Lad aaa asad aad at aides] CHAPTER XVII—Continued. re 2 Be “Has Texie Colin t'day, Uncle Asbury?—you know don’t y'u?" “Ol' Sime Colin's da'ter—the purty leetle gat wi’ the brown hair an’ laugh- in' eyes—well, 1 reckon I do know ‘er. No, she hain't passed the gate t'day, nary way—why?" “Oh-—she rid up this way—" “Did she?—no, she didn't pass.” He hobbled a step closer. “Ol Sime hac t' let loose at last, didn't 'e? Dern shame, though, 'e had t' be bumped off. Reckon they ain't found the feller ¥it that done [t?" The woodsman made no reply. even doubtful if he heard. His mind was flying fast from point to point of every possibility that lay between Black rock and the toligate, He washed ¢he froth off Graylock's nose; tightened the saddle girth; paid his toll and mounted, “Thanks fr bury.” “I don’t make no business o' water- in’ hosses” the old man him as he rode away, "but a hoss like that—he's welcome t' drink the well dry.” The concealed woodsman pondered the significance of it; the possibilities of it; the horrible threat of it as he galloped down the road. He glanced at the sun—within half an hour of the tree-tops. He had blun- dered—Hopkins had just ‘er, the drinks Uncle As- to redeem the blunder. His jaw tight- ened and he gave Graylock the rein, closely scanning every Inch of the road —and every foot of river-—that came into view as he passed. miles above Black rock, just where a by-road, a mere wagon track, led off across the wooded bottoms. found what he was looking f of horse tracks, with a print a boot heel that he knew, His lips twisted tightened till they squeezed of mirth out of it. He h trail; like a hound at fault, had actually run by it—and here right ore he had crossed it hours hefore He had been bending low die. He straightened and tiously down the by-road through dank and dismal bottoms. Wh the parrow by-road hed Mud hq he again found what he was looking Brownie hitched tree, resti and prancing from side to side, Hiding Graylock in a thicket, buttoned Two he or—a moss or two of into a hard grin; every mite ad lost the lay, wh is it in the sad- rode cau- the ore approac fo a he his blouse, loosened his volver in its holster and crept down the mucky bank toward the hiding place of the houseboat : crawled to its lurking place—Iit was gone, He came out of the bushes and found where the gangplank had scarred the mud: for footprints; found them-—the marks re. close ik pK eh FRPP t ede Pet ee P 22022 PP 000 | tive forward | about. There was no mistaking the somber | frock coat, neck stock and high hat— | It was Caleb Hopkins. A moment he | stood listening at the door; glanced around again in every direction, ‘and | slipped over the side of the houseboat | Into the skiff, As he rowed up around the head of the island and across the north chan- i nel to shore, he passed within less than | fifty yards of where the woodsman lay | concealed, his eyes hard and danger- { ous, his fingers betraying an almost ir- resistible Inclination to stray toward | the butt of the revolver at his hip, Drawing, the skiff well in among the [fringe of scrub willows, Hopkins glanced back In the direction of the houseboat, snarled out an Impatient deck looking guardedly 1 toms. | followed ; shadowed him through loge out to the River road: watched him cross, pick his way up the bluff and slip away among the trees of the upland, The unguarded safe, the bundles of | money under the floor of the cabin at | the homestead, crossed the woodsman's mind. Boat there was a far higher {| stake in his tense thought just then | than safes and bundles of money. The i frock coat and high hat were no sooner | well out of sighs tha | from where he lay in the | edge of the | to the skiff; lows and thicket at the bottoms and hurried back slid it out from the wil crossed the channel to the island. There he hid it again and slipped through the tangle of under brush and driftwood to where he could get a view of the houseboat. . There reached him the dull sound of footfalls on the cabifi floor, and the tiny craft rocked slightly as some one evidently crossed from side to side but there was no volces: from which he concluded that the unknown tenant was alone, In the fast gathering crept to the edge of the island; with extraordinary care under hand rail to the diminutive deck The fumbling locked on the sound of shadows crawled door he had watched he had oitxide Hopkins over locked—pad He stood st of a stylish hoot heel, gold on the dank