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pwu.
Descending was far easier than the
toilsome climb through the darkness
II the night before. There was moth
ing In sight so far as the mouth of the
.avine where II opened into the main
valley. Beyond that he could per
,eive moving figures. and occasionally
leAf the sound of a distant voice. II
xas clearly evident to his mind that
something unusual must have oc-
.urred-some news Of disaster or ap-
preaching danger-to arouse such ex-
citement among the citizens Of the
Hole: and he also felt convinced that
this more important thing had for the
time being. at least. rendered his own
escape . matter of small considera-
lion. II any attempt had been made
to trafl him, this effort had certainly
already been abandoned. As he leaned
eoeth from his hiding place he saw.
scarcely q hundred yards away, the
Iog walls Of that hut. concealed among
the trees which he had dImly noted
eroo the crag above. This was prob
abav where Olga had been confined.
al Mart beat rapidly as he studied
tn. ouflinea. Could she be there still1
was E1acklin with herr Or had she
beea len there under guard Of some of
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back against one wall
Straight across from where he stood
some black object lay upon the floor,
so indistinct In its outlines he could
not, in that faint light. determine
what II might be--a pile of rags, per-
haps, or a shapeless heap of rubbish.
He stepped forward. curious to learn
its nature. yet stopped suddenly. star
ing down In speechless horror. He was
beside the bodies OF two men. both
cenh. gripped together, stiffened in
the very attitude with which death
had overtaken them. They had died
fighting like wild dogs, and their
strange posture told the whole story.
Shelby. crushing back the dread he
felt. tried to part them, but the stiff
fened limbs would not yield. One was
white man, the other an Indian, the
latter shot through the chest. the for
mer apparently choked to death, the
rigid red fingers Of his antagonist still
ciutching his throat. Beyond on the
floor lay revolver and knife.
Shelby stared at the gruesome scene,
unable to remove his gaze. In the
dim light the features Of the two men
were almost unrecognizable. What
had caused this tragedy? this nerce
death grapDaef he could only con
lecture from what little he knew Of
The Circumstance. Bsyoud doubt one
Of these sntagonfsts would bs the,
guard whom xae1ilin had M -
watch .over his captive while ~ T..
parted- Bat The othsr1 soms one
who ssasht' entrancs psebahly; asne
80 endeavesino - reaeA ~ Weala8,
either inspired bv soea = "a iutsnk
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SYNOPSIS.

CHATTER Tom Shelby. a raacl.
rffes iE 90 the frontier town Of PgH-a
hous.aE FOR a god J.E-s after q loGg s.s!l
of larI uor. and IgueIncss on the
runrA. lra.aaE. - rGa. into . flneTAI-
thh' q Eai N+lSius. a retired army man
OF whom uttIa 10 known 4 girl, sul in
h-r teens. survives CAlEinA
CHAPTER L-aeCArthy. saloon
ss-per ard P0nea'r leading cIrren, de-
oifss mat the ztTi. now alone In the
word. should marry. Shelby starts I.
hunt Tor eligible husbands and the min
tsteF goes % confer With the gil
CHAPTER III.-5he agrees to PICK a
husband from a score Of men lined gp 10
her time To his confederation she So
iscu Shelby. ShO had gone AlonE marsly
a. spectator He declines II. honor
infisuaUi the girl disrniasss tie Assem-
olnEs Later, shelby goes back 10 make
An sTplRnatIDn- Shs resolves him EOoi
natuTedly
CHAPTER Iv.-I-avtns her. Shelby
runs into two Of the rejected sgit0rs, and
In hsht wursts thsm both. Ahsered
at their remarks. he returns 70 the girl.
determined O. marry her II she will have
him After his explanation shs agrees
To marry him.
CRATER v.-rn, ~.d1ng taxes
place and the couple ~et out for Shelby's
ranch. with them 10 the ''Kii." Mack
I'm. whom shelby has hired as . helper
on the ranch. on the way the girl tells
her husband her name 10 Olga Carlyn.
ana also tells him something Of the Pc
cuiiar circumstances of her nte.
CHAPTER vL-LaAyink his wife In
tho house, shelby xoes to care for the
horses, Returning. he is struck from
behind by an unknown assailant Hours
iAtnr he recovors consciousness to md
that his wife and the "KId' have dis
appeared He starts in pursuit
CHAPTER vTI-sheIby overnears 9
Conversation between two outlaws thai,
throws some light on his wi.e's history.
He learns she is an heires, and that her
abduction has been plannsa. He also
learns that she has been taken to
wolves Hole" n haunt OF bandits and
Dad Indians. The Whereabouts OF the
place ls unknown to Shelby. though itH
reputation as resort OF criminals is
widespread
CHAPTER vUL-SheIby lays plans
10 rescue his wife. He ls discovered by
Indian Joe" LAud, the leader OF the
outlaws. and forced to accompany him
into the stronghold. There Shelby make,
friends with a Mexican girl. Pancha.
who Is bstrothed to MAcklln and In.
tensely Jealous.
CHAPTER IX.-Imprtsoned by Iaud
Shelby escapes with Pancha', help. She
guides him to secure hiding place but
refuses TO reveal the wherea bouts OF hi,
wife.
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RANDALL
PARRISH
zz1LEzzA3 49, = = -. 49, = y


