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irmrraa LmGEBrpHiLABictPHiA; momat, ocrcoHfitt m lata
'i'vmw?ifify
just Gossip About People
f debutante to be Introduced today
-M fee MI9 m" "" """ "-
U Mr nd Mrs. jmiuj viwii, ui
C , . 1 !...... n u-.
nut 1HIU IM "' '"" ' '"
twime. Emily i me uaugnier or.
; .u .mm A- TTIftrrlnCTA tvltll
.Dtxon or " " "
Me Samuel Welsh, wno was a naif.
Of Mrs. ArCIHO Aliuilisun nun mrn.
ii. rfi... nf IViU rltv tfe
iter Maris, who mnde her debut
two or three years ago. was mw
bit year to louis .Madeira, au.
hM nnotner Bisicr, l-umiK-in
and tt brother Snm. Iter half.
, William Boulton Dixon, married
w Thayer last winter, and Mrs.
Will DO ono ol "UBO """ "" ,v
M afternoon. Trie otner marrieu
- friends of Mrs. Dixon who will
4re Include Mrs. Russell Johnson,
Marshall Morgan, aim. jock Harris
i Vrs. Ned Krumbhaar.
htf debutante will wear a simple frock
Whit satin ana nci, nnu win rorry
of the valley. Mrs. uixona nown
t of whlto satin also. The
into will have receiving wun ner
hr Newbold, who Is a nleco of
, Welsh' stepfather, Mr. Dixon, Mrs.
bar Newbold having been a Miss
n' Msrla Fraxer, whoso moiner was
Welsh and who Is related to Kmlly:
abtth TrOllCr, AUHipirci. iiuum, nam-
, Lea, Mary Loverine, Emily Harris,
itty DOne at-Blimriua siuiiuu.n uuu
jnor Balrd.
Another debutante party today will be
luncheon which .Mnrgarci iserwinu
give for Katharine Ioa. juargaret
Ind came out nDoui iwo seasons
L and has boon quite ono of tho most
ular girls in mo younger sei. tr
her and aunt, Mrs. Beverly uooin-
are In deep mourning this year, so
entertaining that Is dono at tho Dor-
home will be under Margaret's
Dices, and I feol suro said eu'ertnin.
will be successful.
J With Just enough snap In the air to
kind you that tnis is real looiuau
ather, society filled boxes nnd Brand
on Saturday to watch tho renn-
irtbmore game.
Isabel Wannmaker was an Interested
pvectator, wearing a stunning lopcoax.
ill black velvet nut nna raccoon iur
Mr. and Mrs. Davison Kennedy
i In the stand. Mrs. Kennedy knows
the players by name, and Is a truo
iter for tho Rod and Dlue. sir. and
tfn. Wilson McCrody arrived early, Mrs.
ay wearing a navy blue suit with
I seal fur collar and smart black velvet
t turned up sharply at one sldo.
Nancy Smyth, ono of this season's
it" greeted mends during the Inter-
kn looking extremely well in a
topcoat and chto black hat and
x-fur scarf.
SCatherlne Cassard Is looking awfully
II again after her accident last winter,
wore a charming bluo coatsult and
hat trimmed with tiny pink roses
ned up sharply at the back.
J Anna Hanson and her flanco, Norman
loore, wore among tho early arrivals.
Agnes Kennedy, whose blue and-
Its striped silk frock was topped by
bustard-color coat. A huge bunch of
bids was effective.
'Later, In the Talm Room of the Belle-
Btratford, I noticed Charlotte Brown
srlng tea with friends. Her blue coat-
lit and black hat were most becoming.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Newton also strolled
i for a cup of tea.
It Is very appropriate that the Rose
l Hunt Club should be one of tho first
i the field of Raceland this year, as this
stab was one of the first clubs of Its
organized In Pennsylvania. As far
: as 1830 we find the devotees of the
nt In the Rose Tree section,- the runs
4ng made from the old Anvil Tavern,
hlch later became the Providence Inn.
4eed, It can truly be said that fox
tinting is the oldest organized sport In
erica. In 17C0 the Gloucester Fox
Hunting Club, a Philadelphia organlza-
was formed with Benjamin Chew,
rles Willing, Thomas Lelper, James
arton and other well-known Phlla-
rfphlans' ancestors as charter members.
! Is interesting to note that all of their
allies are still Interested In fox hunt-
and are well known yet throughout
tinting circles.
