FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1934
I ROBBERS*
ROOST
* byV
ZANE
Copyright. fiPPV
—WNU Service. \J XVJU Z
THE STORY
CHAPTER I.—Jim Wall, young
_ cowpuncher from Wyoming, in the
.early days of the cattle Industry,
seeks a new field In Utah. He meets
Hank Hays, who admits to being a
robber, and tells Wall he Is work
ing for an Englishman named Her
rlck, who has located a big ranch
In the mountains. Herrlck has em
ployed a small army of rustlers and
iKun-flghters, and Hays and others
are plotting to steal their employer's
cattle and money. Hays wants Wall
to throw in with the rustlers.
f CHAPTER ll.—At the little settle
ment of Green River, Hays gets In
to an argument with a gambler
called Stud, over a poker game. Wall
saves Hank's life by bluffing the
gambler out of shooting. With Hays
/and two other rustlers. Happy Jack
and Lincoln, Jim Wall starts out for
Herrlck a ranch. In camp, the first
, night out, Jim regrets the step he
has taken, but It Is too late to turn
back.
CHAPTER lll.—The four men ar
rive at the ranch. Herrlck announces
that his sister, Helen, is coming to
the ranch. Hays unfolds his plan
for getting possession of the 12,000
head of live stock on the Herrlck
ranch. He and his lieutenants ride
away to drive off the first bunch of
'cattle. Jim remains behind to shoot
it out. if necessary, with Heeseman,
Hay s rival among the cattle rus
tlers. Jim sees a dust cloud, which
he Is certain denotes the arrival of
Heeseman and his gang. He stands
with rifle ready.
"r,onK here. T.et me show you,"
said Jim, taking the gun. "I thumb
the hammer . . . like that."
' "By Jove! —But please explain."
"Mr. Herrlck, the cocking of a
gun and pulling the trigger require
twice as much time as thumbing.
For example, supposing the eyesight
and the draw of two men are equal,
the one who thumbs his hammer will
kill the other."
* "Ah—Er—Yes. I see. Most ex
traordinary. Your American West
la quite bewildering. Is this thumb
ing a common practice among you
desperadoes?"
"Very uncommon. So uncommon
"~''3 that I'll be obliged if you will keep
it to yourself."
"Oh!— Yes, by Jove! I see. Hal
hal hal I grasp the point . . .
Wall, you're a comforting fellow to
have round the place."
Herrick was evidently a free, care
less, impressive man who had been
used to fulfilling his desires. His
eccentricity was not apparent ex
cept in the fact of his presence there
there In wild Utah. He liked horses,
dogs, guhs, the outdoors, physical
effort But he had no conception*
Whatever of his remarkable situa
tion in this unsettled country.
When they arrived at the barn he
nsked Jim to ride up to the house,
where they would look over some
English guns.
The big living room had three win
dowed sides and was bizarre and
strange to Jim, though attractive.
* Herrlck had brought with him a
quantity of rugs, skins, pictures,
and weapons.
The heavy English guns earned
Jim's solemn shake of head. "No
good at all here, Mr. Herrlck. Not
even for grizzly. Get a forty-four."
"Thank you. I shall do so. I'm
fond of the chase."
,J Herrlck had his desk near a win
dow, and upon It, standing out In
relief from books, papers, orna
ments, was a framed picture of a
beautiful, falr-halred, young woman.
The cast of her features resembled
) Herrlck's. That was a portrait of
his sister.
Jim carried a vision of Helen Her
rlck's picture In his mind as he rode
back down the bench. And he cursed
the predicament Into which he had
* allowed himself to become Inveigled.
"I'll have to stick it out," he mut
tered, that fair face and shining
hair before his Inward eye. "I might
*\ have chucked this outfit"
"I'll have to hoof It up to see the
boss tonight," Hays said, after fin
ishing the late supper. "Put me
•wise to what's come off In my ab
~ 3 sence."
"We've had no sign of Smoky's
outfit So we don't know where his
camp Is."
"I do. Good place an* out of sight
I gave Smoky orders to pack sup
plies back from Grand Junction
every trip."
"Hank, reckon you're flggerln' up
A a long hole-up somewheres," said
Happy Jack, with a grin.
"Have you run Into Heeseman?"
went on Hays, Ignoring Jack's hint.
"Yes. He called on us," replied
Jim, casually.
"Humph! I don't savvy that
dodge. It's no good. Heeseman Is
the slickest customer In Utah. Just
tryin' to scrape acquaintance, eh?"
"I think so. It struck me that he
might be wanting to throw his out
fit with yours."
