The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-21
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STAN BALL, an agent for cat tls interests, fnces ASPEH DE- 10 in his ofiice in the city. Asper is accused by the cattle men of infringing on their range with his timber cutting. Ball accuses Dezo of crooked work at his Three Rivers camp. He accuses Delo of having men shot who try to check up on him. Ball says he Is going up to make Q check him self. DeIO retOrts that he will personally see that Ball does not.
 Standing before the office building Stan Ball sees kidnapers slip Q girl into Q car. He catches the car and saves DONA DEIO, Asper's daughter. When he learns who she Is he slips away after telling her he Is STANLEY BLACK.
 DUDLEY WINTERS, in love with Dona, agrees to get Asper Delo back on his wild trip to Three Rivers if she will marry him. She gives him some en- couragement.
 Dona goes with Dudley. They stop at SETH DOBY'S place. Dolby refuses to help Dona but says Asper lfas been there and that he was ready for a killing.
 Dudley puts plan to Dona. She is to marry him at DOby's place. Asper can hardly go. on with a nnanhunt under those cir cumstances. Reluctantly, Dona agrees. Dudley has 8 license, Ob- tained the night before. While he Is seeking man who can marry them Stan Ball, who Is on : his way to Thre Rivers, steps out of the night and kisses Dona.
 Dona says she cannot go through with the marriage and puts Dudley off. They go on to Three Rivers.
 They meet sWERGIN, Asper,s timber boss. He says he intends to shoot Ball himself, that Ball has shot ranger.
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 CHAPTER VII
 Dona spent a restless first night at Three Rivers. She sat up waiting for her father until mid night but he did not return. Old Asper was back in his element again. He -haS reverted to the fight ing lumberjaAi who had once been the fear and dread of the high country. Stan Balls taunting words had worked the change. He was staging a man hunt, and roughinG it was mere incidental. With sleeping bag and rifle he spent the night in the woods. Dona guessed as much and retired at midnight.
 In the morning Dudley was up early and had made a round of the timber camp before Dona came from her room. She found him in Swergin's office, which Asper had made his during his stay in camp Dudley was sitting on her fathers desk. drumming his heels against the oak boards when she entered She crossed swiftly to Asper's side.
 "Dad!" she began reproachfully
 Asper dotfed his wide black hat and there was guilty look on his face as he raised his cheek for hei welcome kiss. She looked tired but there was a tight line of determin. ation at the corners of her rec lips.
 Now D." he began gruffly. 'You ludhc up yOut 4AAAo " PdSA ethS head back home right after break. fast. This is bad business"
 Dona smiled in spite of her deter. mined manner. You'd think I wa: butterfly instead of a gir brought up in the woods and or the range. You forget, Dad, tha your sweet little girl was once 'Pit Tail' Delo who rode any horse or the place.
 II know, but you're a young woman now, refined with school ing" Asper tried to say the thin, he was thinking-that Dona was { beautiful girl who had burst int womanhood with the coming of he nineteenth summer and that sh' was no longer safe in such sur roundings, especially with the mal he hated hiding on the slopes o Folly Mountain, less than six hour ride from camp.
 "You think~your bad man migh steal me?" Dona pulled his chin ul and settled herself on her father knee.
 ''If he could get his hands ol you he would have me licked. that sure," Asper growled.
 'Wen, if you stay. I stay. That 1 settled" Dona looked unsmilingl into his eyes.
 "Think I'm getting too old t. have 1t out with a young skunl like Ball?" Asper lips clampe, tight over his cigar and his word rumbled from between his lips You and Dudley are starting bacl at once."