing Indifferently out the door as If unconscious of the dead Silence that followed his remark. More men had drifted In till nearly a dozen were gathered In the room. "That's never been done out here buying school sections and filing squat ter's rights," Morrow said at last "This Is cow country and will never be anything else." "Good cow country," Harris agreed. "And It stands to reason it could be made better with a little help." "Whenever you start helping a coun try with fence and plow you ruin It for cows," Morrow stated. "I knowl" "It always loomed up in the light of a good move to me," the newcomer returned. "One of us has likely read his signs wrong." "There's some signs round here you better read," Morrow said. "They Iwere posted for such as you." "It appears like I'd maybe made a ibad selection then. I'm sorry about kbat" Harris deprecated In a negli gent tone that belled his words. "It's Hard to tell Just how it will pan out" "Not so very hard If you can read," the dark man contradicted. The newcomer's gaze returned from down the valley and settled on Mor row's face. "Do you run a brand of your own so's you'd stand to lose a dollar If every foot of range was fenced?" he Inquired. "What are you trying to get at now?" Morrow demanded. "Nothing much now; I've already got," Harris said. "A man's Interest lays on the side where his finances are most concerned." "What do you mean by that?" Mor row Insisted. "You're good at predicting maybe you're an expert at guessing, too," Harris returned. And suddenly Evans laughed as i something had just oc curred to him. Morrow glanced at him without turning his head, then fell siient, his expression unchanged. A chunky youngster stood In the door and bent an approving gaze on the big pinto as' he swung out across the pasture lot The boy's face was small and quizzical, a shaggy mop of tawney hair hanging so low upon- his forehead that his mild blue eyes peered forth from under the fringe of it and gave him the air of a surprised terrier, which effect had gained him the title of Bangs. ''. ; . "I bet the little patojinarse could make a man swing ap4'jeftts'.to set up in bis middle. omffy pxt$ to act up," nt said. . f "V - "Calico wouldn't kno start," Harris said. "A horaJilda-nla lim itations, la what tfaA&akermakes bim. I never favofeft-the Idea .of breaking a hornet ti4ght you every time, you climb him. My horses are gentle-broke." " .; But" you1 have to b able to top : ott just any kind of a horse," Bangs - objected. , "That dont hinder a man from gen tling his own string," Harris re turned. .Bangs turned his surprised eyes on Harris and regarded him Intently as If striving to fathom a viewpoint that was entirely new to him. ' "Why, It don't for a fact" he said at last Only I Just never happened ' to. think of It like that before." Morrow laughed and the boy flushed at the disagreeable ring of it " "Mor row's face wore none f the active i r "mr that stamp tin features of those tificon trolled desperadoes who kill In a flare of posslon; rather it seemed that the urge to kill was always with him, had been born with him, his face drawn and overlength ened from the Inner effort to render his homicidal tendencies submissive to his brain, not through desire for regeneration, for he had none, but as a mere matter of expediency. "You listen to what the squatter man tells you," Morrow said to Bangs. "He'll put you right give yon a course In how everything ought to be done." De rose and went outside. A raucous bellow sounded from the cookhouse and every man within ear shot rose and moved toward the sum mons to feed. "Let's go eat it up," Evans said and left the bunk house with Harris. "Did you gather all the information you was prospecting for?" he asked. Harris nodded. ' I sorted out ojie man's number," lie said. "Now if you'd only whispered to me I'd have told you right off," Evans said. "It's astonishing how easy it is to pick them if you try." All through the meal the gigantic cook hovered near IUllie Warren us she sat near one end of the long table. It was evident to Harris that the big man was lf-nppointed guar dian and counsellor of the Three Bar boss. He showed the same fussy solicitude for her welfare that a hen would show for her helpless chicks. "Praise the grub and have a friend at court," Harris murmured in Evans' ear. Billle Warren had nearly completed her meal before the men came in. She left the table and went to her own room. When Harris rose to go he slapped the big man on