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door. turned his horse loose, and. limp
ing stifiy walked forward on foot, the
man rubbed his eyes hard before he
could believe them. Then he uttered
an i%ncredulous greeting and led Henry
de Spain into the baru office.
"There's friends Of yours in your
room upstairs right now" he declared.
bulging with shock. De Spain, sitting
down. forbade the barnman to disturb
them, on Y asking who they We're.
Wher ne had asked half a dozen
more leisurely questions and avoided
answering twice as many, the barnman
at De SPANS request helped him up-
stairs. Beside himself with excite.
ment. the night boss turned, grinning
as he laid one hand OF the doorknob
and the other on De Spain's shoulder.
"You couldn't have come" he whis-
pcr"d loudly, "at IA better time"
The entryway was dark, and from
the silence within the room n might
have thought its occupants, If there
were such, wrapped in slumber. But
a lDltI ans u ldlllt CllNhibS JUN
could be heard. The night man threw
open the door. BY the light Of two
Stage-lamps, n set on the dresser
and the other on a window ledge, four
men sat about a rickety table in a life
and-death struggle at cards. No voice
broke the tense silence, not wen when
the door was thrown broadly open.
No one-neither Lefever, Scott,
Frank ElPaso nor McAlpin-looked up
when De Spain walked into the room
and, with the night man tiptoeing be-
hind, advanced c~omposedly toward the
group. Even her his presence would
have passed unnoticed, but that Bob
SCOTS ear mechanically recorded the
limping step and transmitted to his
trained intelligence merely notice Of
something unusual.
Scott, picking up his cards one at a
time as Lefever dealt, raised his eyes.
Startling as the sight Of the man
given up for dead must have been, no
muscle Of Bob SCOTS body moved.
His expression Of surprise slowly dis
solved into a grin that mutely invited
the others, as he had found out for
himself, to find out for themselves.
Lefever finished his deal, threw down
the pack, and picked up his hand. His
suspicious eyes W. rose above the
level of the faces at the table; but
when he had thumbed his cards and
looked from one to the other of the
remaining players to read the weather
signals, he perceived on SCOTS face
an unwonted expression, and looked to
where the scouts gaze was turned for
an explanation of it. Lefever'S w
eyes, at the sight Of the thinned, fa-
miliar face behind Elpaso's chair,
starting, opened like full moons. The
big fellow spread n hand out, his
cards hidden within 1t, and with the
other hand p%rudently drew down his
pile Of chips. Gentlemen" he said
lightly, "this game is interned." He
rose and put a silent hand across the
table over Elpaso's shoulder. Henry"
he exclaimed impassively, o ques-
ton, if you please-and only one: How
In thunder did you do itT"
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wouldn't believe it," he said, impart.
ing a cheerful confidence, "but ten
years ago / had horses to lend to every
mar tween here and Thief river" He
nodded toward Sleepy Cat with a
wrecked smile, and by a dramatic
chance the broken hat-brim fell with
the words: They've got 'em ALL"
"Your fault. Bull"
"Say." Up went the broken brim,
and the whiskied face lighted with a
shaking smile, you turned some trick
on that Calabasas crew-some fight"
Bull chuckled.
Bull, is old Duke Morgan a Repub-
lican?"
Bull looked surprised at the turn of
De SPANS question, but answered In
GOD faith: "T,uke votes most n
ticket that's again the railroad"
"How about picking a couple of
good barnmen over in the gap, Bull?"
"What kind of a job y got?"
"See McAlpin the next time you're
over at Calabasas. How about that
girl that lives with Duke?"
Bulls face lighted. Man! Say !
she's a little hummer!"
Il hear she's gone down to Thief
river. teaching school"
Game by Dukes less'n three hours
ago. Seen her in the kitchen maxim
bread"
They're looking for a schoolteacher
down there, anyway. Much sickness In
the gap lately. Bull?"
