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July 16111, 1908,
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Ele,EANOV GATES,
Author of "The Btogriphy of a :Prairie. Girl,"
COPYRIGHT, 1906. BY bleCLURE, P111141P5 te , COMPANY.
Roe.
"Noy, easy, for God's SOIcer begged,
the Captain. He put out one arm 48 If
*0 ward off a bioiv.
Jamieson brought ep. Ile slity the
leCik Of defeat in Oliver'e blooeshot
eye% and: his VOICe etutked. Ws body
Ohtithiered In mortal terror, Of whet he
was to hear, . •
"It's had newts, but tiot as, bad as it
Might bel" began the captain, Colonel
Cu:Innings offered him a chair,. He
dropped into It. "it is said that your
mother and sister are alive, and will
be delivered tneto us la -the sprittg, pre
vIded there are no executicins here,
But -I, didn't 'see thent, and I don't
keow, where they are." •
Jamieson emighed down 4 heartbro,
ken protest and. as If nttinned,, tottered
weakly toward the stove. .
• Colonel. Cummings el/tete/I his hands
logethint "Where's •Slattheves?" he
asked,
Fie was nnswered by the slamming
Of the ,nnts) Is door rind by a 'voice in
the entry. A nionient later' there•:Ves
a shorn tattoo on etre library door -:.The
colonel ,opened It and arislerefl Mein
terpreter's salute.
With Matthews :peated on the army
` cot and the commanding officer pacing
to and fro, Captain Oliver made his re-
port. He stood at tbe window, his
arms foiled,: his eyes renewing his au -
"We )(seated the, camp easily," be
said. "The directions given by the
• hostageseivere exact.. Bet.that Is about
the only thing • that dtd--come easily.
The rest wes all procrastination.
. "At peon on.' the tenth day out -we
saw ahead of -us on a ridge,a single In.
diet. -I selected four men to make a
swift detour, thinking that perhaps
they would diseover a. Waitingparty
just over the crest But the slope
• yOnd was .unoccepled.. iip4 there were
only :tbe marks of one ,pair ef mocca-
sins.. I concluded that the Solitary
brave was econting, and 1 _wee right..
".&. few' miles. farther we stghted •tt
half dozen Indiens, . They Were Watch.
ing na front 4 MIL: I ',called O. halt.
Then 1 took two men and Mr. Mat,
thews and 'Made forward. We carried
•a .truce flag. They let us come wlthln
.
talking chaplet*. • They :knew, I ant
• sure; Why we were • therebut they Ask,
ed no. questions-justtold ns that the
ceeiteatid was expected to, advance no
• farther than a grove that lay a little
ahead.•to.oar right I assented: to that
and said I wished a emiference with
teelehead chiefThey promised: me
an answer titer :On no4, at • Mice .with-
drew. to a, :rise. a mile, behind. There
they stayed' until., after a •carefulre-
Connoiter, we entered tbegrOve.
..-"Late that •af
tile of warelo ' 6 .e' of them, a big.
bony fellOW in a .splendid bonnet, ask
-„ed what we 'wanted.. -The interpreter
.told The; Indian. Said that the
bead chief was very stair:and that he
could net leave his lodge, He told es
we .might aCeciinpanythein to the vit..
!age, which lay:ate* miles farther up
Of conite 1.•rejected:the.pfopesal, :
: I sate 'there'was no use to
haggle In that fashiOn. I ordered the
, interpreter to go into particulars Re.
proceeded to state your terms" '
At thispoint in the. narrative Colonel
aim -minds.' stolid still.. Captain. Oliver
advanced toward hint a step. and met
his eyes in a curious,' helplern wy
"It was queer," he continued, "bet
•.what Mr. Matthews told theta .didn't
seem to flare them atty." •
' it didn't!" --cried the ,colimel
angrily and once mote began :to pace. ,
• "No,' . they &limed at him and Chat
-
;erect together.' hen t ey ,rode away,,
When dark, came on, fearing treachery,
we left tbe grove f -Or aeheltered place
farther down. Our scouts thee set Out'
, for the Indian village, goingacioss the
river. and far around to the right On
their return they. Said that the Sioux.
carnp nuiribered several hundred wig -
wants. wbile last above. was -a, village.
