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fr -II .Mattmth.v .January 2 , iuao tf it j, i jr is h m n A ii j n li it n a H A ft' W 1? Y o o i n t V , rt'n n n a j ft SWAM I RAM'S REINCARNATION 4 'llHllllllHlllilHHHIIUIIHlmHH By FRANK' BLIGHTON W7 1 CHAPtER I. ' . ,' Ho was, novt Wh5n .iiirBiiiiH lio. html Ills iclietlult, hhiI hls-whalo run ,wus ovorone of the Worst Tailroud vIkIoiih lu ATnaJca o. difficult, In! fact, thut the orotva ooveHiiK It had duhbcd It M "moVniy' ' Tim Paclfin Llrnil.Ml trullltiK hr-hlnd hint crack train,, of tlin rout trans continental ftytfti'ly.wnH usually u six' cur unfair, Today It waa seven, nnd' alt Tom Davchinirt' flncsso hh ii loco tnotlvu englnnnr hud bpon culled upon to innko LorclMiurR wjtlt only it qutir-tcr-hour delay. Up to Mescal hp hail climbed from The Wreck of the Limited. Tom Davenport'a curiosity overcame hin discretion Ho jumped from the cub of the fjlnnt Atlantic-typo .locnmo 1 1 v- i d run over townrd tho ilHused frc'hlit shod beside tho Lordshurg Htii llon. Tlvo minutes heforo ho hud l)Ctit no Irreproachable, well-polncd riillrtiuil 1 iaw user engineer; hut the su3plelourt oft r pen ted trips of a. thiuhnitlve, tepli colored man carrying milk be tween tho station restaurant and tho old fthod excited him to n pitch where rule?, rcRnlntlon.H and own demerits . Tucson, then dropped down n terrific counted for nothing j gnido around "Dead Man's Curve," Tlicro was HomcthltiK pecnllnrly fur-( ( Uonnonj up again .tho elmrp tlvo ii ml wiry nhout tho tlHIo brown ascent into Dragon, then down throiiKh man's stealthy look nround a mystcrl- Cochlea and 8nn Simon .upen the only nun, unexplained air of watckfulueee-- t few Hille of fttralgbt traek the cntlro on If Kiiordlnit miho wcrct. the mfrre , dlvlslba boastaVl. of which Davenport ceuld hot Imagln. Onco more Davenport act hla teeth -vny snouiu inai fm.cBKyiooKiuB s ho, L,,nmod the cut-off lever far little devil he carrying milk Into thnt ftied?" Tom naked hlniHcIf nt tho first trip. "Why don't ho drink It In tho restaurant If bo's so fdl-llrcd fond of It, or go hack In tho diner and j;u7.1e It down until he hunts If that's bis Kniael" The second Journey between tho two poIntH was even more mystifying to the engineer. As tho door to the rota Mineklc structure closed behind tho milk bearer Tom Itched to follow him. "I'll hot a Mctbe dollar to it centnvo he nln't drinking It himself," he grunt (d, sliding from his seat to the roomy pnngtvny between the holler and tho tender. "Hut omebMy'a drinking It (tint's a cinch. He ain't buying mill: down in this desert country to spill It around promiscuous like. Hut If he nln't drinking It himself, who Is? And If somebody elso Is drinking It. why Is ho hiding out In that old shack?" The stoical figure wax padding back again townrd I lie restaurant, evident ly Intent on procuring still more lac teal lliltd. Then It wan that Tom dropped to tho ground and shot over to the disused building. He popped his head into tho open door and withdrew It with a celerity which would have made hl train on a ftrulghtnwny two-percent down-grade resemble n handcar climbing a hill pro pelled by a lone section hand. Ills tlreman, Patrick Mahouey, from the opposite side of tho great machine observed Davenport's action with pro found amazement. It was not only ngalnst tho rules It was unprcccdeat id, unheard-of. "What's matter?" demanded Ma honey, as his obese chief climbed back Into the cab with a speed as marvel ous as unwonted Davenport swung to his seat without deigning u reply. IIIh face whh very .,.. IT.. .11.1 ....A 1 - ..... I ii i'. in; inn iiiji iihik iiiwaru inn run nlug mate instead, IiIh horrified gaxo might be said to have been frozen to the door of the old freight shack, at lowing, of course, for the Intervening distance. Ho Intently watched tho return of I he brnwn-sklnncd atom of humanity wiiii MiiicHing between apprehension and awe and studied him Intently as he npnln entered Die tumble-down iiuniiing for tho third time. The conductoi emerged from