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CHAPTER viI-continued.

"NOthin doin, old timer. This IL
my job. md I don't reckon I'll let any.
body else tackle II. Much obliged,
Just the same You're one sure
enough white man. Johnnie"
The little fellow knew TINT the mat
ter was settled. Clay had decided and
what he said was final. But John
ME worried about 1t all the way. At
the last moment, when they separated
at the street corner. he added one Inst
word
Don't You be too venturesome. son.
II them guys got you 1t sure would
break me all up"
Clay smiled cheerfully. They're
not goin' TO get me. Johnnie. Don't
forget to remember not to forget yore
part. Keep under cover for thirty min
utes; then II l haven't shown up,
holler yore head of for the cops"
They were passing an alley as Clay
finished speaking. He slipped Into Its
friendly Darkness and was presently
lost to sight. II ran into an inner
court which was the center Of tortu-
bus passages. The cattleman stopped
TO get his bearings. selected the likeli-
est exit, and brought up In the shell
ter Of small porch. This, he felt
sure. must be the rear of the house
he wanted
A strip of lattice work run IN the
side Of the entrance. Very carefully,
testing every slat with his weight be.
fore trusting himself to 1t, he climbed
up and edged forward noiselessly upon
the roof. On hands and knees he
crawled to the window and tried to
peer In.
The blind was down. but he could
see that the room was dark. What
danger lurkcd behind the drawn blind
he could not guess. but after a mo-
ment. to make sure that the revolver
beneath his belt was ready for in
slant use, he put his hand gently on
the sash.
His motions were soundless as the
fall Of snowflnkes. The window moved
slowly. almost imperceptibly, under the
pressure Of his hands. warily he lift
ed one leg into the room. His head
followed, then the rest Of his body.
He waited. every nerve tensed.
There came to him sound that
sent cold finger-tips playing tattoo
up and down his spine. 1t was the In.
take Of some ones cautious breathing.
His hand crept to the butt of the
revolver. He crouched. poised for
either attack or retreat.
A bath of light flooded the room and
swallowed the darkness. Instantly
Clay's revolver leaped to the air.
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Clay's eyes were on the gutter above
while he jerked his way down a foot
at time. A face and part OF a body
swung out into sight.
"We've got yuh. Come back. or ri
shoot" voice called down.
A revolver showed against the black
sky.
The man from Arizona did not an
swer and did not stop. He knew that
shooting from above Is an art that few
men have acquired.
bullet sang past his ear just as he
swung In and crouched on the window
sill. Another one hit the bricks close
to his head.
The firing stopped. A pair OF uni
formed legs appeared dangling from,
the caves. body and head fol-
lowed these. They began to descend
jerkily.
Clay took a turn at the gun-play.
He fired his revolver into the air. The
spasmodic jerking Of the blue legs
abruptly ceased.
"Yuh'd better give up quietly. We're
bound to get yuh," an officer shouted
from the roof by way Of parley.
The cattleman did not answer ex-
cept by the smashing Of glass. He had
forced his way into two houses within
the past hour. He was now busy
breaking into third. The window had
not yielded to pressure. Therefore he
was knocking out the glass with the
butt OF his revolver.
He crawled through the opening
just as some one sat up In bed with
a frightened exclamation.
"Who-is-s-s-si tr masculine
voice asked, teeth chattering.
Clay had no time to crafty idle
curiosity. He ran through the room
reached the head Of the stairs and
went down on the banister to the first
floor. He fed back to the rear of the
house aud stole out by the kitchen
door.
The darkness Of the alley swallowe cd
him. but he could still hear the shouts
of the men on the roof and answering
ones from new arrivals below.
Five minutes later he was on boart
street car. He was not ut all par
ticular as to Its destination. He want
ed to be anywhere but here. Thi
neighborhood was getting entirely to,
active for him.
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CHAPTER TX
The cansman Sees Red.

