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‘The Evening World Datl¥Y Magazine, Thtitsday, July 1; VEL EACH WEEK IN THE EVENING WORLD F haps ino desire. to the black Sher away ing so near that she could the as to do the bidding of the will which h hich had eda an’ this tal plenty of expression of Calumet's face Deiat he had discovered ot rockon you ain's eellia’ that feoat wld, “st he's ‘as tush fecmed to be svoontest between LiKe cwnes vee The Boss of Lazy A “Two-Gun Man” Story of the Ranch Lands LCOS ALP PAPA By CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER black horse?” he said. jorse as Kelton says he is he'll want dred spirits. Hett he “Chaap,” waid Kelton quickly, @ heap of it.” The analogy, perhaps, might not and pp By gt] bg a Pg Author of “THR COMING OF THE LAW,” Rto, “How cheap?” lo Waited until in lence to hie have been perceived by any one less ling in a dust cloud, and when they Peer tt RAAAAANARNNAN KAA ARAATRG, “Fifty dollars.” jon Betty had wit wn to ® intimately acquainted with Calumet, began to fade she turned to Kelton, progress, no matter where it went, He walked away toward the timber 88 “IL reckon he's my hi ” eaid Cal- fo distance toward the ranchhouss. or by any one who understood a horses Tho latter was crostfallon, glum, until the rope went true, Me dis- clump, looking around him. As bis (opsri¢ht, 1915, by A. ©. MeCturg & Co.) — of goin’ ridin’," hy 14. "So folkn “met. “The boss of the y ¥ will Then with Kelton holding the black’s less, but she saw it, and knowing Cal. “Sh "hoe said, Ld have covered that it was imperative for ae swept the wood near the river exons Sabie wot ri he geld. | Some folm Day for him when she hands you the he placed the saddio on, then the umct’s innate savagery, his primal thought reak the-black devil he hit to stand without moving when he caught « glimpses of « horse and 818 OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, bgt hg a hy + iene nena: re <id\Q" Coin for your cattlé.” He scrutinized working with @ eure swiftness stubbornn his passions, the naked Wouldn't have got him for twice fifty his master trailed the reins over his rider as they passed Pci MA oy who bes a rorntation ag a © HOP oe ie oie rig i ry oe as Kelton’s face closely, having caught a that ught og pic into soul of the man, she be, to fedi that doliara He's sure @ slick, don’t-give- head; he early learned thas the bit | and went slowly away 0 orto home “A6 ell,” she sald, smiling at him note in his yoloe which interest- Betty's eyes, ‘be iberately the black was waging @ leas strug- @-damh buster. ~ Was @ terrible instrument of torture, hey had tricked nim again! {hapeen sear aeenee, she went out the stable door; “it has oq him, “Why you wantin’ to get colled his ro ed It to the gla, Ho could never win unless some Betty smiled mysteriously and went and that it were better to answer to ably by this time Botty was Tetty ‘Clayon te Been @ long time since I have had theso 144 o¢ the pinck? 2 ‘he questioned, pommel of saddio, taking extra gocident happened. to look for Calumet's hat. ‘tren, rid- the pressure of Calumet'# knee than room, ii ing at him, hom Calumet sgn imoeite diate My “things Oh, and perhaps 1 was o little "aly aint boon rode,” eaid Kelton; oare with it. ‘This done he turned “And they were very near hor when ie Blacklog and leading the other to be subjected to the pain It H tite tn whith to retgeme ft he faiegs MOEVOUR, he won't be rode, You can back out with a cold grin to Kelton, modding 4t goomed that an accident did happen, Hore, she went toward the Laay ¥. him. feta thy Taceh ind ai‘of Marvin's weaieare At this reference to her past the of that gale now if you like, But his head shordy. The block, his tongue how hanging . It was dusk when she arrived, to Ho was taught these things, and tty. She slone is to eo Kelton pulled the neckerchief from out, the foam that issued from his b¢ greeted by Dade and Bob. Sho to gp to the ulse of pity which he had felt for jp, llin’ you the gospel truth, Th many more, while the work of re- & flash, saddling Biackieg, s ae Hinew "of the ttoroations PE fer before again shot over him, He £m, tellin’ you the eoepe, ake Mie se *binck’s. eyes, let wo Of Its head mouth flecked with bleed: his sides in, #aw the black horse in the corral and branding the Diamond K eattie went bit into hia mouth. He ‘vould follow eatan whi had seen a quick sadness in her