New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1923, Page 10

COPYRIGHW 1923 BY NJ.A. 8 BEGIN HERE TODAY | Acklin, big boss of the Double A | ranch, and Bodine, new owner of the old Webster place, rob the Basques of Paradise Valley of their water supply. Acklin secretly builds o am and | cuts off the water from Hodine's| ranch. For revenge Dodine plots with the Basques to blow up the dam, Mercedes Arrascada, through her little blind brother, Basilio, hears of a mysterious trip taken by her brother Esteban, Mercedes follows Esteban immediately, | NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Catching up her skirts, she fled to the barn. Scattered about on the floor were the remains of half a dozen empty boxes. They had been broken ! open hurriedly and left without any attempt at concealment Mercedes' eyes widened in horror at the scream- ing letters printed on their sides and ,ends. . Esteban's going now explained | itself, This was why he had not taken Basilio. He was not going to Kings river. . Uncle Peter had dyna- mite of his own for any need he might find, She followed the tracks of the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928. Y HARRY SINCLAIR DRAGO Anp JOIEPH NORM VICH: NG ' | No trace of the men she pursued | had been left on the rocky land where she stood. She rode an ever- enlarging semi-cirele in the hope of picking up her trail, Half an hour's patient work rewarded her with clear- cut hoof.prints in the sand to the north, The horses that made them were going In that direction, too, Her tedious progress took from her the last bit of strength she possessed. | But had she been able to double her pace, she would have hardly caught up with her brother, | Neither he nor Bodine had stopped | once In their wild ride from Webster Creek to peer back for possible pur- suit. tomero had attended to that on his own initiative, But they had been nearly two hours ahead of Mer- cedes. With ease that surprised even Buck, they had cut through Acklin's| country as they had planned, Esteban had reached the little cove below Coal Creck by the time his wheels until they turned into the dim | | road that led to the northwest. That| way did not lead to town, or to the| crossing into the Kings, It went to| Webster Creek. | Webster Creek . . . Bodine! { The torturing minutes of worry in- creased her nervousness until her| body rebelled at inaction. Whatever Yis motive, she was certain that Es- teban had gone to Bodine's ranch.| With sudden resolve, she determined to follow him. A word to Tercsa | about Basilio and she was gone. It took her more than two hours to reach the Webster place. No one niet her as she rode up. She called aloud several times but got no answer. 7This, and the fact that she had trailed | the buckboard right to the ranch yard, only increased her feeling of | alarm. She sat down to wait. Again in-| action assailed her and she hegan| walking up and down the path that led to the barns. Rit by bit she in-| creased the distance she was covering | in her excitement, until her horse brought her to the doors of the oid| building. Her breath left her as she | caught sight of the wagon Ksteban| had driven. A glance showed her it was empty. Through an open door in t she saw her brother's team corral. | Mercedes scanned the ground be- tween the barn and the corrals, trying| to read signs in the dry sand. She! came upon the fresh trail of three| horses that led to the north. | A quick glance at the sun told her it was after three o'clock. She hesi- tated over riding direct to the pass that led to the north, unless the trail | of the three horsemen took her there. There was always the chance that they might circle back. Allowing for the time she must lose by following their trail, Mercedes could not hope to reach the buttes before six. She did better than that however. The fresh imprint of shod hoofs held *clear, and ever to the north. Six o'clock found her several miles be- yond the canon gate. The pace of those she followed had been rapid. Even on the bad footing where the country began to open again, she saw there had been no slackening. As she rode Mercedes kept con- {inually asking herself where this trail led. Not bit by bit, but with chilling suddenness the truth burst vpon her. This continuous pointing to the east had told her at last. “The dam!"” she cried. ‘“Por Dios! They are going to blow up the dam!" She pictured the water rushing into the valley; the stock, swept a v houses made into kindling wood, people killed. A mad, wild scream came from her: “Basilio!” CHAPTER XXVilL The Burning Raft A quarter of an hour after Mer- cedes caught her first glimpse of the luke, she stood at the water's edge Her eyes swept the shore-line in every direction, but she caught sight of no moving thing. Far away to the south the top of the wall that Yeld back the water showed a low gray streak against the horizon. he rear | in the| WHo FirsT FELT (!uKE A FIGHT- ING Cock”? CK-FIGHTING was born | with the cocks. But it is only 80 years that || wgt man felt “like a fighting Now he has brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, all over the world ~all feeling “like a fighting cock!” It happens this way: A person haif sick with bad stomach, dull and heavy headache, takes Beecham’s Pills just before going to bed. Immediately the Pills be- gin to harmonize the digestive and eliminative organs. Consequently, this person has a r night's sleep and arises in Mmlnk( with clleu n?jr:“l'i eye, keen appetite, a ful y :izld'ly for worg and play. It is now just 80 years since Beecham'’s Pills first began cor SRV, dhvewih eors e bowels 8| T8 al s fl"mmuugim— and 1g|in “Yike a fighting cock” is associat as hn;-rlbry with Beecham’s § Pills, as the pills are with good health. At All Druggists—25c and 50c |raft that SIX O'CLOCK FOUND HER SEV- ERAL MILES BEYOND THE CA) ON GA LOWED 8 SWIFT. the eastern companions