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( H ` g, ry s, y g , Companies. s . n..•.s, ,.,,,.A.x1, , ; ; she had teltFlt 3. ? e The night ew elnll but he clai ed no ephoned til ,the- nearest l'tv' . � �` ,4'K 1, t , r, ,t KaA.11 lands of insurance effected ;� ery \stable. Melfi w _ y ,••"'�" �'1. „triPt :� s`�`,iQ +i�,.lMrvr : r k, tP' 3v `! �, t the lowest tea i cl fight a fire. At last the first streak], ?Y ,ea ;a singular] d'°� �` " �dr is ea. , n, u. ?id ," fearless gar], yet she atehed him. :� kr ; a �y. �irv, ry �; r of gray . dawn hghte yed the sky.: A , , .. fit the 11iolgn0; that Q� a , ,& o ,1 • :�°. mei � s ma,. �ql u gv „ •. n .s ra e:. w nth a decided relic- which she "I IFE, ACCIDENO?; AUTO- quarter of an hour lit he shook his; f' [:hris a, , .� '' �t b, . . ce,uld not aocount. Fbe de, ribs old- �A06 der dPes 1q:Qt, I" �[y!tf >� t , 4 t,s DBIL'Fi, TORNADO A1VI) PLATE caPti�%e. from.. slumber; ,,, t,,., r; ,,: .F „'.. served, hke a centaurflat +backed to e K , ,: , Y ffalt . r ;'i; tf'��De tar Mixt the •trail. yy p� n` GLASS RISHS , „ $ puboo 'I:;ong"�,0A ib.&, `r ' ,'•X ` ... A 4 Mr sit+ out £izm in the saddle, with the easy reg-. gc►tten a �Ytli puss 7%w't f;+ rr, ' i4g g, murmured sleepily -Also -- "How's tlsat,' Onnc ? Taventy-five ,� ' r ligence of a plainsman.: ,He turned as a� r ?w'y r,F;s, li „ RIKAL ESTATE„ d LOAN'AGENTS v, ' , he started and-wvaved a'band debonair - of enjoymetiL • , �' -a* r s' I �, "F<�u I thousand ap%,ce. s, a: 3'ram t•"attention" aid to lacin :, 1p at her.; 1? P P g I wake upl We ve got to: vainos Never bdfore -have .yQla $, ` - ,� _ L ; }risks ?and adjusting of claims. out of herds:" - p ` "If I have anY luck, I'll bring back such value in radio sets at sa '. fi l a% K * ,� r ,y F, ° Business established 50 years, Slow,f� the fellow shook the sleep,' one of the Roaring Fork' bunch with b IM > .� :: 11� a„ „, i ggaranteein ��` 11 g good service. from:liis brain.., He looked.at Platray • " ► me -a present for a gaper girl Miss - � The mew ���$ �� house moide�s dad yIrrt 4'r� �„ ltgenta for Singer Sewing 1Vlachine sullenly, wiihol}t, answering. ?But he Melisay," Radiolas iacfude -a set'fo� all met6Z 6 e� ,i,, v ' " } ,�f; kk ' Company. climbed into :the 'saddle' whhich Jack. She turned on her heel and went quieenpteats of operafiont. ` ,dp pica r had cinched. for. him. Dogged and. �" >nsade. An r . tRo e . - W, - fir,, i, OFFICE PHONE, 33 W- wolfish as he was, ,the man knew hi pulsed, fiercely through ® Q ° e ?'. en r; her. He laughed at her, -made fun of tti", dry battery and , et power operates,111 ,; ia' 4 RESIDENCE PHONE, 38 J master, and" 'was cowed Yes -but "he. world go. He down t tion affords rr,l" Z ' her, and yet called her by her first Perfect radia,",enjoyment 004I ert all V c mean them to see him if he can help -,,; it." name. (low dared he treat her so ! �nditions•-at a price *on can affil ti3� j Worst of all, she" read admiration bold ® � r + i t "Black sees a heap he isn t expect -,i LpNDQN .ANp WINGHAM GAPTER III, ed to see. He has got eyes all over and unveiled in the eyes Ghat mocked e o o The performance of these new seiEs"' >us '_ , .� her. fess. "Distant stations ,:, Wn �y 4 North. THE TABLES TURNED _ the hills, and they see by night as ark brought iD ' fbi[th , ��� a.m m. Flom the local' eastbound a man welYes bI know' he has spies every- Half an hour later "Flatpray, riding dear and -without distortion. Their -tone Is 4 �� �, `�; P• where, and he has the hili eo le ter_ toward town with his risoner ip Exeter ........... - 10.16 6.04 front of him, heard a sudden shay mellow and sweet as that off an old violin fire swung to the station platform at p p Hensall ........... 