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Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07

lunch l could take to him? He hasn't
had a scrap for "a hours. But, Dick
sic, your tramp is hummer. I've
tried to ride him down and wear him
out and lose him, and, by heaven, he
turns up every time and has been OF
more use to me than two men"
She put her hand on Whispering
Smiths arm. Il told him if he would
stop drinking he could be foreman
here next season" Puss was putting
up the lunch. Why need you hurry
away" persisted Dicksie. I've got a
thousand things to say"
He looked at her amiably. This is
really a case of must
Then, tell me, what favor may
do for you?" She looked appealingly
| into his tired eyes. Il want to do
something for you. must. don't deny
me. Only. what shall it be?"
Something for me? What can I
say? You'll be kind to Marion-I
shouldn't have to ask that. What can
l ask? Stop! there is one thing. I've
got poor little devil of an orphan up
in the Deep Creek country. Du Sang
murdered his father. You are rich
and generous, Dicksie; do something
for him. will you? Kennedy or Bob
Scott will know all about him. Bring
him down here, will you, and see he
doesn't go to the dogs? You're good
girl. What's this, crying? Now you
are frightened. Things are not so
bad as that. You want to know every
thing-I see it in your eyes. Very
well, let's trade. You tell me every
thing and I'll tell you everything. Now
then: Are you engaged?"
They were standing under the low
porch with the sunshine breaking
through the trees. She turned away
her face and threw all Of her happi-
ness into laugh. 81 won't tell"
"Oh, that's enough. You have told!"
declared Whispering Smith. II knew
why. Of course knew-but wanted
to make you own up. Well, here's the
way things are. Sinclair has run us
all over Gods creation for two days to
give his pals chance to break into
money they left with Rebstock. For
fact, we have ridden completely
around Sleepy Cat and been down in
the Spanish Sinks since l saw you.
He doesn't want to leave without the
money. and doesn't know 1t is in Ken.
nedy's hands. and can't get into the
Cache to find out. Now the three
whoever the other two are-and Sin
clair-are trying to join forces some
where up this valley. and Kennedy.
Scott, Wickwire and are after them:
10 .
must all be over, my dear. before sun
set tonight. Isn't that fine? I mean
to have the thing wound up somehow.
Don't look worried"
DO not-do not let him kill you,"
she cried. with a sob.
He will not kill me; don't be
afraid"
Il am afraid. Remember what your
life is to all Of us!"
Then, Of course, I've got to think
Of what 1t is to myself-being the only
one I've got. Sometimes don't think
much of It; but when | get welcome
like this II sets me up. If | can once
get out of the accursed man.slaughter-
ing business, Dicksie- How old are
you? Nineteen? Well. you've got the
finest chap in all these mountains. and
George McCloud has the finest"
With bubbing laugh she shook
her finger at him. Now you are
caught. Say the finest woman In these
mountains II you dare! Say the finest
woman!"
"The finest woman of 10 in all crea-
toni! He swung with a laugh into
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. Mccloud..
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
sna n99enGs, Declaring It only amounted to
dtlischarsed as the whole outfit and ordered
ace,sln,as sne wlreekage ;,, burned MeCloud became
wreck; Whispering" Gordon Smith told
nt President Bucks of the railroad. of Nc.
crazed miners and that was the reason
thor thor the superintendent's appointment to
the boarding house of Mrs Sinclair. the
ex-foremans deserted wife. Dicksie Dun
nihs was the daughter of the late Rich
heart shortly after his wife's demise.
which occurred after one year of mar
Srdsf ssss mS
ned Smith that he had work ahead. A
STOCK train was wrecked by. an open
up and the express car robbed Two men
Sillea: %Whlsperin.s smith i "aaa 'approaehed
failed. He warned McCloud that his life
was IN danger. McCloud was carried
Dunning refused the railroad a right-of-
way. he had already signed for. Dicksie
irnterrered rnsd to prevent a shooting ARRAY.
warn him his life was in danger. on his
way home a shot passed through his hat.
A sudden rise OF the Crawling Stone riv-
er created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
rlon appealed to McCloud for help. Whis-
pertng Smith Joined the group McCloud
took his men to fght the river, Lance
Cloud succeeded in halting the flood.
Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
ranch. He tried to persuade his deserted
wife to return to him. She refused. He
accused Whispering Smith of having
stolen her love from him. train was
held up and robbed. the bandits escap-
ing. Smith and McCloud started in pur-
suit. At BaRgs ranch Du Sang killed old
Bags. Whispering Smith befriended his
Cache Smith was certain the bandits
were there. He importuned Rebstock.
king OF the cache" to give up Du Sang.
Rebstock refused. Smith declared he
would clean out the whole gang. inclu-
ding Rebstock. Smith came upon the
bandits, Du Sang among them. Marion
prayed that he should come back alive.
Smith learned that Sinclair. Rebstock and
an escaped bandit had Joined forces. He
invaded the Williams Cache rendezvous.
He dexterously pulled himself out of a
tight hole. He arrested a horse-thief:
Sinclair had gone. presumably to kill
McCloud. Sinclair visited Dunning and
was given sympathy. Dicksie knew of
his presence. Sinclair started for Medi
cine Bend. Dicksie, reproved her cousin
for not arresting Sinclair. She set out
in the storm for Medicine Bend. She
thrown bruised and bleeding against Ma
rion's door. Dicksie told her story. The
doctor who attended her refused Sinclair
admission.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
Valuable as Honey Finder

