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BY
EDISON MARSHALL
Author Of
THE Voice of the Pack"
Copyright by Little, Brown, and Co.

increased in fury. On a distant hill
side the strange file that was the Turn
ers halted. then gathered around ST.
0 Already the lightning made vivid,
white gashes in the sky and lIumined
for a breathless Instant-the long
sweep of the ridge above them. "We1I,
make good targets In the Lightning
Old Bill said.
ride on" Simon ordered. "You
anow a man can't find a target in the
hundredth of a second Of a lightning
flash. We're not going to turn back
now"
They rode on. Far away they heard
the whine and roa of wind, and in u
moment 1t was upon them. The forest
was no longer silent. The peal of the
thunder was almost continuous.
The breaking OF the storm seemed
to rock the Folger house on its founda-
ton. Both Linda and Bruce Ieaped to
their feet; but they felt a little tingle
of awe when they saw that old Elmirn
still sat sewing. 1t was as if the calm
that dweit in the Sentinel Pine out
side had come down to abide In her.
No force that the world possessed
could ever take 1t from her.
They heard the rumble and creak
of the trees as the wind smote them,
and the flame of the lamp danced wild
ly, filling the room with Pickering
shadows. Bruce Strengthened, the
lines of his face setting deep. He
glanced once more at the rifle in his
hands.
Linda" he said, put out hat fire.
If there's going to be an attack, we'd
have a better chance IL the room was
In darkness. We can shoot through
the door then"
She obeyed at once. knocking the
burning sticks apart and d~renching
them with water. She took of the
glass shade of the lamp. and the little
gusts. of wind that crept in the cracks
Of the windows Immediately extin-
guished the flame. The darkness
dropped down. Then Bruce opened the
door.
The whole wilderness world strug-
gled in the grasp OF the storm. The
scene was such Ina. no mortal men,
DRY could possibly forget. They saw
1t in great. vivid glimpses in the inter-
mittent flashes of the lightning, and
h world seemed nc longer that which
they had come to know. Chaos was
upon 1t. The tall tops Of the trees
wagged back and forth IL frenzied Sig
nails; their branches smote and rubbed
together. And Just without their door
the Sentinel Pine stood with top lifted
to the fury of the storm.
A strange awe swept over Bruce.
A moment later he was to behold a
sight that for the moment would make
him completely forget the existence of
the great tree: but for an instant he
poised at the brink of a profound and
f~ar-reaching discovery. There was a
great lesson for him In that dark, tow
ering figure that the lightning revealed.
Its great limbs moved and spoke; Its
top swayed back and forth. yet still 1t
held its high place as Sentinel of the
Forest, passionless, patient. talking
through the murk of clouds to the
stars that burned beyond.
'See," Linda said. 1.-The Turner's
are coming"
1t was true. Bruce dropped his eyes.
Even now the clan had spread out In
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has been trying to tell me for a long
time. oh. can't you see, Linda? There
1t stood, hundreds Of years-so great,
SO tall. so wise-in a moment broken
like u reed. 1t takes away my AFRO
gance, Linda. 1t makes me see myself
as I really am. And that
Power"
His eyes blazed, and he caught her
hands I'm his.
1t was a symbol. Linda. not only
of the wilderness, but of powers higher
and greater than the wilderness.
Powers that can look down, and not
be swept away by passion, and not
try to tear to pieces those who in their
folly harm them. There's no room for
such things as vengeance in this new
strength. There's no room for MUIR
der. and malice. and hatred, and blood
she'd"
Linda understood. She knew that this
new-found strength did not mean re-
nunciation of her cause. 1t did not mean
that he would give over his attempt
to reinstate her as the owner OF her
fathers estates. 1t only mean that the
impulse of personal vengeance was
dead within him. He knew new-the
same as eyer-that the duty of the
men that dwell upon the earth is to do
their allotted tasks, and without hatred
and without passion 10 overcome the
difficulties that stand In the way. She
realized hat II one of the Turner's
should leap through the door and at
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mo nE c~oNrINuEpl
Matter EmlI of HoIes.

