tNO UBDOBIt-fflrLAl)ffiJ?HIA, (AT, OOTOBftR 17, Mi r.iust Gossip About People DBRS never cease, Jo they? One Mnk that, after hearing oi Mburn Attent as a nodal leader , mm ream pii ""- ...... learn thai rniiauriiiii m . and cannot be changed, even If it Jl of "oney Bf,er ycar" of waiting ha succeeaeu n one ur .. in eettlne people Into exclusive ni besides money they usually ?Vhetlons with society which made .,, MirlRnM tirlnm It home. fetrnum" "' " la" . . ..... ...it r listen, my una, mu " " ( a happening in this good old Mly last weeK, wniin uio prcsi- nominee, the uon. cnanes r-rans came here to speak, lie was, .. mi . .TnVin nHtitinl r,wiTte. me r'"' ;":..""." lent of tne union !nni "" -m Mrs. Orlbbcl fell the lot of hoa- , U Mrs. Hughes on that occasion. raM, Mrs. Qrlbbcl. Mrs. Stotcsbury and Sawebcr of women oi ijign ucbot Ht& Mrs. HUgnos in r. unuutu having placed a chair for hor In center thereof. While they were the door of tne dox openea ana prept on8 olner lhan th8 wlfo cf ft official In the city ion. very .ugny made straightway for tne aacroa Imagine tho consternation or. tno for tho lady In question mauo decidedly at home. Finally ono ached her and told her with great and charm that that special chair l been set asldo for Mrs. Hughes. Well, L succeeded In prying tho uninvited Lt from tho chair, but not from ro- the guest of honor. She seemed ftMnk that tho wlfo of bo high an of. should have something to do with s and her resolution was not to be I by any means whatsoever, some tj that, don't you thlnk7 ur debutantes to bo Introduced this moon at ono leu swoop, so to Id Didst ever hear tho like? Still i mighty nice and probably much more i tor the little buds than It Is to have I (tie thrills and excitement alone, and 'far the flowers, well I am sure the t crowded garden beds In tho tlmo of bloom cannot bo compared to the rers sent to tho four charming girls i will surround Mrs. Charles Wheeler afternoon when nho will Introduce granddaughter Suzanne Elliot, the (liter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCall et; her stcp-granddaughtor, Hannah who is tho daughter of Mrs. ilea Wheeler, Jr., by a former mar- , and Mary and Elisabeth Packard, fhters of Mr. and Mrs. George Pack There is some relationship between Whee'ers and Packards on tho ler and Brown side, I understand, : I am not quite clear on the subject so I had better let you stay In i questioning stage as well, and when Esye It clear I'll pass It on. Him particularly Interested In Suzanne let, for she has boon In England for l lut three years, and at her age ono ges so much from the long-hair stage the society belle. I am told she Is etlonally pretty, and surely she fairly by that Inheritance, for her per Is as pretty as any of the young ons one sees, and does not look a r sipre than thirty-five, In spite of the A'that she has one married daughter. . Sidney P. T. Brock; a second daugh. r, Natalie, whoso engagement to Lieu- nt FitzIIugh Green, U. S. N was enticed fast week, and is now bringing ; her third. There were five Wheeler sisters, you w, Mrs. Elliot, tho Countess Pappen- , who was Miss Mary Wheeler: Mrs. ge Thayer, Miss Gertrude Wheeler. Henry Norrls, Miss Ethel Wheoler Mrs, Philip Walnman, tho youngest er, who was Miss Christine Wheeler. Whose husband lost his life In tho W about a year ago. Suzanne Is named for her crand. ther, who was Miss Susan Farnum, so N can see how many good old Phlladel- l families are allied with the name of eler In this city. Among the Mantes who will receive at the tea afternoon, which will bo given at Iff. Wheeler's Bryn Mawr home, will bo Melrs. Mary Loverlng. Elizabeth tter, Qainor Baird. Sonhle Baker. arlne Lea, Lorraine Graham. Ellsa. McMlchael, Elizabeth Miller, Nancy IS. Maripnrjit YrnI- L'.IU..!.. TT.L ..Marlon Wurts. Emily Harris. Paul. Denckla, Patty Borio and Anna hlle seated on thn nnroh tt h Wlagdon Valley Hunt Club" watting "" swrc ot the meet last Satur r I was highly interested In watching ox and a friend of hers I did not rolze try to take a short cut. which ted not to be so short after all, for f gOt tntO a deen HWfimn In frnnf nt J house, and the- poor friend had a bad wnne Eliza was walking along the 'no gin in blue, as I shall deslg- the friend, managed to extricate her- "iwioui any serious Injuries, but ' ww a, number of the men looking t the swamp, and I am nfmiri h, Omethlng besides her. haliinc Tt ' mighty gay afternoon, and every "Itea out to make tho first race oi the season a real success. I d the Qeorira IV nnaiimia n none Mwe. wero with the Bertram Llppln- Deueve they are paying them a now. An lntrA.i. ...,... - ivjiiuun Justice, whose lecturo the "ore, given at the club dinner, 4 tO be most antftrtalnlno- TTo wo M the first men to hunt about the " urove country, which has lately ' " popular. 