The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 13, 1932, Page 6

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1982s ie Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Gompany, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as ‘s¢cond class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. Subscrintion Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year........87. Daily by mail per year (in Bis- ‘marck) . 1. Daily by mi outside Bismarck) ...... +» 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 ‘Weekly by mail in state, three ORES occ ccccesscssscessccesres BOO Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ... seveee 1.50 Weekly by mail in Canada, per year . Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. (Official City, State and County ; Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON No Halt Yet H While European and some Ameri- cam statesmen continue to talk of afMms reduction and effective action by the League of Nations, Japan goes blithely ahead with its plans to establish domination of the entire continent of Asia. The next step, it is practically ad- mitted, is the seizure of Jehol, a province contiguous to cae and having an area larger than the states of North and South Dakota combined. It, like Manchuria, is a rich agricultural country and has vast mineral resources. From Jehol the path of Japanese glory leads southward and still further eastward | to the gates of Pekin. ‘The ostensible reason for this plot, which no effort is made to conceal, lies in the sentimental desire of Pu Yi, one-time boy emperor of China and now ruler (with Japanese ad- visors) of Manchuria, to restore the domain of his fathers. Japan, of course, cannot resist the appeal of such ambition and so it will heip. The League of Nations report on the Manchurian situation would be) effective against most powers but in this instance it will be valucless. It means that the moral forces of the world will be aligned against Japan but this does not mean that the gov- ernments of all nations will oppose | further Japanese inroads in Asia. The world of diplomacy has rarely based its actions on right and wrong and this case probably will prove no exception. And even if the opinion of the world is united it will make no dif- ference. The Japanese are immune to moral suasion. Short of aiding the Chinese in actual physical re-| sistance there is nothing the other nations can do about it. By going too far in Asia, however. Japan may step on the toes of the Russian Bear, although the Soviets have shown no disposition to be quarrelsome and there is rumor of a seeret agreement which will enable Russia to enjoy a part of the spoils of aggression. This is discounted by the fact that the only thing of real importance Japan could offer Russia would be a warm water port on the Pacific— and that was important enough more than 20 years ago to bring on a war between the two nations. There seems no doubt now that Japan dreams of world domination. With resources of coal and iron available and millions of people to place under arms, it is possible that the dream might come true and our vaunted white civilization would give | way to domination by yellow men. | There is more than a little irony! in the fact that the first buffer be-| tween such & movement and the white world would be Soviet Russia, white, mongol and what have you as to race, and present pariah among the nations. Goat Chasing Criminal prosecution in the Uni- te” States is especially intense ahead of a campaign. Gbat chasing and scalp hunting becomes frenzied and looted barns have theirs doors firm- Jy locked with elections in the offing. The mad chase after Insulls over two continents is typical. Some of the Illinois peace officers engaged in hunting down these men, who may or may not be guilty, are candidates for office. Foolish people who gam- bled in Insull securities naturally are erying loudly for revenge and ret- ribution. That is only natural. But what is the other side of the picture? How about the officials who were lax in their examination’ of the Insull properties, which were slipping long before the final expose and debacle. Many authorities in Chicago, while the Insulls were still within the jurisdiction of the Uni- fed States. knew how rotten and in- defensible some of the operations had been. No action was taken until it| began to appear that baiting and hhunting Insulls would be a popular issue and hoist some one into a good Political job. ‘No one can estimate the money ‘the ignorant and defenseless inves- -20/ trary to the law. 99 | been to say them nay? If public opinion can bring of-| fenders to punishment all power to} | sult of this natural longing. |many married sons and daughters| tor could have been saved if we had honest supervision of these great en- terprises of capital. This nation has multiplied bureaus and commissions. ‘There is an official snooper for near- curb the shady operations of stock- selling corporations. There is the vital defect in the whole process. The Insulls are merely typical of what thousands of other operators have done within the law and, when facing faiiure, con- ‘Who has there it, but how much better a