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CHAPTER 81

It was typical of RaQuel that
she made no reference to the
bond that had brought about
her last meeting with Johnson
nor to the ruthleSsneEs with
which she had broken that bond.
The past was past. It was
done for. Only fools and weak
lingS dealt in 1t.
you've got to help me, Bill"
she said. shut up, Anna. Bill,
shut her up, will you?"
He accomplished the miracle
with Q single wave Of his huge
hunk of a hand.
TITS Pancho," Raquel said.
we've got to get him out OF
town and on that train to Phoe-
nix tonight. He won't go unless
you do as ! say"
Quickly. without waste Of
words, she told johnson her
plan. He was to find Pancho, to
tell him the trap was all set to
spring. One false move and
Pancho's foot would pc in it,
he would be caught. And there
could be no way Of getting him
out once the trap was sprung.
johnson was to offer to drive
him across the desert that night,
to get him on q train for Phoe-
nix, provided Pancho paid him
the money he owed him.
81 oughtn't to do II" johnson
demurred. ''Considerin' every
thing"
mo. you shouldn't" Raquel
agreed. But you will"
II reckon So" said johnson,
his heavy features Jumping into
q guilty smile. He was putty
in RaqueIs hands. He always
had been. Even about that
wedding trip to Frisco he never
took, and the stone house he
never built.
Rauuel was hurrying Johnson
into his boots. He had been
sloshing around in an old pair
Of carpet slippers. He must
get to the Rojos shack before
she did. Call Pancho out. Give
him the warning. She would
slip in and finish packing.
81 want to pay you the money
Pancho owes you, Bill" she said.
"1ow much is it?"
He was beet-red- hesitant.
ooh. forget about that
"Eow much is it," she cut in
as one who must not be denied.
He told her.
"I'll have it ready for you,
she said. "Be sure you have
good horses. THE best you can
get. Wen have to ride. My
TRUNKS can come later. II we're
going to make that train. we
have to go at top speed every
mile of the way"
johnson was swallowed up by
the shadows in the street.
"An11a," Raquel said, waiting
for his footsteps to die out be-
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Now Go On With the Story

before he could sign that %,
per"
"What time did you leave
the Hubbard house on the night
your uncle was killed."
IT went there about 8 and
didn't stay more than hall an
hour. When I left ] wasn't
ever supposed to so back into
that house, so I went out the
back way to pick UP q few be-.
longings Of mine In the garage. !"
where were you about mid.
night?"
We've got q bungalow on
Fire Island, that is q crowd Of
us fellows, and after ] left
Uncle Jonatl1all'S house / set
out in that direction. I took the
flivver, which ! kept parked
in the uIlcle's garage. It vas
close to II when ! got to the
shack"
Anyone there to vouch for
that2'
"Well, no-the boys don't
come down until Saturday, tiSu.
ally. That was Friday night"
'You spent the night at the
bungalow alone?"
~ did"
''That'll do for the present.
Easily: wen probably call on
you again"
ANY time-I1l be ready"
The young man walked out OF
the office with q SWagger.
Captain Blake had never been
entirely satisfied with the prog
reSs made on the Hubbard case.
''I'm afraid this is going to de-
velop into one Of those cases in
which some prowling bandit viii
turn out to be the guilty party
If we can ever lay our hands on
him."
II wouldn't take it that badly,
Captain when you finally
snap the bracelets on the muir.
derer I think You'll be pretty
well satisfied that your job was
well done"
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By Jane Dixon

