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NEW DEATH DEALING GUN.
German Army TO Tie Equipped with
nm ImnrnNch Memn0n.

German military men are beElnnlng TO re-
slize that the rife adopted by the army for
the use of snokeless powder had some draw
backs Tho breach did not close perfectly
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-lndustrious men ard women in
zn to work for lis at their homes:
kxng; we will send work any dis
u have several lines Of work TO
pne Of which requires no expert
sou can't devote the whole day 10
4, you can earn IS or Sc a week
3l1g 30 hour or two evenings Ad-
tiidsrd Mfg. Co.. III West 23l
Esr York.
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GOOD permanent position TO well recon-
mendcu solicitor; none but well appea airing
neatly dressed men need apply. Come be-
tween ana O'Clock Monday a. M |.
ing "a
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BOARD-RooMS WANTED.

WANTED-By agreeable. soelabie couple;
private family preferred: close In; state
lowest rates, Regular this office. 10
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WANTED-S!tuation by licensed engineer,
beth marine and stationary; can do re-
pair.ng Address $780, this Office. I.
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Third ward. District A.--polliug place,
TurnYerein Hall, and Wm. FlelE Is an
pointed presiding officer and Ernest Necco
aud Gus Brandt iudees for said district In
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AGENTS make $500 per month settling our
economy harness rlveter to farmers and
rlg owners; holds enough rivets to do sew
er8 dollars OF repairing, yet sells when
loaded for 81 send 5oc in stamps for sam
Pile and terms. Foote Economy Co., Los
Angeles, Cal.
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WANTED TO RENT-one or more good
fresh milk cows. Address 1862. this Of.
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MISUNDERSTANDING aud teamsters on
the East Texas railroad: 100000 yards OF
good dry work 10 sublet Apply to r. J.
Smith Lufkin. Texas. 10
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SPECIAL NOTICES

tWNNI' E.1,INI y IlNFINVoNFf WtNINTs III u
cycles and sundries. has peen uissolvcd by
nusual consent Mr. W. II, Dllzer retiring
ana the business TO continue In the name
OF a. 9. Ilaraesty 10
NOTICE Is hereby given that the Arm Of
Pearson & Carasle. general merchants e2,S
Ooin avenue. has this h day OF tcpruary
ll'ol, dissolved partnership. H. A. Pearson
having bought NV entire interest. | taAnk
my customers and friends tor their liberal
trade with which they have favored US
on Februnrv M teoI In No ior.so ard ,nSn-
Portable STORE room on the corner OF Odn
avenue and Semmes street, adjoining b. VI,
Longs meat market, whcrp | will be pre-.
pared TO serve all my Gus oncrs and
friends with lareer and more complete
line Of the hes, and trcshest staple and
fancy groceries at the lowest market prices
w. IL Carlisle 10
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Department OF Agriculture Insurance,
Statistics and History. state of Texas.
Austin. Texas, January 3D. i3SA
TO all whom II may concern;
THIS IA TO certify. That the
NORWICH UNION
Insurance Company OF Norwich England ha.
In al respects fully complied with the law,
OF Texas MS conditions precedent to its doinI
business In this State, ane that said CoInpan!
holds Certificate OF Authority from this or
tce oltitmr Il 20 dc business in this State 10
twelve months from the LIST dey OF January
1901 to the 3lst day OF December, 1901
- Given under my hand and seal
Seal ut Office In Austin. the day nns
------- date first above written.
JEFFERSON JOHNSON.
Commits sioner.
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aMs|
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bon,s. "A
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FOR sALE--A strong horse; price SIS, Cal
az IA Arseslan Place la
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WANTED-Fitty young men to attend one
OF the best telegraph schools in America.
Address Hll's Business COLLEGE Waco, Tex,
a. 2-25-0i
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Agents in every town to sell lace
curtains by sample or catalogue, big prof g,
Cincinnati Lace Co.. iSe Race ST, Cincin-
natl Oiio. 10
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AT S1uD-onr dne young buck Auhura
Prince, grandson OF the worlds champion,
Lord Britain. mas nae color and shape
score "; fee s.. South End Rabbsiry, Box
GAS. Houston, Texas. 20
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s-Nay deposit money in pank for
flntil position is secured, or will
Inotes; cartare paid; bookkeeping,
pip, shorthand. typewritiug, etc /,
speeials,s; course instruction ana
4 ior securing positions strongly
~ business mon, best patron.led
colleges in the United States;
Fonihs bookkeeping with us is
d 81 elsewhere; shorthand depart
fsond 10 none; about Is per cent of
Eslls are graduates OF other bust
llsseS J. f. Draushon, president,
4 q TOUR text books OIL bookkesp-
nave by far the largest sale
euaasss men of any published;
Z Will explain ali, send foy IL.
Ps Practical Business Colleges,
II, Fort Worth, ST. Louis, Shreve-
que Rock, Montgomery and sa-
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& assnev Nr-We have nothing 10
s.asrspteeao ssnyassing a large in
~ Exrhs saaress with stamp. The
M drawer 40. South
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POSITION wanted by young man OF eS :
nartenrs a photographer and genera cfhfe
,voyt. owns smith Premier machine ana
rsr give GOOD references. Address p. y:
pns No SIS, Houston, Texas. l.
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WANTED Station men on the Calf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe railroad AT Kounze,
Tehas: good work: ali embankment FROM
two TO Jour Feet. Appy On the works.
John Scott & Sens contractors. II
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FowANTED.

