SYNOPSIS Jim Wall, young cowpuncher from Wyoming, seeks a néw fleld In Utah. He meets Hank Hays, who tells him he is working for an Englishman, Her- rick, who has located a big ranch. Hays and others are plotting to steal their employer's cattle and money. With Hays and two other rustlers, Jim Wall goes to Herrick's ranch, Hays and his lieutenants ride away to drive off the first bunch of cattle. Heeseman is Hays’ rival among the cattle rustlers. Jim (s sent to meet Miss Herrick. Hays betrays unusual interest In the girl's coming, The rustlers begin driving cattle from the ranch. Wall finds himself falling In love with Helen, and he fears Hays has designs on the girl Jim coaches her in riding western style, and final- ly kisses her. She is angry and dis- misses him, but relents and asks him not to leave the ranch. Hays’ men re- turn from the drive, having sold the cattle and brought back the money. A quick getaway is Imperative Hays tells his men to go on ahead, that he will join them at a certaln canyon. He comes, with Helen Herrick—a captive. Hays explains that he stole Helen for ransom. Realizing that Helen will be worse off if she falls into Heeseman's clutches, Jim Wall does nothing. Heese man's riders are discovered In pur- suit. Hays leads the gang into a canyon retreat—The Robbers’ Roost. Jim seeks out Smoky Slocum, and secures his promise to ald in case Helen is threat- ened with harm by Hays. CHAPTER VIII—Continued a Ss “Sparrow, you don't look fighty” replied Jim, gravely. “But your talk is. Else you've a reason to think it" “Shore, I have,” rejoined Latimer, lowering his volce to a whisper. “Hays beat an’ robbed Herrick! . . . Thet's part 1 wanted to tell you, If I was goin’ to croak. But I gotta tell it any- how. An’ I ask you both, as pards, to keep what I tell you secret till I'm dead.” “1 swear, huskily. “You can trust me, too,” added Jim, “Wal, thet's why I feel Hank must have done fer the girl, too” “Robbed Herrick!” exclaimed Slo cum, incredulously. “Was there a fight?” “Yes. But Hank might have avoided it. He drove the man crazy. Fellers, Hays'd steal coppers off a dead man's eyes—shore. But what he sald he wanted was the gurl fer ransom. Yet he picked a fight with Herrick an’ beat him with a gun.” “Sparrow, how come you didn't tell us before?" asked Smoky, sternly. “I'm beholden to Hank. But I will gay thet If I'd knowed his game I'd never have gone with him. After it was too late—wal, [I stuck. An’ I'd kept it secret. But I feel In my bones I'm done fer. So I'm squealin’, an’ I'm doin’ it because Hays double crossed you all” “Reckon I'd have done the same, If Hank had a hold on me,” conceded Smoky, generously, “Suppose you take a nip of whisky and tell us what hap- pened.” “I'm hot enough without liquor. But I'll tell you. . . . Gimme some more water.” After a moment Latimer drew a long breath and resumed: “Hank picked me because he had a hold on me. After you fellers left thet night Hank went out an’ got another hoss. He had a saddle hid somewhera, We took them hosses up the bench back of the house an’ tied them. Then we went down toward the house” “Ahuh. He'd had this deal in mind all the time,” sald Smoky, nodding his head. “Yes. Before we got to the house he told me he meant to hold Herrick up fer what money he had on hand then steal the gurl fer ransom. | opened my trap to kick again’ the gurl part of it, anyway, but he cussed me somethin’ flerce. 1 seen then he was blood set on it, so I shet up, . . . Her rick was In the livin room. We walked round the house, an’ Hank showed me the gurls winder, which was open, Wal, we went back, an’ up on the porch, an’ into the livin’ room, “When Herrick looked threw a gun on him. ‘Keep quiet an’ shell out your money,” Hank ordered. Thet didn't faze the Englishman. He jumped up, thunderin’ mad. Hank hit him over the head, cuttin’ a gash. Thet didn’t knock Herrick out, but it made him fight till Hank got him good an’ hard. Then he opened his desk an’ threw out some packages of greenbacks. After thet he slid to the floor. Next Hank ‘ordered me to go out an’ round to the gurl's winder. It was bright moonlight, but I didn't locate thet winder quick. An’ at thet I was guided to It by the gurl's voice, Gimme another drink.” Latimer quenched his inordinate thirst again, while Jim and Smoky exchanged thoughtful glances over him, “Wal, where was I? . . . When 1 straddled thet winder sill I seen the gurl sitting’ up In bed, white as the sheets about her. Hank had a gun pointed at her head, an’ he was sayin’ if she yelled, he'd shoot. Then he told me to look around fer money an’ jew. els. I started thet, keepin’ an eye on them. The room was as moonlight as outdoors. Hank told her to git up an’ dress for ridin’. She refused, an’ he yanked her clean out of bed. ‘Gurl’ he sald, ‘yore brother Is hawg-tled down In the livin’ room, an’ if you don't do as I tell you, I'll kill him, . .. I'm taking you away fer ransom, an’ when he pays up you can come home, Bo long's you're quiet we won't hurt you' . , . At thet she got up an’ ran Into a closet. 