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Jim, but reckon you an m have to
get out that way. an we might have
luck enough to stumble onto the old
devil"
Westcott changed his position, in-
advertently bringing his head above
the protection of the rock. Instantly
there was sharp report, and a speed
ing bullet grazed his hair, fiattening
out against the stone. The rapidly
with which he duclSed caused the mar
shaI TO laugh.
mot hurt, are your No. That wns
rifle; Mike isn't such a bad shot with
that weapon. He's over there behind
that tree-see the smoker If the cuss
pokes his head out, I'll try the virtue
Of this As; II ought to carry that far.
Hahl there he is: I made the bark fly,
anyway"
The afternoon wore away slowly.
the two men realizing more and more
clearly the nature Of the siege. Their
only safety lay in the protection Of
the rocks as they were now entirely
surrounded, and fred upon from
either bank the moment either raised
a head. No attempt was made, how
ever. to assault their position, nor did
they often return the fire, desiring to
preserve for future use their small
supply OF ammunition. Brennan re-
NAMED watchful, but silent, brooding
over his plans for the night, but West
colt became .overpowered by fatigue
and slept quietly for several hours.
The sun was already sinking behind
the range OF mountains when he finally
aroused himself, and sat up. Brennan
greeted him with a good-natured grin.
''Well, do you feel better. Jim2' he
asked pleasantly. Thought I'd let you
sleep as long as could, for we've got
some job ahead Of us. Sorry thar amt
no breakfast waitin', fer wouldn't OBJ
Ject ter bit o. ham bone myself l
reckon II Lacy coops me up much long
er he's liable ter win his bet; I'm
plumb near starved out already"
''Im afraid they've got us, Dam"
"Oh, don't know; leastwise ain't
put up no white flag yet. You're
game fer a, try at gettin' out o. we're,
amt yer. old man? I've sorter been
reckonin' on yer.''
''I'Il take any chance there Isl re-
turned Westcott heartily, staring into
the others face. Have you some
plan?" sN
maybe faint that exactly, but I've
been doin' a powerful lot o. thinkin
since you was asleep, Jim, an / reckon
we might beat these feIlers with q
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well FIGHT OUR WAY"


Synopsis. = Frederick Cavendish.
New York man Of wealth, receives
a letter from an old friend, Jim
Westcott, urging him to come at
once to Colorado. Deciding to so,
he employs a lawyer. Patrick En-
right. to draw up q will leaving
most OF his estate to charity, with
a mere pittance 10 John Cavendish,
his cousin, and only relative, dis
solute youth. That night Frederick
Cavendish is murdered In his apart
ments. No viii being found, John
Cayendish inherits the estate. Two
months later Enright informs John
Cavendish OF the existence of the
win and offers, for $4,000. to say
nothing of IL. John agrees. Stella
Donovan. newspaper writer, learns
from Frederick Cavendish's valet
that he Is not satisfied the body
found was that OF his employer.
She is directed by Farriss, city edi-
tor Of the Star, to follow up the
case. Stella learns OF the win En-
right had drawn up, also OF John
Cavendish's infatuation for, Celeste
In Rue, chorus girl. A converse
ton Stella overhears between Ce-
leste and John Cavendlsh convinces
her Frederick Cayendish Is alive.
the victim OF a conspiracy engi-
neered by Enright to secure his
fortune, and that Celeste knows
where he is hidden. Ned Beaton,
notorious gunman, is also mem
toned Celeste Is about to leave
for Haskell. Colorado. and Stella
goes there. At Haskell Stella, rep
resenting herself as & magazine
writer, makes the acquaintance Of
Jim Westcott Stella confides in
lin. who believes Cavendish Is
alive. Celeste and Enright join
Beaton at Haskell. Westcott lis
tens to conference between Bea-
ton, Enright and Bin Lacy. local
desperate. He learns that Fred
erick Cavendish Is alive and a pris-
oneF of Lacy. Caught listening.
Westcott escapes, but becomes a
marked man. celeste visits Stella
and discovers her mission. Stella
Is lured from the hotel, kidnapped
and taken TO Sunken valley,
stronghold OF Pascual Mendez,
leader az horse thieves. She is left
prisoner in the hands of Juan Cate
ras Mendez' lieutenant. Back at
Haskell, Westcott Is informed of
the. kidnapping. He determines to
force the truth from Bill Lacy. A
terrific fight follows, in which En-
right shoots at Jim and kills Bea-
ton. Lacy accuses Jim. The sher-
if arrests Jim to save him from
Isaoy's gang. He and his prisoner
fee for their lives.
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WHEN IN DANGER OF FIRE
Walk, but Don't Run, In Burning
Building or X Business Frenzy
key Cool.

