SYNOPSIS Jim Wall, young cowpunchar from Wyoming, seeks a new fleld in Utah, He meets Hank Hays, who tells him he is working for an Englishman, Her. rick, who has located a big ranch in the mountains. Hays and others are plotting to steal their employer's cat tle and money. With Hays and two other rustlerg, Jim Wall goes to Her- rick's raneh., Herrick announces that his sister, Helen, is coming to live with him. Hays unfolds his plan for getting possession of Herrick's 12,000 head of live stock. He and his lieut. enants ride away to drive off the first bunch of cattle. Heeseman, Hays’ rival among the cattle rustlers, tells Wall that Hays was once his (Heeseman's) partner and double-crossed him, Jim is sent to meet Miss Herrick. He tries to impress on her that he (Jim) is a desperado of the worst type, but the girl treats the information lightly. CHAPTER V—Continued — Jim let Barnes take the team, while he crossed the bench and made his way down the steep, rocky declivity to Hays’ cabin. Happy Jack was whistling about the fire, knocking pans and otherwise indicating the proximity of supper, “Howdy, Jack, day?" asked Jim. “Glad you're back, Jim,” declared the cook, cordially. “Anyone'd have thunk you was goin’ to dish the outfit —judgin' from Hays. He's been like a hound on a leash. Smoky rode in today full of ginger, news, an' a roll of long green that'd have choked a cow. But even thet didn't ease the boss. “What ailled him, Jack? Jim, not without impatience. “Dinged if I know. It had to do with your goin’ te Grand, a darned sight more than Smoky's.” Heavy footfalls outside attested to the return of Hays. Without more comment Jim stood up and away from the table, to face the ‘door. Hays en- tered. He was not the genial Hays of other days, vet it was hard to define the change In him, unless It consisted in a gloomy, restless force behind his stride. Smoky followed him In, agree able by contrast, “Hullo, here you air. I walted at the barn,” sald Hays gruffly. “Howdy, boss. I took a short cut down,” replied Jim, “I seen Barnes an' had a word with him. So your trip come off all right? You shore made them blacks step.” “It wasn't as pleasant a drive as you'd imagine,” returned Jim, darkly. “Haw! You must be one of them women-haters, Outside of thet side of it, what happened to jar you?” “Nothing to concern you or your outfit. Smoky saw me yesterday be fore I got a line on him. He docked off the road. At Grand Junction no body paid any more attention to me than I'd expect.” “Ahuh. Thet's good,” replied Hays, and going over to the pack beside his bed he rummaged about to return with a packet, which he slapped down upon the table. “There you deal” The packet unrolled and spread out bills of large denomination. “What's this for?” queried Jim. “Quick : Thet's how we work. Your share. Smoky fetched it.” did not care to give the im pression that he unused to this sort of thing. Straddling the he sat down to run through the billa “Five thousand six hundred” sald, as If to himself, and he slipped the money inside his pocket. “Much obliged, Smoky. Now I'll be able to sit In a little game of draw.” “Jim, ain't you got any news at all?’ inquired Hays, searchingly. “A feller with your ears an’ eyes shore would pick up somethin'™ “Miss Herrick fetched a Wells-Fargo package to her brother,” rejoined Jim, slowly. “Then It's come,” sald Hays, crack- ing his hands. “Herrick was expectin’ money last stage.” After supper Smoky was the first to break silence: “Boss, now Wall Is back you ean make up your mind about what I'd like to do.” “Jim, listen to this: Smoky an' the other fellers, except Brad, want to make a clean sweep with this next drive. What you think?” “Clean Herrick out?” asked Jim. “Thet's the idee.” Jim pondered a moment, “It'd be harder work, but save time, and perhaps our bacon as well, These cowboys are going to find out pretty soen that the cattle have thinned out. If Smoky drives a couple thousand more it'll be sure to be found out, sooner or later.” “See thar boss. Wall sees It just as I do. There's plenty of water along the road an’ feed enough. . . . Let's make it one big drive,” “Wal, it'd mean leavin' Star Ranch sudden,” cogitated the robber chief. “Shore, An' thet's good.” “But I don't want to pull out of here sudden,” declared Hays. “Why not, If we get away with ten thousand head?” queried Smoky, as tounded. “Thet ten thousand won't close the deal I'm on.” “What've you got vp your sleeve, Hank 7” ““Thet's my business. Yours is driv. in’ cattle.” “You mean to rob the Englisher? Hank, don’t be a hawg!” “Hays, If you'll excuse me, I'm think. ing Smoky talks sense,” interposed . Jim, quietly. “My mind's made up. We'll stick What's tricks for to- ’ . inquired air, Jim. On our first action, was ty ZANE GREY Copyright ~WNU Service. to our first idee. You fellers make drive after drive, goin’ slow, . , thet'll