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toil! #w : tiowi "I'VtirtMAt}-. 1 Ahdas"tlie
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ofi :th6 ltmrtifatne'i loeivt) closed
tlfehtly, rout dßTerentiei to: Mr*.
Hi did' not wofider that
i6t no current of
■frtah i; wi v tftii. i veor. t ;ii Wwed" td>l blow
upon ilieiinvoil Hi li It o-W/iea ovii ia
i **Tliaucolrt'liMiati goitdotfoVi Granc,
either," she informed me one ''day,
when I suggested that one of the can
windows i.might . ba .M'iowfcttediiai.-l'ew
MlMfcMJnwjO laaoilfiX oit) )o Jtio (• >
fa TDaddy > sj.fresh aJtuis'gooilvTfor
~f>tflwt)<KlsV' tJUe child- reraarkodi' "aaui
Miss JMxt lets maiha/ne.ii Indonv bpeu
iveoy ioiht Tester dajv.morningv nar
. ljv wAfen I looked) out ofrartfy! :bed, titers
war n littleibpap.of snmv on the'door
thecet Miss' Bart S'ftrteT io ;
• Sihe.;ig®led delightedly -atftj the.,r
collection, juno* v' iiotiiiniri rioit |
ri HXAtfJ'- liasrceftl, Tthate , wasifuttny
littl,w3oTT,,drift m ti*ifior.:'[i|i <>rij i
uXnd/'! Hliei ownfcinued. f;klww • Dwt
f .had to with
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ljAdisJijßt.4hjei.widpw<.'i yii . ,nil ail t
A Health Argnmont.
j i Gmfflotest*
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.own ve*.oßj *tonjv lvtuhu-j,, Ai^s
-!pt?iiFll)lftiHnwiW'V'ini! It lo ttj;iii i
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■the cot4 l ,rtut^..*ir ( jp, the i-WS ,J'
1 !Wf atefWiWiii^l r Pj 'i(#, MW-,
• ore. r,ut"f raj?ti
the child had J>eon restless heretofore 1
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i in rnui uii// ai9Hsbiol to o*iota ?if)ooT? v
Fashions of To-Day - By May Manton
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dark!"tt o -sinlJuiiojn; til in i h
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vtoboJ ,i.9We„irtT o;il)u }SOl{
hjs lOrs." MliKabath IHrtrcvn of Aitaoqa
wa osswwur !
on Wtfmwl ane taught itfl ifiin s-trrmt *#rl
-fn *h# , B4>rrtil' , ifchO(ilii. i'>Hjirii j: aiti.nm
Women spend 40 per cent of''tMle?lj
I"" ■ i IwiiWh. ,
QnflL]fl©M 'ifctaw
*>tft IN employed In a factory. '
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sw • i bolon .notinhOA _ ___ „
| COAL
1 sooner you try '*• t^le sooncr y° u will
- -realize the satisfaction of burning the best
)■' hi#*^',, s procurable.
'J. B. MONTGOMERY
I THIRD AND CHESTNUT.STS.
'in jlltievtH tol oj.iorl * Bell Phone 600 cl V. 4321
JllO illdl K('
I'' •
;Bft#RDAY EVENING,
| too addLvl| *e I did when Maggie left
! the MtUy w shut and only the door
into mHt Ire ising- room open. And
I Magi VnVßw uk n't eVer turn off the lieAt
the i UKTRtT iss Dart does."
Mi WrSS 're's loot! of disapproval
' Sh °"®< " s^ e was Pleased
"'V unvfl usi remember. Miss Dart,"
• she : Vw\Cn illl an effort to speak calnt
ly, " WmJ w io been with Grace
all h ■, 1< noW what is best for her.
Wha lit be ight lor a great
stror aVon id do for her. So
I nn Mwj ist that her window remain
i close wil ter. JKjten spring comes,
Wwfßte matter."
i Bi £ Grace
my i .Irnlow oppif.al night," she fret
i ted, tears,>isiher eyes. "And it
won'either."
