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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30
CHAPTER XVIII.
De Spain Rides Alone.

He hao ridden the trail but a short
time when it led him in a wide angle
backward and around toward Gala
basas, and he found, presently. that the
men he was riding after were appar-
emily heading for the stage barns. In
the north the rising curtain had dark
ened. Toward Sleepy Cat the land
scape was already obliterated. In the
south the sun shone, but the air had
grown suddenly cold, and in the sharp
drop De Spain realized what was com.
ing. His first thought was of the south
ern stages, which must be warned, and
as he galloped up TO big barn, with this
thought In mind he saw, standing in
the doorway, Bull Page.
De Spain regarded him with aston
ishment. "How did you get hereT was
his sharp question.
Page grinned. Got what was aft
Eer, and en- back sooner'n 1 expected.
Halfway over to the gap, met Duke
and the young gal on horseback, head
ed for Calabasas. They pulled up. I
pulled up. Old Duke looked kind O.
ga'nted, and 1t seemed like Nan was in
a considerable hurry to get to Sleepy
Cat with him, and he couldn't stand
the saddle. Anyway, they was heading
for Calabasas to get a rig from Meal
/ pin. I knowed McAlpin would never
give old Duke rig. not If he was
a-dyin' In the saddle"
They've got your rigl" cried De
Spain.
'.The gal asked me II I'd mind ac-
commodatin' EN-" explained Bull dep
recatingly. ITO save time"
'They headed north !" exclaimed De
Spain. The light from the fast-chang-
Ing sky fell copper-colored across his
horse and figure. McAlpin, followed by
hostler, appeared at the barn door.
Bull nodded to De Spain. "Said they
wanted to get there quick. She fig'erd
on savin' a few miles by strikin' the
hill trail In. So I takes their horses
and lets on / was headin' for the gap.
When they got out Of sight, I turned
round"
Even as he spoke, the swift-rolling
curtgln of mist overhead blotted the
| sun OUT OF the SKY.
De Spain sprang from his saddle
with a ringing order to McAlpin. Get
up fresh saddle-horse
"a horsew cried the startled barn
boss, whirling on the hostler. "The
strongest legs in the stable, and don't
lose secondi Lady Jane; up with
herr he yelled, believing his orders
into the echoing barn with his hands to
his mouth. "Up with her for Mr.. de
Spain in a secondi Marmon! Becker I
Lamont What In III are you all do
ing?" he roared. rushing back with a
fusillade of oaths. "Look alive, every
bodyI"
Coming 7" yelled one voice after an
other from the depths Of the distant
stalls.
De Spain ran into tho ONCE. Page
caught his horse. striDped the rifle
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30
CHAPTER xxx.
The Truth.


With the desperation OF a JOY born
of despair she laid her burning cheek
Historically against his cheek. she
rained kisses on his ice-crusted brows
and snow-beaten eyes. Her arms held
him rigidly. He could not move nor
speak till she would let him. Trans
formed, this mountain girl who gave
herself so shyIy, forgot everything Her
words crowded on his ears. She re-
peated his name in an ecstasy or well
come, drew down his lips, laughed, re-
ioiced, knew no shamefacedness ana
no restraint-she was one freed from
the stroke of descending knife.
moment before she had faced death
alone; 1t was still death she faced
she realized this-but 1t was death. "a
least, together, and her JOY and tears
rose from her heart In one stream.
De Spain comforted her, Quieted her.
cut away one Of the coats from his
horse, slipped 1t over her shoulders, In
cased her In the heavy fur, and turned
his eyes to Duke.
The old mans set, square face sur
rendered nothing of implacability to
the dangers confronting him. De
Spain looked for none Of that. He had
known the Morgan record too long. and
faced the Morgan men too often, to
fancy they would finch ut the drum
beat Of death.
The two men, In the deadly, driving
snow, eyed each other. Out Of the old
mans deep-set eyes burned the resist
ance of a hundred storms faced before.
But he was caught now like wolf In
a trap. and he knew he had little to
hope for, little to fear. As De Spain
regarded him. something like pity may
have mixed with his hatred. The old
outlaw was thinly clad. His open
throat was beaten. with snow, and.
standing beside the wagon, he held the
team reins in a bare hand. De Spain
cut the other coat from his saddle and
held 1t out. Duke pretended not to
see, and, when not longer equal to
keeping up the pretense, shook his
head.
take it." said De Spain curly.
"No."
'Take It, l say. You and I will settle
our affairs when we get Nan out Of
this" he insisted.
DE SpainT Dukes voice. a. was
It's wont, cracked like q pistol. II can
say all I've got to say to you right
here"
"No."
Yea" cried the old man.
IN m nnA-1xzAA-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30