the ier siiniiirnnpitiMiv with nut ronnnpur. in.. . . t 1 I . ......I.. 1 ...... .1 iln.flii iKiii uu' iiiiiiiirr iruiKHl imium'. uiii "n iv iiiiu iwiiu an rwr ir u uniiiii iiiiiiii. rnviTi'ii niiHur-r nr mill Hiiflnp. Not until tlien d il the engineer seem ii ri)uwn irrun uu. rnucirmiinn wmrii he Utile liniun iiiiin lirnl ilirnwn rtvur t ...... ... . k . m . . j. OL- Hlirnnl ho lrnnrnl from Hid eah win. 4tii fin uu iiniiMYi'ii nil? iirtiijkv& Ah ho turned to look across the cab uu- iippniraiKo ui u inun wno is huh iNiHtipsseu oi cunosiiv: inn wiiui in. Illlll Niri lin .'Vlili-ntlu liml tin Inlunt Inn of revealing. "Ulve her, the kua, Paddy." Mid he In u harsh, unnatural voice. "We're fifteen minutes late now, and if we don't want to bo dancing on the carpet '.i the super's office In Kl Paso we've K(tt to make up that time If we burn out u crown sheet to do It." Mahoney nodded an be reached for the firing-valve and shot another pow erful Jet of oil against the sides of Ilio "wrinkle-belly" firebox, while he opened the blower to Its futlest capac ity. He wax debating what had come over his phlegmatic superior. i no thick, black smoke roared out X IIIM Ml Hin HI UI'H H H II Mlll'fl 't 1'UIII - ' a w a a w tint" from tho wjndow, wondering why he Hd not get (be starting signal. Tho w uctor w;s standing expectantly on tho plutfurm fidgeting with Ids watch. i -patiently tho engineer was reaeli- fr.' or his detention card to note tho ')' ioki of time us u partial measuro of f l.rntcellnn. xvlirii n full, llllio. " young miin'njfchoil ncroa.4 the m and leaped up tho steps of (i!mnu. Himultam.ouly the nir Hounded, rind Toin ynnkod his - lever with obvious ulsijogt. down in tho comer and nursed his train tip through Stein's pass, over the summit, and down again Into Lords burg. He .bad still ono h mid red and forty eight miles to go In two hundred and fourteen minutes, besides making up that lost eighteen, to maintain bla schedule. I The grade was not so nerve-racking Into Kl Paso, and once nt Separ, the summit, Tom calculated on tho long, gradual drop down through the valley of the Hlo Grande to the terminus to aid him In considerably exceeding the usual running time of a tulle In a min ute and a third, which was the average of his particular schedule for the en tiro division. Hack in the swaying, lurching Pull mans a realization of tho unusual sptal began to communicate Itself to the minds of the passengers, now streaming forward to the dining car In response to the first call for dinner. Ducliaiinn Williams, wIioho hurried rush HcrosM the platform nt Lords burg had' enabled him to make a con nection which saved an eight-hour de lay, stopped In the vestibule of the diner to pass his ticket to the con ductor. "Home class to this," ho chuckled aa be tendered the bjt of pasteboard. "Do you think we'll make Kl Paso oa time?" "Within a few minutes of It," smiled back the other reassuringly. "Tom DavcRtort's up abend, and he hntea to make explanations at either end pf the dl vision, doing to Chicago, Ituck?" "No; Mexico. Trouble down Culla can way. Another revolution; and every man in my tnlne, I suppose, la out trying to make himself president with n shotgun instead of using a di rect primary U get tho nomination. Wish they'd settle down. The Kl Tlkjro Is beginning to pan out big -but wo need men to work It." "Some mine, thnt Kl Tlgre, accord ing to tho talk of tho boys coming out of that section." "Fair," drawled fluck, with a whim sical smile. "Kho paid out more than a half-mllllou last year, and we've only scratched her bark so far. Walt until we get down to the flve-huudred-foot lovcl and drift. Then we'll make Johnny Itockcfeller's wig take oa marcel-wave effect." Ho swung into the diner and seated himself In the only vacant chair. Op posite sat a small, dark, unobtrusive llttlo roan whose skjn wan a trllie too tawny for either a Mexican or an In dia,,. Ills coal-black hair, large, luminous brown eyes, and general appearance of Intellectuality were unusual, but of fered a strange