You must walt thsre hidden until I
come Ea' may be a day. two days
three days: that make no difference
You have my pledge that VIII bring
her. do not lie. Then you viii DO
this ns say"
Yes Pancha"
"G-n~iss, Get viii ke At night when
We come and YOU will have 10 climb
those rocks In the dark You viii ned
stout hearts for that trip: bur Get Is
hrtrrr a. risk than stay here an die.
s~nu- Vow tell you Indian 10"
will believe you found that knlf". and
rui your wa7 out alone BE- viii try 20
follow an hc rs Ike wolf on the 'ruil.
He VIII ru' believe you can get away {:
my brother is great 'rarker an they
'hInk es' easy 70 run you d.wn. Ne
fool them. SENIOR
But how they will surely see
your footprints
Mine" she laughed softly. "So,
20 ever know them. senor-see; Get Is
stepped or solid rock. Now we 20 TO
the stream yonHer. and then wade up
through the water There will be no
trail. Let Us not walt. senior"
The man followed without word
touching her with one hand IN guild
nnc. They were upon crest Of solid
rock. worn smooth by the ages and 30
advanced unchecked for hundred
feet. until the ridge suddenly termi-
mated at the bank Of q narrow stream.
4 single step and both were standing
IN the water. and she had grRsped his
hand
"Eet is swift. but not deep" she
said confidently. Il have wadcd ee'
manv a time. We must hurry"
He took the bag OF provisions and
swung Il across one shoulder and to-
gethcr they began plowing their way
through The downward rush OF water.
II was tiresome. but they plunged
steadily forward. finding the bottom
firm. Shelby did not know how far
they advanced. nor could he tell In
the darkness, the exact nature Of their
surroundings. His impression WIS
that they were penetrating n narrow
side rnvlne. between great nvershad.
which intensified the gloom. Every
step took them higher above the floor
Of the Hole. and. AT times the stream
became vcritable torrent. agaIns,
which they scarcely could make prog.
ress. The girl kept close 10 the rocks
on the right. and struggled forward
brnyelr. never loosening her grasp on
stronger sweep OF the current. Shelby
felt the strain. and was glad when she
finally came To halt
"Ect's here" she said "a few steps
more, and leave you. The greatest
danger is my not getting back in
time"
There was an opening In the solid
rock OF the wan. a mere crevice. so
concealed by tangled shrubbery as TO
be Invisible even In daylight. How she
had recognized the spot In that dark
ness was n mystery: through the sense
Of feeling probably. for her hands In
stantly parted the interlaced branches.
anu Hh' 'ttP' lHrousn tHen Win Snei-
by. on his hands and knees. close be-
hind. They emerged into gulch. as
though some giant Hx OF the gods had
cleaved the very face Of the cliff,
gplch dry. scarcely four feet In width.
rock walled on either side, and almost
tunnel because OF stunted growth.
where dwarf oaks had found some
lodgment In cracks and creyices. Pan
cha stopped, breathing heavily from
the exertion OF the climb.
You 20 on alone from here, senor."
she instructed. the words painting he
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Doth Dead. cr'pped resethsr.