4 Burpee will enterUln his brother, tt . '- -, uuiiivr uniKjfL H( f WfJtW League, Atlee and JeannetU to A. ""'"Jed in St. James's Bpl- i bIT Wednesday, November 1, ' rpe are Jn mourning, so there f 7 no reception after the wedding. Jttl entertaining bfore4uuid, I un. inignva dinner will be given for the men of the wedding party, who are Baron von Wull.rstorff. of vYennai Dr Frank Crozer Knowles. William D.r. Dronne.d and Frets Derby, of New York, NA.NCT WTNN& Personals Mr. Trenchard Newbold will tire m small T&.a, ".: v ,h? M"ion ciuro" Thursday evening In honor of hU nle Miss Marlon S, Wurts, daughter of Mr i?d Mrs. Itobert Kennedy VTurts. fMt1E',,Pr,n,on nuckwaltr. dauehttr i? .. r who,,s msrrUre to Mr Josnh ShMlcro.. Webb will be solemnized on",,. vJ-! & xht Church of tn I,0y wn'tr. fidlth IUmsey. as maid of honor, and her brMesmjId. will be Ml., Mrl, S.ll.rs and ni " "olllnKforth White, of West Pnn .Ii X" l,hor DaUetl ot Wllmlng Mr. Bobert lleatty will act as but m w . w l tU8h.er" wMI Inelude Mr. Caldwell Webb. a brother of the bridegroom: Mr H Ormsby Phillips, of Pasadena. Cal, j Mr Louis lleatty. Mr reward ll.atty. Mr Wall t K'."J.n"rd B.nd Mr Qroavenor Calkins, ?' Providence, R I, Miss Dallett will en tertain the bridal party at dinner this eT. nlng at her home In Wilmington The A. J. Drexel Diddle nible Class has selected Monday evening. December 4. for Its concert. This affair Is alwajs of social and artlstlo Interest to Philadelphia and takes place In tho ballroom of the Bellevue Stratford. The Emergency Jlcllef of Jenklntown. which has been meeting every Thursday morning and afternoon at Alverthorp, the home of Mrs. Henry Mlddleton Fisher, on Meeting House lane, will hold Its winter classes at the home of Mrs. Richard Harte on Old Tork rood. Noble, as last year. It will meet on Thursdays as usual until Mrs. Fisher closes her home. Mrs. Fisher has Just returned from Drlfton, Pa., where she vpem several aays. Mrs. Johns Hopkins, of the Newport, will leave this week for Atlantlo City, where she wilt spend a fortnight. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bertram Llpplncott, of Bethayres. have Miss Elizabeth Mendelson, of New Tork. as their guest for several days. Miss Anna Heckscher, daughter of Mrs. Austin Heckscher, of Devon, has returned from a visit to Atlantlo City. Miss Heck schcr's wedding to Mr. Itlchard Sidney Newbold wilt take place In November. Miss Margaret Eleanor nushton. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ruahton, has sent out Invitations to a masquerade dance at her home on Lancaster avenue. Wynne wood, Tuesday evening, October 31. Mrs. S. Naudaln Duer will again conduct her dancing class for the school set at the Bellevue-Stratford during the winter. The first meeting will take place on Friday evening, November 24, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Clothier, Jr., of Rad nor, who spent the summer at Narragan sett Pier, are spending a few days at Khawnce-on-the-Delaware. Mrs. C. A Daniel will return today from Atlantlo City and will occupy her apart ment at the St. James Hotel, as usual, for the winter months. The Rho Delta Kappa Fraternity will give Its first dance of the season at the Phllomuslan Club, Fortieth and Walnut streets, Saturday evening. October 28. Dances will be given regularly thereafter at the name place on the fourth Saturday of each month during the season of 11 and 1917. Special features, under the di rection of Mr, Gilbert Van Hoesen, will be glvqn at each dance. Dr. and Mrs. R 8. Keelor. who formerly lived In this city, entertained a house party at their home, 708 Carlton road, Wentileld. N. J. Among the Phlladelphtans lo the party are Mra. E. L. Cortholl, Mrs. A. S. Kempfer, Mrs. C. A, Pceney, Miss Pearl Hill. Miss Martta Corthell. Mrs. D: O. Klrstetter and Mrs. Carroll H. Keelor. Mrs. William Benton Bunker, of the Essex, will give a tea October 24 at the Golden Dragon Tea Room, 37J8 Walnut street. Miss Mabel Ray, of Logan, was given a dance last night at the Belfleld Club In honor of her