liONDAY, JUNE 7,' 1937 m THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT, NOBTH WILB^BORO; N. C. fs on» angle that I M'lhiyoi -he drawt«4. ‘ ^ 0b bnncb. Slim?*’ NINTH INSTALMENT ‘“Ten of os got our herds al ready started on the trail. I come on ahaid t.> sorts break trail, yuh migiht say. The short, quick way Into the Kicapoo range for ns In straight through this coun try. That’s wihat I was lookin’ for ▲rthnr about. Said he had a bua- .. Ineas proposition to talk over with us.” Abe Fornachon w-as nobody’s fool. He held out his hand. “My name’s’ Fornachon,’’ he said. *‘Glad to know yuh, Tisdale. Shore yuh don’t mind my sayln’ that yore brenc looks like It -could stand a couple of feeds of oats and a good rest. I’m haldin’ for the Circle L, a couple miles along. Yah better drift over with me an’ rest yoreself an’ yore hoss. When’d yuh eat last?” ^“Danged early this momln’,’’ tinned Tisdale. “Ain’t no par- .^[wlar rush about me seein’ Ar thur; I can see him tonight. I’m with yuh.” At the Circle L they found Slim and Dakota perched on the corral fence, deep in thoughtful conver sation. Slim looked up and waved to Abe. ’The Dot H Dot foreman saw that Slim was carrying a •pair of guns. He and ’Tisdale dis mounted. “Slim—Dakota, meet a gent from the Big Bend country. Tis dale, this is Slim Loyale an Da kota Blue.’’ When the round of hand-clasps was over, Abe explained. Slim nodded generously. “Glad yuh dropped in, Tisdale. Shore, we try an’ treat folks. I’ll tell Oscar to set yuh out a meal, an’ I’ll xn yuh a fresh bronc. Yores looks pretty gaunt. ’ Leaving ’ITsdale at his meal. Slim went outside again. Dakota, his eyes hot with interest, beckon ed him. “Abe,” be said “tell Slim what yuh Just told me.” Abe did so, starting with infor- NOnCE OF LAND ENTRY North Carolina, Wilkes County. Office of Entry Taker May 27, 1937 b the County Surveyor of Wilkes County—Greeting: Romey Ashley, of Wilkes county, North Carolina, having on the 27th day of May, 1937, entered the fol- V)wing lands in Wilkes county, said to contain 18 1-2 acres more or less, and the notice required by Statute having been made, and no protest against issuing this war rant liaving been filed with me, now therefore you are required as soon as may be, to lay off and sur vey for sa d Romey .\shlev the i following described parcel of land I in Union township, Wilkes county, North Carolina, adioinino- larri.s -‘ "Wfe''s of ReilcUes River, and bonf!''-! as follows, to wit: i Lyin^ on the south fork of Red-' dies River, in Union Tawn.-i'riip, and bounded as follows: Beginning on a chestnut oak, his own northwest corner, running! south 7 degrees 30 minutes east 40 ^ poles to a stake near a maple: \ thence south 63 degrees east 84 poles to a stake in A. G Whit tington’s line; thence north 3 de grees east with his line 25 poles to a stake in II. C. Jones’ line; thence north 57 degrees west with his line 98 poles to the beginning. Cjjtaining 18 1-2 acres, more or Surveyed this the 22nd day of May, 1937, by Earl S. CaucHll, C. S. Romey Ashley C. C. ft^aley Ashley C. C. Entered on the 27th day of May, no37, being Entry No. 1615, page “Entry Taker's Book for Wilkes •bunty. In making the survey of said lands you will observe the direc tions as laid down in Section 7662, and subsequent Sections relating thereto of the North Carolina Code making two just and fair plats of said survey, with the proper cer tificate annexed to each which ”ou are to transmit with this warrant to the Secretary of State’s Office, wft^ut delay. Given under my hand this the 27th day of May, 1937. ^ OID WILE^ ■■t-4t (M) Bntry Taker HEIP KIDNEYS ToCetIMef Aril and FMeeaotu Waste T«ar Ms •• kwf vM.vil hr MSlUsliy (Uurfaw MtMr Ina th* MmA 11 |ww kMam !