mud. ward and bent over it. The next mo- ment he had snatched up something 4nd stood gazing at it—a yellow or- chid, flattened and faded, In all likell- hood the very one he had found for her he Friday before-—lady slipper day. Over the man's fine face spread a light that transfigured it. But there was a task calling—tense ; insistent; mayhap horrible. Taking put his pocketbook, he put the flower carefully away; frowned hard down the river shore, - Knowing that the narrow by-road led through the wooded flats almost to Al- pine island, angled sharply and crossed to the bluffs something mere than a He stepped for- pawing the weeds, and rode cautiously on down ‘the river, Just short of the point where the narrow road angled toward the bluffs, he again hid Graylock, went on afoot some distance farther and stole through the trees to the river bank. Creeping down to the edge of the water. with a eaution so great that a crane wading a rod or two below falled to take the alarm, Jack crawled out among the limbs of a cottonwood that had uprooted and lopped over the stream and peered: down the sides of the Island, lying less than two hundred yards below, A short distance down the south side, almost completély hidden among the willows and riding at the end of a rope hitched to a tree on the bank, lay a small houseboat with a skiff tied at its side—unmistakably the same tiny craft that had found concealment at the head of Mud haul. The woodsman was Just stealing back through the limbs of the cotton. wood, with the bold Intention of ereep- ing farther down the bank and swim- ming out to the island, when a man came gut of the snug little cabin, eare- fully ¢losed the door, fumbled a while as If focking It and stood on the diminu- The Door He Had Watched Hopkins Fumbling Over He Had Locked Padlocked on the Outside. and listenea—somdé one was moving about inside the cabin, and a speck of light showed behind a narrow crack between the door and the jamb, Very guardedly he crossed the deck and brought his eve close to the crack ~ft commanded a view of a narrow section of the room. A candle was alight somewhere at the side, and a shadow-—one shadow--flitted about the floor, The shadow slid across the section that he could see; deepened; disappeared; and in its place—Texie. She came to the door on the outside of which he was crouched and tugged at the latch, as she had probably done many times since being left a pris oner, but the stout padiocked hasp held firm. With an exclamation that held just a shaggle of petulance, she turned away. He wmched her till she passed ogt of range of the grevice-—doubtiess to sound the walls for some other means of escape, But the narrow opening had told him what it heartened him much to know. He took a bullet from his pouch ; flattened It between his teeth; with his powerful fingers forced it nolselessly into the keyhole of the padlock In such a way as to make It impossible to Insert the key; jammed it so tight with the blade of his pocket knife that nothing short of a lock: smith’s tools could have Jislodged it. Crawling along the gangway to the after deck, he remdered the padlock . on the rear door equally useless; ls. tened a moment to the quick restless steps Inside; crawled under the hand rall to the bank and, with every pre caution known to wooderaft to hide his trail, recrossed the island to the skiff, He shoved the skiff into the water, rowed up around the head of the island, down the south channel and back~to the house-boat, Fastening the skiff to the rail, he unhitehed the rope from the willow on the bank; sprang lightly the forward deck, being careful to keep out of range of the crevice between the door and jamb; picked up one of the two light poles with which such craft are propelled; pushed off; suffered the snug little vessel to catch the drift of the cur- rent and, belng careful keep well within the shadow of the willows, let it drift down the channel. Far down toward the lower point of the island a narrow pocKet gashed into the rather steep bank place well known to the woodsman., Care fully withdrawing the boat from the current as he approached, he deftly turned the prow; polgd the little ves- sel into the slack wafer of the pocket and far up under the overhanging vines and branches, where it would likely escape anything short of the very closest scrutiny, either from land or water; hitched It securely to a tree on the bank: went back to the deck and stood listening. The