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4 ‘ fi ome tr Nene ane rte One| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1932 = “Am Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER stablished 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as | second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year ......$7.20 Daily by mail per year (in Bis- Marck) .......+.+++ seeeceesess 1:20 Daily by mail per year (in state outside Bismarck) ............ 5.00; Daily by mail outside of North | Dakota ......seeeeeees 00 Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 Weekly by mail in state, three VATS .....sseeeeeeee see 2.50 Weekly ty mail outside of North Dakota, per year . Weekly by mail in JOAT oosecsecscsesoes Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also tne local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON The Northern Gate Residents of Churchill, Manitoba, most northerly seaport in Canada, were happy Monday when the French steamer Sirentz nosed into the har- bor and began taking on a cargo of grain, for it marked an epoch of the far north. For several years crews of men have worked to extend the railroad line north to Hudson Bay and a new outlet to the sea. Out of the bay and around to the east it is a com- paratively short journey to Europe and wheat shipped by that method will travel fewer miles to England than if shipped by any other route. The importance of the Hudson Bay route is minimized, of course, by the shortness of the navigation season in that latitude. The ice hardly goes out before May or June and it be- gins to freeze again in September or October. Nevertheless, it is impor- tant since it gives the dominion one more link in the chain of commerce. The development is of particular interest to Bismarck folk for the rea- son that a home-bred boy played a large part in constructing the “mus- keg” line which brings commerce to the seaport. It always has been pos- sible to take a steamer into Hudson Bay in season but there was little reason for doing so as long as the only business there was that offered by fur-trading posts. But the strength and genius of men like Harry McLean, who once dreamed of the future as he watched; bull trains wending their way from Bismarck to the Black Hills, has made a dream come true for Canada. It took more than skill and money | to build that railroad line. It took | brains and perseverance and, above all, the ability to dare and the will to win. Bismarck should and does rejoice at the tmprovements which| have come to Canada as the result of opening the port at Churchill. It takes pardonable pride in the part “ner son played in that venture. Money Metal One of the peculiarities of times such as these is that gold production tends to increase as the prices of manufactured and other materials drop. The reason for this is two- fold. The first, of course, is that if people have nothing else to do they can ac- quire a pan and go to placer mining if they live in a section of the coun- try where gold may be found in the streams. The second is that, as the price of manufactured and raw ma- terials declines, the price of gold goes up in proportion. Theoretically, gold has a standard value since the United States or any other nation on the gold standard will purchase all gold offered to it at a fixed price per ounce. It also will mint gold free of charge, turn- ing it into coin. The standard of value is fiction, however, since in times like these a given amount of gold is worth vastly more than it would have been worth in 1929. The reason is the drop in prices of such things as wheat, meat, automobiles, silk shirts or any other article which may be bought or sold. One of the largest gold-mining en- terprises in the world is the Home- Stake mine in the Black Hills. Some- thing like $250,000,000 in gold has been produced by it and it still is in operation. When other shares on the New York exchange were going down, Home-Stake stock held its own and even rose a little. It is producing the metal for lack of which many securities were dropping. Its pro- duction was worth more because it would buy more. From Helena, Mont., and Denver, Colo., heart of the country’s placer lots {the international amenities. z The Bismarck Tribune] *"<'e the number of persons offer- ing gold has doubled within the last two years. In ordinary times, these prospec- tors and placer miners would be fol- lowing more profitable occupations but when there is nothing else to do there is always the chance of earn- ing a living in addition to the possi- bility of “striking it rich,” the dream {Of every man who ever used a wash- ing pan. Japanese Honor Americans will find it difficult to {understand why the Japanese should become incensed