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THE NEWS-RECORD, MARSHALL, N. (THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935 ROBBERS' ROOST by Zane Grey r Ooprrlght. WNTJ Sarvloa. SYNOPSIS Jim Wall, young cowpuncher from Wyoming, seeks a new field In Utah. He meets Hank Hays, who tells him he Is working for an Englishman, Her rlck. Hays and others are plotting to steal their employer s cattle and-money. With Hays, Jim Wall goes to Her rlck' ranch. Hays and his lieutenants drive off a bunch of oattle. Heeseman Is Hays' rival among the cattle rustlers. Jim Is sent to meet Miss Herrlck. Hays betrays unusual interest In the girl's coming. Wall finds himself falling In love with Helen, and he fears Hays has designs on the girl. Jim coaches her In riding western style, and final ly kisses her. She la angry and dis misses him, but relents and asks him not to leave the ranch. Hays' men re turn from the drive, having sold the cattle and brought back the money. quick getaway la Imperative. Hays tells them to go on ahead, that he will Join them. He comes, with Helen Herrlck a captive. Hays explains that be stole Helen for ransom. Realizing that Helen will bo worse off If she falls Into Heeseman's clutches, Jim Wall does nothing. Heeseman's riders some la pursuit. Hays leads the gang Into a canyon retreat The Robbers' Boost. Latimer, one of Hays' gang, wounded with Heeseman, tells Jim that Hays has held out some of the money he stole from Herrlck. In the "roost" Jim keeps a watchful eye on Helen. Heeseman's riders are seen approach ing and the desperadoes prepare to Ight CHAPTER IX Continued IS "I should shiver she did. Struc'i Rays' hair-trigger gun cocked right Into my belly, an' says: 'Will you tie this villain an swear by your honor not to release him or allow any of these other men to do so or will you have me shoot you?" "How'd she get that gun?" "Wal, she snatched It quicker'n lightnin', that's how. An' when she cocked It with both bands It went off bang I The bullet went between Hank's legs. Tickled him. You can aee the hole In his pants. Scared? My Gawd, you never see a man so scared. Thet gurl, cool as a cucumber, cocked hie gun again, an' held Hays up then II of us. "We was slttln' at the table. She made us all stand, hands high, an' then she performed thet little trick with Hank's gun agin my gizzard. Jim, I hope to die If I didn't go cold an' tiff. But I promised on my word of honor as a robber thet I'd tie Hank op, an' make the other fellers play square. It was so funny, too, thet I near bust. Hays, soon as he was helpless, got over his scare, an' then was be madl I reckon no one on this earth saw a madder man. He cussed so terrible thet she made me gag him." "Well, I'll be Mowed!" gasped Jim. "No wonder. We was wuss. We'd had breakfast, an' Hank was try In' to face us fellers. I'll say he came clean, Jim. He divided all the money he got from Herrlck an' his sister, an' the gold things an' diamonds. 'Fel lers,' he said, 'I could He an' say I meant to give this to you later. But I'm not built thet way. I double crossed you all first time In my life. I meant to keep It all, an' the ransom, fer the girl. But now there won't be no ransom, for I'm not goln' to give her up. She's mine, an' I can do as 1 want, an' If any of you don't like It you can make your kick now.' . , . Wal, we was so plumb flabbergasted thet we didn't see the gurl, who came close on the sun side of Happy's shel ter. She heard the whole d n' show. . . . Jim, I whjh you could have seen her when she stepped up to Hank. I don't know what did It mebbe her yes but he shore wilted. It was then she snatched his gun." "So that's the deal 1" ejaculated Jim. What are you going to do?" "Don't ask me. I gave my word an' m keep it For tbet matter the rest of our outfit air fer the gurl, ransom or no ransom." Suddenly Jim awoke out of his tupefactlon to remember the approach of Heeseman. "Smoky, I know what you're all go ing to do, and that's fight," he flashed, curtly. "Heeseman's outfit la coming. I lighted them perhaps three miles. Traveling slow, bat rare. We're no time to pack an' get away. We're got to And the best place to stand an' fight, an' pack our stuff Into It pronto." "Heeseman r cried 8moky, coolly. "So It's come. I reckoned on thet Git fcusy, men." . , Jim strode under the shelter to face f tlss Herrlck. She had heard, for she was white. "We're all bnt surprised by Heese man's outfit," he said, abruptly. "We must light Ton will be worse off If yon fall Into their hands. I'm sorry, I most release Bays. We need htm." "Too latet" she exclaimed. Pack your things