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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-03-28, Page 6id'-LL Uh^lUB . snv’w urn mwii W'awi >- ‘w** ;ix WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, March 28 th, 1940 ILLS OF DESTINY 7IGNE5. LOUISE PWOST SYNOPSIS Lee Hollister, returning from a trip abroad tp the Circle V ranch, owned by Mutt Blair, who for twenty years had been like a father to Lee, decides to surprise the family- He sends them no word of his coming and rides over the hills to the ranch on horseback. When he finally sees the wide ranch­ land before him, he is astonished at the unusual aspect of the place. He is troubled, too, when he meets Slanty Gano on Matt’s land. Then Joey—old prospector befriended by Matt—tells him Matt is dead by his own hand. . . Joey says the ranch is going to ruin under Lawler, manager appointed by Virginia, Matt’s daughter, who is liv­ ing in New York with her aunt and uncle in New York—the Archers. Lee goes east and persuades Virginia to return to the ranch to save it '. . , . , Mrs. Archer follows her, accompanied by Stanley, son of Milton Bradish. Stanley thinks he may be able to dis­ credit Lee in Virginia’s eyes. . . . and encourages Josefa Ramirez in her liking for Lee. One evening Josefa forces Lee to watch her dance, and throws herself into his arms just as Virginia rides past with Stanley. Stan­ ley visits Josefa, and is shot from am* hush. Virginia feels that Lee is work­ ing against her interests and decides to sell the ranch to Milton Bradish. Virginia and Lee meet Josefa who tells Virginian she hates her because she is jealous of her. stay here.” “You would be willing,” she asked slowly, “to give a whole year put of your life for this? Perhaps for noth-, ing?" “It would be the best year I'd ever spent, Virginia. This is more than just land and cattle to me. It’s a cause, it’s a fight, it’s Matt’s memory and your inheritance. Bradish is too anxious to get this place; There’s something back of it, and the man who’d turn a sharp corner on old Don Luis wouldn’t hesitate to turn one on you. Give me that year, Virginia “Don’t! I can’t stand it!" She turn­ ed her face away from him, and he heard a sharp indrawn breath, “It’s top late.” She hurried on des­ perately. “I want to, Lee; I wish I could, but I can’t. I — I signed the deed this morning.” For the space of about ten seconds he stared at her. Then he turned ab­ ruptly and walked a few steps away toward the grey rim rock which look­ ed down on the Circle V. Bradish’s Circle V now. Virginia watched him miserably. She found herself explain­ ing in a dead, monotonous voice. “I went down to meet Mr. Brad­ ish. He came to see Stanley, but he knew I was ready' to sell and he had telegraphed ahead for Mr. Morse to have the deed ready. We went direct from the station to Mr. Morse’s office. And when it was done,” she contin­ ued dully, “ I was sorry. The, thought said apologetically. Then he drew a long^breath and came a step nearer, “Now now, Virginia?” “Oh, Lee, don't you know — by this time?” A little later she raised her head from a flannel shirted shoulder, They smiled at each pther, “I love you,” he declared, “ a mil­ lion times more every minute." He stopped short at the stricken look on her face. “Oh, don’t be nice to me.” She buried her face in his shoulder with a smothered wail. “I hate myself! To think that I’ve sold it—when you love it so.” “Is that the trouble," He put a hand under her -chin, and for a mo­ ment studied her shadowed eyes. “It looks,” he said thoughtfully, “as if we'd better get it -back again, Let's get down to cases," Was it a cash transaction? Did he give you a check?” She nodded, looking perplexed. "Yes,.But Lee—" "Did you deposit it?” “No. Somehow I couldn’t.” “Good!” He laughed under breath. “Don’t worry, honey. We’re going down right now to persuade your Steam Roller Bradish to tear up that deed.” “But I’ve signed it. I’ve given my word. You can’t do such ..a .thing!" “You underrate my powers of per­ suasion.” He grinned at her, sudden- liis “Jus’ what I say." The tone was still defiant, but the stamp of a small foot was a passionate admission of de­ feat. "I go to his cabin, I dance for Iieem and make heem catch me in his arms when I know you will be .there to see." “But Josefa! How could you know that I would be there to see you?” '“Oh, that Stanlee!” Josefa’s angry shrug told all the rest. “That peeg! I am one beeg simpleton to believe what he say. f am glad he get shoot. He ’ang ’round me wance too much. Hah, but h’e get beeg scare! He ron away like silly rabbit!" Josefa’s , scornful laugh broke off abruptly. She bent her head slightly; 1 she