chauffeur had taken her for q
ride through Central Park
She hailed q taxi. PanchO,
confused and heckled. was In
her wake. He walked Is one In
a trance. Long ago, so long
that memory whisked the nebu.
louS vision away from him be-
fore he could grasp 1t. he had
known places very like this.
Long, long ago. In another life,
maybe.
Raquel had not let Jerrg know
Of her coming. He must Be burn
ing up the wires, wondering why
he did not hear from her. She
didn't dare think about that.
Besides, Lucy would let him
know she had gone from Her
mosa. Lucy, moved out Of her
apathy at last by the swift turn
Of LIES wheel that night sae
had helped Pancho get away"
How Lucy had chung to her
and to Pancho. It was as much
as Raquel could do to drag away
Lucy's clinging hands. The won
der Of it was heavy on Raquels
heart. A woman could cling to
her man, even after he had be-
come as Pancho now was.
II don't want Jerry to meet
u.s." she told herself. There
will be people. staring eyes,
whispering lips. I want to take
Pancho to Jerry-as he is. I
want him to see the picture
clearly. Then he can do as he
thinks best.
And so it was Gerald Parke
met the man who, he felt, was
the one above all others who
had infused steel, ice, into the
soul Of RaQuel. The woman he
loved beyond all things. price.
less on earth or In heaven-a and
the father who had failed her.
For q long time Jerry held
Raquel close, covering her lips,
her eyes, her hair, with his
hungry caress. Then he turned
to Pancho.
"You are welcome in my
house. Senior Rojos," he said
gravely.
The great sinewy man with
the bristling muStachios and
the fierce black eyes bowed
Stiffly, from the waist.
"Gracias, Senior" he said.
you do me honor"
Raquel Stifled a little cry.
Had she heard Alright? Was
this pancko she looked upon?
A voice modulated. silken: q
manner gracious, graceful, with
just a touch of condescension In
it. The voice, the manner Of
AlphonSe. The touch Of the
Latin.
She buried her face on Jerry's
shoulder. There she could stem
the torrent Of hysterfa that
threatened to sweep her out to
some painless ocean Of I'm.
reason.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright, 1890, Metropolitan News
paper Service.)
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fore she followed, you've got
to do something about the baby.
He ought to have q specialist.
You and Bill must bring him to
New York. I'll see that Bin
does It."
She fled down the steps. A
glad cry. replacing Anna's
Whimper, in her ears.
Some hours later, when dark
ness had settled down in earn
est, three figures might have
been seen riding f1eetly along
the desert trail In the direction
Of the squalid huddle Of 'dobe
huts and bleached weather
board sheds that was dignified
on detailed maps as q town.
Enterprise, on Snorting iron
horses on two-railed paths, had
come even to this isolated and
God-forsaken spot, In an ayari.
icious determination to effect
the conquest Of civilization.
Some filthy dog Squealed,"
mumbled Pancl1o, digging the
spurs savagely into the flanks
Of his horse. He swore great
oaths that sent the stars sour
rying to cover under flying
clouds that seemed only too
glad to hide the hatred and the
black rage Of the man from the
pure light Of heaven. IF I ever
find out who it was"
Pancho was spared the
stretch Of imagination required
to mete out punishment for the
"squealer."
We're almost there" Raquel
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MISS HARD BOILED

called to him over her shoulder.
Whereupon pancho. took to
praying as eloquently that they
would be there. and not too
late, as in q breath before he
had been disappearing.
There was only time to dis
mount from the horses, say a
hasty farewell TO johnson. and
climb aboard the rackety coach
behind the painting iron horse.
OF that trip to New York,
Raquel remembered very little.
Except that it was a torture Of
tremulous anticipation she was
so anxious to be back with
Jerry. It was q severe test Of
filial duty, Pancho, Sullen. s11arl-
ing, ge-bitten. There was
an agony of fear in which she
moved helplessly toward Jerry
and the great specialist who
spun the thread Of Jerry's fate.
The giddy feeling In her head
was increasing in frequency.
also the weakness at the back
Of her knees.
When she thought endurance
must surely give way and leave
her with her purpose for Pancho
incompleted, a mere smoking
ruin Of intention, she found the
train had pulled into Grand
Central Station.
A smile was left in hGr, it
seemed, when she thought Of
how she had Communicated
''the boss" car and q stupid
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renounce the woman he loves,
because he can't afford TO sup
port q wife, Q bootlegger, Q club
and q motor car all at the same
time.
A modern girl does not 90 to
the altar treTnblingly. She fig
ures that IL she can't get any
happiness out OF rnatriInony. ut
least she can get q little happi-
ness out Of aliInony.
What the average man Is look
ing for, is q woman who Is just
sufficiently fond Of him to make
him comfortable. and not 50 In
terSely fond OF his aS to make
him uncomfortable.
When . girl laughs long and
convulsively az all q mans wit
ticisms. it is q sign that they are
soon to be married, but that HE
is not yet aware Of the fact.
What profiteth it a woman.
though she gain the whole world,
II there Is always going to be
another woman" In It?
(cOpyrisht 1859. By King FsatnuD
syaaieAtA ta@1
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YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
Fer Those whose Birthday
II August 1.