few safe- guards before the horse js stolen. Great holding corporations should be under the closest kind of scrutiny. } There has been too much laxity in bank examination and utility control. If the Insull racket brings about a closer supervision that will be a sub- stantial accomplishment. Govern- ment control now is a ghastly on Roots in the Soil Comparable to the desire of the, farmer to own his own place is that of the city dweller to have four walls which he may call his own, This desire to establish roots in the soil is one of the oldest the human race knows. Wars have been fought and empires have tottered as a re- In mod- ern times it has played an impor- tant part in the complex industrial picture. Under the stress of the times, have sought refuge in the homes of| their parents, but this condition usu- ally proves unsatisfactory for all concerned and the tendency is to eliminate it as rapidly as possible. As a result of this situation busi-} ness commentators remark a tend- ency toward reestablishment of home life in many cases, even though it may be on a very modest basis. At the same time the estimated potential demand for new houses is put at 3,000,000. The American Builder, anxiously watching the trade indices and other business barometers, asked 1,000 typi- cal wage earners what they were go- ing to buy when things get back to normal. The home-building urge led all others by a wide margin. At $6,000 cach, 3,000,000 homes rep-| resent a potential building business of 18 billion dollars. Add to this! figure the amount that would be! spent for furnishings and equipment and we can sec the wheels of indus- try humming again. Add to these! factors the enormous demand for| everything under the sun which} would accompany improved farm} ly every business, but they seldom) i Signed letters pertaining to personal PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self- addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. CURE THEMSELVES je some Vandyke necktie eliminator. | His picture was published more fre-| fi quently than any other dector except t Dr. Munyon, at least till I came on,| ! and Nightly’s pictures always bore the sobriquet “the specialist”—not the well known or famous specialist. Just “the specialist.” What his spe-| at ( tor made the circuit of the jay towns at bi-monthly intervals. His coming was duly heralded in the Village Squawker, complete with lists of real and imaginary ailments in which the specialist considered himself good, and the hours at which the multitud might interview the doctor at hi c conditions and the silver lining be- gins to show through the cloud | which has overhung the business| world for nearly three years. { Coolidge Speaks | Calvin Coolidge won a great re-) putation of sagacity by holding his| tongue. His cryptic statements on| Public issues, ending finally in his! famous utterance “I do not choose | to run,” enhanced his popularity. Public confidence in a large measure} was his. He was the do-nothing type of president and this fact probably allowed the nation to drift into its present predicament. Never did he lift a hand to stem the greatest gambling spree in history, but his voice was raised once or twice in| solemn warning not to sell the na- tion short. He was wise enough to see the clouds coming, some of them fun- nel in shape. Mr. Coolidge scurried | ir*> retirement and what a pile of problems he left on his desk for Mr. Hoover. His Madison Square Garden ad- dress of Tuesday night is as cold and uninspiring as the Congressional Rec- ord. Its language is without fire or flash of conviction. No one will cheer | and few will applaud it. It was a! weak speech in face of an urgent erisis—a stone when the masses are | clamoring for bread. Few will “choose” to read it, Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors, ‘They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies, Time to Get Busy (Emmons County Record) With the announcement by Hazel- ton and Strasburg business men that they will hold their corn shows next week, we are again reminded that Linton should be getting busy with similar plans. ‘We still have about three weeks yet, before the state corn show and we Suggest that we meke use of it and arrange for a corn show, harvest festival or something on that order with prizes and entertainment for the host of farmers who patronize our business institutions the year ‘round. Successful corn and poultry shows were held here in 1928, '29 and 30, the latter, one of the best ever held in the county. Last year we fell down for some reason or other and failed to have a show. This year, with similar events going on all around us, we cannot afford to take @ back seat for anyone. Emmons is the champion corn county in the state. And Linton, as the leading city of the county, should take the lead in keeping that cham- Blonship by promoting the exhibition Of its prize product. We owe it to ourselves and to the farmers who have been loyal to us with their patronage to put on a corn show this year, so let’s do it, On Mt. Athos, Grecian peninsula, there‘are 20 monasteries, and women | race horses and the racing circuit ; out for himself the cure he needed. parlors in the hotel