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CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XIX
THE TRAIL INTO THE MOUNTAINS
On the outside of the cavern the boys
halted. Each had his loaded revolver at
his hip and Frank Mansley carried the
repeating Winchester of JEFF Graham,
with his cartridge belt strapped about
his waist
After the shock both were compare
lively calm. Their faces were pale and
they compressed their lips with resolu-
ton. Some time during the preceding
few hours thieves had entered their
home and carried away 100000 in gold
dust and nuggets, and the youths were
determined to regain the property, no
matter what danger had to be con-
fronted
But the common sense of the boys
told them the surest way to defeat their
resolve was to rush off blindly with
not one chance in a thousand of taking
the right course.
Roswell, that gold weighs so much
tha- no one and no two men could carry
it OFF unless they made several jour
neys."
.'Or there We're more of them; they
would hardly dare return after one
gisit''
why not? Hartman Cfor I know he
IS at the bottom of the business) and
the other rogue have been watching US
for several days. They knew that when
we left here in the morning we would
not come back until night, and they
had all the time they needed and much
more.
But if there were only two, they
would have to keep doubling their jour
ney and l don't believe they would do
that. Perhaps they used the donkey
Lets find out
The burro was accustomed to Craze
over an area several acres in extent and
enclosed by walls Of rocks. Since the
first brook mentioned ran alongside the
indolent creature could be counted upon
to remain where the pasture was sue
culant and abundant. The place was not
far off and the bows hurried thither
A few minutes later the suggestive
fact became apparent; the donkey was
gene.
And he helped take the gold" was
the exclamation of Frank: they loaded
it on his back and carried the rest. /
don't believe they are far off.
It was certain the thieves had not
gone in the direction Of the diggings, {
ard it was improbable that they would
attempt to reach Dawson City, at least /
for an indefinite time. for they must /
have known that JEFF Graham and Tim
McCabe had gone thither and the (
criminals were likely to be seen and I
recognized. At any rate. it would be (
hard for them to get away from the .
town for an indefinite period, during .
which the grim old miner would make .
things warm for them.
The conclusion of the boys, therefore,
after briefly debating the problem. was
that the men had turned into the noun
tains. These stretched away for many
miles and contained hundreds of places
where they would be safe from pursuit
by a regiment. of men.
But if they took the burro,' said
Roswell, ''as it seems certain they did,
they must have followed some kind of
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Passing Opened Glanced

at the thought of facing such monsters
Nevertheless. she showed herself q
brave little woman. For an instant she
glanced helplessly around the room
Truly, there were few hiding places in
the little cottage. Then her eyes fell on
, the large baking oven, and her busy
little brain found a way out of the diff
hculty. She quickly bade the franc
tireur get inside the oven, and then she
filed it with the loose faggots.
Scarcely was her work finished when
she heard a loud knocking on the door,
and a Prussian officer entered. He
stopped, abashed, when he saw only the
little maid before him. Perhaps the
thought Of some little girl that ne had
left behind in the fatherland came to
his mind. for the look in his eyes was
quite gentle, and his voice trembled in
spite of himself when he spoke.
We saw a man enter this house just
now" he said. Tell me, my little maid,
where he is
In the moment while she was waiting
for him to speak Marie had had time to
collect her wits, and TO reflect that the
man did not look. like such a monster
after all. Now she replied readily:
"A mao2 O. yes, soldier just came
in here ard left that" pointing to an
old musket of her fathers which stood
III the corner of the room, but he is
gone now she added. &
She carefully related to the Prussians
how the franc-tireur had taken the
path that led from the rear of the cot
tage to the forest.
The girl answered his questions so
readily that it was hard for the officers
TO suspect her of deceiving him, but ne
ordered his men TO make a thorough
search of the cottage. They looked in
closets and cuDbOards and rummaged
the loft. One of the men, in passing,
opened the oven door and glanced in.
Marie's heart almost ceased beating,
but she gave no sign of her alarm. See
ing nothing but the heap of faggots,
the man closed the door. Marie could
hardly keep from heaving a sigh of re-
lief: It seemed in her own mind that
she must give a shout of joy. AS they
were preparing to leave, one of the men
asked:
Shall we not fire the cOttage?"
1t was the usual rule when a peasant
was suspected of harboring a franc
tireur 20 burn his cottage as a lesson
to him and n warning to all others. but
Maries winsome manner had touched
the officers heart, and the questioner
received a curt, almost savage No"
Marie watched the Prussians ride
away, AID when they We're well out
of sight, she let Captain Charles out of
his narrow hiding place. He had heard
all that passed in the cottage. and he
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the idea that the Prussians would

