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Sr ey es wip cant A: NEWER SR Raye RN teak i By ABI _THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1922, “TAINGILJZID Tr IDAI Ths: Conse { | . YWilliam Macleo Raive 6« pn °F “THE YUKON TRAIL’=THE TOWN ROUNDUP” : je| s | BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE BIG ou ETC fi ito the pain of sm 1 , CHAPTER II. ¢ Who Killed James Cunningham ? Faas oath and ure: telus «| WILD ROSE TAKES THE DUST. ’ - y the landing tside o hi ay to the es ‘ _. : rolled on down, announcer through a — — ‘ It NY ONE of ten persons mm, have been |], A ™ an coming upstate helped h megaphone trained on i as the slayer of James ¢ unningham, wealthy Avndtla up !.the mah waned Huey” LANE whe eae ‘ IIREE very important figures in the great Cunningham murder myste ' Denver promoter, In this first instalment Hull 1 t him, for t! Me doce ie baoitain 8 lystery, - Z . . ’ . ve wT 5 | wit him, for the moment} against th€ fence chatting with a ve been introdt + sp A <a18 t his fiancee, Phyllis; hi are introduced some of the characters in the drama [yyy Guan ac thin ereel AiG tte] Liehds turned round and took notice aha , re een oe ene Siew eRe cr , F ; : A i i ‘ a thin, el slit. ©] Most people en WI 5 “Le i ( iv icti 8 heir, James jr.; his other of mystery, the climax of which is not suspected shed the newcomer aatde, opened| the centre chtte wage seme Heid MacLeod Raine’s detective fiction masterpieces, iia : 4 eS > door of the apartment opposite,| ‘Through the gateway pa ‘ ; ) nephew; his Japanese until it comes with amazing suddenness and forec. went in, and slatted Ie after: hits [auth came. a wil ieenic ene Ae The usual mechanics of the detective story have been discarded in th { valet; his victim, Olson; Those readers who like to put facts together and The man who had assisted him tolteens. She was bareheaded, a cone ecital Of this tale. Start : , 7 : cp ; his partner, Hull; Hull’s make. deductions are going to have the mental di- |] 'i.cen RRB: macnn) Peay Bien fig: Teh th area t etaee Spciial OF BNE See See Ng SNES Ove te: Bese, for Whinh She ROE ee n I y slanting from the west, kis 7 i ; ‘4 i queer wife; “Wild Rose” version of their lives solving the problem the story “I judge Uncle James has been ex CHAP HAY wOT Hak aNac eee sense prepared, and yet the working out of the plot is as logical as the demon- 1 McLean; Kirby Lane, wes ercising,” he murmured before he parkling, Her skin was shell pink, : . * ' ij ic H y ie, ¢ presents, took the next flight of stairs amber clear. She walked as might stration of a problem in geometry. Hy cowboy, or the Mysteri- he chapters printed tovlay set the stage for On the door of apartment 12 was]a young Greek goddess in the dawn Tl . . saps : : 1 legend engraved on a calling card.| of the world, with the free mov he atmosphere of the story; the big West, with its straightforwar i i ous X the tragedy. ft said} ff one who loves the Le Ana ‘ 8 8 ne ! 0 loves the open | . * * . ° 1978 { The curtain is up and thé action is on. ‘ 5] the wind-awept plaio, et and elemental way of doing things, adds charm to the recital of a thrilling search form of h grand stand 9 nd-clapping swept Wild Rose acknowl- James Cunningham ee ———cu—g Ra Read this instal- for truth. Follow the story to its end. r4 ° ment and you will read all. ‘he wisitor uated the etectte bell Mace sninara: ttle a : : Cunningham opened to him it, And not only because she| save an involuntary howl of pain, but e " : CHAPTER |. He didtared some letter, cloned isi er a anoint : at co witt od eyeing UAE * the ye was a cllampion, They made over her| le clung to the rope snubbed round Peihie, atialgnt aed “HI ae tenes ILeie een Shar pIOuaTBe desk, and went down the street to usb “wn ss ho come n' per man said “Your elevator because of her slimne er bes the wicked hes a 80 ti y - = No pol ward the City Club, Ata