• of dog soldiers; •' • : •
"The night passed qiiietly. In the
morning a single.brate came riding to-
ward Us. Be', stopped beyond rib°
reach.. I sent the interpreter- out. ..
Re-
rethrned fealty that the chief prornised.
• him fair treatment if he would come
alone. .1 .took it that the camp :was
.aexioue for it little entertainment and '
• that one white was to furnish. it. .1
didn't cionelder ;this Sedond proposer
a minnte, • It was. worse than foonste
I thought. .11u,t!"-he - looked towerd
the cot -"Me. Metthetve didn't agree
with me., He went. It was a ruagnIii..
cent bit ot ("outage, sir." . • • • •
The colone.I wheeled. "Sy .3upiteri"
he exelaimed. "Yea did that?"
Matthews sallied itnd.erossed his lege
awkwardly. "Oh,' a Wa'n't nOthin","
• he- Said, forbearing to glance Up.
'savvy Injuns, you know. I-1 -was
WHIM* to take the chances."
. Colonel Cummings looked dovvh.,..Aft-
er a moteerit and wtthout changing the.
position of his body he turned his face
slowly in Oltver's direction. The eyes
of the two °filters met and Bathed
messages of doubt •
When the dantrianding officer looked
at the interpreter again. it was On his
lips to say, "But you were afraid to.
enter' the steeklide With me." Ile
checked himself, however, and instead
reached toe. Matthews'- hand. "It wee'
a magnilleent., bit of courage," he,
agreed. "Telt ne what happened." •
•-Matthewe fingered the blanket On the
Celt "I Seed the thief," he said, "and
, t6Id hini What you tOld me to tell We%
Wben 1 got it 411 out .he SOO to Mel
'The white womenabet here. There°
with the Wyotnitis band,and the Wye.
min' baud's up in Canada. New,* he
'the bend dome south 10 the
goring. So tell Colette ClImmin's if
be de no hallgire Berta the white
-*Omen home then."
A loW groan tame from behind the
etove. Young jandeitott came out, his
featuteti distorted with grief and ithin.
big With tears, "Think of it! Think
of it! /4,6t till spring! Are they Well?'
1ZOlf,are thee troth* them?"
tl
"Oh, so MO Matthew. eignin.
Icandy.
Young Jamieson understood. He
weut back to his seat, sobbing with
the hysterial weakness of a sick man, •
• "He's bungled the bee/loess, colonel!"
he said bitterly, "Oh. god. If you had
only let me ger--
" "Yea, Yes, my dear boy," answered
the other :soothingly, "but please re-
member that yen couldn't have talked
with them. 'The conference would have
been carried. on through Mr, Matthewe
just the same."
There Watt a silence.. broken only by
Jamieson's weeping
"Ts that -all?" asked Colonel • Cum -
Doings at last, addressinghimself to
the interpreter.
"Yes, sir."
•
Shortly iitter•ward, when be was
gone, tbe two officers left the library
for the reception room and discassect
the expedition In low Mmes.
"I have a feeling, oolonel, that our
hiterpfeter wastet fair in this thing;"
was Captain. Oliver's first confidence.
They were strandfnicsat a front window.
watching Matthews .cross the parane
ground to the barber shop. • ' -
"The slime thought occurred to me."
"And Yet -it doesn't seem possible"-• :.
"Oh, If Bonci bad only. come sooner:"
"Bond i He bare?" . • •
• "Yea -just ball a day too late."
While they . were. talking Matthews
was toting ,his tow beard and mus-
tache and n good length of hair. This
over and his supper eaten, be reappear-
ed at heockplarters and went with
'Colonel .Cunitithigs to the stockade,
time to his chugrin ..he found ths.
evangelist there.' reedy to be present
at the interview well the hostages, but
the Indians understood his preclicainent
and accepted tbe speeeh he made for
•tbe little it was .worth. It was a speech
that, rePeated by David Bond. set
ColonelCumming!' last suspicion' at
rVgt• •..
