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I f ' ~~~~~~t.-~ ~.-~ .... ~.j-~.19~~~i*'·~--~(\~-:0~, f,~~~J,lJI.~<l~- ~~~~~~~~~~;,~;~~;;~;;;;:~~~i~S~~~j~ (~~- flrsf 'worlJI! Wl!Jcb· came tO llfli llpi!J! 'WiiO . \What the devU-\ 1 : -- a long-tRUed Col!J;, • Thar· wan't no low- His half-opened eyee''l!augbt m} ges\ dqwn game he wudn't take a band· Jn fer 7fl. Nqw ;:rer lfe ......... &. . OwL ture for slle11~e. and h:,. st....,.ped In· drink, His name wus Gaskins-. l Yer abl.'t ~ed. lie· )\e ~~~ 7 =====~:--::--::=:==~~ -..- Knox'(\ ' .. stantly, his lips wltlely p -rted. bed up fer• mayhem odet. I'll bet aad · ... MPet IJlC outs!..te,\ I whispered, hl''s thfl dg_<:k. 1ilor be bung round Jack's I managed to lfft J:DY~elf' out of tile . ~ - ' ~ A.la.,..,off.B.Lack lcawlrWGt- ~41f warningly. \But. be ~ar~ful about lt.\ .• place l'h 9 st 0 • tbe ti1:11e. Whatcha want dirt, still clutching for breath but with • The slight poise had tailed t~ dis· m~ ter.ldo?\ . · my mind clearing, . . the P.wwL turb the· woman.. and I succeeded . In \It has seemed to me, Tim,\ 1 said \No; I guess I'm all rlgbt, T'im,\ I slipping through tlle unlatched door tlloughtfully, \that the best action for said, panting out the words with an ef.· 1 \~ ~Co.b4•:\$.kf.o!fJ.eLi.l.&;g. \ r .,:~~~f 6 ,e .,. Wil!leil!U.t ._..~ .. etc. • wlthilut noting any change In her pos- us to take will be tq let them place the fort. \Whll:fs becotn~ of Kirby? Don't fadla. ..,.. l\lre. Tim, 11\>W' thomug~ly awnke. girl in my bands, just as they· have let hiD;! get \II. way.\ ' . . r::li1hia aw w nnd aware of solnetli!ng serlous.ln tbt planned to do~ That. will throw them \I ain't likely to. He's ll lyln .. rlgllt 1• 80 = ehe \: JCO. Dladrdi .. .,.Jt.wtt~ air, was not long In joining me with- estlrely oft' their guard. Once we SUC!· Wbi!T yer dr-opped him. Holy 8:11lokef :.!1' »\ oly,. wltltout nohodtlv think Louee, an' the others· got onto a troop ht ~~~~ ihiug 'bout lt. It's d-·-n ., 115 ~ boat what happe11ed ter cum 'long, llDd money, ter my notion ... l!ltnrted north. 'Long 'bout the month I thought swiftly. There were !<!'\' ()V tile DJlnoy they C!llught up with a era! questions I wanted to aslr bu IJigger·stealer named Shrunk, · They· dare not. It was better to trn\t t• bed a light In an' about his cabin, aa' lurk, for I must lull, not m·otJ~e sn• sum klllin'. Two ov the womln rot pl<·lon. Thus far the aft'alr lrrtd phtJl'· away, bot Kirby an• Tim· got hold o'l wonde1·fu1Jy Info my bands ; 1 f 1 'l'oul• this g~rl what ht.d elalmed ter be maintain my part to the end tlwt· Bene, an'. ~ ~~lat,to cook w~o wua 1 ought to be no re~so~ why the gir a•worlrllt·fer Sfh'lmk, l rec)E:Oil maybe · • 1ould not be_ ~l):t'etl· uninjured. nr, 11nd I drew hfm aside Into. a sp<• \Mayhe nnt now; hnt she'll rom~ r-eed In getting her safPiy awa.:v, ar• ·f dt•epPr blackness under tbe tree> around all right, and she signed her_ r~maln unknown ours~lvt>s, thl'l'('> oug:· Ito was stfli'-11\ldlgnant over the pinch mtnw. :-; 0 th~r~. ,ain't no bitch. Sh< ·to be ver~· little troubl.e In straoghteJ· ng. :lnd remained drunk enough t() b· '-'P<·tn•·d • , C!