The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
CHAPTER XIII

Mark Chapman glanced around
the ranch house. WELL" he said,
this doesn't look 30 bad, but !
guess we'd better get some woman
to come In and clean things up @
little before our company arrives"
IT 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 !
allus said I'd get even with them
though I never thought things
would turn out this way. Do you
think the young lady will give me
lob here? ! reckon I'm too OLD
now to be going 10 1--we some new
place."
"Oh. I'm sure she will" Mark
took q letter from his pocket. "She
says she feels I've just aS much
right 10 the Rancho Angelo aS she
has, and that I'm TO consider II my
home as long as I want 70 stay
That goes for you, too, for, Win
this lame knee ! got coming Gown
tho canyon, can't get around Oh
good as used TO-"
"That's fine" Jed Hoskeer went
on with his sweeping. Though
IT'S too bad about your knee. Maybe
II the ores Oh rich aS we figure,
You'll be able to 90 TO one OF them
special doctors and get II fixed up
good as new"
'gTherc'S the poStman ana, by
gosh, he's putting something IN inc
box. See what II Isl" exclaimed
Mark.
Just the paper, I guess" Jed SAID
tossing the newspaper on the taple'
1T doesn't get any bigger mo-
tee" 49,.
II reckon US big enough TO hold
oil the news that comes down I'M
valley" Mark tore of the wrapper
"py gosh" he exclaimed aS ne
looked at the headlines. "herei
enough news TO keep everyone TAX
mo for q spell. Tho TraverS com
pany has gone smash" quickly
Mark read the story OF tho spec
tacular finish OF the mining com
pany, Seems they took orders OF,
Inc strength OF orc they knew waH
In the Rancho Angelo ana Wren
they couldn't deliver, some rumoi
slarted In New York. guess ca
Trayers IA n down -and-outer again
Every once is closed up-fny, bu,
that will mean q lot OF fellows VIII
lose their jobs" .,,.
well, iL's hard on decent ioikb
but, for myself, I don't mind Sayin.t
I'm glad Gals got some OF whati
coming 10 him. He made that Dig
fortune by q mighty lot OF crooked
deals, Maybe he'll know now son'
of the bitter taste OF the medicine
he's handed out 10 other ioikS'
"They say q new syndicate mas
be formed 10 take over the aSseus
well. II they get the right KIND o.
men maybe the little fellows Whovt
nit IN their best years WORKING iol
the Trayers interests Will manage "
hold on TO their Jobs. hope TO-
Lucille Travers shook the angry
tears from her eyes aS she stamped
about The luxurious living room o. ?,
her home, Don't speak 70 mel
she cried. "If you hadn't pouree
YOUR money like water INTO Maoan,'
Lizette's shop you might nave , Tee,
able to do something now' why
were YOU such q foolP' u
"But, Lucillei" Mrs. TraVcr'
dabbed nj her tired face, devoid 10
the moment OF any rouge or pow
der and revealing all the devastat
ING lines OF age. mo one dreame'
such a thing could happen. Peas
don't talk 80 GROSSLY TO me. can
stand IT," She dropped IN q crum
pied heap on magnificent coucr
"Irl talk TO you any way l INK
and, more than that III XIII my
self before I'll go out TO Arizon'
with you and Cal. He'll never, nev
err make a comeback. Never now
TEE tan late