The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 10, 1925, Page 19

SEATTL STAR PAG 19 ‘The F ighting Ranger ) In The Star Every Friday lovelize , re, Me . Novelized by Horace Eaton THE STORY THUS FAR ] his men, t hed. did not { Y aeniedas einen ee ee tts 1 ree a Young Terrance O'Rourke, who even tho it was @ technical vio-| solved for = had 27 a ben f & to obtain t by } ig his men t with his pl into Paradise f the rig 06 pristne propel : : 2k th t A eet _ RA med vared Fh 3 alee te on prisg : Rats Serhres A. a ™ I think I wntes ta, + anid Btella, ¢ pothole be where John Marshall, a ranchman, w my @ Dewepa 4 ae ae a a - 2 mo k er t 4a ’ izona for vurder of 1 : ing an apartment house myne , attle \ —, aie i fs iis i \ t he city of Bisbee, ail . i 1 use $25,000 awfully} Pinally the al da ¢ is innocent, falls in love woman who had once been pretty the ¢ th Marshall's pretty daughter, | “The and who ‘ 5 the day of wil He after de 8 o the girl ote 4 a a : I made herself att e eyes met understand) It was a di of torture for y. He afterwards sa © alive awakened just before r slipped moment's thought T Bagel are Bip pip li Inheritance of $50,000 from k har 2h sev PP r mn we ~ ae en employed by “Top with 4 the deer ken negiigee, lighted leyes were fixed on John Marsha on trusted friend and manag t : 4 clgaret and rang for hor maid t ou will forget all about Black | the p looking@weak, wear =~ s iend and ze t ‘ She reclined on the the cash befor tt fer guard f Marshall's ranch, but in reality i ' worry,” he sald. “I'm ae Bee 2 oe on cash before end h iting under gu of of the rustlers who have i take care of yo } : < z 4 deputy sherif ary bat close the leader hed - A a whe Sarai ae aye, 9 " Ma ar Hid ye on which was furnished like an Arabian Stolla ling approval, sald tried te look confident, and to che een WeOry GH the carte : : © judge first | Nights dream, and the morning paper I'm ping at the Hotel Rio! him up, She studied the stern face Taggart |s trying to get possession | thing in the vg about ball was brought to her cnuae Pricer udle . @f the ranch upon which ts buried the) ‘Terence and others came up and} Tho headline caught her eye Then she glided out of the office,| taces of the jury, tensely Metening treasure of the extinct Yacqui Im) shook Marshall's hand and tried to| JOHN MARSHALL CAPTURED | Taggart staring after her, tothe aranmionta dans. O'Rourke, now ranch foreman, has a map show/ng the location of © the treasure. Taggart’s men try to wrench it from him, but flee fre hie ff broke | Fusitive for 15 Years, th Well Known Cattleman y, Marshall, we'll have to cut Faces Trial for Murder w and go along Of "Black" Benway nally the she raging forest fire in which the be y raged in tears and protests,| She straightened up and read the Rourke and Mary are enveloped. and @ to her father’s neck wteh with great eagerness, h aking Tag. Dadd, Daddy Gear, they can't jumping from phrase to phrase: d then warns the sheriff to) ¢1 n't take you away,” she| “Trapped while making a stealthy be on And to arrest him, Mary and) scrsamed 1 last evening tot ch near @Rourke are saved and Marshall is He tried to calm her after hiding across re Mex! arrested. SEF ae worry, dear, it will all come | can ler for fifteen years, John See |_| out all right in the end,” he said Marshall, well-known cattleman, once “Thank ( 1 Marshall, as he| He clasped her in a last jong em-| reputed wealthy, was arrested and maw thet figures climb,out of the nally tore himself from en to the Pico jaf! to await trial plane. 3 men began|for the murder of “Black” Benway a Mary Miguel se After the slaying of Benway the night of. on in Terence’s Bob fol ; y dow so dropped the paper ves ves. ed on t r her maid I knew she m an Pack my bag right away, Annle > hard @ ordered, “and call for my car yereamed Mary Where I'm driving to Pico today.” Stella Montrose | eee they taking you? HE news of John Marshall's ar. Marshall, a sick and weary man, Marshal! di = rest. reviving interest in the old|sat in his cell, Mary, Terence and = ~~ — Taggart, who had come up to Pico first thing in the morning to visit he J will free him.” “But can't we do something in the | meantime?’ Mary begged. “Well, I'll try, “Taggart answered. Il go right over to the judge now about bail Meanwhile, I vise that you transfer your money om e Pico bank be ready for this Featuring Jack Daugherty, Eileen Sedgwick and Al Wilson, world’s champion stunt flyer d see Latigo to > that it wi 1 } “Ob, other emerg I can't Daddy > go,” sald Mary Let me go,” Terer She accepted his propona’ the bankb k from {t to him with an or money “We'll get busy at once,” lea at this \ i j cored and dig her bag, ce vol Great Stars! Daring Action! Three of the greatest stars of Westerns are here combined to make this thrilling, daring chap- usta t went out to nk horses and m their ter-play. It is replete with thrills Parted on thelr respective missions f almost im ible dari t rie baie: wabentrtee o S possible daring, 1 road to Latigo, Taggart, instead of throbs with eloquent heart-inter- est, and it is bubbling over with suspense and excitement! going to the judge, turned to the Pico Bar. He found Buck McLeod and weveral of °. Taggart whis- 4 to him “Lay for him in the Upper Can i back with the t concluded his drec- will come back thru Canyon--you under- They left the bar, Buck and his gang taking the road to Latigo, Tag: wart starting for his law offices. Tho elegant car and the flashily dressed woman skillfully painted to stilt look pretty, at the driver's el, attracted considerable atten tion from the-rough natives of Pico when it stopped at the Hotel Rio Grande. A group of them were still curt ously inspecting the car when Stella Montrose, after arranging for a room, returned to it from inside the hotel. “Can you direct me to John Mar. shall’s attorney?” she asked “Oh, that'll be Mr. Taggart, lady, replied one of the men, and pointed Read the story today, and every Friday, in The Seattle Star and then see the picture iat ARAL wee AL Hb toe when ahe knocked on the office door. “Come in.” at your favorite theatre. of assurance, Taggart rose to greet her and indicated a chair. If that theatre isn’t Joh Marshal Me Tugeart?™ stots . . . asked. playing this breath-taking “Yes, I'm his attorney,” he replied. nd what can I do for you?’ Fe 4 Stella eyed him keenly and said 4 drama of the great West soot) ‘ "[ have certain evidenco that s might be worth—well you know what i I mean—* py She shrugged and smiled, Taggart} Find Out Why! | You owe it to yourself toseeit! | regarded her suspiciously and asked | you have?” Stella, with her skill as an actress | acquired during her lite as a shrewd | adventures, took her time, lighted a} | cigaret, smiled blandly and worked | | to produce an effect before replying | Finally she said, with her eyes full jon ‘Taggart’s, and a curious smile on her bok METROPOLITAN—Now Playing [°° 20%» 01 2 ae trom THE HENRY DUFFY PLAYERS Peers een, 7 me, bere 8 while } She puffed at her clgaret and Taggart, on his guard, intently. With another worldly-wise glance, | Stella added "You're a lawyer I mean.” IN GEORGE M, COHAN'S GREAT LAUGH RIOT "$0 TAIS iS L NIGHTS 25¢-50e T5e-$1.00 $1.25 you know what Taggart gripped his desk and ) SUNDAY EVENING asked savagely | “In this straight?’ BEGIN Retaining her own calm, casy NING MONDAY, JULY (3th sere: te tosis amisen at hin agitation and simply nodded ‘Yos.” Taggart quickly pulled himself to: gether, tried to conceal his nervous: ness, and sald with affected calm: "1'd Just as soon this evidence did not come out.”’ “Aren't you his friend and attor. | ney’ Stella asked THE HENRY DUFFY PLAYERS PRESENT P shiahious OCK TAIL BXAS Ci A COMEDY DIAMA—HY AVERY HOPWOOD NICHT OENSIBLE PRICES— mNIGHTS—26-. -50c-75c-$1.00-$1.25 TINEES, WED.-SAT.