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SYNOPSIS
Jim Wall, young oowpuncher from
Wyoming:, seek a new Held In utan,
He meete Hank Haya, who telle him ho
la working for an Englishman, Har
riett, who haa located a big ranch in
the mountains. Haya and othera are
plotting to ateal their employer's cat
tle and money. With Hays and two
other rustlers, Jim Wall goes to Her
tick's ranch. Herrlck announces that
tils slater, Helen, Is coming to live
with him. Hays unfolds his plan for
getting poaaesslon of Herrlck'a 12,000.
head of live stock, Hs and his lleut
enants ride away to drive off the first
buncb of cattle. Heeseman, Hays' rival
among the cattle rustlers, tells Wall
that Haya was once, his (Hesseman's)
partner and; double-crossed him, - Jim
Is sent q meet tyUs Herrlck. He tries
10 impress on her that he (Jim) Is a
desperado of the worst type, but the
girl treats the Information lightly.
CHAPTER V Continued
Jim let Barnes take the team, while
Be crossed the bench and made his
way down the steep, rocky .declivity
to Hays' cabin. Happy Jack was
whistling about the Are, knocking pans
and otherwise Indicating the proximity
of supper.
"Howdy, Jack. What's tricks for to
day?" asked Jlra.
"Glad you're back, Jim," declared
the cook, cordially. "Anyone'd have
thunk you was goln' to dish the outfit
Judgln' from Hays. He's been like
hound on a leash. Smoky rode In
today full of ginger, news, an' a roll
of l.ng green that'd have choked a
cow. But even thet didn't ease the
fcoss."
"Wha ailed him. Jack?" Inquired
Jlra, not without impatience.
"Dinged If I know. It had to do
with your goln' to Grand, a darned
sight more than Smoky's."
Heavy footfalls outside attested to
the return of Hays. Without more
comment Jim stood up and away from
the table, to face the door. Hays en
tered. He was not the genial Hays of
other days, yet It was hard to define
the change In him, unless It consisted
In a gloomy, restless force behind his
stride. Smoky followed him In, agree
able by contrast.
"Hullo, here you air. I waited at
the barn," said Hays gruffly.
"Howdy, boss. 1 took a short cut
down," replied Jim.
"I seen Barnes an' had a word with
hlra. So your trip come off all right?
Ton shore made them blacks step."
"It wasn't as pleasant a drive as
you'd Imagine," returned Jim, darkly.
"Uawl You must be one of them
women-haters. . . . Outside of thet
Ide of it, what happened to Jar you?"
"Nothing to concern you or your
outfit. Smoky saw me yesterday be
fore I got a line on him. He ducked
off the road. At Grand Junction no
body paid any more attention to me
than I'd expect."
"A huh. Thets good," replied Hays,
and going over to the pack beside his
bed he rummaged about to return with
a packet, which he slapped down upon
the table.
"There you air, Jim. On our first
deal."
The packet unrolled and spread out
hills of large denomination.
"What's this for?" queried Jim.
"Quick action. Thet'8 how we work.
Tour share. Smoky fetched It."
Jim did not care to give the Im
pression that he was unused to this
sort of thing. Straddling the bench
he. sat down to run through the bills.
"Five thousand six hundred," he
said, as if to himself, and he slipped
the money Inside his pocket "Much
obliged. Smoky. Now I'll be able to
it In a little game of draw."
"Jim, ain't you got any news at
all?" inquired Hays, searchlngly. "A
feller with your ears an' eyes shore
would pick up somethln'.",
"Miss Herrlck fetched a Wells-Fargo
package to ber brother," rejoined Jim,
slowly.
"Then it's come," said Hays, crack
ing bis bands. "Herrlck was expectin'
money last stage."
After supper Smoky was the first
to break alienee:
"Boss, now Wall la back you can
make up your mind about what I'd
like to do."
"Jim, listen to this: Smoky an' the
other fellers, except Brad, want 'to
make a clean sweep with this next
drive What yon think?"
"Clean Herrlck out?" asked Jim.
"Thefa the Idee."
Tim vhAfiitorMl a moment " .
It'd be harder work, but save time,
and perhaps onr bacon aa welL These
cowboys are going to And out pretty
oon Jhat the cattle have thinned oat
If Smoky drives a couple thousand
more ltll be sure to be found out
sooner or later.
See tbar. boss. Wall sees It Just
s I do. There's plenty of water along
the road an' feed enough, . : . Let'a
make It ene big Mr .- :.
- "Wal, it'd mean learln' 8tar Ranch
sadden." cogitated the robber chief.
Shore. - An thet food." -
"But I don't want to poll out of here
sadden," declared Hay
v ""Why not. If we get away with ten
thousand heaar queried . smoky, as
tounded. ' -v. A.V.-Y -i'v .'"' ".
"Thet ten thousand wont close the
destrmon." -' ' , . 1 :
. "Whafre, yon got up y oar -sleeve,
Hankr - ' V -. ; -K"."- - '
"Thefs my baslneas. , Tours Is drlv-
tW cattle.".. V-': ' A.-
Bank, dont be a hawgl .'.. -. v ?, ,
- "Bays, If youll excuse me, Tm think
fcuj Smoky . talks sense," Interposed
Jim, auletjy.
