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rode out from behind a boulder and
shouted. Hands up"
| II came so suddenly and the two
| men were so close that there was
nothing 10 do but obey. My hands
went up Immediately. German hest
taxed a moment and made motion
toward his rife lying across his lap.
| but one OF the men showed a pistol in
! his face with a growl, and German.
with a groan. also raised his hands
Nerves" had ducked into the bottom
OF the blackboard at the first com
mand
md now that money you've got"
one OF the men said. still covering us
while the other reached for the two
rifles.
was Just putting my hand under
the seat for the money and mentally
kicking both German and myself for
not having foreseen some such attempt
on the part OF the Dalefeld people.
though ~ was still hard 20 believe
that they would carry matters 10 such
an extent. when from the side OF the
road came a second command.
Drop that gun. Johnson" did
not recognize the voice. which was
not az all surprising considering the
amount OF excitement that was
crowded into The next few seconds.
The two men wheeled and sent two
shots in the direction Of the voice
u was the needed diversion Our
mules spranc forward and grabbed
the lines. trying 20 keep them IN the
narrow path which served FOR a road.
while German seized his rife and sem
n half dozen shots IN the direction G.
the horsemen
IL vraa not until - -.rra v.ffhf,
quarter Of p mile % camp that was
able 20 bring The frightened mules 10
standsiill. NiNou aud I've or SIX
Norvegians had already started ont
10 meet ne and together ve went
back along the road
There was no siRn 81 The Two horse.
mer. bur ~ the side Of the boulder.
Nixon stumbled across body lie
struck = match and held 90 near the
fare.
Ply The Eternal ~ ~ isn't
Nerves he calculated
No German said sloviy. Just a
plain case ~ nerve
The pluckv little heccar had
slipped ouf % Tho back Of the buck
board unseen. stolen over 10 me side
~ the road. and unarmcd. command
% two desperate men 10 throw ND
NAFN IMNNH
For wonder. he didn't die We
m1naEed 10 ret him back 20 camp be
fore he bled to- death and % doctor
from the Junction did the rest nv
The nirht Of the fffcenth. Nerves"
vas able ~ real two telegrams which
Gorman br0urhf IN FOR bis inspection
Tho first German had sent. and ~
reaf
Have fn'ehad no 7 vim"
Tho other vas from the girl. and
"Nsrves's" face LIGHTED up with a
peculiar smile. ~ no read n
You win. Gold bless Nerves" n
said
Nerves" ie now forty years Old.
ard assistant general manager ~ on
81 The Western lines ne has never
married. and 7 have often wondered
but no. ] suppose not That would
SAVIOR TOO much " romance for real
ifc
.'nn..i.tf rhe T.sut Ws-... -
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paused a little and clasped his hands
behind his back. In calm defiance OF
the coming fate. Opened by mis-
take Understand? Yes? Well.
then-go on. and be darned to you
ALL
Buckton waited. motionless.
Bull seemed rather staggered as the
group crowded about him and stared
curiously At the letter.
We'll. I'll do that. Buckton-" the
sheriff began.
"Aw. Let's see If" Menken
laughed as he snatched the little en-
velope suddenly and held IL aloft.
Buckton started forward with an
oath, TO be stopped short by Carriers
gun. Bull. too. made a move toward
the saloon man. but the latter waved
the letter over his head and cried !:
We'll. well make an investigation.
Bull. Maybe this here's more evil
dence. or maybe"
! lie broke of again and drew forth
the sheet. As he did 30 Buckton
shouted shrilly:
Put that back. Menken, Put that
back. I say! II you don't and | live.
/ I'll kill you: and IL die. I'll come
back from hell and haunt you every
day Of"
Girl in the case." Carter observed
facetiously.
Menken. who owned latent dramatic
tendencies, had cooked himself jaunt-
lily side-saddle on his horse. The little
note-sheet was extended now. and
Menkens full-throated voice roared
forth:
Listen, Here she goes: My dear
sonny boy"
She's sure fond OF him. amt she?''
the red.haired one chuckled.
Menken read on Eleefully:
My dear sonny boy:
do write and tell me what is the
matter. II is over n month now since
i have heard from you. The last
letter you wrote-the one with the
fifty dollars and the money-order for
one hundred-came on your birthday.
and | was very. very glad TO hear
from you and thank you for the
money.
