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CHATTER xxlx.-continued.

The cownlan, muffled to the ears in
q buffalo coat. plunged profansly into
the drift, Slamming the door behind
him. Hamlin hastily glanced over the
few articles piled in readiness on the
bench-ammunition, blankets, food
paying no heed to CAROLS E1uttering
at discomfort. By the time Hughes
returned, he had everything strapped
for the saddles. He thrust the cow
mans rifle under his own flap, but
handed the latter a revolver, staring
straight into his eyes as he did so.
I reckon you and have got enough
ia common in this chase to play
square" he said grimly. We're both
out after LIE Fevre. amt we?'
You bet
All right, then; here's your gun If
yOa try any trickery, Hughes, I'd ad-
vine that you get me the first shot, for
q you miss you'll never have an
other"
The man drew the sleeve of his
coat over his lips, his eyes shifting be-
fore the Sergeant's steady gaze.
ILL thCG oOlbs AS AQLLcIGu I'LL
easily. Yer don't need to think tibet
q me"
Maybe not" and lIamlin swung
into the saddle carelsssly only l
Thought I'd tell you beforehand what
would happen it you attempt any fool
gun play. Take the lead, you know
the trail
Carroll, supporting himself by the
cable crept across TO the door and
watched them, reckless as to the en-
secing cold. The glare of the white
snOw revealed clearly the outlines of
2he disappearing horsemen, as they
rode cautiously down the bank The
thin fringe OF shore ice broke under
the weight of the ponies hoofs, as the
elders forced them forward into the
icy water. A moment later the two
crept up the sharp incline of the op-
posite shore. appearing distinct
against the sky as they attained the
summit. Hamiin waved his hand. and
thsn. on a lope. the figures vanished
into the gloom. Crying, and swearing
at ais helplessness. the deserted sol
der closed the door ana crept Dack
sbtvering into his blankets.
Hughes turned his horses head to
the southwest, and rode steadily for
ward. the buffalo overcoat giving him
a shaggy. grotesQue appearance in
the spectral light reflected from the
snow Without word Hamlin fol-
lowed. pace behind. Their route lay
for the first few miles across a com
paraetveiy level plateau. over which
the fierce wind OF the late storm had
swept with such violence as to leave
the surface packed firm. The night
shut them in silently. giving to their
immediate surroundings a mournful
loneliness most depressing. There
were 40 shadows. only the dull snow
g,eam across which they, passed like
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SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald. commanding an army
sOst near Fort Dodge, seeks man 20
intercept his daughter, Molly, who IS
headed for the post. An Indian outbreak
- threateD9d Sergeant Brick Hamlin
meets the stage in which Molly is travel,
ng- They are attacked by Indians, ana
famln tells Molly he was discharged
from the Confederate service in disgrace
and at the close OF the Wa. enlisted in
he regular army. He suspects ore Cap
ais disgrace. Troops appear and under
escors Of Lieut.. Gasksns Molly starts to
foin Der father. Hau1lin leaves to reJoln
ais regiment. He returns to Fort Dodge
after Summe" OF lighting Indians, ana
tnds Molly there. Shots are heard in the
hight Hamlln PUSHES out, sees what ne
believes Is the figure Of Molly hiding IN
The darkness and falls over the body or
Lieutenant Gaskins who accuses HamIn
" shooting him. The sergeant is proven
innocent. He sees Molly in company with
Mrs Dupont. whom he recognizes as
gornSr sweetheart. who threw him over
gor LeFevre Mrs Dupont tells Hamlin
note. Hamlin declares he has been look
ing for LeFevre to force him to clear his
recori. Later ne overhears Dupont and
o 19ai'r u aateh sssks up ntereeR with
Hamttn. She says her father seems to be
70 the power Of Mrs. Dupont, who claims
70 oa daughter Of McDonald's sister.