Loutisbuey arrived at Fort- 'Brat/eon
the next day, appearing:in time for
breakfast, His early. adrer4, which he
explained .away noncealintly.; • was the.
cause,of•tome good n•atured teasing. '
"Say, Lounsbury." observed one offie
cer, "I thought you were .keeping '.1•1
store." : •
' out" he retorted ; .down.
here to .seethat you fellows do .sonie-
thing for the good . nioney ,thicie Sam
,
pays You." . -•••,
. "Whydon't you know?" said Major'
Appleton. "John's here to pelt the sue,
ler some /Sandy sugar." .
"That's right" agreed the sterekeep-
et., "And I'm going -to etit up a Plant
to make. brown , sugar.: out of the :dud-
' " , • ..
ry cupid afford totaugh trith
them, not being the only butt Of ,the
jokers.. Fraser suffered,too; for a
tattling„ private. who had.. spent the
night it Sit:City Town let it out tii
corpora!, who tokl It to e 'sergeant
lab° told•it to a cub Of a secoml. lieu-:.
tenant, who told it tq eeery:officet in
post,with' the single exception of the'.
H0.," that Fraser, the good, the dis-
creet, the unimpeachable, 'bad played-,
Poker with Matthews at the Tro9per's.
Delight from taps to "reyeliy'; and lost
hialast dollar. '
The tale had leaked outby the hoer
01 . Lounsbury's aerival. •• When the •
it tearr Letp.gbarii who. Gook potsesition
• • of tad:rinte, •
Storekeeper heard • It together with the
embellishments It Carried by reasonof
,its having so often chaoged hands, be
first gave Primer it grip- to ehow his
gratitude and theit sat back and en -
'eyed the fun. Fraserf. sorely tried by
the taunts of his etather others, re
-
Paid Lounabu-.7 with glances of wooed-.
ed. reproef.. •
• "131time It WI, old man." he cried
Whet% he eould get it quiet word With
the other, "why dIde't You help the
out/ You're a Wee oriel Letting these
chaps think Vrii • a sport " When. you
know"-
. DIM Lothishery only laughed the
hitedet and was among the first to dub
the lieutenant "a 'sad devil."
The sterelieeper didhave . business
with the sutler, though • not the kind
suggested by the major, for after he.
Ing closeted with that worthy a hall
hOtIr Squaw Charley Was dispatched to
the Lancafitterre WitI3, a basket and a
. note which read:
Mr. teen !Ammeter.
beat sir -owing to the fact that a lot
of= x titoates harpies rations .-10 the way
of beans, butter; 'Aeon, flour, salt. pep-
per, ailed apples, prunes, rice, vinegar,
molasfiefi, eta,, aro piling iria en My
hand*, 1 Wish to dispoire ot IMMO itt some
way et orite arid at any Itaerhide. W0121d.
it be posafble for you 10 relieve me -et
seine of- these goods and pay the back
heat MIMIC& tint of your garden? Alto
hope you ean floe room ter A tabIA*
1,4,""
yours iormrNtartilii•A
jr4
It 'You eat 40 title. You will grsatir dblig%
DISON BLAKELY,
eutler. Port Mennen, Pakota Torr.
P. 8. Pociomed Ana *wales. which
Obrele keep If satisfeetory. M. R.
When Squaw Charley returned trete
the aback he bore au empty buoket nnJ
r •
put it carefully away In his Innermost
pocket,
, And now there remalued one other
thtug to do.- He dropped Into ther Wi-
llard roole and eetnMenced playing, oc-
casionally going to a window that com-
manded the river, When, after n gains
or two, he saw a man approaching
from Shanty Town, be put en his rue.
saoanw:o,redopporteleely out and met the
Interpreter, „
• "Well, Matthews," was his greeting,
"I hist wanted to be sure that you
know Lancaster's grit thnt tenth point
I Spoke abolit cinched "
"And that what suid befere, you
went away still goes, • You bearr
"I ain't deet," raid Matthews. non-
committal.
