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Her Face.
tating because 1t was incomprehensi-
BILE. She received the papers from
Stewart and thanked him. He bowed,
then LED the black down the path to-
ward the corrals.
Madeline watched the weary horse
and rider limp down the path. What
had made her thoughtful? Mostly it was
something new or sudden or inexplic-
able that stirred her mind to quick
analysis. In this instance the thing
that had struck Madeline was Stew
arts glance. He had looked at her,
and the old burning, inscrutable fire.
the darkness, had left his eyes. Sud-
denly they had been beautiful. The
look had not been one of surprise or
admiration; nor had it been one Of
love. She was familiar, too familiar
of passion, for there was nothing
beautiful in that. Madeline pondered
And presently she realized that Stew
arts eyes had expressed strange joy
Of pride. That expression Madeline
had never before encountered in the
look of any man. Probably its strange
ness had made her notice it and ac-
counted for her blushing. The longer
she lived among these outdoor men
the more they surprised her. Particu-
larly, how incomprehensible was this
cowboy Stewart! Why should he have
pride or joy at sight of her?
The approaching automobile was on
the slope now, some miles down the
long gradual slant. Its velocity was
astounding. Long, gray wells, like pen
nants, streamed in the wind. A low
rushing sound became perceptible, and
| it grew louder, became a roar. The
car shot like an arrow past the alfalfa
field, by the bunk-houses. where the
cowboys waved and cheered. The
horses and burros in the corrals began
| to snort and tramp and race in fright.
| At the base Of the long slope of the
| foothill Link cut the speed more than
| half. Yet the car roared up, rolling
the dust, flying capes and wells and ul-
sters, and crashed and cracked to a
halt in the yard before the porch
| Madeline deserted a gray, disheveled
mass Of humanity packed inside the
| car. Besides the driver there were
seven occupants, and for a moment
| they appeared to be coming to life,
moving and exclaiming under the wells
| and wraps and dust-shields.
| Link Stevens stepped out and, re
moving helmet and goggles, coolly
| looked at his watch.
"An hour an quarter, Miss Ham
mond," he said. Its sixty-three miles
by the valley road, an you know
| there's couple of bad hills. reckon
we made fair time, considerin' you
wanted me to drive slow an SAFE"
From the mass Of dusty-veiled hui
manity in the car came low exclama
lions and plaintive feminine walls.
Madeline stepped to the front of the
porch. Then the deep voices of men
and softer voices of women united in
one glad outburst, as much a thanks
| giving as a greeting, Majesty"
Helen Hammond was three years
Younger than Madeline, and slender
pretty girl. Having recovered hel
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CHAPTER xI-continued.


"I've done the service. Only don't
mention pay to me. But there's one
thing I'd like you to know, and | find
1t hard to say. It's prompted. maybe,
by what ] know you think of me and
what I imagine your family and
friends would think if they knew. It's
not prompted by pride or conceit. And
it's tis: Such woman as you should
never have come to this Godforsaken
country unless she meant to forget
herself. But as you did come, and as
you were dragged away by those dev
lis, l want you to know that all your
wealth and position and influence-all
that power behind you-would never
have saved you from hell tonight. Only
such man as Nels or Nick Steele or
/ could have done that
Madeline Hammond felt the great
leveling force of the truth. Whatever
the difference between her and Stew
art, or whatever the imagined differ
ence set up by false standards of class
and culture, the truth was that here
on this wild mountain-side she was
only woman and he was simply
man. 1t was man that she needed,
and If her choice could have been con-
sidered in this extremity 1t would
have fallen upon him who had just
faced her in quiet bitter speech. Here
was food for thought.
Il reckon we'd better start now" he
said, and drew the horse to a large
rock. Come"
Madeline's will greatly exceeded her
strength. For the first time she ac-
knowledged to herself that she had
been hurt. STILL she did not feel much
pain except when she moved her Shout
der. Once in the saddle, where Stew
art lifted her, she dropped weakly.
The way was rough; every step the
horse took hurt her; and the slope of
the ground threw her forward on the
pommel.
"Here is the trail,'' said Stewart, at
length.
Not far from that point Madeline
swayed, and but for Stewards support
would have fallen from the saddle. She
heard him swear under his breath.
Here, this won't do" he said.
'Throw your leg over the pommel.
The other one-there."
Then, mounting, he slipped behind
her and lifted and turned her, and
then held her with his left arm so
that she lay across the saddle and his
knees, her head against his shoulder.
AS the horse started into a rapid
walk Madeline gradually lost all pain
and discomfort when she relaxed her
muscles. Presently she let herself GO
and lay inert, greatly TO her relief
For little while she seemed to be
half drunk with the gentle swaying OF
q hammock. Her mind became at once
dreamy and active, as If it thought
fully recorded the slow, soft impress
sions pouring in from all her senses.
She could not believe the evidence OF
the days happenings Would any OF
her people, her friends, ever believe
it7 Could she tell it? She remem
bered the ghoulish vlsages of those
starved rebels, and rnarveled at hei
blessed fortune in escaping them
Stewards arrival in the glade, the
courage with which he had faced tho
cutlawed men, grew as real to her now
as the iron arm that clasped her. Hal
st been an instinct which had impor
-uned her to save this man when ht
7ay i'll and hopeless in the shack a
chiricahua? In helping him had shi
iaedged round her forces that had jus
kcerstse - save her life or If no
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"There's a gang of bandits
riding on the ranch!"
(To BE coNTINUED.)