start FOR Sleepy Cat. 10 avoid trouble
with them. Deeming the second the
more probable conclusion. De Spain.
absorbed In his speculations, continued
toward the gap to see whether he could
not pick up the trail of Pages rig far
Their on.
Within q mile further surprise
awaited him. The two horsmen, who
had headed for the gap after stopping
Page. had left the trail, turned to the
south, down a small draw, which would
screen them from sight. and set out
across the desert.
No trail and no habitation lay In the
direction they had taken-and 1t
seemed clearer to De Spain that the
second horse was a led horse. There
was story in the incident. but his in
terest lay in following Pages move
ments, and he spurred swiftly forward
to see whether his messenger had re-
sumed the gap trail and gone on with
his mission. He followed this quest al
most to the mountains, without recov-
ering any trace of Pages rig. He
halted. 1t was certain now that Page
had not gone into the gsp.
Perplexed and annoyed, De Spain,
from the high ground on which he sat
his horse, cast his eyes far over the
desert. The brilliant sunshine flooded
1t as far as the eye could reach. He
scanned the vast space without detect
Ing a sign Of life anywhere, though
none better than he knew that any
abundance Of 1t might be there. But
his gaze caught something Of interest
on the farthest northern horizon, and
on this his scrutiny rested long time.
A soft brown curtain rose just above
the earth line against the blue sky. To-
ward the east it died away and toward
the west 1T was cut of by the Super
stition peaks.
De Spain. without giving the weather
signs much thought, recognized their
import, but his mind was filled with
his own anxieties and he rode smart
ly back toward Calabasas, because he
was not at ease over the puzzles in the
trail. When he reached the depression
where Tie HOTSefueu uuu, WlluOut any
apparent reason, turned south, he halt.
ed. Should he follow them or turn
north to follow Pages wanderings? II
Page had been scared away from the
gap, for time, he probably had no In
formation that De Spain wanted, and
De Spain knew his cunning and per-
sistence well enough to be confident
he would be back on the gap road, and
within the cover of the mountains, be-
fore storm should overtake him. On
the north the brown curtain had risen
fast and already enveloped the farthest
peaks Of the range. Letting his horse
stretch its neck, he hesitated a mo-
ment longer trying - decide whether
to follow the men to the south or the
wagon to the north. A woman might
have done better. But no good angel
was there to guide his decision, and in
another moment he was riding rapidly
to the south with the even, brown
misty cloud behind him rolling higher
into the northern sky.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30

