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Stepney.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

METHODIST CHURCH NOIEo.
 Preaching Sunday morning by the pastor. In the evening", union serv' ice at the Baptist church.
 Evening preaching service at Hat tertown school house at [ o'clock,
 Wednesday evening prayer meet ing at the home of Mrs Elwell's.
 The Literary society will hold the next meeting at the church on the evening of March 26.
 Rev A. l.. Hubbard preached at Shelton last Sunday. Rev A. K. Chattaway preached at stepney and delivered fine sermon on "The Marks of the Redeemed"
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For the benefit of local investors we are requested to state that the Surface Water Co. VIII resume divi- dend payments in April, instead of July, as stated in our last issue. It is expected there will be no further interruption of service-until the next freeze.
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Ebert o. Hull. Arthur J. Hull, Ettie J. Slade, M. Lillian Nichols, Carrie M. Morgan.

MT and Mrs H. W.Joyce were very pleasantly surprised last Friday evening by about 20 of their Grange friends. The guests arrived at the scene of the festivities at about 8 30 o'clock and a pleasant evening of games and social intercourse was. en joyed for the next three hours, dur ing which time a fine collation. was served.
 W. Roswell of Woodbury has bee'> a recent guest among friends in this place.
 Mrs John s. Joyce was guest, 3 few days, last week, of her son, Allen L. Joyce in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Andrew Bradley of Danbury has visited her cousin Mrs C. B. Os- borne.
 Mrs Burr aawley has been quite sick and under the care of Dr Gallup. Dr Welch of New Haven has called upon Mrs Mary Turney. He was her family physician while in that city.
 Mrs Charles Purdy is spending a few days with Mrs Zalmon Purdy.
 Zalmon r. Purdy has been called to Bridgeport as juror in the Court of Common Pleas, civil side.
 Edward Beardsley, who is the only owner of a pond with an ice crop, is disposing of it rapidly to the unlucky ones who had failed to gather in this necessity for the coming season.
 Charles F. Nichols and wife have been in Washington to witness the change of White House dwellers. Fur coats and felt boots would have been a blessing to many there on March 4.
 Just arrived. A new stock of over alls, jumpers and working shirts. The kind that wear and stand the strain.-[Penfield & Craig, at the Depot.
 Miss kittredge of New Haven is guest at the Baptist parsonage.
 Henry Edwards filled his ice house last week. E. S. Beardsley did the carting from his pond.
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Mrs Elizabeth Turney, a sister of the late Orville Johnson, who resides in the Johnson homestead, Hunting town district, is quite poorly, this spring.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear There is only one way to cure deafness and that is by constitutional remedies Deafness is caused by an inflamed con- ditlon of the mucous lining of the Ers- tachian Tube. When this tube is in- famed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is en- tirely clcsedS Deafness is the result and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be des- troyod forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, whicE is nothing but an inflamed con, .Jn of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by Ca tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars free
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O.
 Sold by all druggists, 75e.
 T~1x- l-.-
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Long Hill.
MRS CAROLINE TYFPELL.

The funeral of Mrs Caroline Tyr rell was. largely attended from her late horne nn Wednesday afternoon, ,EtEch 3, Rev w. E. PaGchen otFiciat- ing. Two selections, Rock of Ages ; and Blessed Assurance were beautifully rendered ny Miss Patchen of Bridgeport. There were a large number of handsome floral tributes The pallbearers were Elmer Beach, William E. Andrews, Frank Beach, Arthur Andrews and Harry A. Judd, all grandsons of the deceased
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Nichols

RALLY DAY AT THE METHODIST
 L4.s RCH.
 Rally Day. will be observed at the Methodistchurch on March 21. All the members and friends inter- ested in the children are invited to be present at the morning service Frank A. Scofeld of tkes61st church in New York City, will preach. Come and bring all your friends.
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D. N. Clark of\shelton, well and fayorably known to Bee readers, takes large space this week, to set forth the great values he is offering in agricultural tools. This is MT Clark's 27th year in this business and he proposes to mak it year notable for good values, always to be had at this reliable store.
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Mrs George Ryveal has been sick sick for two weeks with tonsilitis and the grip under the care of Dr Gale. Miss Edith Thompson was caring for her mother and she is now down with the. same malady.
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SPECIAL, SALE OF SHOES.

