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71
1
NOTICE OF Br.SAI.1B OF LAND
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Duplin
County, North Carolina, made and
entered the 3rd day of March, 19 -
A3, directing the readvertlsement
and resale of the Vander B. Bur-
tam, T Vnnro E. Swift Tnio.
Iltk I - F -
tee in that deed of trust dated the
2nd day of May, 1940 and recorded
the 2nd day of May, 1940 in Book
; 412 page 133 in the Office of the
; Ttooietor at Deeds Of DUDlln COUn-!
, ty, North Carolina, oner xor resale
and for cash to the last and high-,
est bidder, at puduc aucuon on me
.6th day of April, 1945, at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Courthouse
door, in Kenansville. Duplin Coun-
ty, North Carolina, the following
described property situate, lying
ana Deing in uupun ioumy, rturui
Carolina, and more . particularly
described as follows: .......
. .- ..... 5 ' ;W
Ttpcrlnniner at a irftdke In
center of-the road which Heave
th . Warsaw. Clinton ' Highway
just East of the Warsaw" Colored
Highschool - and niU -thence to
and with , the center of 8 ditch and:
beyond tne' aitcn-" t--5 jvuaajeTon a
corner - - North 80 (Degrees 86
ics ' VV. itt i.2241.5 feet t to m
stake In the center of a ditch, 'the
Hine's line; thence"with the cen
ter of said ditch and Hines' )ine
South 12 1 Degrees 17 -Minutes
West 772.2 leet to a stake Irt the
ditch, Caroll's . corner; Athence,
1 vine tile ' ditch and with Car
roll's line-South f73 Degrees 12
Minutes East 908.5 feet to a
stake in the center "of ' a "litch:
corner -.of said
ditch South r13 Degrees r56iMin
.s West 163.5 feet-to its head
thence South 49 Degrees 19 Mln-
r.s- East 282.5 feet to a stake;
- ith 82 Degrees-12 Min
utes East 392 feet to a stake on
a branch; thence up the branch
forth 9 Degrees 36 Minutes
West 185.3 feet to the head of a
' 'iifnee uo said ditch North
59 Degrees 56 Minutes East 358.3
, 21 Degrees 35 Min
,it 192.7' feet and South
i:f3 49 Minutes East 348.1
vt'.ta a stake in the center of
foad; thence, with the center
of the road North 22 Degrees 40
, , - f.nst 334.3.feet toa Wake.
Carroll's oorner;' thence with Car
roll's ' line ' South 67 Degrees 20
Minutes East 1880.7 feet rtto
stakes in the old .Bell line; thence
with the Hldi Boll line North 25
Purees 20 Minutes West -1165
"-t to a stake; thence North 55
' . - i - West"-448.4
feet" to a stake; thence North 4
Degrees West 2475 feet to a
stake in a farm road, John Best
r.e; thence. with his line North
fet to a stake in the center of
'V road; thence with the center
. -ooft South 22 Degrees 40
"T'nutes West 611J5 feet to the
:nlm. rnntntnincr 74 Iftd anv
' "CSS. ' . 1
' "" cf .March,
VANCE E. SWIFT Trustee.
y-ai-zt. vtj
NOTICE OF ADHDOITBATION
' Having this day. qualified as
executor of the last will and tes
tament of Anna Phillips, deceased,
late of Duplin County, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the said estate to present
them to the undersigned executor
on or before the 1st day of March
1846, or this notice will be pleaded
la bar of their recovery. -
All nmnu lnifehtl tn Mia es
tate will, please make immediate
payment
" 7Thls February 22, 1945.
Abb Phillips, -Executor
' Anna Phillips estate.
44-6t VBO
NOTICE OF BALE
By . Judgment . of - the Superior
Court, Duplin County, in civil ac
tion of Duplin County against J.
