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Riders for tlta
HOIt-O
Pool
by 0, H. SHARP
CHAPTER TWO
(Continued From Last Week)
• As the funeral sermon was being
preached, a dozen or more riders
came up the road that bordered on
' the cemetery, Ab Abbott was riding
in the lead, his then following him,
- Behind then was a spring wagon.
More than one man there beside
that open grave unbuttoned his
slicker so that he. could get to his
gun quickly. They all knew what
was under that wet tarp iu the
spring wagon. The Triangle outfit
'leas bringing to town the dead body
of the cowboy Sheriff Hank Rob-
erts lead discovered just below the
Bob Anderson place.
The sheriff slipped through the
crowd that stood in -the mild there
beside the open grave. 1I6 stepped
up on bis horse and rode to meet
that grins cavalcade now entering
the graveyard gate.
"They'll be through over there in
a few minutes, Abbot." Hank Rob-
erts blocked their way. -
"We ain't got all year to plant
this cowboy." Ab :Abbot's -heavy,
purplish fare had an ugly look. His
eyes were bloodshot, cold as ice.
"Where's his coffin:"
"He don't need one. Ale was
tough. Anyhow, he was in the hole
to me for a hundred dollars. I got
no money to pay out for coffins."
Be turned to his men, "Yonder's a
pick and shovel. One of you men
get to work on the hole. Dig fast,
Take turas. Dig over there where-
the
herethe ground is soft. The quicker
this plantin' is over, the sooner you
get whisky in your bellies. Get at
it."'
As the preacher's last words were
spoken and the slicker -clad mea
bowed bare -heads in prayer, paying
final tribute to a friend, the Tri-
angle cowboys began digging a
grave near by. The dead man in
the spriug wagon would be buried
Without a word of prayer, without
even a pine box to hold him. Wrap-
ped in the- soiled, rain=wet tarp
under which he had slept so many
nights, he would be dumped into a
hole in the ground and covered with
earth that was soggy front the rain.
Sheriff Haul; Roberts. a sawed.
off shotgun across his saddie, stood
guard between the two burial
partes. Alis face v,ore a grim,
worried expression and his puck-
ered eyes glinted. He would be
glad when that prayer was finished,
when the crowd of men standing
beside Doh Anderson's grave broke
no and left.
Now the prayer .las f,nisited. The
men with wires and families lost
little time getting to their rigs. The
younger sten of the Pool mounted
their horses and rode through the
gateway. headed for town and s
drink to warms them.
The preacher got into ids bugg;
and (Imre away. 'nen only Mae
and \Webb \Vintees stood beside
the open grave that held t! a bad;
of Bob Anderson, •
Mae, whew" name c, a., 1 atnleen
Mavourneen -Murphy, Arad reddish;
hair that glh.teri like copper, stead;
gra.: a wide. red -lipped monththat laughed r e iij. S:e held tight•
l; t,
Wehhh Wen,ern., S':r ,core a
1021g, i,',ar,l: sltCLC- any? a blast:.
Stetson that Bob had given
;he had s•id,ien tr, the funeral or,
the fat, l,Iati; Pon} Pob had giver
her for her h'-thri,c ';ho Mari cone
horselmeh b<, .he .. , tl.;,.
Bnl, isoul,l e' a,:' it that was.
"1Ie'a gnl,c." she whispered.
'lies gone. Nine A whiter man
never find. N,' ,-.r !Int ter go
batt: to toe.. '
The old ;er..•'- digger stood conte
distance away. Ile was used to
open graves and coffins. He
a atuped around the saloons for a
living 'Grave digging was a side
line fie stood there glaring at the
Triangle cowboys who were using
his 1001s, rm-int~ them ie a whist:,.
whisper.
Shcrifi Hata kobertx sal his
horse, watching that other grave
being dug. [lis lips thinned as he
saw thea, drop the tarp -covered
dead man into the muddy grave. Ile
ISSUE 18 — 1050
saw Al, Abbot drain what was left
of a bottle of whisky, then toss the
empty bottle into the grave.
"Cover leim up, boys," be said.
"He's dead, So's the bottle,"
Mae and Webb had ridden away,
The sheriff caught up with them as
they reached town.
"Drop in and see me at the of.
lice, 'Webb," he said, then rode on
ahead.
Webb and t -tae rode through the
pines to her cabin. Webb put wood
on the open fire and they, sat there
without talking.
They were sitting there t'. hen the
sheriff's wife cause with a laden
tray.
"She hasn't touched a bite in I
don't know bow long," the white-
haired Mrs. Roberts told `:Webb.
"Now you run along and I'll Toot
after her. It's a woman's lob, times
like this."
"If y ou need me," said Webb.
''send somebody to find ere. I
won't be far off."
Ire walked up the street to the
sheriff's office. Bank Roberts mo-
tioned to a chair.
