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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-04-14
CHAPTER xI.

~V1VV En- %Us
Il don't like suppers on the rocks,
do you:"
mo, think they're beastly."
1t was the next afternoon and Ga
brielle and were sitting on the YER
anda. was pretending to read. while
she was frankly doing nothing.
The day had dragged heavily. My
confidence in Mary Anne's brother had
been misplaced, for he had not ap.
peared in triumph with the ring and
we felt rather aggrieved in conse.
quence.
OF course we had all visited the
rocks many times, separately and col.
lectively, but had returned empty
handed and rather cross. Even the
Canadian sun is hot at midday in
summer, and continued Intellectual
STOPPING among rocks and loose stones
would have its effect upon the most
angelic disposition. Then, too, Cor.
don Bennett had not appeared with his
diver, nor had we heard further from
Lord Wilfrid on the subject, so our
faith In mankind had suffered accord.
ingly. l also wished something pleas.
ant would happen and agreed with
Gabrielle that the afternoon was end.
less.
A diversion was here created by the
appearance of Mr.. Graham, who car.
ried a bunch of long-stemmed white
roses that certainly were never the
product of the island. Mrs. Graham
had sent them with her love and apollo.
gies for her historical outburst of the
night before, which, he was careful to
explain, was solely the result of her
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-04-14

l heard my name IN Mr.. Blake's even
voice was aware that was no longer
alone, but that he and Gordon Bennett
were standing beside me, both looking
| rather amused.
"A penny for your thoughts" said
Mr. Blake, producing it.
Nonsense" interrupted Mr.. Ben
nett; they are worth more than that
What will you take for them?"
They are not even worth a penny.
l really don't believe I was thinking
of anything"
HAS the ring been found?'
replied that it had not and that
we feared it must be in the ocean, aft
er all. Here paused significantly, for
l did not like to ask outright what had
become of the promised diver, yet con-
sidered a hint permissible uader the
circumstances.
thought he looked i'll 1T ease az
he somewhat formally expressed his
regret for the accident. His manner
was certainly very different from yes.
terday and l decided that the incident
had begun to bore him. Mr.. Blake
wandered down to the waters edge.
but Mr.. Bennett seated himself be-
side me-
THE world is out Of joint" no 70
marked; what's the matter?'
I'm CROSS" I admitted, and aw.
fully blue. Please don't ask me why.
for I don't know myself"
He was wise enough not to pursue
the subject, but began. to talk upon
impersonal matters, and after a while
l became quite cheerful and even won
dered secretly what had found to be
melancholy about, for it was certainly
q very nice world after all.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-04-14
Work for European Tai,ors.

1t seems not very improbable that tho
dress adopted by educated India.
which is more or less Of the western
type, WILL also be adopted by the peo
pie at large in the future. The fond.
ness OF the orientals for gay color,
may give rise to gorgeous neckties and
gold-iace collars.--Allahabad Hi.dD
stan Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-04-14

' a cold, dark winters
night in March, 1875,
two men stole quietly
along In the black shadow
of the house walls In
YOnge street. Toronto,
Canada. Each of the mid
night providers took an Op-
pOsite side of the thor
Oughfare. They slipped
swiftly and softly out to
the corner of Bloor street
where the city limits end.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23

Dlcksie with her pulses throbbing at
fever-heat heard the words. She
stood halfway down the stairs, trem.
bling as she listened. Anger, hatred.
the spirit of vengeance. choked In her
throat at the sinister words. She
longed to stride into the room and
confront the murderer and call down
retritut'on on his head. II was no
fear Of him that restrained her, for
the Crawling Stone girl never knew
fear. She would have confronted him
and denounced him. but produence
checked her angry impulse. She knew
what he meant to do-to ride into
Medicine Bend under cover OF the
storm, murder the two he hated, and
escape In the night; and she resolved
he should never succeed. II she could
only get to the telephone. But the
telephone was in the room where he
sat. He was saying good-by. Her
cousin was trying to dissuade him from
riding out into the storm. but he was
going. The door opened; the men
went out on the porch. and II closed.
Dicksie. lightly as a shadow, ran into
the office and began ringing Medicine
Bend on the telephone.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
Green Gardens Of Damascus Rest the
Eye After Long Journey Through
the Desert.