eyes fide him. Miskell, my regular brone- and ecurried to the top of the corral 4 lather, his flanks molat and torn from She knew that Calumet had won the forward. Taggart to the Arrow, to hell je ee f.. fest, ¢ lurking behind the smile. ‘ Oe dit, the alickest man that ever fence, Before he could reach it Calu- the crucl spur pointe, seemed to be los, Victory, for the black’s head dropped ‘This work was no sinecure, Dade Whero, but he would catch ke Nightly ‘of Betty, Sefer { ‘I reckon you've been stayin’ in forked horse, an’ he’s layin’ down addie, and ing his cunning and to be trusting en. @Jectedly and she had never seen 4 and Malcolm, and even Bob, assisted Blackleg could do it; he would ¥ Drew, makes “iik) contem he tel? the house too much,” he said gruffly, {1 the bunkhouse teht now mufain’ before the black could realise what troy to his strength and yielding to S@imal that seemed lows spirited. it in it—Malcolm and Bob attending to Mm do it, If he killed him in the Pete, he, pelea. Later, Calnmet fb | She hesitated, going out of the a ieg which that black devil busted had happened his feet were in the jy in atrongth and yielding to Gia not surprise her to find that Calu- the heating of the branding irons 18 three minutes Blackleg shot out nt wy alia Calumet fiis ews 400% to look back at him, astonish- lage week. An’ men is worth more stirrups. as he tore past her; the Met looked tired, and when she camo while Calumet roped the steers and Of the stable door—a flash In the ¢ arier by subtle to'me than®orses fight now. Lréck- For an instant the black stood, its whites of his eyes white no longer, but CoWm stairs from changing her, drese dragged them to the fire where Dade BEM, The awift turn that wae pe, sot oy Rageert to marker hime ™MANHt and somethi, mot tom she TBetey tans flim to side to inting her eyes. aaw it and Teche eyeing Catames With lene trembling, the mussies unaer ite and got supper for them all, she did pressed the white-hot iron# to their @Uired of him he made on his tam rane) her to alle” fee Rowned, Se octiain vindictivences which Dad qlessy eoat quiver red with the murder lust. It seemed to jot inention the incident of the break- hips. But the work waa done finally, I¢s#, and then, with a plunge a! A, a ee trom the house, "treesed ‘ ny, ite ears laid her that he must divine that defeat w amo ing of the black, Nor would he talk, ‘over ee ea easy, ‘Ita twelve miles to, the Diamond tngoubtedly lasted over from hie ac- flat, ite nostrils distended, its mouth was imminent, and in « transport of though ‘she was intenesly curious as 2d, tbe cattle turned out into the thet Of CNet weed, ee tee on tain’ that diay quaintance with the latter in the old open, its eyes wild and bloodshot. Coapair he was determined to stake ail {9 the motive which had prompted him “Gy.” Calumet guided Blacklog the CHAPTER IX, ‘ u ye, “that you ain't a heap smart in, tensed for movements, but un- on a last reckless move, Bi On the night that saw the finish gulded Blacklog toward n’ time between to look gt breakin’ broncs, an’ you won't want certain, waiting a brief instant before ook to make her @ present of Blackleg. o¢ the brandin pot where he had seen the rider, dik Tory e ‘ at any cattle mebbe you'd better get fh Piinck now. Yielding “to. the thousand impuless Sashed past eae pant “A Was it an indication that he was feel; Staicoim parm] tain that he could not have pinlly +4 nother Peace Offering. —& move on.” “tm reckonin’ on ridin’ him back that flashed over him, he felt the ea ah hie H ne mere Fr 0 her, or had Be jo} i h tie Berge Baby ee 0 was a splotch of blood on his lips rr own tired Blackleg? ) remained in the ki 1 She was out of the door before he ¢4 the Lazy Y,” sald Calumet. rowela of Calumet’s spurs as they which told of an internal hemorrhage HRY gets fans of her tate that {me out Mnally they, too, went to wut, when he reached the spot there | yi was no sign of @ horse "ay not the Betty he had wn t + seoustomed te bettie, Mat troatueep, ber face, fas oa as Betty oohoe Swit Bt Paced’ that soronentng with’ the padcen papward: he had received, but 1n his eyes was an and Dade wore in the kitchen; Mal- 00, Qve.rerend before midnight Cal- hype pitio) ; ’ + " 4 jumet halted once during the time he had though she had been running. this declaration had been made in'a came down, his legs Aapprawl, Bur- grime nth imunvacekie cam of purbece, Loum. Datty