Is August !.
II today is your birthday,
during the coming year you
should make use Of oil worth
while opportunities that come
your way. There should be ad.
vancement, benefits through
older people and q chance to
better your position.
Important Dates Avoid ex-
cesses Of all kinds, take no I'M
necessary risks and maintain
routine from September 20 to
October 5; October Z to 10.
November 5 to IL. December
Is to so. January 4 to Z, March
% to 81, April 4 to Z. Good
for general affairs; make eff
forts to advance your interests
from September IL to Is, OctO-
her 40 to November 6, January
II to is, February as to March
/, May to 3. June 28&o July g..
Contradictory dates show two
opposing influences.
A child born today viii be
forceful, active and capable Of
obtaining q prominent position
in life. He viii benefit through
older people, may travel and
win be extremely popular. He
would do well in q public Ca
reer.
Tendencies for tomorrowIn
the early part Of the day the
moon is in friendly aspect TO
the planet Venus. causing q ia
vorable influence over, social
gatherings, theaters and arts
tic occupations.
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No Effort to Hide Hatred

sfNo further information could
Be ELECTED from Stanley, so
Captain Blake and Dale went
back to the old mansion. Al
together the result Of that
days work was thoroughly un-
satisfactory to Captain Blake.
The only bright spot in the
utpceedines 4ewasa Robin Dale's
synthetic description Of the
murderer.
&c was one thing to know
what the culprit looked like.
and another to find him; and
Still another to prove that he
was guilty. Such reasoning
us the reporter had used would
hardly be acceptable evidence
upon which to accuse anyone
III wilful murder, even though
III might point directly to the
&uilty man.
Al The following day Andrew
Eastly was called to Captain
Blake's, office for questioning.
Robin Dale was present dur
Ing the interrogation. Easily
proved to be q gOod-lo oking
nhap not over Is. He was 'at
least six feet tall and broad
VI shoulder. A deep tn made
him almost swarthy Of appear
Ynce. From the first he made
no effort to hide a deep feeling
pf hatred he had toward his
uncle.
! After the first unimportant
questions. Captain Blake got
hown to business.
did you know that Jona-
than Hubbard was going to dis
inherit you?" asked Captain
Blake.
II did. I told him what he
could do with his money be-
fore / left the house, too"
did you have q quarrel
with him?"
did we? We were always AZ
It! He was just a mean old.
skinflint. and I told him so.
he was forever wanting people
to do things for him. for moth
Ding. He owned three or four
apartment houses and used to
have me collect the rents for
him. never got a penny
Tor it, either. stood it for
"a while, for figured I'd get
mine when he kicked in. Well,
Z needed some money. so I
used a little of the rent money
recently. He found it out and
that's what we had our last
Fight about. He told me I
was a thief and that he'd cut
me off without a penny"
"Is that the first time you
withheld money!" Robin Dale
asked the question.
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THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen Follett-

Foreheads take on expression
lines that dig in and are not
easily uprooted. Criss-cross fur
rows are the result Of eyebrow
lifting, a wholly Unnecessary
exercise. Frowns come from
the bad habit Of pulling the
eyes together. Squirting pro
duces crows feet. No use trot-
ting to the beautery and pay
ing out cash-coin-rnoney for
facials when these bad habits
continue. The serene face is
the one that stays young.
The face mask, Of white Of
egg acts as an aStringent. It
also is an oil eradicator: laps
grease up and clears it from
the pores. Beat an egg white
slightly. and apply with the
finger tips. Include the neck,
patting it in gently and spread.
ing out to q thin film. When
the egg dries, the skin will feel
tight and Starched. Lave away
with tepid water. following
with cold and an astringent.
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Advice to LOvelOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax

A cheerful young cynic Of =
correspondent has sent me .
challenging question in regard
to love. He signs himself "A
Loveless Lover and he ID pretty
certain that he knows the
whole story in regard to love:
and that love. after all, doesn't
amount 10 much.
During the past few years
I've Observed he tells me.
Now / offer Q conclusion IN
which / believe whnlellearted
LOVE 10 Al BYrRODUCT or
ENVIRONMENT.
no you or do you not agree
with iae2
''If love IL & byproduct, then
les possible for any young man
10 love 10000 girls throughout
this nation. And following
that thought, Why shouldn't y
be just Is easy TO love . rich
girl as q poor girl? In fact,
It's done year after year, isn't
1t? And you know as wen as I
do that there are more eligible
women than eligible men.
"But, on the other hand, Il
love Is not q byproduct Of en-
vironnent- If love is . matter
OF affinity then there is some
hope. for the race. II there is
such o thing as meeting ones
proper soul mate. then ! have
something to look forward TO.
However, until that niillen-
MUM transpires-I, LOVE EN-
ALL
In my opinion. Loveless
Lover has much to learn. He
a right, Of course. In holding
that in many cases propinquity
Is responsible for love. II you
set . nice boy and q charming
girl where they viii see each
other daily. the chance Is large
that sooner or later they viii
be in love with each other.
And perhaps it win turn OUT
to be the most romantic type
Of love, and perhaps it won't.
That depends on the tempera'
ment Of the lovers.
In fact, it's on the tempera'
ment Of the lovers, more than
on anything else. that their
love story depends. LoveleSs
Lover must believe. me when !
assure him that the love that Is
a matter Of affinity does exist.
Men and women with q capac-
ity for the highest type Of
love aren't content. as rule. to
let environment settle their ro-
mantle .destinies. They wait
b - G H =
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More Proof Needed

"You haven't said much
about this affair. Dale, so I've
got . sneaking bunch you're
holding out some valuable in
formation" Captain Blake said
with q smile.
ITO ten you the truth. Cap
tain, there Is an idea floating
around in this poor dome Of
mine, but I'm not going to give
you q chance to tell me I'm
nutty. I'll have TO get o lot.
more proof before I dare give
you the ramblin' deduction Of
a balrny scribbler."
I'm willing to be surprised.
Dale, you know that,
IT it was only q surprise I'd
chance it ii" It'd be q catas-
'trophe, though, to try my idea
out now. Let's wait, at least,
until the reading Of the will.
I think wen get what we want
that day."
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1880. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT
Chemists at Iowa state Col

Chemists at Iowa State Col
lege have developed q substance
hard as stone and stronger
than most kinds of wood from
corncobs. It is prepared by
chemically digesting the corn
cobS, reducing them to q uni
form jelly-like pulp In certain
standard paper min machinery.
and pressing the jelly in a
mold. The resulting solid ma
terial is q dense, hard, bone
like substance, ranging In color
from q golden tan to- q deep
ebony. It can be nachined and
polished into nonHnetalIic gears,
washers. panels ! and other OBJ
iects, such as are now made
from hard rubber and bakelite.
A portable canvas tank that
forms Q swimming pool for a
number Of persons at onoce
has been invented for automo-
bile tourists camps.
The British government has
finally decided against building
q proposed tunnel under the
English Channel
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TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

In the old days Of inside POM
padours sometimes referred to
as ''rats"-of coronet braids
and crown puffs, q woman
thought nothing Of spending .
half hour arranging her hair.
Factory tresses were pinned to
the bedspread and dressed with
brush, brilliantine and hairpins.
Now the hairdreSSers say that
it Is almost impossible to pro
mote a couture that requires
any special attention. Snail
curls, pendant ringlets, nape
puffs and narrow braids are
talked about and written about.
but the darling dears can't be
bothered with them. They're
getting coiffure-lazy.
You can roll them hips
away" Lie on the floor on one
side, stretch one leg straight
out from the hip. roll over and
stretch straight out On the
other side. Takes humps Off.
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The Marry Go Round
MIIxed GRIN
BY Helen Rowland

Mixed Grill
A woman forms her opinion Of
herself from what she sees in
her mirror: q man forms his
opinion Of himself from what he
sees in women's eyes.
Every man expects to pay the
wages Of SIN; but, when 1t comes
to paying the price OF his follieS
and mistakes, he discovers that
Fate is q heartleSS profiteer.
The world would be full Of mil
lionaires II all that energy. in
genuity and indomitable purpose
which q man now devoteS to con.
! cocting something with q kick in
. it were concentrated on making
fame and fortune.
The trouble with most hus-
bands and wives Is that they for
get that they are merely con.
nected by marriage, and not
closely enough related to be In
sulting to one another, even be
fore breakfast.
May q mans idea Of being
noSis and selfSacrificing Is to
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THE HEMP ROPE :;
HowaQ Quick Thinking Cub
z Helps Solve Mystery
The Story Thus Far