10.50 8:1$ rorized, the summons to throw up hxs hands. A dial station selector makes them ars s` rtx, Sippen . 10.86" g,2g Mesa. He was a dark, slim, little Y say. You think this is man had risen from behind a boulder" man, wiry and supple, with restless hi` w r•!, • "°" # a Braeetgeld ........ 10.44 6.82 black s pts which forced one like bul- g hin the k:nd of and held him covered steadily. operate as turr+ting on an electric hgl}t. All f Clanton Jct. 1U:58 8.46 lets, P P he likes toi t ckle. Who else wouia Jack looked at the fellow without console models have the new Oval Cone - f, Clinton, Ar. ....... 11.05 '- 6.52 dare do such a thin ?" complying. He needed no second , r 4r The depot loungers made him a g • , loud speaker built in. Cabinets are of wal uit c Clinton, Lv. ....... 11.15 6.52 "That's what father iliinks. if he glance to tell him that this man was 4 fS3 'dth Clinton Jet. ....... 1121 x,58 focus of inquiring looks. But , in not one to be trifled with. "Who are in pleasing deaf an " spite of his careless ease, a shrewd h'id stolen th= President of the llnite:i gn d shed in Duro. Londesborough .... 11.85 7.1� States, it wouldn't have stirred u a you?" he demanded quietly. t observer would have read anxiety in p Decide now to have one of these new models � <. ,irS " Blyth ............. 11.44 7.21 bi e Never mind who I am Reach for t, Bal ave .......... 11.5$ 7,x3 his bearing. It was as if behind the gg i' fur . Newspaper men ar.d ale- the sk + 'r� , rocs;' eg are burr y• ' in your home thin Christmas. ' We ll Win gham Jct, Ar.. 12.08 745' t;ei1 of his indifference there rested ying here from al. di- The ca tured ouiTaw had rections. The are sure ro catch p given a ally � ` �.; a perpetual vigilance. The wariness Y give a demonstration in your home without �iPiugham Jct, Lv.. 12.08 ?.45 him „ l,ttle whoop, and was n"ow loosening "' 4t, ligation. Phone us to -da t the ro cost or ob j Windham • .. , . • • . • 12.12 7.55 surfs Qeast of prey lay close to the "Are they ?" pe from his neck "You're" the y. 4 ; She noticed a curious, derisive con- goods, Cap! I knew the boys would`` l3outh. eepi n t gentlemenit he drawled, tem t in the man's voice, and laid it pull it off for me, but I didn't reckon q, 9�. Vs. sweeping the group with his eyes. p „ on it so darn soon." J F Dalyalli �tl ee S�►elJtor� y�" ••m• P•m• "Mornin"" res paled one of the to his vanity. I don t mean that , Wingham . , ...... 6.55 8.15 loafers. P they are. I mean that you are sur e "Shut up!" ordered the man behind ' ' f t i ii'. Wingham Jct. , . , , . 7.01 8.21 "I presume some of you gentlemen to get him," she hastened to add. the gun, without moving iris eyes from '��f a; Flatra Bel ave .......... 7.15 5.32 can direct me to the house of Mayor `'Father thinks you are wonderful." Y' � n a,')s I'm a clam,' retorted the other. e 4 Blyth .... ..... 72'i 8.44 Lee." I'm much obliged to him," said the „ ,; Londesi>orongh .... 7.85 8.52 "The mayor ain't to home," volun- man, with almost a sneer. I m waiting for those hands to go f r, u but I'll not wait lop seh."' It A11 Clinton Jct. ....... 7.49 4.06 teered a lank, unshaven native in but- He seemed to have so good an pilin- P' g• . , Clinton .. 7.56 4.18 ternut jeans and boots. Jacks hands went u reluctant] ion of himself that he was above P Y• t+ • • • • <. raise even. Meliss was coria to "You've got the call " he admitted r+�. Minton Jct. ....... 