"That's nil," And Lounshary wept
back to his billiards.
'I'he interpreter continued on to the
stockade. where be was more fortunate
le the delivery of the true message he
had brought. .
"The white' women were not at the
winter camp." he said. "so they could
not be ,sent, but -your brothers prom -
Ise to come to save you. Watch for
signals from Medicine mountain."
• the following reply:
Dear Ler--Therte you, We would like to
do what You saki if you will oleo(' chalk
It down. We will pay next summer and.
maybe before. I will keep count too.
PA I,LAS L.ANCASTWt.
It Was Lounsbury who took Poesee-
sloe of the note. Ile sullied over it and
eel
CHAPTER"
RAT.. year -10 the northland
winter encroached ;greedily
twit spring. The !atter end
of March, the -weather did not
Moderate.' instead the Wide valley be-
• came a- cheerioi fiat winds- that...were
weighted With, numbing sleet 'rhea
April returned angrily, bringing eeld
rains and blowS to check all 'vegeta-
.
But April .half gone, ri tardy' thaw.
set in. rhe icy covering of the river
split. into • whirling blocks. .the snow
agrend7psic°kredt i*iruldp..b.aSoll7. Ooth.teheC•riteismtPerorittnedg
sun drove the :drifts from South ex,
posuree; when, a freshet coursed down
the eetilee' and the low .• spots on the
.prairie filled "until they.' were ..breed
-needs, 'around _which: the: migrating
'wild, fowl alighted with joyeris• cries...
Now eaves :dripped musically, slushy
, wagon ruts ran like miniature Itilseou-
Jig ,and were traveled by horny Prop,
prairie . cocks, . made ach. dawning
.weirdly .noisy, and far and near Where
showed the welcome 'green., blue .eyed
anemones eptarig bravely and tossed
their fuZzy beads in the sharp air.
'Throughout this season •the, shack
'bad but one visitor-L•ScipenoC.harley.1 He
•brought • fuel ' and once P Week it.hasket
of Supplies from "B troon",..(lCcialon-
ally he came stringing a latent by tbe
neck oetarrying e saddle Of fresh veni
•.LsOn,.. but though. his Manner Was as
friendly --as ever and he. seemed. n�. less
grateful. tied 'devoted,' be was always
strangely worried and distraught • The
evangelist • called ''--laY once or 'twice
when storms. Or the rushing ice pack
Ip tbe river did not prevent his cross.
Ing ' As for Lounsbury, he :traversed
the bend often on his Way; to Brannon,:
and if he 'Sawse face .ite a . wInte
'waved • his hand In pleasant greeting,
but he kept -to the road. ..." --,
Since the morning 91 the aurora -the.
..little fitfully had ceasedte.speak of,
: him.' ' That silence was neither ,:de-.,
.manded.by the section boss 'nor agreed
upon by. the three On Lancaster's,.
part it' grew out of the sheakiag, On- .
sciousness 'of. the :ingratitude he did.
.. "rt f
not regret. ' On the pa o, Marylyn it
Arose from tiviteausea-a sense of. girt/ .
lab shame at having. confessed hei at-
tachment 'and a 'leer that her, father
would discover. it: With Militia, core
.sideratien for thefeelings of her • sister
'made her. shriek •••frein mentioning
.topresbury. Yet there was -another rea-
son, and orie.no leas delleatee-she as
we , a a secreCto guart. . .
But In the mind Of the eider 'girl the ,
thought of Marylyn'at 'happiness was
the 'uppermost. There were dread nit-.
.inents when it eeetned to her as if ,that
happiness were to be shattered. . 4, ,.-
. 'During all the past 'weeks Marylyn
had .carefully harbored. her ' fancies
about Lounsbury. Certainof the celice
coveted books On the Mantel had .no
.little...P.art in this, Their stories Of .ure
dying affection-ofbold -mete lore
: .
