Range Rider Comics # 24

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At last the bliziard subsided and Marty
Downs peered out from the email cave In
which ha had taken refuge. A vast blanket
of snow covered the entire forest.

Beating his arms to keep warm. Marty
slowly shuffled from hie haven and looked
about, trying to gain hia directional bear-
ings- His only thought was to get back to
his makeshift camp.

As he struggled through the deep snow,
Marty reasoned that the rations he had left
in camp would hardly he sufficient to sub-

make the rou

nds of his traps.

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t him

now that he

had to backtrack to replenish

his food supply.

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roods for what

finally sighted

the rickety 1

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his eyes

bulged In dis-

belief. The c

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s food supply

had been tampered

with . .

. the food was

gone, except :

strip of bacon.

In his "slate- of h

bacon looked

like a steak

to Ms

:ly. He tr

ied to run the

last few yard

ich it. But

at that instant.

a raucous cry

split the silence

and a feathery

Before he could realize what had hap-
pened, a huge black raven was winging
toward the uppermost branch of a tall tree,
with tho strip of bacon clutched in its talons.

Marty could only stare in disbelief as the
big bird began to consume its prize. Then,
in a flash, Marty became aware of his pre-
dicament — not only was he without food.

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v had n

shaped the fi

of white drapes and nothingness.

Marty reached for his gun and aimed it
at the raven ... he might have food, after

all. But his hands were numb and the raven
was crafty. Ae the bullet whistled near the
bird. It fluttered to another tree. Marty be-
came angry ... he meant to loll the thief,
if only for revenge.

Obsessed with the idea, he struggled on
through the icy drifts trying to get a steady
shot at the elusive raven. Each time he man-
aged to get the black marauder in his sights,
the bird would fly ahead a few feet, all the

After a long pursuit, Marty sank down
against a tree. He knew he could not go
much further. But still a little way ahead of

At this point, new life seemed to flow Into
Marty. He was not going to let the bird
have the last laugh. Again he tried, his rifle
held steady, but still the big black bird was

Finally Marty knew he had to give up, he
had almost reached the limit of his strength.
He looked ahead. There was the raven . . .
but not on the limb of a tree. Then Marty
gasped. The raven was standing on a food
cache that Marty had stored there months

As Marty stumbled toward the liieaaving
provisions the raven screeched even louder,
as it did a little dance on top of the cache.
Within seconds Marty ripped open a sack
and pulled out a large can of food- — ■-

As Marty desperately opened the can, a
sudden realization came to him . . . even if
the food at the campsite had not been looted,
there would not have been enough to last
more than a day. And now, the raven had
led him to the long-forgotten cache.

With a grateful gesture Marty flipped the
lirst helping of food toward the raven.

"Thanks,'- Marty chuckled, "there's
enough here for both of us, so eat heartily,
my feathered friend!"

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RANCH — CALLS IT THE KENTLICKV,

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BUT I'VE SOT TO SQUARE J THE DOOR .'

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MY MEN HAVE POUND

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HER BABY! AND //:.::
JENNIE'S COLT IS JUST
FOUB Oftf$ OLD'

BUT NOTHING; WHEN I GOT BACKTOTWE
RANCH AND MV MEN TOLP ME WHAT HAD
HAPPENED I WAS TEMPTED TO GO OVER
TCTHE APAMS PLACE ANP HAVE A

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In the Southwest, any mouse-colored horse is
referred to as a GBCLLA. This cornea from the
Spanish word meaning "crane." However, the only
thins in common betwivn the hrn-se and the bird is
their blue-grey color. The grulln has a dark mane
and tail, anil the old-timers say he is a much better
horse if he has a dark stripe running down the
length of his back, from mane to tail. These horoes
are usually small, but are tough and hearty.

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