"Ahuh. I had thet hunch. It
might well be," replied Hays, medi
tatively.
"Herrlck took me up to see his
guns," went on Jim, easily, with fur
tive eyes on Hays. "Have you seen
* them?"
"Yes. Funny lot of knlckknacks.
There's one thing I'm goln' to own,
though."
Jim laughed. He did not need to
ask any more. Suddenly then a
tiffprish sensation shot through his
vitals. It was like an unexpected
attack.
"I'd like to own all that stuff," he
said carelessly.
**•••••
Three days of genuine labor
around the ranch followed. But on
the fourth day, Herrlck approached
Jim.
"Wall, I want you to go to Grand
Junction tomorrow after my sister,"
he said. "Take the cowboy Barnes
with you. His home Is In Grand
Junction. Have him hitch the black
team to the buckboard and start
early."
"Boss, I reckon I'll go along with
Wall," Hays said, coolly.
"Hays, I did not ask your serv
ices," returned Herrlck. "You are
needed here." His tone as much as
his words settled the matter.
Jim purposely delayed his hour
of quitting, In to avoid Hays.
After supper Hays lighted his
pipe. Then, without facing Jim, he
said:
"Jim, had the boss mentioned
this here trip before?"
"No. I was as surprised as you."
"Wal, suppose you make some ex
cuse an' let me go Instead?"
"But Herrlck won't like that,
Hays," protested Jim. "He turned
down your proposal cold."
"Shore. He did. D—n funny, I
take thet, too. But If you wouldn't
or couldn't go, I'd be next choice."
''Hays, you surprise me. Here
you are on the eve of a big deal—
the biggest of your life. And you
risk angering Herrlck at this
stage."
Hays puffed his pipe. He was
beaten.
"Wal," he said, finally, "I reckon
mebbe you're right, Jim. Only tt
didn't seem so."
By sunrise next day Jim Wall
was on his way to Grand Junction.
Young Barnes, the cowboy, had his
hands full with the spirited team.
Presently Jim's ever-watchful
eyes caught dust far ahead, and
dots of riders getting oft the road
into the cedar thickets. They would
be Smoky's outfit, Jim calculated,
and gave them credit for seeing the
buckboard first. They did not ap
pear again, and Jim knew they were
hiding on their way back to Star
ranch.
At four o'clock they drove Into
Grand Junction, which was consid
erably larger and busier than Green
River.
"Barnes, here we are," said Jim.
'This Is a metropolis, compared to
Green River."
"Fust I've been home for long,"
rejoined Barnes. "I'll take care
of the team at my paw's."
After supper Jim turned In.
Awakening early he got up and
leisurely shaved and dressed, pay
ing more than usual attention to
his appearance. He was there to
escort an English girl fifty miles
across the wilderness to Star ranch.
One thing he was sure of, and that
was that It would be vastly better
for Miss Herrlck than if Hank
Hays had been seat Suddenly this
fact struck Jim as singular. Was
he any better than Hank Hays?
After breakfast he went out and
found a boy to shine his high-top
boots and brush his dark, worn
suit and his black sombrero. Pres
ently, then, he encountered Barnes.
"Howdy, boy. Did you have a
nice time home?"
"Gee, I did," grinned the cowboy.
"You sure look bright this morn
ing."
"Wal, you look klnda spick
an' span yourself, Jim," drawled
Barnes. "Funny how the ldear of
a gurl gets a feller."
"Funny? You mean terrible, my
friend. A woman Is as terrible as
an army approaching with ban
ners."
"Gosh, who'd ever dreamed you
had seen the Inside of a Bible?" ex
claimed the cowboy.
"It's funny, though, how I hap
pened to remember that Now,
Barnes, listen. This Miss Herrlck
might take me for an honest, de
cent fellow like you. But If I let
that pass I'd be sailing under false
colors. I don't do that. And as
I can't very well tell her myself you
must"
"Tell her what?" queried Barnes,
with a puzzled grin.
"You know. . . . The kind of
a man I am."
"I sort of like you myself. So
if you want me to tell her anythln'
you must say what."
"Well then, tell her about Herrlck
hiring all the desperadoes In Utah,
and that I'm one of them. Make me
out worse than Hays and Heese
man thrown together."
"Shore. Thet's easy. But what's
the ldear, Jim?"
"I wasn't always an outcast. . . ,
And I think lt'd hurt me less If
this girl was scared and repelled.
If she took me for a real westerner,
you know, and talked and laughed—
well, I'd go get powerfully drunk
and probably shoot up Star ranch.
So you fix it for me, will you,
Barnes?"
