Mh wh! CHAPTER XVIi-—Continued. a Molly ran behind the blazing divan, picked up the rifle, and drove a smash- Ing blow against the back wall. Ii cracked; again and again she dashed the stock against it, until a section of the pine planks gave way under her assault, Together they carried Wilton through into a room behind. Outside It was quite ight: a gust of wind came through an open window and fanned the flames to fury. With a roar the fire leaped up the outér walls, and the hole front of the camp was ablaze, ixlolly scrambled to the e, and dropped. The factor, lean- Fout, lowered Wilton's body. And Be hinself dropped to the ground be Side the girl. As he dropped she perceived, with ont realizing it, that he had used both arms and legs. The paralysis had left him. They ran carrying Wilton sill, the them, down towar between lake, the undergrowth. As they passed the came out of the stable, ly at the horses, which to the rig. He had set his foot the step when Lee Chambers road, Bowyer pulling fierce- upon the trees. They made a leap for the vehicle, "Let us in, d—n you!" Chambers yelled, Bowyer dealt him a blow whipstock that sent him st: ring. With a vile oath Hackett sprang for the step. Bowyer lashed him across the face, causing him to miss his foot- Ing, and cursing and shouting, the two men rushed after him and disappeared down the road. The sound of the gal- loping horses died away. Moily kneeled at Wilton's side, bathing his face with water from the lake. The factor held his wrist, “His pulse “He'll come Let's awa’, The girl hardly heard him. she scanned Wilton's face signs of returning consclousness jut Wilton did not stir, tho breathing easily. Presently, with a hie the two outlaws returned. her breath as they the road, only a few where she crouched with But they passed on, and turned up toward the which blazed ously, a flaming parallelogram a the glow of the east the rim of the Just the horizon, Even as she the blazing walls tumble men leaped drunkenly, made stables, “Come awa’, lass!” muttered Donald, pulling at Molly's arm He took Wilton by the getler they further into lake, Suddenly Wilton And his first words fell chill on the girl's heart, “Kitty, I tried to save your he muttered. He was thinking of stared into Molly's ognition, and his own Once more the girl's sleeve, “Come awa’, lass!” he eagerly. “He'll get well, Come! our chance—a grand chance for us!” “What do you mean?” whis- pered back “Dinna dead, in the fire again. Come, to no harm!” As he spoke, Molly perceived two horsemen riding along the road. They were policemen ; they moved at a slow walk, and they carried their rifles on their arms, When they were within dred yards of the camp they dis mounted, tied their horses to a tree, add began to run forward swiftly along the road. The uproar in the ble had not ceased. Lee Chambers came staggering out, a bottle in his hand. And suddenly, a hundred yards away, he saw Qualin apd the constable, He bolted back with a scream of terror. Then followed Hackett's bels lowing roar, and the two men ap peared at the door with rifles in thelr hands, The policemen ran toward them. Quain led the way. “Drop those! Hands up! We've got you!” he shouted. Molly saw Hackett drop to one knee and draw a carefnl bead upon the In. with the said. SO0n. beats sound” he back to lass; let's himself awa'” Piteously for some igh he was clamor, Molly back yards ieous caine camp, furi- aainst ern sky, into whi sun project watched the inward. then, their way toward the back, and the bushes like line!" He rec. the fire. eyes without again. factor pulled at closed she ye see? They think Tom Bowyer'll think we're dead He'll never trouble us lass! He winna come two hun At that moment the constable fired, The outlaw toppled head over heels Hike a shot rabbit, and never stirred i wit! i COPYRIGHT BY VART KIDD COMPANY B again, The bullet had plerced his he art, With a ery of despair fired wildly and turned to run. Once more Quain shouted, and the con- stable fired again. Chambers dropped in his tracks and lay still Horror-stricken at the sight, crouched by Wilton's side. His were open again. He did not yet recog. nize her, but it was evident that sclousness was coming back to him. As the policemen began to carry the bodies of the outlaws Into the stable the factor plucked violently at Molly's Chambers Molly eyes Con. “What do you she whispered. “T'lIl tell ye, that strikes off lake and runs want to do, father? Ings, Ye ken the from the road nigh the portage? trail balow about. We'll go to the and pack our few things and go. Aye, we'll go. We'll tratel east through the bush twa hundred miles or maybe more, till we strike the line somewhere, And then we're free. Dinna say no, lass!" She touched by the babbling They went straight store was to her heart, “He's naething to