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TIGHT SCREENS NEEDED
TO KEEP OUT INSECTS
Flies Find Way in But Not Out
Of the Smallest
Cracks.

Screens for windows and doors are
sometimes considered part Of the
permanent and sometimes part of the
changeable equipment Of a house. but
in any case the house should be well
supplied with them. not so much be-
cause flies and mosquitoes are dis
agreeable as because they actually
carry disease and are very dangerous
pests.
The screens which are made to fit
the individual windows and do not
need to be removed each time the
latter are opened are undoubtedly the
most convenient, but. IL they are too
expensive. cheaper kinds can be used
satisfactorily. If the ready-made. ad :
Unstable ones are chosen, care must
be taken to have them fit tightly.
If there are any cracks, flies and mos
quitoes will find their way in but not
out. Door screens should be provided
with springs so they will be sure to
close tightly.
Bronze wire mesh which will not
rust Is perhaps the most durable ma
terial for screens. Cheaper wire,
Evening star., 1923-07-14

and thirty-two thousand dollars. or
"a per cent, for residential buildings;
S15,233.000, or 80 per cent. for public
works and utilities; $6.2so.0o0. or 13
$S,S4s,000. or per cent. FOR educa-
tional buildings. and S2.606,000, or s
per cent. for industrial plants.
During the first six months of the
year construction started in this dis
trict has amounted to $316.06z.000, an
increase of 32 per cent over the first
half of 1922. Residential construc-
tion during the past six months
amounted to s1o9.766,OOO, or 80 per
Contemplated new work reported
during the month or June amounted
to $56.40G.000. a decrease of 27 per
cent from the amount reported In
May.
In Middle West.
Contracts awarded during June in
the central west Undiana, Illinois.
Iowa. Wisconsin, Michigan. Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma)
amounted to S120.3S6,O0O The in
crease over May was nearly 3 per
cent; over June of last year. a little
more than per cent. The following
important items appear in the June
record: $37.333.0 or 81 per cent, for
industrial buildings: $33,3O6,000, or
2S per cent. for residential buildings;
S22 2,513,000. or 10 per cent. for public
works and utilities; Sl0.4S7.0OO or 9
per cent. for business buildings. and
S6,sS6.OOO, or o per cent, for educa-
tional buildings
Total construction started during
the first half of the year has amount
ed to S575, ,233 900, nearly 8 per cent
more than in the corresponding Pc
riod of 1922. OF this total, S203.631.-
900, or Be per cent, was for residen-
tial buildings.
Contemplated new work report ed
last month amounted to l96,09S.000.
a drop of | 1 per cent from the amount
reported in May.
June was the fourth consecutive
month of heavy construction volume
in Minnesota. the Dakotas and north
ern Michigan. Although the June to-
tai of construction started (S16.537.-
0O0) was IS per cent under the May
figure, 1t was greater than any other
monthly total for the district. The
| increase over June of last year was
81 per cent. The larger items of last
months record We're: S5,654 900, or
81 per cent, for public works and
utilities: s4.630,000. or IS per cent.
for residential buildings; S2.763.Ooo.
or IL per cent. for educational build
ings. and sl.26S. 600, or s per cent, for
business buildings.
Contracts awarded during the past
six months have amounted to S76,-
$4,000. a record for the district. The
Increase over the first half OF 1922
was 6l per cent Residential con-
struction. amounting to s24,150. 900,
was 81 per cent of all construction
during the first half of the year
Contemplated new work reported
during June, amounting to s12,93l-
600. was 80 per cent under the amount
reported In May.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
HOME BUILDING
LEADS IN PERMITS
$454, 900 Estimated Cost Of
Projects Under Way Dur
ing Past Week.