-
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fAF YAXHU| y ara h'Ihh.
sP WnN -
uoliar, ,.s 81 -------- washer and ITO
nlyeslms', sr''fls,'ss l7iO Rusk.
store ,,1 ifd sgpl!l- ------------ ,.rs, and
WI -sr<rt plane, ,,a,n
ia ~ CO., ovs - sna.n---
q Y m, -r-,d women 10 worl
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pn.s ,--rsu 10 carry ,s "a
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r GlSs,~< sr.ap. -----
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h1uss Ill o. show you hos
So Of ,.a' ~ We "a Kiam, Mann
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ustsbi, s Erss and n sase 10 buy
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nmsrs VI '9 ~ ..,,y nosition pei
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WI AZ Nj pcstlng, e,9' a5yertlsers'
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TT'sahs " p,.s and ether noyel,les
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srpg men and iauies 4" !
70 n'alts' az and nigne V hiosS .
Chits,s kfst garneue' "
Istt
nenls, 80 3 E..TTs man or woman il
% llc'ss w, N "a solicit for Houston
,e .s's sss MA, iolSis reEls avenue.
w. " yI ~! Il .,ovI boys who are moi a
OH ~. ~ sel Capitol Monday n
W.. MY -
Wheat Il: -------:------------;--S9o,,o,
now NJ 4 WOMAN Tan make gov IN NJ
buiI N, ~ .,,l Ps'ncSi Clark 1 Co., ga S
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RAPHAEL BROS,
insurance Agents, Houston, Texas.

Department Of Agriculture Insurance.
statistics aud History, state of Texas.
Austin. Texas, January II, 1901.
To all whom II may conceru'
This is to certify. That the
AMERICAN CENTRAL
Insurance Company OF ST. Louis Mo. has
IN all respects fully complied with the laws
OF TeYns as couditicus precedent 20 It's doing
business IN this State, uni that said company
holds Certificate of Authority from this Of
fee emitting II 10 do business IN this state
fur twelve months, from he list day Of Ian
uary 1901 10 the alBt day OF December. Npl
---- Given under my hand ana seal,
Seal. az Office. IN Austin, the day and
-- date hrst above written.
JEl FERSON JOHNSON.
Commi6Bioner.
RAPHAEL BROS,
insurance Agents, Houston, Texas
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r; eriesd,leNork al home. making
|. send sis furnished free nothing
Hone In Snnped envelope for partieus
Duus'Fial Co.. 50 WABASH CHI
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IN, drussioographers, bookkeepers.
afe inssih,,as,s. teachers desiring 20,
|ss Bnrai..ed 10 address The Toxas
/ hsIIss j W. Hudnall nro-
h a ths Texas; established iSs5
49, dallas Commercial elub n
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AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTs-Bc,h sex; no talking our. plan
1890. 49,. .stars. 4ug .sUr, Homo
| Mis. CO. 81 Marlborough street chelses,
Mass 10
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. grading foremen ON
the Eas' Texas railroad at Lutkin. Texas
Apply on the works r. j. Smith II
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FOR sALE-Aecount OF IeaYIrg city, hnes!
Jersey COW in county and three Other good
milch cows and spring hack three miles
on poor farm road. BartelI place. 10
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WANTED EvERYwHERE-Iiust IN faSt
signs distribute circulars, samples. etr
no oanvnssing good pay, sun Advertising
Bureau. Chicago. 10
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HELP WANTED.

bALho NJ hN--IWo Speciality drug experienced
preferred; our proposition is new. ana
winner extraordinary Inducements aud
guarantee, statesmen capable Of handling
to such men. Address, 1885. this office. 10
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CITY SOLICITOR or collector wants posi-
ten: good references S3iS. TINS olilee- -- L
EXPERIENCED stenogrepher with macnlnz
wants position IN city. Address SSsl' ms
oinCe. u
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-27
IN VOGUE.