Have you left your position in
Phillipstown and gone back to Lara
ME? | think maybe IL Is as well. be
cause you said the Laramie people
were good TO you and the position was
certain. even IL the pay was a little
less. But you use your own lude-
ment. my dear little boy. because
you're your fathers son and father
always knew what was right and did
IL, and you are his own boy"
Mr.. Menken cleared his throat: his
voice had been dropping away notice
ably with the last few words Men
ken looked almost furtively over the
crowd for the tiniest fraction of a
hua Oh
rather bevilderedly. Whereat Menkeh
continued. less jovially:
Everything is the same here as II
has always been. ] am just about the
same. too. though Dr. Harris said last
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Bull" he said. I'm not going with
you. I'm not dead sure about the
law. but you know blamed we'll you're
out OF your own county and"
And just there Menken. seveu-foot
giant of the posse. keeper OF Phil.
lipstown's most ornate saloon and
leader OF the councilmen. roared in !:
You bet you amt goin'. Buckton!
You're goin' 90 stay right here and
stay put, We've had too darned much
trouble with you. anyway. these last
two months. an too much expense.
You amt worth cartin' back. an you'd
be worth less when you got there.
Where's that rope. TOM"
The redhesded member OF the posse
tossed from his saddle good ten
yards OF braided leather lariat. Men
ken caught il and held 1t up silently.
Buckton. still squstted on the ground.
regarded II alphabetically.
But Bull whirled swiftly on the
saloon-man with:
What d you think you're doing
"Thatll be all right. Dick" Menken
grinned. We talked IL over before
We started. and we came ready. You're
all for law in the book style. old
man. and we're all awful up TO date {;
when hoss-thieves don't get what's
coming to EN- in proper style. And
IL this cuss don't deserve hangin'-'
A six-throated yell drowned his
voice. II was a yell OF distinct ap-
proval. too. and the yellers were quite
as we'll armed as Bull-and Bull in
cidentally. was no fool. He straight
ened up abruptly and cried crisply:
Say, This is all nonsense. We're
goin' TO take Buckton back. and he's
goin' 10 be tried right and"
cut il OUT" said the red-hesded
member. as he swung down and swag-
gered over 10 Buckton and regarded
him contemptuously. Git up"
The derelict clamored with difficulty
10 his feet.
Got any prayers you want 10 say
inquired the authenticated.
NO" The word came in an amaz.
ing. unexpected roar. Il said en- long
ago."
Then He caught deftlv A. the
moose and grinned malevolently. Dye
Wsnter stand on a boss. or dye wanter
I've yanked up straight and gentle
manly? IIey?'
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BY MISTAKE
BY NAN LORD and CHESTER KANE

q" Buckton gulped. Bull. pistols
Notwithstanding. went forward with a
stride.
"You-all." he Numbered. You amt
goin' 4 take this man out OF my
hands and
The seven took to shouting again
and the sheriff all but rubbed his
eyes. lie had known very we'll that
sentiment was very. very much
against Buckton: yet he had most GER
tainly believed that the seven repre-.
sentative men OF Phillipstown whom
he had picked for the ride were stand.
ing for law and order.
Carter. the cold-eyed one. remarked {:
That mans going Z swing. Dick
You just look away and forget H.
It'll be over quick. Yer rope ready
TOM"
"Umum''
Then"
Say, Hold on minute" Bulls
face was almost startled as he FUN
bled in an inner pocket. Just 9
second. Ill submit. I suppose-and
I'll arrest every man jack OF you
when We get home. but"
lie fumbled further; and he pro
duced a much-soiled envelope that
seemed TO have gone through many
stages OF the United States mail serv
ice. and he handed it TO the wretched
Buckton with:
Here, That came to town for you
a month ago. when We were chasing
you around Duncan's ranch. IL said
I'd deliver it in person"
II had been rather a grim joke nj
the time; il was a far grimmer one
NIL
at Buckton and wondered IL there was
no earthly line of reasoning that could
be advanced TO save the situation.
Buckton. however. was paying him
no attention whatever. One glance
At the envelope and the captive's eyes
narrowed in a sudden vince. His dry
tongue came out and moistened his
cracked. hairy lips. His hand shut
over the envelope until the thing was
crushed into a crinkled mass.
And then Buckton's face grew stony
He tore the thing open carefully
brought forth a folded sheet of note
paper. written from end 10 end in a
fine, thin hand. His head dropped
low. until the unlovely chin all but
touched the ragged chest. Buckton
read on and on and on. oblivious 20
all else in the world.
At last he raised his head abruptly
and. folding the sheet. replaced II
carefully in the envelope. He held II
forth and thrust il into the hand OF
the astonished sheriff with:
will YOU do me one last favor II
amt very much. Won't be any trouble
TO YOU"
We'll. II theys anything
Just stick that together again. Bull,
with a piece of paper or something.