fallen Snow n6m the face " the earta
as the sea-gale, fattening the face OF
the waters. rips the foam from the
frantic waves to drive It In wild. scud-
ding fragments across them.
De Spain. urging his horse forward.
unbuckled his rifle holster. threw away
the scabbard. and holding the weapon
up In one hand. fred shot after shot
at measured intervals to attract the
attention Of the two he sought. He ex-
hausted his rifle ammunition without
eliciting any answer. The wind drove
with roar against which even a rifle
report could hardly carry, and the
snow swept down the sinks In a mad
blast. Flakes torn by the fury Of the
gale were stiffened by the bitter wind
into powdered Ice that stung horse and
rider. Casting away the useless car
bine, and pressing his horse to the
limit Of her strength and endurance,
the unyielding pursuer rode In great.
coiling circles into the storm, to cut
In, IL possible, ahead Of Its victims.
firing shot upon shot from his revolver,
and putting his ear intently against
the wind for the faint hope Of an an.
swer.
Suddenly the Lady stumbled and. as
he cruelty refined her. slid helpless and
scrambling along the face of fiat
rock. De Spain, leaping from her
back, steadied her trembling and
looked underfoot. The mare had
struck the rock Of the upper lava bed.
Drawing his revolver, he fired signal
shots from where he stood. 1t could
not be far, he knew, from the junction
of the two great desert trails-the
Calabasas road and the gap road. He
felt sure Nan could not have got much
north of this, for he had ridden in des-
her. and IL she were south, where, he
asked, in the name Of God, could she
| be?
He climbed again Into the saddle
the cold was gripping his limbs-and,
watching the rocky landmarks narrow
~, tried to circle rhe dead waste OF
| the half-buried flow. With chilled
awkward fingers he filed the revolver
again and rode on, discharging II every
minute, and listening-hoping against
hope for an answer. 1t was when hi
had almost completed, as well as hi
could compute, the wide circuit he haC
set out on, that faint shot answered
his continuing signals.
With the sound of that shot ant
those that followed II his courage al
came back. But he had yet to trac,
through the confusion Of the wind ant
the binding snow the direction Of tn,
answering reports.
Hither and thither he rode, this way
and that, testing out the location o
the slowly repeated shots, and signal
ing at intervals In return. Slowly ant
doggedly he kept on, shooting, listen
ing. wheeling and advancing until. a.
he raised his revolver to fire 1t again
a cry close at hand came out Of the
storm. 1t was wOman's voice borne
on the wind. Riding swiftly to the
left, a horses outline revealed itsel
at moments In the driving snow ahead
De Spain cried out. and from behint
the furious curtain heard his name
loudly called. lie pushed his STUN
bling horse on. The dim outline OF
second horse, the background OF wag
on, storm-beaten man-all thii
passed his eyes unheeded. They were
bent on girlish figure running towart
him as he slid stiffly from the saddle
The next instant Nan was In his arms
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30
A Foe to Gardening.

"How's your garden getting alongf"
I'm having hard fight Of 1t. I
planted lot Of vegetable seeds. but
my neighbors own chickens, and. con-
found II, believe every one Of those
hens Is working for the kaiser"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30
stiII Suffering.

stu Suffering.
"Don't you think her voice IL I'm
proved7"
'Perhnps. but not cured" @
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-18
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGenY AND THE COOK.
ARD r. GARIS-

II you only had something to give
Uncle Wiggiiy he could slip II into
the soup he is cooking for the mos
qritoes. so they would all fall asleep.
and take him away with US" said
Johnnie
Something to make the mospitoes
Sleep whispered Nurse Jane. -Ha.
I have II, A bottle of paregoric. I
picked 1t I'D. as l ran out Of the kttch-
en-, in mistake for bottle of vanilla"
she said. as she took the paregoric
from her pocket
The very thing,- chartered Johnnie
softly I'll creep Up and give it 10
Uncle Wiggily- He'll know what 10
So. while none OF the mosquitoes
were watching. Johnnie crept up close
-tc Uncle Wiggily. WnO was standing
near the camp fire soup kettle. and
gave the bunny rabbit the battle OF
sleepy paregoric.
And as soon as the mosquitoes fall
asleep Nurse Jane and / will save you
II the airship," whispered the squared
boy
-Oh. joy said Uncle Wiggily. Then
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Tor dinTer a little later soon they all
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Then Uncle Wiggily. still wearing thu
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through the bushes. He Joined Nurse
Jane and Johnnie, and soon was safe
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TO his hollow stump bungalow.
So ne was saved after all, you see.
and II the soda water bottle doesn'f
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beans I'll tell you next about Uncle
WISELY and his sword.-Coprrigh
1917. BY Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
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HOROSCOPE.
saturday. May 1s. 1917.

~. HIS is read as an uncertain day
While Jupiter and Mercury are
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ing on journey, whether on land or
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DAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE.
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u S. rs ASKED TO PUT
LID ON OCEAN NEWS

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09
RECRUITING A NEW
ILLINOIS REGIMENT

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AeLeans bora. Marion. Murphysboro.
Robinson. Mount Carmel Enfield.
LawrencsTlle. Mount Vernon. Salem.
Flora and CeutraIia. fl was learned
today The organization Fl under she
supervision Of Major C. E. Rymau. for
merry of the Fourth infantry. 81 y. q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09
SENTENCED TO DIE,
DEATH BEATS CHAIR

Ossiu.us 3. s.. Feb 9.-The state
win not take The life of John Carni-
vale. murderer tuberculosis last
night anticipated death in the electric
chair. FL was learned at Sing Sing
prison today Caruivale is the first
man to die from natural causes in the
death house