Fifteen Western Tales, January 1953 — page 109: what you’re looking at

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OVER THE HILL TO HELL he wasn’t used. to it. Gleefully Shawn re- flectéd that a lawyer’s best weapon was his tongue, and Kalder was realizing that too late. Like a great ape swarming up that rope, Shawn flung all his strength into a last spurt up to the rock, and hurled himself at the legs of the man standing on it. He heard the deafening blast of the gun, but grasping - one of Kalder’s boots in his fist, he wrenched at it: The lawyer’s weight left him and hé went flopping through the air to tumble and crash down below. Shawn looked. down and saw Kalder’s coattails flapping as the man hurtled down towards the group of men on the rope. Then Kalder stopped falling, and lay guiping for air at their feet. Shawn panting, nodded grimly. Then brushed his hands on his levis and bellowed, “Git onto that rope, we’re headed Oregon way!” And he felt it in his voice again; the sureness, the certainty, that they would make it up this ledge. : He clambered down the rope to the others, and they heaved. They glanced once at the bloodied lawyer sitting against a rock hold- ing his head in his hands, and heaved. Slowly, the wagon began to inch its way up © the slope. They heaved, laughing, cheering, wasting breath on yells. The wagon inched up to that open, almost-flat place by the rock. It rammed the rock with a quiver that shook its whole framework, and the polers jammed *wagon tongues through from wheel to wheel, until at last, there was a wagon perched on top of the mountain. ... Those days when they tooled fast across the plateau fearing snow, Shawn was often with Hannah, riding beside her on the seat of her Conestoga. She said one day, “You ruined a promis- ing career in politics, Shawn.” He grinned. “I’ve seen likelier-looking politicians greasin’ wheel hubs every night the last two months. Here’s two of the best—a little young yet, though.” He jerked a thumb at Hannah’s two boys. ‘“‘Either one of you younkers aim to be President of Oregon one day?” “Naw,” the younger one replied, “we're gonna be bullwhackers!” _ Shawn laughed and looked ahead through the heavy green of the spruce forest, off into the blue-distance where the land began to fall toward Oregon. | 60 6 | Genuine Leather Wallet He'll Be Proud to Carry! ... The Halvorfold K GOLD NAME & ADDRESS REPLACEABLE CURRENCY oo 23K GOLD ROTARY oP ge CASH DISCOUNT ONLY { ee! 2 Sp PLATED BUTTON In this smooth, luxurious-looking genuine Morocco leather Halvorfold, everything’s in order. Looseleaf device holds 8 club or lodge identification cards, li- censes, etc. (12-card, 25c extra; 16-card, 50c extra). Folds flat in pocket. Stays new for years. Not sold in stores, At no extra cost-—tooled lodge or fraternal emblem outside AND your name, address and em- blem 23K GOLD-stamped inside. Clip this ad, PRINT _hame, address for GOLD stamping and mark correct squares: BEAUTIFUL long-lasting, rich Morocco C1 Black ( Brown—Outside tooled emblem [] Mason [1D Eagle [) K.C. [J] None. Pay postman $65 plus C.O.D. charges, or send check or money order LESS 2% CASH DISCOUNT. My GUARANTEE is as al- ways—FULL SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK. Write TODAY: Halvorsen, ®.C.M. Sta. G., Jacksonville, Fla., Dept. 104A. j/Ruptured TRY THIS!... If you can obtain relief by holding back your rupture or ruptures in * this manner-I CAN HELP YOU! Write today for my valuable FREE information which is based on 23 years of practical experience. FRED B. MILLER, Migr. Dept. G, Hagerstown, Maryland SAVE UPTO 50% AND MORE: VALUES FROM $19 TO $10,000 Ali diamonds reset in brand new modern mountings. Sold with a _ written iron-clad money back guarantee. Over 100,000 satisfied customers have bought diamonds from Berman's. Our reference-~your own bank or any mercantile agency Berman's Diamond Loan Bank Dept.PF-BERMAN BLDG., BALTO. 1, MD. CO CO