By Randall Parrish Copyrght by A. C. McClurg & Ca THE STORY THUS FAR m— BYNOPSIS.—On the isolated Meager ranch, on the southern border, Deborah Meradith, trained durse, is In attendance on Mrs Meager, whose husband has re- cently been killed, Imime®atsly after the death, Bob Meager, Mrs. Meager's stepson, arrives and takes possession. He (nasults Deborah and she resolves to leave, but there scems no possi- bility of her getting away. Mea- ger gloats over Deborah's plight He tells her he has sent for a Justice of the peace, who will marry them tomorrow. Horrl- fled, the girl secures a revolver. The justice, Cornelius Garrity, scoundrel and bosom friend of Meager, arrives with a party. among them the “Frisco Kid" notorious desperado. Dosupite Deborah's protests, the justice performs the marriage ceremony. She csoapes and reaches her room. There she stuns Meagor with the revolver and rushes to the stables, hoping to secure a horse and escape. There she meots the “Frisco KIA" Some- how he inepires her with confl- dence and she explains the situa- tion. The "Kid" tells her his name is Danle! Kelleen that he is no friend of Meager. They ride off together Into the desert. Pres- ently she realizes that Kellocn ls the “Frisco Kid” but doecen’t fear him. Deborah hears the story of the "Frisco Kid" Kelloen dale- appears and Deborah is seised by a man who oarries her to what is apparently a cave She finds a dead man, takes revolver from body. exchanges shots with guard and escapes. Deborah overhears quarrel! between Mea- ger and Xelleen. CHAPTER X!—Continuad. we] Oe tho animal's head toward the opposite bank, but still twisted In the saddle BO as to confront Meager., He had drawn his revolver, and held it caro- legs!y In hiy hand. “You are such a dirty, low-down brute,” he sald coldly, “it would really be a pleasure to put you out of the world, 1 sometimes wonder why I don't. The Mex tells me you got mam ried last night. Was It the real thing this time? “That's none of your d—d businesa™ “Perhaps not, but let's be social while we are together. Partners ought not to quarrel. Suorprises me you should desert the falr bride so soon. You seem to have your head wrapped up--couldn’t be a love tap, could it?” Meager's temper obtained full con- trol at this unpleasantry. “H~1, I was drunk!” he growled viciously, “But she'll pay for it, the next time ] get hands on the wench.” “So, she got away, then?! Lord, Bob, I always thought you was ga woman tamer. This one is of another sort, then, than those you are accus- tomed to handling: doesn't take kind- ly to the cave-man stuff?’ “She'll take It, all right, the d&—n little vixen. She hit me when I was drunk, end then got away: hid in the old lady's room, I reckon, for I couldn't find her nowhere. But I'l bring the girl out o' there tonight, by G—d, an’ with pelther.” Ecl'een laughed, evidently well sat- isflad with what he had learned, and baving no further desire to add to Meager's discomfiture. His restive horse suddenly sprang forward under the quick thrust of the man's heel, crushing through the tangle of sage, and up the steep bank to the level of the desert above. Deborah had barely time to sink her body lower Into the “There is no nse playing the hog, Dob,” the latter went on coolly. night. What come in?™ “Between now and midnight” “What are they running? “War stuff, of course.” time does this ooptfit Garrity brought you that information, no donbt. Eas he gone back to No gales ™ “Yes; this moming*™ t>. Somebody with brains is engineer ing this. Yon trail. All right; I've got it mapped out now. You are really not supposed to be In this deal at all. takes the stuff across the line, your share of the boodle, and brings It back, All yon need here and walt. Pretty soft, I'd say.” “Is it? to do?™ “Play square, Boh. deserve it, but I'll only take my share to make sure I get it. Then we'll split richt here. Keep that You have been edging in toward! thot gun for the last five minutes. you covered you sneaking don't take any chances kind. clean? There was no Immediate answer, and Kelleen settled buck Into saddle, but still faced the other, whe bad risen to his feet. “1 eave up here half Inclined to kill you,” with your showdown If you play falr, would double-cross anybody if you had “You Are Buch a Dirty, Low.Down Brute,” He Said Coldly. a chance. [ don’t mean to give you any. You stay here until 1 come back; if you fall, I'll run you down, no mat ter where you go. And you know what that means?” Menger's fingers clinched and un Sunched, his tongue wetting his dry ps. “You needn't make any promise, Bob. Your word means nothing to me. You stay here until I come back, If you don’t, you are as good as dead— that’s all. That's my pledge; and you know whether It is good or not, Any thing moré yon want to say?” He backed his horse slowly down sand behind her covert, when the startled animal swept past, one hoof scarcely missing her. Menger, with All the girl could do was to remain lay behind that cluster of sage. It was already grow- ing dusk, and shadows hung over the gully, becoming deeper with passing moment. If she had escaped The certainty wad like a glass heart, her pulse steadying. had ridden cn, never pausing: hoofs in the san away In the distance stood there, revolver in hand, cursing finally leaping forward across