The evening world. Newspaper, September 25, 1914, Page 19

* The Evening World Daily Magazine. Friday, September 25, 1914 THE NON-COMBATANT = ““.c0xcx'e"" — By Robert Minor] ssesteerscenssesscasscensonae in THE EVENING WORLD LAHOMA) s By John Breckenridge Etlis Bi This Book on the Stands Will Cost You $1.25. Yon Get Iter 6 BG i+ DDDOOOO9OHHHIHHDGHHGDHOGDHOVOHHHHHHSHODHHHODOGSGO4 7 D BBOOQDOODHHODHODOIAL MISS WEALTHY | —DEPUTY SHERIFF — 8 A Story of Love, Law and a Kitchen Stove By ELIZABETH NEFF (epeetes, 1012, by Freteres A. tote Co.) oo 9 , : 4 iment to—to—have It out until two s'pose, Mr. Doe? Stayin’ here, are Orxorss oF Li dpeog NO CHAPTEIS. "Jest goin’ for a litle row down to ¢ ne f : days fa gd 1 landed hate, _ she ba 4 See {ted afai “3 - ‘ ‘. A i ‘ | promi to go for a ive with mo john am! again, wisttulty, — bah ho eS Said reluctaney, : : ; and traced myseit to know. the “Yes, I'm spending the summer here 7 -hm. You'll want # lunch put 7 iF y ‘ . 4 worst. I had about as desperate & Pleasant place for that.” up,” inferred the ever-provident. i 4 . 8 & man ever had. I “Yes, yes, it is. Well, I'll see you” %y, ¥ “No, no; we'll not be gone over an! . : - ry : eaceieere y ter on. naa eee we wie eway. al as ra i hall 5 i . $ r niy afraid I've ret bre in* toe tel eter HOWE. We'll go with the current,” he : wood. And if T have’ young man exclaimed, “Get the lans pf protested. ) f He shook hin hea tern, Moses, and we'll bunt up ‘allies “No tellin’ what might happen to Fe 3 bent to his oars. He was rowing up- things of mine quick! I'll be few father you-all, though,” she persisted, und stream. Tho old man waited than glad to get them back.” Ty cagried Nar point, “* x : , 5 before speaking and hin vol Moses led the way to the bera. ' ; : f f 4 ’ - soft and kind when he did reply. tlously, burrowed hoad first into ag eee eee brought over bi t 4 7 J You're net goin’ to give up with- hey and produced a pair of hair ~ Be te eae enn, Roe tomar : % out tryin’, are you? A man that brushes, a pipe and a box of # radiant grin that she must . don’t foller up a girl like her—well, he and two or three handkerchiefa, _ expect them to be shipwrecked on oe M *t much of 1 And—there — “iuut where's the rest of the things? er ¢ ‘ ain't many things wuss in thia world Where's that—Li alg ‘ . \ than to make a mistake ia roatle Gps : oad \¢ ia ivi 5 cheek the next minute when He r- (at haa 00, tur that one is forever and forever breathed ‘a’ deep exctas membered Ut ho was not ut liverty } MALE aS Ag 3 lak ik AP ‘ate Bale tiacs.. : 4 . ) f. Y forever with me and for- nity as she mended \ 3 3 i i don’t know how to—to equare {and handed his} . a : a reat are all,” sobbed Mosss, tches after him. She shoved then j ay . / “I hope she didn't eay ‘No’ when gaging of off and stood wistfally looking atter | you went bugsy ridin’. the craft as It skimmed lightly down, 4 ¢ low, tell me where you’ did tie a “No, we never went. About half an the You kaow 7 B. the iridescent tide. d a“ . our before the time she called bout that. bom yer j “Whatever put that notion into pa’s \ ; oe yt ost ane of sawdust in ay up td say that she couldn't that ” head? I meant to row that boy down ; { f?,> go cellar. - but if 1 would come up m+ y myself and sive him a ood start.” sho; ' 7 2 q ? the evening ane, would ‘explain, poit™: of Til show you-all ao t hs lo walk ye! -° = - ( . f 1 was terribly pointed. m6 ~ ‘i Tore: Cada o thing ready ; : ; = 5 thing always had happened; BUt Of jowed Mosea te the cote. near fal, iin q course t said 1 was all right & 4 that a box of sawdust there, sure ei . ca 7 b vole “a " , 1 would come 4p in the evening. e Yay Uke being sheriff2" 1 never mistrusted he'd think ef It | \ "Bee, ‘ R : other fellow rushed through his work jeg fe°pi0e round in it he found The old man stretched Mod if he don't I'lt—manage it some- | 3 - @ as to leave at closing time and himself, while a queer "°<\: ’ smile lifted his mounen, followed the two figures with, ae F ; fee eve waiins os uth bee Ge ‘When he was’ ready to oo im the affection in her eyes, there 4 was always hinting at something of gy, wi and by _the corners, being no one to note it, until the sali . ; the sort to bother me, ao I paid BO fall retuned: ten tne hens nee oan't say I like it, jest; but if WAS but a purple siadow In the golden Attention. 