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ned his own old battered, soiled rain
clothes and had grabbed up Pete's.
IL brought the children's coats
along" said Mrs. Maitland. extending
three others.
Good" said Kirkby. Nov We'll
take our packs AM
do you think there is any danger
to Robert?"
He'll git nothin' worse n wet
tin" returned the old man confident
ly. 'If we'd pitched the tents up on
the hog back. that's all we'd been in
for"
II have to leave the tents and all
the things" said Mrs. Maitland.
"You can stay with them" answered
goin' to happen comes off, you won't
have no need Of nothin' no more
Great God, here she comes"
AS he spoke there was sudden.
swift downpour of rain. not in drops.
but in a torrent. Catching up his own
pack and motioning the woman to do
likewise with her load, Kirkby caught
her by the hand, and half led, half
dragged her up the steep trail from
the brook to the ridge which bordered
the side of the canon. The canon was
much wider here than further up and
there was much more room and much
more space for the water to spread.
Yet. they had to hurry for their lives
as it was. They had gone up scarcely
hundred feet when the disgorge-
ment of the heavens took place. The
water fell with such force, directness
and continuousness that 1t almost
beat them down. 1t ran over the trail
down the side of the mountain in
sheets like water falls 1t required all
the old mans skill and address to
keep himself and companion from los
ing their footing and falling down into
the seething tumult below.
The tents went down in an instant.
Where there had been pleasant bit
of meadow land was now a muddy.
tossing lake of black water. Some of
the horses and most of the burros
which Pete had been unable to do any
thing with We're engulfed in mo-
ment. The two on the mountain side
could see them swimming for dear life
as they swept down the canon. Pete
himself. with a few of the animals,
was already scramblng up to safety.
Speech was impossible between the
noise of the falling rain and the in
cessant peals Of thunder. but by per-
sistent gesture, old Kirkby urged the
terrified trembling woman up the
trail until they finally reached the
top of the hog back, where under the
poor shelter of the stunted pines they
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Archie Finds a SscrjIeoe.

The last time President Taft was in
Chicago he was invited to the newt
able banquet. Accompanying him were
his secretary, Mr.. Hilles. and his mill
tary aid, Major Archibald Butt. In
the course Of the dinner the Chicago
men sang a parody of Dixie.
Butt, who is from Georgia. had his
whole evening spoiled right there.
Somebody, noticing his panied express
sion, asked him what the trouble was.
"Oh. that song!" he exclaimed, sad
ly. You might as well parody the
Lords prayer. Popular Magazine.
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table Compound. My husband said 1t
would restore my health and it has. -
Mrs. MAY WYATT, Ashland, KY.
There are probably hundreds of thou
sands of women in the United States
who have been benefited by this famous
old remedy, which was produced from
roots and herbs over thirty years ago by
q woman to relieve womsn's suffering.
Read WhatAnOther Woman says:
Camden, N. J.-'T had female trou-
BILE and a serious displacement and was
tired and discouraged and unableto do my
work. My doctors told me never could
be cured without an operation, but
thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable
Compound am cured Of that affliction
and have recommended it to more than
one of my friends with the best results"
Mrs. ELLA JOHNSTON, 324 Vine st.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In strict confidence.
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SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland. frank. free and un-
spoiled young Philadelphia girl. Is taken
20 the Colorado mountains by her uncle.
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong.
Maitland's protege. falls in love with her.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl. but
she hesitates. and Armstrong goes east
on business without definite answer.
neer, Newbold, whose wife fell off a cliff
and was so seriously hurt that he was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her be-
ing eaten by wolves while he went for
help. Kirkby, the old guide who tells the
story. gives Enid a package of letters
which he says were found on the dead
woman's body. She reads the letters and
At Kirkby's request keeps them. While
bathing In mountaing stream Enid Is at
tackled by a bear, which Is mysteriously
shot. storm adds to the girls terror.
A sudden deluge transform brook Into
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge. where she is rescued by a noun
tain hermit after thrilling experience.
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to the merciless fury of the storm. a
thought came suddenly to Mrs. Matt
land. She leaned over and caught the
frontiersman by his wet sleeve. See
ing that she wished TO speak to him.
he bent his head toward her lips.
Enid" she cried. pointing down the
canon. She had not thought before of
the position of the girl.
