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;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
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CHINESE AMAZONS ARE SERVING ON THE FIGHTING FRONTS
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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-
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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.”
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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)
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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! Of course
he was dictating notes to a fascinat
ing blonde secretary, Eileen Knox, if
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my eyes we're not deceiving me. '
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grunted for me to take a chair. How
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