Bodine gave sister had turned into leg of their trail. His were right behind him. the orders from then on. With expert hands, he crumbled the dynamite and heated it. While he was getting the grease that he Romero and Esteban fashioned the was to carry their instru- ment of destruction. as soon as they were, Each one of them had come in loaded down with material to supplement the iron and steel Buck had already cached for the | bomb. Esteban wondered low's deftness as he work. He nailed an eight-foot cedar sap- ling spar-fashion at the end of the raft, and on this he looped and wired his long, slow-burning fuse. “Pour the oil over the front of it now,"he commanded when he had finished. *“Once this fuse burns down to it, she'll blaze up like a house afire, steban flung his empty can into the water, “We ain’t going to drown no one, are we?" Romero demanded His people would be right in the path of the flood. Esteban jumped to his feet, “That's so, Bodine. Is there water enough here to do that?"” For once Buck could be honest “You bet there i he cried. “This water's goin' to drop about a thou- sand feet in seven miles. That'll glve it a kick that'll tear the hinges right off the old barn-door." He turned a cold eye on his companions. “You boys don't mean you over- at the big fel- watched THE PACE SHE FOL- | 12uck was ready | him | 1t is on her evening frocks that the Parisienne shows all the latest fanci- ful details of the mode. | The bustle, for instance, | oftenest on evening gowns. Tt is not the bustle of our grandmothers, but a large bow of ribbon or a rippled !drape or some such slight matter. ‘lDOde that, do you?" | “Their blanched faces were answer | enough. is seen | “That's a fine thing to pull at this | gasping last,” the big man growled. | “Did you think we were goin’ to send |out invitations to your friends adver- [t'sin’ this thing?” He pointed to the {raft. “This ain't no time to think |about buildin' arks.” “You're too funny, Bodine,” Iste- ban ripped back at him. *I tell you this thing is all off!” “Who fays 502" “I do!” Esteban beat him to rifle. “Pyt that gun down; | Buck said carelessly. “You heard me,”” the bLoy's tense face did not relax. T tell you this | thing's off!" Bodine began to believe him. “You don't mean it?" “I mean it all right, Bodine. My people are down there! The Rancho {will get it worse than any other place. | This deal is off until I get them out.” “I ain't got no objection to that,” he |cried. “Get 'em out! Tt won't take |three of us to push this raft off. You two beat it back and get your |folks away. I'll stay here.” “Oh, no, you won't.” Esteban did “I'm not takin' Once we got go, and 'l be the nearest it's loaded,” | not raise his voice. lany chance on you. out of sight yon'd let her get out of herc on the jump. stayin'!" “That suits me! But listen; don't |vou lose your nerve in these God- awful hills when we're gone. T bust you if it's the last thing I do if you double-cross me."” | “That goes two ways, Bodine! You |fail me, and I'll kill you in spite of |hell. Romero, you go with him as |far as his ranch. He'll take you ;'hrro; if he pulls a gun on you, plug — DAILY FASHION SERVICR,* | ![ Paris Shows Latest Modes In Evening Gowns but she opened her mouth the first |time, and no sound came, With su- preme courage she forced herself to her feet, She tried calling again, and this time her voice rang out among the trees, ' The sound of it re- assured her, She repeated her cry, It hung on in the stillness (Continued in Our Next Issue) L —————— Pink Taffeta Pink taffeta is having an inning this season—for bouffant frocks it is quite the rage. Also one sces some rather ravishing little hats, poke shaped, fashioned from it, “hort Coats Short hox coats are sald to be tak- ing the place of short jacquettes with the ties—particularly for sport wear. Box pleated, side pleated and accor- ‘;flon pleated skirts are popular with t. 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LOOK WHAT WE HAVE | Drapes, too, are essential parts of every French evening gown-——espec- |lally the front drape which is Egyp- tian and the side drapes which are | Callot. A ~ery wide hipline is another new leffect much sought for. Tt is |achieved by loops of lace or ribbon on |cach side. | up hefore I shove off the raft. | have plenty of time to make it. You |&et Mercedes and Basilio into the| Lills. God have mercy on you if| |vou don’t. You better get along [now.” | They walked to their horses. Ro- | |mero waited for Bodine to move| |ahead, Buck stopped for a brief | word. | “You be on the level with me to-| |night, Arrascada, and T'll be square | with you. I'll see that the Senorita |and the kid are all right.” | Esteban watched without {until they were out of sight. Before him were the longest hours of his life. In various ways he tried to be- guile himself into believing that all |was well. As time went on, his tor- | ture increased; but the agony he was |enduring was as nothing compared to |the sufferings of the girl who was searching for him. | | The long twilight had faded at last; land with the suddenness of a drawn | curtain, darkness closed down upon the hushed world. The night sounds | of the wild beat against her ears with | |the passing of an hour. Her pony stumbled repeatedly. She determined to leave the horse hehind. Removing his bridle, she left him to wander home as best he | could. The pinto whinnied as she moved away in the blackness. Her dress was soon torn to tatters: {ker limbs scratched and bleeding. | More than once she missed her foot- | ling and came crashing down on jagged stumps or sharp roots. | The last time this happened she| {felt her ankle, and her hand came | |up wet with blood. Mercedes lay [where she had fallen, waiting for the ! strength to rise. She listened in vain | | for the murmur of the water, She |was lost! 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