8.08 420 I think it was "his house I inquir- F Y g ,. - „ the decision that she did not like him They led him a couple of hundred �I q . Brucefleld•......... 8.15 4.82 ed for, suggested the stranger, yards from the trail and tied him hand BATTERYLESS AND BATTERY � '1 _� n 822 4.40 "Fust house off the square on the -which was dsappointg, since she Hensall _ . • 8.47 6 45 a pry tbrick, with astga lery ands po h- h I a didn'tlookh for r you ntill nnight. h sd scor ehomTliree�tim he struck R A D I and R A � ` l.tsr .:.::.. ALAS '. «�-+•+ es all round it." You wired you would be on number i, seven," she said. "I understood that Flatray on the head with the butt of Having .thanked his informant, the his revolver. He was lying on the.- : C. N. R. TIME TABLE strap r passed down the street. The was the earliest you could get here. ' - > ground bleeding and senseless when A His ex ]enation of the char a was Est curious saw him pass in at the may- p g thescus-y rode away toward the hills. or's gate and ock the door. k came fsoderleh .,.,...... Qm- R20 opened presently, andt d scllosed Ia ierrntraindound Idcouldno f makerai:iearl- ing headache toItiwa some timemself with a ibe_ Jack flashed a quick look at her. He "Won't ver snitch?n d of husband he is."rr slowed .his head around sharply, $rid e: ! flash of white, which they knew to be fore he realazed what had ha ned. made answer with a crisp, business- •N, Holmesville ........ 6.17 2,87 "I'm glad. you could. Father says PPe guessed what she meant. But this "Cross my heart." like directness. i,4'1 <� the skirt 'of a girl. As soon as he did he set about froom i ," Clinton , , , , .. , .. , , , 6.25 ds8 `i reckon that's Mias 'Lissie," the i t is always well to start on the trail g did not square at all with what his ` Weli, then -I'm Black McQueen, The newcomer smiled. "I'll have to 3s° while it is fresh. himself. This was a smatter of a few ofhers v¢ere i06rnted•by the unshaven friends had told him of O'Connor. the captain of the ]?oaring Fork bad introduce myself, lieutenant. My �- St. Colum'ban ...... � Ar`d9 1, ,. minutes, With the handkerebibf that ' u „ , Have you ever seen this Mac- Did he ask for me .' men " �.: Dublin ............. ' 6L u pito• She s • let him in and abet the was around his neck he tient n his " „ name is Flatray. I ve come to meet ',, < :i, abort• Qdeen, Miss Leet' he asked. wounds. Forttirnatel his hair Pwas No. Hie said he preferred to play You." Incredulity stared from you." r we" "Not unless he was there when Mr, Y a lone hand. His manner was un- Jimmie's bul n e es. you, gym. m, Inevitably there followed specula- very thick and this had saved him gr g Y "Glad to meet Mr. Flytrap. I x," D• P. tion as to who the arrival mi ht be. West was kidnappetL' pleasant all the time. He knows it You betcher. I'sm him, here in hope that together we can q#irk this fi, Dublin ... ' 11187 b.a8 9.87 g "Did you know an of the men?" from a fractured skull. I3izziiy he all, I spall see that." die g g Queen bas giitfly }� guise as a kid ' Ir $t, Col an.. 40142 L44 That bs coming hacy-somet ng to do got to his feet, found his horse, and " t}tin out ri ht Mac 6,a11 uGGp yFith the affair',�YF tho';�Ves kidnap- She hesitated I thought one was Anyhow, he's a crackerjack in his The magnificent boldness of this ered a ,bunch that ought to' be'-.clQk rja ; 68afo:th ••,:� started toward Meaa. line. Have you heard from in al] wore lis osed'to ,S a bat Duncan Boone. - your claim stole Jim- ie's breath for an in- out, and I reckon now's the time to fir' Clinton ,",11. .4. 