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Author of "WHISPERINO SMITH"
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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
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SATURDAY EVENING,
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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
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in from forty-eight to sixty hours
under favorable conditions. The sea
son and method of seeding differ with
the environment and variety. Early
radishes may be sown as early as the
Rround can be prepared. The plants
are not likely to be injured by any
light frosts that would commonly oc
cur after seeding. The early varieties
may be sown in succession throughout
the season until late autumn. From
four to five weeks is time enough to
allow for the maturity of these sorts.
Summer radishes are sown during
May and June and the winter varieties
late in June and early July. All va
rieties should be planted In rows from
twelve to eighteen inches apart except
for the fall sowings and the early
types. 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.
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If your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers you, drink lots of
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When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
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lot of drugs that excite the kidneya
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Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
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ending bladder weakness.
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