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THE NEWS-RECORD, MARSHALL, N. C, THUDSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934 SYNOPSIS ' Jim. Wall, roan eowpunchsr from Wjromlns, In the early day of the cat tle Industry, saska a new Held In Utah.' Ha maati Hank Hays, who admlta b Ina a robben and tell Wall ba t, working for u Bnfllihinu, Herrlck, who haa located a big- ranch In tha mountains. Herrlck has employed a mail army of gun-fighters, and Haya and others are plotting to ataal ' their employer's eattla and monay. Wall saves Hank's Ufa by bluffing- a gambler aat of shooting. With Hays and two , athar rustlers, Happy Jack and Lin coln, Jim Wall roes to Herrlck's ranch. CHAPTER III Continued Herrlck bad selected as a site for his home what was undoubtedly . the most picturesque point In the valley, If not one that had the most utility for the conducting of a ranch busi ness. Ten miles down from the head of the valley a pine-wooded bench, almost reaching the dignity of a pro montory, projected from the great slope of the mountain. Here where the pines straggled down stood the long, low cabin of peeled logs, yellow In the sunlight, Below, on the flat, extended thenumerous barns, sheds, corrals. A stream poured off the mountain, white In exposed places, and ran along under the bench and out to Join the main brook of the valley. Somewhat apart from both the cor rals and outbuildings on the flat stood a new log cabin, hurriedly built, with chinks still unfilled. The roof extend ed out on three sides over wide porches, where Wall observed three or four beds, a number of saddles and other riders' paraphernalia. The rear of the cabin backed against the rocks. Jim understood that Hays had thrown up this abode, rather than dwell too close to the other employees of Her rlck. From the front porch one could drop a stone Into the brook, or fish for trout The pines trooped down to the edge of the brook. JNaturally no single place In all that valley could have been utterly devoid of the charm and beauty nature had lavished there, but this situation was Ideal for riders. Hays even had a private corral. As Jim rode up to this habitation his quick eye caught sight of curious, still-eyed men on the porch. Also he observed that there was a store of cut wood stowed away under the porch. "Wal, here we air," announced Hays. "An' if you don't like It you're shore hard to please. Finest of water, beef, lamb, venison, bear meat Butter for our biscuits. An' milk! An' best of all not very much work. Haw! Hawl" "Where do we bunk?" asked Jim, presently. "On the porch. I took to the attic myself." , "If you don't mind ril beep my pack Inside, but sleep out under the pines," responded WalL When at length Jim carried his effects up on the porch Hays spoke up : "Jim, here's the rest of my outfit . . . Fellers, crape acquaintance with Jim Wall, late of Wyoming." That was all the Introduction Hays volunteered. Jim replied: "Howdy," and left a return of their hard scru tiny until some other time. Hays went at once into low-voiced conference with these four men. Happy Jack hauled up the supplies. Brad Lincoln occupied himself with his pack." Jim brought his own outfit to a far corner of the porch. Then he trolled among the pines seeking a satisfactory nook to unroll his bed. Jim, from long habit, generated by a decided need of vigilance, preferred to Bleep In coverts like a rabbit, or any other animal that required protection. At length he found a niche between' two rocks, one of which was shelving, where pine needles furnished a soft mat underneath and the murmur of the brook Just faintly reached him. Jim would Dot throw his bed where the noise of rushing water, or anything else, might preclude the service of his keen ears. There was no step on his trail now, but he . Instinctively dis trusted Lincoln, and would undoubted ly distrust one or more of these other menv : :r;i "''V: Hays exemplified the fact Of honor among thieves. Jim had come to that conviction. This robber might tarn out big In some- ways. But could even he be trusted? v Jta resolved ,to- take toe chances. Not until the following morning did Jim Wall gtft a satisfactory scrutiny of the four members of Hays' outfit " ' .The eldest : who answered to the same of Mac, was a cadaverous-faced ' man, wish eyes like a ghouL "WLar yon fromr,,he asked Wall. ' "Wyoming, " last," ; replied . Jim. agreeably, .. -: --.."