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TIIE LA CIIANT5E EVENING OBSERVER
an old-fashioned Jerkin trimmed
with fur und carried '.he banner of
he coach drivers,' gul!d. . Kaeh of
the vhUiea wis decorated and the
.Irivera were bedyrked with-while,
brown, gray or black top hats. On
.. i..... h:t- u'vrn lfped a mln-
uro ''pub" to symbolize the cub
ilriwrs'i 1-roverbial thirst.
Qi'.fczcd About Slystcrious Jewels
OM.Y IMnADi: AS CAH
itoitni: i.Krr uamp.i iu'
nA'-:i:i ito ap winn the
art- t-ob left llaihhurg. most ol
.he rornu'r drivers of which have
procured licenses as luxl chauf
feurs, stiged un Impressive fare
well imrade in which every typo of
in nw'wv aim n' linmri n Nmf.ni
or tU in;"-iij,iu in inn ii paeKiiK,.M
is.il; r'h.tt Ri'r t carrv
cab in existence was represented.
A herald on horseback at ine
head of the parade was dressed In
rriAITi:H XXIII. (CnntlniKMl)
Itork fxumln tho luiif, thn h
llftfii an InqulrinK rukh lo rti-rcr
PhllllpH, Thero was a width)'
trunlrK of nee It h, a Hliirtlnfj of feet,
a niHtln of whtNpci's.
"Ah!" mockinifly oxrtulmoO f'or
trail. "I was flroamlnfr. !? To hv
siin!" He luiiffhof (Unahrt'oubly.
'8 thin houiM' nioiwy't" In-
1 11 i rr the rlcout.
Minor ihIiooU hi haI t nonw
))('wll(ltrini'nl. "Wo iont kwp two
ItitllcM. 111 wtlnh It unit tar If It
tUH up with tho Count 'h "
-'Oh, It. will tuhl up!" I'lilllipa
dcrlari'il, his face oven whiter limn
liffort, "It's a plant, ho of rourw1
It will add up."
' Defiantly "tho iwt tho RWinren
thai wen fixed upon him. Ah IiIh
cy'8 rovod ovr the fnrcg turnol
upon hi in hctjiriimn ronurloiiB for
tho first tlmo-of 'I'oh'on's and Itou
h'tta'H prem-not. iiIho that. Knurr
hml fionii'how appeared' upon t ho
renn, ' The ( hitter wait tviilrh
in k lil iii With n prmiliar exprcHHlnn
of hoHtiltty frown upon her foa
lureB: her iliirft eyoH-were KlowhiK,
Mho wum HnoorlnK faintly. .Of all
I ho liyHtunrfpra, porhupK tho two
AtoCaijkwj'H BtHMiied the least , In
clined to take, part -in thn uffalr.
Holh broth (th, In fart, uppeuretl
dcHlroiiB of offuclnff thomnclvoB an
effectively as poHHihln.
Tlut Courtpau'a tndlKnatlon Rrow.
and in a burnt of oxoltoment he dis
claimed th K'Htt implied In
J'leree'H wordn, . "So! 1 You plead
Innocence! You Imply thai I rob
bed niyHelf, eh? Well, how did
1 plucn the gold yonder? I ask
you? Ant I a inaKicInn?" He
waved hl arms wtldly, then In n
tone, of malovolenec ' hd cried:
"This In not tho first time you have,
been accused of theft. 1 have
heard that story about Khcep
Camp."
"Hheep Camp, yeB!" Dillllpn'
oym Ignored the speaker; hi suae
flow lo Jo MoCaskAy's face and
to him ho d (rented his next words:
'The' whole thing la plain enough
to me. You tried somethhiK like
this onco before,' Joe, and failed,
J suppose your hne.k k well enough
now for the rout of thono forty
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lashes. Well, you'll got Vm-
The Count came promptly to tho
rescue of his friend. "Ho! AKuln
you lay your Rullt upon others.
Those miners at Sheep Camp let
you off easy. Well, a pretty wo
mun can do much with a miners'
meeting, but here there will lie no
devoted ludy to the rescue no
skirt to hide behind, for "
1 Courteau got no further. Itrnor
Inif Hock's previous udmonitlon,
l'lerce knocked tho tellow down
with swift, clean blow. He would
huvo followed up his attack only
for the lieutenant, who grappled
with him.
