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CHAPTER XIV.

Though the times had turned to war,
all nature that morning was at peace,
and they rode through a valley of flow
ers like knight and lady in a pageant.
The rich grass rose knee-deep along
TIE hillsides, the desert trees were
fligreed with the tenderest green and
twined with morning-glories. and in
open glades the peoples and sand
verbenas spread forth masses of blue
and gold.
Already on the mesquit-trees the
mocking-birds we're singing, and bright
flashes Of tropical color showed where
cardinal and yellow-throat passed. The
dew was still untouched upon the
grass, and yet they hurried en-, for
some premonition whispered to them
Of evil, and they thought only to gain
the far pass.
Beyond that lay comparative safety,
but no man knew what dangers lurked
between them and that cleft in the
mountains. Del Rey and his rurales
or Bravo and his rebels might be
there. In fact, n or the other prob
ably was there, and If so there would
be a fight, a fight against heavy odds
if he were alone. and odds that would
be greatly increased because he must
protect Gracia.
To the west and north rose the high
and impossible mountain which had
barred their way in the night; across
the valley the %lat-topped Fortunes
threw their bulwark against the dawn;
and all behind was broken hills and
gulches, any one of which might give
up armed men. Far ahead, like a
knife-gash between the ridges. lay the
pass to the northern plains, and as
their trail swung out into the open
they put spurs to their horses and
%galloped.
Once through that gap, the upper
country would lie before them and
they could pick and choose. Now they
must depend upon speed and the
chance that their way was not blocked.
Somewhere in those hills to the east
Bernardo Bravo and his men were
hidden. Or perhaps they were scat
tered, turned by their one defeat into
rowing bandits or vengeful partizans,
laying waste the Sonoran ranches as
they fought their way back to Chihua-
hua. There were a hundred evil
chances that might befall the fugitives,
and while Bud scanned the country
ahead Gracia cast anxious glances be-
hind.
They are coming!!" she cried at
last, as a moving spot appeared in the
rear. "Oh, there they are!"
Good" breathed Hooker, as he
rose in his stirrups and looked.
why. good?" she demanded, Gu
riously.
,"They's only three Of EN-" answered
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RASH ON CHILD'S HEAD

2127 Division St, Baltimore, Md
"The trouble on my child's face and
head appeared as a rash and then 1t
got so that the skin looked drawn and
water and blood would run out. That
would cause a scab and her head and
face were a las Of sores. They
would crack and bleed and then her
head began to get scaly and I thought
1t was ~dandruff. I started to take the
scab off and found her head was a
mass Of them. When she would cry
it. seemed worse because the water
would stream down her face and itch
and she would dig and scratch. Her
little head was bald as it was so sore
that all the hair came out. My baby
used to cry at night and I could not
sleep.
Then l decided to get Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Iwould make a lather
of the C%uticura Soap but her face and
head were So sore I hated to touch
them so I would take a soft cloth and
wash her head. After I dried 1t with
q soft towel I would gently apply the
Cuticura Ointment. With the first
treatment I could see a change in my
baby and before I used the whole
treatment she was completely healed
and her skin is beautiful" (Signed)
Mrs. Lille Owens, Jan. 81, 1914.
Culicura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
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The Land Of Broken Promises
(cepyriabx 1914. By Prxak A. Munsey)