The chief attractions at Damascus
are the world-famed gardens which
surround the city, the glimpse we get
Of oriental life as found In the bazars.
fine streets. the shops. and last, but
by no means Of less interest, the IA
nous mosque OF Omciades.
One hundred and fifty square miles
of green lie In compact order round
about Damascus, spread out with all
the profusion OF a virgin forest. Or.
chards and flower gardens. parks.
plantations OF corn and of other prod
uce pass before the eye in rapid and
chang'sable succession. The natives
claim that there are more than 5000
miles of shady lanes in the gardens Of
Damascus through which It Is posi-
BILE to ride. On such a ride the visitor
passes orchards of figs and orchards
OF apricots. For hedges there is the
briar rose and for a canopy the wal.
nut Pomegranate blossoms glow
through the shade; the vine boughs
trail across the brlars; little water
fall breaks on the edge Of the road.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
CHAPTER xxxv.-contInusd.

While the Johnsons were laughing.
Smith walked into the Blackbird. He
had lost 30 minutes, and In losing
them had lost his quarry. Sinclair
had disappeared. and Whispering
Smith made o virtue of necessity by
taking the upsetting of his plans with
an unruffied face. There was but one
thing more. indeed, to do, and that
was TO eat his supper and ride away.
The street encounter had made so
much talk in Oroville that Smith de-
clined Gene Johnson's invitation to go
back TO the house. II seemed a con-
Venient time to let any other embi-
t;ous rustlers make good II they were
disposed to try. and Whispering Smith
went for his supper to the hotel where
the Williams Cache men made their
headquarters.
When he rode away in the dusk his
face was careworn. John Rebstock
had told him why Sinclair lodged;
there were others whom Sinclair
wanted 70 meet first; and Whispering
Smith was again heading on a long,
hard ride, and after a man on a better
horse. back to the Crawling Stone and
Medicine Bend. There's others he
wants to see first or you'd have no
trouble I'm talking business to-day.
You nor no other man will ever get
him alive" But Whispering Smith
knew that.
See that he doesn't get you alive,
Rebstock." was his parting retort. eff
he finds out Kennedy has got the
Tower W money. the first thing he
does Win be to put the Doxology all
over you"
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SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang OF wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud. a
clair and his men in the act OF looting
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded In
noeence. declaring Il only amounted TO a
discharged the Whole outnt and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunring. a girl
%r.es %nE sane Gordon 90 q Smith tos
President Bucks Of the railroad. Of Nc
Clouds brave fight against a gang OF
for The superintendsnt's appointment to
hia ONCE. McCloud arranged board at
the boarding house Of Mrs. Sinclair the
ming was the daughter Of the late Rich
ard Dunning. who had died of broken
heart shortly after his wife's demise.
VA Tnicn ne oocYrred , after one year OF mar
teriousiy burned. President Bucks noti-
ned Smith that he had work ahead. A
stock train was wrecked by an open
switch: Later a passenger train was held
up and the express car robbed. Two men
o. posse pursuing the bandits were
failed, He warned McCloud that his life
was In danger. McCloud was carried
5orcinly INTO Lance Dunning's presence.
way. he had already signed for. Dicksie
Dicksls mex Mccloud on a lonely trail to
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 DicSsie and Ma
rion appealed to McCloud for help. whis-
pering Smith Joined the group McCioud
LOOK his men to fight the river Lance
Dunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
Cloud succeeded In halting the mood.
Dicksfe and Marion visited Sinclair at his
ranch. He tried TO persuade his deserted
vie 70 return 70 him. She refused. He
sccused Whispering Smith Of having
ttoien her love from him. train was
peld Up and robbed. the bandits escap-
. lg: smnh and McCioud started in pur-
BiI Al Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old
faggs. Whispering Smith befriended his
sSsn-year-old son. They came 70 williams
cacne Smith was certain the bandits
were there. He importuned Rebstock,
king OF the cache" to give up Du Sang.
tteostock refused. Smith declared he
would clean out the whole gang. incIu-
ping 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 AZ, escaped bandit had Joined forces. He
started after them with Wickwire.
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hand on her bridie-rein--and she
pulled Jim In down the winding hills
to save him for the long Eat When
they struck It they had but four miles
TO 60.
Across the fat the wind drove In
fury. Reflection, thought and reason
we're beginning 10 leave her. She was
crying 20 herself Quietly as she used
TO cry when she lost herself. a mere
child, riding among the hills. She
was praying meaningless words. Snow
purred softly on her cheels. The cold
was soothing her senses. Unable at
last 20 keep her seat on the horse.
she stopped him, slipped stifny TO the
ground, and. struggling through the
wind as she held fast to The bride and
the horn. half walked and half ran to
start the blood through her benumbed
veins. She struggled untn she could
drag her mired feet no farther. and
tried 20 draw herself back Into the
saddle. II was almost beyond her.
She sobbed and screamed az her help
lessness. At last she managed TO
climb flounderlngly bach into her seat.
and. bending her stiifefed rims 10
Jim's neck. she moaned and cried to
him. When again she eoud hold her
seat no longer. she fell 30 the horses
side. dragged herself along In the
frozen slush. and. screaming with tho
pain OF her freezing hands, drew her
self up into the saddle.
She knew that she dare not venture
this again-that n she did 50 shs
could never remount She felt now
that she should never live 70 reach
Medicine Bend. She rode on and on
and on--would Il never endl Then
came a sound like the beating Of great
drums 10 her cara Il was the crash
OF Jlm's hoofs on the river bridge,
and she was In Medicine Bend.
A horse. galloping low aud heavily,
slued through the snow from Fort
street into Boney. and. where n had
so often stopped before. dashed up on
the Sidewalk IN front OF tho little
shop. The shock was too much for It's
unconscious rider. and. shot headlong
from her saddle. Dicksie was flung
bruised and senseless against Mari
on's door
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
Delight to Weary Traveller