In 185 tho Rose Tree Hunt Club was
ned, and In a few years it had de
eped one of the best packs of hounds
I America. In 1877 tho first race meet-
: was held, consisting of two flat races
one across country. All of these
were for trophies, and one of the
atures still of hunt meetings la found
the fact that the wlnnors frequently
alak a great deal more' of the piece of
won than of the money that goes
Kh the race. The Rose Tree Hunt
'. on Wednesday and Saturday of this
will carry out in this regard the
traditions, as In virtually all of the
magnificent pieces of plate and
hies will be given. Some of the best
evrn sportsmen in Philadelphia have
nted the various trophies for the
Tree meet. The race committee
has everything in the best of condl-
Borne of the donors of plate for
meeting aro Colonel dtt Pont, den
I Bdward Morrell, Robert Glendinnlng,
waiter Jeffords, Doctor Ashton and
In addition to the troDlilea nre-
"w w the various races. Mr. and Mrs.
! D. Riddle, as announced before.
are each donated 11000 for the feature
' ior each day. The races, the Willow
iate and the Long Point Plate, aro
most Valuable ever rivn iv nnv
t olub.ln the East, and naturally
"ve attracted some Important on-
NANCY WYNNE.
TmV&Zti feet" i1
tournament at the Baltimore CouMrV ClSb!
. nl,fr home ,n rtaoner. to Mr
burnt. Jr, who have been, wapym Kay.
crest the Wledersfm hom thi. ... I
are now at the AMlne Hotel for a few
.7" " nwMpying ineir new
1921 Spruce street
home.
Mr. Nathan Hayward. of St. Davids, has
Manchester Maas Mrs llsywurl .nd the
children will not return until the end of th
month.
.lr, nnd Mr"- '-angon Wllllsms are
spendlnB a few weeks at The LJnd.nwood,
lUulnor, beforo roturnlrg tt Masartiwydd
their home In St. DsvhK
Mr. and Mrs. Jovph naldnln Hutchinson,
who occupied tho William hou. this sum.
mer, have returned to town.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Tyler and the r
family, of Elklns Tark. who have been
pending tho summer at their home at Dark
Harbor, Me,, returned home this week.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Morris Young, of
Hadnor. will leave next week for Washing,
ton. where Mr. Young will bo one of tha
Judges at the sixth exhibition of contem
porary American oil paintings to be held
In the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Miss niltabeth Williams Urnley wilt rep
resent Welle-tey College In the Inaugural
ceremonies at the Installation of Dr. 1Z. D.
Warfield as prtMdent of Wilson College,
which will take place tomorrow. Miss
LNIrt Morris Ilrlnton. of ssoi Wntnut
streot, has gono to Cliambersburg today
to stng at a concert to be given In con
nection with the Inauguration of President
11 D. Warfield, of Wilson College.
A subscription dance will be given at tho
TorrosdnU Clolf Club on Halloween. Tues
day, October 31.
Mrs. Rudolph tllrdsall. Jr, of Florida,
Is the guest of her mother, Mrs. rtomalno
Keyser, of 114 West Illttenhouse street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ddward T. Comfort, of Dast
Penn street, have returned from a summer
spent In the Adirondack.1!.
Mrs. C. Moorhead and her daughter have
closed their summer home at Camden, Me.,
and nre again occupying their bouse, 243
Wist School House lane.
Mr. nnd Mrs. William J. Smyth and Miss
II. Agnes Smyth, of :i South Twentieth
strot. have returned from a summer spent
In tho Adlrondncka.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whiteside and their
daughter, Miss Esther Whiteside, of Wash
ington lane. Chelten Hills, who have been
spending the summer In Maine and New
Hampshire, returned last week.
Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Felterolf, of Church
road, Wyncote, have their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr, and Mrs. Morton Fettcrolf,
and their family, of Cloverly lane. Rydal.
as their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Fetterolf
returned last week from Atlantlo City,
where they have been spending several
weeks.
Mrs. Kdward F. Henson, of Manhelm
streot and Wlssahlckon avenue, entertained
at bridge yesterday afternoon In honor of
her guest, Mrs. HUlott Durton.
Tho dancing class for children conducted
by Sirs. George A. Drooke win hold Its first
meeting In the ballroom of the Germnntown
Cricket Club on Friday arternoon, Novem
ber 24.