quickly and harry ever to the 'rare on this side." Then Jim picked ap Hays run from the tablr and re oat first ha removed the gag, then n terse terms he stated lea, jrext he i leased us robber from his painful fix and nanded him the gun. "Heeseman, huh I Wal, so be ltt" Hays; said, facing Jim with an air of finality that Intimated relief. "How far are they away?" he asked. "Two miles." "We've got half an hour mebbe. Did yon think tb look fer the hosses?" "Eight horses fln the valley. Others not in sight." "Fine scout you air. How come you didn't spy them soon enough for us to rustle out of hyar?" "I couldn't have seen them half a mile sooner," snapped Jim. "They came out from behind a hank." "Hell's fire! Tell thet to me? You was sleepln'." "You're a liar," flashed Jim, leap ing clear of the others. "Open your trap to me again like that !" "Say, It's you who'll shet his trap, replied Hays, stridently. "Or you'll git a dose of the medicine I gave Brad Lincoln." "Not from you you yellow dog of a woman thief I" Smoky Slocum ran out In time to get In front of Jim. "Hyar! Hyar!" he called, piercing ly. "Is this a time fer us to fight each other? Cool down, Jim. Make allow ances fer Hays. He's wuss'n drunk." "I don't care a d n If there's ten outfits on our trail. He can't talk to me that way. ... And, Smoky, I. reckon you're presuming on friend ship." "Shore I am," returned Slocum, hur riedly. "I'll not do It again, Jim. Hays Is what you called him. But leave your dispute till we settle with Heeseman." "All right. You're talking sense," re plied Jim. He had been quick to grasp the opening made by Hays. "There must be ten riders In Heeseman a out fit." "Wal, thet suits me," rejoined the robber, harshly. "Now think fast," snapped Smoky. Hays pulled himself together. "Mac, you an' Jeff run to fetch what hosses you can find quick. . . . Jack, you an Jim's Rifle, Already Raised, Swerved a Trifle Cracked. Tha Hat Went Flying. Smoky an' Wall hustle the grub, cook kit, packs an' beds Into thet cave across the wash. I'll git up high an' watch. When I yell, dig fer cover." "You almln' to fight or run?" quer ied Smoky. "We might git packed light, If some thtn' holds them up. But we can't leave the way we come In. Dirty Devil too high. Heeseman has stumbled on the next best way. If we had plenty of time. . . . But rustle, everybody." Mac and Jeff were already In lum bering flight up the oval. And Happy Jack, not concerned enough to stop his whistling, was sacking his utensils. Hays made for the notch In the bluff west of the cabin. Jim sprang Into action, while Smoky dashed off toward the cottonwood grove. Upon Jim's first return trip from the eave he encountered the girl bur dened with her effects. "Helen, I'll carry that Hurry. We've no time to lose." At the back of the cave there was a crack deep enough to protect Helen. He directed her to hide Inside and await developments. Jim ran on toward the camp, re solving to withhold a shell In his rifle and to keep a sharp watch on Hays. The next quarter of an hour was filled with strenuous and unceasing ac tion. Their united efforts collected all the supplies, utensils, saddles and packs, and several of the beds In the three-cornered cave back and to one side of the shack. A huge slab of stone lay across the top of this triangular notch In the cliff. The wall had been hollowed by the action of water. A small stream flowed out from the base of the wall. It was the best place for defense In the oval, and Jim believed Hays outfit could hold it Indefinitely, though they couldn't save the horses. If it came to a siege they could be re leased. CHAPTER X Smoky came panting In with Hays pack, and started off again. "That's enough. Smoky," called Jim. Slocum returned. "Nothln left a. . ... . H I couianT locate ueu "Listen I" . "What do yon hear?" Hoasea." "Jim. keep your eye peeled on the cliff," said Smoky, and stole forward uder cover' m the brash. Presently s white paff sf smoke showed above the ragged rim. 8pangl The fight waa on. One of Hays' men Bridges let out a hoarse bawl and swayed over, almost losing his bal ance. Jim looked no more at him, but concentrated his gaze on the rim. An other puff of white! Something dark a man's slouch lint bobbed up. Jim's rifle, already raised, swerved a trifle cracked. The hat went flying. The horses came over the bench, frightened, but not stampeding, and Mac drove them Into the corral. This was around the corner from the range of the sharpshooter of the rim. Bridges, reeling on the horse, followed Mac, who ran out of the corral to catch him as lie fell. Then, as they came along close