YET which was the guardl which the
invader7 Those who had accompanied
ti~s Kid AT the ranch were all Indians,
and II was therefore most likely that q
savage had been left to watch over
the girl. Then Il was the white man
who thus sought to reach her. For
what purpose1
Shelby bent down and peered in
auiringly into the agonixed face Of the
dead white man. The features were
discolored. distorted from the agony
In which he had died. the lips drawn
back. disclosing grinning row Of
teeth. The face scarcely appeared
human. and yet was vaguely familiar.
He had seen II once before. revealed
In the glare Of match. and the recoi-
lection came back haunting him-ths
fellow was SIagin. Hanley's partner.
Then he had come there for no good
Had come there In the night like Q
sinking cur. knowing Of Macklin's ab-
sence. to carry out some foul object Of
his own.
The ranchman drew In long
breath. and stood up. The silence end
gloom oppressed him his eyes once
more swept about the r'smal apart.
ment. II was surely a fit abode for
murder. hut the sight OF those two
dead bodies interlocked on the floor
was more than he could hear Obey
Ing the first impulse he dragged them.
stfll gripping each other. across the
floor, and thrust them under the bench,
ninging over them the folds Of q tat
tered blanket.
But what of her-Olga? Surely no
one could have been here since these
two men fought? Otherwise their
bodies would have been found. and
cared for. II must be that Macklin
had not yet returned. and that Haniey
knew nothing Of Slagin's desperate
venture. Then the girl must still bO
confined in the house. helpless to es-
cape and guarded by these dead men.
The thought sent the blood surging
into Shelby's throat, and his eager
eyes sought the only door opening
through the side wall. II was tightly
closed and secured by a strong bar Of
wood. He picked up the revolver
from the floor. and went swiftly for
ward. prepared TO face whatever might
be revealed beyond. The bar fitted
snugly. yet he forced u free Of the
clasps. and pushed the door open with.
ms Knee, waterbury peering into the
darkness behind. He saw nothing, no
futter of movement, no evidence that
the place was occupied. In spite Of
daylight without, the room, with its
shuttered windows, remained black.
His heart almost ceased to beat, yet
he advanced into the room. fiinging
the door wide open behind him. This
admitted sufficient light to enable him
to dimly make out his surroundings
couch. covered with a bearskin. a
rudely made chair, a bucket of water
In one corner and n family revealed
ngure against the further WIN.
"Olga!" he exclaimed. "Olgai''
She moved, leaning forward eagerly.
who are ybu; Who calls mer'
ut is you, theny" he sprang forward.
Don't be afraid; I am Sheiby!"
-Shelby-you! Tom Shelby! O
God this is not dream?"
"No. mol am just as real as you
are. See: touch me. You thought I
was daad7"
Continued Next Week.)
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Saffron Once Royal

In ireland saffron early fine .
royal color and. for Ion. i,sagDh az
tes such exciusiveness was raRen away
N Erin. the yellow saffronsiyeti shirt
remained q mark Of soeiai distinction
In the Hebrides. In arr >ai'nan vas
much employed In mediesa irini-
mated manuscripts. In cor aiIaIton
with tin foil as substitute god.
and. OF course. at all periods eIor-
hg Of many textiles was Z 9TH
little crocus srirnms
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CHATTER x.
mo parkne.. q .hs Cabin.

Il was broad daylight dull gray
within the small cave. but bright sun
shine without-when Shelby aroused
himself. and looked about In an in-
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Danger In ineande,e.n. I.mp..

Evidence that the high-powet u.
eandescent lamps now so commonly
used for street lighting may nof be
wholly Innocent as . possible soures
Of dre was observed In southern Cali
forina recentiy. says Popular Mechan-
ics Magazine. A buib hanging 70 fest
above the ground saddenly burst ana
the white-hot particles Of metni il scat
tered instantly isniten the dry graz
q the foot e H. peiA tise wsrviens
q the dtAfict are. nou -adres.. ttag -
eseef suitahis guases akes, IRE TO-
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CHAPTER vL-LeAyins his wife In
tho house, shelby goes to care for the
horses. Returning. he Is struck from
behind by an unknown assaiiant Hours
later he recoyors CONSEQUENCES to rni
that his wife and the KID have dis
appeared He starts In pursuit
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CHATTEN U--aeCArthy. saloon
te-psr Ard P0roa's leading ciuren. de-
oifss mat the EtTi. now alone In the
word. should marry. Shelby s,Arts I.
hunt Tor eligible Husbands and the min
btsF goes % rOnfer With the giTl
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CHAPTER IV.-I-Avtns her. Shelby
runs into two Of the rejected sgltors. and
In hsht wursts thsm both Ahssred
at their remarks. he returns 70 the girl.
determined O. marry her, u she will have
him After his explanation shs agrees
To marry him.
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CHAPTER N.-Irnprfsoned by Laud.
Shelby escapes with Pancha', help She
guides him TO secure hiding place bu,
refuses TO reveal the wherea bouts OF hi,
wife.
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CHAPTER yIII-SheIby lays plan
10 rescue his wife. He is discovered b.
Indian Joe" LaUd, the leader OF tn
outlaws. and forced to accompany hin
into the stronghold There Shelby make
friends with Mexican girl. Pancha
who Is bstrothed to Aacklln and In
tensely Jealous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-14
PEACE DELEGATES
LAUD RED CROSS