1t was first shown by Thomson that
matter is neither continuous nor homo
geneous. He showed by an experiment
that hydrogen IA be passed into a
vacuum bulb through an incandescent
platinum window. In n similar way
sodium passes through glass, and this
is n useful bit of knowledge in the
manufacture of u tubes, because
sodium can be passed into the tube
to absorb the residual oxygen. Bel
Iati, the italian physicist, has shown
that hydrogen can pass through cold
Mater may therefore be gen.
orally regarded as full of holes.
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tack her, Bruce would kill him without
mercy or regret. She knew that he
would make every effort to bring the
offenders to the law. But the ability
to shoot a fleeing enemy In the back,
because of wrongs done long ago, was
past.
Bruce's vision had come to him. He
knew that If vengeance had been the
creed of the powers that ruled the
world. the sphere would have been de-
stroyed with fire long since. To stand
firm and straight and unfinching; not
to judge, not to condemn. not to re-
sent; this was true strength.
Il know" the girl said, her thoughts
wandering afar. perhaps the name
for 1t all is-tolerance."
Perhaps" he nodded. "And pos
sibly 1t Is only-worshipl"
.
The Turner'S had gone. The dim
ming lightning revealed the entire at
lacking party half a mile distant and
out of rifle range On the ridge; and
Bruce and Linda stole together out
lHtO Inc storm. ~
The green foliage of the tree had
already burned away, but some of the
upper branches still glowed against
the dark sky. A fallen branch smol-
dered on the ground, kissing in the
rain, and 1t lighted their way.
Awed and mystified, Bruce halted
before the ruin of the great tree. He
bud alpanCt fArrOtfa,, rha ctrags Af thu
moment just passed. 1t did o even
occur to him that some of his enemies,
Unseen before, might still be lurking
in the shadow, watching for a chance
to harm. They stood n moment in
silence. Then Bruce uttered one little
gasp and stretched his arm into the
hollow that the cleft in the trunk had
revealed.
The light from a burning branch be-
hind him had shown him Il small, dark
object that had evidently been inserted
in the hollow tree trunk through some
little aperture that had either since
been closed up or they had never OBJ
served. II was n leathern wallet, and
Bruce opened 1t under Linda's startled
gaze. He drew out a single white
paper.
He held 1t in the light, and his
glance swept down It's lines of faded
ink. Then he looked up with brighten
ing eyes
what is It'll" she asked.
The secret agreement between your
father and mine" he told her simply.
And we've won"
He watched her eyes brighten. II
seemed to him that nothing life had
ever offered had given him the same
pleasure. 1t "A n moment of triumph.
But before half OF Its long seconds
were gone, IL became a ONE of
despair.
A rifle spoke from the coverts be-
yond-one sharp, angry note that rose
distinct and penetrating above the
noise of the distant thunder. A little
tongue OF fire darted, like a snakes
head. In the darkness. And the trl-
umph on Bruce's face changed to n
singular look OF wonder.
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CHAPTER XVII

Bruce stood as If ~entranced, gazing
with awed face at the flaming tree.
There was little danger of the house
itself catching fire. The wind blew
the flame In the opposite direction /;
besides, the rains were beating on the
roof. The fire In the great tree itself,
however. was too well started to be
extinguished at once by any kind of
rainfall; but 1t did burn with less
~fierceness.
Dimiy he felt the girls hand grasp
ing at his arm. Her fingers pressed
until he felt pain. His eyes lowered
to hers. The sight of that passion
drawn face-recalling In an instant the
scene beside the camp fire his first
night at Trails End-called him to
himself. "Shoot, you fooli' she
stormed at him. 1.-THE trees lighted up
the whole countryside. and you can't
miss. Shoot them before they run
away"
He glanced quickly out. The clan
that had drawn within sixty yards of
the house at the time the lightning
struck had been thrown into confusion.
Their horses had been knocked down
by the force Of the bolt and were flee
ing. riderless. away. The men followed
them. shouting, plainly revealed in the
light from the burning tree. The great
torch beside the house had completely
turned the tables. And Linda spoke
true; they offered the best of targets.
Again the girls eyes were lurid Sits
between the lids. Her lips were drawn,
and her breathing was strange. He
looked at her calmly.
mo, Linda. I can't"
You can'tl" she cried. "You cow
ard-you traitorl Kill-kill-kIn them
while there's time !"
She sgw the resolve In his face, and
she snatched the rife from his hands.
She hurled 1t to her shoulder and three
times fired blindiy toward the retreat
ing Turner's.
AT that instant Bruce seemed to
come to life. His thoughts had been
clear ever since the tree had been
struck; his vision was straighter and
more ~far-reaching than ever In his life
before, but now his muscles weakened,
too. He sprang toward the girl and
49, 80 ne, ~ pm
strana ne' ne' WIN !"
w.
I,nu' ne saiu eehey'
$3.50 car.riuses now
~" = oniy ."o iel- ana we may
49, ~ sonle oencr .hne
heiu her from MN with MS arm
anu II WIS as ms strength flowed
into npr- Her blazinu avac cot,0ht
ms, anu Ior u iong second their Wits
pn'.'eu. Anu men a deep wonder
SEEMED TO come over her-
what is itf. she breathed. what
nave you round OUT!
sne spoke In a strange M distant
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aru-rou irattorl htl-hiN mem
While There's Time"
a great wing and was bearing down
upon the house. The lightning showed
them in strange, vivid flashes. Bruce
nodded slowly.
~ see" he answered. "rm ready"
'Then shoot them. quick-when the
lightning shows them" she whispered
In his ear. They're In range now
Her hand seized his arm. "What are
you waiting fort"
He turned to her sternly. Have you
forgotten we only have five shells7'
he asked. go back to Elmira."
Her eyes met his, and she tried to
smile into them.
'Forgive me, Bruce-it's hard-to be
calm"
But at once she understood why he
was waiting. The flashes Of lightning
offered no opportunity for an accurate
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CHAPTER XVIII

