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breathe and form the words. "You
must save yourself! Is the spring
far, now?" $3.50;
mot. far. Clasp your arms tight
around my neck" was all he said,
leaping along.
"You can't save us both; save
yourself. You are dearer to me
than my life. Bib"
$50 are you to me. Hang on" he
painted. III never put you down I"
After another run he paused.
BILL, can run a little now. Let
me try it. Please, dear! Let me
try"
He shook his head and struggled
on. The fire was only minutes be-
hind him, it's roar deafening.
A cry reused Jane in his arms.
"The spring."
She cried to him in happy an
SWer.
There was not an instant to
spare. dC Stu doWh CuC SLCCp SluO
of the hollow that enclosed the
spring. Jane, still in his arms, he
rolled into the pool and lay pant
ing beside her. The shock Of the
icy water revived her. He soused
her head into the water. The pool
was wide enough to submerge Jane,
but not himself. He rolled in the
shaI1ewer edge, wet himself all over
and, holding her head just clear of
the surface as she sputtered and
coughed, gave her orders: Keep
your face down. Don't, don't open
your eyes. You're safe if you do
exactly as say"
The heart of the fire was on
them. They could no longer hear
or think. Flame bellied and danced.
Tongues of fire licked at their hid
ing heads. Denison mechanically
dipped water into James hair. Con-
seriousness was nearly gone. Only
the effort to live and the fierce in
stinct to protect animated him.
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GUNLOCK RANCH y : :s4sx Il
FkE s
wNU Service

We've got to make It," he NUT
tered. "I'll save you, Jane, If it's
the last thing / do in life"
"Don't save me unless you save
yourself-remember that"
"Come! We must make the
spring-the spring!"
The timber was thinning, the
ground growing rougher. The
frontiersman and cowman who had
rone through every adventure that
befalls man in a life of danger
and escape made little of finding
safe footing from rock to rock.
He himself saw, before Jane real
lied it, that the end of her strength
was at hand. Striving >vainly to
keep up she stumbled and with a
little moan fell forward on the
ground. Denison picked her up in
his arms. She could not speak, only
painted.
"Put me down, Bill! Put me
down." she sobbed when she could
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CHAPTER VIII

