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FIKST INSTAL51ENT bee
Silas Spelle gripped his brack s
stogie more firmly between his yel- ! bui
low teeth and, .caning across Ed the
Starbuek's desk* pound el a huge fist , live
upon the oaken top to add emphasis age
to his words I Spe
By God. yuh've got to do some- !i
thing. Starbuck." he snapped harsh-! ait*
iy 'You know and I know and ! his
everybody e:se knows yore damned \ nes
bank is on the verge of going under ; intc
Yah couidn'ti pay off yore depositors ; was
now. r.ot. four-bits on the dollars, j buc
I'm offerir** yuh a fair prop osition. | fao
As 1 told y*un before l*li buy up the \ whs
mortgages yuh hold and I'll pay every j tnei
cent yuh loaned on them plus interest i The
to date. That's a damn good offer-? | was
yuh know it is." I hud
"Perhaps." replied Starbuck quiet- j thai
!y. "But it ain't, enough, Speile. j sell
Those mortgages represent more Stai
than just collateral to me. They rep- j ing
resent faith?faith in me and my his
oar.k by the men who gave them. he
In time they'll be taken up. Present was
conditions won't last forever. The ride
price of beef is beginning to climb, outi
The drought is broken. No. Spelle. ly 11
yuh or r:o other man has got enough to
money to tempt me to double-cross coul
my friends." wea
"Faith faith heii," snorted Spelle. Spe!
' Yuh'll starvg to death, while ytih'rc j bucl
rantin" about fatih. Yuh're a hell wen
of an excuse of a business man. Yuh . T
better consider my proposition. Star-' urov
buck, if I have a Lip off the bank j The
examiner in Westhaven he'll put the' giar
skids under yuh pronto. But T don't} save
wan to do that. My offer stands..! '''
I'll give yuh until this time next week j at t
to think it over. IT' Ik back for an I ferf
answer then." j gied
.Spelle stood up. a big, thick-set livei
mar. whose loose, thick lips ana close urn
set eyes mirrored plain the consum - A
ing passion of his life. Greed: Greed frpn
and selfishness. sadc
"Remember, " he bit out, stepping sadc
to the door of Starbuck s office. "By stre
thus time next week I'd expect yuh clan
to get back to common sense. If ' !
yuh won't talk turkey then w hy - " heat
Ik- finished with a significant ge?- stra
turn u-hifVi o?.-..
.. ....... ^ Ll.ii itV'lViltlg UU 5. J
one grimy, hairy hand then closing elde
ir slowly though to crush what- was
ever lay within it. "ukc
Wait!" innu
Ed Starbuek was now on his feet* ucrs
a t?l' gaunt, ion livery faced ni9,*it mou
whose drooping tawny mustache
bracketed a pair of grim, tight lips eyes
Beneath his laded, bushy eyebrows able
his eyes looked out clear and blue chill
unci cold. His left sleeve bung empty brer
for the arm was off at the. shouider, hair,
a reminder of ah old rustling' war cidci
when he himself had been a cattle- Th
man. But the lean right hand was whei
sound and with it he lifted a heavy, ;
worn Colt revolver from the drawer hou
of his desk and la;d it on the scarred and
.surface before him. ourli
"Yuh've had yore say. Spetle/' .vent
he drawled, his words dripping con- A 61
tempt ar.d scorn. "'-'NoCy IMi have j with
mine. What I just told yuh stands, wore
this week, next week or any other of 1
week. Yore damned money ain't j Both
worth hell room in this bank. Faith the j
- no, yuh don't know tlie meaning Th
of the word. Greed is yore war- Stari
cry." "H
Thick blood congested Spelle's j couit
PIONEI
America owes much to those )
neered in the settling and (
West. Through untold hardsh
facilities and unknown enem;
a nation. Today the chance t
ca's vast domain is closed?bi
going on. This bank is pionei
ing new methods of service t
to the business men of this c
the old with the newer, mod
in a modern nanK. Lake pi<
building soundly and substanl
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fy features. His lips parted in J i:
narl. He tried to match looks, | s
failed. Those icy blue eyes of J
valiant old banker seered like j i:
flames and the implacable cour- i r
behind them Was unmistakable, j i
lie cursed venomously and left. j f
id Starbuck stoo l for a "ong time j t
kr Speile had gone. The fire in J J
eyes slowly faded and hopeless- : J
* took its place He sank back j *
? his chair like an old man who
> suddenly very weary. Ed Star- h
k had always been a man Who
:d facts squarely, regardless of h
it those facts might be. He faced 1
n now. Spelle had told the truth, t)
Cattleman's Rank of Carillion a
on the narrow edge. True. Star- C
k held mortgages that would more t<
i put him on his feet should he "1
them out. But this, according to h
buck's standards, would be break- I:
iciun wmi men ne nad known all j p
life and who trusted him. Still , T
had to have money?cash. There s
; only one thing: to do. He would tl
around to the different cattle ii
fits and put his problem square- d
ip to the owners They all stood
stand or fall together. If tltey: '
Id somehow help his bank to j ri
ther through they would have j
lie whipped. If they didn't- -Star-1 d
sighed, reached for his hat and ! E
t out into the street,
he little eowtown of Carillion was j p
v sing i:: the heat of mid afternoon. J K
singh. dusty street lay while and j vv
mg in the sun. and was deserted ; fl
for a barefoot Mexican or two i ti
a pair >f cmv-ponics slouching I vs
he hitching rail before Jake But- S
ieki's Emporium. Starbuek an- w
across the street towards the fi
-y stable and corral at the north- tr
end of town. oi
few moments later he emerged w
i the livery stable, leading a u:
lie horse. He swung into the t)
lh and headed south along the a
?t. AS he did SO two nnn/?JiAro
ked lout of Rutterfteld$ and fork- j S;
die two cow-ponies. They also It
led south. The horses of the two bt
tigers lookr-u' ^?ruie\vhat jaded ana ?J!