at the idea that the Prussians would
ever invade French territory
But one fine summer morning Bots lie
Due was startled by the sound of mar
tial music and a body of PrusSlan SOL
diers marched through the town. Up
the hill went the Prussians and there
before the old chateau the order to halt
was given. The old soldier had seen
their coming, and had prepared, accord
ing to his own ideas, to receive them.
From an upper window waved the col
ors of France, and as one of the Prus-
sian officers started to enter the house,
to learn the meaning OF this hostile dis
play, he was met by the old man, who
had dressed himself in his ancient uni
form and stood, sword in hand, in the
center of the room.
"Ah, Prussian pigT exclaimed he,
drawing his sword, draw and defend
yourself or ! will hew you down. No
Prussian ever yet entered my house,
nor shall while l live"
l His brave words seemed almost ri
dieulous when one looked at his white
locks and shaking hand. The Prussian
officer smiled at the thought of a sword
combat with him, and would probably
have Withdrawn leaving the ola man in
peace had not an oyer-zealous soldier
thinking that his officer was in danger,
rushed in and bayoneted the old man
as lie StOOu-
The mistake was unfortunate, but the
Prussian command could not afford to
waste time over a single dead French
man. The house was fired, the soldiers
marched on, and by the time the rear
of the column disappeared over the next
hill little but heap of smoking ashes
was left on the spot where the old
chateau had stood.
But the boy Charles, standing there
beside the ashes of his father, swore to
be reVenged upon the Prussians From
that moment he was a man; he had a
purpose.
On the afternoon of the day on which
the Prussians marched through Bots
le Due, Charles learned from the VIII
layers the whereabouts of the nearest
body OF French soldiers, and set off to
join them.
1t was soon discovered that the
strange, silent lad was valuable mem
Der OF the company. or account of. his
knowledge of woodcraft and his abso-
lutte fearlessness. Important scouting
duty was entrusted to him, and after
time he became the captain of the most
daring OF all the bands of the franc
tireurs. His little company was a con-
slant aggravation to the Prussians. a
very thorn in the sides of the division
commanders.
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ant girl. each man lifted his canteen
and enthusiastically drank to the
health and prosperity of Marie Duret.
The landlady OF the little vine-cov-
cred inn at Bots le Due tells this story
TO every stranger who visits the place.
And if one is inqGisitive enough to ask
what afterward became of the franc
tireur and the peasant girl, she will I'M
fold her hands and say:
Just walk up to yonder brick house
on the hill, and ask for Monsieur lie
Marie and his good wife There you
will find Captain Charles and the brave
Marie'
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20 have doctor for every ache and pain
Others can't
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a path along which we can pursue
them"
Provided we can find it,
They We're too much stirred to remain
idle Frank leo the way to the corner
of the Enclosure which was bisected by
the brook. There the moistened ground
was so spongy that It would disclose
any footprint. The marks made by the
hoofs of the burro were everywhere.
and while examining what seemed to be
the freshest, Roswell uttered an ex-
clamation.
what is it?' asked his cousin, hurry
ing To his side
"Do you see that2', asked the other in
turn, pointing TO the ground.
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win the game. For the reasons here given
it will perhaps be found worthy of trial.
LAYING OUT THE GAME.

