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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-14
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te nod MIDI entIafien m;ro2s
r@eniB nidt@ entgee1ete Der
Yam ettpas freunblider.
Limb mann oenfen sic tpobL Dob
5es eeibeben niro21
,Das neiB Id niht.1
Der @1rter berlieb Die 3ele. go.
pbia aber mari lid mieoerlm auF
lbr barteg gett, ur6 ibr iorget1Doi.
leg, gequdltes Ser5 fuhte IN beibert
gr6nen Croft uno gerubigung. Sie
meinte itin Dor ii6 bin, oes auffes
bers nidt nbteno, Der nod ei,igs
MaIe bin unb tuieoer ging, fit Set
5ung, Mabrung unb 8aiier 5u ior,
gen uub Der @efangere1 aud pie
Deriprodene Matrabe 5u bringer
oie l1ngIuflidite Der 8rallte borte
nidt mebr fem 4om1nen uno @e-
ben, iie lag nie cine 5ertriimrnerte
Statue, unb MIR Die tiefen Seuf5er
lr1o leiien @ufe, Die iid bon 8eit
al 8eit ibrem Munbe entrangei1,
perrieten, bob nod 2eben IN oielem
@orper nobrte.
Die Suite naren INNER Die glei.
den:
uMrmer gaterl orrner gifforl az.
mer Selirl".
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-14
sedites &apitel.
ia I'M @efangnis.

Mit ser Cir oes @~efa1rgnifies
lGlieBt fi9 bic Nforte oes 2ebenss
binter Sen nr1gliidliden, bic @ren.
aenibres 8ilens iinb Die bier raf-
ten W1inbe ibrer 3eIe, br @ott r1b
geberrfher 1T Elm ungebilbeter 9ie.
rer, Scr gerfebr nit a4em, mas To-
men teuer mar, lit ibren llrteriagt
Die Mnbt, ibren Meigui1gen al fol-
gen, ibren 8ielen nad5uitreben, 1T
ibnen .gellotnale1, ielbt Die nottpe11.
oigiten Nidiidten anf Sibre @einnols
beit, ibre11 &orper permogen tic
nii,dd]t mebr aus eiigeuem gntidluR
.geltenb 5u moeben, ieoe geiifiae Nobs
rung lit ibnen unteriogt tie iino
nidts mebr, u1s gefangeae Bogel.
i'm &dfig, Die nNr ellen utrb tr1nfet'
oiirfen nas un6 miepiel man ibner
sgibt ~ sic nit niien.anb Derfebren
burfen als iib ieIbit, ste 1ll1r nod
Die Sreibeh bnben, iibren qltolDoIlen
geDanfen 1ad5nbdngen.
Cine iolhe 33ele, ein lolder Sar9
fit 2ebenbe, noBm Sopbia nltf
nad)oem tie Die 5olbnten mitten IN
Der faltet, iifirmiiden Na9t nie e,
maj, III ibrem fdIidten iAuar5er
Sausfleioe, aus Ser nmarrnltng oes
8ra11tigams, aus benz &reiie Der
SSbrigen bintpeggeriiIen uno ge1o-
het botten, gemeinfam nit Sele-
re III eirem geidloifenen Bagen
HIaB 5u nebmen. Nod mlibte lie
sieben piie man ihfem gnters ibrerl
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-14
Tinftes &apitel.
oag GnDe eineg gerIo.
burgsfeteS

Die Neuberlobten batten geraoe
nod Set, ben 5egen beg gaters
uno 8ruoers IN gmpfane gu neb-
men, oer ibnen nit freloiger BE
reitpiIigfeit utlo nit Der geriide-
rltng ieiters oes aIten 5iborgfH Ct.
teiIt murbe Dob oieies 8haonis
idon lange Elm 9er5enstDlnfd bon
Inn gemeien lei.
@leiD barnuf traten Die tpenieenl
g~ur1oesmitglieber Elm nelfe nliBer
Borooiu uno ao5areff 5nr5ei ii
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-14
oaB MAJ, Derbietct, lie beim redten
Mnff1aff All ffpf111gf &c