was listening, taut and intent. “Josefa, you don’t know what you have done for me. I want to thank you for telling me—” Josefa drew back resentfully. “I do not do it for you. I hate you! I do it for Lee.” Again the wary look came. She turned as silently as she had come, and vanished down an almost invis­ ible trail. Virginia listened also, with shining eyes. A little later, when Brimstone had I scrambled up the last grade, Lee saw her beside the black horse, her face! turned toward him and one hand! stroking Black Lightning’s satiny j neck. “Ling told me that you had start- ■ ed up this way. I heard that Bradish was coming today, and I wanted to see you before you did anything about selling the Circle V. I want,” he con­ tinued, “to make a final proposition to you. I want you to let me take full charge for a year, without pay and without any obligation for you to ‘Bet you a wedding ring that I can!’! of leaving the Circle V. to .strangers '—and never coming back — tore me into little shreds.' And so I came up here— He swung around and came back to her, ’ “But if you felt that way, why did you do it? Was it money, or sonie- ! thing else? I’ve got to know, Vir­ ginia.” ' ; Hot color came. It was not easy, but she looked straight at him and made her honest confession. "I was angry,,. I believed things about you that weren’t true. I think I wanted to hurt you." He looked puzzled. "That shoot­ ing business?” “No . . . yes, that wasj part of it. But I mean the girl—that pretty child. She was just here, Lee. Shg told me.” “Oh . . . Josefa.” Lee was faintly embarrassed. ly. gay. He. saw her anxious look and laughed again; picking her up for a swift, heady kiss and putting her neat­ ly down. “Don’t be alarmed. I’m just going to convince liiip that he wants to give it back. Bet you a wedding ring that I can!’!’' ' It was the height of confident young folly, but there was something infectious about it. Life was sudden; ly gay and exciting. Lee could do anything. . Milton Bradish and his son saw them' return. The elder Bradish was standing by a window and looking out with pleasant complacency at the wide valley that at last was his down. Stanley also looked out as the two horses came up to the steps. As steps came down the hall be reached for a magazine and idled over to the other “She’s just a kid," he side of the room, looking around with I CHINESE AMAZONS ARE SERVING ON THE FIGHTING FRONTS I Armed with German weapons, these Chinese women spurn a career cook­ ing rice behind the front lines while their menfolk' fight. The guerilla war with which Chinese troops are wear­ ing out Japan’s army put them in uni- forms in Hunan them guns with whicji to fight. Both province and gave girl at LEFT, Miss Lo, has won a putation for bravery in several en- re­ girls carry Gerihan Lugers, fitted with gagements. The amazon at RIGHT, ft Cft«A WfliCl 1 Sifitz. <1 1 ...l!**. .>2a case which attaches to the gim-.btitt as a stock. These .g-tins were used by the German army in the last war. The Tam Lo-Sam, is a new recruit. a careless nbd as Lee Hollister ap­ peared in the door, but not volunteer­ ing introductions. Lee ignored the de­ liberate rudeness, “You are Mr, i$ Hollister.” “How'd you heard pf you . , “Virginia tells me that you’re think­ ing pf taking over the Circle V,” “Tire deed*passed this morning.” Bradish looked sharply at his visitor and became (bland again. “I’m a ran­ cher now. You/know more of this place than I do.” He was the person­ ification of brisk frankness, “I know you have been connected with it for a long time and I know what Blair thought of you, I’nr going to make a lot of improvements and have it run right up to the minute. I can’t be here, myself to boss things, and I need a good man to take charge. The job is yours. Will you take it?" “Thanks. I’m not • looking for a job.” The answer came in the mild­ est of tones. “I came for something entirely different. I’ve been talking to Virginia about the sale. She feels that the whole business this morning was pretty hasty, and she regrets it. In fact, she feels very badly about* it, and I’ve persuaded her to let me make a personal appeal to you. Her father was a good friend to you, once, and you have a chance now to ge a good friend to his daughter” He was taking a folded slip of pap­ er from his pocket. “This is the check you gave her this .morning. I’m asking you* to take it back and destroy the-deed she-gave you.” From the other side of the room Stanley grinned derisively at this vexr traordinary request, but Milton Bra­ dish did not smile. He favored his visitor with a contemptuous stare. “You’ve got less brains than I thought,” he snapped. “Business isn’t