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ILLUSTRATIONS u
By ANDRE BOWLES O.
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chance to get away; take it. Bad as
you are, there are men in Medicine
Bend who knew you when you were
man. Don't stay here for some Of
them toisit on the-jury that hangs you.
If you can get away, get away. IL
were your friend-and God knows
whom you can call friend in Medicine
Bend tonight couldn't say more.
Get away before 1t is too late"
He was never again seen alive in
Medicine Bend. They tracked him
next day over every foot of ground
he had covered They found where
he had left his spent horse and where
afterward he had got the fresh one.
They learned how he had eluded all
the picketing planned for precisely
such a contingency, got into the
Wickiup, got upstairs and burst open
the very door of McCloud's room. But
Dicksie had on her side that night
One greater than her invincible will
or her faithful horse. McCloud was
| 200 miles away.
Barnhardt lost no time in telephon-
ing the Wickiup that Sinclair was in
town, but within an hour, while the
| two women we're still under the sur
| geon's protection, a knock at the cot
tage door gave them a second fright.
Barnhardt answered the summons. He
opened the door and, as the man out
side paused to shake the snow off his
hat, the surgeon caught him by the
shoulder and dragged into the house
Whispering Smith.
Picking the icicles from his hair
Smith listened to all that Barnhardt
said, his eyes rowing meantime over
everything within the room and men
tally over many things outside it. He
congratulated Barnhardt, and when
Marion came into the room he apollo
gized FOR the snow he had brought in
Dicksie heard his voice and cried on
srDm the bedroom. They could no
keep her away, and she ran out Il
catch his hands and plead with hin
not to go away. He tried to assure
her that the danger was over; tina
guards were now outside everywhere
and would be until morning. But Dick
sic chung to him and would take m
! refusal
Whispering Smith looked at her II
amazement and in admiration. "Yo
, are captain tonight, Miss Dicksie, b
heaven. If you say the word I'll Ii
here on rug till morning. But tina
man will not be back tonight. 70
are q queen. If l had a mountai
/. girl that would do as much as tina
n for me | would"
d What would you do?" asked Marion
b Say good-by to this accursed coul
@ try fore ver.'
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CHAPTER xxx.
CLOSING In.

In the morning the sun rose with
mountain 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 four Whispering Smith, with I'M
shaken patience, was in the saddle
and following 1t.
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 horsehesh 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 Frepchman 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
we'll 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-
polntment, that, widely separated as
they had been, both parties were fol
lowing trails they believed to be good.
They shot a steer, tagged it, 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 the Mission mountains
they picked up the tracks of 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
4 nedy and Scott, leaving Wickwire with
Whispering Smith, took fresh horses
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 ant
the Cache. With Gene Johnson ant
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Valuable as Honey Finder