"G Uitnt reproved. "I am
surp jSed Ja^ygu'l^Li.
I s *®f%?j^iM'j<3i lr ther demonstra
tion from the child by
i callli re -l)igg-tCf&n.tion to the ice in the
i river
1 "L "It seems ai
. most old walk over to the
' ers< w ' iat a wetting one
oU 'mHc& one of t ' loSc blocks of ice
Ye rimfrSther came up that
1 even w&CCTfcySgjS-night, she appeal
ed t( to the ventila
ant| " s^ie exclaimed.
I room, and
uh-til Mr. Nor
ton ifiSsffljJThen I went into
■ ""What's all this about?" he de
I explained as briefly and as lightly
as I could, buVJie frowned when 1
i had finished. \
"The child is getting rosier and
hamitjiTatll he said. "I want
votTita M'V'i whatever you are
doing. Open the window as usual."
i Thus it happened that when, con
trary to her custom, Mrs. Gore came
up to the third floor after dinner that
night, she fpund the window in
Grace's room raised. She knocked
sharply at my door, then entered
Nyithont waiting for me to ask her to
..do .po.
:.' fTrace*s'tpom is too cold," she an
.TOwlcMf'severely. "Have you forgot
; ttVi', Miss" t>Srt, what I told you this
lah^'rVipott?'"
iil'.S i&v '*■ deferentially, for
> 1 .JLdftf'fiot.Want to vex her, "but Mr.
JiwrTofv'rahw'fip this evening and or
: dotted 'lfi'e \SHnd6w left open.
' f flushed. "Then you
'tfoW iro° Th9f had ordered other
•' sH(i j: )icftfsed.
• , .Graftf'ftlMGiJm —and when he cali
i'iriff'hr'e W' Pflrmttly confirmed wiiat she
' Kaß"said. I 4 S.m"sorry Mrs. Gore —but
r do'!"
' "Sbfe at me steadily
' 'fdS'tt then, to my dismay,
witWoii'b'a word and went from
Itfly rboni 'tfrfd downstairs.
~"" c ' •" f'P6 Continued.)
v'>itiiiiit li . iiil )
o t oust airl vna ot
smarter frock
I WltflWlftade for the tiny
v.„A rhitrl than this simple one
'toattd-fc^vrfd'<tnd hand-embroid
'Hiered.!)!i(YoUfCan make the ma
terial a handkerchief lawn or
you tail make it a line cotton
crepe or Otfi'Tftnch voile or a
batiste, as'yoii "like. 11 is the
finish <>ofinembfoidery and the
hand sewing' that will give the
ll fcnd,' a as a matter
of hand, Wprk always
will be put upon good material.
The pretty little kimono sleeves
give gYi'&ijfojL they
mean , the (absolute ■ simplicity
thfit is charming and
cnild-likt. There aie only two
seams t(> be se\Ved l yp in the
frofck.
ery design illustrated or you can
edge with a hem.
F ? r lJ ffe?l MPS i win be
■ ,<C material
i or. 44 s Miches wnle.
-fioi'Tihe'pflttem is cut
2 and
i >4';year! rut/ will ilie mailed to
•fr hion De "
paper, oa
receipt of ten 1 cent*.
-dtiß Kir i-iii'l ni harfglupftii
"nil 'l'itnlH ii i lin'l will ,r. I.i
4silhlo[ii ol M tocfj ban
• -fJ)C. Pl'lMs I),fami dockyards'.
Nearly one-half the female students
In the German universities are studying
ragdUinn.
HTM ''fo llussia and her two
' gtctfflg as nurses in the
llussian hospitals.
According to census reports, 263,3X3
* nttJlHn s*r 3 ttre enipioyed in th °
AltlK FIGCRE OF
togMg ~7 TODAY
fts>*P\e Mjircli Woman's Home Com-
Margaret Gould de
scrilfen the figure likely to be most
fasnjjf nable in 1917.