the gully to where he toward where his di peared her; yet she dare not move, or attempt { to change position: enemy had mean, tt en, had ap Neither Seen the slightest mo She shrank | oven closer In the shadow waltinzg In truth, of the two men she dresded him the least, despising the fellow LE so | fear—~but Kelleen! | afraid of him She was actoally If she had still retained {| any lingering doubt as to what he was that doubt bad entirely vanished dur | Ing this conversation. The man had worn no mask talking with Bob Mea- ger: made no attempt to disguise himself. She recognized him now as thief and border desperado, no better, probably, than those he associated with—end far more dangerous. It seamed to Deborah as though that dimly outlined figure standing at the edge of the bank wonld never move. His actions, and certain mut tered words, aroused her interest. and held her In concealment watching his every movement. The fellow pur ported something-—but what? Those surely were night glasses through Na hiich he searched the horizon, croas- Ing from side to side of the ravine, and Iying fiat on the sand while sweep- Ing the circle before him Inch by inch. Evidently nothing was discovered to awaken suspicion, for he came back to his horse and loosened a long rope colied abont the saddle pommel. and, with this on his arm, tramped down gully, within a yard of where she Iny, his figure fading almost in stantly into the darker shadows below, At that moment the girl scarcely conceived what his mission might be. Her whole mind seemed to concentrate on the opportunity for escape which his absence offered. She arose erouch- ing upon her feet, vet hesitated an in. stant, feeling a sudden curlosity to learn what Menger might be searehing for. He could not go far, for the ra- vine ended abruptly against a rock wall. She had a mental pleture of the scene. Good Gd! could the man be seeking after that narrow opening through which she had just escaped? Could It be possible he knew of {ts presence there? where it led? the se erét of that mysterious tunnel In the cil? The opportunity to escape was now open ; Meager had entirely disappeared in the darkness; she could no longer even distinguish the sound of the man's movements, while his horse, saddled and bridled, stood unguarded not a dozen yards away. Yet the girl lingered, walting to assure herself as to the real nature of the fellow's mis sion, Forth from the darkness to her strained ears eame the sound of a low whistle, a peculiar note resembling the call of a wild bird, quite evidently the inte the bottom of the gully. turning a signal, as It was repeated three To Deboralv's lmagination the whistler must be bending above the orifice In the rock, There wus a pause, the desert ellence profound, and then again the same signal lmpa- tlently given. Apparently there was no response of any nature from be low, and Menger lost control of his caution, for he burst forth in a string of onths, ending this tirade by calling down into the hole, Lis volce muflled as though he had inserted his head as far es possible within the narrow opening. The words came back Indis- tinct, occasionally lost, “Below there! you Manuel! Answer me, you d—n dog! This is Bob; do you hear By G-—d4, the fool must be asleep. I'll skin you alive If you fall me now. What the h—l does this mean 7" le apparently stood up, or at least lfted his head from out the aperture, for the volce sounded clearer to Debo- rah. The change startled her so she sprang to her feet, ready for escape times, Then turned, 8he MHesitated; Courage Re other [nstant, breathless, poised for “D—-n the luck!™ growled Meager to himself, unconsciously aloud, “when I want the fool he falls me. By G—<! something must be wrong, but what the h—l can I do? 1 got to find out what's up—that's sure: an’ but way doin’ it; I to git down below, an’ dn too, before Casebeer gita here. Deborah paused no longer ; back ;: there o' One quick, “ Was no ng through other way cliff intended go the swiftly wn rn the ne horse, The 181 had the to crunched atiain the have heard her, of in utterance foot was already In a moment n tO man m movemen night, for 23 4 * » RRVEe n 1 in the gand too far ore the fright and his But he behind too late, bridle rein. fiinging it back over the antinal's head and, In spite of his backing startled by her sudden appearance, had, In sheer of terror, scrambled inte the saddle. The horse wheeled sharply about, maddened by the flap of her skirt, and leapsd for ward, straight across the gully and up the sharp incline opposite caught one glimpse of the man's figure, indistinct, grotesque, toward them; then he fired twice, the red glare lighting up the night. The next instant they were over the top, speeding frantieally into the inky nway., desperation dim, b do you retain hold of that rein? “To prevent any attempt on your part to ride away,” he acknowledged, a slight coldness in his tone, “at least were endenvoring to escape from that fellow back yonder; now I learn you were running away from me also, that the truth?” She hesitated; turned. then couruge she answered bonestly, “and '" Meager, despise you more, “That 18 a plensant statement, 1 wonder If 1 really deserve it? You essarlly? Flrst listen to my explana tion—yes, you must; I shall not let you go until you do. Will you