6.08 ]`0•.04 15 g, P $ , ?„ Not man eople were on the street father since he set out?" stant. He was two years younger do it. I°ve been reading about him Holmesville '` p 7.06 10.18 just what it mi ht have t$,Ido with What made you think so . Y p g „ when the Sheriff assed throe "Nbt yet." than his friend, but he did not gaits for a �" He was the leader, I think, moved P gh the suburbs of the little town, for it was _ 4odericlf' ..... _ s1:�0 aRf29 3Oa80tt, none of.tthem coul$'o'.teeore than the way he does." Her anger flashed "Well, I'm going to start to -night know whether to a laud or to ser, about therabl¢st thrigain bad men +: • guess. If they could have 'heard about the breakfast hour. .One stoat PP I p aril the for an instant. And acted like him old ne mamm sto ed Co stare in with a posse for the Cache. I F O'Con- Before he could make rip his mind a the Territo has seen for a gond %, C. P $l.S ?QBLis r what passed between Melitis -detestably. gkO Y PP nor comes back, tell him I'1. .oilow light laugh rippled to them from be many years' 1,1111Wstranger, their curiosity would have v surprise at his bloody head, the Roaring Fork." }rind the vines on the Lee orch. Flatra sat down on the seat fir' ' h6&n gratified Was he violent to West . Injure „ p r -"`" him?" Laws a massy, Misbah Flairay, "Yontll not o this time without a The dis Y oa- 4 '°"''tE�pod siornin', miss. Is Digyor what they done be'tt aloin' to yon- g guised outlaw and his friend posits O"Connnr. A smile flicked &- Gode1` eh ' ' ' ' • ' ' ' ' •' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' d Lee' at home?" "No -he didn't do him any physical gun, Jack," she said with a ghost of were startled- Both fled swiftly, with cross his face, and vanished. `irm ? , all?" she asked. a smile. all the retense of des Ill Qt • • • • ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' "No- she isn't. He hasn't of back injn ry that I saw. I wasn't thinking P perste necessity of that opinion myself, Heubenant " ........ g about Mr. West." The sheriff hardly saw her. He 'was No. I want to make good this young conspirators love to assume. "Tell me all about this affair of the "'r, ' yet. Is there •anything I can do for " chewing the bitter cud of defeat and tin , A•ub ..................... on?„ Surely he didn't lay hands on P•' Melissy went into the house and West kidnapping," the ranger sug- QV MA' ; .................... 625 Y ou!" was absorbed 1n hi 8 thoughts,. He on"You Tan splendidly died would have the e l thh to a Cher herr fathers , She ,,;R` was still o g P geared Two rows of even 'white teeth Y She looked up, in time to see the Yung eros h to have count- posse The other man told the story while =�� dalton ht • • • • • ' . • • . , .... "gashed in a axnile. "I thought tnapbe ed on the effect upon Melisay an his done so well. or that of Jack Flatra world come O'Connor listened alert to catch ev- d4 j flicker of amukement sponged from y • • • , • , , , , • there was" sotitething Y ld ,dn:'<for return to town with one oY the ab- "I'm a wonder," he admitted with into touch with the outlaws eventual-, 0Tot ]{• ll! his face. It stirred vague anger m ductors as his rico t. �� you. You 'are iss Leo, take it? „ cry point of the narrative. 