0QBaIIlQn DerpIeleIS Ve OelW rea)IeH
Maf1et1 al ne11lell1
SD CLAUDE, unfere Nribilegier.
ten molten begbalb nidts bon benz
berridenoen glenb b0ren1, Gnberte
giftor, .tpeil lie fib FONT beg ei.
genen Wnbllebens iddmen miiBten.1
rief Selir, .tpobl mag es
manbem beqnem iein, au Soften
Ser mgemeirbeit Elm io~rganloieg
Daiein ait fiibren urb Sic &nrtoe
bon oer SCOT u1o gntriiltung oer-
Ienigen, ipeld]e Die Mittel fir .ons
gan3e aufbringen miiien, mag IN.
angenebm IN bag sSbr oerer flin.
gen, nelde bon ebcl1 bieien1 @ar-
3en Soft 1,no 2obn be5ieben. Erob
Dem miiiier ben mobgeben0en Ser
iorer Sic Mugen geoffnet ner6en.
syn hrem eigener S%ntereiiel SGT
hin eine a,1fribtige 5hiloerl1ng beg
Motitanoeg DeroHentliden uno oas5
nit cine gedreibu1g Sibiriens
1uD oes gerbonnungsfpitemg per-
binbem Sn einem groBerem @er.
fe min ia ale meme gm6riide ME-,
oerlegen, an beiien SpiBe sic Wor-
te Dd1tteg fteben iouen: n2asciote
ogri ipera115a. poi b'entrate. ((@er
bier eintrit, Der laiie oue 9off-.
11ing 6rauBen.)
Qange nod nnferbielten fib bic
iurgen 2eute uber Die tral1rigen
gerb6ltniiie beg sgeIiebten gaterlar.
oes, uno Gelir Dertrat Die 1eber.
5eugu1tg, bob IN nenig SSabren Die
@er3peiflung bes Bottles in elmer
furdtbaren Menolution aum Ml1g-
brun fof1me1 tperde, % erbob fii@
gsiiftor ploblid uu0 irnt an oas Sen.
tier.
sort ibr nidts fraste er be-
trotien.
.Bog benrl?" fragte Dernioof.
.Gs mar mir, dis berndbme ih
ein Rlopfen: an oer &n,1stiir -
nDn mirit bid getduidt babe1,"
ertDioerte gotIlie. y8itte, Geli1,
fobre
.gaein, neir,4 iaete 9e1nioof.i
D8os Seufel 1T oas22
.Seffne, Biftor, nanbte it9
@laoimir bon ba1ger Nbnu11g, aber
auBerlih rubig on fei1en Sobn.
0ttftor folgte.
@lei1 Dnrnuf nuroen f6tDere
51ritte alf Der 9reppe bernebmbar,
Sic Slit bes 3imn1ers marc atfge-
rifien, ein 0ffi5ier in 8egleitung
mebrerer 5olbnten trat Elm.
Ser Sffi5ier berneigte ii6 lei6t,
fa11m merfbar.
user lift bier Der &aufmann 81a-
oimir 5ibprsffii21 fragte er Damn i'm
b6flibften @eibdftstone.
Ser &a11fmann trat bor.
Cine Eoten1tine berri9te I'M 33im-
mer, 6ie Jren1tbe 1fdnoen I'M biuifte.
rem 5dnetgen 5opbia belt itun1m
6ie 9anb Tires 8erlobten, Der bie-
ie1be innig briidfte.
Ser 9ffiaier iab iid cine Beile
anfmerffom i'm 8immer Inn un0
lteB feline Slide langiam uber bic
4%nneienben i6ueifen.
r@s ftimm5 iagte CT bann, alt-
genf6einli6 befrieoigt. rW1ein
Serr," nnnote ct ih bierauf lnltt
uno befeblenb an 5ioorsh ni9 ba-
BE Sen Muftrag, fdmtlihe 4nDeien-
ben 5u berbaften. geriuden 5ie
feinen t0ridten @ioerltan6, ubr
er nar11enb fort, als ct Sic. broben-S
Ben Blide Der Singlinge bemerfte,
ver lit bergebens, ebenio 5lndt, baS
Sa11s lit BON meinen 2elten UNI
ltelt."
.gerboftet ober marum??"
Irngte 8iftor entriiitet.
r5ie merben es 3eitig ge111g er.
fubren," et1tgegnete Der Sffi5ier,
ubieneidt miiien Sic es aud felbit
gut gerltg." 6.
IS @eliebter, melh ein gerlo-
bnngsfet" ihlnh5te 5opbia, Ii6 al,
sic 8r1ft bes Berlobten Derfeno.
&elcne f9mdbte, 8iftor erging
lin in bergeblihen 8%oritennngen.
9od Die Mdnner oes @efebes
molteten nnerbittlib Hires NmteS.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-14

