Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22

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Z SYNOPSIS.
: A devastating feud has almost wiped out
sthe Kershawa and Hensley clans in Eden
valley, Calf, RANGE kershaw's daughter e.
are ARE the only principals left. Young Tichenor
'half Hensleyl returns. wealthy. after an
Rance. has Just died Of heart disease. Lorry
.banker. schemes TO get Las%g's property and
stoon and ID power PROJECT. He aims to play
an sin' ead But Nate ' aces
on the feud. Instead he, helps lay out
nera Foiopn VaeS Sazses
with the. news that the survivors OF the
Nate tells Lorry that he and owen Kershaw,
Lorry's brother, met in France lust before
Nate promised that il he survived owen he
might do
INSTALLAiElT VIII.
n YATE TIcHENoR slept at the
Bar H that night. but returned
NJ to the Circle K early next
morning, with two men hs had
picked up in Valley Center. He
set them at once to tire task of digging
Rance Kershaw's grave in the family
cemetery, Locry Kershaw pointing out
the coffin arrived from Valley Center
and he helped the man who delivered
1t place KeTshaw in it. Then ne
lunfhed with Lorry and Miss Bachman.
At 1870 o'clock he and Lorry 'hitchsd
team to a wagon and he drove it around
and tied the team in front of the house.
AT 2 O'Clock the girl met his inquiring
glance and bravely said:
I'VE might as well proceed. Nate.
,ir1rr ~ q fhorfC
with the aid of the two hired men
he carried Rance Kershaw out to the
wagon and, mounting the seat, drove
his late enemy on the latter's last Pill
grimage, while Lorry, Miss Bachman
and the two laborers followed In the
Ksrshaw car At the grave Tichenor
read the funeral service, the men COW
cred the grave, Tichenor gave tnem
each a $40 bill and with Lorry ana MISS
Bachman returned to the house.
He was rather proud Of the manner
in which Lorry had carried on, even
though he had expected her to exhibit
the traditional courage OF her can.
throughout the remainder OF the AFTER
noon he sat with the two women IN the
ranch house veranda and was taiKatlVe
to degree only excusable in his own
mind because he had the customary
'Ynasculine belief that it was his duty
to keep Lorry's mind of her troubles.
Evidently Miss Lizzie Bachman was
similarly inspired. He enjoyed land
was certain Lorry did also) the efforts
of Miss Bachman to elicit from MN IN
formation as to his conlings ana golngs
since he had left Eden valley. ror
three hours he withstood heI ASSUME
then. weary and discouraged, excused
himself and motored back home 70 Inc !
comforting presence of his silent valet.
The two days that followed Rance
Kershaw's funeral we're spent by nate
Trichenor at the Bar H headquarters
until his old superintendent, Rube Ten
ney, should arrive and, with his wlle.
assume the duty of looking after Lorry
Kershaw's affairs and keeping ner COM
pany. Nate was resolved not to Visit
the Circle K until Miss Lizzie Bach
man had been dismissed. He spent
those two days looking over ms de-
.cayed estate and formulating plans LOT
its restoration, but in the midst OF
these thoughts his mind constantly
shuttled back to consideration OF
Iorry Kerstaw and her adairs. ne
did not know Silas Babson except py
sight: hence, lacking knowledge OF the
mans character, he was at loss to
know why Babson had so suddenly
turned on the Kershaws. Was 1t posi-
bic he had purchased the mortgage
> because he feared the holder OF IL
might grant an extension2 If So then
Babson desired it, not as an invest.
.ment, but as weapon. Nate decloeo
s1inally to try a shot in the dark ana
halt Babson,s operations before they
had fairly started.
; The inability to puzzle out trail
always had annoyed him; ne knew, TOO,
If must be annoying and haraSSing
.Iorry Kershaw to far greater extent.
She was q fine girl and II he was
going to be her neighbor he desired
her friendship. not only for both their
sakes, but for the sake Of all the
Hensleys and Kershaws who had died
Owen Kershaw he'd wave the olive
branch, If and when he should get back
to Eden Valley. What fine
looking lad that owen had been! >.
All man unexpectedly Senti-
mental. .. Well, he'd been out of
Eden Valley to private school for a
few years =. He'd been civilized.
Yes. Owen" Tichenor Soliloquized,
cit is hard to accept too many favors
from a traditional enemy. The sus-
picion, distrust and dislike of half
century aren't to be eradicated In a
day and she did throw my
check in the fire! Well, she has some
thing I want and I'm willing to pay
for 1t and pay heavily. =. =. That
cursed feud is dead and I'll not revive
1t with a lawsuit. Why rub into the
girl the knowledge that I'm rolling in
money while she's bankrupt"
Forthwith he motored into Gold Run
and telephoned to his attorney In San
Francisco. "Tichenor speaking, Pad
don. Listen carefully. Ranceford
Kershaw is dead and has left bank
rupt estate to his sole heir, daugh-