To Simon, the night had seemingly
ended In triumph, after all. II had
looked dark for a while. The bolt OF
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Think twice before you speak and
thrice before you write.
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llltlI dilllS Mlut, anu usually w Wy
out. The only trouble with these ac-
lions, as men who have been In bat
tlefields know very well, is that they
do not usually happen in real life.
Bruce, with Linda's eyes upon him,
took one rather long. troubled breath.
And he did look somewhat puzzled.
Then he looked down at his shoulder.
I'm hit, Linda" he said In n quiet
way. II think just n scratch"
The tremendous shock of any kind
of wound from n thirty-forty caliber
bullet had not seemingly affected him
outwardly at all. Some hours were
TO pass before he completely under
stood. The truth was that the shock
Of that rifle bullet, ordinarily striking
a blow of n half-ton, had cost him for
the moment an ability to make n
logical Interpretation OF events. The
girl moved swiftly, yet without giving
an Impression of leaplng, and stood
very close and in ron of him. In
one lightning movement she had made
Of her own body a shield for his, In
case the assassin In the covert should
shoot again.
Her arms went about and seized
his shoulders. "Stagger." she whls-
pered quickly. pretend to fall. It's
the one chance to save you"
He dispelled the mists in his W
brain and obeyed her. He swayed, and
her arms went about him. Then he
fell forwa ard.
Her strong srms encircled his waist
and with all her magnificent young
strength she dragged him to the door.
II was noticeable. however-to all
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
PAY FOREIGN LOAN,
is NEW HAVEN PLAN
Seeks to Borrow S31, ,324, 900
to Meet European Deben-
lures Due April 1.

With an application to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for permission to
borrow sSl. .32i goo from the United States
Government the New Haven railroad
made public its plans to meet the $27,-
$4,000 of its European held debentures
which mature on April 1. Efforts have
been made and still are being made to
persuade their holders to agree to an
extension of their maturity for three
years at per cent, which includes pay
ment of French taxes and other condi-
tions and expenses. The bankers
originally undertook to obtain the ex-
tension of the pound and franc sterling
debentures. but they were obliged to
report that an extension could not be
obtained unless some payment of the
principal was made. In fact, 10 per
cent. payment was suggested.
In view of the possibility that this
tentative plan of extension could not be
put into effect before April l. which is
the maturity of the obligation, and in
view of the exchange profits which
could be made by retiring the. issue at
current rates, the New Haven made the
application to the Government. stating
that of the s31. .324 600 applied for only
SIG, ,25S 600 would be required to meet the
face amount of s27 7,5S2, 163 at the prevail
ing rate for sterling. in which the
French holders have the option of de-
mandng payment. Following a meeting
of the company's directors Il. j. Pear
son. its president issued the following
sta atement:
"The application to the commission
was submitted for the purpose of pre-
senting the entire situation of the New
Haven to the Government. AS yet
there has been no formal action in
this matter. Negotiations in connection
with the extension of the European loan
are still in progress. There is nothing
definite in connection Herewith yet to
announce"
In connection with the application to
the commission. it is noteworthy that
the revolving fund of S00000.o0O created
under the transportation. act of 1920 will
expire OH March by limitation. II the
New Haven shall obtain the loan and
no other solution shall appear i'm the
realm of possibility. its total borrowings
from Government sources will exceed
500 100000. It's previous borrowing Gs
total about $50, 100000. The New Haven
has plenty of free collateral in its
treasury to obtain a further loan OF
the amount applied for.
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
INVESTMENT NOTES.
Puget sound Power 7As.