•* taairiiiilly Smritni aaS fiS t* nmnf I.TMW ImpBiltlak that* mv b* MlMaUf 1 Om *b«)* w«fai (M My-vM* dWrwB. BubIm. Msatr w to* ftaqa—t an- aaUba aar b* ■ wamlaf *f Mae Udaar «r WaSdar SMarbaaaa. Toa aiar laffar aiMlat baducb*. paniataat btadaelM, attadn al dladnaw. nolag ap illbta, mdtt«, wdar tk« ayat—laal waak, awraaa aB It batiw ta fair ■ a ■aw^a that baa «oa aouatry-adda Itaa aa taatUtel iaa fsvo^ sMy hafWB. Vat Daaafa ftUa. A aaiM- Mt at mlatal ataala wwi Daaa’a. Aid paar * DOAffSPlLLS an’s Pills Sold Locally By HORTON’S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE At Mooey-Sariag Prices matlon of Arthur’s visit to the Dot H Dot and his ultimatum. ’Then he went on about his meet ing with Tisdale and wttiat the rancher had told him. “Get It?” snapped Dakota, as Abe finished. Slim nodded his head, a grim look on ihls countenance. “Shore,’’ exulted Dakota, “I can see R plain now—the whole dirty, hlghihanded scheme. Abe, I love yuh like a brother for run- nin’ into tthis feller Tisdale an’ bringin’ him here. Shore, we’ll spike Arthur’s an’ Starbuck’s and Brockwell’s guns now. "Get this. There’s Just one feasible route to the Kicapoo range from the Big Bend country; that Is, a route to drive a herd of cattle over. I know that coun try. Those herds will come north through Lawler Basin, then along flh© west edge of the Flytrap Roughs an’ finally hit the south end of Jericho Valley. “An’ yuh know where Jericho opens out; it opens right on the Circle L an’ the Dot H Dot range! Man, there’ll be thousands an’ thousands of cattle passin’ here inside another month. “Naturally, them Big Bend owners expect to pay a certain a- mount per hald to take ’em across this range. It’s only fair that they should. Them cattle will eat a lot of grass in passin’, an’ we’re gonna have some extra ex pense in hirin’ extra hands to keep our own cattle from mixln’ in with the trail herds. Here's the scheme Arthur, Star- buck an’ Brockwell arej figgerin’ on, rn bet a lalg. They’ve plann ed on these .herds cornin’ through over this range. An’ they’ve schemed to get hold of the Circle L an’ the Dot H Dot. Once them trail herds get crowdin’ well In to Jericho, the Big Bend men could be held up somethin’ scan dalous. “Time's damn Important with 'em. That Kicapoo range won’t last long, for It’s a case of first come, first served. They’ll stand for damn near highway robbery to get their stock across in time. An’ if Arthur. Starbuck an’ Brockwell controlled the Dot H Dot an the Circle L, they could make ’em pay an’ pay an’ pay.’ Slim laughed softly as Dakota finished. “Th© old haid Is workin’ all the time. eh. Dakota? Yo’re right as rain! If I hadn’t been too cussed stupid, I’d ’a’ guessed sell'me right along. Yuh’ve made it plain now. They railroad ed me I'.) prison for a job I didn’t do. Dad was failin’ at the time, ■■.mi tlu v gamliled he'd die liefore I goi imt. He did. lint. I'm lietlin’ ■11V parole kiiida upset their plana. “They tried to dry-gulch y"h. ; With yah (laid an' me in jail, tliey could soon get llieir hooks into the Circle L- Then Arthur got that mortgage against the I’ot H Dot. Now he’s goiii' to foreclose, or rather he thinks he is. ■‘Man alive, that gang will be. desperate, soon as Tisdale has hts talk with Arthur. They’ll be on us like a swarm of ants. But we know now what to look for an’ wihy. .Abe, I want yuh to do somethin’ for me. Ride to town an’ tell Arthur that Mona has the money to pay her mortgage. Then kinda let it slip that I’m gonna loan it to her. 'Will yuh do that? ’ “Shore 1 will. Slim. But I don’t think Mona will take It from yuh. She .said she couldn’t, though darn me If 1 can see why. Women get funny idees.’’ “Never mind wihether she does or not. Just give Arthur th© no tion that she is. Yuh can ride In when Tisdale g«e«.’’ A half an hour later, aa Abe and Tisdale were aibout to leave. Slim made one last remark to Tisdale which caused hhat indi vidual to wrinkle his brow In puz zlement. “When yUh get through wantin’ to wring Arthur's stringy neck. ’1‘isdale, ride back out here for the night an’ we’ll talk busi ness.” As soon as the two were gone. Slim got hold of Roy O’Brien and Stoney Sheard. “I want yuh two to oil yore guns an’ hald for town.” he explained. “An’ I want yuh to put In the time from now until tomorrow noonr. keepln’ yore eyee on the Standard Bank. “Just hang around sorta, like yuh was killin’ time an’ loafin’. Watch that bank all the time. Yuh may have the chance to puncture a holdup. If nothin’ happens by noon