Kirkby, who had not forgotten her,
but who had instantly realized that he
could do nothing for her, shook his
head, lifted his eyes and solemnly
pointed his finger up to the gray
skies. He had said nothing to Mrs.
Maitland before. What was the use
of troubling her.
God only kin help her" he cried.
shes beyond the help of man
All, indeed. old trapper, whence
came the confident assurance of that
dogmatic statement? For as it chanc-
ed. at that very moment the woman
for whose peril your heart was wrung
was being lifted out of the torrent by
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/ it's approach. At best the three In
the camp could not have discovered II
until it was high in the heavens. Now
the clouds were already approaching
the MONDAY sun. Kirkby was alive tC
the situation at once. He had the rare
ability of men of action of awakening
with all his faculties at instant com
mand. He did not have to rub his
eyes and wonder where he was, and
speculate as to what was to b. done
The moment that his eyes. following
Pete's outstretched arm, discovered
the black mass of clouds he ran to-
ward Mrs. Maitland and standing on
no ceremony he shoo.: her vigorously
by the shoulder.
We'll have to run for our lives,
ma'am," he said briefly. pete. drive
the stoc'; up on the hills. fur as you
kin, the hosses pertikler. they'll be
more to us an them burros must take
keer of themselves"
Pete needed no urging. He was off
like a shot in the direction of the i'm
provised corral. He loosed the horses
from their pickets and started them
up the steep trail that led down from
the hogback to the camp by the wa
ter's edge. He also tried to ctart the
burros he had just rounded up in the
same direction. Some OF them would
go and some of them would not. He
had his hands full in an instant.
Meanwhile Kirkby did not linger by
the side of Mrs. Maitland. With in
credible agility for so old a man he
ran over to the tent where the stores
were kept and began picking out such
articles of provision as he could
easiest carry.
Come over here. Mrs. Maitland"
he cried. Well have to carry up on
the hill somethin' to keep us from
starvin' till we get back to town. We
hadn't orter camped in this yere
pocket noways. but who'd ever expect
ed anything like this now"
What do you fear?" asked the
woman, joining him as she spoke and
waiting for his directions.
Looks to me like a cloudburst,"
was the answer, Greeks pretty full
now, an If she does break everything
below yere II go to hell on a run"
1t was evidence of his perturbation
and anxiety that he used such Ian
guage, which, however, in the emer-
gency did not seem unwarranted even
to the refined ear of Mrs Maitland.
"ls it possible?" she exclaimed.
'Taint only possible. it's sartin.
Now, ma'am," he hastily bundled up a
lot of miscellaneous provisions in a
small piece of canvass, tied it up and
handed ii to her. "Thatll be for you"
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was lyin' down nappin' wen Pete.
yere. who'd been down the canon
rounding up some of the critters,
came Dustin in on us"
81 amt saved but four hosses." said
Pete mournfully, land there's only one
burro on the hog back"
I'VE came back as fast as we
could" said Maitland 81 pushed on
ahead, George, Bradshaw and Phillips
are bringing Bob and the girls. We
must search the canon
at can't be done tonight. old man"
said Kirkby.
81 tell you we cant wait, jack"
We've got to. I'm as willin' to lay
down my life for that young gal SIS
anybody on earth, but in this yeie
mist an as black a night as it's goia
to be. We couldn't go ten rod without
KILN ourselves an we couldn't see
nothin' noways."
But she may be in the canon"
"If she's in the canon 'twon't make
no difference to her w'ether we finds
her tomorrer or next day or next
year. Bob"
Maitland groaned in anguish.
81 can't stay here inactive" he per
sisted stubbornly.
Its a hard thing, but we got to
wait till mornn'. ICf she got out of
the canon and climbed up on the hog
back she'll be all right. she'll soon
find out she can't make no progress in
this mist and darkness. No, old
friend. we're up agin it hard. We jest
got 10 stay the night were we are an
as long as we got to wait we might
as well make ourselves as comfortable
as possible For the wimmel an
children, anyway. I fetched up some
ham and some canned goods and 9th.
er eatins in these yere canvas sacks.
We might kindle fire"
Its hardly possible" said Matt.
land "We shall have TO eat It cold"
"Oh. Robert" pleaded his wife,
isn't It possible that she may have
escaped"
Possible, yes, but"
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Immediately after he made up a much
larger bundle in another tent fly,
adding, "An' this is mine.'' :.
