COPYRIGHT A CMSCLURG &CO THE STORY THUS FAR SYNOPSIS. —On the isolated Meager ranch, on the southern border, Deborah Meredith, trained nurse, is attendance on Mrs, Meager, w husband has re- been killed. Immediately the death, Bob Meager, Mrs Meager's stepson, arrives and takes possession. He insults Deborah and she resolves to leave, but there seems no possi. bility of getting away. Mea- ger gioats over Deborah's plight He her he has for a justice of the peace, who will marry them tomorrow Horri fled. the girl secures a revolver The justice, Cornelius Garrity scoundr and bosom friend of Meager, arrives with party among them the “Frise torious desperado protests marri 8 and There in ge cently after her tells sent el the AEE C6 r Deborah's performs the she revolver of Meager into the desert CHAPTER VII —Continued. —T fh he sure ‘Pop’ said tightly must told Well, Heve it” “I—I don't iy “I- think that’ “Which is a hopeful not to think half-hour, at least. my Reynolds, hey “Then 1 heen a g was a you've am his story have wl one ’ Fords might met y bad do yon I now me, you know, she ¢ doubtfu -1 would rathe: sig 8:8 please try go for the next Then maybe 1 of the for wer can tell you side There is no time now we've sim- ply got to under ¢ Do see that blue ridge over yonder? now it “The Menger story Tet you You what jam ranch, isn't t?™ “Yes, and in twenty minutes, as soon Ww the mist out from We'll talk in than rises, they could pick us there with a good fleld glass, to find a this. Here, I'l] only a step to then we'll both hase to make the de- scent afoot” They forward what appeared to be the desert, the man plowing the tired animals drooping heads stopped, gripping and pointing with Deborah needed no guid. have safer place lead the rim: horses : it's the 1 } ! moved slowly, into interm way through fol- lowing Suddenly the his he reins tightly other hand ance, on the ya for her wni ng gash in the surface of the desert, staring down with a startled moment she hending phenomenon of nature grasp its significance Kelleen lift her bodily from the saddle and lead her forward to the very edge Below lay exposed in the the dawn the full gorge, as though giant spoon. eut barren sand anywhere the eve gazed, hardly compre to completely Then she feit marvel-ga scooped directly plain, ahove of deep by a ACTOSS no its existence out with To walls and ravines below rocky fees and with while far appeared the green vegetation, and along the base of the opposite wall, much more pre. cipitous than the side on which they stood, the silvery sparkle of a small stream. Deborah drew a quick breath, glancing aside Into the face of the man at her side, “You have been down there? “Yes: the descent Is not particn- larly difficult along these ravines: the sand gives purchase, even the horses will pick thelr way.” He smiled at the consternation in her face, “What is It?" he questioned: “fear of the passage, or of the ‘Frisco Kid'?" She looked straight at him beneath leveled brows, conscious of the sudden flush of her cheeks. “Neither; TI am not afraid.” “I did not believe you would be, for You are not that sort at all. The truth is, young lady, you really haven't so much on me In this matter of recog: lon. 1 happen to know quite a bit about you” “About me? You? ask?” “Just a bit, as | say, a mere pleture not easily forgotten. I saw you once, before ever you came to Meager's ranch, and I have remembered it ever since. Do you remember a morning in August, 1918, when the Thirty-third division went over the top, waded a river, and cleaned out the heights be. yund? It was a sharp fight, and lots irregular, choked the ecrev. What, may 1 HEEEEO@ERE SOOO You re “y og “Well, about eight o'clock, Mine must done fo wns with with sort of surgical up. The man rext the nurse who built job me died, she light him very and heavily “Jessie Seevers”™ “I don't know, but gave me n drink of water, and then they put an other the place where heen, He than seven she into had more wounded the dead was just a kid, not teen, I reckon, and his all nurse, guy hody baby, You shot to and I lay fixed him forgot that" “He nerves pieces were his there watched how not “No! von up likely you've No! She bent he her head, town : he died night” yw, for they took , but I lay there and watched hour before the you * ainother stretchers came i have liked I didn't