•·t worHt> aftt>r that. Coml· ing out tbe whole matter. M$ pltll tl:lrrrlsome. I cut his mutHed pr<J nn, \'\ , , , 1 ,hmrl talking herP: let'> 1vould be to either ride around tb< uni:y sl!ort. -1' :.;-<>t thf'tn .,ff, Jnc·k; thPre Isn't any tim~ ''alnp In the nl,.bt. and tben report tb . \Tlmt'« quite en,.ugb of that, Tim,' tu 11 ·nst~>, ~ <HJlpose we'll have to strap whole a11'alr at headquarters, or el,.,. l'f:lid \h:tl'ply aH(l was uwure thut h• '•f'r lntn th.- <Htl<IIP.\ to strike out dire~ for Fort Arn:utron, tan•d lnHck ut lll4!, plainly perpleX!-'< 1 hPirl h>t<'k. mu! p•·••mittPd them to ;,t·rot>s country. Do y u kno\' an.1 '3t!t know the rest... · \Why ff tbet'll all I got ter do fe· ~f know they wul! run down by tb~ I a hundrl'd dollnrs.\' I ~<aid Jltt~'IY, ·~r·· Adtenturer, an• hallled aboard. But yer mnn.~ Jack. An' how soon wH. J19w did Kirby learn hls..prlsouer '11'118 i Kirby be romin' down ter tbfs yet white? Did she tell him?'' VIH<'e on• Bl'nr crlek?\ \I should say not. It wus the ma- : \In a day t'r two, I rec-kon. Soon·~ -Jatto cook who told blm, although, I · thar's Rllm bo11t hl'adf ,• down thr reckon, be bed his doubts afore thet. river. Yer St'l', this yer's ull cam1': I knew she wusn't no nigger the turst tbar ain't DO fit pln<·e w·hnr we kfl mfn,ute I got eyes on her-tbeY eafn't hide thl' gurl, an' m11ke her ket•p hl't fool me none on nlggera;·I wus raised, mouth FhPt. 'l'ht\m blamed sold!l.'r• 'mong 'em. But so fur's the gurl's. •re H-moo\ln' 'J,ont evt\rywlmr un' If l'<mcemed, sbe don't. kww yet tbet ~'\ nnN got talkfn' our gouse wutl Kirby's found out.\ He emitted a , .-onkP<l. F'nr!'<t thing we got ter weak laugb, \It sorter skeered Joe Is glt hPr outer thiR ramp.\ \ ter be ~aught 'way up yere In thl!>< kiD-- \1'<'t·niJ(IIt yPr o:<Pd?\ try, kldnappin' a wblte guh He didn't \'Bout mfdnlgh!: yer'll go-bPy?\ know whut the h-1 ter do till I give \I rf>c•kon; yer got the ruunt>y?\ __ bfm a p'lnter.\' With his eyeR ftutPnPd on the two \You were the (IDe wbo 81lggested men eutlng, Itt> l'ounted out aonfe g<~ld marriage?'' - pier·('>'< on th~ hur 11n<l ~hoved thPnt ovpr to me, kt>t\ping ttwm under cover \Wnl' I sed she C!11dn't do nnthfn' , 1 f 111 ,. hand. · \What the Devil-?\ 'galnst him onct he wus married to \'J'har'H hnl1' o' It, on' the rl'st Is ber. I thought o' thet right away.. hy th .. Phttnge- In my tone and manne1·. Yer see this wns how It bappe-md: yPrR whPn. ye brln:r ba<'k the boRsP~<.\ ''Yuu ure an officPr of the law; so am \Hnw many hn•s<>s? \Vho'~ a-goln'?\ Kirby !led he'd like fer ter marry her. I, nnd It is ubout time we were, work- an' J Sell, 'Why not, then? Tbar•s on '\!'hr .... ,. YPt'. ,I<Irby'• fe; Rendin' fog togethet·.\ ol' bum ov a preacher yere ·at Ye-llow tlu .. ••mlut_t .. r gurl Jon~{. Hhe 8 a free lit> man1tgPd to rE'lease a gruff.' laugh. Banks, a sorter bonger-on ter one o' i uigJ:Pr \n tnlght IPt IH:r tongue wag. \You-pon d- hum; h-, that'\ \ them militia companies, what'll do en I :-low llstl'u. Mofft•tt: I m n-goin' 0111 g~od jok.-whut'r ''~'!' glvfn' me now?\ d--n thing I tell him to. I got th! rutty !'Oon t~t· glt thln~s I'Ptttl)', .an' I'll . \Tit\ PXRrt truth; nntl It will 0' goods on him, an' he knows it.' : IP~VP Hal yt>rl' fPI' 1 \\<1 ll:tr. :--;.,w !!'it wortlt your while. my nwn. to hnt<.,. n:- \'Bnt she wouldn't mnrry me; ~e l~t~: that·'s n r!glt! \\\~' 1 truil h:td( nud li><IPn. I Hill ~:olng to give yrnt ·• says; 'yfr don't know lhPt gurl.' : o thP <'llhin. IPI!dllt \\''.ridtt tlown '\'' PhHtt<'t> t<> n••l•·t·l!t ~-our,.pJf-n In-· \'Don't I?' I 8\'kPrl sarcastic. 