"Webb, I got bad news for yuh."
"I reckon 1 can stand it. Let's
have it."
"You're under arrest for the mur-
der of Idol. Anderson.'.
w o «
Murder is at, ugly charge to make
against a man, and the murder of a
friend adds to its ugliness. The
trial of Webb Winters lasted two
days. Those members of the
Scissor -Bill Pool who had joined
.Ab Abbot in pressing the murder
charge ga re their testimony. They
had lost a part of that three thou-
sand dollars that lead vanished,
'they openly accused \Webb of mur-
der and the theft of that money.
Ab Abbot and two Triangle mea
swore they had seen Webb and
Bob ride together along the trail
that led to Bob's place. "Their testi-
mony conflicted witi; AVebb's
sworn statement that he had left
Bob at the fork of the trail.
Webb sat iu the packed little
courtroom during those two days
hi' the trial with his jaws clamped
tightly, his narrowed eyes watching
the met, who accused hire or 11111r -
der.
Beside him ,at the sheriti. grave,
soft spoken. not unfriendly to the
prisoner, llel:ind them sat Mae and
the sheriff's wife. Now and then
Mac would lean forward and whir•
per some word of encouragement
to the accused man, and the hard
light in Webb's eyes would tnonen-
tarily softer. Mae kept telling him
she knew he was innocent. that
he would win one.
When Al, Abbot a:.d i- !hell
were called lo the witness stand,
Sheriff flank Roberts laid 1 s halid
on, Webb's a",n.
"Easy sof 1 - don't t to on:
handcuff= on s -nil."
Webb bad nodded Ale spoke
tlxougb clenched tech., '2i. ryes
:cert oh; Al, Abbot. •
en perjured evidence."
"1'!1 hang orto my im•.:y tat:,
1Jahi:. I ain't done with Abbot.
Neter ,till be '111 1 wale!: him fill
a grave. But I give you 0,t' word
Ile other t!a: that I'd make no had
breaks, and 1'tu stickle' to that
promise. Lct 'cin go tip Oh the
laud and lie. 1'11 pay 'en, off some
liar. 1 didn't kill Bob Anderson
on marc ilia! . 1 4;errl 114.0 'I'r::r,r�t,•
bny,
(Cont.toierl Next
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approached the girl behind the in-
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and asked, 'Where can I fund some
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"Ay , it it snows."
Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret continues Britannia's
maritime tradition at the launching of a new ship, the 28,000-
ton Shell tanker, s.t.s. Velutina, largest tanker ever built in the
Empire. Spectators cheer Her Royal Highness on her depart-
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HRONICLE,S
1NGERFARM
Gw¢I:l.dol.tree P. Clarice
At last! Blue skies and bright,
harm sunshine. And birds singing
for joy front tree-tops—trees that
are bare now, but with swelling
buds that give promise of new life
and new beauty. Spring Ties been
long in coming . . , now we tleittk
we never heard the bobolinks sing
so sweetly nor the robins chirp so
happily. Spring is a wonderful
time—a lime for new hope; new
ambition; new desires ... and new
work,
.ht
now, 1 am writing from
my portable sueeroom—alias the
jnne Bug, alias our car—anal from
this vantage point, I can watch the
cows alternately sunning and exer-
cising themselves in the yard. May-
be cows don't understand much
abort birds and buds—they seem to
recognize spring more by their
sense of smell. About this time
of year, you see bovine noses
lifted high in the air and there is
a definite inquisitiveness about
what may lie on the other side of
the fence. Who knows—some day
there might even be a blade of
green grass groiviugl And where
a person would clap their hands for
joy. cows and young cattle let go
with their heels and chase each
other around the yard.
Yes, the weather this week- end
is cause for rejoicing, but it also
fills etc with remorse. You sec, last
Wednesday came a letter froth a
niece, asking if it would be all right
to t•ane for the week -end, arriving
Friday night. Generally speaking,
any of our young relatives are more
than welcome, but when this letter
arrived, the house was inches deep
in dust; the furnace was still going
full blast with dirty, smoky coal:
es a result, 1 haven't even started
housecleaning and the weather
eras windy, sold and depressing.
The house wasn't fit for visitors and
for some unknown reason. 1 could
not find the energy to give it the
proper cleaning it required—clean-
ing which I intended postponing
until our belated spring showed
some sign of turning that corner
51/01112/1 w'Iich it Inas been hiding for
long. So I sent word to nty
m'er'e suggesting she visit us a little
1:,tr-r. And then what happened?
'f'he heather pailchanged and it
bat been warm told sunny. And the
Miter the weather, the meaner 1
fch! 1 have one consolation -- it
really will be nicer in a couple of
w'eelss MIN, the spring flowers erre
out and the trees and shrubs come
into leaf. Aad maybe by then, our
worries at the barn will be over.
Another calf arrived yesterday and
1w0 more are expected any day
1to11'.