Home building leads in the list OF
building permits issued by the Com.
missioners for the current week. The
aggregate estimated cost Of the prof.
ects carried in the permits totals
$454.000. The list includes several
home-building operations as well as
individual homes. and follows:
F. NJ. Johnson, to build, 3246-324s
Colorado avenue; cost, $4,000.
F. NJ. Johnson, to erect garage
3246-324S Colorado avenue: cost
$1,000.
r. l.. McKewen, to build dwelling
HOP Sd place northeast; cost, $25. 900
Shannon & Luchs, to build ter
homes, 3611-3629 T street; cost. $780,
900.
NJ. Carry, to repair. 445 7th street
! cost, $1,000.
John +. White, to build, 551o Lin
wood place; cost, $4,000.
j. w. Bovee, to repair, 1919 Rhode
Island avenue northwest: cost. $1,000
Thomas A. Cannon, to repair. 60t
Pennsylvania avenue; cost. $4,000.
c. NJ. Barb. to build, 2S11 26th
street northeast; $4,000.
st. Dominic's School. 9Th and
streets southwest; $4,000.
c. d. Sager. to build eight houses
southeast; cost. $4,000.
A. e. Johnson, to build, 2S09 Clancy
street; cost, $4,000.
Joseph John Thomas. to build, 1914
Floral street; cost. $1,000.
Joseph H. Wilson, to build, 121e
Floral street; cost. $1,000.
S. n. Fairchild. to build, 1912 Har-
rison street; cost, $4,000.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, to repair, 4th and G streets
northeast; cost, $4,000.
S. and NJ. Tavenner. to build, 263C
seth place: cost. $4,000.
J. NJ. Henderson, to build, 2s4I-294a
Upton street; cost, $4,000.
George H. Heitmuller. to repair
1911 14th street; cost, $4,000.
Ada L. Neff, to build, 4122 Chain
Bridge road; cost, $1.600.
H. l.. Flemer. to build, 1925 South
Dakota avenue: cost, $4,000.
! George Park, to build, ll3 Van
Evening star., 1923-07-14
MUST BOND CHINESE.

OTTAWA. July 14.-Changes IN
regulations affecting Chinese immi1
grafton have been announced by the
government. Applicants for substi-
tutional certificates in the future
must pay $25 and the fee for indors
ing passports will be SO.
Owners, agents or masters of YES
sells upon which Chinese are EN-
ployed. upon entering Canadian ports
must deposit cash bonds of $1,000 for
every Chinese employe.
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Buren, street: cost. $4,000.

Buren street; cost. $4,000.
NJ. N. Fonaroff. to repair. 2724 18th
street northeast; cost, S4,500.
ID. N. Nichols, to repair, 1901 p
street; cost, $4,000.
r. ID. MulIin. to build. 51a bsth
street northeast; cost. $4,000.
III. A. Kite, to build eleven homes,
3131-a161 Newton street northeast;
cost, $66.000.
John r. Callaghan, to build, 1905
ESD street northwest; cost, SEC, 900.
I. H. Letth, to build, l117-1119 2Ist
street; cost, $4,000.
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carefully painted. lasts fairly well,
and cotton netting is equally efficient
as lonE as 1t is whole. 1t is better to
have a house thoroughly screened
with netting thar badly screened with
wire. but the netting will have to be
carefully watched and frequently re-
moved to keep it fyproof.
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C0NvICTs TO CLEAN STREETS,

HAVANA. Cuba, July 1.-THE
government has detailed a large
number OF convicts to clean Havana's $
streets. Each squad consists of
three convicts guarded by two SOL
diers. It will be several days be-
fore the thoroughfares are cleared.
The garbage collectors have been on
strike three days.
Evening star., 1923-07-14

In olden times people believed that
a ring made of the hinge of a coffin
had the power of relieving cramps.
which were also mitigated by having
rusty old sword hung up by the
bedside.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
ETNA AGAIN FRETFUL.

