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He staggered on another yard or
two, breathing more freely, and blum
dered into rough-ribbed wall of rock
some sporadic outcrop, he under
stood, whose bulk stood between him
and the storm.
He thought to rest for time, until
the storm had spent it's greatest
strength; but as he laid his shoulder
gratefully against the rock and
scrubbed the dust from his smarting
eyes he saw what he at first conceived
to be hallucination: Judith Trine
standing within yard cf him, alive,
strong, free.
He stared incredulously, saw her
recognize him, open her mouth to
utter a wondering cry that was inaudi-
BILE, and come quickly nearer.
Alan! You came for me-! You fol-
lowed me, through all this!"
He threw off her hand with bitter
laugh-that was like the croaking of a
raven as it issued from his bone-dry
throat-and. in momentary possession
OF hysteric madness, reeled away from
the woman and the shelter of the rock
and delivered himself anew to the
mercy Of the dust-storm.
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On With the Madman-"
and out of her embrace, got INSTEAD
lily upon his feet and after moment
of pause, watching her rise in turn,
strobe away-or, rather, staggered
with the gesture of exorcism.
Uncomplaining, hugging her new
born humility to her with the ecstasy
of the anchorite his horse-hair shirt,
Judith followed him patiently, at a
little distance.
Not far from where he had rested
there was break in the overhanging
wall of the arroyo. Through this he
scrambled painfully, reaching the level
Of the desert only after cruel effort.
the UNDECIDED woman at his heels.
A brief pause there afforded both
time to regain their breath and survey
the desert for signs Of assistance: it
offered none. other than what they
might accomplish through their own
exertions. For leagues in any quarter
it stretched without break other than
the black cleft Of the arroyo, cleaning
a bleached and deathly white In the
moonshine like the face Of frozen
world.
With tacit consent both turned that
way, Alan leading, Judith his pertina-
cious shadow, with never a word or
sign between them to prove that either
was aware Of the others company.
But this was state Of affairs that
could not long endure. Judith had the
price to pay for her own trials. suf-
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CONTINUED from last weekly
CHAPTER XII.
The Man In the Shadow.

