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Marshall, N. C, July 19, 1929
THE NEW3.REC0RD
W. C HOUNTME, If. D.
vmptomt and have
taken all kind of
medieino and (till
tick, I especially want yon to write form? booklet.
lira, J. D. Collet!, Route No. 4, High Point, N.G,
whoa picture appear here, writes: "During the.
winter I WZ7-Z8 1 took your treatment, and lam
glad to say that my family doctor aaya I hare no
symptoms now. I look, feel, and am a different
person altogether. I cannot thank you and your
medicine enough",
FOR FREE DIAGNOSIS AND LITERATURE
WRITE: V. G Rountree, M. D Austin, Texas.
If you have any of the1 following symptoms
I hare the remedy no matter what your
trouble has been diagnosed: , Nervousness,
stomach trouble, loss of weight, loss of sleep,
sore mouth, pains in the back and shoulders,
peculiar swimming in the head frothy like
phlegm in-throat, passing mucous from the
bowels, especially after taking purgative, burn
ln, feet, brown, rough, or yellow, akin, burning
or Itching skin, iasb.oa the hands, face and arm
resembling ,: sunburn, habitual V Constipation,
(sometimes, alternating with diarrhoea) eopper
or metallic taste, skin sensitive to sunheat, forget
fulness, despondency and ; thought that
iron might loae your mind, gum a fiery red and
ailing away from the teeth, general weakness
with loss of enenrv.
If you have these
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The
Settling
L I
of the
Sag
By
HAL G. EVARTS
Copyright by Bat O. Bvarta
WNO Servloa
u.ul; auid.
rron's
lypiv" .
'.til! TO
;...: :'il v!
"And no rest at all. Oai
giil Isn't the ' sit-arounn
nemd n tliis and no day
i.'ii.Li h!s huvinit nlunne.i n
.1.11-1 of II :t.i, mi ie. tliiia. All. I
.1 Hie late ui.-iier. ttfter having vis
...,i ai-Ji-M.1 iri;;.(j( who -lived; fan tic.
" fnil li'eraeU antlclii:in
i..i. return in tlia Colton horat? in
a;;irly s nl-.vn.v.s In the past slip ha'
lu,!:od fnrv.-.ii-d it, eeliiB tiiu Ti.r.
lliir , tl fur u In!- period uay fun. i
r'or tiie tit-tit lllne In her life kIi.
wiuji-gliid to ba sheltered uud p..m
pered tin were other glrla Hut tlen
wns;U Ki-owii-jj restlessness within hei
-si
y.'.u
There was something purposeful In
this act and o vague apprehension
superseded the rush of gladness slip
had experienced with i! -.' first uum
pei-ted view of the Tinve llur crew
Men who stood on the board kmIo.
vi:lks .turned hastily Inside the oper
doors, as they glfmpsed the riders.
spreading the news that the Thro..
Knr had come to town. The driver
Milled up In front of the one hotel.
'It'll come off right now." he said
"S la da's In town."
"Sure." the guard replied. "Why
else would Harris ride in at night
like this unless In answer to Slade's
down on sight?
SEVENTH PACr
"He was a hard one
ugue dissatisfaction for u-H.-i, I l"r(,t to shoot him
vLlti i!t account, she cn.niM 1 (' tlle HM Inside."
MBS. J. P. COLLECT
From FOSTER
JrRev. Jesse Watts filled his regular
appointments Saturday and Sunday
at Fosters church.
Mrs. Oilie St.aton and baby of
Hendersonville are spending a few
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Hyde.
Mr. G. A. Peek spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mia. George Wild
of Grape Vine.
We were glad to see Mrs. Vance
Crain at Sunday School Sunday, af
ter hav ng a serious case of fever,
MR. ELLIS B. SAMS DEAD
Mr. Ellis B. Sams, who was sick for
some t me, e are sorry to say de
parted this life on June 26th, 1929.
The death of Mr. Sams was very sur
prising to many of his friends and
loved ones, as he seemed to be im
proving up until twenty-four hours of
his death. Those who witnessed his
death outside of Mr. Sams' family
were Messrs. Marvin and E. M. Luns
ford, Messrs. G. M. and Wesley Lew-
mt. a. C. Bishop: also Messrs.
is,
CnnlMr ... .J T J T: a mar-
Mi. .nj nr.j.ii OI fv" "nu uj'-i 'ce ana m ss
Wffl. n.r.7' i j ' sd e Swicegood, of Hopewell, Va..