When some one shouts "Fire !" IN a
theater those most likely TO be tram
pied down are those who start wild
stampede. Those who keep their heads
and act nationally stand better chance
OF escaping injury" remarks Forbes
Magazine. The cry OF Fire r. was re-
Gently raised In the business world
and started stampede In many quay
ters. Now, it cannot be doubted that
the war time frenzied boom has
reached It's zenith and that prices are
moving downward. It remains to be
seen. however, whether II was wise to
at greatly reduced prices aud to cam
eel orders for fresh supplies ON the
assumption that producers would also
cut their prices drastically In a mad
effort to get from under. II IL worth
noting that wooden, shoe. silk, and
certain other manufacturers promptly
curtailed operations, thus refusing to
gamble to the limit In futures. If pro-
duction be curtaIled ON all sides. then
some merchants may find that they
overplayed the cancellation game.
Goods cannot be produced for some
little time at any tremendously lower
cost than formerly because IL takes
time for raw materials, labor. taxes
and other expenses to fall drastically.
The advice prominently printed on
New York theater programs is: I'm
case OF fire walk to the nearest exit.
Don't rum"
This advice might be worth needing
BY the business community at this
moment
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RECOGNIZES VALUE OF PEAT
lts Use for Commercial Purposes ls
Becoming More Understood
Throughout the World.

Peat IS extensively used as fuel in
northern Europe and as fertilizer in
the United States. In Europe gas.
charcoal. coke and number of yafu-
able by-products are produced from It.
Owing to the scarcity of raw mate
rails IN Europe, peat and peat moss
are employed also as substitutes for
absorbent cotton in the preparation OF
surgical dressings. for wool and for
cotton and wooden cloth. In the United
States peat is utilized chiefly as ferti-
lizer filler, as stable litter and as an
absorbent for the uncrystallIzed resi-
dues Of beet and cane sugar reflneries
In the manufacture Of stock feed.
Peat has long been used IN ferti-
liking the soil. having been either APP
piled as a direct fertilizer or used as
a filler for commercial fertilizer. Anal
ysis OF the peats OF the United States
show an average nitrogen content OF
about 2 per cent. a proportion some
what higher than that found in some
commercial fertilizers.
The value of peat In soil fertiliZa-
Nsbn is found In It's nitrogen content
and In the beneficial mechanical ef-
feet 1t produces upon certain lands.
Black, thoroughly decomposed peats
are most satisfactory sfor fertilizer as
such peats are generally heavier and
more compact and contain more MI
trogen and less fibrous material than
the brown types.
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Volcano Is q Lighthouse.


The city Of San Salvador. capital OF
the republic OF Salvador. may be called
a city of earthquakes, for 1t has seen
disasters as q result OF many erup-
tons. and even today the many vol
canoes that surround the little city
which has been shattered 80 many
times again threaten It. RumbIings
and grumblings are heard coming. IL
is supposed, from the Tzalo volcano.
This Undiscovered peak, nearly
5000 feet high, has gradually built
itself mp from what was a level plain
at the base OF the Santa Ana vol
cano. 1t has long periods OF lnactiv-
ity. throwing up clouds of smoke and
steam In great pufrs. and ar times
belching flames. Sometimes a fash
Ing effect can be seen far out at sea,
and the volcano has become known
along the coast as the Lighthouse, Of
Central America. News.
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saloon. A hum o. Voices echoed 0uR
into the night, but the platform u
front OF the door was deserted. DC
casIonalIy some wanderer either en-
tered or departed. merging into the
crowd within or disappearing through
the darkness without. To the lett OF
the building, largely within its shadow
stretched the hitch rail to which were
fastened fully a dozen cow-ponies, mos1
OF them revealed only by their restless
movements, although the few nearest
the door were plainly enough visible
In the reelection of light. Brennans
hand closed heavily on the arm OF the
other.
"WeII pick out the two critters far
thest from the light" he muttered,
Fan trust ter luck. Wen have to lead
'em ways afore we mount. Shall we
try it now?"
1.-THE sooner the better"
"That's me. Blamed If thought I'd
be a boss thief, hut when a Teller as
sociates with Bill Lacy there's no
KNOWN what he win come to. We
better try the other side o. the road,
jim"
They were In the flicker of light for
scarcely an instant, merely two dart
ing shadows, vanishing once more
swiftly and silently into the gloom.
Nor were they much longer in releas-
ing the two cOw-ponies. Westc0tt tied
his bundle to the cantle of the saddle
and then, bride reins in hand, the do
Gle animals following their new mas
tiers without resistance, the men led
them over the smooth turf well back
from the range OF light. They were
quarter Of mile from the Red Dog
before Brennan, slightly in advance
ventured to enter the road.
Its safe enough now, Jim, an we
don't wanter lose no time. Ever
crossed ShoshoneT'
"No."
swell, It's a little bit o. hi after
sunup, an we'lI have a twenty-mile
ride before we strike water. Wen
start slow"
They swung into saddle, the road be
fore them a mere black ribbon revealed
only by the CLEAN OF a few far
off stars peering through riffs In the
clouds. Brennan rode slightly in ad-
/ vance, trusting his mount largely to
pick out the way, yet leaning forward
eagerly scanning every shadow and
| listening for the slightest warning
There was some movement to the left
where the hotel trail led down the
bank, and instantly both men drew
up their ponies and remained intent
and rigid. Brennan's hand rested OF
the butt of his revolver, but for the
moment neither could determine what
was moving in the intense blackness Of
the hillside. Then something spectral
advanced into the starlight of the road
and confronted them.
as that you, Mr.. Cassidy?" asked 9
wc'uan's voice softly.
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CHATTER x-eontInued.