and all this water and LEAKAGE are so
lavish that the broken mud walls and
slovenly houses have no power to yer
the eye. These long gardens OF Do
mascus form the paradise OF the Arab
world. Making a pilgrimage to the
city after weeks and months OF dreary
and desolate desert life. the running
water Is Joy to his sight and music
70 his ears. and II n something to
walk through shady lanes. to admire
the variety OF landscape and the beau
" OF scenery In land where the sun
beats down all day with unremitting
force until the earth is like a furnace
Oh IRON beneath a sky Of mo;tsa brass.
Biblical World.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
CHAPTER xxxviII.
AZ the Door.


She woke In a dream ~ hoofs beat
Ing at her brain. Distracted words
fell from her llns. and whom she
opened her swollen eyes and saw those
about her she could only scream.
Marion had called up the stable. but
the stablemen could only tell her that
Dicksie's horse. In terrible condition,
had come In riderless While Barn.
hardt the railway surgeon. az tho
bedside administered restoratives.
Marion talked with him Of Dlcksie's
sudden and mysterious coming. Dick.
sic. lying In pain and quite conscious.
heard all. but. unable TO explain,
moaned In her helplessness. She
heard Marion al length tell the doctor
that McCloud was out OF town. and
the news seemed TO bring back her
senses. Then. rising In the bed. while
the surgeon and Marion coaxed her
TO lie down. she cluiched az their arms
and, looking from one 10 the other,
told her story. When Il was done
she swooned, but she woke TO hear
voices at the door OF the shop. She
heard as n she dreamed. but az the
door the words we're dread reality.
Sinclair had made good his word. and
had come out OF the storm with sum.
mons upon Marion and Il was the sur
geon who threw open the door and
saw Sinclair standing In tho snow.
CTo BE CoNTINUnDs
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23