V; Rhus and wife, Harriett Rhue
and others, the undersigned will
tell to the highest -bidder for ash
at the courthouse door in Duplin
County, on the 2nd day of April,
1945, at 12 o'clock, soon, the fol
lowing, tract of land in Duplin
County, Smith Township, North
Carolina, described In the judg
ment in said action as follows:
Being the same land listed for
taxation by J. W. Rhue in Smith
Township, Duplin County, North
Complete Tire Service
New. Steam Cure
System Htl-fcrctmsnt tUShtlng
Vulcanizing Reccppinj m ,
; Vlve Rt placement & Tie Rf pairing
Whitman Tire Shop
Wallace, n. c
. arcav.Arny. 'fere.
, .. WAE4AW, NCZiia CAROLINA
SHi?::z:n uzvi rations
- - '
t:z:v :c?m
AIL' H3 T jlGiBJ-S
Carolina,' for the years hereinafter
set out contains; 44-68100 acres.
This 21th day of February,
1945. s ...
-rL,N. Henderson, Commissioner.
'3 - 3Q - 4t y., '
. .. . i
'NOTICE OF SALE ' '
, ' '
By : Judgment " of the . Superior
Court, Duplin County, In civil ac-
tion of Duplin County against
Seven Springs Supply Company
nruf ftVloro tha llnriorolcmtul tirill
sell to the highest bidder for cash
at the courthouse door in Duplin
county, on the 2nd day of April,
1945,- at 12 o'clock noon, the fol
lowing tract of land in Duplin
County, 1 Albertson - Township.
North Carolina, described in the
judgment in said action, as follows:;-
'
Known as the Chalrity Outlaw
Land - Albertson Twp, Duplin
County. N. C.r containing 50 acres
excepting therefrom the lands of
doe A. tlouse.and being the same
land listed for taxation therein in
the years hereinafter set out By
Chalrity Outlaw, and or James
Outlaw and now listed for tax
ation' by Seven Springs Supply Co.
' This 27th day of February, 1945.
I. N. Henderson.' Commissioner.
3-30-4t - .
. SNOTICE OF SALE ',: 'i
By - Judgment of .the Superior
Court, Duplin County, in civil ac
tion of Duplin "County against
'Jessie James Smith et als, W. M.
Bowden and others, the under
signed vuill sell to the highest bid
der for cash at the courthouse
door in Duplin County, on the 2nd
day of April1945, at 12 o'clock
noon, the following tract of land
in Duplin County, Warsaw Town
ship, North Carolina, described In
the Judgment in said action, as
follows:
A certain lot of land In Warsaw,
N. C, South of Walls Garage
building, Block 2, Lot 12 on map
of Town of Warsaw map Book
216 page 173 Duplin County Reg
istry, to which reference Is had.
, This 27th day of February, 1945.
I. N. Henderson, Commissioner.
'.:: , NOTICE OF SALE
"By . Judgment Af the '-Superior
Court Duplin County, in civil ac
tion -or Duplin - County against
Wright ' Bryan (W) -and ' others,
the undersigned will sell to the
highest bidder for cash at the
courthouse door in Duplin County,
on the 2nd day of April, 1945, at
t mootn. Tn..ra,,kn Vjnh
Una, described in the judgment in
said action as follows:
Being the same land listed for
taxes by Wright Bryan for the
years hereinafter mentioned and
known as the Wright Bryan land.
This 27th day of February, 1945:
I. N. Henderson, Commissioner.
3-30-4t
; NOTICE OF SALE
By Judgment of the Superior
Court Duplin County, in civil ac
tion of Duplin County against
Miss Dora Britton (w) and others,
the undersigned will sell to the
highest bidder for cash at the
courthouse door in Duplin County,
on the 2nd day of April, 1945, at
12 o'clock noon, the following
tract of land in Duplin County,.
Limestone Township, North Caro
lint described In the judgment In
said action,' as follows: ;
And being lot No. 3 in the divi
sion of the lands of Hopkins Will-!
lams as recorded In Book 45 at;
page 5, Public Registry of Duplin
County, reference to which is
hereby had and being the same;
lands listed for taxes by Miss Do-:
ra Britton for the -years herein
mentioned.
I. N. Henderson. Commissioner..
This 27th day of February, 1945.