florists he] soon. Til ive you two to come} runt so L walked up. On the was] the 1 pf daintiness a e fe The pune « was pushed and ited " ‘ ceo ee ee STHDPR M'LEAN brought the] stopped and ordered a box of Ameri-| throus wo days. If you don't--] I met a man going down. te + 1] rounded her, the Httle touches of shy | pulled over the exes. Wild Fire sab-| p,26e, Sits head Jerked forward as} Sy ili afternoon mail in to Cunning-|can Beauties to be sent to Miss] hl! sure enough will cough,” rather in a hurry." youth that still clung to her manner, | #iled, trembling, while bridle was ad-| (HoUsh It were on a hinge. The out-} 18 rose re ton eae ham. She put It on the desk] phyttis Harriman. With these he en-| Whatever else could be sald about] “A cheap biackthailer trying to hold] Other riders of her imight bel Justed and (aiddle slipped on, The) ™ Went sunfahing, ite forefest al- jot en y bee one Gossy Mid before him and stood waiting, | closed his card, a line of greeting} Cunningham he was no coward. He] me up. 1 threw him out.” rough, hoyden' or masculine, Wild] girl attended to the cinching herself. ee tee Sa LSS file Ae are She beuahodas Kee timidly, afraid to voice her] scrawled on it. met the raving man eye to eye Thought he looked put out." | Rose had the charm of her name. Bhe wan dreeded tn green) satin | eciencoe wren tt Gime tolall fouray et Tae the central ine demand for justice, yet too deaperate-|" "a poker game was on at the club| “f don't acute worth a cent, Hutl,[answered the younger man, smiling| Meanwhile the outiaw horse Wild] riding clothes. A beaded bolero] Sai". A series of jnrring bucks,| Couiine Tim! tie contest fom ly anaious to leave with it un-Jand Cunningham rat in, He inter. Get out. Pronto, And don't oome| politely. “I see you still believe in| Fire was claiming Its share of atten-| jacket fitted over a white silk blouse. | G20 ending with the-force of a pile} Poti & ata os panes: ranied 4 te wine, nolaing hia back unicss you want me to turn you| applying direct ener#y to difficulties." | tion. ‘The bronco was a noted bucker.| Her boots were of buckskin, silver-[¢rivet a8 Wild Fire's hoofs struck} Would now be resumed. He leaned back in his swivel chair, |teaving a pile of chips at the p over to the police for a blackmailing] “Ido. That's why I sent for you."|Every year it mado the circuit of the| spurred, With her hat on, at a dis.| Carey varied the programme, The his cold eyes challenging her. "Well.”| When he cashed in his winnings and | crook.” The promoter's cold eyes were in-' rodeos and only twice had a rider tance, one might have taken her for bade sai? At eet Babee CHAPTER Ill. i , righting herse FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP THE WORLD. rl In the reading-room rose went downstairs it was still e A lawyer he barked harshly. She was a young soft creature, very both the horse settled for the next leap. Pitching and bucking, the animal retty in a kittenish fashion, at sight of Cunningham. “Want to " A prices and telplest: It WAN Oh | usa vou a cininute” be paid, “Lets humped forward to the fence. HB less expert riders had % easy guess that unless fortune stood] go into the Red Room.” “Look out!" a judge yelled. weeded ont in the past her friend she was a predestined vic-| Hoe led the way to a small room fur- It was too late. The rider could not days. Only the champtons Y deflect her mount. Into the fence their respective sections tim to the world’s selfish love of] nished with a desk, still writing suppl ng suppl in the running. © went Wild Fire blindly and furiously. leasure. And fortune, with a cynl-]and a telephone, It was for the u ai smile, had stood aside and let her|of members who wanted to _ be The girl threw up her leg to keep it er another these lean, brow go her way. private. The lawyer shut the door from being jammed. Up went the|© pealole and bow-legged, cat “1 I... ™ A wave of “Afraid I've bad news for you, Cun- bronco again before Wild Rose could aes dragging theie saddles Rode find the stirrup. She knew she was|cltmped themselves to the backs ningham,” he sald. The other man's steady not waver, He waited silently. “T was at Golden to-day on busi- ness connected with a divorce case, By chance I ran across a record that color flooded her face. She twisted clamped | a rag of a handkerchief into a hard wadded knot. “Spit it out,” he ordered curtly. “T've got to do something . . outlaws which _ piteh bucked, crashed into fences, al toppled over backward in thi frenzied efforts to dislodge the hum| clothes-pins fastened to them. The bronco busters endured gone, felt herself shooting for ‘d. She struck the ground close to the horse's hoofs. Wild Fire lunged at her. A bolt of pain like a red-hot iron seared through her. s ad soon, Won't you—won't you— ‘There was a wail of ‘despair In the/ustonished me. it may be only a HROUGH tthe air a rope|usual luck of the 4 Two unfinished sentence. coincidence of names, but—" whined, It settled over the] thrown and picked themselves out James Cunningham was a grim, ow you've wrapped up the ‘ . = the dust, chagrined and dan a gray pirate, as malicable as cast {ron| blackjack so that it won't hurt, sup- head of the outlaw and t=) ti erinnine, et. and as soft. He was a large, big-| pose you go ahead and hit me o: stantly was jerked tight.| jcirby Lunc, from his seat on honed man, aggressive, dominant, the] the head with it," suggested Con Wild Fire, coming down hard] fence among a group of cowpunéh kind that takes the world by ‘he]ningham dryly. for a second lunge at the green] watched each rider no less clos throat and shakes success from it.| The lawyer told what he knew. The crumpled heap underfoot, was| It chanced that he came last on programme for the day. When q Sanborn was in the saddle he m an audible comment. m lookin’ at the next champlol prométer took it with no evidence of feeling other than that which showed in narrowed eyes hard as diamonds “No. Not till T get good and ready, T've told you I'd look out for you if you'd keep still. Don't come whining dragged sharply sideways. lariat snaked Another forward and fell true, The first roper thrust at me. T won't have it.” and a clenched jaw in which the Here, Cole & “But—" muscles stood out like ropes. the taut line into the hands of a| the world,” he announced. Already he was ripping letters open| “Much obliged, Foster.” he sald, har eho nad tccwisd. Not onless you've got a 100 and glancing over them, Tears|@Md the lawyer knew he was dis- puncher who had run forward. He} 1455 with you, old alkali,” a # McLee roma Aven Ce MibuRlrar| Musee. himself dived for the still girl be-|herry-brown youth in yellow- l Cunningham paced the room for a neath the hoofs of the rearing horse. | chaps retorted. She bit her lower lip, choked back a sob, and turned hopelessty away. Her misfortune Jay at her own door, She knew that. But—the woe in her heart was that the man she had loved was leaving her to face alone a night Sanborn was astride a noted 0: known as Jazz. The horse was a rel, and it knew all the tricks of kind. It went sunfishing, tried wi ing and fence-rowing, at last top’ few moments, then rang for a mes- senger. He wrote u note and gave it to the boy to be delivered, ‘Then he left the club. Catching her by the arma, he dragged her out of danger. She was uncon- scious. The cowboy Picked her up and as bleak as death. Re NGr ceed fas ther Baie carried her to the waiting ambulance] over backward after a frantic Cunningham had always led a life dox Apartments, where he The closed eyes flickered open. A] NPWOTE Tie ree aun Except of intelligent selfishness. He had lived. ° He found a note Puzzled little frown rested in them. |thq moment when he stepped ow' usually got what he wanted because he was strong enough to take