the back. "I'd work for half pay where you get grub like this," he said. "That's what I'd call a real feed." Waddles beamed and followed him to the door. "It's a fact that I can set out the best bait you ever throwed a Up over," he confessed. "You're a man of ex cellent tastes and it's a real pleasure to have you about" Billle 'Warren opened the door and motioned to Harris. He went Into the big front room that answered for both living room and sleeping quarters. In dian blankets partitioned off one end for the girl's sleeping room. "Yon had something to tell me," she observed, after be had remained si lent for the space of a minute, sitting In the chair she had indicated and gazing into the fire. -And Til have to start it a little dif ferent from the way I first counted on," he said. "Have any of the boys mentioned my name to you?" She shook her head and waited for him to go on. "You won't care much to hear It" he announced. "I'd thought some of spending two years here under some other name but perhaps It's better to come out In the open don't you think T" The girl had straightened in her chair and was leaning toward him, her face white and her gray eyes boring straight Into the man's. She knew now who he was the man she had mora reason to despise than all others on earth combined. Of the Harris family she knew nothing at all except that her father's lifelong regret bad been the fact that the partnership be tween himself and his oldest friend, William Harris, had never been brought to pass. And this regret had. In the end, led him to try and cement that arrangement in the second gen eration. Five years before his trail had crossed that of the elder Harris for the first time since he had taken over the Three Bar brand; and when bis will had been read she had known that on the occasion of that visit his old friend had played upon this sen timent to trick him into making it On all sides of her she had evidence that men were wolves who preyed upon the Interests of others, and there was not a doubt that the fa ther of the man before her had preyed upon her interests through the senti ment of her parent; no other possible theory could account for the strange disposal of his property, the will dated and signed at the exact time of his visit to the Harrises. The tenseness of her pose was re placed by lethargic indifference and she relaxed Into her chair. "I've known all the time you would come," she said. "It's too bad, Billle," he said. "It's tough having me wished on to you this way." "Don't play that game with me!" she flared. "Of course you've dis proved every drop of human decency In advance." "It sure looms up like that on the surface," he admitted ruefully. "But I didn't have a hand In cinching you this way." ' - '"You could have proved that by staying away," I, wrote you a year ago that rd donate you a half-interest In the Three Bar at the expiration of the time If you'd only keep oft the place. But at the last moment you couldn't resist having It alt Ten more days and you'd have been toe' late." The man nodded slowly. "Too late." he agreed and sat look ing Into the lire. ' ' ' She had been almost a son to her father, bad ridden the range with him, managed the Three Bar during bis sickness; and such was her loyalty to his memory that not a trace of her bitterness bad been directed toward her parent. He had loved the Three Bar and had always believed that old Bill Harris, its founder, bad loved It too. His will had stipulated that half of his property should go to the younger Harris under ' the condition that the man should make his home on the. Three Barfor two out oj the TUB NEWS. RECORD flrsfTEree years after her fatEera de cease. The whole of It was to go to him In case she failed to make her own home at the Three Bar during her coheir's stay, or in the event of her marriage to another before the ex piration of three years. "Of course I'm tied here for two years," she said. "Or left penniless. If you can make it unpleasant enough to drive we away which won't be dif ficult you win." "I wouldn't count too strong on that," he counseled mildly. 