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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-04-25, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, APRlY/35thyOK» ■Wn.mWriU.U !■»,!, , l|U IIII.1,1.X.iTOm I BEGIN HERE TODAY guck Bodine, new owner of the Web- ■ stei* cites the Basques^to blow up , dam ’ boss ing the skirmish which follows, i«. Esteban wounded. Esteban’.'? her little ' as hostage and forces the girl to call at his ranch. ’ message to Basilio. • l place in Paradise Valley, in- ) cl built by Dick'Acklin, the big of the Double A ranch, Dur- Arrascada is severely Bodine, in love with sister, Mercedes, holds blind brother, Basilio, Buck sends a Mercedes ‘signed by WITH THE STORY; NOW GO ON | ' CHAPTER Mercedes did now know how long •slib had been asleep when she was awakened by the- sound of some one .creeping stealthily up the stairs. - _It was shorty. He had. called sev eral times and, getting .no answer, had. begun searching the house, bent Oil picking up whatever' trifles he. could find and, at the same time, in tending to make certain that he had hot left himself open to Bodine’s displeasure. I When Mercedes opened the door j and faced him, he was the more’ frightened of Was truly an she saw him that streamed “What do you want here?” she demanded. “You the Senorita?” Shorty ques tioned in. turn. “I am. What is your business?” “I got a letter for ’you.’’ He brought it forth from a coat-pocket. *'I been callin’ for ten minutes. I didn’t think they was anyone home.’ Mercedes read heart beat faster Basilio’s strange alive then! “You are one XXXI.—Cont’d.) he was the more the two. ’ But Shorty evil-looking figure as standing in the light on him. the note hastily, as she recognized letters. He was of Bodine’s men, huh?" she aske'd. “Yes, ma’am. “We bin together a long time.”' “You have seen my brother then? He is not hurt?” “No! He’s all right, unless cried hisself to death.” “Oh, I wish you had brought ■here,” Mercedes gasped/ “Well, lady, Buck was afraid wouldn't be anythin” left of place, got a rig to take yop,in. We’ll to go round by the Winnemucca to make it.” The girl weighed what she doing, for all of her excitement, as she followed Shorty downstairs to his team. She had good reason to fear Bodine; but she 'had to go to Basilio. At least, it would be dawn when she arrived there. In answer to a sudden impulse she fastened Bodine’s note to the door without attracting Shorty’s atten tion. Melody would be sure to find it there. With a distinct sense of fear she took her seat beside Bodine’s man. Being alone with him in tlie hacien da, with its old associations and fa- . miliar objects to give her courage, q,lhad been terrible enough; being in ' tho open with him in the dead of night was infinitely more terrifying. As they went on and the continued to rock back and the girl became drowsy, struggle to keep to her end seat began to side her was looking thing cedes felt her shoulder. It was soft and wonder fully comfortable. She sighed con tentedly. By the time they came to the main road she slept. Shorty’s arm was around her to keep her from falling, the expression on his face was as emotionless as ever. In this fashion they traveled to Webster Creek. he’s him they this I ben hours getting here, I have road av as wagon forth, Her of the cease. The man be- no longer the evil- he had been. Mer it ead resting on his They had not yet arrived there when the note Mercedes had pinned to tho door of the hacienda caught Kent’s attention. His place had es caped , and his first thought had been of the girl, and Basilio. The destruction of the dam caused Kent no regard. For all of his talk, Tuscarora was a lawless <)ld soul. Dynamite had accomplish ed more in a second than all of his weeks of patient work. Acklin had got what he richly deserved. Ho might rant, and his legal henchmen tear their hair; but the dam was gone.' Someone ■would pay dearly for de stroying it, if he were caught. Catch ing him was something else again! Thus in spirit quite accepting the accomplished fact, he had ridden to Buena Vista. The note on the door had caught his attention immediately. It told him very little. If” Basilio was at Bodne’s place, where were Mercedes and Esteban? He was searching the rooms above when he heard someone ride up. “Hello, there!” he called. “Who are you?” “That you, Tuscarora?'' the new comer questioned anxiously. Kent recognized Kildare’s voice. He ran downstairs to meet him. “Where’s Mercedes Blaze demanded. “Ain’t no one here must ’a’ got away in “No, no! Melody and Melody?” but me. They time.” brought her -here after the dam went out.” Kent’s eyes widened, and Kildare told him briefly of the explosion and of taking Esteban to Paradise, where the doctor held out hope for' the boy. ' “Bodine promised to get Basilio to safety.” Blaze exclaimed. “She didn’t know that when she started down here, though.” , “Guess he did!” Tuscarora ans wered. “Or what do you make of this?” He produced the note. “I found it pinned on the door.” “My God!” Blaze groaned. “She’s gone to Bodine’s as sure as .fate, decoyed her there with this, what happened to Melody? wasn't here when she received note, or else she wouldn’t have stuck it up like that. It was meant for him, all right! Dam it! If he had n’t had to go back to the ranch to get here, I’d a been in time.” His jaws closed with a click. He wheeled on Kent with an angry glit ter in his eyes. Tuscarora’s anxiety He’s But He this for the girl matched Kildare's. ‘Let's- not wash Blaze to his went, to get Tie Land’s a friend of mine. him _ as soon as I heard of the ex plosion. He won’t waste any time gettin’ up here from Winnemucca.’’ “Well, you get him as quick as that old nag of yours will let you. Swear in all the deputies you can, and fan it for Bodine's place. There’s going to be hell to pay there in other hour. Acklin is going swing him if he can.” “He means business, huh?” “You bet he does! But I intend to have something to say about that. I don’t want him hanged! This party of Acklin’s is going to throw the fear of God into an old friend of mine. I’ve got to stop it some way.’ Blaze was thinking of Shorty. Still Blaze realized as Kent and he dashed along that if the Big Boss and him men got to Webster Cieek first, as was most likely, the odds against being able to play for time uniyl the sheriff and his posse arrived would make the effort almost helpless. The cowboy racked his brain to invent some game of cross purposes by which he could accomplish this seem ing impossibility. He understood fully, too, that even with the sheriff there it was no certainty that Bodine would not be hanged. If Acklin in sisted on going through with his threat, the law would be sorely tried to stop 'him. They came- directly to tho place where the road f,orked. Blaze ahead. He drew up until Kent beside him. “I’ll be there chipper, too,” him. “Don’t lose going to try and catch Mercedes be fore she gets there. If I don’t, any thing is liable to happen. I’ll stall until you come.” Kent glance, in the peared valley 1 taken lashed lop that sent them remaining miles. And while they hills above them,— heard, miles away in places,—Ack- any more time,” flung himself in- dsten, Kent, will it talc cried, as he saddle. ”1 “How long the sheriff?’ may he in Paradise I 'phoned he you DOW, an- to was was ’fore long; pert Tuscarora an d assured a minute, Joe. I’m did not turn for a backward Like a shadow he was gone night. Kildare had disap- as rapidly. Ear .across tho same urge for haste possession his lagging of Shorty, team into a flying over hurried, in -unseen and And tlie hilltop gardens : yield this fragrant tea. ‘Fresh from «>© gardens’ lin’s men were moving. Their speetl was slow, in marked contrast to those below them. Bur they began to join hands, and they came on apace, The gaps in the circle began to fill. The Bar Circle boys came up. Over on the north the men from Eloise arrived at th* ir appoint ed destination. It was the gathering <-.£ the clans. The Double A had heard the call. And at their head rode Acklin, Big Boss, the- feudal lord. CHAPTER XXXII 516 the i M * / News of the District St. Marys tax rate is 45 mills oj£ the dollar, the same as last year. The congregation of- the' First Presbyterian church, St. Marys, half decided to erect a new manse, A former resident of^ Blanshard township Samuel Joseph .-Hendersc^ age 70 years died recently near Wilkie, Sask. W. G. Scott, B.A., Classic Mastery Collegiate Institute has accept a position Ip. the had He gal- the the un- Caught in a Trap Bodine caught sound of Shorty’s coming when the man was. still some distance away. Buck had worked himself into a fine ferment as ho waited, wont word girl. He and saw Mercedes gel out of the wa gon and walk into the kitchen. A feiv seconds later Shorty pulled up his team in front of the barn. “Damn it, man, where you been?” Buck demanded angrily. “You mean, where ain’t I been,” Shorty growled back at him. “Look at that rig. It’s been over the hubs in. mud half the time. I got what I went aftqr, didn’t I?” “Yeh? And you had me scared to death, too. You unhitch your team and saddle, up.' The boys, are waitin’ for you on the trail that goes up to Liotard’s place. ”” " down in the morning O. K.” “What about the asked. “I clean forgot him,” Buck ad mitted. “You stay and hang on to him. If he starts squawkin’ again, wring his little neck.” Mercedes drew back as Buck open ed the kitchen door. The slovenly disorder of the room and tlie air of mystery which hung over the entire place had thoroughly alarmed her. Bodine saw her nervous start. “Well, I see you got here at last,” he said with an easy smile. “I knew you’d be worried about the kid.” “Is he all right?” “Sure; sound asleep right now.” “Let me have him, please. I want to take- him.’’ ;\ ^,3 (To be contin’d.) He put on his hat now and to the barn. He wanted a with Shorty before he faced the heard them drive into the yord I’ll bring you if everything’s kid?” Shorty POWER¥ 'ft W. J. SEER, EXETER NO OBLIGATION We are eager to have you realize the many outstanding advantages cf the Plymouth. 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