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The Signal, 1909-9-23, Page 5• e arrier R e x Beach COPVNIGMY49011,BY I(ARPLA • BS "Frew rise to Uwe 1 beard of her, hot the bees, Instead of gladdemtik Luc, as It wuuld have gladdened Bowe wen, wrung out what bits ut suffering were left lu we, and 1 fairly ached for bar. Nobody conies to see clearer than 3wurau det'elve d so It. ie I dut take her lung to find out the klub) of wan l:etwett waft lie waao't Ilke her at all, and the reason he had courted her so hotly was Jest that be had had eyerytb)ng that rightly belongs to a Ia311 like Mtn and had sickened of.it, • tie wasted her because she Was r1e,M arx1 pure acid different, and, real - lung that he couldn't get tier any other way, he had married ber. itut she wan r treasure no had man could akpreol• at.e and so he tired quickly, even be- -O. _fore the little one came. ..whet 1 heard that she had borne him a daughter 1 wrote her a letter. whh'b i...,k me a month to et:im ose and which 1 tore up. One day u story ,clot (44 "'•' t'"•a. Asada.U11I • • hone to ride down and kill him --and. mind you, I was a man who made pets of little wild, trustlug things. 'tout 1 l'new she would surely send for we when ber tale becawe NO great. so 1 un welted wy gear and hunt; It up amd waled and- walled and •waked. . Three long, endless years 1'.wultel, :11 ---tm,.t-witlitu sound of our Valu. walk AO a cord front her, without a Itillinp..e of tor, and every hour of that time toot by ,as ltldwly_ as If 1 had held buy Linen'. Then she called to me, and I went, "1 tell you, 1 was thuitlful that day ter the fortune that bad blade ane fake g,o.sl ,'are ut my horse, fur 1 rude 11kt:'fleath on n w ttsdetweul. 1 through the streets of Olesrt, where ((icy lived. and past the Ilgirts of Bele --os srtrlr4g-+.sli toio---whery 1 . pima(' of (11•'11'14 revelry and :t stria volved woman. silogi lig-a woman the P h t r f whlc14 had tried to leak • n l U t► J BemdY t uryet' akulked or sneaked lu those Jays 14 1d no !eon ever tnat h ale take back rote's, so 1 cause up to his house from the front and tired my . burse to his gatepost. She 'cord we en the Jeeps and opened the d•e,r. - Y..0 sent for Iue; said I. •\Here 1s Ie?' Isut he had gone away to a uch;hts.rini: cusp and .wouldu'l be 'tuck until wonting. nt which 1 fort the -way a thief must feel, for I'd --koped to -newt Liu- hl his _own' lltuas. - I couldn't think very clearly',. however, because et 111r (Image In her. She was e. thin and worn ntid sail sadder than 803 sonars) 1'J ever seen. 1'd t!:.ine•'d :1 heap myself. Aay 4uw that w the .lirst thing elle 'poke about. and the Mors came tut° her eyes mi she breathed: "'Peer boy! You took It very band. di,ln t your "lee sent for me; sold 1. `Which road did he take?' ""11;erc's nothing you can dl!' she moot .ted. q sect to snake sure that ).'u sill lure ale.' "'1':4 you• ever doubt It?' sahl t, nt alifelI she began to cry Ilke a woman she has worn out nil emotl.,:ri '('un you feel the satire after what Pre made you sufferr she meld, and ntrwTie nmet have ria!- oho !n fav ret,'•, for I net .vats much at la!ktng. noel tin. sight of her, s.1 •rhange11, hail taken the seee•h nut of - kW;liisaiTng 'molting but aebeet and • pains and ashes In lir Ware. when she saw• what she wished to know she told the the story -the whole Miserable s(o • ry that I'd hrnril,ehuagh.of to suspect. ; Wks r he'd married the other matt she 0,nldn't r%plala h,'rsrlL except that It way a w'ean's whim -1 had stayed away, and be lead come they eft.m'r - part i•ique and part the tirnn's dare devil fasilted Ion. "'He's a (feted,' she told ane. '1'%e it«rTn1T Ii'Zin� He'll make n hai�tTwti mint of me rel sure nn he will of the ittilr ,,:;e if 1 stay on herr so 1 have h.