give me time" “Ahuh. So you'll risk goin’ agin’ the whole outfit,” interrupted Smoky, with a curious gaze at his superior. “Wal, yes, If you put it thet way,” replied Hays, and he stalked out. “Smoky, will you start the second drive tomorrow?" asked Wall “I'll lay it up to my outfit. Wal, so long. See you soon, one way or an- other.” He went out. Jim heard a few sharp words pass between Smoky and Hays, and then silence, Next day he went back to work on the new barn. A subtle change In Hank Hays augmented his suspiciva of that individual. Jim let him alone. Herrick was around as usual, inter ested in every detall of the buflding. Hays had gone off. with the cowboys across the valley to put them upon Straddling the Bench He Sat Down to Run Through the Bills, some job there, which no doubt was a ruse to keep them away from Lime stone Springs, where most of the stock grazed. And the day had ended with- out one glimpse of Helen Herrick. At breakfast the following morning Hays surprised Jim. “Was the Herrick girl out yester- day?" he inquired. “Didn't see her.” “You didn't say what looker she was" “Oh, that” laughed Jim. “I forgot or didn’t think you were interested.” “Wal, I'd like to see her once before our deal’s off here” Hays had his wish fulfilled next day He was at work on the hew barn, on the far side from where Jim was oc cupled, when Miss Herrick came down with her brother. Jim stared as If his eyes deceived him. An English riding habit was known to him only from pictures. looked queenly., Jim did not look at her face lesides, he wanted most see the effect upon Hank Hays. That worthy's hawklike haad was erect, but Jim could not see telltale eyes, Hays stood trans fixed, Herrick and his sister walked toward Jim's side of the barn. “Good morning.” she sald. “Bernie told me how you shot bob—neo, jack rabbits—from the saddle, 1 want to see you do that, And I want to learn how, Will you show me? “I'd be pleased, Miss Herrick” “Tomorrow, then, you will ride with me? “I'm at your service” “wall, you'll oblige me by riding with my sister when it suits her,” sald Herrick. “Yes, sir” returned Jim, across at the statue-like Hays. The couple moved off toward the open yard, where mounted cowboys were leading out saddled horses, “l seen her, Jun,” Hays sald, as if the event were epic. “She walked right by me.” “What if she did, Hank? “Nothin. What was she sayin’ €o you?” “It seems Herrick told her about my shooting Jacks from my horse, and she wants to see it done.” “You're goin’ ridin’ with her? , The luck of some men I” “Hank, shall 1 tell Herrick you'll go in my stead?” “Nix, much as I'd like to. hit Jumpin’ rabbits” a Hays hung around the barn, mostly idle, watching the valley, until the Herricks returned, The cowboys brought the horses down. Whereupon Hays abruptly left. And he did not come back. From that hour he be came an elusive man, That day ended Jim Wall's carpen try. On the next ‘he was summoned early after breakfast to ride with tra Herricks, Under the stimulation of this girl's inspiring presence Jim gave an exhib tion of swift and accurate shooting that surpassed any he had ever ae complished, “Marvelous!” she exclaimed. ' “Helen, he's a bally good shot,” de clared Herrick, That night Hank Hays evinced slight but unmistakable symptoms of Jealousy, occasioned, perhaps, by Jim's report of killing thirteen out of Afteen bound kind of af She to gazing I can't ev ing Jack rabbits. Happy Jack, wide- eyed and loud-volced, acclaimed Jim's feat as one in a thousand, “Alr you thet good frontin’ a man who you know is swift?" drawled the robber chief, Jim stared. “Hank, I'm not so good then,” he replied, slowly. “Wal, somebody’ll try you out one of these days,” added Hays. “I daresay,” he rejoined, coolly, and sought his seclusion. He refused to let that linger in his mind. Something else haunted him, His slumber was troubled. CHAPTER VI Next day Herrick did not accom pany his sister on the daily ride, a cir- cumstance which, if anything, gave freer rein to her spirit. Jim had con- cern for her safety. He could not Judge well of her horsemanship, be- cause of the side-saddle she rode. Bluntly he disapproved of the atrocious thing and sald it was worse than the “pancake” her brother rode. But she rode after the hounds just the same, and held her own until she was thrown, If she had fallen upon rocks or even hard ground she would have been seriously injured, If not killed out. right. But when the horse stumbled the sand. cowhoy. “Water, Barnes,” cowhoy dashed up, “There ain't none Barnes, “I'm all--right,” rick, weakly, “1 didn't 1? She sat, evidently not hurt, she clung to Jim's arm. With scarf he wiped the sand from her face, he called, close.” came-—a cropper in a golden mass on her shoulder. She rearranged it and put on her hat, deftly despite gloved fingers, “Help me up, please,” she sald, and