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PILOT VIEW

PILOT VIEW, April 22.-The
people of this community were
sorry to hear Of death of Mr.. Sam
uel Pinkney Jones.
Mr.. Gene Justice of East Flat
Rock spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Blain Stepp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Merrell of
North Blue Ridge were in this
section Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud LYDIA Of
Fruitland and Mr.. and Mrs. D. r.
Stepp of Point Lookout section
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Stepp.
Mr.. Bill Pittillo Of Fruitland
were in this section Tuesday eve
ming. w
Mrs. Blain Stepp and little son,
Ray, spent Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. Sam Searsey.
Mrs. John Branch and Miss
Beatrice Pace spent last We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Char
lie Hollingsworth.
Mr.. Otis Rcvis spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Miss Flora Clark.
Miss Carrie Lee Ruff visited
Miss Edith Stepp Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. T. A. Paris Of Fruitland
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Laycock Monday.
Mr.. Albert Maxwell of Fruit
land is staying now with his
daughter, Mrs. Gather Pace Of
this section,
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"Run after him. Julie, and
Fall him back. Please, please
do
Never, Aunt Belle
For a moment a strange
fear possessed Julie. making
her long to go efter him and
ask his forgiveness, but the
next. pride forbade it.
Hell come back, Aunt Belle,
voull see, He'll come back TO-
night! And when he comes
She was on her way upstairs to
hide the sohbjng sine could not
control much longer, Tell him
I've retired Tell him to como
- tomorrow"
But Pres billiard did not come
back.
People said he had gone North
m business for the bank. Dur
ing tho year that followed Julie
was never seen abroad except on
horseback. None of her friends
were admitted to her presence -
not even Buck Cantrell.
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Disease germs rarely travel
through the air alone; they fly as
passengers" on particles of dust.
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RUGBY

RUGBY, April 22.-Mr' ana
Mrs. F. l.. Winslow visited r''a-
t t at Old Fort Tuesday ,
M Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ballard had h;
as their dinner guests Monday Mr.;
% as Mrs., Herman Warren, Mr.. and
a1 Robert Ballard, and John
p p,I. of near Busbee.
ba Tha 'people of Rugby are re-
Inc; line the Rugby Presbyterian
pph h Mr.. Hull has organized a
SUNDAY school there. There were
70 neople present last Sunday. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Smith, OF
,oar Canton, visited the formers
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Smith,
recently. W.T.. , AL,
their home here to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wizenbauh of Naples, and have
moved to Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Calderhead and
children, of Asheville, spent Mon
dav at the home of Mrs. Wardlaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Baldwin, of
near Horse Shoe, have moved to
the Diehl farm.
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Then again - the scourse Of
yellow fever in New Orleans.
Buck Cantrell, in the st.
Charles bar, listened rs an sc-
qusintance advised straight Bour-
bon as a sure preventive for the
disease. "Me, now drawled
Buck, blowing a ring from his
cigar, al got me another idea.
The bugs get liQuored up same
"a you do, Mister - mean drunk
- and then they begin fghtin'
among themselves, and they kill
each other off, like the Kilkenny
catsl Az a matter o fact, amt
no more yellow fever than this
time last year! Folks never think
Of it in racin' season"
As he spoke, n conveyance
passed slowly - drawn by black
plumed horses.
"Pres is comm back. Buck
cried young Ted billiard, hurry
ing up to his older cronv, and
speaking with wan attempt at
gaiety. "Just heard this minute,
from old Doc Livingstone! Says
he's bringin' somrthin' rare and
precious from the North! What
could it be, ] wonder"
"A stem -windin' watch may.
be- grjunad Buck.
A disturbance at the other end
Of the bar claimed their atten-
ton. A man had slumped to the
floor, suddenly stricken with the
plague.
DIR. Livingstone called at the
home of General Bogardus to dis
cuss with him and Aunt Belle
further ways and means of COP
ing with the epidemic. Julie
seemed hut family aware of the
impending tragedy, SO eurapturcd
was she with the news that Pres
billiard was on his way home.
81 knew he'd come. Aunt
Belle" she cried. her eyes bright
with excitement. ale had TO
come - to me, ,e couldn't help
himself. And I'm going TO tel
him how I've hated myself for
being like I was, Oh. I'll hum
bic myself before him, Aunt
Belle" She laid her head wcari-
~ against tho shoulder of the
older woman. "AU that ever
stood between us will no gone
when he takes ME in his
arms"
al know il will dear child :"
ooh, I've a wonderful idea,
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HOOPERS CREEK

