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To Settle Estate Mpst sell ten iRRT9veIS d1fs
full opportunity NJ. A. Cooper, West Plains, do
LONG WALK TO JOIN HUSBAND
Soldiers Wife, Unable to Purchase
Railroad Ticket, Tramped on Foot
for Many Weary Miles.

Soldiers at Camp Hancock, near Au-
gusta, Ga, have ceased TO complain
about a 20-mile hike since the arrival
there of Mrs. Anna Messenger of Chi
Hcothe, O., who walked from that
place to Augusta, in order to be near
her soldier husband, who is with the
motor mechanics regiment, the Wash
ingtOn Evening Stars Georgia CORE
spondent writes.
81 was anxious to be with my hus-
hand until his departure for France,
and 1 couldn't afford the price of a
railway ticket, so 1 struck out on foot,
accompanied by my brother-in-law and
his wife, said Mrs Messenger upon
her arrival here.
The party tramped their way
through the states of Ohio, Kentucky.
Virginia, Tennessee and northern
Georgia, arriving in Augusta % days
after starting from ChillicOthe.
Mrs. Messenger says they spent the
nights at farmhouses, where they had
the most courteous treatment They
walked through ice and snow almost
the entire distance, there being only
two fine days during the jaunt- She
says she wore out one pair of slippers,
three pairs of shoes, and three pairs
of rubberS.
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Safe Buyinu for Both.

Buying unnecessary supplies in al
vance and boarding food. both by the
housewife and grocers, was responsible
fC- some of the highest prices of the
last year. Don't be scared into buy
ing" the Interstate Grocer urges upon
its retail grocery readers. That Is
just what food spectators desire. Nor
NAL buying of all groceries with view
TO quick and regular turnover will
keep goods moving in a normal way
at reasonable prices. Don't let any
one scare you into buying in anticipa-
ton OF heavy advances, but force the
channels OF distribution to return to
the old basis of competition in sell
ing. Consumers are not apt to buy
out any grocer, as most of them have
spent as much money as they could
spare in canning and preserving their
own fruits and vegetables. If specu-
lators succeeded in creating a panicky
buying condition, unloading upon the
retail grocers at abnormal prices. the
latter would be left holding the bag"
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CHAPTER XIV.
Ambushed.


Colby Macdonald. in miners boots
and corduroy working suit, stood be-
side his horse with one arm thrown
carelessly across its rump. He was
about to start for Seven Mile Creek
camp with $2.7OO in the saddlebags to
pay the men there
Diane was talking with him. "She's
young and fine and spirited. OF course
1t was q great shock to her. She had
been idealizing you. But I think she
is beginning to understand things bet
ter. At any rate. she does not hate
you any more. Give the girl time"
You think she WILDE reasonabIe?'
II don't know. But I'm sure of one
thing. She'll not be reasonable, as you
call it. unless you are reasonable"
"YOu mean-E1liot?"
Eyes. She likes him very much. Do
you know that when the Indian woman
came he urge6 Sheba not to listen to
her story?"
Sounds likely-after he had spent
his good money bringing her here, :"
sneered the mine owner
He didn't. Gordon is a splendid fell
low. He wouldn't Iie," answered Di-
ane holly. 'And one thing is sure-if
you lay a finger on him for this, it will
be fatal with Sheba. She will be
through with you"
Macdonald had thought of this be-
fore. 1t had been coming to him, from
several different angles that he could
not afford to crafty his desire to wipe
this meddlesome young official from
his path. He made a slow, sulky
promise.
''A1 right. I'll let him alone. Peter
can tell him"
Swinging to the saddle, he spurred
his horse and centered away. His
mind was full of the problem that had
come into his life He rode abstract
eddy, so that he was at the lower ford
of the creek almost before he knew 1t.
A biiberry thicket struggled down to
the opposite bank of the stream on
both sides of the road
The horse spiashed through the ford
and took the little rise beyond with q
rush. Just before reaching the brow
of the hill, the animal stumbled and
fell. As its rider went headlong, be
caught a glimpse of q cord drawn taut
across the path.
Macdonald. shaken by the fall, began
slowly to rise. From the shadows OF
| the bilberry bushes two STOPPING fig
ures rushed at him. He threw I'D ar
arm to ward off the club aimed at his
head, but succeeded only in breaking
the force of the blow. As he staggered
back stunned. a bullet glanced alons
his forehead and ridged a furrov
through the thick hair. A second
stroke of the club Jared him to tn,
heels.
Though his mind was not clear, hi
body answered automatically the in
stinct that told him to close with hi
aSSailants. He lurched forward an,
gripped one. wrestling with him 70
the revolver. Vaguely he knew by tn
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Out of His Range.