could hear only the sweep OF the rain
and the harsh crackle Of the wind.
Sometimes praying. sometimes fainting
and sometimes despairing. she stood
clinging to the instrument. ringing
and pounding upon It like one fren-
zied. Lance looked at her In amaze
ment. why, God almighty, Dicksie,
what's the matter?"
He called twice to her before she
turned. and her words almost stunned
him: why did you not detain Sin
clair here tonight? Why did you not
arrest him?"
Lance's sombrero raked heavily TO
one side Of his face, and one end Of
his mustache running up much higher
on the other, did not begin to express
his establishment. ARREST him? Ar
rest Sinclair? Dicksie. are you crazy?
Why the devil should l arrest Sim
clair? Do you suppose am going to
mix up In a fight like this? Do you
think want to get killed? The level
headed man In this country. just at
present, is the man who can keep out
OF trouble, and the man who succeeds,
let me tell you, has got more than
plenty 10 do"
Lance. getting no answer but a
fierce. searching gaze from Dlcksie's
wild eyes, laid his hand OH a chair,
lighted a cigar. and sat down before
the fire. Dicksie cropped the tele-
phone receiver put her hand to her
Kirdle, and looked at him. When she
rppke her tone was singing. you
know that man Is going to Medicine
Bend TO kill his wifel"
Lance took the cigar from his mouth
and returned her look Il know no
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23

such thing" he growled, CURLY.
"And to kill George McCloud, II he
can"
He stared without reply.
You heard him say So" persisted
Dicksie, yehemently.
Lance crossed his legs and threw
back the brim Of his hat. "McCloud is
nobody's fool He will look out for
himself"
These fiendish. wires 70 Medicine
Bend are down. Why hasn't this line
been repaired?" she cried, wringing
her hands. There IS no way to give
warning to any one that he 10 coming.
and you have let him gol"
Lance whirled In his chair. Dam
nation! Could I keep him from 60
ing?"
You did not want to; you are keep
Ing out Of trouble. What do you care
whom he kills tonight"
You've gone crazy. Dicksie. Your
Imagination has upset your reason.
Whether he kills anybody tonight or
not, it's too late now to make a row
about It," exclaimed Lance. throwing
his cigar angrily away. He won't
kill u.s."
And you expect me TO sit by and
fold my hands while that wretch sheds
more blood, do your"
1T can't be helped"
Il say II can be helped! can help
it'll will help it-as you could have
done II you had wanted TO. I will
ride to Medicine Bend tonight and
help It."
Lance Jumped to his feet, with a
string of oaths. well. this is the lin
it," lie pointed his finger at her.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23

"Dicksie Dunning. you won't stir out
OF this house tonight"
Her face hardened. How dare you
speak In that way to me? Who are
you, that you order me what to do,
where to stay? Am / your cowboy. to
be defiled with your curses?"
He looked at her in amazement. She
was only 10; he would still face her
down. I'll tell you who l am.
am master here. and you will do as
tell you You will ride to Medicine
Bend tonight, will your" He struck
the table with his clinched fist. do
you hear me? say, by God, not a
horse shall leave this ranch In this
storm tonight to go anywhere for
anybody or with anybody"
Then say to you this ranch is my
ranch, and these horses are my
horses! From this hour forth / will or
der them 10 go and come when and
where | pleasel" She stepped toward
him. "Henceforward l am mistress
here. Do you hear me? Henceforward
l give orders In Crawling Stone house,
and every one under this roof takes
orders from mel"
"Dicksie, what do you mean? For
Gods sake, you're not soing to try
to ride"
She swept from the room. What
happened afterward she could never
recall. Who got Jim for her or wheth.
er she got the horse up herself. what
was said to her In low. kindly word,
of warning by the man at Jim's neck
when she sprang into the saddle, who
the man was, she could not have told
All she felt at last was that she was
free and out under the black sky. with
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
CHAPTER xxxvi.
A Sympathetic Ear.