HOOPERS CREEK, April %.
Rev. Huntly preached a very in
teresting and helpful sermon Sun
day morning at Hoopcrs Creek
Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Rhodes Wis
tied the lattcr's brother, Mr.. Err
nest Rhodes, at Salamanca Sun
day.
Mr.. Tom Case of Barnardsville
visited his two sisters, Mrs. Mar
ion Sawyer and Mrs. Bob Riddle.
They all took dinner with Mr..
Will Riddle Sunday.
Miss Clara Garren is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. 0. X. Gilbert,
at Mt. Zion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Youngblood
were guests of the latter'S par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Caub!e,
Sunday.
Friends of Mrs. Dock Lindsey
will be sorry to hear of her Seri-
Gus illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Conner
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CHAPTER "

Well 60 to the plantation! It's
the only place for our meeting
Wen give party, Aunt Belle
Invite everybody! A huge part?
10 celebrate"
She called Uncle Cato, Zette,
and the other servants TO begin
packing. The negroes sang at
their work and Julie sang With
them:
"Oh, shoe, my lore my
turtle iors
Good times come back
Old times come back
Oh, shoe, my lore :"
At the plantation all was eI-
citement. Pres would be driving
up the long lane any moment
now. Julie was upstairs with
Zette, putting on the last touches.
She had made up her mind to
stay upstairs - till he should
come to her. No one must see
their meeting.
Below stairs there was serious
talk among the guests about the
delay. "They might have had to
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THE STORY THUS FAR: MIS-, Julie Nnrsdcn beanitn and
LIN rord of General Bogardu inres Ne7 Orleans 90
- Inning Uard mepk TO n reception at iohich shs
- o. annoyuce her engagement 10 Pres DHnrd young
6kcr She breaking colt and comes late to her party
J =; riding habit Later she qunrres ch Pres, and i'm
49,. - o,,;ro n rcd dress instead of the conventional
b,e N the Proteus Ball. hint hen Pres refuses
% ,oke her except rrhe, she asks Buck Canfrel--d
t,e ,tor rrho had just fought duel ON her account
10 toke her but refuses Pres takes her IN the red Dress
b force her 10 dance ,cfh him alone TO tame her spirit
On their return she saps him ard he enres her efh rh"
.sem, 10 be a final goodbye
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wait for The Sheriff to pass them
through the Parish line" said one,
EARNED guards are patrolling the
roads "a far mp as Riverview,'
said another, "and they're stop
ping every body coming from the
city! They're talking about send
ing everyone sick with il to
Lazarette Island where the lep-
ers arew
Suddenly Julie knew by thu
chorus of greetings that he had
come.
She would stay out of sight.
He would he asking for her. He
would he exploring the Old rooms
that they had played in when
they were children.
Yes, she was right. He was
coming up the stairs.
ooh, Pres | can't believe
it's You I've dreamed Of it
SO long :"
"But Julie | :" His
fac" was strangely drawn.
mo, Pres, no! Don't say it
yet! ! put on this white dress
- for Won -. TO help mo tell you
how humbly | ask you to for.
give me. See, Pres, see, I'm
kneeling to you =. must make
you forgive me D. and love me
e. az | love you I -. :"
"Julie, please -" She read
the agony in his eyes. He was
looking beyond her to the door.
way. Guile, this is this is
Amy my Wife"
"Your wife, She looked from
one to the other, her face a
blank, then her inherited grace
came TO her aid and she arose as
though in completion of curt
sey.
And you are NAV I say -
Cousin .ulie'"
you're Pres wife! "She took
AmY's hand. "My fluctuations,
Pres | a.. :"
Aunt Belle called and Julie ex.
cused herself and went to her.
Julie, child" she began, az am
so sorry - "For heaven sake,
don't he gentle with me now"
Julie cried fercclv. "Do you think
l want to be wept over! I've
got to think - to plan how to
set rid of that little washed-out
Yankee! Pres is mine-he's al
ways been mine! If I can't have
him :"
(To be continued tomorrowl
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(To be continued tomorrow>
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A rat entered a b0,.,
was a baby, at Mcri32
Now il is fulI-grown and,
to get out Of its glass !,
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Housewives of Germany COM
plain that one Of every six eggs
oobtainable is bad and none is
fresh.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Washington Produce