"On'y sickness | knowed lately is
what you're responsible for y'self," re-
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CHAPTER XIV.
Strategy.


One week went to repairs. To a
man of action such a week is longer
than ten years of service. But chained
to a bed in the Sleepy Cat hospital, De
Spain had no escape from one week of
thinking, and for that week he thought
about Nan Morgan. And the impulse
that moved him the first moment he
could get out of bed and into a saddle
was to spur his way hard and fast
to her; to make her, against a score
Of burly cousins, his w and never
to release her from his sudden arms
again.
With De Spain to think was to do:
at least to do something, but not with
out further careful thinking, and not
without anticipating every chance of
failure. And his name was to cast
up all difficulties and obstacles in a
situation, brush them aside. and have
his will If the heavens fell and he
now set himself, while doing his rou
tine work every day, to do n par
ticular thing-tO see, talk to, plead
with. struggle with the woman, or girl,
rather-child, even, to his thoughts, so
fragile she was-this girl who had
given him back his life against her
own ~marauding relatives.
His friends saw that something was
absorbing him in an unusual. even an
extraordinary way, yet none could ar
rive at a certain conclusion as to what
;t .rns Th, ono +, ~ Tho cn,rptrv
who could have surmised the situa
ton between the two-the barn boss
McAlpin-if he entertained suspicious
was far too pawky to share them with
anyone.
When two weeks had passed without
De SPANS having seen Nan or having
heard of her being seen, the cOnclu.
sion urged itself on him hat she was
either i'll or in trouble-perhaps in
trouble for helping him; a moment
later he was laying plans to get into
the gap to find out.
Nothing in the way of a venture
could be more foOlhardy-thiS he adj
mitted to Understanding, he con
soled himself by rejecting, but some
thing stronger than danger could jus
tify it. OF all the motley Morgan fol
lowing within tie mountain fastness
he could count on but one man to helI
him in the slightest degree-this was
the derelict, Bull Page. There was NJ
choice but to use him. and he wa
easily enlisted, for the Calabasas affair
had made a heroic figure Of De Spair
in the barrooms. De Spain. according
ly, lay In wait for the old man ant
intercepted him n day on the roat
to Sleepy Cat, walking the twent.
miles patiently for his whisky.
"You must be the only man In tn
gap. Bull. that can't borrow or stea
a horse to ride" remarked De Spain
stopping him near the river bridge.
). Page pushed back the broken brin
] of his hat and looked up "Yo!
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JUST A LITTLE STRATEGY

what is it that makes you find 50
much fault with your stenographer?'
We'll, she's the best stenographer
| ever had, and l don't want to lose
her. So I've got to shout around a
little so as to convey the impression
to any stenographer scouts that she
wouldn't suit the Government
Washington Star,
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torted Bull with a grin. "Pity y left
any chips at all from that Calabasas
job. eh?"
"See McAlpin, Bull, next time you're
over Calabasas way. Here"-De Spain
drew some currency from his pocket
and handed Il bin to Page. go get
your hair cut. Don't talk too much
wear your whiskers long and your
tongue short"
"Right-o!"
you understand"
Take it from old Bull Page, he's a
worlds wonder of a sucker, but he
knows his friends"
But remember this-you don't know
me. If anybody knows you for a friend
of mine, you are no good to me. See!'
(To be continued)
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WELL TRAIN ED

Boreleigh-"Nice dog. Have you
taught him any new tricks since | was
here LAST"
Miss Smart-"Oh, yes, if you just
whistle he'll fetch your hat."-Boston
Transcript.
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G NAN Of 9
MUSIC MOUNTAIN
By frank Il. SpedrmdA
Author Of Whispering Smith,
CHAPTER XIV.
A Venture in the Dark.

a venture IN the Dark.