contrast to a certain humility of manner, Williams thought rather contemptuously. Ituck scanned tho card while the waiter brought the meal hla vls-a-vla had previously ordered, The mining man'u interest In his fellow passenger Increased an ho noted that bla weal i coaslated wholly of vegetable and that he draak aothlac hut milk.. The limited was snort lag up the grade toward Separ whea bla ewa dianer was breaghtj. Williams ate veraclewriy, as only an American caa whose life la spent la combat with the apparently sterile and antagonistic couatry which they were traversing. He glanced curiously over at hla traveling companion. The brown eyes eetned to take oa a half melancholy, brooding look, a If the owner Were peering Into a future pregnant with events, He laved .'his hands in the sliver fia- ger-bowi; wiped them, carefully, and, while waiting for the check, drew from his pocket a sheet of paper and began to peruse It. "Traveling far?" queried uck, with the bl u II' heart In ess of tho West. "To Now Knglnnd, sar," smiled back th(t llttlo man, "You don't belong In (heso pwu, then," hititfbcd tho ni!nor( scrutinizing tlm brown -ntont of liupittnlty with jt halMuimorouu, hiilf-pltylng expression, f "I am front Domhny, war," wn the polllo reply. "Oh, India' I wa, wondering what country you nailed from. May 1 ask your nuiud?" "1 nm culled .InllsliiKrao Jltciidra. snr," lio-nald in a low voice, but hIiw gulariy clear. "And yourH?' "illicit Wlllliun.M." smiled buck the stalwart chap iicroMa thu table. ' Horry I'm leaving lit Kl i'nuo. i sh'otild like to talk with ynti about your country some day 1 hopo to visit It. it muni lie Very Inturoulngfrom what Halve heard." "Yen,"' Tho monosyllable auggest ed moro Hum more neqiileseoneo, espe cially when conihlniid with tho etilg niiillc smite which fitted over the fJrlcntul'a .Intelligent fneo, then van Jahedl loavlnjt Ida font urea emotionless savo for itn oxurcwlon of pulltu quiry. ' i'Pve heard some, wontlerul storlcf about Indliir" oborvod thu mining inun rellucttyely. vMonto of thorn strongly resonibled conscientiously told triplet plated 11cm; but they wero IndorstMl h.v pci'SohH who 1 knew wore usually con Kcrvtitlve. Iior Jiifttnni-e, l it true that In your eonnfry poqplo can dlsjippenr and reappear almost Instantly miles nway?" Jltendrn's answer enmo heHltatlngly, "Tiiore nre ninny -things, sahib which I may not discuss save with thnso who luivo prepared themselves by tluji Hiitliu-YoxH or tlm ltiigah-Ynxu, The wisdom of our people Is old very old. Their wayn are not your ways, sahib, utd what they practice Is for some purpose which wo nrrt taught Is right and In necessary preparation for our next relncar " Hh unfinished sentence wno drowned In a horrlhlo, grinding roar, Tho dining car, directly behind the swaying engine, seemed to rear up In the front and fold back upon Itself. Ituck Williams caught sight of the calm, untroubled facu of Jltcndni pcerlng.over tho top of tho table above 1dm. 8lmuttanooudy he whs catapult ed backward to the rear of tho car, The roar died down Info a sickening, slithering crash, as the hnlance of'the cars In the rear Impinged against the. wooden end of the diner, crushing It. rcslsttcssly against the hoijvy steel tender of the locomotive In front. In the first moment of utter silence f except for the hlrslng of the leviathan of steam now quivering, but stationary, ahead, Huck picked himself up from the vestibule of the car. "(lod bless the man who Invented steel platforms," he whispered to lilm self as he contemplated the wreckage In front. Then he leaped through tli open spaco to the Pullman behind and tumbled to tho right of way. l-'rom the front of the diner, which was twisted and doubled back upon It self, arose an agonized screech. The negro took and waiters, penned In or close beside the tiny kitchen, were shrieking for Bid such as them as fctfll remained alive. The locomotive stood half sldowlso oa the embankment, tho broken drtv Ing-rod which had caused the disaster driven far In the earth. The desert