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V—M NINTH INSTALLMENT Old Charley was explaining his purchases: "You see, I hunted all over town but I didn't have no luck with habits like you wanted. I could have got one outfit but it didn't look like it would last long so I got you there." Ruth opened the package and found three pairs of overalls with short jackets to match. There was a bright copper rivet at the begin ning of each seam. She rolled them * up hastily. 1 x "Most everybody ip this country wears them," said the old man. "They ain't fancy "goof riding cloths^-' — —~~ from the car with some embarrass ment. "I had some money left, Mrs. Warren and I figured I'd add some thing to your outfit." He paused soberly. "I think you ought to have this —never can tell when you'll meet up with some—some varmint or other—coyotes, snakes and such." Old Charley had unwrapped two heavy little boxes and now took from the side pocket of the car a large revolver. "This gun's one of mine—she's a dandy—l'd like you to have it, Mrs. Warren." There was a quiet sincerity in the old man's voice which seemed to tell the girl clearly that she should have the weapon. "Why—thank you—l—heavens! I'm scared to death of it!" "Here, take it." Ruth took the gun gingerly. "I brought along an extra box of shells," said Old Charley, "and we're going to have some target practice right now—when once you learn how to handle a gun, and won't be scared of it —you'll find It a heap of comfort." And Ruth did find comfort and a satisfying thrill, when fcfter the fourteenth consecutive shot she sent a fory-five bullet through the lid of David's hat box at a distance of twenty feet. At about tfte thirtieth she found that she could keep her eyes opened, and became really in terested. Already the heavy black gun seemed not a terrifying mons ter but a powerful friend. Ruth's spirits rose. "Well, practice is what does it," remarked Old Charley; then quickly "but I wouldn't practice much around the home ranch if I was you, Mrs. Warren." He paused and add ed significantly, "I don't know as Jep Snavely would like it—you might hit a horse or something." Then for an hour Ruth discussed ranching with Old Charley. She coon found that the son, too, was much interested in the subject. Ruth suspected that Will Thane had gone to the city to be educated and to make some money, and that having done both his thoughts were turn ing toward the country and the work he had known in boyhood. Several times she saw his eyes fixed on the mountains or gazing into the valley in the manner of one look-, lng upon good things. Now... is the time to buy tires. Price® may go higher. If they do, it will actually you money to use up old tires. And with fall and winter weather and wet and slippery roads just around the corner, It's a good idea to have the pro tection of safe new tires all around. And remember this—tire wear is slower in winter than it is in sum mer—the tires you buy now will give you full pro- ISA mer to withstand the over? ° , ay and ld,k K DOUBLE EAGLE SERVICE COMPANY Shell Gas and Oil Washing and Greasing Bridge St Elkin, N. C. And during all of his talk—from the first two minuteß after old Char ley's arrival, Ruth Warren knew that her father was not even going to answer her letter. He must have received it, or it would have been returned. Almost she wished that she had not been suspicious of Snavely that morning five weeks ago. If she had not taken that sec ond letter to the box herself, while Snavely was off somewhere destroy ing the first, she could not blame the lack 'of an answer on to him and without losing caste with her self jEJ , would no more letters. Her people were not interested in her; very well, she could take care of herself. Her pride told her that this was best—she would not have cared to have Old Charley, for example, know that she had cried for help. When Old Charley and his son had gone, the girl boosted David onto Sanchez and led her own horse to the gate. She paused, as her hand touched the fastening bar, and looked for a time at the crudely let tered si£n. She had just put on a light coat with deep pockets—the right-hand pocket sagged heavily with the weight of its contents. She thrilled with the comfort of this weight and pressed it against her side. It added greatly to her grow ing sense of power; she knew many worthwhile things about ranching, and she could shoot a revolver. Suddenly she dropped . Brisket's reins, picked up a stone and ham mered the sign off the gate . . . "Just what kind of a situation is that, Dad?" Will was asking, as an cient Lena bore them over the hill to the south of the gate. "Danged if I rightly know," re plied Old Charley' "I'd like to ask her some things straight out —but —oh, hell, she knows what she's up against and she ain't the kind that wants their private affairs nosed in to." "No, I can see that," replied Will thoughtfully. "Cute kid," remarked Old Char ley a moment later. "I'll Bay so! How in the world she ever got out here—" Will paus ed abruptly. "He is a luce little fellow, all right, and what a kick he got out of that hat! He seems to be taking to the life —" "Yeah," interrupted the father, "a very cute kid." Ruth awaited the opportunity and finally cornered Snavely late one afternoon by the door of the saddle shed.