1 heard her sob bin’, He made her put on ridin’ Sparrow,” sald Smoky, a up Hank Copyright. ~WNU Service. clothes an’ pack what else she wanted. Meanwhile I found a heap of gold things an’ diamonds, an’ a package of money, still with the Wells-Fargo pa- per on it. These 1 stuffed In my pockets, an’ 1 shore was a walkin’ gold mine.” “How much was there?” asked Smoky, curiously, when Latimer paused to catch his breath, “I'll come to thet. . We went Hank hustled her into the woods, with me follerin’, Soon we come to the hosses, an’ Hank put the gurl up on the gray. He blind- folded her an’ told me to see she didn't git away. The gurl talked a blue streak, but she wasn't so scared, except when we heard a shot, then someone, runnin’ on hard ground. Hank come back pronto, pantin' like a lassoed bull. He sald he'd run plump into Proghr an’ another of Heeseman's outfit, « 2\Miss Herrick,’ he says, ‘them fel lers was bent on robblin' your brother -—mebbe killin’ him. I shot Progar, but the other got away. He tied the bundle on his hoss, an’ leadin’ the gurl's hoss he rode up the mountain. We rode the rest of the night, stoppin’ to rest at daylight. Hyar [ turned the money an' trinkets over to Hank. He counted the money Herrick had turned over—somethin’ more'n sixteen thousand—but he never opened the Wells-Fargo package I'd fotind In the gurl's trunk. . . . Thet's all, fellers We rode till noon, meetin’ you as agreed in the cedars” “What was in thet Wells-Fargo pack- age?" asked Smoky, after a long pause. “Money. Hundred-dollar bills. 1 “Keep Quiet an’ Shell Out Your Money, Hank Ordered.” tore a corner of the paper off. It was a thick an’ heavy package.” “Ahuh. So Hank went south with thet an’ the jewelry?” “Yea, When he made the divey hyar he give me his share of thet sixteen thousand. It's hyar in my coat. You an’ Jim alr welcome to it. "Cause where I'm guin’—1 won't need any.” “Sparrow, It was a long story fer a sick man—an’' bard to tell™ sald Smoky, feelingly. “Jim an’ me will re spect your confidence. An’ If you pull through—as I hope you do—we'll never squeak, But, pard, don't be surprised at what comes oft.” Five days later Sparrowhawk Lat mer died during the night, after a short interval of improvement which gave his comrades renewed hope. He passed away alone, evidently In agony, to judge from his distorted face, “Wal, I don't know but thet Spar. row's better off,” remarked Smoky, with pathos. They buried him in bis tarpaulin on the spot, and divided his effects among them by drawing lots “What'd you do with the money you found on him? queried Hays, “We didn't find none. Sparrow gave it to me an’ Jim some days ago,” re plied Smoky. “Reckon you better divide It.” “Ump-umm,” rejoined Smoky, non- chalantly, his beady little eyes on the chief, “Why not? “Wal, Sparrow wanted us to have It, not, 1 reckon, because we took care of him when you forgot, but jest because he cottoned to ua” “Smoky, tell Hays the other reason,” spoke up Jim. “Thet'll wait, Jim. No hurry. An’ I'm not so shore Sparrow wanted us to tell.” Hank Hays turned livid, “Abhuh. Mebbe you'd both be wise to stay shet up,” he sald and left, “Fellers,” sald Brad Lincoln, turn. ing to the others, “I've had a hunch all along there was a hitch In this deal. Alr you with me In demandin’ a showdown from Smoky an’ Jim?” “We shore alr,” rejoined Bridges, and Mac and Happy Jack expressed like loyalty. “Smoky, you're square, If there's anythin’, we want to know” “Mebbe we can slick it over,” re plied Smoky, smoothly, “If we win all the boss’ money-—an’ he'll shore be easy now with thet gurl on his mind 1 reckon there won't be any sense in tellin’ at all. Eh, Jim? “l don't make any rash promises, Smoky,” returned Jim, “I admire you THE CENTRE REPORTER, 00ST a lot, Slocum, but I'm run