Captain H. K. Rutherford and Mrs. Ruth
erford, of the Frankford Arsenal, are stop
ping at the St. Charles In Atlantic City.
Mrs. Edward McGlnley will deliver the
first of a series of talks on current events nt
the Twentieth Century Club, of Lansdowne.
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. William A.
McKwen. chairman of club classes, will
have charge of tho meeting. Mrs. Robert
W. Glck will be- tho hostess for tho moving
picture show which will be given by the
club in the auditorium of tho clubhouse
this evening. Mrs. aick will be assisted
by Mrs. Frank Magulre, Mrs. James Taylor
and Mrs. Hden Hunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Deck and their
daughter. Miss Barbara Beck, returned Sat
urday from a short visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Butler In Richmond, Vo.
Mrs. Charles Bloomlngdale, Jr., of COOS
Walnut street. Is in Atlantlo City and will
motor with friends to Lakewood and Iong
Branch before returning home.
Mrs. Katharine Billing, of 101 North Sixty-
1
flLsiwaamESxaazLV-. ZiMJ
EKkfTt-iml
Heart of the Sunset m BB?n
Tltfi BTOnT TlttTfl TAU
A LAI mi At 8TIN mlMrtoi of L rlmf.
en f th flnt ranch on th T !
ft Ihf Hlrt Oritntif nnd L -rU, nrroi tti
Mfxlran tonjr. U lot iimonc in m
nuanvJi wrtfn rwr nori um una ott
it Atir a irriM irii n
Pnroeiii in rM mnr wtr ttoie
irifr in nm oay.
t(l hil pRBDil
1MVII I.AW
"w'n
l'hoto by Marrcnu.
MISS BEIIYL READ
of 3141 North Broad street, whoso
enfjaKcmcnt to Mr. EuRonc G. Dnu-
tcll was recently announced.
first street, announces the engagement of
her daughter, MIs Hmma Barbara Billing,
to Mr. Harry Stroud Graham. The wedding
will take place early next month.
A reception was held last evening at the
home of Mr. Benjamin Harris. SOU North
Twenty-ninth street. In honor of Mr. I. Fish
man. A bazaar will be given by the I-ndles'
Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Jenklntown, on the evenings of
November 23-24. A parcel post party will
bo one of the many features.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Morris I-nro, of Bend,
Ore., are being congratulated on the birth
of a daughter on October IB. Mrs. Ijxra
will bo remembered as Miss Helena Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Trum
bauer, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, of 426 North
Fifty-second street, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Mis Gertrude Marie
Murphy, to Mr. John Itlchonl Lynch. Jr.
The wedding will take place October 30 In
the Church of Our Lady of Victory, nftor
which they will llvo In Boston, Mass.
Because of Illness In the family of Prof.
F. II Schelllng, 4100 Tlno street, tho at
homes of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scrondo will
bo Indefinitely postponed.
The Senior Auxiliary of tho Jewish Shel
tering Horns will glvo a concert and dance
on October 22 at Apollo Hall, 1728 North
Brood street.
A dinner and reception were given on
Saturday night by Miss Rose Relmlsh at
her home, 3900 Pennsgrove street. In honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Duckman.
What's Doing Tonight
rrnbtrln Sunday School Superlntendi-nti
AmorUtlon. Tenth lrret Ulow Olrard vnui".
l'fnnnylvnnl riaptUt smrral convention.
Chmtnut Slrwt Iiapilm Church.
Lutheran Social Union mneta, Down Town
tla'rmrnt Work era' Union convention. Bcottlah
Korthwcat Ttuatneaa Aaxnclatlon. 2338 Colum
bia iiu: S o'clock. ,. , ., .
Opening of ths Intranational Motor Club's As
sociation. Juniper and Locuit atrtrta; 8 o'clock.
Wi-at Philadelphia BualneM and Improvement
Lnu. 620".) Market street, 8 o'clock. Kreo.
West Hunriuehanna, Avenue, llualneas Men.
140T Weat Huaquehauna avenun; N o'clock. Kree.
nirard Improvement Aaaoclatlon. Tnentteth
and Hhunk streets. 8 o'clock Kree.
lccturo on Mormonlsm, by former united
Slates Senator 1. J. Cannon, of Utah; Tlosa
Methodist Kptscopal Church. .
rublte aliht-alnslns claiies. New Century
Oulld, Lhlh Avenuo llrancn l-ren Library.