ROME. July 14.-Mount Etna, which
has been quiescent since the violent
| eruption. is again slightly active. ac-
corddng to semi-official advices from
Sicily.
Evening star., 1923-07-14

Study of the stars indicates that
there Is no such thing as body abso-
lutely at rest in the universe.
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RimroCk Trail 9 ''"' ~: + Nate
! BY j. ALLAN DUN
Author Of
"A Man to His Mate"
WAMMWWMMW MMMWMM@

He slid his gears into high and lodged
around corners recklessly. A red lam
tern showed ahead In the middle of
the road. They crashed through a
light obstruction of boards and tres
ties. O~yerturning the lantern. and
plowed on oyer rough stones.
I'm mayor" said Goodwin with a
grin. "Breakln' my own rules but l
tigger that broken stencil bother 'em
some. Wen chance It,"
They lunged through, regardless OF
tires. and. behind them, the pursuing
ear ratified, lurched. skidded. A tire
blew out and as Goodwin swung a
corner with two wheels in the air the
sheriff's machine smashed viciously
across the sidewalk, poking It's crump-
ling radiator into a cottonwood.
"Brazen bulls" shouted Goodwin.
There she blows! You got to run"
The depot was ahead, to n side
OF the embarrassing. The train, its
Changing bell slowing for the stop,
ground to q halt. the conductor swing
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To her right was the cliff, Shiny
with water, the trail so narrow that
now and then her elbow dug into the
soft stuff. The light rayed upward
at an acute angle. In a few moments
close TO the top. The mare already
stood on a level ledge Of slde-juttlng
rock. from which one could look down
INTO the canyon Of the oaks and the
unfailing stream.
Sandy heard a cry from Molly and
saw, through the curtain of the fall
ing rain, the w%ide-fared nOstrils of
her horse, Its eyes %protrudlng as the
brute. with the ground stopping away
beneath him, slid slowly down toward
the gulf, the girl, her weight flung for
ward on the withers. her face white
as paper, turning to him mutely for
help. IL was a bad moment. Sandy
had no space to turn in, no chance
TO whirl his lariat, even for a side
throw. There was no time to spin a
loop. But his hand detached the rope,
flying fingers found the free end as
he pivoted in the saddle, thighs weld
ed TO the mare.
take a turn about the horn" he
shouted. "Hang to the end yo'se'fl
He sent the line jerking back. whis-
Ting as il streaked across the girls
shoulders. She clutched for IL, with
plenty Of slack, snubbed II about the
saddle horn, clung to the end, made
. If.bt 30 ~ zl,,,t hN. lN.I,
Sandy spoke to the mare.
"Steady, iii lady. steady !" The
rope was about his own horn; he
thanked God that he had examined the
clnches of Moliy's saddle. The bay
was c~at-footed with the help of the
mare Sandy believed he could dig and
scrape and climb to safety.
He felt Goldie stiffen beneath him,
braced against the strain she knew
was coming, The taut lariat hummed,
it bruised into SandySs thigh. Behind,
the bay snorted. struggling CALAMITY.
They were poised on the brink of
death for a moment, two-three-and
then the mare began to move slowly
forward, neck curved, ears cooked to
her masters urging. while the bay
sloshed through the treacherous muck,
found foothold. lost 1t, made a frantic
leap, another. and laLled trembling
ON the ledge. Sandy leaped from his
saddle and caught Molly, sliding from
her seat In sheer exhaustion and the
revulsion of terror, cllnging closely
to him.
I'm all right" she said. 81 was
scared an yet | knew you'd pull me
out. Pm plumb shamed Of myself.
Jest like a id gel to act that way"
"Shucks! You wasn't half as scared
as the bay. Wonder did he strain
himselff" He passed clever hands
over the bays legs, talking to II.
"Yo're all. right, oil surelegs. Right
as rain" Sandy recoiled his lariat,
gave Molly a hand TO her foot to lift
her to her saddle, mounted himself.
and they rode slowly down. The tur-
moil of running waters far below bur-
dened the night, but the danger from
the storm was over.
Train time was long past. Sandy
knew nothing Of the change of sched-
ule, but he was confident Of winning
clear. He knew a mar In the little
town they We're aiming for whose liv-
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o CALL

