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'M ft A ivi 1 A A BY Cold, forbidding aspect of life gray stone police head- hi 1 El Paso, Texas, sud- Intensified by contrast Betty Atary Jordan 'Technically, Betty Mary was an expert'fitbrn Washington, fcfflclal reprimand for Inspectors Starr and Kildare of U. 1 -She 'dfdn't fook' It. She was a dainty person e' left' dimple fltfshed at the" tier hair was i cdlbr of brass. Her eyes ehlna- and' her he'lght, sug- girted-that Betty Mary ought to WT loflhewhertf skipping rope or, i most, preparing i or 1 a junior irotn, 5'Nevertheless, her lips were set fully believed was a purposeful line. She was still a little from the challenge St' h'er by big 1 Sheridan Start, and by fioA-xtrbrti his close ftiihd arid fellow officer, Hope She was also trembling a little, inWardly, at her own te- inqrtty in 'accepting their challenge.

you think Luis Barro is so easy to catch," Sherry Starr had rumbled, indignantly, don't -you' 'help, catch hjm yourself? You're an efficiency least-Washington said sending one outl" Jfe had blurted it much a college boy would blurt something 'co-ed with whom he was And Miss Jordan had answered in kind. right, maybe I will!" she bitd'Snapped. "Efficiency is simply job done promptly. You two mgn have been trying for a -'iyeir. And Luis Barro is still called" the Smuggler King of the Mexican Border, pnly a few nights ago he sent aliens atld-a shipment of narcotics, while 'yiitf JiiSi peacefully 'in the flags 10 irjjieg river!" HWe' Mritt' a false tinl' They had dared her impulsively, and Betty Mary, pointing across the border to and the defiance of its No.

I smuggler, accepted the challenge. tip! 1 Hope put plead.ingly, watching her blue your, business to get accu- tfit'e. 1 information before acting," debited: it, now?" Had led to another. tiJlli, talk; details, details. Officers Kildare and Starr dutifuiiy reported their fail; tb capture L'tils Barro, smugglers," an 'busy department chief had sent his effi- a-fli'st-hand i had- carried out more One 'assignment like -this!) thei officers had dared her to demonstrate her efficiency! 1 riey had 'dared her impulsively, aiD''B6ys- WoUld, they were alarmed when she accepted.

There jjiad been a new- prisoner- in- the jail, named Salazar, in whose pockets had been some cocaine wrapped much like Luis Barro wrapped his. TJ7as he Luis Barro's man? CHE had 'left Messrs. Starr and Kildare looking' as, dejected as formally happy yotirig officers possibly look. She. would go see: the prisoner Salazar herself.

Any Kind q'f lead what- be the pne tip which wo uld result in capture of Etiis Barro! must use brains, gehtlenxen, as well as brawn, in combatting criminals! We are not afraid, of-Iiuis Barro! will go j. see th'i's Salazar myself, since you dare me 'to do She had Balked, much 1 more than gqod; judgment dictated, she realized n.Qwy' but she had to go on. She hesitated just a moment out- ijdc- the gray police station, then went boldly in. "Sure, you can see him!" the police chief told her 'when she had presented her credentials. "Anything the federal boys want; You on thfi Border Patrol now.

miss?" "Just briefly, arid unofficially," Betty Mary dimpled at him, and that was entree enough. "I don't want him to see me." Salazar sat'for 10 minutes with two' detectives' in art inner office. They- questioned him in Spanish but learned nothing, while Belly Mary pee.ked at him unobserved. She noted every minute detail, mentally photographing him into his smuggling operations, was heightened now because a woman been sent out to discipline them. They had not taken seriously her nromise to help catch Barro.

"She has gone on. back to her hotel, I reckon," Sheridan Starr "Prob'ly whistle'us up again tonight." "Yeamp," Hope Kildare agreed. "What say we go back, drive down and pump this prisoner, Salazar?" "Okay." They lingered at their office for an hour, -first, hbwever, studying Next'she asked' the jailer to Salazar's fingerprint record, and show i her the man's personal mapping a new of action 'gun, coins, hand- xevchief, packaged narcotics, all the things found in his clothing. "What would he be doing with a cartridge like this?" she asked, casually thumbing it. "This doesn't fit his gun.

This cartridge is a .22 long rifle." "Dunno," said the jailer. "Found one-like it on another Mexican 1 arrested last month. And some peon boys had one in their pockets. Rabbit hunters, I guess." "Interesting," murmured Betty Mary, and-stared at the thing a long time. It was dirty, and greasy, but seemingly unimpressive.

'She conferred then with, the police chief again, in private. He told her a great many things. The chief was a man of 60 with daughters his own. He even showed her photos of his grandchildren, discussing them proudly. When she left he had agreed to a detailed plan.

In the alley "back her hotel at 3 a. "Exactly, ma'am; call on me for anything, miss." She thanked him and went away. TVTEANWHILE, Inspectors Starr A and Kildare of the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization tcninmalcs in the service who had chosen this most fascinating (but dangerous) work for their anything Iput comfortable.

After Betty Mary left them they talked earnestly in a welter of mutual sympathy, then left the conference room to stride down the street, friends side by side as they had been since high school days. Gloom enveloped them'because Luis Barro had indeed brought a peculiar genius which might trap Luis Barro. But they weren't satisfied with any plan they could evolve. Two older officers came in and conferred.with them at length, so that it-was late aSternoon; when'they finally took a government car and drove to the city police headquarters. We want to soe this Salazar you got on a dope charge," Starr requested.

The desk sergeant himself keys from the jailer and led them back to a cell. "That's him," the sergeant said, pointing. we wa's a little ci-owded, and had to put Old granny in with him for a hours. You wanta talk to him alone?" "No, thanks, just want to be acquainted. Howdy, Salazar." "Buenos dias, senores." "Howdy, granny, what you in for? You hittin' the dope, too?" Starr was looking closely at Salazar, but Kildare stared at the woman.

She appeared quite old; a faded Mexican in a black skirt, and a black shawl that came up over her head to be pinned under her chin, then draped clown over narrow stooped shoulders, a common type. Her face looked pale in the gloom of the jail cell. "No, scnor, only a little," she whined, and sobbed a bit, bowing so that only her forehead was seen. Starr was ignoring her, intent on the man. But Hope Kildare's mouth dropped open, Hope's keen ears had detected what his eyes had missed! Behind the man Salazar, the poor old woman eyed Hope for an instant, then slowly shook liev head.

(To Be Continued) Halsell Ranch Runs 3,000 Cows tamb County, April 7, Halsell company, one of ranches on the south plains, runs 3,000 breeder cows on the property as well as a registered herd" for breeding bulls. Five thousand acres of the ranch fare sown to wheat, barley, and grain sorghums, for stock feed. In 1901, the late W. E. Halsell of Sari Antonio and his son', 'Ewing Halsell of Vinita, bought more than 100,000 acres from the Capitol Freehold Land Investment com- piuiy, builders of the state capital MUSICAL EDUCATION Not Expensive TODAY fcong periods of monotonous scales and practice eliminated.

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