"Oh, let us hurry" cried Mrs. Malt.
land. as peal Of thunder. low. NUT.
tered menacing. burst forth from the
flying clouds, now obscuring the sun.
and rolled over the camp.
We've got time enough yit." an
swered Kirkby. coollv calculating
their chances. BEST git yer slicker
on. you'll need 1t in few minutes. &"
Mrs. Maitland ran TO her own tent
and soon came out with sou'wester
and yellow oilskins completely cover.
ing her Kirkby meantime had don.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Telegram and a Caller.

"You say" asked Maitland, as they
surveyed the canon. that she went
down the stream?"
She said she was goin' down.
showed her how to cut across the
mountains an avoid the big bend I've
got no reason to suspicion that she
didn't go Were she said"
Nevertheless" said Maitland. 1T
Is barely possible that she may have
changed her mind and gone up the
canon"
"Yep, the feemale mind does often
change unexpected like" returned the
other, "but w'ether she went up or
down, the only place for us to look,
take it, Is down, for If she's alive. IL
she got out Of the canon and is above
us. nacherly she'd follow it down yere
an we'd a seed her by this time II
she didn't git out Of the canon, why,
to remain with the two who were to
take UP the hunt for Enid. Maitland
might have kept them with him, but
that meant retaining larger portion
of the scanty supplies that had been
his will to refuse their requests Leav-
ing barely enough to subsist Maitland
and Kirkby for three or four days. or
until the return of the relief party,
the groups separated at daybreak.
ooh, Robert" pleaded his wife, as
he kissed her good bye. take care of
yourself, but find Enid"
Yes" answered her husband. T
shall, never fear. but I must find the
dear girl or discover what has becnns
of her"
There was not time for further
leave taking. A few handclasps from
all that's left of her is bound to be
down stream"
Maitland nodded He understood.
WED better go down, then" con-
rinued Kirkby. whose reasoning was
flawless except that he made no al
lowance for the human-divine interpo-
sition that had been Enid Maitland's
salvation, IAN If we don't find no
trace of her down stream, we kin
come back here an go up
1t was hard. desperate Journey
the two men took. One Of them fol-
lowed the stream at its level, the
other tramped along in the mountains
high above the high water mark of
the day before. If they had needed
any evidence of the power of that
cloudburst and storm. they found II in
the canon. In some places where it
was narrow and rocky the pass had
been fairly secured; at other places
the whole aspect of IL was changed.
the place was "a welter Of uprooted
trees. logs jammed together in fan
tastic shapes: it was as If some wan
tor bosom of destruction had swept
the narrow rift
tTO BE CONTINUED)
Money Concealed in Petticoat.
Mrs Herman Nicolay of Norwich
heard rustling in one Of her petit.
coats. She ripped 1t open and found
seven certificates OF deposit on differ
ent banks amounting to $4,000. The
petticoat had been the property Of the
woman's mother-inlaw.
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Joined Pete with such of the horses as
he had been able to drive up. Kirkby,
taking thought for the morrow, not
cd that there were four of them.
enough to pull the wagon If they
could get back 10 it,
After the first awful deluge Of the
cloudburst 1t moderated slightly, but
the hard rain came down steadily the
wind rose as well, and in spite OF
their oilskins they were soon wet and
cold. II was impossible to make a
fire. there was no place for them to
60. nothing to be done They could
only remain where they we're and
wait. After q half hour OF exposure
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mans hand. And. yet, who shall
say that the old hunter was not right.
and that the man himself. as men Of
old have been. was sent from God?
ut cant be-" began Mrs. Maitland
in great anguish for the girl she had
grown to love.
EFF she seed the storm an realized
what It was, an had sense enough 10
climb up the canon wall" answered
the other, "she won't be no worse
off'n we are; eff not"
Mrs Maitland had only to look
down into the seething cauldron to
the possibility of that "if."
oh" she cried. "let us pray for her
that she sought the hills"
I've been a doin' it," said the old
man gruf'ly.
He had deep vein Of piety in him,
but. like other rich ores, it had to be
mined for in the depths before 1t was
apparent.