public utility investment yielding
an income of about Z per cent. can be
found in the Puget Sound Power and
Light Company's gold 7E per cent.
bonds. due in 1871. They were offered
last spring at 97Ia and have since adj
vanced to loo. The company through
ownership or control does substantially
all electric street and interurban rail-
way and the greater part OF the COM
mecial electric lighting and power busi-
ness in the Puget Sound district, in
Guiding Seattle Tacoma, Bellingham and
Everett. The company owns or controls
hydroelectric power plants having a
present development of 100000 horse
power. 1t serves population OF more
than hve hundred thousand and its ter
rltory is growing rapidly. In the twelve
months ended with November 30 the
companys gross earnings were $1O.034-
5O6, contrasted with $9,951 ,OOs in 1920.
the bonds are secured by a mortgage
Hen on substantially all property now
owned or to be acquired and by valu-
able collateral. They are redeemable
on any of their interest dates prior to
and including May l. 1926. at 1O5, there
aiter decreasing y per cent. annually.
Beginning on March TO- 1928, an an
nuai sinking fund OF S40O. 900 will be-
gin 10 retire the bonds at not above the
call price. The company pays the nor
mai income tax of per cent. Their in
terest is payable on May l and Novem-
Der l.
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Hudson and Manhattan First .,

several conservative bond houses arc
recommending the purchase Of tho Uud-
son ana Manhattan Railroads first lien
anu relundlng series A per cent. bonds.
uue IN 1897. For the business man they
can be considered good investments be-
cause OF their comparatively high in
come return and possibilities of apnre-
citation in price. Their prlncipaI is also
absolutely safe as the aggregate value
OF the property, on which the rnortga re
securing the bonds is n lien. is very
much in excess of the face amount of
ponds outstanding against it. The bonds
are secured by a first mortgage on the
tunnels from Fifteeeth street, Jersey
Slty' 10 the Pennsylvania Station in
Jersey city, and under the Hudson River
TO the Hudson Terminal Building in
Cortlandt street. They are a second lien
on the tunnel from Fifteenth street.
Jersey City. TO the Hoboken terminals
and under the Hudson River TO Chris
topher street and to Thirty-third street.
Ihey are also second lien on the Hud- :
son Terminal Buildings, 80 and so
Church street. The company has had
the benefit of 6 cent fare to the down
town terminals and 10 cents up town
since May, 1921. Its traffic consists
largely of commuters between Jersey
points and New York city and is stable
and subject to hardly any seasonal
variation. The annual interest require
ments on the bonds and their under
lying issues are about $2.200, 000 In
1870 that interest was earned 1.5J times
and In 1872 tho company's earnings
were much better. Early in this month
the company paid / per cent on ac-
count of accumulated dividends on its
adjustment income bonds i'm addition to
its regular 2ia per cent semi-annual
payment.
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Louisville and Nashville First 5H.

A legal bond offering a high income
yield Is the Louisville and Nashville
Railroads first and refundinc series A
1as. due in 2003. The bonds were Of
Tered originally i'm December at 1O1 and
interest by a syndicate headed by j. p.
morgan d Co. On their present prices.
between 102 and 103, they yield about
o'59 per cent. The issue is secured by
a direct or collateral mortgage on 5.116
miles of road, of which it is a first lien
on Cos miles and a second lien on e.565
miles. All its prior lien mortgages are
closed and bonds are reserved under
that mortgage to retire all its prior lien
issues. The Louisville, and Nashville
owns 4,272 and operates 5,O43 miles of
road. including lines from Cincinnati.
Ohia, via Louisville, to Nashville Its
lines extend. into Alabama. Louisiana
ana Georgia. with numerous branches
IN the coal and iron region around Bir-
niingnam. M ena There are outstanding sl2,-
'o3,0OO OF bonds, which are redeem
aoie as whole only on October l. 1926,
and thereafter at 1O2 and interest
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Dutch East Indies.

