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and over until he was out of the way of As soon as he reached manhood, Tom
the hooves. established his identity . . He learned,
Then Tom saw Black Mike fighting for among other things, that after he had
his life, while Pete clung to him and slow- been carried away from the cottonwoods
ly choked him to death. · where his parents had been lynched, cow-
They rolled about in the struggle while boys had reported finding the smoky ruins
Black Mike tried to get his spurs into of the Averills' store. The bodies of the
Pete's legs. But Pete's wiry legs hugged A verills were not found in the embers.
Black Mike's abdomen while his hands Therefore Tom C. Grant, who was known
were relentlessly at his throat. It seemed as Silver Tip, formed a posse of the set-
Personalized an age to Tom before Black Mike lost his tlers in the Sweetwater Valley and they
BIRTHPLATE strength. His eyes popped and his mouth rode out as a search party. They found
sagged, his thick tongue bleeding in
Beautifully hand-decorated birthplate with streams through his teeth. the forlorn corpses in the cottonwood
"Tree of Life," Baby's name, birth date, grove and gave the A verills a decent
weight and child's sign of Zodiac. Fine At last Tom saw the final quiver in the burial.
China. 7 1/2" with hanger. Blue inscription legs of that hated Black Mike and the last But they had long puzzled as to the fate
for boy, Pink for girl. A gift remembered stiffening tremor of his arms. of Tom.
now and treasured later. Give name, Pete slowly released himself from the When Tom was famous as Buffalo Tom
weight and birth heavy carcass, and by that time other In- Vernon, appearing in Madison Square
date. No C.O.D.'s. $ 2, 9 8 dians had arrived on their swift horses in Garden and many points west, he made
CAMPBELL SALES answer to the screams of the children. public the names of the cattlemen who
P.O. BOX 593-Dept. W
La PORTE; TEXAS, 77571 The whole Indian village rejoiced sav- had hired Black Mike and the other ma-
agely for Tom's sake, for by now he was rauders. But there was little satisfaction
one of them. in this, since none of them was ever pun-
And he grew up among them, learning ished. In fact, some of them had amass-
from them to ride so well that he seemed ed fortunes as members of the guilty syn-
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to be part of his horse. They also taught dicate, and they had left their riches to
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around he was known for his exceptional But the pioneers who had laboriously
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Box 715, No. Hollywood, Calif. 91603 ·, 1 . skill in training wild horses. proved up on claims had been left im-
When Buffalo Bill Cody was preparing poverished with nothing to bequeath to
one of his Wild West Shows, he engaged their own loved ones.
LEARN THE SECRETS one hundred Sioux as well as Tom to put Nevertheless, the record stands. The
on an act. But Tom was only fifteen years only survivor of the Sweetwater Massacre
OF THE STARS
old at that time, and it was necessary for was at least worthy of his brave parents
* * * * * MADAME ZEUS Buffalo Bill to contract him through a le- in terms of his own courage and skill. He
OF LONDON., ENGLAND gal guardian. The star of his show, the fa- long performed throughout the country as
Has pleased and amazed thou- mous crackshot Annie Oakley, volunteer- a buffalo rider and a trainer of wild horses.
sands by her ability to read the
stars and reveal unknown things ed for that task. She was Tom's guardian Never has a TV thriller equaled the ac-
to people through Astrology. If until he reached the age of twenty-one. tual experiences-of Tom Vernon. •
you are not afraid of what . you
might read send SI. for a horo-
scope reading. · Send name. ad-
dress and birthdate s:arefull•
* * * * * printed to:
MADAME ZEUS, Dept. GW
P.O.' Box 297 Oakland, Calif. 94604 WILDCAT CURVE his brother.
(Continued from page R) As expected, when the stagecoach came
even with the suitcase Joe spied it, got out ·
and tossed it on the seat. Two men from
from the front porch of the drug store. town had been tipped off by the druggist
One day Joe Welling took his brother that if they wanted to see some real fun,
Marriage Certificates, High School and Co ege as a partner in his run-down mining bu&i- they were to just follow the Welling boys
Diplomas, last Will & Testament (Blank Forms).
Any 2 for $1. All 5 for $2. Prompt Confidential ness. They quit riding their horses as their and watch.
Service • . ARTEK FORMS, 6311 Yucca Street, drinking interfered with their being able A quarter mile down the road the stage-
Dept. 4544, Hollywood, California 90028
to stay in the saddle. coach stopped. Joe and the suitcase were
They switched to a patched-up old stage- plainly visible through the rear opening
750.LD, OlD coach, and one day they irritated Sid Tem- of the stagecoach. Joe, starting to un-
berling no end by chopping up his sign buckle the straps, didn't seem to notice
WESTERN RECIPES with a shot gun. That same day the old that the suitcase had a bit of a wiggle to
Used Before 1867 wildcat got away with two of his chickens. it. He undid the last strap, slid the catch,
Printed from original wagontrain, sett- That night Temberling set in motion a and spread open the grip. The big cat,
lers, goldsee.kers handbook. Some pre- plan of revenge- nothing too harmful- now fully conscious and mad as a hornet,
date 1700, so OLD ttiey are NEW, just to teach the miscreants a lesson. He took a fast look at the two bearded faces
includes cu.ring Virginia; Indiana set a chicken wire trap for the cat and inches from his and exploded.
smoked hams, English 'plumb' pud-
ding, pies, cakes sourdough and Indian found him in it the next morning. Next he The old stagecoach began to rock from
breads, jellies, wines, spirits, tanning brought out a large old ventilated suit- side to side as the two brothers tried to
hides, soap, candles etc. Simple home case. In short order he managed to chloro- dodge the spitting, snarling, fur-covered
remedies for rheumatism, sprains, · form the big cat, place him in the suit- package of pure outrage. Finally the cat
coughs, warts; etc. Also many money case and deposit the near-lethal package tried to leap out through one of the win-
saving formulas. Send $1.00 to:
alongside the road just out of town, and dows. He didn't make it. Joe had the same
J.B. MICKEY, Publisher, just a short while before the old stage- idea and the two jammed. There was more
Box M, Ottawa, Kansas 66067
coach came along with Joe Welling and snarling and hissing until all three occu-
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