Being Literal.
The child was inspecting the guest
with that frankness that characterizes
children Of four.
The guest-a good sport--who I'M
derstood children, was submitting
gamely to the inspection.
my papa said sumpin' about you,
mister"
Indeed? l hope it was something
nice"
He said, my papa did, that you
had sumpin' above your eyes sides
hair"
well, that was fine! He meant to
say / had brains! I thank him for
the compliment"
II was just finkin'," went on the
child, looking at the mans shining
dome, tits a good fing you has brains,
or they surely wouldn't be no trufe In
what my papa said."-Farm Life.
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thing, not even popular novels of the
day. She was as absolutely ignorant
of the West as the Englishman, who
she said, expected to hunt buffalo and
fight Indians. Moreover, there was a
Satire note in the letter that Made
line did not like, and which reused
her spirit
When she finished reading aloud a
few paragraphs the old cattleman
snorted and his face grew redder.
did your sister write that?" he
asked. Does she think we're lot of
wild men from Borneof"
Evidently she does. / rather think
she is in for a surprise. Now, Still
well, you are clever and you can see
the situation. / want my guests to en-
joy their stay here, but | do not want
that to be at the expense of the feel
ings of all of US, or even any one.
Helen will bring a lively crowd.
They'll crave excitement-the unusual.
Let us see that they are not disap
pointed. You take the boys into your
confidence. Tell them what to expect.
and tell them how to meet it. | shall
help you in that. I want the boys to
BE on dress-parade when they are off
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EAST MEETS WEST

SYNOPSIS.-Arri at the lone
ly little railroad station at Ell Ca
Jon, New Mexico, Madeline Ham
mond, New York society girl, finds
no one to meet her. While in the
waiting room, drunken cowboy
enters, asks If she Is married, and
departs, leaving her terrified. He
returns with a priest, who goes
through some sort of ceremony,
and the cowboy forces her to say
"Si." Asking her name and learn
ing her Identity the cowboy seems
dazed In a shooting scrape out
side the room a Mexican is killed.
The cowboy let's a girl, Bonita,
take his horse and escape, then
conducts Madeline to Florence
Kingsley. friend of her brother
Florence welcomes her, learns her
story, and dismisses the cowboy,
Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
Hammond. Madeline's brother,
takes Stewart to task. Madeline
exonerates him of any wrong in
tent. Alfred, scion of wealthy
family. had been dhsmissed from
his home because of his dissipation.
Madeline sees that the West has
redeemed him. She meets Stillwell,
AIS employer, typical western
ranchman. Stillwell tells her how
Stewart beat up the sheriff to save
her from arrest and then lit out
for the border. Danny Mains, one
of StillwelTs cowboys, has disap-
peared, with some of StillwelPs
money. His friends link his name
with the girl Bonita Madeline gets
glimpse of life on western
ranch. Stewart sends Madeline his
horse Majesty. She buys out Still
well and Her Majesty's Rancho"
becomes famous She finds her life
work under 1.-The Light of Western
Stars" Learning Stewart had
been hurt in a brawl at Chiricahua,
Madeline visits him and persuades
him to come to the ranch as the
boss of her cowboys Jim Nels,
Nick Steele and Monty Price are
Madeline's chief riders. They have
feud with Don Carlos vaqueros,
who are really guerrillas. Made
line makes Stewart promise that
peace is kept They raid Don Car
los ranch for contraband arms.
Madeline and Florence, returning
home from Alfred's ranch, run into
an ambush of vaqueros. Florence
decoys them away, and Madeline
gets home safely. A raiding guer
rilla band carries off Madeline.
Stewart follows alone. He releases
the girl, arranging for ransom. Re
turning home with Stewart, Made
line finds herself strangely stirred.
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* a Romance
X By Zane Grey
Copyright by Harper and Brothers
Copyright by Harper and Brothers