Exactly thirty minutes after Clay
had left him to break into the house,
Johnnie lifted his voice In loud wall
for the police. He had read some
where that one can never find an
officer when he Is wanted, but the
Bull-of-Bashan roar Of the cowpuncher
brought them running from all direc-
lions.
Out Of the confused explanations Of
the range-rider the first policeman to
reach him got two lucid statements.
They're white-slavin' straight
girl. This busher says his pal went In
to rescue her half an hour ago and
hasn't showed up SINCE" he told his
mates.
With johnnie bringing up the rear
they made noisy attack on the front
door of Number 121. Almost immedi-
ately 1t was opened from the inside
Four men had come down the stairs
In a headlong rush to cut of the es-
cape OF one who had outwitted and
tainted them.
Those who wanted to get In and
those who wanted to get out all tried
to talk at once, but as soon as the
police recognized Jerry Durand they
gave him the floor.
Were after a hat-worker," ex-
planned the ex-pugilist. "He must be
tryin' for roof getaway" He turned
and led the joint forces back up the
stairs.
Thugs and officers surged up after
him. carrying with them In their rush
the Runt. He presently found himself
on the roof with those engaged In a
man-hunt for his friend. When Clay
shattered the window and disappeared
inside after his escape from the roof.
johnnie gave deep sigh of relief.
This gun-play got on his nerves, since
Lindsay was the target of 1t.
The bandy-legged range-rider was
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of the gutter and filth OF the earthf
Where l come from men fight clean
and out In the Open They'd stomp
you out like rattlesnake."
He whipped open the door, stepped
out, closed 1t, and took the key from
his pocket. A moment, and he had
turned the lock.
From within there came a rush that
shook the panels. Clay was already
busy searching for Kitty. He tore
open door after door, calling her loud
ly by name. Even In the darkness he
could see that the rooms were empty
of furniture.
There was crash Of splintering
panels, the sound of bursting lock-
Almost as though It were an echo of
1t came heavy pounding upon the
street door. Clay guessed that the
thirty minutes were up and that the
Runt was bringing the police. He dived
back into one of the empty rooms
just In time to miss rush Of men
pouring along the passage to the stairs.
Cut off from the street, Clay took
to the roof again. II would not do for
him to be caught In the house by the
police. He climbed the ladder, pushed
his way through the trapdoor opening,
and breathed deeply of the night air.
But he had no time to lose. Al
ready he could hear the trampling Of
feet mp the stairs to the second story
Lightly he vauted the wall and
came to the roof door leading down
to number 1913. He found II latched
The caves of the roof projected so
far that he could not from there ge.
hold on the window castings below
He made vain circuit of the roof
then passed to the next house.
Again he was out of luck. The ten
ants had made safe the entrance
against providers of the night. He
knew that nj any moment now the DO
lice might appear In pursuit OF him.
There was no time TO lose.
lie crossed To the last house In the
block--and found himself barred out
AS he rose from his knees he heard
the voices of men clambering through
the scuttle to the roof. At the same
time he saw that which brought him
to instant action II was rope clothes
line which ran from post to post. dan
Cling from one corner of the building
to another and back TO the opposite
one.
No man In Manhattans millions
knew the value of rope or could
handle one more expertIy than this
cattleman His knife was open he
fore he had reached the nearest post.
One strong slash Of the blade severed
II. In six long strides he was at the
second post unwinding the line. He
used his knife n second time nj the
third post.
with def motions Clay worked
swiftly. He was fastening the rope
to the chimney OF the house. Every
Instant he expected to hear a voice
raised in excited discovery of him
crouche,l IN the shadows. But his
fingers were as sure and as steady as
though he had minutes before him IN.
stead ot seconds.
RS the guy--over by the chin.
neg.
Clay threw the slack of the line from
the roof. He had no time to test the
strength of the rope nos Its length.
As the police rushed him he slid over
the edge and began to lower himself
hand under hand.
The wide caves protected him. A
man would have to hang out from,
the wall above the ledge to see him
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Aos Not a Matter Of vsars.

Age counts for much less thar II lid
a generation ago. People do not sub.
nit so readily to the growing-old proc
ess. They are realizing more and
more that yolth Is not physical af-
fair at all The new psychology
which is quietly. but deeply. affecting
h,snan thought In many directions. Is
,eaching man that healthy labor.
cheerful thinking. and useful interests
in life go long way towards preserv.
Ing fitness and freshness Of body and
mind.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Land Rich In Birds.