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to our first idee. Tou fellers make
drive after drive, goln' slow. . . thet'U
give me time "
"Ahuh. So you'll risk goln agin'
the whole outfit," Interrupted Smoky,
with a curious gaze at hla superior.
"Wal, yes. If you put It thet way,'
replied Hays, and he stalked out.
"Smoky, will you start the toecottd;
drive tomorrow?" asked Wail. , ';'
"I'll lay It up to my outfit Wal, so
long. See you soon, one .way or an
other." . . ,r. ,(.,
He went out. Jim heard a few sharp,
words pass between Smoky, and -Hays,;
and then silence,--' .in
Next .'day he went baokrto work on
the new. barn. ..-.A i subtle' change ' In
Hank Hays augmented "his suspicion-1!)?
that Individual. Jim let hiraalone.
Herrlck was around as usual. Inter
ested In every detail of the-building,
Hays had gone off. with (he cowboys
across the valley to put them upon
Straddling the Bench He Sat Down
to Run Through the Bills.
some Job there, which no doubt was a
ruse to keep them away from Lime
stone Springs, where most of the stock
grazed. And the day had ended with
out one glimpse of Helen Herrlck.
At breakfast the following morning
Hays surprised Jim.
"Was the Herrlck girl out yester
day?" he Inquired.
"Didn't see her."
"Tou dldn'f '"say what kind of a
looker she was."
"Oh, that." laughed Jim. "I forgot
or didn't think yon were interested."
"Wal, I'd like to see her once before
our deal's off here."
Hays had his wish fulfilled next day.
He was at work on the new barn, on
the far side from where Jim was oc
cupied, when Miss Herrlck came down
with her brother. Jim stared as If his
eyes deceived him. An English riding
bablt was known to him only from
pictures. She looked queenly. Jim
did not look at her face. Besides, he
wanted most to see the effect upon
Hank Hays. That worthy's hawklike
head was erect but Jim could not see
the telltale eyes, Hays stood transfixed.
Herrlck and his sister walked toward
Jim's side of the barn.
"Good morning," she said. "Bernle
told me how you shot bob no. Jack
rabbits from the saddle. I want to
see you do that And I want to learn
how. Will you show me?"
I'd be pleased. Miss Herrlck."
Tomorrow, then, you will ride with
me?"
"I'm at your service."
"Wall, you'll oblige me by riding
with my sister when It suits her," said
Herrlck.
"Yes, sir," returned Jim, gazing
across at the statue-like Hays.
The couple moved off toward the
open yard, where mounted cowboys
were leading out saddled horses.
"I seen her, Jim," Hays said, as If
the event were epic; "She walked
right by me."
-What If she did, Hankr
. "NothlnV What was she say In' to
you?" '
"It seems Herrlck told her about my
shooting Jacks from my horse, and
she wants to see It done."
"Ton're goln' rldln' with her? . . .
The luck of some men I"- -
"Hank, shall I tell Herrlck you'll go
In my stead?"
"Nix. much as I'd like to. I can't
hit Jutnpln' rabbits."
Hays hung around the barn, mostly
Idle, watching the valley, until the
Herrlcks returned. The cowboys
brought the horses down. Whereupon
Hays abruptly left - And he did not
come back. From that hour he be-,
came an elusive man.
That day ended Jim Wall's carpen
try. On the next he was summoned
early after breakfast to ride with the
Herrlcks,
- Under the stimulation of this girl's
Inspiring presence Jim gave an exhibi
tion of swift and accurate shooting
that surpassed any be had ever ac
complished. " .
. "Marvelous r she exclaimed. " :
"Helen, he's a bally good shot." de
clared. Herrlck. - .'..-, .- ,' .
That night Hank Haya evinced slight
but unmistakable symptoms of Jealousy,
occasioned, nerhana, by Jim's report
-Ut ml41 ase.de Bp, Wall stick I of killing thirteen eut of ftfteaa bound
ing Jack rabbits. Happy Jack, wide
eyed and loud-voiced, acclaimed Jim's
feat as one In a thousand.
"Air you thet good frontln' a man
who you know Is swift?" drawled the
robber chief.
Jim stared. "Hank, I'm not so good
then,'' he replied, slowly.
"Wal, somebody'l) try you out one
of these days," added Hays.
"I darpsay," he rejoined, coolly, and
sought his seclusion. He -refused to
let that linger In bis mind. . Something
else haunted him. ills slumber was
troubled.
CHAPTER. VI
Next day vHmicfc ' ; Md not accoitf
pahy Mi sister orttheTP riae.'a'clr
, cifmstance 'which',' ft Anything; gave
,reer rpin xo ner. spinju yjro naa con
cern for h,er.' Safety. ! -He could !-pot
.Judge well of her horsemanship, be
cause of -.the. fllde-sadqle; she -rode.