UeIIltttt1 uuD ttuDtSSuSu OsS.Ss
@6rper mobrte.
Die Suite naren imrler Die glei.
den:
,armer gaterl ar1ner giftorl az,
mer Gelirl"
siebentes aapitel.
Sm Burenn beg nnteru u.
bunggri6ters.
Ser interchangeable Sagoo-
tin iaB in 1einem 8ureali, ben Sept
auf Ole Sanoe geitiibt unb gabnte.
Sesagobfm NOR Elm nod ilrlger
| Maur, ettpa 80 Sabre ali, aber Der
Monoidein auf ieinem bifen Aopfe
IieB nie cine @%l1rnentafel IN Der
gergangenbeit ibres gliidli9en Be'
iibers Ieien. So, er 5dblte gu ben
aebem6nnern, Der Serr nnteriu-
dungsridter, un6 5tDar at ie1er IN.
%befimmertea &ategorie berfefben,
bic auber fir sic 6reuoen Der Ia
fel, oeg Meines, oes Spiels nr1b
ser @eienfdoft io3uiagen fir nidts
auf Der @elt empfdngli4 fino. Sod
vul a. e, W. gab io;1er MoropSeh.
ten beiaB Serr Sago6fm Elm offe-
nes Shr, un6 tDerr ct aud feline be.
so,1noror S%snhiinfpitpn fem eidett
oN ~ :. So @+n,h 10.
nan R$4 ole ~ 5ia,o y g gTn Jun -, be.
". ga :, hasns j. 5aS Sof;;ir Gin
s uon NJ ,,oh uo ,nert ii f;ir pine1,
,,.si;ih., pu @oa,a}en nIs one !aer11t.
~ lG Sar Graa e. ner1for,b e..
n.le a ~ mo;r,,an oenpn;ihpr iei.
l lew mapae;os4er, =, hnhen = n11s
aia so. tnirfIi;heg snSifferen3. per
s ~, Sas saaer gpnpnfnds mnfte
-, 49,; ,fo1no Sip,pr ginpnihnft Ror.
= r;a,. m'D'se De'
Der 6prr @nnperne1,r bon 60
Isl So ,Sst -, nie Ghrp hiftpnl1
oulgl iu p. Ma,;Stshioner
n'e naas,s;a o;Ita -ah ner Fir. nm
Sag00fm e1le HdU Del.SuL, ut N
cieieIbe eigenbdnoig 31 offren.
v8iQfommen, better 1d5arefk.
rief er benz eintretenoen 2o5areff
nit ieiner Iiebenspurbigen Neiene'
entgegen, nSerr Gottperrel1r, 1oufe
IA {aae1t."
.,Bitte. Iieber ssagoofim sic mii.
len -"
Sob sie al beideioe1 finb, ge-
nil. Specimen innigiter @Iif.
mnnih. Iiebit1perter @ouDert1e1lr."
2aaareff 6anfte nndIdiiig lnb be.
nonr foba1111, nohoem er iid 11ieber.
oe{eht: sd fprnn1e, iii, Midieb al
nehunen, lieber ssagoofiin."
nMbidieo - 10 f6enn? Isle be-
oauerIid. @anr1 reifen sic
6en119"
,Morger fribb : iagte 2a5areff,
Id muB
ngsad Dem fernen sibirier 30
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-14

