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....... I i. t'ntrc Ton ' THE Eft 'GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Thu t-stlav. November 5, 192r Published hz Arranfement with Pint National Pictures, Jne, and Frio l.lant Production. lOC r-- .1 i i i.A l.wl Himili fl IUI OWV recollection c( talking too much. When he woko up he sent for inc. Then wo hail It. ilc denied every- IhhiB. or course, llu i"" aim ",: twisted, but I'm thn stronger al ways havo hecn. 1 heat him down, ua usual. I could have felt sorry for thu poor wretch oniy mr he had put me through. Ho went out not lonit ano." Where 10: icn m 'To the l'ollee to Colonel l av . i.im Him chance to l-llllir.ii. n-." make a clean hreuat of cvorythlmi and aavo his hide. If possible. If he weakens I'll take the hit In my teeth." Houlctln alood motionless for a moment : then in duep emotion she exclaimed: "I'm so Klad: And yet II must have neen a urnme e... flce. 1 think 1 understand how you muni loathe younself. It was a cry generous tlilitK to no. nuw ver. Not niuny women could have risen to 11." "1 hopo ho doesn't make me tell. I haven't nweh pride left, but I'd like to save what remains, for von ean linaitlne what Cavendish ti.inu a wire lietrtivlnir her i,,.x,..iwl rnr her rur another man! What a Blory for thosu wo men on the hill!" Tnu.nlHlvelv. ltouletla hent for- .-H i.ml UIhhciI tiie Hticakcr. "Col onel . Cavi ndlsh will understand lie's 'n nrtih of honor. Hut, ami all, when a woman reallycares CHAITKIl XXVI (Continued) ! Not yet. ' I'll tell you evcry IhlitK If you'll jiromlso not to breathe a word, not to Interfere until Henri has a ehaiico to wiunro lilmsvir. I think i'vo earned the jlirht to demand that much. 1 old you the whole thing- was conn l,.rrctt wa the work of Joe Mc I'askcy. 1 couldn't believe Jlinrl was up to such villainy. He's dls milute. weak, vain unythlnjr you choose but he's not voluntarily criminal. Well, 1 went to work on Mm . J protended to " thu Count ess again shivered Willi disgust. "(Hi, you saw what I was doing. 1 hated myself, but there wus no choice. Things onmu to a climax last night. 1 don't like to talk i, i.,,t vnn'ri, bound to hear. UUUIIk . J"" - - I consented to go out with lilin. lie drugged mo through tho dunre halls and the saloons made mo drink with him. publicly, und with the scum of the town." Noting tho expression on her heurW's fuee, the Countess luughcd shortly, mirth lessly. "Shocking, wasn't It? Low, Indecent, wretched? That's what cvcrvhnily b buying.' Dawson Is humming with It. Clod!- How lie humlliutcd me! Hut 1 loosened his longue. It got niost of tho details not all, but enough. It was late, ulmoat daylight, before I suc- I...I ll Hli.nt all dav. utupu- fled, and so did J, when 1 wasn't loo 111. "llo .'remembered something meres a nfiiwiuiuuii, w v.. Hon. iu sacrifice, no mutter how great. tlilda couriouus eca wviu mLsly, their durk-frlnged lids trembled wearily Bhut. "yes," she nodded. "I suppose so. llllter and sweet! When a woman of my sort, my age und experience, lets herself really care, she tastes bolh. All I can hope Is that 1'lerce never li urns whut ho made m pay for loving mm. ric wouiun i- u..- l . .-..I Uhn r.iionod llOP CVOS uguln und met thu earnest gaze item upon nor. x um "j think 1 feel the samo toward him uh you do .that 1 wont lilin. that I'm hungry for turn. vveu. i in nui- I'm 'way past that. I've been through flrn. und fire purifies, v..... ,,r nlnnir. child. I'm sure everything will come out right." nt ,.i .... unntL.fiiii linn uinitn- lulled when ltouletla stepped out Into the night, but u gusty, bols- a wln.l H,.,l risen und tills lilled the ulr with blinding clouds of fine, hard particles, whirled up from the streets, und-tho girl wus forced to waue mrouKa .....t .irtriu lt,nt rose over the nidi-walks. In pluees nearly to her knees. 