The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
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 STAN BALL accuses AsPER
 DELO, timber king, of crooked
 practice and of having men shot
 who try to check mp on his ace
 tlvitics. Ball says he is making
 a check for cattle interests. De-
 10 says he will prevent 1t in per-
 son. Upon leaving Delo's office
 BalI saves DONA, Asper's daugb
 ter, from kidnapers. Learning
 her name, he tells her he Is
 STANLEY BLACK and slips
 away.
 DUDLEY WINTERS loves
 Dona. He agrees to make Aspcr
 give up the wild idea of going
 to Three Rivers and running
 Bell off the company property.
 Dona goes with him. They find 2
 manhunt in progress with Ball
 as the objective. Asper is badly
 wounded from ambush but can-
 not be kept in bed. Dudley pro.
 duces Q marriage certificate that
 they had been prevented from
 using by Dona's being unsure of
 herself. They tell Asper they are
 married. Ball Overhcars this an-
 n0uncemcnt, while in for food.' 1hO ID CuukHb ny 0"GHt3Afst bAS-
 per's timber boss, who has been
 . leading figure in the hunt. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XVII
 Stanley Ball laughed shortly. Here was a fitting finish indeed for the whole mad undertaking. Ball was determined that the big timber boss would have to shoot him down to hold him. There was to be no capture and no show to be staged after the moon came up.
 Swergin leaned forward and jerked Stan's gun from It's holster He went over the 1.-the form of the cowboy with a heavy hand, satisfy ing himself that there was no other weapon concealed on his, then he keep out of the light from the buildings!"
 Stan realized that he was going to be made a prisoner and left to sweat while Swergin got his mob together. He decided to test the big fellow behind him.
 You are an officer of the law, Swergin. demand a safe place and a guarantee that there will be no mob action." Stan bit off the words shortly.
 They had the effect he had ex- pccted. There ain't no law agin reportin' this catch" Swergin growled.
 Stan understod what that meant. Swergin would be in the back ground and his men would do the actual lynching. It would save a lot of trouble and expense.
 They crossed to dark cabin without windows and Swergin re- 1ieved his vigilance enough to kick open the door. "Get in there" he snapped.
 stan stepped into the inky black ness and as he entered he slid to one side. Swergin, with typical thickheadedness, pushed in after him. Like a flash Stan struck out and, as he did so, raised one booted foot in 6 desperate kick. His aim was as true as 1t could have been hn daylight. Swergin's gun went ciattering to the floor, Stan leaped across the doorway and fiattened himself. He heard muttered curse as the big boss tried to get this other gun clear.
 WlLn eager HHkcTb CtdH bOuBUL on the floor for Swergin's gun. He found 1t and leaped up to shove the heavy revolver intophis captor's face. So rapidly did 1t all happen that Swergin was covered before he could get Stan's gun from the blazer pocket where he had showed 1t. As he felt the cold steel of his own weapon showed into his throat he cursed loudly. 'fFe@
 "shut up or I'll drill you!" Stan snapped.
 swergin was instantly silent.
 "I'd kill you, Swergin but the re- polt of your gun would wake the camp" Stan had recovered his own gun by this time. As he felt for it his fingers closed upon a square of cardboard in the boss's pocket. He took this, too, and backed out through the door. "Stay in there" he hiDsed.
 Swergin stayed while Stan barred the door with a heavy plank. Has, tily then he cut across the clearing to where he had cached the sup plies. He must have food to live upon and now he was sure Swergin would tighten the pack around his little area of safety. ..
 The moon was just showing over the shoulder of Folly Mountain. The buildings of the timber camp were still in darkness but the clear