'"He fashionable figure is long and
stra-JWit. All the puffs and ruffles
haMfc-ifeen pressed fiat. All the short
waitsts and skirts have been pulled
down. There are no liures or protru
sions. It is slight and girlish and vigor
go with it.
' '"whether it is artificial or not, it
dosen't seem to be. It is the figure of
fne capable young woman who can do
fWings and enjoys doing them."
c
Tfie Godfa/
JEDGAR
ft BURROUGHS
Copyright by Frank A. Muntiy Co.
(Continued.)
"For n year," be said, "ever since
Carthoris disappeared, Dejah Thoris
lias grieved and mourned for lier lost
boy. The blow of years ago when you
did not return from the atmosphere
He Flung Hi Sword Upon the Ground
Before Me.
plant was lessened to some extent by
the duties of motherhood, for your son
was born that very night.
"That she suffered terribly then all
Helium knew, for did not all Helium
suffer with her the loss of her lord?
"But with the boy gone there was
nothing left, and after expedition upon
expedition returned with the same
hopeless tale of no clew as to his where
abouts our beloved princess drooped
lower and lower until all who saw her
felt that it could be but a matter of
days ere she went to join her loved
enes within the precincts of the valley
Dor.
"As a last resort Mors Kajak, her
father, and Tardos Mors, her grandfa
ther, took command of two mighty ex
peditions and a month ago sailed away
to explore every Inch of ground In the
northern hemisphere of Barsoom.
"For two weeks no word has come
back from them, but rumors were rife
that they hail met with a terrible dis
aster and that all wore dead.
"About this time Zat Arras renewed
his importunities for her hand In mar
riage. He lias been forever after her
since you disappeared.
"She hated htm and feared him, but
with both her father and grandfather
gone Zat Arras was very powerful, for
he Is still Jed of Zodanga, to which
Mors appointed him after you had re
fused the honor.
"He had a secret audience with her
six days ago. What took place none
knows, but the next day Dejab Thorls
had disappeared, and with jer had
gone a dozen of her household guard
and body servants, including Sola, the
green woman—Tars Tarkas' daughter,
you recall.
"No word left they of their Inten
tions, but it Is always thus with tbosfc
who go upon the voluntary pilgrimage
from which none returns. We cannot
think aught than that Dejah Thorls
has sought the Icy bosom of Iss and
that her devoted uervants have choseu
to accompany her.
"Zat Arras was at Helium when she
disappeared. He commands this fleet,
which lias been searching for her
since. No trace of her have we found,
and I fear that it be a futile quest."
CHAPTER X.
Under Arrest.
Ij.yllll 1.10 we talked Hor Vastus'
IMI I fliers wele turning to the
I Wll Xavarian. Not one, however,
VJLiJ ' la d discovered a trace of Thu
via. I was much depressed over the
news of Dejah Thorls' disappearance,
and now there was added the further
burden of apprehension concerning the
fate of Thuvia.
I felt keen responsibility for the wel
fare of this girl, whom I believed to
be the daughter of some proud Bar
soomlan house, and it had been my In
tention to make every effort to return
her to her people.
I was about to ask Kantos Kan to
prosecute a further search for her
when a flier from the flagship of the
fleet arrived at the Xavariau with an
officer bearing a message to Kantos
Kan from Arras.
My friend read the dispatch and
then turned to. me.
"Zat Arras commands ine to bring
our before him. There is
HARRISBIJRG TELEGFAPH
naught else to do. He is supreme Ifi
Helium, yet. it would be far more in
keeping with chivalry and good taste
were he to come hither and greet the
savior of Barsoom with the honors
that are his due."
1 smiled.
"You know full well, my friend," 1
said, "that Zat Arras hates me. Noth
ing would please him better than to
humiliate me and then kill me. He
has an excellent excuse. Let us go
and see If he has the courage to take
advantage of It."