this into the ground. these men ought to be thing." “I say cards. You fellers can't keep it forever,” rejoined Lincoln, darkly. From that hour dated the grim and passionate gambling In which they all participated. With one man on lookout duty the others spent most of the daylight hours sitting at Happy Jack's table of cottonwood poles, Jim had separated his money into two parts—one consisting of the bills of large denomination, and the other of small. The latter he kept out for gambling, Intending to quit when It was lost, _ But fortune was fickle. He did not lose it. Instead, he won steadily. There was no hope of his getting out of the game so long as he was ahead. He wanted to watch, think, plan, Luck changed eventually, and he lost all he had won. Then he seesawed for a day, before he struck another streak of los. ing, and lost everything. “I'm cleaned.” he sald, rising. by gosh, [ gave you a run” “I'm way ahead. I'll lend you some,” offered Hays, “No, thanks. I'm glad to get off this well. I'll go up to the rock and send Mac down. From now on I'll do most of the lookout work. I like it.” Jim was glad this phase of his con- nection with the outfit was past. He had played for days, won and lost, all in the interest of the scheme fer- menting in his mind He wanted to be alone. If nothing else intervened, this gambling would lead to the Inevit- able quarrel, Whether Hays won all the money or lost what he had, there would be a fight. At once a restless, baffled, harried condition of mind seemed to Jim. To face those men hour after hour, day after day, hiding his thoughts, had engendered irritation, When the split eame and the shooting began Jim wanted to be around. He would help it along considerably. One day, he was returning to camp, somewhat before sunset, he heard a shot. He listened for others None came, The moment he entered the oval to see Hays striding for the cabin, his hair standing up, and his men grouped outside of the camp shelter, Jim knew that had trouble, “What now, Smoky? “Hank did fer Brad” “How? Why? You don't Hays beat Lincoln to a gun?” “He did, Jim." ejaculated Slocum, *He bored Brad 1 was the only feller who seen It. The rest was duckin”™ “What was it about, Smoky? “Wal. Brad has been gittin' sorer every day, an’ today we cleaned him. Brad opened up on Hank, no doubt meanin’ to eall him fer fair. But Brad didn’t git goin’ good before Hank went fer his gun” “Smoky. he had his mind declared Jim, tensely “Shore. Thet's the queer part of It Hank was not goin’ te let Brad spit out much, . . . An’ friend Jim, thet's a hunch fer ua” “Hays can’t beat me to a gun.” re joined Jim, with a cold ring In his volce, “Nor me either. Thet's a safe bet” They reached the camp. Lincoln lay face down over the table, his right arm hanging low, his gun lying near his hand. “Lend a hand, some of you,” Slocum, peremptorily. They carried Lincaln, face down, across the oval to the lower side of the cottonwood grove, and in half an hour he had been consigned to earth, and his possessions divided among the men who had buried him. “Grave number two!” speculated Smoky. “Fellers, It runs In my mind thet Robbers’ Roost In these next twenty years will be sprinkled all over with graves™ “How so, when nobody has any idee where it 187" “Heeseman will find it, an’ Marley, an’ after them many more,” concluded Slocum, prophetieally. “let's rustle out of the hole” gested Bridges, ms CHAPTER IX It was dark by the time Happy Jack ealled them to supper. Jim carried over an armload of brush to make a bright fire. By its flare Hays was seen approaching, and when he drew near he sald: “Jim, did they tell you straight how I come to draw on Brad? “Reckon they aid" replied Jim, coldly. “Anythin® to say? “No. 1 don’t see how you have acted any différently.” “Wal, you've coppered It with the ace, The second Brad jumped me | seen In his eyes he meant to egg me on to draw. So | did It quick, Jack, what you got fer supper?” By tacit consent and without a «an gle word the men avolded Hips Jack's table that night and ate aro ind thinking you In all justice told some “Bat, leave when there been mean - made ap, ordered sug. could sat on a stone, Jim knelt on one knee poses reminiscent of the trail “Cool after the rain” Indy prisoner.” He stalked away, waving to keep it shlaze, “] seen her last night whe he called me to fetch her supper,” sald Jack, “Fust time I'd had a peek at her face lately. Seemed