A beautiful ribbon is called metallic
taffeta.
Various shades of magenta form a
stunning hat.
Plaids, and particularly large plaids,
are popular this fall.
A stylish plaid is in vague green
and brown, with black bar in zibe-
line finish.
Chains of many kinds of beads in
bright colors, which are selling now
for $1.45, are called Kara bah"
Every effort will be made to bring
in the Louis XIV. coat, and at any rate
many of the smart velvets and furs
will be cut away in the front after
this fashion.
Many lovely Paris models show a
basque, and here again they are cut
away in the front and are short on
the hips. Some lace evening dresses,
too, are made in this wise.
On the greater number of the cord
uroy shirt waists brass buttons are to
be seen, but in one lot of waists there
is an unusual contrast in buttons of
turquoise blue, rather large, round
and flat, which are PVT on to waists
OF all colors, apparently without re-
gard to color animation
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GLITTER AND GLIMMER,

Handsome designs in cut steel and
crystal are employed for hat orna-
ments. Arabian lace is used for tur-
ban and toque trimming, and tilmy net
embroidered in gold comes in as brim
facing on handsome black velvet hats.
Fob chains for watches will undoubt-
edly be mora worn than previously,
since an attactme has been invented
which does away with the former in
security of this style. The chain is re-
enforced by straight-link chain,
which passes through the ring of the
watch of the buttonhole. In the case
of women's watches the chain can be
fastened to the buckle of the belt.
Jeweled mirrors are revival of an
eighteenth century fashion. In those
days of paint and patches the little
mirror hanging from the chatelaine
was no mere ornament, but quite ne
cessaty to the armory of Queen Anne
beauty, who could never hope to sue
cessfully wage war on masculine
heart with, for instance, her wig all
awry. Nowadays these mirrors are
worn entirely for ornament, so their
owners say, and certainly they are
very pretty.
Once all we asked of palette was
to sparkle. Not so now. Indeed, the
dull finish Is the latest. In addition to
this, it often has lattice design faint
ly indicated on its face. One spanpled
costume, the gem of imported evening
docn- sona ana ring palllettes figuring.
There are pink ones, with satin fin
ish, gilt ones in Roman gold effect and
others in French silver. At the foot
the pink ones are formed into whole
nosegays. Such combination! And
SO exquisitely blended.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-27
SNEODSIQ

r, SH =, TT I-An,sus Macpherson has
IN IN g, Jake. Setter later settles
me surrounding country is Irrigated, and
a settlement has gradually sprung up. A
gam gam ma has been built and Setter, being tho
water. A large land syndicate is trying
20 obtain control of same by buying out
Sh svs ;n elaims; by doing SO they would
Macpherson believes the syndicate viii
Ultimately succeed in their purpose and has
ABOUT ,, decided to move his ranch, but is
Young friend, cons umptive named Jack
llaleott Macpherson had been Quite I'm in
seboo YIN c Ssiters daqghter Nan until
Came to the settlement. 1t is evidently
through the latter's wish that Macpherson
CHAP = lRaHe Mthout causing trouble
son men, comes to him one evening with
f Ihe information that Setter has sold out
ssnb en15re w Flghts to the syndicate. Miss
aaiien desperately in love, asks him to
cause cause. no trouble and he decides to leave
CHAPTER III.-Angus goes to SOC se,ter
i ana on the way learns that Wykamp, the
"a 14n U coimpsanys engineer, who has charge
Mes gips NJ Miss eenstrpeton Of dam Is there
l hey walk on and meet Wykamp returning:
ne evidently knew Miss Sanborn, and. cons.
Ma up 10 men, PASSED an insulting remark
nhrougn Miss Sanborn's pleading that Mac.
pH1ssE I pT THgs not ,T XII NJ him.
colt Mis- Ear hdavI,Maepherson tells Hal
her again 1t is evident that Wykamp has
sorle Strange power over her and Macpher-
Wyksmns co onaI MISS sanborn's words are
CHAPTER V.-MacphersonSs p psfre ~isn n;
Mykamp decided him to fight the syndl-
inst ~ ilhi . and he locates placer claim
y yn ABOVE 1 the site of the syndicate's pro.
~ GS II a,l' TEL vI.-one afternoon Halcott
WhIe Up c, i,G stream to Macphersons claim
stumbles and slides down into the stream 1 ne
SKATER ii. VII.-Three weeks later he
learns that Settlers daughter Nan had
rescued him. Setter has realized his mistaae
Ia ia ffgS a ny ms water rights and the feeling
syndicate and also against the eneina ."e
NW,,ykamp. The latter has ceased annnvin.,
" and he has turned his attentions
ma If, friend in the east Miss sanborn tells
n nyidar ne Is Is here" meaning Wykamp It is
mao greatly wronged her In letter from
an an old friend, a classmate of Wykamn,a
a.a learns that Wykamp is bad one
ana receives newspaper Clipping ~ ~.
ia f,I1 I, s5rseapade with Winifred 'Ne
CHATTER IX.-Halcott decides IN trr
h hsr f ths MAJ Nan from Wykamp BY showing
.Wlnlfred He does so, but she refnses ~
fa thn him He then decides to 20 to he p
clipping disappear. 't-e ie'1er ana
CHATTER X.-Late next evening Ho,-
colt sees Wykamp come riding IN aionr 1I
Svf ia n Soon old man Setter leaves Quiet.
\! W IN me same direction and little LAIR
MN,acpherson comes riding along. Haieott
81 s9r M that Nan had taken the nroot
t III tWSS " 4, yillainy to Macpherson and
!, "a account; Fearing tragedy. Haicett
= lu u,r to intercept Macpherson. but accie
e etraa,y crosses to the wrong Side Of the
stream. From there he can see the ene
g 3 Inspecting the Golfer dam. A few
, ~ later terrible explosion destrovs
Tue ,,l,.- cam. and throwing Wykamp into The
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PERT PERSONAL POINTERS.