rub %: I.-pound. IS: q. score, I-pound
prints. 2s ,.-pound prints. 20.
MEATs-Choice beef. 2O good beef 1s;
calves. II; lambs. Is: veal Is: fresh pork
y y n; pork loin. q; fresh ham; 20: fresh
large smoked skinned hams. 30; smoked
skinned hams, %; piece bacon. %: sliced
bacon. 81 compound. Ii lard 1ola.
LIvEsToCK--PiRs leo-l4o pounds
:.0o-1 20: light pigs l40-l6o pounds
93,;55..;s5i 160-2lo pounds. 7,75as 90:
pounds: 7.ess7ss sex: 5,?5sess: ' stars.
calves. 5.50a1.50; culs. 3,3O.
Prices paid shippers net fob Wash
ington. By the United States Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics:
EGGS-Market stronger, 2 cents higher
on Government graded U. S. extras, large
.arse: others steady: nearby uneraded eggs
steady. Government Graded and dated
eggs Whites. U. S. extras large. AZ; U. S
extras mediums 81: U. S. standards large
S5'2; U. 8: standards mediums .6i2: U. s
trades. S6ls; pullets, "a Nearby unsraded
mixed colors. III to -.
LIVESTOCK-Market steady. Fowl: Col
ored all sizes. Is to l.: No. IS l.. to II:
LeRhorns. L.; ROSTERS. 10. Chickens: Vir-
ginie Rocks. broiers and fryers. all sizes
ROCKS 10 and NO. IS to ~ n.
eolored fryers ye ia TO to- II: No IS II to 'ieo is
TURKEYS: Young YOUNG hens. 10 1 to Il pounds sS s
a0d.y 0 young nn%ns, tSms DGYnds Nm and up Gs
old hens. II; old toms. il. Guineas. :
pounds and over so cents 4 pair: under z
pounds. 40 cents = pair.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
REPLACEMENT NEEDS
SPUR CLEANER FIRMS
Drive Aimed at Appliances More
Than Five Years Old-Health
Conditions Stressed.
E1 the Associated Press