win the game. For the reasons here given
it will perhaps be found worthy of trial.
LAYING OUT THE GAME.
The sphere of field and box is by no
means limited, as it can be played in the
house. on the lawn or uDOn the ice and
by any number of people. though eight
four on each side, will perhaps make the
best game Experts have discussed with
me the finer points OF both lawn and field
deVelopment. l myself have, however
taken part only in games played upon the
ice In diagram A. a ground is shown
ready for use. No. i, called the field. is
a square, with lines crossing Obliquely
from corner to corner dividing it into
four parts, marked respectively a. B. G.
and ID. The circle. No. 2 is called the
box. Nos. 3. 4 and are called the bases.
The size OF the box and field must be
gagged by the distance which separates
them, and this in turn by the space avail
able.
Those among my friends who acquired
some little skill used q field whose sides
We're about One-tenth the distance be-
tween field and box and box with di-
ameter One-half that of the field. For ex-
ample, was the distance between field and
box ten feet. the field was one square and
the diameter of the box is six inches.
These figures must be regulated to some
extent by the ability of the players. Use
large box and field at first, and let their
size diminish as skill increases
Diagram presents three different
styles OF discus-NO. l for the house. No.
for the lawn and No. for the ice A
used indoors, is usually a cei'ulOid chip.
though occasionally a silver half-donar
or some other coin. No. , used on the
lawn with a field six feet across a box
three feet across and distance of perhaps
30 feet between the two. is made of wood
oak as a rule. l have examined many
and find the average number TO be about
nine inches long and three inches thick
in the center. From this point both sides
are gradually beveled toward the edge A
heavy metal ring is by some preferred
No 3. used on the ice. il will be seen. has
q diameter the same as No. 2 bus is only
one-inch thick. and is not beveled You
VIII. however, soon grow to have your
own particular whims regarding the
discus. and viii use none which does not
accord with them When throwing the
discus long distances. or when sliding il
over the ice. it is held as shown in dia-
gram No 5. after the fashion of the old
Greek athletes.
RULES OF THE GAME.
Two of q party wishing to play must
be chosen to ect as captains. and these
two. after reaching an agreement as to
the support each shall receive. decide. by
tOSSln- . coin or other means which
side shall first try for points. There is
no advantage either way, although last is
usually preferred.
This question having been decided
those who are to try for points collect
behind the box and are technically known
as boxed. The opposing side retire be-
hind the field and are described as being !
''infeld-" The captain of the side infield 7
now chooses from among his following /
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There were the distinct impressions of
pair of heavy shoes. The burro had
been loaded at the brook, or his new
master had allowed him to drink before
starting iato the mountains.
The boys took several minutes to
study the impressions which appeared
in a number of places. The inspection
brought an interesting truth to light.
One set of imDrints was large and the
right shoe or boot had broken patch
on the sole which showed when the
ground was more yielding than usual.
The others We're nOticeably smaller
and the toes pointed almost straight
forward, like those of an american In
dian. a minute examination of the soil
failed to bring any other popularity
TO light. The conclusion therefore was
that only two men were concerned in
the robbery.
The problem now assumed a phase
which demanded brain work, and the
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That's We're the burro seraped
against the rock" he said; I'VE are on
their path"
In their eagerness they would have
kept besides each other had not the
passage been so narrow. Often they
came 70 places where one would have
declared it impossible for a mule or
do-key TO make his way. but there
could be no question that the property
of JEFF Graham had done it. FIRE.
quently he slipped and must have come
near falling, but he managed TO keep
forward with his precious load.
Less than 200 yards distant the pur-
suers came TO q depression of the soil
where it was damp and the footprints
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Telephone 1872.

Carloads of Baking Powder shipped
into Utah every month. No wonder
thousands of people are living upon
charity; why not manufacture these
carloads at home and be self-support-
ing by giving those people work who
need it; support the home industries
you already have and many more viii
start, which means better times.
Ask your grocer for U. S. Baking
Powder and refuse all eastern sub
stitutes.
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She Saved Her Soldier In the oven.
BY Earl. MAYO.

