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PAGE 10 THE TATTLE STAR ed by oprangement with Fire am Tae.) ) CHAPTER XIIL (Continued) After p hour, dw which a crowd i com and gene, Sam Kirby b , away from the group with w he had irinking f the « wr art the girl watch rose owed him out in ° night She was md to @ cover that t Qn 1 foot frozen and the mth w bere a t fine, ard anow particle: well out sight, she stumbled to another loon door, od then, after shive « outside for a wh wrete hedly stole in and stove. Thero were large barstop ing « « 2 ter approach: herefore sea he jor did he tur twhen she laid a hand v It was quite natural that the fel- w low with whe rby was gam hould int her effort to n attent mpt to in that he s of her 9 warned ¢ dice-box vaguely “I'm talking to this pink-faced golt-digger—" | “You sald that to—her? Kirby gasped In amazement. “To my kid? There was a moment of tense st lence during which the speaker ar peured to be numbed by the insu then, “By God!" Rouletta uttered a faint moan and flung herself at her father; with a strength born of terror she clung to his right wrist. In this she was successful old Sam's effort to shake gould not imprison bott Kirby stepped forward, gtri with him; he ed artificial left hand and brought iit sweeping downward, and for a second time that day the stec! shaft met flesh and bone. “He insulted my kid Kirby muttered, he the fallen man had lifted to his feet and hurrt of the saloon old Sam tried his best to follow, but his captors held him fast. didn’t want pen.” The girl spoke Kirby began to rumt she interrupted him. man’s fault. It was a perfectly Ratural mistake on his part, and ve learned to expect such things I—I'm sick, dad. You must find ®@ place for me, quick.” Sam agreed readily enough. The biting cold of the wind met them at the door. Rouletta summoning what strength she could, trudged along at his side. It did not take them long to canvass the town and to discover that there were no lodgings to be had. Rouletta halted Seally, explaining thru teeth that ghattered: “I—I'm frozen! Take me back Whero there's a stove—back to the saloon—anywhere. Only do it quickly. “Pshaw! It isn't cold,” Kirby pro- tested, miidiy. hap- ‘The nature of this remark showed | more plainly than anything he had waid or done during the evening that the speaker was not himself. “Looks like we'd have to make the best of it and stay awake till morning,” the father went on, dully. “No, no! I'm too sick,” the girl sobbed, “and too cold. Leave me} where I can keep warm; then go find the Countess and—ask her ta put me up.” Returning to their starting-point Kirby saw to his daughter's com- fort as best he could, after which he wandered out in the night once more. No one, on seeing him thus, would have suspected that he was drunk; he walked straight, his tongue was obedient, and he was master of his physical powers to a deceptive de- gree; only in his abnormally alert and feverish eyes was there a sign that his brain was completely crazed. Rouletta waited for a long while, and steadily her condition grew worse. Her fever was high now; she | Ustless; her chest | was nauseated, ached and her breathing troubled her when she was conscious enough to! think. Unmindful of his daughter's need, | heediess of the passage of time, Sam Kirby loitered about the saloons and walted patiently for the coming of a certain man. After a time he bought some chips and sat In a poker game, but he paid less attention to the spots on his cards than to the door thru which men came and went. These latter he eyed with the unblinking stare of a serpent. Pierce Phillips’ life was ruined. Ho was sure of it. Yes, the Countess Courteau was heartless, but also that when he had managed to reconcile himself to that wrong she had lacked the courage to meet him half- There were but two explanatic of her action; she was weak and cowardly or € sho did not love him. elther af- forded much consolation. From a tent saloon near by came the sounds of singing and of laugh- ter, and thither he turned his steps. When he