Pushing his way hastily forward
when he could make haste; crawling
slowly on his hands and knees when
held by opposing rock flattenlng him
self like a leech against the face OF
the precipice when the narrowing
ledge left him only inches under foot
clinging with torn hands to every ia
voring c~revice, and pausing when the
peril was extreme for fresh strength,
De Spain dragged his injured foot
across the sheer face Of El Captain in
the last shadows Of the days failing
light.
Spent by his effort, De Spain reached
the rendezvous Nan had Indicated, as
nearly as the stars would tell him. by
ten o'clock. 1t was only after a long
and doubtful hour that he heard the
mufled footballs of a horse. He stood
concealed among the smaller trees un-
til he could distinguish the outlines or
the animal, and his eye caught the fig
ure of the rider.
De Spain stepped out of the trees,
and, moving toward Nan, caught her
hand and helped her to the ground.
She enjoined silence. and led the
horse into the little grove. Stopping
we'll within It, she stopped and be-
gan r%earranging the mutilers on the
boots.
"Tm afraid Pm too late" she said.
SLOW long have you been here?" She
faced De Spain with one hand on the
pony's shoulder.
did you have any falls?"
"You see I'm here. You! How
could you get here at all with a horse?'
'"They are hiding on both trails out
side watching for you-and the moon
will be up" She seemed very anxious.
De Spain made light Of her fears. IN
get past them-I've got to, Nan. Don't
give it a thought"
II don't know what you'll think Of
me-" He heard the troubled note
In her voice.
"What do you mean?"
She began to unbuttOn her jacket.
Throwing back the revers, she felt
inside around her waist, unfastened
after a moment and drew forth a leath-
ern strap. She laid 1t In De SPANS
hands. "This is yours" she said In a
whisper.
He felt 1t questioningly, hurriedly.
then with amazement. mot a car
fridge belt!" he exclaimed.
'It's your own"
"Where-?" She made no answer.
"Where did you get it, Nan?" he whis-
pered hurriedly.
"Where you left It."
"How?' She was silent. "When?"
"Tonight."
"Have you been to Calabasas and
Jack tonight?"
Everybody but Sassoon is in the
chase" she replied uneasily-as If not
knowing what to say, or how to say it.
"They said you should never leave
the gap alive-they are ready with
traps everywhere. | ( didn't know what
to do. l couldn't bear-after what
you did for me tonight-to think OF
your being shot down like a dog, wheI
you were only trying to get away"
II wouldn't have had you take &
ride like that for forty belts!"
"McAlpin showed 1t to me the las
lime / was at the stage barn, hanging
where you left It," He strapped tn,
cartridges around him.
"You should never have taken tina
ide for 1t. But since you have
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~ Hate Him."

= had drawn his revolver from his
lstband. He broke it now and held
ut. load 1t for me, Nam"
What do you meany
:Put four more cartridges In 1t your
y Except for your cartridge. the
Is empty. When you do that you
! know none Of them ever will be
\ against your own except to pro-
4 NV life. And II you have any
40 them whose life ought to come
IN 81 mine-name him, or them,
d al tell you-load the gun"
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pouch Va
Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug
Any gift from the folks back home means
a lot to the boy.
When you send him tobacco, let it be
good tobacco-tobacco worth sending all
that long way-the flat, compressed plug
of Real Cravely.
Give any man . chew of Real Gravely Plug. and
he will tell you that's the kind to send. Send the
best!
Ordinary plug is false economy. 1t costs less per
week to chew Real Cravely, because a small chew of
il lasts a long while.
If you smoke a pipe, slice Cravely with your knife
and add = little to your smoking tobacco. 1t will give
flavor-improve your smoke.
SEND YOUR FRIEND IN THE U. s. SERVICE
POUCH OF GRAVELY
Dealers all around here carry il in Toe pouches. A Sc stamp
win put il into h: hand: in any Trainins Camp or Seaport Of the
U.S.A Even "over there" . &c stamp will take il to him.
P.B. CRAVElY TOBACCO COMPANY, DanviIIe, Va.