bad taken Dade date ber 1) Blackieg, and then he spurred hima ‘ been at the Lazy Y had ho , He put the bridle on her horse, led spirit of bravado and she was pre- prised, enraged, outraged. Alighting, Oh, he would win, she knew. Nothing confidence and had related to him tho down the river trail. One mile, two, { BOR the Betty that he aa F y w wes had ceased speaking and in an in- “volte grinned incredulously and wore driven viciously into his atdes. }rought on by the terrific jarring that night, after Calumet had retired. Betty it out, and condescended to hold the pared to be disagreeably disappointed he instantly lunged—forward, side- ; “ and is physically tired. At three he rode at @ breakneck . oven her excopt in a house drées, and Surry for her a service which ohe pene atente Heer tot netecl? when ways, With an eocontrig movement put death could defeat him. That was happening of the day ise fat te ANS fidntent ne we ce nGuy. and then sudden; of ans + her appearance now was in the nature acknowledged with a flashing smile @he saw his face, however, that she which he felt must dislodge the tor- 10 alternative. He saw none, would the state of her feelings toward Cal- 0” his back, loo timber and 8 of @ transformation, that brought a reluctant grin to his ought to have known better, for mentor on his back. It was futile, P 7 eyes at the ceiling, all his e. whatever his other shortcomings she attended with punishment, for again fam!t none, He found time, as he Went witso he can ride some?” commented “roused and alert, ‘his nerves and She was arrayed in a riding habit *4¢e- 7 ; clear; there wae nO J ° . al 0! | & divided skirt—a “double-barrelied” ghe had not waited for him, riding waa plainly evident both to her and ing points of steol that hurt him ters Sigman or him: es” pt of her horse or break his neck. But he was ened him, though he wae convinced gira is. this direction, though in this | one in the sarcastic phraseology of the down past the ranchhouse and out Kelton. His declaration had been ribly. ‘ papated ie in bad shape when he rode in—almost that it had been something strange ‘rection lay the Arrow, male cowpuncher, who affects to de- into the little @tretch of plain that merely a calm announcement of & He halted for a moment, to gather he raced on for a hundred staggered and unusual. It had happened to him He wheeled \n reached to the river, deliberate purpose. Ho was as nat- his wits and his strength, for hi yards, and what ensued might have scandalous when he walked. All in. before; several times when cat lowering eyes and at | spise such an article of feminine ap- ““q@hey rode steadily, talking Ittle, ural now as he had been all along. mer ‘exberiences ‘ith this strange Pee an accident, or it might have }jidn't make a whimper, though. Clear stampeded; once when a We eee back P parel—a brown woollen blouse with @ for Calumet deliberately kept a con- She saw Kelton’s expression change type of creature who clung so tena- been the deliberate result of the grit. He grinned at me when he freighter at a cow camp had risen low collar, above which she had sens!- siderable distance between them, thus —@aw the incredulity go out of It} ciously to his back had taught him Dlack’s latest trick. He came to turned the black into the corral. the night to slip his knife into a ows. " y eh bed showing her that though courtesy, observed his face whiten a little. that he must use all his craft, all his SUdden stop, rose on his hind legs —*"Doe@ that cayuse look busted™ puncher with whom ne had had trou- bly tled neckerchief to keep the sun STOW Pin to accompany her ‘t — But his former vindictiveness Te- strength, to dislodge him, ‘To his re- Sn threw himself backward, toppliiiy he sald. ble during the day. . and sand from blistering her necks ¢ouiq not demand that he should mained. “I reckon if you want to be fief, the sjtirs ceased to bite, But he 84 upon his back to the ground. 