songs and strange animals crashed
through the brush at their approach,
but still Hooker stayed in the saddle
and Gracia followed on behind.
If she had thought in her dreams OF
an easier journey she made no com
ment now and, outside Of stopping to
cinch up her saddle, Bud seemed hard
ly to know she was there. The trail
was not going to suit hint edged
off too far to the southland yet, in the
tropical darkness, he could not search
out new ways to go.
At each fork he paused to light a
match, and whichever way the mule
tracks went he went also, for pack
mules would take the main trail. For
two hours and more they followed on
down the stream and then Hooker
stopped his horse.
you might as we'll get down and
rest a WHILE" he said quietly. This
trail is no good-it's taking US south.
Well let our horses feed until the
moon comes up and I'll try to work
north by landmarks"
"Oh-are we lost?" gasped Gracia,
dropping stiffiy to the ground. But of
course we are" she added. I've been
thinking so for some time"
e "Oh, that's all right" observed
Hooker philosophically; 81 don't mind
being lost as long as I know where
I'm at. Well ride back until We get
out of this dark canyon and then I'll
lay a line due north"
They sat for a time in the dark
ness while their horses champed at
the rich grass and then, unable to keep
down her nerves, Gracia declared for a
start. A vision Of angry pursuers rose
up in her mind-of Manuel del Rey
and his keen.eyed rurales, hot upon
their trail-and it would not let her
rest.
Nor was the vision entirely the re-
suit of nervous imagination, for they
had lost half the advantage Of their
start, as Hooker we'll knew, and If he
made one more false move he would
find himself called on to fight. Az
they rode back through the black
canyon he asked himself for the hun
dredth time how it had all happened
why, at a single glance from her,
he had gone against his better judg-
ment and plunged himself into this
tengle. And then, finally, what was
he going TO do about It?
But he knew what he WAS going to
do about 1t. He Knew he was going
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FOOD FACTS
What An M. D. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician went
through a food experience which he
makes public.
1T was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and I also know, from having
prescribed 1t to convalescents n
other weak patients, that the food Is a
wonderful rebuilder and restorer or
nerve and brain tissue, as we'll as u
Gle. 1t improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly, just
as 1 did in strength and weight.
81 was in such p low state that /
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains Of this state,
but two months there did not improve
me; in fact, I was not quite as well
as when l left home.
My food did not sustain me and
it became plain that I must change.
Then I began to use Grape-Nuts food
and in two weeks I could walk a mile
without fatigue, and in five weeks re-
turned to my nome and practlce, tah-
ing up hard work again. Since that
time I have felt as well and strong
as I ever did in my life.
Gas a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers, l consider it a duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days Of Grape-Nuts, when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body, works wonders. There's a
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellville.'
Ever read the above letter. A ne"
ore srpenrs from time to time. They
IRE genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
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to take this girl through to Gadsden
and to Phil, and his loyalty Vas such
that he would not admit, even to him.
self, that Phil did not deserve her.
Alone, he would have taken to the
mountains with a fine disregard for
trails, turning into whichever served
his purpose best and following the
lay Of the land. Even with her in his
care it would be best to do that yet,
for there would be trailers on their
track at sunup, and it was either ride
or fight.
Free at last from the pent-in canyon,
they halted at the forks, while Bud
looked out the lane by moonlight. Dim
and ghostly, the square-topped peaks
and buttes rose all about him, huge
and impossible except for the winding
trails. He turned up a valley between
two ridges, squirting his horse into a
fast walk.
From one cow trail to another he
picked out a way to the north, but the
lay Of the ground threw him to the
east and there were no passes between
the hills. The country was rocky,
with long parallel ridges extending to
the northeast, and when he saw where
the way was taking him Bud called a
halt till dawn.
BY the very formation he was being
gradually edged back toward For
tuna, and it would call for fresh
horses and a rested Gracia to outstrip
their pursuers by day. If the rurales
travelled by landmarks, heading for the
northern passes in an effort to out
ride and intercept him, they might
easily cut him off az the start; but If
they trailed him-and he devoutly
hoped they would-then they would
have a tangled skein to follow and he
could lose them in the broken country
TO the north.
So thinking, he cut grass among the
rocks, spread down their saddle
blankets and watched over the
browsing horses while Gracia
stretched out on the bed. After a day
| Of excitement and a night of hard rid
ing there is no call for a couch or
down, and as the morning star ap-
peared il the east she slept while Bud
sat patiently by.
1t was no new task for him, this
watching and waiting for the dawn.
/ For weeks at a time, after a hard
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Popular