* "Mr. Snavely. I mentioned at our last talk that I was going to write for capital to improve the ranch— I—it seems that there will be some delay." , Snavely smiled sourly. "But," continued the girl hastily, "I am sure that we can do a good deal without capital. First, I un derstand that the rains are expected about the end of June—less than a month away. You say that the big watering pond will carry us over, JgE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA but that all the feed will soon be gone in that neighborhood. If we do have rains won't the* other ponds which are in down in the meadow lands be filled? "Maybe," he shrugged, "but they ain't deep enough to hold it long—" "Then the thing to do is to have them deepened before the rain comes, don't you think so?" "Where are you going to git the money fer diggin' 'em out?" "Well, that should be possible— let's say that we--deepen.-the Jthree lower ponds. You say there's one hundred and fifty-one dollars in the bank; we could get a couple of Mex icans from that little border town —Palo Verde—for about four dol lars a day. And we have the plow and horses and fresno. If the money won't be enough we could pay them off with an old cow or two —they'll do anything for fresh beef you know." Snavely shook his head. "Since you come well have to spend that money for more grub." "Oh, I hardly think so. I've tak en an inventory of what we have and I think it will last a long time —if we don't hold any banquets or celebrations," she smiled. Snavely looked at the girl curi ously. Ruth hardly paused for breath. "So let's get at the ponds right away. Now, then, as we're going to have plenty of water we should get some more stock. I should think it might be possible to get a few head —say- about two hundred more cows and at least twenty young bulls by swinging some sort of a dicker with some other rancher—" Snavely did not speak for nearly a minute. At last he said slowly. "You're gittin' onto a heap o' things ain't you " "I'm doing my best, Mr. Snavely —this ranch is going to be a real ranch some day and we've got to think of everything and take ad vantage of everything" which will help us." "Well, while you're thinking of everything, suppose you tlxink of what will happen if we don't git no rains this summer." "Well, I once knew a man who had lived in this country for more than sixty years and he said that nobody can tell anything about the weather. So you can see we can't shape our course very clearly on experience. But we can go ahead as though things were going to be as they usually are. And of course we must have the ponds deepened anyway—even if we don't try to get more cattle just now." Snavely regarded the girl through half-closed eyes. "Say, jest what do you think you know about this country, anyways—do you figger you can tell me how to run this ranch? You don't know nothin'; you can't tell a waterin' trough from a rowboat. You been here a couple o' months an' you aim to tell me how to run a twenty-thousand acre cow ranch. If you think you can head me the way you want me to go, think again! I offered to buy ydu out fair an' square once, an' you didn't have sense enough to take me up. All right, I'm a mind to take back that there offer an' let you bump into a few things. Before a month's out you'll come beggin' me fer train fare out of here. If you're so set on improvin' things, fly to it"—he thrußt his face forward—"but don't figger none on me; this ranch is like I want it now!" Ruth was white, but she answered evenly as she turned to walk away, "very well, Mr. Snavely. There's only one thing for me to do now." Snavely let her take perhaps a dozen steps, Wien, "What did you say? What's that you're aimln~ to do?" Ruth stopped and faced him, her heart pounding. "Mr. Snavely, I am going to improve this ranch. You are my partner and it's one part ner's duty to help the other. I don't pretend to know much about this work, but I know a great deal more than I did, and I do under stand the general principle that to make improvements we have got to begin. If you feel that we should go on as you always have, then you and I do not agree and we shall have to ask for outside help to set tle our difficulties. I have certain rights on this ranch and I shall go into town next mall day and con sult a lawyer. I wanted to go in with you and get some legal advice in the first place—" "Now, listen here, pardner—" Snavely walked toward her. His attitude had changed. "I've al ready told you there's no legal ad vice needed. Your will is all straight an* I recognize it. That's all that's necessary—if you didn't have no right here'*.—his voice rose shrilly —"if you didn't—" He choked bapk his words and for a moment was silent, then—"Look here, we can't stand no fussin'. I'm a queer one all right, you probably think— *nd you're probably right, but I'm | your pardner and we've got to work together. The objections I had to your schemes awhile back was just because they didn't seem possible. But I »ee now that you're right in one thing. We got to get a start on improvement. All right, let's tackle them represas. I'll go to Pa lo Verde to-morrow and by next day I'll be back with a couple of cholos. And we can start in, Mrs. Warren, fix up the ranch—only it's got to be possible—it's just got to be pos sible." In spite of Ruth's victory her knees could hardly support her on the way back to the adobe ruin. Somehow the fact that Snavely had agreed to do as she wished made her fear him the more. He knew now that she was not going to be What the Indirect Lamp Means To Everyone Every home needs an indireet portable lamp because there is no lighting equipment in the home, generally speaking, which is de signed to provide illumination for SEEING. The indirect lamp provides those characteristics in illumination which unfortunate ly, are not usually found in present day home lighting. 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