Molly disappears and Hamlin sets out to
race her Mcdonald Is ordered to Fort
Ripley HamIin discovers that the man
who left on the stage under the name OF
Mcdonald was not the major He finds
McDonald's murdered body. HaDlin
cakes WATSON, a guide. and two troopers
and goes In pursuit Of the murderers, who
lad robbed Mcdonald of $50, 900 paymas
GERS money. He suspects Dupont. Con
ners, soldier accomplish of Dupont is
found murdered. HanIlin's party is caught
Clmnaron. One man dies from cold and
another almost succumhs. WATSON Is shot
n ehey come in sight Of the Cimmaron.
fteroic work EIamlin resuscitates Carroll
dis remaining trooper KIAmlin discovers
4 log cabin hidden under bluff, occupied
by Hughes, COW thief who is laying for
IseFevre. who cheated him in a cattle
deal His description Identifies LeFeyre
and Dupont az one and the same. Hughes
rshot WATSON mistaIking him for~one of
LeFevre's party. Hamlfn decides To wait
AT the cabin until the storm abates before
attempting to take up the trail Of Lee
FeWe, who Is carrying Molly to the IN
dians' camp.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Eioht in the Snow.


The slope toward the south had not
been swept clear by the wind, and the
horses broke through the crust to
THAR knees, occasionally STUN bling
into hollowS where the drifts were
deep. This made progress slow, al
though Hamlin pressed forward reck-
lessly, fully aware of what it would
FIRST, and thus achieve clear pass
age to the river. What was going on
there to the right, behind the fringe
Of low hills, could not be conjectured,
but to the left the riders could see
clearly for a great distance over the
desolate, snow-draped land, down to
the dark waters of the Canadian and
the shore beyond. 1t was all DESC
late waste, barren of movement. and
no smoke bore evidence of any Indian
encampment near by. A mile or more
to the west the river took a sharp
bend, disappearing behind the bluffs,
and on the open plain. barely visible
against the unsullied mantle of snow,
were dark specks, apparently moving.
but in cratic fashion. The distance
intervening was too great for either
man to distinguish exactly what these
might be, yet as they plunged onward
their keen eyes searched the valley
vigilantly through the cold clear air.
Some of your long-horns, Hughes? %
asked the Sergeant finally, pointing as
he turned and glanced back. quite a
bunch of cattle, it looks to me-
Them thar amt cows returned
the other positively. "Tha're too close
Kettles pony herd"
Then his village will lie in beyond
the big bend tn re-" and Hamlin rose
in his stirrups, shading his eyes. THE
herders haven't driven them far since
the storm broke. You don't see any
smoke, do your"
Hughes shook his head
sYou wouldn't likely see none
against the gray sky; them ponies
is two er maybe three miles off, an
Their camp is likely mile er so furth-
er. Thar's a big bend thar, as l re-
member; sort O. level spot with bluff
all round, 'cept on the side o Their
river. We he'd cattle corral thar
onc't, durin' a roundup Most likely
that's whar they are"
And LIE Fevre is heading straight
for the spot. Well, he'll have to come
out on this bench first"
"Yep, there sure amt no valleys
lying between. How many o. these
yere gulch openings have we got past
aIready?"
Three; there's the fourth just
ahead. That's the one they were trail
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fellar no spring chicken. He's some
on Their gun play
81 hope he knows enough to quit
when he's cornered," returned the
other pleasantly, sweeping his eyes to
the opening in the hills, for I'm aim
ing to to take him back to Kansas
alive
''The hell We are!"
That's the plan pardner, and I've
got reason for it. / knew LIE Fevre
once, years ago, during the war, and
I've been some anxious to get my
hands on him ever since. He's worth
far more*to me alive than dead, Just
now, Hughes" his voice hardening
you'll bear that fact in mind when
the fracas begins. From now OH this
is my affair, not yours. You under
stand? You get busy with the two
bucks, and leave the white man to me-
Come on now-dismount"
Hughes came to the ground with
evident reluctance, swearing savagely
"What do yer think I'm yere for, .
he demanded roughly, IF 1t want to
shoot that cuss?"
Hamlin strobe swiftly over, and
dropped a hand on the shaggy 5shoul
der.
You are here because / ordered
you to come with me; because if you
hadn't | would have killed you back
there in the shack, you red-handed
murderer Now listen, Hughes.
know what you area cattle thief
You and LIE Fevre belong to the same
outfit, only he was the smarter of the
two. l have spared your life for a
purpose, and if you fail me now I'll
shoot you down as | would a dog
Don't try to threaten me, you cur, for
| am not that kind am not trusting
you; l haven't from the first, but you
are going into this fight on my side
and under my orders"
The two men glared intc each 9th
er's eyes, silent. breathing hard, but
there was grim determination about
the Sergeant's set jaw that left
Hughes speeches.. He grinned weak
w, stamping down the snow under
foot. Hamlin's continued silence
brought protest to his lips.