1. That mosquitoes only bite once.
2. That mosquitoes only live one
day.
8. That mosquito bites won't itch II
you don't scratch 'em.
4. That if you hold your breath you
can catch a mosquito and Stay it.
My experience is that mosquitoes
only bite once Tin the same place.;
that they only live one day Cat a
time); that their bites won't itch if
you don't scratch 'em (but rub 'em
with sandpaper and the edge of a buzz
saw instead); and that if you hold
your breath you can catch a mos
quito and Stay it provided you have
a shotgun in each hand and are a
good shot.
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Dios, for a man who Is DraTe-to rid
me of this devil!", 90
Never mind" returned Bud, his
voice thick with rising anger. III l
kill him it won't be for you!"
He jumped Copper Bottom ahead
to avoid her, for in that moment she
bad touched his pride. Yes. she had
done more than that-she had de-
stroyed a dream he had, a dream of a
beautiful woman, always gentle, al
ways noble, whom he had sworn to
protect with his life. Did she think
he was a pelado Mexican, a hoi-coun-
try lover, to be inflamed by a glance
and a smile? Then Phil could have
her, and welcome. Her TRADE had
lessened his burden. Now his fight
was but a duty to his pardner In the
performance Of which he would be no
less careful, but to turn her over TO
Phil would not now be painful.
"Ah, Bud!" she appealed, squirting
up beside him, you did not under
stand! 1 know you are brave-and II
he comes she struck her pistol
fercely-"T will kill him myself"
Never mind" answered Bud in a
kinder voice. "In take care Of you.
Jest keep your horse in the trail" he
added, as she rode on through the
brush, "and I'll take care Of Del Rey.'
He beckoned her back with q jerk
of the head and resumed his place In
the lead. Here was no place to talk
about men and motives. The noun
tain above was swarming with rebels,
there were rurales squirting behind
yes. even now, far up on the eastern
hillside, he could see armed men-and
now one was running to intercept
them!
Bud reached for his rifle, jerked up
a cartridge, and sat crosswise In his
saddle. He rode warily, watching the
distant runner, until suddenly he pulled
In his horse and threw up a welcom-
ing hand. The man raj Amigo-no
other could come down a. hillside 30
swiftly-and he was signaling him to
wait .l.t}
To BE coNT1NUED)
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American Victory In War Of 1912.

American Victory In War OF 1872.
One hundred years ago occurred the
battle of the barges." between a force
of English from the blockadinE squad
ron in Chesapeake bay and a f1tilla OF
barges and gunboats designed to aid
in the defense Of the city OF Wash
ington. Commodore Barney, IN COM
mand of the American fotilla, being
threatened with attack by several
large British warshtps, had taken bis
boats up the Patuxent river and found
q refuge in st. Leonard's creek. The
British followed with a superior force
NJ barees and small schooners. Hav-
ing no guns with which to wage a
fight at long range. Commodore Bar
new dashed forward into the midst Of
the enemy Soon the barges were en-
gagged in desperate hand-to-hand con-
6icts. For more than an hour the &C
ton ragged, both sides fighting with
yigor and ~gallantry. But the Ameri-
cans having pierced the British line.
the enemy abandoned the fight and
fed precipitately to their ships.
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PREPARED FOR GRANNY DAY..
Ameer Of Bokharai Said to Be Storing
Up Treasure at the Rate Of
$4,000, 600 a Year.