ihS W ZIG SudQ0Ws
Two hundred feet, if one, Hopi Jim
fell from the lip of the cliff Then sud.
denly the thing that had been Hopi
Jim Slade was checked in it's headlong
descent by the outstanding trunk of
tree, over which it remained, doubled
up, limp, horrible =.
The miniature landslide that had
been caused by his fall went on,
settling gradually as the slope be-
came less sheer. Only part of it,
double handful of pebbles, gained the
bottom of the canyon.
Its mufled impact on the ground
round his feet reused the man who
had comprised the bandits death from
the pose he had unconsciously as
sumed on the instant of firing.
He stepped back, and snatched up
case containing binoculars.
Not before the glasses were adjusted
to his vision did he find time to re-
spond absently to the alarmed and in
slstent inquiries of his two compan-
ions, man of his own age and a girl
of some years less, who had been
wakened from their sleep by the re-
port of the rifle.
Now the latter plucked his sleeve,
momentarily DETECTING the glasses
from the object which they were fol-
lowing so sedulously as it moved
along the heights; wildly running
horse with woman bound helpless
upon its back, both sharply in sill
houette against the burning blue.
"Alan!" the girl demanded, what
is it? Why did you fire? Why won't
you answer me? What is it?'
Judith" Alan replied tersely, again
picking up with the glasses the run
away horse that fed so madly along
the perilous and narrow track of the
hill trail
The name was echoed from two
Threats as Alan swung sharply and
thrust the glasses into the hands of
the girl
Judith" he affirmed with a lock of
poignant solicitude. She's roped to
the back of that crazy broncho-help-
less! See for yourself; one false step
suppose a stone turns beneath it's
bookshelf be killed.
While the girl focused her glasses
upon that speck that flew against the
sky Alan turned to the two horses
hobbled near by and selling saddle
threw it over the back Of one
At this the other man turned to his
side and dropping a OBTAINING hand
upon his arm asked:
What are you going to do?"
Alan shook the hand off and went
on with his self-appointed task.
60 after her, Tom, of course" he
replied What else? That animal is
crazy, tell you"
Even so," Tom Barcus argued you
can't climb that hillside on horseback
and if you could, you'd be too late to
catch up, much less prevent an ac-
cident-"
Il know it, But suppose it doesn't
fall =. You know what's beyond
these hills-deserts! And the girl is
helpless, l tell you, bound hand and
foot. Think of her being carried that
way-all day, perhaps-face up to this
brutal sun! She'll go mad if some
thing isn't done"
you've gone mad yourself already"
Mr.. Barcus contended darkly. whats
1t to you il she does? Suppose you do
succeed in rescuing her: what then?
AS soon as she gets on her pins she'll
try to stick knife into you-like as
not What's she been chasing you for,
all over this land of the brave and
home of the free, but to take your fool
life9 And now you want to sacrifice
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ton with the ridge trail, miles away.
1t approached the hour Of noon be-
fore he gained the point where the
two trails joined and struck out across
the desert. And here he discovered
what he thought indisputable indica-
ton that the fright of Judith's horse
had persisted.
Abandoning Immediately all notion
of returning through the hills by the
ridge-trail, he turned and swung away
at the best pace he could spur from
his broncho, delivering himself into
the pitiless embrace of that implaca-
BILE wilderness Of sun and sand.
At long intervals he would check
the broncho and, Keeling in his saddle,
endeavor to sweep the desert with his
binoculars.
And toward the middle of the after
noon he fancied that something re-
warded one such effort; something
for an instant swan athwart the field
of the glasses: something that seemed
to move like weary horse with a
human figure bound to its back.
But now the phenomena were dis
cernible which, had he been more des-
ert wise, would have made him pause
and think before he ventured farther
from those hills, already beyond
reach as they were.
His first appreciated warning came
when the surface of the desert seemed
to lift and shake like the top of
canvas tent in gale. At the same
time mighty gust OF wind swept
athwart the waste, hot as a furnace
blast. In trice dust enveloped man
and horse, sitting cloud of super
heated particles that stung the flesh
like myriad needles. And then dark
ness fell, the twilight of hades. a cop
per-colored pail Nothing remained
visible beyond arms length.
Blinded, half suffocated, unspeak-
ably dismaysd and bewildered, the
broncho swung round, back to the
blast, and refused to bulge another
incn.
Himself more than half-dazed, but
still bounded by his nightmare vision
of Judith, Alan dismounted to escape
being torn bodily from the saddle by
that hellish sandblast, and Selling
the bride sought to draw the horse
on with him.
He wasted his strength IN that en-
deavor: the animal baked, planted
it's hoofs deep in the sand stiffened.
it's legs and resisted with the stub
bornness of rock; then, of sudden,
jerked his head smartly, snapped the
bride from his grasp and flung away,
scudding before the storm
Pursuit was cut of the question:
indeed the hr:1le was barely torn
from his hand before Alan lost sight
of the broncho.
For a moment he stood rooted in
CONSERVATION as in bog-with an
arm upthrown across his face.
Then the thought of Judith re-
CURED.
Head Bonded and shoulders rounded,
he began to forge way into the teeth
of the sandstorm.
How long he fought on. pitting his
strength against the elements, cannot
be reckoned
In the end he stumbled blindly down
a slight decline and was abruptly
conscious that he had in some way
found shelter from the full force of the
wind
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speakable and to think Of Alan as a
mortal enemy and as one whose death