JONATHAN HUBBARD. last 0f cid New York family y
found haGed In the Of his house The house oatOGdaae
0g being haunted hy the g0st "a DaExe
gambler reported g have won the estate from hub
hard early d the Nineteenth Century.
rce synthetic description q theonlpit: HE e robust man
eyeglasses s fkamaea above aver
ase intelligence probably II fond Of the water
Hubbards lawyer calls with new Wl eh0 60
na was disinheritng his nephew Andrew Easily
ncghbor Of two visits made e the Hubbard house ne mss
shout midnight.
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Thought Money Due Him

Eyes. that was the first time.
I don't look on it as stealing.
I had something coming to me
for the work I did, and / just
took it, that's all. A lot Of
good it did him. trying to dis
inherit me : he got it
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Questions On Editorial Pags).
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

! I. verdure. 2. A curl of hair.
3. Large headed. 4. Aroma. S.
Common. 6. Thesus. 2. Youth
~ inexpsrience. 9. Harlequin.
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!, Stock not sharing the priv
leges Of preferred stock. 10.
With reserve. IL. Three miles.
~. Visionary. Is. Achilles ~.
BaedekeT. IS. cadmnss
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why . Divorce

w sly - -
Dear Miss Fairfax:
/ am 10 and have been mar
ried only two months. Before
we were married my husband
worshipped me. Recently ] &C
cused him OF not loving me. He
did not deny it, but claimed
that was dissatisfied. Now he
is going TO get q divorce. He Is
gone. What am I to do2
BRoKENHEARTED.
Your story is q sad one, my
dear, but could give you more
helpful advice If / felt that /
understood the whole situation.
You have been too reticent to
tell me why disagreement fol-
lowed so closely after marriage.
Was your husband jealous? Or
were you? Or did one Of you
have q hasty temper? or did
some third person make trouble
between you? Your husband
must have. or believe himself to
have, some grounds on which
to base o divorce. What are
they2 r. you still love him. Why
not allow someone who knows
you both TO patch up this diff.
culty2 II It is beyond patch
ing, muster your courage. find D
job. and forget. Fortunately
you are young and life is all
ahead Of you.
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and search until they find the
soul mate that LOveleSa Lover
Is 50 sceptical about.
But II Loyeless Lover ever
finds his desired starry prin-
cess. whether he finds her next
door or &C an end OF the earth.
the kind Of love he win feel for
her really depends on himself.
Has he the imagination. the
reckless ardor Of temperament
that indicate the true loyer7
or does he really prefer the
pleasant little flirtations that
never get below the surface,
that never cost ANYBODY con-
cerned an hours sleep, and that
have only q very distant col.
sinship with love?
When my corresp0 ndeflt
e.leaks or loving 10000 girls he,
no doubt, means flirting with
lO-Or 40.
II he had been actually In
love, no matter how cautiously
and tamely, even once, ne
wouldn't, ! think, use these
careless terms.
This young man who says he
loves all women has probably
spent his youth In q very jolly,
sociable fashion. But I should
say that the thrilling experience
of being In love with one wo-
man, whether she's his care
fully chosen affinity or merely
the nice girl next door, Is still
ahead Of him.
And when IL comes las It's
likely to, next week, next
month or next year, LOveless
Lover viii make up bis mind
that life is indeed worth living.
Is =
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Lear MASS EalEAaAs
/ am is and in the second
year Of high school. Until
about two years ago I bad
always had q great many
friends. Now these former
friends seem to try to avoid
me and ] miss their companion
ship. I easily become jealous.
How should fight against
it? Also, I do not know how
to talk to people.
COLBY LOCKS.
NV dear little Cody Locks.
YOU are at an age when girls
and boys are often llnnaturally
sensitive. They imagine sights
on the part Of other people,
and suffer greatly without very
much cause. / am inclined to
think that you must be passing
througl1 this sensitive period.
There can be no reason, for
your friends forSaking you,
even If you are inclined to be
Jealous, and / wonder il 1t
won't help you to realize that
most Of your troubles have
been imaginary ones. should
begin Immediately. II I were
YOU. to act naturally with your
school friends, invite them TO
your house and so on. I think
that when you are less lonely.
your Shyness win vanish.
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May q mans idea Of being
noSis And sef-sacrificing is to
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Another Master Mystery By ARTHUR HOERL

DALE SPEAKING :
is That The FIRST TIME YOU
WITHHELD MONEY!
yes, T4Er WAS THE FIRST TtAe.
/ oodT LOOK on ITAS STEALING:
y 1l