•rc'?4tat,t t - 'N I„•revrr von say: she answered, ladyet 1 did not tiuderstau11, 41 4 till I tart the look in her eyes. Then s'- 11 Hassel on me site hake down, for II wawa terrible thing-f,ir it good %%oninl to offer. . '11's n1I for the tlttfe gtrll- stye reared. 'store thntt her life tlette ld5 neon it. five must get -her nwny from him.' "shy' saw 1t was her (.1113' roars• nett wont tellers her heart w:),''aMae e„ The lieutenant met 1• 1 s.k of nit hod In, the trader's eyes and emitted -Iu '44444 e-- boa--emettlef4' nester -tending tad ",pprnvnl. 144V1 Solite w O nhrn 'or their 1 •ethane we love for their frill 1 there neer w•)• 110 who '1 .1 the t ,. r h.ce her, a:,.l now `Mt'• '' • I .t'.,s+r + r ..141 {af' l:,( \ aP i Ai i it � .dt'�: y / , ,kl that 1 knew she loved me 1 began believe again there was u Coti sun where. 1'd never seen the youugst DO she lel We lu a here it eat sheen and I remember 111y bouts made se a devil ut it thlluptug on the floor, t1' she laid h• tr slim 1 white linger , 111 4 t Iles loud smiled at we. All the tligi In the world begs❑ to choke ut t thrust and all the blued in ate co wenced to pound at toy heart 'obeli looked On that little sleeping kith! The tears began le roll our of uly et' and tCetuse they h:t4 Teen dry for fu years they acaldel like melted met That was,ihe only time I ever we 'flit. sight of her baby 4110 It. "'1 tut'e her already,' I Whisper, 'anti 1'11 spend my life making b happy' and 111:II/IU;{ u lady of he i4hlell clinched what w•o%'ering don the Mather had, and she b'•gau Go lel: mildly, the fear coming on her of t.ntiArn that ourbehenll• might fall. ea,. for.rlyling Inc,1,1 with butb of the OTHERS to wads lite un 1101811, :11141 the %4 i!J 11• things arse 1114. friends :maim w•h1,11 rt', Would hose made It Ida)' 10 I'd heli ,g. Mone, 1,111 n girl 4-10111 of three 4414" 4-1 hander to. ala to e. So I cowered and `L,(ked day after day 111;4• n thief or 1 1,, murderer .nl Ira et• thought. /,• 11 ul t t ht. Ila rs in❑ always farther lulu lite hidden 4,4 11aees, traveling by night with the lit• 11- t!o ane aslp•p 1 n 111)• (sura, by day playing whtl her la Henle leafy glen. 10. whit 4113' pu's1 et• a su close behind that is for weeks 1 1 rt•r slept, :110 my love ur for the child Iwcrosssed dally till it he n1. came almost nn 1180nify. ' pt, �:tYr had ehwe ayn,'etuw many flat's, Lnt .1 • linally won. In spite of the fact ,1, that they tracked us clear to the edge r of the desert, for 1 141111 hit fat the ,.• state tine. 1:11 aim:, that Nevada was a 1,t Nildeet1e•rtl 1111' feeling that I'd Surely ,11 lose them then Sall I did. kat in doing It 1 nearl lust %lerr(dy. 1'..n 1 see, the emistw)it nivel nal banlshlp ,i 4vas tow Much ler el prattling baby, :111,1 'flit': SIGNAL : GODERICII. ONTARIO that tit dd. b:la•k 441rewlgh the turrets 1 sI, •a :11.1 eV into Ilse hills, where 1oa,e unlet !bell, ial1„le handed ng:du br11 or dry 11, but she wouldn't he of It. \C, 11111,1e. away,' she said, 'a tors: w.l) Irons here. alters. tile world 44.•1'4 nod tis and the 14'•4, oar ese &Tut: lu _a-eiusubn,,4 se.L.Jnt knowin. 1''.e toes! never le:,ru who her Lather "G ae ..r what el emitter did.. we will 41:1'1 alt oyer on • , 1 1i ,f slut fell sick fruit re heat, the dust Fid and thirst: st • "1 stun timid fur t' nearest read ar or camp „here a 44'0 an euUl)l be )/hind; but. os he 'h wu d have It, Meet through whhout tr Ong. 1 had gone fart ber front men : 11 thing., however., 111.141 1 thought, at 1 this re• turn pursuit v. as u tn1111ou (it 's worse Mali the other, for 1 couldn't '0 fast enough to shake heath, who ra with lis bend on ley e:uttle or rude a my until lorgr't, 1),, ,u love me well e44•iugIs to do II F' "1 uttered n try mid took her In my elms, the arum Ilial bad tit lirl for her all those years '11..11 1 kiistd bar for ihi_Otsi Sime_" The .11.1 44:14 'rd to light bis pipe, w14, 1 had gone cut, but his lingers • tler plat 0 es fur hue to take the yo•11,�-rer away that might bud for, her to u. joie herr. 1 � . r. Is;r•a0se pulsuir toot e• ,tut• au 1 1nl 1 l 1 e•.d' 1 lx• t .rac+y r , 14 hen. our mighedisappear. She would f"(Ivry when the 'istiornt:!ty offend saw Mal he had instilled a terror Into her :lad that she feared Klin like Jeal 1,• byt; us 1 tl.