Then mark II opened BY mistake
and drop II in the mail-box in town.
The address IL on the back. and it'll
get to-where IL came from" lie
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God knows howl-to send me out
here. to try a new country and make
big hit." His voice mounted
higher and higher. That's the kind
OF a mother I had. and by the Al
mighty. Bull. she's going TO believe
to the end of her days that did make
that hit.'
Bull was squirting at him. The
ragged. whiskered wreck leaned for
ward. and his glittering eyes grew
more intense.
81 came on here. and didn't make
good" he said. Il tried everything.
and hit nothing. Then I got a chance
to steal a horse and sell him, and
did-and I sent back the money and
told mother I was In a good job. After
that ] saw a chance at rustling part
OF n herd. and I cleaned IL up quick
and sent the money home. And after
that"
He stopped again and licked his
lips.
81 guess that's ALL" he said huskily
But want to tell you this: My
mothers sick. She'll never get well.
She may live year or five years.
But she mustn't ever know how or
where or why shufled of. and she's
got to die believing that her only son
was the only real article that ever
lived. Dye understand? I've been
keeping up the impression by stealing.
and. IL it's made her any happier. I'm
glad OF it, I'm glad OF Il! I'm a bad
egg: and IL | had II to do over again,
maybe I'd be q better one. but"
He tore open the neck of his ragged
shirt and barred his neck TO the grisly
moose.
Not n man of them moved.
You'll see that that's mailed, Bull?'
81 certainly will. but
And mark it opened by mistake.
and don't sign your name. Mother
might come and" He choked for
an instant: then: Here, Come on
and get il over with. will you? Have
some mercy on a mani"
Still there was no perceptible move
ment The red-headed member avoided
looking at the lariat. Instead he
turned and walked away a few PAGES
and executed. in private. his trick Of
rolling a cigarette with one motion
Of one hand. When the cigarette was
lighted, he studied the landscape east
ward.
Bull looked at the ground and
chewod hard at his mustache. Carter
dropped his gun into its ornate hol-
ster and examined the trees. The 9TH
ers pursed their lips and spat or
smoked or coughed. as pleased them.
None OF them looked at the prisoner
save Menken.
Menken. however. slid down from
his horse after some two minutes and
walked very slowly toward Buckton.
He contemplated the moose and finally
lifted it and cast il away from the
neck.
What d We do II you got back
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WE were building the spur track
w which runs north rom Mar.
tins Junction TO the Dalefeld
Gold Mines. and We were not having
a very pleasant time OF IL. Young
German. who was in charge. was kill
ing himself by day. trying 10 be in
dozen places at once. and worrying
his soul out by night. explaining 20
the Old Man why he had not accom-
plished the impossible and run his
line across short cuts where the Lord
had evidently never intended rail
road should 20.
There were several reasons why
German vas unusually anxious 10 live
up 20 the Old Mans expectations. In
the first place. the Old Man had the
name OF being hard master. and he
usually lived up 10 his name lie
never accepted excuses from his men.
Either they made good. or they failed.
Those who failed the old Man once
were never given a chance 20 fail
him a second time. while those who
made good under him could count on
securing = recommendation which
would be taken a its face value any
where In that part Of the country.
Then there was the girl. There Is
usually = girl in the case when you
see young fellow breaking his neck
10 make name for himself bYf in
Germans case ~ was llffle different
from the general run The girl vas
the old Mans daughter and as she
was her fathers conhdante In almost
al his affairs. German knew that
every good stroke he made carried
him one degree higher IN her favor.
10 he got out esrly and came In late
Il i. L..