it. scrupulous nicety of means had ever deterred him. Nor ever would. played his own hand with a cynical disregard of the rights of others. He went through hia mai] with a swift, trained eye. ters he laid aside and glanced at a It brought a grim, hard smile to his lips. A paragraph read: ‘There's ditch and our crops are burning Irrigation sy second time. up. Your whole no water tem in Dry Valley is a fake. knew it, but we didn’t, If you ever You've skinned us out of all we had, you damned Dloodsucke One of the let- No “Me your | He had no wish to see Hull. The fel- low was becoming a nuisance, The doorbell rang. The promoter opened to a big, barrel-bodied man propped up against a book on the table of his living-room, been written by the Japanese servant he shared with’ who Nved in the same building. Mr. Hull he come see you. two sorry you not maybe perhaps make some other time. Itwas signed, Cunningham tossed the note aside, who pushed past him into the room, He here. He say honorable “What you want, Cunnin The 3 m curtly an thrust his bull neck for- It had other bachelors Horikawa.” Hull?” demanded “What's up, Rose. “You rode fine, to the femce, man. arm hung Hmp. plained to Lane. race now.” “No chance, youn, tor said promptly. “You had a spill.” “Took the dust, did I?” the disappointment in her voice. He jammed you tn- explained the young Kirby? “Broken, I'm afraid “ver see such luck? Probably won't let me ride in the wild-horse The doctor examined her. lady, ed Wild He sensed The right he the girl com- the doc- I'm going to take you right to the hospital.” “[ might get back in time,” she sald back, he stuck to his seat as he were glued to it “He's a right Imber young fell an’ he sure can ride. I'll say th admitted one old cattleman. “They don't grow no better | ers,” another man spoke up. He a neighbor of born and had ht cal pride. ‘From where I came we'll put our last nickel on Cole, betcha. He's top hand with a ¥ too. f Timp! Kirby here can mal look like thirty cents, top of a%@ or with a lariat either one,” the Jow-clapped vaquero flung bluntly Lane looked at the saddle as the ontlaw fell fp they 4 his champio' come up here we'll dry-gulch f you, sure, ward. A heavy roll of fat swelled hopefully. trifle annoyed. “What's the us rhe letter signed, “One You] over the collar Minow damn well but you won't." talkin’ foolishness, Kent? 1 Have Robbed.” Attached to it was} What I want. 1 want what's comin’ to she sighed, “It you're| saw the day T had anything on C a clipping from a small-town paper|™e. My share of the Dry Valley going to act like that.” “Beat him at Pendleton, telling of a meeting of farmers to ask| clean-up. An’ I'm gonna have it. Ginn Gavce NeGEA Wontnto tne wie | TOR? the United States District Attorney | See?" r Uulance and found himuelt-a aca. mck, I drew the best ho for an investigation of the Dry Val- ou've had every cent you'll get Where do you think you're going?” | T° Sanborn, who had fintshed ley irrigation project promoted by|! told you that before.” she asked with a smile a bit twisted | 00 and was straddling wide-le James Cunningham. Tiny red capillaries seamed the niente i toward the group, Kirby threw jf beefy face of the fat man. “An’ 1 PITCHING AND BUCKING, THE ANIMAL BUMPED FOR WARD TO THE FENCE. “LOOK OUT!” A JUDGE YELLED. Pe cckon I'll go far as the hospital| hand of greeting. “Good work, HE promoter smiled. He was} told you I was gonna have a divy rte heed +3 €o fares P timer. You're sure hellamtle brone down not afraid of the Govern-| An’ I am. You can't throw Cunningiam was past fifty-five ana] serut a me the tot lle with : " gin was p y and | 8 MA ack to saddle witho a slim, beautiful boy. “ree , , . ment, He had kept atrictly| Cass Hull an’ get away with It. Not] his hair was streaked with gray. Bat] door.” leather. Now it had been ro RVI Rome Awune 1) lhesadaia and lan eee ht cating ciat|_< cRinby