'Wal\ Tthle <'riefl!,,w!th 11 sprlue! 11 \ 111 lmlf wu.v. c-hnTJ('f', It will),.. 11 nte .. ~tory to tt·ll th I •t 1 I h' tnt· nnt no gu11nl rlo\\n lhar. nn' nr ll n no gur PVPr sne ynt t \t hnr·k In Ht. T.nnl>< thllt ,\'<Ill !tuJpo•rJ t' - 't If th ~, h ,. ,. \'1' f'llll't lllf\ lt. \'\\ I'D ,,,.. ri!IJ'k ' .. on mnrry a mnn erg t rnPnn~ ; . . klrlnup u wPnltiJ)' ·'\\\!: 11hitP won'\'' ,, II kf · h h 1 b If? 1'111' hns,es Will \\ tlinr l't mttlul;..:ht . Tl Rre ll~El'u. OW n S e e p (lrSP 11'-lllg' ynllr of t't' a ... a d\'-lllli fnr fh Yerl~_ave It terme,\' 1\ltitln' fpr yPr. All I\ ~\t l<'r du ,, .htAt put tlwm two ~~~·,.), nn nn' ririe ('l'!ll!P, nntl, 1 \'\ 1 ')..,· thnt. killing '\' \And he consentPd?\ men 111 s .. n·,. u l'!nr ~:utnhl.·r. I'll!· \He wus d---n rillld to, after r tolcl DWIIY. YPJ' don't \'''t'l' JH•o·d lt•r 'ilf':Jk f'U't• I \\'!IS to I I'll d!ltl •ot·t of tulr· I• hlm llow ' it ~·cl ]>n clonn. Rttt 'I'ltn IPr 'em. y,.,. undt•t'<I:tnd'l All riJ(ht. G •u ~ ~ ,or,.nwr ('Ju rl;, n11rl giYP him tit•· then; have nauJIJ!•J' dt 111k.\ he wudn't go In. with u,, an' thl't's proofs-1· lu·rP lllntlrl you hu11l?\ I shook my ht>nrl. why we got t<'r hn ve a nuth<>r Ill till. 11~ I t 1 1 1 1 1 '·I t \But huw'm I J:niu' fpf glt !t·r this I r ll'!'ll ... , '\''· •wnr•···y Uue ' Come ()D over ter the bar an' huve 11 I artlt·ulntt>, hut ,,, •d•·dl 0 \'ht•r. drink, Moffett; tbPm other feiiPrs are plac~hntPI'Pt' ~~'\ '\ 11 \>1'1'' .. Thnr ain't no tnllthl,. 'bout tl~·t: 11 11 \\VIwt-11hnt's fltat? Ain't you tbr goln' ter eat now.\ f•·llur th\t 1111~ ron thP twut? \\'!w- Th dl · yer J(ot ll•t· tlu I' rid•• '\\h:lt• \'nth I e version gave me opportunity 1111 yer <\lllD IPr the c-rkk an· ... ,. 1 • tltur.,\ ho thr• <l••vil nn• Y•·,·?\ for n moment's thought. Thl' plun wns lt's .JI'nk!us' rro'\i\:.t ·'\r llftl'r.\ \I um un uffi,.,.r in the nrmy,\ I F!ll<l a dlnbolfcal one, coltl-blood<\d and des- ••r rP<'kon tl~ur 1111 ,. 1 ••uy lwlinn•, Pr gru\·ply, dP!I·rmln•·d to lmp 1 ·pss him pernte. yet I saw no !'Prtafn wny of nnthln'?\ flt·,t nf ull, \nnrl 1 worl<erl on thai BPrvlng Eloise, <\X<'Ppt by arerptlng ·~H-. no; th .. v'rr; nil t'ollll'r riJr,.C'· ~•~·anwr nu·r .. Jy to lt•:trll tlw fuC't• II! Ral.fs offer. I did not P\'Pn know whPI'Il' t!on; nuthin' \·. \\1\ '''· :-;.,~-. thl• •·use. I lmm\ th•• \hniP trnth 11 ,.,, Bile Wll.S COnCE'a!Pd, or how I couhi Jay- though, Yt->t might lUll' I' lt'UtliriP with ( P\Pf! to yonr httP !jllll!TPI \\ !th Klrlt.\ hands on Kirby. The gPnlnl Rale thc>m g\Jrls-got 11 ;.:un ?\ 1 do nut ht'JI,.,.,. yon l'f'nlizPII t ... r,. 1 , pushed out a black bottle'and we \Xu.\ 1 whut ·'\u wr•rp dm!!l! ·hut ~·rn 1 do'\\' drank together. Hr n•nr·hp<f hHr·k Into a 'tnflll rlrnwPr I Ynl! l!l't' t.:ullt.v of \\''ling that r·nn \Wal he l!llid, picking up the con· untl .. r tht• ><iwlf lliHI hrum:ht ,. 111 nu tPII!J•1IIoiP g-Hmid•·r to a lulu• 1 Eln!\'' versntton where ft bad eildPd, quite ugly loukil!g \\t•:op\\· tr•··rl th\ hatnllt•·r I Jl,.,\ ttll<l ,,.,. 9\·•·1r!lu~: llitn n'\' satildled wfth hfs diplomacy, and wlp- tnn'\·<'nu·ut \ith !tis tlll!!ub.o\\' \'\\!PrJ I in IIi' <'0\\llt'dly sd~<·mP to <·ompt•l hPr It O\'Pr to HIP\\ ilh a l..!rin. • 1 tu rnnrry him hy thn•uts and forc•p:• -Thar'• II Hundl\ed Dollar. in· l:!lla Job.