ye, lass?” factor, pointing at Wilton. Molly looked at him. He had fallen into a deep sleep. She could do noth- ing for him by remaining. “No, father, he's nothing to she answered, “We'll put on the slope, the factor whispered. They raised Wilton the new-fallen snow, road. Then, cautiously and secretive. ly, they turned and plunged into the depths of the underbrush, It was two hours later when Wil ton his eyes, to find himself Ising in the stable. The Inspector was standing at the door; the stable paced at his side, Wilton looked at Qualn with aston. ishment He Id remember nothis since his plunge into the burning bull ing. “Jack!” he happened to here, old man?" Quain, appeared to he gling with p emotion, did not newer him. “You tinued asked me," higher him,” wee bit they'll see him a where opened con- cou called feebly, How me? strug who WR some dee here? trappe «d how 1 They her know got Wilton, here, WIL" here, I tell ist be At That Moment the Constable Fired. by the throat. It made me see red! They got me down, and the place was afire, and" “Don't tell me that, WIL” sald the inspector in a choked voice. “Don't tell me any more.” “Way not, Jack? What's the matter with you?” “Because you're under arrest for the wiliful murder of Joe Bostock. And T've—I've cautioned you!" CHAPTER XVI The Trap. Bob Payne, the lawyer, could not make up his mind whether his client, Wil Carruthers, was Innocent or gulity, and that was a position In which he did not often find himself, Either Carruthers was one of the coolest and most deliberate murderers that had ever lived, or he was the viet!m of an extraordinary well.woven conspiracy. or Wilton was Innocent or gull; Bob Payne meant to fight to the last, He had taken a lking to free him. That, his own belief in cence, He found his cell, seribbling of course, presumed his client's inno client seated In his upon pleces of paper visit, Wilton rose and they “Let's go over “There's You realize that? Uf course But when popular pressions stirred: ~when a newspaper 2am has practically prejudged the It's apt to be reflected In the the jury. I've thought of asking for a change of vemue, But frank, Carruthers—the feeline is and Clayton is the town your enemies have the lenst I think we'll tight them The lawyer sat down, going to be a fight. case, here” “13 Wilton, “Your could those and fight it out here” answered infernal. If ft proved that Bowyer hired to kidnap Miss McDonnld though It wouldn't would create a minds of the that in as Bowyer. It luck has heen he men her father— help directly—I{t prejudice in the We could bring It would discredit force him the witness-box give us an opportunity, If those if Miss McDonald could go witness-box—we could thing of a case. But they're lenst outlaws are their secret died with them.” “We “You don't consider would into men into present some dead-—nt those Tonguay there” that he for the it his neck mn of Phayre Is can get may be a star witness prosecution, 8 gi our img correct is a and dona Three icati you director ot And, if ¥ remember that the Clayton one, large sum of hospital, ted a money to It room there offer opportunities” “You do believe that plicated?’ cried Wilton, “1 do, Carruthers you, 1 didn't at first. Bot I'm vinced that either Phayre or Bowyer was privy to Joe believe it was an they're playing on victed. “That's what we can prove against them, and it amounts to nothing they prove against us? lostock's friend. You airs. You were weeks in an private and that you accident, it to get can Joe his executor, Bostock five robs ably all his af For some reason or other Joe loan of a large mndred Missatibl shares to cover some other Invesin knowing that be could meet the time came. There's nothi no rial or unusual that The money disappengped gregating four hundred thous lars signed by Joe dostock made out in you raised a gum on Pp ent, about r favor are is claimed that you pre in the normal and that mn at the tir statement ns the bank they we signed the eX ed “You are presumed to have cashed checks, days later you into the bush with Mr. Bostock your side. Do you Juryman was it back to ye monthly ne you ¥1 yp utor, Two went He died at itr “And you believe I forged those cocks? “I do not,” said Payne emphatically “But—I'll be frank--1 “Then it was Phayre “Phayre or Clark, ( He was t ina branch of the Western Na We haven't been ‘able to trace Still, there's couldn't see “ dark has a first cord, the Reg tional, the least yer fixed up trol of the Missatibl and ruin the best. Jostock’s death fitted In only too well with their purposes. But how those checks got into your safe, Carruthers" “Chambers placed them course. 