The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-15
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hands of the Travers Mining Co,
Mark suspects the deal is crook
ed and gets in touch with Giles
Harding, New York lawyer. Hard
ing tries to locate Gail.
Derek asks Gail to marry him
and she agrees. Later misunder.
standing comes between them and
Lucille Travers, who warts Decsk
for herself, tells him that Gail is
to marry Dick Searles. j.,
Giles Harding comes to see Gail
and tells her about the IraVers
company's plot to buy her land
really worth a fortune. Gail S
pleasure in learning that she is
rich is dimmcd by the fact that
no word has come from Derek.
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] CHAPTER XIII
Mark Chapman glanced around
the ranch house. "Wcll." he said.
"this doesn't look so bad, but |
guess we'd better get some wo-
man to come in and clean things
up a little before our company
arrives"
81 say it's just fine" Jed Hos
keer stopped to light his pipe.
Reckon the Travers gang haven't
got over their surprise yet. But l
allus said I'd get even with them
though l never thought things
would turn out this wav. Do you
think the young lady will give me
a Job here? | reckon Pm too old
now to be going to live some new
place
ooh, Pm sure she will" Mark
took a letter from his pocket.
"She says she feels I've just as
much right to the Rancho Angelo
as she has. and that Pm to con-
slider it my home as long as |
want to stay. That goes for you.
too, for, with this lame knee |
got coming down the canyon, |
can't get around as good as | used
to-"
That's fine" Jed Hoskeer
went on with his sweeping.
Though it's too bad about your
knee. Maybe if the ores as rich
as we figure, you'll be able to go
to one of them special doctors
and get it fixed up good as new"
There's the postman and, by
gosh, he's putting something IN
the box. See what it is" ex-
claimed Mark.
"Just the paper, I guess" Jed
said, tossing the newspaper on
the table. st doesn't get any big
ger. l notice"
81 reckon it's big enough to
hold all the news that comes
down this valley" Mark tore off
the wrapper. "By gosh" he ex-
claimed as he looked at the head
lines, "here's enough news to
keep everyone talking for spell.
The Travers company has gone
smashr Quickly Mark read the
story of the spectacular finish OF
the mining company. Seems they
took orders on the strength OF
ore they knew was in the Rancho
Angelo and when they couldn't
deliver, some rumor started IN
New York. I guess Cal Travers is
a down-and-outer again. Every Of
flee is closed up-my. but that
will mean a lot of fellows will
lose their jobs"
"Well, it's hard on decent folks,
but, for myself, don't mind say
ing Pm glad Gals got some of
what's coming to him. He made
that big fortune by a mighty lot
of crooked deals. Maybe he'll
know now some of the bitter taste
of the medicine he's handed out
to other folks" r..
"They say a new syndicate may
be formed to take over the assets.
Well, if they get the right kind
of men maybe the little fellows
who've put in their best years
working for the Travers interests
will manage to hold on to their
jobs. 1 hope So,
Lucille Travers shook the angry
tears from here eyes as she
stamped about the luxurious liv-
| ing room of her home. "Don't
speak to mew she cried. eff you
hadn't poured your money like
water into Madame Lizette's shop
you might have been able, to do
something now! Why were you
such, a fool?" !. wv.
"But, Lucille!m Mrs. Travers
dabbled at her tired face, devoid
for the moment of any rouge OF
powder and revealing all the
devastating lines of age. ''No one
dreamed such a thing could hap,
pen. Please don't talk so Grossly
to me. l can't stand it." She
dropped in a crumpled heap or
a magnificent couch. -:
''I'll talk to you any way l like
and, more than that, I'll xii
myself before I'll go out, to Ari
IONA with you and Cal. Hell
never, never make a comeback