DECKING their way haltingly and
i cautiously down through smok-
ing pines, lodging burning limbs
that snapped and cracked menac-
ingly overhead or crashed to the
ground about them, the refugees
emerged from the forest and could
see that Denison's ranch buildings
had escaped the flames.
The instant they reached the
ranch house, Denison ran to the
well, filled the water bucket, and
carried it to Jane. Sitting on the
ground, bareheaded, they slaked
their thirst, out of the "dipper to-
getber.
Denison turned to the corral.
Jane, who had gone into the house,
had got the fire going and was sic
ing bacon when she heard the clat-
ter of hoofs outside. and angry
voices.
where's my daughter, you
damned scoundrel?" were the first
words she made out. The sound of
the: voice that uttered them. sent
her running, the knife still in her
hand, to the door, Amazed to
dumbness, she saw. her father and
McCrossen in the saddle, facing
Denison, who stood at the gate of
his corral. -.
evan Tambel," Denison spoke
carefully, you're too old man for
me to quarrel with. Just remem-
Der you're on my property and keep
civil tongue in your head"
. II don't want no truck with you,
Denison," shouted Van Tambel, rag
ing. where's my grip
McCrossen had refined about and
was starting for the house. "Swing
back here, McCrossen," Denison sang
out sharply. "Stop right where you
are. My cabins not open to public
inspection!
II don't give damn for your
cabin. There's Jane" the foreman
shouted, standing in the doorway"
Jane ran across the yard to the
angry men. "Father!" she cried.
"What in the world are you doing
here? What brought you from the
hospital?'
Her fathers deep-set. piggy eyes
flashed his fury on her. ''You
wench! Living with this man, are
your"
"Father" Outraged womanhood
never spoke the word more sting
ingly. us it possible you insult me
so vilely before you have heard a
single word?" she said. "What
have to do with your grudges and
quarrels?"
Rigid and erect, storming within
and striking with white-hot words
at her parents base intimation,
Jane silenced the men about her
by her outraged dignity.
"What shameful words have you
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Spurned to superhuman effort,
Denison achieved the almost impos-
sible, and by sliding, clinging with
fingers, hands and arms, and by
carefully using his lariat, he man.
aged to bring Jane down unframed
to the foot of the precipitous wall
that had given him the bare chance
to save her life. He held out his
arms to catch her for the final
jump. "Bill!'' she exclaimed,
breathing hard and looking up in
sheer amazement at the precipice
down which he had brought her.
slow did we ever get down there
alive?"
He was still very anxious-the
wrinkled veins Of his smoked fore
head plainly mirrored that. She
waited for orders. "We must run
through that grove of quaking asp
and try to get away from the Knob.
This will all be burning in few
minutes. Are you able to RUM"
"I'll bet I can run faster than
you, Bill" The laughing tone of
her words thrilled and cheered him.
He knew better than she what still
lay between them and safety. They
FASTENED on through the light tim
Der; then, running a broad Shout
der, they saw a vast panorama of
smoke, lighted in places by flames.
Denison hurried on, Jane briskly
keeping pace with him. But when.
they neared the smoking pine, she
felt dismayed.
"Bill, it's all on fire. yet-look at
the little blazes. See the ground
pine, and the trees are smoking and
burning yet. Bill! See the deer
running, foo-why, every animal
you can think Of" =,
"They'd better rum" said Denison
grimly. 1--WE must do some more
running ourselves, Jane. There's
very little danger crossing this
strip. But want to get across it
quick" ...,....,-.-. ~,
They. dashed into the fire area to-
gether. Little tongues Of flame
darted from the still burning ground,
but nothing to threaten James stout:
laced boots or leather trousers.
They crossed the burned strip and
broke together. down a long slope
that bordered another forest of pine.
Denison paused and looked anx-
fously at Jane. "How are you
standing it, girl?"
She was painting, but game. Her
hfgh-colored cheeks, the flashing
brightness of her eyes, her parted
eager lips, made her picture.
" "Fine, Bill. Are we out of dan
.ger?"
They were standing together in
the wind and smoke that swirled
and eddied up the mountain. His
hand was at her back as she leaned
on his arm. Perhaps overwhelmed
by the thought Of what he must say,
he Rugged her close and, drawing
her unresisting lips to his own, held
them in a long kiss. II wish we
were, Jane. We're going only now
into danger-I wish it weren't so,
Jane"
"Oh, Bill!" said Jane. Don't
think of me-do just as if ] were
not here" She threw her own arms
around his neck, and their lips met
again in passionate appeal.
"Then come, Jane. We must dash
through this pine before that fire
you hear roaring catches up to u.s."
us that awful roar from a fire,
Bill?"
ut is. It's our worst danger.
Let's go, Jane"
To cross the wide belt OF pine
their course lay obliquely downhfll.
If anything were needed to spur
them ON, the thunder Of the fire
sweeping down the forest behind
served as dread warning that they
had only minutes left to escape dis
aster.
Halfway down the ridge, Denison
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CHAPTER vll-contfnued
Copyright Frank H. spearman