near the livery stable. It was natural that Dr. Nightly’s pitch should overlook the _ live! stable, for his hobby was horse rac- ing; indeed he owned a string of ept him much on the road, so that the specialist racket made a nice sideline to fill in the time between track meets. At the race track Dr. Nightly’s spiel was simple: I'm entering such and such hosses in this or that race. Beat ‘em! Back in the hotel parlors it was more subtle: Pronounced by his medical brethren an incurable consumptive. There ought to be a movement to persuade more ordinary dub doctors to pronounce more patients incur- able. It seems to be just the stimulus needed to make the incurables quit fooling, roll up their sleeves, study the matter for themselves and likely as not discover the cure in a few short evenings. I suppose there is no disease on the incurable list but that some victim has lost patience with the ordinary doctors and sought In spite of everything I have taken an optimistic view of the situation and fixed upon the year 1940 as the time of the dawn of enlightenment in the regulation of healing—the period when some sort of minimum standard of educational fitness will be set up by the federal government and all persons secking a license to practice any sort of healing as a profession shall be required to com-| ply with the standard. ‘The politicians now drawing graft jin the innumerable boards of exam- \iners maintained by the states and! | provinces for this purpose will, of course, do all in their power to set! back the dawn of enlightenment, but |I believe their day is waning andj | their graft is due to disappear under! { the Present policy of retrenchment jand reduction in the high cost of! government. | Our country is now sufficiently) _!| united and the people are intelligent! enough to have a federal govern- ment. We ought to be ashamed of our narrow, provincial practice in jthe regulation of the practice of| | healing. Graft—what is euphoni- | ously called legitimate graft—is the! | only remaining excuse for the archaic and chaotic system of licensing heal- ers as carried on by the various States or provinces today. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS How to Teach Baby to Use Cup. Fourteen months old baby drinks water, orange juice and tomato juice from cup but refuses milk at first taste. A month ago I tried to wean him from bottle. He refused any at all for a week and finally would take nothing from a cup... (Mrs. F. W. D.) Answer—Every baby should be giv- en water from a cup at the age of eight months, and then when wean- ing the baby it is not difficult to withdraw the bottle entirely at the! age of a year or 14 months. In this| case the baby knows his ma will give! in if he puts up a good fight. Hydrophobia Phobia Neighbor's dog. Funny shaking of] head. Child opened dog's mouth! with hands. Dog licked child’s face.| Next day dog was seen in pasture! snapping cattle, was killed and sent to state agriculture college and wire| came back saying dog had rabies.| Boy has no sores or abrasions ‘but! did have chiggers and might have' scratched himself after .,. (J. A.! w.) { Answer—Certainly the boy should] 1000 years. [tow been forbidden to go there for ment from the family physician. receive the Pasteur anti-rabies treat- [Although 1 personally doubt, the aus | Old Doctor Nightly sported a hand- ; ¢ubt in any WHAT A LOT OF INCURABLES| ease rabies ever occurs in man, I'd ive any child the benefit of the such circumstance. Eye Test Last spring I got a pair of glasses itted, but I can't wear them. If I ry to wear them my eyes ache and if I do not I can't sce clearly. My family doctor thinks the dilation method is better. 1 If you think so will go to an eye doctor next time. R. M. W.) Answer—TI think persons middle age or older can be fitted without ‘drops,” but younger persons should have the drops used, if they want an| accurate test of the eyes, wtihout guesswork about the amount of un- onscious strain. (Copyright, John F, Dille Co.) iNew: ea YORK] MINIATURE SPAIN | New York, Oct. 13—Unique among | Manhattan's myriad supper club en- | trepreneurs, Benito Collado, a Span- iard who looks like an Irish poet, al- ways has a story. He tells them so| earnestly, one rarely asks for a no-| tary public's stamp. | Each year, when the last snow has melted, Senor Collada packs up his bags and deserts his El Chico Club, which hugs one side of the Sheridan Square triangle, and which has sur- | | vived, in out-oi seven years. he-way places, for The click of his enter- tainer's castanets has been heard far up into Broadway; the Spanish am- bassador may be seen often occupy- ing a ringside table; a bibulous and gay New York replica of Don Qui- from the Spanish language 's, can be found in another through half-veiled faces hypnotic black eyes of senoritas. In a word—Collado has one of Manhattan's few authentic atmospheric spots. * OK corner; peer the THAT BULL Very well, the good Senor is back from Seville—and this is the newest tale he brings: “Well, I got home and the old bunch came out to give me a big reception. They had arranged a banquet in the local bull ring, for they know I am a bull-fight fan. There were 40 guests. The