~ oJ1@t1 SSiAStl s2tu&S 1Utia ~
mir nor. als bate id eine &eiMat.
Sbr Sous 1T ieitoem INNER mel.
ne Seimat geblieben. Sic iinn mir
cine n~ufopfernbe Sreunoin gctpcien.
Sbre ermutigenben, bem,lnoernoen
8orte baben mein 6elbftpertral1e1l
ertpedt. Sb1 Eroitlddeln bat Bic
geiItige @unoe in mir gebeilt
Sic moren Die Muie mettter grfolge
SSbnen beroanfe i6 aaes, 60
pbia!-
aseien sic nibt ungeredt gege1
iidJ felbit, Gelir -
SeIir - Of ~ tpie flang es To-
iib, bieies einaiee Nortl
.@as sic iino," iprab oas ido.
ne M6bben bei6eiocn Deiter. Limo
sic enrb ii6 ielblt, brrh ben ener.
gifhen, 5ielbenuBten GleiB, momit
Sic Sbrem @enie feline @eiltes.
blite abrangenl"
SeIir fdiittelte nie o%bmebren6 oen
'mif @hmers perIieR ih @ie. Inn
sic 'Mei5e nnautreten. peld,e meme
giloung berpou1tdn6igen, meme CT.
fobrllng reifen, meinem ShaffenS.
orang nel1e gnregungen gepdbren
IoIlte. 9ieie &eiie mar bas 3iel
meiner Sebniudt feit ben troitlofen
@,,n:,o~ IN Nfhof4
-o,,fnemodien. benei6ete ih Don
MnhIhnhennen INNER Inn nng @Iiid
Sipfps {ornpnInipm oIiidIihen mei.
Zone h,,rh SIC mp4 hip5p Mprpnpn.
ho;t ge,n+niiio in 'ign;pf mahrenn
Ses msra,,;S;nens 'n,,f.',Ieien mpi.1
10 GrfoIea isbfe, ,ni% Az, M,,sf;i;h.
,s,ne ,,a;nas Mnrhnhong - hen
gtann x re;,te gsM hoffp il III.
- - n,;t m,,son aotor asgIe;d
* : s NV ,a ,saseN ~ geias. ,,,ays Ss' aas
~ ~ ,;osor 'Mo;sa a,tp,oof s sas *
S,,STann o'! aero; MI MI '4J = mol e1D So,
Sa,,ar, 'norra,san no;;rao OK hoffto
ne -, es,,Sa1,aor >, ooSen D1 ms
n;nn mr. ,,nh ,,,,, ho,. Wntmo,Sin.
fs;t m;nea I
ssM ohntp psa flii,tprtp sonbio
bpmegf
gGhrp,o rneinpr oo,,aen Ionoen
,Meiie meik ii feline gtnn6e. in Ser
ih niht seshrpn mompn n1,snpfnrn-
enh ~ SIR MiIh npboht S6r rel.
sneg sl,,ne yp,,dtetp mir b,1rch Sic
akoie Masht prsMnloraa,se.Nsesfhr
er,n1,tinprnar WIif fnInfp mir 6nrfh
S;a hrsrapnnpn Gtennpn hpr mit.
tooslSnnerl s., oIIen gpiten ohpr
genhia - bSren gip mihl hobe.
N ~. n;e Gt,,n5e nos Miphpr5p.
ha,s aIa n;o fS5tr;h54a Soso ,1s;,,es
sehe,s o,,sapr,alt ms ri MIR /
.ShIniien. M n;s gf,,,ne ma MN
'gsaI su y, rSSI,en aa'nn :, shn as,r''' -
ipreden BON Der Mgetpalt meiler
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
His Blood Was Fad, Had BoilS-
Felt Weak, Bad.