She remOunted ana rode up the
Divide trail. The smoke was so
dense that it cut off hope of see
ing the valley, and, spurred by the
determination to see by riding high
err, she rode on and on till she
found herself at the foot Of Gun
lock Knob. Jane headed the pony
up the mountain. The summit had
never seemed 50 hard to reach but,
painting and exhausted, the pony
carried Jane to the summit, and
she rode out on the table to look.
The scene below was terrifying.
Huge clouds of smoke billowed and
spread, only to boil up anew and
race on the wind. 1t seemed as If
the whole country were in flames.
Here and there tongues of fire shot
from the rolling smoke.
Weary, at length, and depressed,
Jane turned her pony's head to
ride home. Gunlock itself might be
in danger.
Even the pony took the down
ward trail reluctantly. Jane could
not tell why until, rounding a
shoulder of the Knob, she saw be-
low her a fire sweeping across the
trail she was following. Worse
than that, the fire " was squirting
through the brush, up the. noun
tain, in front of her. The pony
baked. Thoroughly frightened,
Jane turned him up the narrow
trail and headed for the summit.
Even the few moments she had
been, away from the top had
changed the scene. Overwhelmed
with CONSERVATION, she began to.
think anew Of her own safety. She
urged the pony swiftly down the
trail again, hoping family to find
some hidden bypass. Her path
was blocked. The hot air of the
fire below was catching at her
throat; gusts. Of smoke burned in
to- her eyes. She refined about to
return, despairing, to the summit
Once again the level rock afford
ed her temporary refuge. She dis
mounted. The pony was growing
unmanageable. He snorted, stamped,
. flung his head UP and down and
chewed frantically at his bit. Hope
deserted her. She sank to her
knees and fell forward, covering,
her face with her arms.
For a moment her mind was a
:. blank. She heard nothing Of a
frantic calling of her name, when
a singed and blackened horseman
spurred and dashed his pony toward
" her, sprang from the saddle, and
caught her up in his arms.
Janet" he cried, as he looked
into her face and shook her in his
effort to restore consciousness.
"Jane! Open your eyes! Speak to
me! It's Bill, Jane, Bill! Can't
you hear me? Speak," Her eyes
opened; she looked in a daze at
him. ITS Bill, Jane"
She threw her arms convulsfvely
around his neck. ''Oh, Bill, Bill
What can we do? Must we die,
Bill, in this horror?"
"No!" he exclaimed. 1--WE can
get through. But we mustn't lose
minute, not a second. Gomez
He half carried her to an edge of
the summit, where rock crevice
gave slight footing few feet be-
low. Into this he lowered himself
and raised his arms to Jane.
But the horses, Bill?" she cried.
"Leave them,' he called back.
"They may escape. There's no
footing for horses where we're go
ing. Quick, Jane! Jumpi" He
caught her in his arms, steadied
her, showed her how to secure
herself in the precarious footing,
and lowered himself to another
slender ledge to brace himself,
babe her spring, and caught her
L.
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~ luutCdCcQ ueF ldIuer . companion
by lightning flash of her eye
shat put such vile thoughts into
your head?" She waited for no an
swer. II rode to the peak of Gun
lock Knob to see how the fire was
heading-it has threatened Gun
lock Ranch for two days. When
/ tried to ride down this afternoon,
the fire cut me off. / should have
been burned to death where stood
on the peak if Bill Denison hadn't
ridden up through another fire to
save me. And now after fighting
our way for hours through smoke
and flame, he brings me down by
the only possible way, to hear me
foully fnsulted by my own father.
This is too much!'
"Look here, janet" beloved her
father in retreat. "You come out
here for your health, didn't you?"
q II didn't come out here to be
grossly insulted," she retorted.
where's your pony?"
"A, Heavens knows where 1T is, or
where Bill Denison's is. I hope
they're not burned up"
well, come along home. Nc
.Crossen will lend you his horse"
"He needn't. / will walk home
just as soon as / have cooked some
bacon for Bill Denison."
"Come along now"
did you hear me? TIL come
home"-each word was defantly
emphasized-"when I have made
coffee and cooked bacon for Bill
Denison. When you get home, be
kind enough to ask Bull Page to
saddle horse for me and bring it
over" With this, Jane walked
swiftly back to the cabin. Van
TambeI, in a muttering rage, fol-
lowed by McCrossen, started home.
A slender supper was at length
got together. Then Jane made
Denison lie back in chair and
submit to cold congresses on his
eyes.
Waiting for Bull Page proved no
hardship, but when the hands Of
,Denison's little alarm lock pointed
to midnight it dawned on Jane that
her request had been ignored and
that her father or McCrossen. had.
meant she should walk home or
compromise herself by staying all
night at Denison's. y.
She boiled a bit inside when she
realized the situation, but prepared
to walk. To this Denison would
not listen. He got up two ponies
he had but one extra saddle-and,,
despite her objections and protests,
insisted on riding home with her.
1t needed no announcer in the
morning to tell Jane that her ia
ther had come home. She lay, ex-
hausted and with every bone in her
body aching, beyond her usual ris-
ing time. But there was an un-
usual scurrying about outside her
room.
Jane came to the table as her IA
Their was leaving it. II want to see
you after breakfast" was the gruff
greeting he vouchsafed Jane.
She found Van Tambel seated at ]
his desk in his bedroom, looking
over bills. Jane went up to him. \
II could hardly believe my eyes
when l saw you yesterday, father"
she said coldly. did the doctor
give you permission to come
homer"
After a shuffling of papers came
the first shot at Jane: "What did
you fire McCrossen for?"
because he refused to obey Or
ders," she retorted instantly.
Whose orders?"
my orders"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-07

