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SALLY LEAGUERS
 WHO GO HIGHER

Macon, Ga, August H.-Wilbur Mur- dock. manager and center fielder of the Macon baseball team, has been sold to the St. Louis Nationals for $S0O MurdocH will report to the big league team al the close of the season in the South Atlantic.
 Murdock is leading the Sally league in hitting and is touted as the fastest out fielder and base runner in the league.
 Stowers, who has pitched wonderful ball during the present season, is expect ed to go with Cincinnati, while Wild" Bill Clark, who has set the South At lantic afire this season, is doped out to go to Cleveland.
 When Lajoe was in Macon last spring training with the Maps he had his eye on Clark and stated at that time he would give him try-out next season.
 Frank Rhoton, who was sold to the Mobile team for $500 and who was due to report in that city on Saturday of last week, is playing ball with the Peaches. Rhoton refuses to play with Mobile at the salary, $175, they offer. What he will do remains to be seen.
 Wohlleben, Macon's big first baseman, and one of the heaviest hitters in the South Atlantic league, will likely land a berth on some Southern league team, as he is fast and sure thing with the bat.
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CHARLEY STREET
 PERFORMS FEAT

Washington, August 21.-Charles Street. catcher of the Washington base ball team. today won a bet of $500 made with John Riddle of this city by per forming the unprecedented though oft attempted feat of catching regulation baseball dropped from the top of the Washington monument. The ball was dropped from one of the small win dows near the top of the monument at height of $50 feet above the pave ment where Street caught it on the thirteenth attempt, the failures being due to a rather brisk wind which de- nected the ball in it's course. Street was considerably jared by the i'm pact of the sphere in his big catcher's glove, but nevertheless caught in this afternoons American league game in this city.
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We Sell Perfection Mattresses
W0leslpOYth LeAbes Or
 Scouting Tour Sunday

 return from the west and will finish tho season in Birmingham.
 Birmingham has procured Pitcher Veas sey of the pennnat-winning Jackson team of the Cotton States for next season, and has an option on Third Baseman Black. burn of the same aggregation
 Roy Montgomery, the old Baron third sacker, who managed Jackson the past season, states that Veasey was his best pitcher and the best man of the Cotton States league. He describes Blackburn as the very best young third baseman whom he has ever seen perform.
 It is barely possible that Birmingham will get one other pitcher from Jackson probably Miller, the southern shut-oui artist of the league.
 Manager Molesworth stated yesterday that he had been promised the services oi two excellent men now performing in tne big leagues for next season. He did moi divulge the names of these men.
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PITCHER VEASEY OF JACKSON IS PROCURED FOR. NEXT SEASON, OTHER MEN ON THE STRING. DOUGLASS TO MANAGE.

Manager Molesworth will leave Bir- mingham Sunday morning on scouting expedition
 He declines to tell where he goes.
 He confidently believes, however. that he will make a most successful pilgrim age, and that he will have some news of great value to report on his return.
 During his absence Bill Douglass will act as manager of the team. Catcher Raub will play center field on the west ern trip, with the occasional aid of Pitch CTS Bauer and Robertaille.
 Moesworth will rejoin the team on it's
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BIG CHECKER TOURNAMENT
 IN ATLANTA NEXT MONTH.

Columbia, S. C., August M.-(Special J. The Southern Checker association will meet in Atlanta September 10 for the pur- pose of electing permanent officers and to hold a tournament to decide the cham pionship of the south.
 All who wish to enter must send in their names to Acting Secretary J. Sprigg Hall, 15 Houston street, Atlanta, Ga., by September 8.
 do so. An effort will be made to have one of Americas strongest players attend and there should be many interesting games pulled off during the meet.
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Athletics Beat Maps.

ed great uphill game today and tied the score only to be beaten out in the ninth, when Philadelphia scored a run on four singles off Ryan. Score: R.H E. Cleveland .. .. .. . 900 0O1 231-- IA 2 Philadelphia :. . . 05O 900 111-- 8 IA 0
 Batteries Rhodes Berger, Ryan and N. Clarke and Bemis; Coombs. Dygert, Wick CTS and Schreck. Time, 2:15 Empires, Sheridan and Evans
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Six Pitchers Used,

Boston, August 2l.-Chicago won an up- hill game from Boston today, each team using three pitchers The locals seemed to have a commanding lead, but Cicotte was wild and Steele was hit hard. Smith and Altrock were also batted hard, and Walsh saved the game for the visitors by good work. Score: HE. Chicago .. .. .. .. .. GOO 701 000- 12 1 Boston .. .. .. :. .. PIP 001 100-7 Is
 Batteries: Cicotte, Steele, Burchell and Carrigan; Smith, Altrock Walsh and Shaw. Time, 2;55 Empires, O'Loughlin and Hurst
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Saddle and driving horses constantly on sale at the Ter minal Stock Yards, End Ave. and 27th Street. YNES-DONAHOO HORSE
 6 MULE co.
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Maddox Is the Hero.