3-30-4t
.... NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX
Having this day qualified as
executrix of the estate of Stokes
Williams Newklrk, of- Duplin
County, North Carolina, this is
to notify all persons having any
claims against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned,
duly verified, on or before one
year from date of last publication
of this notice, or this notice shall
be plead in bar of their recovery.
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d:.::s s::o:s
W" f
Faf soil' Nevs
Mas. a. b. rrcss. B.
shibtlitia Agff.
Sesame Club Metts .
'The1 Sesame Club met Wednes
day afternoon in the .Community
Building -.with -Mesdames W. I.
Thompson, W. M. McCuUen and
Miiay Mccuuen as nostesses.
Mrs. "A. H. Witherlngton,, prest
dent resided. '
1 Special Euest; for the-af terhooo
was Mrs. J. H.'Highsmfth 6t Ral-
uckw,. Jk i r rltrs. M .L.Hoev was awarded a
eration of Woman's Clubs,
Mrs. Witherlngton Introduced
Mrs. Hifirhsmith. who SDOke on
''Functions of State and General
Federations. , - . f '
- During a social hour the hostes
sesBerved a salad plate with cook
ies and iced tea..
-Mrs. Tromblefieldr" Mrs.4" Lee
Thompson and Mrs, Willie Lewis
of the John M. Faison Club, were
additional guests. .
Mrs. Clifton Entertains
Mrs. William Clifton entertained
Mrs. J. H. Hlghsmith and the of
ficers of the Sesame Club at a
supper Tuesday night 'Mrs. High
smith was the guest of Mrs. CUf
tonwhile in-Faison. i q
Afternoon Circle
The Afternoon Circle "of the
Presbyterian Auxiliary met Mon
day atternoon in tne borne or Mrs.
L H. Hines, who also presided.
Mrs. W. I. Hines Dresented -the
program on Spiritual -Enrichment.
Evening Circle
The Evening Circle held a sup
per meeting Monday evening tat
the home of Mrs. Z. A. Gibson.
' After supper, . the meeting was
In charge of Mrs. A. R.-Hicks, Jr.
Mrs. Waldo Clifton presented
uie program. Her topic was, liv
ing in the Power of Christ"
Mrs. I. R. Faison, new chairman
of the Circle was introduced. .
Mrs. W. I.. Hines,' secretary of!
spiritual uie, made a talk.
PTA-Meets c
The PTA met Wednesday after
noon at the school with the presi
dent,. Mrs. -a.- f.-crates presiding.
The 9th Grade presented the
program.
Mrs. Bvrd save- a reoort on the
juncn Toom.
All persons indebted to the es
tate will please make immediate
settlement.
- This the 28th day of February,
Mrs. Willie Newklrk Gauss,
Executrix Stokes Williams
. Newklrk estate.
, v CIO L. W. Newklrk, Magnolia.
' North Carolina;
4-6-6t Mrs, WNG . s .
Just Received
NEW SHIPMENT LADIES READY TO WEAR
DRESSES
SLIPS
A LIMITED QUANTITY SHEER HOSE
Faison Dept.
Fdltrvslj
. WARSAW TtSH tAASilT -
(Next Doer P)-:
CREATORS AND MAINTAINKB OF LOWER
y - PRICES ON QVAUTT SEA FOODS
BoQi Whefatala aad Befall
Raow Tour Flsli e-r Enow Tow Fish 4Iaa
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.FES3 ' ' rSiooe Jtr-1 -.WE
DSSTZINO ' ' ' WAC3AT7, N. d DELIVER
M. F. ALLEN JR.
f Gcncral lnsurance a
HEN ANS VILLE, N. C.
' KCNANSVULE'S NLYNCURANfiS AXcQNCY
Ee CZ." "Zl XV. t
Ti:sr r ?
Mice Hicks Entertains'
Alice Hicks entertained a-number
of friendKFriday night .
- JL-welner .roast was enjoyed and
a ' birthday cake was cut - after
which a number Of games were
played. .v . :- ,
Entertains Abridge ;
? Mrs. A.' R. Hicks, Jr.,' entertain
ed her Bridge Club Thursday night
At the - conclusion oi . xne ptay,
Mrs. iJ.'B. Maness received deuce
prize, towels. The hostess served
a frozen fruit salad with tea. -v
PERSONALS
Miss Louise Herring of Clinton
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Hollowell of Rose
Hill spent the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. jwa iigenon.
