New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1923, Page 24

By WARRY BINFLAIR DRAGO Anp VORERN MORA COPYRIGHN INED BY NEA BIRVICE: i BEGIN HERE TODAY | The Basques o Paradise Valley blow up & dam built by Diek Acklin, big boss of the Double A ranch I'he bomb 8 made by Ruck Bodine, new owner of the wld Webster Acklin learns of Huek's part blowing of the dam and takes Iynching party to Bodine's ranch Buek is in love with Mercedes Arrass cada, beautifu! Hasque, entices | her to his home through her littie Liind brother, Hasilio. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “Lou ain't thinkin' 'fore mornin’, are you manded “8i Senor, T go at once." “No you're not, querida," used the term of endearment with as sured familarity I risked my neck ttin' the kid out of danger for you, d you ain't goin' to pay me back by refusin’ my hospitality,"” “But I want to go," Mercedes re- peated anxiously as Duck tried to in duce her to take a seat “Let's get down to cases,” Buck answered her, “There's no use beatin' round the bush, I been sweet on you ever since I first clamped my eyes on you, You knew it, too, and you gave me the low-down every| time. But that's all right. I like| a woman with some serap in her, You've got nerve enough to mateh my own, That's why I'm strong for you, 1 swore 1'd get you some day, and I'm | going to make good, I didn't bring | l your kid brother here for nothin'." “Stop—stop, please,” Mercedes | POISED IN THI: AIR, AND THE -begged. |WITH A THUD, Her nearncss to him drove Buck THE IPLOOR, DEAD. mad with desire. S8he was even more | - - s lovely than he had supposed. | “Why, querida,” he said fervently, | “there ain't a thing I've got, 1 wouldn't give for you. I got water| on this place again, It's worth some- | ripped his cheks until thin' now, But I aln't a rancher.|smeared with blood. I'd throw up this thing in a minute|relcase her, however, for you, ‘There ain't no real money in ranching, nohow. where there's some life and excite- ment, This God-forsaken desert aln't no place for a girl like you."” “You mean that you want me to go with you?" Mercedes could not be- lleve her ears. “Yes, I'll even marry you, if you'll come with me,” Buck replied. The girl before him shook her head hopelessly. The man must be mad. “Well, what do you say?” he de- manded. “] say no!" Mercedes cried. She put a chair between them as Buck advanced toward her. The look in his eyes was proof enough of his in- tention. He wanted to take her in Tis arms and feel her warm flesh against his whether she would have it or not. “You have trapped me!” she ex- claimed. “I do .not belleve my L.rother is here at all.” “He's here all right,”” Bodine as- gured her. “Hey, Shorty,” he called. “Yep,” came the muffled answer from the next room. “Wake that kid up!" The girl heard Baslilio's startled cry as Shorty awakened him. “You beast!” Mercedes shrieked. “Let me have him! Let me have him!" “Not Hll you Senorita. “You coward! b No wonder you want to run awav. Senor Acklin will send you to prison for blowing up " 7" Buck questioned exaspera- tingly. “Esteban will go with me, too, won't he?’ In a changed tone he went on: “You followed us into the hills this afternoon; I knew that long ago. What else you've found out, I don't know, and T don't care.” He disproved this last statement by immediately asking: “Have you seen Acklin?" Mercedes caught a hint of uneasi- ness in his voice. . *“I have,” she answered. “Humph! I suppose you told him all you know?" The big fellow's tones were threatening. Mercedes saw her advantage. “I tell him nothing!” she cried. «But 1 will if you do not give me Basilio and let me take him home.” | Buck reached out his long arms/ and caught her around the walst, | Mercedes fought to get free, but he| was too strong for her. “Now you change your mind in a hurry, or I'll make yvou."” He raised | his volce. “Give that kid's arm a| twist or two.” Then he continued to| the girl: “I'll show you who's boss| here.” more than oheyed Rasilio let as the bry tender | shrieks, 1l the napping hones were Mercedes cried so in was sti! stanee down rond, “Rtop!" “Mayhe you'l! Buck grumb He caught spokie and drew sOme a the wrist to her by her closer here de of