1t happened in 1870. which is still
spoken of as the terrible year." in
Bots lie Due The war between France
and Prussia had ragged all about them.
but not a soldier had been seen in the
tiny village, for which the peasants
daily thanked their stars. The old man
who lived alone with his son Charles
in the chateau above the town and who
was still known as lie Due" though
his title had vanished with his estates
long before, firmly believed that France
was on the road to ruin. but he scoffed
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FIELD AND BOX.
A New and Interesting Game to Be
Played In the House, On the Lawn
Or On the Ice.
by i. CARTER REARD

1 spent the year of 80 in the upper part
of New York state, and saw played while
there a game new to me. and known to
the people Whereabouts as field and box.
l have never seen it played elsewhere.
and its advantages are quite pronounced
No elaborate apparatus is needed tone
drawback to gOlf). and consequently no
expenditure of money necessary. The
roughness of football is entirely excluded !:
at the same time. skill and clear judgment
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throw. The person thus named taking
the discus in hand. steps forth from
among the rest and chooses any position
behind the field he may prefer, but must
on no account step over it. Unless the
relative skill of each player is known 1t
makes little difference which one is
named When. however. the captain is
acquainted with the play of EACH keen
judgment must be exercised by him in
not wasting his best material.
Having this fact. in mind the captain
OF the side boxed makes a hasty cal
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kissed Marie and called her a brave
girl Then he departed by the road OPP
posite to that which the Prussians had
taken. to join his men at their meeting
place IL the forest.
Marie was the pride of her parents
and the heroine of the town when her
story wss made known. And in the
depths OF the forest, when the frame
tireur gathered about their campfire
and their leader told of his narrow es-
cape and the bravery of the little peas
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culation regarding the ability of the man
who holds the discus. If this ends favor
able FOR the said man the player on the
boxed side who can best be spared is
named to oppose him or vice versa The
one holding the discus now attempts 20
throw it within the box. II the attempt
is successful and the discus falls within
the box. no part of it touching or extend
ing over the surrounding line the person
to whom the JhrOWer was opposed is
counted ont and the turn is lost IT.
on the other hand the attempt is unsuc-
cessful. the opposing player. while stand
ing behind the box. throws for the field.
The scoring is done by means of the fol-
lowing table A bases and points.
B-3 bases and / point. CT base and
points d bases and no points. Circle
3 points.
The play continues in the same man
ner. each captain naming his men as it
becomes necessary until each Dlayen on
the boxed side" has been named five
times. when the side ''infield'' becomes
turn The side securing the largest num-
Der OF points is accounted the winner. If
the boxed PLAYER fails to put the dis
Gus within the field he is counted out If
II 1alls with any pOruOn over the bound
ing or four side lines of the field the
player is counted out. If il falls on an
inner lire the sDace in which the larger
part of ii rests is the one counted. If the
space cannot be decided another throw is
allowed. No one can be named a second
time until each player on his side has
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One afternoon. shortly after the sec
ond visit Of the Prussians to Bots lie
Due, little Marie Duret was alone in her
parents, cottage. while they were at
work in the fields. Marie was a comely
little maiden, "a dark-eyed, nut brown
peasant girl, and though not a dozen
summers had passed over her head, she
was neat, thorough going little house
wife. Although her home stood quite
apart from the other cottages and not
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A SOUND FROM OUT THE STILL
NINSC

The error occurred in this way: The
trail that the boys had been assiduous-
ly following was SO family marked that
the wonder was they did not go astray
sooner. In many places, there was lit
tie choice as to the route, because it
was so broken and crossed that one was
as distinct as the other Nevertheless,
Frank pressed on with scarcely any
hesitation, until he again reached a de-
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Life Made Happy.

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trouble, making the edges smooth and
comfortable
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THE YOUNG KLONDIKERS.
How Two Boys Made the Hazardous
Journey to the Eldorado and
Brought Back a Fortune.
b EDWARD S. ELLIS.

Author of "A Strange Graft and Its
Wonderful Voyage" The Star of In
dia, ''Uncrowning the King" etc
Copyright, 1897, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
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Doctors BaniShed.
Under the MunyOn System Every
Home Has It's Own Physician.

"Some women says Professor Mum
yon, - can afford q new dress every even
ing. others can't; some people can afford
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THE STATE BANK Of Utah.
Cor. Main and South Temple streets.
SALT LAKE CITY.

HEBER j. GRANT. President.
VIM. Is. PRESTON. VicePresident.
HEBER NJ. WELLS. Cashier.
CHAS. S. BURTON. Asst. Cashier.
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Dire ors:
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS

Accounts Solicited.
Special attention 10 country trada.
Correspondence invited.
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BRAVE MARIE.

(To Be Continued.)