Summoning Carthorls and Tars Tar
kas, we entered the small flier with
Kantos ICan and /-at Arras' officer
and in a moment were stepping to the
deck of Zat Arras' flagship.
As we approached the jed of Zo
danga no sign of greeting or recogni
tion crossed his face. Not even to
Carthorls did he vouchsafe a friendly
word. His attitude was cold, haughty
and uncompromising.
"Kaor, Zat Arras," I said in greet
ing, but he did not respond.
"Why were these prisoners not dis
armed?" be asked of Kantos ICan.
"They are not prisoners, Zat Arras,"
replied the officer. "Two of them are
of Helium's most noble family. Tars
Tarkas, jeddak of Thark, is Tardos
Mors' best beloved ally. The other
is a friend and companion of the
Prince of Helium. That is enough for
me to know."
"It Is not enough for me, however,"
retorted Zat Arras. "More must I
hear from those who have taken the
pilgrimage than their names. Where
have yoa been, John Carter?"
''l have Just come from the valley
Dor, Zat Arras," I replied.
"Ah! u he exclaimed in evident, pleas
ure. "You do not deny it then? You
have returned from the bosom of Iss?"
"I have come back from a land of
false hope, from a valley of torture
and death. With my companions I have
escaped from the hideous clutches of
lying fiends. I have come back to the
Barsoom that I saved from a painless
death again to save her, but this time
from death in Its most frightful form."
"Cease, blasphemer!" cried Zat Ar
ras. "Hope not to save thy cowardly
carcass by Inventing horrid lies to"—
He got no further.
One does not call John Carter "cow
ard" and "liar" thus lightly, and Zat
Arras should have known it.
Before a band could be raised to
stop me I was at his side, and one
hand grasped his throat.
"Came I from heaven or hell, Zat
Arras, you will find me still the same
John Carter that I have always been,
nor did ever man call me such names
and live—without apologizing."
And with that I commenced to bend
him back across my knee and tighten
my grip upon his throat.
"Seize him!" cried Zat Arras, and a
dozen officers sprang forward to assist
him. •
Kantos Kan came close and whis
pered to me:
"Desist, I beg of you! It will but In
volve us all, for I cannot see these
men lay hands upon yon without aid
ing you. My officers and men will join
me, and we shall have a mutiny then
that may lead to revolution. For the
sake of Tardos Mors and Helium, de
sist!"
At his words I released Zat Arras
and, turning my back upon him,
walked toward the ship's rail.
"Come. Kantos Kan," I said, "the
Prince of Helium would return to the
Xavarian."
None interfered. Zat Arras stood,
white and trembling amid his officers.
Some there were who looked upon him
with scorn aud drew toward me, while
one, a man long in the service and con
fidence of Tardos Mors, spoke to me in
a low tone as I passed him.
"You may count my metal among
your fighting men, John Carter," he
said.
I thanked him and passed on. In si
lence we embarked and shortly after
stepped once more upon the deck of
the Xavarian. Fifteen minutes later
we received orders from the flagship
to proceed toward Helium. 1
Our Journey thither was uneventful.
Carthoris and I were wrapped in the
gloon\lest of thoughts. Kantos Kan
was somber in contemplation of the
further calamity that might fail upon
Helium should Zat Arras attempt to
follow the age old precedent that' al
lotted a terrible death to fugitives
from the valley Dor.
Xodar alone was care free. He could
be no worse off in Helium than else
where.
"Let us hope that we may at least go
out with good red blood upon our
blades," he said.
it was a simple wish and one most
likely to be gratified.
(To Be Continued}
r !