The largest private hoard In the
world Is probably that owned by the
Ameer Of Bokhara, the Russian vassal
state in Central Asia, writes the St
Petersburg correspondent Of the New
York Sun. According to the Turke-,
stanskiye Kraj the Ameer possesses
In his stronghold a vault 315 feet long,
As feet wide and 20 feet high, COM
pletely filed with gold bars and coined
gold.
Some years ago the Ameer had an
other vault built to hold his savings,
and the new storehouse Is now almost
full. There Is at the Bokharan court
an enormous cash book, which has
served for generations and in which
all revenues and expenditures are sup
posed to be put down, but also for gen
erations it has never been checked
with the cash in hand"
Grating is the easiest thing IN the
world at Bokhara.. The Ameer's off,
Gals draw no salary. They are ap-
pointed on the understanding that
they must keep themselves on what
they can make out Of their various
offices. There Is no budget, and the
largest permanent charge OIL the
Ameer's income is one Of $4,000 an
nually for a local hospital. Then there
is a small contribution toward tae up
keep Of the Russian police in the pro-
tectorate and the maintenance Vt Inc
Bokharan army" which has sarunk
to a mere bodyguarG..
The Ameer's annual savings 1t 10
calculated, amount to more thtn 49,
$1,000 a year. He is by traditional
usage compelled to send everr year
a number Of valuable presents to
the Russian authorities at Samarkaltd
and Tashkent. These presents COIL
sist Of carpets. silks and the like,
which are Immediately sold by the re-
cipients to native traders, from whom
the Ameer as regularly buys them
back at fixed prices, to be stc?ed up
and to serve again as presents the
following year.
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Bud. II was afraid they might be In
'front.'" he explained, as she gazed at
him with a puzzled smile.
EYES," she said; but what will you
do If they catch u.s."
They won't catch u.s." replied Hook
er confidently. mot while I've got my
rifle. Aha!" he exclaimed, still look
ing back, now we know all about It
that sorrel is Manuel del Rey's!"
And will you kill him." challenged
Gracia, rousing suddenly at the name.
Hooker pretended not to hear. In.
stead, he cooked his eye up at the
eastern mountain, whence from time
to time came mufled ~rife-shots, and
turned his horse to go. There was
trouble over there to the east some
where-Alvarez and his Yaquis, still
marrying the %retreatfng rebels-and
some Of it might come their way.
With Rel Rey behind them, even
though in sight, he was the least OF
their troubles, and could be easily
cared for with a rifle shot If they
could not distance him. Hooker knew
that the two rurales with him would
not continue the pursuit If their lead
er was out of the way. SO that it would
not be necessary to injure more than
n man.
"Ah, how I hate that mani" ragged
Gracia, squirting her horse as she
scowled back at the galloping Del
Rey and his men who were riding on
ward rapidly!
"All right" observed Bud with a
quizzical smile, I'll have to kill him
for you tken!"
She gazed at him a moment with
eyes that were big with questioning,
but the expression OF his rugged face
bafled her.
II would not forget it." she cried I'm.
pulsively. mo, after all I have suf-
fered, l think l could love the man who
would meet him face to face! But why
do you-ah!" she cried, with a sudden
tragic bitterness. you smile! You
have no thought for me-you care
nothing that I am afraid Of him! All,
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The FoIlow-Up Method.

why do you get the pretty girls
Jobs first? Is that fair?"
Best for all concerned" declared
the head of the school of stenography.
1.-THE pretty girl soon marries her NJ
ployer. and then there's a permanent
JOB for one of the palmer young
ladies'"
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Parisians Wearing CoIored Boards.

Colored boards (for mem are re-
ported to be coming into fashion in
Paris. The green wig vas a means
of feminine adornment. 1t is not sup
posed to have made a lasting impress
sion, but it attracted attention. Now
men are coming into their share Of
the color in hirsute decoration. A
dark blue mustache on a young poet
at a recent soiree Ia the sensation
Of the evening. One proprietor Of a
dressmaking establishment announces
that he is going to dye his close
cropped beard bottle green, after the
fashion of the Assyrian kings.
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No Alternative.

The young man had just been &C.
cepted. In his rapture he exclaimed:
But do you think, my love, am
good enough for you"
His strong-minded iancee looked
sternly at him for a moment, and re-
piled: Good enough for me? You've
got to be:"-Judge.
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The MAKING Of a Man.

No university can make a man. O..
Men may load themselves with lore
till they stoop beneath the weight Of
their accumulations, and yet fail to
lift a care from the heart Of the weary.
or impel a single soul an inch on its
way to God. The real building of a
man is within.-Dr. Clifford.
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How To Give Quinine To Children

FEBRILINE is the trademark name given to an
improved Q%uinine. II is a Tasteless Syrup. pleas
ant TO take and does not disturb the stomach.
Children take II and never know it is Quininc.
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate MOI
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. TIT
It the next time sou need Quinine for any pur-
pose. Ask for a-ounce original package. The
name FEBRILINE is blown in bottle. as cents
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Theory Of n. c, of l.,

My theory is that the high crowns
in the straw hats are the cause of the
high cost of living. The crowns take
twice as much straw, leaving only half
as much straw for the cattle to eat,
hence the scarcity of beef.-New York
Mail.
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mCrimes" in German Army.

The crimes" in the German army
last year may thus be summarized:
Five hundred assertions from the col
ors, 1000 thefts and 33S cases OF i'll
treatment of ~privates by non-commis-
stoned officers.
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important to Mothers
Decidedly Unsuitable.