SYNOPSIS.-To the Three-Bar
ranch, Arizona. owned Jointly by
Sandy Bourke, Mormon Peters
and soda Water sam" Manning.
a fine collie makes It's way, in the
last stage OF exhaustion. Inscrlp-
ton on it's collar says Its name
Is Grit, property OF p. Casey"
Seeming a desert tragedy, Bourke
and Sam mount and let the dog
lead them. The two find a dying
man, Patrick Casey, pinned under
an overturned wagon. Kneeling
beside the wagon is his young
daughter Molly. fifteen. They ex-
tricate the old p~rospector. who dies
repeating "Molly-mines!" "Tn
look out for that. pardner.' SAYS
Sandy. II is agreed that Molly
stays as mascot OF the ranch. she
and the Three Musketeers' be-
coming partners In the mines.
Sandy insists upon an education
for Molly. Jim Plimsoll. gambler,
visiting the ranch, insults Molly.
He claims he grubstaked Casey,
which made him the old mans
partner. Mormon drives him OF.
Starting with a gold eagle. Molly's
luck piece. Sandy. with Sam. PLAYS
faro at Plimsolls place, winning
$1,000. IL Is arranged that Molly
shall go East to be dedicated"
A ~neighbor. Miranda Bailey. warns
the ranchers that Jim Pllmsoll. as
Patrick casey's partner claims
guardianship of Molly. and the an,
thorities stand In with him. Sandy
determines TO take the girl to New
Mexico. 10 an old friend Barbara
Redding, for advice. The three
men. with the girl. set out. Pur-
sued by the sheriff and Pl'msoll
the ranchers separate, Mormon and
Sam returning. and Sandy and
Molly going on.
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IS[@S&a!la
OA1 90 9O
NARY H BONNER
PIGS PAsTlME

"Grunt, grunt." said Grandfather
Porky Pig.
Cant you think up anything new
to sayY' inquired Miss Ham.
"Ncthing," said Grandfather Porky
Pig, (which better tells the way ] feel
than those two expressive words,
'Grunt. Grunt'."
"WelI," said Miss Ham, 81 win ad-
NIT that 'squeal, squeal,' are two
words Of which I'm particularly fond,
but still you begin all conversations.
IL seems TO me, with 'Grunt. Grunt.'
perhaps we should not call them
two words. After all, they're only
one"
"NOw be careful" said Grandfather
Porky Pig. Don't try tc be too fussy
about words OF you'll get all mixed up.
You were getting in pretty deep WREN
you were saying that the two words,
after all, were only one Curious
speech, that"
What do you mean by saying was
getting In deep?" asked Miss Ham.
deep in what?
deep In mistakes" said GRANDPA
ther Porky. "You were getting beyond
your depth In what you knew. That
can be done. oh, yes, one. can get be-
yond ones depth in more than the va
ter.
"When people try to talk about some
thing which is beyond their knowledge
they get in too deep, too. They get all
confused and mixed UP.
THAT is what | mean.
"You said | began all conversations
woth 'Grunt, Grunt.' Maybe | do. l
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"GoId!" he cried. They've
struck pay dirt at Dynamite!"
(To BE C~oNTINUED.J
Follow Line Of Vegetation.