tomorrow, come on home again. Understand; I’m not short about anythin’, but I’m playin’ a strong huncih.” "Shore, an’ l*ve knowed hunch es like that to pan out before,” grinned Roy. "Come along wltih yuh, Stoney.” Dakota Blue’s brow was fur rowed with thought as he watch ed the two puncOtMB Jog away. My mon(^ Is In the Standard Biuik, ain’t itt” explained Sllmi. “tVell, Arthur knows it an' so does the naf of tliat crowd. The sureat way to keep me from ns- in’ that money to loan out on mortgages, like the Dot H Dot’s, is to grab the money off. “Don’t yuh s€>e that Brockwell ipri ■ ‘--ewf between a polecat an w bnasard What’eiaii' that he could go to. biases. I told him that we» feHsra cornin’ north to the Kicapoo range would pay a reasonable range toll, but nothin’ Uke a dollar. ^ IHjtold him we’d fight onr wxy through (before we’d be robbed by anybody. Why, there’s nigh onto thirty thousand .hald of cattle movin’ up Jericho Valley right now the combined herds of ten Early Planted Yams Ma|^ lieavier Yield a.rvraa v 7’uaa octv Maacaw a.tav\saTwaa --- an’ Arthur have gon© too far by of ug Big Bend ranchers. There’ll this time to back down? They be at least (half that inany more either stand to win big or lose everything. I’ll bet yulb anythin went, Roy an’ Stoney will he was gonna clean up fortune have work to do." off us. He know* we caln t afford ■When Steve Owens and Charley to turn back by now. If we did, Quinn came jogging in from their we’d never be able to drive an- work that evening ,311m met them at the corrals. “For the next few days I got a nice easy job lined up for the pair of yuh,” he told them. “Yo’r© gonna have to do a lot of loafin’ around. I want one of yuh to be on guard about the ranch here all the time, day an’ night. Yuh can take turns, but I want the man on watch to have a Winchester over his arm and b© plumb wide awake.’’ “What’s in the air. Slim?” yelped Steve Owens excitedly. “A scrap?” “Like to be,” was the answer. “If It comes, It’ll be a hummer. So watch things close.’’ “An’ how!” chortled the Irre pressible Steve. “We will, yub ■know.” Just at sunset Tisdale came riding up. His eyes were bleak and his lips were stern. Slim and Dakota met him as he dismount ed. At the look on Tisdale’s face. Slim jabbed an elbow into Da kota’s ribs. “I knew he’d be foam in’,'” he murmured. Tisdale wasted no time in ex pressing himself. As he swung to th© ground he laced Slim and Da kota truculently. “Listen,” he de manded harshly, “how much range does that damn law shark own around (hero, anyhow?” Slim shrugged. “Not a yard of it that I know of.” “Wliat? Don’t he own any a- tall?” “Not a hit.” ’Hsdale looked plainly astound ed “That hombre ,must be plumb loco,” he declared. “He gav© me to understand that he controlled all this range for at lea;t five miles, both ways from the mouth of Jericho Valley.’’ “Then he lied, Tisdale. What ill© meant to say was that he hoped to control it by th© time yore herds start across It. Ah, how much per haid was he gon na charge yuh In range toll for yore herds?” “One round simoleon.” explod ed TMsdale. “Yes. sir. one whole damn dollar per haid. yearlin’s include-J." “What did yiili tell him?” “I told him that he was a cross follcwitt’ US that I know of. “That jasper musta flggored other route in time to get to the Kicapoo country when It’s open ed. “An’ that range up there ain’t gonna last any too long. It’s a plain case of gettln’ there right away, or not at all. But me, I cain’t understand him makln’ such demands when he don’t own none of this range.” , “Suppose w© go an’ have sup per,’’ iRuggested Slim. “I’ll tell yuh the whole set-up while we eat.” Over the meal. Slim gave the Big Bend man the entire story. “Yuh see," ibe ended, “Arthur an’ the rest of the polecats In, with him were schemin’ quite a long way ahaid. They shore hoped to be In control of this range. Sev eral things klnda upset their cal culations. One of them was hav in’ yore herds arrive so early. Another was my gettln’ onta jail on a pai -lie. “With a little more luck they’d have won out, an' had yuh In a corner. Right now yo’re sore, Tis