1 allowed he had that eppe and a black felt hat with a wide brim. also become a mark at which she a damn fool | ain't interforin’. But I've was not misled. There was that mo- A’ ho rose for the fall Calumet an’ he laugh yf ty Blacki he ot tired of im,’ orse thieves had attempted a » Om her hands were a pair of silver- could direct conversation, warned you, an’ it's your funeral. ment near the corral fence when he “lipped out of the saddle and leaped =“ ‘I've git sight of the Diamond K ranch build- himself with grinning. He swung sunk in anyway. He would make ucceeded in this effort, but as he Betty's i ointment showed in to run off some stock; it had never nee,” spangled leather gauntlet encasing It was noon when they came in Calumet did not reply, econtenting had not moved, but still the spurs had being crushed. said. ‘I'v her feet were a pair of high-topped, - v4 1 the ie heel . . They were on a wide plain near down from Blackleg, removed the sad ‘tain this th that the creatur the spur on his right heel her eyes; ashe hi suspected that happened unless so} high-heeled riding boots, ornamented she river Tod what erase iNere was die and bridle from the animal, and, with the pute wous not have an. caught in the hollow of the black’s Calumet had @nother reason. And #0 with a pair of long-roweled Mexican was sun scorched and rustled dryly holding the latter by the forelock, other opportunity to use them, And, "ip near the flank, the foot refused She had hoped———— uni ‘as going on spurs, mounted with silver, She was under the tread of their horses’ hoofs. turned to Betty. gathering himself for a supreme ef. t come free, it caught, jammed, and — “I reckon, though, that that pews & ee y arth, Seong 8s gan 60! Then Calumet added a word to the “I'd like you to ride Blackleg home. fort, he lunged again, shunting him- Calumet fell heavily beside the horse, his real reaso carrying @ saddle which was also be- row that he had already spoken dur- He's your horse now. Kelton will self off toward a stretch of plain back !Uckily @ little to one side, #o that decked and bespangled with silver, Ing the ride. lend you @ halter to lead that skate of the ranchhouse, bounding like a thé black lay prone beside him, room, Tlumination came instantly to Cal- “I reckon Kelton must have been you're on. While he's gettin’ the hal- ball, his back arched, his head be- Betty's scream was sharp ie He turned his head and looked af umet. ‘These thinge—the saddle, the loco to try to raise cattle in a God- ter I'll put your saddle on Blackleg— tween his forelegs, coming down from Shrill. But no one heard it—at least = “Well,” said » “TL was walkin’ Da at young man was breath- Hiding habit, the spure—were material foraaken Hole like this,” he said with if you'll get off” each rise with his hoofs bunched so Kelton seemed not to hear, for he round the stable a while ago, just !N& heavily and regularly. possessions that connected her with a sneer. Betty dismounted and the change that they might have all landed in a Wa% Watching Calumet, his eyes wide, nogin’ around without any purpose, toward the door of the room. The the past. They were hor personal be- “That he was foolish enough to 40 wag made. She had admired Black. dinner plate. his f Wee ae Ce See antes pel gery slow. When I to the Hoek pad Coens whe flood cy mote jongings, kept an reasured from 1 it advanta, she Raul " . in| corner, no’ ’ tered dow; objects wing » ui from so will result to our s leg—she was in love with him now It wae fruitless. Calumet remained trying to work Bis foot out Oalumet Me te pe’ ot “AY the room were clearty distinguishable pening wae not happening in hi the more prosperous days of ber ear- replied. that he belonged to her, but she was unshaken, tenacious as ever. The bf the stab! acomed Ef , . * * r , and nothii . i. aii incoWa Ble’ when pega what able to buy what “fflicted with a sudden speechless- black caught his breath agai oF he eae. Buty oon cM Tina Pm ved Sanches eke Am hing Was eecancie san miale {mpulwe to Tidicule her because of cattle we want “cheaply than POM Over the abruptnesa with which for the next five minutes practised strike at him with its hoofs, and once Jog, an’ #0 I reckon ut Black Oe that, “ANd #0 he fot carefully out impulae to Tidicule her because of cattle we want more cheaply (nan he had made the Rift. She wanted to his whole category of tric wet laed’ his head by the nate ISiteklogy Bune een ae talkin’ to of bed and looked ed instantly by a queer feeling of |t should be,” she returned, Watching {men Pesden ho wad ot re et Bot Addition some that he invent: rowest of margini ute his head up pqainat Blackiog’s listening, peering intently in all direc: O18 J pity for her, and he kept silent. his face. har thaghea’ tar, haa plage he Neg stress of the time. But the foot was free at last, and ‘he , eott an’ iow, tions hin the limits of his