girl inside te cabin had re peatedly wrenched atthe doors as the vessel drifted down the channel. eral times she had called the name of Hopkins, to to a Sev. the boat adrift. To all this the woods. man had returned no answer, She must hive known when the boat stopped, must have heard the scrape up into the poc an interval of et, for there followed lence, He could not to the narrow of candlelight escaped. his eye close; peeped within. of the floor, In deep thought. As Le watched, She crossed the floor: close to the door and, with tion of a wooderaft his own, softly “Jack!” It took the utter sum resolution to still. He watched the wonder of her eyes transform to disappointment and despair; watched her stand clasping and unclasping the slim fingers of her shapely small hands, One consideration alone restrained him from beating to fragments the dis padlock and setting her free in that stout cabin, with its secured by jammed locks that could pot be opened without breaking, hidden at the end of a cov- ered trall, was the safest place in the for her just then. There hard faces and quick fingers in the red-roofed cottage that night. it was the most dif the cau called : keep right doors securely Flatwoods hes would >t even mo {0 that tried do from his life and to back to in door turn away the go With set and serious fave he around the island, across to the main carefully Wepped ashore : both oars into the river: adrift: stood a flont away and, rowed head of lund and dropped the channel, set the boat watching it extraordinary hurried back to moment with Graylock. CHAPTER XViil In the Dead Night, sify the deep gloom of rock, coming In by way of the feed pens, and slipping the horses into the barn through the cattle sheds. He crouched a long time kitchen step listening. sound disturbed the silence. Very care. fully he fitted his key on the at the inquest edly turned it; ly open; locked it. Stealing across the floor. he made his way to the small office room where the papers and safe were kept. He tiptoed behind the curtains that hung over the entrance to a closet un- der the stair in the sitting room and stood still, his ears strung for every sound that rode the night. It couldn't have been sbort of mid. entered ; softly when came the sound for which his ears were straining--hands outside prying at the window of the west room, He drew his revolver, cocked it and took a position so that he could see through the curtains without causing them to move. There came a low sound of crum- 4 bling wood ; tne muffled slither of erack- ing glass: the soft grate of the sash as it was slowly raised; finally the creak of the windowsill and the faint swish of clothing as somebody grawled through. The sounds were repeated one--no more, (TO BE CONTINUED.) A Temporary Substitute. Mr. Peewee—"Good-by, dearie. IN write every day.” His Wife—"RBe gure you do. And God be with you ti) I get back home, Then I'll look after you." Highest City in Europe. Madrid, in point of geographical ele vation, is the highest city In Europe, * —— ——— A ———— —— * | Trifles Used Are. Odd 1 and Artistic Quaint jingles are attached to a card of little ornaments made of ribbon and slik flowers, called lingerie sets—rings, rosettes, bow-knots and streamers which are sewn on the front shoulders of white snd underwear, Most of these dainty tricks are done in Dresden colors. but there are as many shades ns there are silks and chiffons of which the lingerie is mude: pale rose, blue, vellow, green, orchid und violet, And with each card is a merry little verse, Things fo Intrigue the fancy of ele gantes are the little funs that have Just been recelved from Paris hy an exclusive New York shop. Novelties in fans are of a varlety as great as the new fashions In stockings. The Intest, writes a fashlon correspondent In the New York Times, are the re verse idea of the huge feather, span. fled and Ince affairs that have been conspicuous and popular through the winter season. fans Is a high oval, when open, ing the sticks, which are of fragrant sandalwood, dellentely earved have ribs of ivory, of mother-of-pearl, tortoise-shell or amber, and are ered with Ince, the most charming hav- ing no underlining of sik material, and showing the lace in the filmy beauty of its pattern, Among these fans are some of such intrinsle artistic value as be In cluded in the catalog of a museum of fine arts. An Ingenious novelty’is a little fan of white satin, with sifangles and lace