Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-19
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
By

By JACKSON GREGORY

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Syn0psis
no mc,-ASTER =, q: 1Msu4 S;4 k... hor.. fore
yinoed Bayne Trevors manager, is de-
sss:s y jSs!ss sa PrSssnsz
and Timothy Gray. Decides to throw up
his job. Judith arrives and announces
she has bought Grays share in the
ranch and will run It. She discharges
CHAPTER 1.-the men ON the
girl but by suSduins q v Vicious % horse
and proving her thorough knowledge
Of ranoh life, Judith wins the best Of
them over. Lee decides to stay.
erinarian, Bill Crowdy, IL treaohsrous,
51S tnens as gss bin r:enssERs an
CHAPTER Iv.-Pollock Hampton.
with party of friends. comes to the
accepts Hampton's invitation to visit
the ranch. Judith's messenger 10 held
up and robbed Of the monthly pay roll
CHAPTER V.-Bud Lee goes to the
safely with 4. tSessh Els horse is IS
sf see &rsVors hand IN the ne orime anH aos
cholera. hard to account for, breaks out
on the ranch. Judith and Lee. invssti-
sating the scene Of ths holdpp. climb
have hidden.
n,sI1Ad CHAPTER TEL W, VI , :ssi4 II e nowsF-
ration: It Is Lees. though he does not
bush, and Lee woundsd. Answering
they And Bill crowdS woundsd. Drag rag
he has the money taken from yudith's
messenger: Besieged In the cabin. they
are compelled to stay ali night.
CHAPTER VII Hampton, at the
absence % With Tomny T burEist B 1 he sSas soss
to seek her. ARRIVING in time to drive
the attackers Of and capturing one
CHAPTER vI1L-"shorty" escapes
from imprisonment IN the grainhouss
cow n: ~ha hs n a Gf css1e
Lee begins to fed . fondness for ju-
dith. though he rselisss she Is not his
womanly ideal. Marcia Langworthy.
girl. 10 more to his taste.
CHAPTER K-Ths discovery. is
germs on their feet have been liber-
stranger. pick Donley. rsd-handsd.
ss ~h poR.r oa hss
more pigeons to the ranch.
give. Fl Seno1 q :nsson: sas: fsns. 2rss.
recognized BY ons o{ Il. party as an IN
%sasS 1s Snt 1an:a Psvs Ps sruasx & s
friends Judith, in her womanly Hnsry.
makes such an appeal to Lee that,
alone with her. he forcibly kisses her.
CHAPTER xL-Word is sent to Lee
that Quinnion has been casting slurs
on Judtth's name because of the night
she and Lee were together in the cabin.
With Carson Lee hnds Quinnion,
worsts him In fght and makes him
to leave the vicinity.
CHAPTER XII.-After the kissing
go away, but finds himself unable. Ju-
dith sees a letter to Pollock Hampton
from a firm with which Trevors has
of cattle and Roysss at
ridiculouely low figure. Hampton Is
addressed as general manager" OF the
easy. In her absence Hampton decides
to accept the offer. Lee protests
strongly. He learns from Marcia Lang
worthy that Judith is supposed to have
cisco. telegram from her orders
Hampton to sell the stock at the price
offered. Lee refuses to accept the mes
sage as coming from Judith, the CON-
viction forcing itself upon him that
Trevors has kidnapped her and is hold
ing her prisoner.
"Come back to the Office" said Lee
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son and Hampton, who stared won
deringly at the paper in his hand, he
went to the Office telephone and called
for Tripp.
"How's your hand?' he asked when
Tripp answered.
"All right" replied Trip. "Why?"
Get II hurtY'
mo"
did you write Miss Sanford a
hurry-up note within the last few
days?"
"No."
"sure of that, Doc? Typewriter
noteT'
"Of course I'm sure" snapped
Trip whats wrong?"
God knows" answered Lee short
ly. but you'd better come up here
and come on the jump. Also, keep
your mouth shut until you get a
chance to talk with me or Carson"
He clicked up the receiver and
turned terrible eyes on the two men
watching him.
They've got her," he said slowly.
They've got her, Carson. They've had
her since Saturday night"
Carson read the note. Only then
did 1t pass into Hampton's hands. The
boy, angered at the way in which he
had been ignored, insulted in his sense
Of dignity by those words Of Lees to
Trip, Talk with me or Carson" see
ing the reins Of power being snatchsd
from his hands, was speechless with
wrath.
"You fellows have butted in all I'll
stand for" he cried at them, his shut
fists shaking. II tell you I'm running
%hts ou%A< ond uhat COW 0ooc