The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26
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STAN BALL accuses ASPER DELO, timber king, Of having
 men shot who attempt to check up on his activities. He tells DeIo be is making a check. Delo tells
 him he will see personally that he does not. Upon leaving Delo's once Ball saves DONA, Asper's daughter, from kidnapers and tells her he is STANLEY BLACK.
 DUDLEY WINTERS, in love
 with DOna, goes with her to Three Rivers to get her father to give up his wild fight with Ball. Dudley plans to marry Dona and gets q certificate signed. Ball Is accused of killing a ranger and of . number of crimes. He is supposed to have ambushed DeIo and wounded him badly. Dona has to tell her father she is mar. ried to Dudley in order to quiet hirn and get him to give up the
 hunt. He agrees but backs out when the ofiicc is robbed. The posse. surrounds Ball. They are headed by SWERGIN, Delo's timber boss who has taken . fancy to Dona.
 Dona joins the hunt and is captured by Ball after attempf- ing to shoot him. He takes her to a cave. Swergin discovers the cave while Ball is outside and captures him, rcscuing Dona. Swcrgin's men start to lynch Ball,
 but DOna steps in and saves him.
 He takes her with him, but lets her have his horse to ride to camp. She returns it that night and Dudley follows her. He tries to shoot Ball, but misses. Dona Is contritc and agrees to marry Dudley who has been riding by himself a great deal. DOna agrees to marry him that evening. They ride out and DOna, who knows now that she cares for Ball, leads him to the cave. Dona thinks Ball, has left, but Dudley finds live coals.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XxxyII
 Dudley hurried Dona from tho cave. He was convinced tha BaH was still using his hiding place ind he suddenly wanted to be ava, before the cowboy returned. Dud, ey had not missed any of the tale: old around camp regarding ths orowess and temper of the killer
 Dona rode silently. She let Dud cy lead the way down the ridg, to the Pass Creek trail. A turmoi ,f doubt and fear was tugging a her heart. She was afraid of wha vas to come. Had Stan Balr. promises to her been just a fin, flourish, a touch that he had added because it suited his reckless ma. .ure? Was he still bent on break ng up the work at Three Rivers swergin might yet prove to bt fight.
 Her mind went back over tho past few days of adventure. Sht the little Spanish gir ind the one glove. She went ovel he terrible scene in the little meadow where her father had beer 'hot. Step by step she placed the 'vidence against the man she had lided, then she aded the fact that ,e had voluntarily admitted com all of the crimes. Dona and gave the roan a erk. She was a little fool-there 'eemed no way to avoid admitting
 The roan halted suddenly behind oudley's horse. Dona came out of Ter moody trance and looked round. They were not on the Pass Creek trail. Tall granite valls frowned down on them and lncut timber lowered above.
 II seem to have taken the wrong rail," Dudley called back with ar rritated grin. 'I let this dumb iorse do all the picking and he must be lost"
 Dona smiled in spite of herself. Dudley had been riding on Folly fountain every day for 10 days nd now he had lost a plain trail.
 I'll take you out" she smiled. The roan is not such a dummy as our horse"
 She headed at once for a high 'oint that overlooked the sur ounding slope, Dudley following Ter willingly. From the high van- age point they could see into the alley at their feet. Dona sat in Ter saddle and made a careful heck of what lay below them. 'he suddenly ceased to be interest d in the lost trail.
 Undoubtedly they were looking nto Pass Creek valley, but what interested her was what she saw ar down in the canyon. A road wound Out from the foot of the two trucks loaded with umber slid down the loop of road hey could sec.
 Know where we are?" Dudley .sked impatiently.
 That is Pass Creek below" /" )ona pointed with her quirt.
 Let's get out of here and back 0 camp" Dudley was very evil lently in a hurry to get on a fa- niliar trail again.
 Don't worry. I can take you fight out" Dona answered absent y. She was intensely interested in