Wednesday night dinners at the
Cafe Mayfair. Now, folks, for a
real treat, try it on Sundays.
The good old Hi-Hat rendez.
vouS, bless it's heart, is a life
saver on any dull night. More
frivolity, fun and fine drinks, Ell
what, CASTOR, or didn't I see you
there the other evening?
X X
Life is still bowl of cherries
when Saturdays nights are cele-
brated in the right way. And
the only way to make the girl
friend happy is to treat her to
the delightful music and dane
ing at the MayflOWer Lounge,
WashingtOn'S night spot for the
elite.
Our suburban hangouts, River
Bend, Boulevard Farms and Log
Cabin Inn ask your indulgence
for another series of those swell
weekend parties.
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Around Hot
Spots Of
Capital
By FRANCOIS

All, ladies, you will have your
day at last! At least the manage
ment at Glen Echo has announced
it that way for next Monday night
has been set aside as Ladies
Night" in the Spanish Gardens
Ballroom. All members Of the
fairer sex will be admitted free to
enjoy the dancing and the music
of Dave McWilliams rhythm
raScalS.
The Club Volga Boatman pre-
SentS a pair of dancing dervishes
this weekend at the rooftop haven
in the persons of Durbrow and
Fox. This clever team exhibits
rare skill in terpsichorean oddities
that we think will rate them one
of the best received teams OF the
summer season.
X
There's a big surprise in store
for ShOreham Terrace goers
Monday. Teddy Brown Bruin,
400 pounds of grizzly bear
strength, will pit his boxing tai
entS against those of his trainer,
Gus Waldorf, in a battle to the
finish fought under Marquis of
Queensbury rules. This exciting
feature, man versus bear, is pre-
dicted by us to literally knock
the hats off sophisticated ring
SiderS.
They're getting ready for the
seasons annual week of jollity and
good times at Casa Grande. The
Berwyn hot spot will celebrate
Milt Barrett's birthday anniver-
Sary two weeks from today, and as
usual the sky'S the limit for enter
tainment on this gala occasion.
AS yet though, we haven't been
able to get Milt to disclose the
number of rings on his teeth.
Ye Little Olde Nightingale Inn,
already one of the classiest of
suburban road houses, goes big
time from now on with the an
nouncement that there will be
floor shows every Friday and Sat-
urday p. m. Means more work for
the Moods In Blue Orchestra, but
we're sure the boys can take it.
X
Glad to see so many folks take
our suggestion and sample the
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POLICEMAN ILL.,;
HERO, ANYWAY