1t. Should tLey be tardy 1t returns
to meet them. and seems as II trying
to urge them on to greater speed, the
natives answering it with low whis-
tie.
Arrived at it's destination, II is 81.
lent. waiting patiently on the bough
of a neighboring tree while its hui
man friends dig out the nest. 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 FROM
shooting 1t.
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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.
young road; superintendent. caught SIN
clair and his men in the act of looting
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence declaring II only amounted to
anal sum-a treat for the men McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, girl
wreck. Whispering Gordon Smith told
president Bucks OF the railroad. of Nc.
Clouds brave fight against a gang of
Ter the superintendent's appointment to
nis office. McCloud arranged board at
me boarding house of Mrs. Sinclair, the
ex-foremans deserted wife. Dicksie Dun
ming was the daughter of the late Rich
ard Cumming, who had died of broken
neart shortly after his wife's demise,
sied life. Smoky Creek bridge was mys-
teriously burned. President Bucks noti-
ned Smith that he had work ahead. A
switch: Later a passenger train was held
up and the express car robbed. Two men
q a posse pursuing the bandits were
SINCLAIR. He tried to buy him of, put
failed, He warned McCloud that his life
was In danger McCloud was carried
Cumming refused the railroad right-of-
way. he had already signed for. Dicksie
Rterfered to prevent 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-
Or created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
zion appealed to McCloud for help. Wits.
pering Smith Joined the group. McCloud
took his men to fight the river. Lance
Dunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
Cloud succeeded in hating the flood
Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
ranch. He tried TO persuade mis- deserted
wife to return to him. She refused. He
accused Whispering Smith of having
stolen her love from him. A train was
held up and robbed. the bandits escap
suit. At Bags ranch Du Sang killed OLE
Baggs. Whispering Smith befriended hi'
ten-year-old son. They came to Williams
Cache. Smith was certain the bandits
were there. He importuned Rebstock
king of the cache" to give up Du Sang
Rebstock refused. Smith. declared h
would clean out the whole gang inc ,,l
Bandits. Du Sang among them. Marion
prayed that he should come back alive
Smith learned that Sinclair. Rebstock an
an escaped bandit had Joined forces. III
started after them with Wickwire. Smit
Invaded the Williams Cache rendezvous
tight hole. He arrested horse-thiei
Sinclair had gone, presumably to XII
McCloud. Sinclair visited Dunning an
was given sympathy Dicksie knew Q
his presence Sinclair started for Med
cine Bend. Dicksie reproved her cousi
for not arresting Sinclair. She set ou
In the storm for Medicine Bend. Sh
thrown bruised and bleeding against Ma
rion's door. Dicksie told her story. Tn
doctor who attended her refused Sincla1
admission.
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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. 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.
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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,
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 its favorite food. 1t resorts
to human aid.
Having discovered swarm Of bees.
It flies to the nearest habitation, and
attracts by it's cries Of "Cherr. cherr.
cherr," the attention OF some of the
natives. II then flies of in the direc-
ton OF the nest. uttering its cry and
waiting for It's followers to overtake
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CHAPTER xxxvIII.-continued.

No man in Medicine Bend knew Sin
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 logged self-control; and he was
standing, much to his annoyance, in
che 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 it he saw the hand
of Whispering Smith. The light was
unexpected Barnhardt was a surprise,
and even the falling snow, which pro-
tected him from being seen 20 feet
away, angered him. He asked CURLY
who was i'll, 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, Pm ready
any time to surrender myself. Take
me along yourself, Barnhardt, If you
think I've done worse than any man
would that has been bounded as I've
been bounded. | want to see my wife"
Sinclair, you can't see your wife.
whats the matter-is she sick?"
NO but you can't see her."
"Who says l can't see herr"
81 say So"
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 it tonight ex
cept for this snow" Barnhardt pointed
through the storm. Sinclair, you will
hang in the courthouse square, and
Will take the last beat of your pulse
with these fingers, and when / 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 tc
say as much tonight at the Dunning
ranch You were watched and tracked
and you are expected and looked fol
here. Your best friends have gone
back on you, Ay, curse again and over
again, but that will not put Ed Banks
CA his feet"
Sinclair stamped with frenziet
oaths. You're too hard ON me-" he
cried, clenching his hands. Il say
you're too hard. You've heard one
side of it. Is that the way you pu
Judgment on a man that's got mt
friends left because they start a new
tie on him every day? Who is 1t that's
watching me? Let them stand GU
ike men in the open. If they Fan
NE, let them come like men and take
mel"
Sinclair this storm gives you 1
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wrona DlaonosIs.

Many a girl thinks she has broken
her heart when size has only sprained
her imaglnation.--L
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SIlohtIy Mixed.

Little Oliver, six years old, had
learned the song in which is oft re-
peated the refrain: GLORY, glory, hal
lelujah," and for some time he had
been singing it with great enthusiasm
and vigor Finally he became silent,
and after brief period OF cogitation
he said:
Mamma. what does hallelujah'
mean?"
AS simply as she could his mother
explained that it was a religious ex-
clamation meaning praise the Lord =
He seemed rather surprised at the
information, but his next question of
fered ample explanation of why he
had thrown so much vigor into his
singing. IF that's what it means he
said why do they throw corn and
have jack lanterns on hallelujah
night ?"
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Piecino Out the PRAYER.