• ogle It over her r'cheuxrseen:crd fea"ible, sl) t agreed, was lo ritb• wed that hour %%illi the sleeping 11:11e :It4l conceal myself at a Place we seleerted while she would say that the little pole had wandered 44:1? :itul Ise a 1444_ III the canyon or anything rise lu throw 1tetmett oB. After a time she would )(du us. %Yell. the Ii t:. girl beye'r waked when 1 tock her • 1:t' u! .arms nor Whcr1 the motherI'nike d•ia'u'agnln atw!'ia(ked to me like a' 1 ntry wu44131. "1 trate rd hard 'that MOO and wflpl"'.l tort's at dayIL:ht. Thea, 1'n'. in,: the 441,1 , ountry behind. 1 ca ape lams a region 1 didn't ku,,w and found :1 Mesh an w44II114 site, lendert the child for rue. for 1 was close Ly the bluer where Merrldy eaa to 001111. Ever,; richt t went Into the village in hotxw that some wort) had arrived, :not I 44aited patiently' for n week. Then 1 gal the blew. 1 11'•ar, It freers the loafer,4•ar.und the tittle tos144111e1: Moo but 11 'timed me et 1 441'uldu't indievy it 11i1 1 , borrowed the paper otlitY9.144 ihE• 1FS.fiP 'st"ty, With -the ty1s• 11:110 1111; find Irapiuq I,efore me. It took '.14114' hours for It to seep In e%e1 atter' that, null far yenri" 1 n• raped etery µ•6r0 of Ile d ---d lir an If It had (tern l.l:'hmled 011 me 111th 1st Irons They ended it is shi,ekfn41 agar, the most brut:il murder Cali- furekt tied, rear known, nod' In -the h,ndllnrs was tnv name lu lettersi11411 stru,•k 111,, bet ween the eyes fire a hammer. sirs. Din Bennett had kern foully u.nnt.'red t.y ale 111 a tit of sad• den jealeu.), and I had 11(1app.Ireil Will! the baby: • The lin1b,ind tad rt' (urorittie•••.in•' lolly to 11.1 her d•.la_. s. 1.i• said, but tis, far cone to e::tl far • help and wit' herr;y 'AM .-Mot ::rengtth to tell lite, islet 4441 It slid /tow'. Then Atte iT.Tjwr-went tan oft: - the it.theTOM ".,r my reurtn.- her and -P: minim: 111e dew!' for lieioett. It 1, ,i how t had gone off al • up Bite :he the 11111s, turning Into a bear, that no body, near or . 1,11.1, conk! app. ,soh. It raid 1 heel bnwdeet (herr m'1 14,14 time Ii'1 the lli:nla got app'rr: lit rind so came 11'111'1 Ty44 Wreak lily ve mance. They Deter even did ate 1110 credit of !offline. me crazy. I was n fetid Meer - nate, rt 'beast without 'u..' and a tut if things like That -and, :rneuller, 1 10111 niter harmed n llc'r,t thing la all any I1?.'. However, that- wasn't .what hart. What- (TfflliLM tie ii,To a dntt, 111'10 suffering thing ens the Innw l- her a she s that h was on r' h ,ars e I r t R ,ouldn't get IPyo44d thin fact. '!'li-n .isle the re.itiralfiiu that1 ii tl bad done It, for t reasoned flint he bad dragged e-hlgl of the truth Tr.itn her by very fume oil the fear 1,e held her 1n and .Main her. God! - The nwful rage (lint canoe 08er me! Bat there fi ( was nothing 40 do. I olid sworn to • - gunrd the little nate, so 1 cuntdn't take r eo111111.'t"k vetaRealvr 1 I Couldn't go1n rind !,rove Ivy Innneence, far flint wrntnd ^144' the "11Hd In filet. "What n night I slxettt1 The nett day 1 saw- t lind been Indicted by the grand Jury and was a wanted mmt._yrum n distance I watched mysel? ioenntr nn nt►111w: watched the county put 'p price upon my head, which' Itennett don - tiled: watched pnlife nptbinn 'rise in such