'Then why did you come?" she In sisted. "Half of It was yours by merely keeping away." "Muybe I'm sort of tied up myself in ways yon don't suspect," he of fered. "Very likely:" she returned; "sounds plausible. You might offer to many me," she suggested when he failed to answer. "You could gain full possession at once that way." He removed his gaze from the fire and looked long r.t her. "It will likely come to that," he said. "I'll put a weapon in your hands," she retorted. "Whenever It does come to that I'll leave the ranch so now you know the one sure way to win." "I hope It won't pan out like that" he said. "I'll be disappointed more than I can say." She rose and stood waiting for him to go. "Good night, Dillie," he said. "1 expect maybe things will break all right for us." She did not answer as lie went out. Waddles hailed him iu friendly fash ion as he passed through the cook house, then wiped his hands and stepped Into Billies quarters. Wad dles was a fixture at the Three Bar: he had ridden for her father until he had his legs smashed up by a horse and had thereafter reigned as c ok. He was confidential adviser and self appointed guardian of the girl. His mind was still pleasantly concerned with the stranger's warm praise of bis culinary efforts. "That new. man now, Billle," he re marked. "He's away off ahead of tho average run. Ton mark me he'll be top baud with this outfit In no time at all." Then he observed the girl's expression. "What is It Pet?" he In quired. "What's afretting you?" "Do you know who be Is?" she asked. Waddles wagged a negative head "He's Calvin Harris," she stated. Instead of the blank dismay which she had expected to see depicted on Waddles Wagged a Negative Head. Waddles' face at this announcement, It seemed to her that the big man was pleased. ''The h 1 !" he said. " 'Scuse me, Billle. So this here is Cal! Well, well now what do you think of that?" "1 think thut I don't want to May here alone with him while you're out after the horses," she returned. "Wrong idea!" the big man prompt ly contradicted. "You've got to Mick It out for two years, girl. The best thing you can do is to get acquainted; and tigure out how to get along the best you can the pair of you. cild Cal Warren had some definite notion when he framed this play; so It's likely this young Cal Is on your side, too." "But even more likely not" she stated. "Then what?" "Why, then I'll have to kill him and put a stop to It" the big man an nounced. "But It's noways probable that It will come to that Let's use logic. He spoke well of my cooking, which proves him a man of some dis cernment No way to get around that Now a man with his judgment wouldn't suspect for on living second that he could play It low-down on you with me roosting dose at band.- Put ting two plain facta together it works Out right natural and simple that he's on. the square. . As easy as that" he finished triumphantly. "So don't you fret' And In case be acts up I'll damp down on him real sudden," he added by way of further reassurance. His great paw opened and shut to Illustrate his point as he moved to ward the door and the Three Bar girl knew that when Waddles spoke of clamping down it was no mere figure of speech. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK What is promised to children who obey their parents? Ephesians 6:1-3. Which 'is the ' , Fourth ' Command ment? Exedua 20:8-11. : a, ' I T tro we Sweeter Next time a coated tongue, fetid breath, or acrid sk in gives evidence of sour stomach try I'hiliiiis Milk of Magnesia! Crt. acquainted with this perfect anti acid that helps the system keep sound and sweet. I hat every stomach needs at times. Take it whenever a hearty meal brings any discomfort. Phillips Milk of Magnesia has won medical endorsement. And convinced millions of men and women they didn't have "indigestion." Don't diet, and don't suffer; just remember Phillips. Pleasant to take, and always enective. The name Phillips is important; it Identifies the genuine product "Milk of Magnesia" has been the U. S. registered trade mark of the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co. and its predecessor Charles H. Phillips since 1875. PHILLIPS . Milk . of Magnesia From Walnut Creek We are having a very good Sunday School. Rev. N. H. Griffin, pastor of Walnut Creek church delivered a good sermon both Saturday night and Sunday morning. Mr. T. m. crane was taaen 10 me iarshall hospital Feb. 19th for ap- endicitis. He seems to be improving ery fast. Mrs. Bessie Reece was visiting Mrs. lelvin Ball Sunday. Mrs. Vernon Runmon was visiting Mrs. F. C. Runnion Sunday. Miss Ola Wallin spent Friday night with Miss Evelyn Crane. Mrs. Beatrice Sherman and child ren are spending a few days in Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Wallm and two small children spent Sunday, Feb 17, with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wild. Mr. Thurian Runnion and Mr. Ed mond Sprinkle went to Asheville last Wednesday night. Mrs. Jonnie Kilpatrick was visiting her mother last Friday. Mrs. Ida Runnion's baby has been ery sick. Miss Etta Ball has gone to Black fountain. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Runnion's baby pvas very sick Sunday. Hupmobile Touring Car for Sale will give you bargain. See me. GUY V. ROBEIITS FROM BEAR CREEK Our S. S. at this place is going along nicely. Next Sunday is our reg ular meeting day. Hope everybody will come. Rev. Dell Sams will preach here Sunday. Rev. R. Woodson was on Anderson FELT BAD AFTER EATING "Foot YZABfl ago, I (A Buffered with heart-1 1 1 LIU , If W ' man una muuua incu geatian. Whatever I ate disagreed with me. Gas on my stom ach made ma vary niwxiiifhrtoMo itj BJacfcSmaM aa4 teieVsM to wa?. teaa - any ctrildxan whenever they aaad aomathlng . Ibr colds or upaet stomacha. ' Our whola fapfly takea Black-Draught" Mrs. G.O. Lear, 103 Worth Alston Aviv, Durham, H G. r r im Jiu-i. rjifMii.itj Woirrw wtvo ied tonic should take CwsL Uaad rja. , Makes, i tonfua waa coated sum my color waa bad.aM4a4Mal kataOf, mi a Btyv law gar bm' aoaaa i ija lanil Branch Sunday. Miss Gertie Brown spent Tuesday night with Misses Vada and Lillie Brown. -Mrs. Iona Brown who has been ill for some time is improving. Mr. Allie Worley is on the sick list at this writing. Mr. Burnett Brown spent oaiuraay night with his brother, Mr. E. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Joe rayne were on Little Pine Sunday. Miss Lillie Brown spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Will Luns- ford. Misses Vada and Lillie Brown, and Temple and Sylvia Freeman, Messrs Arthur Roberts, Bill Ball, Ervin Hen sley, were out for a walk Sunday. Mr. Ervin Hensley spent baturaay night with his sister, Mrs. Iona Brown Miss Martha Brown visited little Grace Worloy Sunday. Rev. R. Woodson is planning on spending this week in Asheville. Miss Maud Marlow visited Miss Vada Brown Saturday. Miss Elvie Marler visited Misses Maude and Ethel Marler Saturday night. Come on with the news from Paw Paw. DR. J. H. DENTIST Citizens Bank Building MARSHALL, N. C. v DAV wrtDV A QPF.raAI.TY 4 JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGE Kimberlin Height, Tenn. The new Womrr- BtW Class of J. B. C. was organized February 3rd, and will continue to meet each Lord s Day. The February birthday dinner in the dining hall Tuesday, Feb. 12th, at six o'clock, was given in honor of Mrs. Beckett. Harold Lockwood, Wil liam Gudeman, and Ralph Underwood. There were after-dinner speeches and a popular solo followed by numbers by the quartet making the evening an enjoyable one. Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 19th, Bro. M. D. Clubb. Secretary of the Chris tian churches of Tenn., spoke to the students. He gave a message con cerning the opportunity, work and re quirements of young preachers. Miss Bobo, who took charge of the dining hall during the illness of Miss Bullock (the matron) is to return to her home soon in Brazil, Ind. The J. B. C. girls' basketball team, "Blue Birds," were victorious over L. M. U. in a game Saturday night, by five points. Also the J. B. C. boys won over Hiawassee by a score of 34-15. Mrs. A. V. Isenberg, Misses Beatrice Garrett, Virginia Scott, Uet US Twin You The Richest Field in the World sag are tea fesja that open the avenues te She ntnns worM. Hew mm enterprises oonung to this seatloa wffl eatt upon out sohoeis far office help than, why not take peclallaod team ing which assures buauues auooassf Asheville From FAUST Our school at Ebbs Chapel closed last Friday. We had a very success ful school term. The teachers were all good Christian people and did themselves credit by their efficient work. They will be missed very much in 0r churches and community .in general.' We wish for each one of them a great success in their work. Our S. S. work has been going rather slow for the past two months on account of the road being almost past fording. We are hoping that we will be re membered and get some help in a wav that will give us better roads. At present we are jusf about cut bff from afl other settlements. Of: course, the ones who do not understand our con dition are not affected by it are not giving tis much, if any, considera tion, but' it -looks' serious to us." It would be almost impossibble to get any one out to a hospital, or get nec essary things in here, such as groc eries, Jefd-and'ertiliier, , so