wlad swirling around tho curve of the bill dropped a piece of paper of strange texture at Duck Williams' feet. Involuntarily he picked It up nnd read, drawn by nn Impulse which he could not fathom: "Helovcd : "Until long after I had crossed the sacred water of the Ganges, with Its bunlen of truo believers progressing to their next incarnation, and lived among the people of this far-off coun try; I never understood the meaning of true love; but now, after your many sacrifices for me, I believe I do. "Ah I have knelt heforo tho shrine of the Dlue Duddha, I have learned the meaning of such devotion aa youra; come, therefore, to me and speedily. I write la Kngllsh that you nay see bow I have Improved. "INDIHA." Duck thrust tho missive Into hla pocket aad turned to the twisted tangle of the wrecked diner. He re gretted that he bad read the note through on tho Impulse of the mo ment, for tho Intimate affairs of n chance traveling companion were sure ly no buslnevs of Ids. The texture resembled that of the paper which Jltendra bad been read ing at the heglnnlag of their convcrso tloa. Tho peculiar style and Idiom of the communication left llttlo doubt that it was the tame and had some how escaped from him at the instant or tne crnsn. ' A sinister Jet of flame splralcd upa from the splintered .fragments, vne trainmen were already hewing fran tically at the debria,, aad preeatly a aegro crawled palBfally through the erifee they asade, dragging a brokea 1C. t 'Aaether followed, the a Hot her, hla Um grimed with the aweke of the fati rlstag Ire which, la spite of d pettite efforts, seemed deatlued to con wae the demolished car. , But of Jiteadra the raining aaaa MW, lUjidga, and he smothered aa laipre- eatioa at the exasperating idowpeM ttf tfce erew, aa he wrenched aa ax frean 'eae, of them aad attacked the pile at Mother point. ' t U-h'T" chapter If. ''ftS Resculna a Hlntf "Byerybody's ovtt Muckl" iWfted Conductor Martin, running over to him. "No I" shouted tho fnlr-halred, blue oyod giant. "Thero'H n passenger stuck somewhere beneath thus mesa tho llttlo dark clmp who wiih sitting across the table from juo In this ctV,'! Mil m. Kln'y. -fritil ttwt 1 1 1 rt 1 1tliiUiU III f conlrt of tho dlnor'a cooking rango, ob j stinately .refuHtnl to be extinguished. T le, varnished fragmt!nf! of tho car yel led eiigei ly to the dtlrtlng tongue of iitne which rail along the gioutxl tinder tho debris or hissed agitlnst the pitifully Inadequate water which wan futilely poured on the wrecfhige from above, as volunteers hurried buck aud forth from tlm engine, with pulls. Hewing 'desporatolyi WllliairiH at last cleared a muitll opening above which ttte wreckage piled 4 Itself in nch' Miape hh to form a triangular ori fice, Duck dropped to hla kneea and peered beneath. The fast Increasing fire volleyed forth a great cloud of smoke through tho new hole, which only appeared to create a better draft for Itn moro rapid progress. Tho American wormOd himself Into It, twisted, nnd writhed forward. "Come hack, Illicit I'' cried Martin, grasping hla leg. "Hota only a guinea, nnywqy wot worth the risk," Hut. the American ohtdlnately Jerked himself free- "'JO dlmippearcd Into the innM or steel 'rind splinters. 'A llttlo Way ahead, to tho right of film, ho could discern n small, Inert, chocohite colorcd body, unconscious of 'the rook ing snjokc which already thinly en shrouded hla cnlm face. H,uck grasped him, The body yielded easily, aa If ties tiny Itself had nrched over It a pro tection. Very slowly he worked hla way back through tho dense, stilling atmosphere, A shower of sparks swept down hla neck, burning him bit terly; hut Duck was heedless of It. Obstinately propping himself now on one lis nil anil knees, and strata pushing liliiifH-jf backward .aa be flat tened out, he never relaxed hla grip on the unconscious diminutive figure. Lager hands .dragged them both from the opening. As tho AmerlcaB emerged and the others caught sight of the limp body he had rescued, the passengers broke Into a cheer. "Crlpeal" gasped