that, more than life was to her? She
believed so.
A heavy languor, like blanket, be-
gan to steal upon her. She wavered
and drifted. With the last half-con-
scious sense of a muffied throb at her
ear, a something intangibly sweet,
deep-toned, and strange, like distant
calling bell, she fell asleep with her
head on Stewards breast.
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The LIGHT Of Western Stars

successful issue. Once more, for the
hundredth time, the mans reliability
struck Madeline. He was a doer Of
things.
Madeline advanced to the porch
steps. And Stewart, after, taking a
parcel of papers from a saddle-bag,
turned toward her.
Stewart, you are the best of
couriers," she said. 81 am pleased"
Dust streamed from his sombrero as
he doffed it. His dark face seemed to
rise as he Strengthened weary shout
ders.
Here are the reports, Miss Ham
mond" he replied.
AS he looked up to see her standing
there, dressed to receive her eastern
guests, he checked his advance with
violent action which recalled to
Madeline the one he had made on the
night she had met him, when she dis
closed her identity. A man struck by
bullet might have had an instant jerk
of muscular control such as convulsed
Stewart. In that instant, as her keen
gaze searched his dust-caked face, she
met the full, free look of his eyes. Her
own did not fall, though she felt a
warmth steal to her cheeks. Madeline
very seldom blushed. And now, con-
scious of her sudden color, genuine
blush famed on her face. 1t was irri-
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Can't Fool the Farmer
If an artist makes an error In a rural
picture, farmer will point it out first
thing.
, 1923-08-12
FLAPPER FILM
STAR IS SUED
FOR DIVORCE
Marie Provost Charged
With Desertion by
Sonny Gerke.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1i.@United
Press-one of fiimlands romances ap-
peared in the limelignt for the first
time today with the filing of a divorce
complaint by II. c. Sonny" Gerke.
against Marie Gerke. whom It Is said
by friends of the pair, is Marie Pre-
vost, "flapper film star"
Desertion is charged.
Friends assert that Marie Provost
married Gerke five years ago when
she was a bathing beauty and he
was an automobile salesman. Miss
Provost a always posed as being
unmarried.
Attempts to find Miss Provost today
ended in failure.
The complaint did not recite the
cause of the Gerke's difficulties and
Gerke is said to have refused to dis
cuss them. II was set forth that
Gerke and Marie Gerke were married
at Ocean Side on June %. 1918 ana
hat they separated on May rs, 1922.
There were no children, according to
the document.
Friends recalled that Gerke and
Miss Provost were often seen together
five years ago and he was frequently
noticed on the Sennett lot where she
worked at the time.
Lately Miss Provost has been seen
at numerous social functions with
Kenneth Harlan. screen leading man,
who himself secured a divorce about a
year ago.
, 1923-08-12
LAKE GOES
ON SPREES



NEDDRLAND. Colo, Aug. II. -
Now here. again there. But where
does 10 go?
disappearing lake" nesting com
fortabiy at the foot Of Arapahoe giar
cierS occasionally takes n seance with
parts unknown No rules of dccneanor
are obeyed by the delicate body OF
sparkling Ice water. It dances off on
a spree IN its secret subterranean
Fairgrounds by the time the next
party arrives to Wow its uncontrolled
antics.
Observers arc at n losa TO account
for the strange actions of the glacial
lake. Sometimes for days 1t will re-
main rs placid as a hotel clerk. At
others IT will rise and recede like the
pendulum OF n soap box orator. Only
solacs for those who would explain
its temperamental oscillations lies in
a precedent among tho liges OF Alaska
ghaciera which for years IA been tho
inexpiicable marvel OF scientific re-
beAruhs
, 1923-08-12
By ALEXANDER HERMAN.


