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 wÃœSëiSËSÈsÉsSâiï Synopsis Siîas Speile, high-handcd, low-prin- cipied cattle baron, is out to smash the local bank and force foreclosure on the small ranchers of the Kanab desert country so that he can seize their range lands. He is opposed by Ed. Starbuck, president of the Cattle- men’s Bank, and by San Juan Dele- van, prominent rancher who has been crippled by a fall from his horse. Tex Whipple and his partner, Johnny Cle- hoe, are cowpunche-c employed by San Juan Delevan to fight the rust- lers and protect his interests. i; PTER VI A week after they had gone on the finest Tex Whipple and Johnny Clehoe ro.de slowly up out of the gulf of the Kanab Desert, to where the San Juan Plateau loomed dim and purple in the violet dusk. The. ere gaunt, hollow- eyed and weary. Their faces; their clothes; their horses were gray with dust and the grime of the desert. Their eyes were bloodshot; their lips cracked and raw from the bite of al kali dust, in front of them, slow and ponderous, moved the cattle they had regained from the rustlers, It had bean a terrific task to nurse exhausted and faltering brutes across the torrid wastes but the job was nearly done now and the cattle were traveling faster, having smelled the water in the troughs on the slope above. Arriving at the .corrals Tex and Johnny turned their charges over to Pink Crosby and ~od Fortune, all that remained of the Box D punchers, then uns-.,tidied their horses, turned them into the pasture and walked with stiff, awkward strides up to the ranchhouse. San Juan Del" an and his daughter Ronny were on the verandah. “We brought yore cows back, San Juan,” said Tex wearily. “Had to bump off two o’ yore former punch- ers to get ’em. But they’re all here, every dang haid.” “Good boys," n. "led San Juan. •‘It’s a great relief to find men yuh can trust. Ronny, yuh go help Chang rustle grub for Tex an’ the kid. Set it on this table. Tex, yuh. an’ Johnny go wash up an’ then while yuh eat yuh can give me the story." A Fresh Kid A good wash and plentiful food made new my of Tex and John- ny. Johnny ate until he nearly fell out of the chair and until even Ronny was moved to remark about it. “Goodness Tex, don’t you ever feed this child of yours? It seems imposs- ible to fill him up.” “Miss Ronny,” drawled Tex, “I’ll apologize for him. Ordinarily I’d be plumb ashamed of him but. I gotta ad- mit he dang near earned the right to eat his fool haid off this trip.” Johnny was quite shameless and unabashed. He yawned and grinned and rolled a smoke. “Ain’t often I get service like this. Gotta make the most of it, y’beteha. An’ yuh know yuh’d feel offended if I didn’t eat yore cookin’,” he ended, addressing these words to Ronny. “I could do with that kind of cookin’ the rest of my life, I’ll tell a man." “Haw! Haw!" rumbled San Juan as Ronny blushed and fled. “Kinda sudden, that kid, eh Tex?” “He’s purty danged fresh If yuh ask me,” chuckled Tex. “Ifn he don’t mind his manners I’ll work him over with a ,‘auii’î.” “Huh,” snorted Johnny. “Jest try it, yuh frazzled out ole tie string, Now to show yuh I’m a gentleman I’m goin’ in an’ help Chang wash the dishes.” “Hehâ€"heh,” sniffed Tex scornfully. "Gettin1 mighty considerate of that Chink seems to me. Wonder if yuh think you’re foolin' anybody. I hope the little lady smacks yore face with a dish rag.” WAKE UP LIKE A CAVE MAN Feel Full of Lifeâ€"No More Tired, Dull, Heavy Mornings When Johnny had gone the levity slipped immediately from Tex’s face. He turned to San Juan. ‘‘Sorry the kid an’ me had to sali- vate those gents with the cattle.” “I’m not,” bit out San Juan savage- ly. “Shore tliey had it cornin’ the damned double-crossin’ coyotes. Things trailed out just as I figgered they would at the Springs. They wa’nt no marks of any stampede, was there?” “None whatsoever," answered Tex. “The sign showed they jest cut out that bunch an’ headed ’ em north- west.” : “I knew it. Ever since I got hurt I been figgerin’ Wade an’ his crowd was crooked. Pink Crosby an’ Pod Fortune are good boys but the rest was workin’ with Wade, Yuh . know Tex, I’ll tell yuh somethin’ about how I got hurt. I was drivin’ a thousand haid of my prime stuff to the railroad at Sawtelle. We had the herd bedded down at Skelton Springs. The night was quiet, no wind or nothin’. I Was sound , asleep when the break came. Fust thing t knew they was a lot of bellerin’ an’ shoutin’ an’ when I got outa my tarp I saw the cattle was on the run. I chucked a .hull on a bronc an' forked him an’ lit out to try an’ turn ’em so they’d take to millin’. It was dark as the ace of spades an’ everybody was ridin’ hell-atoot. They was men ridin’ on both sides of me. “All of a sudden on plain level ground my boss turned a somersault. O’ course I hit hard an’ my light went out. When I came to it was jest breakin’ day. My back was hurtin’ like hell an’ I seemed dead from the waist down. My bronc was lyin’ jest as he fell, with a broken neck. They was a canteen tied to the saddle an’ as I was dryer’n hell I drug myself over to him to get a drink. While I was restin’ I got to figgerin’ it, was kinda funny' that boss should have fallen thataway on level ground. I looked him over an’ jest above the fet- lock of the near front laig I found where he’d been burned with a rope.” “Hell!” burst out Tex. “lruh don’t mean to tell me one of them dang snakes roped yore boss an’ throwed him a purpose?” “Tex, that’s jest exactly what hap- pened.” “Then the whole thing was a set- upâ€"stampede an’ all?” “I figger it was. An’ they run off with eight hundred haid of my stock. I couldn’t do nothin’. I was a danged sick man. Wonder yet why I didn’t die. Losin’ them cattle just about broke me. I got a mortgage I was gonna clear up with the sale of that herd. An’ it’s taken the last, of my ready cash to bring in that last herd what I bought over on the Simon’s Gulch range across the desert. 