New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1923, Page 10

HARRY SINCLAIR DRAGO COPYRIGHW 1923 BY NE.A SERVICE: anp VOOEPH NOEL © BEGIN HERE TODAY | Dick Acklin big boss of the Double | A ranch, plots with Buck Bodine, new | owner of the old Webster place, rob the Basques of Paradise Valley of their water supply. listeban Arra cada leads the Basques in an attack | on the Double A ranch and, wounded, is carried into Fome, Jose, father of Esteban, starts in search of his son and is shot and killed from ambush, Josc called “0ld Tronsides.” | NOW GO ON WITH THI STORY CHAPTER XIIT The Mark on the Sand Long before the first faint hint of dawn had tinged the sky, the Rancho Buena Vista was awake. Mercedes ashen, First her brother and then her father had ridden away and failed to return Vnable to stand inaction any longer she left the house and walked as far as the creek-bptrom where her father had crossed, listening for any sound that might announce his return When Mariano returned with only Henaro, Mercedes' face fell. She had | not known that her father had sent the other men to the railroad with sheep. Rut she lost no time in dis- | patching the vaquero for Kent 01d Mariano was put to service: she sent him to Ugarde’s place, because it was | nearest. ! “Don't come back until you find| them,” she ordered. “At daylight I| will go myself to the Bull's Head."” Loping along in the still uncertain | light Mercedes’ mind centered on the Bull's Head and what she would find there. Acklin's shadow darkened all af her thoughts. But even so she became aware of the insistence of the coyotes' barking Mercedes sent her horse into a gal- lop. When she topped a shallow arroyo her heart stopped Dbeating as she caught sight of her father's pow- erful bay standing riderless, his head Jowered and sweeping from side to had Lo | downward coat over the head, | tore draped them over a dead sage-brush, peing | On top of it he placed his hat, Acklin's [resuit was a crude scare-crow, ing into the before was |hould return to discover his decep- | tion. Dlaze cre studied the decayed rock. to a flat spot, ine decomposed granite P4 CHAPTER XTV, Bitter Wonds Rlaze turned Jose's face and pulled the old man's Quickly then he off his own shirt and vest, and Hurriedly The Leap- he galloped off scavengers saddle, the feathered he gained the rim-rocks, led on hands and knees to For twenty yards, he He came vards square, pockets in the In one of them When three sand filled the | | .| ot thowsatiom, bruises, strains, cheet colde RINGTID ABOUT, RED TONGUES JADING OUT OF THEIR WET NGS, CROUCHED THE COYOTE ACK. side. Ringed about him fliding out over their wet fangs, érouched the coyote pack. Mercedes emptied her gun at them; they slunk away. “ She walked her pinto to where the other horse stood swaying. And then —there at his feet, she saw the hud- red tongues there was the unmistakable imprint of a boot-mark. self down beside it and stretched his length tad done. mark to elbow was a good five inches longer than the impressions his own body made. Blaze threw him- as he imagined the aasassin The distance from toe- Without disturbing the sand, Blaze A tiring day on your feet. Stooping, lifting, running up and downstairs — does your backfeeltiedin painful knots? ApplySloan's to those sore, tired muscles. That warm, | penetrating glow briugs im- | mediate comfort. Almost before you realize it the pain and stiffness are gone. | i Wherever congestion | | causes pain—nse Slodn's, | Sloan's is protection against pain. All druggists carry it. Sloats Liniment-kill pain/ | dle-clear stamp of a Navajo luck- charm, The outlines were clear and distinct. Kildare's brow wrinkled as he stared at the cryptic Indian letters. The lower tip of the swastika was | bent inward. ; “Looks as if a watch-charm made that mark" he murmured to himself. | “That ought to prove something some day, maybe. Wonder where the empty shell is." It lay in the roots of a sagesbrush, two yvards away, the ejector had thrown it. Little Basilio sat beside as she drew up her team. Dry-eyed, Mercedes watched as Blaze held the little fellow on his knee and petted him, Basilio had been friendly with My Man once be- fore, so Kildare put him on the horse’s back now. My Man arched his neck and whinnied as he regarded the boy. The child was reassured immediately. | Then, with Mercedes' help, all that was left of Old Ironsides was placed in the wagon. While they had been busy at their task, Basilio had con- tinued his friendship with the horse, They were ready to go now, and hoth | dwarfed where Mercedes Ao B - Lk s TR s Spy? I'J sure take that word from no man! Why do you say Acklin killed your father?'" “Who else so much ted him out of the way? He had enemies, Acklin!" 1t was an unholy word as she uttered it: “And his greed; they were all my father feared," “Even so," Blaze countered ‘“it's not a cow-man's way to shoot in the Lack or from ambush, I was going to the haclenda when T met you," There was frank disbeliet in the girl's eyes, Blaze knew there was nothing to do now but to tell her the truth, “'We had some shooting at the fence last night, Esteban—" ' “Esteban? 