E9 the Associated Press
CHICAGO. Oct. 2o-The multi.
million-dollar vacuum cleaner indus
try which has placed machines in
half the electrically equipped homes in
the country. today envisioned an en-
larged market promising year-to-year
growth for an indefinite period.
Carpet dust has built the cleaner
business into an industry with an an
nual sales volume of approximately
5000 900. Machines in use in
American homes. according to Richard
j. Simmons. president of the Vacuum
Cleaner Manufacturers Association.
total approximately 100000. having
reached wired home saturation point
OF approximately so per cent. ~
The large percentage of homo use
of cleaners. Simmons said. does not
limit the scope of the industry's mar
ket. Manufacturers have launched a
campaign for replacement of cleaners
five years old or more and use Of two
appliances in larger homes. Further
more, he said. they are placing increas-
ing emphasis on health conditions in
connection with home cleanliness
Simmons predicted sales of floor.
and model cleaners this year will total
l,250,000 units. This will be the 18th
year in which more than 100000
units have been sold since the first
vacuum cleaner appeared on the
market.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO Oct 90 lP, (U 8. Dept Aer,
Hogs. 1900 including 1900 direct; only
few fresh hogs on sale; market steady
with Fridays average; few good 10000
lb averages. T.T0-a0: strictly choice kinds
absent; shippers took none: 500 holdovers'
compared week ago, 1S0-350-lh. aver
ages steady to 10 higher: lighter weights
1928 up: packing sows. 30-35 higher.
Cattle. 300: calves, 200: compared Fri
strong to 25 higher; medium to good
grades all weights. sharing advance: mar
ket fluctuating affair all week. but close
active. with clearance good: strictly good
and choice grades lost sharply at midweek
following early advance: strictly choice and
prime medium weights held steady At all
times: medium to good light yearlings
scarce; largely light steer and long year.
ling run. bulk grading good and better;
fey above l2.75; top long yssrlinss lsss:
heifers steady, best in load lots. ! 90:
common and medium grades 20 higher:
cows weak; bulls 1O-15 higher vealers
scarce, steady; about a,O00 Western grass.
ers in run. mainly replacement cattle
Sheep. 1000. including $500 direct:
for week ending Friday. 10000 directs:
compared Friday last week, fat lambs and
yearlngs fully so lower. sheep steady.
feeding lambs stronger: weeks lamb top.
range and fed westerns a.ln: late top.
close. $40; bulk natives for week. 500
900: Westerns. 3 lO-alO; top yearlings.
7.75: bulk, 6.5O-7 .65 top slaughter ewes
315: bulk. 3.00-5O: scattered sizable lots
Western slaughter ewes, 24O-3 so; feeding
lambs mostly 1.4O-S.1O.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK
Associated Press Financial Writer


NEW YORK, Oct. 20. - Trader,
pulled their punches in todav's stock
market and leading issues shifted from
one loot to the other in an exceed
lngly narrow range
While fractional losses predominated'
at the close. numerous stocks were un-
changed and scattering managed to
emerge with modest advances. A few
weak spots cropped up among the
coppers.
With the exception of handful NJ
loW-priced performers. which turned
over in large blocks during the first
hour, dealings inclined to drag. Trans.
fers approximated 500 900 shares.
Utilities continued to display a lack
of vigor notwithstanding Yesterdays
announcement Of the huge war defense
power expansion program in which the
Government and principal utility corr
pOratiOns are TO cooperate.
Much of the sessions sluggishnczs
was attributed to the fact that Wall
Streets guesses on the rail wage de-
cision of the Presidents Fact Finding
Committee, to be handed down after
noon. varied widely. Most speculative
forces, consequently, were content to
stand aside and await the actual ver-
dict. The majority of rail stocks and
bonds followed a slim groove
Somewhat droopy throughout we're
North American, Commonwealth g.
Southern, American Water Works.
Santa Fe. New York Central. United
States Steel. Bethlehem. Chrysler.
Boeing. Douglas Aircraft, Western
Union. American Can. Allied Chemical.
Johns s-Manville. Anaconda, Cerro de
Pasco. Montgomery Ward. Standard
Oil OF New Jersey and General Electric.
Westinghouse was supported along
with Pathe Film. Dow Chemical.
United States Rubber common and.
preferred. Stone e. Webster, Northern
Pacific. Chesapeake e. Ohio and Texas
Corp.
Slipping little in an irregular Curb
market were Electric Bond Il Share.
United Gas, Lake Shore and Amerl-
can Cyanamid B" Pantepec Oil and
Gulf OIL were narrowly higher.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
CAMPBELL is ELECTED
REQ MOTOR PRESIDENT
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich. Oct. 29.-The cleo
ton Of Rowland Campbell. chairman
Of the board of the REQ Motor Car
Co.. as president and general manager
was announced today by the firm.
Campbell recently gained control Of
REQ in a proxy battle with the former
management.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
DOLLAR IS UNCHANGED
IN LONDON DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 29-Ffnal rate for
the United States dollar was 4.76M
to the pound in todays foreign ex-
change market, unchanged from the
day before and compared with 34.76h
for sterling In New York overnight.
French francs were unchanged at
1881 to the pound.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.