' Maidens and 'the true 'villains who
gloried in Severing them-helpedhet to '
fit her little circle inte ..Preeee,.• rola,
She lovedadd Mast crush out her : Pas.
Ston.• Lounsbury, whom • elm loved,
had been sent eway by ber, father. and
slie lived up to tbe play consistently.;
She saw the storekeeper anguished over
his banishment; Sae' depths of wean -
Ing le the good natured sidetes he gave
the shack. • With •herself. she accePted
loneliness asit sign ofdeeeer suffering.
She was tortured . byself pity. by the
doubt she had flung at Doling, by the
firra belief that hetbeart was hopeless-
ly fettered. Gez ngM . ina .pleee of
looking glass thnt -erred her fora mir-
ror, She Marked ,ith sorrowful. pride
• her dtransparent 'Skin and lusterless
eyes. She sighed as she *etched teem,
the, Windows. PatientiY she listened
tor footsteps, her fa& ball turned to
the door. .
, And yet what she took SO tragically.
was nOthIng but felling health. What
was not a fact the night of her adze's -
:Sion to Dallas. Was elineet come to,
pees. The. few dere 01 great cold and
htinget in Pebruary, eoupled with long
confinement. In the dirt floored house,• ..
were having their effect. She was on'
tile verge of illness. .
Lancaster, whenever be .netleed her.
dejection, waft Inclined to poebpooh it.
"She looks es ef she'd jos' been Slap
-
Red." he declared, "hate is exPectin' alo-
other lanunite atiy inhibit Ef she'd cry
she'd shore weep lenuati jUlee." Again,
he reckoned that she had Picked up
."soine potion." Jealous and euipleious
ea be was, howeverbe got nd nearer
the truth.
But Delles-iihe WAS misted far more
than either Merylyn or their father.
She fought away from the Idea that
her Mater might be breaking/OW/gai-
ly and teaderly nit it mother; yearned'
oter her. Anxious eye& she noted the
pallor of the childlike taw. the tileleto
oho], espression that hadturtle to be
hithitual. $1.le fretted over the itparte
ems of the yOunger gift who ate ouly
whet) sbv was tirged, lf, sated 'with
Bleep. Mnrylyst moved in the night.
Dallas lir/lased mi the Instant end her,
erect lieside her.
At :bet therm/01Y tilarined, the eider
glri -determined to follow out the idea
that had occurred. te her in midwin-
ter. What did It matter bow herd anti
hateful tile duty WOule bel :What did
her own hidden feelings matter? Wm
would apileal to Toninsbury In her she
ter's beledr. •
But time mowed without bringing her
the opportilnIty, and it wig/ borne In
upon bertinally that Lounebury meant
to rernalu away, perhaps until he was
Wliden to muse; Unditunted, she made -
pinus to waylay ;him on the goidee
road. Resting the Sharps across her
arm, she set mit morning or afternoon,
on a long jaind.
Out -Lounsbury was not met, Oa
One sects ramble, however, an incident
Oteurred that was far reaching if not
fatal in its results. She was going
honaeward slowly when she 'saw ap-
proaching rin umbrilance from Brannon
drawn by • a four male team, be
started timidly aside, thee paused -
The vehicle was iillet1 with ktdies. A
half dozen who were talkini and laugh-
ing merrily °coupled tbe lengthwise
seats of the carriage. •One sat beside
the driver. Dallies put herself in their•
path and, waited. • .'
Mow Often. she had %%totted these
same ladies cantor out of post on
their horseback, rides, officers ettend-
ing them, Or seen them make rollick-,
. leg walking party to the bluff. ;op.
And ehe he'd pictured .hew some day
they would be ferried, .to the heud:
They could not have beard how her
fethertalked. If they • had. they would
not •-blame . her, If they passed tier;
they would smile and- hew, maybe sten
to speak. • • .