1 even did some of BIO Greenbriar was proud @idn't take it somebody cise would Ist that rolled in from the west 3 work for him, eearch with such “4 have The house was 'y still at that . ‘ “Phen he drove round by the-the | a minutencss ¢! to—end he might ‘rest people hour of the late. summer natn ‘ - F lage where we worked—with har in Zed BO yet got himself off his esty Whe, without wivin' ‘em time to When the vivid, throbbing life of ma. thevery rig that 1 had engaged— "rm. Wealthy gave John Doe f Mak tt ov 2 ture is folding Rsett om thi the very rig suppor, which she had kept hot; 4 over. You wouldn't think (ute; to reat, when the { there was only one good one in town. She atiowed hitem fer the hear ai Row much responsibility a aber han PeMtiBe and lowing, tho sleepy’ twitter. | “x - They both looked for my window and a Mew, theres the Btoren \ ing and : the thin trilling merely ac- 4 spoke to me, and that was enough! fol rakers, nice Hiertte he exquisite repose. Wealthy 4 " ‘ could have killed him on the spot! [ ka, all but their tempers, It's been [isered at the gate on her way in, : ‘ 4 s never was so mad in my life. Bo I Bard to keep ‘em together for the last : " SO al i ARR it hy : now that 1 o1 y ive years, but it wouldn't do to break . What if should—how 4 q i 4 ‘ “ her explanation—though I can't ima, ad long ™p them children, First Polly comes !0Mely would be the forest, how crucl 4 i ine what it could be, And—I don’, Gilet and he want to bed. He nd awears she'll have Wash up for {2 forks to his lamo leg!” She court Ns . know what to say to her—about the Rothing more unth the J Besault an Franny oot bear to think of it. She turne 4 whole thing—but w—I've got for breakfast wakened fj and batte turned i ry, and then Wash'll toward the house suddenly and ‘went ; to win out—just got to!” Joined the two men in the yard, | Some and ‘low he's goin’ to leave Found to scold Moses und set hima ‘ i Alm-bm, f junsio—eort of, Where they were | at Gree Folly for good. 1 go down to soo "NeW task by way of diversion Yea, that is right eS ee te Nee Dee Aout it and take a turkey and Polly ,)_¥oUs Moves," she called. through ; - about 1 ad bin ‘wich deterence ts it up tine and they invit the shrubbery in di : as you do. Now, you write and tell @ome fricnds and drens up and git ir BAFVERt apple tree. “yout OF the : her to-morrow jest what you've told "I' af a humor and everything goes a "came in a queer, smoth: me and mail it sure this tim T hasin’ robbers,” — it for quite a spell. ered sound to her, but not from that reckon that's the right thing to do.” he ed. “He don’t go to work ~ explatn: re both all right, only Quarter. The: ere nearing Whippleto do, Then theres inns ‘rem _ She followed the call to the wood- chine after it went pantin’ by the sounds from the woodshed. “T've decided John Doe struck something with his ust Foes on a spree every ones *8&d. stopping on the threshold wigs schoolhouse like a shot out of acan- “Never mistrusted what it 1 to add somethi foot; it was the huge luncheon bas- ff @ while, and we have an awful °& Usual exclamation. table. Set a non, wed I'd come in and re- next day, when it was missin’. eald, kot that had been filled for the: to keep his mother from tindin’ tnd!" she cried. “On, my @!!