table was right out in the ring. The fights were to come later. Town folk had heard of the reception and several hundred people were in the stand. “Coming from America, they thought I would be dropping gold, and, although I was a guest, I fig- ured they expected me to pay the bill, Since we had many wines and liquors, the bill had run to about $270. I didn’t intend to be a Yan- kee sucker unless necessary. | Well, who was going to foot the bill? “Suddenly one of the party got an idea; a bull would be released into the arena, We would all remain at the table. But the first man to get up from his seat would be stuck for the crowd. All agreed “I was sitting facing the bull gate. I saw an attendant open it—and out came the bull. Was I scared? I knew that one shouldn't move .. . the code of the fighter is to be as still as possible when the bull is charging. The man who had sug- gested the stunt was drinking from an old-fashioned gourd. He raised it and began to pour a wine stream! down his throat, by way of gathering courage. His movements attracted the eye of the bull, which came gal- loping over. The fellow, in fright, got up from his seat and started pouring out some more courage. Be- fore anyone could do anything about it, the bull had tossed him in the air. Poor fellow—he not only had to face | HORIZONTAL 1 Vessels. (6 Winner of men’s singles in the tennis championship match at Forest Hills this year.” 11 Where did the “Steel Helmet Convention” take place? 12 Spectral image. 14 Hurrah! 15 Gratified. 17 Jo dress. 19 Consumes. 21 Bark of paper’ mulberry tree (pl.). 22 Certain, 23 Bedims. 25 Small cask. 26 Nobleman. 27 Chants, 29 Component, 31To regret exceedingly, 32 Venomous snake. Answer to Previous Puzzle “Steel Helmets” 9 Deity. 10 Seam. 11 Tract drained by a river. [») [e) iL.| 0} IN} 33 Agreeable, 37 Dignitary of the church, 40 Device for carrying ice, 41 Tiny vege table. 43 Projection cut in wood. 44 Unoccupied, 45 Earth, 47 Withered. 48 Born. 49 Inflorescences, 51 Thing, 52 Rubbish. 13 Feeble-minded. person. 14 Considering, 16 Monkey. 18 Mildness, 20 Act of storing. 22 Specimens, 24 Intended slights. 26 To besiege, 28 Snaky fish, 30 Gibbon. 34 Fashion. 35 Ria (pl.). 36 Era (pl.). 37 Pertaining to the palm of the hand. 38 Inactivity, 39 Lacerated. 42 Before. 45 Insect, 46 To erase, 49 Battering machine. 50 Sun, 53 Sun god. 55 North America, IR E| N IN i [3 A} IN fe fe} - fe ING = 54 Lengthwise, 56 Coarse hom- iny dishes. 57 Servo-motor. ‘VERTICAL 1 Mandate. 2 Either. 3 Very high mountain, 4To tip.d 5 Lurks, 6 Face, 7 Part of Ru- man month, 8 To bow. ial 8 the bill, but he still was in bed with broken bones when I left!” x ua * THOSE YANQUEES Collado tells also of a “La Yan- quee,” a young dancer who has been the rage of Madrid and Seville, and yet who was born in Erie, Pa. Her father, a Spaniard, ran a store there, moving back to Spain while the child was a few years old. She cannot speak a word of English. And there is Adelina Duran, flash- ing-eyed dancer, who aims to be the first woman bullfighter. Her father, El Pipa, was gored to death by a bull in Mexico -City. Adelina has’ made her own way for years. by dancing—and now is in New York. * * * CHEERY NOTE About people and things: Harold Lloyd and his youngsters doing the sights from a Fifth Avenue bus top. ... First time Harold has been this way in @ couple of days... Why are gents and ladies who already look overstuffed always to be found din- ing in the places where vast platters of corned beef and cabbage or two- inch steaks are served? ... A cafe on Broadway, after closing for two days, hung up a sign: “Tem- porarily closed for alterations in pre- paration for the return of beer.” Sych an optimist! ‘yy WAR AN IVERSAR ) . ALLIES DRIVE ON On Oct. 13. 1918, Americans ad- vanced on both sides of the Meuse, taking all their objectives. The French took Laon without a fight and also took LaFere and occupied the massif of St. Gobain. British troops advanced into the [ning around in short circles and screaming, “Isn’t it awful?”—Hey- wood Broun, New York columnist. * * * I think it is only fair that a man who has given his best during the least favorable period in the history of the state should have another term in which to show what he can do when times are better.—Governor Wilber M. Brucker of Michigan, up for reelection. *e * ‘We had a good time abroad, but it's good to be home—Joan Craw- ford, movie star, recently returned from European trip with her hus- band, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. # eR: If she (Mrs. Rudy) wants to throw mud, I suppose there's nothing I can do to stop her—Rudy Vallee, crooner, o Barbs o Did you ever notice how verbose some of these “silent” political can- didates can become if paid at regu- lar rates by the day's periodicals? * ee Seventy-five well known Amer- ican business men are on & com- mittee investigating the United States war debts. Our only ad- vice is that they hire one good r. ** * The United States has just pre- sented the Marne victory memorial to France, as a return gift for the Statue of Liberty. Probably the next gift that passes between the two will have to wait for another war. Attorney General Mitchell