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SOMEWHERE, - ————_— $here's a whisper in the branches of the heaven rearing pines, And a purple blossom smiling behind the clinging vines; the chatter of a chipmunk, as he leaps from tree to tree, the daisies yonder whisper: “Come out here and play with me.’ from There's Wiile There's a path, a winding ribbon, just the clover fields beyond, That goes stealing through the mead- ows to the distant pick’'rel pond; There's the cool, dank, grateful shad- ows; there's the lazy, droning bee, fancy out here “Come me." saving: with them a-s and play And 1 There's an orchard where the frag. rance of the fields come lift sweel, the sod is velvet tenderness to pavement weary feet are without from winging blue, ing Where There restraint, to the BONES, songsters throat me and ) each feathered of its song at And $s a quaint, old- fashioned i with its peas and h blushing, loving flaming phlox; old fashioned lady, in hair, There’ And its roses pansies, And a sweet, a blossom Winding in and watchi every her out among one with 18 fashioned lady, with snow, And the dear old-f her crown of wavy Beams a smile and hums a as she patters to anc it's oh, the They're so much of life For they've somehow found a love song fro. i i ' dreaming And 80 sweet part, 2 @eDe@ VQ Q QoQ oBoQQO A THIEF'S DEBT OF HONOR. 4+0°997919'9 39+? 8+8~ 0B QBN B00 int from recalled when to Verdugo, authorities and ala the Camino Real mind was busy stealthy prepa ride over range and The pre cattle on 3 his pat. more dugo’'s Was nt some rage, tributed ated elers night quie’, Almost a foris-mile with 252.000 on his saddle cends of the season's the ranch of old Judge Cantu, ron and friend, he would to send it the express messenger, perilous ag errand would be to himself lleved he had guarded the his proposed departure well; a brave man, he was serene In hiz mind The night was still and close, an intangible hint of storm to Valentin Rivas, over some memoranda, was sudden'y ptartled by a gentie scratching ai the docs. He held his breath, and strain ed his ears, stealthily laying his hand on the butt of a heavy six-shooter taal lay in the drawer at his side, A rime But with rations for the of his gale of re by not venin office knew He BOC rot to he with come. tense minute of ellence passed then a whisper, cold, sibilant, penetrating "Senor!" Without a moment's hesitation he snuffed out the candle on the table, leaving the room in darkness but for a sickly ray of moonlight slipping through the small window, Moving like a cat toward the door, the pistol gripped in his hand, he fel: for the heavy bar. The money was in the house, and hia blood chilled little, “Quien es—who is it?” His whisper was as low as that of the other, The answer made him jump. is I, Juan Verdugo-——be silent, open quickly.” In spite of himself, the lawyer's heart contracted for an instant. As- tounded, he made no answer, “Senor, open, open at once or I go, and your life is lost—open, for I come my The cutting whisp- trembled through the erack in the panel, “It and to pay debt er Valentin Rivas softly slid the heavy bar ba and opened the door, know- i the hazard, and feeling dim- at his own ras The of his pistol nearly brushed dark figure that slipped in through the cautiously again swiftly and hness, Ff 4 Wol nlet the ike opened barred a4 snake door, closed with care, The feX faced Verdugo— SAW lawyer he him-—— The ather than him of the si pre I Wence 1 waited for speak. domi to tua ion for the moment its sinister possi. ities, “Senor,” whispered ruptly, “it is known that you start for Santa Ana this night. You are to take with you $52,000 to send Judge Cantu. You are surprised, t? But if you go, you they many tl ab- 0 Verdugo, are 111 will be would chicken are nat ‘hey are and 0+0-0-0+-0+99 be pl the “The ad ires take the receipt count the money Bring debt is paid.” senor. It is well door until I come let thy servant say gone, But on no ac I relurn in two days Silently as a panther, slipped out into the after you the the and ia out agent packet me the re. “EE bien, side the thyself in, thou hast be seen, go!” Verdugo shut that an Valentin Rivas stood Jong at the little window, Unconsciously he stared hard into the blackness. The moon had set, and the wind was beginning per In wide chimney. A faintness that angered him, a hint of He did he did result, the not regret what he had done, not consclously fear for the | yet, if anything did go wrong With sudden fear he brushed away from his mind the hideous train of consequences. that seemed to assault his ecurage in a thouzand ugly forms, [ Shaken for an instant, he turned has. tily to a decanter of brandy and with trembling hand poured out and drank half a tumblerful of the burning stuff, Wearily he threw himself on the bed, and, hours afterward, slept. The next day and even the night, passed not so badly. Knowing hie need, all day and half the night, with the heavy lash of his own grim de termination, he drove himself through an accumulated mase of the exhaust ing details of his professional world Spent and weary, he glept late on the morning of the second day. But now he could no longer force aside hls anxlety-—his mind would drag back from the tack before it, and the words? on the written page before him seem: ed solemn drivel. Desperately he would pace the length of the room, and desperately he would try again fo force his attention to his work. That same night Verdugo should come, and as the day waned, with the wind howling past the house and whining down the great throat of the chim. ney, mood would vary from black dejection almost light-headed ela- ti that end was Never doubting the never- the hideous of im- minent ruin whi in his As dark pt through the nd-lashed rain, nervous tension horribly acute-} of his sound, re his to © on the y really near. outcome, thel phantom spered distrust Ness ore his became senfe every 1ght nerves, with pene- blended of igh -the overwro filled No longer eparate, defined and whined and s as trating sount a chord, the storm ripped ed through his tortured cihlling shiver of the barred door, hurried drip of waler roof, the rush and wall of the plain, the le, distant little, and the deeper the 8 noises CATS the from the wind over the 10iges of riv. ulets, ed arroyo, all oi tinctness and daring to make g wore out » dawn road Take WAS it now, for 1 go! 3 the the lawyer took light of a gcreened candle through He turned to “Juan Verdugo hast and thou are a man of debt ia more than honor both hast papers, need it rdugo faith, Thy for and gaved to me.” Verdugo stood at the mudstained. “Senor Licenciadd I am Juan Verdugo, the lad the highway robber. 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