The great nomad tribes of western
Asia, to whom we give the generic
term Of Bedouin, spend the winter
months In central Arabia, which is
their homestead: but as spring ap
proaches they start slowly northward
with their women folk and their tents
their camels, horses and sheep. fol.
lowing the receding line of vegetation
until summer finds them In the Kurd.
ish foothills. With autumn the south
ward trek begins, so that, by keep
ing almost constantly on the move.
they are able TO provide their beasts
with pasturage the year round. As
the Bedouins' s,le source Of wealth
u In their animals, the necessity OF
providing them with food, rather than
any inherent love for wandering. I'M
pels them to lead their curious no
madic e~xistence.-E. Alexander Pow.
ell In Harper's Magazine.
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ing fEom a platform to glance at the
clear board. He waved ahead as
Sandy and Molly raced up and clam
bered to the platform from which
the trainman had dropped off. Now
the latter remounted while the train
restarted. gathered speed.
where to?" he asked Sandy. ur.
veying the pair of them ~curiously.
Got reservations?'
Bound for Boville, New Mexico.
On the Ell Paso and Southwestern.
What's the charges? No reservations,
but we rode fifty mile across the
mesa to make the train"
Sandy produced his roll and at the
same time he grinned In the light of
the conductors lantern. And Sandy's
smile was worth much more than or.
binary currency. 1t stamped him bona
fde, certified his character. The con-
ductor's profession made him apt at
such Endorsements.
"We take you to Phoenix" he said.
"Change there for FL Paso. 1 can
give you a spare upper for the lady"
Molly, all eyes, tired though they
were, was staring at the Pullman
Afro-American, flashing eyes and
teeth and buttons at her and even
more at Sandy.
"Fine!" said Sandy. Smokers
good enough TO me. He's got a bed
for you. Molly. See you in the morn
ing"
He waited, countenancing her while
she climbed the short ladder TO the
already curtained berth. Molly's sys-
ten might be aquiver with wonder but
she never showed loss of wits or poise.
She might have travelled so a hundred
times. Back of the curtain she curled
up half-undressed but. even as Sandy
registered to himself with a low
chuckie: "She never turned a hair or
SHE'D"
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CHAPTER VII
The Pass Of the Goats.

In the throat OF the gorge the
shone red on the tawny cliffs. 1t was
close to seven O'Clock. Sandy's lean
face was anxious. The girl dropped
In her seat. tired from the long climb,
not yet Injured to the saddle.
Sandy had only once crossed the
Pass of the Goats and that was years
before. There had been washouts
since then. Several times they were
forced 10 dismount and lead the nerv-
Gus beasts. Sandy doing the coaxing
helping Molly Owe the difficult places.
He rode a mare named Goldle and
the girl a bay with a white blaze that
Sandy had chosen for the mountain
work and which had been brought to
item at the lava strip.
The mare halted. neck stretched
out, turning It to look fnquiringly at
her master. A sharp incline lay ahead.
the path little better than one made
by the goats for which the pass was
named. Behind, Molly's mount fol-
lowed suit. blowing at the dust. Sandy
patted the mares neck and dis
mounted.
."Yo're sure game. Molly he said
a%dmiringly; "you must be clean tuck
cred out"
She shook her head with an attempt
at a smile.
I'm be glad when we start goin'
down. fer q change" she admitted,
looking into the gloomy trough of the
canyon through which the night wind
soughed.
'rli tighten up yore cinches." said
Sandy. worst OF the climbs Jest
ahead. Then we start to drop down
t'other side. You don't have to git
or He tugged at the feathers, his
knee against the bays ribs as she
grunted.
.Yon amt much furtheh to 60, III
hawss,s he chatted on. eDownhill all
the way soon, an then a drink to
wash out yore mouth an the best feed
In Caroca To- the pair OF you.'
"Gits dark mighty quick up here"
said the girl.
A great cloud was ~ballooning above
them. like a dlrigible that had lost
b%uoyancy and was humping along the
mesa ridge. ITS belly was black. Its
western side ruddy In the sunset.
Sandy viewed II apprehensively. The
cloud was soggy with moisture. Burst
Ing, II would send torrents foaring
down every ravine. wash out wealth
cred masses Of earth, sweep all be-
fore 1t as II. gathered forces and
rushed out on the desert.
Where Molly and Sandy rode they
were exposed to the frst drench OF a
~cloudburst.
Sandy examined his own cinch and
frightened II before he mounted. And
he whispered something In the mares
a thar caused her to lip his sleeve.
"I.et yore hawss have his own way.
Molly" he said. "rm lettin' Goldie
do the pickin' TO the lead. Ready?"
II was growing cold in the twilight.
One spire ahead gIowed golden. The
cloud drifted down upon il. glooming
and glowing ON its sunset side. The
crag pierced Il. ripped 1t as II glided
olopg. like the knife OF d diver IN the
belly Of a shark. A cold wind blew
from tile riven mass. Then came the
hiss Of descending waters.
Through the steady patter began to
sound the savage voice OF torrents
falling over cliffs. rapids rising and
eureing IN deep gorgcs. The we'ness
snH fho roId eanDpd Mollyss vitality
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can think Of no better way Of begin
ming a conversation, and surely q con-
versation must be begun somehow.
You can't just plunge into a conver-
sation right In the middle. That isn't
polite, and it Wouldn't be fair to the
conversation.
1T would surprise II too much.
Yes, the best way is to have a coed
beginning. Now. say 'Grunt, Grunt'
just as some would say:
"'How-do-you-doT
THAT'S my way"
"You almost speak as though a rom
versation had feelings" said Miss
Ham.
"A conversation she continued,
wouldn't care II you did jump right
into the middle Of IT,"
"You cant tell" said Grandfather
Porky. Very strange things happen.
But you're not letting me get far In
my talk" he added.
'Dear me, did you have something
else to say?" asked Miss Ham.
"Of course" said Grandfather Porky.
81 have something else to say. mere
~ begin by 'Grunt, Grunt' and then |
grunt a long, interesting conversation"
aid let some one else call II inter
esting," said Miss Ham.
perhaps no one will" said Grand
father Perky. II thought I'd make sure
OF some one and so l said ii myself. I
can always be u Of myself"
Its something that you're pleased
twisted her little tail.
well let me hear what you have TO
say" she added. II know you want
to tell me-
Not unless you want to hear" said
Grandfather Porky.
"If ! should say I didn't you'd be a
sad pig" said Miss Ham.
And. as Perky knew hat was the
truth, he didn't say anything more
about being anxious that she should
want to hear him. but began to talk
right away.
II heard the other day that every
one had q favorite pastime.
THAT meant that everyone had a
favorite amusement or way of passing
time pleasantly and enjoyahly.
"And so ! decided we should have
q pastime-we pigs.
THE pastime which we wQnld decide
upon ms our favorite would be the re-
suit of a vote, and so I'm going to ask
all the pigs to vote On what they think
should be considered wi favorite pas.
time.
"The pastime which receives the
greatest number Of votes will be
chosen"
So all the pigs were called. and
they all voted on the favorite pastime
Of pigs.
Anc every one voted for the same
sastime the delightful pastime OF eat
.ng.
Yes. every one Of them voted for
that;
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Taught England to Smoke.