n heat flint poses began to sever the m'rfltnln5, whnt I noted In (.4414 - ntar ens n statement In the paper That 'the sorr)w•Ing hUNh1Id takes his be- renvernent with the quiet courage n Melt rnnrks a brace man:' It hap petted Ihot the Mextcnn maters cntildn't rend nn41 Talked Mlle. Still, 1 knew they'd find me soon --It couldn't be otherwise -so t made another ma for it, swenring nn oath, however, (*- fore i left that I'd come back and hair* that gsmbler'm heart Y "ft WIa ineky i went, for they an - ' covered my sign the next day, and the country where I'd hidden blazed like a Mise ► IkM of dry grass. They were close on ase' vein &m n ey behind, / my beefs. and tbeg done la flan .F sglM tat* a revton / &dal know l:, • ' 4(� 1; ! �. see amity ,eq.. .n ..,a 1149" 1 . • d Minna. She was with a'buntitlg pa ty ut I'nh.Cles, who knew nothing of u nor of the white Iunn's affairs anti cared less, and when 1 anws Ihr Ilttlr 1,111111v I rode My hor'fr up beside her. I:ihl 111i' siik-chi d da her arms, then tumbled wit of the aa1141e. They had a harder Job to pull ale through than Th, little one was pl:13!ntl around several e da r. before o e 1 p . R lack m• '1 t t rei n t \ h 4 Iru,w14• le t1'Party ' had ,t eJ mirth, 1 t 1: kin•• v e t eel( theist, .nMl.arll 14',1 ►x I..d, Just • missing a posse who were returning from the desert. -Mimi 1 tt no Able to get about 1 tole A11111a that 1 must Ire gobs_;, 1.441 as I told her I watched trot face. 111111, saw the sign 1 wanted. '1''e white girl had (-Mule) nt her like she had at me, and she couldn't gt%e her up, so 1 made a dicker with In•r old man: It took all the un,uey 1 had to buy that squaw, bat 1 knew the kiddie must hive n woman's care, mut) the three of uv *tartest out !Owen after alone and twoke. "Since then o three have never rest- ed. i -left tl/ernonee In blithe and wetit back to Mesa, riding alt the war; most• Iv by night. but Bonnett was gone. IIt'J run dully. mighty fait after )ler tidy died- till lie had n killing In his plavo, Inst•ad•of stupphls„lo face It out the yellow In him rose tothe stir• •face, and he left before sunup, as I had "Le? ear ter ' rf 1 /.-, Per (led tr., k for 3/' '1 to 410 r left, lonkIng a clean. get 114vay, teat, for tht.,4' -I'. s tm *WIT lmthtbntou Tarsal - :lout killing n rein ns there was stout -the other. So my (rip war all for aetbing, 1 lirmred it wouldn't Le tight t.. elf 1:. r yeti or \eela h. No you go if blind, and I lame in to tail yell Hite whole thine, n:a1 t" giie tnyscll ftp." r;nle 'topped,` then poured hfulself a.. otter drink. . give v un•elf up?" echa'tl Bur- rell- carts fir:-.."tlnw do year..Trr�•ttttie1. Ile had eat Ilke one In a trance during the Iona recital, only hie Tyre salve. - "l'm under Indictment for murder," said the trader. "I have been for fif- teen years, and there's no chance In the world for me to prove my innocence," 'Illave you told Nectar' the young 4nnu Inquired. r 1 tlr rl q °No; v, a II have todo Sthat. I never, eoul,. She might-dlelclicve. \Vhat'a more, 3011 mustn't telt her yet. wnit till i give the wont;" "John Gale," amid the Ileutenint, "yrm're the firmest roan I ever knew 111(1 the best." He choker' n bit "Von saerlfeod nil that Ilte meant when this girl wan a baby, and now when 5110 Imo come Into womsnhod you Rive up y0nr blood for her. ily nll that's ;;rest, you nre a man! I want your ha fel :" '1 hen he Inquired Irrelevantly: "But whnt about Bennett, Afr, Gale? You tiny you never found blmr' The Prader nnswerttl after a Mo- ment's hesitation, "Ile Is still at large." nt which his companion ex- clnlmee, "i'd love to meet him In your blend!" Gale seemed seized with a desire to steak, but even while be hesitated out ef- the silent night there cams t1e retard of quk,k footsteps approaching I rlekly', as It the Weer were in baste and knew whither hi was bound. 