Williams, beating at his scorched neck until the smolder ing around the collar of his coat was extinguished. "Somebody get tne some, vaseline or englno oil I" He laved bis burns eagerly, then knelt to examine the mot Ionic body ho bad dragged to safety. "Give mo some water, will you?" tie commanded, reaching for his hip pocket with the words. With his own hands he washed the blood from the little man's bead and bound It round' with his handkerchief, after tearing It In twain and knotting tho ends to- j gft.hor. j (To be continued next lvecl:7j I tT-fi'ifJFriMMlll 'f1 I -'itatatatatatar I5tft A.T. fi . 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I iMk M 4.751 3.751 VS WW -1.75 1 2ilti Ull Fall 1 4ie U 3.751 3ilH 2.75 IH 1.75 1 1.75k 13S SK.UNK WUnUUKfcl KriURGC I NIW0IU(1 I N7ISMAU IMOTUNI-WHT; MtMlOtkiaiai ii .,( fritt to tv(.ci iiiiMlmul MinnniMiml BlIS I15.WU11M li.Mtl 5.01 tM 7-54 to 7.Q0I 7.Mtl lSt Short 19.9918 9.M 1Mb 7.25 tl 6.75 6iOtffl 550 6.MH 3M Narrow 7i3l8 Gift MSk 5.25 SMH 4i0 4.091a 3-S0 350 to LSI Broad j 5.MU 4.98 359 It 3.W 2.75 225 2.0019 1-Sflte JS "Man Is the moro Intellectual of tho soxes, and his will must prevail,"! vociferously proclaimed a curbstone S orator to a bunch of downtrodden, browbeaten and furtive looking aud itor. His wife had Just died. auolrtl fur IniniMllaifi hliimnt. Nn..1. tin. 4. nnd tithcrwiKi Inferior thill lit hlntiert w fnlu. Vot cjueUllom on olhrr Ottaon Fur, writs for "Ih 0hH!im,OIlMrr." tlw nvtfr ftlltl and ccuutenuuket rtport Mid price Hit ot.u VloJ puWJtJieU. Jt't Hthts-H tOtjMftc A shipment to "SHUBEKX" will result In 4tinorc money" "quicker." fttf Ait vouit runs oirkt to A J3 . S H UB BRT'" rmmsTHomiNTHEwm imim.acwsiviCf m AMERICAN RAW FURS 25-27 W. Austin Ave. DepllsesChicogo, V.SJL We Are Not Wholesalers But We Sen Retail Cheaper than Wholesale 30 DAYS Only far Plt-lWtfkr-lWerell-Alwaji BirgaiN Weinstein's Store of I AU7CXI d BARGAINS LAW EH SERVICE 30 DAYS Only TH ThU To Your Naighbor Safety First Doirt Keep It a Secret Mean when you arc buying from the Weinstein Mercantile Co. you are safe to gat the most for your HKmcy. You arc safe to get the bast Merchandise foe lass mo nay than you buy from competitors. You arc safe to satisfy yourself; also your banker by making your account grow with the big savings when buy ing fro mus. We don't cut the price on one article and then make it up on another. We give you cut prices on all Merchandise, as we are lighting the high cost of living. Come and see for yourself and, help us fight the high coat ,of living. BEST .j. FLOUR Hard Wheat Fancy Patent At Lawea, mh bbl. lMI.50 Bwam $10.65 Corn Meal 10 lba 680 gtil Qat Oats 9 lba 70c Oat Maul la 7c Rolled Oata 9 lba 86c Owiuea 9 lba 860 ( Farlaa ., 9 lbs lie Pancake Flour 9 lba 8c Hemlny 91ba,lo " Rye Flour 9 lba 86 Rice Flour 9 1bB9e , ' . Beans : Lima, aer lb.i l, 12c White NaVy, per lb ,.,..; , 80 Moxjcan Rod, per lb 9o Ilayo, per lb 8c Rice, brokon. nor lb ,. 10c Macaroni, por lb ,,,..-1 3 6 0 1 Stock Salt,, at Crane, por ton ., , fjWl.Bt) ii . BOSS OP THE ROAD Overalls, Striped Hickory ?1.C5 Heavy Weight Overalls 2.10 Khaki Koveralls 2.45 Men's Dress and Work ' Pants, at a Reduction K Macklnaws, Regular Price 815,00. now $12.00 Regular 812.50, now $10.09 Sheepherder Shoe Regular Price, $9.90, at 'this ' Mate $C,59 Mm'h KHKlisli Walklaff Hhoes Regular Price, $10.00, now $8.09 p . 1 Dress Shoes Regular Price $6.09 . Now $4.21 Regular Price ., $7.00 ' Nqw $5.69 Regular Price $9.00 Now , , ,.$6.S0, , Work Shoes . Regular Prlco $0.00 nnd $8.0Q Now v- i$,C.00 , tft AnythlUK wo do not carry in stock w will ho srlad to order for you without ostra charge, at whole tinlo prlcoa, Sugar At Lawen At Crane M.J.B. Per lb. bulk 421e' Folgers J?a. 45c jTree S?lk 45c GHIRARDELLI'S AQh ' Sweet Chocolate, per R iSERSHEY'S Cocoa rn Far lb. UUU Instant Postum 4Fkt Large else . ;- 1 - 1 1 " 1 1 Royal Baking Powder . Full 5 lbs J.$X,J Full 2 lbs $r,9 Sinull aizo , -IS K. C. Baking Powder 5 hVcun 75 1 lb can , inr SODA .Per PaoknRO 10 mm m