at Secretary Stim- son because he dared to hint at the | truth about international affairs, The text of the secretary’s remarks in New York city is not available, but it is clear that he said nothing not| corroborated by the facts and noth- ing which would offend good taste or What he did say should have been said long ago. Why, then, does Japan get excited and express indignation when any- thing is said about her actions in Manchuria? It is because she knows full well that she is in the wrong, that she has violated at least three sacred treaties in invading China, and because she , does not intend to give up her loot, come what may. Apt imitator of the white man’s methods and psychology, Nippon has adopted as her own the theory that the best defensive is an offensive and so, at the slightest provocation, she is ready to pick a quarrel with any- one who mentions Manchuria. By so doing she hopes either to bluff the world into doing nothing about her rape of a defenseless people or else to serve notice that she means busi- ness when she says she intends to hold what she has unfairly taken. It is as likely to be one as the other, for Japan has become inoculated with a virus of national dominance more severe than any other modern na- tion has known. She appears to be the mad dog of the Far East—and with a sore paw to boot. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies. Political Augurs (New York Times) From the Summer session of the Colleges of Political Augurs prophe- cies of curious radiance are to be ex- pected. Before the campaign begins it is as easy as lying to tell how it is sure to end. Whocver has studied the vaticinations of these quadren- nial Merlins finds an essential har- mony in their methods. When you think of the name of a State, “claim” it. National Committeeman and Sen- ator Cohen of Georgia is a more or- iginal and profound looker into the seeds of time. He traces to their sources great contemporary economic and financial movements. He takes an instantaneous census of public opinion. He founds himself upon im- pregnable “fact,” clairvoyantly ob- served. Thus he is able to give rea- sons for the faith that is in him and the prediction that is out of him: It is an indisputable fact that nine out of every ten people be- lieve that Governor Roosevelt is to be the next President of the United States, and the acceptance of this belief has brought re- newed hope and confidence in the future. The spurt in the stock market and the moderate rise in commodity prices are the direct results of the genuine belicf on the part of the people that a change in leadership will be help- ful in all directions. National Committeeman Julian of Ohio expresses the same interesting view. It is novel, but may have its dangers. For years the Republican party was supposed to be the favorite of Fortune and Providence, the guard of wealth, the cause and concomi- tant of prosperity. In the last two years or more events have shaken sadly the long superstition. The mere mention of it tends to arouse a too general savage humor. Are the luck-sign and the cornucopia now to be bestowed upon the Democratic party, so long believed to draw its best nourishment from lean times? This theory and these decorations seem premature. Suppose it should turn out to be only a phantom of false morning and not a genuine ris- ing of the sun at which Governor Roosevelt has officiated as Chant- icleer? As citizens, Democrats must be as tickled as Republicans to see better times coming back. As politicians, they might wish that the happy mo- ment were postponed until after the election. Then that old friend, post hoc, ergo propter hoc, might get to work. Meanwhile, the Republicans perk up. If there is any prosperity in sight, they know where it came from, who is responsible for it and alone capable of nursing it to per- fection. The Western Democrats may be a little perturbed by this assumed Democratic interest in any other than the live-stock market; but, after all, East is East and West is West, and political chart-makers are always ex- cusable, and political augurs must grin at one another at least as often as their Roman precursors. But whether we accept or “copper” the visions and tips of the seers, they assuage the angers of midsummer. Nobody would ever think of stoning these prophets. Every grateful per- son would be more than justified in asking them, “What’ll you have?” LANDING AID Dayton, O.