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^'The Leashed Guns of Circle L by Perry Westbrook Synoptii Sliis Loyale i* paroled from prison after terving 18 montbi for a crime he did not commit. He return! to hit Circle L ranch to find hit father dead and >ini«- ter forces at work, trying to make kim violate bis parole so that he can again be railroaded to prison. The Brockwells and their gang aro plotting to gain possession of Circle L ranch and the property of Mona Hall, a neighbor and life-long friend of Slim Loyale, Slim discovers that Sheriff Starbuck has joined the plot against him. With the help of Da- kota Blue and his cowboys, Slim Loyale defies the land-grabbers to do their worst. Mona stamped her foot. "Stop that kind of talk, Slim Loyale. You're no quitter. You've got a hard fight ahead, but it's worth while, isn't it? You sec how your real friends feel about it. "They are willinB to back you to the limit, believing in you utterly. And if you don't do your part you are throwing them down, render- ing their faith in you a worthless, empty thing." Slim's head came up slowly. "Yo're right, Mona," he agreed grimly. "I never guessed what real friendship meant until now. Shore, I'll play the game. Dakota Blue tells me that Leo Brockwell has been hangin' around yuh a lot. That don't mean yuh care in par- ticular about him, does it?" "All I've Got" "Does it appear like it?" she retorted. ".\"o, I don't care for him; I should say not. He gives me the shivers, always did. But I've got to got money from some- where, things have been going so bad for mc. And I've been toler- ating him merely to put over this sale of stock that .\bc was talking Two From a New Basic Design ! J'ATI Kl;.\ .i:ii,<) By ANNE ADAMl Behold some exciting new "Pat- tern Magic" by .Anne Adams â€" a dress and a housecoat easily made ^from the same Pattern! 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Mona's shoulders sagged a little wearily. Slim stood up and went over to her. "My friends ain't haltin' at nothin' to helj) me," he stated quietly. "An' I ain't gonna halt at nothiii' to help them. How much money do yuh need? Yuh cftn have all I've got." Mona'.s eyes grew a little mis- ty. "I could use five thousand dol- lars very nicely, Slim," she ack- nowledged. "Hut 1 won't take a cent from you. You may need it yourself, later. Courtney and his gang may start in rustling you to paupcrship any time, the same a.s he has me." "Courtney!" exclaimed Slim. "Yuh mean Flash Courney from over pa.st Battle Mountain?" Mona nodded. Slim was silent, thinking. "Yeah," he muttered finally, "it could be done. Flash Courney, eh?" He looked at Mona. "How come yuh ain't been able to fight him off? Have yuh taken it up with Jigger Starbuck?" Mona shrugged, "I've seen Starbuck about it, but so far he hasn't done a great deal. .And be- cause of lack of funds, I haven't been able to keep anything like a full crew for the past year. "You know how Dad got roped in on that mining stock deal. When he died he lift a lot of debts. Those whom he owed mon- ey to weren't very patient; about it. It got to where I vrouldn't stand being haggled at any long- er. So I borrowed five thousand dollars and paid off all of thosa old debts. "I thought that owing the money in one lump sum to the right sort of a person would enable me to get more time and pull through. But I find it was nicroly robbing Peter to pay Paul. This sale I was dickering with the Bro;kwell.s for, would have helped some, but I imagine it was just a matter of stalling off the inevitable a little longer. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my ranch, Slim." .Mona's \oico was choked and teary as she linished. "Who'd you borrow that money from?" asked Slim. "From â€" from the jawyei'. Geo. Arthur." "George .Arthur!" cxplciied Slim. "Why he was the lyin' pole- cat who sold out on me at my trial an' let 'em railroad me for -ome- thin' I never did. I didn't think yuh'd have anythin' to do with him after that, Mona," Slim's words were bitter. "I don't think vour under.:<and. Slim," she said wearily. 