applique, which, when closed “breaks” In the middle and folds length of four inches Ny- or to It may be these fans. with a are not costly, They graceful gifts, that make the most is found just umbrellas The newest are short even more sa than were senson, when the club. hlunt ferrules now in chubby, of last were Introduced. They on frames like those of paper sunshades close together, highly composition and the paw phrase h The covers of the of bamboo, The polished Japanese the of colored aor of with handles, of are wood, Ivory eolored the figures marked N10 Use n chess the nese game the parasols are almost for an All-Black Hat Dignity is the keynote of this little spring hat in which taffeta is inter. crown and ajso used as a facing. It's Beltless Dress Shown One conspicuous feature of the new serves a fashion writer. the chemise tunic, or coat broken by a narrow dress, been belt i § i | Chie Blazer Jacket and White Plaited Skirt Showing winsome modified blazer Jacket for spring wear. It is combined with the popular white plaited skirt It is of red flannel, soutache. nll of gally colored silk, brilliant green and flamingo red being much used. Quite the most fantastic sunshade seen In many seasons is one of black silk, covered almost to the outer white rabbit fur. In the a pussycat is reproduced, kers standing out shade briskly closed it appears folded (imitation) ornament the kitten's nose, Nofwith childigshness of the omplished w gain It importance novelty. a is of with an that being standing the ceft, It is ace ns to fo of tortoise oon ith such suc i oh COEs 88 oH Waistcoats Are Made tt} Tiree of tl resting "i We ta Lae i Le One Asnn Is new, leur for assured vot the signs ix the waistrouat, the ultra-smart 0 SEYerely as to be man s vest” he appears al loose q RNG tion to the tted trim shirtwalst or mpe, of] skirt, plalted or plain r plain coat. It tween the tailored igtline, shirtwalst eg hiouse iropping fit gul is a com suit with and belt, that has late the waist iisteonts “Toud™” Ny che ks nriet and white, and mbinations ng co Vogue of Lace Lace hag a anger of diminishing. wide which seems The enne Is wearing lace wrist and a gown being mandarin coat of velvet, in Paris] vogue no sleeves in the from elbow of hip length the rest &0 smart, an to look to her figure. In the suits shown, the quality ma not breaking the straight But now no belt Is seen, even on the dresses to which are added plaiting’, flonting or attached godets and flounces, fiat or shaped. These, joined to the badice, are simply stitched with- out other finish, models from houses of prestige are built of kasha cloth, twill, and, to the joy of the more &nservative, broad. cloth, The twills are like the old-time serge, and the fabric is very satisfactory, but i the best couturieres, long but n few inthes above the tvttom of no other cloth produces, Comfort Protectors of Unbleached Muslin Comfort protectors which cover the upper edges of blankets and quilts ordinary overblouse, but In every case absolutely straight and beltless, Even the lingerie gowns, the sheer, dnintily embroidered nets combined with lance and batiste, are made like infunts’' frocks, over a slip having at the hem a band or frill of lace that gives the effect of an underskirt, Jenny is sending over some charming models in the beltless dresses, some of them with rather exaggerated godets, others with straight, narrow panels; and her skirts are invariably short, Kasha Cloth and Twill , Are Favored Materials he ultimate return of the strictly tailored sult hus been seen for two sen sons past, Other styles for the street have come and gone, and women have iurned with a renewed appreciation to the severe straight lines of skirt and cont, untrizamed and well tallored. face and hands, are almost a necessity to the fastidious housekeeper who is trying to keep down laundry and cleaning bills Make them of unbleached muslin, dimity, flaxon, linene or any other fab- ric which, washes easily. Cut strips of the material one and one-half inches longer than the width across the top of the blanket and from fourteen to eclghteen inches wide. That is, dimity of the required length and thirty Inches in width will cut two protectors. Fold the material lengthwise and baste awd stitch across each end. Turn a one inch hem on both sides, Decorate the protectors te harmon. ize with the color in the bed coverings with which they are to be used. Ap plique designs in plain ginghams look