mortal enemy and as one whose death
alone could properly requite the cruel
injury that had been done her father;
and though the man himself had
laughed to scorn her first involuntary
confession of that love for him which
now consumed her being with it's in
satiable fires, she swallowed her
chagrin and followed him with the
solicitude of one whose love can recog-
nize no wrong in its object. Through
all the remainder of that day of terror
she was never far from his side.
With the meekness Of the strong,
she made herself his shadow. And
she was now the stronger, for she had
had more than an hours rest beside
the waterhole, which he had missed
on the way of that rocky windbreak.
Sooner or later his strength must fail
him and he would need her; till then
she was content to bide her hour.
1t befell presently in startling fash
ion: she was not yard behind him
when he vanished abruptly.
But the next moment Judith herself
was trembling on the crumbling brink
of an arroyo Of depth and width in
determinable in the obscurity of the
duststorm. Down this, evidently,
Alan had fallen in his dizzy blindness.
She found him insensible, lying with
an arm bent under him In a pose
frightfully suggestive of dislocation.
Vot whom che turp6d hin, ~, hic ba Oh
and released the arm, he made no
sign to indicate that the movement
had caused him the slightest pain.
There was slight cut upon his
brow, a bruise about his left temple.
She tore linen from her bosom, be-
meath her coarse flannel shirt, and with
sparing aid from the canteen, washed
the cut clean and bandaged it,
Then seeing that the storm held
with fury undated, she rose, recon-
noitered and returned to exert all her
strength and drag the unconscious
man across the dry bed of that ancient
water-course and under the lee of its
farther bank.
There, sitting, she pillowed his
head upon her lap, and bending over
him made her body an additional shell
ter to him from the swirling clouds
of dust.
And for hours on end Judith nursed
him there, scarce daring to move
save to minister to his needs, bathing
his fevered brow and moistening his
parched lips and throat.
In the course of the first hour she
was once startled by the spectral Wis.
ion through the driving sheets of dust
of horse that plodded up the arroyo,
bearing two riders on it's back.
Weary with the weight of it's double
burden, it went slowly and passed so
near to Judith that she was able to
recognize the features of her sister
and Tom Barcus.
Be sure she made never a sign to
catch their attention.
Within the next succeeding hour
the coppery light lost something Of
its hot brillance, took on a darker
shade, and then one darker still Twi-
light stole athwart the desert, turning
its heat to chill, its light to violet
Growing more intense, the cold
eventually reused the sleeping man.
And hardly had his eyes Enclosed
and looked up into the eyes of Judith
bending over him than he started up
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yourself to her, out of sheer, down
right foolishness in the head! l sup
pose you'll like me to call it chivalry:
I'll tell you what call it-lunacy!"
Don't be an asst" Alan responded
temperately, gathering the reins to-
gether and instinctively lifting foot
tc the stirrup. who warned US yes
terday in time to prevent our being
crushed by that rock? Judith! Why
was she separated from Marrophat
and the others-alone up there when
that beast eneaked up behind hero,
I saw him saw it all-and grabbed
her and roped her to that bronco-if
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CHAPTER XIII.

Open Mutlny.
Though she had been schooled to hold
the very name Of Law in loathing un-
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straight Ahead, My Mani" 8
hundred yards from the me
pass.
AS it drew near the spo
paused, waving both hand
the head Of the pursuing
into the mouth Of the raw
At the same time the c.
ticed that the two men on
were following the WON;
throwing themselves dow
with gigantic leaps and be
Continued from Pag
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
BANKERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Estes. Park Setting for Last Word to
Investment Men.

Estes Park, Colo.-The fourth an
nual convention of the Investment
Bankers of America came to a close
here. so far AS business is concerned.
More than 200 investment bankers
gathered in the casino for final busi-
ness session and election of officers.
Allen G. Hoyt of New York. vice
president, read a report in which 1t
was maintained the vicious form OF
blue sky law had been curbed in
many states.
The officers elected for the coming
year were: Lewis B. Franklin. New
York, president; Allen G. Hoyt, New
York. vice president; John E. Blunt
Jr.. Chicago, vice president; Stedman
Buttrick, Boston, vice president; A. c.
Foster, Denver, vice president; j. Ed
gar Elliott, Indianapolis. vice presi-
dent: Frederick R. Fenton, Chicago.
secretary; ]. ,Herndon Smith, st. Lou
is, treasurer.
A resolution praising the "scenit
beauties of Colorado made available
by Denver hosts was adopted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Want Drainage for 10000 Acres.