5'. r : . her. He was insolent and ungentle- P a gt►n• ly. When the clash came there would The face of the lieutenant oY inn f� `"'•a'.. "Yes. Wit i on't ite:•,Underlitand manly" It ha ned that 'she was on the " yourself he a des erate battle. Men would be $ - • Pte But you will take care of Yi e`eeager, gonial, �"; P ors ws a bo sh on Toronto • • , • • • . , • . • • . • .. , x.4(1 unless you -have news ' "As crow?" porch watering her flower bogey when -not be foolish. ' killed. She prayed it might not be and frank ,l he ssed the house. ,yet, none the less, strength r; "I have no news -y et " "It doesn't matter how." Her man- P t, McNad it• ` • •' • • • • • 31.41 "You mean-" Her eager Iattee „� I don't aim to take u residence in cue of those for whom she cared most. lay in the close -gripped jaw and in t, ,; g Jack l ' she cried, and on rife heels nor specifically declined to particular- Boat Hill ceYhetery if I can help it." the stead t awe t over him. The brown eyes, of her exclamation: "What's the mat- " Y, watchful eye. His lithe, , . Bllrth .12 P ize. Boone and his mean are dangerouw CHAPTER IV tense bol ,° AIIhulh • • ; • , , , , , , • , , , , , �,ps which irad been full of ,.questioning, ter with you ? Been bait?" characters. The are! lam for THE REAL BUCK Y AND THE y was like a coiled spying; y, s.t ]Z„84 flashed to understandin "You are `Would you recognize him again if Y P Y g and that, too, though he seemed io be w> MCGfsw • • • ^ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • you met him? Describe him if ou A gray pallor had pushed through hi h stakes. The would snuffery " 4', . HeII.adt ...........i....... JIL41 not Lieutenant O'Connor?"' c0a „ Y the tan of her cheeks. She knew her life out as quick s they would wink. Nu:rnber-Seven was churnin its vpWith everyt senteence that the other , .1 ilederjdl �}l,4lsi "Am I not?" he stmled. beforb he became known as an out- heart ups bestir past. "You d n't want me to ire down be- The day had been hot, with a Palpit- app- i'singe him' for a fines men, ']+' • t • ••• • • • • - • • • • • • • Y „ "Yee. I used to know him well- g �� Don't for et that." wa funousl throw h brown Arizona. s oke, O'Connor wag ud n Flatra rr, ^s� ''i�"-�*- "I mean -are ou? Bum ed into a rocs of brad Luck, ` - �'�"`�^'- "At•gout' service, Miss Lee.' law," she added after a perceptible he grinned, and •told her briefly what fore Dune Boone, do you?" at.ing heat which shimmered over the competent to the finger tips.�Yet he ` She had heard for years of this „ had occurred. A BAR�AIN hesitation. There s something rav- No o. Only don't be reckless. I desert waste. Defiantly the sun had ws conscious than r` I I.lieutOzFafrt of ialxgera, who was the She took him into the horse and told father the same." one drown beyond the horiaon, a in spite of the . , mous about him." washed his head for him. After she g man's aceful ease and friend] teki`oi,bf all 'Arizona "bad men." Her gr y smile FOR SALE, -Five acres, one mile `You mean that he is fierce and Her dear concern for him went to great ball of fire, leaving behind a he did not like Flatra ` ' Jack "�7e.-tray, the range rid- �, Jack's head, but he steadied himself brilliant s lash of bold colors. Now y would1. from Seaforth; modern house fsitlier' bloodthirsty . ' saw how serious the cuts were she in- p not ask for a better man beside loin ors whotYi sli6 negame men all- sisted on sending d or a doctor. When before he answered. "I've furnace, bath sad toilet; sttiall;" irif•� No -I don't mean that; though, got one this, toot had disappeared. Velvet in a ti ht r., hailed Bucky Connor s a wonder. his wounds were dressed she fed him g Pinch; bat he could not �,a;,• good orchard. Taxes, 15. 