to the wall. Hays arrived from the other direction. "Heeseman with his outfit nine In all," he heaved. "They're scatterln to surround the roost . . . But they can't cross below us an' across there It's out of range. . . . We're all right." A bullet thudded into the wall, fol lowed by the report of a rifle. "Duck back I That was from some where else," shouted Hays. They dove twenty feet farther back. Here they were apparently safe, ex cept from the grassy ridge of the oval In front, which It was unlikely any sharpshooters could reach In daylight After a careful study Jim crept Into the brush, stirred by a renewal of firing from the west rim. Wisps of white cloud, thinning on the light wind, located the positions of the shooters. First Jim peered through the growth of brush directly In front Almost at once he caught a move ment of a dark object through a crev ice In the rim. The distance was great for accurate shooting at so small a target But with a rest he drew a coarse, steady aim and fired once. The object flopped over. A shrill cry, unmistakable to any man used to gunplay, rent the air. Jim knew he had reached one of the Heeseman gang, to disable him, If no more. Next instant a raking fire swept the brush on both sides of Jim. He dropped down Into the cave. Smoky stood there, In the act of climbing. "They near got me," rang ont Jim. "I hit one of them way over where they shot at Bridges. There's a bunch of them bid on that cliff to the right of the outlet, you know, where Jeff went up to scout." "Jim, they got us located," replied Slocum, gravely. "Sure. But so long as they can't line on us In here " "They can move all around. An' pretty soon Heeseman will flgger thet men behind the high center In front can shoot straight In hyar." "They're below the ridge now. Look sharp. Smoky, or they might get a couple of shots In first" "Wal, If they do I hope both bullets lodge In Hank's gizzard." "My sentiments exactly. . . . Smoky, I saw something shine. Tip of a rifle. Right to the right. ... Ah !" "Take the first feller, Jim . . . One two three." The rifles cracked In unison. Jim's mark sprang convulsively up, and plunged down to roll and weave out of sight. The man Smoky had shot at sank flat and lay still. Next moment a volley banged from the cliff and a storm of bullets swept hissing and spanglng uncomfortably close. Jim slid and leaped to the floor of the cave below. Smoky, by lying down, lowered the rifles to him, ana then came scrambling after. Hays had slouched back to them, followed by Happy. "Jack, gimme Jeff's gun an' belt," Hays said, and receiving them, he buckled them over his own. Next he opened his pack to take out a box of rifle shells, which he broke open is drop the contents tn his coat pocket on the left side. After that he opened his shirt to strip off a broad, black money belt. This was what had made him bulge so and give the Impression of stoutness, when In fact he was lean. He hung this belt over a project ing point of wall. 'In case I don't git back," he added. "An' there's a bundle of chicken-feed change In my pack." There was something gloomy and splendid about him then. Fear of God, or man, or .death was not In him. Rifle In hand he crept to the corner on the left and boldly exposed him self, drawing a volley of shots from two quarters. Then he disappeared. "What's Hays Idea?" asked Jim. "He must know a way to sneak around on them." A metallic, spanglng sound accom panied rather than followed by a shot then a sodden thud right at hand choked further speech. Happy Jack had i)een cut short In one of his low whistles. He swayed a second upright then uttering an awful groan, he fell Smoky leaped to him, bent over. "Dead I Hit In the temple. Where'd thet bullet come from?" 'It glanced from a rock. I know the sound." "Jim, the only safe place from thet Is hyar, huggln' this corner," de clared Smoky. "An there ain't room enough fer the two of us." "Keep It Smoky. I'm not going to get hit This Is my day. I feel some thing In my bones, but It's not death." 'Hah. I feel somethln' too clear to my marrow an' It's slckish an' cold. , Jim, m sneak oat an' crawl back of them. Thet's my Idee. I dont have wrong ldees at this stage of a fight" That was the last he spoke to Jim. Mattering to himself he laid a hugt roll of bills under the belt Hays hsd deposited on the little shelf of rock. Then he vanished. to bi oofrroruKD. , First Fraternity Started 17S0 ' The first American college fraternity was organised at William and lbu coUege in 1790 la VfcgiaJ. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (By REV. P. B. FITZWATKR, D. D Member of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of ChlcaKo.) . Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for February 24 PETER HEAtS A LAME MAN LESSON TEXT Acts :1-10: 4:S-1J. GOLDEN TEXT Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the flame of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. Acts 8:6. PRIMARY TOPIC How Peter Helped a Lame Man. JUNIOR TOPIC Peter Carrying on Jesus' Work. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP ICA Helping Hand. YOUNYJ PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC Gifts That Are Better Than Money. In the teaching of this lesson It will be necessary to Include all the material In Acts 3:1 to 4:31. I. Peter Healing tha Lame Man (Acts 3:1-10). 1. The place (vv. 1, 2). It was at the gate called Beautiful, which leads from the outer to the Inner court of the temple. . 2. The man (v. 2). This beggar was Infirm from his birth. When he saw Peter and John, be asked alms. 3. The method (vv. 3-8). a. Gaining the man's attention (v. 4). I'eter and John commanded him to look on them, but not because they had any power within themselves. b. Peter commanded him In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth to rise and walk (v. 6). Be had been unable to do this all his life, but with the com mand went the ability to do. c. Peter took him by the right hand (v. 7). This act was meant to give Impetus to his faith, not strength to his ankles. 4. The man's response (v. 8). Strength came Into his feet and ankle bones at once. He stood, he walked, be leaped, and praised God. 5. The effect (vv. -ll). The people vere filled with amazement. a. This helpless beggar bad to be carried to the temple gate. Men and women out of Christ are so helpless that they need to be brought where the life of God can be applied to them. b. Peter, In taking the man by the hand, shows the manner of 'helping the lost While ministers and Sunday school teachers of themselves have nothing to give to the lost they have the dispensing of the gospel of Christ II. Peter Witnessing Before the Mul titude (3:12-26). He told them It was faith In Jesus Christ whom God had glorlfed and whom they had deliberately betrayed and crucified, that bad healed this man. Despite their awful guilt, be appealed to them to repent (v. 19). God would pardon them If they would repent and refreshing seasons would come to them when God should send back Jesus Christ to the earth to consummate the work of redemption. III. Peter In Prison for Christ's Sake (4:1-4). 1. The leaders In this persecution (vv. 1, 2). Both priests and Sadducees Joined In this wickedness. The priests were Intolerant because these new teachers were encroaching upon their functions. The Sadducees, joined the priests because they did not believe In the resurrection, which was a vital part of the apostolic teaching. 2. The result (vv. 8, 4). Peter and John were arrested find Imprisoned. Though the witnesses were held In bondage by chains, Christ was not bound. The number of believers had greatly Increased, so that there were now about Ave thousand. IV. Peter Witnessing Before the Sanhedrln (4:5-22). 1. The Inquiry (vv. 5-7). They In quired as to by what power and name they had wrought this miracle. 2. Peter's answer (vv. 8-12). With stinging sarcasm he showed them that they were not on trial as evildoers, but for doing good to the helpless and needy man. Since they could not deny the miracle, he boldly declared that It had been done In the name of Christ and that the only way for them to es cape God's Judgment was to believe on his name. 3. The Impression upon the San hedrln (vv. 13-22). a. They marveled (vv. 1-13). They were made conscious that they were on trial Instead of sitting as Judges npon Peter and John. b. They took knowledge that Peter and John had been with Jesus (v. 13). c They forbade them to speak In Christ's name (v. 18). d. Peter and, John expressed their determination to obey God rather than man (vv. 19. 