She was all aglow new - The am-
bulance relied near; It was closed on
itfir Sides; • and the Xvomen .within could
not see her. Tim, woman on the seat,
Pretty, stender,..daintily clad, did. Del -
las leaned forward ea;gerly; face Hush-
ed, -eyes shining. . ' •
The wonian n Ise. leaned forward and
leoked Dniths ap and down searchtng-
iy; coldly. Her lips wereset in a
sneer. Her eyes frowned. Then the
ambulance bowled smartlY 0011g. the
driver ditching at a leader . with his
. "Who's that, Mrs. Cumniliogsr Tbe
' women in,the teat ot the•vehicle were
peering out. • • .
Mrs. Cummings inasWered• Over her
-shoulder. "Why. it's the Plow .Wo.,
There inns."Oh, •"Ahs" '• and
• etughter. . --------------------
...;;The. • girl • by the .roadside heard.
rebuffed;; wounded .to the
quick, She stumbled homeward, her
sight blineed by tears.. •
:She did' net ' Waits' for . Lounsbury•
again. • Once he thought of writhig
Win of, striarcioning hint thrOugba mite
peen. -Squave. Charley; but, recalling
'her' father's. treatment of the istore-
keeper.' She ' questioned if the :latter
wouldheed her message. Shefelt
herself isolated,- but "no, hint ot her
hittereesi was allowed to reach Mary
lyti'rhe- younger ,girl knew only
• bright words and ; mime:Ong...unselfish
Preacher's OpinioL,
Rev. P. K. McRae, Yorks 33addoely
always count it it pleasure to •
reeommend the Dr. Slocum Remedies
to my parishioners. 1 bobove there
i is nothing better for throat and limg
troubles Or weakness or run-down soye-
f tem. For speaker's sore throat I have
found raohlM, very benelleial.ii ,
Bey. N. H.- Stevens, Paisley, Ont.;
"'Welting/ Veined just the stimulant my
*Item needed. X shall add my testimony_
ea to its edlesey at every opportunity"'
Bev: R. IC Browne, Amherst Head,
"/ have often recommended
Pey'ehine since taking it myself, for it
is a euro for the troubles you specify.n
Rot. cbee. sumo?, Bath, N.B.: '4/
have used Psychine in my family; the
reaults were marvelous. I have visited
people who state that they never used
its equal. I atrougly recommend it.
Rev. 3. 8. 1. Wilson, Markdale Ont.;
"I have taken two bottles of Psyching&
and am pleased to say that I am greatly
improved in health.' I 'was troubled
with my throat, but now 1 line it about
restored to its normal condition,
find my work very much less taxing.
I believe°2sych1ne is all claimed for at,'
' For: one. thing Dallas was deepte.
thankful -Matthews did not- • trouble
-the-shack. David- Bond . had , told her
that when the troops lefteC'en'the..eam
mer canieeiee the Interpreter .would
ride with them, the evangelist being
'retained at 'the fort to. fill •tbe other's
-place The latter deelared that, by the:
-pilot's reprirt.Lounsbery's name Merle
Matthews "laY, back his eats," but
that be no !eager Esteemedabout )os
hog tbe claim ' •
' And now camn the warm days--daYe
In swift, sweet contrast to : those Juist
. gone. ".: :Sue :and shower -banded' tbe
•
shy 'with :triple Ores Of promise, The
robins -arrived, ,.• a . Plump and sauey
crew. Bent hili curlews stalkedahoet,
'littering: Wild and .rnellow calls." Tho.
dwellers of. the, ground threw u=p fresh •
dirt armed their buirows. ' The marsh
violets peened pale -Wee cups; and the
very loge of the shack 'Put forth dm-.
!Aloes sprigs, se thitt.froni the front
the groteSque bead displayed a -bristle
of een whisker, The' prairie was,
awake, brood and soil and sate
•Ben • and Betty . showedtheir high
spirits' with comical sporting.. The
Mules frolicked together, pitching, hind. -
•quarters, rearing to hos and nipping
at Simon. 'Fully as gay Was he, though
-his :shaggy - flanks' were gaunt.' Be.