And while we are on the subject
of liarn work, it night interest you
to hear of a rather curious experi-
ence we had .here Last week
Ill our horse stable there are
three electric light switch boxes,
all in a row. When Partner turned
out the light one night, he got a
shock, We 'phoned the electricians
and they promised to look after
the trouble the next day. But the
next morning Partner and Bob both
tried the switches and nothing hap-
pened, yet at noon Partner was
shocked again. When the electric-
ians arrived, they worked the
switches and so did Bob. Noticing
happened. "Guess the trouble must
have righted itself," one of thein
said. Then Partner tried it again.
"Oh no it hasn't! As far as I am
blazes!"
concerned, it's still kicking like
So the electricians went to work
opening up the boxes. One box,
that which housed the three-way
switch, was choked with dirt and
chair, and had become damp with
moisture front the stable. This col-
lection was cleaned out and new
switches installed in each box. But
every tiuee the men wanted to test
the switches, it was Partner who
had to do it—he was the only one
it would shock, Why? The an-
swer was in his boots! Partner was
wearing leather boots; the other
three men were wearing long rub.
hers. That morning when Partner
had tried the switch and had not
been shocked, Ale, too, was wearing
rubber boots.
Now, what would have happened
if the trouble had gone on without
heing detected is anyone's guess.
Whether the dampness would have
ea used a short circuit and ultimately
led to a lire, We don't Meow, but
the electricians were definitely
agreed it was a matter that heeded
attending to.
Our switch boxes have been in
operation for five years without giv-
ing any trouble except for one or
two occasions when the three-way
switch for the pole light would
work from the !rouse, but not front
the barn. Maybe that was the time
when it should have been looked at,
liut it righted itself and, in our ig-
norance, we thought no more about
it
Now 1 ane passing this bit of in-
fornlatioee along for what it is
worth, Every one knows electricity
can't be fooled with, but sometimes
there is danger when one doesn't
even know that danger exists. A
yearly check-up height be a good
idea!
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AOwDER
"Dear Aline Hirst: I hope other's
will Profit by my horrible mistake
. . . A year ago I met a youW
1111111 W110a, a
perfect gentle'
1114u --until the
inevitable hap
peued. I gave in
to hint, because
1 loved •leim al-
most to t le e
point of wor-
ship..I paid for
it in healIh
mental anguish, and Money. \'et
I did not expose hien,
"We were not children, limit in
our late 20's, both from fine fami-
lies. Ile was the first with me—
yet now he has the audacity to say
there have been others!
"I -ie was a cad, After this ex-
perienee, 1 think all Ellen are set•
fish, conceited skunks.
I say to other young women.
don't give to any man what is
sacred to you. Beat thele at their
own game. If you love a man,
don't show it ,
A HURTSHEARTT 11.lI?F FOOL"
* Pm afraid yon snow yourself
* in a poor light. Beaten by ch.-
* cllntstances, yes. But you were
* at least partly responsible for
* what happened. You weren't an
* innocent young girl, you know,
* You were an adult, and you
* should have had more nature
'0 judgment.
Perhaps you did lose your head.
* But weren't you, deep down in
* your heart, trying to forge a
* bond which yott (toped would
* tie this man to you in marriage'
4' When you failed, the man
* promptly became a cad and one
* of the race of skunks.
IIis conduct was certainly
reprehensible. But a wiser wont-
* an would have seen indications,
* during the "worship" period,
* that would have saved her from
'' going off the deep end. She
* w0111d have tempered her wor-
* ship with restraint, and proved
* herself worthy of the over-
* powering love she knew.
Your bitterness does you no
* credit. Where nolo is this great
* love that swayed you so? Be-
* cause you are disillusioned, you
* let yourself seem a shrew and a
* termagant. You have grown bit-
s' ter. A bitter heart is deadly to
"' yourself and to all whose lives
* touch your own.
* Rise above this slough into
t' which you have sunk. Take what
* is coming to you like a good
* sport. You played for high
DON'T WORRY
".Earl, Earl," whispered Phyllis
Drew•s, poking her sleeping hus-
band in the ribs, "Wake up, wake
up,there e ar e burglars in the kit-
chen and they're eating all my
pies!"
"Well, what do we care, ' yawned
Earl, "so long as they don't die in
the house -r"
acieuegat
" stapes, and you lost, Admit it
n and ge on from here.
1 Yon can, you; know, '1'ltis sad
* experience 511211 make you more
* sympathetic with other women;
"' it can mellow your nature 50
that ydu will never again con-
* demo anyone. --even men—but
" come to see all others as weals
"' human beings who need your
* understanding and your charity.
",
If you have loved—add lost --
rise above it. Admit - your own
responsibility and go on, a stronger
attd wiser woman. Anne RXie'st will
help you steer your course, 11
you write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St„ New Toronto, Ont,
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