os 'he ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29-Cotton fu-
lures opened higher to l lower with
oroers evenly divided between liouida-
t'on and hedge selling and trade and
foreign buying. December, s.54; jan
uary, S.44; March, S42; May. s.25:
July, 8.ll; October, 7sl. n-Nominal.
Steadiness of December was the chief
sustaining feature and in quiet and
irregular dealings that month sold
up to s55 shortly after the first halt
nour, when the list was 2 points net
higher to lower.
There were 409.6 bales pledged to
the loan last week. making . total
OF l.80l $50 thus far under the 1898
program.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

c27,6S9,63, an IN
crease of Sl9,-
2o712. Opera ting
expenses. no W.
ever. W ent up
much t as t e r,
to I a ling $685.
SSl, ,08, which was
an n re ase OF
&6s,223.l8. In
come deductions
for interest pay
ments called tor
&9a,598.48. an IN
crease over last
year of $l6.007.Y2.
The power COM
Evening star., 1938-10-29
SALES LAG CONTINUES
AT Department STORES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board esti-
mates department store sales in the
week ended October ~ were Q per
cent below corresponding volume Of
last year. compared with an lS per
cent decline in the preceding week
For the four weeks ended October a
sales were estimated at l3 per cent be-
low last year.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK Oct % P-Coprer
! $3.50. Tin steady: SPOT and forward.
fe12E, Lead steady: SPOT. New York.
l0-lo: East St. Louis 4a5 Zinc steady;
East St. Louis. SCOT and forward sos.
Ple iron. aluminium. antimony. quicksilver,
platinum and Chinese volfr ramite IN.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
PEPC0 EARNINGS
J BELOW 1887 MARK
$326,063 During September
Down S66,O9O From
Level Year Ago.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Net earnings of the Potomac Elec-
tr1c Power Co. in September totaled
1926 o63 80. decrease of 5000. .04
from September, 1887, according to
the monthly statement just filed with
the Public Utilities Commission.
Operating revenues amounted to ST.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. Oct. 20 LR.-Crude rubber
No. !. standard 76 contracts. December,
l6.77n; March. 16.e2-s4: NAY 16.e6b.
smoked ribbed. SPOT, ia. son.
b ND. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

Approximate Soes OF Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchonoe
ll:O0 A.M.------- 100000 1900 Noon 6lO 900
Unit OF trading lG shares
In bankruptcy or recevershp being
Bankruptcy Act securities assumed such companies
Rates OF dividend in
ments paed on the last quarterly
cluded - ~ ~
xd Ex dividend extra extras 81 -1t
shsrs Of S2 preference stock share SO preference
last year Cash or stock Accumulated dividend
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Steel Production
Continues to Rise
In Buffalo Area
BY the Associated Press,


BUFFALO. N. Y, Oct. 29-The
Buffalo areas steel production reached
81 per cent OF capacity today. equaling
the previous 1888 peak
The boost came when Bethlehem
Steel put its fifteenth furnace into
operation, raising its LAckawanna
plant operation from 461a to so per
cent Of capacity.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Oct 20 IP.-
Steel production in the Alabama dis
trict spurted points to 81 per cent
OF capacity today with firing of an
open hearth furnace at Gadsden. Ala
Republic Steel Corp. oficials said
nve furnaces now were in operation
AZ the North Alabama city.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

uncnanEed to 2 lower. Sales. 50 contracts.
December 1.55b: January. 7.5S: March,
1877: May M. Bid.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

NEW YORK. Oct. 20 D9.-Federal Land
Evening star., 1938-10-29

Quotations not furnished BY sponsor OF
from those sources.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

4-AIS0 eXGf4 or eXtfAS.
e-Declared or paid 50 far this year.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK Oct. 2e.-Dividends de-
clared-prepared BY the Standard Statistics
Co.:
Pc. Stk Of Pay,
Rate. riod. record. able.
Hancock Oil 25c 11-l5 12-1
Do B --25c - 1l-15 1911
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Cettsnseed OIL.

