[jlflt Nan gf Music Mountain Br FRANK H. SPEARMAN Author of "WHISPERINO SMITH" IVoprright br Cbr<ra Bcrlbnir'i Buss' (Contlnned) SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER"I—On Frontier day at Sleepy Cat. Henry de Spain, gunman and train master at Medicine Bend, Is beaten *t target shooting by Nan Morgan of Muslo Mountain. Jeffries, dlvUlon superinten dent, asks De Spain to take charge of. the Thief River stage line, but he refuse*. CHAPTER ll—De Spain sees Nan danc ing with Gale Morgan, Is later derisively pointed out to Nan on the street by Gale, anO Is moved to change his mind and ac cept the stage line Job. CHAPTER III—De Spain and De fever ride to Calabaaaa Inn and there meet Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and Sassoon, gunmen and retainers of the Morgan clan. Morgan demands the dis charge of a stage driver and De Spain re fuses. De Spain meets Nan but falls to overcome her aversion to him. CHAPTER IV—Bassoon knifes Elpaso, the stage driver, and escapes to Morgan's gap. the stronghold of the Morgans. De Spalls IWever and Scott go In after htm, and De Spain brings out Sasson alone. CHAPTER V—He meets Nan, who de lays him until nearly overtaken bv the Morgans, but lands his captive In Jail. Nan, coldly skeptical, eyed De Spain. "And do you try to tell me" —she pointed to Bassoon's unbound bands — "that he Is riding out of here, a free man, to go to Jail?" "I do tell you exactly that. He Is my prisoner—" "I don't believe either of you," de clared Nan scornfully. "You are plan ning something underhand together." De Spain laughed coolly. "We've planned that much together, but not, 1 assure you, with his consent." "I don't believe your stories at all," she declared firmly. De Spain flushed. The Irritation and the serious danger bore in on htm. "If you don't believe me It's not my fault," he retorted. "I've told you the truth. Ride on, Sassoon." He spoke angrily, but this In no jwlse daunted .Nan. . She wheeled her horse directly in front of them. "Don't iyou stir, Sassoon," she commanded, | "until I call Uncle Duke." i De Spain spurred straight at herj I their horses collided, and his knee | touched hers in the saddle. "I'm go ing to take this man out of here," he I announced-in a tone she never had ; heard before from a man. "I've n<i , time to talk. Go call your uncle if you -like. We must pass." 1 "You shan't pass a step!" With the quick words of defiance the two glared nt each other. De Spain was taken aback. He had expected nc | more than a war of words—a few screams at the most. Nan's face turned white, but there was no symp tom even of a whimper. He noticed her quick breathing, and felt, instinc tively, the restrained gesture of het right hand rs it started back to her side. The move steadied him. "ons question," he said bluntly, "are you armed?" She hated even to answer, and met ■his searching gaze resentfully, but something in his tone and manner wrung a reply. "I can defend myself," she exclaimed angrily. De Spain raised his right hand from jhls thigh to the pouimel of his saddle. The slight gesture was eloquent of his surrender of the Issue of force. "I can't go into a shooting-match with you about this cur. If you call your uncle there will be bloodshed—unless J'ou drop me off my horse right here and now before he appears. All I ask you is this: Is this kind of a cut throat worth that? If you shoot me, my whole posse from Sleepy Cat is t right below us in the aspens. Some of your own people will be killed in a general fight. If you want to shoot me, shoot—you can have the match all to yourself. If you don't, let us go by. And if I've told you one word that isn't true, call me back to this spot any time you like, and I'll come at your call, and answer for it." His words and his manner confound ed her for a moment. She could not at once make an answer, for she could not decide what to say. Then, of a sud den, she was robbed of her chance to answer. From down the trail came a I yell like a shot. The clatter of hoofs <rang out, and men on horses dashed from the entrance of the gap toward 'ihem. De Spain could not make out ■distinctly, but he knew Lefever's yell, 'and pointed. "There they are," he exclaimed hurriedly. "There Is the whole posse. They are coming!" A jshot, followed closely by a second, rang ;out from below. "Go," he cried to :Nan. "There'll be shooting here that " ""' ' • ■ • " ' I SATURDAY EVENING, The Scribb Family—They Live Right Here in Harrisburg—By Sullivan ( LOOK'IT THE ASHES WE'VE h w-v-l ( ~1 I I upy_ mf ~p_ \\. \tmsu! U AiJ u \ on.