dale. over Arthur’s demands. But yuh know as| well as I do, that in the end yuh’d *a’ paid that dollar-a-haid rang© toll. Am I right?” Tisdale nodded ruefully. “Yeah, yo’re right, Loyale. We’d just plain have to, or lose everythin’. But e,vidently, from the way h© SWMt potato plants set In the field beefoM thg' hllddie of Juijo will prodnoe better cyadna and heavier acre yields, snld L. P. Watson, extension hortioultnrlxt at State College. (t- Wben idanted early, he ex plained, they have the benefit ot a long growing season, and they usually have a chance to get fair ly well established In the gronnd before extremely (hot, dry weath er sets in. The crop will be Improved If it receives a good grade of com mercial fertilizer containing three per cent nitrogen, eight per cent phosp(horic acid, and eight per cent potash applied with a drill at the rate of 800 to 1,200 pounds per acre. Two-thlrde of the nitrogen should come from inorganic sources ■ and one-third froii or ganic sources. The potash should be derived from muriate or sul phate of poatgb, Watson stated. Stable manure should not be used unless It is well rotted and can be broadcast at least a month before planting time. Disease-free seedlings should be planted In, clean soil. If poe- slble. If the soil is infested with stem rot or wilt, treat th© seed lings with Semeean, oi| dip the roots and stems in 20-20-50 Bor deaux mixture, said Dr. R. F. Poole, plant pathologist. He warned that Bordeaivc mix ture may Injure the plants unless used with caution. Treat only freshly dug seedlings, and set them out immediately after they are dipped. Then water the plants at once. Or the seedlings may he dust ed with a mixture of 25 per cent monohydrated copper sulphate and 75 per cent lime. .^leningf At Pattons Ridgo PATTONS RIDGE, May 31.-r The FUth Sanihv)* ei*0ng Aseo- ciitlon met wlOb.’ Stony Fork church Sunday. Several ehofn and qnarteta were present and some fine vocal music rendered. A very large crowd attended and ae the weather was extremely fine. The da/y was enjoyed by all pr^nt. Dinner was served on the grounds. Messrs.'^ 2Seh and Fred Baker and family, ot Patterson, visited la th* home of Mr..'cuad Mnu'* Jacob Wata» of thte vletefa# during the we^-end. ^ Folks are taking advantace of the nice weather and are hoetn^ their corn and potato ero9». Miss Peart W(aters, who !«• Wn vfsKlng her parentev Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Waters, retumaA to Patterson, Sunday. Mm-.^, Unnie Benge, of Boone^ is visiting her parents, Rev. aait Mra. John W. Churoh, dorlaA this week. Mr. Dempsy Church, who bolda a poeltion at Abshers, came horn* to visit 'his parents, Rev. and Mra. Jothn W. Ctanrch, daring th« week-end. i Strawberry growers of Duplin nu,i BYiuciii*.'. - - County who graded and packed; talks, that Arthur ain’t given up j iberriee properly this season 1,/vTYa vat nt frettiu’ control of this I na.ve rec.eived from 25 to 50 per hope yet of gettln’ control of this range.” “He hasn’t." agreed Slim. “The next - forty-eight hours are gon na see hell a-poppln’, or I don’t know my way about. I’m tryln’ right now to spread my cards to spoil his plans. Now then, just how much toll did yuh fellers fi gure yuh’d be willin’ to pay an’ call it a fair deal all around?” ‘Two bits a Ibaid,” stated Tis dale. “An’ we’ll guarantee to keep the herd well bunched-an’e drive fast. We Won’f let 'ertf spread’ a bit. I think that’s a fair offer.” “Darned fair,” agreed Slim. ‘Now here’s my proposition. Most of that crossin’ will be over Dot H Dot range. Miss Hall, who owns the Dot H Dot, has got to have money to squelch Arthur .'in’ his cent more in price than for those not so prepared. foreclosure move. Me, I don’t want a cent of money fro'm yuh fellers. But if yuh’d ride over to the Dot H Dot wlbh me an’ make a deal with Miss Hall, puttin’ up the toll money In advance, yuh’ll gel the crossIn’ for yore own price an she'll have enough to pay Ar thur. ‘.'I’ve tried to get her to accept a loan from me, but for some darned reason I cain’t flgger out, she won’t take It. 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