a young man stepped into a sporting
goods store recently, relates the Indian
a0olis News, and asked to see some
guns. His remarks indicated that he
was q sportsman Of a decidedly anna
flourish sort The obliging salesman
bought forth all manner and varieties
OF weapons, from a -22-caliber rife to
latest model pump" gun, but nothing
brought any response of satisfaction
irto the young fellows face Finafry
tie salesman handed him a figh-pOwer
rife, used for big game, with the re-
mark, "This beautiful little gun, sir. is
just what you want, believe. 1t kills
at 1900 yards" The young man shook
his head, more in doubt than ever.
no" he said, 81 am afraid I couldn't
use 1t at all. You see, have to get
uuch closer than that"
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The engineer went to Macdonald and
gave deleted version of his talk with
Elliot. The Scotsman listened, bit
ter, incredulOus smile on his face.
"Says he didn't bring her, does he?
Tell him from me that he lies. Your
wife let out to me by accident that he
threatened to bring her. Meteetse and
he came up on the boat together. He
was with her at your house when she
told her story. He's trying to save his
hide. No chance"
Elliot isn't q liar. When he SAYS he
didn't bring the woman, that satisfies
me. l know he didn't do it," insisted
Paget stiffiy.
Different here. Who else had any
interest in bringing her except him?
Nobody. Use your brains, Peter. He
takes the first boat down the river. He
comes back on the next one. She
comes back, too. They couldn't figure
I'd he at your house when they
showed up there to tell the story.
That's where Mr.. Elliot slipped u1,."
Peter was of different stuff from
Selfridge. He had something to saw.
So he said it,
''Times have changed, Mac. You
can't shoot down this fellow without
making all kinds of trouble. First
thing, we'd lose our claims. The ad-
ministration would drop you like a hot
potato If you did thing like that.
Sheba would never speak to you again.
Your friends would know in their
hearts 1t was murder. You can't do 1t ~
Macdonald's jaw clamped. "Then
let him get out. That's my last word
to him.
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sharp, jagged shoots of pain that the
a club. The warm blood dripped
through his hair and blinded his eyes.
DaZed and shaken. he yet managed to
get the revolver from the man who had
it. But it was his last effort. He was
too far gone to use it, a blow on the
forehead brought him unconscious to
the ground bleeding from a dozen
wounds.
On his way back to Seven Mile Creek
camp Gordon Elliot rode down to the
ford In the dusk he was almost upon
them before the robbers heard him.
For moment the two men stood gaz-
ing at him and he at the tragedy be-
fore him. One of the men moved
toward his horse.
"StOp there :" ordered Gordon sharp
ly, and reached for his revolver.
The man-it was the mil er North
rup-jumped for Elliot and the field
agent fired. Another moment and he
was being dragged from the saddle.
What happened next was never clear
to him. He knew that both OF the
bandits closed in on him and that he
was fighting desperately against odds.
The revolver had been knocked from
his hand and he fought with bare fists
just as they did.
They Quartered over the ground, for
Gordon would not let either of them
get behind him. They were larger
than he, heavy, muscle-bound giants
of great strength, but he was far more
active on his feet He iabbed and
sidestepped and retreateC More than
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once their heavy blows crashed on
his face. His eyes dared not wander
from them for an instant, but he was
working toward definite plan. AS he
moved his feet were searching for the
automatic he had dropped.
One of his feet, dragging over the
ground, CINE into contact with the
steel. With a swift side kick Gordon
flung the weapon a dozen feet to the
left. Presently, watching his chance,
he made a dive for It.
Trelawney, followed by Northrup,
turned and ran. One Of them caught
Macdonald's horse by the bride. He
swung to the saddle and the other man
clambered on behind. There was
clatter of hGofs and they were gone.
Elliot stopped over the battered body
that lay huddled at the edge of the
water So badly had the face been
beaten and hammered that it was not
until he had washed the blood from
the wounds that Gordon recognized
Macdonald.
Opening the coat of the insensible
man, Gordon put his hand against the
heart. He could NJ t be sure whether
he felt it beating or whether the throb-
bling came from the pulses in his finger
tips. AS well as he could he bound up
the wounds with handkerchiefs and
stanched the bleeding With ice-cold
water from the stream he drenched
the bruised face. A faint sigh Quiv-
cred through the Slack, inert body.
Gordon hoisted Macdonald across
the saddle and led the horse through
the ford. He walked beside the animal
to town, and never had two miles
seemed to him so far. With one hand
he steadied the helpless body that lay
like q sacls of flour balanced in the
trough of the saddle.
Kusiak at last lay below him, and
when he descended the hill to the sub
urbS almost the first house was the one
where the Pagets lived.
Elliot threw the body across his
| shoulder and walked up the walk to
the porch. He kicked upon the door
with his foot. Sheha answered the
knock, and at sight of what he car
ried the color faded from her face.
Macdonald has been hurt-badly, -
he explained quickly.
''This way" the girl cried, and led
him to her own room.
'Get Diane-and a DOCTOR" ordered
Gordon after he had laid the uncon-
scious man. on the white sheet.
While he and Diane undressed the
mine owner Sheba got a doctor on the
telephone. The wounded man opened
his eyes after a long time, but there
was in them the glaze of delirium. He
recognized none of them. All night
he raved, and his de1irious talk went
back to the wild scenes of his earlier
life. Sometimes he swore savagely
again he made quiet, deadly threats
but always his talk was crisp and
clean and vigorous. Nothing foul Oh
Shiny came to the surface in those
hours OF unconscious babbling.
he'doctor would make no promises
"He's a mighty sick man. The cuts
are deep, and the hammering mus
have Jared his brain terribly. II Il
was anybody but Maedonald.I wouldn'
give him a chance" he told DianG
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CTO BE CONTINUED
BENEFIT OF CHORAL SINGING
EquaIizes Men, Creates Spirit of Broth.
erhood and Takes Mind Off Bust
ness, Asserts Professor.