More than $50 species Of land birds
have been found in that little Central
American republic Costa RIGA. where
as, In all America north of Mexico only
500 species are known. The figures
give some conception Of Central Amer.
lean bird life.
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w..h,no white Furniture.

II your white furniture is nct ssasmr
eled, Il should be washed n little a.
a time with hansoap. II Il Ia enam
Ned, u neutral soup should be used
Each spot, AZ 1t Is washed. should h
thoroughly dried.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Russian WoIfhound Fast.

The swiftest dog In the world, the
borzoi, or Russian wolfhound. has
made record runs that show IS feet
In a second, which would give It u
speed Of 1880 feet In a minute II the
pace could be kept up.
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were trying to ambush him In the
house next door the s,s''s plan might
save him. He would have a chance
ut least to get them Unexpectedly In
the rear.
1t could have been scarcely more
than two minutes later that the young
woman Joined him. They padded soft.
~ along the corridor till they came To-
flight Of stairs running up. I =,
girl led the way, taking the trc:i,,s
without noise In her stockinged feet.
Clay followed with the utmost caution.
She took him toward the rear to a
ladder which ended AZ dormer half
door leading to the roof. Clay fumbled
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
am be sayin' oood-by, Miss
Beatrice, until you send for me-"
AS WRITERS OF HUMOR
GO BE cONTINUEDJ

literature. He travelled end lectured
extensively on 1.-The Probabilities Of
Life; Perhaps Rain. Perhaps Not"
He said: There's cheats In all things;
even pizen Is adulterated." He WIS q
delightful man aud never did a mean
thing In his life. and never had an
enemy among good men. Josh Bill
ings" died of apoplexy In Monterey,
Cal
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Clay did his best under the handicap
Of a lack Of entente between him and
the authorities to search New York
for Kitty. He used the personal col
umns OF the newspapers. He got In
touch with taxicab drivers, ticket-sel-
lers, postmen, and station guards. All
the time he knew that In such maze
as Manhattan 1t would be a miracle II
he found her.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
Organized Rescrves-National Guard
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Reserves-National Guard

to active duty for indefinite periods
without their consent. In any other
emergency the service of reserve Off
GERS will be voluntary and will, in
general. be limited to those reserve
officers who have expressed in writing
desire for such service.
The mobilization of the Army in
an emergency will be largely one
of organizations and officers will be
caiieo to duty with the organizations
to which thoy have previously been
assigned. 1t will be the policy to
/, give to resnrve officers, who have in
for service, priority for duty in an
emergency over those officers woh de-
cline or fail to obtain appointments
in time of peace.
ACTIVE duty in time of peace-All
reserve officers residing within the
territorial limits of any corps area
are available for selection by the
corps area commanders for fifteen
days training without reference to
chiefs of activities or branches. ex-
cept those officers Of the general as
signment group and branch assign
ment group specifically excepted by
chiefs of activities or branches. Spe-
c1ally selected officers may be called
to active duty from time to time for
the following duties: AS additional
members of the War Department gem
eral staff; to attend the various
service schools; for duty with or
CARNATIONS OF the Regular Army or
organized reserves: as instructors at
training camps or schools, and for
miscellaneous military duties for
which the officer is specially quail
fled.
PAY allowances-A reserve officer
when on active duty shall receive the
same pay and allowances as an officer
of the regular service of the same
grade and length of active service
and mileage from his home TO his
first station and from his last station
TO his home. but shall not be entitled
to retirement or retired pay. Pay
status begins on the date that the
officer officially complies with the or
der calling him to active duty and
ends when he is relieved from active
duty. In time of peace an officer re-
lieved from active duty is entitled
to pay during the actual time re-
quired to travel from his last station
to his home, to be computed over the
shortest travelled route"
Capt. John w. Weeks. formerly of
the Sd Cavalary and adjutant OF Fort
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Meyer. is at Walter Reed Hospital
with broken leg. sHe Is In ward 10.
At the present time Capt. Weeks sta
tion Is with the demonstration troop
I'd Cavalry, at Fort Riley.
With the close of the Coast Artil-
Iery reserve officers camp at Fort
Monroe resolutions were adopted by
those who attended the camp express
ing their gratitude to the cammand-
ing generals of the Sd and 9Th Corps
areas, as we'll as the chief of Coast
Artillery. for the opportunities afford
ed them in taking this training.
Fifty-two officers of these two
corps areas attended the camp and
the course covered two weeks of in
tensive training. Part of this train
ing was at Fort Eustis, where prac-
tical gunnery problems were solved
by actual firing. The armament used
at Fort Eustis included the 155 nm.
G. P. F.'s eight-inch howitzers and
twelve-inch railroad mortars. The
program at this post also included a
complete inspection of all the mobile
artillery and artillery material at the
fort. The greater part OF the train .
ing, of course, was at Fogt Monroe.
including work on both the fixed sea-
coast defenses and the mobile three
inch anti-craft guns and machine
inch anti-aircraft guns and machine
guns. Practical instruction was sup
plemented by conferences in the Ar
were conducted by the Regular Army
officers serving as instructors at the
school.
One of the interesting features of
the camp was the opportunity afford :
ed the. reserve officers for aerial OBJ
servations from planes at Langley
Field. where reserve officers of the
Aviation Corps underwent a course
of instruction at the same time the
Coast Artillery reserves were on duty.
The reserve officers at the camp at
Fort Monroe also informally convey
ed to Gen. William r. Smith, COM
manding general of the Sd Coast Ar
tillery district; Col. J. +. Howell.
commanding officer coast defenses of
Chesapeake bay; Maj Clifford E.
Jones, camp commander, and Lieut..
Michael II. Zwicker, adjutant Of the
camp, their thanks for the many
courtesies extended. In appreciation
of the privileges of the Fort Monroe
Club, a committee Of reserve officers
was named to purchase and frame a
copy of the painting presented by the
republic of France to the American
Legion and to ship this copy at the
earliest possible date to the club.
Qualification was expressed by the
officers attending this camp at the
opportunity given for frequent at
tendance at close order infantry drills
and ceremonies, the latter including
regimental parades and inspections
and escort to the colors. At these
formation the enlisted personnel of
the Army made up the commands with
reserve officers taking the places of
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Some Definitions.
From the Brisbane Mail.