Washington. November 13.-Repre-
sentatives of seven of the nations
participating in the conference on
ornaments and far eastern questions
lauded the American Red Cross at a
roll call rally held here today, with
Chief Justice Taft presiding. Prince
Iyesato Tokugawa. one of the Japa :
nese delegates to the conference. we
a speaker. sOthers who addressed
the meeting included DR.. ]. c. A
Everwijn. The Netherlands minister;
Rear Admiral Sir Alfred Chatfield.
one of the British naval advisers; AID
miral Tsai Ting Kan. an advisor TO
the Chinese delegates. General Buat,
chief of staff of the French army,
and NJ Felician Cattier. technical ad-
wiser of the Belgias delegation. A
representative of Italy read com
mandatory message from General
Diaz, commander or the Italian army
Declaring that the mission. of hui
mainly should be both peaceful and
construtive. Prince Tokugawa added !;
.sMay the Red Cross. the emblem
of. the true heart. combine together
with the people of America and ia
pan and let the harmonious relations
between the nations contribute to
the peace of the whole world"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-14
GARMENT STRIKE
IS SETF0R TODAY
Employers Association An
nounces Piece Work Sys-
tenn viii Go Into Effect

New York, November 13.--Any hope
that the threatened strike OF 10000
garment workers tomorrow could be
averted was apparently killed to-
night by the statement of Louis LUIS
tig, president of the Cloak. Suit ana
Skirt Manufacturers Protective as
ISOLATION, that the piece work sys-
TEN. which is the cause of the work
ers' threat to strike, would be put
into effect In the trade tomorrow
morning.
Union leaders planned 10 meet
early tomorrow to map out the plan
of the strike which was scheduled to
begin at 10 a. m. Circulars of in
struction will be distributed to shop
foremen, who In turn will notify the
workers.
A settlement committee Of the union
was in session tonight prepared to
make settlements. 1t was stated,
with members of the manufacturers
association and independent manu-
facturers. many of whom, union Of
ficials said, declared they would not
put the piece work system into effect
tomorrow.
The unions will withdraw workers
until they sign contracts with the
union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-14
ELKINS SAYS DESERVING
G. O. P.'S MUST BE
REWARDED BY HARDING
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS
Washington Bureau. The Age-Herald.
800 Davidson Building.

Washington. November 13.-(Spe-
I cial. )--There is one way the Harding
administration can check the tide of
republicans flowing into the demo-
cratic party, according TO Senator Ell
kins Of West Virginia.
Give them jobsi Turn democrats
out of office.
Senator Elkins. sometime ago. APP
pealed to the President to appease
the appetite for spoils which char
acterizes many of his constituents. 1t
. is understood that the President told
Senator Elkins the truth--that he Is
giving jobs to republicans just as fast
as he can. But the senator was not
satisfied. He wanted democrats fired
before the conclusion of their terms.
And now Senator Elkins is telling
the Harding administration that re-
cent democratic victories were due
to the fact that republicans were
made mad because they had not been
given jobs. He is predicting that un-
less the policy of the administration
is quickly changed. the people next
year will elect a democratic Con-
eress.
1t is probable that other repub-
licans have felt as Elkins feels. But
no OtUtT III ItttHl Yeas mas 5iHC u
expression to his thoughts. Here is
what EIkins says over his signatures:
IF those responsible for har-
monious republican party to confront
tn opposition in next years con-
grassional elections fail to profit from
the lesson to be learned from the
elections last Tuesday, they will be
recreant to their duty.
Party organization is made effecr
tive by the rewards distributed ITO
party men, not by the reward of few
LEADERS and utter indifference toward
the many equally deserving. This is
practical politics and effective or
ganizatfon rests upon that. Idealists
delude themselves otherwise and try
to delude others. but the fact remains
an always will that practical politics
is the basis of party organization and
organization is necessary to party
success. ss. s.2
"The trend shown by the recent
elections indicates clearly that party
Organize tion has let down because of
discomfort with policy that keeps
republicans out of merited rewards
anu democrats In possession of such
rewards.
ut il my belief that many of the
republican senator's and representa-
tiyes who are up against fight next
year to hold their seats, agree with
my views"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-14
KATO RE|TERATES
U. S. PROPOSALS
ARE REASONABLE
Impression Is That Japan Will
Accept American Offer.
Has Vital Interests
In China
BY AssocIated Press