Spot. nominal: middling. 500.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Oct. % LF.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Los

LOST.
BENRUs WRIST WATCH. lady's, white
gold. vicinity Lansburghs and Potomac
Electric Power Co. Reward. Dec 6346-J.
BOSTON, male brindle. Bethesda. Scar
on tail. Call Wisconsin 5431.
G.noI Pm sna mo1nn. as near R.xs1a N95th
Phone North $3.50.
COCKER SPANIEL. white and orange.
childs pet strayed from III Grafton St.
Chevy Chase. Md. Phone Mrs. Klein.
COLLIE. white. brown tip on one ear: male.
Vicinity Mass. ave. NV. Small reward.
Doo: Belgian Shepherd. valuable for see.
Sio reward. Cleveland 1919. N 0""'
ENGLISH SETTER six months old; white
and lemon licked reward. 529 9Th st; Sc.
sgt Fuh SCARF. Reward. Phone Columbia
or Rockville pike. Reward. Phone Joseph
N. Stsrk1y. Rockville ItE.
LOST Or, strayed from farm near Rock
Sr.na.a Sl!s Nd THEEE ssI SMALL .nt,! DoHkEYs
Phone % Roctyille n. "u0S'A"''A' reward
PACKAGE. containing dental handpiece
on 18th and Pa. ave. Sc. street car. Mon
day an. Reward. Phone District 1896
PocKETBooK. black with slipper iady,.:
containing letters, money and check; left
in taxi. Big reward North 2O1O.
POCKErBOOK. brown. with large sum of
money; Va. permit and other valuable
cards. between 18th. Pa. ave. aud 18th and
Monroe. Reward. Phone Col 222.
REWARD-For return of glasses and keys
ii black leather pocketbOok. lost in Kanns.
Box 42l-X Star
SETTER. black and white lost In vicinity
Chevy Chase; has collar. no tags. Cley
U6l2. Reward
SUM OF MONEY, in money bag 60
dollar bills. vicinity 18th or 18th and Col
rd.. Sat. pm. Reward. Adams 1635-J
WRIST WATCH. mans. Hamilton. Initials
n c. H." on back. Reward. Wisconsin
$3.50
Evening star., 1938-10-11

to 90 begging, or return to the reserva-
ton and live of his aged parents,
which he didn't want to do. But Harry
Lyman had given him job as general
roustabout at the Circle H.
Sheriff Jim Boyle was doing in his
ofIice chair when Black Feather en-
tered and stood quietly with his back
to the door. Jim scrutinized him with
one eye.
Whats on your mind, Blackie?"
"Senor Lyman, him dead. Him hang
hisself."
Jim opened his other eye. He knew
better than to get excited. The In
dian might become scared and not
talk.
Tell me about it," he said casually,
reaching for the makings.
Him dead" Black Feather re-
peated. Him hung hisself."
Sheriff Boyle got up and strapped
on his six-gun. He knew Of the bad
blood that existed between the Indian
and Harry Lyman. The latter had
been losing cattle, and not more than
a week ago Sine Purdy, the Circle H
foreman, had found the imprints OF
Black Feathers poney near the re-
mains of a branding fire.
You ride out with me, eh? Well
look the situation over?"
Black Feather shook his head. Me
no 60. Me hide away far"
Sheriff Boyle eyed the saddle roll on
Black Feathers pony. "You ride out
with me-" he repeated softly. Come
on. Up and Off"
Black Feather offered no argument.
but mounted and set of ahead Of the
off1cer. Three miles out OF town he
refined in and pointed. A group OF
horsemen were coming along the trail
Sheriff Boyle loosened the gun In its
holster and waited.
The horsemen came up rapidly.
There were seven, all riders from the
Circle H, led by Sine Purdy. the fore
man. They look darkly at Black
Feather Purdy said:
Sheriff, we're askin' you to turn
that murderin' redskin over to us. He
killed Harry on account OF Harry
learned it was him who's been rustlin
Circle H cattle"
you sound right sure Of yourself.
Sine. Black Feather allows it was
suicide. As an officer Of the law Id
better find out which is what" His
eyes flicked over the faces Of the rid
ers. You amt got no objections to
that have you, men?"
There was q muttering among the
men. Slime Purdy growled In his
throat. A tense moment followed. 1t
was plain that these men had no