_ your folk port to tho Sheriff-and tell him how “I should think you'd ought to of “You can set right down to the _ ‘tT wonder if Mother Wealthy didn’t Mt out. You know Mis’ Turnipseed is #04!" | =f “My oldest girl's got a beau—only well I done. Look here!” ketohed that feller ‘long ‘fore this. counter now and write it if you like. Want us to eat this before we got for woman's rights, and she would ,/f, Wealthy had known how she Complaint I've got to grumble at, He produced en He's had time to get to Africa.” There'll be time enough and it won't home. It would save her the trouble out Ko craay if she knew it, [/84t have laughed at the spectacie YC!’ it's one can't be cured, I tell from his coat pocket and opened its ‘Don't you worry. I'll get him yet, go till to-morrow night if you don't,” Of, setting supper to-night, wouldn't Hmamy'll settle down after a while Of, nef Man-servant, for he looked Luanna May she can't take and git flaps with tantalising deliberation. mebbe sooner than you expect. What proffered the woman kindiy, and the !¢? i Wii ! behave himaelt, if we only keep Uk® One of the ‘mythical creatures Married ‘thout she up and finds me a Wealthy hung on the edge of the slip- time did you say you had supper?” Sheriff added urgently: “Yes, you kin , "OR. 1 don't know. Wealthy makes ! And you've is ‘mother from fndin’ our” mck WhO have a human body topped with Wife. pery sofa and watched Dreathiessly. “Tl have it in ‘bout an hour, or write it here jeat as woll as any- Terself Jest about so much work all nearly got him? Well, that’s bad tured in nigh about every school. &Ne8d selected at will from a menag- “You don’t say! That sure would . “These here is'my clues, Here,” he mebbe later. You never can count on res.” the time, aayvey, Let's see what the poor fellow, but it’s fine for you! Rites “long the river. ‘Theres a ma » Moses had forced his head into leave you in a bad fix,” and Wealthy’s took out a corner of very dry cheese Pa when he goes off anywhere. But ‘Thank you, no. I'll write it over Sh¢'s siven us.” He opened the bulky John Doe's polite though mild eur- Beard John Bo Gough on n long-lost’ yellow satchel and energetic mind immediately began to with a dentate scallop cut.evenly out you come round ‘bout dark.” I'm ready to go now, Capt. Parcel, “But it ain't cooked! She priso was honey and wine to the “Yes, I bave. Jest walk in, Green. mous wallet nt could not get “it off. its strong lst the unmarried women of the of it, “his bite. Got it from a woman, The caller lingered. Wealthy edged p. if you are.” must ‘a’ meait us to camp out and constable. x folder See Deis springs, clasped round “his neck ‘and Valley in his behalf. name of Painter, on the Rocky Ford him along off the porch and then led | “Why” yee butld a fire. Raw ham and bagon, 8, yes, indeed, I've tracked him ground coffer, bread in the loaf—and by e@lty—a real city and see the sights?” enough for a week! No, we'll “My—land—o' Goshen!" a cal pes yp rth debe re Wealthy in ber eyane tone, saseen ay ie L don't tke Te tenes She was highly indignant, “So that's She could not give proper time road that sold him some bread and him out of the gate by going to see There was disappointment in the tho subject, however, for Greenbriar butter and home-made cheese that his span of sorrel horses. He climbed whole figure of the sheriff. He moved Sion biws we're oe nigh bad be was the constable of Samantha, and he et as he rode along. into the buckboard, while she scanned pejuctantly out upon the platform a hot supper. Then you might have bri mere ites Sat that precise moment Moses was Wealthy thought with a sinking the river anxlously. /No skiff was i and looked up and down at the eal timn to write that letter yet to-night.” bas of un the door. Jays been such a lot goin’ on when "a" knowed Mego ee ae