sisted on few hours sleep each day
Also. the old Man had an inkling
% how German felt toward his daugh
ter. and II over one man required
brick ~ another. without furnishing
MIN the straw. the old Man required
n % GOfmsn on fhe Daieheld spur
But for al o. Germans eNerfiOna and
his doing fhe work ~ fuO men during
that spring and summer. The brick
would not have been delivered on
eonfrac' time had if not been for
Nerves
Nerves" dr.red into camp one eve
ming toward tho last ~ April and
asked FOR % jon. iir VAS NOT very
sNeInspiring figure. brf men were
hard fD re' and harder f0 keep 70
German gave him pick and sent him
down 10 report fo NiVon. who vas
blasting a fhirtvton boulder of tho
ririf ~ way and % vas there that
"trrvcq' vas rhristenod
+'yon g0f his dynamite placed. and
ordered his men nut - Tho way whiie
Do touched ~ Tho fuec Either tho
f.-s uas little shorter Than usual
g.. <r0n little sfYrer. fIf - any
Iafe before be bad gof quite out ~
range. the blast vent N Nlvon wa
yrD, tod down b. piece % fyine
rDst. which cut an ugly caah In his
head and left him unconqc iogs FOR a
ffw seconds
u really didn't amount ~ anything
The men crowded around Nit0n. VIA
vas no almost before they had
reached him. and m few minutes
vas able 70 resune bic progress
toward camp
IiOvever fhev bod fo sarrr man
tsck % camp after ~ Tho nov
rna1 f0nried over afnpsf rIuuifar
s0usly VII @lEpu. arn moi
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~ Tuesday morning the mall
coach brought in the wellsub-
Stimulated rumor that Buckton
had really been located again-this
time In the foothills beyond the starry
range. BY noon on Tuesday-and this
despite the fact that Buckton had been
definitely located five times in the last
two months. without ever being taken
in the nesh-Sheriff Bull salloped out
OF Phillipstown with a posse OF seven
behind him. Phillipstown may not be
strong on population or culture or
commerce. but when IL comes TO send
ing out sheriffs posse in good shape
At short notice. Phillipstown is there,
Just before sunset on Thursday they
came upon Buckton.
Buckton was sitting. hunched into
a miserable ball. just as he had fall
len when the spunky little black mare
dropped dead six hours before. He
was the God-forsaken wreck OF a man.
hardly over thirty.
What clothes he still owned were
tattered: scantily covered bones liter
ally protruded through the rents and
holes. His hat was crownless: the
struggling beard of weeks gave his
gaunt face much the look OF the ira
ditional wild man" His thin hands
we're clenched over bare knees. His
cheeks cracked suddenly into a smile
nothing less than CHASTITY.
You've got me. Bull ne said. Il
never thought you had wits enough
for the job. but-you've got me. 20
ahead with your fun. What do you
want"
Pell. the Phillipstown grain and
feed man. took the liberty OF laugh
ing. Bulls official dignity came back.
and he Strengthened up suddenly.
I've got n warrant here for your
arrest. Buckton." he said. In fact.
have four OF them. but the lasts
the one I'm going to use. They
charge you with demonstrating and
contrasting. One OF ems been sworn
out on complaint of smashing down
a bank-clerk in Kinsville and taking
three hundred dollars from him in
broad daylight. Here they are. II y
want 20 read EN-
III take YOUR word for 81. Bull
The weird smile came again.
Then"
The derelict hijched 20 little more
upright posture and faced the man.
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monfs wIfh fho taak to forward 10
bin. e1.h Friday. to fho Junction.
suNrIruf money fo u1N N rl hia
camps There had been mistake
r7do eorea here. and fhe money had
failed fo reach tho odd Man Some of
fhe r4mpe were inconvcnlenf fr rcerh.
Hud 40 would DO fhrrr DAYS. antvf'.
h"'oro fHc mouct could ho irug-h' 'o
fIr Irnrf..~ Thsfafnfa fIa odd
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go ~ Work that eecoud time How
over. W needed every man We could
cot and Johnson told an apparently
a'rai-hf STORY iie claimed chat tho
Utlchc'd people hsd paid him Vhaf
they promised ono vcck and had thnn
reduced him ~ Tho old scale
Johnson didn't fry ANY monkey
husners fn 'i~ VaV % tmuer.nr
oifH our machinery or trrIng fo roll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
OYSTERS IN NICK OF TIME.
Three Vessels Reach the Wharf,
Preventing a Shortage.

Laden with about 1850 bushels of oys-
tiers from the beds in the mouth of the
Potomac. three of the larger vessels OF
the oyster-runnng fleet arrived at the
18th street wharf market yesterday just
in time to prevent shortage in the
supply and to meet the usual heavy Friday
demand. When the vessels arrived there
was but one boat at the wharf with oys-
tiers aboard, and she had but few
bushels that would have been sold out In
an hour or two. A fleet of ten or twelve
vessels are down river loading oysters
for this market, and unless ice heavy
enough to stop them makes within the
next forty-eight hours several of them
will be at the wharf market and others
will be coming SO. that it is expected
there will be an ample supply on hand
for the coming week.
Oysters are also being received at the
shocking houses on the wharf i'm barrels
from Norfolk and from the York river
and other points along Chesapeake bay
Good Potomac oysters are selling at from
~ cents to 10 cents per bushel, and bay
stock is considerably higher.