vision. To Betty, watching trom hor dis- ; kind: ter on the horse she had ridden to tanco, it soomed chat fe must cortaln= ‘his hands, and now, ee he not to the Diamond K, had looked on satur- C ninely while Kelton had helped her Luckie hors for though her riding habit suggested "That te all in the viewpoint.” she her own saddle toa Toit near the HEF interest in the antios of one been Diack, vigorously, savagely. * But even had he ridiculed her his He looked at her vindictively, te ridicule would have been merely @ “You're one of them kind of humans {} mask behind which he could have that lke to take advantage of @ ye. hidden his surprise and admiration, man’s misfortune,” he said. No sound greeted his a] moving th a: © object caught his raze. it be was anes ee five Yi Rot satisfied 9 He put on his clothes, buckled mn fons heap bet- cartel Delt around bis waist, took in his hands, and now, as he got to ne) She had watched his feet, he jerked out thé quirt that before, but never had he wore at his waist and lashed the Ha ef fe Fal does on that : t six-shooter from beneath hi principles, it ainly did fit’ her buying his cattle Iam doing him @ the brated hate lovte te Uncolled never had she felt so breathlessly pris hind legs had not yet atraight- took the job of breakin’ him for any of loor Sheathing Ee was becoming, neat, and in it favor. [ am not gloating over the the pommel Betis cane ea tL fearful of one's defeat. For, glancing ened when Calumet was again in the other woman in the world.’ ci s7om aha stepped ‘out into the turned the mai made @ figure whose attractions opportunity—it is merely business.” to the corral gate. ac aed bs from the corners of her eyes at Kel- gaddie, The black screamed, with a come away then,” 01 UJ opinion ne Another ee- something had gone wrong She knew how to wear her clotpes, ange?” he said with a twist- > With @ little pulse of Joy over her smile on his face, He was wishing, and leaped despairingly forward, Mim to know there wae ai Pounds of the stable ape: comtte te too; he noted that instantly. She Was 4, in. possession of the splendid animal un- hoping, that the black «would throw a 10 side ‘around to hear him.” at home in them; she graced them, -§ne could not keep the triumph out {er her and an impulse of curiosity Caiumot. Gulumnet: dros tab. epure deep. inte Betty got up quickly and went out Mid not think of. th pacslaniity 8 gave them a subtle hint of quality of ner vuicen fT Miay she mnamered, Sue ured him to the corral fence and At the risk of danger from the frm sides. Tt ran another hundred OM thé porch. She stood there, look- Botty meetin ot the Ubility of t carried far and sank deep. AS “ire wouldn't take’ it because he pat, in the saddle, a little white of biack’s hoofs she urged Blackleg for- yards, half-heartedly, the spring gone {Me out into the darkness for a long, had Teached the bottom of the ‘naire “a came toward him he observed qiqn’t like you—doesn't lke you. He “cr, yatching Calumet, ward to & more advantageous posi- jut of its strides then wheeled and long time, and presenuy Dade grew Tiven then be was halt-weo . The black horse was alone in the tion. As she brought him to a halt, came back, bucking doggedly, clum- tired of waiting for her and went to the dining room, “way across man had lost Hy) concluded were not to be denied. ay didn't you offer Kelton the ton, she saw a scornful, mocking yoiog almost human in {ts shrillness, Dade; “for somehow I didn’t want Lary rr rf t that her oheeks were a trifle flushed, told me that he knew you when you careful ee ives Gitte teleniee ibn beuall you v YOU corral and as Calumet entered and she heard Kelton beside he his room. las stopping ly but for all that she was at cage and fe GryiceY SNe You weren't exactly Cloned the gate behind him, not fas- "Some sunfisher, that black,” he re- where Betty wat on Blackicg. “Then, hey ASaxin scat wih whee A inane natural. prt pet “ _ tening it, the black mare came tow- marked. as it b ; low fn clon, Bhe stopped in front of him and sun ee in ite elev th tana ard him with mincing steps, its ears She turned on him flercely. “Keep with ite forelegs uniolhed. and rolled CHAPTER X, the dost of the ote We YE: thi Pott aalied. it upon her, Celumet main« (id back. still, can't you!” aho ald. over on ite side, with Calumet right A Tragedy in the Timber {imme thoro shone a. stron of iiaht “Do you mind going over to the