Mems s3.5O and s4 shoes. s2.49; ladies saa.5O and s3 shoes, s1.99; children's shoes, 10 per cent redue- tion, at French's, Bethel. f
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Tbe'Spring line of wall paper at the Brick Store is one that tic ladies will like. Beautiful patterns are shown. Winlow shades, straw mating, rugs, etc. At Taylor, Curtis & Co.'S.
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R. H. Beers & Co. are making a splendid window display of the oopu- lar Ingersoll watch for pocket and 1esk use.
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!, Mrs John B. Wheeler mas been quite seriously ill. Dr Paul L. Sun
 derland of Danbury was called in consultation with the attending physician, Dr Frank j. Gale.
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HAWLEYVILLE CHAPEL.

There will be a service at the Hawleyville chapel next Sunday afternoon at ,3.30,, Rev MT Robinson of Brookfeld officiating.
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AT F'INCH'S,

Pabst Malt, 25c. pr Kings Discovery, soc. Boyinine, o0c.
 Linonine, 25c and soc. Fortuna, soc.
 Beef, Iron and Wine, soc.
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W. B. Lamphear of Shelton is around Botsford the first of the week buying eggs for route he has estab- lished in Shelton.
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Miss Mamie French of Bridgeport spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs Henry Beers, at Botsfcrd
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Mrs Michael Cavanaugh and chil- dren have been ill with grip. Dr Kiernan attends them.
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A good line of mems working shoes. Also some bargains in ladies and chl4uren's shoes.-[Sandy Hook Shoe store.
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Miss Edith Wheeler of the sub freshman class of the nigh school, has been i'll with the grip. 7J
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Miss Katherine Honan, Of the. Training School for Nurses, Daubury hospital, paid visit, Tuesday. to her sister, Mrs B. Frances Honan.
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Pie timber, prunes, aprit0ts anG peaches, prime and nice, at Finch's. Extra good quality oranges, dates,
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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Sunday Services.

Sunday morning service at II o'clock at which service II. B. Con- verse of the Bridgeport Y. M. c. A. will be present and give talk on "The Work of the Association and How to Reach Young Men. Every body is cordially invited to be pres ent and hear him.
 Sunday school at noon.
 Y.P. sc. E. meeting in the even- ing at 7.30 o'clock. Subject, What are our liquor laws and how are they enforced. Ref. Deut. 4:1-9. Leader, Rev MT Steele.
 Prayer meeting Thursday even- ing al 7.4I o'clock.
 The lades met this week for sewing at the home of Mrs D. C. Bacon. .<j
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w. Walter Finch, a genial clerk at R. H. Beers & Co. s. has been con- fred to his room by illness for a few days,
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Paints, oil and varnish for the spring work. At Taylor, Curtis & Co.'S.
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= E. J. Hall and men have placed a
 new tin roof on a part of the house of Michael Cavanaugh in Hanover.
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Stage Driver Charles E. Hawley has a pair of bay horses, bought of Robert ureen of Brookfiield
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A satisfying line of harnesses, whips, etc., at Taylor, Curtis & Co.'S, Sandy Hook. /
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Mrs Michael Blake of Walnut Tree Hill has been indsposed with an at tack of the grip.
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MASONIC.
Hiram Chapter. R. A. M.

Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., con- ferred the Past Masters degree on candidates from Wooauury, Wednes- day night.
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Charles Gilbert has a stylish road horse, bought of Robert Green of Brookfield. a.
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Mrs w. c. Johnson, who is ill with pneumonia, is now on the gain. Dr Kiernan attends her.
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J. B. Shaw has a car of COWS and other stock. for sale at Birdsey Beardsley's.
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A regular meeting of Jephthah Chapter, 0. E. S., will be held on Fri day night.
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Miss Catherine Heating of Gas. street visited in Waterbury, Tues day.
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Don't forget the auction at the J. L. Hughes place in Taunton, to-day, (Friday), March 12 See adv.
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Miss Julia Everetts, who has been critically illwith typhoid-pneumonia, sat up for the first time, this week.
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Roswell Judson of Mattewan, N. Y, has been the guest of s. F. Tilson for several days.
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Mrs A. w. Bassett will return the last of the week, after two weeks visit at Elmira, N. Y.
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henry Beers was in the Park City the first of the week.
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Gold Medal buckwheat and Grand mas pancake flour and Golden Tree blend ms pie syrup, at Fir chs.
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Leroy Hyatt was d Sunday visitor in town.
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Charles G. Meeker has returned after a 10. days visit in New York.
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Mrs T. J. Corbett has been on the sick list, under the care of Dr Kiei- nan.
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Henry G. Curtis has a new two seated pleasure wagon, bought of A. M. Briscoe & Son.
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Judge w. J. Beecher has been on the sick list for a few days.
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Good values in corduroy pants. mems flannel shirts, etc, at the store of Hen " Fupf
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The ladies of the Methodist church served ] 15c supper, Wednesday night, which was well patronized.
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Mrs H. B. Coger was a visitor in the Park City the first of the week.
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Mrs B. Corning oI the Glen has been i'll and under the care of Dr Kiernan.
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GO TO FRE.,on 5, BETHEL,

For all your shoes and save from 10 per cent to 35 per cent at his Special Shoe sale.
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MT and Mrs Charles Stevenson of Hanover have a son, born last week
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B. Strauss, representing the Terrill Gas Machine Lighting Co.,, was in town. Wednesday.
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Miss Anna Peterson is suffering with an attack of tbe grip.
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Get yoar shoes and rubber boots at Morris the gorceI.
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Mrs John L. Gilbert with her mother, Mrs George Northrop, spent Monday Sunday.
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John F. Madigan passed Sunday in Washington.
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Try Al7bastine for wall decorating. R. IL Beers & Co. sel it
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RESOLUTIONS.

The annual meeting of the Monroe (StepneyJ Baptist soriety was held in .he church parlors. Friday, February suing year. At this meeting the follow Ing letter was read: To the Monroe Bapt:st Church society: Our Aunt Mari cite Warner in her life time expressed a desire to make q will, by which she wished to present to the Monroe Bap- tist Church society the sum of $30O the income Of winch to be used to help de- fray the running expenses of thesOciety, but she died before making said will, We, the undersigned, being all of her heirs-at-law, desiring that the wishes oT her lifetime iii that regard be carried out, hereby take pleasure in informing you that upon the settlement of her estate, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, but not later than July 10. 1909 we shall present to you the sum of $500 out of her esta:e. upon condition that the same siaall be held in trust and the ircome thersof Ne applied annu- ally towards thie maintenance of preach, ing services in\said church, subject to such regulations Tor the control, invest ment and preservation of said fund as shall be announced by LIS later.
 Dated at Stepney, this 18th day of Fetruq:y, 1909.
 Ebert o. Hull
 Arthur J. Hull,
 Ettie J. Slade,
 M. Lillian Nichols, Carrie M. Morgan.
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 p. m., Mir Walker will meet the children for rehearsal. -. ...
 Tuesday and Saturday evenings at 7.30 o'clock, choir rehearsal.
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TRINITY PARISH
Friday.

~ Friday. .f~ At 3.S0 D. m., children's service. At 7.30 p. m., evening prayer, with address by Rev o, o. Wright,
 Sunday.
 At 10 a. m, Holy Communion, At II a. m., morning prayer and Ante-Communion.. At 12 m., Sunday school. At z. 30 p. m., evening prayer.
 Wednesday. ... At 3.3O p. m., litany and reading.
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Thursday.