birthday. aSBBBBBBBBBBBBSaP IBBBM fl S BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBW- f AjUteTST CH BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBm. I -fc'BBBBBT St W a bbbbbbV 'bbbt '$: H tjfe& ft riaf I ..:? tffcflrfat?. ! Mfss c3!L x? saw mmmtmrnmammmmmmmmmamti! f a v . SJ . Nk.iv ?imLM. Ji Heart of the Sunset w& bbch Tltn STonT Tltl'8 FAU ALAint: Al ST1N mli(rep ot L Talmat. ene of the nnut ranchu on t Te " one of the flnut ranchre on tne T " of the rtlo Clrande and 1 trl. acroee the Mrrlran Nrdr la lott anions the tneejulU f Aflr a tertlbn airunl aho nnjiiy ucctI In rathln a wir. hole whlen h hd naaee.1 eHtlltr In tho da I)AViril.AVv, a (oreat ranaer ami frrnr old(r of fortune la preparing hie evnin tneal at tho water hole wnrn Allr atrlwa, hho ta on tho yrrtr of ..llp It her to romfort and furnlama lr wltn f"0,, from Ma niraaer.tupplT . , .Kl VHIIS Alalia buaband, atpated hla fortjn- nnd tatth baa dlf- Ami" lr la iTahln at the water tiilo for Ptr"M to dtroree, le In a aeetlon of the houe apart Inim I'd The sfldoni tnet. Hanehva. one of Alalra'a employes, . hee Meilcan who liaa committed murd- After the fuiltlv ta raptuml, not unlit rannio MISS WINIFRED MAIIION CONEAD Miss Conrad, whoso homo is in Dcs Moines, In., will bo married tomorrow in tho Episcopal Church of tho Holy Nativity, Fox Chase, to Mr. Van Vcchtcn Hostcttcr, or this city Weddings been ahot. howeer. the ranser acta Alalr noma in aafetr . AUIre eunimoiui hr pounel. nilawortn. who alao know a David lw well Alalro learea for lot Peru, In Meilco, to aee the eitent of damage done hr th Fetieral trnope and to demand tndemnur from their reneral 1ikuMo lie. Immedlatolr all Jlolentlr In oe with Alalre. and promhwa full reparation, lolorea, AUIre a maid, doea not trust tansorlo . liave Ijiw, on n mlalon to dlerurer who la reaponelblo for thrfla of rattl". calle upon lllate Jonea and hla dauehier Taloma. rllhlor of the Auatlna Duvo eupta il Auatln and Tad Lowla. Dare. Jonea, Htcanio Ouxman. iho baa loat n lot of rattle, and nirardo'a two ona atari In aeairh ot the inl a . After a lona rile alone hmui th ralij Dare romea upon two men In the act ef brandlns the aiolen came I'e kll o,,.' an-t the other "tKB unl th ner-oua toas ot Ileaele Ilell'a head aarea Ur from Oeath. aa a bullet anaitere the mare's ekult and ahe dropa dead under her rider. Tedro and lllcardo arrive on the ocene. What's Doing Tonight Convention International Idlea' Garment Workera' Union. Hcottlah Hlte Hall. Convention I'ennaylvanU State Uaptlat Alio elation. Cheetnut Street Church, Cheatnut atreet w,-t of l"ortletn ... Klfty-aeventh Street Improvement Aaeoclatlon, Slstleth atreet and Ulrard avenue; n o'clock. Lncaater Avenue Uualnaea Men. 8930 Lan caster avenue. ... . . .. llotarr Club dinner, Kusler'a Tteataurantl 8:13 Freaentatlon of battle atreamere. Second Ttesl ment Armory. ... South rilitleth Street Improvement Aaeocla tlon, 253 South Sixtieth atreet. 8nLLKnS-SHATTUCK A wedding of Interest will take place tonight at 6 o'clock. In the Second Pres byterian Church Twenty-first and Walnut streets, when Miss Kathlyne Montgomery Shattuck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Shattuck. of 2:3 West Tulpehocken street, Oermantown. will become the bride of Mr. Coleman Sellers, 3d. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Alexander MacColl. Mlm Shattuck. who will be given In marriage by her father, will be attended by her stater. Miss Mildred Shattuck, as maid of honor, and the bridesmaids wilt Include Miss Hlliabeth Ornmmer. Miss Marie Loulae Williamson, Miss Suianne Cotton, Miss Abble Austin. Mls Anne B. Gardiner, and Miss Edith Gillette There will be two tiny flower girls. Miss Mnrgaret Sellers and Miss Elizabeth Sellers. Mr. Sellers will have his cousin, Mr. rtaljih Colton, as best man, and the unhers will be Mr. James Moore Austin, Mr. Norman Swltxer. Mr. Albert Freeman, Mr. Lewis Pyle. Mr. Donald Torry. of New York, nna Mr. Montgomery Foster. PLATTKN VIELE A wedding of Interest to many I'hlladcl phlans which took plaeo quietly in New York this afternoon was that of Miss Cath erine Campbell VIele. daughter of Mrs. Maurice Vtole and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, of Wyncote, and Mr. J. Hornor Platten, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Platten, of New Tork. The wedding took place rt i o'clock In the St Regis Hotel. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. Mr. Judge, rector of St. Matthew's Church, only a few Intlmato friends and relatives being present. Miss Mary Stewart VIele, slater of the bride, was the maid of honor and only attendant The bride wore an attracthe gown of white satin, made In a most becoming man ner. Tho ture veil extended to the end of the train, where It was caught with a spray of orango blogaom. Mr. Platten had Mr. Douglas He-Men Allen, of New York, as his best man, an I tho usherit were all New York men, A small reception followed the ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Platten left on an extended wedding trip. They will make their home In the South. WRIGHT IIOBAN The marriage of Miss Dorothy Hoban, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles .1, TTo ban, of K0 South Broad street to Mr. Thomas Bertrand Wright, of Cleveland, u.. took place this morning at a nuptial mass at 10 o'clock In the Church of tho Annun. elation. Tenth and Dickinson streets. Bishop Hoban. an uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. Miss Hoban had her sisters. Miss Rosalie Hoban and Miss Dorothy Hoban. as bridesmaids. A small breakfast for the Immediate families find bridal party louuweu mo iiui'iiui muoit. PAIOHMEYERS A very quiet wedding was solemnized yes terday afternoon at the manse of the Beth any Temple Church, when Miss Estelle M. Meyers became the bride of Mr. Earle W. Paige. The Rev. Asa J, Ferry officiated. Only tho members of the Immediate fam ilies were present. The only attendant of the bride was Miss Helen Bellcher as maid of honor, while Mr. Paige had tor his best man Dr. Francis a, Harrison. After a wed ding journey through the south, Mr. and Mrs. Paige will live at 710 McGIII avenue. West Collingswood, N. J., where they will bo at homo after December 1. CHAVTnil I (Continued) LAW followed them with his cea. "Is he i dead?" ho Inquired, coldly, i "Oodl Yes." "Right In tho mouth' The fellow was In hell beforo he realised It" "Seel It Is ns we thought, Tedro; one of Lewis's! Tsel Tsol Tsel What a sight!" "Who Is her mierled the officer. Tlno Garza, ono of the worst t" chimed the two Guxmans. Rlcnrdo was dancing In his exctiement "I told you that Lenls knew something. The other one got past me, but he rode llko tho devil, and I cannot shoot like this. 0 "Waltt" exclaimed Pedro. "This Is be yond my understanding. I heard but one shot from here, then after an Initant my father's gun And yet hero la a dead horse and a dead man." "This fellow and t fired at about the same Instant," Do explained, but oven when he had related the history of tho en counter his companion could scarcely be lieve that such quick shooting was possible. It was difficult to secure a connected s'cry from Iticardo, but ho finally made It plain that at the first report the other thief had fled, exposing himself nnly long enough for the old man to take a quick shot In his direction. Rlcnrdo had missed, and tho miscreant was doubtless well nway by thin time. He had ridden a sorrel horse, that was all Rlcardo could remember. Law looked only briefly nt the gruesome results of his marksmanship, then he turned back to the body of his beloved mare. Rlcardo noticed nt length that ho was cry ing: as tho Ranger knelt beside tho dead thoroughbred the old Mexican whispered to tils son: "Valgame Dlosl This Is a strange fel low. He weeps llko a woman. Ho must hae loved that horso an a man loves his wife. Who cin understand these GrlngosT" After a time he approached cautiously nnd Inquired: "Whnt shall wo do with this hombrc. aenor? Pedro hns found his horse." Law roused himself. With his own hands he gently removed Resle Belle's snddlr, bridle and blanket, then he gave his orders. "I'll take your horse, Rlcnrdo, and you take that fellow's. Oct a wagon and move him to JoncsUlle." "And you?" "I'm going to follow that man on the sorrel." The dead man's saddle was left beside tho body: then when the exchange of mounts had been effected and all was ready, Law made a request that amazed both father and eon. "If I'm not back by morning, I wnnt jou to bury my mare," Ills voice broka; he turned away hlB face.' "Bury her deep, Rl cardo, so the coyotes can't dig her up; right hero where she fell I'll be back to soo that H'a done right Understand?" "Buenol I understand perfectly. She was a pretty horse. She was your bonlta, eh? Well, you have a big heart, scnor, ns a brave man should hae. Everything shall be 'done as ou wish; I