Dene on Wild) Wire, ah within the law. It was not{none,” he stood straight as an Indian, wix] He stroked his i} black mus-|cornered. Half a dozen wranglers in| adjusted her feet in the stirrups, The ee eae Baa nee ake pata the announcer. his fault there was not] “Thought you knew me better,” | feet in his socks, The sap of strength|tache. “Glad ¢ you any way'| chaps were trying to get it ready for|gunny sack was whipped from the pur? You're on to ride inside of ff-| lane sll from the fence} enough rainfall in the watershed to| Cunningham retorted contemptuously. [still yang stro BIH Tcen alt the saddle. From the red-hot eyes| horass head. ‘There was a wild| tens eninuten-and soa kaw it” reached for his saddle, } ; irrigate the yalley. But the threat to] “When I say I won't, I won't. Go to] But Hull was beyond prudence 1] “Sit downs’ of the brute a devil of fury glared at] scuffle of escaping wranglers teen. Minulek=end you Enow (To Be Continued To-Morrow dry-guich him was another matter.|a lawyer if you think you've got algo when I get ready, an’ I'l come] The young Beau Brummel hung up| the men trying to thrust a gunn For & moment Wik wine stoogy,. Om Well Ten fooldn’ tor a8 ajib! s He had no fancy for being shot in the} case. Don't come belly-aching to] back when I get ready," he boasted. | his hat and cane, sank into the} sack over its head. The four quivering. The girl's hat» swept {00 8% not to be beaten. That Cole| copyrignt, “ieee, ie Willers Medians 3 back. Some crazy fool of a settler] me.” There came a sft thud of a hard| castest chair in the room, and selected| were wide apart, the cars cocked, | through the alr in front of ita eyes, | Sanborn is sure a straight-up rider.” | o144 py permission of and by i might do just that, He decided to] The face of the fat man was fist on fat flesh, the crash of a hi a cigarette from a gold initialed case.| teeth bared. The animal flung ihe horse woke to galvanized action o's that Kirby Lane. You needn't” tangement with Houghton-Mifflin : let an agent attend to his Dry Valley| plectic. “Like sin I'll go toa lawyer.Wbulk against the door, After “At your service, sir," he sald| skyward and came down or The back humped. It shot into the c affairs hereafter. You'd like that fine, you double-|things moved fast. Hull's bod languldly of a puncher savagely Hewith aowrithsnet ; Due Sunday. ; } : ling twist of the body. rm e HIP NEWS INFORMATION eee 4 persons into lending it the support] the Association Opposed to the Pro- Strecta tovday vollad Lester Lewte, Nt Santos, f t : ek g : ate, i of their names, not knowing It is GE dN ae oh WOR D NEWS IN BRIEF teen, of No. 431 Lorimer Street, again: Due To-Day, Samland, Danzig . r. Anderson charges that William I 4 the aide of a car, He was attended for eeretly plotting es rohibl- : er, Bremen + secretly plotting to destroy Prohibl-) no yorest Manice, Treasurer of the bruises of the body and went home alee eho fait To-Doy. tion. Constitutional League ot America, Baltic, Liverpool 5 Mails Clone. 4 7 sraon's charges wert » 18 active iromotine the a ae le, Lv Te: ‘openhagen 3 f Mr. Anderson's charges were made] also is active in promoting the Asso- LOCAL. the girl lved with her father DOMESTIC. Leon XIIL., Havana. Me Carroll, Hamburg 5.30 PM, ? before a congregation in the Central| ciation Opposed to the Prohibition . sister, but both were away last night, Meatco, 1 i re Amendment Paadries Sail To-Morrow. a 4 Amendmen — a 2s a ois s 5 . wd 7 |M. E. Church, Yonkers, yesterday, een. Trotet “fartinique Mr, Myers} 28¢hh McDonough, a lawyer, of No Pam Rene ox 8 born to Mrs, Agnes| Joseph Helin; forty-five, was ict Pea ales eae ten Salle Giaes ¥ and in a statement sent broadcast tol said: 2 West 99 wet, found an aban-|Strect, Brooklyn, last night in the Me | through the head and killed at fan Jose, | Tolow, Havana ... Old North State, Ply- ‘a the newspapers of the