1Is he killed too?" “No, he's just wounded, Ross sent me down to get you. That's the business that brought me here. We took the boy In as soon as we found him, He'll be all right in a week or so." “The Double A covers itself with the blood of my people” she cried, CHAPTER XV, The Accusation Kent was waiting for them at the Rancho. Jose's death affected Tus- carora visibly., He tried his best to console Mercedes, When they had finished their sad task, the two men went outside, Mercedes joined them, ready the ride to the Bull's Head. A stoical calmness rested upon her, leav- ingher a beautiful, madonna-like creature, Tuscarora rode with them for a mile befora he turned for town. He had offered to see the undertaker and priest and do those other errands which death makes necessary. When they rode into the yard at the Bull's Head, Acklin met them, He dismissed Kildare with a curt nod but turned a covetous ingratiating smile on Mercedes, The whiteness of her face and her tired eyes were not lost on Acklin. Mercedes followed the big ranch- man along the porch to where two riders sat opposite the entranch to the starway. As they drew near they heard a voice raised in song; a wild, rollicking, not overly proper bunk- house song. Blaze and Chet had evi- dently been taking it in. 7/ Acklin ‘stopped in the doorway im- peding Mercedes' entrance, “Tell kim to stop that noise,” he demanded of Chet. “Hey! Ladies present Melody!" Chet called. *Cut the song.” Melody stuck his flaming head over the banister above them, and called: “'S'all right! Just made his bed.” The meeting between the wounded for boy and his sister was more than the | Not | sensitive singer could stand. knowing what lay back of the girl's reticence when she failed to answijr why their father had not come with her, he turned and went downstairs. The Blg| e PIMPLES FACE AND HANDS For Two Years. Itched and Burned, Cuticura Heals, ‘' Pimples broke out on my face d bande, They were hard, large, and red, and itched and burned so timt [ could not help scratching them, 1 could not put my hande in water, and my face was badly disfigured, At night I ¢ould not sleep. The trouble lasted for two years, *1read an advertisement for Cutl- cura Soap and Ointment snd sent for s free sample. I purchased more, ond after using two cakes of Cuticurs Soap and one box of Cuticura Oint- ment I was unplnlmud." (8igned) Mise C. 1, 510 Bound View Ave., tford, Conn, Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal- cum.are all you need for every-day toilet aid nursery purposes. %‘a:.'.rt%mkm. Em-= h’flf tiours Soap sheves without mug. MARKS FLOOD MARKET. 000,000 Pounds in German Money Dumped on London Exchange. Berlin, April 19.—The Lokal An. zeiger learns in pariiament circles that $00,000 pounds 4n marks were thrown on the London exchange market yes- terday. The newspaper says it is not definitely known from what sources the money came, but it assumes that the action was a French maneuver designed to interfere with German ef- forts towards strengthening the mark as well as to break Germany's resist- | ance. London, _April 19.—Inquiries on the London exchange market with a regard to a report printed in the Ber- lin Lokal Anzeiger brought no con- firmation of the alleged dumping of 900,009 in German marks here yes- terday. Officials of the exchange rid- iculed the report, asserting that it would be impossible to throw such a sum on the market. The mark this morning was selling 145,000 to the 'pound sterling or 2,000 marks more than yesterday's low. Monier Catches String of Trout—But Where? Shhh!| T. C. Monier, of Monier Bros, sport- ing goods store went trout fishing yes. terday and upon his return was show- ing as pretty a string of 12 speckled |beauties as has been seen around |town this spring. < R ] ? o il s $20,000 FIRE LOSS WHEN BRISTOL GARAGES BURN Three Garages, Mouses and Church Damaged By Wind Swept Blazo Bristol, April 19-~A high wind placed residences in the Federal hill section of the city in danger of de- struction by fire yesterday atternoo After a hard fight firemen held the blaxe to three garages which were burned in whole or in part, and damage to several houses and the belfry of the Congregational church, The loss was about $20,000, The fire started apparently from gasoline bel used for cleaning purposes by a chauffeur in the two story garage of Carlisle F. Barnes in Prospect place. This structure was doomed before firemen arrived and the two story garage of Walter B, Woodruff and that of Harry C. Barnes were next to go. Houses of Mr, Woodruft B, Curtls and Arthur L. Cucel, in Merriman street were on fire at one time but were saved. A brand lodged on a ledge of the Congregational church belfry and fire blazed up but was extinguished with damage not exceeding §$250. The chauffeur who was using the gasoline was burned on the face and hands. Three Fram;: Buildings Burn in East Hartford East Hartford, April 19,—Three frame bulldings in the rear of Gllbert! street, in a closely settled section, were burned yesterday afternoon and 24 persons lost their homes and most of their personal effects. The loss was about $18,000. The house of Jerry Matessi, in which 15 persons lived, was first afire and the blaze then spread to the house of Samuel Dak-| mano and thehce to the store of lsaac Bpectors. The fire started in & vacant tenement. Challenge milk, 2 cans 25c. Pure lard, 2 lbs. 25c. 