tgRe Sitting In the woodshed with a long- heart of the beautiful white teeth sieht. Thon she went out to caution toped line of hills beyond the green “hr 10 wi! COrtninly. write it tecmient we my might to give you an I've peen there thac it make ritenint i Bo vs, What under the sought bag immovably fixed on his that showed in her boy's amile. Moses to keep asllent, as there Wa8 & tevels of the valley. mor ain: lm the arrern pte ranting Soien early start and now you'll have to” q Mey ues, te raclinvota cae Thee wen Ta gat You Toot yourself head, while her father was likely to Greenbriar carefully folded the relic Man in town who would carry him off “““orhere ain't no call to hurry. You por dis in the attempt.” replied come quick, Pa, hadn't you better and the roarin’. Kindo’ ke , Met emaway for? return in an hour with a guest whose in a bit of paper and returned it, tak. !f he caught him; and Moses gureled might take a little walk aad—kind o° ’ room hitch them hosses into his wagon ~ , ‘ bY 4 to him and shook him. presence in her house Wealthy would ing out another very small package. ® Promise through a mouthful of pie. jhink it_over,” he sugested, “Meb- 107, doubt. while he eats’ ee ie Nee nae te roams {tid not dare to move, even find it hard to explain. She was "“Cluenumber two. Set down by the scoenoreeneese he that letter will do as well as any, , Trex, “are rounding the point now. | "No, that’s my job. You go to on the hot streets, and mis'= fled tors Mone eoain® 1 mul neither quick nor versatile, but she run near Burridge's crossin’ and read CHAPTER XVI. xegin’ how long it's took you to write § towel frantically at. theme The kfast and I'll manage to get them ole women pickin’ up rags, that "II would not allow officlal integrity & a letter. Tore it all to pieces and V Thin I ° sheriff beached the boat and sprang Ditched up somehow,” insisted the Demin take ng pecnins car eon ae lly to see if it would en ger b beloved patient. Green- throwed it in the run. Got these here ery ice. boy shook his pead and 61; ' your heen ae hase all: » I never seo a thing in the — “l'm-hm, you did, did You? Now, DrAr Was rumbling along, steady 1 winningly. “Why, Weslthy, whate the mat- ere ain’t no sech hurry as lint train, when she became con- hank. Can't make nothing of them { < 00 id ¢ * hod?” ME OF BIS SMACOU TSS SERIR: only a word now and then. Looks * rh ; Body CitsciAt eiecintitnet Grae. iets “Yes, ay I was tellin’ you a bit ago, Ike his own writin’. Show's the toad taken the oars himself, Hon you think ‘welll keep Mother Companies to come ashore in his own You all about the way I done, It." 1. te soramble for ough to eat Pon ere, ene I was in the middle of hayin’ he took. Glue number three: Hand- though he scarcely dipped Wealthy walting If we atay any “NG Vk) Greenbriar was waiting for John Dos, day, Nobody has n minute to know what you did. wit the tetnge when it happened.” kerchlef he cleaned his cogs with. them. They drifted with longer? it's up-atream going BACK jro'y got a lot of clues from the bank ,¥o#.,1've tracked him like a moods and pass the'time o'day—no, the t in ite 6 “Ho laughed a big mirthless guffaw, Letter Hin the corner. Now, the the current, allently at first, then the @nd I'm going to row, robbery, I told him about the thrge Bound right Up to Bere, right up te n awful lonesome place. Gone hide ‘om in, de bahn, MUceziNg himself into tho horsehair beauty of these clues im that’ if T og man continued bis talk as though The lon aummer twilight was fall- fellers that aald they done ft, but hes the sheriff's Bouse. | Queer G Must be onheaithy, too, #4 comb and bresh an’ some Tecker instead of the straight-backed hadn't had ‘em I never would have iho. nad heen no break’ sl he Wz ae they started back, facing a tracked man clar up to— ot by