—A series of electromag- netic cables, jed in concentric approaching the field in the fog signals increase in in- nears the center Everything Depends on the Rope! TREATMENT OF IVY POISONING Poison ivy leaves are always in the form of three little leaves on one stem, the two opposite leaves having short stalks and the middle leaf a long stalk, all three being on a long stem. The leaves are usually covered with velvety hairs underneath, and bear one or two notches on one side. The ivy vine, shrub or bush bears small yellowish-green flowers in spring and later in the summer small round smooth green fruits which in autumn become ivory or white and remain on the plant till winter. Kerosene sprayed on the ivy will If you suspect you have come in; contact with poison ivy, an excellent preventive remedy is plain gasoline, used to sponge the exposed skin care- fully, by means of pledgets of cotton | or bits of cloth wet with the gas andj mopped once or twice over the skin} and discarded—not re-applied, for the gasoline dissolves the irritant and would carry it back to the skin. One of the most popular first aid| remedies for ivy poisoning is pho- tographer’s hypo—hyposulphite of soda, formerly called thiosulphate. Dissolve one and one-half ounces of this in a pint of water, and use it to bathe the affected surfaces or apply it on compresses of cheesecloth or linen, which should be kept constant- ly moistened with the solution all day or all night. Another first aid application which has been praised by many victims is a solution of tincture of iron chloride! in water—or rather a mixture, half and half, which should be used to} bathe the exposed skin as early as; possible and may be repeatedly ap- Plied for the first day or two. There is considerable evidence that the internal use of a homeopathic dose of poison ivy will render a sus- ceptible person immune. Indeed, many readers have assured me that they have acquired immunity by ac- tually chewing or cating a wee bit} of poison ivy leaf, or in some cases} a poison ivy berry, two or three times in the summer. If anyone is disposed to try this I caution him or her that only a small fraction of a leaf should be taken the first time, say a piece the size of the head of a pin. If this causes no local reaction, in a week! try a piece the size of a grain of rice.' After another week try a whole leaf. i The following formula has been} used with apparent success by many} susceptible persons: i} Ten per cent Tincture Rhus Toxicodendron . 15 drops Glycerin .... -2 drams Syrup of Orange, enough to make seeeees.3 Ounces Take one drop after each meal, in water. Increase the dose to twodrops second day, three drops third day, etc., and after one week continue tak- ing a teaspoonful in water once a week till the season is over. It is only fair to say that I have had reports of two cases in which se- vere reactions followed attempts to eat poison ivy leaves, but in both in- stances the individuals ate several leaves the very first time. For relief of the intense itching of severe ivy poisoning probably the most satisfactory agent is the well known calamin lotion containing some phenol (carbolic acid), thus: Powdered calamin . One ounce Powdered zine oxide....One ounce 5 per cent Phenol solution Three Ounces Lime water enough to make one pint. Shake well and daub on as needed. The prompt hypodermic injection of a suitable dose of ivy toxin brings @ happy end to the itching in 24 hours in many cases. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Baby Dislikes Milk My 1-year-old baby refuses to take milk from bottle or cup. I have to feed her with a spoon. She spits up milk unless I mix with banana. She will eat spinach end she likes eggs.— (Mrs. W. R.) Answer—I am mailing you feeding instructions for a child a year old. If the baby eats spinach and eggs and banana it doesn’t matter whether she takes milk. Lime Water ‘ Please send me formula for making lime water. My baby is 4 months old.—(Mrs. T. M. M.) Answer—Put a lump of unslaked of a horse chestnut, in a destroy it, often with one thorough | wetting. j | “BRING BACK, BRING BACK .. .! | PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self- addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions, Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. off the clear upper fluid which is lime water. A tablespoonful of the lime water to a glass of milk is suf- ficient. The Tonsil Season I am 21 years old and thinking about having my tonsils out. I was told that autumn is the best time. Is this true?—(G, L. F.) Answer—One season of the year is as good as another. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) New York, Aug. 16.