™ idiot THAT WAS THE (- % 1 cant stop;- 110 siappea bassoons pony viciously with his hand, spurred past her himself, and was away. White with consternation and anger, she steadied herself and looked after the fleeing pair. Then whirling in her sad dle, she ran her pony back to the ranch-house to give the alarm. Yelling like half a dozen men, Le fever and Scott, as De Spain and his prisoner dashed toward them, sep arated, let the pair pass, and spurred in behind to cover the flight and con front any pursuers. None at the mo ment threatened, but no words were exchanged until the whole party, riding fast, were well past El Capitan and out of the gap. For some unex pressed reason—so strong is the influ ence of tradition and reputation—no one of the three coveted a close en counter with the Morgans within its walls. "It s tne long neeis ror tt now, boys," cried De Spain. His companions closed up again. "Save your horses." caqtioned Scott, between strides. "It's a .good ways home." "Make for Calabasas," shouted Le fever. "No," yelled Scott, would stand us a siege at Calabasas. While the trail is open make for the rail road." A great globe of dazzling gold burst into the east above the distant hills. But the glory of the sunrise called forth no admiration from the three men hurrying a fourth urgently along the Sleepy Cat trail. Between breaths De Spain explained his awkward meet ing with Nan. and of the strait he was in when Lefever's strong lungs enabled him to get a\yay unscratched. But for a gunman a narrow squeak is as good as a wide one, and no one found fault with the situation. They had the ad vantage—the only question was wheth er they could hold it. And while they continued to cast anxious glances be hind, Scott's Indian eyes first per ceived signs on the horizon that marked their pursuit. "No matter," declared Lefever. "This is a little fast for a fat man, any way." He was not averse, either, to the prospect ot a long-range exchange with the fighting mountaineers. All drew rein a little. "Suppose I cover the rear till we see what this Is," sug gested Lefever, limbering up as the other two looked back. "Push ahead with Sassoon. These fellows won't fol low far." "Don't be sure about that," muttered Scott. "Duke and Gale have got the best horses in the mountains, and they'd rather fight thau eat. There they come now." Dashing across a-plain they them selves had Just crossed, they could see three horsemen In hot chase. The pur sued men rode carefully, and, scanning the ground everywhere ahead, felt as sured. of their escape. Though their pursuers rode In at times with a show of rushing, the chase was a stern one, and could be checked whenever neces sary. Halting at times to breathe thelt horses, De Spain with hla two com panions and their prisoner rode Intc Hleepy Cat, locked Bassoon up, and went to the Mountain housa for break fast, (To Bo Continued) "The Insider" By Virginia Terhunc Van de Water CHAPTER XXVI. Mr. Norton reached a decision be fore we finished our tea that after noon at the Waldorf. He would have a preliminary talk with Hugh Parker and ask him If he would consider coming out to Hillcrest for the summer as Tom's coach. Mr. Norton would also inquire of the principal of Tom's school as to what he knew of the young tutor's ability and character. In my heart I was certain that the principal's answer would be favorable. My instinct had already told me that. I had been so much interested in conversation that I had actually for gotten to drink my tea. My compan ion called my attention to this. "Come, come," he rallied me, "you are eating and drinking noth ing. You must not be so intense about things that you'neglect your food." "I was very much interested," I admitted. "For X like Tom. You may consider me very impertinent, Mr. Norton, but I hated the idea of his being away from home all sum mer. .1 think he and I are going to be good friends." "I hope so," he said. Then he looked at me thoughtfully. "I be lieve," he said at last, "that your coming into our household is going to prove a good thing for us all. It is certainly working wonders for Grace; you seem to hit it oft well with Tom —who does not like most people —and, as for myself, why I find it mighty pleasant having you around." "Thank you,"l acknowledged lough ingly. Then, more gravely; "you are very kind." "I don't see it," he demurred. "I have been thinking, as you sat here pouring tea for me, that it was really more homelike and cozy than it is at my own table, seated opposite my good sister-in-law." He was watching me so keenly that I was uncomfortable and glanced about to see if others noted his con fidential manner. A Distinguished Man The room was full now. as it al ways is between four-thirty and five thirty on a clear afternoon. Other couples were conversing as earnestly as we had been doing. Still others were chatting in a desultory fashion, as if (hey forced themselves to talk as well as to eat. Surely there was nothing in the bearing of my em ployer or myself to attract attention. as 1 gazed at my vls-a-vis, I appreciated that he was the most distinguished looking man in the room. I understood perfectly why women and girls glanced at him in terestedly. I realized suddenly that I, Elizabeth Dart, poor and working for my own living; was seatedMn a fashionable restaurant with a wealthy man that any girl might be proud of. And I confessed to myself then and there, that 1 was proud to be in his company. "What are you thinking about?" he demanded. "You have said noth- Miss Fairfax Answers Queries THE CRIPPLE Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a cripple girl of fourteen, and a schoolmate of mine passed some re marks which greatly trouble me. My deformity is not very noticeable, but this girl would always point her finger when I would pass and talk. Dear Miss Fairfax, why should people wlio are straight mark people who are crippled? Could I help it if I am crippled? Kindly advise me how to speak to this girl, telling her that she hurt my feeling, as I hate to commence fights, and especially she isn't a very nice girl—l mean in character. Please ex- ] cuse my frank manner of writing, as I'm greatly troubled on this subject. I don't want to tell my mother be- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! lng In reply to my last statement. It was intended as a compliment." He smiled and laughed. "What was It?" I parried. "Oh, yes, I do re member. But I took it for granted that it was just a polite speech—as it was—and required no reply. 