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SEVENTH INSTALMENT
SYNOPSIS . . . Silas SpeUe,
high-handed, km-principled cat
tle baron, to out to smash the lo
cal bank and force foreclosure on
the small ranchers of the Kanab
desert country so that he can
siese their range lands. He to op
posed by Ed Starbuck, president
of the Cattlemen's Bank, and by
San Juan Delevan, prominent
rancher who has been crippled by
a fall from hto horse. Johnny
Clehoe and hto partner, Tex
Whipple, are cowpunchers em
ployed by San Juan Delevan to
fight the rustlers and protect hto
Interests.
"Mama," chirruped Johnny,
blowing on his knuckles. "That
was shore a satisfaction. I been
itin' to do that all mornin'."
"Heh —heh!" chuckled Tex
coldly. "Yuh shore rung up a
bulls-eye that time, kid. Go on
Pink, yuh stick to Miss Ronny."
Spell was gulping with fury and
dismay. While Lange had been
unable to finish his statement he
had let out enough to advise
Spelle that something was radi
cally wrong concerning the Dele
van mortgage. In his thwarted
greed a modicum of courage re
turned to him and he advanced
threateningly into the room.
"What's this?" he rasped.
"What's this about the Delevan
mortgage?"
"Nothin* much drawled Tex.
" 'Ceptin' it's paid in full."
"What?" roared Spelle, his gaze
working evilly. "I don't want it
paid. I refuse to accept payment
for it."
"Yuh're plumb out o' luck,
hombre," said Tex imperturbably.
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"There's the money on the table
—an' we got the mortgage. Just
let the fact sink In. We're gonna
keep It. C'mon Johnny, the story's
old. Let's rattle our hocks."
The two partners made their
way to the street. Tex watching
Spelle warily over his shoulder.
Down the street Ronny and Pink
Crosby were waiting at the buck
board. Further on, tied in a line
at ihe hitching rail before the
Starlight Saloon, was a group of
horses, all wearing the Double S
iron. Tex's face was furrowed and
serious as he reached the buck
board.
"Pink, you an' Miss Ronny hop
in that rig an* light out for home.
Them broncos have been wantin'
to ramble all mornin.' Let 'em
out. Pour the whip into 'em. Burn
the hubs off'n them wheels gettin'
there. That mortgage won't be
safe until Jim Delevan gets his
hands on it."
"Tex," said Ronny fearfully.
"You don't think there will be
trouble do you?"
"Don't think a thing, Miss Ron
ny," answered Tex. "I know there
will. Soon as Spelle gets through
snappin' at himself he's gonna
turn that gang o' his loose on
yore trail to try an' haid yuh off
'fore yuh get home."
"But—but, you and Johnny,"
objected the girl, her eyes on
Johnny's grim young face. "You
can't fight them all off| You'll
get hurt."
Johnny's face broke into a wide,
beautific grin. "Nemmine us,
Miss Ronny. Me an' this ole sand
rat been shot at before. We're
jest too cussed onery to stop lead.
Pink, shake them reins. See yuh
while age."
Pink spun the buckboard
around on one wheel and turned
the broncos loose in a wild rim
up the street. As the buckboard
passed the bank Spelle leaped out
into the street with a bawl of an
ger, shaking his fists above his
head. "Then he headed down to
wards the saloon at a clumsy run.
"Pork yore hull, kid," snapped
Tex crisply. "Lead's due to fly in
a minute."
In a moment Tex and Johnny
were spurring after the rapidly
disappearing buckboard. As they
cleared the edge of the town the
dim roar of voices reached their
ears.
"Shows on," yelled Johnny.
'Whoopee! Look at that boy Pink
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had wings lt'd fly."
A half mile from town Tex
looked back. He could easily see
the black blot of hard riding
horsemen.
"Slow up," he snapped. "We're
out here to hold this gang back
instead of haul 'em up. Git yore
Winchester loose, kid."
Johnny pulled the rifle from
the boot beneath his left thigh
and levered in a cartridge. Then
he and Tex hauled their nervotis
mounts down to a leisurely lope.
The horsemen in the rear came
up fast and Tex watching them
closely, measured the distance.
"Pour hundred yards," he an
nounced finally. "Pan 'em a cou
ple, Johnny."
Obediently Johnny turned and
slammed five shots to the rear. It
was hard shooting, twisted thus
on a running horse, but the fol
lowing band made a big mark
and at the fifth shot a horse
went headlong, throwing its rider
spread eagling into the dust.
"Bueno," cried Tex. "That slow
ed 'em up."
"Yeah, fer a minute," answer
ed Johnny, feverishly plugging
more shells through the loading
gate. "But they're gonna spread
out. Somebody's usin' his haid
back there."
"Nemmine. Pink's almost out o'
sight—an' that's the main thing."
As Johnny had said the pursu
ers had spread out and no longer
presented a solid mass to shoot
at. Prom now on any fire Johnny
might give through his rifle
would perforce be merely hapr
hazard with chances for a hit
very small, at least while his own
horse was in motion.
The dull thudding of gun-shots
sounded in the rear but only orie
lone bullet sang past. Tex, quick
to read this sign smiled grimly.
"Lucky fer us they ain't any o'
them got Winchesters. They can
plug away all day at this distance
with their six-guns without doin'
any harm. Kin yuh see Pink?"
"Nope. Plumb outa sight. Reck
on we done put a crimp in Mis
ter Spelle today, Tex."