WILLIAMSBURG. Mass. Aug. II.
What does a great man think
about7
The Prince of Wales or Lloyd
George. for instance
Do matters n world Importance
occupy their minds, or the trivialities
OF common everyday life?
Sir Edward Grigg. NJ. p, intimate
friend of both, ought to know. He
was secretary to Lloyd George and
he accompanied the prince on his trip
around the world.
What Sir Edward himself thinks
about mostly is the chance of finding
favorable omens of Americas re-
newed interest abroad. He is here
lecturing at the Institute Of Politics.
Now Il can't be told a y Sir
Edward-meaning he's mum OF what
his friends. the Prince OF Wales and
Lloyd George. r thinking about.
Instead OF disclosing Just whom
the prince is going to maryland
when-and whether Lloyd George ex-
poets e make a sensational leap
back into the premiership. Sir Ed
ward talks about such things as
these: Honeymooning-and Hiram
Johnson
"The Prince of waies7" Sir Ed
ward began his defensive. Charm
ing fellow. Beloved by all. But too
intimate a friend to talk about.
Lloyd George7 Extraordinary
man, tremendous worker. The
greater his difficulties. the greater
his spirit. Greatest man I know.
But too closely associated to discuss
him.
Honeymooning1 Oh. yes, said Sir
Edward, this was his second honey
moon. He and Lady Grigg were
married last January, n they took
their nrst honeymoon in Egypt.
IT believe in frequent homogeneous"
he said-and Lady Grigg nodded
assent. They make for happiness"
Hiram Johnson Sir Edward dis
cussed the senator's coattails as an
indication OF how little-sadly little.
he thinks-America interests herself
in European affairs.
you know" he said. that the
United states appeared to Europe In
the middle of the war like a comet of
~surpassing brilliance and power. You
shed light on our affairs. you exer-
cised a decisive influence upon them.
and then you completely disappeared
"sometimes the astronomers, or
perhaps I should call them the
astrolo9ers, tell US that at soma fu-
, 1923-08-12
100000 Lost
AS FIRE SWEEPS
BIG FLOUR MILL
Amana, Iowa, Mills Are
Damaged Greatly by
C~onflagration.

CDAR RAPIDS. iowa. Aug. IL
Fire which started shortly before
noon today in the flour mills OF the
Dutch Colony" at Amana. Iowa., rs
miles southwest of here did damage
estimated close to half a million dol
lars before 1t was put under control.
Starting in tho roof OF the flour
mills from a hot bearing, the fire
spread rapidly and within an hour
h a building. with thousands OF
bushels OF grain and a large quantity
Of iour were in ruins.
An urgent call for help was re-
ceived by the local fire department
shortly before l p. m. and seven men
with an engine and pumper were
loaded on fla ears and rushed to the
scene of the fire over the Milwaukee
railroad.
Bucket brigades were formed but
their efforts were made futile due to
the dry condition OF the huge wooden
structure and another call was sent
out to Marengo and Iowa City.
Licking It's way into the wooden
mills. principal factory OF the colony
the flames leaped through that build
ing destroying tw~enty-four looms.
thousands Of dollars worth Of fine
machinery and wooden goods in vari-
Gus process OF manufacture.
The power plant next in line caught
FIRE and several other buildings IL the
immediate vicinity of the woolen mills
also caught fire and were destroyed.
After the arrival of the local depart
ment h fire was placed under con-
troll shortly after 3 p. m. Joseph
Novak and Edward Piper of the
colony were overcome by smoke and
were carried from the burning build.
ing but will
Tho damage according to officials
of the colony will run between
ss5o.ooo and $500, 600 and is a total
loss. no insurance being carried.
The Dutch colony" is known
throughout the United States and
Europe for its exports of fine wooden
goods and cloth. Several hundred
thousands worth OF products are ex-
ported to Holland and other Euro
pean nations every year.
The colony is unique in It's char
acter and is the only ono OF its kind
in the United States.
, 1923-08-12

Approximately 100000 persons
have been carried over the severai
bus routes during the first eight
months Of 1898. The rate per month
is now probably averaging around a
quarter of a million passengers. These
figures Illustrate the increase in bust
ness that has come with the increase
in service.
The large yellow buses manufac-
tured by the White Motor company
first made their appearance in Cas-
per asst January first when w Of
them were put in operation over the
cY East Second street route. The first
OF the following mont of February
saw two more carriers active in the
, 1923-08-12

not need n rest, but consented to do
what Genera Sawyer thought best.
There was no sign OF faltering on
her part when she returned to the
White House to pack the Harding be-
iongings. She walked across the
broad avenue with steady step to
greet Miss Laura Harlan. her score
tary. who awaited her arrival.
She was accompanied by George
Christian. secretary to the late prest-
been her constant companions since
the death OF Mr.. Harding.
Inside the great nall OF the whits
House. Mrs. Coolidge was waiting
The W women met in affectionats
greeting. each exchanging a kiss.
Mrs. Coolidge remained a few
minutes. returning to the temporary
white House in tho Willard hotel
After Mrs. Harding is rested and has
completed her packing. It was said.
she will go over tho White HOUSE
with Mrs. Coolidge to inform her OF
many intimate details OF the house
hold management. such as Mrs. VII
son did when she was retiring as
mistress of the mansion.
Before leaving the train which ar
rived from Marion at $40 this morn
ing. Mrs. Harding called all the
newspapermen who were aboard the
funeral train into her private car 10
thank them for their considerations
and babe them good luc and
goodbye.
Mrs. Harding remained in bed dur.
ing most Of the day, but later she
went into the executive offices Of the
White House for a while, apparently
to go over some principal papers OF
the late president with Christian.
, 1923-08-12
1,5OO, 900 PERSONS CARRIED BY CASPER MOTOR
BUS COMPANY DURING THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS

north and southwest Casper line the
extra motor tram will probably CO.
operate with It in handling the over
flow. Starting with Sunday. August
10, an experiment will be made in the
way Of using the new bus for excur-
sion trips to Pathfinder dam.
In speaking OF the probable future
expansion OF the Casper Motor Bus
company in this city Wallace L. Eng
land, manager and his assistant, will
liam Utzinger, stated hat the pub
lie will be assured a full carrying ser
vice keeping pace with the growth OF
Casper and a continuation of the
present rate OF 5 cents.
, 1923-08-12

city, this time from southwest Cas-.
per to the Burlington addition. Then
the Grant street bus began serving
its district. July first the Kenwood-
East A. street route was established.
In all there are now six buses u
ming on schedule TO and from differ.
ent parts of the city.
A seventh bus was added the first
of this month and will be used main
~ in cases OF interrupted service
along established routes. Those
caught in the noon and evening rush.
es homeward Will find the situation
relieved by this special bus beng put
In operation. Since more difficulty Is
experienced in this respect on the
, 1923-08-12
PRINCIPAL In
villa MURDER
is CAPTURED

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 11-Jesus
Salas Barraza. federal deputy and
confessed participant in the ssassi
nation OF AIexico's most notorious
bandit. Francisco Pancho Villa, was
in prison hero tonight awaiting trial.
Barraza appeared little worried
over the outcome n talked freely of
the events leading up TO the sassi-
nation Of the former terror of tho
north" when he WINS arrested in
Monterey enroute TO the United
States border.
Preparations for opening Of the
trial were expected to require several
weeks.
, 1923-08-12
PLANT
UNDER GUARD
IN ILLINOIS

H~ILLsBoRo, ILL.,. Aug. 11.-OUnit-
cd PressSSir hundred and fifty Idi-
nois national guardsmen tonight
gunrthd the plant Of tho American
Zinc company here against threatened
attacks by striking employees.
The workmen. who struck when
tho company refused TO recognize a
recently organized union. voted
against any violence at a mass meet
ing tonight but tho military heads
here refused TO take any chances and
trops walked a picket line about tho
plant.
, 1923-08-12
Beautiful Indeed Are the New .
Fall Coats, Suits and Dresses

Inc coats and suits of rich materials-practically all of
them beautifully trimmed with fur and designed with the
most graceful lines m aginable-the dresses, of appealing
silks and satins and fine woolens, made to emphasize the
slender silhouette. - - - r~-~~,
eddy give the most enticng expression possible to the art O
g the modern woman. 1t will be a pleasure to show our con
1t your convenience.
, 1923-08-12

za~jraniczny disappeared on June
70 and is said to have had IS, 900 on
his person. He was asst seen in COM
pany with the men arrested here.
Police are also holding May zom.
man and Lena Sherman. IT year old
Covington girls who were said to
have been travelling with Boris and
Morris. The party is said to have
Travelled overland in a camping out.
fit.
, 1923-08-12
FARMER IS MISSING:
Two ARE HELD ON SUSPICION

OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 11-Depart-
ment OF justice operatives acting un.
DER Instructions from Marshal John
Daley of Providence. r. I. tonight
arrested Antoine Boris and Joe Nor
RS or C~ovington. r. /, and are hold
ing them for investigation in con.
nection with the disappearance of
Martin zajraniczny. wealthy coving-
ton farmer. The men are also charg.
ed with violating the Mann act.
, 1923-08-12
MRS. HARDING IS
PREVAILED upon
To SECURE REST
Belongings to Be Packed
AT White House Before
Final Leave Taking.
By FRAzIER

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l.-For the
first time since the death of her hus-
band. Florence Harding today yield
ed TO h advice OF her physicians
and consented to take a rest.
sim sustained by the spirit that
carried her during her ordeal, she
went to bed In the silent white
House. She protested that she did