Haddington Branch Free Library! 8 o'clock.
a. furrat rwnifr ami Termer
soldier cf tartuiM. Is prepartns his evenlns
meat at tiMi water hols when Alair arrives.
Si. la en live ors! ( . iiaiae II. Hr
br to ecmit-rt and lurnlsnes wr wun o
K? AVtrYWA'alre a" huhnd has dl
Ipalrd Tils tjrtuti- and e t AHIte
((.peiacd to dlvaree, tUea In a section of the
l.uii apart Irutn Kl T i-y a ij.m meet
.t Law la waitiuK e.t lh water th for
Me&lcan who has rvmnittted murd-r ltAfter
thi tiifltlw la cpttire4 not until Tannin
panerwa 'on of Alalrs'a employes, hss
en shot. Innvtr. the rajtser aees Alalro
lnm In safety.
Aialre suttinions her counsel. KUtworln.
who also kaowa l)yld Law well. Alalro
lea Tea for La Ferla. In Metico, to aeo
tso axlent of damase dane by the Federal
trnopa and to demand Indemnity Irom their
r-neral Lonsorlo lie Immediately tnlla
violently In lovs wllh Vlatre. and promlea
full reparatlnn. llnrea, Aialre s maid,
doea i ot trust jonorlo
Iae Uw. on a, inlton to dlacover who
la leapoualble for tlietls of cMtle, calla
upon M i Jonea and his dauf bier Paloma.
h-Ubhors or the Auetlns Oar suspects
I'll Austin and Tad Lewis. Jonea'a ureal
yr, la Jo-ieaviue a town which h toundtU
and haa nuraed Into uroaperlty.
CltArTKIl VIII (Continued)
tlTrunN I'd sot dressed. I sneaked up to
W the Calves for a drink. In the bar
were a lot of stockmen, and they asked me
where I'd ban, I told 'em I'd been nursing
a sick lodge member, and they snldi
" Too bad 1 Tou misled the damnedest
fight since Custer was licked. We couldn't
get very ctoso for the Jam, but It was
great '
The story went all over Oalveston. The
husband sworo he'd kill the man who at
tacked his wife, and tho newspapers called
on the police to dlscoer the rulllan."
Them was n protracted silence : then Ijuv
controlled his voice sufficiently to say: "It's
fortunate ho didn't recognlxo you tonight."
"Maybe he did. Am how, his wife Is tho
new dressmaker Paloma's hired. I nln't
got n chance, Dave. That story will ruin
me In the community, and Paloma will turn
me out when she learns I'm a a lady
plncher"
"What are you going to do about It?"
Illnio sighed "I don't know, yet. Prob
ably I'll end by running from those scor
pions, llko 1 did before."
Tho next morning at breakfast Paloma
announced. "Father, you must help Dave
hunt down theso cattle thieves."
"Ain't that sort of a big order?" Blaie
queried.
"Perhaps, but you're the very man to do
It Rlcardo (luxmnn Is tho only person who
knows the Lewis gang as well as you do."
Jones shook his hc.id doubtfully. "Don
Rlcardo has been working up bis own pri
vate feud with that outfit.
"If I was the kind that went looking for
a fight, I wouldn't h.ive paid freight on my
self from the Panhandle down here. I
could have got one right at honie any
tnnrnlnir hefnrn breakfasL"
"Rlcardo Uuimati Is something of a black
sheep himself." I-aw spoke up.
"Pshaw 1 H6-s all right. I reckon he
has changed a few brands In his time, but
so has everybody else. Why. that's how
'Old Kd Austin got his start. If a cowman
tells you he never stole anything, he's either
a dam" good liar on n dam' bad roper. But
ltlcardo's going straight enough now."
"He has lost his share of stock." Paloma
oxplained, "and he'll work with you If father
asks him. You go along with Dave "
"I'm too busy," Blare demurred, "and I
ain't feeling good. I had bad dreams all
night."
"I don t want you arouna nere mis morn
ing. That new dressmaker Is coming."