NJ can certainly recommend this new
tonic the chemists are raving about
because | not only know lot Of GUS
toners here in the drug store who
have been helped, but l know myself
what 1t will do. used to have boils.
Great big boils all the time, and had
been going down hill for months. ]
seldom felt hungry-had lost my pep.
SO l finally decided to take some-
thing. You don't know how hard it
Is to start taking medicine. l see so
much of II l hate to start, but / real
lied i was in need of real system
building, blood purifying tonic, and
Earl's Hypo-Cod was my choice. 1t
Is more modern medicine and is nice
to taste. 1t does the work quicker,
too, and l know because customers
have often told me what it did, and it
should, because 1t has the stuff in 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24

found its way through the wall. 1t
was to this that the horse was tied.
For q moment he was strongly
tempted to stay where he was till his
prey returned the following night and
then rid the Flatwoods of him, and
trust what evidence he already had to
prove his case.
But better plan had 1een forming
ever since he came iD:o the cave, and
there was much yet to be done; though
the cave would have made a good hid
ing place during the coming day-al-
ways provided the bandidt did not
chance to return before his time.
Selecting a spot that he judged to be
about right for the take-off, he leaped
at the falls, and, hale to his surprise,
landed on the fiat rock outside. 1t
was like breaking through the crust
of creation into new world. Mar
yelling at the small amount of water
that had chung to him, he sprang over
the two intervening rocks to the shore.
He hurried around to the front of
the cabin. raised the latch, entered
and closed the door. Snatching up
some cold biscuits and strips Of fried
bacon, he hurredly made six send
wiches and stuffed them into h.s peck
cts. Resting at the spring long enough
to eat two of his sandwiches, he
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
DRUG CLERK TELLS HOW TO
STOP BOILS--PURIFY BLOOD

81 don't need to tell how quickly my
blood was purified. 1t did 1t In "A few
days. My appetite came back. Bols
left me. My color was improved, and
| was feeling fine and dandy in no
time at all. 1t builds you up and
drives out impurities, then strengthens
you all over. That Is my experience
with IT," declared Fred A. Hover, a
well-known Drug Clerk In one of Bay
Citys largest drug stores. Druggists
all over the state are urging people
to take more modern tonic. Grand
pas old-fashiOned tonic was all right
in its day, but for quick results and
nice tasting, powerful tonic. this
new triumph of chemistry has them
all beat. Right now is the time to
take a tonic. Build yourself up and
be free of wintry colds, coughs. blood
and stomach trouble all winter. Good
rich blood keeps you warm these cold
days. A couple bottles Of Hypo-Cod
cost very little, and nearly every drug
gst in the State has it in stock.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
CHAPTER XII.
Only the Hunted Know.


For long time the Pearlhunter lay
wondering why the gorge didn't fall
In. While he lay and wondered, an
other strange thing happened-the
very strangest of all.
The top of the gorge began to open
opened and let in two little patches
Of sky. He kept his eyes on them
two little spots of blue set between
clouds Of pink and gold. The gorge
top opened wider. He came back to
the two patches of sky; smiled oddly
they had TRANSPORTED; had become
the eyes Of the Wild Rose.
The shooting had brought her. Her
arm was under his head, and she was
saying something. A tinge Of crimson
deepened the pink In her cheeks when
his eyes came open. What If he had
heard But she met his eyes with
frank directness. He lay looking up
at her a long time; trying to compre-
bend II all the wonder of it!--that
she was there!
She helped him edge little nearer
the brink Of the ledge, raised him, and
he drank out of her cupped palm.
Whether II was the cup he drank
from, or the thirst that parched him,
he took no thought, but 1t was the
sweetest drink that ever passed his
lips. She eased him back upon the
ledge, her arm still under his head. A
strand OF her hair fell upon his face
She tried to shake 1t off. He put up
his hand and covered II.
Her eyes dropped to his wounded
side.
81 didn't know he was the Red
Mask" she said, as II In pursuance of
his first remark, "till those men came
this morning"
Her next words were low and thought
full 1--WE wondered II 1t could have
been he that hurt DaddyT
1T was him."
The girls breath quickened. He saw
her fingers clench.
But there was much to do. Her eyes
turned again to his blood-stained gar
ments, and she set about uncovering
the wounded side. There was little
enough to remove-a shred or two Of
tattered shirt; a laying back Of the
torn blouse. After the first start Mt
sight of the wound she became curl
ously thoughtful. The color mounted
to her face; he tried to meet her eyes,
but they turned away.
"Can you spare me for a minutew
For answer he lifted his head. She
took away her arm. eased him back
upon the rock, and he heard her light
step as she sprang around an angle
" the cliff.
She was gone barely more than the
minute asked for. When she returned
she was carrying In her hands num-
ler Of strips--bandages--of white
10th. Where she got them--well,
hnt's her SCI -
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
it's remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica.
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample b,ttle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
CHAPTER Ix-Continued.