$&J!!J? who. was hi. intended wife. Funerai
T -T"-2. . V , . VJL8 .." wvlces were held
" xi'icnus airj reiaiives 01 OUU
Creek Sunday.
Jfr, Frank and Otis Fender of Ju
piter spent the week-end w'th friends
and relatives of this place.
Mr. Bud Norton called on Miss
Leatha Cody Sunday,
es were held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sams, conducted
by Rev. Mr. Carter, pastor of the
Baptist church of Crewe, Va. His
body was laid to rest in the small
cemetery near his home.
Mr. Sams waa born on Bite Laurel,
N. C, Fehv 13. 1902. He joined
Mrs. G. A. Peek and children spent lue Blntist 'church at W.lmTt rZli
nu
r,
1 .A J . a i.f . m
p. T. . , . ni apace oi time movea ni
v.vnwy V wavu wano Wit Vr UIVIII"
ber thesre t hie death; Mr.
n was
wiiajj. aaiMn iiw woway iounxy,
Va., n mde , fj-lends 7whrver he
went. He Was prosperous in all his
work and was loved by all who met
him, and was an exceptional young
man in his community and country in
which he lived. He was planning1 for
a prosperous man in his future, leav
ing at his death a farm of 100 a -cres,
$2,000 insurance J1,000 with
the lodge of hte Woodmen of the
We wish to thank the many friends World, and $1,000 with the Relief
vwuM Harh'll and in Detroit for ! and Pension Department of the N. &
vitality and kindness shown W. Railway Co. for which he had
Misses Pauline and Kate Lewis of
Big Laurel passed through this sec
tion Saturday. ' " - '
There w 11 be singing at the Lau
relton Chapel Saturday night Ev
eryone is invited to come,
Mrs. Duskey Shelton spent Sun
day night with Mrs. Carrie Shelton.
CARD OF THANKS
itSl( t C W 1BU I
wurt Mr
tHeir hospit;
tWrough '
As she neared the edge of the Crnzy
loop valley the girl dreaded the tirsi
glimpse of the pillaged ranch.
They had readied the edge of the
valley and she looked down upon the
ruins.
"Now I'm ready to go," she silk'
"I'll go and see what Judge Colton
1 wants."
i "He wanted you to get away before
anything like this occurred," Harris
said. "I knew that maybe we'd have
tough going for a while at some c-rlil
cat time and wanted you to miss all
or that to come back and Hnd the
Three Bar booming along without
having been through all the grief. So
I wrote him to urge you to come."
"Well, I'm going now," she said. "1
don't need to be urged.';
Harris pointed as they rode down
the slope. The little cabin that old
Bill Harris had first erected on the
Three Bar, and which bad later shel
tered the Warrens when tbey came
Into possession of the brand, stood
solid and unharmed among the black
ened rains which hemmed It In on all
sides.
"Look, girl I" be exclaimed triumph
antly. "Look at that little house.
The Three Bar was started with that!
We have as much Ss our folks started
with and mors. They even had to
boild that, We'll start where our
CHAPTER XII
Harris sat on a baggage truck unit
regarded the heap of luggage sombei
ly. Way off In the distance n dnrk
blot of smoke marked the hx-mlon ni
the onrushing train which woniil md.
the Three Bar girl nwny.
"Some day you'll he unntlim u
come back, old pnNnr." Iw- iri"ii i--hopefully.
TIm Tlm liir lan'i hurt
w.l '
lie:
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SUM diath of our son and
brother K-'-n Roberts, and the beau
tiful flowers. .
MR. AND MRS. G. B. ROBEIRTS
and family.
PAINFUL
INDIGESTION
BUFFERED , a good
while before I found
something that would
help me," writes Mr.
is. W. Berry, of Neosho,
Mo. "My trouble waa
in digestion, paus in
my chest and a tight,
bloated feeling that
would make me feel
tmotbered.
Speaking of this to
a rnend ox mine, be
told me - that ? Black.
Draoght was good Jbr this iron.
bio. il went over bousfat a naekv
v. . I A M ' J t
sn ssnnuiv aia aem m. ma
. . . . m
i eonnnuea so ne it .
Vf 1 am in the transfer business.
no somenmea wnen. 4 woum d
hungry sad ready to eat, I would
have a call and would have to set
later. Then I would eat too much
or too hurriedly. This would
cense indigestion. After I started
twtaf Black-Draught, I. found it
r : a ma wnmri nr mw. i - la
7 ' yJandid for Wllonsne and
rtewnmacp trouDiea." -
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For CONSTIPATION, R
PTOIGESTIOy. BILIOUSNESS j !