' "Here! Tin yod want me to put
you In Irons'.'"
Courteau raised himself with dif
ficulty; he groped for tho bar and
supported himself dizzily thereon,
snarling from the pnln. With his
free hand he felt his -chock where
Pierre's knuckles hud found lodg
ment; then, ns ti fuller realization
of the Indignity his privileged per
son had Buffered came home to
him, ho burst into a torrent of
frensded abuse. .
"Hhut up!" the. officer growled,
unsymputhetlcally. "I . know ar
much about that trial at Rheop
Camp as you do, mid If Phillip
hadn't floored you I would. Thafp
how you Htand with me. You, too' j
ho shot at the McCoskeys. "Let
mo warn you if this is a frame-up
you'll all go on the woodpile for
tho winter. IVynu Jioar mo? ,Oi
course. If you want to press thh
charge I'll muke tho 'arrest, but
I'll Just tako you throe follow?
along so you can do some swear
ing before tho colonel, where H'l'
go on tho records."-
"Arrost? nut cortainly!" scream
ed tho Count. "Tho fellow Is P
thief, a pig. Ho struck mo. Me?
You saw him. T "
"Hiiro, I saw him!' tho officer
grinned. "I was afraid he'd miss
you. Stop yelling oifll come along.'
With a nod that Included the Mr,
Caskoys as well as the titled speak
or he linked arms with Pierce Phil
lips and led the way out into tin
night.
"W'nt fiiol htznesse!' Toret in
dtgnuntly exclaimed. ''Hat hoy I;
hones' us church."
He looked down at the sound o'
Koulctta's voice; then ho started
Tho girl's face was strained oni"
white and miserable; her handi
were cIiihwmI over her bosom; sin
was staring horrified at the doo'
through which Phillips hud boo
taken. Kite swayed us If uhout t'
fall. ' 'Pnleon half drnirurerl. Iin)
ourrMl iodTfl Wfff ,ttr" street ;
with his arm about her waist h
helped her toward her hotel.
Tho walk was a silent one, fo
Tlouletta was In u state bordcrtn
upon collapse; gradually she re
gained control of herself and stum
bled along beside him.
"They're three to one." she said
j finally. "Oh, M'oleon! They'll swea-
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It on him. The police are strict
they'll give him five years. 3
hen rd the colonel say ho."
"Here's been good deal of short
welghin'. but " Iioret shook hli
head. "Nobody goln' believe Conr
lean. And McCaskey Is dam' t'lef.'
"Jf only I could help him
You'll go to him, 'Polcon, won''
you? PromiHo.'
Silently the Canadian assented
They hud reached the door of th
hotel before ho spoke ugain; (hot
ho snld slowly, ituletly: ,
"You been play in hearts' wit
h.ltn. ma nrotir? You you lovi
him? Yea?"
"Oh yes!" The confession cnm
In n miserable gusp.
"Ulen! I never a' poet hlffore
Wnl, dat's nil right."
"The police nre swift anil mere!
less." Tlouletta persisted, fenrfnl
ty. "They hate tho Front slree
crowd; llu-y'il like td nmku an ex
ample,"
"(Jo In your H'l bed on' sleep.'
ho told her, gently. "His t'lm? I?
eomln out nil right. 'Polenn fix it
sure; he's dandy fixer."
Vor some time after tho dnor hai'
closed upon Kouletta tho liig fel
low stood with bent head, starlnf
at tho snow beneath his Teet. T)u
cheer, the sympathy, had left hb
face; the sm1h had vanished fron
his lips; his features were set am'
stony. With an effort he shool
himself, then murmured:
"Poor in bird! Wal. T s'posr
now I got to bus dnt lull!"
t'HAI-lillt XXI.V.