BY slow degrees the water subsid-
ed, and after a long while the rain
ceased, heavy mist lay on the noun
tans and the night approached with
out any further appearance OF the
yelled SUM- Toward evening Robert
Maitland, with the three men ard the
three children. Joined the wretched
trio above the camp. Maitland, wild
with excitement and apprehension,
had pressed on ahead of the rest. 1t
was glad-faced man indeed who ran
the last few steps of the rough way
and clasped his wife in his arms, but
as he did so he noticed that one was
missing.
Great God" he cried. releasing his
wife. where is Euid?'
"She went down the canon early
this mornin' intendin' TO stay all day."
slowly and reluctantly answered oid
Kirkby, "an'-"
He paused there. II wasn't neces-
sary for him To say anything more.
Maitland walked to the edge OF the
trail and looked down into the valley.
II had been swept clean OF the camp.
Rocks had been rolled over upon the
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CHAPTER vi (continued).

He caught with his forearm, as the
torrent swerved him around. stout
young pine SO deeply rooted as yet to
have withstood the food. Summoning
the last reserve of strength that is
bestowed upon us in our hour of need,
and comes unless from God we know
not whence. he drew himself in front
of the pine, got his back against it
and although the water thundered
against him still-only by comparison
could 1t be called quieter-and his
foothold was most precarious, he
reached down carefully and grasped
the woman under the shoulders. His
position was a cramped one, but by
the power of his arms alone he lifted
her up until he got his left arm about
her waist again. 1t was a mighty
feat of strength indeed.
The pine stood in the midst of the
water, for even on the farther side
the earth was overflowed. but the wa
ter was stiller. He did not know what
might be there. but he had to chance
st. Lifting her up he stepped out,
fortunately meeting firm ground. A
few PAGES and he reached solid rock
above the food. He raised her above
his head and laid her upon the shore.
then with the very last atom Of all his
force, physical. mental and spiritual,
he drew himself up and fell painting
and utterly exhausted but triumphant
by her side.
The cloudburst was over, but the
rain still beat down upon them. the
thunder still roared above them, the
lightning still flashed about them, but
they were safe, alive, if the woman had
not died in his arms. He had done
a thing superhuman. No man know
ing conditions would have believed 1t.
He himself would have declared a
thousand times its patent impossible
1ty.
For few seconds he strove to re-
cover himself. then he thought of the
flask he always carried in his pocket.
II was gone. His clothes were ragged
and torn; they had been ruined by his
battle with the waves. The girl lay
where he had placed her on her back.
In the pocket of her hunting shirt he
noticed a little protuberance. The
pocket was provided with a flap and
tightly buttoned. Without hesitation
he unbuttoned it. There was flask
there, little silver mounted affair;
by some miracle it had not been brok-
en-. 1t was half full. With nervous
hands he opened it and poured some
OF it down her throat; then he bent
over her, his soul in his glance,
scarcely knowing what to do next
Presently she opened her eyes.
And there, in the rain. by that rag
ing torrent whence he had drawn her
as 1t were from the jaws of death by
the power of his arm, in the presence
Of the God above them, this man and
this women looked at each other and
life for both of them was no longer
the same
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DIFFERENT NOW.
Since the Slugser, Coffee, Was Aban-
doned.

Coffee probably causes more bilious
ness and so-called malaria than any
one other thing-even bad climate.
CTea Is just as harmful as coffee be-
cause it contains caffeine, the drug in
Coffee.
A Ft Worth man says:
II have always been of bilious tenn
perament, subject to malaria and up
to one year ago a perfect slave to cof-
fee. At times would be covered with
boils and full of malarial poison. was
very nervous and had swimming in
the head
IL don't know how It happened, but
| finally became convinced that my
sickness was due to the use of coffee.
and little less than year ago
stopped coffee and began drinking
Postum.
From that time ] have not had a
boil, not had malaria at all, have
gained Is pounds good solid weight
and know beyond all doubt this is due
to the use of Postum In place Of cof-
fee. as I have taken no medicine at
all.
Postum has certainly made healthy.
red blood for me in place Of the blood
that coffee drinking impoverished and
made unhealthy" Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Greek, Mich.
Postum makes red blood.
There's reason" and it Is ex-
planned In the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever rcnd the above Icttert A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
sr. gcnuiue, true, md full OF humsn
tntersst.