•. Jug biB Ups on ·his sleeve. \What ye .,.. -Moffett?. lrhar's a hundred.. dol· ltlrB In this job.\· \Whar Is the gurl?\ \Ob r rewl:on she ain't fur a\Vay: we kin find her a'll right. I got ter know 'bout yer forst. Are yer game7\ ''~•JIU-t• '\lllii•TI. 1111 ' 1 \\Hilt it hnc-k.' \TJo tl-. lriii-I!Yf'rl pup I 1<~1<1 l~•rt't fall 111 ~roiri 111 ::J 1 t\ 1 him ''.hut hP.wu,: \All' thar alu·t l!lllhm' f,·r Til(' lt•J, \y hut tlo:tl ,),.,.,,., pt·o•vt·rtt 1h• I t)o till !hl·lJ?\ tTI!IIP. liP'< aJj .\'\1! •Hid. Hill) lll<il't• .. :\'ot n tl!:n:.:; t:ti\P 11 1\:lp if Y•'l\ nil' I ·dlltJl! Ill!· ltl:Jfl 11.11111'\' j,IJ't J.::Olll! wnrlt't•. ~11l 1~111 ,, 11 J....•• ~ .. IIi•- 1 •. ,., i,,, 11 ft' '· 1:.: 1 t1,·n htrn, ll•lf\ C•·t thnt ~..:lr·J o11t I\\ nn't lw hw·k: t!ll ~.rr,··· ,,.,. ~~r~ ·· 1 lf h•-- · llilt 11, ..... \\'h111 I ''nnt t,. ld''''' ' 1 :-<at dn\\ 11 in h ,·h:nr ·n1d ;. :•!t~·•!! 'hntk OlC:JirJ\'I tht> \\all.,,,:,,,..:, •• , /1.,· llO\'D P\1•[' Ill,\' .. )t\ :111d 1•1•·•11•!.!1:.! lr,: fnll u ... J,.,.fL Thrnn!..!\h ll.tlf, { .. ,, d :.-! .. 1 I OlltntH.:.t'd tn .., .... ull Th:1t lr:tJJ'i•ll'•·rl 111 th~ ruHl11. :1111] Ill) lllllld \\tJ'- }.u,~ \\'ltb I thP' HJl}lflll\(\li 11}..: ( 11 ... 1\-. • I Hnl•• hn«l••rl hfm,••IF for ~\\''• min· UtP!'-l. h,•fntT• J1Ut.tfnc: un ht\\ hat. ··~~uut fng OVPI' som•• llliHIPY. nnr! tllllnc: '\' bottles fmm u I'!'><<' I'\' I' \lock u tuh·r· DPa th 1111\ '-'hPif. 'J'im siPpi P<'Un•fllll~ on, but hod sll~ht!y rhuu~(·d hi\ P•-· so tlmt his fR('f> wus nnw uptnrnPtl to the light. Till' sight nf h!,. lnmlllar features gave ~e 1l,ll lq-!<plmtlon. H'l' was, undoubtPdly, an hopP.:t f<\llow nod ha'd. qum·relPd with Kirby o\·er this very rnuttPr, r~fming 1n hn\4\ ~my hood In it. liP b.1d suppllsPd up to that time that he ·as doln!! no more. than hll't duty under the 1u w. If 1 could arouse hllm fr,,rn drunkeon stupor he might even be willing to work with me in tbe atteompt to rpsrue Eloi!':P: 1 .. ·q,• ,\oiJ f\t·ad.r tn il•-11, lilt' light thtl f· !lo\\ '! BJn, I\ Jn .. I.:''!JIIt' r· \II\\? \\ lmt rJ,. Y\ wunt don!'?\ \<:i \'P llll' u p!Prl~:•• tir~t. urHI I'll tell yct\1.'' \ll i d ynu ~ny ye \us un army ofi'P1·- . ,. r:·· ··r .. --=. a 1\.un\\.·• lh·utrnant; \I Jtp,·pr kncr\,·'1] ~ ~1'.\ my 11nme is \l'r. not, hut .Joe Klrhy dof'><. \\uo.: nn th(• stPnnH~r· \\\nrrinr <'omin~ <ln11 n wh .. n hi' rolltwd old .fudge BPun· mire.. That wru \hat _got me np In #lis atTnlr. Later I. was In that ~!.Iff you f<'liow~ !'all!lllPd and sunk m1 the Illinois. I krunv the whole d!rtJ' \tot·y K<•nnP<i)·. fr<.•m the vpry h~gl~ nlug-. And um\··It I' up to you wh~tll Pr or not I !I'll it to (;o,·ernor Clark.\ n1 ri?t'lwn Y<'r must he right,\ he nd· mltted h~lpl,.~sly. ·~nty-·I . qult'-.cold the minut .. I c·uught on tPr whut \VIlll up_ I n~\'l'r ktww'd she wn'n't no nlg· ger l!ll 4\fteor we got yere. Sure's yer Jive· thnt's true. Only thPn I dldn\t know wbut E\lse t~r do, sil I got bllln• drunk.\ ••y nn nre willing to WQrlt. .Jl'.lili me, tbt>n?\ \YPr !tin bt>f r urn; I ain't\ n(l '''\l'k mPr<•lv lf'ndinl! n•y own horse 'llace you can pick up a horse?\ \ . ' \That' I • ~!iuhtly tn \''\ si•JP \J.t<l. k\\I)iD!f jn hi> . . s a sew ov e1_11 round yere: <h~tdow. -Glt~:kins hi·ut 1 ,1!-y je••kPII the> 1 tt .. Jldmlttl!'d. \Tbe~e f!llJeroS are ID&-\~ sbrt!JkinJ( urulattt:t fm·\ urd 3Ild fm•ce• 1 dl hos~-~oldiers. I reckon I cull cln<.