WOMEN whK . ruA nn. V
takt Card at "In . lasZ
VWMWV
worked for six years. He was esti-
: mated to be worth about $7,000 at .
: h,3 death. He was a straihtforA-ard
l. . . : , i .
uusmess man in an ms ous.ness.
I He leaves to mourn their loss his
i father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.
i H. Sams ; two brothers, Messrs. Os
, car and Walter Sams; two sisters,
; Misses Annie Mae and Cora Sams;
; also his intended loving wife, Miss
Sadie Swicegood, and many, many
friends and loved ones. We w'sh to
extend our heartfelt sympathy to the
grieved father and mother, brothers
nnd sisters and broken-hearted sweet
heart, Miss 'Sadie Swicegood.
DEATH OF ELLIS SAMS
i On the night of June the 26th,
: 1929, at 20 minutes of 1 o'clock, the
Death Angel entered the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sams and took
their son, Ellis. He had been sick
for some time with tumor of the
train. He had lost all the strength
Ijfi . his r'ght side. Everything that
pbuld be done for him was done, but
doctors and all failed, and God took
him to be with Him in a. better world.
He was born in Madison County,
N. C, on February 13, 1902, and
joined the Walnut Creek Baptist
chuch in 1917. His family 'moved
to Crewe, Va. in 1918, and he mov
ed h"s membership to the Crewe
T-ntist church.v He always lived a
fl-nn. industrious life and was loved
b" 11 who knew him.
Thn funeral servir w conducted ,
hv his pastor. Rev. W. Hi Carter, at
h' home. He ' - laid to rest in a
rlitt'e graveyard cIos to his home.
Than
"We're
Better Shape
Before."
Ever
We're In better slme Minn ever be
fore and a cleur Held mil in fr-nt;
for the country Is cleaned up and the
law Is clamped on top."
.She honestly tried to rouse a spark
of Interest deep within iier, some raj
of enthusiasm for 'the future of th
Three Bar. : But there was no re
sponse. She., assured tiersel hkuM'
-HasVthrna: mother: t.T": -ure . erseM
1' -others and two si Ws and a host ef ' "nwt orana lo.fl mean.
bu uiiilii iu ner men. ii less i nil II tll tll
Ins now. That pnrt of her was dead
The trail of smoke wits di-uwlnt
friends and relatives left to mourn
the r loss. It is. hard to give him up
uui we nave to say, uod's will be
'done. Oh, we miss you, dearest
brother, miss you iroro than tongue
can tell; but when our work on earth
is ended, we will meet where all is
well.
Written by his sister,
- ANNIE. MAE SAMS.
near. Harris leaned and kissed ner.
"Just once for luck," lie said, ana
slipped from his scat .on the trues as
the train romcd In. Cood-hy, lljtle
..now. in Bus you next roun!-up
time."
JCS Should
TTatl ; uaa ovr to jnears.
as tne train siw away from the
Station She looked from hir wlml..
train cleared the edge of the little
town ' and . passed the cattle chute.
Three wagons,- each drawn by roor
big mules, moved toward the cluster
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ASIICVILLE'i LEADI1 4T? STOftR
PHONE 4013 V .HAYWOOD ST.
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of -I bulldlhgs which; comprised j tlw
ioi nu unsv.or but the iinnly iU ...:,,
i.ot be expressed or dellnitely t-le:iiv.:
In lior inimi.
Ienne planned with lier of evening
lUI Hie pl.-IIINli:- v.;;.i till i,f play. ,,
u-ol-tl ol v.-ork crept !;..; H. It ,nl
lie would uecept lu-r n. v.-. mil, i::t..
Ulllt pait Of Ills lfL. US , f ,);, ,.,;
lli rest.
And o::d,:. ii:v .-in. h,.-;;e.i in ; :i r.n
Ji:st oiU' e.,;...i;; ,.;,,. j ;
plan real work with Cul liar,;.. ;,,
ii;:d been il:;. ,;i. I)l;1 sjK. ,
U 'J. ll.i.l ....1. ...I . .
wiu usii.'u ii. ai tiie i n,
liini-oi- tliat be should work r
o.'ie h;;d iMi-ied ulony. e:;;ei-
Iliut sa...L- slate or a. .airs v.-nulo p
-in llidetiiiiieli. lici; . vJi; tlial lie-i;:ie.