Washington. November 13.--Ad-
miral Baron Kato, the senior Japa-
nese delegate, reiterated today his
belief that the American proposal
for a naval agreement was reason
able" The admiral spent practically
the entire day studying reports on
the American proposal which had
been submitted by HIS technical naval
delegates, headed by Vice Admiral
Kanji Kato. Correspondents who
sought the Japanese naval minister
today found him plunged in the per-
usal of lengthy statements submitted
ny his subordinates.
"A further study will go on to-
morrow" said the admiral and of
course until the examination is con-
cluded it is difficult to say anything
as to suggestions or points we may
raise in connection with the subject"
The general impression among the
Japanese tonight was that Japan
would accept the American project.
Whether her Representatives would
endeavor to link the question of for
tifications in the Pacific with the
problem of naval reductions had not
been made clear. Japans desire as
TO naval armament was said to be
to maintain a fleet of sufficient de-
fensive power to be able to cope with
any fleet that could be sent to the
far east. In other words. IL Great
Britain or the United States were
able to manipulate their fleet from
their bases near Japan, 1t was said
in Japanese circles, such contin-
gency would enter into the Japanese
view of the entire naval question.
whether Japan will at some CO.
venient moment place her desire be-
fore the conference remains to be
disclosed. 1t Is believed that If 1t Is
zone; 1t will be in a manner least
calculated to offend American sensi-
hlities about Pacific Qualifications.
The Japanese express the hope that
ne overture of good feeling engen-
eered by the opening of conference
= will also obtain in the discussion of
tar eastern questions, but they feel
that II Is necessary to make the
american people In general clearly
understand Japan's position with ref
erence to China, which remains as
Japan's great problem They assert
that China is now in state of
anarchy.
A prominent Japanese today
brought out new comparison of the
Chinese situation, saying that China
on a large scale is what the papacy
was In the middle ages. The pope
then was the nominal king of the
pontifical states, he said, but in real
ity those who ruled were the mobiles.
especially Colonna and the Orsini,
who fought each other and then
with the pope himself
Discussing the Lansing-Ishii agree
ment. the same man said that the
world should not forget that Japan
mas vital interests which are af-
iected by everything that happens
n China. Japan did not claim any
special privileges. but her geographi-
tal position in the far east and her
dependence on China for raw ma
terials gave her special voice on
all matters concerning the future of
China, he insisted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-14
mrs. GOULD DIES
! DURING GOLF GAME
Wife of Capitalist Drops
Dead at Private Links.
Former Actress

5akawood, N. J., November H.
Irs George Jay Gould, wife of the
apitslist, dropped dead today while
aiayiny golf with her husband on the
private links at Georgia Court. their
ountry home.
she had just finished a drive at the
fth tee, and with her husband was
Itching the flight of the ball when
: collapsed without a word. Mr..
iid turned to speak to her and was
.ionished to see her lying across the
so Thinking his wife merely had
8amtled, Mr.. Gould FASTENED to as
4st FER to her feet, but when she
allied to speak to him, ne sent the
addie on a hurry call for physicians.
Mrs. Gould, formerly Edith King
dal was an actress who had scored
lin her profession when she was mar
ried to George j. Gould, eldest son of
Jay Gould. multi millionaire, on Sep
TENDER IA 1886. Her biggest sue
cesses occurred in 1885 as member
of Augustine Days company, her
first noteworth triumph being in
Love on Clutches"
From childhood she had revelaed
an inclination for the stage. distin-
gushing herself in private theatre
calls In Brooklyn. She progressed
rapidly and as girl, her talent and
striking beauty easily won her an en-
gagement to play Marianne in "The
Two Orphans" with Mrs Marie Will
kins. She created the character of
Eve Malvoise in Youth" under the
management of Eugene Tompkins of
the Boston theatre, touring with the
company throughout the season of
1882 Her repertoire was gradually
enlarged.
She appeared as Mary BARLEY in
the first American production of
Love and Money" She played ESQ
times in "Jalma." In 1884 she was
engaged by Mr.. DAILY and made her
metropolitan debut that year as
"Mysie," in a Wooden Spoon
Mrs. Gould was even more success
full in amateur theatricals after her
marriage Her love for the drama
never waned. and her social enter
tainments of this character were
memorable events in New York So
ciety. During the years that the
family occupied Georgia Court she
took a keen interest In church and
charitable work. She was an ardent
exponent of outdoor life and the golf
course on which she died today was
laid out at her direction. 1t was for
meriy the polo field OF the estate.
Funeral arrangements were not
completed tonight. but II was planned
to send the body to Mr.. Gould's Fifth
avenue home In New York tomorrow
Morning.