1L.gt�..ak •�Ue ! ..s ,r cried. "Let to. iUi igeiek! Pee got work for you to del Optus up! This is Hen starkr CHAPTER IV. AND A KNOT 'r�Wlr I11t14. 1,-1Y of sha:terc<l hopes Is a 11tra1slt]lr tidug, but the [tight of such it day hs desolate lu- t)ersl. La sol 14144 life I'uleof 1..4..1 bud never sunk to such depths •.f Jenlx+udeAcy, fur Lilaetptlwlatlt' pbllueopby and his buoyant faith 111 the guu411ess ut life fvrbude IL The arrival of the freight snootier afforded Mut Dottie dlatractlon, but there was o111)' a small eon ignment for the store, and titat was quickly disposed of; so, leaving the other citizens of Flambeau to wrdugle over their private merchan- dise, he went back to bks sel1Wry vigil. which finally became Au unbearable Grit hesuuR1 tto escapee lits thoughts, . rlit least r t1 awn them for r awl Ille, amid the lights nod life and laughter of Stark's saloon. Iallllll.1h annoyed bow with his 404.4- 1,1aty, for the news of 1414 goal fur- ies.• had tired the noun with n reek• Ire: dist:, gilyd fur 1noney,,,and he turn ed t.. gatuing as the one natural n ,:ase of his 11k. It w'ue shortly after midnight that stark calve 11110 the plum. J'ulerrn 44:ty 1101 1011 absorbed Iu his owe for - tithes to full to butte,. lite extraorJl- teary ferocity and exhilaration of the e':lt••.lu keeper nor that his face was k.. "ser, bis nostrils thinner, his walk mote nervous and his vvlee more cut• 11:4. that usual when he spoke to'tun- l"rt O "' ".me t, re!" "1'11 be w h you When I finish this banyl," said. le player over his shout- tier "I 'use here:" Stark %napped 11s coir ,maul, and Hun lou threw down 1114 I •�.i wing the relu began to tel within carafe) ''d thele, Idly : 4,4'''''. Fitly that co :n start and actauq 14:ls their affair- They ,ir to draw fo. Ile 'knew ,x.11 was the salutes keeper' t and obeyed Ituplicity his\t;rulur's alwuuda.' !le could Jistiuguisl4 . nth• : they' said. nor was Ile at all .,curl• until a knot of uulsy wen ere% ea ,.the..- l_rr nu"1 Aa,lu•.i-tai..-.'T errer to the table where he s:l •u I'p tears caught these wordd It Inluu's lips: \„ : w 11x11•• 1 like'41nee • %et'g a with v l:d Swrl•'s reply: :1 140 tr here 1 sept) her and with meshy L telt her to." 1'1.• I'omeliM:ul lust what followed, for it newly dealt baud required study. Ile s.':1,ued his cards nut) tossed them face up before the dealer; then he tAerl,e:u'd 1iuuu10n say: ' "It's the uuly• 0114) 'lo cnwp: Ile • :.hl al•q it if you offered 11ut Ott 11413 Stark called one of e Men at the bar asit)e, and the ; e1' began lo -flicker. • \..t :f ••eat Irsa," the third man ne- m, ed Iu111Iyt,'"There ain't another • .111".r•,ncli 'ln boa n. 1;"i•::; ont.111,., ItuMllon Bald again to nal Is "She waft go with me, Beni She dt44't 11 ,' We. You see, 1 made lute to iter 111,,1 she got read and w•auted ue liileti." ""5111 41 Hever,kuuvw whc you are un- it's Pet lase to turn back," salt) the "44441 you are the only wan 1 trust 10 take her through, 1 can T you. You owe me too math to erook,d." • lt. 1'11 act square with you! But, here, .,shat's nil (Ms about any- low'1 Why do you want that girl? nthit yiss AAttt-r onrty for her That way. you told rue so yourself. Any- way, t ale't the safest kind of a chap- eron for a ge's1 I.roking girl." Stark lalel n cold hand on nuenion's shuul.ler close pp to his neck. "Never Mind what 1 said. She's Misr, and yon'ye got to promise to be str:ligbt with her. I've trusted you be- fore, and If )ou're not on the level titer may so. It w1(1 save you a kit of (rouble." ;'O(,, all right:" exclaimed Runnio) testily: "Only It kinks mighty queer." ile melted into the dnrkness, and Stark r•nlrned to his eahln, where he paced bark ,ir.i R:rth Impatiently. nett!