Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30

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seemed clear. This sui could no, possibly
travel In . muni,ion laden ship, with crew
Of lighting men. pirates. sdysnturers. and
machine guns. No. she must turn back
home before they missed her from Bsnnins'
ton.
Adelaide" no decided. and unls,chsd the
car door. lie, me out ! can walk from
here-set = horse. and
Better not Try 10 set out" she pressed
down stronger on the scceiers,or and warned
him. Keep your scat or break your nsekl
o. o..
Suddenly. almost too late. Barbara saw .
horsen,an In their road. sslloping msdly
toward them. A dssperate grinding OF her
emergency, . short skiddins In the dust.
and her car stopped. trembling. erosswiss Of
the highway.
ITS Mr.. Bart scurry!- she exclaimed
The sorrei had reared and come down all
s.quivcr ~ Clayton bounded out Of the car
and ran TO scurry. crying. ANY news. Bart?
Any news?" At the same time Tending scurry
away from the Bennington car.
With headlights throwing the two men In
bold relief. Barbara saw Mr.. scurry tumble
from his horse and thrust paper into Clay.
tons hand The glare was bright ~ day. and
Clayton read. With Bart's stubby fingers
pointing out and helping to decipher the
words. At nrst Clayton seemed incredulous
and looked up At Bart. like child that does
not believe what he sees. Then II came Bar.
bara's turn to be amazed. for the self.
contained young Clayton. who had held his
temper and his indignation. now capered
about In the dust dingng UP his broad
brtmmed hat and yelling triumphantiy:
.viva CardovL Viva Yandsln Viva!
vlva!- his voice ringing like . battle cry
through the stiffness Of the woods. He ran
to Bart scurry and husged him, danced
around and yelled again. "Bart Bart
That's the most glorious news man ever
sot, Glorious! Viva! Viva Yander!"
Barbara could stand 1t no longer. She
sprans out and rushed to the men. calling In
advance. "What Is 1t. Mr.. scurry7 What
Il N?"
Whatever It was that might have oc.
CURED In Tar away Salamanca. It did not
mystify Bart scurry nearly - much ~ the
miracle that he witnessed before his eyes.
Here was Miss Stark: he knew her by sight.
but had never presumed even to lift his hat
when passing her in the road. TO him the
Stark and Clayton feud was IN immutabls
fact, no more to be transgressed than the
laws Of gravity. Here he saw the daughter
Of Mai. Kenneth Stark. with eyes ashine and
flushed face. runing through the dust to
ueize his own hand-Bart scurry's hand-and
zay. What Is 1t. Mr.. scurry? What II it,"
scurry had bigger face than any man
alive, and could therefore spread more Of be-
wilderment across 1t. on came his hat. and
be stood mute.
"Ten me. Mr.. scurry." Barbara begged
Ind insisted. "Plsase tell me. too"
He couldn't tell her anything. Bart could
only stand ashast and blurt out unbelievins-
y. Miss starL-
Then Clayton stared and shut up. The
ast peal Of "viva Yam" broke OF short
u his threat - he gazed from the girl to
his crazy manager and asked, Bart, what
10 you meant"
II didn't mean any HARM" the manager
lpolosized, as the girl caught Claytons arm
md said:
Yes. Stuart yes; I'm Barbara Stark.
What has happened?"
The shouting man forgot his friend In
prison; his victorious comrades In salamanca
ceased to exist: the whole world was 1T his
,Ibow. there could be no other world. ~ he
epeated stupidly:
Miss Stark?"
Yes, you goose!" she laughed 1t his In.
But what Is all this excitement
lbout?"
20. the excitement? It's nothing much.
lust telephone messaSe-from New Or.
cans There's been = revolution in sala.
nanca- Ny friends have taken Col Yandell
'ut of prison and put the vulture in the
anne cell. It's all overall over"
splendid! Splendid" Barbara burst out
n jubilauon "Then you don't have to 90
.way7" ......
"No." He shook his head as II this were
10 time to be thinking Of Salamanca, and