GRO BE CONTINUED
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"Sordello' fell into the hands Of the
convalescent. He began to read. but
not complete idea could he get from
that mystic production. The thought
then struck him that he had lost his
reason during his illness Filled with
agony, q Precipitation burst from his
brow. At that moment his wife enter
ed the room Read this. my dear" he
cried out. thrusting the volume into
her hands. After several attempts
to make any sense out Of it. as Jer-
rold related. she returned it. saying.
Bother the gibberish: don't IN,
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in his stirrups. bending eagerly for

in his stirrups. bending eagerly for
ward
by heaven! There they are,
Hughes" he exclaimed, feeling the hot
blood course through his veins. See.
on the incline of that third ridge.
There Is shadow there, and they are
not moving. Here; draw in back of
me; now you can see. 1t looks IS
though they had a horse down"
Hughes stared long in the direction
indicated. his eyes narrowed into mere
Sits
All. that's it." he said at last.
Horse broke leg; shot it jest then
seen the flash Now they're goin'
on See! One fellow climbin' up be-
hind mother, an the horse left lynn
thar on the snow
How many people do you make
out?' and Hamlin's voice shook lit
tie. There's four, amt there?"
At that distance the fugitives looked
like mere black dots. It could scarce
ly ba determined that they moved
and yet their outlines were distinct
against the background of white snow
while the two watchers possessed the
trained vision of the plains. Hughes
answered after. a deliberate inspec
ton, without SO much as turning his
head
S'Thar's four: leastwise than was
four bosses, and two-the Injuns like
ly-are ridin' double. Thar animals
are bout played, it looks ter me-just
able ter crawl. Amt had no fodder is
bout the size o. 1t. We ought to be
| able ter head tibet bunch of fore they
git so the Canadian at thet rate o
travel--hey. Sergeant?"
Hamitns eyes followed the long
sweep Of the cross-ridge, studying its
trend, and the direction of the inter.
vening valleys. Once down on the
other slope all this extensive view
| would be hidden; they would have to
ride blindly, guessing at the particular
swale along which those others were
| advancing. To come to the summit
again would surely expose them to
those keen Indian eyes. They would
| be searching the trail ahead ceaseless
! ly, Eoting every object along the
crests of the ridges. However, if the
passage around was not blocked with
snow, they ought to attain the junction
in ample time. With twice as far
to travel, their ponies were strong and
| fit and should win out against LIE
| FeVre's starved beasts. He waved his
! gloyed hand.
wen try it," he said. shortly:
come on. Hughes"
He led off along the steep side OF
the hill, and forcing his horse into a
sharp trot, headed straight out into
the white wilderness; Hughes, with
ous uttering word, brought down his
| qusrt on his pony's flank and fol
| loved
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ng throcrh. No doub. about that. rs

ing through No doubt about tnas' -
there?"
mot less them Injuns took to the
ridge They wus sure in the fourth
valley when we fust sighted the outnt
back thar. Whatever goin' ter do, Ser
geant? Jump 'em a hoss-back. an
just pump lead?'
Hamlin had thought this over as ne
rode and already had planned his at
tack. The opening to the valley along
which LIE Fevre's exhausted party
were slowly advancing toward them.
seemed favorable-it was narrow and
badly choked with snow. It offered
an ideal place for a surprise and was
far enough away from the Indian en-
campment-if the latter was situated
as Hughes believed, in the great Deno
above-so that no echo of shots would
carry that distance, even through the
crisp atmosphere. There were TWO
things the Sergeant had determined
to accomplish If possible-the rescue
Of Miss Molly uninjured, and the cap
ture Of LIE Fevre No matter how
deeply he despised the man he could
4
not afford to have him killed. So Tar
as the Indians were concerned there
would be no mercy shown, for II
either one escaped he would carry
the news to the village. With all this
in mind the Sergeant swung out OF
the saddle, dropping the rein to the
ground, confident that the tired COW.
pony would remain quiet. His belt
was buckled outside the army over
coat, and he drew his revolver. tested
it, and slipped it back loosely into the
holster. Then he pulled out the rifle
from under the Zap of the saddle.
grimly handling it in his gloved I'm
gers. Hughes, his head sunk into his
fur collar, his hot breath steaming in
the cold atmosphere, watched him
curiously.