Music gives utterance to something
within one which can never find ex-
preston in words or acts, in the opin-
music in the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college. Choral singing is OF
great benefit to a community.
Music is of great advantage to
men," said Professor Westbrook. 1T
equalizes them, creating a spirit Of
brotherhood, ard takes their minds off
business. 1t gives them a new and
different insight, which is accomplished
not by singing the common popular
Sings, but by really good music that
can be appreciated.
1.-The value of, music in bringing to-
gether socially disorganized commune
ties has never been fully realized. By
choral singing, people in any one To-
cality can be brought into certain sym
pathy with one another. Wherever
there is q neighborhood there is a
chance for singing A leader is need
ed who will select only the best music.
Where neighbOring groups have been
singing the same kind of good music
they will find in any large community
gathering that they have something in
common and will be ready to take part
in choral singing on an even larger
scale.
IF an orchestra playing Beethoven
played in community unused to such
music, there would break forth from
the audience an unrestrained applause
such as comes only from people who
are really hungry for good music-the
kind of music that community musical
societies will bring to them"
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If he should kill me, his last chance for
getting the Macdonald claims patented
would be gone. The public would raise
such a howl that the administration
would have TO throw your friend and
the Guttenchilds overheard to save
itself. I know that-and Macdonald
knows it. So he stands to lose either
way"
Paget knew this was true. But he
could not drop the subject without
one more appeal.
Hes not sore at you about the
claims. You know that. It's because
you brought the squaw up the river to
see Sheba."
II didn't bring her-hadn't a thing
to do with that. I don't know who
brought her, though could give a good
guess"
A CLEAN of hope showed in the eye
of the engineer. You didn't bring
her? Diane said you threatened"
maybe I did say I would. Anyhow,
I thought better of it. But Pm glad
someone had the sense to tell Miss
O'Nein the truth
''Who do you think brought herT'
"Pm not thinking on that subject
out loud"
'sBut If you could show Mac"
''That's up to you I'll not lift a
finger. I didn't start this war and Tn
not making any peace overtures."
you're as obstinate as the devil, y
smiled Peter, but in his heart he ad.
mtred the dourness ct his friend
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donald smiled feebly at her and fired
feat the enemy.
HAS Elliott been captured YETI" he
asked weakly.
The keen eyes of his hostess fas-
tened upon him. "Capturedl What
do you mean? It was Gordon Elliot
that brought you in and saved your
life"
Brought me from where?"
From where he found you uncon-
scious-at the ford"
That's his story. is it?'
The young woman stood with her
gloves crushed tight in both hands. It
was her nature TO be always a parti
san. Without any reserve she was for
Gordon in this new fight upon him.
What bad Wally Selfridge been saying
to Macdonald? Did the mine owner
mean to suggest that he had identified
Elliot as one of his ASSISTANTS? The
thing was preposterous.
And yet-that was plainly what he
had meant to imply. If he told such a
story. things would go hard with Cor
don. In court it would clinch the case
against him by supplying the one miss
ing link in the chain of circumstantial
evidence.
Diane, in deep thought. frowned
down upon the wounded man. who
seemed already to have fallen into a
light sleep. She told herself that this
was some of Wally Selfridge's devil
try. Anyhow, she would talk it over
with Peter.
The reason Wally was so pleased
with himself was that he had dropped
a hint into the ear of the wounded
man not to clear Elliot of completely
| IN the attack upon him. The news
tlIat the special investigator had been
arrested for robbery and attempted
murder, flashed all over the United
| States, would go far to neutralize any
report he might make against the va
lidity of the Macdonald claims. If to
! this could be added later reports of
an indictment, a trial, and possibly a
conviction, it would not matter two
straws what Elliot said in his official
statement to the land Office.
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ELLIOT FINDS HIMSELF IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT AS
RESULT OF A REMARKABLE CHAIN
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