—25¢-50c-75c | “Friends and attorneys sometimes | have Interests which conflict with those of their clients," Taggart an His convictio ship of the have certain would give mo owner Sur M ranch—and I very good reasons of Demar's Cinderella Band As Stella entered with an easy air! “Just what in the evidence you aay | stared at her| | swered, “In this caso it happens that any Jury would convict Mar-| | shall on the evidence against him his face wsed by bewildering anx mistrust CHAPTER 16 Topaz Taggart’s Love When Mary camo to Taggart’s office that ‘afternoon he greeted her with an alr of kindness “I'm so sorry,” he sald. Judge refused absolute It's hard t you know, “But the to give bail get on & murder charge, and especially since your has been a fugitive for so face clouded with disap t Jon't worry,” Taggart has tened to add, "T has been act for one week from today-—and then him free.” He smiled re 6 pow for my we'll get axsuringly eryth win to do e ble, to friend.” Mary's anxiety “But face still betrayed her if the case should go against him, eat clustered about bim. us—if they find him guilty?” she Daddy, we must get you out of | ried and broke down tn tears this terrible place at once,” Mary rt came over to her and was saying. patted her on the shoulder ‘Taggart was acting the part of the . there,” he said, “we'll get solicitous friend and attorney him He pauned, then added “Don't worry, don’t worry,’ he| “Of course, in these matters you kept saying. “I'll take care of your! Pever can tell what a jury may do- father, We'll get him out of this,| 88d there ts always the chance, how | ever remote, that the verdict will go against us." Mary shuddered and a renewed flood of toars burst from her eyes | Tngwart's huge, uncouth hand continued to pat her and he sali os a f that should hap. n't think it will, but if it you, Mary—you can count your father’s old friend, Topaz ne aware of the meaning aggart’s advances, , wiped he: ear, Terence returned asked frowned I can't think what ts detain in he answered. Then after & pause, he added: “Mary, I don't quit that O'Rourke. We shouldn't have trusted him w money, I should not be surprised if the fellow shows up in his true colors r He may have absconded with the money.” Mary arose, angrily. Why Mr, Taggart “How * sho exclaimed that? Mr can you say | O'Rourke tm absolutely t orthy And he's—he's my fiance. | Taggart looked at her with af. fected sympathy Yon, “I had ob served. ou cared for him have said my t I can n that you are being de Perhaps this day wili am right.” ons of him prove that I After a pause, Taggart, looking at Mary tenderly, said in a soft that I . who bas hene sow am putting every ommand into my effort ir father's don't y ve you, Mary? Why ur trust In me, 4 of your father, a stranger, of whom we ng, this ma who even fleeing a the bor der with the last of your money? He seized her hand. Mary re- sinted him ‘Taggart went on “Mary, from the moment you ar- j rived here, I adored you—' Mary interrupted hin don’t you put y true frie ad of t | know noth: now may be “Please, Mr. Taggart,” she said, don't talk like this. I all you have done and are doing }for father and me, but this—well | you have surprised mo so, and don't you seo it is impossible—my heart fs already taken. And would not cast reflections on O'Rourke. Oh, don't grateful—but you must see how it is. And now with father in thin ter- | riblo trouble and all these worries, I can’t think, I can’t Mr tender resignment “There, there, Mary, I understand |now you feel. I shall wait until jafter the trial |know that old friends trust, for whatever the way the ver | dict goes, you will find me tho friend | | you can depend upon and the one | who loves “I must go back to father,” Mary, preparing to leave “L will let you know O'Rourke comes back art assured her, escorting her |to the door. “And remember, Mary |—whatever happens—Topaz Taggart Jis the ono friend in all the world that, you can count upon absolutely.’ Half an hour later another visitor you.” sald As soon as if he does,” amo to Taggart'n office. It was Buck McLeod, Ho grinned trium: | Phantly | “It's done," he told Taggart | "Good work," sald sari, rub bing his hands enthus ly. “And | | did you bring mo the “Here ft is," Buck interrupted him, handing an envelope. CHAPTER 17 |’ The Trial of John Marshall It had been a terrible woek | Mary. ‘Terence had not returned. Her faith In him was unshattered, |but her heart was heavy with fears | that he had been killed In an acel- dent or by bandits, tained a warrant for the sheriff's men hi to find any trace of Welghed down with worrler the crisis faced by her sick and |broken-spirited father, whom she visited each day in prison, in ad dition to fears for her missing lover, she was Inn frantic state wart | continued to pursue her with his ad | vances and while she managed to | put him off she had to try not to offend him, for so much would de pond upon the defense he would put up as her father's lawyer ‘Taggart atrove to raise himself in his arrest, but 1 been unable rence, I wish you} think mo un-| Taggart looked hurt and said with | and by then you will! are onen to} for | Tagm@art had ob- | to her, Even seemed, sided w Ks of the lawye r the examir t ted cross-questionir the judge's gavel f ireary routine of Jus luded his defense of after a weak fight, Mar nd nat down beside Mary and her father I have done all that I could,” he | told Mary. “We can only walt hope fully now he sobbed and said nothing. The prosecutor, a sharp-featured man with a quick and convincing tongue, was addressing the ju ent of the frail defense Taggart had put up. His words fell like ham mer blows upon Mary and her hope kept sinking and sink Her father’s face was pale and haggard as he listened to the proe nt no end was near. The prone cutor was shout! a high, shr jurors hung on his ¢ defense has told you that n Marshall to protec prosecutor was saying, “Now, in conclusion, gentlemen, let mo ask you just one question. In the an- swer to that question, which you will form in your own minds, you should find the basis for your ver alc fhe question in this—if the story told by the defense were true—if the killing of Black E Justi fied, as they have ov then why, Hid this man"—and ssing finger at M of de . excitement—the ju looked more tenso than ever onfident he had scored, the prose | cutor resum 0 State hands, g¢ th © defendant expinte his crime ts its case In yc with the de: to the ju harge points gc voice. hed Taggart on the “You're wanted ot Mr. Taggart.'’ Taggart went out in tho hall, Tt was Stella Montrose who was w spered with her end of the cor ide a minute, ed long enough,” “Stella told him. “Como across with the rest of that money—or I'll stop the show—NOW Her expression was determined. Taggart was alarmed. | “Sh-h-h already told you the bank gave O'Rourke @ cashier's check for $20,000," ho That, | with the $5,000 cash I already slipped ‘ou will] make tho total wo agreed on.” | “Well, but give It to me," Stella Instisted. | | “Wait,” whispered Taggart. ‘The| check’s no good until Marshall's girl | endorses it. I've told them O'Rourke beat it over the border, We've got| to play this right. Just bide your | timo, Marshall is doomed, When Ij get his ranch I'll let you tn on the game. Don't worry—I'll treat you| right.” | “Well, you better," Stella sald and they parted. | the Jury as Taggart re-entered the | | courtroom. The Jurors filed out and the judge dismounted from the bonch, A buzz of conversation filled the courtroom ax tho recess began. Mary's arm rested comfortingly on her father's shoulder, Ho stared bo. fore him, silent, Taggart approached. | "We have done our best,” he sald “IT am hopeful, very hopeful." | After an hour's dreadful suspense for Mary and her father, | sent from the jury room that a ver- dict had been reached, ‘The judge | mounted tho bench, rapped for order | and remained standing as tho jurors | filed in their box in the courtroom. “Mr. Foreman, will you announce | the finding of this jury?” the judge droned An ominous hush fell upon the | courtroom. The spectators all leaned forward in thelr seats br John Marshall gripped his nd | waited, reid and livid. Mary, pale, | pressed against him and stroked his hand Tho foreman of the ju i} rose and —s ask tor Horlick’s The ORIGINAL i Malted Milk , ForInfants, Invalid | A well-balanced, palatable, eas- ily assimilated food that nour- ishes and up-builds, Use at meals, between meals, or upon retiring, | and when faint or hungry, Prepared at home by stirring the pow- utor’s de | racing furlously, they approached the wooden bridge acrons the tv The warnin ign on the bridge approach =r } Speed Mmit over brid Judge finished his charge to} word was | dor in hot or cold water, No cooking, escape but guard him r road at Buck was a reckless driver. He kept accelerating the speed of the car to {ts utmont 1 per hour.” Buck did not heed the align was going at more than sixt 1-POUND LOAVES RE 4. 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