When Whispering Smith rode after
Sinclair, Crawling Stone ranch, In
common with the whole countryside,
had but one interest in life, and that
was TO hear OF the meeting. Riders
across the mountain valleys met with
but one question; mail-carriers
brought nothing in their pouches of
interest equal to the last word con-
corning Sinclair or his pursuer. It
was commonly agreed through the
mountains that 1t would be a dificult
matter TO overhaul any good man
riding Sinclair's steel-dust horses, but
with Sinclair himself in the saddle
unless II pleased him to pull I'D. the
chase was sure TO be a stern one
Against this to feed speculation stood
one mans record-that of the man
who had ridden alone across Deep
creek and brought Chuck Williams out
on a blackboard.
Business In Medicine Bend, mean
time, was practically suspended. AS
the center OF all telephone lines the
big railroad town was likewise the
center OF all rumors. officers and sol.
diers to and from the fort, stage driv-
ers and cowmen, homesteaders and
rustlers, discussed the apprehension
of Sinclair. Moreover. behind this eff.
fort to arrest one man who had saw
sgeiy defied the law were ranged all
OF the prejudices. sympathies. and
hatreds OF the high country, and prac-
tically the whole population tributary
10 Medicine Bend and the Crawling
Stone valley we're friends either 10
Sinclair or to his pursuer Behind SIN
clair were nearly all the cattlemeu,
not alone because he was on good
terms with the rustlers and protected
HIS friends. but because he warred
openly on the sheepmen. The big
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
Queer Freak Of Nat,p.

A picture OF a young and beautiful
woman attired in the latest fashion.
Is tho freak of nature that william
Stevenson. living On one OF Joseph !.
whites cranberry bogs near Han
over N. j., has found in an ordinary
egg He is at a loss to account for
the presence Of the picture in the egg.
ana all the scientists consulted thus
Iar nave failed 10 give any explana-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-23
CHAPTER xxxvII.
Dleksie's Ride.

When Lance Dunning entered the
room ten minutes later Dicksie stood
at the telephone; but the ten minutes
Of that interval had made quite an
other creature OF his cousin. The
wires were down and no one from any
quarter gave response to her frantic
ringing. Through the receiver she
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-16
LEW FEATURES IN
WARRINEH' CASE
Cash Books of the Big Four, of
Which He Was Treasurer,
Missing.
AMOUNT OF DEFALCATI0NS
MAY NEVER BE KNOWN
Only Indicted for Stealing Small
Sum; Proceedings May Last
for Years.

CINCINNATI, Nov. l5.-Charles L.
Warrincr, former local treasurer of the
Big Four railroad was indicted today
by the grand jury on charges of grand
larceny and cmbczzlcmont in the
amount of $4,000 on each count.
While $G3l,0 is known to have been
stolen; the startling fact was developed
by today's proceedings that the com
pany's cash books prior to 1905 have
disappeared, and that it viii never be
possible to tell the full amount Of the
giant dcfalcation.
The comparatively small amount up
on which Warmer was indicted repre-
scnts tho largest known theft. II has
been placed at that figure, SO that, if
conviction fails, tho railroad authori-
tics may proceed ON any other of the
numerous thefts. This means that the
prosecution may be maintained indefi
nitcly,
Startling Figures
Amazing figures wcrc presented to-
day showing the progress of the thcfts
for the last five years. The shortage
thus estimated follows;
l905-*5S,000; 19OG-$5o, 900; 1907
100000; l90S-S62, 900; 19o9-$S5, 900
Iptdl lOT i've years, SJSCsNUU,
OF this sum Warriner claims to have
paid %400 a month to each of two per.
sons i'm the form of blackmail. The
rest, be alleges, he lost in speculation.
Mysterious Woman.
BY far the most interesting person to
appear before tbe grand Jury today was
Mrs, Jeanette Stcwart-Ford, the woman
whose connection with the case is still
u mystery, After she had given her
evidence she declared she had said moth
ing beyond tho indefinite statcmcnts
she has already made public.
After tho grand .jury had adjourned
for the day Prosecutor Hunt announced
that Warrincr would DO summoned as
n witness TO give evidence against
those he accuses of blackman.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-16
FATAL QUARREL OF
PROMINENT YOUNG MEN

SANTA ANA, Cal. Nov. 15.-Onc man
Is dead and another DYING as tho re-
suit Of quarrel, said 10 have been
caused by jealousy, at Orange today, The
dead man Is Rowland Fletcher, aged b.
and the man In dying condition is w.
w Downs. Tho families OF both are
prominent,
II Is said that when Downs went home
al noon he found Fletcher In his house
and a quarrel followed, In which Fletcher
was shot and killed by Downs, Downs
was arrested. and while the marshal was
tolephoning for vehicle with which 10
bring him 90 the county Jail here the
prisoner shot himself in the head with IL
.22 calibcr revolver. which the marshal
had overlooked.