1 Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Shine of Lat
ta, S C, and Mrs. N. K. Oates of
Goldsboro , visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Marshall Williams, Jr.; and
son, Walter are visiting Marshall,
UI at West Point
J, Maness has accepted a po
sition . with ' the Soil Conservation
in Greensboro, v j. ' . :
' Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hoey visited
in ".Goldsboro Wednesday.
Mrs. Z, A. Gibson and Miss Fan
nie Richardson visited in Golds
boro Thursday.
' 'HvT.'Ray was called to Rock
Hill, S. C, because of the illness
of his mother.
Mrs William Clifton spent sev
eral days in Fayetteville last week
Mrs. D. Newton visited relatives
In Raeford last week.
Mrs. Virginia Hatcher has re
turn 1 from Durham. . .
Mrs. M. O. Harris of Dunn and
Mrs William Van Harbinger of
Fayetteville visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. J. E. Faison, Mrs.
H I. Randolph, Mrs Burgwin, Mrs.
I. L. Faison and Jane Faison visi
ted Mrs. M. F. Simmons in Fay
etteville on her 90th birthday, last
Sunday.
SSgt Murphy James, who has
served almost 3 years in the Paci
fic la spending his furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
James.
:Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ' Precythe
have returned from their wedding
trip.
A. R. Hicks Jr.. has opened a
Hardware Store in the building
formerly occupied by Eddice Tay
lor. ... .
Mrs. Waldo Clifton and son re
turned Sunday from, visiting nei
mother-in Clinton.
PANTIES
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r-r-taeataMva la KeEansviae 1
Store
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, CHAPTER IV .
- Nothing happened i to stop their
ride out of Paynevffle! George Fury,
who bad -xiided he had to die there,
ielt as 'If he had Upped'a ttlrrup,
which is Bbsut the sameaa missing
the top stepin the'flark; but in hU
an hour-Paynevie was a peculiar
memory; lost behind the tasy toll of
the plain, : : . ,
Riding, at tha. hub of. the buck
board. Melody kept sliding sidelong
glances at the -prbffle'f the girt as
she drove-the team Her mouth was
drawn down a 'little at the corners,
and her eyes were hidden by her hat
brim. She was -watching the badly
broken mustangs which were slash
ing about in the harness as they
loped. '
,He lei his pony drift sideways un-,
til he was stirrup to sUrrup with
George Fury.
"Loco" weed hever drove no crlt
ter that craiy. Thet girl knows
you, and knows you goad too good
to be fooled, i Looky here, Melody
you: mind last year when you was
kicked in -the head at Cheyenne?
Vou "was missing four days. You
sure you didn't marry nobody, or
nothing, while you was out of your
head?"
"I" wasn't any more out of my
bald than you," Melody said coolly.
"Anyway, " he added with less con
fidence, "I thunk of that She says
she's never been in Cheyenne."
" George Fury looked hard at Melo
dy. Be lhrugged his gaunt shoul
ders,, and looked grim.
Now the girl beckoned to Melody
to ride closer! 'she pulled the team
ta a slogging trot
-"Do you want to do one thing for
me?" she asked Mm.
"Mam?" 1
"Take oft your hat."
, He. looked at her in bewilderment
' "I want to see something," she ex
plained. .
Melody slowly took off his floppy
sombrero, and -she looked at him
closely, with such concentration that
he reddened.
"I want you to keep your hair
clawed down over your left eye,"
she told him. "Just like It Is now."
"Mam?" he said; and she re
peated It.
Slowly ne put nia na dbc .
"Why?" he asked at last
""As a favor to me. A personal
favor. Is It a big thing to asar
-"Hey look." he shouted over xne
trundle of the wheels. "Hey"
She shot him an inquiring smue,
but as she turned her head, she let
the driving lines slack, and the mus
tangs plunjeJ into a run; The buck
board careened and bounded into
the snaky ruts.