Thursday. At 7.30 p. m., at Hawleyville chapel, preaching by Rev J. H. George. ,r,.
 At 2.3O p, m., the Woman's AuSil- iary will meet at the Rectory. ~
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F. J. CHENEY & CU., IoIedo, U. Sold by all druggists, 75e. Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti- patton.
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is Mr.. McCloud. l didn't know what
to do, so I telephoned him."
But you had better answer him."
said Marion, family. The telephone
bell was ringing wildly.
"Oh, no! he can wait. How are you,
dear? l don't wonder you were fright
ened to death. Marion, he means to
kill us-every one!"
mo, Dicksie. He will kill me and
kill himself: that is where it will end.
Dicksie, do answer the telephone.
What are you thinking Of? Mr..
McCloud will be at the door in five
minutes. Do you want him in the
street tonight"
Dicksie fed to the telephone, and
an excited conference over the wire
closed in seeming reinsurance at both
ends. BY that time Marion had re-
gained her steadiness. but she could
not talk of what had passed. At times,
as the two lay together in the dark
ness, Marion spoke, but it was not to
be answered. II do not know" she
murmured once YEARLY. Perhaps l
am doing wrong; perhaps l ought to
go with him. l wish, oh, l wish l
knew what / ought to dol"
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| sizes laugh came in through the open

sizes laugh came in through the open
door.
Whispering Smith. listening, said
nothing for some time, but once she
laughed peculiarly. He pricked up his
ears. What has been happening since
| left town."
What do you mean?" asked Marion
Sinclair.
He nodded toward the porch. enc
Cloud and Dicksie out there. They
have been fixing things up"
Nonsense! What do you mean?"
Il mean they are engaged"
Never in the world!"
Il may be slow in reading a TRAIL"
said Smith, modestly, 'but when a
woman laughs like that l think there's
something doing. Don't you believe
it? Call them in and ask them. You
won't? Well, l will. Take them In
separate rooms. You ask her and I'll
ask him."
In spite of Marion's protests the two
were brought in. Il am required by
Mr.. Smith to ask you a very silly
question, Dicksie," said Marion, taking
her into the living room. Answer yes
or nc Are you engaged to anybody
What a question! Why, MOI"
Marion Sinclair wants to know just
one thing, George said Whispering
Smith to McCloud, after he had taken
him into the dark shop. "She feels
she ought to know because she is in a
way Dicksie's chaperone, you know,
and she feels that you are willing she
should know. | don't want to be too
serious, but answer yes or no. Are
you engaged to Dicksie?'
why yes. /"
That's all; go back to the porch"
directed Whispering Smith. McCloud
obeyed orders.
Marion, alone in the living room,
was waiting for the inquisitor, and her
face wore a look of triumph. "You
are not such a mind-reader after all,
are you? 1 told you they weren't"
81 told you they were," %contended
Whispering Smith.
"She says they are not" insisted
Marion.
"He says they are" returned Wits
pering Smith. "And, what's more.
I'll bet my saddle against the shop
they are. / could be mistaken in any
thing but that laugh"
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CHAPTER xxxiiI.
Duty.