"Shore, I'll fix It," replied Barnes,
with a sly glance at Jim. "You give
me a chanst when the stage rolls
up. She's due now. I'll run down
an' drive the buckboard up."
But the stage did not show up
for an hour—a long, nervous drag
ging one for Jim Wall. Grand Junc
tion was no different from other
western points remote from civiliza
tion—everybody turned out to see
the stage come In. It was a gala
occasion for the youngsters, of
whom there was a surprising num
ber. The women onlookers, Jim ob
served, rather hung In the back
ground.
THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA
The four-horse stage came rolling
up In a cloud of dust The driver, a
grizzled old frontiersman, brought
It to a stop with a fine flourish, and
bawled out: "Grand Junction! Half
hour fer lunch."
There were si* passengers, two
of them feminine. The last to leave
the stage was a tall, veiled young
woman, her lithe and erect figure
encased in a long linen coat She
carried a small satchel. Expectantly
she looked around. Jim stepped
before her, baring his head.
"Are you Miss Herrick?"
"Oh!— Yes," she exclaimed In re
lief.
"Your brother sent us to meet
you," went on Jim, Indicating
Barnes, who stood to one side.
"Be did not come!" The full,
rich voice, with Its foreign Intona
tion, struck pleasantly upon Jim's
ear.
"No. There's much work at Star
ranch. But It's perfectly all right
Miss Herrlck. We will drive you
safely over before dark."
Jim could not see clearly through
the tan veil, but he discerned well
enough that big eyes studied him.
"Didn't he send a letter or any
thing? How am I to know you
men are employed by my brother?"
"I'm afraid you'll have to take
my word," replied Jim, gravely.
"But, Barnes, here, can prove his
Identity. He lives In Grand Junc
tion, and of course there are re
sponsible people who will vouch for
him."
"Miss, the boss did segd word,"
spoke up Barnes, touching his hat,
and stepping closer he added In a
lower tone: "He told me last night
you was to fetch what come by
Wells-Fargo."
"Then It Is all right," she replied,
heartily relieved. "My luggage Is
Inside, on top and tied on behind.
The name Is on every piece. Helen
Herrlck."
"I'll attend to the 'baggage, Miss
Herrlck," rejoined Jim. "Mean
while Barnes will show you where
to eat. It might rest you to walk
a little. We have an eight-hour
drive."
"Thank you. I've been riding
steadily for two weeks and I'm
stiff."
Whereupon Jim set about collect
ing the pieces of baggage marked
"Herrlck." It appeared that the
stage had been loaded down with
them. Nineteen In all! Manifestly
Miss Herrick had come to stay. To
find room for all, of them In the
buckboard was going to be a task.
He set about this methodically, his
mind at once busy and absent. By
packing carefully under the seats
and on them, too, Jim got the bags
all In. He went to the store and
bought rope to tie some of them
on securely. "Wonder what she
"Are We Ready to Go?" She Asked
Gayly.
looks like," he thought. He had
felt vaguely uncomfortable when
sh» looked him over through that
veil. His task completed, Jim stood
beside the restless horses, waiting.
And It seemed he was waiting for
he knew not what
Presently Barnes returned, wear
ing an excited grin. His eyes were
Important.
"Jim, I fixed It. I shore gave her
an earful," he said.
"Did you? Much obliged, cow
boy."
"She took oft thet coat an' veil.
Lordy! Utah never seen the likes
of her. Red lips, pink cheeks, hair
like gold, an' eyes like violets I
Jim, for a mlnnit 1 went plumb
back on my gurl!—But shucks,
thet's crazy. She asked me to set
at table. I did. She's just as nice
an' free as Herrlck. It was while
we was eatln' thet I had the chanst
to tell her about the notorious
Jim Wall. Mebbe I didn't spread
it on. An' she looked —gee, such
eyesl She said, 'So Bernie Herrlck
sent a desperado to be my escort?
How perfectly rippln'l Honest,
Jim, thet's what she said. So I shet
up pronto."
"Have you double-crossed me?"
queried Jim, suspicious of this boy.
"You were to make me out low
down."
"Jim, honest to Gawd, If thet
gurl ain't scared to death of you
she's a new one on me," declared
Barnes. But there was fun and
evasion In his keen, hazel eyes.
Somehow he had failed to follow
Instructions.
"I'll go in the Chink's here and
get a bite to eat You watch the
horser."
(Continued next week)
Frocks for College-Going Girls
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
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lng her going-away-to-school frocks
It is the stunning new and versatile
materials which cause hearts to
beat faster.