give you my hnnd on It." Rlcardo reached down nnd gripped Law's palm. "lVe will name our pasture for her, too, Decnuse it is piain you lovec her dearly. So, then, until tomorrow." Law watched his two friends ride away, then he wiped his Winchester and Raw to his cinch. This done he rained Bessie Belle's head and kissed the lip that had so often explored his palm for sugar. With a mis erable ache In hla eoat he mounted and rode, off to pick up the trail ot the man on the sorrel pony. Fortunately thin was not difficult, for the tracks of a running horse are plain In aott ground. Finding whero his quarry had broken toter. Law set out at a lope. The fellow had ridden In a wide semi circle at first, then, finding he was not pur sued, he had slackened pare, and, In conse quence, the signs became more difficult to. follow. They seemed to lead In the direc tion flf f .. tl..l .. u (.,.... T.. ...t.. ..w.. v. .n Hlllian. villllll 'lo JUURru A must be fully twelve miles away, nnd when inry continued to maintain thH course the Ranger became doubly Interested Could It he, he asked himself, that his quarry would hae the audacity to ride to the Austin headquarters? If so. hM Identification promised to become easy, for a man on a sorrel cow-pony was more than likely to be observed Perhaps he thought himself w cure and counted upon the assistance ot some friend or confederate among the Las Palmas ranch hands In case of pursuit That seemed not unreasonable, particu larly Inasmuch as he could have no sus picion that it was a Ranger who was on his trail. Dae Ion the hoof prints for a time, but picked them up again at the pasture gate a few miles farther on, and was able to trace them far enough to assure himself that his quarry was Indeed headed for the Auotln houso and had no Intention of swinging southward toward the Lewis headquarters. By this time the rain had done Its work, nnd to follow the tracks became a matter of guesswork. Night was coming on also, nnd Dae realized that nt this rate dark, nesa would find him far from his goal. Therefore he rlked his own Interpretation of the rider's Intent and pushed on with out pausing to search out the trail step by step. At the second gate the signs Indi cated that his man was little more than an hour ahead of him. The prospect of again seeing the ruddy haired mistress of Las Palmas stirred Law more deeply than he cared to admit Alalre Austin had been seldom out of his thoughts since their first meeting, for, after tho fash Ion of men cut off from human society, he was subject to Insistent fancies. Dave had many times lived over thoae Incidents at tho water hole, and for tho life of htm hn could not credit the common stories of Alalre'a coldness. To him, at lenst she had appeared ery human, and after they had once become acquainted she had been unaffected and friendly. Since that meeting Dave had picked up considerable Information about tho object of his Interest and although much of this was palpably false, it hod served to make her a still more romantic figure In his ees. Alalre now seemed to be a sort of super woman, and the fact that she was his friend, that something deep within her had answered to him. afforded him a keen satis faction, the grenter, perhaps, because of his surprise that It could bo so. Nevertheless, he was uncomfortably aware that she had a husnand. Not only so, but the sharp contrast In their posi tions was disagreeable to contemplate; ahe . uuuciicvaoiy ncn, ana a person of In fluence In the State, while he had nothing except his health, his saddto and his horso With a desperate pang Law realized that now he had no horse. Besslo Belle, his best beIoed, lay cold nnd wet back yonder In the weeping mesqulte. He found several cubes of sugar In his pocket and with an oath flung them from him. Don Rlcardo's horso seemed stlff-galtcd and stubborn. Dao remembered how Mrs. Austin had admired tho mare. No doubt she would grlevo at tho fate that had befallen her, nnd that would glo them something to talk about Ills own escape would Interest her, too, and Law realized, not without some natural gratification, that he would appear to her as sort of n hero. Tho mist and an early misk prevented him from seeing Las Palmas Itself unUl ho was well In among tho Irrigated fields. A few moments later when ho rode up iu me ouiDiiuuings ne encountered a middle aged Meilcan, who proved to be Benito Gonzalez, the rango boss. Dave made himself