9 nai�" For coolness under fire, for acumen, for that matter, I dont think he real good reason for not being reek- night had transformed the land. Over den that somethin sinister which r' $ would stick at an hin What I and made him lie down and sleep on less. I'll tell you what it is some the distant mountains had settled a Y g I"' chance to start chicken farm, bees, for sheer, unflawed nerve, and'for his g' , breathed from his sardonic, devil- , -; her fathers bed. y•" ete. Apply to mean is that he is pantherine in hie da smoke -blue film, which left them may -care face, skill in that deadly game he played movements -more lithe and su 1'e The sun was sliding down the heav- Her shy, alarmed eyes fled at once. va a and indefinite. ., a' °r' R S. HAYS , of huntin down des radoea the PP gu "So that's how the land lies the . k. Seaforth, Ont Y than most men are." ens to a crotch in the hills before he She began an account of how her I Onl three g , g Pe ' y passer ors rode in the sheriff concluded. "My deputies have 11, called frim chief ungrudgingly. H+e �„ joined her again. She ws in front father had t 2958-tf was adare-devil "who had taken his Im he a big man . ga bored his posse and Pullman car. One was a commercial got the pass to the south blocked; ! ' "No -medium size, and dark." of the house clipping her roses. where she thought he must have gone. traveller, busy making up his weekly Lee is closi in throw -- - life in his hands a hundred times. Yet "Is the invalid better?" she asked gb Ems- o',r?t always he came through smiling, and "There were four of them, you say. him After dinner Jack went downtown. statement to the firm. Another Was horn; and Fox, with a strong posse, " -I c; 'Yes. Jack' saw them, too, but, at Melisay did some haysehold tsks and a Boston lady, in gold -rimmed glass- is combing the hills beyond Dead brought back with him the man he "He's a false alarm. But he did resent] moved out to the cool P gen- Alan's Cache. There's only one way + , t _ i � 0• 0. a distance.' b Y porch. es said a looaff that bel ea the1. ws went after. The whisper ran that he "He reached you after they were have a mighty thumping headache She was just thinking about going oral effect of frigidity. The third out for him, and that ie over ]sow- +•' bore a charmed life, so many had out of sight?" - that has, gone now. back in when a barefoot boy ran past looked out of the open window at the derhorn Pass. Word has ust reach- 4',4?, „tydi�!'ar!c►a iPietfl, been his hairbreadth escape. "I've 'been wonderin wh ou j ,fir+. % W They had been gone about five g y Y and whistled. From the next house distant hills. He was a slender young ed us that Mac ueen is movie in ','� Dau as �te **t gi minutes when I saw him=five or ten. a second youngster emerged. fellow, tanned almost to a coffee Q g 6fAfa, , "Come in," the rl invited. "Father didn't meet Lieu"tenant O'Connor. He si>r 3 said, if you Came I Was to kee you , •• must have taken the road you came r, that direction. He is evidently fig -a I P I couldn t be sore, That you, Jimmie . brown, with eyes of Irish blue which wring to slip out over the hills dui- Ril • He here until he go't back or sent a mes- "Boone offered no ' personal indig- in on." "Betcherlife. Say, 've heard about sometimes bubbled with fun and some- ing the ni ht. I've arran ed for us� a �'' ' " sen er for you. He's hunting for the nit to you?" The young mans eyes lit. Is the s•heriff." times were hard as chisel steel. Wide- g g X .,- �y , 3, g Y Ruck here ahead ?" to be met at Barker's Tank by a' Why are you so sere? she flash- Y Y "Who? Jack Flatrayl Course I shouldered and lean -flanked be was, couple of the boys, with horses, Wie'il ` „,s ., criminals in the Roaring Fork •coup- • •, „ , �• '� ' t*. 