—“Better be get- tin’ your clothes in off the line, maw —show folks is comin’ to town... .” After a generation or so, this ven- erable small town warning found its way back to Broadway the other eve- ning at one of those annual stage benefits. On stage George M. Cohan and Jack Benny headed an old-fash- ioned minstrel first part. Back stage old timers, cluttering in the wings, heard this echo of another day's hu- mor and smiled sadly. It was a wheeze born of the troup- ing minstrel shows of yesteryear. Jests of the period visioned hen coops being rotbed, laundry being filched and railroad ties being counted by stranded actors. "* & % Over my shoulder a veteran sighed for the passing of the blackface ac- tor. Burnt cork, he went on, was fast becoming a theatrical museum piece. “And the best of ‘em started in blackface,” droned the rueful voice. “Montgomery and Stone came out of Billy Haverley’s troupe. Chauncey Olcott blacked up for the old Can- cross outfit. Belasco once played Uncle Tom. Yes, sir—Joe Cawthorne, Raymond Hitchcock—and even Otis Skinner started with burnt cork. Joe Jefferson came on the stage for the first time as a blacked up pickaninny, dumped out of a valise by Danny Rice, who was the daddy of the min- strels. “Danny it was who started the coon song rage after he heard a darky in Cincinnati singing an old Jim Crow song ... Today minstrels are a bunch of amateurs, and very little of those. When Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor washed the black off their faces and went straight again—that was the end.” *e * PERENNIAL GAGS There are, however, classic gags of minstrel days that will never die so long as troupers gather. One of the most ancient, relating to stranded performers, concerns an advance man whose company had been playing the Ohio River section. Upon reaching Cinci he found no word from the manager and sent a worried wire: “When can I expect you to arrive?” The answer came: “Perhaps on the next cake of ice.” ee Oe ‘Then there were those punny, if not funny, end-man jokes. The late Eddie Foy used one that passed through seemingly endless variations. Remember it: “Mistah Bones, why was Eve made?” And the answer came, “For Adam's Express Com- pany.” ... Oh, well, ask grandpa, he may know some others. I hadn't heard that one since the last time I went barefoot. ee WHO'S Z00? ‘Those gentlemen who arrange the headquarters of the Bronx Park Zoo animals appear to have considered cross-word puzzle fans this season. For in adjoining pens may now he found the emus, gnus, yaks, ibexes, elands, and others familiar to the puzzlers. * e * TICKETS, PLEASE Ticket chiselers are thicker in Man- hattan than Paderewski’s hair.e They prey on all and sundry, but particu- Jarly on anyone with the slightest connection with the theater. The ‘slightest acquaintance with any per- former is assumed to give them full rights to ask ticket favors. Which recalls a story told about George Gershwin, The composer- pianist was rushing to Carnegie Hall for @ concert performance when a woman, met casually at a party, braced him at the stage door asking if he would help her get a seat, al- thot tke SRO sign was out. “There is but one seat I know of, but you are welcome to it,” said the musician politely. “How lovely,” gurgled the woman. “Where is it?” “At the piano.” TODAY TS THE tom IR Vel Yo AN CANADIANS ATTACK On Aug. 16, 1918, French and Ca- nadian troops attacked German posi- ions on an eight-mile front from a point west of Fransart to Lancourt. Their net advance for the day aver- aged more than two miles and more than 2,000 prisoners were taken. In the Lys salient, British forces advanced from one to two miles on ®@ nine-mile front, meeting little op- position. Allied experts learned that Ludendorff had decided to retire to the Hindenburg line, some 20 miles to the rear. General Pershing notified the state department that a complete squadron of 18 American-built and manned planes had completed their first trip over the German lines. Millions of dollars in Soviet orders probably would go to American busi- ness firms and industries if the pres- ent lack of official relationship be- tween the two countries were over- come. The absence of normal rela- tionship between the two great coun- tries cannot but act as a deterrent to world recovery from the depres- sion—Colonel Frederick Pope, New York industrialist, in conference with Soviet officials at Moscow. x * * If capitalists were as active in their support of capitalism as they have been in their greed for profit, they would make agriculture the object of their 1 solicitude.—Senator John J. Blaine of By a Til go back to Texas when ‘is vemnen, ee congress is over. But if Mr, Garner stays here I feel I really ought to stay and take care of him. He’s such an infant—Mrs. John Nance Garner, wife of the Demo- cratic vice presidential nominee. e* 8 ‘ Youth cannot be turned loose to spend the years between elementary schooling and. maturity in amusing themselves, nor can youth be put in cold storage to await the proper time for their advent into the social or- der. There is nothing left to do with youth but educate them.