-".:;'-"'-i " : Jeff Bridges, a sturdy, tow-headed man of forty or thereabouts, had . a bluff,.hearty manner and seemed not to pry: ante the surface!. ; -: i vf : "Glad Hank took you on," be said. We need one cattleman In this outfit an thet's no Joke." w . Sparrowhawk Latimer, .tie third sf the four, greatly resembled a horse thief Wall had once Been hanged. ',- Hays had said to Slocum, the fourth, member of this quartet: "Smoky, yon - an' Wall shore ought to make a pair '' ' te isaw W -K't W - "You mean a pair to draw on, re 'n! tort ed the other. He was slight, wiry, freckled of face and hands, with a cast in one of his light cold-blue eyes. ' " NoP snorted the - robber." "Not "anrVV - Smoky, do yon recollect thet j-gMBbier fctud '.Smith, who works the stage towns, an' Is aomethln' ef a gun jingerT ; y ZANC GREY Obprrlt WWXJ erviee, ' ' "f lln'l forgot Mm." " "Wal, we set In a poker game with him one night. I was lucky. ; Stud took, his login to heart, an' he shore tried to pick a fight First he was goin to, draw on me, then shifted to Jim. An' Jim bluffed him out of throwin' a gun." "How?" "Jim Just said for Stud not to draw, as there wasn't a man llvln' who could set at a table an' beat him to a gun." "Most obllgtn' an' kind of you, Wall," remarked Smoky, with sarcasm, as he looked Jim over with unsatisfied eyes. "If you was so all-fired certain of thet, why'd you tip him off?" "I never shoot a man Just because the chance offers," rejoined Jim coldly. There was a subtle Intimation In this, probably notiost: upon Sitfcum. The greatest of gunmen were quiet soft-spoken, sober Individuals who never sought quarrels. Jim knew that his reply would make an enemy, even if Slocum were not Instinctively one on sight Respect could scarcely be felt by men like Slocum. Like a weasel he sniffed" around Jim. "You don't, eh?" be queried. "WaL you strike me unfavorable." "Thanks for . being honest, If not complimentary," returned Jim. Hays swore at his lieutenant : "Un favorable, huh? Now why do you have to pop up with a dislike for him?" "I didn't say It was'Mlsllke. Just unfavorable No offense meant" "Smoky," said Hays, "I won't have no grudges In this outfit I've got the biggest deal' on I ever worked out There's got to be harmony among us. Jim Gleaned Information This Rancher. From But Smoky bobbin' up again my new man thet's serious. Now let's lay the cards on the table. . . . Jim, do you want to declare yourself?" "I'm willing to answer questions unless they get nasty," replied Jim, frankly. "You got run out of Wyomln'?" "No. But If I'd stayed on I'd prob ably stretched hemp." "Hold up a stage or somebody?" "No, Once I helped bold up a bank. That was years ago." "Bank, robber 1 You're out of our class, Jim." v "Hardly that It was my first and only crack at a bank. Two of ns got away. Then we held up a train blew open the safe In the express car." "Smoky, I call It square of Wall," spoke up Haya. "He shore didn't need to come clean as thet" "It's all right," agreed Slocum, as If forced to fair Judgment Hays plumped off the porch ralL "Now, fellers, we can get to work. Herrlck puts a lot of things np to me, an' I ain't no .cattleman. Jim, do you know the cattle gamer' "From A to Z." smiled WalL "Say, but I'm In-luck. Well run the ranch now." . : "WhatTJ I do, Hank?" asked Jim. I TwaLyoa look the whole dlggln'i over." - Jim lost no time In complying with his first order , from the superin tendent of Star ranch. What a mon strous and, incredible hoax was being perpetrated upon some foreigner I . Evidently there had been ranchers here In this valley before Herrlck, Old log cabins and corrals adjoining the new ones attested to thle,.-----., : - Jim passed cowboys with only a .word or nod. He talked with an old mad ho said he' had ovned a home stead across the valley,' one of those Herrlck had gathered In. ',; " Jim gleaned Information ' from this f-rancher. Herrlck bad bought out all the cattle men In the valley, and on round (he foothill line; to Limestone Sprtngsv. where the big X .Bar outfit began. , Riders for these small ranches had- gone t- work for Herrlck. He was told ' that IBeeseman, with ten men, was out 'on the range.? ..r 'Presently Jim encountered Haya, ac companied by a tall.' floridly 'blond man, garbed as no westerner had ever been. This, of course, must be the "Englishman. , He was young, hardly ovej. thirty,' and handsome In a fleshy way. -- - ; :'. . . ,; , ' Mr. Herrtek. this la my new hand I was tellln' yon about" announced Haya, glibly. "Jim WalL late of Wyomln'. . . . Jim, meet the boss. "How do you do. Mr. Wall," returned Herrlck. "I understand you're had wide experience on ranches? "Yes, sir. I've been riding the range since I was a boy," replied Jim. "Hays has suggested making you his foreman.". "That Is