1 He wind uappeu jicr nai ments and cut her bare cheeks like a knife; when she pushed her way Inlo the ltinlto und stampeu I he snow from- her feet her face was wet with tears; but they wi re frost tears." Hhe dried them 'quick wmmm.mMBrr rail i - a art ,v., wumi -Vi -vT X, j V'f c .... I i amwiere canbm tWOEOBAK Sltf up H (MIV ff fmil iialir, ii fir a RODEO BAR and ti'un ti'W rtaltanrfyj. FROM the cattle range to the bank presi dent's 0.T1CC, this new candy bar has a real "hick," It's not only good, it's the most deli cious combination of sweets that ever made your mouth water. Selected walnuts, honcst-to-goodncss dairy cream, maple flavoring and smooth, chewey caramel, all covered up with a coat of healthful and delicious pure milk chocolate. Salt Lake, Utah C jVEETS A Chocolate A1tt'm f sili tr9 thu Carton with Smy'Bik aDclkht ly and with a song In nor heart she hurried back to the lunch counter and cllimx'd "Pn her fa vorite atool. J nero ii woo imn.i nnd hu two eurcny com- panlons found lier. "Well, wo sprung wiiii. unnounccd. "All we done was sign on i" dotted line." Jerry explained. "Hut. say. If that boy hops out of town lie 11 cosi us a ioi vi iiwiK-j. "How s no going to "H u . . Tom demanded. "That's tho hell of this country there's no getting I away." Jerry snorted derisively, -no gei. tin" owuy? What are you tulkln" .q tlH. tl.n l.nilttlllirV Withltl lUUUIII . tl V ,'- I ninety miles? Ain't plenty of peo- . . - .4 All knu n..(t pie inuue Ri-i-nwuj"; '" ..v--- Is a aog-team anu u iew j,wu uturt nf the I'ollCC." Kveryflng ull fix'." 'Coleon tolu. his sister. "1 hud talk wit" tierce. llo ain't coniin' buck here no more." "Not coming back?" the gin ex claimed. Doret met her smrlleo gaze. "Not In dls kin' of place. He's cut cm. out for goou. i mas, promise." "A touch of jail nin i a ouu iiinu. for a hurum-scurum kind," rom volunteered, as he finished giving his supper order. "It's a cold compress takes down the fever " "Nothing of the sort." Jerry os- u,.n...l lulls Is a total waste of Mine. I don't believe In "em. You think this boy's lamed, do you . Well. I talked with him. and ull I not to say Is this; keep Courteau ..-.. (mm lilin or there's ono enniit vouil lonu count of. Tho boy s got plzen in mm. an i oun i i.i,.,,,.. ht,., none. If 1 was him I'd maku that Frog hop. You hear Toleon met ICouletta'a worried .rintw.,, wllh ii reassuring smile. "I !..... lbln .'l,niit dot. too. W'at you say I go pardnera wit' him, eh? I got dog-team on- miu ciuuii vu hill-top. K'pose 1 geeve hlin half iuteres' to go wif mc?" "Will you?" eagerly queried the Mrl. IAI..,U. T nimlte It to lllnl. lie say inebbe so, but fira' he's, got ll'l biznesso here." "Of course! Ills cuse. Hut that will be cleured up. Mark what I suv. Yes" ltouletla nodded hup ,,liy "toko him with you, '1'oleon out where things are clcun und healthy anu wnero ne can svi new start. Oh, you nuiko me very happy!" The woodsmun luld a big hand gently over hers. In a low volco he murmured: "1MU uu i wain, ma soeur to mnk' you happy. If dm claim Is wort' million dollar' It ..tn'l Inn niliell tn I1IIV. but I'lll scare she's 'noder bum." Tim song was still sounding m iniiililla'a heart when she sat down nt tho furo-tablc, und ull -i. ii,.. ,..-,.,,l,,n- II seemed to IlllUllh'l o " her Unit tho revellry round about wiu niu an eeno ui iut s,..u.,v. rierce was iree, ins oivniu clean. ITobnbly ere tills the whole Irulh wus known to tho Jtounieu l'ollee and bv tomorrow ll wouiu bo made public. Mureover, lie unu i-oieun were , .,,, 'rintt irciiernus woodsman, because of his uffectlon .... I.... ..r.,,nu,i tn Ink,, the voting lur inui'wm . - low Inlo nis neurt unn munu u. r i.i,n Ttint. wnit llku him ulwaya giving much und taking v en, sue was i uituu o ..n.,i.t i,,n xi'hiLt. mielit r..snlt rrmn this new union of In terest? Of course, tnero wus Jio out there on that mountain i.nt hrd work, honest pov nn ..H ..r Ihcw, demoralizing ...prn,,,,,lint- viis hnnnd to uffect IH..n. nnlv for tllO better. ItOU- l.ii,ua...l lhi ntimi, of Hilda I'niirteuu who had ntado this pos- I'oleon of the great heart, who d her so sincerely, so unaui- rtt,K- He never fulled her: he wus a brother, truly the best, the rl,.t the most lOV.11 in 1HC world. ltouletla was untaxed, to realize what u part In her life the i-'r.