4if course he didn't Irnow when "FTre was. He's gone. I was great have. The Roarin Fork outfit am- with well- acted muscles, which ri N fr- y. , ed. g P P- d op off the train quietly when it � t y i , 7 ou would et here. nt the time he "The stor is that he is wire the !Y disappointed in him. ffe's not half bushed him, beat him u and made led like those of a ti er, : r�+� cam'' deft we hadn't been able to catch you ladies' many q the m•an you think he is." p' , P g sows up to water, so that noire of , ,,, him hit the trail for town. ' 1. it �; �riry Lawrence, Mitchell• ori the wire. I signed Mr. Flatray's Melisay laughed aeornfully. A "Awl That ain't news. He's ,start- At Chiquita the. train stopped, but hTa spies can get word of our mov2 f- ; name. at his su ` Oh, bat he is. Everybody says I took u a sin almost instant] menta to him. By herr] riding ate'dI'lls'iv I i1111.11 IN, �4,6ggestion, because he At his request, she went over a- Ott ed back after them again. Left jes a p g y its aught t0 reach Powderhorri in time r°i w. was in correspondence with you once gain the story of the abduction, telling t little while •ago. I saw him go -him chant of the rail. Meanwhile, a man „ �,{ about the Roaring T'ork outlaws• He ever hin save the iraatter of the ` I never saw a more conceited man, tri' Farnum 'n' Charley Hymer 'n' Hal g p tf6rm of to head him off. `k , had swan himself to the lary pa , " E �� ravished lasses, This she kept to or a more hateful one. Theresa some- Yarnell 'n' Mr. Bellamy." c}>e smoker. He passed through the The ranger asked incisive gnL'sttiiYtiq, "' ,{, t' �3 t in out in the hills, too. He started thin aatront him=oh I dont knod. half an hour after the kidnappers. herself. She did not quite knew why, g t "Bet they git 'em." car, the two day coaches, and on to had the topography o the. eouataCgr +ed[µ?; !1r� ,r ' AG ENC But he isn't armed. I'rri troubled a- except that there was something ghe But he isn t good. I m sure of that." "Bet they don't" the sleeper; his keen, restless eyes laitled to 1iibl .'otic _ ���?ll 1Y u His reputation isn't of that kind, " ins ected eve_ ry pssen er fit the P in:ticlt Beta iy aIId'" �1�"" Y"t IYlsuran e O ell trifid _ bout him." did not like about this Bucky O'Cou- The spa he's devoted to his wife and Aw, course they 11 git em, Tom. coarse of his "transit. Opposite the decided *�4r w�i `1z y i �OH�B�� Again bhe young maxi's white=tooth- nor. Hie had a trick of nnt�rowi'ng his ydd$ t y The other youngster assumed an Young man in. the Pullmair i1e stop- il�ht, H eeh o �. ^' IM ,° `, 'f,'; o r ed ,simile tlaslted. 'You d betteir be. eyes and.glaating over her, as a eat "kis �pit'e"aid children." lVieiissy re- air of mystery. He swelled his cheat ped slip out, they] t; lit,+s ,° �r'� l� oney to USA Atf#Wd�y ,Brat oeo hutting Black (Vie- gloats over' its expected kill. called tl<e srr£elderin adrniratKrn in " pass, If hot xRilr; o�i .�h." ,wiif � a,w� ;'ri ,,a g 8' and strutted a step or two nearer, May I ask if you are Lieutenant , y,� s , s s Arq ���+ ® A .� Qu sri tift&twYPed ought to be right *ell However, his tbnfldaii'se' impressed his bold eyes � Isagihed s$ortly. Urbane eondescenaion oozed from hath. O'Cotiiior?" qh�Pi t �hti,e' ��� �� t�"'t�le t� ' �� :�"� � 1` ` ;" r insured. iib-, Cockshut s Ifo wail; gad before "That ii: es+;#ti Yti'°ta�th; I li'e's "Say, Jimmie. C'li 'you keep a *`llf risme f U4l ' ' �." 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