"What?"
""Nothing!"
'It was hard for Melody to believe
that thlf was what a girl looked like
who was fixing to get a stranger fel
ler Into trouble. But as he swung oft
to ride beside George Fury again, he
was looking so - thoughtful that
George wondered If he was sun
tetched. Absent-mindedly Melody dragged
a folded piece of paper out of his
hip pocket He straightened It out
and read it slowly. George watched
Mm, burnt to a crisp with curiosity.
"Don't mind me," George said
bitterly. "But if I have to drag
along and look out for you like a
uncle "
"Speaking of uncles," Melody
said, "I fetched this here off a post
down in the town." He gave George
the bit of paper. -
WANTED BAD
For murder, robbery, and or
derly conduct
MONTE JARRAD
8 foot 10, 140 pound, ftraw color
hair, fear over left eye. May be
travelling with half-wit uncle name
of Rofcoe fomethlng, Laft teen go
ing over Syke Mt. on a bald-tall
horfe. ' ,
$1000 REWARD DEAD OR ALIVE
whichever-way he packf baft
"What the heck is a horfe?" Mel
ody said. He swiveled In his saddle
to study his pony's tail with melan
choly. "I reckon they mean Harry
Henshaw. But Harry ain't really
baldUU. It's just wore oft in that
one place, from being shet tn a stable.-
that time." .
George was turning purple. "Half
wit uncle," he said between set
teeth.-"It was all coming clear to
him now. Half-wit uncle name of
Roseoe, I .be damned if any man
could stand fer this!"
"That's whut done it" Melody
said sadly. "There ain't any other
resemblance hardly,- exeept I got the
same' initials burnt on my saddle,
.two-three places." .
s ."Half-wit uncle," George said
again, his voice shaking.
"George," Melody said. "I tried
to get you over that foolish look!"
"Name of Roseoe," George whim
pered.' -
"I been thlnkln'," Melody said.
"I suppose," George consoled him
self, "to be - your -unole a fuller
would have to be a half-wit."
' vot course, George, you knom.v
Melody said, 'it ain't as if I asked
to get Into this." - ' - , .
"The name even had to be RoS
coe," George hung on .to it "I'm
going to fill somebody-' so full of
boles you oan button' him "like a
vest!" , '
"I didn't force my way -Into this
here."4 Melody said anlldly.V'but if
these people aim to drag me In
by the slack of my pant ana" git me
in trouble, and Koree -thetrsdlf on
me, so I caa'f hardly keep I from
catching up with' him " "
George suddenly became perfect
ly still. He fixed his face onl Mel
ody's profile 'and bis '-eyes '.were
weird. "Melody," he said at last.
his words muffled, "what in all hell
Is ""1 ysvr y
' "You know, George," Melody said
slowly, "in all my life I ain't ever,
been so low in my mind as I been in
this last half how, we." ;
"We'll git out of this aJQ right"
George said. . .
"No, George; nl . . a!n' tot But '
you know, back there tn iayneviUe,
when we rode init seemed at first
like the whole world was changed.'
Nothln' like it ever happened to me;
before. I taken and walked down,
the street, and people stood back to
leave me pass. -1 taken and went up :
to a bar, and people give me room.
All of a sudden, it seemed like,
everyone thunk I was somebody. I
guess It fooled me, George. For a
little while there, I guess I thunk I
was somebody myself."
"I can't never be Monte Jarrad,"
Melody - said. ''But I can be the
feller that caught up with him I" '
Around sundown they climbed a
quarter-mile of ragged side-trail, the .
wheels of ; the -buckboard tilting
chancily over the rock ledges; and
came out on a mountain crag where
clung a weathered ranch bouse, a
sagging barn, and some sketchy cor
rals. Within the erratic fences an '
unnecessary number of ten-dollar .
mustangs climbed .about the rocks
and steeps. The smallest bear pub
Melody had ever seen was ohalned
beside the back door. The place ap
peared unprosperous,-and shiftless;
but the fact that the girl seemed to
live here gave It Imaginary possi
bilities. In the red sunset light it
looked okay to Melody, even attrac
tive, in a fgOJto-hell sort -of way.