20). e. Their- release (v. 21). Seeing that the people were on the side of the apostles they bad no way to pun ish them. V. Tha Church at Prayer (vv. 23-31). They praised God for deliverance and prayed for boldness to speak the Word of God. ReUfloa Religion should be to every man not merely a creed, bat an experience; not restraint, but an Inspiration; not an Insurance for the next world, but also a program for the present world. Stalker. Peace of God We need the peace of God ta our heart Just as really for the doing well of the little things In our secular Uf as for the doing of the greatest duties ot Christ's kingdom. WOULD RISK LIVES TO ASSIST SCIENCE Scores Offer Selves for Test to Revive Dead- Berkeley, Calif. Scores of men, women and young people of America are not afraid to risk their lives in the cnuse of scientific research, nor to give their lives should science fall. Dr. Kobert IS. Cornish, young Berkeley scientist, who achieved world wide fame In bringing back to life "Lazarus IV," a terrier experimentally put to death In a laboratory, revealed he has received such letters from near ly every state In the Union. The offers begun to deluge him shortly after he had attempted to gain permission from the governors of three western, states to apply his resuscitation methods to a criminal Im mediately after his execution by gas. Permission Refused. Permission was refused by the gov ernors. But If Doctor Cornish wishes a human body for experimentation he has only to pick and choose from names in a bulging letter tile. Amazing as these offers sound, sin cerity shines from most of them. From a medical man in California : "If you wish a subject for experi mentation, I will offer myself In any way you suggest for science." From a man In the Bronx, New York: "I have been reading In the papers about your dead dog. ... I am will ing to take the dog's place, to let you put me to death and bring me back to life again. If you fall It will be my hard luck." Nothing to Lose. From a West Virginia youth of twenty-two : "I was wondering If you could use me to experiment with. I've got noth ing to lose and there Is nothing to hold me." From a former wealthy society wom an of California: "If you can arrange to put In trust $5,000 for each of my children I will submi to your experiment. I've got to make good to my children." From a girl In Brooklyn, N. Y. : "I have always wanted to do some thing good for humanity. I will offer myself for your experiment, but I must be assured my mother will be cared for the rest of her life." So went the letters scores and scores of them. They are still com ing. None of the offers have been ac cepted. Teach Horses to Dance in Real Pony Ballet Boston. This town has recently be come so enthusiastic about horses that now certain favored Individuals of the equine species are being sent to danc ing school. This, too, Is being done without any thought of these nags graduating Into a circus from the everyday canters of life. In brief, 16 horses of the mounted patrol will do a "soft-shoe" dance for the edification of the police commis sioner. The term is easily explained. These horses have been prancing and keeping time to music at the head of parades for years. "Why not teach them some regular waltzes?" asked Sergt Edward B. Kane, In charge of the mounted division. Training of these animals for the dance bad not progressed far when It was discovered, quite accidentally, that horses dance better without shoes. All 16 members of this genuine "pony ballet" will complete their dance drills without shoes, and thus qualify for all the intricacies of the art before putting on their show for the police commissioner. Lots of Room Left for Human Race on Earth Eugene, Ore. The earth Is a long way from over-population yet, accord ing to Dr. Warren D. Smith, professor of geography and geology at the Uni versity of Oregon. Doctor Smith says that science Is now able to compute that the world would support some 5,500,000,000 peo ple, more than twice as many as it now supports. The estimate of 2,024, 286,000 Is generally accepted as a fair ly accurate total of the present popu lation. The five billion figure Is pos sible, however, he says, only with care ful planning and development of re sources. Among other findings In Doctor Smith's recent survey are: That birth control and birth selection are Impera tive If a high plane of civilization Is to be maintained; that the tropics are now the great goal of the whites; and that brunette whites will probably dominate the earth In time. Strange Waters Puzzle Fish From Caribbean Atlantic City, N. J. Slightly bewil dered In the strange waters, s unique fish perlstedlon flnlatum whose hab itat la In the Caribbean sea, was caught off shore with little trouble. Carroll B. Atkinson, s local Ich thyologist, Identified the fish. It had a weird appearance, seemingly to rep resent a cross between a modern armored tank and a fabled Chinese dragon. When It was captured the fish was colored blood red, bat grad ually lost Its brilliant hoes. Whit Hea Pbeanat See - South . Charleston, Ohio. A pure white pheasant one of the rarest of game birds, was reported seen at close range near here by three persons. 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