• Ing evilly 110e -and then, consultIng his watt* at free/molt h,tervals. A binek (oek-hed-leseose-to •mettle - on lido {ee, but It vauf1ltwt-when Seely canto, and lie act her wish a smile. • "4 was afraid you had weakened,' he mild "I•:%"erythlug' Is ready and waitlrlg. I've gut the only 0111)00 In the place, a Peterborough, and hlreld n good oarsman In put you through, Ire etro.'tllte himoto-mike as fast time as he e:in enr! to Ionnl the first stenuer that overtakes you. Too bad this freighter that Just got In isn't going the other way. ilnwever, there's 'tattle to he.nnother any hour, and If nue '!"'t to along you'll find enough blankets floc/4:01 In (he 5klff, so you needn't 111 tum o 'n ' h r .. Il 11 � be there e c 1)e- torr• ensu In Al' IL" T111.11 he 1141 1',r out luta the dark• they'-stmrl.(rd down re tit. rRv'r'a batik, descending to the gravelly water's-edge,_wlrt:t•e_rowa of clumsy hand sawed boats and poling .sklrrs were ehn(lng nt 41,•ir pnlnters. The up river steam,' a ,.. jnst clearing. t'tarl:'s low w•h(. 4 was answer'•, :a hnnitrelt e:irrts below, and they search - 1'4"..111 iI-i4Arker 1,1, 4 hent proved to he a"111.11:'1 f1'U1'• e t. 1, i•ver)thin;; ro::.li•' he inquired, nt v.1111•14 the 141:ul trgnlnted uiontel• lixibly. Sir. holding Neck by the 111111. k (wiped her I a. 1; lo n neat In the *4•• ant gambler aside, rapidly lu him, of l'uleou, who l,adcrilg what Id wake Bum erly. Well, lade a bad that ltun- th:Meu - Do Dodd's .r. ttl only medicine that a will cure INA - Kidney hBrighetes �ke t'. D+. ease this dis ease W*i in- Dot 11 uKid°ey Pill ri euredesft. Doctors themselves confess ((441 wi4hout 1?od41's Kidney Pills they are powerless against Dia• hetes, Dodd's IGdney !'ills are the first medicine that ever cured Diabetes Imitatiuns-bo , ruameand pill, are advertised to do so, but the medicine that dart cure labotos is Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's Kidney Pills are fifty cents a box u all druggists. rr Buell was not abed, but he waited a long moment after his summons before the door was opened. during which he heard the occupant moving about and auother door close la the rear. When he sus allowed entrance at last be found the young Hurn alone in a smoke e'u tilled rul, with a bottle and two empty glasses on the table. . tear- at the sound vM t-.' "Mee gale itad,whislered to Burrell, "Keep him out!" nod the lieutenant had derided to refuse his late %isltor admlttauce when he lighted 041 the expedient of concealing the trader in the bedroom at the rear. It was only natural, be reasvnud, that Cale should dislike to face a 111111 like Stark befofe he bud reguiued ltts composure. "Go In there and wait till 1 see what he wants," be Ind said, and, shutting `� the old I on 1p,_Ite la4[ goge forth to admit Stark. Stnrk entered and closed the dour. "I've got some work for you. Menten ant: It's gut to be tlouc toulgbt, right flow! You repr4seet the law, or at h:ant yt)w've taken every occasion to so declare}ourself, so now I've come to you with -Suomi hing big. it's a serious -aa- frith a peaceful Mali, I want to go by the law." Ills eye* es-wue•L•wl the worth,' Le uttered. ,1o nst em to carry theweight ot this tole cumwulllty on your shoulders, I'in here to give you some lnforma. '''I'l,l-i\,,,:nn 44111 t 4L, yon through," 1',•491') Von ran trust him nit rtyht." 'I he ,r::rx tun (111M1enrl 111 and J. pi 4•••1 his s 'rye;,. then Stark laid a band on the p w -.144,1 shored the light ( .41 ''II11111 the 'urfent, calling sootily: .