country, In “Lam director of the Constitutional | ¢oned girl about fous months’ old last}ropolitan Theatre, Fulton and Smith|Cal., by his father, Louls Feltin, eighty, Due To-Morrow. wt, meatscantns $0 ae % substance Mr. Anderson charges that] League and also associated with other} night in the hallway of an apartment | Streets, Ehvotly. isthe rand child after they discussed whether @ nelgh-|vestris, Barbados March T]HE. |r. |” lauckenbachs | 4, 4 4 Jerome A. Myers, national director, | 'sahizations. Tadinit that at present | house at No. 317 West 114th Street, The een arate ie was raid va Street Thor should be given permission to erect | Assyria, Glangow MATCH 3] Rosatind, Cristobal .. 70 AM, 104 . Tam assisting in the plans for a} baby was expensively clothed in whitg] [Denial wien de n were] 4 on) thelr property, Theieon trl finena, One LiMaren 8 Vera. Oruz.10.80 A.M. No} while upholding the Constitution at} ‘members’ rally’ ut Carnegie Hall, In| 4tess stockings, coat and cap with pink | “doing nicely. a ‘i | Finiand, Cherbourg revhecomara 9 AAs ae Demands I iry by P 20 headquarters of the league, is} behalf of the * wclation Against the|Pvbons, She was taken to Bellevue] | A committec of 100 women from the| survived by @ bride, ill at a local hos- ui Nassau L Noon 3 mands Inquiry by Prosecu- , aii See a anon Lien NER Ce Gon atek cae [Heelan Ave boroughs Rave w dinner to the 1991 | pital. Due Wednesday. ai Weanesaay, RAniaS . mpting to destroy part of it a ¥ nen nd also @ ardia Primary Committee lus Sulll United States Vice é . . , . SLREE Natlohal Badin Express D; Tact . ist] Danlel J. Sullivan, United States Vice Rie March tor, Into Constitutional” ine stoter aartinique, where tio 19) fistins the National Budget Commit-| | Hspress 1 boat No t98 vies cleenwebit 2st Lighth | consul at Danalg, Lat Prussia, was tne , Hamburg» Meek § Maa Cig ec uM yer rday to accept the ajor La Guardia was the|stantly Killed at Taunton, Mass., when March a. e ° directing the New York activities o} y s stantly * League Promoters. treetir New York activities of > decision of the Railway Wage Board. of honor, an automoblle'in which he was Teturn- pinarnariay anaeneiernenes the Association Opposed to the Pro-|'SHE DARES HOLD-UP MEN. which Kt : Jominick Raniro, thirty {ing from Boston to Fall River over- 1b | which we De on Mareh 1, al- | Domi ee Bee William ‘Travis Bant t Bernd Car {iftion “Amendiné he eaaides Peniiecate ‘ 35 ark’s Aven } n, acet.| turned jam 8 on, 80 jernuda ape District Attorney Banton te] hibition Amendment, to te launched] ~FAINTS WHEN THEY RUN] '*!in work tona, Inatend of }2708 Ge Mark's Avene te unurd 8. Banton, New York, also 10.00 Ax Wednesday at Carnegie Halt working ¢ itive hour be ne a teh na . ss f 8.00 AM, asked to-day by Willlam H. Andersy aA : ' bam pe Hust night while han Foe ithe imachine, is in a serious cond ‘evi isi = Adersun} ste Anderson’ charges that Mr. |. OF UN 1 dar eieal a wa our tits home, He was t st M : aj) SODA. 11 of the Anti-Saloon League to investi- livers is opposed to the Etghteenth]| 4" * u i vai . Hospital in rie > nue Welda ‘1 i eer 30 AM. Mt gate the Constitutional League off Amendment, favors nullification eara ald. ‘of 1h Pep eto ; tc’ FOREIGN : ‘ Bettie. den URnS AL OO AME, 8 : :. ‘ 1 x ut ye sail Thursday, America, No, 1540 Broadway. M voted a wet sp ureau and | ‘ si ; N anh v S i Iped pat over “fake ballotin ‘ 1 So, ' \r c s . Mails Close. Anderson char the or at ; Franer, haw Ween nontingtad| Latics Con Enugue; Constantinople non Aan a ' duet 1 . t " jobenet t aval. & wa BU AM has hoaxed President and Mrs. Hard i ; . 1 i . i far Veesident uf pub: Due Saturday Hira Roa of wn ; oO Hartem ; hy the con , \ ical sar Score, sia nae ay img and other gations prominent M,, ae now uctive in ‘ ed. Abs pita. Neighbors, said By Te subway 4 Party at Bucnos Ayres, Ttochambeau, Mavre ses Turk Island. Noow ( 4 fr 4