1t. Should they be tardy II returns
to meet them. and seems as II trying
TO urge them on to greater speed. the
natives answering It with a low whis-
tie
lent. waiting patiently on the bough
OF neighboring tree while its hu-
man friends dig out the nest. a good
share OF the honey on the comb con-
tanning the bee maggots. being left by
them for their feathered guide.
The natives never injure this bird.
and always prevent travellers frou
shooting II.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
CHAPTER xxx.
Closing In.

SIosin9 IN.
In the morning the sun rose with a
rountain smile. The storm had swept
the air till the ranges shone blue and
the plain sparkled under a cloudless
sky. Bob Scott and Wickwire, riding
at daybreak. picked up a trail on the
Fence river road. A consultation was
held at the bridge, and within half
an tour Whispering Smith, with un-
shaken patience. was in the saddle
and following it.
With him were Kennedy and Bob
Scott. Sinclair had ridden into the
lines, and Whispering Smith. with his
best two men, meant to put 1t up to
him to ride out. They meant now to
get him. with trail or without. and
were putting horsefiesh against horse
flesh and craft against craft.
At the forks of the Fence they picked
up Wickwire, Kennedy taking him on
the up road, while Scott with Whisper
ing Smith crossed to the Crawling
Stone. When Smith and Scott reached
the Frenchman they parted to cover in
turn each OF the trails by which 1t is
possible to get out Of the river country
toward the Park and Williams Cache.
BY four o'clock in the afternoon
they had all covered the ground so
well that the four were able to make
their rendezvous on the big Fence
divide. south OF Crawling Stone val
ley. They then found, to their disap-
pointment, that. widely separated as
they had been, both parties were fol-
lowing trails they believed to be good.
They shot steer, tagged 1t, ate din
ner and supper In one, and separated
under Whispering Smiths counsel
that both the trails be followed into
the next morning-in the belief that
one OF them would run out or that
the two would run together. At noon
the next day Scott rode through the
hills from the Fence, and Kennedy
with Wickwire came through Two
Feather pass from the Frenchman
with the report that the game had left
their valleys.
Without rest they pushed on. At
the foot of 1.-The Mission mountains
they picked up the tracks OF a party
of three horsemen. Twice within ten
miles afterward the men they were
following crossed the river. Each
time their trail, with some little diff
Guilty. was found again. At little
ranch in the Mission foothills, Ken
nedy and Scott. leaving Wickwire with
Whispering Smith, took fresh hors ses
and pushed ahead as far as they could
ride before dark. but they brought
back news. The trail had split again.
with one man riding alone to the left,
while two had taken the hills to the
right, heading for Mission pass and
the Cache. With Gene Johnson and
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
Bee Cuckoo Of Africa Of Great Service
to the Natives and Protected
by Them.

One of the most sagacious Of birds
is certainly the bee cuckoo. or moroc.
a little bird very like the English
sparrow.
1t is found in various parts OF Afri.
ca where wild bees abound. and. being
unable to help itself to the honey
which is It's favorite food. 1t resorts
to human aid.
Having discovered swarm OF bees
II flies to the nearest habitation. and
attracts by its cries of "Cherr. cherr.
cherr." the attention OF some of the
natives. 1t then dies of in the direc.
ton OF the nest. uttering its cry and
waiting for It's followers to overtake
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
CHAPTER xxxviiI.-continued.