e-etN~-s
at was Enright. then, who fired the
shot7"
"Sure. II was EnrIght; saw him,
but that didn't cut any ice after / got
inside. Do you sect The whole crowd
was Lacy's gang; they'd do whatever
he said. It was your gun that had the
discharged cartridge; Bill was yellin'
that you fired It. and Enright. O.
course, would have backed him up to
save his own neck. What was the row
about-yonr miner
Partly. but mostly another affair.
The best thing can do Is tell you
about it What's going on up there?"
He pointed up the stream, and Bren-
nan shaded bis eyes to look. although
careful to keep well under cover, conf
dent that any movement would be
observed from the shore He gazed
for some time before he seemed en-
tirely satisfied
"A bunch of the boys crossin' the
old fork" he said quietly. "Goin' to
picket the other bank, / reckon.
There's likely to be some more comm
down the opposite way from the
bridge. That's Lacy's idea-to starve
MS out"
They seem quiet enough"
There won't be any more fightin'
unless we try to get away. reckon.
They know we are armed and can
shoot. You better keep down, though.
jim, for they're sure watchiR' us all
right, an all Lacy cares about Is to
put. you ont o. the way. He'd just as
soon do It with bullet as rope. Go
on with your story"
Westcott told It Simply. but III full
detail. The marshal listened quietly
TO the narrative, the quick action Of
his jaws alone evideAcing his interest,
although he occasionally interposed a
question. Except for Westcott's voice
there was no sound, beyond the lap
ping az water against the rock, and
no figures Of men became visible along
either bank. The party above had
crossed the stream, and disappeared
up q ravine, and nothing remained to
indicate that these two were fugitIves
hiding for their lives. and facing a
desperate expedient in an effort to es.
cape their purguers. AS the speaker
finally concluded the silence was al.
most oppressive.
s'Ilow 90 yer suppose Bin Lacy got
into the AFFAIR."" asked Brennan, al
last thoughtfulIy. II don't put no sor
Ter deviitry beyond him. yer under
stand hut don't quite see how hs
ever come to get mixed up Ia this yere
New York mess
sim JUST as much In the dark al
ycn arc. as 70 that admitted West
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FILMS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
Possibility That They WIN Vet Take
the Place of the Old Photo
graph Album.