found that many of the veterans of the bonus army had policc records. Wonder if they were “K. P.” records? ee * ‘The Republican campaign commit- suburbs of Douai. In the Balkans, the Allies took Nish. President Wilson replied to Ger- many’s note, which partially accept- ed his peace terms, and asked for a mixed commission on the evacuation of invaded territory. The presides’ declared there would be no armistice so long as the Germans continued ruthless warfgre, that there would be no agreement with an autocratic German government and that allied military chiefs alone would direct the evacuation of invaded territory, ey I like writing. I’ve always had the urge—Al Smith, magazine edi- tor. xk OK No crisis in any country was ever solved by the simple process of run- tee has issued the first party text- book ever prepared especially for women voters. It contains 32 pages giving the record of the Hoover ad- ministration. Thirty-two pages! (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) Belfield Church Will Observe Anniversary Belfield, N. D., Oct. 13.—Three serv- ices will mark the observance by the Belfield Lutheran church of its 25th anniversary next Sunday, according to Rev. Christian Notsund, pastor. Sermons will be preached by Rev. H. M. Allison of Glendive, Mont., Rev. Th, Larsen of Taylor, N. D., and by the pastor. Emphasis will be laid on the history of the congregation which was organ- ized 25 years ago by Lutheran settlers who came to this section to take up homesteads, —_—_—_—_— | U. 8. Department of Commerce figures show that 1,797,380 patents have been issued in the U. 8. since records have been kept. Jim, Joe and Jack together ‘shot 66 ‘Ys many ducks and one-half again as many rabbits as Jim. shot twicé as many ducks and ird as many rab- (eam erence many twice as many rabbits as Jack. If 30 rabbits were shot, how 2. Just because a man is heavenly looking, it's no sign he's any earthly good. Whe CHAPTER LIV “Why did you lead them to this trap, Manuel?” ‘Sefior, we were thirsty, and two of us were sick. And, as you know, only in this cafion is good, cold water and grass for the horses, And we did not think——” “I know, It does not matter, And yet for a cold drink of water the history of the border must be changed. For a moment's folly you find yourselves faced with a cajion full of cavalry. But let that go. 1 bring you good word. You are free men again. Within half an hour the American cavalry moves down the trail, leaving you free.” Manuel crossed himself. But, Sejior, it is a miracle” He laughed and looked about him. “None but El Coyote could do that, eh, my children?” Bob stilled the shout of rejoicing with an upraised hand. “You are right, Manuel. None could have done it but El Coyote, yet even for El Coyote it was at a price.” The long, close fellowship be- tween those two men made Manuel guess the answer. His smile of ex- ultation died and in a tremulous whisper he asked, “You gave your- self up for us?” “What else? I offered El Coyote in exchange for his band. There was no other way. It was a good trade, Without you ! could have done lit- tle, for you are the best of those who have come to me, It was better so. And yet,"—his clenched hand tightened on the saddle-horn—“we were so near victory.” For a time in the gloom of that granite recess he looked at them, Fearless, impulsive, doglike in their loyalty. Eagh of them he had known —the history and the hopes of each,| They had faced death together, they had kept back the power of Morales, Yes, it had been a good game, and a little glow of pride and of affec- tion fox these strangely assorted men showed now in Don Bob's troubled eyes. They stood silent, helpless before the disaster that had overtaken their leader. Uneasily they looked at one another, like dumb animals in pain. He had been their protector. He had led them in revolt. He had taught them to hope, and now he was going away to face—none dared even guess, Manuel’s voice trembled. “Must it be this, amigo? 1s it not better to fight our way out? Come, stay with us and together when darkness comes we will fight our way to free- dom again. Do not let them take you, Without you what are we but helpless children? Do not go from us, you who have been our father.” But Don Bob shook his head and smiled. Hen for the last time he spoke. “We have never pulled trig- ger against the soldiers of either your country or mine. To do that would have meant deteat to the cause. But my going does not mean defeat. Behind me | leave you to carry on, You are the hope of the borderland. Be men and no one can make you slaves Stand for the lib- erty that alone makes lite bearable and you will never need me or any- “Freel f fe) —of all AY BANDIT — one, You will be enough, each of you, unto yourselves, And now | go. There is much 1 would say to each of you, but the words would bring me pain, and here there is enough pain. You who have been faithful to me, be faithful to my memory. Protect the weak and make the strong fear you, If 1 could ! would stay with you always, for you are men, and life with you was gdod. And now"—Bob held out both hands in a little gesture of parting— “adios, amigos.” Like statues they stood about him. Like