Jones rose abruptly from the table. "1
reckon my business can wait. Hustle up,
Dae." A few moments later, as they were
B.iddllng their horses, ho lamented: "What
did I tell you7 Hero I go, on the dodge
from a dressmaker. 1 s'pose I've got to live
like a road agent now till something hap
pens." Don Rlcardo Ouzman was an American,
but he spoke no Hngllsh. An accident of
birth had made him a citizen of the United
States his father having owned a ranch
which lay north Instead of south of the Illo
Orande. Inasmuch as the property had
fallen to Rlcardo, his sons, too, were Yan
kees in the eyes of the law. But In all
other respects Don Rlcardo and his family
differed not at all from the many Gtizmans
who lived across ths border. The Guzman
ranch comprised a goodly number of acres,
and, slnco live stock multiply rapidly, Its
owner had In some sort prospered. On the
bank of a resaca a former bed of the Rio
Grande stood the house, an adobe struc
ture, square, white, and unprotected from
tho sun by shrub or tree. Behind It wero
somo brush corrals and a few scattered mud
jacals. In which lived the help.
Rlcardo had Just risen from a siesta when
his two visitors rods up, and he made them
welcome with the best ho had. There fol
lowed a complimentary exchango of greet
ings and tho usual flow of small talk. Rl
cardo had suffered a severe toothache the
some abominable aitllctlon that had lost
Porflrlo Diaz an empire. It had been a dry
spring, but, praise God, the water still held
In the resaca his two sons were branding
calves in one of the outer pastures and
there hsd been a very good calf crop In
deed Illaze recounted his own doings, Law
told of Hanger activities along the lower
border In tho cool of the afternoon Rl
cardo rode with his visitors, nnd then, cor
dial relations being now established, he be
gan to divide: Information of value to Uw.
Ves, he had endured mnrty depredations
from thieves. It was shameful, but doubt
less God willed that a certain amount of
kiculilig should go on in tho world. The
ci I doers were certainly favored by na
ture n this locality, for the great expanse
of brush country to the north nnd east of
fered almost perfect security, and the river,
to tho south, gave Immunity from pursuit
or prosecution. The beeves wero driven
north Into the wilderness, but the horses
went to Mexico, where the war hsd created
a market for thorn. Tho Federals had
plenty of money to buy mounts
Whom did Don ltlcanto suspect!
Tho old man was noncommittal. Suspi
cion was one thing, proof was quite an
other; and conviction was dirflcult under
the best of circumstances. Why, even a
cow's recognition of her own cnlf was not
evidence for a court, and alibis were easily
proved.
Unless the thieves were caught In the
very act there was no case against them,
and por Dols! one could not be ever on
guard Who could tell where tho male
factors would strike next? Now, In Mexico
one could afford to kill an undesirable
neighbor without so much formality. But,
thank God I Don Rlcardo was not a Mexi
can. No. he vs a good American citizen.
It was something to make htm sleep well In
these war times.
"Just Oie same. I'll bet he'd sleep better
If tho I!ls outfit was cleaned up," Dave
enturcd, and Blaze agreed.
Guzman caught his enemy's name and
nodded.
"Ah! That sin verguenza! He sells
arms to the Candclrrlstns and horses to the
Potoslstns. Perhaps ho steals my calves.
Who knows?"
"Sonor Lewis doesn't need to steal. He
has money," Jones argued.
'True I But who Is so rich that ho would
not bo richer? Lewis employs men who are
poor, and he himself Is above nothing. I.
too, nm a friend of the Rebels. Panchlto,
the Liberator, was n saint, nnd I glvo money
to the patriots who fight for his memory.
But I do not aid tho tyrant Potosl with my
other hand. Yes, and who is richer, for
Instance, than Senor Kduardo Austin?"
"You surely don't nccuso him of double
dealing with tho Rebels?" Blaze Inquired,
curiously
"I don't know. He Is a friend of Tad
Lewis, nnd there nre strange stories afloat."
Just what theso stories wero, however,
Rlcardo would not say, feeling, perhaps,
that he had already said too much.
Tho three men spent that evening to
gether, and In tho morning Blazo rode homo.
leaving the Hanger behind for the lime
being as Guzman's guest.
uave put in the next two days riding
tho pastures, familiarizing himself with the
country and talking with tho few men he
met. About nil he discovered, however, was
the fact that the Guzman range not only
adjoined some of Lewis's leased land, but
also was bounded for several miles by the
Las Palmns fence.
It was pleasant to spend the days among
the shy brush cattle, with Besslo Belle for
company. The mare seemed to enjoy the
excursions as much as her owner. Her eyes
and ears were ever alert; sho tossed her
head and snorted when a deer broke cover
or a Jack rabbit scuttled out of her path :
she showed a friendly Interest In the awk
ward calves which Btood and eyed her with
such nmnzement nnd then galloped off with
tails liteh arched.