San Francisco. Calf. ! President
Wilson will be asked to recommend to
the next Congress, federal reclama-
ton of sO,OOO.OO0 acres of swamp and
overflow lands, as the result OF reso-
luton adopted at the final session OF
the fifth annual session of the Ma
tional Drainage Congress.
The resolution also called for the
appointment of a committee to pre-
sent the matter to President Wilson;
indorsed the terms Of the Clark-Wil-
liams bill and the underlying princi-
pies of the Newlands- ds-Broussard bill,
both of which relate to the care OF
the nations waters.
The Congress adjourned after the
following officers were elected:
e. J. Watson. Columbia, S. c., presi-
dent: Sir William Willcocks, cairo,
Egypt, vice president at large; Frank
b. Knight. Chicago, d. f. King, st
Louis, Gen. William C. Gorgas. U. S.
A., J. l.. Craig, Stockton. Calf. and
Geo. NJ. Lehman, Pittsburg, Pa. vice
presidents; A. NJ. McLachlen, Wash
ington, ID. c., treasurer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
FERRIS BILL BEFORE WESTERN
STATES WATER-PoWER
CONFERENCE.
DRAINAGE IS WAN7E[
NATIONAL CONVENTION TO PETI-
TioN CONGRESS FOR MONEY
TO CARRY ON WORK.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Portland, Ore.-One big target was
before the Western States Water
Power Conference which assembled
here-the so-called Ferris bill for the
regulation of power development on
the public domain
This bill, which passed one house
of Congress but did not reach a vote
in the Senate at the last session, will
be reintroduced and if today's mani
festations might be taken as any in
dication, will meet much opposition
from western congressman, many of
whom wish to give the states extern
sive or complete control over the re-
sources within their domains.
The talk, however, was not alto
gether one-sided. Henry S. Graves,
chief of the United States Bureau of
Forestry. argues sturdily that the Fer
ris bill was in line with development
along the general line of public con-
troll.
He cited increased regulation of
railroads, the general abolition Of
perpetual franchises and other mani
festations to support his case.
The conference quickly divided
itself into two camps: one favoring
absolute control by the separate states
of all the natural resources, while the
other advocated continued federal su-
pervision over the public domain.
Delegates to the conference and in
vited speakers and guests were wei
coined by Gov. James Withycombe.
Each of our states is held in leash,
he said, "a leash grasped by a federal
government none too indulgent, none
too sympathetic with the best mean
ing of the phrase states rights and
certainly none too familiar in some
phases of its bureaucratic paternaiism
with the facts as they exist In the
West today"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
FARM CONGRESS, 0CT.4
ARRANGEMENT OF PROG r A M
FOR FoUR-DAY MEETING.
International Soil Products Expos-
tion Starts Sept. 26 and Continues
During Period Of Farm Congress.

Denver-The official call for the
Tenth International Farm Congress in
Denver Oct to I has been issued.
The following arrangement of program
is announced:
Monday, Oct. 4-The morning will
be devoted to the opening ceremony
and the address of the president OF
the congress. The afternoon will in
clude the rollcall of states, wherein
the progress of agriculture in the sew
eral states and under the different
conditions will be discussed The
evening will be devoted to welcoming
the several governors of western
states who have signified their accept
ance of invitations to be present
Tuesday, Oct. 5-This day will be
devoted to the subjects of crops and
soils, irrigation and forestry. and the
evening to the very timely subject of
marketing and rural credit.
Wednesday, Oct. 6-This day will
be given over to live stock and dairy
ing, with the famous international ses-
sion of the congress at night.
Thursday, Oct There will be a
general session in the morning for the
discussion of such timely subjects of
a general nature as may come up. In
the. afternoon there will be the Gus
tomary business session of the con
gress. when reports. elections. etc.
will take place. Following that will
be the adjournment sine die
The International Soil Products Ex-
position will start Sept. &c. and will
continue through the period for the
farm congress.
The exposition group OF buildings
for the international Farm Congress
and the Soil Products Exposition was
formally christened when bottle of
Manitou champagne was broken over
the foundation of the first building
erected by Miss Ann HILL grand
daughter Of Colorado pioneer.
In connection with the ceremony. b
X. Hanafourde. director general OF
the exposition. drove into the wooden
structure which is to house part of the
100000 display to be made by the fed
eral government, nail made of pure
gold taken from the Gregory Bobtail
mine. one Of the most famous mines in
the state and the one which opened
up the possibilities of gold mining In
Colorado.
The nail will ultimately become the
property OF the president of the expo
sition. Congressman Frank W. Mon
dell of Wyoming
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Adolph unfua New Head of Elk..

Pueblo.-The state convention of
the Elks elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: Adolph
Unfug, Walsenburg, president ]. l..
Rachofsky, Loveland, 1st vice presi-
lent: John Kiel, Florence, 3rd vice
president: G. w. Johnson, Longmont,
secretary NJ. G. Nelson, Fort Collins,
treasurer. Trinidad was selected as
The next meeting place. After be
election the delegates and guests went
to the Majestic theatre for midnight
vaudeville performance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Trap Shut on Ru.sia's Wilma Army.