no} two buryin's in one day E hen’kerchers. I'l git ‘em for you hich ho was always slid- knowed that he got lost and a A since the velvet soft breeze sweet with the nigh about our house; and he's that Mere at Sort there, It's an awful dreary sure, Mixx Welty, “You git dis yor Wealthy relaxed nota sin- nigh twelve miles ont of his wa earlier afternoon. breath of a thousand fields that ruf- Keen over it that hell—welh hes line fellow was ‘ muscle, Her heart was following stayed all night down by the camp- “yes, it hurts a body that's lived a the tinted water, The sunset to nab you-all if he can’t find nobody |“ never saw him myself. ‘ou're buttin’ ‘yinat the shift that might by this time be meetin’ ground with a man name of iony time to see young folka cuttin’ in @ canopy of many colored gige busy on my farm all the spring rit and pull it off if turned homeward to the grip of des- Jones, Whitfield Jones. If I'd started “a young e thing the hills in rose mist "oy you don't my!" exelaimed haven't been into town much, ise not to git into no more Uy. She was wondering@ow to bar- off promiscuous the minute they sent their feet on the same sharp stones velling the river, Hut for once yor fat} regretfully. “Where's he Bot havin’ business at the bank . I'm going to write one to- protested the sleuth. “We to enjoy, jest Alls and walls I reckon you want to see lf it'll come out with als charge he had night and send ik‘ eere, this time. ter?” he asked in alarm, leaving his take time to eat and I'd like to pieces that blowed over on the other W HEN the sheriff had started ‘Haven't you any poor people here, Gapt. Pergeilis?” “Not now. rybody in Whipply’s wall : ne ieade he : . ‘kin’ »st_on the Sheriff, Me did i cr saw him, They said he was” has room to turn round in an’ room ef for three devs. Think you. Meade her fortress, for me I'd like as not went in the and stickin’ in the same bogs as was lost on stoppin’? Down to his sister Maga?” Mev! 4 ion And the all can hold out that long?" “Ain't you caught that man yit?” wrong direction entirely. But talkin’ there when we went that way. Pity | Heer cut Defies “Not much he ain't. He's stoppin’ Might good lookin’, though: = yeenaaig ap. "Yae'n,” { Moses contritely. she snapped reproachfully, with folks about him and pickin’ UP we couldn't pase the word along. It's water : At our house, comin’ back to supper feller, like. “Bout your build, F a . of God out here. Yes, we did “i'm gwan be a good boy now. I ‘I was jest tellin’ you how busy from one and another tat had saw gi “Ain't you ‘fraid, mebbe, she'll tak y min Now, Pa, Greenbriar’s %¥, though he yasn't lame, oa pore famity here a year or two BWaN be your ‘house Mah ma hayin' 1 w: ! had a wonderful him or give him a drink of water I 4n awful pity up with some other feller, not hearin’ ech «—fool, he might take and thing the Hteral fy t.” smiled the nae y was on the town, Old man She done larn me dy crop this year and ft looked Uke rain knew his track pretty well before I John Doe looked up with his frank nothin’ from you?" he hinted gency, lke as if- ony young feller travellin’ should tmagine not,” sen! “Ms very thing he hold of down | * } ad ta Bear it aco) ad Wealthy, all that y ‘i Go 1 thing 4 wetted. started, ane and Soother ei, hi smile. There was no answer for a long long the road that day dot ts He OR sthy met them at the door, jane; he drank like a whale, taking hold of wat gear and though, because by the end of the they heard his engine go bustin’ by. ae ‘i time, The burst forth impetu- #aid—Greenbriar did—that he'd trac ath 3 Ga and the chillern were put wck and forth, scolding k everybody else was through Thet way I've traced up to this point. es, it is a plty—for the young, Then it burst forth tinpet declaré to goodness, I reckon the robber clear to our