Law had many tlmea undertaken to break
Bessie Belle of that habit of fllnglnj her
head high nl sudden sounds, but she wns
nervous and Inquisitive, and this was the
one thing upon which she maintained n
feminine obstinacy.
On the Becond evening the Ranger rode
home through a drizzle that had mate
rialized after a long, threatening afternoon
and now promised to become n real rain.
Rlcardo met him at the door to say:
"Vou bring good fortune with you, senor,
for the land Is thirsty. Tomorrow, If this
rain holds, we shall ride together you,
Pedro nnd I Those thieves do thtlr stealing
when they leave no tracks."
llaoul, the younger son, volunteered to
go in place of his father, but Rlcardo would
not near or It
"Am I so old that I must lie abed?" he
cried. "No! We three shall ride the fences,
and If we encounter a cut wire dlabolol
we shall have a story to tell, eh?"
The sky was leaden, the rain still fell In
the morning when Dave nnd his two com.
pinions set out Until noon they rode, their
slickers dripping, their horses steaming;
then they ate an uncomfortable lunch under
tho th ckest hnckberry tree they could find,
after which they resumed their patrol. HI
enrdo's tongue at length ran down under
this discomfort, and' the three riders set
their saddles silently, swaying to tho tire
less fox-trot rf their horses, their eyes en
gaged In a watchful scrutiny.
At last Pedro, who was ahead, reined In
nnd pointed; the others saw where the
barbed-wire strands of the fenco they had
been following were slipped. A number of
horse nnd calf tracks led through tho open
ing, nnd after an examination Rlcardo an
nounced:
There are two men. They have come
and gone, with the calves tied neck and
neck."
That Is Las Palmes, Isn't Itr Law In.
dlcnted the pasture Into which the trail led.
Father and son answered, "SI, senor."
For n time the Ilnncar Icuins-xl l,l.,l..
In his saddle, studying the country before
him. Tho land was open and comparatively
flat; It was broken by tiny clumps of men
quite and low. sprawling beds of cactus.
Perhaps a half-mllo away, however, began
a long, narrow patch of woods, with the
tops of occasional oaks showing, and this
ran parallel with the fence for a consid
erable distance.
"They took them In yonder, to brand," he
said, straightening himself, "Maybe we'll
bo In tlmo."
Side by sldo tho three men rode off auz
man's land, following ths tracks to the
nearest point of woods; there Law stopped
to give his directions.
"Podro, you ride down this side ; Rlcardo,
you skirt the outside I shall keep to the
middle. Walk your horses, for I shall go
Blowly." He slipped his carbine from Its
scabbard; tho others did the same.
But Dave's plan did not commend itself
to Rlcardo: tho old man's faco puckered into
an expression of doubt, and. removing his
hat, he ran a hand over his wiry, short
cropped, white hair.
"Sonor," ho protested, "I know something
about theso men, and they will not Malt
to learn that you are an ortlcer. Perhaps
I had better ride with you."
But Law declined the well-meant offer,
and with a dubious shake of the head Rl
cardo rode away, while Dave guided Bessie
Bello Into the grove.
The mare seemed to know that some
thing unusual was afoot. Perhaps some
nervous tensity of her rider made Itlilf
felt, perhaps with equine sagacity sho had
understood from the first the nature of
this scouting expedition. Davo was In
clined to believe tho latter he had often
averred thnt Bessie Belle knew quite as
much as or more than he. At any rata
she picked her way with admirable care,
her hoofs mnde almost no eound upon the
wet soil; only the complaint of the saitlle
leathers or the swish of a wet branch rose
above tho steady patter of the raindrops.
It was not necessary to guide her; she
selected the openings of her own free will,
her smnll, sharp ears woro alert, and her
eyes searched the glades Intently.
Davo smiled at this excess of caution and
stroked Bessie Belle's wet neck encour
agingly, whereupon sho turned her head
and It seemed to the rider that she nodded
her complete understanding. Law could
have kissed her.
CIIAPTRIt IX
A ItANGKH'S IIOIISE
NWARD through the dense foliage the
two friends wound. Now nnd then thoy
stopped to listen, but tho rain was heavy
enough to drown nil other noises. En
countering fresh tracks finally, Dave leaned
from his saddlo nnd studied them. What
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He had gwnsj perivsps hah? a ratte Wsspl
HtsMle Fell, raised her Wei r3 k awtM
that her nostrils were working etwtttverjr.