known, and Benito answered his questions with apparent honesty. No, he had Been nothing of a sorrel horse or a strange rider, but ho had just come In himself. Doubtless they could learn moro from Juan, the horse wrangler, who was somewhere about Juan was finally found, but ho proved strangely recalcitrant At first he knew nothing, though after some questioning he admitted the possibility that he had seen a horso of tho description given, but was not sure. Moro pressure brought forth tho reluctant admission that the possibility was almost a certainty. "What horse was It?" Benito Inquired; but the lad was noncommittal. Probably It belonged to some stranger. Juan could not recollect Just where or when, he had reen the pony, and he was certain he had not laid eyea upon the owner. "Devil take the boy! He's half-witted," Benito growled. Hut Dae changed his tactics. "Olgal" he said, sternly. "Do you want to go to Jnll Junn had no such desire. 'Then tell (he truth. Was the horse branded?" 'Yes" "With what brand?" Junn had not noticed. "With the "K. T,' perhaps?" That was the Lewis brand. "Perhaps !" "Where Is It now?" Juan Insolently declared that he didn't know nnd didn't care. "Oh, you don't, eh?" Law reached for the boy and shook him until he yelled, "You will make n nice little prisoner, Juanlto, and we shall find a way to make you speak " Gonzales was Inclined to resent such high-handed treatment ot his underling, but respect for the Rangers was deep rooted, and Juan's behavior was Inexplicable. At last the horse hoy confessed. He had seen both horse and rider, but knew neither Mr. Austin and the stranger hao arrived together, and the lattor had gone on, That was the truth. "Buenol" Law released his prisoner, who slunk away rubbing his shoulder. "Now, Benito, wo will find Mr, Austin." A voice answered from tne dusk: "Ho won't take much finding," nnd 1VI Austin himself emerged from the stable door "Well, what do you want?" ho asked. "You arc Mr, Austin, I reckon?" "I am. What d'you mean by abusing my help?" The master of Ijis Palmas ap proached so near that his threatening scowl was visible. "I don't allow strangers to prowl nround my premises." Amazed at this hostile greeting. Law ex plained In a word tho reason for his pres ence. "I don't know anything about your man. What d'you want him for, and who aro you?" Dave Introduced himself. "I want him for stealing Ouxman calves. I trailed him from whoro he and his partner cut Into your south pasture." Benito stirred nnd muttered on oath, but Austin was unmoved. "I reckon you must be a bad trailer," he laughed. "We've got no thieves here. What makes you think Guzman loat any calves?" Davo's temper, never too welt controlled nt best began to rise. He could not Imagine why a person of Ed Austin's standing ahojld behave In this extraor dinary manner, unless perhaps he was drunk. Well, I saw tho calves, and I left the fellow that was branding them with a wet saddle blanket over his face." "Eh? What's that?" Austin started, and Gonzalez uttered a smothered exclamation. "You killed him? Ho's dead?" "Dead enough to skin. I caught him with his Irons In the fire and tho calves necked up In your pasture. Now I want his companero." "I hope you don't think wo know any thing about Mm," Ed protested. "Where's that man on the sorrel horse?" Austin turned nway with a shrug. "You rodo In with htm," Dave persisted. Ed wheeled quickly. "How do you know I did?" "Your boy saw you." Tho ranchman's voice was harsh aa he said: "Look here, my friend, you're on the wrong track. The fellow I was with had nothing to do with this affair. Would you know your man? Did you get a look at him?" "No. But I reckon Don Rlcardo could tell hla horse.' "Humph 1" Austin grunted, disagreeably, "So just for that you como prowling around threatening my help, eh? Trying to frame up a case, maybo? Well, It don't go. I was out with ono of Tad Lewis's men." What was hla name?" Dave managed to Inquire. "Urblna. He had a sorrel unde,r him. but thero nre thousands of sorrel horses." "What tlmo did you meet him?" "I met him ot noon and I've been with him eer since. So you see you're wrong I presume your man doubled back and is laughing at you " Ts to a Mask nmtr af i, - - -- --- - Townc IM'a" fnctvtMty as gtvw free fMft te his easelen, but he or- titmtwR Mr umo. 