Richard Croker is said to have been
a great sufferer from dyspepsia for
many years.
Judge Paul Wentworth Linebarger,
OF Chicago, one of the judges in the
philippines, speaks five languages. He
studied law in Paris and Madrid.
Lord Blair Balfour, lord Justice gen
eral, recently mentioned that there
had been in Scotland only IA lord JUS
tice generals in the last 200 years.
Lionel Barrymore has inherited
something OF his fathers wit. Some
time ago he was given a small part in
a play, and, speaking Of his appear
ance to friend next day, asked him
how he liked it. "Why, was at the
theater, but didn't see you in the
play" "You must have winked," said
Lionel.
Through his mother, Martha Bullock,
of Georgia, Theodore Roosevelt's an
cestry is traced back to the Scottish
kings John and Edward Ballot. This
name. to escape the wrath of Edward
L., king of England, was changed to
Balllie, and from branch of that fam
lily which early settled in the south the
president is descended.
The duke of Connaught, although
over so years of age, alone of all the
royal family of Great Britain looks
really in vigorous health. 1t is prob
ably due to the oPen-air life he leads
and his love of sport and exercise. The
duke of Connaught is exceedingly pop
uiar with the army and is regarded as
the best looking of the sons of Queen
Victoria. His marked features are dis
tingulshed by virility. He and the duke
OF Cambridge are, it is believed, the
only living members of the English
royal family who have ever been under
fire.
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CHAPTER XII.
Ia PETITE GUERRn

i
1t was sodden thing, nmp 81
unresponsive, that Macpherson
dragged out of the nav of the hungry
whirlpool and carried across the tot
tering wreck of the coffer-dam to the
half-finished excavation in the oppo-
site canyon slide. When I joined
him, by way of the precarious fume-
bridge and scramble along the
steep activity down which I had
once shot to a plunge in the icy
| waters of the stream, he was MAX
ing q fire in the shelter Of the exca-
| walton, hnrrying TREMENDOUSLY and
muttering to himself like man gone
daft. In the excitement of the mo-
ment he seemed to take my presence
| quite as a matter of course.
Look him over, Jack, for Gods
sake, tell me if I'm a murderer"
he gasped, going down on his hands
and knees to blow the spark in the
kindling.
| He had propped the engineer in a
corner of the cutting, and I lost no
time in obeying the command. AS
nearly as l could determine there
were no bones broken; but there
wounds, and the man was well
drowned.
"Pull yourself together, Angus, and
help me-" I said, throwing off my
overcoat. "The fellows drowned, and
he's a dead man if we don't get to
work on him pretty suddenly"
| Fortunately, we both knew what
to do, and how to go about it; but
there was a despairing half-hour or
more of it before the first long-drawn
sigh of returning life rewarded our
efforts. Macpherson worked silently,
with set teeth and the tireless pa
thence of a piece of machinery; and
when Wykamp began to breathe nat
urally he sank back and covered his
face with his hands. A pebble ratified
down the slope of the excavation and
I looked up. Setter was standing at
the pit-edge, gazing down upon us
like man lately aroused from his
first sleep.
well, I'll be dad-burned!" he said,
clambering down to stare first at the
two of us and then at the uncon-
scious engineer. "This yere's what
all the rumpus was about, Ell? Dam
| busted to kingdom come, an that
Their" his epithet was quite accur-
at but wholly unreportable-
| drowned dead as a do'-nail! Hit
walked us all up down't the house, an
I thort I'd thess mog along up an
see what-all'd happened"
Mac took his face out of his hands.
LET up on that, Jake" he said,
| quietly. COR perhaps I'd better tell
you to stick to 1t for your life.
know why the dam went out, and so
does Mr.. Halcott. If he doesn't
know" indicating the sodden figure
at the other side of the fire-"you
are safe to lie out of it. And you're
| just in time to cover your tracks.
Hustle yourself down to the engi-
neer's camp and rout them out. Tell
them the boss is here half dead, and
have them send for him"
Sellers face, sharply relieved in
the freight, was study in baff1ed
enmity mingled with fear. But he
made no more denials and went
straightaway on his errand, leaving
US to watch with the half dead one.
1t was long time before Macpher-
son broke silence to say:
How much do you know, Jack p"
"All of it, think; except that I'm
taking 1t for granted that Nan is
responsible for some things--your
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-27