Pittsburg. August 21.-Pittsburg won a postponed game from Brooklyn today. The feature of the game was the batting of Maddox, who brought in both runs for the home team. He also pitched a splen- did game. Score: [. R.H.E. Pittsburg .. .. .. .. .010 001 00*-2 O Brooklyn .. .. .. ..... .0O0 001 000-1 '
 Batteries Maddox and Gibson; Fucker and Bergen. Time, :50. Umpire, ODay.
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ATLANTA WINS ONE
 AT MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, August 2l-Montgomery won the first and Atlanta the second game of the double-header here today. There were no features in either game.
 Manager Smith of Atlanta was put out of the grounds for disputing decisions. The Scoraa.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ONLY ONE HIT OFF
 PITCHER KEITH

Little Rock, August H.-Pit or Keith. released by the St Louis signalized his re-entry into the Southern association by defeating New Orleans to- day allowing but one hit. In the seventh inning Speaker singled, stole second, went to third on Griffins infield out and scored on a wild pitch giving Little Rock the only run of the game. Woods fielding was the feature. Score:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Too Many Free Passes.

Chicago, August 21.-Two of Lindaman's passes were turned into runs today by clean hitting. Well placed drives, with a tumble of a hard hit ball. scored the others Score: R.H.E Chicago .lO0 220 00%-5 l Boston .. :. .. .. ....011 900 001-3 8 2
 Batteries: Reulbach, Overall and Moran and Kling; Lndaman, Ferguson and Smith. Time, 1:46. Empires, Rudderham and Rigler.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At St. Paul-First game, Toledo 5, St. Paul 4; second game, Toledo g. St. Paul B. At Minneapolis-Mi 3, Colum- bus 2.
 At Kansas Charlottesville H., Kansas City 3.
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Tiqers Lose Auain,

Washington, August 21.-Washington Willett in the first inning today and de- feated Detroit. Johnson was very effect I've with men on bases. Score: R Ill E. Washington .. .. .. :. 200 GOO 10*- 7 Detroit 2. .. :. .. :, :. O10 900 O00- 5 Q
 Batteries: Johnson and Street; Willett and Schmidt. Time, 1:30. Umpire, Egan'
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Browns Are Gaininq.

New York, August A.-Errors at crt- ical moments were fatal to the locals success in close game with St. Louis to- day. Both Howell and Lake pitched good ball, but the former was steadier and his support better Score: R.H E. St. Louis :. :. 000 301 000-4 2 New York .. .. .. .. .. 001 100 100-3 g 5
 Batteries: Howell and Stephens; Lake and Blair and Klenow. Time, 2:05 Um- pire, Connolly.
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Hard Luck For "Rjp.u

Savannah, Ga, August 21.-In a slow game today Savannah took the second game of the final series from Augusta by the score of 4 to ?. Bierman's work at short was a feature. Score: R. HI. E. Savannah :. :. :. .. .020 0O2 O0@-4 1 Augusta .. :. :. .. ..Ol0 100 0OO-2 3 and McMahon
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
stowers Pitches Fine Game.

Charleston, s. C., August 21.-Durrett was easy today and Macon won from Charleston to o. Stowers pitched a fine game for the visitors, and allowed only three scattered hits, besides he worked well in the pinches. Score: R.H.E. Charleston .. .. .. .. .OO0 coo O00-0 3 Macon :. :. :. .. :. :. ..202 POP 00*-S g
 Batteries: Durrett and Durlin Stowers and Robinson.
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Games Today.