Recipes Worth
Remembering
wrnmmtJ
RECIPES WORTH REMEMBERING
Now tliat eggs are so high In price j
the housewife Is at a loss to know what
to serve for breakfast to take the place ;
of her old Btandby, bacon and eggs. 1
There are any number of delicious I
breakfast dishes which will be wel- j
corned by the average family and
recipes for some of them are given be
low. For those who prefer esfgs to
any otlTer food for the morning meal
an occasional omelet may be served,
and If bread crumbs are combined with
the egg the dish will not be expensive.
BREAD OMEI.KT
Even at the present price of eggs
this line omelet is not an extravagance,
as it will serve five persons. It does not
fall as readily as the usual omelet. Use
half a cup grated bred crumbs (soft),
one teaspoon onion juice, one teaspoon
minced parsley, four eggs, beaten sep
arately. Mix yolks with crumbs, pars
ley and onion juice; all one cup milk,
half teaspoon salt, white pepper and
dash of nutmeg. Fold in whites and
bake in pan of water in moderate oven
until a knife blade will come out clean.
A PPETI ZIN G HREAKFA ST
Make a smooth porridge of cornmeal.
Season it with salt, and shredded bits
of cold meat, bacon or sausage, pour
into a mould until firm, then cut in
slices and fry. Surround the platter
with circles of fried apples. This dish
can easily be prepared the night before,
except to slice and fry.
EGG I.ESS MUFFINS
One and one-half cups sweet milk,
two cups flour, two teaspoons baking
powder, two tablespoons melted butter,
one tablespoon sugar, a little salt. Beat
all well after mixing and bake in quick
oven in buttered muffin tins.
VKAI- KIDNEYS
Buy five cents' worth of veal or lamb
kidneys, soak them over night in salted
water. In tlie morning carefully skin
them and slice in several pieces. Brown
them, after first flouring slightly, in
hot butter or bacon drippings. When
nicely browned add a little hot water
and cover. Simmer for 15 or 'JO min
utes and then pour over hot toast points
on a hot platter.
FINNAN IIADDIE
Cut a two-inch cube of fat salt pork
in tiny dice and try out. To two table
spoonfuls of pork fat add two table
spoonfuls of flour and stir until well
blended; then pour on gradually while
stirring constantly one cupful rich milk.
Bring to boiling point, add one cup
cooked flaked finnan liaddie, pork
scraps, yolks of two eggs slightly beat
en and one and one-halT cups of potato
balls or cubes which have been cooked
In boiling salted water until soft. Sea
son with salt and pepper and serve as
soon as thoroughly heated. While the
two eggs called for In this recipe im
prove it greatly, it can be made with
out any if preferred.
Worthwhile Things
For Women
A HOUSEHOLD HELP
To whiten goods that have become
yellow soak in buttermilk a few days,
changing occasionally. If very yellow
more time is required, also changing
the milk often.
To tighten cane seated chairs wash
with hot water and leave them to dry
In the open air.
THE "BABYDOLI," WIFE
There used to be a time when men
preferred the doll type of woman but
that period has passed, or, rather, there
are so few men with these preferences,
that they are not much considered. The
wife of today must have mentality as
well as looks If she is to hold her
husband, and the average man. realiz
ing this, looks for a fair amount of
brains in the woman he selects to be his
wife. Of course, there will always ne
husbands who prefer to have all the
brains in the matrimonial partnership;
who look upon their wives as play
things, to bd excluded from all the real
Interests and real issues of life.
Mental attraction plays as big a part
as physical attraction in .the selection of
a mate. How can a man develop his
future if at the head of the domestic
helm there stands a woman who cannot
meet him on equal mental grounds;
who cannot understand and appreciate
the ideals ho expVesses?
MUSINGS OF A MODERN MAID
There are only two ages at which a
man faces the altar without a shudder
—at 20, when he doesn't know what's
happening to him, and at 80, when he
[doesn't care.
An egotist is a man who doesn't need
anybody to help him flatter himself.
The most potent Incense with which
to charm any man after marriage is
that which rises with the fragrance' of
a broiling steak.