burk soon overtook tliem*. The S;
r of the riders iookcsi up. He >'?
a wiry, leathery faced man, past 3"'
;lle age; clear shaven and with hi
merable wrinkles about the cor- W
of his mouth and eyes. The w
th sermon harsh yet a humorous h<
k lingered about it somehow. The w
were clear, Reckless gray, cap- 8
of either warmth or abysmal
The wide, weather beaten son.- y<
0 5 ested on a inane of silvery a
One of the real old timers, tie- ol
1 Starbuek. ni
le other rider was young some- O
re In his early twenties. Well di
up. with flat muscled, powerful ot
iders. His face was smooth sii
tanned, his eyes blue, his hair
w awl ? -
way, sparKling W.
h lay over him like a mantle. H.
lean lusty, can free kid. in love P*
life and hungering for ail its j ej
iers. Their; clothes were those or
he range, worn but substantial, ox
carried a heavy gun. slung at
right hip. ps
,e elder of the two nodded to fo
buck. al
owdy." he drawled. 'Wonder
I yuh show us the trail to the
th
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lardy men who pio- th
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*^ywL?pinciiv Vfx vxxc:
lips, defying lack of lt:
ies, these men built
o pioneer in Ameriit
pioneering is still t?
jring?it is develop- it<
o its depositors and 8t:
:ity. It is replacing pa
ern things essential m
ineers, this bank is tr
tially for the future. ,
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To $5,000 00 th
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AUGA DEMOCRAT-EVERY T
ox D outfit: Gent back in the' |
.ore told us mebbe they could use a'
suple of hands out there."
"Sure." replied Starbuek Glad
> Fact I'-u rijir;? out there .
ivself Glad to have company." ?
'"VOli ain't San Tnon DcdCVoii by I
r:y chance?"
*No I'm Ed Starbuek. I own c
\e Cattleman's Bank, back in town."; [
Shore I'm glad to know yuh. I'm! r
ex Whipc^S This chuckle-haided 5
ub 13 Johnny Clehoe. Kid, shake
amis with Mister Starbuek."
Introductions over, the three jog-'
ed steadily south. Tex and Star- i
uck brought up the rear, gazing with; i
izy eyes over the heat shimmered age.
| '
' That b:g plateau straight ahead
3 the Box X) range " said Starbuek
presently 'One of the finest hold- 1
ngs in the cour.tr>- [jots of water,
ine pasture and a stand of pine!
rees what gives the he to this :
arnned desert. I shore envy o!e San;
ua.n. livin' up among those coo! '
roes :
**Runs a pretty g x*d spread. doe3
ft?" asked Tex
"Yeah. Ordinarily, it's A-l He's;
uai u .uvn iCVCCJiJ' Uiiouga.
\vo months ago he was drivin* a ] '
housand head of prime Hereiords 1
cross the upper end of the Kanab
esert to the shippin' pens at Saw- j
elle an* they sprung a stampede
[\veen the desert an' some rustlers
e lost better'n eight hundred head ,
L was a damn heavy jolt. They was
rime stock, the pick of his herd.
Tien he got his spine hurt in the
tampede besides- H033 tripped an'
irew him. Doc says he's due to sit i
1 a wheel chair for the rest of his
ays."
'Shore that's tough," nodded Tex. j
VIebbe the kind an' me'll have our
de for notliin'."
"Can't say as to that. Punchers
3 a lot of driftin* this time o' year, j
iclevan may be able to use yuh."