NEW YORK, Aug. Z G.N.S0.
Captain" said Police Patrolman
Thomas Fortunate, "I'm sick. Can
I go home?"
Now, that's sorry way to start
being a hero, but it's the way
Fortunate felt as, excused, he
started homeward.
But today Fortunate is a hero
because, ill as he was, he Smacked
down a gem robber.
Thomas Napolitano, 81, entered
a jewelry store, cowed the pro-
prietor with a pistol, scooped up
$500 in Jewels and cash, according
to police charges, and dashed off
toward an "el' station where For
tunato was standing.
Fortunate ignored Napolitano'S
stand still, or I'll shoot" He
banged the fugitive over the head
with the butt of his revolver,
turned him over to policemen in
better health, and continued home
ward,
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Navy Orders

Navy orders of the week include the
following:
Rear Admiral
Charles A Blakely, ors. of May 5 re-
voked TO prosp. comdr., Carrier Div. 2.
Lieutenant
Robert N. Allen, det Nav. Oper.; to
trtment. Fitzsimmons Gen. Hosp, Den
yer.
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Henry C. De Long, det Nav. Air Sta,
Pensacola, Fla, July %; to cfo Aviatio
Unit GU. S. s. Philadelphia) at Nav
Aircraft Fact, Philadelphia, and on
Id. when comm.
Ensigns
Robert c. Bengston Diet. Nav. Air sta,
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. s; to Vs. u. S. 5.
Lexington).
James r. Compton. same, July %; to
VB-5 ~. S. s. Yorktown).
Reuben f. Stanley, same, Aug s.; to
Pat. Squadron /, Pearl Harbor, T. h.
Medical Corps
Lieut.. G.g1 James G. Bulgrin Diet.
Nav. Hosp, Philadelphia in Aug; to
inst. Nav. Med. Sch, Washington.
Supply Corps
Diet Phil. Text. Sch, Philadelphia, Aug.
Is; to Nav. Clothing Depot Brooklyn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-07
REVOLT IMPENDS
AMONG WOMEN
OVER PALESTINE.
% Americans Protest
Dismemberment

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 7
G.N.S0 Revolt of A eri n
women Zionists against dismem-
berment of Palestine was threat
ened today following the decision
of the center group of the Zionist
World Congress-of which the
American delegation is part-to
subscribe to the principle of a re-
stricted Jewish state in the Holy
Land.
TWenty-three of the women re.
NAMED absent from the caucus OF
the American delegation, where 1t
was decided, with four dissenting
voices, to go along with the ma
jority on the partition question.
Those who dissented were Rabbi
and Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, OF New
York: Robert Sold, former Zion
list president, and RABBI Hillel Sill
yer, of Cleveland.
The American women, who
were instructed by their constltu-
ents to oppose the British plan
of partition Internationally, were
strengthened by Henrietta Sold,
formerly of Baltimore, but now
resident of Jerusalem.
In the event of partition. she
told the women delegates, Zionist
hopes face the danger OF a great
tragedy"
Congress activity was suspended
today, the Jewish Sabbath, but
leaders still hoped for a decision
on partition by Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-07

District of Columbia, partly
cloudy, probably local showers
and thunderstorms tonight and
Sunday; not much change in tenn
perature; gentle variable winds.
Maryland and Virginia, partly
cloudy, probably local showers
and thunderstorms tonight and
Sunday; not much change in tenn
perature.
Tide Table
High tides today at 8:18 a. m.
and $40 p. m.
Lod tides today at PAT a. m.
and BIS p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 9:04
a. m. and 9:34 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at 1886 a.
m. and 3:39 p. m.
Sun and Moon
The sun rose today at 5:13 a. m.
and sets at TIA p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at
STA a. m. and sets at 7:12 p. m.
The moon rose today at 600
a. m. and sets at ITO p. m.
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Army Orders

