New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1922, Page 9

Continued From Our Last Issue, He walked back From of column of pale ng, “Ready, Shorty?' The squat man nodded and followed him over the into the valley beyond ¥ toward the camp, thin out the chaparral a Bray smoke ‘he asked, an assent summit Brad Steelman sat hunched hefore a fire, head drooped low hetween his high, narrow shoulders, ‘The restless black eyes in the dark hatchet face were sunk decper now than in the old days. In them was beginning to come the hunted look of the gray wolf he resembled Steelman sidled to the opened it cautiously. A in and closed the door. “Did you come here trouble, Dug?" “No,” 1 came to collect a bill," j Didn't know [ owed you any money right now. How much is it?" “A thousand dollars.” Brad shot a quick, sidelong look at bim. “Wha's wrong now, Dug?" The ex-foreman of the I Bar lLazy door and man pushed to make DS a e d Al LA EndsStubborinCoughs in a Hurry For real effectivencrs, this old home-made remedy hag no cqual, Easily and cheaply prepared. 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He en. joyed the suspense under which his {ally was held, “Why, 1 reckon nothin’ a-tall, Only that this mo'nin' I put a mateh to abont a coupla hundred thousand dollars belongin' to Craw- [ford, Sanders and Hart." | Bagerly Steelman clutched his arm, 1"You aid It, then?" | | “Didp't 1 say 1'd do it?" snapped D'y ever know me | (Dohle, frritably |rue back on a bargain “Shorty with you?'" “He wag, an' he wasn't T diad it while he wasn't lookin.” Shorty's got a soft apot in him. Game enonugh, but with queer notions, Home time I'm lable to have to—'"" Doble left his' sentence suspended in alr, “What's wrong with him Dug?" Well, | | now, heen wrong ever since HI§ BLOODSHOT BYES GLARED INTO THOSE O THE MAN OP- POSITE. I had to bump off Tim Talks about a fair hreak." “What about that fire? got a good start?” “I looked back fro ey. It was travelin’ gooc T'll get you the money first thing in the mornin’,” promised Steelman, { Doble poured himself a large drink and took it at a swallow. 1 would, Brad.” 3 Doble drank steadily throughout the night. He remained steady on his feet, growing uglier and more reck- less every hour. Tied to Doble break away from busy brain began take advantage ness for liquor. “or e 1 better man than ford either, hut it—yet. “I'll show bully. Tl bet you can make a fool Doble, rustle the evidence him to the pen. snap his fingers at him, and on top o (hat steal his girl. That's what 1 told | Doble leaned across the table apd leanght in his great fist the wrist of Stoelman. His bloodshot eyes glared into those of the man opposite. “What girl2" he demanded hoarsc Steelman looked hlandly “Didn't you know, Dug? oughtn't to 'a’ mentioned it Fingers like ropes of stecl Jened on the wrist “on't that, ford's girl.” “What ahout “Why, he's courtin’ her know 2’ “When did he begin?" Doble glam- med a hamlike fist on the table. “Spit it out, or I'll tear yore arm off.” CHAPTER XXIL A carpenter working on the roof of a derrick for Jackpot Number Six called down to his mates: ; “Rire in the hills, looks like. T see Harrigan, Sure it s the val- i i dared not him, Steelman's to plot a way to this man's weak- because he of you're a Craw- know know, Dug, Sanders or Malapi don't ca ‘em!" cried the enraged will, No man livin' oula g to send innocent. Maybe 1 tight- do Dug! Em Craw- her and Sanders?" didn't you smoke.” The contractor was He knew the danger chaparral at this season of the year, Crawford borrowed without — per- mission of the owner the nearest sad- dle horse and put it to a lope. From the tower Hart des swiftly. He gathered together workers and equipped them shovels, picks, brush-hooks, saws, and axes. To each one he- gave also a gunnysack The foot party Crawford into the chaparral, making for the hills that led to Bear Canon. A wind was stirring, and as they topped a rise it struck hot on their cheeks. A flake of ash fell on Bob hand. Crawford met them the mouth of the canon “She's rip-r'arin’, Boh! Got too big a start to beat out.