Berlin, Sept. 22.-Gen. Won Hinden-
burg has cut the Wilma -Baranovitshi
railroad, over which the Russians
hoped to retreat from Wilma, accord
ing to an official announcement from
the war office. The outer 4defenses
of Dvinsk, blocking the road to Pc
trograd, have been under heavy at
tack by German artillery for more
than thirty-six hours. The civil pop
ulation has evacuated the city. The
British steamer Linkmoor, 4,90S tons
gross, has been sunk
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Another Rich strike In cre.son

Denver.-The latest ore strike in
the Cresson at Cripple Creek, located
in the north end of the 1,3O0-foot level.
is now estimated to measure $500.O0O
in value, the material being similar to
that founo in the great $1,250,000 ore
chamber November last.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Warden capp Score. In Job Eiaht.


Buena Vista.-Warden NJ p. Capp
OF the state reformatory won the first
round of his fight with !. l.. Shaw for
possession of the office in the Dis
trict Court here when Judge Caven-
der held that the civil service law OF
1912 had abolished terms in the clas.
sified service. Shaw claimed that
Capp was appointed to fill vacancy
and that his term expired April 6,
when Governor Carlson named him as
Capp's successor. The decision was
rendered on demurrer and the 1916
civil service law was not involved.
This phase Of the case will how be
taken up. The new statute removed
Capp from the classified service. but
he has refused to surrender the
office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Denver MiIIionalres boy Moff.t Road

Dcnver MiiIionaires, Buy Moffat Road
Denver.-The control of the sMoffat
Road has passed to a syndicate OF
Denver men, headed by Lawrence c,
Phipps, and will be completed by
them to7Salt Lake City. Newman Erb
Who was the principal figure in the
reorganization of the road. two years
ago, has been forced to relinquish his
stock at profit. Members of the
local syndicate are, besides Mr..
Phipps. Henry NJ. Porter, Gerald
Hughes and Charles Boettcher.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Johnston School Crowded. /.

Johnston.-A driver and wagon is
now bringing the children south of
town to school AS result of this
convenience the largest number of
pupils in the history OF the school are
now enrolled.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Austrian XIII. Himself.

Pueblo.-John Kachaver. an Austri-
an steel worker. shot himself twice
In the left side, dying within a few
minutes
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
Married FIfty Years; Divorced

Boulder.-May 81 next Mrs. Mary
Green of this city would have com
pleted her fiftieth year as the wife of
John Green. Recently she procured
y divorce in the County Court on the
ground of desertion
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
c,u,+ock Vice suppre,ser, Dead.

comstoek, Vice suppresser, Dead.
New York.-Anthony Comstock, sec
retary of the New York society for
the suppression OF vice, died at his
home in Summit, n. j., after brief
Illness,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
OF Courae.

Mamma was taking daughter to
task.
Il don't like the way you and Jack
hang over the front gate every eve
ming" she demonstrated.
We'll, as to that, there's great
deal to be said on both Sides replied
daughter.-Judge.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25

When a young man is sure he can't
live without a certain girl he ought
to marry her and discover his mis-
take.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-25
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c o L O r A DO
PEOPLE
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

COMfNG EVENTS.
Sept. 27Oct 8. international Dry
Farming Congress- Denver
OCT. 2-9.-Fair and Race Meeting at
Denver.
Oct. 1S.-Odd Fellows Annual state
convention at Colorado Springs.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-13

The question of vital interest to clah women today is not one o' ciNics. ant. music. literature or house hold economies. but rather of now to mass the summer season This is a probleu that faces everyone whether they remain at home or pas : tbs vacation period on the coast or elsewhere
 It is especially time to he con sidered seriously by the rural wo- ,nan who stays at home. bat If she follows the worth while ad'ice ol The clever presi lent If the. Orange wood Literary and Improvement ,1ub she will find 1t has beer worth while July and August.
 Nrrs. Stor6cI. who is popular an. -,.-.i,-.. men. her of this splendid clui of rural women has written the fol lowing papcr especiaily. for The i'e publican