Argosy All-Story Weekly, June 13, 1925 — page 101: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

By CLARENCE E. MULFORD Author of ‘‘ The Coming of Cassidy,’’ ‘‘ Hopalong Cassidy Returns,’’ ete. VII—ON THE TRAIL OF A FOX iff of Twin River County, and miles away from his jurisdiction, sat on his horse on the top of a little divide in a mountain park, watching two thin columns of smoke climbing heavenward against the fresh greenery of the distant mountains. His friends were carrying out his ideas, and with their smoke columns marked the entrances to two passes from the parklike valley. In all there were four of these natural exits which could be easily seen; how many more ways out of the valley there were he did not know. Red Connors and Lanky MI itor JENKINS, deputy sher- Smith by their fires had marked the two passes they would not stay and guard, for they would ride on and hide themselves at the entrances of the other two, putting their trust in smoke. In that mountain park was a band of fugitives, or what remained of it, wanted for the attempted assassination, from ambush, of Hopalong Cassidy; and for other crimes. Mesquite was on the trail of a single member of the band, an old fox called Shanghai. He had, earlier in the game, captured Shanghai; but had been tricked and overpowered, and lost him. Only a few hours before he had thought himself This series began in the Argosy-Allistory Weekly for May 2. $73 COMiclooo CO