George Fury spoke to Melody
through a buttonhole in his gaunt
"Howdy, boy, howdy."
cheek, screened by his mustache.
"What's the idee stoppin here?"
"Maybe it's her home."
"Well, it ain't my home! Let's
hear you name just one thing it
could get us to off -saddle here?"
"A meal." Melody said.
"Goodbye," said George savage
ly, making as if to turn his horse.
Melody ignored the threat "I been
thinkin'," he said. "George, you
know something? I'm bait"
What?"
"I figured out the reason she drug
us all the way out here. I see now
why she run up to me and made out
like I was Monte. I see It Just as
plain. It's so's the posse would
take out after me. and chase me."
'It took you all the way out here
to figure out that?"
"Well, it's some forwarder than
I was when I started."
"This is wonderful," George said.
"This Is the best thing happened yet
So now you and her have got it fixed
that a posse takes out and runs us to
hell snd gone!"
"I don't see how they kin," Melo
dy said.
"Why can't they?"
"Because. I don't n'm to go no
place. You can git them to chase
you, if you want to, George."
Melody's restless eyes were at
work, but differently now.: For this
one time, as be rode into the little-lay-out,
he forgot to be Unsmiling
Jones. ; George Fury was looking
at Melody with pity, but was still at
his stirrup as they pulled up near
the house. .
Now a rangy, gangling figure came
out of the ranch house, letting tne
broken screen door slam to with a
bang that lifted the bear cub a toot
The man who came toward Melody
with enormous looping strides was
of -exceptional height, of the high
pockets v design spidery of limb,
narrow-chested, with a small head.
The gun that slatted against bis
bony thigh looked out of place, as if
bung upon a tree.
"Howdy,, boy, howdy," he bawled
nasally. His long slit of a mouth
was bracketed by a mustache so
narrow iand 'drooping It was almost
Chinese. "It's good to see you.' It's
been a long ttmel"
: As-be drew closer and got to wind
ward, Melody, noticed the smell Of
forty-rod. He looked, the tall man
over .coolly from' the Saddle, but as
the stranger ame to his stirrup he
eould not refuse the offered band.
It felt like a fistful of dry mesqulte.
"Cherry eerit A very wit with word
mv was here. Come out here,- Av-
rrl He's apHhV the grub," he-tot
olalned to Melody. . . - i
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POULTRY'AND CyCS " j needed in greatly 'Increased qusn
WFA is urging poulbry pro-1 titles this ( year, -parfticularly f r
ducers to increase chicken meat mllltarv hoBoibals.'At the er t
production to1 meet increased mil
itary requirements and to sup
plement meat supplies in' summer
and t-r!y f.IL TouStry meat is
l.v.JAY f.V..wll c..1f IVJ
So her name's -Cherry, -li-ledy
thought He looked' at her to see
how the name fitted. Che had
stepped down, and was unharnessing'
the buckboard team.
: George Fury had been watching
Melody to catch any sign of recog
nition in Melody's face. George was
looking very grim.
"I crave to ask Jlst a couple o
things," George said, carefully po
lite; then hesitated. Since this aft
ernoon, he; had a sensitivity about
certain questions. "What ranch 4a
this," he got.it out "and who are
you?" v. "
Tn girl called Cherry spoke in a.
quick mumble from behind her
horse, 'f You've heard speak Of Roa-
coe Symes, Paw. I guess you never '
ran Into him but that's him. Re
member?" A'
George eould not see, but Melody
saw, as she tapped her forehead.
'Her lips: formed the word, Dilrer- ,
ent"
"Shore, I remember," the tall man
said. "Monte's uncle, eh?" He slid
Off foto the patronizing smile that
George Fury had seen before,, and
spoke as if to a child. "I'm Fever .
Criek'de Longpre," be told George.
"Reckon you heard Monte speak of -me.
You know Cherry's paw?"
Cherry ' de Longpre . Melody
thought that's right pretty; and this ,
long mix of chills and snake-oil Is
her old man. Well, you never know. .