Nashville in Birmingham Q games). Memphis in Mobile. Atlanta in Montgomery. New Orleans in Little Rock.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Hess. Sacri- flee hits, Northern, Mill Stratton 2, Fritz. Stolen bases, Speaker. Bases on balls, off Keith f. off Fritz 1. Struck out, by Keith ?, by Fritz g. Wild pitch, Keith, Fritz. Double plays, Keith to Connors; Fritz to Mill to Dexter; Mill to Dundon to Dexter Time of game, 1:40. Umpire, Fitzsimmons.
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CIVIC PRIDE THE SECRET
 OF BASEBALL'S POPULARITY.
By MyrOn w. Townsend. Civic Drfde is the secret of base

Civic pride is the secret of base balls great pop pularity.
 Baseball Is the only professional sport which makes a special ap- peal to civic pride.
 One of the incongruities of the game is that players recruited from all parts of the country wear St. Louis uniforms and represent the city on the diamond. St. Louis boys. Yet because patriotic impulses stir the breasts of the fans, they are hailed as "St Louis" ball players.
 Like love of country, love of ones adopted or native city, is born in American sportsmen.
 St. Louis men and women want St. Louis to beat Chicago or Washington or Boston.
 Civic pride is the main motif which keeps baseball alive.
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Robinson and Ford Pitch Finely, While kellum Is Wild and Sitton Sui fered From Stage Fright.
 The Story of the
 Games.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.

Birminghab, 6-5, Nashville 2-4. Montgomery 3-S, Atlanta 1-4.
 Little Rock 1, New Orleans 0.
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Cardinals Play To Win.

St. Louis, August 2-A double, fol- lowed by two sacrifices in the ninth in- ming. scored one run and gave St. Louis the second game of the series with Phila- delphia. Score: R H. E. St Louis .. .. .. .. 300 900 0014 10 1 Philadelphia .. .. .. 1000 Ill 000-3 10
 Batteries: Lush and Ludwig; Corridor and Dooin. Time, AT. Umpire, Emslie.
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Jacksonville Is Winner.

Jacksonville, Fla. August 21.-The locals took advantage of Flowers wildness in the fourth inning today and made suf- ficient runs to win from Columbia. Score:
 R.H E. Jacksonville .. .. .. .. ..OO0 300 02+-5 1 Columbia ..101 900 00O-2 ? Batteries: Viola and Roth; Flowers, Cote and Gunter.
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The BarOns Cause ArvtuI Slump
 To Pennant Stock Of Volunteers
0bb And Wagner ShH
 Lead ZHe Wajor Hitters

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Bases on balls-Ford 4, Kellum 5. Struck out-Ford 4, Kelum 3. Wild pitch-Kellum
 Double play-Ford to Douglass to Meek: Larsen to Douglass.
 Time of game-1:4O
 Umpires-Brown and Carpenter.
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Summary: Two-base hit Jordan. Sac rifice hits, Dyer Fox, Juul, shannon. Bases on balls, off Johns ?, off Juul 8. Hit by pitcher, Juul Smith, Becker). Struck out, by Johns B. by Juul 8. Wild pitch, Johns l. Time, ?. Umpire, Pfennin- ger.
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THE AMATEURS.

Sweetwater, Tenn, August N.-(Spe- cial )-Tuscaloosa again defeated the To- calls this afternoon in a one-sided game which resulted 7-2. The feature was the work of Sturdivant. who pitched for the visitors and allowed but two hits Bat teries Sturdivant and Pratt; Knox and Morgan.
 Anniston. August 21.-(Special. .)-Albert- vile won from the home team this after noon by the score of 4-3 The game was won by a long drive from the bat of Burgess in the fourth inning.
 Adamsville, August 21.-(Special.)- Brookside shut out Adamsville here this afternoon by the score of 5-0. The fea- ture was the pitching of Harkins. Batter ies: Harkins and Bagley; Guthrie, Guth- rie and Dougherty.
 Cuba, August 21.-(Special)-The local team defeated Alamucha here today by the score of S-6. The feature was the one handed catch of Panel for Cuba An drews and Chatham were the opposing pitchers.
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SUMMARY

SOMMAH Two-base hit-McElveen. Three-base hit-Henllne. Sacrifice hits-Meek, Seigle, McElveen. Stolen bases-Smith, Larsen. Struck out-Robinson 4. Sitton 3. Bases on balls-Robinson B. Sitton (. Time of game-1:30. Umpires Brown and Carpenter.
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GRAND CIRCUIT
 MEETING CLOSES