· IL·r to mount on .. <tt' t~+- hrww,_ ~h. : ;'~n ~?rt o' critter, Yer WaiiJt m 11liHie NlllllP faint JH·ut.>st t lle natnt··~ · ' n~,r\'. \ ·( wlli<'h I failed to~ catd; <'~• .t:-ly, ht. \l'erhups not, Tfm. Your dlsa]lpE'ar 'ht> ft>llo,w only laughed in reiJIY u 1 ,. 'lCl' m!gllt c•n~e su~<plclilD, antl Re~t Women who are wom ollt, llll'fer· ~m pain at regular or irregu)ariute~Ta~tt. who are ne.-vous or diay at ~ ISboUli Uke that reliable, temper:;mee_ herbll tonic wbieh a doctor in aetivo pnctioe,. preecn\bed IDaDy Ye&D ago. Now aokl bY- ' druiste. in tableta ~d liquid,-. Di. Pierce's Favorite Preal::ziptiou. - - ~ ll'<lerf-cl' her ro lieep quiet. EloJ~e Ul l •t>m oftPr n~. M' plan Is to g~t H'V'ft) ered no word, eruirted no sound, mad•· ·\ QUI!>tly ll~ flllE<l'it.le, and let them be \' <lt'lll!t!lt>. n~ tbe two other m~n lifted ilPve eH·r~·th!ng h; 1111 right. I, wall.t • ,..,,. h\d!ly irlto the .-addle, where Klrh~- r'oy or two ln whlr·h to. wort: l!efor' u--ld lu•r. swnyin~: hPiples~ly against tale or Kirhy dls<'ov.er '~'e have oo< , iut, wlrlle Hale strapped her s~urel\ .-::f>nt> to Bear C'reek. I'll met -them nl()n(· :1to WB<'e. • nt the spring down the trail, but: shal, Th,;· entire proceedings Wl're sc 1 '·ant you ~mewhere near by. ,Y<Ou set 'rlltHlly <'ruel tlmt it required all m:t this Is bound to mf'an a tl~ht It' I an t nng; h of will to restrain myself fron' rP<'Ognl?.ed-ltkrly thre\1 against onP: .etlun. .\ly flu:n•rs <\ln~•·cl 1111 on thP pis I and those men wouldn't hesitate al nl in ruy P<'c·J;o•t, Hilt! P\'Pry lntJ\'I\ i mm•der.\ . •·;::prf mt> to hurl m~·s,.lf on the ft>llow, I \I reckon not, an' It wudn't b~ thE'i' ru•tlng PVt't'Ythlng to swift, hltt<•r I furst one nnther. I.ooks ter mE lik< •gill. I fairly treml•IPd In E'ngc>rn .. s• t .. I YPr wus takln' a big chance. Fl! b< :ntp))lP with Kirby. hnnrl to hnnd, uno! thar, though; yer kin bl't on thet, an' ·ru•h him he!pleRs '\ thP Pnl'1h. ready fer a flght Pr a foot race. Tbl· \1'hur.\ snitl thP '>tloonkPPpPr, at Is ho~ I size It up-if tbar ain't n• •ll><t, t<·•tin;.: lrl< ~I rap. \I l'ed,<>n <h•· row, I m just tet• kPPp RtiiJ nn'lovw;ar. ··u n't fa II uff llu\\ hm.-, eYPn If ~he don'• If a ft·acas starts I'm ter jump in f~· .t 11p \lortlt u u -. (;., ahPI!d D<ll' .. all I'm worth. Is thPt the progrnm?'' .\lotl'•·tt.\ \E;xactly-Jbnt's my Hh·u.\ Hoth nu·n .<tPppPrl asi<lP, anrl 1 IPrl \Waf' then, I'm a pras:u· It sta t·fp; ) \';\' h\t'<l' fot·w, 11 ·<i. Tlw movtenwnt wnnt just one <·rack et tbet KlrlJ.::I, tl.• IJrou;.:!t.., tnt> ll!r~t·t· luto tht> opPn. u111l onutry C'U~~!' fu<·.- tu low.- \lith Kirby_ Hy some trld' \\'e talkplf thP who!<\ matter m.-,.,. ir nr f11t•·. ut thut , .. ,.y Jnstnnt 11 slut·· dt•tnli, having nothing twttPr to do, 1111 ~~ •. ,,,,, l':\r' in;.: th 101 u~:h the sPrt>en 111 Pn<lP!Ivorlng to arrange for •'\ , .. lo·H '''< \' ,.,.h,·tlli, •tnwk full Into m~· pt·ohahillty, yet did 11ot l'l'DJain to~ .. t h \)- \\'!tit nn \\'h h<' ihl'll~t m_y h:tt er for long. ''\' J, '\\! -..r:tn-tl ,,,..,;~ht ., 1 nw. I felt nervous, anxious, PUgt>r fnr I r·oulrl nut\'\ th\ t:tlrn:h·!l hatte \'\' nC'tion. The timP drngged horribly. h,.rr,t· \'\~'\'~ in th._P ·man·, •'Y''\• hut · Whnt If something unfores(>{'D s!wuld tlwro· ,.,.,,,! be u.u Ll'<lnht of hi>< l'f'l'OJ.:-tJI· OPC'Ur to changp RaiP's plun? l\ly (]od: tk>t1. Tit .. adwm 1 ll'<lg-m .. nt found <'X· if I only knPw wht-re it wus they had (•r•·--inl! in a stnrtiPd PX<\inmntlt>D. conCPfllt>d tilt> girl. \I: t< ;.,d !