OF curious prayers writer says: I
have heard layman utter this petition
during the prayer. %. Lord. be thou
with us in our upsittings an our down
risings'-a variant OF the text in the
psalms. Thou knowest my downsit-
tings and mine uprisings. A minister
occasionally introduced a Latin SEN
tence into his prayer, and forthwith
proceeded to translate it. Another min
lister in his early days experienced con-
siderable difficulty with the long prayer
before the sermon. In nonconformist
churches this usually occupies quar-
ter of an hour, but long before this pc
riod had been reached he was wound
up. On one occasion, while in this di-
lemma, he startled his hearers with the
words: And now, o Lord, | will re
late unto thee little anecdotel
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Disease Cured by cuticura.

my six year old daughter had the
dreadful disease called hives for two
months. She became affected by play
ing with children who had it. BY
scratching she caused large sores
which were irritating. Her body was
a complete sore but it was worse on
her arms and back. We employed a
physician who left medicine but it did
not help her and tried several rene
dies but without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura Remedies advertised,
thought would try them. l gave her
a hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with Cuticura
Ointment The first treatment re-
lieved the itching and in short time
the disease disappeared. Mrs. George
l.. Fridhoff, Warren, Mich, June 80
and July 10, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
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It's easy enough to recognize the
symptoms of poor paint. after 1t has
been on awhile-after its inherent
tendency to crack and peel and scale
and blister. etc, has developed into
trouble. You know these paint dis
eases usually indicate adulteration
or substitution in the paint materials.
And you know the only remedy Is re-
painting.
A little knowledge OF paint and
painting requirements, and how to
made sure Of the purity and quality
of materials, would prevent all trou-
BILE. and save the big extra expense OF
re-painting: just as a proper knowl-
edge of simple health-laws, and OBJ
servance Of them, prevents sickness.
A complete painting guide, includ-
ing book of color schemes, specifi
cations for all kinds of painting work,
and an instrument for detecting adul-
teration in paint materials, with di-
rections for using it, can be had free
by writing National Lead Co. 1902
Trinity Bldg, New York, and asking
for Houseowners Painting Outfit
No. 49,
A very simple guide in the pur-
chase of white lead (the only sure
and safe paint materially is the IA
nous Dutch Boy Painter" trademark;
that trademark is an absolute guaran-
tee of purity and quality.
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Why She Shut Down.

"a charming gentleman, about four
years old, used to pass my house every
day on his way to kindergarten" said
lady. land in course of time made
his acquaintance and gave penny to
him each morning when we parted.
Eventually his mother requested
me not to give any more money to
him. The next morning I did not pre-
sent the usual penny. He did not seem
to notice the omission. The succeed.
ing day, when the penny was not
given to him he said nothing. But on
the morning Of the third day, when the
penny was not forthcoming, he sided
up to me and whispered: What's the
matter Amt your husband working?
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LESS MEAT
Advice of Family Physician.

Formerly people thought meat nee
essary for strength and muscular
vigor.
The man who worked hard was sup
posed to require meat two or three
times day. Science has found out
differently.
1t is now a common thing for fam
lily physician to order less meat, as in
the following letter from N. Y. man.
Il had suffered for years with dys-
pepsia and nervousness. My physician
advised me to eat less meat and
greasy foods generally. tried several
things TO take the place of my usual
breakfast of chops, fried potatoes, etc,
but got no relief until tried Grape
Nuts food.
After using Grape-Nuts for the
cereal part of my meals for two years,
/ am now a well man. Grape-Nuts
benefited my health far more than the
$4,000 worth OF medicine I had taken
before.
my wife and children are healthier
than they had been for'years, and we
are very happy family, largely due to
Grape-Nuts.
I'VE have been so much benefited
by Grape-Nuts that it would be un
grateful not to acknowledge it."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterf new
one auRenrn from time to time. They
are genuine, true and fall Of hsma1
interest.
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Aesthetic Lily.