'I was desperate, I had to get the n-oncy somewhere. Mi-. Arthur was the only one who would loan mc tnat much on a straight mortt.'ap,o I'.e- r.ismber. Slim: it vm a case of fii^ht )o live. I had no otl-er re- course. Dad's creditors gave me si::ty days to produce the money bcfoe they called a sherii'f's sale. In my place you'd nii'c done the .'^ai>^c.' "Hut Arthur ain't giviii' yuh a whole lot of time," argued Sliii'. rougiily. "If yuh've got to ^I'll off yore .-tock to keep yp with .lis de- mands he must be houndiii' yuh.'' Mcna lifted her iiands protest- ingly. "Please, Slim," she begged. ' Please don't u.se that tone to me. Pve I een so gorgiOisly happy since "ve known you wcie coming back. I felt at last I had i ihoul- der to lean on thn' .v,-is tru--rwor- thy. "Did you ever .slop to figure what the interest on five thousand dollars at seven per cent, amount- ed to? Add that to my other ex- penses and you'll understand why 1 want to sell some of my stock." Takes Over the Mortgage The note of tearful misery in her voice made Slim (juite humble and contrite. "I'm sorry, Mona; I'm on edge. Shore, yuh did right all along. But listen to me; don't yuh go to sellin' another haid of yore cattle. I'm gonna see George Arthur tomorrow an' I'm payin' him every cent yuh owes him. Yes, sir, I'm takin' over that mortgage myself. An' if you ever try an' pay me one cent of interest, I'll â€"I'll â€" why I'll cuff yore ears for yuh." He grinned boyishly. Mona smiled in return, but shook her head at the same time. "That'.s dear of you. Slim. Hut you mustn't do it. I'd feel terri- ble, owing money to you. And I'll make out some way or other. I feel pretty confident of that." REMEMBER to gel youi tApy •( this week's Toronl« Star W««Uy while in ^1 Mona's more spirited tone did not fool Slim a bit. He saw through it and understood the val- iant courage of this slip of a West- ern girl. Without kith or kin she was waging a lone-handed, losing battle against big odds and she was courageously facing the ulti- mate. Slim's eyes softened as he watched her. Little Spartan, that's what she was. "We won't talk about that any more," he drawled. "One thing is plumb certain, though; yuh ain't ever gonna lose yore ranch. Whether yuh like it or not, Mona, I shore won't stand for some slick jasper like George Arthur fore- dosin' on yuh. That's final. Xow cheer up; let's be happy for a change." He gave her a comfort- ing jjat on tl'.e arm. Good to be Back Strangely enough, they did fall into channels of easy range gos- sip. There was much that had happened while Slim had been away. Folks had died; others had married; babies had been ushered into the world â€" just homely gos- sip that did a lot for them both in easing them and cheering them up. When Slim squeezed Mona's hand and left, some two hours later, he was humming happily to himself. It was good to be back again. ' As Slim Loyale headed home- ward through the velvet night, he had already made up his mind as to how he would ward off the cloud that was hanging over Mona Hall's head. The first thing on the following morning, he promised himself, he would ride into Pinna- cle and hunt up George -Arthur. Then he would buy up the mort- gage on the Dot H Dot if it cost him a thousand dollars more than the amount of the note. He'd say nothing to Mona about it. When she finally did learn what had hap- pened, there would be nothing she could do. Slim grinned to himself. He knew Mona would be us mad as hops, but she'd get over it. A couple of miles drifted back under the steadily thrumming hoofs of his bronco. He was still engrossed with thoughts and plans concerning Mona, when, out of no- where it seemed, a mounted figure rose before him in the trail. Slim jerked erect, wary and suspicious. Unconsciously he reached to his thigh, only to realize that he had left his guns at home. "Pull down. Slim," came a hus- ky undertone. "Sliore an' there's dirty work abroad tonight. .