satisfactory to me." "You are better educated than these other men. It will be part of your duties to keep my books." "I've tackled that, Job uefore." "So I was tellln the boys," Inter posed Hays. "As I understand ranching," went on Herrlck, "a foreman handles the riders. Now, as this ranching game Is strange to me I'm glad to have a fore man Of experience. My idea was to hire some gunmen along with the cow boys. Hays'' name was, given me at Grand Junction as the hardest, nut In eastern Utah. It got noised about, I presume, for other men with reputa tions calculated to Intimidate thieves applied to me. I took on Heeseman and his friends," "But you really did not need go to the expense and risk, I might add of hiring Heeseman'8 outfit." "Expense Is no object. Risk, how ever what do you mean by risk?" "Between ourselves, I strongly sus pect that Heeseman Is a rustler." "By Jove! You don't say? This Is ripping. Heesemhn said the Identical thing about Hays." "Wal, Mr. Herrlck, don't yos worry none," Interposed Hays, suavely. "Shore I don't take kind to what Heeseman called nie to your face, but I can overlook It for the present You see. If Heeseman Is workln' for you he can't rustle as many .cattle as If he wasn't Anythln come of that deal you had on with the Grand Junction outfit?" "Yes. I received their reply the other day," rejoined Herrlck. "By Jove, that reminds me. I had word from my sister, Helen. It came from St. Louis. She Is coming through Denver and will arrive at Grand Junction about the fifteenth." "Young girl If I may ask?" .added Jim. "Young woman. Helen is twenty two." "Comln for a little visit?" asked Hays. "By Jove, It bids fair to be a life long one," declared Herrlck, as If pleased. "She wants to make Star ranch her home. We are devoted to each other. If she can stick It out In this bush I'll be jolly glad. Can you drive from Grand Junction In one day?" "Shore. Easy with a buckboard an' a good team," replied Hays. Herrlck resumed his walk with Hays, leaving Jim to his own devices. Jim strolled around the corrals, the sheds, down the lane between the pas tures, out to the open range. This Englishman's sister this Helen Herrlck she would be coming to a re mote, wild and beautiful valley. What would the girl be like? Twenty-two years old, strong, a horsewoman, and handsome very likely blond, as was her brother 1 And Jim made a mental calculation of the ruffians in Herrlck's employ. Eighteen I After supper Hays leaned back and surveyed the company. "Fellers, we've a pow-wow on hand. Clear the table Fetch another lamp. We'll lay out the cards an' some coin, so we can pre tend tebe settin' In a little game If anybody happens along. But the game we're really settin' in is the biggest ever dealt in Utah. fTalk low, everybody," Instructed Hays. "An one of you step out on the porch now an' then. Heeseman might be slick enough to send a scout over here. 'Cause we're goin' to do thet Uttle thing to him. . . . Happy, dig up thet box of cigars I've been savin'." "Hank, trot out some champagne," Jeered Brad Lincoln. "Nothln' to drink, fellers," returned Haya, "We're a robber outfit No ar guln' or flghtln'. . . . Any of you who doesn't like thet can walk out now." They were Impressed by his cool force. - " "Air-right Wal an' good. We're set," he went on. "Today I change my 'mind about goin'- s'ow with this Jim Wall had a flash of divination as to this sudden right-about-face. "Herrlck reckons there are upwards of ten thousand bead of stock on the range. Some of these ranchers he bought out sold without a count I bought half a dosen herds for Herrlck. An' I underestimated say, rough cak culatln', around two thousand head. So there's twelve thousand good. Thet'a a herd, fellers. Air there any of you who wouldn't care to play a game for - twelve thousand head of cattle at forty dollars per?" 4 There did not appear to be a single ohe.'? iv. ; ... ' '. "Ahuh. Wal, thet's okay. Now, can we. drive such a big herd?" r "Boss, listen to thhf Idee," spoke up Smoky. Most of these Star cattle range down the valley twenty miles be low here.. How'd It do for, say, five of. jis to quit Herrlck an' ' hide below somewhere? Meanwhile you t to 'Grand Junction an' arrange to have your buyers expect a bunch of cat tle every . week; A thoumfnd to twe thousand head. We'd make the drive an' keep it op as-long as It worked. You're boss, an' Wan here Is foreman. You could keep the cowboys sloe H tha rapcbJ'-:. . . to aa oo At brim Viii THIS WEEK The Swiss Answer Back Wise Mrs, Roosevelt Our Trade Balance This Is Good News Switzerland Is small but takes noth ing "lying