entered the place a lively | seene greeted him. Someh @ small portable organ ha cured, and at this in a mackinaw coat was playing a w or other 1 been se- a bearded fellow as seated, He spirited accompant- ment for two women, sisters, evident: | ly, who sang with the loud abandon of professional “coon shouters,’”’ Other women were present, and Phil- lips recognized them as members of that theatrical troupe ho had seen at Sheep Camp—as those “actresses” to whom Tory Linton had referred with such elaborate sarcasm. Men were playing cards at the rear of the saloon, and among the num her was Sam Kirby, The old gam bler showed no signs of his trying experience of the afternoon; in fact it appeared to have been banished utterly from his mind. He was drink ing, and even while Plarce jooked on he rapped sharply with his iron hand to call the bartender’s attention Meanwhile ho scanned fntently the sce of all newcomers, = x Bente Pietures, Ine, and Frank Lioyd v @ crowd had ged b the organ Pir and & f t a“ A calle a ¢ f ais was the end b a tow I n , » bill from d him cu point k t I ned hii Engaged thus, he heard a yolce close to his ear; it said “Hello, man!* Pierce turned to dir ta 1 was with plank r gat Her chin wa et r clasped tinge ito his face n atly f nm unsimi eyes to glass, them aguin to | “Can you take a drink like that and not feel T take at quant What's y suddenly Pierco told her. “And yours?” ha © what | “Just Laure—for the present ‘Humph! You're one of this theatrical company, I presume.” He indicated the singe ncroms the room. “Yos. M Rest hired us t an befor made saying: “Morris wants mer T can get him Would you want to hook to hire you. up with us jt 1 ma of He who was engaged | chaperoning ageregation of ald. th talent him she “T've four ris." After some further talk the m | lager approached Phi | himself known, “I © tells me want to join our troupe,” he b “I'll sqe that he pays you well, da. man fo Ss and m: | girl urged. “Come on.” j Phillips" | clear, but, | struck him as grote {I'm no song-and-dan me } said, with a smile. “What } you expect me to do? don’t know exactly,” Best re | “Maybe you could help me } herd on these Bernhardts } “I'll go,” sald P' “We leave at day him. With "Poleon Doret to to be contented, and tt times for him, His daily re with trap and gun, had made of jan early riser and bad bred tr @ habit of greeting sun a song. It was no hardship for him, therefore, to cook his breakfast candle-light, especially days were growing short. On the g after his rectus of § daughter, 'Poleo! his dishes and cut hia wood; the finding that there was still an hour to spare before the light would be sufficient to run Miles Canon, he his pipe and strolled up to the ¥ | lagAd The ground was now whit for considerable snow had fall during the night; the day promised to be extremely rt and uncom. | fortable. | } ‘Tho fellow hela the girl for an } instant and helped her to regain her equilibrim, exclaiming, | "Say! What's the matter with you, | sister? Can't you see where you're | going?” When Rouletta made no r sponse the man continued in an even . | friendlier tone: “Well, I can see; | OLIVE ROBERTS BARTQN MISTER - ITS eyesight's good, and it tells me you're about the best-looking dame I've run | NO. 183—AN “EYES AND NOSE” PARTY | Into tonight.” Still laughing, he bent | _,, a } s head as if to catch the girl's an- What shall we do next a aked | with and the noses wo sme with. I don't get you. Who| the Clown when the stunt party} “Thank good that's fixed," re 7 voutre: Woking cert" |was over. He waa rather out of|marked Jack O* Lantern who was saw now that the girl was|Dreath, the Clown was, for he had/a bit sensitive about his own eyes | indeed not. herself. done about a dozen stunts to enter-jand nose. “Now we can begin all| | “My fried’,” he demanded, brusque. |t#! tho visitors. Ho had jumped over again. We'll go back to the| iy Were Sou Cath’ dia tally} over six chairs, and balanced a| voting | | “Bh?” ‘The fellow wheeled sharp-|table on the end of his nose, and| “Very well,” sald Mister Corn| | “What's