Bluntly he disapproved of the atrocious
thing arid gaidvit-Was worse' thani'the
"pancake" her brother rode. .But 'she
rode after the homnds Just the same,
and held er"6wn ' hntll ' she :was
thrown, , '
If she ha J fallen upon rocks or
.even, hard ground she would have been
seriously., injured,.' if not killed out
right But when the horse stumbled
she hurtled over bis head and hit In
the sand, Jim was off almost the In
stant she struck, and he yelled for the
cowboy.
"Water, Barnes," he called, as the
cowboy dashed up.
"There ain't none close," replied
Barnes.
"I'm all rlcht," spoke up Allss Her
rlck, weakly. "I came a cropper
didn't I?"
She sat, evidently not hurt, though
she clung to Jim's arm. With his
scarf he wiped the sand from her face,
aware that his hand was not steady.
Her hair had come partly loose to fall
In a golden mass on her shoulder.
She rearranged It and put on her hat,
deftly despite gloved fingers.
"Help me up, please," she said.
Jim placed a strong arm under hers
and lifted her to her feet. Then some
thing cold and tight within let go, and
his reaction was to take refuge In an
ger: . "Miss Herrlck, I told you that
saddle was no good. It's a wonder you
were not killed."
"Oh, don't exaggerate. I've come
many croppers cross-country riding at
home."
"Barnes, back me up In this," ap
pealed Jim to the cowboy.
"Miss, he's tellln' you true," said
Barnes, earnestly. "Tou was rldln'
fast If this hyar had. been stony
ground, like it Is lots of places, you'd
never knewed what hit you."
"I believe I did strike pretty hard,"
she admitted, ruefully.
"Tou want a cow-saddle with a
double cinch, and overalls," concluded
Jim.
Overalls!" she exclaimed, and she
blushed rosy red. "Tou mean like
these blue trousers Barnes has on?"
Tes. Then you can ride. This is
the West, Miss Herrlck. Tou like to
run a horse. It's dangerous. I shall
have to speak to your brother."
Don't. I've never ridden astride,
but I'll do it, since you are so very
fearful about It."
That experience left Jim shaky.
probably a good deal shakier than It
had left Miss Herrlck. But it was not
fear for her. Jim reveled in the tor
turing sensation engendered by con
tact with this beautiful girl. He
shook like a leaf at the staggering
realization that when she lay on the
ground with her arms spread wide,
her hair gold against the sand, he
longed to snatch her to his breast A
natural Impulse, under the circum
stances, but for him Idiotic !
Miss Herrlck took to the Western
saddle like a duck to water. She
could ride. Moreover, that spirit of
which she had hinted certainly over
took her. More than once she ran off
alone, riding like the wind; and upon
one of these occasions It took the cow
boys till dark to find her. That with
Hank Hays and Heeseman there to sea
her gallop away unescorted I Herrlck
did not seem to mind.
As far as Jim Wall was concerned.
however, these rides with her cen
tered him upon the love which had
come to consume him ; and the several
she took alone were more torturing
because they aroused fear of " Hank
Hays. It could not be- ascertained
whether or not Hays followed her, but
when the day came that Jim discov
ered Hays had been riding the trails
frequented by Miss Herrlck, it seemed
time to act
This placed Jim In a worse quan
dary. To act for a man of his train
ing at such a time and place, was to
do only one thing. But how could he
kill hie leader upon mere suspicion of
sinister Intent to kidnap the girl? It
was a predicament for a man who had
always played fair,' alike to honest
friend and crooked ally.
Jim paced under hla dark sheltering
trees, In the dead of night, when he
should have been sleeping. Days bad
passed without . his once seeking to
avoid disaster; and he had not sought
because he knew It was of no use. To
wish to be with bis blond girl seemed
Irresistible. More than one he had
caught himself In the spell of a daring
Impulse to tell Hiss Herrlck that he
loved her. The Idea was sheer mad
ness, Tet the thought persisted, and
when he tried to shake Ifthe result
was It grew stronger In a haunting
maddening way.
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Wlien Planning Meals, It Must Be Remembered That
Phosphorus, Working With Calcium, Pro
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Phosphorus Is the one of the three
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Phosphorus works with calcium to
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These two 'minerals "are ,so Inter
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It Is, however, a factor Id the utiliza
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neutrality of the blood stream. By
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minerals, of course, because of de
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before the birth of the child, and
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cannot take plenty of food rich In
these minerals, she may take certain
salts which are more or less effective.
The foods which supply phosphor
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eggs, vegetables, nuts, some of the
fruits, and whole cereals. All but
the latter are sources of calcium to
greater or less extent. Among
vegetables, navy beans, carrots, len
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Among fruits we find peaches, ba
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prunes and berries at the head of the
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The quality of minerals In foods Is
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cooking. If the proper methods are
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to preserve the mineral content
which may be partly drawn out Into
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A. shortage of either calcium or
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Sometimes adults suffer from the
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As In the case of many other diet
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cup sugrar
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I eggs
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4 cups water
1 cup celery, chopped
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
2 smoked sausages
2 teaspoons salt
Vi teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons sugar
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