—Professor Thomas H. Briggs of Teachers’ Col- lege, Columbia University. i intel | Barbs | —? ‘There's nothing like a change of scenery and environment for widen- ing the mental horizon. For instance, Al Capone says from his Atlanta work bench, ckets get you no- where but here. xe * Mussolini now constitutes a ma- jority of the Italian cabinet, having taken over six more places. If he keeps that up, a cabinet conference will soon be just Mussolini talking to himself. e 2 ® A scientist has learned that a beetle can live for three years without food. But that doesn’t mean that a man can be taught the same trick. H ee & From the number of “peaks” thc | depression has reached, it would seem | that it was a whole mountain range. | x # % i The ideal household budget allows | 50 per cent for all household ex-{ penses and 50 per cent for additional ; at something. Another way to choose a king for a father. xk * A Chicago woman who shot her husband says that she will miss him. But she djdn’t, at the right time. +e * A western college reports the en- rollment of a man 70. He must have hae. that magazine scholarship at (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) STICKERS TPCSIEEEMRA FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: household expenses. ke & ‘The Prince of Wales says the way to avoid depression is to keep busy | GLADYS PARKE RE A winning bow may win a beau. The SYNOPSIS of © = ee In the Mexican desert, a masked GAY BANDIT the BORDER by TOM GILL ah ne COPYRIGHT 2981, BY "INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE CO, INC. “~ DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES ‘SYNDICATE, INC. { —_ | of the U. S. Army. She is Adela tider, his gun still warm, hides in the sheltering mesquite as the cav- alry ride past. They stop beside the Prostrate figure of a man. “Lopez!” they exclaim, and a shiver runs through the group. A jeering laugh bursts down from above, and gazing up they see the masked rider out- lined against the sky. Across the border, tall and handsome Ted Rad- cliffe arrives at Verdi Junction. He is met by a pretty girl who drives him to the home of his friend, Bob Harkness. She leaves without giv- ing her name. While waiting for Bob, Ted goes riding. He rescues a boy being beaten by two Mexicans in Paco Morales’ employ. They threaten him with the vengeance of their leader, Jito. Later Ted meets his girl acquaintance of the morning at a dinner given by Major Blount Morales, niece of Paco Morales, the man of power in Mexico. CHAPTER V “What other lords of the earth do I meet tonight?” asked Radcliffe. “The rest,” replied Aunt Clara, “are mostly deuces and treys, except, of course, your host, Don Bob.” “Bob Harkness?” “Yes. Out here he is Don Bob. But you probably know him well.” “No, Not well at all. I couldn’t have been more than six years old U] =. ess | Question on Sit a I HORIZONTAL — Answer to Previous Puzzle ~ 13 Males. 1 Auditory. 18 Naked, a Bane ae 20 Shirt. ny :DARTSEHP> 22 Peak. see RINIE 23 Practical unit 16 Female horse. | S[TIRII PIEMEGIORISTY] of electrical 17 Fiendish. PATTIE SIUIANVIE Br capacity. 19 Inland sea LIEINE MEGIL] IIE MEMIAINN): 24 Hood formerly between OIAT REGIRIAISISMES! 1 INiG] worn by the Europe and §=fONBETIRUINEMBPIHIRIAISE! clergy. Asia. IAIRIT NIG] OlEM) 25 Shallow 21 To hasten. 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Wilmington? 59 Splendor. 11 Fish, porgy. 53 Mean fellow. 44 Eludes. 60 Related. 12 Coin. 56 Oil (suffix). \ai \ a ba \WCW\ i FCO Pre Nor CONT eal \\ ahi POP when I saw him last. I remember a man with black hair and eyes that were gray. Eyes that always seemed smiling, as if at some secret jest. And a soft, slow voice. I remember wondering whether he was happy or sad. He took me up once in his arms and talked to me, but I can’t recall one word he said. I must have been watching those eyes, for I’ve never forgotten them. Where he and my father first came together I never knew. Is Don Bob raising cattle?” “Cattle and a few horses,” replied the major. “In his spare time he is director of both banks here. But he comes and goes. Often absent for days out on the range. He has land and live stock on both sides of the border line.” The voices of arriving guests called the major and his wife away, and for the first time since morning Radcliffe found himself alone with the girl. The mask of aloofness and detachment had gone, He saw again the friendly, smiling eyes that had looked into his out on the desert. Already guests were approaching, and, leaning down, Radcliffe spoke quickly: “If I’m not allowed to sit, by you at dinner, I want to warn you here and now I’m coming over to that feudal castle of your uncle’s and make him let down the drawbridge some afternoon.” She laughed the