There Is that about the woolens
and silks and velvets and synthetic
weaves as shown this season which
is so intrinsically decorative and
satisfying to the eye, little or no
frills or furbelows seem 16 be re
quired to accent the costumes they
fashion. Which, no doubt, Is the
reason why advance fashions indi
cate that the college girl's ward
robe will, for the most part, be
styled on the same smartly simple
tailored lines favored by chic busi
ness women.
The model to the left In the pic
ture Is a dress of this type. The
plaid chulla crepe which fashions
It Is in Itself so attractive and self
sufficient, fussy dressmaker detail
would detract from its "classy" sim
plicity. For service, for looks and
for real Joy In the wearing a crepe
of this sort Is Ideal, and listen to
this, ye coeds who needs must watch
your budget with an eagle eye, these
all-rayon crepe prints are easily
washable and Iron out smooth and
lovely as if by magic—the problem
of going back and forth to be dry
cleaned Is entirely done away with.
This plaid (brown, egg-shell and
rust is its color scheme) two-piece
is cut on the now-so-vogulsh shirt
maker lines with a neat grosgrain
belt, bow tied and grosgrain-cov
ered buttons (button links on the
double cuffs) to set It off.
Speaking of unusual materials,
the dress centered in the group, so
HIGH-STYLE ITEMS
By CKERIE NICHOLAS
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Women who delight in veils can
wear them to their heart's content,
for they are decidedly In the fash
lon picture. Worn with just the
right air, veils can be coquettish
and glamorous and the newer veils
have that way about them. The
pointed contour of the veil pictured
Is a recent accent which will espe
cially delight the young girl who
takes delight In an air of sophisti
cation. Lace slippers for evening
match the lace frock. Padova, who
created this exquisite type of foot
wear, has combined black lace and
black satin In this model, with white
satin under the lace to bring out
the delicate patterning. A great
vogue Is In promise for this type
of luxury footwear, this coming fall
and winter. • . .
sophisticated In Its simplicity, Is
made of, guess what! —sports tulle.
This fabric is so perfectly new it's
the "last word." The claim to fame
of this novel and very good-looking
sports-tulle Is based on the delight
some Bheerness of Its weave which
together with the fact that it lends
Itself perfectly to simple lines and
classic tailoring assures its prestige
as a medium admirably adapted to
wear at teas and bridge parties and
other smart daytime gatherings. In
this model, so simple yet so distinc
tive in its cut, Alls, who created It
of sports-tulle in a black and white
mixed effect, has certainly contrived
the Ideal all year-round afternoon
dress.
A frock of satin and a frock of
velvet should by all means be In
cluded in an up-and-golng-places col
lege girl's wardrobe. The new daytime
satins are as practical as they are
stunning In appearance, and so
wonderfully slenderizing, fashioned
as many of them are with sleek
fitting skirts slit at the hemline in
order to give ease of movement. The
model pictured to the right in the
group Is styled along girlish lines
and with its jacket becomes a
costume which can
be tuned at will to street or Indoor
afternoon wear. The treatment of
the neckline is Interesting, the col
lar being formed of loops of white
velvet ribbon edged with black.
In regard to velvet the big news
Is smart trimming suits with narrow
skirts and neat-flttlng Jackets.
Western NewsD&Der Union.
FALL BRIDAL GOWN
HAS HEAVY TRAIN
The trains on the new fall wed
ding gowns mean a heavy day's
work for some bridal attendants.
Nine or ten feet of shimmering satin
will slither down the aisle behind
the bride.
To dress the bride will be no small
task, too, If she has chosen Ger
maine 'Montell's favorite wedding
robe.
This designer has a penchant for
trains, surpassed only by her love
for frills and bows. This fall she
gives women a chance to wear stiff
white Jabots that protrude four
Inches from severe black frocks.
'And "fish-tall" trains. She still likes
them, although many designers have
chopped them off. A pert little train
for evening and a deep skirt slash
in front.
Two-Piece Frock Is Due
for Popularity This Fall
Many of the daytime frocks be
ginning to appear Just now contain
more than a hint of the sartorial
picture for the autumn.
Two-piece tunic frocks appear at
the smartest places, many of them
In silk, making It easy to visualize
this fashion in woolens.
A typical advanced style frock Is
a two-piece tunic town model in
beige silk.
The line Is fairly severe but Is
softened by an enormous ruffled
jabot cut from the dress fabric and
pulled through a ring at the side of
the neckline for fastening.
Long Satkes, ''Wide Belts
Wide belts are used on the new
fall sports clothes. And long, flow
ing sashes, tied in front, are shown
on street and afternoon dresses.
Tortoise Shell Clip*
Tortoise shell or crystal hemi
spheres rimmed and centered with
gold make smart clips designed for
winter frocks.