down." Every Swiss of fight ing age is a reserve member of the Swiss army, with a rifle and ammuni tion that be can use That encourages independence. Europe knows that it would cost more to conquer Switzer land than Switzerland would be worth. In addition, nobody would know bow to run Swiss hotels, except the Swiss. Recently Dr. Carl Barth, Swiss pro fessor of theology at Bonn university, to which the former German kaiser was sent as a boy, was dismissed by Prussia's minister of culture, because Doctor Barth would not take the oath of personal loyalty to Hitler. The Swiss government takes that up promptly, saying to Germany: "If you dismiss a Swiss teacher for politi cal reasons, the Swiss government will immediately send home all German professors in Swiss universities." No hemming and hawing there. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wise and energetic lady, advises giving small children as young as six or seven a weekly allowance, because It teaches them to be independent. They learn how to spend, when to save, what to pay, and grow up Independent self reliant Individuals. That is a good thought that some wise professors high up in government might acfspt If It is wise to teach individual Inde pendence to young children, why not encourage It in grown-up Americans, Instead of training them to spend the rest of their lives In any NRA baby carriage? Again there is cheerfulness. United States exports since October were highest In three years. Uncle Sam sold $206,352,000 worth of goods to other countries, $76,723,000 less than he took In. That is called a "favorable trade bal ance," and is supposed to be a good thing. Abslt omen, but the French revolu tion started at a time when France, for the first time in a long while, found herself exporting more than she bought Edsel Ford, son of Henry, and a great help to his father as president of the Ford company, dined with Presi dent Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Ga., aiM told him the nation is "out of the trough." The two Fords are good Judges of returning prosperity. They expect to ell at least 1,000,000 other "Fords" this coming year. Wlnthrop W. Aldrlch, head of the New York Chase National bank, big gest private bank In the world, tells reporters In Seattle: "Business men and bankers In all the cities we have visited believe that there has been a real Improvement since September." Prosperity Is climbing up, according to Mr. Aldrich, and he ought to know. He has on hand more than a billion dollars that he will gladly lend you, If you can prove your ability to pay It back. Samuel Insull and sixteen co-defendants are acquitted of using the mails to defraud. A majority of the Jury, which took two hours to decide, voted for acquittal from the start Apparently Mr. Insull might have avoided that tiring trip to Greece. There is war talk with a meaning In Europe. Hungary Is filled with rage because ' Jugoslavia accuses Hungari ans of plotting the murder of King Al exander. The Hungarians are fighters, but not murderers. England and France are agitated by alleged news that Germany Is arming wiw all possible speed, regardless of the Versailles treaty. There are a dozen causes for war floating around Europe, and no par ticular cause for peace, except that no nation could well afford another war Uncle Sam's pockets being tightly but toned, at present Senator Nye, an "earnest man, de voted to peace, but not at "any price," asks the big United Aircraft company Just what It ha In.mlnd in Its constant expansion In production and betterment of airp'anes. The senator seems to fear that United Aircraft has In mind the possibility of war. Let as all hope that It has exactly that in mind, and that a government showing little energy or Initiative of its own In air defense will at least ap preciate help from private Initiative. J - - A 1KA ew jersey umws n paum ni 63 of them women, for the LindbergfN kidnaping and murder trial, xne au thoritles. - without being specific, say they have evidence against Bruno Rich ard Hauptmann not revealed to . the public. Hauptmann' lawyers would probably prefer all men on the Jury Women feel more keenly than men do about kidnaping children. ; 1 ' When President Roosevelt says he fneana to give the people of the United States' cheap power, be means It- .At Warm Springs he has been working on ra broad national program" for cheap-. r power. It Is understood that he will not be "too drastic" but be will give the people what they need, f '.-y.. 