lifted her to her feet. Then some thing cold and tight within let go, and his reaction was to take refuge in an. ger “Miss Herrick, addle was no good. were not killed” “Oh, don't exaggerate, many croppers cross-country riding home.” “Barnes, back me up in this" pealed Jim to the cowboy. “Miss, he's tellin’ yog true” Barnes, earnestly. “You was fast. If this hyar had ground, never knowed what hit you.” *1 believe 1 did strike pretty hard” she admitted, ruefully, “You want a cow-saddle double cinch, and overalls ™ Jim. “Overalls!” she exclaimed, blushed rosy red. “You mean these blue trousers Barnes has on? “Yes. Then you can ride, the West, Miss Herrick. ran a horse. It's dangerous, have to speak to your brother” “Don’t I've never ridden astride, but I'l do it, fearful about it" That experience left Jim shaky, probably a good deal shakier than it had left Miss Herrick, But it was not fear for her. Jim reveled In the tor. turing sensation engendered by con. tact with this beautiful girl He shook like a leaf at the staggering realization that when she lay on the ground with her arms spread wide, her hair gold against the sand, he I've come at sald ridin’ been stony natural stances, impulse, under the circum. but for him-—idiotie! saddle like a duck to water. could ride. Moreover, which she had hinted certainly over took her. alone, riding like the wind: and upon | boys till dark to find her, That with | Hank Hays and Heeseman there to see | her gallop away unescorted! Herrick did not seem to mind. As far as Jim Wall was concerned, however, these rides with her cen tered him upon the love which had she took alone were more torturing because they aroused fear of Hank Hays, It could not be ascertained whether or not Hays followed her, but ered Hays had been riding the trails frequented by Miss Herrick, it seemed time to act, This placed Jim in a worse quan- dary. To act, for a man of his train. ing at such a time and place, was to do only one thing. But how could ho kill his leader upon mere suspicion o” sinister intent to kidnap the girl? It was a predicament for a man who hd always played fair, alike to honest friend and crooked ally. Jim paced under his dark sheltering trees, In the dead of night, when he should have been sleeping. Days had passed without his once seeking to avold disaster; and he had not sou:ht because he knew it was of no use. To wish to be with his blond girl seemed irresistible. More than once he had caught himself In the spell of a daring impulse—to tell Miss Herrick that he loved her. The idea ‘was sheer mad ness. Yet the thought persisted, and when he tried to shake It the result was It grew stronger In a aunting "a ha coNTINURD, you are going stepping along boule vard and avenue in autumn days? to make about town? with friends red velvet “rigs CTiED Perhaps at the You have a swanky new plald wool. en daytime dress? Top It with a swag ger cont and matching beret of in black or a gorgeous hue. You have a mod the ish suit or ensemble loose woven nubby tweed the which everybody Is wanting Give It a final touch of tion with accessories of rich colored velvet-—bag, belt, scarf and an of the popular rust color, You have accepted an invitation to dine and dance tonight? Wear regal weivet with stunning jewelry or glit tering metal accents: You simply must own one of the scintillating bag and triang the lovely young girl In ground of the ustration is so proud. ly wearing with her handsome velvet the fore Of course the fall robe the and properly winter ward velvet. minded de Inxe vel wrap, The new loose -from-the- shoulder if.acarfed are the lat of east one vet coat or three-quarter evening Nor does the glory the worn of velvet depart lights are out, f of fashion r wr even when etires she is sweet dreams in velvet, When we explain that the vel. vet which makes these perfectly love iy nightrobes is of the kind that actual ly washes as easily and as satisfac torily as your favorite muslins, batistes and nainsocks, for “nighties” becomes a practical as well as a fas cinating theme. an supposed to dream velvet WITH BRIGHT COLORS Scarfs for winter are gay, almost brazen, with piaide and stripes in strong colors, Colors preferred are bright red, rust, wine, all varieties of green and some navy. Black and white still is popular. Materials include sheer woolens, cashmere, novelty ma- terials, spun silk, velvet, rough heavy crepe and taffeta, Shapes include the square and tri angle, the ascot and a new favorite called the Jockey, which Is narrow and long enough to twist around the neck several times. Dainty pastels in woolens, such as pale yellows and orange, are offered for twoed suits, Small Checks and Large Make Costume Different Those Indispensable three-piece suits for sports or for spectatoring sre fro. quently In checks this season. But the current mode being what it Is In the way of a yen