A few yards farther on Law fMsaieel Mu4
h could detect the smell of a wood
Almost without a signal from Mm
mare halted In her tracks until he
satisfied himself. Still farther alone?
came to a place where the brush waa'tasv.
and there, rising through th tree tsay
beyond, they saw a wavering Hwnte tt
blue smoke.
The Ranger rode Into sight of the bran.
ing firs with his Winchester aereM nk
saddle horn and his thumb upon Hie has)
mer. What followed came with ahnoet th
blinding suddenness of a lightning etttkjV
though afterward the events of that cresft
ed moment lingered aa a clear-cut merrwrtT.
First there was the picture of a- sasaty
glade In the center of which burned a fltf
with branding Irons In It, and a spotts!
cair tied to a tree, but otherwise no atsm
of life Then, without warning. Be
Belle threw up her head In that cJuuMter
Istlo trick of hers, and simultaneously Dare
saw a figure rise out of the grass at his
left with rifle leveled. The Ranger re
membered afterward the odd foreehorteiwiM
of the weapon and the crooked twtat of
the face behind It. With the flrrt jette
of h!s horse's head his own gun had le4
to his shoulder he was not conscious sc
having wltled It to do so and even aa h
pressed the trigger he beheld a Jet of ames
spurt from the muzzle aimed at htm. With
tho kick of his carbine he felt Bessie Bett
give way It seemed to Davo that he shot
while she was sinking. The next Instant
his feet, still In the stirrups, were on th
ground and his horee lay between them,'
motionless. Thnt nervous fling of her head
had saved Dave's life, for the rustlrn
bullet had shattered her skull In Its flight, ' i
and she lay prone, with scarcely a muscular
twitch, so sudden had been her end. The
breoth escaped slowly from her lungs; K
was as If she heaved a lingering sigh; one
leg contracted and then relaxed. ,
For a moment the Ranger was dazed. lie '
etood staring down at his pet; then the
truth engulfed him. He realised that he
had ridden her to her death, and at the
thought he became like a woman bereft
of her child, like a lover who had seen his
sweetheart stain.
A shout It was a hoarse, Inarticulate,
cry; a swift, maddened scrutiny that
searched the sodden scene of the ambush;
then he was down beside the mare, calling
her name beartbrokenly, his arms around
her neck, his face against her warm, wet,
velvet hide.
Law knew that two men had entered
the thicket, and therefore one still remained
to be reckoned with, but he gave no thought
to that Nor did he rise to took after tha
grotesquely huddled figure that had been
a cattle thief only a moment before both ,
ho and his nttsallant had been too close to
miss. From the corner of his eye he could
see a pair of boot soles staring at him out ,
of the grass and they told him there waa
no need for Investigation.
Near tho body he heard a calf stirring,
but he let It struggle.
Bessie Belle's bright eyes were glazing;
she did not hear her lovor's voice. Her
muzzle, softer than any satin, was loose;
her lips would never twitch with that
clumsy, quivering caress which pleased
her master so. One front hoof, washed as
clean as agate, was awkwardly bent under
her, the other had plowed a furrow In the
soft earth as she sank, and against this
leg her head lay tipped
Don Rlcardo and his son burst out of
the brush from opposite directions almost " '
at the same moment, to find tho Ranger
with his face burled In his horse's mane.
"Carambat What Is this?" The old
man flung himself from" the saddle and came
running. "You are Injured?"
Pedro, too. bent over the officer, hla
brown face pale with apprehension.
"Mother of God!" breathed the latter. "It
was a wild thing to do, to ride alone"
"I'm all right," Law said, rising- stiffy,
whereupon both Mexicans voiced thelr
rellef. .... '
The saints be praised I" '
"SI I What happened? There waa a
shot! Did you see nothing?"
Law Jerked his head in tha direction ofy
the fallen man at his back, and Pedro
uttered a loud cry.
"Look!" Father and son ran through
tho grass, then recouea una uruo mw
Jargon of oaths and exclamations.
(CONTINUED ' TOMORROW)
FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
PerHnrmis
i'Sai?4 Mf William Morris Lopgstreth,
IT.;"" uiox streets, Oermantown,
Tr-tr'. "T18 inritatlona for the mar-
-, uw oaugater, Mlaa Mildred Long-
and Vtc. Vl n,i-, n nut A
aTS4? WW take plaee at 4 o'clock at
Jr home of the bride's parents.
on December 16,
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VISITING THE DENTIST
Dear Little Friends I visited the dentist the other day and I had a beautl
ful time, for he found nothing to do except run a little buzz-saw uround my
grinders and clean them.
