The evening world., 1914-03-07

thsse another place OF the same name
"Not.Sh the world, sir"
.anS San sr, mink i +: c cstsrnss V:a
want you to telegraph the operator
In Crowheart and ind out positively
II the message was delivered TO the
person to whom II was sent"
''fll get II on 1t once, SIR"
So this was being "in 1over'-thi0
frensy Of impatience. this uncsasing
anxiety which would not lot him
sleep! It seemed to Van Lennop that
he had nearly run the emotional
gamut since leaving Crowhsart and
al that remained TO be experisncsd
despair. Had he been too sure Of her.
he asked himself; had something in
his letter or the sending Of his tele.
gram displeased her? Was she III
To shorten the long hours which
must intervene before he could ox-
pect reply from Crowheart Van
Lcnnop ordered his saddle horse and
rode to the mine. where q rascally
superintendent had stripped the ore
chute and departed with everything
& but the machinery.
AZ his horse Picked It's way over
the mountain trail the fresh air
BILE Of doubts and misgivings and re-
place them with growing conviction
that something had zone wrong
that all was not well with Eseio
Tisdale. His unanswered letter and
telegram was entirely at variance
with her sweet good nafure. What II
she were needing him. calling upon
him now. this very. minute? He
urgedshis horse uncohsciously at the
thought. Some accidcnt--hc could
think Of nothing else-unloss serious
illness.
His horse was sweating when upon
his return no threw the reins to m
idle Mexican In front of his hotel and
hurried into tho ONCE.
Yes: there was telegram for Ssnos
Van Lennop--two, In fact.
He tore open the envelope Of ono
with fingers which were awkward Ia
their haste. The telegram read: -
dale received and delivered Operator.
van-Lennop stood quite still and
read II again. even to the unintellt-
gible date line. He felt suddenly ltfe-
loss, listless, as though he wanted TO
sit down. II was all over. then. She
had received his letter and his tcle.
gram, and her reply to hi1 offer OF
his love and himself waa-silence. 1t
was not like her. but thorc seemed
nothing more for him to do. lie
could not force himself and HIS love
upon her. She knew her owp mind.
His conceit had led him into error.
II was done.
He opened the other telegram me-
Chemically. It was from Prescott and
partially In code. II was q long one
for Prescott to send. but Van Lennon
looked at II without interest. Hs
would translate II at his leisure
there was no hurry now-tha game
had lost it, sest.
He walked languidiy over the stone
tagging to his room and dropped
listnessly into chair. He picked W
the travel-worn Newspaper on the
table and glanced at the headlines
A Crowheart date line caught hii
WEALTHY sHEEPMAN MUIR
EDOUARD DUBOIS SHOT AND
KILLED AT HIS CAMP
BRIDE OF A DAY TO BE
ARRESTED. ...
The story Of Essie Tisdale's mar
rage with Dubois followed.
"The arrest Of the murdered pa.
triarch's beautiful bride 10 expected
hourly. a. the leading citisens Of
-
and are bringing strong pressure &c
bear upon Sheriff Treu. who seemi
strangely reluctant to act"
Tho paper dropped from Van Len
nop's nerveless hand and ne sat star.
Ing at II where II lay. He picked II
up and read the last paragraph. fol
his dAsed brain had not yet graspec
its meaning. But whom IT. entire sig.
nificance was made clear to him u
came With . rush; 1t was like the IN,
stantaneous effect OF some powertu
drug or stiunulant that turned thu
blood TO Are and craSed tho brain
Tho blind rage which made the room
swing round was like the frenzy o.
Insanity. Van Lennops face wen,
crimson and oaths that never had
passed his lips came forth. choking
hot and inArticulate.
'sThe leading citizens OF Crowheart
the outcasts and rtn- OF civ'nxa
ton. the tinhorn gamblers. the en-
the sheep herders and REFORMED
|, cattle thieves, the blackmailers ant
. dance hall touts swollen by. prosper
, ity, disguised by q veneer OF respect
, ability, want Justice. do they? b!
, Ood!" Van Lennop shook his clenche'
ast 1T the empty air. "the leadan'
/ citizens OF Crowhsart shall have jus
, AG He smoothed Prescotts crumple'
!, TELEGRAM and reached for his code
! book. T.
when he had it, meaning he pu1le'
: telegraph-blank toward him. an
Carry out my instructions to the lettel
DO not neglect the smallest detail; ieav
no tom unturpod TO accomplish the en-
4 IN visV. VAN LENNOP.
CHAPTER XXI.
: Latin Meth0ds.
lI II, Doc!" It was the tele
n ~ ~ graph operator. hatles'
in his shirt sleeye'
:, hurryiug toward he