"Lookin' fer right smart fight. I
reckon" he said. trifle uneasily. Be
lieve me, yer amt goin' ter find thet
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Of the house if she had remembered
his Instructions
Indeed. sir. do was the response.
I hang the thing right up there and
watch it carefully to see it does not
get too high
&C od!" exclaimed the doctor. And
what do you do when the tempera
ture rises above 20 degrees?"
Why. sir" answered the woman.
with the air of one faithful to q trust
when it gets too high take it down
and put 1t outside until 1t cools Cd. >
Newark Star.
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OF their horses hoofs on the crust
The Sergeant, staring about, felt that
he had never looked upon more de-
pressing spectacle than this gloomy
landscape, desolate and wind-swept,
still overarched with low-lying storm
clouds, black and 0minous.
They advanced thus for two hours,
making no attempt to force their ami
mails, and scarcely exchanging word,
both men watchful of the snow under
foot in search of possible trail, when
the character of the country began to
change. The level plain broke into
series Of ridges OF irregular lorna
ton. all evidently heading toward
some more southern valley. In the de-
pressions the snow lay banked in deep
riffs, and, after plunging desperately
through two of these, unable to judge
correctly In the dim light where to
ride, Hughes turned more to the
south, skirting along the bare slope of
a ridge, trusting some turn lower
down would yield them the necessary
westerning.
It's over the ponies heads down
thar, Sergeant he said pointing side
ways into the dark hollow. an we're
bound to strike a cross-ridge afore we
come to the bluffs"
What bluffs? The Canadian?"
yep; it's badly broken kentry a
long ways west o. yere. Bad lands
mostly, an hell o. place for cattle
| to hide out"
Hughes, do you know where Black
Kettles camp is?'
We'll, no, not exactly Las winter
the Cheyennes was settled bout op-
posite the mouth O. Buffalo creek, an
thar re down thar somewhat now.
Thar 8 one thing sure--they amt any
east o. tibet. AS we amt hit no trail.
| reckon as how LIE Fevre's outfit
must hev drifted further then | calcla-
ted"
Il thought so at the time" com
mented the other. quietly. However,
we will have to make the circle, and
if the country out yonder Is as you de-
scribe, they will be no better off.
They'll have to follow the ridges to
get through. We may get a glimpse
when daylight comes
They rode on steadily, keeping down
below the crest of the hills, yet pick
ing a passage where the snow had
been swept clear. The slipperiness of
the incline made their progress slow
as they dared not risk the breaking of
a horses leg in that wilderness, and
the faint glimmer was most confusing.
The wind had ceased, the calm was
impressive after the wild tumult, but
the cold seemed to strengthen as the
dawn advanced, viciously biting the
exposed faces of the men The strain
ing ponies were white with frost In
the gray of.a cherries dawn they
reached the first line of bluffs, and
drew rein just below the summit
where they could look off across the
lower ridges to the westward.
| 1t was a wild, desolate scene, the
dull gray sky overhead, the black and
white shading below Mile on mile
the picture unrolled to the horizon,
the vista widening slowly as the light
increased, bringing forth the details
of barren, wind-swept ridges and shall
low valleys choked with snow. Not a
tree, not shrub, not even%a rock
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Too Tender With It.

I, physician tells story of phil
anthropic doctor In q Pennsylvania
coal mining town who presented each
household with nice new thermome-
ter and told the people the necessity
of maintaining proper temperature.
When making his rounds one day he
observed his thermometer hanging in
he room He inquired OF Ike woman
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broke the dead monotony All was
loneliness and silence. The snow lay
cleaning and untrampled, except as
here and there dull brown patch of
dead grass darkened the side Of hill
Hamlin Swallowed his eyes with gloved
hands, studying intently inch by inch
the wide domain. Suddenly he arose
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SETTLED STATUS OF POET
Douglas Jer-old's Verdict Will Be In.
dorsed by Many Who Have Tried
TO Read Browning.