Although 'Polenn had spoken
with confidence, he found, upon ar
riving at pollen headquarters, tha
tho situation was by no means at
simple ih ft hod appeared, and thai
something more than n mere won'
regarding Phltllps character would
be required to offset the very defl
nlts accusation against him. Cour
teau, he learned, hud pressed his
charge with vigor, and although
the two McCaskeyn had maintained
their outward show of reluctanci
at being dragged Into the affair,
they had, nevertheless, substantia
ted hin statement n-th a thor
oughness and a detail that hinted
more than n little at vlndtctlvoncFS
Pierce, of course, hud denied his
guilt, but his totitl Inability to ox-J
plain how the gold-dust in dtspute
oatne to be concealed In tho cash
ier's rage, to which no one but he
had access, had left tho police no
alternative oc-pt to hold htm. Hy
tho time 'Polenn arrived Pierce
Jind been locked up for the night.
Drawing Itock aside, floret put
In an earnest plea for his ynunp
friend. Tho lieutenant ansn end
him with some Impatience:
"I admit it looks ttshy. but what
Is them to do? The colonel likes
Pierce, as we all do, but he hud
no rholee."
"; t'lrty frame-up.'
"I Imagine he believes a.. And
yet how tb deuce did that Back
g-t whore it was? I was standing
alongside the McCuskey's when
Courtcuu went up to pay his check,
and I'm sure they hud no purt in
It."
"Sl'sleu' le fomjc Is sore' 'Pol
eon asserted. "Ale, J suvvy pleuiy,
Wal, how we goln' gel dut buy from
out of Jul!, eh? liy Oar! I bet I
don't Bleep none if I'm luck uj
"Get ball for him."
'Poleon was frankly puzzled at
this suggestion, but when Us na
ture had been explained his face
lit up.
"Have you got enough money?"
for sure. Come! I fix it now."
"Hove you got enough money?"
"I got 'hunt t'lrly dollar, hut dnt
ain't muk' no differ, I go to work
In' somewhere. Me, I'm good for
nnyt'lng."
"Thai won't do," Rock smiled.
"You don't understond." Labor
iously he made more plain the
mysteries of court, p r o c e d u r n,
whereupon his hearer expressed
the frankest astonishment.
"Sucre!" The latter exclaimed.
"What for you say two, free
t'ousan' dollar? , Courteau 'ain't
lose but hix hundred, an' lie's got
It buck. No! Pm t'lnkiu' you po
Mcemons Is got good sense, but 1
lak better u miners' meetln. 1's
'sour-dough' mak better law us
dem feller nt Ottawa."
"Morris Heat was willing to go
his bail," Jtoek Informed him, "but
Miller wouldn't allow it.- Hen Is
sore at having the Ulalto impli
cated there's been so much short
weighing going on. I'nderstand?"
poleon wngged his head In be
wilderment. "I don't savvy dls
new kin' of law you feller Is bring
in de country. B'pose 1 say, WPsieu
Judge, 1 know dts boy long tam; he
don't steal dut gold.' De Jodgo he
say, 'Doret, how much money you
got? T'ousuud dollar?' say.
Hur! 1 got 'bout t'ousnud dol
lar. - pen he tell me, Wul, dat
-iln't 'nough. Mebhc so you better
tlmmo two t'ousan dollar blftore
t b'lieve you. ltien! . J go down
town un' win 'noder t'ousan' on
che high curd, or uiebbe so 1 stick
up some feller, den 1 come hack
uid m'sieu' le Jodgo he say: 'Dat's
i'ino! Now we let Phillips go home.
he don' steul not'ln'.' Wat 1 fink
of dem proceediu'8? Kh? I Pink
Jo Jodgo Is dum grafter!"
Hock laughed heartily. "Don't let
Colonel Cavendish hear you." he
cautioned. "Seriously now, he'd let
Pierce go If ho could; he told me
to. He'll undoubtedly allow him
tho freedom of t he barracks, bo
ioUI ruulJjt- Uu on nui'olo uutil Jils
trial."
Trial? You goln' try him agin?"
The woodsman could make, little of
the affair. "Jf you try him two
tam, dose crook Is mak t'lef of
Pierce for sure. One trial is plenty,
t s'pose uiebbe I better kill dem
oiler off an' settle dls t'lng."
"Don't talk like that," ltock told
him. "I'm not saying they don't
need killing, but nobody gets
away with that stuff nowadays."
"No?" 'Pokon was Interested
md u trifle derlant. "Kor why?
You never catch me, M'sieu. No
body Is able for doln' dat. I'm
food traveler."