Played at ;goring them or frisked in'
ungainly circles.' Oetasionally, how-
ever, he gave sigus of tit humor, low-
eted ..- bb- btoad borne threateningly
• even • at: Dallas, pawed IIP ,tbe new
grown grass and: charged' to and frO
.- on the bend, his voke titled in hoarse
Challenge. ' ...• •
On .the little Wont the light, the'
warmth and added duties wrought a
• good effect LaticaSter'S ' grtl fin bli rig
lessened, and he. helped to Vlant some
'boxes with cabbage arid tomato seed
- that the Sutler,. supplied,. •Marylyn,
&axed out for an hour' or two daily.
rewarded Melee with stnilea. Her ap-
petite grew (rather to her chligriti),
and when' she held the looking 'glass
before her she sate it faint coterie •her
cheeks. , • '
' To Dallas the spring brought renew-
ed 'courage apd ii.vagee longing. With
the fltat mild evenings she took to ven
turing out, vereppeil in her long cloak.
for a lotfely wont. in. her love of the
glOnniing she • .was like a wild thing.
Friata birth the twilights of the mesa
hadproved irresistible. .When ehe was
es
l
a child they soothed her little it Wiles,
In Womanhood. if -errrroW 'I''P sed
heavily, they brought her str ngth.
The• hat! light, the soft itir and tbe lack
Of Sound were balm to her spirit
- Nightiy she straYed up the coulee.
eastward, south -or toward the elver,
until, early in May, it Bedond ineident
occurred and intetrupted het' ranoblek
She had walked OS Inc as the Swale
that was .part . Way to the Misietstri.
There the was startled into it andden•
halt 14'rern 0 polet ithead of het and
to the left eounded trgtinshot. .
She ennit down cautiously and stayed
close to the ground, her thleeril steady.
Ing her, her breath suspended. Thete'
was tio moots, and the stars were oh.
seared by elende - ne eottonwoods
were 0 black. Shaveling mess. RN
Watched thetti. . '
No nneWering shot rang out; but,
after u long waft, a reply earn° from
the Owe. It Wee a !engh, loud and
taunting. '
Slle etaYed erottehing and presently
saw a small black objee . a the
big blaeltneasAt the trees and.r ranee
•
These are earnest preachers of the
gospel of Psychin% They know Where-
of they tweak. • Psyching cures ell
throat. Jung and stomach troubles. It
is a great voice strengthener, acting
directly on the vocal, respiratory and
digestive organs, thus specially adapted
In, public eneakers. At druggists,
Sde and $1.00, or Dr. T. A. Mecum,
Toronto.
Frigetened, she arose and retraced
tier Steps. glancing hiehInd tier as she
went. At the shtick. having band the .
latchstring. she 'backed into the room.
' Her father. tine sister were asleep.
Next morning, on a plea of not wishing
to alarm theme she refrained tram tell
lag of the stmt. It 'map have been a
limiter: she, reationed, Ur a . druuken
trooper . or one of the • Shatity Town '
gatig. But the' laugh -It rum le her
ears. . ' •
Several' twilights paseed: then she
:ventured out again. A. lip of moot) was
dropping down' ,an uuelohded •sky t the .
starsbung low Arid. white. And when
she neared the stale she Saw': a 'geed
distance before lier, that arnall black
object separate itself from ;the grove ,
• again and move rorward, • ' ' ' •
She etc/peed. She was not frightened
new,. She kneivwho it was..:And When
she saw his artint.einite up and catight
,the glint of. metal .he called out: to-, •
him': "Don't! 'Debit! it's 'met". ::. -• -
There was 'a muttered eXclarnation,' _
andtbe erns fell. "Miss .Dallas!" be .•
cried and isPrung fotward. '
' "1:-...I was sure it Was you." she ad-
Ittlfteil tremulously. --Andyonive been
guarding here all the 'timer', . .
• Lounsbury :Was panting , ."Suppose
I'd fired?" he said., "I bad. a mind to. ,.. .