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rHos. ]. OWEN & son. AUcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE THREE
STORY BDICk RI-lIDING ESED EOB

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE THREE
STORY BRICK BUILDING. USED FOR
OFFICES, NO sos L STREET NV.
rs virtue OF certain deed Of trust. duly re-
oTd"d in Liber No. 1903 foios 254 seq, of
lie land records If the District Of Columbia. and
Undersigned trustees will sell at public auction,
(EVE\TEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY AID
1919. Al HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
h. following described land and premises. sit
uste in the District Of Columbia and designated
numbered CD and fourteen IA, I'm square
numbered four hundred and lightweight (4S8}
beginning for the same Oh f. street at the south
west corner of lot one tD and running thence
north nnet five t95 feet three t3l inches:
thence east twenty go, feet eight and two-thirds
three ca inches TO street and thence west to
the beginning, together with the Improvements
thereon. consisting 81 brick building known as
sos r. street northwest.
Terms of safe: One-thiri of the purchase
money be paid in cash. balance In two equal
interest at i've per ccnturl per annum. payable
scni-annualy. from day OF sale. secured by deed
81 trust upon the property Sold all cash. at
he option OF the purchaser. deposit Of $3.50
viii be required AT time OF sale. All convey
ancng. recording. etc. at cost Of purchaser.
days from day of sale otherwise the trustees
reserve the right To resell the property at the
risk and cost of defaulting purchaser. after Ave
DAYS advertisement Of such resale in some news
pc per published in Washington. II. G.
HARRY W. BOWLING, Trustee.
GEORGE E. FLEMING trustee
MCKINNEY. FLANNERy 4 HITZ,
Attorneys fe4-d&ds esu
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seG d&ds.
HOS. ]. OWEN 4 son. AucTIoSEERs.
TRI STEES' SALE OF VALUABLE THREE
STORY AND BASEMENT BRICK APART
N = II . 1 /.

THI STEES' SALE OF VALUABLE THREE
STORY AND BASEMENT BRICK APART
NENT Hot Sc. KNOWN As THE PARK
VIEW - 6lp IRVING ST NV.
Nv virtue of certain deed Of trust. duly
recorded in IAbcr 1902. at folio no ct seq. of
ID" land records of the District of Columbia and
a. tho request Of the parties secured thereby,
the undersigned trustees will sell at public auc
Won. in front of the premises. WEDNESDAY.
THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
NJ 1913, AT HALF FAST -FOUR O'CLOCK
I'M. the following described land and premises
situate tn the county OF Washington. District Of
Columbia, aud designated and being all Of
lot numbered one hundred and forty seven d4Tl
IN William NJ Gain trustees. subdiv ision OF lots
in block numbered two o.. "Scheutzen Park as
per plat recorded III I.ber County No s. at
folio 169, 81 tho records OF the surveyors
office for the District OF Columbia improved by
the PsRkNIEW APARTMENT HOUSE and
being premises No. clio Irving street northwest
Terms OF sale. One-third cash balance in two
equal installments. payable in and two years
With interest at CO., payable semi annually from
crty sold all cash. option OF purchaser
\ deposit az thousand dollars Isl 0oni will
10 required OF the purchaser at the time of sale
All couveyancing recording and notariaI fees
stc. at cost OF purchaser. Terms Of sale to he
complied with within ifteeE days ~ date OF
sale, otherwise trustees reserve the right to re-
sell the property at the risk and cost OF th,
dcfsuting purchaser after five dayE' advertise
meDt of such resale in some ewsuaper published
In Washington city. n. G.
WALTER X. WILTON
GEORGE L. HANE.
feSdAds.eS Trustees
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BRINGS DOWN WHITE SWAN.
Tugboat Captain Exhibits Proof Of
ProWess From Lower Potomac.

Capt Henry Davis. master of the tug
Camilla of this city, Is the champion
hunter of the tugboat men on the Po-
tomac With shotgun loaded with shot
used in killing wild ducks he brought
down a big white swan. He also brought
the swan back to this city to prove his
prowess, and yesterday it was on eXhibi-
ton in the tugboat office of A. J. Tay-
lor & Bro The big bird was shot while
feeding on the lower Potomac, where
Can't. Davis had taken his tug to bring
back "A tow of oyster-laden craft. The
shot is said to have been made at long
range from jumping boat. Capt Davis
Is rather proud of his exploit, but &C
cepted the congratulations of those who
saw the bird with becoming modesty
Whether the swan is young or old Will
he proven when it is cooked and placed
an the table, but those who know swan
saw il is "a young bird, and will be found
edible swan, geese and ducks are re-
ported quite numerous along the lower
river. but they have been hunted so much
that they are very shy, and ii is a diff
cult task to get in shooting distance.