'Would you mind telling me what., ye and fhlfl ITi-Tnln tfr tAlnt-r Taa lai,Mlao1 harshly. Austin laughed mockingly. "That's as business," said he. Dave moistened his lips. Ho hheke aW shoulders nervously. He was astontatNai a his own self-control, though the certalejtr that Austin was drunk helped Was M steady himself Nevertheless, he dared M. trust himself to speak. Construing thla tlUn am - edgment of defeat. ICd turned to go. Sow laruy sense or auty, nowever, prompted Ma to fling back, carelessly "I suppose you've come a good ways, It you're hungry! Benito will show you the way to tho kitchen" Then he walked away Into the darkness, followed by lira shocked gazo of his range boss. Benito roused himself from his amase ment to say warmly "SI. compadre. Yen will enjoy a cup of hot coffee," But Law ground out fiercely: "I'm ttt used to kitchen hand-outs. "I reckon I c chew my bridle reins If I get too hungy,, Wnlklng to his horse, he aulted Into th saddle. Benito laid a hand upon hla thigh an apologized. "Senor IM is a strahge man. He Is often like this, lately. You under stand me? Will you come to my house for supper?" Thank you. but I think I'll ride on to Tad Lewis's and see Urblna." At this the Mexican shook hla head as If" apprehensive of the result, but he said nothing more. Law hesitated aa he was about to spur out of the yard "By the way," he ven tured, "you needn't mention this to Mrs. Austin." "Sho Is not here," Gonzalez told hlra. "She has gone to La Verla to see about her affairs. She would not permit of this oe currenco If she were at home. She la a very fine lady." "Yes Good night, Benito." "Good night, senor." When the Ranger had gone. Gonzales walked slowly toward his house with his head bowed thoughtfully. "It Is ery strange." he muttered "How could Don Eduardo havo met this Garza at noon when, with my own eyes, I saw him ride away frfim Las Palmas at i o'clock la the afternoon? It la very strange." CTS CHAPTKIl X N JBIXIK F.I.I.HWOHTH KXA rito.Misn , ON HI8 way to the Lewis ranch Davo Law had a struggle with himself lie had earned a reputation as a manef violent temper, and the time was not long past when a fraction of tho Insult Ed Austin had offered htm would have pro voked a vigorous counter-blast The fact that on this occasion he had managed to restrain himself argued nn Increase ot self control that especially gratified htm, be cause hla natural tendency to "fly off the handle" had led more than once to regret table results. In fact it was only since ho had assumed tho duties of a peace officer that he had made n serious effort at self government A Ranger's work calls for patience and forbearance, and Dave had be gun to realize the perils of his temnern. ment Normally he was a level-headed, con servative fellow,, but when angered a thou sand devils sprang up In him and he be came capable of the wildest excess. This .unity, indeed, had been larvalr tn ne for his aimless roarplng. avo was glad that he had swallowed ung Ed'a" Incivility, not only for hla sake, but for the sako of Alalre. After all, ho argued. It was barelv nna. slble that Ed had spoken the truth. There were many sorrel horses; the evidence of those rain-washed hoof prints was far from conclusive; even tho fact that Urblna be longed to the Tad Lewis outfit was no more than a suspicious circumstance. And yet. earnestly as he strove tt? convince himself of these possibilities, the Ranger could not down tho conviction that the rancher had lied and that ho himself was on the Tight track. It was late when he. arrived at his desti nation, but Lowls'B house was dark, and It required some effort to awaken tho owner. When Tad at last appeared, clad In under shirt and trousers, ho greeted the Ranger with a leveled Winchester: but when Davo had made known lira Identity he Invited him In, though with surly reluctance. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) T I ' ! 