knows Che risk. and 90 do the stock
holders. The stock has gone down
ten points in as many days. That
was why they got together and made
pool to try to buy me out"
Decent fgure?"
Fairly decent. They strained a
point all the points, I imagine, in
the present uncertain condition Of
affairs; but wouldn't sell for twice
fifty thousand"
II don't blame you: it's more than
q money fight"
Aaephsrson's sof1 brown eyes
dssAsd rssponsiysly. "Muoh mere.
We sAargs ssltsr WITH making II =
lsrsonA nattAr. but I'm afraid It's
eona ~ hs Nat win ms. Tho day
when I saa run that fallaw cut Of
Aia va1sv at tAs tai Of broken On
serHrlss VIII Be happy ono for mo.
Ifs TIA Last I can de-and the
most. And III do 1t. Il I I've"
Wykamp flung his arms abroad Ike
. man In bad dream. I laughed
aloud. The grim humor of the thing
was irresistible. Here for an hour we
had been straining every nerve to
save the life of a man whose death
was every way desirable-but I
checked myself at once. Macpher-
son was glowering at the PROSTATE
figure beyond the Are in a way that
made me SILVER. I made haste to
bank the hres Of wrath.
ut is unfortunate that Setter has
put himself on the wrong side Of the
criminal fence" remarked.
Macpherson responded quickly, asif
glad OF the diversion.
ut is; devilish unfortunate The
thing hangs by thread. If that fell
low suspects that 1t was giant
powder and not the food, we'll all
hear from it."
"Will he suspect?"
Macpherson shook his head. He'll
reason 1t out, II he hasn't been too
badly shaken up. And we'll be lucky
IT were not dragged in az witnesses"
He went silent for minute, and
when he continued his thought was
for me. Say, Jack; suppose you take
the back track to the farmhouse.
There n no nsed OF your being
mixed up in this! and II you're not
hero when his men come, no one will
be the wiser. Follow the bed of tn.
ditch and you won't meet them"
The advice was sound, but hest.
tated.
But that will leave you 70 bear
the orunt OF it alone, Angus"
he waved me off. go on, and 20
now, or it will be too late. I'm In
for It. anyway. because he cav ne.
Get move"
went at that, sorambling across
10 the Line of the ditch and wallow-
Ing downward through the dry sand
OF its bed. Halfway to the gap in
the hog-back could look down upon
The party of rescuers on its way up
The trail, and was half minded to
turn back when saw it was headed
~ the Mexican. But went Oh when
reflected that Macpherson would
account for himself quite as well
without as with me. None the less,
t was relief, q few minutes later,
% be overtaken by my friend at the
point where the ditch crossed the
'oad to enter the Setter field.
They are bringing him down."
Yes. He came to and sat up just
lfter you left. He isn't hurt very
much"
He would have dismounted to make
ne ride, but the distance was nothing.
will you go back to the Six-Mile
.o-niGht?" l asked, when we reached
he cato. Setter will put you up"
Ne; I'll go ON back. If l didn't
'how up before morning, the boys
would raid VYykamp's outfit. Good
hight. You go in and take about
;hree fingers and go to bed. You'll
Be in luck if this doesn't down you
again"