No man in Medicine Bend knew Sim
clair more thoroughly or feared him
less than Barnhardt No man could
better meet him or speak to him with
less Of hesitation. Sinclair, as he
faced Barnhardt. was not easy in spite
OF his dogged self-control; and he was
standing, much to his annoyance, in
the glare Of an arc-light that swung
across the street in front of the shop.
He was well aware that no such light
had ever swung within block Of the
shop before and in 1t he saw the hand
OF Whispering Smith. The light was
unexpected. Barnhardt was surprise.
and even the falling snow, which pro-
tected him from being seen 20 feet
away. angered him. He asked curtly
who was Ill, and without awaiting an
answer asked for his wife.
The surgeon eyed him coldly. Sin.
clair, what are you doing in Medicine
Bend? Have you come to surrender
yourself?"
Surrender myself? Yes, I'm ready
any time to surrender myself Take
me along yourself. Barnhardt, II you
would that has been bounded as I've
been bounded. want to see my wife"
Sinclair. you cant see your wife"
What's the matter-is she sick?"
mo. but you cant see her"
Who says / can't see herr"
Il say 3d."
Sinclair swept the Ice furiously
from his beard and his right hand fell
to his hip as he stepped back. You've
turned against me too, have you. you
gray-haired wolf? Can't see her! Get
out Of that door,"
The surgeon pointed his finger at
the murderer. mo. won't get out OF
this door. Shoot. you coward! Shoot
an unarmed man. You will not live
to get 100 feet away. This place is
watched for you; you could not have
got within 100 yards of 1t tonight ex-
cept for this snow." Barnhardt pointed
through the storm. "Sinclair, you will
hang In the courthouse square, and
VIII take the last beat of your pulse
with these fingers. and when I pro-
rounce you dead they will cut you
down. You want to see your wife.
You want to kill her. Don't lie: you
want to kill her. You were heard to
say as much tonight at the Dunnlng
ranch. You were watched and tracked,
and you are expected and looked for
here. Your best friends have gone
back on you. Ay, curse again and over
again, but that will not put Ed Banks
on his feet" ...
Sinclair stamped with frenzied
oaths. You're too hard on me-" he
cried, clenching his hands. 81 say
you're too hard, You've heard one
side OF 1t. Is that the way you put
judgment on n man that's got, no
friends left because they start IA new
lie on him every day? Who is 1t that's
watching me? Let them stand out
like men in the open. II they want
ne, let them come like men and take
Mei"
Sinclair. this storm gives you Q
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07

the saddle and waved his hat. She
watched him ride down the road and
around the hill. When he reappeared
she was still looking and he was gal
Looping along the lower road. A man
rode out at the fork to meet him and
trotted with him over the bridge. Rid
ing leisurely across the creek, their
broad hats bobbing unevenly in the
sunshine, they spurred swiftly past
the grove of quaking asps. and in a
moment were lost beyond the trees.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07