i Is confidently predicted that with
in a few years the motion-picture pro-
jector viii be found in nearly every
family. In other words, the protector
seems likely to take its place in the
home with the photograph, and to
have an even greater power TO amuse
and educate. It can, for example. eff
fectively illustrate science and geog-
raphy, or with equal success show
in living motion the workmen of all
trades and occupations. It makes an
ideal supplementary instructor in
commercial and physical geography
as well as in many other branches OF
science.
The motion picture camera also will
soon be within the reach OF nearly
every one. Even with the present
machines any person can take motion
pictures of his friends and relatives.
Some persons are already making pic
lures of their children at regular In
teryals. They fasten pictures TO
gether TO make continuous strip Of
film that In future years viii be val
liable family record.
The photograph album was indis-
Oensable in our grandfather's home !.
win the motion picture album have a
Similar place IN the home of the fu-
sureP
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fair show o. luck. This ID how figure
1t out Thar won't be no attack;
that's a cinch Lacy knows we can
shoot, an he also knows we're
marooned yere without food. The cas-
Test thing is ter starve us ont"
''But there are good men In this
camp, law-ablding men," interrupted
the miner. Wont they take a hand2"
Maybe they might If was free ter
get 'em together; but amt. Most o.
'em are out In the mines, anyway;
they don't know which party Is right
in this rumpus, an they amt got no
leader Lacy runs the town, an he's
got big gang o. tonghs behind him.
There amt nobody wants to buck up
against his game. OF course the boys
might get mad after d while, but /
reckon we'd be starved plumb ter
death long afore that happened. An
that amt the worst Nv it. Jimthe
sheriff Is Lacy's man. ] wouldn't never
dare turn you over ter him-not by
a Ejugful.s
+aThen we are blocked at every
rn.''
ave sure are, unless we can dig out
rselves," gravely. MY notion is to
a fair start, drift out into Sho-
one. whar wen leave no trail, an
"a hit for over the line"
ION foot7"
Hi. MOI aln't no such walker
all that. Come over we're keep yer
d down; now look out between
Is two rocks. DO yer see them
ponies hitched ter the rack along
D, the Red Dog7 Well, they've
thar fer matter o. three hours,
ackon. an their riders aln't Liable
leave as long as thar's any ex-
ment in town. They're XL men,
mostly drunk by this tine. It's
aim ter get a leg over one O. them
mails. Here's my scheme. an
kon len work. Naturally Lacy VIII
Tx well try to get away make d
ak fer Il IN the dark. He'll have
i them banks guarded. an Their Eel.
win have orders ter shoot. He'd
agE have Us deaa Than alive. hut
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CHAPTER xI.
The Cave in the cIlff.

Dazed, helpless, yet continuing to
struggle futilely, Stella realized little
except giving glance at the hated
faces of her captors. What occurred
was not clear to her mind; but sud
denly what appeared to be an open
fireplace seemed to swing aside. leav-
ing revealed great black opening in
the rock. To the lieutenant's snarl of
command, one of the men released his
grip Of her arm, and lit d lantern
which he took from a nearby shelf.
The dim flicker of light penetrated a
few feet into the dark hole, only serv-
ing to render the opening more grim
and sinister. The girl shrank back,
but the fellow still holding her tight
ened his grip. Catsras' thin lips
smiled, and he bowed, hat in hand,
hatefully polite.
''Go ahead with the light, Silva; not
too fast. my man; the room beyond the
senor's. Now, Merodez, release the
girl.
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Yet Is al Determined.

London Punch declares that an
American newspaper has announced
the grating OF tomato shoot upon a
potato plant 50 as 70 obtain crop
OF fruit above ground with roots be-
low. But" says Punch, ''the article
doesn't state whether the plant should
be known as the 'pomato. or the TO
tatos"
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UnrecounlrecI CenIus.

The frst literary efforts OF Maeter-
linck were attended BY failure His
first book OF poems received no rec
ignition whatever, and ne was com
PEELED TO print twenty-five copies o.
bis nrst play, which were distributes
gratuiteusly among his friends.
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ReaemhIanca

Owens is . sort Of human dynamo.
s~That fellowl why. he hasn't enef.
~ enough to work and pay his bills.
Exactly. Everything he has % :
charged"
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what is a polycllniefn
What else could it be but a hos
pital for parrots?s
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How her color comes and goes.
Yes comes out in the morning and
oes OF III niqht.a
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tev Associated pressl

