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i"’S'©a’ro hit,*' she ciied. “Are
fort:ot,“ Dare snawered. The
tMt shot of the outlaw had sear-
. his arm. Dorsey bandaged It
«l^ly.
’•,“How did yoa got'bare?’’ he
“ *^^^Arted. "I heard ’em talk about a
kirl and I thought it was Mary."
T, ‘1 went home a little after
mrt. I put Pancho in the stable
and went In the house. In the
Wtchen a man graboed me and
told me not to make a noise.
There were two of them and one
asked the other U they’d left the
met of order.
a)ofad and relax them wl& Ah
■nae medk>iT(f> that “ifid Sh
•0*4.** for this Colorado ftrf
Whether your “Nerwss" hasa
tfixthled you for hours or Iba
tearsj youH dnd^tfaia tk»>
istBQ remedy efFcctfva '
At Drug Stores 25c and p ^
note, Hien they put a sack orer
my head and. tied me on my
horse and we rode all night, it
seemed. They treated me alt
right” She looked at Dave, her
eyes pussled. “What’s this all a-
bout?”
“I dunno," Dave answered. “1
was forced to sign over my half
of our ranch to Crowell.’’
“OrowallT The man you and
dad are looking for? The one be
hind the dynamiting?"
“Y»ah.” Dave nodded. “I
thought be was behind it but
there’s someone elae. Some one
they all call boss. He’s payin’
Crowell for gettlu’ the ranch an’
mine; Sayres aod his gang for the
dynamitin’—’’ A wave of anger
swept over Dare. “I’m goin’ to
get out of here an’ track him
down like—"
“Yes, that’s your way, isn’t it?’’
Dave swung around to face
her. “Why, what else should I
do? What would any man—’’ he
caught himself. “Here’s the hors
es,’’ he said quietly.
It was close to dusk when Dave
and Dorsey neared the pass. Dave
had beer, scanning the rocky
ridge ahead of them that barred
their way to the valley.
“It’s a prison.’’ he pronounced.
“What will we do.’’ Dorsey
asked.
little more butcherin’.’’
“Do you have to?”
“We’ve got to get by the guard
at the pass.’’ Dave said, “and he’ll
shoot ’’
They pulled in at a small draw
WANTED! WANTED!
100 DOGS
Hound Dogs, Curs, Females
I buy most anything in the
dog line. I will be in North
Wilkesboro
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
to buy dogs. I want 100 if
you can get that many ic
town. Want hounds or 3-4
hounds, also females. Don’t
leave your dog at home—
bring him in and get the cash
for him. Conia early. I will
have plenty of money for ev
erybody. Will pay highest
price possible for your dog.
Don’t forget the date, Satur-
.September 17th.
n. GRAHAM
and dlsmbuht^i^ Dave took the
* carbine from the saddle-boot.
Dorsey came close to him and
laid a hand on his sleeve.
“Isn’t there any other way be
sides blood?’’ she asked quietly.^
He shook his head sonrherly,
“It’s us or them. It’s gone too far
to settle with words—of with
law.
“I didn’t make this war. When
I got out of prison, I "swore It
would take plenty to rawhide me
into goin’ fpr my gun." His eyes
narrowed and lie looked off to
the far liorizon. “But that’s not
the way the world gives a man
what belongs to him. I reckon.
It’s fight or die. I died for eight
years I’m goin’ to live now for
a little while.”
Dorsey caught her breath.
Then it Is true,” she said slow
ly, “you are hard. You're cruel
and ruthless. You’re a—murder-
I”
Dave flinched as if struck with
a whip.
“Dorsev,” his voice was plead
ing, ‘can’t you see?”
“Please go,’’ she said quietly.
Dave’s lips were a grim line
as he turned on his heel and
strode oft into the gathering
dusk.
Dave naused to remove his
boots. In the stillness they seem
ed to make the noise of an army
on the march. Paused, he sud
denly jerked erect and listened.
Behind him, farther down the
ridge he could hear the crunch
ing of boetsojes on rock.
"Some rannv saw me and is
followin’” he thought savagely.
He raised his head above the
edge of the roc' and w’aited.
Slowly, the man was making
his way forward against the sky
line. Dave saw him raise up and
listen. Dave drew a bead on him,
then let his Colt slack. A shot
would alarm the guard for sure
and give him away. The man was
close now. He could hear the
quiet bre.athing of the man as he
paused by the rock, apparently
listening. Strangely, then, the
man seated himself on the rock
behind which Dave was hidden.
With noisele.ss effort, Dave j
hoisfed liimself out of the crevice. ]
got a toe-hold on the rock and i
lunged at the sitliiig figure. The |
force of I’is spring took them I
OB tb» ground,
but th* toiren . «t-
you’d- he
"I near am,” Rosy muttered.
•‘How’d you know it was mo?"
Dave asked.
, "When you lowered your head,
I hit that place where the hi^v
whacker slammed{yom but'!P0tt'
was hanging on to me. like a burr.
I aimed 10 play dead so’a you’d
take your hand off my throat.”
“Did the guard see you?”
“I don’t think so.”
• “And he’s on Jhls rock?”
Rosy raid he was. They sat a
moment listening to see if they
had alarmed the guard, but the
night was soundless.
“Dorsev Hammond’s here,"
Dave said tonelcssly. “They kid
naped -her.”
"Dorsey HammoPd?” Rosy ask
ed incredulously. “Why—I never
heard about it. Are vou sure? he
checked himself. “Let’s get on.
We got rome work ahead of us.
Near as I can make out, this here
rock he’s on 's cup shaped, and
a little higher than the rest of
the hill.”
They decided that Dave was to
go down the slope, circle around,
hide himself and open fire. Rosy
was to approach the rampart
from the ridge.
“Then let’s go,’’ Rosy said.
Dave disappeared down the
side of the scarp and Rosy con
tinued ahead. Worming his way
forward for nearly twenty min
utes, pausing to listen occasional
ly. he finally achieved a round
knob of rock which he had ftoted
from below as being close to the
rampart.
He could smell cigarette
smoke, hear the slight movement
of the man on top in the cup. A
veering of the wind carried the
smell of cedar smoke to him and
he guessed the man had built a
small fire.
He smiled. “Fool.” he thought.
“If he looks out into the night
from that fire he couldn’t see a
cavalry troop.”
A .shot from below electrified
him and he knew Dave was cach
ed cosilv behind a rock, .shooting
at random. Ro»y heard ihe loud
hiss of water on coals as the
guard ex’inguished his fire. The
answering shot was loud and
close.
Rosy hoisted himself up. With
a stiffled curse he beard his gun
IConti’jiii-i. on page louri
The pallets
before going ' 1
house. All birds liRlaei^vetiiqj>f9
those showing an ^xceiiAt^
b|e&ching of the face pstlta
ramov^ from the flock. '**■
t looW be followed by,;.flie prdi^|
j^fnibion txf tbe sutoqxm^'
bizda as they appear in the lay-:
ini "flock. "' UhdottbtcdtT somB c«r^‘
^seoee are ‘
among ^se birds.
sing slighfiji-’dt^
ses its carryiag^ ^ _
• bMin cannot get the I'lw
r;AthwiBit or life force overit i^*4'
ijiecomes uiscased.
‘Wlth the close of the''*‘tdbac^
season and the sUckeiUnf' of ot^
er work, Johnston county 4 - H
Club boys are grvihg more tiin^
to all club projects, says Assist
ant Farm Agent S. C; Wlhchei'-'
ter.'
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