Hock eyed Hie stnlwart speaker
uedltatlvely. "I d hate to take
your trail, that's a fact, but Pd
iavo to do it. However, that would
o n poor way to help Pierce, If
Te's really Innocent, Courteau will
iiavo a hard Jolt lo convict him. 1
tuggest that you let matters rest ns
they are for n day or, so. We'll
reat the kid all right."
On the way to iter room Itnuletta
net tho Countess Courteaif and In
i few words made known th lac's
if Pierce's arrest. The elder wo
man listened In astodlshmi nt.
"Arrested? Kor theft? Absurd!
who made the charge?" 1
"Count Courteau." j
"Courteau? Where did he get i
thousand dollars.'" The speaker's
'ace was set In an expressm of ut - j
tor Incredulity. i
"1 don't know. It's nil too
wretched, too terrible Itoulet
a's voice broke; she hid her face
In her hands. Kor a moment there
was silence; then the elder woman
exclaimed, harshly, peremptorily:
"Tell me everything. Quick!
There's a reason w hy 1 must know
all nbout It."
Drawing Itnuletta Into her room,
the forced her Into a chafr, then
tttood over Iter while the hitler re
peated tho story In greater detail.
"So! That's It!" the Countess
cried, at last. "The McCaskcys
hiteked him up. Of coursel And
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'Jam oa P. Donahue and Mrs. Donnliuo,- the former Jessie
Woolworth, here are waiting in tho distric t attorney's office In
Now York to testify concerning the half million dollars worth
of jewels mjsteilo-jsly. stolen - from , them und as mysteriously
returned. ' , - "
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he referred to Sheep Camp to mo.
He's , (he sort to do n thing like
that. God! What tt dog!" After u
time she went on: "1m sorry
Pierce struck him; he'll. never Kt
over that and it will make it hard
ermuch harder.". ,
"You think it can be straighten
ed out?" Houletta's face 1 was
strained; her eyes eagerly searched
the former speaker's fa"co eagerly
!"It's got to bo straightened out.
It would be monstrous to allow "
The Countess shoo'k her head, then,
with a mirthless smile, exclaimed:
Hut what u situation! Henri, of all
persons! It's pleasant for inc. isn't
it? Well, somebody planted that
poke probably one of the MoCas
koys. They'd like to railroad the
boy. .Toe Is as vindictive as an In
Hun anil lie blames Pierce und me
for his brother's death.".-' ,'
In desperation Houletta cried:
'II pay the Count buck his money
I'll double It." -"His
money?" sneered -tho wd-
mnn. "He liasn t u cent, except
what I give him.' That v.as Mc-
'askey's dunt " .She stared at the
apprehensive figure crouch, ed, up
on the iMlge ol the chulr, and slow
ly her expression softened. In n
gentler tone she said, "I' ee you
didn't tuke my advice; you didn t
heed my warning."
"Who ever heeds a warn in &: like
yours?"
"Does Pierce know that you -
feel this way about him?" i
Houletta sighed wearily. 'I didn't
myself, although I more than half
suspected. 1 didn't permit 'myself
to think, it made me souuhuipy.".
"It ought to satisfy rue tonie
wlmt to leurii that he doesn't care
for you, but somehow I: doesn't.
He didn't care for me cither. Hut
I cared for him. I love him now,
just as you love htm btiei. prob
ably. Oh, why conceal, it? J've
spent a gooil many black hours
thinking about It and trying to
fight it. Mind you, it wasn't his
fault; It was Just fate. There ar
some fellows who go smiling und
singing along through lif-. clean,
decent fellows, too uttemllllg to
their own affairs in a perfectly
proper manner, but leaving a trull
of havoc hehtn dthciu. It Isn't so
trui of women i- they're ' usually
flirts their mll di.n'l last und
t In echo of their aonH din nut.
He's perfectly impossibl lor me.
I wouldn't marry him If I were free
and If lie asked me. Uur that has
nothing whatever to do with tho
case." ,
(To be continued)
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being able to touch swimming to
any one old enough to get in the
water. .. "Dad." as 'he is known,
has been swimming whenever he
desired- for 70 years. He la now
Instructor , at the municipal sait
water natntorium. He makes a
specialty of teaching children. He
says girls make the best swim
mers. "
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