synopsisAs representative of the Gordon Elliot is
Sheba
active the land
Elliot finds
Sheba
Mrs Paget is Shebas cousin At dinner Elliot
The
the
situation Elliot also
much about Mac
where Holt held
child
with
MacdOn
will kill
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-04
Have You Tried This CandX7

Louisiana has a new product 1t is
cactus candy. The cactus as peeled.
dipped in hot strip or molasses, and
coated with powdered sugar. Many
cane SirupS and other similar products
are common in every home in the
South, so the CONNECTION is easily made.
Sugar mills are also taking it up as
a side product to be turned out dur
ing the slack seasons of the year
Popular Science Monthly.
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CHAPTER XIII.-continued.

His companion flashed a look OF
warning at him and explained that
they were going down the river to look
for work outside of the district.
Suddenly Trelawney broke loose
and began to curse Macdonald with a
bitterness that surprised the govern
ment agent. What struck him most,
though, was the obvious anxiety OF
Northrup to quiet his partner and to
gloss over what he had said.
Elliot bought an automatic revolver
next morning and a box of cartridges.
He was not looking for trouble, but he
intended to be prepared for it when
trouble came looking for him. In the
afternoon he walked out of town and
practfced shooting at tin cans for
half an hour. On his way back he
met Peter Paget.
The engineer came straight to the
subject in his mind.
"Selfridge came to see me last night.
He told me about the trouble between
you and Macdonald, Gordon. You must
leave town till he cOOlS down. Mac
donald is q bad man with gat."
''Is he? There1I be no trouble Of
my making. But If he starts any I'll
be- there Macdonald doesn't own the
earth, you know. I've been sent up
here by Uncle Sam on business, and
you can bet your last dollar I'll stay
on the job till I'm through"
"Of course you've got to finish your
Job. But 1t doesn't all have to be done
right here. Just for a week or two"
'Tell your friend something else
while you're on the subject. If I drop
him. go scot free because he is inter
fering with me on duty. I'll put Self
ridge on the stand to prove it. But
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Posses are combing the hills for
them. They stole a packhorse from
a truck gardener up the valley. 1t
seems they bought an outfit for a
month yesterday-said they were go
ing prospecting"
They talked for a few minutes long
er, mainly on the question of a lawyer
and the chances OF getting out on bond.
Peter left the prisoner in very much
better spirits than he had found him.
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his rival would have been fatal to the
Kamatlah coal claims, would have
alienated his best friends, and would
have prejudiced hopelessly his chances
with Sheba. Fate had been kind TO
him. He had been In the wrong and IT
had put him in II e right. By the same
cut of the cards young Elliot had been
thrust down from an impregnable po-
sition 10 one in which be was q dis
credited suspect. With all this evil
dence to show that he had conspired
against Macdonald, his report TO the
department would be labor lost
Diane came into the sickoom strip
ping her gloves after the walk. Mae-
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eeduees COLI Slick SUNNY.