well on unbleached muslin and the flaxon ahd dimity lend themselves to dainty cross-stitch patterns, Linene is attractively and quickly finished with Italian hemstitehing, —— OSU IRPPS, HOME HINTS $ AND DIET 3 By INEZ SEARLES WILLSON rr trp pr rr rr rrr ry LE, 1924, Weslern Newspaper i SPECIFIC METHODS OF REMOVING STAINS SOO OOIIOTON hp The following directions ppl the problem of ren “fic stains may simplify jhe housewife's labor in this respect: Blood may be removed first in water and in lukewarm, soapy water, 4 to wving spe by souk ing then wa ng cold g Vet starch will absorb the stain from a thick ma teriul. Put a lump of wet starch over the spot and, when dng, brush off. Re peat until the stain Is gone. Old stains may be removed by of hydro gen peroxide, to which a litle ammo nla has béen added. Rinse with weak acetic seid and finally with wa- ter, Colors of fabrics faded by the peroxide must not be overlooked mesns very are also This fact Cover chocolate or cocoa stains with and soak in Coffee, tea, dnd generally be removed by stretch ing the fabric over a bowl and pour. ing bolling water onto it so the w ater cold water mont fruit stains i Peach stain is particularly resistant, I» the stain which old-fashioned used tell would come out when the peach season was over, Rub glycerin over the spot two or three days before washing Cream, milk and meat julce stains should ‘be washed first in cold water water, Grass staln Is one which is fre quently found In households where there are small children, and a knowl edgs of how to treat it is valueble to the mother. Such stains may be soaked in aleohol If the color is not affected, otherwise, make a paste of soap and baking powder, spread over the spot and sllow to stand for sev. hours. Milk may prove effective when the stain is fresh. Hydrogen peroxide and ammonia, or just smo nia may be used The effect of the It to us Mildew, when newly usually be removed suds and sunlight very formed, by strong As the old is may snp stains stubt well to see old hing the are not Causes, a8 strong be allowed to ETOW such blead agent question must of 4 4 g 3 3 used, ang then lor enters to complicate sin ied To n rust no ns are soluble in aleo- they are soaked removed by © and salt or holdi be enver lemon ule and put ng In the sten » in kettle, oval f teg of the hie ink stain wisi hile +} ue ink dead uld alway on al » iS Nn nel and in mild ltnon mae he used CHRON TO BE WELL NOURISHED butiders ™ ni gen, but a certain ‘EWeets cont are the Ain an other foods of additional the diet form, is another energy such foods Proteins “tissue cont fruit and amount element, tro are and should ain Fat is giver It as potatoes, Starch supplies energy. It is one the most abundant foods and is found most abundantly in oils, butter Energy is stored in the body in the form of fats Mineral salts such as lime, iron, the body to bulld tissue and to coun teract certain acid formations which may take place during the process of digestion. Vegetables and fruits and milk are the sources of these valuable substances. Milk is rich in lime, which i= one of the reasons it should figure largely in the diet of children. Spinach and beets give us iron, as do raisins, Roughage, in the form of cellulose, which is the woody part of fruits and vegetables, is necessary to regulate body processes and ald in the elimina. tion of waste. Therefore the diet should contain the coarse vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce and aspara- gus, the coarse breads and gritty cereals, Liquids also ald In elimination of waste, Last, but not least important, are the vitnmines, which have been called “the protective foo” The exact na- ture of these substances is xtill a prob lem for the sciefitist to solve. This much is certain, ¢ are substances present in some fh which are essen. tial to the proper growth of children and the good health of every one, The Iack of these substances In the dist is the direct cause of certain #soases Milk, meat, eggs, fruits and vegetables contain vitamines, All vitamines are not present in all these foods, one may be found in one and another in a dif ferent one. Peaches, canned In halves, pears alse canned, served with whipped ream and a sprinkling of nuts, are al wavs enjoyed ne a light dessert. Serve with white cookies. Chestnuts pounded to a paste after being cooked, added to a custard, make another often asked-for dessert
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