Then Johnny gave a yell of
alarm. "Look et comin' in ahead
an' on the right, Tex. Two riders
comin* in to haid us off. Now
how'n hell did they git up there?"
Tex turned and followed John
ny's pointing arm. Sure enough
two riders were spurring in at an
angle to the southwest, from the
rim of the desert. They were com
ing fast on big, gaunt horses and
each of the riders carried a rifle
loose In their right hands,
"Hell." snapped Tex. "We're In
fer it, kid. Pull up. You go after
those two hombres with the rifles.
I'll keep this other gang back.
My ole hawk-laig will throw lead
just as far as theirs. Now le's see
yuh do some o' that high-toned
shootin' yuh've been braggln'
about."
"If yuh'd only pack a Winches
ter," wailed Johnny as they drew
their plunging broncos to a halt,
ed yuh never will. Jest think what
"But yuh're so danged bull-haid
yuh could do with a .30-30 now."
"Nemmine me," snapped Tex.
"Get busy—those two jaspers are
within range."
Johnny slipped from his horse
and threw up his rifle. It waver
ed. steadied, but when it crashed
flatly the bullet went far and
wide. Just as Johnny pulled the
trigger Tex had leaned over and
swept the barrel up.
"Per gosh sakes," blazed John
ny. "What In hell did yuh do
that fer? I was holdin* daid cen
ter."
Tex paid no attention. His keen
old eyes were fixed on the two
newcomers with a mingled ex
pression of doubt and joy.
"Kid, yore eyes are betteiln
mine. Look close. Ain't that lead
in' hoss a star faced black?"
"Yeah it is," snapped Johnny,
raising his rifle again. "An* I'm
gonna pu* me a slug right in the
star."
But Tex shoved his rifle aside
again. "Kid," he burst out de
lightedly. "That's ole Utah Lynch
an' A 1 Burrows from the Bar B
outfit. I telegraphed 'em to come
arunnin' an' shore they're doin'
it. You fan hell outa Spelle's
crowd. I'm goin' out to meet Utah
an' Al."
The somewhat bewildered John
ny whirled on the rapidly nearing
Double S. crowd and with his
first shot downed one of the lead
ing riders. His second shot
brought a second horse scream
ing to earth and the rest broke
and rode back out of range,
where they gathered in a council
of war. It did not take them long
to realize that this time at least
they were outmaneuvered. for
they saw Tex spur out to meet the
newcomers and pump their hands
delightedly. Two more rifles add
ed to Johnny's deadly one were
too much to face so they turned
and rode back toward Carillion
with their dead.
Utah Lynch, lank, dark-faced,
saturnine, chuckled grimly as a
shamefaced Johnny pumped his
hand.
"Kid," he drawled. "Yuh ain't
fergot how to throw a lot o' mean
lead, have yuh? ?i kinda thought
you was goin' to open up on me
an' Al."
Al Burrows, chunky of body
and craggy of face grinned and
spat emphatically. "By gollies
yes," he chimed in. "Tex, this
dang cub of yores is shore de
velopin' his claws."
"Yeah," nodded Tex, his eyes
twinkling. "He's gettin* to be
mean medicine with a Winches
ter. Trouble is his brain ain't de
velopin' like it should. If he
could think as straight an' fast
as he can shoot he'd be all right."
' Aw—g'wan," snorted Johnny.
"Wouldn't o'.been no loss if I
had leaded you two ole highbind
ers. Jest the same I'll admit I
was glad to know it was friends
droppin' in. How's Bud an' Bar
bara an' Nevada an' all the rest
o' the gang back at the ole Bar
B?"
"Finer 'n frog hair," grinned
Utah. "They's a new boss at the
ole spread now. But, the second."
"Naw?" exclaimed Johnny de
lightedly.
"I'm tellin' yuh." Utah nodded.
"Pattest, happiest 111' geezer yuh
ever saw."
"That's shore fine. Tex, me'n
you gotta take a trip someday an'
look in oi} that young geent."
"Mebbe so, someday," drawled
Tex. "But right now we got our
own dish o' hash to cook. Boys,
yuh shore dropped in at the right
time."
Utah nodded. "Looks thataway.
What's it all about, Tex? When
A 1 an' me got them telegrams we
took "em to Bud an' told him we
was driftin' down thisaway, pron
to. Bud shooed us off on the run
an' told us to let him know if you
needed any more help. If yuh do,
jest wire him an' he'll come afog
gin' it with the whole outfit."
"Reckon that won't be neces
sary," said Tex. "But shore I'm
thankin' Bud for feelin' so. Now
let's amble along. I'll tell you fel
lers the story while we ride."
By the time they rode up to
the corrals of the Box D ranch
Utah and A 1 had the whole story
and had jointly expressed their
satisfaction at the opportunity of
sitting in on things. When Tex
attempted to thank them for their
prompt response to his messages
they waved him off.
"Why thank us?" scoffed Al
Burrows. "Shucks. Tex, we're the
ones to renders thanks. After you
an' Johnny left our neck o' the
woods things got so danged quiet
Utah an me began to ossify. This
looks like one swell chance to take
the kinks outa our trigger fingers
an' keen up our eyes a leetle."
"You danged ole war-dogs."
chuckled Tex.
Pink Crosby and Pod Fortune
were unhooking a pair of meek,
sweating broncos from the buck
board when the four riders drew
up. After introductions were over
Tex turned to Pink with twink
ling eyes.
(Continued next Issue)
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
RALPH J. SYKES, M. D.,
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RESULTS OF TUBERCULOSIS
CLINIC
H. L. Seay, Clinician
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