listen to me?” “I know of no way to avold doing so: but I prefer that you release my horse.” His fingers relaxed their hold on the rein, and he straightened up foo ing her, “I trust you," he sald simply, “Yon are better mounted than 1, and armed, Separate Coat Is in Milady’s Favor rics Feature Early Fall Modes. are still made The little separate coats going strong and they fuscinuting colors and fabrics, a fashion writer in New Thnes, There are those of jer sey cloth and flannel. Some are wade of the thick, woolly surfaced cloths. Others are shaped from matelasse or some all-over embroidered fubric. Oth- ure notes the all, are made of the heavy woolly knitted materials, looking when fin- ished like some sort of un ethercalized sweater, All of these separate Iackets are me altogether as a villain. You had confidence In me last night—did yon not?’ “Yes—last afraid, and--and told me” “l am the same man now,” he said earnestly. “I am Daniel Kelleen, just 88 ready to prove my friendship now as then, You do not belteve that? “No, 1 do not; I cannot. Last night I accepted your assistance from ne cessity, before daylight, and you offered the only chance, I--I did not know who you were then—only—only In a8 vague way. night. I was desperate, I accepted all yo ” o sou” “Yes, you told me a little you made me think it was spite of your—yonr reputation” “1 see—the "Frisco Kid If 1 remember right you got my his- in to thrown managed all embellishments nevertheless, you Is that It? “I had to trust you then Yet, like me? were nice” “Good enough; and then what?” “it was not because you left me understood that; you were to save from discovery, me as when Sanchez % willing to ack in you we were together, friendly, your leadership, and ~and you what was golng on told me a very Interesting Daniel Kelleen, which 1 now be false ™ Keileen made no movement, and for answer. ed ’ wns ton nowledge your much You Mr. to tO obey ore and- knew too here story, know the moment no “You have li “1 prefer Yearning first why this i he to me, haven't you? conclusion, calmly. “Does it from versation with “It began come Juan there. 1 Sencher 7 scarcely could : 1 what you had to say to that Mexican outlaw. You are out here not so much in my protection, but as the repre sentative of Dob Meager. 1 am merely your plaything en rovte™ “You are indeed complimentary. ning off with his wife? “There Is no law or decency on this border where any woman Is con { : i but the slugging of the animal's hoofs in the soft sand. She had escaped: she was free! Nothing else mattered Mengor's hasty shots had falled ; nelther she nor the horse had been touched. Now he was back there helpless on foot, while she was free and In saddle. Dut where should she ride? in which direction? where wus safety to be found before daylight? Sle drew the horse down to a walk, and studied the stars over: head In an endeavor to determine even the points of the compass. Was that a sound-—there to her left? She stared, half conscious of a deeper shadow looming yet up certain, checking the sudden spring of her horse. Then she knew, but too late; the black thunderbolt rushed upon her, and a man, leaning from his saddle, had clasped her arm, even as he jerked his own mount almost on its haunches, “No shooting, please !™ a voles sald a bit sternly, "It Is you, then?" She suppressed a scream which al most escaped her lips, but her answer faltered, “You thought It was 1, then? were seeking after me?” “Of course; people scarcely meet by chance here—in this desert and darkness.” “But why, may I ask, should we meet by either chance or otherwise?" “Inclination may have had some thing to do with that, and » desire to serve, Am 1 not somewhat respon. sible In your case?” “I do not eare to acknowledge any such responsibility. I prefer now to £0 my own way alone. Do yon under. stand?” “You mean those words just as they sound? he asked, releasing his grasp of her arm, yet only lowering his hand to her horse's rein. “The words certainly express my rienning exactly, Mr. Kelloen. Why You nt least learned that. I do not know only that you are this disreputable gang: that you come here to serve {is purposes; that 1 was therefore only an incl dent—to be lled to, and laughed at” “You reached this conclusion from what you overheard of the talk be I knew you were there ™ “Exactly, and did not even care Your very Insolence was an are plain, and the shirtwaists under- neath them can be either of that strictly tallored variety in beavy silk or of the lingerie sort that never falls to have Its hold on the attention of the feminine gender. little cont was made of and dark blue blocked woolen material nnd was worn with a dark blue plalted flannel skirt and a crepe blouse, all closely plaited. One nice light blue Separate Coat of Green Jersey Cloth, Bound With Black Silk Braid, and Worn With Black Silk Turban. be and well strictly eountry on a city street The beautiful part about the lately evolved sport clothes 1s that they are 80 interchangeable in character. They are so plain and simple that they look perfectly well for town wear, a fit In splendidly with most of the thes in the country. would do equally vol nd yet outdoor activities Walls and Woodwork From the standpoint sanitation, hard, smooth-finished walls, preferably No cracks or erum- bling surfaces