motionless, sorrowing statues they watched him mount and turn away. Above them the wind intoned a low requiem among the branches of the mountain firs. The sun cast long gashes of shadow across the cajion, and not until the last echo of his parting died away did these men move. Then, blinded with tears that would not be held back, old Manuel made the sign of the cross, “May God deal gently,” he whis- pered brokenly, “May the Mother of God be kind.” Already the major had ordered his men down the trail, He gave no reason for this sudden ending of the search, and the puzzled faces of his men were a mute reproach that, in his new affliction, the grizzled sol- dier did not even notice, When Bob joined him he was already sitting -his horse, impatient to ge gone and put an end to those intolerable thoughts, Together they rode down the caiion, each unwilling to begin the task that had to come—the task that could lead to but one end. So in silence they rode ahead of the main body of cavalry and when, by late afternoon, they emerged upon the level desert trail, the major began. “Bob,” he said, “nothing in life has ever hit me just as this has. It’s knocked me, It’s going to change all —everything in Verdi. The men who, looked up to you, the leading part you took in everything Verdi did, They'll all stick by you, every man. And yet, what can we do? There must be something we can do, some- thing 1 can do. I've been trying to think, but this. thing—it dulls me. 1 find myself wishing 1 had never followed that trail, And yet 1 had to, didn’t 1 Bob?” Lines of suffer- ing were deep on the old soldier's: face, “You did what we all do.” Bob answered gently. “You did the thing that seemed best to you. That is what 1 did, and what Morales is doing. All of us do the things we think best according to our little lights and clouded understandings, And the outcome is often strange to look upon, But as for me—what can anyone do? You can do nothing now, Nor I.” He smiled at a suds den thought, “Have you ever watched them playing roulette over at Mendoza’s? You make your bets, and when you lay your pile of gold on the red, the little ball sometimes stops xt black, Well, it’s too late then to say ‘I made a mistake. One simply smiles while ‘the croupier Sweeps away tnat little pile of gold,” the BORDE 6y TOM GILL (COPYRIGHT 1951, BY INTERNATIONAL. MAGAZINE CO, INC. “~? DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES ‘SYNDICATE, INC. Rp! “Bob, suppose 1 hand you over to the Mexican govern. ment. There's nothing to prevent that, since you were caught on Mex- ican soil. Then every man of us will get Morales to say the word that will free you. You could repay him every head of stock you ever took. Your ranch would more than do that. But if we bring you to trial in the States it means a long federal action and prison, Bob, for a long term. Perhaps life.” Bob raised his head and looked at the sunlit world about him. “Two years of prison would be life for me. Yes, Morales would have the Power to release, He would be the only one with such power, but he would never do it, and 1 can’t say L blame him.” He shook his head, “No, let's not give the old buzzard that last satisfaction. 1 couldn’t take my pardon at his hands, But 1 do ask this. There are arrangements to make. 1 want to see that every man of mine is made safe, as safe as anye one can be in this tragic country. I've already left a note at the bank providing for something like this. £ want Ted to manage the ranch as an equal partner while I’m—away; and if 1 die. I’m leaving the works to him, He'll be a leader among the ranchers in five years. So 1 want a couple of days before you let it be known you have captured El Coyote.” “I'll give you all the time you need, Bob, Even if the worst happens you won't be kept under ‘detention until the trial comes. But don’t let your men try a rescue. That will only mean bloodshed. And after that, God knows. Meanwhile, spend the night with me at camp, and tomorrow I'll go to Verdi with you. Verdi,” he repeated brokenly, “I wish to God I'd never seen it.” “Softly,” admonished Don Bob, and rubbed the velvet ear of his horse, “Remember what the Spane ish proverb says: ‘The work is with us, the event with God.’ Who knows what still lies ahead, for good or evil?” The sun had passed high noon on the following day when, powdered with alkali, Bob and the major , reached the Verdi reservation. Ted had driven in from the ranch and was sitting on the shady porch of the commandant’s home, with Aunt Clara and Adela. Even before the major had taken off his spurs his wife read some vague, troubling message in the air, She linked her arm in his, and wi quick anxiety scanned the major’s worn face, but wise with the wisdom of years, she only said, “Come and sit down, you two, Lunch is on its way.” Blount kissed her. “I'm going inside and take a long rink of brandy, dear,” he told her, Then he teft ther, On the porch Aunt Clara turned to Bob. “What's wrong? Here, don't toll one, light one of mine.” Adela held a match. With a sigh ot weariness Bob sank back into the chair that Ted had brought for. ward “You spoil me, you three, You make me entirely too comfortable,” T MBe Ba Lontines Tomonsg) &