0Otys
The stir of the town over the shoot
ing of Banks seemed to Marion, In her
distress, to point an accusing finger at
her. The disgrace Of what she had
felt herself powerless to prevent now
weighed on her mind, and she asked
herself whether, after all, the respon-
sibility of this murder was not, upon
her. Even putting aside this painful
doubt, she bore the name of the man
who had savagely defied accountable
ty and now, it seemed to her, was
dragging her with him through the
slough Of blood and dishonor into
which he had plunged.
The wretched thought would return
that had she listened to him, had she
consented to go away, this outbreak
might have been prevented. And what
horror might not another day bring
what lives still closer to her life be
taken? For herself she cared less;
but she knew that Sinclair, now that
he had begun, would not stop. In
whichever way her thoughts turned.
wretchedness was upon them, and the
day went in one of those despairing
and indecisive battles that each one
within his own heart must fight at
times with heaviness and doubt.
McCloud called her over the tele-
phone in the afternoon to say that he
was going west on the evening train
and would not be over for supper.
She wished he could have come, for
her loneliness began to be insupport-
able.
Toward sunset she put on her hat
and started for the post-ofice. In the
meantime, Dicksie, at home, had
called McCloud up and told him she
was coming down for the night. He
Immediately Cancelled his plans for
going west, and when Marion returned
at dusk she found him with Dicksie
at the cottage. The three had supper.
Afterward Dicksie and McCloud went
out for a walk, and Marion was alone
in the house when the shop door
opened and Whispering Smith walked
in. 1t was dusk.
Don't light the lamps, Marion" he
said, sitting down on a counter-stool
as he took off his hat. Il want to talk
to you just a minute, if you don't
mind. You know what has happened.
l am called on now to go after Sim
clair. I have tried to avoid it, but my
hand has been forced. To-day I've
been placing horses. l am going to
ride tonight with the warrant. l have
given him a start of "a hours. hoping
he may get out of the country. To
stay here means only death to him in
the end, and, what is worse, the kill
ing of more and innocent men. But
he won't leave the country; do you
think he will?"
lTO BE CONTINUEDO
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Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud. a
young road superintendent. caught SIN
clair and his men in the act or looting
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded IN
nocence. declaring 1t only amounted 70 a
small sunni treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning. a girl
OF the west, who came to LOOK at me
nreck; Whispering" Gordon Smith s91o
Clouds brave fight against a. gang OF
craxed miners and that was the reason
Tor the superintendent appointment 10
the boarding house of Mrs. Sinclair; the
ex~-foreman's deserted wife. Dicksie Dun
ming was the daughter of the late fdcn-
ARD Dunning, who had died or a prokeh
which occurred after one year OF mar
ried life. Smoky Creek bridge was mys-
teriously burned. President Bucks notl-
he0 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
S Ii e po aWbI pursqlns Smith, sns ean appToa geed
Sinclair. He tried to buy him on. put
failed. He warned McCloud that his life
was In danger. McCloud was carried
Cunning refused the railroad a right-of-
way. he had already signed for. Dicksie
fnterfered to prevent a shooting ARRAY.
Dtcksie met 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 rlv-
er created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
riOn appealed to McCloud for help. Whis-
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 his 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-
Ing Smith and McCloud started in pur-
suit. AT Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old
Baggs. Whispering Smith befriended his
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 he
would clean out the whole gang, inclu-
ding Rebstock. Smith came upon the
bandits. Du Sang among them. Single
handed he routed them all. He set in
pursuit OF one, the other two being hope
iessly wounded. Du Sang died of his
wounds. The party started for home.
Medicine Bend heard the news of the
capture. McCloud's love match with
Dicksie progressed favorably.
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"Here! Use II on Mel"

Bend on edge during those two days.
and when President Bucks a came
in on the evening of the second day,
the town knew from current rumors
that Banks had gone to the French
man ranch with a warrant on a seri-
Gus charge for Sinclair. In the presi-
dents car Bucks and McCloud, after
a late dinner, were joined by Whisper
ing Smith, and the president heard
the first connected story of the events
of the fortnight that had passed.
Bucks made no comment until he had
heard everything. And they rode
Sinclair's horses" he said in con-
clusion.
"Sinclair's horses" returned Whis-
pering Smith, land they are all ac-
counted for. One horse supplied by
Rebstock was shot where they crossed
Stampede creek 1t had given out and
they had a fresh horse in the willows,
for they shot the scrub half a mile up
one of the canyons ear the crossing.
The magpies attracted my attention
to it. A piece of skin a foot square
had been cut out of the flank"
you got there before the BIRDS"
ct was about an even thing" said
Smith. Anyway, we were there in
time to see the horse"
"And Sinclair was away from the
ranch from Saturday noon till Sunday
night?"
"a rancher living over on Siam
pede creek saw the five men when
they crossed Saturday afternoon. The
fellow was scared and lied to me
about it, but he told Wickwire who
they were."
Now. who is Wickwire?" asked
Bucks.
"You ought to remember Wickwire,
George" remarked Whispering Smith,
turning to McCloud. "You haven't
forgotten the Smoky creek wreck?
Do you remember the tramp who had
his legs crushed and lay in the u all
morning? You put him in your car
and sent him down here to the rail-
road hospital and Barnhardt took care
Of him. That was Wickwire. Not a
bad fellow, either; he q talk pretty
straight and shoot pretty straight.
How do / know? Because he has told
me the story and I've seen him shoot.
There, you see, is one friend that you
never reckoned on. He used to be q