just a memory of your face never saw you + would ! well, and name then to mig even know vour He reached out his hand suddenly [I wish you'd ma” he.sald, alm hake " sOrte Kid’ ten and that ‘Frisco have forgo their “You were CHAPTER VIN Story of the “Frisco Kid" To Deborah, Kelleen a bandit, a fleeing t but =a ve from ve from jus tice soldier who of a man: while to his no longer a stray he felt little whose face had haunted he had first of was runaway whom interest, nurse since watched the Frénch sun on of that the grim, gra desert in stood the glow They strange circling of word fell there the ri crater, about, to and she withdrew neither Deborah's them Say. eves stare into the depths be The Kell “Well, claimed, new “They will low slight on movement served Hie to the situation will do" he cheerfulness in his tone tr on get to cover first ; and we ca thi never ex “4 1ined have a gla over there send the horse down they'll find the hest follow route Come, Sultan no, we've done this aver Yon old boy: oh, you're not afraid: little trick before. Go He of his struck hand, the head. began fsnsnl « animai w with a f reproach ful Sultar the slowly teen of sand, and zigzagging from gulch to to foothold other horse followed, hut not without a struggle, trembling with fear ™ gulch hetter obtain he and Kelleen touched the girl's arm he =aid nf in the “Come.” command briefly. a bit volee the best Sultan has found trail, They made it slowly, along the trail by the two animals, finding purchase in the sand, occasionally steadied hy an outcrop ping rock or the exposed root of some clinging shrub. The drop extensive than Deborah previously had realized from above, and the sharp descent left her breathless. The sand disappeared as they reached the lower levels, the walls he. coming sheer rock, but slashed with gullies, and finally these were more or less choked with vegetable growth. At the bottom, where the two horses were contentedly munching the short grass, the valley had all the appear ance of a new land, made fresh and verdant by the magic touch of water. Deborah at the foot of the long de scent, clung to the projecting root of an tree and gtared about her with wide-open eyes, unable to restraln her amazement, “Why this is simply marvelous” she exclaimed. “I did not appreciate what It meant from up there. You have been down here before, you sald? You-——yon do not Lelleve you are the only one who has made this discov. ery ?™ “No; that Is hardly probable. There were reasons why it was impossible for me to determine the truth when 1 was here before, yet 1 found evidences that others had been before me—the remains of a camp fire, an exploded cartridge shell, and even the Imprint of cattle. 1 have no wish to frighten you, Miss Deborah, but my idea Is that probably this place has been, and left perhaps still Is, a hiding place for thieves.™ “Cattle stealers, you mean?’ “Yes, and munition runners. This whole berder Is honeycombed with that sort of thing, and this hole is certainly an {deal hideout. Come, let's sit down here and eat what we have, for I am not going to risk a fire, and I'll tell you a theory I've worked out.” “Please do.” The bag of food cured from the ranch carefully strapped Sultan. Kellgen the girl had se- kitchen was the saddle procured this to and They both when he sumed speech, =] inclined were eating am to think.” he said vons for that of traffie for I don't many about It, or else some whispers would have me, but section of the horder has been stumbled on I have but my discoverer the him, of the from gort years, believe have known reached this partienlar a sore spot for years, Someone this perhaps present place just exactly as somehodies that the or has w to get father's brought several notion is one of ith control death, there disreputable he His the ranch gang determination at his fellows he has to The make all combine Do you together, in the affair, Roe and this hole an deal outfit for running either cattle or the border, munitions across and fellows job for how do you some of those i at that “Then with me?” “Ped for this one day. Tonight we'll go on, yenrs,' dare come here use it alone promis urity uid not trave withou were ACTOss feht rt i gh Her eves “You « Wa i | i i He smil You Miss Mere She Drew in Her Breath Sharply. it becomes necessary to play a in life. What Is the cause fi shrewd questioning?’ “I hardly know myself, but it is all #0 strange, and has happened so sud denly. I am Just beginning to think How did sou happen In the Thirty-third division they were all Hiinois troops?” “So you even noticed that transferred.” “From what command? “The regulars.” “Was that not very unusual? You yon were surely an enlisted man? “I did not say 80." he smiled back: "and now that you drive me to a con part to gerve I was I was transferred to take command of a company.” “A captain? “Yes” “Why!” She sharply, leaning eagerness, now what 1 thought you to he—an outlaw, a renegade? You are not really the-the ‘Frisco Kid'?” “Oh, yes, 1 am. At least I am’ all the ‘Frisco Kid' there ever was, to the best of my knowledge, although 1 fall to line up entirely with the reputation #0 kindly given me by ‘Pop’ Reynolds, The ‘Frisco Kid’ Is an entirely manu. factured character, made for a prac. tical purpose. Do you grasp the idea?” She shook her head, but her eager eyes belied the action. “You have a glimmer, nevertheless, I'l explain. This portion of the bor der has been a hotbed of outlawry for years. [It has baled every command. Ing officer assigned to this district We had no Information to work on: suspects were numerous, but proof lacking. Finally a plan of action was evolved, but to earry It out success. fully, n desperado with an established reputation as a bad man was first of all most essential, With this end in view the ‘Frisco Kid’ was carefully put on the stage. Newspapers along the coast. and near the border began drew In forward her breath with PA, to nove his exploits; dispatches re. garding him were sent east: rewards for his capture, dend or allve, were posted, It was Inthmated, finally, when his name had sufli- clently familiar, that he had escaped into Mexico, and then that he had been seen again in this neighborhood, Troops were dispatched to run him down, and ward to that effect scnts tered broadenst on both sides the line, You gee the purpose of It all?” “To win the confidence of the real gang” “Kxactly: and It is already In sight.” “But who, then, are yout” “Daniel a captain “You fon “Yes: the department to use any officer who become The worked. told cavalry.” Kelleen, Just as 1 in the you volunteered for this serve rd had been stationed lately slong border. Such a one might be recognized, and the ruined once, At the time, whoever was chosen to play the ately whole scheme fut same character must have intimate edge of the horder. fully, ns I I met the require- had mere well m0 ments served here hoy, Knew I an, years ago ns a and fairly here Kig'" held the country the ‘Frisco Deborah sively “I'm all 1: out here hand me” glad you told ankness, CHAPTER IX A New Viewpoint, She had 1} sersing sleeping 1 » * Nad heen cond the full 1 rend fio trace of something. she for hi bag Or eyes iR®* BR mend oper ed the } suddenly ymething moving right, oblects and then as two horsemen cleft In the rocks where (ded tt : 1 They § gistinet each 1 for came stogdi Away reed lie crouched lower behind her 'wo geened sCTeen, and waited breathlessly, It leer ould that mean? encountered a friend in had returning with him, If this le that could in this faith mprobal whom he A man who was ns he hidden lair of for border was, 860 evidently helleved, a rendezvous srdiy Dog SOmrade oitiaws, a rime, It had with if he was really what he had to The of that like a But was strained of was bh he if «ihle met pans he, thought “if” struck her blow. he? overy het watch was Her eves to movement those ap could per ceive enough already to be certain that Kelleenn was not one of they were both Mexicans, «0 attired, horsemen Khe the group; or at least and their mounts bore Mex. trappings Little as girl ican the ized the such danger men of being discovered behind the leaves, instinctively grasp They had followed her then, and were seeking her now. There conld be no possible doubt as to Sanchez’ mission. How the fellow had reached there so quickly, and why it even lad heen suspected she had sought this that searching parties had been dis patched in all directions, and the Mexican had been the one whom Fate had headed that way. Anyhow she could not speculate as to how or why, She must find hiding place some where among the rocks, (TO BE CONTINUED.) Earlyto.Bed Stuff. Blaine McGrath's little son was vis. iting in Liberty. Mrs, McGrath talked over the telephone to the youngster one day, and she could tell by his tone that he wag a little homesick. It was apparent that what he was missing was his occasions! trips down town in Indingapolis, where he gathered thrills from the bright lights of the picture shows, “Do you really wish to come home?” the mother asked. “Yes” he sald, “I think I do. There's too much night in Liberty.”