a ghost of thet other gurl” TO DE CONTINUED, CENTRE HALL, PA. t1es | Startling place in ashions, WwW FJATCH sithoue changes the are taking fr : “ily ines” of newer lovely ictured is wearing creature centered In the a dress which tells ening in the yin the a Not that the effects have ent glamorou into obli s ta hiophitol is highiigt irely gone on the eo any no winter these mtrary fash wugh certain subt tly to thelr 1 fas outstand. none ct wn ith WW Worn with are its and sl pline to alk for the wearer. At one of clinics and wh its recent m fashion style exhibits the Chicago market Et i scores of ynthly olesale displayed ng 3 fetching nhers the three ultra smart They clear. in present nur tumes in the i} iy demonstrate and coming = The entracing g OS istration. new trends ihovettes, wn centered in the picture bears a twofold message. At the same time that it tells of the re vival of quaint and picturesque full skirted evening dresses, it of the return of stiff gran alone types of #ilks such as in of yore were the pride and joy of fash. ion's elite, Not for decades have our eyes behe M such sliks as these—crisp, rustling taffetas, high-grade moires, many of alc are richly metalshot, and satins of superior quality together with regal velvels likewise an impos ing array of glittering, sumptuous lame weaves which add yet more glamor to the pageantry of gala fabrics It is very important te remember about the new fullgored skirts that the flare widens after It leaves the waistline thus, as you will note in the bears tidings liose stand + destroying the avoiding : ich women so covet, Mediel collar ne is as radical uliness of the skirt narrow straight lines of to the left the : supper-ciub gown contrasts the new fullness Sau The voguish fashior taut almost 1 this very hemlines is frankly declared in nme is superb- It combines black tulip (in call it tulip noir) for the a bright fuchsia g. the gloves and the i velvet cost 1 cape with iroat. +» gheathlike given gown styling is restaurant of dress dressy little dinner wn with it. Ultra sophis- in fabric as well as is ir is the new ribbed nguished This for a is the type line, aterial r-finished cire, this sort The slit the hemline is under the panel miine Rhinestone buttons fasten the the back and the sleeves almost halfway to the elbow. A gorgeous rhinestone orna- pent defines the walstliine st the top of the P wmnel back. This story of silhouettes would not be complete were we to fall to at least mention that In direct contrast to the robe de style and other full skirted there 8 a movement toward cing emp ire high-waist lines topping skirts of tall sheathiike stature. Then, too, there form-fitting pring dresses stream-line fullness let in at the via shirred, pleated and yon ahot flares. weaves of Fenson concealed train, bodice above at new effects, introdn Are many with back deft! yy <£ ut iid know of the new bloused backs and the Russian influence as in the Cossack tunics now the rage, also in the recent tall turbans and the smart high necks, and especially the trend to things Ty- rolean. The adoption of monk-like drapes together with cord and tassel fastenings for simple woolen daytime frocks, is another recent gesture. ©, Western Newspaper Unlon, CeRR {f course, reflected TURN DINNER DRESS INTO EVENING GOWN A dinner costume developed in black crepe and silver lame, the crepe the skirt, the lame the blouse, can be used for a complete new evening dress by simply removing the jacket-blouse and there you stand in a low decolietage back. Many cocktail frocks and dinner dresses introduce beaded accents, just on the bodice or the tunic, with Jet beads, sequins and rhinestones, All em- ployed at once, Your shirtwalst type of dress is still good-—it seems to be having a long and popular day, remaining good for day- time or dinner “wear, Don't forget that daytime neckiines are high at will, figure or select your neckline so that It can be worn up or low and open, Pink and brown are a grand com. bluation for evening. We saw a pink crepe satin with brown accents in the girdle and flower trimming, Glossy Type Leather Is the Vogue in Shoe Wear Smooth shoe leathers assume re sewed lmportance, according to models son at the recent leather show, Of gnususl prominence are the smooth, very glossy types which have almost Combinations of different types of another noticeable feature. 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