Poughkeepsie, N. T., August 21.-Close finishes were in order in the last day of the grand circuit meeting at the Hudson River Driving park this afternoon. The 2l4 trot in the first heat developed the most sensational finish of the week. The Alamo led handily to 100 feet of the wire, when Geers, back of Loyal, made one of his old-time drives and fairly lifted his horse under the wire, winning the heat in 210A, which was a quarter of a second better than his winning time last week. Loyal won the second heat with more to spare and entered the select 2:10 list by making 2:O9A. Loyal was never in se- rious danger in the third heat.
 The 2:20 trot although a straight heat affair, was by no means one-sided. Ce- real, the winner, had to fight Nelcyone most of the time, and the latter was a fair bidder for the first heat when she broke Summary:
 2:2O trot, three in five, purse 5000: Cereal, b. m., by Boreal-Ham-
 Nelcyone, b. m. HowelD :. ...... 2 2
 Carthy) .. .. :. :. .. :. .. .. 2 3
 Kid McGregor Prince Kohl and Mighty Onward started. Time 2:12A, 2.1214, 2:12A.
 2:14 trotting, three in five, purse 5000: Loyal, b. h., by Boreal- -Trevildon
 (Geers) .. 1 The Alamo, oh. h. (Cox) .. 2 5 Composer, b. g. QaSelle) .. .... ?
 Marveletta, Vandetta and Bowcatcher started. Time, 2:101, 2:09A, 2:11%.
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Atlanta ........................ 00U 100 OO0-1 Montgomery ................... GOO 102 0O+-3
 Summary: Two-base hit, Rockenfield Stolen bases, Wilkes. Double play-Perry to Rockenfeld to Greminger Bases on balls, off Stton 3, off Thomas ?. Struck out, by Sitton 3, by Thomas 2. Time, 3O Umpire, Pfenninger.
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Two-base hits-Henline, Ford. Three-base hit-Molesworth.
 Sacrifice hits-Bay, Molesworth, Smith. StolAn hasas-Walters- East Daubart
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Bay, first up, hit to center.
 Wiseman stung one to Ford, and the pitcher threw wildly to second.
 East went out from Walters to Doug lass. both runners advancing.
 McElveen hit to Larsen. The pride of
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2:2O trot, three in five, purse 5000:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Vdndetta and BOWcatCher l. Time, 2:101a, 2:09A, 2:11%.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-25

She found it impossible to fall asleep
again. She was nervous. 1t must be
something in the atmosphere. She
tossed and tossed and flounced and
flounced. She counted up to thou.
sands. She made her mind a blank
so often that she flew to thinking to
escape the emptiness of it. Still her
eyes were wide and her mind fairly
a-quiver with activity. She slipped
out Of bed. She would tire herself
into sleep. She even dressed. She
would show herself. If she must be a
midnight prowler, she would wear the
garments people affect when they
have their thoughts and energies on
matters mundane. Drawing the oil
stove close to the window fronting
the street, she sank into a chair, drew
heavy shawl over her shoulders, put
her feet on the tiny fender and pre-.
pared to fatigue herself into oblivion.
A light shone from the window
across the way. He was still at work,
then. He ought not to sit up so late.
No wonder he was looking so worn
out lately. He ought to have some
one to look after him. He never
thought of himself. He never had
time. She would talk to him about
keeping such late hours-if she were
not going back to Gods country next
week. Only next week! 1t was too
good to be true-and yet she sighed.
But there was no other way She
ought never TO have come. She was
not big enough. He, too, had told her
she was not the kind. Doubtless, he
knew. And she didn't belong to any.
body here. She was glad she was go.
ing back to where she belonged to
somebody. She would never go away
again.
Was that Gordon passing back and
forth in front of the window? Some
thing must be troubling him Was
it because Jesse Black had escaped?
But what a glorious vindication of his
belief in the mans guilt had that
afternoon been given! Nothing lacked
there. Why should he be sorry?
Sometimes, she thought he might care
that day crossing the river for in
stance; but he was reserved-he
never said-and it was much, much
better that he did not care, now that
she was going away and would never
come back. There was nothing in all
the world that could make her come
back to this big, bleak, lonesome land
where she belonged to nobody But
she was sorry for him. He looked sad
and lonely. He didn't belong to any
body here, either, yet he wasn't going
to run away as she was. Well, but he
wSS man, and men were different.
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Dissecting a Violin.

Not one person in a hundred has
the slightest notion of how many parts
or pieces there are in a violin. Here
is a list of them: Back, pieces;
belly, 2; coins and blocks, 6; sides, 5; ;
side-linings, 70; bar, 1; purflings, "a;
neck, l; finger board, l. nut, /; bridge,
/; string for tail-board, / guard for
string, i; sound-post. 1; strings, ';
pegs, 4; total, SO pieces. Three kinds
of wood are used-maple, pine and
ebony. Maple Is used for the back
the neck, the side-pieces and the
bridge. Pine is used for the belly, the
bar, the coins and blocks, the side
Innings and the sound-post. Ebony Is
used for the tinger-board, the tail.
board, the nut. the guard for string
of tail-board. the pegs spd the button,
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Movinq Shadow.