tained a sneering silence. Calumet continued to approach _ Kelton reddened; she did not seo jeg beneath tt. Gi through the otovios bet a tet ond K with me this morning?” "But when they rode up to the Dia- Nim, The black backed away slowly his face though, for she was watch- ‘The biack was tired and lay with its eee tom of the door and the threahol 6 gale mond 3 ramohhouse he flung a Da: until Calumet was within fifty feet ing Calumet and the black. neck outstretched on the ground, E black was undoubtedly ~ Ho stood still, me. uscles nl t for ‘ob’ gnid erustiy, ree ing word at her. epg esa AF sranty, thas the ane Cala had Bet oneea his s- breathing heavily, its sides heaving. broken. His subsequent ac- ing, his Ij curling & lack, Jes Bome ae he a eo a “ " . 10 perience Ly 1@ con! ry, appeart % 4 Mdmiration which was slumber- ¢, 4,0eckon you can go an’ talk oattle the length of a rope—ang then with Phat he was Just besinning to warm Sad tod sigainetaand ava vee) wl One tlona proved that. He did in dle heart. ‘Taggart wae there right in his eyes, afraid that if he goss passin’ to mo *cuere of deflance it wheeled and to his work. Screaming with rage under his head, waiting, . not become docile by any “Art, 14 not “ and he uy some cattle” ehe retomant Ui smash his face in.” FOP ak anomie ond of the corfal. and bate he sprang forward at & Betty smiled, for though he ap- means, but he was tractable, which 18 re would take care te meke te tangs it. Hi “Kelton e jarnone 9 1 He rode back to the horse o 1, e gal calle ‘alumet 4 run, propelling imse| wi peared to be in @ position which might that he did he didden hich id scare been fortunate thig season. Little th orral, to Kelton, the @peed'of a bullet for a hundred So Sey ay $e ee en it — him away. Then, Davy has been dry nearly ail of the MMich they had passed. to look again He continued to approach the black. yards, only to come to a dizzying, Know that he wes into danges, ber With @ miniinum of urging: he wap listened at the door, but he heard no the man, ime and there has been Uttle good fi." for im ed attr ‘The beast retreated along the fence, terrifying stop; standing on his hind cause the heavy ox-bow stirrup af. intelligent, divining and learned yv/°e. wore in thi man's . though, ‘on his range. In the firet place stepping high, watching Calumet legs; pawing furiously at the air fo sth 71 nguish slight move Yoo much atock, oven if con- TOY, animal was wloaty diack ex. over its shoulder, "Plainly, tt aivined with his forehoots; tearing impotent- tho wide weet oF the caddie hope ihe quickly. Also, he respected his con- ments. He left the door and stole ditions were right. I have heard that fy)! meee oe patch o white above Calumet’s Intention—which was to ly at the bit with his teeth, slashing upper part of bis leg from injury, Terr: If Dade or Malcolm came softly up the Kelton offered to pay the Taggarts ). Lean ima? ne, Was tall, crowd it into @ corner—and when al- with terrific force in the fury of his she had ‘seen the cowboys roll under Rear him he gave unmistakable evi- ting his boo! 4 carrying them tn for the use of part of thelr grass, but Tansy, clean-limbed, high-spirited, most there it halted suddenly, made endeavor. thelr horses in this manner many dence of hostility; he even shied at [!* hand. As hefore, he intended put- they have never been friends, and 8nd a Dalumet oe in the saddle near a feint to pass to Calumet's left, Calumet’s hat had come off during times, deliberately—it saved them the gight of Betty, who was his most sin. Sig, Thom on at the kitchen door, But the Taggarts wanted to charge him {he corral gate watching him he wheeled just as suddenly and plunged tho first series of bucks. ‘The grin strenuous work of alighting and re- Sect © prvlg de ig4 - Bob's dog would not betray him this an outrageous price for the privilege. }5o)'%) Beoureely up to the bars and back to his right. that had been on his face when he mounting. "They had done it, too, for Cer? admirer, for had not hie coming time, for since the other accident he Therefore, Kelton is anxious to get ed him over. Then, after a mo- The ruse did not work. Calumet had got into the saddle back near the opportunity it afforded ‘them to to the Lasy Y been attended with @ had contrived to pegsuade Bob to keep rid of come of bis stock. We need Ment satisfying his curiosity, he had been holding his rope low, with the corral fence was gone, had been rest and to hurl impolite verbiage at sentiment not the less satisfying be. {h? 408 outside at night. Nor would Cattle and we can get them from him Wheeled, slashed at the gate with both seeming carelessness, but as the black superseded by a grimness ‘that Betty their horses. 