Jumping lightly from rock to rock
In the shallow water of the pool, the
bandit approached the cataract, the
third leap landing him upon the fiat
top of rock almost within the very
wash Of the falling water. Pausing
an instant to pull his hat tight and
turn up the collar of his coat, he
sprang straight into the thin blade
Of the falls. His leap must have car
ried him completely through to the
other side. 1t was the first the Pearl
hunter knew, or even suspected. that
there was an open space beyond. So
completely did the falling water hide
everything back of it that probably
the man who had just leaped and
the man who watched him were the
only two who knew there was any
thing back of Ii.
The Pearlhunter stretched himself
fiat under cover of a clump of sprouts
growing about an old white. oak
stump, and kept his eyes fixed on the
waterfall.
Time goes slowly to one who
watches and waits. 1t was probably
not more than ten minutes, though 1t
seemed far longer, when, without so
much as a diverted fieck of spray in
warning, the waterfall flung forth up
on the fiat-topped rock 1.-THE and ac-
tive figure that sprang lightly to shore
over the two intervening stones.
Pauslng on the brink of the pool
barely long enough to shake his coat
by the lapels and to knock his hat
against his hand, he Immediately set
out along the bluffs toward the viii
lage, as unconcerned as if he had not
just pulled off about the most sensa-
tional stunt ever seen by Flatwoods-
man.
The Pearlhunter slipped out of the
cover and softly followed; trailed him
up the bluffs, through the corner of the
woods and out to the river road where
1t angles north through the cut in the
cliffs; listened at the fence, near
where the path crossed it, till the re-
ceding steps were well on their way
to the village.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
LIVED LONG ON FRUGAL DIET
Enslishman Who Died In 1850 Proved
That u Was Possible to Exc
Out Existence Cheapiy.

Thomas r. CURLY. the champion
eater of sachusetts, declared that
dyspepsia In the result of eating toe
little, and not too much. His Sunday
dinner consisted of thirteen Holsters.
sixty eggs, and one hundred oysters
At the other end of the scale must DO
placed old Roger Crab, the first vegs-
tartan, who died September IL, 1850,
after proving that . man could live
on rs cents a year. Originally a hab-
erdasher in big way Of business at
Chesham, England. a free liver and
drinker of strong ales, he "got 70
ligion"-also dyspepsia-in 1iddle life
sold his stock, gave the proceeds 70 TIE
poor. and took to living In a hut 90
three-farthings week. Instead OF
"strong drinks and Wines" he says In
his autobiography, II give the old
mamie lived two centuries too soon
to call II Little Mary"-"a cup Of
water; and, instead Of roast mutton
rabbit with bran. and pudding made
with bran and turnlp-leaves chopped
together" And on this diet he lived to
a ripe old age, surviving repeated
cudgelIngs and Imprisonment fcs
witchcraft.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
CHAPTER X.
The Candle in the Granny.