THE invention of a golf club with In
Interchangeable heads permits all the
strokes to be made with one stick with
out the necessity for carrying several.
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Potato bread is much used In Ire
land, while In Iceland favOrite bread
OF the people is made from Goldfish.
beaten into q powder.
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The Reason,

Grace don't see why Miss Homely
should want to marry him, with all her
money.
Gussie-I don't think he'd have tax
en- her without it.
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When a woman takes up the physical
culture fad she is anxious either to put
on fat or take Ii OF.
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Elliot breaks out of Jail long
enough to Illustrate plot engi-
neered by WaIIy Selfridge.
Then he gets in Jail again. The
story of this exciting episode is
told in the next instaIIment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Paulist Runner Has 10-Yard
Margin in Two-Mile
Championship

Edward J. Garvey, wearing the colors
OF the Paulist Athletic Club for the
first time, won a hcartbreaking duel
from Nick Gianakopulos, Millrosc Ath-
letic Association, in the o-mile Metro
politan Association championship run
which featured the first of series Of
preparedness games held at the 69th
Regiment armory last night.
Garvcy showed unexpectedly strong
staying power, finally winning by ten
yards, while Gianakopulos was passed
by Harry Wigger, another Paulist ath-
lete, one yard from the tape. 1t was
the most sensational and gruelling race
seen in this city for many months.
From the start all three were up
among the leaders. Gianakopulos
showed in front at the half-milc point
with Charles Pores and Louis Kauf-
man, Brooklyn Athletic Association,
trailing close behind. Pores sped in
front Of Gianakopulos, going on the
final lap to complete the first mile,
which was passed in 4:55 3-5.
Shortly after this Kaufman went into
the van and for three laps set fast
pace. He then gave way to Pores, who
in turn gave way to Gianakopulos. The
latter passed the one and half mile
point in 1926 As. After another lap
came the duel between Gianakopulos
and Garvey.
Morris High School was forced to be
content with second place behind ST.
Benedict's Prep, of Newark, in the
school-boy medley relay race, through
the stupid running of Braunstein, it's
anchor man. The latter was pitted
against Lloyd, Of st. Benedict's, on the
final relay. Braunstein persisted in his
foolish attempts to pass his rival on
the inside, and this cost him dearly as
Lloyd beat him by inches in the final
sprint
Tom Kelly, the 69th Regiment run
ner, captured tho half-mile race for
members of his regiment and the 300.
yard event for New York National
Guard boys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Harvard and
Yale Athletic
Heads Confer

NEW HAVEN. Feb. 2-Yale and
Harvard athletic heads to-day stated
that, as result of their conference
here, nothing formal had been done
in the sport problem.
Professor Robert Corwin, head of
the Yale athletic board of control,
who represented Yale, stated that the
meeting was not formally a conference
but merely discussion of the general
athletic situation by the representa-
tivcs of the two universities, which
have been natural athletic rivals for
many years.
Dean Briggs, of Harvard, came here
as the representative of that institu-
ton. The two representatives will dis
cuss with other Yale and Harvard Off
cal bodies the sentiments and opinions
they expressed at the meeting here
and they are expected to form a basis
for formulating policy for the start
ing of such spring sports as it seems
wise to organize under war conditions.
1t is known that both universities
heartily favor holding as many athletic
meets in modified and restricted form
As it is possible to carry out under
present conditions, nationally and in
ternationally. Princeton was not rep
resented at to-day's conference