Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-17
Synopsis
BY JACKSON GREGORY

vinced Bayne Trevors, manager, Is de-
oSnsd BY Judh anftns ns prGpsrty 2o"dg
woman her cousin, Pollock Hampton,
and Timothy Gray, decides to throw up
his JOB Judith arrives and announces
ranch and will run it. She discharges
Trevors.
ranch dislike taking orders from
girl, but by subduing q vicious horse
and proving her thorough knowledge
OF ranch life, Judith wins the best of
them over. Lee decides to stay.
CHAPTER III-Convinced her vet
erinarian, Bill Crowdy, Is treacherous,
old friend of her fathers, Doc. Trip.
CHAPTER IV.-Pollock Hampton,
ranch to stay permanently Trevors
accepts Hampton's invitation to visit
the ranch. Judith's messenger Is held
up and robbed Of the monthly pay roll.
CHAPTER v.-Bud Lee goes to the
city for more money, getting back
safely with It, thou his horse is
see Trevors' hand in the crime. Hog
cholera, hard to account for, breaks out
on the ranch. Judith and Lee, investi-
mountain, where the robber must
have hidden.
CHAPTER VIA cabin in a flower
ration. 1t Is Lees, though he does not
say, so. They are fired on from am
bush, and Lee wounded. Answering
the fire. they make for the cabin. Here
they find Bill Crowdy wounded. Drag
ging him into the building, they find
he has the money taken from Judith's
messenger Besieged In the cabin, they
are compelled to stay all night.
CHAPTER VII. - Hampton, at the
ranch, becomes uneasy at Judith's long
absence. With Tommy Burkitt he goes
to seek her, arriving in time to drive
the attackers off,, and capturing one
man. known as shorty"
CHAPTER VIII.-"Shorty" escapes
from imprisonment in the grainhouse
on the ranch. to the disgust of Carson,
Lee begins to feel a fondness for Ju-
dith, though he realizes she is not his
womanly ideal. Marcia Langworthy,
one Of Hampton's party, typical city
girl, is more to his taste.
Dunno" answered Carson, still
without interest. II amt seen him.
Wasn't in for supper"
81 tell you," cried Hampton, angry
at Carsons quiet acceptance of facts
''he, too, was out with his rifle today
1 saw him myself. Now he fails to
show up! Don't you see what all this
points to?"
Carson, who seldom lost his poise,
with one-half of his brain still given
over to the hand he meant to play
with Poker Face, merely sighed and
shook his head.
Hampton came swiftly to Carsons
side. "They left the Lower End this
afternoon and came on here Then,
both armed they rode away again at
four or five o'clock. 1 tell you, man,
something has happened to them"
Don't believe it," retorted Carson.
mot for one little half-minute, don't.
What's to happen? Huh?"
"You know as well as l do what sort
of characters are about. The man who
robbed Charlie Miller-who shot at
Bud Lee"
"Whoa" grinned Carson Don't
you go and fool yourself. That stick
up gent is a clean hundred miles from
here right now an still going real live
ly. If any other jasper lent him a
hand, why he's on his way, too. Not
stopping to pick flowers. It's the way
them kind plays the game"
Carson was so cheerfully certain so
amused at the thought of Bud Lee and
Judith Sanford requiring anybody's as
sistance, so confident concerning the
methods of outlaws, that finally
Hampton sent him away, half-assured,
and went himself to his friends in the
living room.
He let half an hour slip by in rest
less inactivity. For no matter what
Carson might say or these people here
do, Judith had not yet come in. Hamp-
ton left them and went to his room
for a rifle and cartridge-belt. He in
tended to slip out quietly. Marcia met
him in the hall she had heard his
quick steps and guessed that he was
going out. Now clearly, though she
was frightened, she was delighted with
him. He had never thrilled her like
this before. She had never guessed
that Pollock Hampton could be so
stern-faced, so purposeful. She whis-
pered an entreaty that he be careful,
then, as he went out ran back to the
others, her eyes shining.
pollock Is going to see what is the
matter" she announced eXcitedly.
Hampton passed swiftly through the
courtyard. He saw the light of the
bunk-house cleaning brightly. On his
way down the knoll he came upon
Tommy Burkitt.
rs it Mr. Hampton?" asked Tommy,
coming close in the darkness to peer
at him.
Eyes. What Is 1t? Who are your"
I'm Burkitt, Tommy Burkitt, you
know-Bud Lees helper. II am
afraid something has happened Lee
hasn't come in yet. They tried to pick
him off once already, you know"
Neither has Miss Sanford come in,'
said Hampton quickly, sensing here at
last a fear that was fellow to his own.
"They rode toward the Upper End.
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