The Potent PeseA keqs Il FresA and Cles and Coed
1t i not Real Craseh vithoas Ibis Proseetiea Seal
Established 1881 ~
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YOUNG MEN REGISTERED
Continued from Page II

CONTINUED from Page IL
"a Peter P. Hagen, Jr., Hendricks,
35 Clarence S. Lund, White
So Henry Fred Nusebaum, Aurora
81 Edgar Orrin Erickson, White
SO Joseph Daniel Hefferman, Elkton
SO Clarence G. Olson, city
40 Victor J.. Seeklander, Estelline
Al Alfred f. Paustian, White
AZ Donald J. Mcmillan, Bushnell
AZ Marvin C. Tollefson, city
"A Vern c. Reeve, Aurora
As Ira Oren Kennedy, White
as Gustave Luhn. White
AZ Clarence E. Glawe, Arlington
As Bonnie O. MINES, Hendricks
40 Henry Boelens. Elkton
so Clarence T. Coping. White
81 Lowell Thompson, city
50 Olaf Wexford Olson, Bushnell
So John Belder, Nolga
"a Ronald Peter Larson, city
SIS William Kruse, White
So Ben Peters, White
81 Oscar G.. Hermandson, Arlington
So Elmer Ellsworth Thayer, White
SO Alvin +. Keeper, city
60 Birthult Laabs, Bushnell
81 Clarence w. MCGOWAN, White
50 Elmer Roy Soden, Aurora
IS Frederick f. Steinback, White
"a Nick Hooker, Bruce
IS Hugo Bendt, Elkton
Sc Willie II. Bjorklund, Arlington
81 John Edward Hermoe, Hendricks
68 Daniel Burdette Searls, city
50 Henry c. Friday, White
20 Henry LangOien, Astoria
II Leo Lesley Laddison, city
70 Glen Clinton Hammond, city
73 Ranus Mathew Larson, Arlington
"A Martinus F%roiland, Astoria
IS Sivert T. Nelson, Arlington
rs Iver Felberg, Arlington
II Clarence l. Thompson, Arlington
rs Arleigh ID. Allison. White
70 ODE Alcadue Hersrud, Sinai
so Geo. Howard Mcknight, city
81 Harvey Edward Appel, Bruce
80 Alfred Raymond Crowell, city
S3 John Tomscha, Elkton
"a Leonard Kleinjan, Bruce
85 Walter Marvin Erstad, Arlington
Sc Alfred Eide, Volga
81 Chester Arthur Tyler, White
SO Harry F. Greed, city
80 VIM. Joshua Burnett, Arlington
90 Harry Schraefer, Elkton
81 Reuben Richard Kinner, Bushnell
80 Harry Walter Grunke, Elkton
SO Chas. w. McClemans. Aurora
"a Eberhart Pauls, Aurora
95 Harold II. Nessen, city
96 Frank d. Gle, White
81 Ernest Kast, Bushnell
90 Hubert James Mathews, city
90 Frank Herbert Bergeim, city
100 Bruce Robert Perry, Arlington
iO1 Kenneth Turner Cone, Aurora
1O2 John Schultz, Bushnell
1913 George Schultjer, White
104 Ingvald J. Ekse, Hendricks
105 Otto A. Friedel, Bruce
1O6 Louie Henry Mohror, Arlington
107 Lyman Robert Caldwell, city
10S John Stanley Duff, Aurora
100 Guy Clinton Smart, Bushnell
10 Carl II. Ahnberg, Volga
Ill Fred Herman Hecht, Elkton
l12 Leo Joseph Fasbender, Hendricks
113 Adam Lesney, city
ia Lawrence NJ. Olson. city
115 Perry D. Sutton, city
116 VIM. Frederick Miller, Bruce
III Harris Wesley Barry, Elkton
11S Ole Hagseth, Bruce
119 Harry O. Smit, Volga
120 Cornelius Bakken, Bruce
121 George Samuel Rocket, city
122 Gustave F.. w. Hegerfeld, Elkton
1913 Claus d. Hollander, Elkton
124 Axel Bach. Bruce
125 Ernst w. Michaelson, White
1876 Christian c. II. Nelson, Bruce
127 Will John Wobbema, Bruce
128 Christopher J. O'Brien, White
1919 Harold J. Reigstad, Sinai
$50 Haaken Rasmussen, Bruce
131 Jacob Jeul Christianson, Volga
1872 Egil Charles Johnson, Sinai
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Day was breaking when the night
boss, standing In the doorway at the
Calabasas barns, saw a horseman rid
ing at a ~leisurely pace up the Thief
River road. The barnman scrutinized
the approaching stranger closely.