Parson Johnson-Why don't yo'
come to church, Sam?
Sam Shinn-Nothin' suitable to
wear, parson.
Parson-The Lord won't notice yo'
clothes, Sam.
Sam-No, but Deacon Butts might
recognize his shirt, and Bre'r Simpson
his umbrella.-Puck.
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a HCafe de Luxe.

Willie-P, what is a "cafe de
luxe?"
Pa-About ten per cent cafe and 80
per cent looks.-Life. .
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Always to Be Reckoned With.
You must learn to deal with odd and
even in life, as we'll as In figures
George Eliot.
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Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won'f Cure.

The worst cases, no matter ofhow long standing.
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable Dr..
Porter's Antisepsic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
Pain and Heals at the came time. Csc. Soc. sl.0o
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MAKING WASTE LAND VALUABLE
Planting q Pine ara Spruce Returns
Bis Profits

The following is steamed from fhe
annual report of Stale Forester
Halves Of Vermont and from some of
his recent talks az meetings about ne
state. and Is published in the AmeTi-
can CuiiiVator. Tie total number az
traes planted On ail counties az the
state In 1913 VAS C57.0l0 White
pine and spruce are the best timber
and are rapid erouers. An acre sei
10 pines would produce in 20 yea IS
from 2n0o 90 so0o feet per acre. Oh 90
years from 1000 % l5.oeo feei and in
a. years from leooo % $4,000 feet.
and in % years from 2S.ooo % about
-o.Uol. Note the Increase after 80
wears. Tlees Ain grow la height
from one 90 three feet yearly accord
inr 90 the soil in which they grow.
Afier they have attained height of
70 feet the increase in amount of tim
Der content is much more rapid than
before. II costs about so ana acre 90
plant
In many Instances the removal of
the mature and proper trees in a
growth of timber. thus letting Ina the
light aud giving the food IN the soil
10 the trees that can best use a.. viii
result in a surprising growth. 4 tree
choked By other growth and Ia shade
will stand practically dormant. while
n d Is given q fair chance IL viii
make an annual growth OF from one
10 three feet The farmer often gets
much less from his wood lot than be-
might Cord wood often has q STUN
page value Of only 90 cents cord
The same amount of wood if grown
10 a saving state would yield 50o feet
of lumber. Here Is a difference OF
| $3.50 In value. Not an trees viii cv-
or make good lumber. but 81 would be
folly TO cut those that will grow 60
timber for wood at stumpaee value.
Most farms have land that Is worth
less for any other purpose than TO
grow timber. Set to pine or spruce IL
viii soon have value that would
add To the selling price OF the farm
even 10 harvest the crop. In 20 years
time Il would. IN All likelihood. be the
most valuable acres of the farm. The
| more timbered area country has
the better its water supply and the
better its soil, for forests conserve
moisture and prevent the top soil be.
ing washed into the streams and car
ried away. The woodlot will pay for
| fte urfaptfT, rar. ,.,.- I,. s..ar III.
| planting of forest trees costs only
from IS to so an acre as an initial
Investment and there is little further
outlay until the trees are large
enough to pay for il. A timbereL
country is a wealth country. \ coun
try barren of timber is an impoverish
ed country.
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Even Most Chronic Sufferers
Find Relief After A Few
Doses Are Taken

nactacie. urinary disorder. ard
Rheumatism. are caused ifow Hc-k.
inarfifl kiintss. Uhich i-l o. ll.rr
oui flr impurities and keep de blood
pare. .ni ihc only u-y ol earth 90
Iuen.alsniiy and positively c.ll -rcl
trouble. d. io remove tne cause.
Ilt utE discovery lrCEonc. cures
,rch conditions llrause it rcactf.
tie very roots 81 tlc disease Do
sosis r'fl INTO ilc stopped rl. in-
a0u.e kfreys through iac nails ali
lta.ar.. D'.ars out flc Milc i.lcrrg
cells .ri gland ~ u.raifcs and disc
solves l.t uUi .ClCua uric acil eul-
si.nrrr ihlt lul.r Oh &c JOINTS and
muscle io rEtlh AND iufafe and
cause rhclmati OBJ; 70 ntuiraiitcs thc
urine go o. no lorrer iuiiatrs ilc
lender membrane Of the bladder.
and clean out and Strengthens the
stopped un lirlrs hdusYs So they
Aliel 4Ad -il. 80 tic POI .ou- iTon.