I'D rather not talk about 1t tonight.
I'm not equal to it. It's too-too-it's s
devilish, Paul. / don't seem to be able
to grasp it. l can't think about it
with any Conference | was sure-so
sure"
Gordon was staring moodily out of
the window, one arm hanging idly
over the back of his chair. He had
taken up office room in an empty shop
building across the street from the
hotel
ITS so devilish, it's weird" agreed
the ranchman. But your part was
great. You vanquished Jesse Black.
That is more than we hoped for a
week ago. Is it your fault or mine
that those fool deputies acted like
flies in tangle-foot and went spraddle-
fingered when something was expect
ed of them? We have nothing to do
with a little thing like a broken win
dowpane."
There was an ugly cut on his fore.
head caused by his violent contact
with the sharp edge of the window
casing. He was pale, but he had lost
none of the old faith in himself or in
his power to dominate affairs in the
cattle country. Defeat was intolerable
to him. He refused to bow his head
to it. To-day's check only made him
the more determined, If that were
pcsstS5s to free the land of its shame
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CHAPTER Xlx.-continued.

1t was a girls voice, clear and firm
Mary had been the first to realize that
Blacks friends, not Langford's had
joined In the struggle. She snatched
her revolver from her cowboy belt
she had not been without either since
the Lazy S was burned-and cried out
her challenge. Glancing quickly from
the cleaning barrel to the determined
face of the young girl the men let go
their hold of Langford and fell back
precipitately.
Instantly Langford sprang forward,
but Black had made good use OF his
moment of grace. Swinging his arms
to the right and left, he had beaten his
way to the window, when Langford
again seized him, but he he'd the ad-
vantage this time and he tore himself
loose, throwing Langford violently
against the window-casing. With his
bare, clinched fist he shivered the
glass and leaped out-into the arms
of Jim Munson
The officers made gallant plunges
through the sampeded crowd in their
efforts to get clear of the room to fol-
low the fugitive. But certain men
managed to keep themselves clumsily,
but with marvellous adroitness, never
theless, between the deputies and the
doors and windows, so that several
moments elapsed before the outside
was finally gained.
Meanwhile Jim struggled heroically
with the outlaw. Black was far SUI
perior to him in weight and strength
OF limb, but Jim was quick and tough
and daring. Expelled from the court
room, he had been watching through
the window. He had seen Mary's
quick action and his bosss splendid
attack. He had also seen the little
gun play and his eyes glowed in ad-
niration of "Willistons little girl"
though his generous heart ached for
love OF the woman who was not for
him. He saw Black coming He was
ready for him. He grappled with
him at once. If the boss or the officers
would only come now!
When they did come they found Jim
stretched at length on the frozen
ground. He sat up slowly.
You're too late. boys" he said;
the boss thief was too much for me.
He's gone"
1t was true. The little street
stretched before them still-deserted.
Early twilight was coming on The
biting cold struck them broadside
The deputies scattered in vain pur.
suit.
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SYNOPSIS.

Cattle thieves despoiling ranches of
South Dakota. George Williston. small
ranChman, runs into rendezvous of
thieves on island in Missouri river. They
have stolen cattle from Three Bar ranch.
Langford visits Williston and his daugh-
ter and Williston reports what he has
seen to Langford, who determines to rid
country of thieves. Jesse Black heads out
laws. Langford falls in love with Willis
tons daughter, but does not tell her 50.
Louise Dale, court stenOgrapher, and
niece Of Judge Dale, visits Kemah at re-
quest of county attorney, Gordon, to take
testimony in preliminary hearing. Gordon
falls in love with her. After preliminary
examination Williston's home is attacked
and defended by his daughter and him
self. outlaws fire building just as Lang
ford and his cowboys arrive. Outlaws
carry off Williston but Langford rescues
lhe daughter Without Willston evidence
against Black is meager, and case seems
to be going against the state. Gordon
takes a night ride and finds Williston,
who has escaped from captors. The
courthouse at kemah burns at night.
WilliSton holds tea party in his room
following court house fire, and Mary Will
liston and Louise Dale attend. Court con-
venes in the church, and Williston's tes-
timony is introduced by Gordon. Black.
seeing his case lost, makes break for lib
erty.