A soul mate is seldom the sort of
siren who manages to drive a man to
distraction, but just the sympathetic
sort of little thing who always hap
pens to come along when he is looking
for distraction.
Perhaps the reason the modern girl
wears her hat over one eye and her
furs around the hem of her skirt is that
if she wore them in their right places
nobody would notice them.
The kind of love that can's endure a
few shattered illusions Is too flimsy to
stand the wear and tear of matrimony.
A bachelor can go right on merrily
plunging In and out of one flirtation
after another until he begins to look
upon himself a.< bearing a "charmed"
life"—and then, suddenly, his luck
changes.
A husband's Sunday morning grouch
is usually Just the result of a mixture
of underdone waffles and original sin.
BRILLIANT COLORS ARE
BEC( >M IN FASHION A BLE
"In general," says Grace Margaret
Gould In the Murch Woman's Home
Companion, "delicate shades and
dainty patterns have vanished. It's
the splash of brilliant color to-day
and the most daring designs. Gone are
the sprays of rosebuds and sprigs of,
forget-me-nots. Instead we have big
dots, wide stripes, bold checks and cu
rious Chinese, Japanese and Egyptian
symbols. The sheerest of crepes flaunt
a design that used to be thought
suitable only for a sport fabric."
FEB _
Copyright, 1913, by Coubieday, Pag* ACo.
(Continued.)
While we ate breakfast we discussed
our plaus. The first necessity, of
course, was to find out about gold. To
that end we agreed to separate for the
>day, prospecting far and wide. Bags
by kept camp and an eye on the horses.
He displayed little interest In the gold
proposition, but insisted strongly that
we carry both our rifles and revolvers.
It would be difficult to describe the
thrill of anticipation with which I set
off up the valley. The place was so
new, so untouched, so absolutely un
known. The high ridges on either side
frowned down austerely on the little
meadows that smiled back quite un
abashed. As I crossed the brown, dry
meadow toward the river a covey of
quail whirred away before me, lit and
paced off at a great rate. Two big
Ijrouse roared from a thicket.
The river was a beautiful, clear
stream, with green wavery water
whirling darkly in pools or breaking
white among the stones. As my shad
ow fell upon it I caught a glimpse of
a big trout scurrying into the darkness
beneath a bowlder. Picking my way
tmong the loose stones, I selected a
likely place on the bar and struck
home my pick.
I have since repeated the sensations
i'f that day—on a smaller scale, of
course—in whipping untried' trout wa
ters, same early excitement and en
thusiasm, same eager sustained per
sistence in face of failure, same in
credulous slowing down, same ultimate
discouragement, disbelief and disgust.
All that day I shoveled and panned.
All That Day I Shoveled and Panned.
The early morning freshness soon dis
sipated. Between the high mountain
walls the heat reflected. All the quail
stood beneath the shade of bushes,
their beaks half open, as though pant
ing. The birds that had sung so sweet
ly in the early morning had somewhere
sought repose. I could occasionally
catch glimpses of our horses dozing un
der trees. Even the chirping insects
were still. As far as I could make out
I was the only living thing foolish
enough to stay abroad and awake in
that suffocating heat. The sweat drip
ped from me in streams. My eyes
ached from the glare of the sun on the
rocks and the bleached grasses. To
ward the close of the afternoon I con
fessed sneakingly to myself that I was
just a little glad I had found no gold
and that I hoped the others had been
equally unfortunate. The thought of
working day after day In that furnace
heat was too much for me.
My hopes were fulfilled. All came In
that night fired, hot. dirty and discour
aged. Not one of the eight of us had
raised a sign of color.
"Well," said Bagsby philosophically,
"that's all right. We've just got to go
higher. Tomorrow we'll move up
stream."
Accordingly next day we turned at
right angles to our former route and
followed up the bed of the canyon ten
or twelve miles toward the distant
main ranges.