was little fear for that outlet The
turn to the left was the unexpected.
Over the little fire in the ranch kitch-
en- where they ate supper. the four
men were in conference 20 minutes.
1t was decided that Scott and Kennedy
should head for the Mission pass,
while Whispering Smith, with Wick
wire to trail with him, should under
take to cut of, somewhere between
Fence river and the railroad. the man
who had gone south, the man believed
to be Sinclair. It was a late moon,
and when Scott and Kennedy saddled
their horses Whispering Smith and
Wickwire were asleep.
With the cowboy, Whispering Smith
started at daybreak. No one saw
them again for two days. During
those two days and nights they were
in the saddle almost continuously
For every mile the man ahead of them
rode they were forced to ride two
miles and often three. Late in the
second night they crossed the railroad,
and the first word from them came in
long dispatches sent by whispering
tions to Kennedy and Scott in the
north, which were carried by hard
riders straight to Deep creek.
On the morning of the third day
Dicksie Dunning. who had gone home
from Medicine Bend and who had been
telephoning Marion and George Nc
Cloud two days for news, was trying
to get Medicine Bend again on the
telephone when Puss came in to say
that man at the kitchen door wanted
to see her.
Who is II, Puss?"
81 dino. Miss Dicksie; deed, I never
seen him bfore."
Dicksie walked around on the porch
to the kitchen. A dust-covered man
sitting on limp horse threw back the
brim Of his hat as he touched it, lifted
himself stiffiy out Of the saddle. and
dropped to the ground. He laughed at
Dicksie's startled expression. Don't
you know me?" he asked, putting out
his hand. 1t was Whispering Smith.
He was q fearful sight. Stained
from head to foot with alkali, saddle
cramped and bent, his face scratched
and stained. he stood with a smiling
appeal in his bloodshot eyes.
Dicksie gave a little uncertain cry,
clasped her hands, and. with a scream,
threw her arms impulsively around his
neck. "Oh. did not know you! What
has happened? am SO glad to see
you! Tell me what has happened.
Are you hurt?"
He stammered like schoolboy.
Nothing has happened. didn't real.
ize what tramp l look or shouldn't
have come. But l was only mile
away and had heard nothing for four
days from Medicine Bend. And how
are you? Did your ride make you Ill?
No? BY heaven, you are a game girl
That was n ride! How are they all?
Where's your cousin? In town, is he?
thought l might get some news If
rode up. and, oh. Miss Dicksie-jim.
iny! some coffee. But I've got only
two minutes for 1t all. only two min.
utes; do you think Puss has any on
the stove?"
Dicksie with coaxing and pulling got
MIN into the kitchen, and Puss tum.
bled over herself to set out coffee and
rolls. He showed himself ravenousiy
hungry. and ate with simple direct
ness that speedily accounted for every.
thing in sight. You have saved my
life. Now l am going. and thank you
q thousand times. There, by heaven,
I've forgotten Wickwire! He is with
me-waiting down In the cottonwoods
at the fork. Could Puss nut UP
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
CHAPTER xL.
CRAWLING Stone Wash.

When Whispering Smith and his
companions were fairly started on the
last day of their ride, it was toward
rift in the Mission range that the trail
led them. Sinclair, with consummate
cleverness, had rejoined his compan-
ions; but the attempt to get into the
Cache, and his reckless ride into Medi-
cine Bend, had reduced their chances
of escape to a single outlet, and that
they must find up Crawling Stone val
ley. The necessity OF 1t was spelled
in every move the pursued men had
made for "a hours. They were riding
covering their tracks by every device
known to the high country. Behind
them, made prudent by unusual dan
ger. rode the best men the mountain
division could muster for the final ef-
fort to bring them to account. The
fast riding of the early week had
given way to the pace of caution. No
trail sign was overlooked, no point OF
concealment directly approached, no
hiding place left unsearched.
The tension of a long day of this
work was drawing to close when the
sun set and left the big wash in the
shadow of the mountains. On the
higher ground to the right, Kennedy
and Scott were riding where they
could command the gullies of the pre-
cipitous left bank of the river. High
on the left bank itself, worming his
way like a snake from point to point
of concealment through the scanty
brush Of the mountain-side, crawled
Wickwire, commanding the pockets in
the right bank. Closer to the river
on the right and following the trail
itself over shale and rock and be-
tween scattered powders. Whispering
Smith, low on his horses neck, rode
slowly.
IT was almost too dark to catch the
slight discolorations where pebbles
had been disturbed on a fiat surface
or the calk of a horseshoe had slipped
on the uneven face of ledge, and he
had halted under an uplift to wait
for Wickwire on the distant left to ad-
vance. when, half a mile below him.
a horseman crossing the river rode
slowly past a gap in the rocks and dis
appeared below the next bend. He
was followed in a moment by Sec
ond rider and third. Whispering
Smith knew he had not been seen. He
had flushed the game, and, wheeling
his horse rode straight up the river
bank to high ground, where he could
circle around widely below them. They
had slipped between his line and
Wickwire's. and were doubling back,
1t was impossible to recall Kennedy
and Scott without giving an alarm, but
by quick detour he could at least
hold the quarry back for 20 minutes
with his rife, and in that time Ken
nedy and Scott could come up.
Less than half an hour of daylight
remained. II the outlaws could slip
down the wash and out into the Crawl
ing Stone valley they had every chance
of getting away in the night; and II
the third man should be Barney Reb-
stock. Whispering Smith knew that
Sinclair thought only of escape. Smith
alone, Of their pursuers. could now
intercept them. but second hope re-
manned: On the left. Wickwire was
high enough to command every turn
in the bed Of the river. He might see
them and could force them to cover
with his rife even at long range. Cast
ing up the chances, Whispering Smith,
riding faster over the uneven ground
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-07
Wrong Diagnosis.

Many girl thinks she has broken
her heart when she has only sprained
her imagination
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