1 am afraid I must be going. It is growing late." "It is not late," lie contradicted. "And if it was, what difference would it make?" "I must get home and give Grace her supper." "You know that has been arranged for me," he remarked. "So that ob jection is overruled." "Well, then," I said, tryingto think of some good reason for my hurry ing, "I must get my own supper— although I hardly think I will need it after all these muffins and tea." "You will 'have your dinner when we have ours to-night," he declared. "I have decided upon that." I did not care to start a discussion here and now, so I only reminded him that I wanted to see Grace before she went to bed. "I would be disappointed and so would she, 'if I was not there." I told him. A Little Praiso "She surely will be disappointed if you are not there," he admitted. "It is wonderful how you get on with both the children. I was a little sur prised at the ease with which you won Grace. But that you seem to understand Tom is a wonder to me. I hope you are not mistaken in him." "Why should I be?" I demanded. "If I understand his sister, why should I not understand him?" "They arc totally unlike," Mr. Norton explained. "They do not get on well together either. I regret it deeply." "But children of the same parents must become fond of each other as time goes on," 1 said. "But Tom's mother—" he began, then checked himself and asked. "What did you say?" I repeated my statement, adding. "You see I lost my own mother when 1 was only.a child—and perhaps that is the reason I understand motherless children. I think that was why I was drawn to Tom. I fancy he remembers his mother." Brewster. Norton had dropped his eyes so I "could not see the expression in them. He was crumbling his bread with nervous fingers. "To lose a mother Is a great mis fortune to any child," he said slowly. "It is, indeed," I affirmed. "Later, perhaps, that very loss will bins Tom and Grace closer —when he is old enough to talk to Grace about their mother. The little girl is too young now to know what she has lost—but Tom must know, and he will never let her forget the woman who loved them both." My companion glanced at his ; watch. "We must be going," he said, | abruptly. "I will call a taxi for you. I You must not go home alone at this | hour." I To lie Continued cause she cries and it hurts her more than me. g. D. My dear child, the girl who troubles you is really not worth noticing. If she had any fineness of character she would give you sympathy in your trou ble instead of making fun of you. X am sure you are a sweet, lbvable child i and I admire your unselfishness in thinking of your mother's feelings. Some of the greatest people in all the world have been badly crippled. Your slight affliction need not keep you from doing splerffcid things and from winning the respect and love of any one who is capable of thinking, or of appreciating the real worth of a hu man being. Don't belittle yourself by thinking unkind thought* of a girl who only acts so badly because she knows no better. The only way you can win her is by kindness, so cither Ignore and forget her or be very nice to her. RADISHES Material From Correspondence Course in Vegetable Gardening of the College of Agriculture, > Ohio State University By li. M. MONTGOMERY' Soil for radishes should be a fertile, sandy loam, well supplied with mois ture. The radish is essentially a cool weather crop and does not do its best during the hot summer months. By means of a sprinkling irrigation sys tem success may be achieved during the hottest weather. The radish is gen erally annual jn character, having a tendency to seed rather quickly, par. ticularly during the summer months. There are three cultural types of radishes—spring, summer and winter —though in practice the so-called spring or early "sorts may hie grown during any portion of the growing sea son, especially early and late. The early radishes are either more or less globe-shaped or elongated. Summer forms are usually of the elongated type, tthile the winter forms are gen erally more or less tankard or blunt oblong in shape. Undoubtedly the most popular early radjsh is the Scarlet Globe. It has a roundish oblong form with a deep scarlet body. Of the elongated types. Wood's Early Frame and Early Long Scarlet Short Top are valuable, quick maturing sorts, adapted to any season of the year. The White Icicle and Long White Vienna are valued as early spring and summer varieties, re spectively. The Celestial is a white, large, oblong late variety, suitable for winter use. The Black Spanish has a dark skin and is grown as a winter isort. The Sakurajima or Japanese radish is an extremely large variety, of mild flavor, grown for winter use. It Is not a market variety In this country, but worthy of trial in the l.ome garden. The seeds of the radish are es pecially strong growers and germinate THORLEY'S DRUG STORE IS NOW LOCATED AT 404 BROAD STREET 1 .1, Phone Us Your Order For f* GOOD COAL It is satisfactory coal in point of quality, < A service and delivery. f' t,° a l troubles vanish when our coal is let n* prove this. J. B. MONTGOMERY TUIIftXf. I) THIRD AND CHESTNUT STS. Bell Phone 600 C. 