4 there ocour any othi St a reasonable figure. He has some foots, and with a snort, that in the whipped past he gave the ropo a could see even from the distance — Hut Calumet was silent. She rodea ““U"? concealed would take And eo it white Herefords that I would like to ht have meant quick flirt, Like a sudden snake it from which she watched. He was ® little closer to him to look at him, and But the black suffered Calumet's took him a long time to descend the ba eared his throat and hesitated, cavorted away, darted sinuously out, the loop opened, rider though, she aaw that—had seen when his eyes met hers she saw that advances, his authority, his auto- Stairs and make his way to the kitch cle ja throat an Ty u contempt Calu him, ‘6 admiring glance followed rose, sottled around the black’s neck, it from the first. She had seen many hig 8 0 on door. Once outside, he drew on his h aat in tho saddle for half an tightened: the end in Calumet's hand cowboy breakers of wild horses she hin oh at eubaning the Moan wa hat cratio commands, with patleno® ponte and atole silently and swiftly to Wo Mion't you take Dade—or Mal- Hour, eyeing the horse onttically, and was Mipped in a halt hitch rowse % keaw the confident bearing of them: yet nished and that he DUrposed to that indicated that his subjugation the front door of the house. 7 he suggested. ‘ Ce A of nas ~~ er. 4 aa sounbing Post nearby, and the 5 me geigknese with which they ad- finish it. wae to be complete. ond lesing. a wea his gato onishasees, when he ar- d straight at bim. “Don't el] umbles eadiong into the dust of justed their muscles to the eccentrio “We're goin’ ” en, we e of ¢ 6 door, there was no ligh' ° Bhe looke: repaid, “Dade and with Kelton, probably having looked the corral, striking with a force that movements of the horse under them, to her, his’ oP ote husks a4 week, Kelton’s men—-two bepistolled, no sound to Indicate that an: t, “Diagram of what?” demanded Cal- Malcolm have nothing to do with the at some of the stock she had come to brought a grunt from him. anticipating its every action, 80 thank you to bring my hat, I don't ©@pable punchers—drove the cattle was in the room. He tried the n- Umet. His interest was intense. A Tunning of this rapch, I want you to see—Calumet had observed on his For an instant he lay still. And far as any one was able to anticipate reckon you'll be able to keep up with comprising the Lazy Y purchase into !t was barred. He stepped to the win- Tolteo! Teiza was of the race t with me, because I am going to approach that the cattle corral was in that instant Calumet was at Kis the actions of a rage-maddened do- ws, but I reckon you'll excuse me for the valley Calumet immediately set dow. If there was a light within it Whom hie father and Taggart uy some cattle and I want you to well filled with white Herefords—he side. While advancing toward the mon who has only one desire, to kill runnin’ away from you.” to work to train the black to observa would show through the oracks and @tolen the (dol. He leaned closer to ~~ confirm the deal wheeled Blackieg and rode over to black, he had taken off his necker- of maim its rider, and she knew that He had scarcely finished speaking the various niceties of the etiquette holes in the shade, for the latter was ‘he man. He laughed you reckon you them. chief, and now he deftly knotted it Calumet was an expert. He was cocl, before the black struggled to rise. of cowpunching. He soon learned old and well worn. “Are Telza an’ Taggart friends?” he ded. to go at all? “T figure ‘Mr, Kelton has offered me four around the biack'’s head, covering Its first of all, in spite of his grimness: Calumet helped him by Keeping @ loose that when the rope whistled past his But no light appeared, If there ssked. y. ‘cattl me myself, an’ I hundred head of cattle at a reason- eyes. A moment later he was leading he kept his temper, he was absolute- rein and lifting his own . And ears he Was to watch its progress, any one inside they must hav “Friends!” The man’ ¥ uian't let Kelton hornawoggle m Betty told him on his ap- |t, unprotesting, out of the