It was a deep game SpeiLe was
laying. His determination to smash
Id Slarbuck was only a step tcards
the fulfiiiiuerit 01 a longi
war ted hate. Specie's real objecve
was that immense expanse oi
liluable plateau range controlled by
an Juan Delevan. There lay the i
ater and grazing which Spelie could 1
r.d good use for during the dry,:
>rrid summer months. As for the
ther smaller ranchers, they also
on Id sink if Starbuck's bank went I
nder. But Spelie gave them little
lought. Small fry. he told himself.
>nt<*mptuously
Tliere was anhther imaHw on?..!
?.V CHiW
peMe's hatred of San .Juan Delevan. j I
dated back many, many years. It |
:gu:i the day Martha YVingate had j I
:arrie<J Delevan after scorning i
pellc-'s advances. Her death, three!
jars after the marriage, when she
Five her life to bring a baby daughter
ito the world, caused Spelle to gloat.
1?at he could not have himself, he
anted no other man to have. And
> had never forgiven Delevan for
inning the woman he himself had
>t his heart on.
The lamp in Spelle's office glowed
>liow. In its light Speile was like
bloated poisonous thine, intent up1
his plotting. The night wind
ourned about the silent ranchhouse.
nee or twice the windows rattled. A
m form stole from the darkness
itside and crossed the patio The
.1e door to Speite'3 office swung
pwiy back. The flame of the lamp
avered and flickered. Spelle turned, j
is face blanched and his jaw drop-11
id slightly. Fear lay stark in his |
es. He was tike a man gazing up !
l a ghost. He ran a thick tongue
er his lips.
i4You!" he croaked harshly. "The
ipers said yuh ware dead. They
und yore body ground to pieces
ong the track of the S. W. & P.".
"Yeah." snarled the newcomer.
!*hey think they did. T
em that's ail. What they found I
is a damned hobo with my prison I
>thes on him. Well ?don't ait 3lar- I
at me like I was a ghost. I'm I
il?damned real. Why don't yuh I
eet yore long lost son like a father j |
ould ?"
"Yuh're no son of mine," rasped j I
relle hoarsely. 'I?"
Oh yes I am." cut In the other, I
tot accordin' to law mebbe?but I
:e the highbrows say?I'm a na- ||
ral son. Not that I'm proud of I
y parents My mother a Ute I
uaw-ray father a damned crooked I
unk what would betray his own I
sh an' blood. I came back?I told 11]
ih I would, yuh snivelin' hypocrite, j I
didn't ask to come Into the world. I
>d knows Yuh're responsible for j I
; au' by God yuh're gonna take care j I
me. I want food and I want whiB- i 11
y an' a bunk to sleep in. I crossed j I
e Kanab Desert on foot to get here I
an' here I stay If yuh try to set I
e flatties on me I go out shootin'? 111
get the first bullet. Think j|'
over." II'
Silas Spelle paled at the words 11
id manner of his Worriti ***- 1?"
^ aotw, 4U1Ueed
son. When he had read of
at son's escape from the State Pen .ntiary
road-gang stark terror had
ruck him. Then when another distch
came through that his son's
angled body had been found by a
acft walker on the railroad he had
?hed with relief. It meant the last
i to an embarrassing past had been
vcred. But the dispatches were
-ong, and here was the son in flesh
mock him.
Unconsciously Silas Spelle stood up.
here's whiskey on the shelf over
ere. I'll go to the kitchen an'
9tle yuh some grub."
Confirmed Next Issue I
HURSPAY?BOONE. N. C
JELAYING COUNTRY
IF F.D.R. IS ELECTED
I ;on : think Roosevelt's going
c win, hut if he does I'll leav-: tliis
ountry injga! nuncte.'' v/as the em?hatic
comment by Julian T Bishop,
>romiuent Wall Street broker and
nvner of extensive Xorth Carolina
properties, to the queries of startled
t-i :rqu*rlns mehSs who noticed his
striking" advertisement in the latest
sso - of "Came Breeder a-in Sports
nam"
The notice read in the event: thaiqcsevelt
is re-elected at the com
ig November election the entir*
lorseshoe quail farm, located neai
Carthage. Xorth Carolina, will hi
>ftVro?l for sale due to the fact tha
the owner -ail! immediately move t<
Canada. The property is complete
with sufficient equipment in goc?
condition to raise between five an<
six thousand quails, iarge log cabii
with bedroom. living room and kit
chen fully equipped, fine dog icon
nets recently built to accommodat
twelve dog3. a!so six thorough broke
quai dogs. Ford station wagor
twelve guns-boat and fishing equip
merit. Leases for shooting privileg
?n 20.000 acres of land will also b
for sale. Full description on request
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Mr. Bishop, who also ovnis a home ai,:<
! in Greenwich. Conn., and who chums I seei
descendaiiey from a long line of Pern- - sor
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