I lii; void left by :,j Cal Varn:i r.n
now she li:eu be li:-lil Unit pb:.-,- i,
bad creiued lor blais, If I la-y ba.
worked iii-etber in., I r. u bail ,: serle,
Hie sinkiiw sliip u p. iy I lit- ,,j,-i v
ibe tinsel cpiecn.
She was conaciniis of u tla;,--liiili
or l-esalaieni, lial, f iipp,e,i,.i.ii
-lowaiii lliiri-is roi mil ii.i.Iiu ii
a word of affairs ut ibe i-.mrli
ImijiK I'olton entered liie n,ni,i ,u
ill, ....( I .
,.i.,ini ner revei'i.- U) liaimlli;
ner a paper, lu i;te tbsi l.bick b.
line she saw Sbid.-s uniiie mid il.i
flM ; an animuiiceiaenl ol the n
clispler of the Three t Uir ir.
Tiw timl tiue ol ,be m,.cle m.-i.
thill Slinle, the cal fie kins, n ul Iwi
rflei.aMj. I'liere wn. i;:am..-iMii pr..
io i-olivict mi nu, e,.i..)i jj. f,.
i-uiioiw little slinei of l.-m for 1 In i
lis v.-.;;, Slmle oiic-tt more at in i
n- hi una reioiu jnie,0iu iai jf m
iVUI ! porirujt-u,'8)iide on hi
earn.., viewing Uie .'ttttty.v wlileli Ii
,i.;.i oii,- conlrolled ami (Imliim
iiauei rauilly ou evoiv svall.il.'
i-ii mh s,.o.
She bail a Hush of sympathy fo.
siiiua as sue tlioula his at nsati. u
iiiusi nave been similar to her uwi
w'len she dud looked upon i iw ruin
of (lie lliree Bar. Bui Uiis was t...i
iwl out by the knowledge Dial he lin..
only met the same treatmeni ha tiu.i
li.mded to so many others; that lit-
hud dfuipel Into the trap he liu.
bttill for her. She found no real ynj
pinny roi siade only feur foi Hui
ris since blade was freed. The old
sense of responsibility for ber brum!
luid been worn loo long to be shed a
will. She knew that now.
i suppose you tl be surprised tn
bear that I'm golnjj buck," she said
uer lathers old friend smiled
across al her and puffed his pipe.
"Surprised!" he said. "Why, I'v
hiiown nil ulou you d be going bncl,
before long. I could have told you
that when you stepped off the trail
lie left her aloue with Ueane wheti
the younger uiiin arrived. She
plmiu 'd into ber subject ni once.
i ai sorry, sue said. "But 'lui
golny home. I'm not cut out for this
not lor long t one time. 1 waul to
smell the round-up tire and slip m.
twine on a Three Bar culf ; io tbro
my leg across a horse and ride, niir
feel the wind tearing past. It will ul
Ways he like thai vrith tne. So this is
good -by.
Four days later, in the early eve
ning, the stage pulled into Coldriver
with a single passenger. The boys
were in from a hundred miles around
for one last spree before round-up
time. As the stage rolled down the
single street the festivities were In
full swing. From one lighted door
way came the blare of a mechanical
piano accompanied by the scrape ot
feet; the sound of drunken voices
raised in song' Issued from the next ;
the shrill laughter of a dance-hall
girl, the purr of the Ivory ball and the
soft clatter of chips, the ponies drows
ing at the hitch rails the full length
of the streeti the pealing yelp of some
overeuthusiastic eltlaan whose iillu
II was -til'isilr,- t!Mm,er,r,
deuces of the wide difference between
her present surroundings and those ot
the Inst eight mouths. She gazed
eagerly out of the stage window. It
was good to get back.
As the stage neared the raiublinis
log hotel where she would put up for
the night a compact group of riders
swung down the street Her heart
seemed to stop as she recognized tbe
big paint-horse at, their head. She
had not fully realized how much she
longed to see Cal Harris.
Instead of dismounting in a group
they suddenly split up, as If at a
given signal. Scattering the length of
the block and dismounting singly.
ibe reason for the scattering vim
now cleur to her. Slade, on his re
lease, had announced that he would
kill Harris on sight whenever he ap
pen red in town. Slade had many
frlond3. The Three Bar men were
scattered the length of the street to
enforce fair play.
The guard opened the door nnd
motioned her out but she shook her
head.
"I'm
serted.
he counseled.
Slade."
But he hnd misread his signs. She
felt no regret for Slnde, only a wave
of thankfulness, so powerful as al
most to unnerve her. over Harris' .es
cape, untouched. She accused her
self of callousness hut the spring of
her sympathy, usually so ready,
seemed dry as dust when she would
lime wasted a few drops on Slnde.