'Next In -Importance to .free -air and tret water la cheap power. ' gv Klas Features S radicate, tea. . IMPROVED v UNIFORM ' INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (Br REV. r. B. ITTZWATBa, D. n. Member ef raeultr. MeeSr Bible Institute et Caileaae.) A Western Newspaper Uulea. Lesson for December 9 A THE CHRISTIAN AS TEACHER LESSON TEXT Matthew :!-!; Acts 18:24-28. GOLDEN TEXT Study to show tny self approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, right ly dividing tha word of truth. H Timothy 2:18. PRIMARY TOPIC Jesus Our Teach r. JUNIOR TOPIC Jesus tha Great Teacher. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP ICS Learning; From the Master Teacher. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC The Teaching Church. It seems that the lesson committee decided upon a title and then sought texts to fit it It Is very difficult If not impossible, to make the texts fit the title. Regardless of the strained effort required to make this adjust ment, two vitally practical Scripture passages are before us from which to set forth vital truths. The follow ing practical lesson plan Is suggested. I. Jesus the Master Teacher (Matt 7:24-29). 1. His method of teaching (vv. 24 27). In his application of the so-called Sermon on the Mount Jesus used a most striking simile, namely, the two foundations. a. The house built on a rock (w. 24-25). This house endured the storms ana flood because of Its secure nnd abiding foundation. The wise builder will see to it that a safe foun dation is provided before he proceeds to erect his house. b. The house built on the sand (w. 26-27). This house collapsed with the Impact of the storms and flood because Its foundation was Insecure. The fool ish builder is the man who proceeds to build his house without consideration of the Importance of the foundation. By house In this figure Is doubtless meant human life and character. And by rock Is meant the teachings of Christ. Every man Is building a house. The fact of building Is true of every human being. The supreme difference is not In the men who build or the ma terial used In the building, but In the foundation upon which they build. The foundation determines everything so far as man's destiny Is concerned. A time of testing will surely come to ev ery life. The matter of Importance is as to whether we are building upon the foundation which will withstand the coming storms and flood. The one who builds upon the words of Jesus Christ Is eternally secure. 2. The impression made (vv. B8-29). The people were astonished. The con tent of Christ's teaching as well as bis manner of teaching was In contrast with that of the scribes. The teach ing of the scribes consisted In the rep etition of the words of others, while Christ's teaching was in his own words The Christian teacher should give forth a positive and certain message because be sets forth the lnerrant and eternal words of Christ the living God. II. Apollos the Teacher Who Needed to Be Taught (Acts 18:24-28). Apollos Is a striking example of many Christian leaders today. Many are gifted, energetic, and highly trained, and yet are Ignorant of the real Christian message and Pentecostal grace. 1. Who he was (v. 24). He was an Alexandrian Jew, highly cultured, carefully Instructed in the Old Testa ment Scriptures, energetic and elo quent He was a believer In Jesus Christ, even familiar with his life and teaching. 2. What he lacked (v. 25). He was only a disciple of John the Baptist He was therefore Ignorant of the meaning of Chrlst'ji death, resurrec tion, ascension, and the gift of the Spirit as outpoured at Pentecost There are striking parallels to this to day In the Christian church. We have many good men eloquent and highly cultured who know only "the baptism of John." They Insist upon the In tegrity of men In public life, social Justice, and even call upon men to re pent of their sins, but they seem to know nothing of the meaning of the death of Christ the necessity of the new birth by the Spirit and the Pen tecostal lift They are pleading for octal Justice and a higher standard of ethics, seemingly not knowing that these are by-products of the gospel and are meaningless and impossible with out the proclamation of the gospel of Christ which centers in the person and work of the divine Saviour. 8. Who Instructed - Apollos (v. 20). Prlsctlla and Aqulla. humble Christian tent-makers, were Instrumental In showing the great preacher his Ignor ance and leading him into the truth. 4. Result of his ministry (w. 27-28). He was provided with credentials and had a fruitful ministry. He mightily convinced the Jews showing that Jesus was the Messiah. . 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