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These are commonly sown broadcast. , The small kinds should lie thinned to about one inch and the larger forms from two to three inches. Well rotted manure is the best ma terial to use in fertilizing radishes. A small amount of nitrate of soda will promote earliness of the spring crop. The principal insect pest of the rad ish in Ohio is the maggot—a near rela tive if not identical with the cabbage maggot. In some sections it is almost Impossible to grow marketable root's of the attack of this pest. The naturfe of the crop does not lend itself to profitable control by means of sprays. The very late sowings" are usually immune, as the last brood will have hatched by that season. The damage is similar to that of cabbage. The maggots not only eat around over the but burrow into the roots, causing deformed and unattractive growths. Some Intermediate plantings may escape serious In.lury if they hap pen to miss the main egg-laying periods. , * 5 Florin Man Terribly Injured When Caught in Belting Mount Joy, Pa., April 7. Harry D. Hosaler aged 23 years, of Florin, was seriously injured Thursday when he at tempted to adjust a belt on a fly wheel of a tractor. He was caught in tho wheel and whirled around nine times, tearing his left arm from the socket, fracturing his right leg and suffering concussion about his head and body. The tractor was operating a corn sheller and when the belting had be come disjointed Mr. Hossier attempted to adjust it while the engine was run ning. A farm hand who was apsistinj? Mr. Hossier witnessed the accident and succeeded in stopping the engine. Ha was taken to the General Hospital at Lancaster. MISS BERTHA SHARP DIES Newvllle, Pa., April 7. Miss Berfha Sharp died at her home in Main street on Thursday morning after an illness of about three weeks. Sho was a member of the United Presby terian Church, and is survived by tho following brother and sisters: Misses Josephine, Ella and Floe Sharp, of Newvllle; Mrs. Sharp Craig, of Ship pensburg; Mrs. Samuel Houston, ot Dickinson, and D. Hays Sharp of Oak ville. Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o'clock and burial was made in the Newvllle Cemetery. SODOMON XYE DIES Mount Joy, Pa., April 7. Solomon Nye of Harrisburg, a relative of tho Nye family in East Donegal township, died at his home on Thursday after an Illness of several weeks. He. was born in 1851 and is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons and his aged mother, Mrs. Rebecca Nye, of Hum melstown; two sisters, and two broth ers, also survive. Funeral services were held this afternoon. EASTEII AT BAUGHMAN'S New Cumberland, Pa., April 7. To-morrow morning at 10.30 o'clock the primary school and the junior classes of the Sunday school will take part in the Easter entertainment which will be held in the auditorium of Baughman Memorial Methodist Church. DAILY DOT PUZZLES 9 '. 4 • IZ 13 IS II • • • • lb 2 I f '. 6 ' 2 .°i9*' B . s 3 4 * '.27 I 4 4 * 26 3i * 3o'*9 3Z *4l •*> * J. At Pure As the Lilly^^ and as clear and soft. Your skin and complexion will iT always have a wonderful A transparent lilly white fir j appearance if you will iS/ constantly use g Gouraud's r Oriental Cream Stnd 10c. lor Trial SIM | FERD T. HOPKINS & SON. New York GLASS OF SALTS GLEANS KIDNEYS If your Back hurts or Bladder bothers you, drink lots of water. When your kidneys hurt and your back feels sore, don't get scared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneya and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean like you keep your bowels clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmless salts which re moves the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their normal ac tivity. Tho function of the kidneya |is to filter the, blood. In 24 houra they strain from it 800 grains of acid | and waste, so we can readily under ; stand the vital Importance of keep ing the kidneys active. Drink lots of water—you can't drink too much; also get from any pharma cist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonfuHn a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few days and your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with llthta, and has been used for generations to clean ami stimulate clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids in urine so It no longer In a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. : Jad Salts Is inexpensive; cannot in jure; makes a delightful effervescent < llthia-water drink which everyone i should take now and then to keep their i kidneys clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what be came of your kidney trouble'and Dark ache.
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