The next day, in tbe lute afternoon,
Harris looked up nnd saw a chap Clad
rider on the edae of the valley. She
had ridden over unannounced on a
horse she bad borrowed from Brill.
She answered the wave of his hat
and nrj;pd tlit horse down the slope.
going to stay here," she as-
; We ere just as close) to woo su your telephone, Poet Of
'ficevor Mail Bo. All orders filled promptly. Wa
payposUg-ev
, ' Giro oor Mail Order Department a trial
We ara always (lad to open caaf g ac-
'counts with responsible parties.
town., the frelehter on their tm m
.haul out materials for the rebuilding'
rthe ranch., . : . . , A Vi-fv!
. me -work was going on but she no
wnger Md a share la it. She was
looking ahead and planning a future
v.In which the- Three Bar played' bo
' 0e was wrth Jodge bblton, 'her
camera oia mend, to meet hen at
r aiauou. aa toey rode toward the
.aMl a. . - .-J. . .7 '
win aorne ana tota the limn -ah
, ,had come t stay anADeane wag con-
.lent' Aner tbe strenoons days 'she
,had Just passed through she needed
,j long period of rest, he reflected ;
uui uie oiaer man smiled when he
SKIN DISEASES
Tbe' new reaseeV ! ttanti f i
eallad FARA-Z1DE v penetretai;
th"i akin going late evary crevice
and wrinkle thereby destroys the
itch aula. If Md-a eUreetad
PARA-ZIDE kilU the ltk in 40
miaataa wad application
-ntnally aafficiant. Get bettla
teaay freaa Meore'a Pkamacyk
r seat prepaid , te yea for SO
cents par bottle.' '
. STANDARD DRUG Ca':
k 209 N.w f-i'em.1 Eullding
A ' If. C.
Her answer Informed him of the
fact that she was no casual visitor
but one who knew the signs and
would Insist on seeing It through. He
nodded and shut the door.
Harris had dismounted at tbe far
end of the block and was strolling
slowly down the board sidewalk on
the opposite side. Groups of men
packed tbe doorways, each one striv
ing to appear unconcerned, as if Ids
presence there was an accident In
stead of being occasioned by knowl
edge that something of Interest would
soon transpire. A man she knew for
a Slade rider moved out to tiie edire
of the sidewalk across tbe street from
Harris. She saw the lumbering form
of Waddles edging up beside blm.
Other Three Bar boys were watching
every man who showed a disposition
to detach himself from the groups in
the doors. Tbe blare of the piano and
an sounds of revelry had bushed.
The girl felt the clutch of stark
fear at ber heart. She had come too
&"J WM,lPAWeetiSByde;vlt
sejraedwfhat' she , must1, die with him
if hp should pass put before she could
speak to him again and tell him she
was back. She had a wild desire to
ran to him, at least to lean from the
window and call out to him to mount
Calico and ride away. Bat she knew
be would not Sue was frontier bred.
Even the knowledge that she wa In
town might unsteady him now. She
sat without a move end tbe driver
and guard outside supposed her mere
ly a curious onlooker Interested in
the scene.
"A hundred on Harris," tbe driver
offered.
The guard grunted a refusal.
"I'd bet that way myself." he said.
From this site knew that the two
men were hoping Harris would be4
the one to survive; but the fact ttiai '
their proffered bets backed their sen
timents was no proof that tbey felt
the conviction of their desire. She
knew the men of their breed. No
matter how small the chance, their
money would Inevitably be laid ou
t tie side of their wishes, never against
them, as if the wagering of u lona
shot was proof of their confidence
and might In some way exercise a fn
vorable influence on the outcome. No
man had ever stood against Slude.
She noted Harris" gun. He curried It
with the same awkward sling us of
old. on the left side In front with the
butt to the right.
"Fifty on Slade," a voice offere.l
ii, ,in tnc uuuinay oi me uoiei. l :n.
guard starled for the spot hut the
bet was snapped up by another. Wild
fighting rage swept through her at
the thought that to all these men it
was but a sporting event.
Her eyes never once left Harris as
he came down the strfeet. When al
most abreast of tbe stage Slade
stepped from the doorway twenty feet
In before him and stopped In bis
tracks. Harris turned on one heel and
stood with bis left side quartering
. o, , . .
iuwuru omue, uie oia pose sne re
membered so well. There was a tense
quiet the lengtb of tbe street.