-you. h•·rP !\ The two of u~ E'~loreu uhout tflt\<i- (', Tlutt \t'\ 1111 tilt• tim .. 1 g-nvr him. l!'nt cabin, but dlscoverPrl not hin~ 1\'lrlt •·Hr~· l·'\liHI of '-'fn·ngth, \lith There wos no light visible In thE> n·;n PI t>l')' outwf> of rllsllkl', 1 <lrovp 11 room, nor any sound of movrml'nt '\\'ltlt- c·lr·ndt,.rJ tbt lntn thnt surprisPd facP, in.\ The two windows wert> rlosed.nr\l nn<l tlw fo·llow 1\ ••nt <lnwn ns tiHilldt the door lockPtl. \\'p found a COIIJ\'I'n- smitti'U by nn ux. E1·Pn ns hP l'<\('h·rl. iPnt stump In the woods and sat dol\·n Halt' lt'UJ<P!l on m ... cursing, fnHing to tn waft whPre WI' could see oil lhat undPr~tntHI th~ <'nuse. ypt lnMinrtlvel~· Pr<·nrrerl about thP C'abfn. rra l!zlng tht' prPspnr•e of nn PDI'my. It wao:< lll'n rly twPIVP hpfore> eveD tlleo HI.: !(rip Wlls ot IT'V thrnnt. and, <'YPJJ ,-llght•·st sound l!t·nr ut hnnd lndlc-utNJ ;,. hi• !lt•I:PT\ r·Jost•d suHgt·ly. hP qtrur·k th<' appr111wh of othPrS. I wns ulr.-urly \\• \'rh on<• l;n,.,. in thP stomnrh. nn<l In an ngony ,.f 'uspPnsP. imugininl! tlt·ovo• un o·lioow '-'lralght Into my fur· 1 • son!l'thlng- mil!ht huve gone 11 rulo!!, 'l'llf• ,,.,, lll•tnnt • wPrP lo<\lred to- wiH•n thP rlull \nffiing of h\t. hur•f\' J.{Ptht I' -..o f'lo~t•ly H~Y h}O\V hPCfltnE?' 101· hf->1111!' Jt•cl f'llllflolJ-..tY llJl thP .tJ'II il tel f''\\'t·l·· ~-~~uth nn<l ,nglllty wngl!!c m~- t·lght lornkP 1h<' lntt·ll~P sllen<·oE>. I fl•·t ' '' h<•ltlr lllm 111Ft brnta) Sti'Prtgf)l J!<t l'llPff to U\>!tJfT' ntr'<Plf, th Pn \·ilnnk r rl \\ I \\ll< hi> l1111!Ph, ypt tlt!s I Tim Into W!llil•fulrH'\\· lt>ll\'in~ him Rtlll JJo·\ • ,. kl\'\ -fnr all rny thought ,:en hlinklng In thP shndow of the st~mp. I• ····ol lu un PITnrt t1l kPt>p hls tullltl• whiJ,. I nrlnmC'<'rl In thP cllrPrt!on t•f f,,.,,. ,.,.,., ld11~ nny i\f•npun. \\'bntr•\t•r thP ~pring. I snw nothing of Rn!~ 111JJtil t. · .. ll•·.f rn In~>. th+-rP must lit\ n•· nlut I I fro! flr)]\lf' ... 1lttldPntly lnurt ..;:o U\' to at:~ · 1 tLi• ntt•·r.rion uf Sfl'ntr·b·~ 1111 gtll• ·, ·Ill ·t i. 11 u ... t hfl fou~ht 11\lt wit I 1 ' ,, , •d• ... :·ud :-otrninin:.: \'ill •• ,,~ ·tin :-oil r., •• to tht> Ptlll. I ht·\t turtt tn !It~ In 11 twnr grp, hnt lll< uv ... rnul\t\rlne: ~tr<'nJ!tll borp mr hn• k- wnr'11, my luorJ.v l>,.mling h!'nf>nth thr ~t1·a iu until Pwry UlURel€' R<'hetl. \I•- \oll-)uU ~n .. nl>!n' <py!\ Ill' Ill~.;.._, . .] -..n,:l!!~'lr nnd hi~:~ haw..:: ..::nnnoPd Send lOe. to Dr. Pierce'alava!illi DoteJi Buffalo, N.Y., for trj,a1 package, ROOIIll:s'l'IB, N. Y.-•1 would~ be- alive to-day were it- not for ·J)r:\'PIIlrce'•- Favorlte Prescription. I wu 10 frail aDd delicate that I ha.cl .to break up houw- keeping a.nd go back to my folks fo~ care. Several doctors claimed tliat I had 'tuber- culosis- I couabed continuously One of my neflrhbors wid me ho1r ~tly 11be · had been benedted by taldJII the 'Pre- serlption • when abe was 'Uit about d()wn &JJd out, and •be nrsed me to try li. It was .JmpiJ mlllTelons the relief that I obt&lned almost from the very start. I increased in welrbt 40 lbs. wltbfn a year a.nd m}' health hllll been perfeot from that time.