••t;nn,hy :lb.l get 1 lurk!" •'(4o.slhy. sl r. elm 'thank yon ever mock" the ::i:a replied, fro numb r,'r,l won :l ' 111 to say 11111'1' or 111 pollee nr+• 45111119.r she ons 60114/4/ or 151'4, 's her limo emu She 11110 beef, @wept f"t 1444 Of, b• reason er fear for L,1 elf stn' mere. N. irk did not return to his rntrh', Ant ' eat ba: k Instead to hlr'nlwnr, wt1�h 61' wily 1''l' .,, Itoret still sprawl t'. 1' (irllon' on 11, 1:11,1.', 111,, hall Ion :shove his sateen face, latnrk then went en 1 end doe It lownnl the bar - refits arrer'ks, .A 11c11r ',dols! the drawn cur - talus el .the oaken s waw turd tai eer t10 B ell said quietly: "It's a little late fur • lie conversation. Come to the point." I've + a murderer for you." "You've had a killing In your place, eh?' "No; I've st made a discovery. I found 11 all u•t by accldeut, too -pure aa•bleut. Ily elven, you can't tell me there Isn't a ,eneticent Providence overlooking our a •airs. He's a friend of yours and n Gig y respected party. Iles a glorious exai• •le to this whole river. lie's everybod 's friend. lie's the xhlning mark of 11 whole coun- try. Ile's the t)enevol t renegade, Squaw Man Bale. Gayle ' U 111s name, and i anea fool not t , know It sooner." The dl.ctr.$(1l had not riffted the soldier :Is Stark expected, and is an- ger began to 11ft itself. "The mat's a murderer. Ile's wRnt- ed In California, %%here I came frog , Ile's been indicted, and there's a price on his head, tie's hidden for fifteen years, but he'll flung as sure as I stand here." Murrell knew he must gain time for thought. One false step -might ruin nil. Ile could not face this on the spur of the moment; so, shruggiug his shoulders with an air of polite skep- ticism, lie assumed a tune of good na- tured raillery. "Fifteen years? Murder? John Gale a murderer? Why, that's almost - pardon me '1f 1 sella --I'm getting sleepy. What proof have you?" "['roof!" blazed the gambler. "Proof! Ask Gaylord: Proof! Why, the we. luau be murdered was my wife!' 1'o 1, - row issue 4 Why We Are stronger: The old Greeks and Romans were great admirers of health and strength; their pictures and statuary (nude the - muscles of the men stand out 11ke cords. As a matter of tact we have attic !ruts ^and strong urea -man fed on One strength making foods such am Quaker Oats -that would Win In any contest with the old Roman or Greek champtoas. It's a Metter of food. The finest food for making strength of bone, mum* and nerve Is One oatmeal. Quaker Oats le the best bcrans,' (1 is pure, no husks or stems or blank specks. Farm err' wives are finding "that Ly_,.1'l�cdltu; the farm hands plentlf'lly on Q -ticker Oats they accomplish a l11irle re Buln t11re m u go to their work with greater vigor and the expense of tuieb 1• e411cr in less' than with other foods. • There in a 1404411 let eat e•ntithe l "Why (inns 1)111 Those who don't want to raft AIWA), blow out the gas, or absorb a few slabs of fiy-paper. Lightning doesn't strike twice in t h,' saute place, unless the place leasn'1 eliminated , sat , l the flr•s t ,• 1 to i BUNUOHY lOAP TlituMWuae, Reieratlasa 211 1909 6 OUR EXI11BIPI' .%I 11(1'. -i Great Northwestern- The Great Northwestern isI oing to be a bumper. Merchants that have not exhibited d fur• trtie never Perhaps l '1' 1' before, are this year putting on fine exhibits, and all indications go to show that the .fair i, to be a grand success. We Wish to meet you in our booth in •the north wing. We will have some pretty • Souvenirs, and we wish .to show you some of the interesting thinge we ural in. Let us mention in particular T11E PANDORA RANGES, of which we will have a full line. Now, people are talk- ing all over the -country about this range, .utd we will be plt:atsrtl tO shute ttnon to Watc'i..