This dentist is a wonderful man, for he likes children. " Every Saturday
morning he has a "reception" for his little friends.
His office Is filled with soft "throw-able" pillows and heavy furniture. On
Saturday morning the children visit tho dentist and have pillow fights.
So far tho children havo broken only three chairs.
If you HATE to go to tho dentist, why don't you show your dentist this
talk? Perhaps ho will have receptions Saturday mornings and you can pound
llmmv Jones while waiting your turn. (
The worst part of having a tooth pulled is WlTING FOR IT TO BE
The dentist I HATED when a boy I now regard as a great friend, BE
CAUSE when I go to tho dentist NOW bo finds 'nothing to do.
let's keen our grinders clean. Your friend,
Lets Keep o k . PARMER SMITH, Childrtn'a Editor.
Branch Club Jfewa
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ConchetU Kelloo."
Amrellca De Vlte. also a member of the
dub and a sister of Delphlna's. composed
ttoVltewlnr song, which was aung at the
meeting;
na hora and slrls of ths Bslnbow Club.
DoU News
Tia.de Carr. Idlewood, N. J., would like
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This Ultle. eleven-year-old Rainbow haa
brown eyes, light brown hatr. Is of medium
he.la.tit, and weighs elghty-threa pounds.
8h dances, singe and plays the 'piano, Site
practices all ti ree- of hcA accurupllaiimsnts
vary faithfully, In tb pi lurs ywu will
tfc ssja '-a!: atatsV' ItW
JIMMY 3I0NKEV AND THE
DANDELION STEMS
By Farmer Smith
One afternoon when all was quiet and
still In Jungletowti Jimmy Monkey was
wonderjng what to do. AH was so peace
ful It worried him.
Suddenly a brilliant Idea struck him. lie
would have some fun. It was going to be
such fun he did not want even the Baby
Baboon to know about It.
Quickly he hopped down from where he
ant and ran to the dandelion field and be
gan picking dandelion stems. When he
had enough he sat down and strung them
an logetner, making a long dandelion rope.
"Ill, diddle dum dee,
III, diddle, dee.
Ouess what I'm up to
And you can have me I"
Jimmy was so tickled he sang softly to
himself as he went to the locust tree and
picked off a thorn.
Armed with the dandelion rope and the
thorn he walked back to the bamboo (ree
and watted, Mrs. Giraffe passed and then
Jimmy peeked up and down the road.
No one was coming.
He fastened one end ,of the dandelion
rope to the bamboo tree opposite where
he sat and took the other end up the tree
with hln.
Pretty soon along came Doctor Baboon
with his high silk bat,
Jimmy was chuckling to hIrasett:"Alil
Ahal This is where I get even,
I'opl Bang!
Oft went the dear good doctor's hat and
It rolled around In the street.
Looking up in the tree Doctor Baboon
spied Jimmy,
"Thank you." said Doctor Baboon, "I
shall remember that."
When Jimmy got home he saw his mother
waiting for him. She had a queer look in
her eye and Jimmy knew what was coming.
FARMER SMITH,
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. I'iease send mt a
beautiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
to DO A L1TTLB KINDVBM EACH
AND RVERY DAVl-READ A I,ITTLK
IUN8HINH ALL ALONQ TUB WAY.
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ALBERT SPALDING
America's greatest violinist, proving by actual
comparison that Edison re-creates his masterly
bowing with absolute perfection.
JVe want some one
in Philadelphia or
Vicinity to win a
prize in the big
Edison Week ' -Contest
Come to our store
for particulars. Hear
2&NEW EDISON
Thomas A. Edison's favorite and probably greatest invention. This
is the instrument which re-creates music with such absolute exactness
that the living singer's voice cannot be distinguished irom this new
instrument's re-creation of it. This is the instrument which a lead
ing New York newspaper calls "The Phonograph with a Soul." .
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Recitals
' at our store every day this week
Come to our store and hear the NEW EDISON, form your opinion 'and gat
an entry blank in the big Edison Week opinion cent, Profniiannl writs. -and
members of the phonograph trade are torrad frem oanipstitfaw. ' '
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