1 went over the papers Im mediately I discovered that the safe was open, but the checks were the last thing I should have thought of look- ing at. I thought they were after the blueprints of the townships.” “Then Chambers must also have ab- Joe expended that five hundred thousand, and left those In their place It's a diabolical contrivance, and I'm afraid we can't hope to make much impression with such a story on a Jury, Carruthers. Are you positive you closed the safe? “I am absolutely sure, because I al- ways tried it after closing, and made sure that the combination was not set.” “It couldn't be opened without the combination?” “Impossible, Of course, I'm nbHt say- ing what mightn't be done by a master craftsman" “But Chambers wasn’t a burglar. He was an engineer, and always had been, He was a skilled one, too. He could do better by his profession than by burglary. That's the heaviest item In the prosecution's bill, Carruthers. It establishes a strong motive, That's what I mean when I say that we're én the defensive. The thing we have to do is to clear up this forgery situa- thon.” He hesitated. “Carruthers, I'll be frank with you” he sald. “There's an- other motive almost as strong. It's Mra. Bostock. She went to live at Big Muskeg In an isolated cottage near your own-right after her hushand's death. A damning thing In the eyes of men of the world, as all jurymen pride themselves on being.” “She was lke a sister to me for Joe's sake,” sald Wilton, “Which is the last—the very last suggestion that I would put before a Jury,” answered Payne. Wiiton had another visitor that day. It was Jim Betts, who had somehow doubt this scheme to get con Joe obtained & a permit to see e him, and ap- peared outside the, bars, accompanied by the warden, “WHHL” he sald huskily, ing to get you out of here, I told you them two snakes would be found at the bottom of the brushwood, 1 helleve in ye, boy! That ain't much, maybe, but I want ye to know it.” Wilton was deeply moved. “Thank you, Jim,” he said warmly. “ “And lsten, boy! Ye remember how ye came to me about meeting that note when it falls due? I told ye 1 couldn't help ye. Well, boy, I was lying, I was trying ye, Will, and ye've made good; and I want to say”-—the old man's volee almost falled him—*I want to say the money's yours to meet that note when it falls due, and I—1 want “we're go- We're Going to Get You Out of Here” ye to know this when ye're vere out of it and all pping ye the back l—and-—d--n it, here a free ain't Betts!” a CHAPTER XVIii in trouble, not when the world's sin and cheering ye, and On out of man, or my name Confession. When Wilton was arrested K unned by the attempts itty had news, She had to s#¢ him, but ithout = Kitty knew on wl ind the con JOCPNS it the charge was sciousness that Wi ily be purchased t Y et 1's ros tion, had she not known that she must {ney vely she all it what lke,” ss “But get me ight, Mr. tackle that job to be fob two hundred d« what f(t worth to and 1 want a proper price for it. I'm not bargaining. I'm going*® to bleed you what you're willing to stand. One and fifty thousand dollars in which I'l and fOfty thousand in cash” Bowyer went white, gauged his limit exactly. eved each other In silence seconds, Then Bowyer cand “Your talents are wasted here” he sald. “I'll take you up on that, and I'ti be able to employ you to betier advantage after the first of the year. You're not afraid of a check?” “Not in the least,” sald “Thank you!” He took the check and sauntered out of the house. When he was gone Jowyer gave way to one of hiz mad rages. He called up Phayre and damned him. He stamped up and down the office; and in the middle of it his man announced Kitty, When she came in he was smiling and admirably under control. “Well, Mrs. Bostock, I guess this isn’t social” he said. “Last time we parted you were quite vexed with me.” Kitty put her hands to her eyes and broke down. “I can't bear it” she sobbed. “It's too awfal! I've been ill for days, and-1 had to come to you. It's Wilton and Molly. If you had any hand in that poor child's death, may God forgive you, Tom Bowyer!” (TO BE CONTINU ED.) you stra was you hundred bonds, specify, Clark The for a tulated had two men few Clark. Not Unimportant Territory. The District of Columbia Is only 100 miles square, and most of that hundred miles is occupled by states men, flappers and office hunters. But aside from such bipeds, the district produced last year over $100,000 worth of live stock of the gquadruped persuasion, and raised over a million dollars’ worth of green things that did not wear short dresses but contained more vitamines, A mliillon dollars’ worth of vegetables were grown in the otherwise idle fence corners of lots and fields, CABINET | FrOrrO rrr O ONO PPO 0000000000 (@, #422, Western Newspaper Uniton.) What les ahead beyond the bend? What shall we find at Journey's end? The hemlock shadows dusk the way, The forest oaks are tall and gray. 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