"Those you hire do poor work from
behind," Harris said. "Maybe you
sometimes take s chance yourself and
work from in front." His thumb was
hooked ittrtllhetlbigteinH'of bis shirt
Jusr above the butt of bis gun,
Slade beld a cigarette In bis right
band and raised It slowly to bis lips.
He removed It and nicked tbe MSh
from the end, then Inspected tbe re
sults and snapped it again and tbe
downward move of bis wrist was car
rled through in a smooth sweep for
his gun. It Hashed Into bis band but
his knees sagged under blm us s
forty-live sing struck him an Inch
above the buckle of bis belt. Kven
as he toppled forward he fired,, and
Harris' gun barked again. Then the
Three Bar men were vaulting to tbeir
Addles. Evans careened down the
street, leading the palnt-borse, and
within thirty seconds after Slade's
first move for tils gun a dozen riders
were turning tbe corner on the run.
lief ore the spectators had time to
realise that It waa over, the Three
. Bar men were gqjte.. Slade bad many
friends In town. ,
"j The girl had Seen i Harris, draw i
merely a stngWr. . pull . from left . to
right and by his quartering pose the
gun had been trained on Slade at the
instant U cleared the holster: not one
superfluous - move, even to the
straightening ' of t bis wrist. The
driver' voice reached her.
-' "Fastest draw In the world for the
few that can use it." he said. .
The guard opened the door. "The
V"t was s':"rg with" her less bowel
la ber hands.
T't f It 1 t ""' " '
S V
He Met Her at the Mouth of the tana
He met her at the mouth of tbe lane
and together they walked back to the
new buildings of the ranch. The men
breaking horses In the new corrals
were the same old hands, The same
cook1 shack. Her old .things, rescued
living room of the new bouse, a row
of new storerooms and the shop stood
on the site of tbe old, And in the
midst of all the improvements the
old cabin first erected on tbe Three
Bar stood protected by a picket fence
on which a few vines were already
beginning to climb.
After tbe men bad quit work to
greet the returning Three Bar boas
she went over every detail of the. hew
house. The big living room sod tire
place were modeled closely along the
lines of her old quarters: heads and
furs were on the walls, pelt and In
dian rugs on the floors. Banning
water had been piped down from a
sidehill spring. The new house was
modernised. Then Harris saddled
Calico and Papoose and they rode
down to the tlelds.
As they turned into the lane they
heard the twang of Waddles' guit.-ii
from the cook shack, the booming
voice raised In song In midnfteriiiion.
a thing heretofore unheard of In the
annals of Three Bar life.
"There'll be one real feast tonight."
Harris prophesied. "Waddles will
spread himself."
They rode past the meadow, cov
ered with a knee-deep stand of al
falfa hay.
"It was only trampled down." he
said. ' She came up in fine shape
this spring. We'll put up a thou
snrd tons of hay."
He held straight on past the
meadow, turned off below the lower
fence and angled southwest across
the range. The calves and yearlings
along their route gave proof that thf
grading-up of the Three Bar herds
was already having its effect Ninety
per cent were straight red stock with
only a few tbrowbavks to off-color
strains. Tbe two spoke but little and
near sunset they rode out and dis
mounted on the ridge from which, al
most a year before, they had viewed
the first move of organized law In
the Coldriver strip.
A white-topped wagon came toward
them up the valley along tbe same
route followed by the file of dustv
riders on that other day. A woman
held the reins over tbe team,, and
curly-haired youngster jostled about
i on the seat by her side. A. man wran
gled a nondescript drove of horses
and cows In tbe rear.
"That's the way we both came into
this country first, you and I," Harris
said. "Just like that little shaver on
the seat."
"Will they And a place to settle?"
she asked, with e sudden hope that
the newcomers aould and a suitable
site for a home.
Maybe not close around here," be
said. "Most of the good sites you can
get water on are picked up. But
they'll find place either here or
somewhere else s little further on,"
He slipped an arm about. her shoul
ders. "It's been right lonesome planning
. without e little, partner to talk It all
over with at night," be said. "Have
yon come back for keeps to betp me
wake the Three Bar the beet, outfit
in three states? I can't bold down
that Job alone.' '- -
iC She nodded and . leaned against ' v.
hiuu s , ; t - .
TlmCi what Hliey wanted old Bill
and Cal 1 said. - "But It's nice
that we want It too. I've come fo
keeps; and Uie road to the eatslde la '
dosed." . "f : , ,- v ,...,.
. They stood and watched tbe tun
pitch ovec tbe far edge of tie world;
and down la the vaimy tv"n
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