- We'll clear a firebreak where the gulch narrows just above here and do our fightin’ old-timer. in the an of fire followed there. The wind was stiffer now and the fury of the fire closer. The flames roared down the canon like a Dblast Driven back by the intense furnace —_——————— FOX'S—MONDAY EDITH TALIAFERRO The Big Dynamic Drama of Human Hearts e |eame the men retreated across and olung thelr line. Al thelr lungs were from in haling smoke and their throats were inflamed, A pine, its pitchy trunk ahlaze, crashed dewn across the fire trall and caught in the fork of =« tree beyond, Instantly the foliage leaped to red flame, Boli galloped into the eanon flung himself from the horse. “S8he’s fumpin® outa the guleh above, Too late to herd her off, We better ‘run a trail alonk the top o the ridge, don't you recken? he sald. “Yes, son," agreed Crawford, “We can just about hold her here LN be hours hefore 1 can spare a man for the ridge, We got to get help in a hurry, You ride to town and rustle men." The canon above them was by this time a sea of fire, the most terrifying sight Bob had ever Jooked upon. Monster flames leaped at the walls of the gulch, swept in an eyeheat over draws, aftacked with a savage roar the dry vegetation. 'The noise was like the crash of mountains meetlig, Thunder could scaree have made itself heard. . break ready Hore and Sanders was in the office of the Jackpot company looking over some blue-prints when Joyee (‘rawford in. “Dad told me something last night, Mr, Sanders. He sald T might pass it on to you and Bobh, though it isn't ta go farther. It's about that ten thousand dollars he paid the bank when it called his loan. He got the money from Buck Byington." “Buek!" “T know," money something dead bhrother, exclaimed the young man, she explained. “The wasn't his, He's executor or for the children of his When he heard Dad was £0 desperately hard up for cash he let him have the money. Now it has been straightened out. That's why Dad couldn't tell where he got the money Buek would have been in A shadow darkened the doorsiil and Bob Hart stepped into the office. | His first words were ominons, but hefore he spoke both of those look- ing at him knew he was the bearer of bad news. There was in his boy- ish face an unwonted gravity. “IMre in the chaparral, Dave, going strong.” Sanders spoke one word. Started in Bear Canon, jumped out into the hi . Joyce guessed the situation was a desperate one. “Is Dad in danger?" she asked. Hart answered. anyhow." “What can T do to help “We'll have hundreds of men in the field probably, if this fire has a real start,”” Dave told her. “We'll need food and coffee—lots of it. Or- ganize the women. Make meat sand- wiches-—hundreds of them. And send out to the Jackpot dozens of coffee- pots. Your job is to keep the work- ers well fed. Better send bandages and salve, in case some get burnt. Sanders wag on the road inside of twenty minutes, a group of horse- men galloping at his heels. Through the smoke the sun was blood-red. The air was heaty and heated. From the fire line Crawford to meet these new allies. holdin’ her here. It's been tuck."” Emerson Crawford was holding his ground, though barely holding it. “How are things up above?” asked in a hoarse whisper. “Good. We held the check-line “gee it through. Say, son, look who's here!" His thumb hitched to- ward his right shoulder. Dave looked down the line of blackened, grimy fire-fighters and his eye foll on Shorty. He was atill wearing chaps, but his Chihuahua hat had succumbed long ago. Manifest- Iy the man had been on the fighting line for some hours. “Proesn’t he know about ward " ; “Yes. He was hidin' in Malapi when the call came for men. Says he's no quitter, whatever elsc he is You bet he ain't. He's worth two of most men at this work. Soon as we get through he'll be on the dodge again. He's a good sport, anyhow. I'll say that for him CHAPTER XXIT. When Shorty separated from Doble and “Where?" but it's “No-—not now, came “We're nip an’ he the re- DAILY | the e HORRORS OF INDIGESTION Relieved By “Ffun-a-tlves" The Famous Fruit Medicine Indigestion, Weak or partial digestion of food, is one of the most serious of present-day complaints, Those who suffer with Indigestion, almogt invariably are troubled with Rheumatism, Sleeplessness and ex- cessive Nervousness. “Fruit-a-tives’ will always relieve Indigestion because these tahlets strengthen the stomach muscles, increase the flow of digestive juices and correct Constipation, which usually accompanies Indigestion, b0c a box, 6 for $2.10, trial size 25e, Atdealers or from FRUIT-A.TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N.Y | T in Frio Canon he rode inconspicuous- ly to a tendejon where he could snugly hidden from the public gaze and yet meet a few “pals” whom he could trust at least as long as could keep his eyes