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2 By Clarke Newton

+ haired.

- him. Then a letter comes from her

rE letter from her father was

_ might make himself known to you.

- thought Nikki, unless Bancroft had

. the Lazy R, too, and—still figuring

* ness.”

> drive to town: just to send, some

off the Lazy R for six months.”

“I told them about the pack trip last night and Bancroft asked if

He CEE

SERIAL STORY~— .

MYSTERY |

at the - LAZY R

CAST OF CHARACTERS NIEEI ‘JEROME, ‘heroine; blond, ‘ popular, is engaged to 6-foot, black-

STEVE MALLORY, hero; who is accompanying her on a trip to Nikki's aunt and uncle on a Wyoming dude ranch. Nikki's father, PETER JEROME, is a wealthy New York jewel merchant.

Yesterday: Bancroft tries to pay special§ attention to Nikki. She disdains

father. Will it explain affairs?

CHAPTER SIX

bitterly disappointing for the things it. left unsaid concerning Dillon—or Bancroft—only left Nikki ‘more puzzled. He devoted one brief paragraph of his letter to explaining the note delivered on the train and that wasn’t much more of an explanation than the original had been.

He wrote: «I trust my hurried note as the train left didn’t startle or alarm you too greatly. I don’t wish to explain at, this time, but there were certain reasons why I particularly wanted you to go out of your way to be nice to Charles Dillon. I knew he was on the train and I felt that he

Knowing that Steve was with you I felt you would be perfectly safe. But don’t worry about it now and - I will explain everything when you come home.” : The rest of the letter concerned her visit at the ranch, her aunt and uncle. Y If her father knew Dillion was on the. train, then Dillon and Bancroft must be the same person,

in some way substituted himself for Dillon. If he felt she would be “safe” because of Steve's presence, then he must have considered

there was some danger -in the sit- | uation. Of course, her father didn’t |

know that Bancroft would go to

Bancroft as Dillon—he would naturally think Nikki wouldn’t be seeing the man except on the train. He apparently didn’t know about the $100,000 in the dressing case and he hadn’t mentioned a man with Dillon. Where did Sarto come in and for that matter how about Fiske? Nikki shook her golden head, bathed and changed for lunch.

8 2 tJ HAT afternoon she had planned a golf game with Steve, but at lunch he told her that he and one of the other guests were driving into town as both had some wires to send. As he left she walked thought-

fully down to the high-fenced corrals where she used to sit through hot dusty mornings and ‘watch the ranch hands rope and brand squealing, milling steers. Rance caught up with her. She greeted him with a bright smile. “Rance, you haven't spent five minutes with me since I came to the Lazy R,” she accused. “You haven't told me what you've done for the past five years and how you like all this dude ranch busi-

“You've been pretty busy since you arrived,” Rance reminded her. - “And then there’s Mr. Mallory.” “Well, Steve Mallory certainly won't stop us from being friends. We're all three friends, aren't we?” Rance noded slowly” “I guess so.” And then resolutely pushing aside his shy embarrassment, he said: “Nikki, I know I haven't any right to say anything and that it’s none of my business, but you don’t seem happy like an engaged girl ought. I guess you know how I've always felt about you.” He twirled the broad hat in his strong hands. “Well, I still\feel that way and if there's anything I can ever do I guess you know, maybe; that all you ‘have to do is to let me know about it.” ; It was a long speech for Rance and he obviously felt vastly relieved when the words were out. Nikki was deeply touched. “Rance,” she said, “that was the nicest speech ever made to a girl, and I'll always remember it. I haven't been very happy since I came here, but you mustn’t blame Steve or the ranch for it. It’s something—something else that I can’t tell you about right now.” There, she thought, I've got poor Rance worried and all I'm trying to do is {to work this thing out by myself. I I keep on acting mysterious 111 drive everyone on the ranch crazy.

t J 2 8 ; CLE JIM came. ambling : around the corner of a shed, saw them and stopped. ~ “What are you two. up to?” he asked, and with a sly dig at Nikki's ribs, “Where’s Steve?”

“He went to town to send some wires,” said Nikki. . “Things must be pretty dull around here when a man has to

wires,” observed Uncle Jim. “The Moce goes in every morning regu-

“I know what you need, a little pack trip up to the cabin on Squaw Mountain. You can stay three or four days and maybe get an antelope. Might even see a bear.” Aunt Amy came up. “Who's goin’ on a pack trip?” :

“Why Steve and Nikki and Rance |

—and Woody to help guide, I guess. Do ’em all good. Rance hasn't been

“Humiph,” said Aunt Amy. “Don’t you know" you can’t send Nikki up in. the mountains with three men, even if she is engaged to one of em? Someone’ll have to chaperon.” “You come along, Uncle Jim. I think it would be swell fun.”

O it was decided when Steve returned, and plans were made to leave early the following morn-

ing. ; They went to bed early and

in the door, closely followed by

BY NEA SERVICE, IS

| “You needn’t be so stuck-up, Cartwright—after all, monogrammed diapers aren’t everything in life!”

FLAPPER FANNY

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“Parties! Parties! Parties! I've been up every afternoon this week!”

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

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Uncle Jim. “I told ‘em sure, the more the merrier.” And- then he added as another figure appeared at the door:

“Fiske heard about the jaunt i? he decided to come along,

"Nikki noted the acute surprise 2 he faces of Bancroft and

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