-IIct$ber tit; iq; 2p; ._-Trutt. will ,hear 'more about these dates next week We have a car of Portland t; ernent just to hand, he Howell Hardware Co. L IAO l' E I1; j 'PURITY FLOUR And Its Keeping Qualities SOMEpeople find it necessary to buy a considerable quantity of flour at one time -sufficient to last fur a long period. Naturally they are anxious to procure a flour of the kind best adapted to lengthy storage. There are two important reasons 'why PURITY FLOUR possesses these qualities. One is that it is made entirely from Manitoba Hard Wheat. The other lies in the fact that the careful milling necessary to produce " Purity " absolutely excludes all low-grade particles of the wheat berry. It's the high grade Manitoba Hard Wheat Flour that keeps -stands longest storage. That's "Purity." "Purity" flour may cost a little more, but is more than worth the difference. Try it. Watch results both for quality and yield. "More Bread and better Bread" W ri i, CANADA Fax: s Mui Cu , tants') Mlle at W,na.p g, po6.ncy 11,106,,,. TALCUM POWDERS We Lave w ytirge• ',tsxurtrtlent of nice Talc the finest u►atelfactur,d, and have them, in different ,slurs: Nadruro, Viol/t, Nadroro Rose, Nndruco Flt.hh Cohn, Taylor's Valley ` Violet, Williams' Coronation. All the above at Vic a tin.'\ Also) Palmers Harland of Violets, at _a tin, 1,eVe also 1tave\ heaper'rah from lar op, at F. J. BUT LAND'S Drug Store- Goderich 'THE STORE THAW PLEASES:" MOUSE CLI'sANING Instead of being a mono. follows drudgery becomes a plossure when Sunlight helps you. Remember - Sunlight dote all the work, at halt the cost and In half the time of other Soaps. I'Mlow directions Prince Rupert YOUR OPPORTUNITY PRI N, ' I: 111' 1'I;11T, the 1'nerllr ('unvt teretiitnes •rf the (11,und Trunk 1'acille Railway, is destined t, heeente one of the Krevatost colonies -vial and ind❑(trinl rent rem 4-f population on this contdneni., N0 'ity in its makingever presented to the world 1 (r %tl1txMYlllt litthou Rupert. Inv,s 4 i'1,t throng' hrt a 1 t t.1'.• United g nhual 1'ttuG'' and Carso(' u, mini :wit h foresight, keen discernment and Iln,rnrial exEeriener, err ii,ve,lDrg*Rtd investing hP4vily in this now airy of the Last Itrat. \Vest. Prins Rupert offers another (ppm( unity for making a fie 1.111,' in Kraal I':•n:tl,•, re, which the Pacific ('oast cities have 1e'm the sweatier of the a''tld. The ono les( way. the one 14111',' itny for all to share 141 the rapidly in r'1',aaing rf*I111•s, 81141 (1.11iir•ip•ue 111 Ihr %V••nith eert,,in i s l..• ..orale in Peine.• Klits•rf, is thrush inv,''!o„•nl in the Orator, of.T11h: 1'Itl\t'l' Ill'PER'P ILEA!: -E TATE IN VI:s'I'MEN'l' ('U., (.4'U„ 411•) 44141/(9( to enm(ine the savings o'f investors, Is,Ih lam,. natJ smell], for permanet investment in Prince 'invert real Prtate, 11)x►1n the mune p122. flat ha, emitted all Peal estate f,i4,in,a. '4'o,I may live right where you are, stay by your pre•4ent task, and year"llwnellt, will pile „p mouth After month and year after year. \VP otter to tnvvat4l(I4 a Ii11ited ler of shares of this Company nt par t(!1,(m p.rt. altar.. pavxb44' 111 (ser vont. down and 111 per rent. monthly, or A dis.• ant t'I .i per cent. fur ennh. 111e n•an who is :dun. nr,fth1e 4o Interims,. well I(lertert prolix/it-1y tufty invest his surplus funds in the rhare•s of Ihi1 1'ilnlvotny and Of; o,• pre rata in the Targe prefile eertail 111 11'.1"?» from the tip)"is'd•eg of its Ilnaip.115 and the ifl,'(- ill4 value of its realty hnlllin Zs, To the small investor who desires swami hing more. than just anxiety for him motley, we offer hne ahsnlnt, safety and a high earning on the investment. Every drl.ni('Yt1', bnslnr)te is „ matter of piddle rec,ed end ham the itrdot'Semrllt oft he best lu5in,•s interest^ to Ihr So rtrwest. Het/thank u,felstnces. Voir huslnems snliriled. 1Vrite The Prince Rupert Real Estate inrf;stmPat Co., Ltd 11': 1,•'o thudding. Von. .n• •1, 1k 1). Pring, Kup"►4., 14 C.