--Indian- apolis News, Help the world when It asks you te, but be careful when It lsn't asking. After tasting many essences we find freshness the sweetest of all SUMMER DESSERTS As dessert is valued for its decorat fve effect as well as in embellishing a dish while, Apricot two cupfuls Cots, one-half of one ful of cupful sugar, teaspoon of lemon whites of Fresh fruit is rubbed through a sleve, the added, lemon juice, and fold in the stiffly beaten whites. If canned or dried apricots are used, soak them, add the cooked fruit to the sugar and cook five fold in the eggs. Bake in a buttered dish in oven for twenty minutes with or a soft custard, of bright-col- Juice, the IW0 CERES. sugar minutes ; cool, then a slow Serve cream with gurnished cluibes ured Jelly, Peach peaches, t milk, flour, powder, Cup. — Take eight ripe Wo one-half cupful of and one-half copfuols of teaspoonfuis of baking one three one-half teas and one tablespoonfu! the butter. Peel two of them, yolks of the dry Ingredients ¢ butter, melted, peaches and mash add then the ' h the well-beaten CERN, and Add th n the the Put a layer of ‘ustard cup, th batter, ar and bake in twenty minutes ereatn or hard Velvet Sherbet.— Take the of fmons, twee cupful of sugar and a quart of rich milk. Mix well and put into freezer. Tum freezer irst, ti when it beg This Hy ith sherbet ths 44 @ Juice the the en ns to quite fast makes a dell is OUS KIM liked Tuna Fish Salad.—Take of tuna universally one fish, flaked, three-fourths of a cupful of salad one-half of an one-fourth of a dressing, envelope of gelat cupful of half cupful of chopped green pepper chopped, one-half teaspoonful of salt, and a of paprika and cayenne Mold and serve on lettuce in, water, one celery, one 1 dash The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride; The threanold high er deceit doorband ough to turn aside strong enough robbers to defend This door will op welcome every ~~ Henry HOT WEATHER The from en at a touch to friend Van Dyke FOOD FOR Frozen dishes are during the heated terin. There are so many kinds of ices, sherbets, mousses. frappes and creams that obe need not serve the same one many times Grape Sherbet.—Take one teaspoonful of gela- tin, one tablespoonful of cold water, one cupful of sugar and one half cupful of cold water. Cook the sugar and water and cool. Dis. solve the gelatin in the tablespoonful of water and add to the hot syrup Let the mixture cool, add one cupful of grape juice and a tablespoonful of lemon juice, mix well and freeze. This will make a quart. Apricot lce.—Soak four cupfuls of dried apricots In four cupfuls of water until soft, cook until tender. Press the most sought skins. Add one-half cupful sugar to the pulp, then the water in which they Refnove from the fire, cool, crushed strained berries, or tablespoonful of lemon juice to any fruit juice, sweeten to taste and add a quart of thin cream. One may have two or more fruits If desired, Banana pulp, prepared by putting bananas through a sleve, orange and lemon juice, sugar and cream make a de liclous combination. Freeze as usual. 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She is about to put him to bed before she clears away the dishes and piles them up in the kitchen for the servant girl tomorrow morning. But the warmth, the quiet, and the sleepy baby, have made her dreamy. One of his red woolen boots Is off, one is on. She sits, bent forward, clasping the little bare foot, staring into the glow, and ns the fire quickens, falls, flares again, her shadow-—an immense Mother and Child-—is here and gone again upon the wall.—<Katherine Mansfield, in “The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories.” is am ' 3 NE tabie, corner ware 80 and with the before ence, both wid An ounce contributed to the happi- ness of another js a pound added to your own. Restless L,Y oh Is
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