tho idea? What is ahe|Juggled a lamp and a knife and an|Dodger. “Who wants to chaso| | to you?" ange all at one time and ridden All in favor say ‘aye’" | ‘the ala’t Hoth’: to. mie But 1\# wheeled bicycle—and finally fo,” barked the Little Dog | | 01004: 57: NEA, SERVICE, INO. | seen you plenty tams an’—you ain't |e had ended by twisting himself ‘ou should say ‘I’, sald Mister | no good.” into a sort of double-knot and then} Corn Dodger. “Better still—spell it.) Many a fellow who cranks his | Rouletta spoke Intelligibly for the | Untying himself again, There aro two kinds. TP are | new car is starting something he | first time: “I've no place to go—no| So it was no wonder he was out| ‘aye’ and ‘I’ and I don't know $ can’t finish paying for | place to sl I'm very—tired.” nt breath when ho said, ‘What| Which one you mean." | I « TENG here © got it,” the girl's|shall we do next?” My goodnessl’ exclaimed the yy 7 “| (ng mo here had decided to write a self-appointed protector grinned.) when tho people of High Jinks | Te? 0'Clock Scholar This sounds / K |letter while waiting for me. “Well, I happen to have room for| rand had finished clapping, Mistor | !® sch I'm going home | | Of course, Little Marquise, I her in my tent." As Doret's fingers! Gorn Dodger said, “Let us ha | And ho walked to the gate Gl (4 knew this was all nonsense, especial | sank deeper into his flesh the man’s| some votes on ft. Who has an| igh Jinks Laud ate Cue he went AN vy ly 1 found the papera in one janger rose; he undertook to shake | itoq SAR ee Rae rte arta tas aad EHED-KE WH, of my drawers in confuston as tho ithe eh valor sy, trou Liewe! | "E have, maid the Little-Dow-That | 6, Teweidsn'e want touchy people | Mote cee en ane had hurried to put them back “Dis goin’ be my biznesse," ‘Po. | Aushed, “let's eat.” here. Let me see, what was 1| me, for altho you never answer, you br ag Fee aa step in ya leon announced, “Dere's nomet'ing | tt ei honiaa ea raninnk saying? Oh, yest Who wants to! aro n most discreet and aympathetle | tor the secret rales ert cent | founy Bone We ie aaa [chase oat bata cy ieee ae hl and 1 always feel muchjand I am afraid that some day PoP SLUPE MET WITH AN AUTOMOBILE | da’much right to her as you bave~ Bee baa the Little Dog! tittle Dog quickly. ly waol 5 ssi reas my ae cReN over to Ruth ACCIDENT BUT FOR SOME REASON OR | 'Poleon Jerked the man off his! Lnupativeg rd “Only one vote for It,” said Mis | |. 4 ‘J | RAMA. he BPS 1 D | teat, then Nake hints daldaiae: ic be Aye'a sans ‘no's,’ pie 0 apente poll Dodge Yow will the a ie at ull, 1 ein going ts aivo Buckie shortly, tug at anny As OTHER GOT “THE DRIVERS NUMBER WRONG! i at oice was hoarse | UP” sald Mister Corn Doc “Per ' Maiwal dave ho, 2 « Jal excuse for not writing to sure that before I go, I will take with Acust aad Hac hoarse | onally I am Ea if Maa srraueutedtan the other, High omeon for i long, te, but in my all eS you from our IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE SPEEDER CAR- "dati outt Beat itt. Byr Gar! “Nor 1,” sald the Nddle Did-| inks Landers loudl: jease I rue. have been so secret hiding place and put them aln't ft for euch ‘dasant a you dle Cat mt was plain that Piseedy but the) busy lately that I really have had in my safety deposit box down at RIED TWO SETS OF LICENSE PLATES splk wit’ her again, I tear you intwo| “Nor 1,’ said Puss-in-Boots, Little Dog wanted to chaso cats, |80 thme to send you tho letter I the bank, piece!” "Nor 1," sald tho Cat-WhoHad-| “gy they decided to have a peanut] Wanted to send and any other kind) Ona of the reasons I have beans ©1925 BY NEA SERVICE, INC.) Turning to Rouletta ho patd:| Been-to-London. Lin inmend: would be perfectly futile. | 80 busy lntely Js that for the last "Mam'selle, you lookin’ for your} “What do you mean by ‘eyer’ and (To Bo Continued.) Secondly, I really have been afraid /two weeks Jack's mother has been after 1 grow old I will think that) mony little disagreements and HOW eh? noses'?” asked Nancy. wh *} Copyriant, 1926, N. B.A. Herylee, Inc.) | that John's mother would find tho) trying to rua the children, She More yoars give mo a superiority | that we are quite content it seem anny’ gon—gone— Dad, ho's ed bei Celia bradley whereabouts of our t drawer, | hos succeeded tn antagonizing Han- over all young people, I am sure|too bad to have an old womflt leas 0 ise fighting it 1s ih eee foray et Lega ai Cis ANGE Unde Ce tt A ied al Almost made out little Jack that Jack’s mother has never had | iike his mother make us all a | 1t was "Poloon's tym to take the| ‘If not, your education haa been d | ‘ id RE ame Wie CRE A Har to his father. 