From the Brisbane Mail.
Two or three" always means at
least three, or three and upwards.
"One or two" seldom if ever means
where from five to fifty minutes
THAT reminds me of story
means Now you keep quiet while
tell my joke"
"I hold no brief. for means, II am
now going to defend"-
While I do not wish to appear
critical" means, But l am going to
have my say out anyhow"
"Of course it's no business or
mine" means, 81 am simply devoured
with curiosity"
MY conduct calls for no apology
and needs no explanation" is the
usual introduction for an apology or
an explanation.
mo one could possibly have mis-
taken my meaning" is what we say
when some one has mistaken it.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

reviewing officers. regimental, bat
talon, company and platoon COM
manders. Seven states and the Dis
trict Of Columbia were represented
and the reserve officers attending in
cluded three lieutenant colonels. five
majors. five captains. twelve first lieu
tenants and twenty-seven second
lieutenants.
A reception was given at the Fort
Monroe Club by Gen. Smith and off,
GERS OF the coast defenses to the re-
serve officers on the evening of their
| first day OF active duty in the camp
A dinner-dance, which was planned
In their honor, was Cancelled out or
respect to the memory of the late
| President and Commander-in-ch chief,
Warren q. Harding.
The committee of reserve officers
who attended the camp at Camp
Meade, who were appointed to draw
up fitting resolutions commenting the
work of the enlisted personnel of the
Regular Army at that camp, have re-
ported that. due to certain stipulations
| in Training Memo. No. /, such resolu-
tions were banned by orders of the
general commanding the Bird Corps
| Area Therefore, there will be no
| such resolutions. Mai. Cox and Lieut..
Tillman made the report. Maj. Pole
being unable to be present.
| MAJ JONI N. bUntIdl CtlN i1t
Corps, United States Army, of Wash
| ington. Is to play No. ? on the Army
| polo team, both in the junior cham
pionShip games and in the games
against the British team.
Radio fans of America will be
| banded together as a nation wide re-
serve force to man Uncle Sans wire
| less stations in national emergency,
| if plans submitted to the chief of
Army Air Service by John r. Irwin,
20 New York radio engineer. are
adopted. Enrolment of. radio en-
| thusiasts In the enlisted Reserve
Corps as a first step Of the project is
urged by Irwin. who holds ii COM
| mission as lieutenant of air service
| in the reserve. Later qualified radio
| men will be commissioned in the Off
GERS Reserve Corps. according to the
plans. Maj. Gen. Robert l.. Bullard,
| commanding general Of the End Corps
Area, has been designated by the War
Department to determine the prac-
| ticability OF the plan. Irwin's New
! York address is given as No. West
| 50th street.
In acknowledging the receipt of
| the resolutions adopted by it's ma
| tional council, Gen. John j. PershinS
! took occasion to express his apprecia-
! tion of the work of the Reserve Off
| GERS Association of the United
| States. The general communicated
| his views through Maj. r. f. 3. Nc
] Kenney, secretary of the association,
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Jackie Rings Off.
From the Boston Transcript