house. Now, | Bho has If he's soch a fool as that—no tellin’ JWI have to go down to Dil Q hear him pass but—your life's like your hat—nobody “That's just the trouble! @ fool of what he might do.” Morya and sah her whether (3 else's will fit you.” done It now—and [ ma ‘thered in town and Now, when did you nd I got a Jot of clues. your house, Wealthy jt gt good homes, so there ain't any © the time pore folks here now, not sufferin’ yet Moses meee. oF you might a6y. No, not-now.” eg Vout; that was Monday “Never heard him pass my house Hy shook his head regretfully as he Myself! J can't explaln—every Une "Both glanced openly in their appre. = cake she wants me to bake for the John Doe gave a quick toss of his 1 head roan hoss fell lame first g¢ “Qu.” averred Wealthy truthfully, watched the ripples widen into rain. | UY it wets more tangled; and every hension at John Doo limping slowly but mebbe she's changed her mind.” fiend and turned jn a flash upon his hw! plen taorbin’ wud T had to go back after “tre never got by here. You've lost day of delay makes it worse, L—don‘t the steep bank. je Coke a bit 1 Companion. would pot the sorrel span. Now, I'm the sort your trail, Greenbriar, Better go back bow-colored curves from the keel. know what todo. Here lam—a crip- "I told him about the three that ohn Dee. a ie ented “For heaven BO avi ay to eee eta aid you of man that, don f take fra and blow nd start over again, Besides, didn’t | “tiut there's ue things that never ple—and—a—a Ho could not fine owned In’ it but he didn’t take yaeennge? || &% ” the city again, ni m0 mtay EXO BY tO Work Ong wit it on? de. myself ail out tho firs ing, but \ou-all hear of the three fellers that can be undone, And about the wust ish no interest. Pity he can't get clues (%& ;ound. me Stor night! Don't you ever do it! juse Mmuiied Wealthy after ton minutes of when [do get on a it's done [restdd and kep' over night that of them ix—missin’ your right m TUE any KING Af WONT! wUlibe hols’ on tare tesa ai eeematt Pity fo god ae Pie ba out tn this valley forever!” unsuccessful twisting and pulling, | thorouxh; you can bet your boot owned upto doin’ it? Teouldn't man- If you git the girl that's made for ter {eq none at all, You know wome ™f wishelt puts 4 wody ike me ne eats S toik ta. saan GH BE, ti Sue vatiey forever a Jest rammed and rammed twell on thot, 1 heard abon CAP'N ago go many lonehanded, so they not much” else to Ko is Kind of techy, not bein’ wrote hard piace cometimercwhen young S200 seler to to, pave atten tee iam "t know why 1 shouldn't, And "!\!' he Hons went in mauick and his p settin out t0 nest took and ‘seaped,”* Don't lowe no chance of her. to," folks only needa a chance to make bd appreciates what @ iy a ‘ealthy, why you can't Kit her off Neckar Leh ( the robber and up ell, (hat ““oNow, you don't say!" Greenbriar’s She'll w or she'll underst OW “Yes, a he has o to be, 1 good.” : A o & day, not even fo sew her Aunt PA Hits home, Hell turn ing init me. OF et the cap i UP complacency fell off Mke a veil happe and At 4de ought to My evens tnbaabaeaba F Wealthy was threshing her brata p but don't brated ort, the ata ‘ Then we kin help our 't,l!ke enough: : vad 1s out nights IS wWwhich way did they go, Wealthy?" Now, Wealthy and WO nai sho would explain—but I went of for an expedient to keep John Doe tall day.” explain aby “y ab uld Far aUy oars Mine Welty aion him. but 1 certainly “wttnariver, Um-hm, you'd | better nothin’ purtielar to WOFTY Tike « fooland now 1 would give my ut of the house, Ho came Up and peciecer’ 2 wien you success.” A c yo zit a appl horough. alked with 4) 7" i ” n« would j be the pride bend tonto my w ‘ ptitel ‘ me? Faln't had one for that come in and found HEREIN ind Ong clue eto work 0 help some young Mad toto make jy right’ eared on hie crutch