The first iaaB TO make cigarettes for
the benefit of these islands was Mr..
Ni,holas CnuiIdIuris, ii Greek who be-.
came AN American citizen. II was III
1858 that he brought ten haIes IF Turk.
ish tobacco TO England and started to
make cigarettes, which were then uIr
known.
AT first" Mr.. CoundWhris told me,
''only q few people adopted the new
haiti; they Included the theu Prince
Of Wales and Lady Merchant. II took
much patience and perseverance, be-
fore cigarette smoking becalne, popu.
lar"
Mr.. Coundouris. who is one Of The
most picturesque iignres- ia LONDON, is
eighty-s.ye.. ard is atie IL speak &c
lsngueges.-Lon.ton Tlt-Bits.
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he Cataract
SIOUX FALLS. S. 0.

A hotel provided with all
modern c~onveniences
ITO rooms Go with private
oath Rates 81 30 and up
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On Saturday NIGHT

Teacher-Now. Willie. WI ut Is the
Order OF the Bathf
Willie p-izzied)-Johnny comes
.rsf. then Henry. then the baby. and
hen me.-I0ndon Answers.
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The worst education which teaches
seIf-denial Is better than the hest
which teaches everything else ; VI not
~thaL--John Sterling.
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Prayer books bay yet get a re
vision thaf viii Include a petition for
those who 60 w IN airships
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She Rode With Hands on the Saddle
Horn, Her Head Bowed, Water
Streaming From the Rim Of Her
Stetson.
cry stable was. In the march of the
times. divided between horses and ma
chimes. There he expected to put mp
the horses until they could he re
turned to Three Star. and there he
figured on hiring a car and a driver
II. as he anticipated. there were no
more trains that night. He believed
that Mormon and sam had delayed
the sheriff. Probably the latter had
given up the chase. but there was no
telling. They should lose no time In
getting out OF the stnte.