y
A garrulous old lady had taken
great fancy to little Jack and she
often called him up on the telephone.
One evening after he had been stand
ing on chair with the receiver at
his ear for nearly twenty minutes
his mother told him he must say
good bye and come away. Whether
for mischief or confused with the
long and tiresome session 1T is not
known. but the baby voice lisped out,
"Dood bye, for Jesus sake. Amen"
Evening star., 1923-09-09
pIeted, will greatly relieve the pres
ent barrack shortage.

First Lieut. Chester II. Smith, sig
nal corps, on duty in the office OF the
chief signal officer Is at present IN
Memphis. Tenn, on temporary duty
in connection with the installation of
radio sets on certain Mississippi river
craft for the Mississippi commission.
Brig. Gen. S. e. Tillman, retired
after seven weeks in England. was
among the returning passengers on
the La France. His daughter. Mrs.
Katharine Tillman Martin. went over
with him in early June. but VIII not
return at this time. She is making
several visits in England and Scot
land and Paris. She will sail for
home on September %.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
The Lucy Stone Junior League.

From Life.
Caller-And what's your new baby
sisters name?
Kitty-We haven't decided on the
first name, but 1 think the last name
will be the same as mine.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Col. George vidmer acting chief of
cavalry, has just completed an in
spectfon trip to National Guard cav
airy organizations of the New Eng
land states. In commenting on his
trip, Col. Vidmer reports that the
care OF horses grooming. shoeing and
the condition of the equipment were
excellent The morale ard esprit de
corps were especially high through
out all the organizations inspected.
and the interest and progress are
satisfactorily increasing. 1t was
especially noteworthy that the en-
listed personnel was of a very high
order of intelligence and all were
keenly interested in their training
work. Col. Vidmers inspection trip
Gen. George c. Richards. chief Of the
militia bureau.
Brig. Gen. Walter III. Gordon, COM
mandant at the infantry school. visit
ed the office of the chief of infantry
during the past week and recon-
mended numerous projects for the
betterment of the Army, one of the
most important being the supply OF
tailor-m made serge uniforms for troops
believes that the woolen melton cloth
issued is to heavy for that climate,
and it is hoped that favorable action
will be taken by the War Department
in order that his command may pre-
sent smarter appearance and at the
same time be comfortable.
Another important sabject. which
was brought up in the generals con-
ference with Gen. Farnsworth, chief
of infantry, was the housing question.
Gen. Gordon is deeply interested in
plans for adequate permanent con-
struction of barracks at Benning in
order to remove the troops now liv-
ing under canvas. At the present
time there are approximately $500
troops living in tents. Efforts will
be made at the approaching session
OF Congress to include in the next
budget estimates. sufficient appro-
priations so that a partial construc-
ton of quarters for the enlisted men
may be started, which, when COM
Evening star., 1923-09-09

in the following letter:
My dear Maj. McKenney:
Il have read with great interest the
resolutions adopted by the national
council of the Reserve Officers Asso-
citation. transmitted to me with your
letter of recent date, for which please
accept my thanks. i wish to'take this
opportunity to assure the association
through you. of my great personal
interest in it's activities, and of my
hope that it will be instrumental to
large extent in establishing the
Army of the United States on sound
and efficient basis
Yours very sincerely,
JOHN j. PERSHING."