~. LotnaG..uiDl; ~ AllQit\l- St, .. -t· ---..,..;......._ DR. C. E. H4 TCH LICENSED Veterinarian ar.d Der tist Trl,ph\>n• c ·,,u:.! h Ellicottville. ll:ev. york BothPhoneil Stephen G. Engel 89 Main St. Optometrist and Sal!Ullanca, N.Y. Optician --INSURANCE-- We write all kinds ()f ln- ~urance, Fire, Life, Accide-nt e.ud H~lth-Liab:Jity, Com- pensation <.>tc. All iu old hue companies. We solicit your business and guarantee to give our personal at tent ion to ail business left with us no matter how t~ma ... J. H. Youngs & Co. C. A. Cll<!l', Pres. W. D. Walrath, V. Pr<JC. J .. !II. JuniH·r, Ca,;hil.'r The Bank of Ellicottville I n<-mp.oriilt>d l «{{J Cr.uta! t50,000.00 \'\r!u~ aud undiv1dPd profit~ $35.000 00 l - EUicottville, N. Y, ... jl~hc ::\ sn1e '· Borden'·s ·· A bsok whtch by oono:rta.nt i_.rowtb Phows progressiveness and Bt!lbility. Tl~c [.r~c-b~e ;'t;ri:\· c1 J. Lord<;:n rro(]:.lCt is ' . I scru;:'u!cusly ~ .::[ cr;uc:rc.!~d : lhrcu·;:hc-·ut·e-< -c:-~-!::c;' b--1 1 -+.-.s- produc~ ion. manuf c::c- · I ' t~rc-.......;::nd clistiibution. ll~e rc:~uLr in:rect kn ::.r: ... l ·v ~-1·1· '\! .. ., r.( t''\ l .. (,...,.. 1 1 It. '\ (. i & \. j '\\' s•' 1 l·~·c 1 her.:: tll\ 1 .......... \..o... u ' .... . .. \...J WE lX\'ITE YOUR f'\C<'Or!llvr --- --------- - !':otice to Creditors--Pursuant to an ordeor of Honorable Albl.'rt A. Bird Surrogate of Cattaraugus County, aU persons having claims against Frank Gerwitz, late of the Town of Ellicott- vilie, in said County: dl.'c~sed. are hereby required to exhibit the same, wittJ vouchers thereof, to the lmde.r- signed, administratrix of said de- ceased, at her resi(jenceo in said Town and County, on ot~eforl.' the 1st day ilf .Marc!J 1920. Dat!'d; August 25. 1919. •'J'm game 1 no11gh, .Jack,\ assuming a tamlliarlty I thought be would ap· preclare. \Only I don't want'r jump inter this ye!'e thing without knowln' nuthln' 'bout it. What Is it yer got lined up fer me ter do?\ Rale dlsuppE\nrpd . through the . .:rf'ilr <loor, nftE'r ~>x•·hnn~irg a ff'w words wltb the womnn. ond llirl not rE'turn. 1 waited motimliP><S fnr somE' t1 mc>. f~u r· ful lest he might <'(>lllP hurl>. Suddenlv the front door OJIP!!Pd noiRPif's•ly nn;l 1\lrhy Pntt•rPd. :11lvunrlng <truight to· wnrd thP llttr. H:~l St'I'I'Pd him, unR\\'Pr· gurl-st<•:tiPr.\ .. D- You, You Sneakln' Spy!\ He \Th\n li~t••n. T\,nnPtl;v. Jnrk RaiP ' -Hissed Savage!~. \'!~ 1\.,1·<: tJ-, .- .. 1 I U•.& .. ~.t ... ._., JL: I 11._~~\ ORILLA GERWITZ. . He helped hlmsE'If to ypt another llberal drlnk, and I was glad to nnt~ that the fiery liquor was alresclv bp. -glniijng to 'hD;Ve its eft' .. rt, ln<'r!'~~;ing ltis recklessness of speech. ••.An. right, Dan; IJave.Jillotht>t' one ~n -me-no? Wal' ll-__,.1; · I s'pose 1 11tigbt 21~l~H. Y.f'! !ur.&t as 1as1. 'J 1 har nin't ·nuthln' fer -Pny o' us ter skee~·ed about. We got it all ~!~Qll)ted. We do~·t want this nffnir .1'fl-lk,~tl'-.'illhn1it ~one, do WP? I rerkon . we· 'planhPd it out fhis 1vay: a :trten' o.- tnfo,e got a Rha!'k 'Bear creek,. 'bout twqnty mile llw.'·~l!:re. He $~1fe red-ey~ te1· bu rge what tie up tbar -all rliltt-a h-1 o' we ahn . ter do rlnl.rn-th<•><· . ternlght, un-. n~liill'lol :. ,: f ~n yer . . ' ·' fng hls QUP~tiuns. whkh WPrP f\pokPn to]f! !Ill' 1'~:1 I tJy Wh;~t tiJPir pJnnR WPI'P, hP<''\' \\ \\ u•·,.rJr•d 'mt> to help him. at me like n road beast. \Let go~ \Yho•n ~-\u juul) \'\ tht> rt>sl'rvn!lon. ht> d- yon-le't gof' hn<l to finrl '\\\'\\'' ,.J~e. nnrl picked C'rnzPd hr ti1P pain. I s''\\rvPd to r,.