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Mercedes and Blaze turned inquiring eyes at the poy. He was busily play- ing with ti$ canteen that hung from | the saddle, Mercedes' face grew | He keeps the scene of his piscator- ial adventures a deep and dark secret &8s do many fishermen these days. The ! fish measured all the way from 6% dled body of her father. ' Mercedes got to her knees and felt her. father's cold hand. She promised herself she would be brave; that she searched for other signs that might (Continued in Our Next Issue) tell him something. Tn. a hollow, about where the waist of the assailant should have come, he discovered the 'atfl.mt preparation send ten cents would not give way. Then with sickening heart, she saw the terrible wound. Tenderly her hands carcssed | his snow-white beard and hair; the| cheeks so cold; the fine strong fore-| head, rugged even'in death. | Trance-like, she got to her feet amll picked up Jose's rific. She broke it, to find that it had not been charged. She laid it beside him. big bay watched her carefully. There came then, down Smoky Canon, the pitterpatter of a horse. Mercedes caught sight of him as he struck the flat that stretched back into the rocky defile. With a thrill ghe racognized Kildare, When Blaze saw who it was al of him, his knees bored into his| horse's sides, and My Man raced to where Mercedes stood. The grim| figure on the ground, the overwrought girl, and the empty-saddled bay told their. own story. The message he brought her would have to wait now. He got down beside Jose and ex- amined the torn chest, “A long-range gun and a high-| power bullet did this” he told her.| /After he got to his feet he scanned | the ragged rim-rocks nervously: and sought for an excuse to get the girl away. “You'd better ride to the hacienda and get a rig; that ls, if| you think you're able to make it." “If you will wait, I'll go at once,” Mercedes answered. Impuisively she placed her hand on | his head. In low tones she mur- mured: “There is a Basque historia . what you call .8 .a . . saying: ‘La verdad es amarga; quien te la dice te estima.’ The truth {s bitter; he who speaks like that to ‘thee esteems thee very much.” Mer- cedes paused. The man's eyes held ‘her own. “We will speak the truth| to each other, I guess, Senor.” THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY TROUBLE AND NEVER SUSPECT IT Applicants for Insurance Often | Rejected, dis- The head | '_]udging from reports from drug- sts who aré constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one preparation that has been very suc- cessful in overcomming these condi- ~ . ota Laxative Nujol is a lubricant—mnot a medicine or laxative — so cannot gripe. When you are constipated, not enough of Nature's lu- bricating liquid is produced in the bowel to keep the food waste soft and moving. Doc- tors prescribe Nujol because it acts like this natural lubri- cant and thus securesregular bowel movements by Nature's own method — lubrication. Try it today. wistful as she regarded the little fel- low. On the heels of this, gratitude for the man’s thoughtfuiness showed, ! too. “I want a drink from vour water- bag, Senor PBlaze, please,” the child | | hegged. | | Mercedes looked at Kildare, and as | he nodded ready consent, she reached {to the horn of the saddle to lift the | canteen to the boy's lips. Uncon- she turned it over in her| Ther> stenciled on the wet |canvas covering, she saw the capital | A A” with which Acklin statmped | has property. { Mercedes caught up the canteen| jand tiger-like hurled it to the ground | Swinging on her heels she faced Blaze, “You-—a Double A man?” | She waited for no answer, Her lips | curled in contempt: “A Double A spy!” Blaze felt his face go white. With leruel insistence Mercedes' flaming| eyes swept him. ‘ { “It is not enough that they Kill my| father; Senor Acklin must send you| here to spy and pretend to help me.' “Don’t convict me ‘without giving me a chance to defend myself” Kii- | dare pleaded. “T am a Double A {man; but I didn't come here to spy. | 'You don't know what you've aalrl.; flMPlY?WElL DON'TBE with Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets A pimply face will not embarrass you much longer if you get a package of Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets. The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a few nights, Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver with Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the successful substitute for calomel; there’s no sickness or pain after taking them. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets do that which calomel does, and just as effec- tively, but their action is gentle and safe instead of severe and irritating. 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