leavin " Buek Hodine FOR A & , SHORTY H hand, to her light blows. if it Kkills me. could not hold him off. sensuous mouth drew close own. To add to her horror, shrieked again and again. doubled her efforts to get free. dine pinioned her arms against hips. to A Cupof Good Tea is a “freshener” at any time, day or night say yes to me, Enjoy the stimu- lating fragrance of tea at its best by drinking LIPTON'S TEA Largest Saleinthe World MY NEW SuIT - HE SAID |T'S READY = Puck's cession of twisted his ar almost loudly that her voice carvied to Kildare, who the ealled out again listen to reason now," | as he him, HE CRASHED TO Mercedes beat his face with her free But his juw was impervious With feline fe- rocity she barad her nails then, and they were Bodine did not “You fightin' wildeat,” he mumbled | I'll take youthrough gritted teteth, “I'll kiss you Try as hard as she might, Mercedes His cruel, her Basilio he re- Bo- her She felt something sharp rip- | : WERE BROKE WHEN 1 ASKED YOU FOR A NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, It was to regret over killing the man part of the debt he had square Acklin would he ina few minutes Tt was almest dawn How could he twist this thing se that it would halt the Nig Noss? Taze eaught sight of a proaching on orsehack Leen there only a see l {dare drew back inte lurking ahout the house | Rodine was looking up at Mercedes | from where he knelt heside the hody, | "You killed him all right,” Hiaze heard him say. He's plumb dead What you goin' te do now goin' to the pen? place for vou, Ray, | guess you'll he glad to heat it with me. You wait! I'n get & couple of fresh horses and we'll ‘hu for Ovegon on the jump.” I “Throw up your hands!" Rodine looked areund doorway stood the Big Noss, CHAPTER XXXIT Gathering of the Clans Rodine stared specchlessly at Acks [1in, Shorty's wndden death and Mer- cedes' maddening Jnfluence had de. stroyed Buck's boastful pose, He had Leen prepared earlier in the evening for the advent of Morrow or some lesser light in the Double A constel. {lation, Hut at no time had he |dreamed that Acklin himself would ‘nomt- single-handed to beard him in [ his own den, The Big Boss walked across the Kit. here man He had or two, Ki the shadowi ap m Safely! You can end o te, Dr. 8¢l In the lons. box today at your drugg shoe dealer’s, Dz Scholl’s Zino-pads the lab u'vl.l’l,;’S:,A;"ll vArehSupports, e, Put one on=the pain is gone! 7 Sizen for corn, callous ‘ nee. ping her sleeve, It was Buck's re- which Shorty Iny, As Buck volver, .\ulomnll(:nl her fingers | covered from the daze he was in, he '¢~Inm-\l upon it, With a wrench, 8he | finally managed to articulate: pulled it out of the holster, Nodine “1 ain't armed!” felt the gun-barrel boring into his| “Take your hands down then stomach, His face grew white, Acklin snapped, “Rack into the cen- | "Get back!" Mercedes gasped. "En ter of that room," ;(‘guhln: Al momento! or you die Bodine retreated as he was ordered, ere!" Buck backed away. He knew ghe |backward, The big cattleman kept meant what she sald. His rifle stood Pace with him, A movement near in the corner, He retreated toward (the window to which Mercedes had it. The way to the door between the [tepped with Basillo stopped him in two rooms was clear now, Mercedes |his tracks. His gun was in position ran to it and flung it open. |as he wheelod, but he dropped it in Shorty sat on the bed beside Basilio, | consternation as he recognized the girl the child’s arm still held in his big 270 ehild. : hands. A smoky wall lamp revealeq |, HAtred flamed in Acklin's eyes, Ihim fn all of his ugliness. But if | FInding her here with Hodine was a he saw the girl, he did not show it. staggering blow to his vanity, He His grip on the child i not relax|1Ad overheard Buck's words urging cither. Mercedes cried out for him |!ENt to Oregon. They were going (o get go of her brother; she raised |‘°Bether Ler gun to compel him. But fear such as she could never inspire in him | held Shorty in its grasp. He had caught sight of Blaze peering through the open window. Mercedes saw only the man (Continued in Our Next Issue) YOUNG OLD MASTERS Melbourne, Australia and |tralia’s a young country, it 4 child in front of