much needed aVpresenf f o plaht bed. ' we have been expecting -some re lief for quite a while, and would be a grateful people indeed for. help inas much as giving us passable roads. We are anxious to get more spiritual life in our churches and Sunday School, ana are made to wonder just how many settlements there are in our ounty where people are debarred from church on account of the roads eing impassable. Rev. J. D. King filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church hst Sunday. His sermons are good. More impressive on account of his devoted Christian life. He' has lived hat true, peaceful life that, only omes to those who spend their life ia the service of God. - . . ; On last Wednesday""" the stork topped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall N. C, Mar. 1, 1929 From BUCKNER (Too late for last week.) The farmers at this place are get ting along well with their farm work. Among these are J. u. unggs, u. u. Gregord, Ervin Waldroup, Decautur Robinson. J. J. Ponder, R. B. Beaver, Jim Roberts, Levi Buckner, Sam Gre gory and C, Ponder. Mr. Arnold Kamsey is building a new house. Rev. R. D. Pond'er cut his foot very badly last week. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dmyck of Char lotte, N. C. spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chandler have moved into their new home. Miss Mittie Duyck left for Orlando, Florida, Monday, where she will spend a few weeks with her brother. Mr. A. J. Duyck. Mr. Judd Ponder and Mr. D. L. Duvck went to Asheville on a busi ness trip Monday. Mr. Guv Hamlin and family have moved back to this place from Ashe ville. Mr. Carl Ferguson is building a new barn. HUTCHINS fo Margaret McLarty and Ruby Kent, Mr. Paul, Robert, and Homer Scott were out driving Sunday afternoon. Some places that they went were: Seven Islands, Ridgeway, Sevierville and Knoxville. The Johnsonian open session, form erly scheduled for Feb. 23rd, wilj be presented Saturday , March 2nd. The program will consist of a comedy drama in four acts, entitled "The Road To The City." The cast in cludes ten characters, represented by five boys and five girls. Mr. William Hughey was the Sun day evening speaker of Feb. 24th. He delivered a good sermon, which was enjoyed by all. A special number was rendered by Mrs. O. R. Clary and Mrs. W. H. Bennett. The annual Washington Birthday Banquet was given b the Oletheian Literary Society, Friday evening, Feb. 22nd, at 6 o'clock. A program was given by members of the Society and Knoxville visitors. The Senior Academy had a meeting Saturday and elected the following1 officers to serve the remainder of the school: President Harry Wagner; Vice-president James Workman; Secretary and Treasurer Ruby Kent Their motto is: "Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you." For Business . - bsrttiiad. ttnoHwy. nofthHaptnt; and Aoootnrt- Spartanburg .Ralph Bryan and left a baby boy J. R. Mr. Jeff Whitt and Miss Lois Bal lard were quietly married a few days I ago. We wish for them a long, pros perous and happy life. Rev. J. S. Ponder and wife, who have been living near Marshall for the past few years, have moved to their son's, C. R. Ponder's, in this settlement. We w1 rnmp thorn fiolr with us. They are good people and are well known and loved in here, as 'this was their former home. I We have enjoyed very much what has been said in this paper concern ing- tne propoaea hospital for our Countv. And ttrinlr ffiimifiti jta a1 'umns ifl A trrtA wav tr 1Af tha understand all about: just how it ia to be 'carried on should we get it "Mr. John Porahia is building him I self nice dwelling house. W r m m w am jur. uecu eauara naa moved back Ito Calif ornla Creek. . People are preparing their tobacco ' plant beds, hoping to make bumper crops thia year. Miss . KafhWrf ICnnU - - - f - vuv. w vua7 teachers, left Saturday for the Nor mal at Asheville. Mtfca Victoria' .1.. , m - MOV UUS Ul our teachers, left Sunday for Man We art rnomr tn 4 t. j: cord at Raleigh over our County af fairs, and would be pleased if our vuumy s ousiness could be carried on in a smooth, impartial, business-like manner. But let n v. (that is done will be for the best THE GOOD ' SHEPHERD : Tho jLord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. Purely goodness and mercv shall fol. .low me all the days of mv life: and T will dwell in the house of the Lord .forever.. Psalm 23 :l-6. For -whom, did Jesus pray? Johni
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