IBy ASSOclRLeQ fIenSl
COLISEUM. CHICAGO, June IL
r,. h,o .hroa -Iowden. Johnson and
LUG VIC snt ;, r,.sSs =. ,on,no+ion
Wood-weer all placeu ~ iio4s
before the Republican convention 10
dav dnrine. the first two hours Of q
-. ~ - sa.s,on
s"e.se s.s0 ,...,.,, ,r,. o.
companied with tumuiioqs az SemuI sni
stration on tne noor ong ~ .ne tsar ~,
lery, IN wnlcn lns usuSs .s.v,tre syE.sn.,n .nd
scenes o.; malenins, .sinS sGvsoIS eoSnt the the
sewating delegstes pIsaSIsas Iasnsrs svsss sand nd
aoors CARVING nSss. sss.s.s,ts ys.S carS,dstes s
llKeneSSe 9. ~ sesis ~ tasy1tse y =
Wsts ~ ~ sasss !. tS : ssrvant;cn a,onr At az,
Ecreng sne soassns'vl sar,,a ~. s.C;i = se me
- es..1s,,. =, . - an trsS X iss,is
w. u1ast! ~ srsts 49,. TssS : - SdiS tEe fir1e
siv... sEvsts Il xs Se,non.trsien % down 10 r1in-
s,,na, rm " TSvJSo T'Se afSort was h reach the
tLS. ha,,a.;,, hafora I aSiomrnment tonight.
'aIys All t5e Nominafinr sneakers got
,oaaI az ro.rorses sST % frcm fhe Convention.
rhs fSr Ia sh Z Wheeler of California,
who % M noninated johnson, got roars
and chers from the convention when
Sa Sag reierrsd Ssrs tot 10 the Wilson administra-
finn m as the .troyal family" and by In
serence @ To william G. McAdoo as the
acroVn prince"
An uoroarious 40 minute demon.
stratiop followed the nomination Of
General Wood by Governor Henry Al
len. Of Kansas: Frank Knox, Of New
Hampshire. the Wood floor leader,
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Of New
York sister Of the late Theodore
RooseyeIt delivered the Wood second.
ing sueeches.
Ms. Robinson describing Leonard
Wood as a man Of Theodore Roose-
veil type brought the convention to
It's feet repeatedly as IN ringing tones
She denounced the Wilson administra.
tion I for It's course in the world war.
The Lowden supporters apparently
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CHICAGO, June 11.-Animoslhes
=, tho n,otsorr hattie svept avay. by
.so ~ -. -. :, .T,rn.t,on which wrots
tae ,UAf =, alN -" loon ;nto
the Rep9ellcan c!eeI a. iol ..isas, is1y aor aaro
history, delegates 70 tne nauvaSi SsT Son Ss9.
venton gathered tooay 70 na;a.u.saI iuaaii ..saI
chief duties anu name pfesiuentisi
candidate.
Who would receive this highest
honor in the party was as much on
the lap OF the gods as ever. Field
marshals for the "big three" Wood,
johnson mad Lowden, expressed conf
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RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED By TIE
CONVENTION
Treaty Plank as Finally Sui
nitted satisfactory to
Everybody.
= - ...s:s;.ss
Everybody.

COLISEUM, CHICAGO. June 10
The text Of the platform as adopted
BY the Republican National ConYen-
ton today follows:
The Republican party, assembled In
representative national convention re-
affirms Its unyielding devotion o the
constitution Of the United STATES and
10 the guarantees Of civil, political
and religious liberty therein con-
tanned. II will resist all attempts to
overthrow the foundations Of the gov
eminent or to weaken the force ofits
controlling principles and ideals,
whether these attempts be made In
the form Of international policy or OF
domestic agitation.
For seven years the national gov
ernment has been controlled by the
Democratic party. During that pc
riod a war OF unparalleled magnitude
has shaken the foundations OF ciyili-
zation, decimated the population OF
Europe, and left In its train economic
misery and suffering second only TO
war itself.
The outstanding features Of the
Democratic administration have been
complete unpreparedness for war anc
complete unpreparedness for peace.
Unpreparedness for War.
Inexcusable failure to make timely
preparation Is the chief indictment
against the Democratic administra;
ton in the conduct Of the war. Had
not our associates protected US, both
on land and sea during the first L
months Of our participation. and fur,
nished us to the very day Of the arm
istice with munitions, planes and ar
tiliery, this failure would have been
punished with disaster. It directly
resulted in unnecessary losses to oul
gallant troops, in the impairment o.
victory itself, and In an enormous
waste Of public funds literally poured
| into the breach created BY gross neg.
llect Today It Is reflected in oul
huge TAX burden and In the high eosl
OF living.
Unpreparedness For Peace.
Peace found the administration a.
Iurprepared for peace as war found
CONTINUED on page seven
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BLOCK
DESTROYS HEARING

Robert White, an employe Of the
Koppers company at their consruc'
ton work on the East side may be to.
tally deaf as a result Of an accident
which befell him yesterday while al
work.
on the mans head and: shoulders as
a result Of which he Is suffering nom
q severe conclusion Of the brain ana
Is totally deaf. He regatned con
scio6mess: today and recognized those
about him but cannot hear 9 sound.
Fatrmont hospital officials believe the
man viii get well though his chances
for recovering his hearing. .aremeasfe'
A man by the name Of Rice employ
ed BY the Fatrmont Mining Maehinery
company and who resides on the East
Side was admitted to the hospital 70.
day suffering with . badly mangied
hand.