The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-21
CALL 9f kWEST| Ii E Re MONTGOMERY 9 .-~.a.< "
prGiN HERE TO-DAY


 asmeesn,snaalrsnc.sna 70
 BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
 STAN BALL, accuses AsPEE
 DELO, timber king Of crookeo pgncface and of ordering men snot who are sent to check up on nis
 activities. Ball says he ts making
 check. DelO says 10 VIII per-
 sonallyk prevent 1t. Upon ieav'
 fne DeIo's office Ball saves DO.
 MA, Delo's daughter. from kio- Z uauers. He tells her his name 1s z STANLEY BLACK.
 DUDLEY WINTERS In love with Dona. goes with her to
 Three Rivers to get DeIo to give
 m the fleht with Ball. He wants 1. to marry Dona and gets the cer.
 fifcata signed. Delo is ambushed and wounded badly. SWERGIN, Delo's hard timber boss, planes
 BalI for the ambush and foR the killing o ia ranger. Dudley has : taken to riding in the hills hunt ing Ball. Dona tells her father she married Dudley an dshows
 the certificate in an attempt to get him away.
 BaII comes in for food and hears of the supposed marriage. He is surrounded by Q posse Dona rides out and sees him es- ! Capine. She shoots him and he fakes . wound, capturing her. He takes her to his cave hideout:
 Swcrgin finds the cave while Ball is out and captures him upon his return. He takes Ball to q cabin and sends for men. Dona Is sent on ahead while the men plan a < lynching. The men get the rope ready while Ball stalls as best he can. Dona escapes from a man sent with her and returns. She frees Ball and they ride away. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXxIII
 Stan Ball seated himself on the grass facing his prisoner. Bet ter sit down and rest few min- utes," he said.
 Dona sat down and propped her chin in her hands to steady herself She could not look Ball in the face She did not regret for a moment saving him from the mob but sne s-.d hate to have to admit that she could not go through with hel threat to exact the heaviest penalty of him. Her weakness of the pas' hour irritated her and made hel determined to hate Stan more thor ougily than ever. She knew thl: would be impossible if she looked At him or let him make her talk. Several minutes passed. Ther bona said in low voice, T am ready now"
 { Stan got up and whistled softly to the black mare. He helped Dona into the saddle and she willingly ac' cepted this assistance. Leaping ur behind her, Stan headed the mare around the steep slope. for he would have to take roundabout . ute to the timber camp. Only the foolhardy daring of his errand could save him. He was worried to. for fear some excitable Jumper man might see the black mare and take a shot at them, injuring the girl. For Stan had given himself up comple. .ely to the realization that he was utterly in love with Dona. They cut back. lodging In and out for several miles. Every stride Of the black mare carried them ln- i, territory that was deadly TOT Stan but he smiled grimly and urg- ed the horse on. AS they entered inc cutover ground with Its scant coyer he began to whistle a bit Of tune under his breath. Dona was silent but she let him hold hei firmly when they crossed washes and fallen logs.
 They were making a dash across an open space when a rifle cracked to their right and a spur' L.s dust rose almost under the nyine hofs of the mare. Stan spoke sharply and the 1.-the animal darted to the side and leaped into a thick . ct of alder and berry bushes. From this cover Stan sent her plunging into a dense growth of aspens. Dona had suddenly become very much alive.
 "Please stop!' she begged.
 Stan pulled up and slid to the ground. He jerked out his gun ana stood ready to ward off an attack. II have been taking you 1n,' the girl said slowly. 'I intended to let them capture us." She met stan gaze for the first time. suddenly she burst out angrily. you'd ride right into camp with me!' Her lips trembled.
 He shook his head negatively. ..'No. I aim to take you to the edge of the clearing and then make my getaway. I don't care to commit suicide now" His gray eyes helo hers: ou., The fool that fired at us can take S. g lnWarnd and she flushed deeply. / NIt will be worth the trouble to take you the rest of the way" Stan erinned. "The lady and r. Che mo- fioned to his horse) will enjoy a bit more excitement" A thrashing in the brush warned them that several men were hot on their traii. Dona still sat in the , saddle and Ball leaped up behind her. With a short laugh he sent the horse flying through the brush. An gry shouts floated down to them but no shots were fired.
 The cover was beginning to thin Suddenly a man rose from behind a boulder just ahead. He was bal ancing a rifle in the hollow of his arm and listening. It was evident that he had heard the gallopine snare and was trying to locate them. Stan changed their course tc the right and up the slope where they could keep to cover. Finally he pulled up and whistled softly. "The woods are full of lumber jacks", he said grinly. There's 1Kd;i{![1iz>E
 0c.sxI.c sk N:H :HMAzxZsNxzx
 VAA gNnud Va perfAet