"This here little lay-out" Fever
Crick de Longpre was saying, "we
call the Busted Nose, on account of
our brand. We started to bawe it
tha Flying W, but Avery tripped aad.
fell, and bent our branding iron on a
rock, while it was hot It won't burn
a TV any more. But it looks as'
much like a busted snoot as a-man
could ask." r
"Oh?" Melody said.
The man who came out of tha
ranch house now was of unplaceable 1
age he might have been years old-'
er than Melody, or he might have
been eighteen. I can't telL Melody;
thought without I taken a look at his '
teeth. Even before he appeared,;
Melody had sensed him lurking be-',
hind the ill-matched boards of the
kitchen, watching Melody Jones and:
George Fury, estimating them both, '
And when he left the ramshackle!
bouse he left it empty; somehow J
Melody knew that, too. His strung-:
up senses were telling him things he ,
could, not have decided with his'
head.
He watched Avery de Longpre's
face. He didn't much like the flat-,
muscled cheek bones, nor the hard'
line of the Jaw, bulged faintly byi
a meager chew of tobacco. But espe- -clally
he didn't like the small pale'
eyes, expressionless as gooseberries,
and the same color. There was a
weight of immovable sullenness be
hind Avery de Longpre's unf etching
pan.
"Hallo, Monte," Avery said. He'
made a vague gesture of salute, 'but)
without coming near enough to have
to shake hands; and .the green eyes'
dropped away from Melody's 'flat'
Mare.
."Chuck's up," .Avery laid. His
speech-was dull and thick; he hard
ly opened bia Jaws for 4L "Light ,
and we'll eat" .
Within the kitchen, wtth bis knees ;
onder the plank table, "George Fury
-stoked ' himself -doggedly -and - me- )
thodtcahy-with the -de Longpre's att;
pork and pan bread, but only to keep '
up his strength. -His mouth tws!
dry, and .he swallowed with kUnV!
eulty. nSasdmess t -tn; -and while
moths ifoand their way into1hear-.
iiesue .iampsusond tteetniehmrtVs-)
widows wwe-eallmg'wWde.arge ,
Fury was straining his ears for the
approach of trouble, and watching;
the two de Longpre man. ' .,
Melody Jones paid less attention
to the men and more to Cherry de
Longpre; she met his eyes seldom,
and her face wss stilt She busied,
herself waiting on them, and the;
poor light from the hurricane lamps
helped her face to be undlscloslng. 1
She had got a clean red-check-ered
cloth on to the planknd-tras
tie table, and the cooking stuff on
the wall copper, brass,-and iron
shone very clean. This streak of
good order suggested that these
things were Cherry's, though the
ranch itself, with its ahaky tilt and.
dilapidation, was the men's respon
sibility. She was prettier man be'
had thought, much prettier, and he
was sorry to see this. If a girl
had to set out to do him wrong. he4
wished it could have been a bomaly.
girl, with one of these here hay
bag figures and a hostile look.
. Fever Crick, who was talking eon-) .
tlnuously, tn an obvious effort to
make a good impression on Melody,:
kept apologizing for .the wretched
lay-out and trying to explain it It
needed all the apology it could get
It was less a house than a shack,
and. except for a broad gallery on
two sides, would never have beam
mistaken by even a wandering eow-j
boy for anything else. Fever Crick!
said It was "previous to the sum-,
mer," whatever that meant and ob-
scurviy necessary for horse tmnch-i
ing. But Melody could feel the girl's
dledaUw whenever her lather spoke.;
) Melody caught Cherry looking at
him; he winked at her,' and tapped
L his forehead. He" saw astonishment
cros her. (ace, -and knew that he
had her tor a minute, there. She
dropped her eyes, and was expres
sMdess again..;
E But now he perceived, unexpeot-,
edly, that he had the-girt in an even'
more puzzling position, than that In
-which he found .himself. ' She had
set him up to be Monte' Jarrad, tar
purposes of her, own,. -without vn
knowing his name. - But probv.'y
she hadnt figured on his Just cru
elly ' instating 'On --being ' the exact
person ahe had-frieae him out to to.
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