Locust Some Busier
A nenr relative of the cricket, the
locust, la a famous musician. This
fellow seems to carry a buzz saw
with him, but he has never been
found sawing any wood. He Is the
most successful noise-maker In the
Insect world, and no carnival vend
er can Imitate his squawks.
Those Bathroom Chords
Singing In the bathroom Is popu
lar, explains one physicist, because
the singer listens not merely to hli
own voice but to the musical notes
characteristic of the room, and In
small rooms lined with tile or hard
plaster this resonance Is particu
larly evident.
Primitive Beliefs Retained
• Many primitive tribes still be
lieve that white men are the ghosts
of black men, that apes are a race
of people, and that the only natu
ral deaths are suicide, homicide and
fatal accidents —all others being
the work of evil spirits.—Collier's
Weekly.
The Busy Aphides
Aphides or plant lice, the ma
jority of which are females hatched
from unfertilized eggs, have been
known to give birth to 94 sucoesslve
generations without the Interven
tion or birth of a single male.
"Going West"
The expression "Going West,"
meaning death, Is variously de
rived from the ancient Egyptians,
the Greeks and the American In
dians. It was a common term in
the Boer war among the soldiers.
Sale of Calendar Forbidden
Sales of the old Chinese calen
dar by which time was reckoned In
accordance with changes of the
moon Is forbidden by law In the re
public of China and the police have
confiscated many thousands.
A Famous Mountain
The Jungfrau Is a famous moun
tain in Switzerland, with a hotel at
the very top, 11,140 feet high. The
mountain is snow covered, with
many glaciers. The Jungfrau is one
of the highlights of Switzerland.
Flirtatious Girls of Seville
In Seville, Spain, the girls boldly
flirt with their eyes and their fans,
but are ably protected by alert du
ennas who see that no man comes
within conversational distance.
Sea Coast Is Changing
Sweden, Finland and Norway are
gradually rising above sea level,
while Denmark, Germany and some
other countries are sinking, declares
a scientist in Europe.
CLEANINGand DYING
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SUITS AND DRESSES
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163 S. WASHINGTON ST.
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Phone 685 906 Falls Road
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PAGE THREE
New Hampshire Gateway
Portsmouth, a city more than
three hundred years old. Is New
Hampshire's gateway to the Atlan
tic ocean. There Is, perhaps, no
other city of Its size in the United
States as rich In history.
Garments Preferred by Fishermen
Many fishermen have found that
several layers of garments are
more useful than n small number
of heavier ones when facing the In
tense .cold frequently encountered
In the North sea In winter.
Music-Makers
Among the peoples of the world,
ten different parts of the body are
used In playing musical instru
ments. They are the mouth, hips,
feet, knees, elbows, chest, wrists,
head and nose.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is called the Queen
City of South America because of
its magnificence and Its splendid
metropolitan character. It is situ
ated at the edge of a vast prairie.
N. Y. City's Population
New York city's population was
60,313, according to the census of
1800, although yellow fever had
driven away many residents who
could afford to go.
World's Chemicals
About 15 per cent of the world's
chemicals are manufactured In
countries which In 1013 had no Im
portant chemical manufactures.
Other Places, Too
Tribes along the Niger delta be
lieve that a woman is beautiful
only when she Is so gorged with
food that she cannot walk.
Slang
Slang Is popular but unauthor>
lzed language, usually Inelegant
Slang has been defined cleverly a»
vigorous outlaw language.
Fog Sailors' Worst Enemy
Of the six dangers of the sea,
fog, fire, icebergs, storm, rocks and
shoals, sailors reckon fog as far
their worst enemy.
Spanish Custom
The bull rings of Spain all have
chapels under the grandstand,
where prayers are offered for the
matadors.
Phone 265
PEERLESS CLEANERS
Dry Cleaners, Dyers,
Tailors, Hatters
127 Rose Street
Rocky Mount,
YOUR EYES ——
Are your bread winners, don't
neglect them, have them exam
ined occasionally.
DR. L. G. SHAFFER
OPTOMETRIST
Office In
EPSTEIN BUILDING
Phone 662 for an
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BATTLE & BARNES
General Machinery and
Automobile Repairs. Electric
and Acetylene Welding. Lawn
Mower Repairs. Portable
Equipment for Outside Work.
PHONE 270
235-239 S. Washington St.
FOR
IVIEAL
Ground on old fashiond water
mill rocks from home grown corn
CALL
THE ROCKY MOUNT
MILLING COMPANY
J H. TAYLOR. Miller
1223 Branch Street. Phone 834