with the af had luck to the robber! I ree you 1 htless, here we are, Wealthy and "tS pout (the younE i and hunt ’em down?” PARee | hing—that went all your fault i didn't’ know whether te com A a sag ln WM that,” shouted). J "to inake it good and | "I ekon 1 could out was a was right smart tired when he “!enk. We'd Just love to, perfect, Under back or n Your lunch was almost ‘ “Can't miss it ed sam on the right road. And never Wealthy aympathetically Td never sete i John Doe had been guaing at the er ne . Greenbriar, “Can't miss it when you 9 Re ODL Pee DR ew TPR but f reckon’ te yt havin’ any bu Then [ reckon he don't ity in their ovening splendor, Ho Standing that emanated @ hint to stay away. If you'd Just put goat a thing the right way.” jee mo questions. i bleed i ain. i b know new way of huntin’ clues , f from the shorif! waa irresistible, Be in a blanket and a kettle I'd hi pM hn fo Bhd John Doe had averted his earnest De 4 a” cooky, too t bank at this time o' year, He inst Pa’s ruther old- turned “quickly with a blending of John Doe bad had enough of hye, sure you wanted me to keep ng face during this last, He did He dit and he hon Ww althy, © there only this sein aod he Pen is he eckver higed WOMEN murprise and appreciation in an thunahis Rothe Ge covbhng, he “oked CHAPTER XVII. ve for @ long moment, Then After a litte me at twats et eR } of a clue, He wouldn't know the good pis Spee t's—a girl that came home with "“1"recKon you sow upestream faster Hihted his eyes to the Kind ones Ins, to the mena nn Gare, eye ON ih peared Nhe be bi of one if It come and It on his shoul- y.7c0ud never have belleved. If I my sister from school for v4 tenes EN EON FO, PRLERE SOLE Willis Hunter. ould not return the glance and Up the task and went her way, Nhe took the town as well ax the bank Of hadnit Keown, that Deane could be F from Here WGN HMO L NC tad ite tour teoCns at datas T was a rather long walle BETEIY, WB MEGS a ae eS ee, Me td the place whats Macks Oruottn daughter-sou krow Orcott — Gresnbriat bad! wot eai fares the os fou wid dese aainar Wenlthy hae s isforent—she'a the ahe's not 4 in time to eat. Say,” she added as for « lame maa, and Joba” Sate was ehpther long pause, then i them Momes nd his wite is i California, this hall and picked up fis hat, swelling jen,” ‘I've heen. in to ta NIN Te any Oe ent vell you, He WAS turning toward the “house, Dee aia net hay, See ‘Sheriff stood up and said’ very kin sort of pasa the time summer--tho president of the bank. With tmportance. things over with you a little bit— Shi oe Dee inan wuessing ail Fixer a} wish you'd - if you-el) a bs mafied his letter at last on estar: argiie home, You hin ale “Wall, Téa @hale hoa tinen bangin! Well, I must look after them. well, I will In a day or two, 1 sup. Ape Revbe 4 mats Busmelny all Piel, Moses out o° trouble. ‘s woodshed ina pickle. The poor little the way back and came out of 9 tells vei "e About what time do you have supper, jo teller—ever since Abo! P feller can't lay down good till he git# post-office im time to meet one q ‘4s nothing to do new but « \igethar, Wealthy? I'll go down to the landin Ay n't you reckon it would tobers I haven't. writ- ed idea to row down to Hardsc Lucky raund her he 1 don't Was little vounes! flowers that come out early In the spring, shy and sweet and fine~and rn eee hy H tine ao It 1 ratty 1 soe what T hin pich uy re my people vet, his head out. ‘They Js a strangg Man beige for whom the entire voting and that letter, now ” ead iia tanita urse jt broke Joe up pretty bad 4 2 hard to find a . at -night n't A wrote it? They've got a new post- on p wo ¥OU did N this feller come with his fine. Aout your niet 0 yore 808 tg ai ? "Twas at home, then, und T wrote RORIAT Le eAk’ SOBs T cant of Whippleton was waiting at that leton, 0 Mea