on them Shorty was an outlaw and man. He had Kkilled and any time kill again. To Jackpot frem destruction he wonld not have made a turn of the hand. But Shorty was a cattleman, He was loyal to the hand that paid him, he stood by his pals, and he believed in and after his own fashion loved cattle and the lffe of which they were the central fact. To destroy the | feed wantonly was a crime so nefar- i\mm that he could not believe Doble | guilty of it. And yet | He could not let the matter lie in {doubt. He left the tendejon and rode to Steeiman’s house. “Where's Dug?" Shorty of Steelman. Digestion a4 bad might at save the demanded Continued in Our Next Issue, STUDFE Harry Herbert Receives “Cheer That | Thrills" From Colgate Hamilton, N. Y., aniversity students their sympathy to eb, today Harry 9,—Colgate extended Herbert, ! ! Colds | Toothache Earache Neural HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, be | he | range | WARNING! - Say *“Bayer” Unless you see the name ‘‘Bayer’’ on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians over 22 years and proved safe by millions for Headache Lumbago Accept only ‘‘Bayer’’ package w Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaesticacidester of Salleylicacld 1922, Syracuse quarterback, at Sinal hospi tal, New York, with the (ollowing “cheer that thrilly “The Colgate university student as | socintion in assembly expresses Its | condolence at your injury and wishes| |you a full and speedy recovery,” City Items tha New three-day | Pap- | division of Yark conierence, start o migsion at the Elim Swedlsh tist chureh tonight Chapman's orchestra, Stata Armory, Friday evening.——advt, | The regular mid-week prayer meet- | ing of Kmanuel Gospel church will | | he held this evening at 7:30 o'clock, “Why Prayer Bhows Man at his | Best," is the tople of the regular | Thursday evening prayer serviee at the German Baptigt church tonight, The Junior . K. soclety will meet at Stanley Memorial church this eve. | ning at 7 o'clock. Dance, State Armory, -advt, Prominent negro speakers, from the National association for the Advance ment of Colored People, will address |8 meeting of the New Britain-Plain- | viile branch of the association at the | African Methodist Episcopal Zion | church this evening at 8 o'clock. | There will he a meeting of the Walter J. Smith Post, No. All, V. F. W. tamorrow evening in Turner hall. Martha chapter, No. 21, O, K. 8., will hold a meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The past matrons will meet at T o'clock. Idward Stevens of the Union Manufacturing company, is on a trip in the west in the interests of the company. A valentine social will be held after the meeting of St Mary's Ladies’ Temperance society in &t Mary's school hall this evening at 8 o'clock. Edward H. Everit, chief engineer of the Southern New England Tele- phone Co., will speak on ‘The De velopment of the Art of Communica- tion" at the 7ebruary meeting of the Men's elub of St. Mark's Episcopal church this evening at 8 o'clock. St. Joseph's troop of Boy Scouts, will meet at 7:20 o'clock this evening. The Luther league of the Bwedish Lutheran church will meet this eve- ning. The Ktanley Works girls’ bowling league will hold a banquet at the new Hotel Rond this evening. The regular meeting of Sons of Veterans Auxiliary No. 1., will be held tomorrow evening in G. A. R. hall, at 8 o'clock. The annual meeting of The castern I'ri. evening the City when you buy Aspirin. Rheumatism Neuritis Pain, Pain gia hich contains proper directions. this evening '”3 Alderman A, M, Pzonessa last evo- the South church chapel, There will [ ning was elected chalrman of & com- be singing hy ehildren and ster- [ mittee to confer with officlals of the copticon views of the I'resh Air camp| Chamber of Commerce with a view taken last summe to investigating the electric light rates egular Thursday evening prayer|of the city. Councilman Norman Me- meetings have he suspended for Kirdy and loward 8, Hart are on the this week by the following churehes| committee on account of the annual mecting of A deive for Incecasing the member- the City Misglon: Trinity Methodist, [ship of the New Hritain Poultry as- Wirst Baptist, First Congregational | sociation is under way, At present and South Congregationa’ | there are 166 in the orgunization Migsion will be held A Good Morning Cup- . JAUTOCRAT v COFFEE- Most Grocers Brownell & Field Co. 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