The twenty-five year external gold s
per cent bond OF the Dutch East Indies.
due in 19i7, originally offered in nc
ccmber at 94ia> rank among the best
foreign external bonds listed on the
New York Stock Exchange They arc
quoted for not much more than their
original Offering price. and an income
Of about 6.4J can be obtained from In
vestment in them. Tho islands of the
Dutch East Indies, the more impor-
tant Of which include Java, Surnatra,
Cclebos Madura. Dutch Borneo and
Dutch New Guinea, have an estimated
population Of about 1900. 900 and n
land area Of about 100000 square miles.
Tho islands are Hollands most impor-
tant colonial possession arc we'll gov
ernod and the inhabitants arc contonted
and Industrious. Trade between the
Dutch East Indies and the United states
has Increased rapidly In recent years.
The principal products OF the islands
include tin. iron, coal, gold. petroleum
and large variety OF agricultural com
moditics
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Average Bond Prices
February IL, 1922.
BOND NEWS AND NOTES.
s1o.2s4,aoo Car Trusts omered

The issue of s102s4,3oo Of the Balti-
smore and Ohid Railroads equipment
trust 6 per cent. gold notes, sold by the
Railroad Administration a few weeks
ago. is being offered by a syndicate com
posed of the Bankers Trust Company of
New York. Dominicll & Dominicll. Horn
blower & Weeks. Marshall Field. Glore,
Ward & Co., the Union Trust Company
of Pittsburgh Harrison, Smith & Co.
and Northern Trust Company of Chi
cago. The notes mature on January 10,
1928. to January 15. 1885, inclusive. and
are being offered at prices to yield $50
TO 5.75 per cent. The Director General
Of Railways by supplemental agreement
has subordinated the Governments lien
on the equipment to the extent of 33 1-3
per cent. of the notes of all their ma
TURTLES, and they will be stamped to that
effect. The unstamped notes now Of
fered represent first lien on standard
railroad equipment to the extent of ap-
proximately 5S per cent. of its original
cost.
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Bond Negotiations Quiet.

Apart from preliminary negotiations
in connection with new public utility
financing. which will not be consum-
mated before next week. officials Of big
distributing houses which buy new issues
from corporations and foreign Govern
ments had n very quiet day yesterday.
ft may he that agitation for bonus
legislation has dried UP sources OF new
issues. but more likely the fact is that
ttis months two holidays prevent much
activity before the final week of Febru-
airy or the first week OF March. What
ever the reason, the dullness in bond
circles was pronounced, and the aggre-
gate OF new financing for February IS
expected 10 be- an unusually small total
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Investors Take Sugar Issue.

Blyth. Witter & Co. have sold to in
California and Hawaiian Sugar Refin-
ing Corporations first mortgage Z per
cent. bonds at 100 and accrued interest.
The bonds are dated February /. 1922.
and mature on Feb. I, 1887. The issue
is non-callable for five years and call
able thereafter. only as whole, except
for sinking fund purposes. at los and
interest. The sinking fund. commencing
on February /, 1928, will retire the issue
by its maturity The sinking fund may
be used for the purchase of the bonds
in the market or for their call at 1929
and interest.
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Canadian Bonds.

In the Royal Bank Of Canada's report.
Issued last week Sir Herbert $. Holt.
It's chairman. says: These remarks on
economy have special force in their ap-
plcation to our Federal,
Provincial and municipal. Many gov
crnments and municipalities are tempted
by the facility In disposing of their Sc
curities during a cheap money market
period. such as they are entering upon
In the United States. to engage-in under
takings justified neither by population
ror financial position. Thus there is a
heavy drain on the country for tax pay
ments, great part of which are re-
mltted abroad in the shape OF interst on
foreign borrowings"
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
New Provincial Issue,

A new issue of S1.S90.0Oo OF the Prov
ince. of New Brunswick's ten year 5Ia
per cent. gold bonds is being offered at
80 ~ and interest by the United Finan-
Gal Corporation, Ltd. of Montreal and
London, England. The bonds are dated
January 16, 1922, are due in 1882 and
are direct obligations OF the Province
and are legal for savings banks
ia Connecticut. New Hampshire. Ver-
mont and other States. Their principal
and interest are payable in New York
by the Bank OF Montreal.
The New York herald., 1922-02-15
Nucccs County Offering.

C. w. McNear & co. are Offering
$4,000 of direct obligation 51a per
cent. bonds of Nueces county. Tex.
dated February 10. 1922, and due seri-
ally in 1929 to 1916, inclusive. They
are payable by unlimited ad valorem
taxes levied against all taxables in the
county. and are being offered at a price
to yield about s u per cent.