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Babies at Half Price.

Little Bessie and her mamma were
doing the sights of the town. Soon
they came to a show where a ticket
announced Children half price"
"Oh, do let us so in. nanny" said
the little one. land buy baby, now
they're so cheap"
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with me. l had fe-
maleand kidney trou-
BILE and was so bad off
l could hardly rest
day or night. l doc
tored with all the
best doctors in town
and took many kinds
Of medicine but moth
ing did any good un-
til l tried your won
derful remedy, Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vege-
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WIFE'S HEALTH
RESTORED
Husband Declared Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Would Re-
store Her Health,
And Ii Did.

Ashland, KY. =" -Four years ago
seemed to have everything the matter
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Mrs. Herman Nicolay of Norwich
heard n rustling in one Of her petit.
coats. She ripped it open and found
seven certificates OF deposit on differ
ent banks amounting to $4,000. The
petticoat had been the property Of the
woman's mother-in.law.
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c. B. KELSEY IS
ROAD OvERSEER

Fort Lupton, April 17.-Carrying
a petition asking for the appoint,
ment of Charles B. Kelsey as ROAD
oyerseer a committee OF Fort Lup-
ton citizens went to Platteville yes
terday, interviewed Commissioner
George #. Hodgson and secured the
appointment for their man: IN
making the appointment Mr.. Hoos-
as he has confidence that Mr.. kel-
sey Sc will prove an able man for the
place. Kelsey succeeds Bert Cod
frey, who was road overseer FOR tnls
district for many years.
Kelsey is the son of the late Van
Is. Kelsey, the first sheriff OF Welo
county. He was born in the district
and has lived here his entire lie
He is man of affairs and has ex,
cellent judgment and is not atrala
to work. AS his assistant James II;
German was appointed to succeed
r A. WhiteSide.
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Nilliken, April 17.-Ho" M,iA
ION was visited by holdups las.
night which nearly cost the i'es %
F. weidman, agent at the u :,
station. and of Assistant vance, aa1
Sa;nr discussed on every
corner today and, although hti'n ~ al.
man was fatally injured, eaen ,ons 10
most mos FRUSTRATED by the nes' oIS soI9
shock given him for three houi' ''
swim Sowinr midnight last night.
weidman had been to band prao, &C.
,ics and started into the stat,on tos re
.n' little work on his books pelote
rstiring. r Mr.. Hance ana M, ms and
reai, ,aa in rooms at the depot anu
,s,,,r res,u. taking up their resiaense
lh..s lharo xer not aware of MIR Wel.,
man man oars that caught the sounu r
~" ss fnotsteps in the office. When me ths
OF hand iU arrived she met him az 'ne
aoor and told him oursial the
400 uoo' danot % thinking to scare ,ne uie
;mu ;m,r,der away Hance TOOK s
,h.ru ,., and hit the depot resouhu-
ing whack. .,,,ake
ws,dman thought an eartnuus;n nr;ns
,,,S struck Milliken and ne" .nss ,me
shn,s ,ln fred decided that 'o"r ~
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Should Pay Food Bills
With Poultry Returns"--- Vaplon

substance opposed the kersey COM
mercial club affiliating with 'ne
Weld County Commercial cruz VI
any other club. The ones VINO lbs
tered the amendment believed ,ha'
in Joining any other CLUB 'heIe
would be tendency to destro! tne
individuality of the kersey Son
mercial club and absorb the in,ei
ests of the Kersey district in 'has
of another. A recent meetihs "
the directors OF the kersey Sol
mercial at which the amendiheiilss
were talked over removed some ~
the opposition when the aim OF 'ne
Weld County club was better unuel
stood AS result those VINO ia'h
cred the amendments moved anu
seconded last night that tnes y.
laid on the table for six months anu
this motion was unanimous! 'a
ried.
The directors of the kersey eiuu
have taken no action Whatever ~
the affiliation of their cluo WV" VIZ.
another. They may or may no.
Join the Weld County club pu, Wy
last nights action they are III
position to do so II thought best ,o'
the interests of the kersey dis,r'''
The club will meet again In three
weeks and II is proposed 10 !.
an expert talk on the culture o, VIC
sugar beet Of which there VIII uu
large acreage painted In the hefee'
district his season.