done that way.” “Then you refuse?” “Certainly. It was a bona 'fide tran­ saction, .the ’ property is mine and I mean to keep it," “Then I’m afraid I shall have to tell you that your deed is worthless. Matt Blair had only a half ownership of the Circle V to will to his daugh­ ter. I’m the other owner, and no deed can pass without my signature.” “Prove it!” Bradish’s face was pur- e. 1 “I have the deed with me. I.al- ways carry it (because your friend, Slanty Gano, has a habit of going through my cabin when he thinks I’m not around.' The deed was made out-' while I was away, only a short time before Matt died. He wrote me about' it, but the letter missed me and fol­ lowed me back here. He-said that he had done it as a proof of his affec­ tion and 'confidence, and that I was to come back and the two of us were to run the place in full partnership and make a big thing out of it. The deed was placed for safe keeping in Judge Harvey’s safe, in confidence, to be given to nobody but .me, or to Matt himself. I’ve played a watching game to protect Virginia’s rights, whether I kept the titled to my half or turned it back to her. But as she has promised to marry me, I think that matter will take care of itself. He looked for a Second at Virginia. Her eyes were warm and lovely, her cheeks flushed with an excitement that cheered him, on. He han'ded a folded document to Bradish. Bradish took it, scanned it Swiftly and handed it back. “You win,” he ’said curtly. He would have said more,, but Stanley in­ terrupted with an ait of bland insol­ ence, “Very pretty story, all this Damon and Pythias stuff, but people may wonder why Blair was so generous to an outsider at his daughter’s expense." “You damned -little pup, what do you mean?” .Stanley rose hastily to his feet as Lee jerked around and strode toward him. “I mean,” he said coolly, “that it Was a belated act of justice to an unacknowledged son. There is a little village just across therJMexican bord- eh where some people have been well paid to conceal the fact that you are the Son of a woman Blair brought there years ago." All the hot temper that Lee had fought for years flamed up now and glittered in his eyes. “That's a lie -■ from start to finish. You rotten little sneak, I ought to quirt the hide off you,” Stanley’s lip curled. “Go ahead; I’m a cripple," “Yes, and I know how you got it. You'd better make the most of it while it lasts and get well as soon as you can, because when I come back I'm going to give you the damnedest thrashing you ever had In your life. Now hand out the name of that vill­ age.” ' “Sorry, but 1*11 have to pay a stiff price to get it» If you’re determined to turn this deed business into a hold­ up, I’ll -get the rest of the story’ for hard eash and trade it in for your share of the Circle V»” “Keep it,” said Lee grimly, “When I get ready to do business with you Bradish? My name do, Hollister. , Come in.” tfr* Linocuts By, The Public School Pupils Margaret Angus, Grade VIIIMane Lockridge, Grade VIII Lauretta Everick, Grade VIII you’ll be glad to trade in for a chance to get out of the state alive-. . » Vir­ ginia, I want to see you." / His brief gesture ordered the oth­ ers out of the room, Lee closed the door after them. Ail trace of Lee’s anger went" with the closing of the cfoor, but a numbing constraint took its place.' “Virginia, if can’t be true! Wheth­ er I have any right to a father’s name not, it couldn’t be true of Matt." (Continued Next Week) PROPHETS ADDRESS or I I (Continued froni Page Three) returned to my hotel. Rising early the next morning, went Jo see the b,ig city editor, found him just as I expected to his fingers in his vest pockets, feet *up on his desk and a big cigar hanging out of the corner of his mouth. The same self-satisfield Hank! 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How­ ever, when he discovered that I was not a job-hunter but a visitor, he treat-' ed me with more respect. Finally it dawned on him who I was, and he ex­ claimed “Great Scott, Pork! I’d never have known. What brought you here?” I told him about my exciting ex­ ploits so far and was just about to question him about himself when the door suddenly flew open and in barg­ ed a reported shouting: “Big head lim es, boss, the counterfeiting racketeer is caught at last, Jackson’s the name.” “Ohl Jackspn - Jacksori - surely not Sob Jackson!" I exclaimed. With this exclamation, WilHe turn­ ed towards me inquisitively." Hank' in­ terrupted “You know her Willie .— one of the fems of old W.H.S.” “Shucks, sure do! Remember the day we played, hooky? Sure great to see you! Well, I must be goin’!" 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