INC SofotC vi TIC S'dIIHys
All the way back to Fallen Rock the
Pearlhunter pondered the scene he had
gazed on through the chink in the
cabin wall: the mans TRANSPORTED
face; his actions with the picture-that
above all-the picture. 1t puzzled him,
angered him. That such man should
have her picture; his mother's-w'th
the darkly beautiful face and wonder
full eyes-warm against his breast! II
was another reason why he should
hunt him down.
The Pearlhunter was as brave as
the woods make them but it Is no dis
credit to his manhood to say that
his blood ran little faster as
he stepped down off the rock into the
water and waded through the falls.
Every inch of the way had to be felt
out with his fingers before his feet
could be trusted to follow.
The roar Of the falls had dulled a
little when suddenly sound came out
Of the dark just ahead-a sound like a
garment rubbing against some rough
surface. The Pearlhunter stepped to
one side of the passage and fiattened
himself against the wall. Out Of the
dead silence the sound came again. A
grin loosened his face. The very
sound he had half expected-a horse
contentedly munching his hay.
The Pearlhunter came out from
against the wall and inched his way
deeper into the blackness of the pass
age. 1t abruptly widened until he was
no longer able to reach from one wall
to the other with his outstretched
arms. Though denied the use of his
eyes. he knew that the passage broad
~ expanded just there and became q
cave. He stood In the very entrance
Of II.
The next step-there was no help
for it-lighti Desperate and danger
ous-the first spark, and the cave
might spring to life. Still, 1t was bet
ter than to stumble over a sleeping
man; or walk into knife. With his
revolver balanced, his face to the open
cave, he reached his left hand along
Tic wall W Tic luItucTt StIctCI VI ITO
arm, bringing his body as'far as posi-
BILE from the light, and with his fin
gers fumbled out spot suitably
smooth and dry-for there must be no
failure. The match scraped. A tiny
flame leaped away from the rock. II
lighted up the place surprisingly.
The cave was not large-hardly
twice the size of an ordinary room.
The first swift glance showed him that
except for the horse-It was empty.
The stub of a candle caught his
eye, stuck by Its own tallow to an out
standing stool of shale just beyond the
mouth Of the passage. He crossed the
passage and held the match to the
wick. In the better light he studied
The place more closely.
The cave could not have been far
below the ground for - oak root had
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He Leaped at the Falls al
Landed on the Flat Rock.

drained gourd of water, crossed the
branch below the falls and hurried
away up the bluffs into the deep
woods.
A mile and more north Of the wa
terfall, Wolf Run bends west to dou-
BILE and twist and loop through a tan
gle Of hills and gulches known as Fox
Den, the widest and most inaccessi-
BILE district of the Flatwoods. The
Pearlhunter had heard Of the place.
He resolved to take his chances there.
The spot was no great distance above
the three-gabled cabin.
Away up the bare front Of cliff his
eye lighted on the mouth Of what ap-
peared to be cleft In the rock. Wolf
Run washed against narrow ledge at
the very foot of this cliff. He spread
himself fiat against the face Of the
rock and strained from crevice to crew
ice. 1t was prodigiOus task, but all
tasks have an end-either at the bot
tom or ut the top. The Pearlhunter's
task finally ended at the top. 1t
had to.
The strata gaped apart half the
height Of man, leaving a wide-open
scar In the face Of the cliff. 1t was per-
haps ten feet deep, and seemed to be
closed at the back by the dipping to-
gether Of the two strata.
Rolling back as far within the open
Ing as the converging strata would
comfortably allow, he dropped his bat
tered head upon his arm to sleep the
rest Of the night away.
The Pearlhunter walked with the
woods. His limbs and breast and
shoulders were so sore that he was
half glad for the snug place to lie In
like fox In his burrow, while the
hounds beat up the woods at fault.
Lack of water was the greatest
drawback. Thirst was already begin
ming to annoy him. He took out his
sandwiches and ate two more of them,
saving the other two until later In the
day. The salty bacon made the wa
ter more tempting still. He drew back
a little space from the brink Of the
ledge out of sight Of 1t. The sound OF
II still tempted him.
Voices reached him suddenly, break
Ing upon the silence from around
sharp turn Of the gorge down stream
He drew his face BACK from the brink