Tho writings of Robert Browning.
which are IN great favor among an
aesthetic few but continue to be
caviar TO the general public. probably
received their keenest criticism from
Douglas Jerrold half century ago.
Jerroid was recovering from violent
annass when > copy Of Browning
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Too Good to Lend.

Agnes-This novel looks awfully in
teresting. Is it good?
Gladys-It's perfectly splendid I'd
lend it to you in minute. but it, be
longs to nellie.
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derstand word of it," Thank
heaven exclaimed Jerrold. then |
am not an idiot after aIl!'1
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09

Iborderland that divides right from
wrong according to the laws OF the
land and, proving unsuccessful, are
branded as crooks whereas, had
their illicit adventures not failed
they would have emerged from the
same crooked transactions, as kings
of finance The most necessary in
jured husband" is on hand, but his
INJURIES. contrary to the rule in the
majority of problem plays, all are
imaginary, while the faithless wife,
also, reverses the set order Of things,
and emerges pure and yirtuous wom-
an.
James Dillon, in the role of Wilbur
Emerson, a young man in charge OF
the banking institutions of which his
father had been the head, together
with three associates, borrow money
from the Danks with which to beard
the bulls and bears in their Wall
Street dens. Their financial opera
lions prove disastrous, and the gov
eminent steps in to take charge.
James Darwin, an attorney with POI
cal aspirations, is given charge OF
the work of bringing to justice the
culprits and, in despite of the fact
that he owes much of his social and
financial advancement to the Emerson
family, despite the pleas of his wife
on behalf of the Emersons who have
been lifelong friends of the Darwins
despite every humanitarian attri-
butte, he is willing to make sacri-
fee of friends, of wife and of home
for the qualification Of his one over
whelming ambition-political advance
ment
The ramifcations of the plot lead |
young Wilbur Emerson to enter the |
Darwin home at the unconventional |
hour of IL p. m, without the formah-
ty of an announcement, and he is
discovered in the library as he Is
searching for the notes given to the !
bank, and a signed confession of one
of his confederates, with which OAR
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win expects to convict the banker
neutrality-suspicious.. Mrs. Darwin. n
girlhood sweetheart OF Wiibur's.
makes the discovery. and refuses 10
allow Emerson to secure the desired
papers. Her loyalty to her husband
proves, for the time. stronger than
her love for her friends.
Detectives in the employ OF Darwin
have followed Wilbur. they notify
the husband, and he reaches his home
in time to find Emerson there. Fol-
lowing ensues the scene In which
Miss Brissac rises to the heights OF
dramatic eloquence. Despite the
truthful accounts given to Darwin by
his wife and Emerson, the lawyer pro-
trudes in the man to such an extent
as to render him blind to the good
ness OF the woman who bears his
name. Innuendoes are hurled at the
woman by her husband. Accusations
of the yilest are made but to be de-
MED, until-driven to desperation. she
accept his judgment OF her. decides
to leave him forever. and refuses to
hand over to him the confession that
would send the Emersons and their
associates to- states prison for long
term Of years. In this scene. Miss
Brissac and Messrs. Dillon and Munier
are excellent. Each has heavy role
to sustain. and each sustains 1t adj
mirably. The audience is held spell
bound, almost breathless.
The final scene shows Wilbur En-
erson substituting confession Of his
own, duplicating only himself. for.
that of his weaker CONFERENCE.-The.
Darwin having turned over to him the
envelope addressed to her husband.
For some reason Klein has compelled
his hero to sacrifice himself for no APP
parent cause. the papers having been
rescued from the clutches Of Darwin.
and the group OF bankers being In q
position to make restitution of the.
borrowed funds. However. he leaves
for prison happy In the knowledge
that his boynood's sweetheart. Kate
Darwin viii be free upon his return
from felon's cell. and with her pro-
mise that she win wait for him.
" lille "The Gamblers fails to car
ry q moral, It Is. a strong play, and by
the Worlds Fair Stock Company is
strongly handled. 1t win continue az
the Opera House tonight and tomor.
row night.