\ot another step unless yuh'll be after wantin' a cowai'd slug in the ribs." "Roy!" e::claimed Loyale. "Roy O'Brien, what in blazes are yuh ridin' around at this time of night for?" "Trail 'Em Home" Roy swung his mount close be- side Slim's. "Devil a bit do,, yuh worry about the why an' where- fore, lad," he answered. "I'm swappin' hats an' brones with yuh now." Without waiting for the amaz- ed Slim's consent, Hoy reached over and swept off Slim's cream sombrero, replacing it with his own roll-brimmed black one. Then he swung to the ground. "(Jit off'n that gray hoss of yores," he ordered. "Off I say, an' sci'amble up on this bay o' mine. Then do yub turn north off the trail a bit an' be after goin' home in a roundabout way." Still bewildered. Slim slid to the ground, but he did not relax his grip on the reins of his grey geld- ing. "What's the meanin' of all this hocuspocus, Roy?" he insist- ed. "Open up or I don't move a step." Hoy swore softly. "I tell yuh there be polecats an' dirty spal- peens ridin' tonight, lad. 'Tis yuh they are after. Unless yuh listen to told Roy, you'll never get home alive. Rut we'll be after foolin' them. "Do as 1 say. Go north to the town trail an' then home. I'll wait here an hour to give you plenty of time. Then I'll start home myself. But I'll be drunk an' .singin' loud, so it'll seem. They'll know who I be an' they won't be after bothcrin' me." "Hut wh.v can't we both ride a circle home?" demandecl Slim. 'Because of this divil of a light- colored boss an' hat of yores. Yuh loom up like a lishlliouse, lad. Ho as yo're loUI. Or iloes old Roy have to muscle yuh down an' make yuh?" At last Slim was be.i;inning to realize what was up. Somewhere along the home trail men were hid- den out, waiting to throw a slug lhrou.c;li him as he rode by. Itoy had found It out, and the faithful Irislinian was going to lake Slim's risk upon bis own willing should- ers. "Damn it all, Hoy, I cain't let yuh Learn to Type at Home $1 Weekly Buys a CORONA Typing l9 valuable u.sset. Only $1 weekly bus's a new i.'orona, world'a most popular portal)le typewriter, In- ,,,, . eluding Currying Case ii'd Tuii' li T.vpina Instructor. Write (.11 full dvt iHs. I. I' Miiiih .< <'i>r«nn ry|ie«vritera of CnuiKiii Mil. :i; I'roni St. K., ToroatA Issue 49â€"38 Flesherton do It," objected Slim huskily. "For they'll pluK yuh fur ine, sure." "Not If I sing loud enough," stat- ed llo.v. "I slug like nothin' else in the wide worlil. Besides I've got my guns, an' I can use 'em without any worry about bustin' no parole. Now do as 1 say like a Rood lad. Yo're wastln' time arguin'." The irony of his position dug in deep into Slim, it was maddening to be placed always thus, on the defensive with no way of fighting back. Ills pride was quick and very fierce, more so perhaps because of the wrong which bad been done to him by the miscarriage of justice. Blind Fury Blind, primal fury pricked at his brain, lie did not want to run. He wanted to stand and fight, to rip and tear, to pour hot lead into the vitals of tho.se who were persecut- ing hini. Yet his hands were tied. Once involved In a gunflght, regard- less of whose making It might be. Slim knew that it would mean go- ing back to (hat hell on earth. It meaii,t being closed between drab, gray walls of. stone, way from the sky, from the warm stars, away from everything worth while. Real- ization of this steadied him, and drove the fungus of rage from his mind. â- â- '•â- ' '••â- â- " â-  "Okay, Roy," he said. Mis voice steady once more. "Some day meb- be I'll be able to pay yuh boys back for stickin' with me like yo're dolu'." Roy snorted. "'Tis nothin' at all that we do, lad, exceptin' to be shore yuh git a square deal from now on out. Off with yuh." (CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE) Charm Is Needed In Business Life It Is A Definite Asset to Any Woman Who Wishes to Be Successful : t Her Job Charm â€" the sincere, non-gushy, thoughtful variety â€" is a definite asset to any business woman who wants to be successful in her job, says Mrs. Hortense M. Odium, president of one of New York's great Fifth .\venue stores. Starting each day right is most important. This means leaving home with a pleasant the-show- must-go-on attitude and managing a cheery "good morning" to fel- low workers. Learn to take criticism in the spirit it is given. Don't close your ears to new suggestions. Manners Matter Don't lose your temper every time you cannot have your own way. Never, never be rude to any- one. 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