Here comes my little Lily" ex-
claimed doting mother TO a roomful
Of guests. Il have nursie take her for
a walk in the park every afternoon,
and you have no idea how rapidly 1t
is developing her sense of the aesthet-
ic-the beautiful. Come here, my dar-
ling Tell us what you remember best
about your walk in the park today"
Lily's breath came hard. She paused
moment, then answered in shrill,
excited treble
"Oh. mamma. the bears smelt aw-
full"
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Dora, the pet of the household, was
very fond of oysters, and after eating
her lunch of oysters and crackers she
thought of her dear mother busy at her
sewing machine. She selected a nice
large oyster. put it in a plate and car
ried it to her mother, who, pleased
with her little daughters thoughtful
ness, ate the oyster and said:
1T is most as good as my little
grille"
"Yes," answered Dora. Il know 1t is
good cause licked it all the way from
the kitchen. The Delineator.
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Some Resemblance.

A little girl in California public
school complained to her teacher that
a Mexican boy had struck her. The
boy in the school, sharply to task for
the offense, but the boy denied It,.
Mary" said the teacher, Joe says
he didn't strike you,
'Oh, no" said Mary 'twant Joe;
twuz that tother boy over there and
she pointed to the blacklist of negro
boys in the school.
But, Mary, that boy isn't Next
can" said the teacher.
We'll, anyhow" said Mary, hes
very much tanned"
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Business women have evolved the
idea of saving. and the thrifty incen-
tive was not inspired by their broth
ers. but rather envelopes the girl with
pendence which evolves thu girl with
$500 or $500 to her credit and spurs
her on to add more and more to the
reserve
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EXPERT ADVICE.

Butler-Pardon this interruption.
but there is a deputation of unem-
ployed waiting for you at the door.
His Excellency-Tell the people to
go home quietly. drains glass of
champagne.) People in this world can
get on very well without work--at
least | find it SO.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

IS mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
nd completely derange the whole system when
altering il through the mucous surfaces. Such
,rficles should never be used except on prescrip-
sons from reputable physicians. the damage they
viii do IS ten fold the good you can possibly de-
five from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
Nv r. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo o., contains no mer-
cnrv and is taken Internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system In
huvinr Halls Catarrh Cure be you get the
genuine 1t is taken internally and made In Ioieoos
Ohio by f. j. Cheney 4 Co. Testimonials nee.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bottle
Take Halls Farlily Pills for constipation.
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Every time married man let's out
the remark that he is free from worry
and care, other married men give him
the merry grin.
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the need OF a spe-
cial remedy to re-
lieve and cure the
congestion or in
flammation of the
kidneys that is in
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain t h a t
makes you say:
"Oh, my back"
Thompson Wat
kins, professional
nurse, 420 N. 23d
St., Parsons, Kans.,
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Took II Personally.

An author engaged a young lady
TYPEWRITER to take down his new novel
from dictation. AT the passage: oh,
nv adorable angel, accept the confes-
sion from my lips that | cannot exist
without you'll Make me happy; come
and share my lot and be mine until
death do us part!"-his fair secretary
paused and ingenuously inquired; rs
that to go down with the rest?'
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says: For some time / was an
noyed with sharp twinges across the
email OF my back and irregular pas
sages of the kidney secretions. Since
using Doan's Kidney Pills l am free
from these troubles"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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INADEQUATE.

Doctor Monk-Did those mustard
platers that left seem to relieve the
n-s--~ in your chest to any consider
abs N--~ree?
Ostrich-Well, no; can't say that
they have; but alphabetically I've
eaten only five of them!
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

A pessimist needs Garfield Tea the Herb
laxative which regulates the liver, corrects
constipation and brings good health and
good spirits.
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He who is false to duty breaks a
thread in the loom, and will find the
flaw when he may have forgotten the
cause.--H Ward Beecher
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Thousands Of country people know that
in time of sudden mishap or accident
Hamlins Wizard Oil is the best substi-
tute for the family doctor. That is why
it is so often found upon the shelf.
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Rcd. Weak, Weary, wntery Eyes

Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Con-
forms to Pure Food and Drug Laws. Mu-
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Try Murine in Your Eyes. AT Druggists.
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COVERED WITH HIVES.

ing, Irritating Humor for Months
Little Sufferer in Terrible Plight.
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Nine men out of possible ten wear
a sad look after they have been mar
ried a year.