1 FARMER SMITH'S RmA RAINBOW CLUB I S 1 L' Tay,' toi.Mlx5e &im&2rs&v"ja!i POLITICS My Dear Children You tee, a great many children write to me and como to me aukinir different questions. I thought I knew a great many things until tho other day a charming young person of fourteen asked roe "What is POLITICS:" I am ashamed 1 In a vaguo sort of way I knew that "politics is the scienco of government." I learned this when at college.' My dictionary informs me that "politics Is the contests of parties for power." Your father has voted for many years why not ask HIM this question "What Is politics?" " ' . If you will be patient, I will tell you from tlmo to time what is going on in tho politics of the world. No matter what people say about politics, we may all be politicians not ward bosses, aldermen, Presidents or Governors, but polite-lcians. Let us be POLITE. To tho politicians all men are equal, no matter what their race, color or belief may be. Let us learn this much about politics TODAY. Let us bo polite to all alike. IT COSTS NOTHING only a little effort. Your true friend, FARMER SMITH, Children's Editor. JIMMY MONKEY ALMOST flETS A SPANKING By Farmer Smith As Jimmy Monkey came down the walk leadlnr to his home he spied his mother waiting for him. It did not take Jimmy long- to see that she knew he had been up to mleehlef. Did ahe know that Jimmy had knoeked Peeter Baboon's hat off with a dandelion ' Fussy how mother knew so muah, any rnWreo'as a UtUe bird n be-be-bat iVfriVfrM asllt-llttU Wrd.' Jimmy was. so interested l Ws mother that h" cuuld net slag. He had to fere himself to be cheerful. However, he rttahad up the etepa and threw his arms arewM Ms i'atrfaarlliig mother! tHa what has haoivanad All tWe aftarn I have S'n5tor KK5r 'iumU say's mother taMMMlktwI X - '- I 49 not Step Mrs. Monkey stopped suddenly. "Why, Jimmy!" she fairly shouted. "How 111 you look. How pale. You must go right to bed and let me sand for Doctor Baboon " Jimmy may not have been pale, but he felt himself growing cold and his heart be gan to cnmo in ins uiroab Tie irot down on his knees, and. lifting his hands began "Mother dear do anythlpg to me, but don't put me In bed nnd send for Doctor Baboon," "My child, I muaf be firm. Oat in bed at ones and I will send for Doctor Baboon. You mutt step this nonsense." It was net long before Jimmy was In bed and his mother telephoning for Doctor Baboon. But when the good doctor came something quite different happened from what Mrs. Monkey ezpeeted. The Fair Maids Bf AOHsW OAIXAH. a, Mfa let vtMSfflftisssnti-rJ "Little Ted" lly I.EO aitlinUT, ration street. Teddy way our hero and our pet bear. Wo wer camping. Ono day all of us wero assembled In our tent when al of a sud den we heard a scream. Ted had been let loose about an hour before. We made a rush for where tho cries came from. After IP minutes of running we Haw, to our dis may, blood stains. We went further on. At laut we saw a black object In the dis tance. We all rushed up and there, laying on a rock, was the wounded body of "Ted." We felt very badly We carried him back to camp and cared for him very ten derly. At last he was the same old "Ted" well, not exactly the same for he was always a bit timid about going far away after that We never solved the mystery of Ted's wounds. A Home-Mndo Christmas Frescnt By DOHA 1108COWITZ, IlaUlmor avenue. This Is the picture of a tea towel that would be very pice to make for your mother's Christmas present If you have enough monoy you could even make six of the towels. Each towel should be flt i txntsnuxf imawwojif b t 2 Irwrnmm? FftO MOTHER (Jl rxtotixn PI Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb0IPI1sbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI ZBBBBBBBBBBBSnH&LaiHHBgSilsBBBBBBBl gFfc 'IbbbbbV'ssbbbbbbH HLl5'SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsV ? . n teen Inches long by ten Inches wide before the hem ta turned down. Most children know how to hemstitch, and the towel la prettiest when hemstitched around the edge. However, a, plain cross-atltch. will do nicely If you do not how to hemstitch. Hither your mother's Initials or the word "Tea for Mother" can be worked on In oroM-stltchlng, It any one does not kaw bow to hemstitch J am sure their sehonlteaoher or some older friend will be g4a4 to teaeo tb. Blue Is vtfy pretty to waleotder the wr4s with. Things to Knew an4 Ba u HUt la now TmJ?mZ28 " 'A- .r ' l' It i -' ... -J Can You be Deceived? Are your ears keener than the ears of the a a a music critics of more than two hundred of America's principal newspapers? These music , critics cannot tell the human voice from Edi son's Rc-Creation of it by his new invention 2&NEW EDISON This is Edison Week. Everyday this week we ard giving - special demonstrations of this marvelous musical instru- -ment. Wewantyoutocomctoourstoreandtestyourears. SouvenirbiographiesofTlomasA.Edisonwillbemailed to those who attend our Edison Musicalcs this week. ?i $ 1-, L Come at any hour ; LUDWIG PIANO CO. lies Wf St - ,L
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