nateurae ane a very nice trip so far; stopped with old house while 8 lk Store and post Oe ae inane my position pathorinen Tac awrnlly Se ad sleuth arrive, for he knew that Ris no use now,” said John Dor, of the old knocker > aha dontb aay ny " Seems herand fiends T hadn't visited for yoars. office, and six scattered dwellings, POG 4 Pant have found something for me to do. own breakfast was awaiting him at himeelf to his feet. “I was formal ag to gnier by this process was » was out buggyeritin’® the Now, like as not, my young man met The postmistress seemed to be the - » pla Ot lant. rf ied ; Ing the fat white house, and that woh an‘ ingernal fool—such @ an event. Abs. slipped off her ging: noon of tho robbery, Well yy Up With a gang and they all went off only person in charge of the hamlet i with her, “Do you know I'm going the . hee infernal fool, thati never ham apron and hurried through. A what I started in to tell; it a together. Likely that's the om you when they drew up to the wharf She ji), decent t@ try a cane to-morrow? I'm get- priar was @ talking machin a @an equare myself now, and yet, I'm large man in a frock cout and wide- the way Is dida't hear him go by. That's a pretty obligingly came down and pulled y enough, Uns well no fast brash. warned Whom be could not easily escape. I wen premer Soa] past can't ve brimmed hat stood ah tho trop} ne oh WV do you think I done cipar onde, aint Ue avairaanunell at the mt ha fa woman with a thet her father, In Wen Asay 00, BAM” RATHOG wan even ae. @ Dean 4 ould atm} me to give and extended a thick, freckled hand on a trot without g is yet knot of mray ha : A a : Be eased ng! A, : ¥ Yen tet us Tew down to the next to her } he went nor nothin’—t him. 4 friend of imine, we were madly was weakening with every aley to the buckboard to finish an zy linge and mail that miserable letter, How d'ye do, Wealthy? f, when the cua- Méaven knows what I wrote! ye? How do you com 2 he | ' . quired with a certain ami import- in. Mot up with men [ hadn't seen gin couldn't a sent by Bouse tren ex i , tts iad the ad ance that was not lost upon her. in twenty year. 1 found out from and down @ landin’ withow + se e" Pr age nes ease CHAPTER xv. ie ain't Greenbriar Watkin them clan. way be went I could somebody hearin’ | “All right. I've Just tled the mail. while | was a stranger to everybady, the sleuth had ne geen the mi until John Doo wan tap The tening N ‘a’ t No, indeed, It's ol ow, ‘or the down boat, but I'll put tt her think the whole town took he Was seeking, Hot on the Trail. Well, No, 1 ain't nothin’ almost ‘a’ made a map of his road, ‘No, indeed, It's clear now i T rather thin! e u he took. Hous of each other and hated each MT iy you acquainted with our minable atory that he had beem other like murder and watched each ginning at every opportunity ‘ , friem?, Mr. Doe, Greenbria: sald other like hawks. tle had the ad- wealthy, suddenly remembering that morning. The othere gathered stayed round town that wdéek and reckon that's what you have to Iked to the farmers as they come find out,” she sald. "Th: tat * track y queerest thing about it all is that Hud r And the girl—well, she is @ ‘m glad to know you, sir,” said APTAIN PERGELLIS meant Hod) q veasougea (ee hin tiple dead ite wae and Ive sone ii tee Shater saw Nim put the money Into large store box on the counter Sphins. 1 hope he never got apy John Doe with amused smile, pf to embark secretly, but be- q ion. “How's things down tracked him every step of the way Mas <2 er he ther bag, Fee was Ginidded lata 9. dose pipeon bias, more out of bee than aid=ton feriug his hi to have " ‘ bag . Weal righ! to “Then why didn’ et on at the From this she tled and since I’ Sted maairge be ne ly al door eet Mind out tiie?" together and held out her for at 1 dow baller he ele pe