Current ARMY orders include the fol-
lowing: ,-..
Lloyd N. Seibert, Fit. Knox; appolntea
a warrant officer in reg. Army ram
from Aug. l assgd. duty with A IL D''
9TH C. A, Omaha, Neb., T. nunon+
James E. Bryars, Ord, Ft. Dupont'
same July Is; to duty as q. H' r l
Devens, Mass.
OTHER ORDERS
Lieutenant Colonel
RAYMOND w. Bliss NJ. c., detailed
member of med. promotion exam. board
William Beaumont Gen. Hosp, Ell Paso'
Tex, Vice-Col. Ralph G: DeNoe. M. -
for examination of Maj. Lucius h. Pater-
son, N. c.
Mcclellan Sept. l; to duty as constr
9. M. Fl; Monroe, W. rel It. COL
Charles C. LGughIin anti Inf a. TSi Ft
Coll. spartanburg, S. G:
Wilton B. Persons, Sig. C.. Washing
ton; rel. add. duty with Army Group
Washington, Aug. 10.
Joseph L. Bachus, Inf, rel. FIT. Brady
Sept 8; to rctg. duty, Detroit.
Winfield R. Mckay, Inf; orders rel
FIT. George G. Meade to Akron Ohio
First Lieutenants
Andrew D. Stephenson Gnf), Sig. C.,
transferred to the Sig. C., July 29' rank
from June IS. 1885.
James L. Dalton. I'd Cav, transterred
to Inf. Oct, l, rank from same; rel. FIT.
Ethan Allen Oct. /; to 26th Inf, Platts-
burg Bks., N Y.
Second Lieutenants
William H. Jordan, C. A. c., rel SD
C. A., Fl. Hancock. N. J.. to duty with
It'll C. A. at same station.
Alvin D. Robbins, c. A. C., Randolph
Fieid to temp. duty Governors Island,
N. " thence to Panama, sail from New
York Sept. rs.
Leave Of Absence
Capt. Ralph V. Plew, NJ. c., 2 mo-,
Jan. 9 with permission to visit foreign
countries.
Capt Patrick ]. Ryan, chaplain, 90
days, Aug. II. with permission TO visit
foreign countries.
First 1t: Velmer w McGinnis Vet c.
mo. 20 days, Sept. II.
Warrant Officer Eber I. Sharp, At
lanta, mo. I days. Aug. S.
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u. S. Weather Forecast

The moon rises tomorrow at
ITO a. m. and sets at 8:16 p. m.
Temperatures
4 p. m.....87 8 a. m.......78
4 a. m.......76 Midnight It's
8 pm. Noon ....68
Departures
Accumulated excess of temper
atures since January /, 1887, $40.
EXCESS of temperature since
August /, 1887, 8.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-07

Donnette Dy Lys, now starring
at the Lotus, is the wife of Vic
Hyde, best of the one-man band
attractions who played the Cap
itol stage. Vic formerly did his
act at the Lotus until "discov-
cred" by Rudy Vallee last winter.
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IAlN|lI
Questions on Page 12)

1. pure wood pulp. 2.
MCMXXXVII. 3. Porgy. 4. Both
japanese. 5. known as "the man
in the iron lung" he travelled from
China to America in an iron lung
apparatus. 6. Naseberry tree. z.
Hope. 8. Sing Sing.
Evening star., 1937-08-29

now the devil aboard. We're done for, tell ye!
mot yet, lads. Harkee-" 1t was John Hano
himself who spoke; he had come from aft, un,
noticed in the half light The pump handles
ceased turning The men clustered around him
as he unfolded his plan.
was thinking vaguely of power which he coulo
never understand He was not bible-readina
man. His reverence was for the mystery behind
the winds, the vastness of the sea- and the sun
sets in the Trades On nights when the STAR
Evening star., 1937-08-29
THIS WEEK
'THE COURSE is (JEST

Iusty tale of who fought the sea with
courage, and what happened to others who
gave in before they were licked
Lo, R0lAhD RApkEp