~~--ry· tcs~:--·c·.~: n~ .. ;,_ c crt ~1 in t h c :...-; .. :c. t Jll<\. Tl\'.l. '\\ 111 to pull uff thP afrulr one !>l<IP. nnd llnlf fell, my Jl,t·ip torn <.jt;,.:i:y. ·;·]:..: 1 t<might. liN\'\ tl 1 ,. ~tnr·y.\ lonse from nbout his arms, but us in· so low I cnultl not ratPh thf' wnrrl<:. His P)'P\ swt•pt tlw room, hut lht> hut ('()fi('flnlPrl Dl)' fncf\ and hP unly rt 1 rog· DIZPtl Tim. !It• P,m\·d long PtloUgh to lwncl nho,-r tlw upt nrn••d f(•ntm·..,s nf thE' lJUron~i•tr.ti., dt-im1~·. n.ot unpiPim•d, ('\'IC1Pilt!.l'..J!l..Jli.$.Cll:Y!!r hJm .!tl: .t!Ju.t..dm- tl,fti()D, -1 .,·s 'tT>.t ••• !l' I f.,J.J it f., Jti 111 • ,-x:wtlv in the form stnntly rlo~ing ngain around hi'S' lowPr ~,.;~.-. <, ......... ,l;.. • it luul <;un .. ., t+> .,...,, lttlM\~t'fhrni)' tn+·~-·=·------\I~Ie':....::i<:~tr~u~~·~ ~~~~~'!.'}=-'·\'';-!-\'~'!~Hr----· I .. _ '\];he d- old fool,\ ht• nmttPJ'P<I PPrhaps not aware thut be spo]tt' nlnurl. '\''Rate· bas gut him fixed, all rfgilt.:• 1hP n·~i-~.J l\y ;ul· 1 •a-.i,~•nnl prnfttJlf:l l3or ... : .. -;.: ... r\ ·\'1.._ _-~ Pjnnlhtti( 1 Jt. or ~ClHit> irlt•arjP('tPd Qllt'~ t lou. Tht• riPJHt1 y 11 i'l'Pll rPd !>Oh!'r Pnnu~h lu•fu;·,. I h:u' 1\nish•·•l nnd full\ gra,pptf flll' spririusrwss of 'the situ~- tlon. • • 'CHAPTER XIII, \i\<>w·tl:nt Is tll•awu~·lt stArk~ np,\ I Pnclt><l. ''ThP g-i1·1 !R to be tnken to thiP Kirby and 1 Meel f*'llow's ~hn<'l! and eompPIIE><l to mmry Sal rPWdlned .seate(l belllnd the bar, Klrh;l'. \\·lu•ther !<be -wnnts· to or not. nodding, and so soon ns I felt reason· Tht•y .~rti:Pr Intend tlllil':ttening her, or ilbly· assured that she w·as·witbout 111- els~ to artunlly resort to force--li'kPh' te~~st' in lily ljlovetnents, I leaned for- both, No doubt the-y can rely on till~ .ward and endea\ored to· nrouse Ken- ~e_nel:(llde preacher In lllfb.e~: case.\ \ ~e!ly. ·-~:m~·~ll~e b~ n.o,menns easy of \ .. Jnek dtdn't name no 11Qme2\ . [ : ··' 1 .;- ~ J I • :- ·•t 1 I , •. l f • ~ '· 11; c.~. ~;~ecompU~iQ~k l.l_l'i!l t was ci:J)llpell(¥l '\No->-why'l\' ~~-~~~~·;1~1} .• )ltrl)ltl;l t~ \P!~cJ;tl' .the ·te\ilow rl)tber, · S8verrl~ . '\Onll' 'th!Ul O!rtfr be 'a bum 1-filltlJ:llli~ ,{1~~~\:~-~l.\Lp\. \r\·· li, ~ I \1 \:': I• • ~-· ,.,:--~-Jt\:*.'~~....... ~--· ~· 'l'i\\\'......... .,,. :1·; ---~, .x.;. t \ \!.. l~- . . :f J . · 1. d d·i. L~J- \) '· · \'1' I .: 1 • '•'·[ . -' . '·' \ I ·' II IRA W. SMITH, Adrninistratri,K A:tom~y for Adminigtratrix, >i·04 D. S. Morgan BUilding, llJ;Ialo, ~.· Y. Xotice To Creuitors-Pu;..;uant, to an orJC'r of Hon. Albert A. Bird Sur- l,. T-rm.-att-cl EA:tttaPaug,lS C aunty. 'llf7Hee---~ is hereby giv:en to .all per~oru; having claims against; the estat~ of Js.abel Fmgilly late of the tow!'l tJf Elli.::Ot- tvili'e, Cattaraugus Count,!\ New'York deceased, that they are requrred to present the same, with prope:r vouch- rs, t.o Belle Krieger, ExE\eutrllt'of th'e 'Will of sllid deceased, at her resi~ dence in the·· town· of Ellicott\tillEj on or before the siph day of IJecem.ber, 1919. . I • ' Dated ~ 2:7th, 1919. . , lJEU.~ ~lEG~ : , Executri;t 1 ' . ~· x 4:\IJ::!I.A W: ~t1eu~s ., A:ttf. 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