1 finally had the experiences In Ite that 1 have| trouble, 1 expect, however th irl by the shoulders and wheol her | neglected," LETTER FROM A PRAM wots. any’ dattora to | bait OAPHIOH GeRinGamarenta tell Mrs, Pros: and yet sho will not for ono mo-| nll mortals have to have somethitt cHotit Loves Heel apt eGR Aeon Aa Ha, ha, haf" taughed the Clown} GOTT TO THE Li BEATA True al at ocala eter | oer MM Mia uA atay, tion ti nt Blvo mo the benefit of alto worry thom on this ont lA moment later he led her back into|“You're all talking about different QUISK, CARE THE on ADMD Gag mi pATRLIG ’ eae Roa ty it. Of course, it Yep it comes to something | not, they would bo too happy the saloon. things, Mister Corn Dodger in| DRAWER | Whon 1 havo found Are, Press| and etter she h ene Bee TINO ee oe ey supeTmenE [ever reaelt tor theayent It was the bartender who made| speaking about ‘Aye's and No's| Havo you missed mo, dear little|cott seated here, sho has mado the | tible ton Fis-lhitilg vehasseaccthe te | Noah j (Copyright, 4 ‘the Seattle BIE plain the facts: “She ain't been tolthat moan Yes' and ‘d ‘Ayo'|wocrat confidant? I havo missed excung that she had come to my | hor Usuit taociee ee she Tesorted to! Only to you, Little Marquise, wn Ny bed at all, Frenchy. She's been up means ‘Yes! and ‘Not moann ‘No.|you very, very much, Rolng able| yitine roc tw wou me abet won| oe Ue taeticn 0 Walldng out of /T make the terrible confession that} TOMORROW—Letter from Leslie ‘aii night, ridin’ herd on old Sams And Nancy means the eyes we seo'to talk to you means so much to (hing quite important and not tind. ‘ m Ko & tragieal queen, T wish Jobn were an orphan, You! Prescott to the Little Marquis Se & wonder, “Littio) Marquise, if|know that he and 1 have had solearo The Secret Drawers : 4 with a laugh: | ALESMAN $AM AS oh | | BY MARTIN BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES ye {WARY ARE YOU DOING TH ALL THOSE BLANKE — : NAW (M4 PUTTIN Con, THAS WHAT 1 SAY - WHERE ARE You ‘ ( ou? DUNNO ~ 1 * WE >" || THESE DOWN SOS oko, 18S Go VeERD 6oINe vo ee WAT ANN.(TS "Too ] ARE Vou? ES 100%. ARE YOU GOING TO SIKEP || Winery | FALL OUT DINGED Muci TROUBLE SLEEPIN ON IW SOFA —y— KINDA CROWTED DOEGN'T 1T sm are TONIONT, DEAR? ia OW JHE FLOOR 2 |) Vil LAND ony | Some a | et) | nat] | FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS BY BLOSSER | ENEQYMUNG IS QUIET AbRE! HERE! Now / f) roany i| AND StOGNE “2 ape Sine ) BOYS, LETS SEE IF WE ) | } ARGYMEAT!! "TAIN | | ‘So seoces 5 ) CANT SEINE THIS LULL] |] Ao ARGyMENT! Were | Hu chance? SCRAP PeAceagiy~ ) | MAD ENOUGH To FIGHT | ig ances TUE ARGUMENT f | ABOUT | SN LS AK’ TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE THE F mA ARGYMEAT. ieee Fes, ree I> <4 Ny ety (My Ao i \WHY THE EXTRA HALF CENT? LGUESS LLL Shey TAKE FOUR (7 Gmme& \ | HERE Yoo HALF DOZEN) ) L _ ARe- pacer: A EIGHT CE ee — ¥/ No-THEYRE ) ) FIFTEEN CENTS A Ny Ss ows) M’DUFFER, THE GOLFER Kirby He t Doret nice fad: breath oath sh “l % got! Ho's drinkin’, understand? | an 1 to get some place for her ong about midnight, but FLAPPER FANNY says | ‘un dre aa n't any. She's been nettin'} “Oh, he ain't exactly to blame. iy ongside of the stove for the| He's on a bender—iike to of killed last few hours and I been sort of}a feller in here body’d ought ‘ | keepin’ an eyo on her for Sam's} to take care of this ¢i | he sobers Youve sake,"* up.” (To Be Continued) PLAYED WITH MIKE oO 0u88, TELL ME— WHATS THE:/ STRONGEST: PART OF |% HEY, | GOT YER NUMBER PRES 2