her. Shorty's rigid. | "0ld masters” and will prove it at an ity turned with incredible swiftness to |CXhibition of 230 masterpieces by most violent action, He dropped his | AUstralian artiets here. arm and brought it up with a gun in | his hand so quickly that it surpassed belief. | But Kildare had been more rapid than he. Shorty's gun came up, and | up, and up, as Mercedes watched, |spellbound. It seemed that it was pointing at her. Her fingers twitched | and her own gun barked. | Kildare saw the play; the girl at the |door, her gun raised; Shorty's pistol leaping into action; the frantic child | struggling to throw off the iron hand | |en hiz arm. But more poignant than |anything else was the glitter Shorty's eyes. Blaze knew he was the man's target, not the girl. His gun was in his hand. A tightening of the lips and his automatic spat forth its deadly message. ! He gaw Mercedes' gun flash. The 1eport of it smothered his own. Only | | a split-second of time, that words Iui:‘ to express, had intervened between | the two shots. So close had they | been thet neither the girl nor Bodine in the next room realized two guns had spoken. i Buck rushed to where the girl stood staring open-mouthed at the man on the bed For a second, it seemed, Shorty hung poised in the air. His |face was set, an unearthly light in his eyes. And then, with a thud, he crashed to the floor dead. Kildare had not waited for a second look. He drew away from the win dow and picked up the empty sheil from his gun. He threw it into the | creek, Why he did this was not| plain to him at the time. In some | way, he knew, Shorty's death might Cif factory owner, has been picked be turned to his advantage. But by conservati as candidate for how? How? He tried to whip his|president of Mexico at the forth com- mind into helping him. He felt no ing elec | Best Butter, 55c Ib. —advt. lussell Bros. in | ‘ar! «althy Mexico "Who's | This state's no | chen to the doorway of the room in| re- | facing thé other man as he stepped | MAY ¢4, 1025, B R s e ndid 9:15 p A keeping | dletown, 6:00 p, 7:30 p Ti46 P | heal voluntarilYFs Doctors and nurses know that early attention to akin disorders is necessary, | and they are dally prescribing Resinal | | | from the 8:00 p, orchestra Soap and Ointment for minor rashes or eruptiont well as the more vevere forms of eczema, Bathe the affected part with Resinol Soap and warm water, then apply the socthing ointment, The itching, wmr torment (s relieved at ind healing prompily begns. Ask yowr drigeist about Resinol, 'Resinol | | 10:00 p, 6:00 p, VOICES IN THE AIR || | | Quartet, | (Westinghouse—East Pittaburgh), | | L | 6:00 p. m~Tesults of the baseball | games played today, Current events, 6:15 p. m.~Dinner concert by the trio of KDKA Little Symphony or- chestra, | 7:16 p. mo—A tale told many times and many ways, from “The Ring and | the Baok,” by Robt, Browning, given | | by Marjory Stewart, | 7:80 p. m.—"Girl Scouts of Amer-| l.aura P, Holland, 5 p. m.—The visit to the Little by the Dreamtime Lady. p. m.—Results of baseball | played today, p. m.——~Address. | 8:30 p. m.—Concert by the Trio of 11\'11}\] Little Symphony orchestra, | {and pupils of Charles LeSueur Vocal | | Studios, Pittsburgh, 7 lica | 1olks 5:00 gamos | 8:18 WGY Electric Co., N. YD) 140 p. m.—Health talk, | 7:45 p. m.—Concert program. | | :30 p. m.—Program by Union| | College Male Chorus | | | (General Schoncctmly.[ | Wiz (Westinghouse—Newark.) 6:00 p. m.—Musical p. m.—"Boys' sage,” “America and the Boy,"” Wm. [. Butcher, chairman of New York Boys' Week Committee. 9:00 p. m—"0ld Folks Night.” Program of old time songs by Mil- ton J. C'ross, tenor program, Week W.S.QUINBY COMPANT 9:00 p. m. m by an editor 9:30 p, M~ by the Melodle Male Quartet of Mid- N Y (Westinghouse m WRZ orchestra Mr, Fairfield, m ball scores in Ei American league m.~"The ) Keeping Good Record | MeCarry, tax eonsulta 8. Dept Baseball scor m, m. (Amevican Radlo & Research Corp, Medford Hillside, Mass,) m.~—Late Early sports news, [} p. m~=Code practice, lesson ! | 6:80 p, m~Boston police reports, |Amrad Bulletin Board. 9:30 p. m,~~Evening program-— (a) Travelogue by David M, Che- ey. 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