are found in these to Next to painted walls the most desirable are Paper or fabric-covered walls come next, old paper being first removed, fornia houses with walls of and span. woo! from weathering. These are olled 10 keep the At the other It is expensive and cold-looking but sanitury. The cell ing usually receives the same treat. Fortunately, those power. You could dare do nothing to protect myself only your victim. I was afraid of yon, and I hated you then" His volce was very low, very quiet *You lost all faith? You attempted te run away, and hide from me before 1 could return?” “I attémpted to get away-—yes. 1 could not remain there; it Would oven be better to die on the desert. But but I am not wholly sure I had lost all faith, Nothing was quite clear, but-—but I was afraid of you. Yon had led to’ me; I could not trust my. self alone with you any longer. But since then I have lost all faith—do you know why? “I can make a guess, You also over heard the talk between myself and Bob Meager.” “Every word. How did you know? “Because I had a glimpse of you as 11v horse topped the bank. I had sought you everywhere after I finally got rid of Sanchez. The t is I wae still seeking your trail when I encoun: tered Bob skulking there in the gully. Our meeting was not prearra i was an accident. You are actly Justified In condemning me, as the facts stand In your mind. I am not even going to attempt defending my. self. I fear It would be useless. J am merely going to serve you, whether you wish to be or not. But listen a minute before you cast me off utterly. Will you do that?” (TO BR CONTINURD.) Chinese Influence Is Feature of This Frock 1 Showing a new black satin after- found except in quite Whatever oun pretentious home cannot be said v8, in regard to they are cer- condemned as for the lodgmer or decorative value, to be and crevices niches woodwork without unneces- Plain ngs is a boon as it is easly Hardwood is kept in good housewife Pine or other soft wood stained or painted is cleaned in the way. The practice of cleaning and blemishes as with other away habit, house, that extended has made shia LAER It is the throughout this MNOR f of the past. Ribbons Play Part on New Hats From Paris new hats not one bu an different ki On most of the ribbons a dozen used many are trir Ag mans ribbon yy he the as 1 one smail elaborate mbroidery designs geason many colors to achiev many kinds an or the desired rich effect. Frequentl; wmke a bus. streamers under the or ton in the back, or In fact, the new importers have brought back in intricacy of design and elsborateness of trimming. made of other material are richly em- broldered or appliqued with narrow col- orful ribbons and ribbon flowers, Hats Festooned in Lace Big picturesque hats festooned In lace or flowers or draped with ribbons The bright colors of the earlier season will appear in soft shades that one associates with summer frocks And your hat must contrast with your crossing over and some under at points The girdie 1s of two Chinese Influences continue to be Embrolderies bor signs, both many of the handsomer ones reminis- cent of the beauty of museum pleces, Temple yellow, Chinese red and Man- darin blue are common shades reflect ing the oriental note. bast Indian designs of the more primitive type are also attaining some exotic note. This Is also reflected In the material, which may be soft crepe or a peculiar eastern type of wool. Chantilly laces are smartest, accord ing to the showings. In lace over blouses the tone of the lace matches the maternal, whether it is combined with georgette or crepe de chine, browns and grays being the favored hues for items destined for formal wear. Creations of Net and Ribbon Are With Us Net dresses are with us again, and are more charming than ever before with thelr variety of ribbon trimming, Here are some of the newest models in net and ribbon creations, A white net Is trimmed with rows of narrow white taffeta ribbon having a sliver pleot edge. The ribbon runs about the skirt in five pamllel rows Three rows of the same ribbon run down the center front vertically with two rows on either side. The bodice Is lkewise decorated with parallel and vertical mews of ribbon, some Another net frock is In shades of clover. The net itself is the usual clover shade while the ribbons that edge every one of the three tiers of ruffles that make the skirt are of vary- ing clover shades, such as one sees in driving along the beautiful coun. try roads In summer. The sash for this Is two-toned, old blue and clover, the frock. The soft ribbon is looped gles # single streamer culminating in a beaded tassel near the bottom of the skirt. The bodice has two small rib bon-edged ruffles about a low neck. line and two more ruffles at armholes that do away with any necessity for sleeves, Baby's Carriage Robe. A robe for the baby's carriage may be made of two pleces of satin crepe, n peach one and a sky-blue one, each one and one-half yards long by one yard wide, bordered with eight inch satin ribbon. The ribbon Is turned over the edges of the material #0 that four Inches is on either side It is now caught to the material with the brierstitch. The top is turned back and caught with a huge knotted bow of satin ribbon, either peach or blue.
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