for something different, the checks are sometimes dissimilar in the same suit. One variation is wrought by the use of small checks in the jacket and skirt, and large checks of the same color and pattern in the long topcoat, Tailored Suits Are Being Projected for Fall Wear A stunning new tallored suit model is in a rich green gabardine, The dou. ble-breasted Jacket has two large pateh pockets which feature Inverted pleats, A blswing back with a stitched dewn belt Is an Interesting fashion note, A white linen mannish blouse is worn with the suit. Brown accessories and a sliver fox scarf add a note of dis tinctive chic to the costume, qn aE EE — —— As to the models [llustrated, the spotlight is being thrown on just such practical about-town tailored velvet suits as the one pictured to the left in the picture. It ig of black transpar- and has the BArrow it skirt. The jacket could not be and neater If it tried. The velvet.covered buttons are tres chic A white and silver blouse with scarf collar is worn with this tailienr. The velvet hat is a modish tricorne. Two rhinestone clips hold the face veil in place, new Centered above In this quartette of velvet fashions is a dinner suit. Vel. vet ensembles of this type are extreme. ily voguish for semi-formal occasion, They carry that luxury look which is so indicative of dressup modes this season, Observe, the skirt Is floor length, which at once distinguishes it from the practical daytime velvet suit It is new this fall to wear a for. mal hat with this Chenille-dotted net and fash. lons this stylish toque its cun- ning veil, ’ type of costume velvet with The young woman wearing strand pearl necklace with matching bracelet understands the art of dress ing for she demonstrates that nothing so sets handsome jewelry off to per as black velvet fashioned as simply as possible, It has a high cowl neck in front, very low at the back With this gown, to give it variation comes a pair of long detachable white lace sleeves, Real and carnelian both necklace and the four fection cut Jade plagues bracelet, Big corded balloon sleeves and a high neck slit down the back are the distinguishing features of the gown worn by the fortunate young woman possessing the silver-mesh bag and clasp scarf. ©. Western Newspaper Union, Smart Parisians Now Are Parisians, the smartly-dressed fem nine ones, are going about bareheaded, according to stylist Marjorie Howard, who recently returned from France, If no hat at all Is too much of a fashion leap to take at once, the next best thing, says Miss Howard, is a hat with a high crown, “The things that are definitely out, finished, are flowers and the shallow hat. We shall for a bit” American she declared, buyers grabbed all hands on at summer openings in a reaction against the the spectacular In clothes the split of all slit to the knee or even above,” sald Miss Howard, Fullness at Back Shown in Many Interpretations Evening frocks with gathered full ness at the back of skirts show a stronger appreciation of the Augusta bernard “bustle back” silhouette launched last season. At that time it registered as one of the most radical departures in silhouettes, partly be cause It Introduced such massed full ness of the back, Up to that moment the skirts with excessively fitted hips were in command; another reason for its arousing Mterest was that it Intro. duced a new movenfent In the use of gathered fullness of fabric worked on the straight, while all current effort has been concentrated on fullness through bias cuts, Land Bedrock F oundation of Nafion’s Main Wealth The historian, James Anthony Caesar, “No form of property gives to consequence as That, he sald, was true in the is true In the present, and It is well in these times to turn to land of and It is loans on the bedrock foundations insurance companies Tland Is a fixed asset. Mortgage many banks, it Is not easily realizable, But this not lessen the foundamental good farm, even though the is still good farm. A vacant lot in an at tractive suburb, even though no one wants it just now to bulld a house upon it, still remains as a potential site for a house, Neither the farm nor the lof will run away, That Is the solid thing about land, Politieal economists begin their books by saying that all wealth comes from the land. Each of us lives by its produce. The man in the city is as much dependent on the crops as is the farmer in the couhtry. We have had a depression which has turned our measures of value topsy- turyvy, and some our land has been thought to be of less worth than is really the case. Yet nothing that has happened In the markets of the world has altered the land itself, It is still our most valuable possession. Cincinnati Enquirer, of Helping Shakespeare tor—-We want you Direc ikesy Con Shs CW — Why the Sudden Change to Liquid Laxatives ? 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