About 4 o'clock we camped. The
flat was green. Little clumps of cedar
pushed out across it. The oaks had
given place to cottonwoods. We had
now to make acquaintance with new
birds.
The following morning we went pros
pecting again. My instructions were
for tbe dry washes in the sides of the
hills. Accordingly I scrambled up
among the bowlders in the nearest V
shaped ravine. I had hardly to look
at all. Behind a large bowlder lay a
little cuplikc depression of stones in
which evidently had stood a recently
evaporated pool of water and which in
consequence wns free from the usual
dusty rubble. In the interstices be
tween the stones my eye caught a dull
glitter. I fell on my knees, dug about
with the point of iny bowie knife and
so unearthed small nuggets aggregat
ing probably a half ounce in weight.
Although mightily tempted to stay
for more. I minded our agreement to
report promptly the first discovery and
started back to camp. Why I did not
come n header in that fearful bowlder
strewn wash I cannot tell you. Cer
tainly I took no care of my going, but
looped recklessly from rock to rock
like a goat. When I reached the flat
I ran, whooping like ah Indian. From
the river I could see Johnny and Buck
Ltarry running, too, and had sense
| enough to laugh as it occurred to me
! I hey must think us attacked by In
i dians. Far down the stream I could
; just make out figures I knew to be
| Yank and McNally. Tbey, too, seem
ed to be coming to camp, though I
could not Imagine that my shouts had
| carried so far.
I burst in on Bagsby, who was smok
ing his pipe and leisurely washing the
i breakfast dishes, with a wlioop, lifted
! him bodily by the shoulders, whirled
i hitu around in a clumsy dance. lie
, aimed a swipe at me •with the wet dlsh
! cloth that caught me across the eyes.
"You tarnation young grizzly b'ar!"
said he.
I wiped the water from my eyes.
Johnny and Buck Barry ran up. Some
how they did not seem to be anticipat
ing an Indian attack after all. Johnny
ran up to thump me on the back.
"Isn't it great?" he cried. "Right off
the reel! First pop! Bagsby, old
sport, you're a wonder!" He started
for Bagsby. who promptly rushed for
I his long rifle.
'"l'm going to kill the first lunatic I
see," he announced.
Johnny laughed excitedly and turn
ed back to thump me again.
"How did you guess what it was?" I
asked.
"Didn't Just blundered on it."
i "What!" I yelled. "Hare you struck
| ft too?"
I "First shovel." said Johnny. "But
I you don't mean"—
j 1 thrust my three nuggets under his
; ryes.
"Say," broke In Buck Barry, "If you
fellows know where the whisky Is hide
it, and hide It quick. If I see it I'll get
ilrunk!"
Yank and McNally at this moment
strolled from around the bushes. We
all burst out on them.
"See your fool nuggets and 'color'
and raise you this," drawled Yank.
And he hauled from his pocket the
very largest chunk of virgin gold it
' has ever been niy good frtbne?"tl> be
j hold. It was Irregular In shape, pitted
and scored, shaped a good deal like
I an egg and nearly Its size. One pound
! and a tiny fraction that great nugget
[ balanced when we got around to
weighing it. And then to crown the
glorious day which the gods were
brimming for us came Don Caspar and
Vasquez, trailed by that long and sat
urnine individual, Missouri Jones. The
Spaniards were outwardly calm, but
their eyes snapped. As soon as they
saw us they waved their hats.
"Ah, also you have found the gold!"
cried Don Gaspar, sensing Immediate
ly the significance of our presence.
"We too. It is of good color, there
above by the bend." His eye widened
as he saw what Yank held. "Madre
de Dios!" he murmured.
McNally, who had said and done
nothing, suddenly uttered a resound
ing whoop and stood on his hands,
i Missouri Jones, taking aim, spat care
fully in the center of the fire, missing
the disbpan by a calculated and ac
curate inch.
"The country Is just flowing with
gold," he pronounced.
(To Be Continued)
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