There was something strange and
something familiar In the outlines of
the figure. But when the night rider
had dlsmounted In front of the barn
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II a Register Want AID Will not do u
cit can't be done!"
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gThere's no false
modesty about this
want ad page.
qNo legitimate propo-
sition need hesitate to
launch forth to find a
response.
Need not ever sign
your name or address.
This office receives and
holds replies for you.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-09
"Mai{' Suspected
OF Cerr,ar7isy7,
Since War Began

The suspicion of pro Germanisn has
hung about "The Evening Mail" ever
since the war began. Since the United
States joined the Allies this suspicion
has been vague and attributable to no
certain source.
Part of it WAS due to the frankly
Germanophile tone of the paper in the
years during which the nation held
aloof from the European conflict. Part
OF it came from the persistent rumor
that "The Mail" was owned by German
interests, or at least was being sub
sldlAed by German money.
When the war was still outside our
doors "The Mail" supported the Ger
man cause in its news. editorials and
cartoons. When America entered the
conflict it apparently suffered com
plcte change Of heart and supported
the Allied cause.
DR.. Rumely took up his active di-
rection of the paper in May, 1915,
when a syndicate of which S. S.
Mcclure was reported to be the head
New-York tribune., 1918-07-09
Binder Gets 10 Years
Under Espionage Act

stephen Binder, author of "Liehr and
truth book which strongly indorsod
the attitude taken by William Rando,,h
hearst and Hearst newspapers reoard-
ing the war and denounced the st.nd
o. the New York Tribune, convicted q,
TWO counts for violation of the esnic,.
age law was sentenced 70 ten vesrs
imprisonment on each CONT bv Icdee
Garvln IN the United States DISTRICT
ocurt 1, IN Brooklyn yesterday. - :
ne TWO terms Will run concurrentl,,
ara BINDER vii! serve his sentence ~,
me m Federal penitentiary at Atlanta
AT this critical time in world b;s-
tory' said Judge Garvin, "witn tho
lueure l of civilization itself, it NAV be- be-
nspendlng upon the rapidlty with wb cb
lhe army and navy of the lTpited S,a+on
can be assembled and upon the natr;ot
ism and loyalty of the men undar ar,,%.
You have attempted to strike . h1a,,. -. -,
me very heart OF the nation. "'
Sentence is imposed not ,,.;r.;,.
20 puh'Sh you, but to procect all Amer,
leans. You have shown no feeljnr of
regret and there is every reasn4, - -
believe that, if you were set at I;be,+,,
you would continue to commit ~
crimes OF which you have been Com
6, Binder lived at 4ol Bainbr,ice
Street, Brooklyn, and kept = maa+ 10y. r!se
ket at 223 Ralph Avenue maj
New-York tribune., 1918-07-09
Mcclure Astounded.
He Says, Denying
He Is Pro-Gern7ara

Il was never more astounded in my
life" declared S. S. Mcclure, former
editorin-c chief of "The Mail" under
the Rumely regime and whose name
was used in forming the corporation
which operates it. though he put no
money into the concern. "It is a
surprise, very great surprise.
81 became acquainted with DR..