1 shore am travelin’ un the ragged aidge right now. An’ I don’t know how I’m gonna take up that mortgage. I can’t stall off Ed. Starbuck much longer, an’ still keep my self-respect. Ed was over to see me the other day yuh know, that was him yuh rode in with. Ed’s one white man, but he cain’t run his bank on nothin’.” (To be continued) Co-Eds Average $1,009 For Clothes NEW YORK â„¢ How much a well- off father spend# to Less his daugh- ter smartly for college was revealed the other day by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, based on a survey at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. Choosing Stephens because it is centrally located and represents a cross-section of well-to-do families, in- quiry showed the average student opens her trunk on arrival to reveal $1,155 worth of things. Over $1,000 stands for clothes, and the balance covers a few books and curtains for the room, ’ V average trunk had six formal dresses, totaling $131, about fifteen surâ€"er and thirteen winter frocks at $440, five coa'a at $180 and a fur coat at varying prices, lingerie worth $179, sports garments at $75, cosmetics for $20, ekveu pair of shoes at $75, seven hats at $18. Showing Him When a Montenegrin girl sticks her toes out of her shoes it’s a sign that she’s prepared to receive proposals of marriage, 1 When the Lusitania sank, 1,198 persons lost their lives. Everyone Loves the New Dirndlâ€"12 to 40! Household Science By SUSAN FLETCHER MADE WITH COCONUT In the old days of the clipper ships, the wife of a sea captain must have had many thrilling presents brought home to herâ€"carved chests, tapestries, shawls and silks from the Orient. Not the least of the wonder- ful products of the East were the co- conuts which the clipper ships first carried to this land. It was a great day when some unknown captain gave his wife a coconut, showed her how to open it as natives did, drink off the milk and eat the snowy meat. But that was probably as far as man could go. It took a woman’s imag- ination and constant alertness for new and tasty foods, to discover that the shredded meat made an en- tirely new delicacy when added to cookies and sprinkled on cake frost- ings. Even in this commercialized age, however, coconut can be a thrilling discovery to every housewife. The marvel of perfectly fresh, tender and moist shreds which we are able to get now, would have amazed the old- timers. Of course you must know how to buy coconut to get the fresh- ness you want. Stale, dry, soapy- tasting coconut which is sold in bulk is just not worth eating. But coco- nut which comes to you in sealed cans or cartons can be depended on to give that exciting flavour which you expect. There are two kinds of coconut available, each suited to a particular use. Southern Style is especially suitable for sprinkling over frost- ings, for dessert toppings, fruit cups, candies, fluffy whips or meringue mixtures.. Premium Shred is ideal for use in fluid or semi-fluid mix- tures, such as pie fillings, custards, and puddings, for toasting and as an ingredient in cake and cooky mix- tures. Either kind of course, can be used in many coconut recipes but the kind specified is naturally the best. Coconut Vanities 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon grated orange rind 4 tablespoons butter or other short- ening 1 cup sugar 1 egg, unbeaten !4 cup milk % cup orange juice 4 tablespoons sugar 1 egg white, stiffly beaten % can coconut, Southern Style. Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder and salt, and sift togeth- er three times. Add orange rind to butter and cream thoroughly. Add sugar gradually and cream together well. Add egg and beat very thor- oughly. Add flour, alternately with milk and orange juice, a small am- ount at a time, beating well after each addition. Turn into greased pan, 15 x 10 inches. Cover with thin layer of meringue made by beating sugar into egg white. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake in moderate oven (350 deg. F.) 25 minutes. Cool. Cut, in diamond-shaped pieces. Makes 2 dozen vanities. Coconut Upside Down Cake 114 cups sifted cake flour 114 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt % cup sugar 14 cup softened butter or other shortening 1 egg, well beaten % cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar % cup coconut, premium shred, toasted 4 slices pineapple, cut In wedges Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, salt, and sugar, and sift together three times. Add butter. Combine egg, milk, and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring until all flour is dampened; then beat vigor- ously 1 minute. 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