same rippling laugh he had heard that morning. Raising a slender arm she pointed toward Mexico, “My friend,” she re- plied, “there is an imaginary line about two miles south of us. You can’t really see it and the country on both sides looks the same, but that imaginary line has certain ef- fects. Over there you move into a land of old-world things, of formal things, and very strict ordering. Even big, good-looking giants over there can’t just drop in, as you Amer- icans say. They must be invited. And when they do come, they’re expected to sit and discuss the weather very learnedly with all the rest of the family.” “That must be ghastly.” “Oh no. Not ghastly. One gets used to it—or pretends to. True, there are times when I think of set- ting fire to the place, or eloping with one of the vaqueros, but I never really do, I just want to. And that's bad, isn’t it, Ted Radcliffer" — “But I may come just the same,” he urged. Someone was approaching, “But I may come just the same,” he urged. “Let’s see what Uncle Paco says.” Once more that impassive mask had returned to the girl's face, and she turned abruptly toward the tall man who approached them. Paco Morales had probably looked much the same for thirty years. He was slender—almost gaunt. His skin was a kind of pallid white that ac- cented the blackness of his eyes and his thinning hair, The hands were small and carefully kept, and his in- frequent smile held a charm. His eyes, intelligently alert, rested for a moment on the big American’s face, then passed to his niece, and when he spoke the voice was deep and tich, “Hiding from me, chiquita?” “I've been guarding the lion of the evening for you, my uncle. This is Aunt Clara’s guest of honor, Mr. Radcliffe.” Very ceremoniously the Spaniard bowed. “I have heard of your com- ing, sefior, I knew your father. A great man. Very—how do you say audacious, very brilliant in the things of finance. He dreamed great dreams.” The Spaniard bowed again. “You are most welcome.” “He seems to know that already,” laughed the girl. “He is just warning me that he intends to come over to the hacienda.” “But certainly. We shall be charmed. You must come over next day of fiesta with Don Bob. We will show you how life is lived as our. ancestors lived it since the time of the Conquerors.” “Not all our ancestors, uncle,” smiled the girl. “Not all of yours, little barbarian, but all of mine.” He added in ex- planation: “Adela is only part Span- ish, The rest, I apologize, is Irish and Mexican, That accounts for her demon’s temper.” For « moment his deep-set eyes dwelt affectionately on the girl’s face, then, as if dismissing the thought that hela aim. he asked abruptly, “You are a friend of Don Bob, no?” “The son of his friend. My father and Bob Harkness were partners once, And I think tather once ‘said you and he had interests together.” The Spaniard” nodded. “Once, yes.” For a moment his cold eyes ickered, and his lips*seemed to Pause on a question. But he only said: “A remarkable man, Don Bob. Perhaps the most remarkable in all this border country. He stands for everything I am opposed to—for the illusion of democracy and for the rights of the peon against his master. We hardly ever agree. Yet I have avery real affection for him. No one knows this borderland and its people so well as he.” “No one is so widely loved by the people,” added Adela. The old man nodded impatiently. “True, But I cannot include that among Don Bob's virtues. No. They love him, these vermin, because he shares their tortillas and plays with their brats—an untidy pastime. Only admissible” —he smiled slightly — “when one is running for your Amer- ican Congress.” A moment later dinner was an- nounced, But the dark eyes of Paco Morales dwelt musingly on Rad- cliffe long after the younger man had turned away, Why are men so obvious?” the major’s wife asked as Radcliffe seated her at the long table. “It's part of our sterling simplicity —but what made you think of it?” “My husband. He makes me think of all the masculine shortcomings from time to time. Just now I can see he is bursting to break some choice piece of news. He’s waiting for a clue to Icad naturally up to it, and if it doesn’t come soon the dear man will explode one of those new shirt studs. I suspect it has saree» thing to do with our famous bandit, El Coyote, as they call him.” “T've heard you have an untamed bandit,” Radcliffe replied. He looked pas “Has he robbed anyone ere, The question put a sudden end to the talk, As of one accord the little Sroup about the candle-lit table turned toward Paco Morales, An air of tenseness seemed to have come upon the party. Morales alone seemed unconcerned, for he nodded toward the newcomer and smiled, (To Be Continued) N i { Le ov Sei! ! ! ‘ ¢ ' ' &