Crimielr' •:. : .
r"Tou'd 're . Mesed likely,"
. "aleyee net. You see, I. thought well
-that:Matthews or • that ,,..preeloua...
brother ethie, they might get to both.- .
• his hands ipto hie trousers pockets. ."I
, evkhtrocijoevirrte:1; t.46-0 putsiicthe:iyo:aut.,reasttall ,03io,:it.,.. :
thiiiii., .
•glance, at her. , • • ' . • : - • ' • .
.41713'elX enetigh,••.;17Init is Why, I. -came' ..
,haven't been around lately, but I didn't
t et. r.g.hh.re.i.iinry:ioketg
?u,s.,.,_3..solf 11- was
. , frwor, ..„..r.a!,!si ,:so. t.u..bn.;.. Anyway, ,g.,ea hereiIs"t1 apittie..dalaitk-o.,. ...,
• She did not beak bim. Sbe was not .
-tonight" . '.' , ,',. _. • . • , '
'tMe?" he mild. "Well, Fm a match for
.
'There is 'so, . amthing „.:III.h.xt 1)..allaar. : •;
iin't been round or' late," she began •
Coat. you almost lOok like a 'heap •big
atel7 to rally :a .speech. ."Yotteloti
Reek you'd notice it". He darted: Si
' He . saw. she was disancerted and
listening:, .The wished for opportuni-
ty WaS. come. She was trying &spore
She ;Moved aside, averting -het -face., .
cap I do?" : -. • .
be_straightehed he stepped to her 'side., •
Wm..: you.ain't. But what else?". • . . •
Miss Dallas.' Tell. me -tell me. white ,..
witii the.butt of his gun. • -
keening guard Oft us.,"' • ', ' - ' ' . '... .
••Don't 'lei. Matthetve ,Itill you." . • •
"Was it dad?" she asked.:. "Did 'yen
- Re tinizeped the . swale Impatiently .
it . was ..you," .she persisted,.
:•'Ahl You :"Meaa that 1 .cip help you,
"No," be. said siowly.! He rammed;
Lounsbury iald down his gun...Wbeat •
year father.' .I thoogbt
he went -Out of his wity to be --well. •
kinda Short, yen know: I Was 'may
trying i' bedecent." . • ' . •
"Dad's teeny," she said'. reflectively..
'Whenever We, get to. 4 Chuck hole,
where all Of us ought to pun ygeteer,
he goes slack on the tugs. ' tie's like'
Ben that way. 30 I Wive 1'. go Up ti,
him, stroke his Mane, ftibis eurb. and
let .. seine cool -airtindet bb Cellar..
Aftet while he gives Ai haw -bee -hate
and goes On." . • • .. •
Leninsbuty did 'not laugh. "no NOW
ed When it 'came to one," he said •so.
berly; "and it hurt. Afterward I. elude
got It Into my head that. none of .y.tia
Ntan. t.e(162'
(TO 13E ('iONTINUED.)
• -
..,
Keep Children VVell
During kint Weather
EVery mother .knows how fatal the
stunmer months are to small chit&
ren. Cholera inbantuin, diarrhoe,i, dr.
sentery and stomach troubles are al.
armiegly frequent at ;his • Unto
of the year ' and too often
hours illness. The mother who keeps
Baby's Own Tablets., in the house feat
safe. The oecasional use of 'aby'a
Own Tablets prevent • stomachend
hoWel troubles, or if the trouble cone,
es soddenly -as it generally aoes-tho
Tablets will bring, the little one safely
through. Mrs. George Howell, Sandy.
Beach, Que., says t 'My baby 'eaS
suffering with colic, vomiting told dfr
arrhoca, but after giVing -CM Diihrs
Own Tablas the trooblo disapileared.
I would jvis all mothers to keep a
box of Tablets 0,1wayS on band." Sold
by all medicine dealers . r 'ey mail at
250 a box iron the Dr, Williams' Med.
Mile Co., Brockville, OM,
'
tos'pb 11, DontiAly, nextmembef
of "A" battery, was drowned tif,
Kingston.