corral ly without fear; he was implacable, when the black swung over and got and ff its loop encircled a neck or a heard him in spite of hls caretulneae, was full of aco “Tagegart’ ty traightened, her obin lifting a proach, “All that remains is for you gate. inexorable {n his determination to to its feet Calumet settled firmly into les he was,to brace himself for the and had put out the light, He cursed. in’ him. Telsa’s tookin’ for an ‘Well,” she sald slowly, “if %, confirm it.” | " Hoe halted near the fence and looked conquer. the saddle and instantly jammed hia ineyitable shock, He could not watch both the back ail gold an’ diamonds, an such. Ie. the Way you feel, I prestime I “E reckon you're the boss,” said Cal- at Betty, who was watching critically, | Somehow the battle between horse spurs home into its flanks. ‘The black If the loop failed—which it rarely and tho thousands. ‘set Teles Thad thought, met. He looked at Kelton, and evi. though with a tenseness in her attl- and man, as it raged up and down reared, snorted, came down and be- did—he discovered that he was to note Betty Clayton. man choked; tive owner of dently his fear that he would “smash” tude that brought a fugitive smile to before her, sometimes shifting to the gan to run desperately across the at which particular steer it bad been distance away from It breat hiokly; tained by the latter's face had vanished—per- Calumet's lps far end of the level, sometimes com- level, desiring nothing so much now hurled, and was to follow that stee see anybody who ‘would Teave tt, Lips. fuellt* he Maier swhet Get that damped ta ohinnin’ me for? toad-sticker out of me, can’t you. back—I Sd By Hazen Conklin in aay ide, near the would be ungentlemanly enough to re- _ Calumet felt where the man fuse to accompany a lady anywhere ; why H]/ Viz cated, and his hand struck thé abe might ask him to g / y if} Y f’ of @ knife. It had a large, ‘The flush on his sage 5 i ft ‘od / ‘i \ chet bane aad 0 leae ote nee fused to become ; ’ lke @ stiletto. It been driven part to be as much of @ gentleman Y'}) to the man’s left side just under ‘as any Texae guy,” he said. “But I y 4 ‘ fleshy part of the shoulder, and expect, though; added, (te prove ) YA 4 Ses waa plain that ite point had found a that to you I'll have to trail along / i Y y; vital spot—probably through the lung after you.” “ and near the heart, for the man was est in his property Mikes and dislikes long enough to care tor his own interests, dito. ae ove OUT %—No, 16—Nearing the Goal we On eee MO t ed, “where 1 came from, rz “Of course,” she sald, the corners 2 él 4 A i \ - limp and helpless, his breath ~ ef her mouth dimpling a littl \ h in his throat, and it was certain Hi down to the corral, roy J ie e t gentle and best appearin, mA mothe two horses ho had bough' , Lazette, caught up his own hor a | \ 7 os oh, Fhackicg, and brought them to. th y : JN oa ! 1 ff ! . a dat he saddled and bridlod . ih Hy + HAR Totoro putting whe bets a tannin Be ‘ . a | ", enteds a her horse, however, found an je NN f * 7 i) i} ' ay Fl portunity to work off part of the re- \\\ } YA i. F Faniment wich had accumolates ta Ih \ il y 4 ll 7 oe AWAY POR ip i ver her reference to rt. ‘4 \ | 4 ‘ y / / Br } atten adjusting the saddle, paying UAT / cd Ld, PORTIA (HM \ , ning World prints each week a complete up-to-date novel —@ week's reading! Have The Bye ning World sent to your sum mer address. | Mr. ‘Jones's library {5 an extensive one, and Bur- fon says: “If you are going to be a lawyer you can’t know too much law, and the time to get a lot of il packed away in your memory Is right now" Two years pass, and Tom enters upon his third year of study at law school more than ever pleased at his choice of a career. Hgsbas, he believes, devel- oped a natural aptitude for Another now fs Interested in Tom's progress— brown-¢yed Bessi¢ Allen, his playmate. when they were children at school, She has “ambitions" for him t00.—-Condinued lo-marow, Bound to graduate with high honors, he buckles down to work harder than éver, visioning bright Scenes of a future now almost withtn reach, sad- Tom's duties in and outside the office do not take eae ot Joutn?! he asked. up all his time, so under Burton's tutelage he utilizes She cast a swift @lance about her| | his spare time to pursue a systematic reading course. and blushed, “Oh, said; “I have tien it! Tt ded my ‘oom |" it if T was think