Rumely through my boy. DR.. Rumely
runs a very fine school at La Porte,
Ind, where my boy Henry, now SER
geant in the 10th Artillery in France,
was a student That was in 1911. |
found Rumely to be very much in
terested in matters that was. For en-
ample, we were both Progressives in
politics. In 1915 DR.. Rumcly, who had
always had a strong leaning toward
journalism, arranged to get The Mail.
arranged to go with him, he to look
cut for the business and financial end
and | the editorial did not know
then, nor did inquire where the money
came from. am an editor, and l left
the financial end to him.
Some time after ] went to The Mall
differences Of opinion arose, and
thereafter devoted my time during the
life of the contract 20 travel in Europc.
The contract expired last year, since
which time | have had nothing to do
with The Mail In the mean time !
visited eighteen countries in Europe
and Asia and published my book, 'Ob-
stacles to Peace saw and met many
of the biggest men in these countries
Much OF the material gathered went
to the government in confidential re-
port. For a matter of some three
months in fact, | worked for the De-
partment of Justice
More recently | have been engaged
in writing another book and have been
in New York very little"
"What was the nature of your diff
ferences with DR.. Rumcly" Mr.. Nc
Ciure was asked.
mo man, with the exception of De-
lane, OF The London Times was ever
really the editor of paper he did not
own. DR.. Rumely is forccful, ener-
getlc young man and considerable of a
Socialist, and naturally insisted on be-
ing his own editor"
Some of-Mr. McClure's articles have
been Interpreted as pro-German. Re-
garding this he said:
"ln this war | have been very pro-
English; no man could be more So.
DR.. Rumciy, by education and instinct,
tended the other way He was. as YOU
know, educated in Germany. He was
born in this country, as was his father
before Ain. His grandfather was born
IN Germany and was one of the Forty
eighters. one of the Sohurz school. His
grandmother was French woman.
"However, ! did not know of any
German connections Rumelv might
have had. When our differences arose
went away, and remained away until
my contract expired. ! have seen little
of him since"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-09
Pro-Gerrnan Stand
Worries Spaniards
Events Show Many Would
Have Preferred Friendli-
ness to Allies

BARCELONA, Spain, July S.-Signs
are not wanting in a certain section of
the Spanish press of uneasiness as to
what the verdict Of history may be on
Spain's attitude during the war. In
spite of we'll organized propaganda
in the form of constant deluge Of
false information throughout the
country by means of subsidized news
papers, and in spite of the undoubted
pro German sentiment of the army and
a similar sentiment in other Influential
quarters, the indications are that
events are slowly bringing home to the
average Spaniard a sense of doubt as
to whether his country's interests after
all would not have been better served
by neutrality frankly friendly to the
Allies.
The Vaccinations Of the German es-
pionage system have in several in
stances been glaringly exposed, One
OF the Madrld oally newspapers, al
though 1t mas several times been sup
pressed by the military censorship, has
succeeded IN bringing to light activ-
ties by the German Embassy in con-
nectlon with the labor troubles in
SPAN last year Within the last few
weeks one Of the chiefs of the BARGE
Iona ponce was accused of being in
league with the German consulate spy
bureau for the purpose of assisting
submarines along the coast.
1t is currently reported that the dis
coVery of the police officials completely
was made by an expert pickpocket who.
IN the course of his professional ac-
INVITES, came into possession Of a
pocketbooH containing several compro-
mlslng communications signed by the
othc.al IN question. The thief at once
recognized the value of the documents
and sold Them TO the editor of & So
clalist newspaper, who lost no time in
publishing them and in bringing grave
charges against the police of aiding
German submarines TO sink Spanish
merchant vessels.
After some delay the police official
was arrested, and Investigations now
beng made are expected TO bring in
terestlng information to light.
The splendid achievement of the
lnited States IN sending an army of a
million men across the Atlantic in so
short time and the mettle which that
army already has shown have not been
lost on the people here, who at first
we're inclined to belittle the American