-ii,li Ciinailtan ltuu liiayeu. jn.i sincere uffectlon was about the itEgest thliig that had come to her. Occupied with such comforting lt.n..Klu lnltl,.ttL faill'll to llOte (hat tile evening had passed more milekly than usual unu iikil it. nililn irhl. Vhell site iiiu realize that fact, she wondered ...I..., ...,.,,,1.1 Tivn fl,tlillll'il J.UCKV llroad. l'roinptttess wus h habit ...l. I.l.. h.. ,,ii,l KrliliMS lisuully P ported ut b ust u uull-nour um.au She cuugbt sight of tlie pulr, finally, tbrotign the wtec uirswv nd saw that they were surrounu .1 i... n clt,',l crowd, a crowd that gnw swiftly as some whisper. somt: tnlelligenee. spreua wiulv,. v Irle rapidity through the barroom. Yielding to u premonition that ii,,,- nniiss. Uoulettu d the lookout to relieve her. rising, she hurried Into ine i,:iit. Kvi-n In fore she had ome w ithin sound of Lucky a olee the cause of the general cx Uemi ttt was made known to her. In the term of sn excla- ,..:.tl.,n. a mini or two snatched out if the nlr. Courteau: IK-atl. Shot back street body just toiind! Fiercely. Koul'tta fought lier wav Ihroiish the press, an un voiced qmsllon tninbling upon her Hps. Litoad turnvd at lur first tuileh. T....L.i nin t it?" said ne. "Me lie Kid stUMllucd rigm out kicked him out of the snow. thought he d been froze." never dreamed If d been e got him rb-an down to drug-More." Ilridgis supple- tint In the tKH'K. ISO- lions were fllng back and r-.-.i. n..w 1'mfillnir hv the colt l'.ouli tti dragc d l.rOUU ,1 tiuerted. bri-athlissly: Was he d- ad quite diad r" 1 K ..' ihnl 11m ThP HUllSllOn with difficulty, km kv stared at his tn'eirogator quccrlj, thio nc o:ib n sabe? Nobode wen e i. ard the shooting. lt' d be' 0 roaknl a lot s hilc hen c ...... J t.ln.1 ytr a rnvrtii nl 'PC two ' l earn oth'r Hh-nity. "IVJ otl thick ?' he mad lot of cracks around the lof course he went ut once In s.rCh . . al.ta... ln I'll. ni ICOIllL'llii. Hi all" I WrtrM.Mibi- .he girl's. r.-r'uUj V...,.. r .tl.l.ei know hud been succeeded by u quite un-I yvnerc. ."""F.; "-,-- -,- ,, Helf-uossesslon; her per- the boy was out until that very minute or we'd 'a' done different. Wo d W lert the coum in ne-- -and run l'hllllpa down and framed an alibi, intnn oi on, iMpnln1 un the evidence!" Lucky breuthed an oath. "Oh, why ?" moaned the gin. urn tt m'tia un useless. Kvery- ii,in wim nil right. Perhaps after all, he dldn't.do It." I'm hoping he had better sense, but bo's e01 a temper. -He wus al ways talking about tho disgrace." "lias ho gone? Cun't you help him? lie might make the boun dary " llroad shook his 'ncud. "No use. It's too lato for that. If he's still hero mo 'n tho Kid will do our best to swear him, out of it." ltouletla swayeu, sue Kiui-vu .lln.H.. flin l,ar mil for SUtlllOrt, whereupon her companion cried In a low voice: "Here! Hraee up. or you u up " ..ii nrri Tr he stands DHt. how they going to prove anything? The Count's been dead for hours, llo wus all drifted llroad wus Interrupted uy me Mocha Kid, who entered out of the night at that Instant with the an nouncement: "WcH. they got him! turbution had changed to an In tense but governaniu "" ..-.I i ...l.l u-ua working wltll a clarity and a rapidity more lliun normal, nils power m - an emergency she had doubtless Inherited from tier lamer. ' armed" Klrby hud been a man of resource, and, so long as he re mained sober, ho had never ioi his head. Hwlflly tho girl told of tho Instant suspicion that had attached to l'hllllpa and of his prompt upprehenslon. Who uone uui siiowini i don't?" lioret Inquired, quickly. i,n,,l..ttn answered with posltlvc- noss. 'I'oleon started. Through. the gloom he stared incredulously ut the speaker. "I'm sure of It. now that 1 ve i i i..... in thlnlc " the uirl de clared. "That's why I ran for you. Now listen! 1 promised not. to ieii ..... I n.n.l I nll rti'll n eon- IIIIS. OUI reused to his wife that he und the Mel'askevs trumped up mac cnurge ..inst lierce. They paid Cour teau well for his pari or uioj promised to und he perjured hlm selr, us did Iboy. Hilda got the truth out of him while ho wus .i,..nL, fir ..nurse ho denied it "I'm going, loo." she stoutly as serted. "Don't argue. I'll bet ten to one we find their cabin empiy. Together tney mane i...... i.i... ...,l nr the brightly Illum inated portion or the town and In to tlie 111UZU . Ol , liiaoi and snow-banked cabtnB which lay I behind. At this hour of tho night few himua were burning even m privute residences, und, inasmuch ua these back streets wore unllght- ed, Hie travelers' jiau m - - way. The wind was diminishing. ' .I.I..1, will. but even yet me air ww .u.-. " ,.... i..uu unil new drifbl seri ously Impeded progress. Wading . ... .., .. u,.ln,l,linip In 1 11 1 V - ... i . ii and out of cuts where me jaie nn... i,,.ri itoi.n removeu. ciuiu- berlng over treacherous slopes where other snows lay hard packed and slippery, the two pursued their course. I'oleon cam to a puuso ui .... ii. in ii,.. Khpltor or a nolo pro- vlsion-cucho and indistinctly took his beurlngs. silently ne iium to the premises nnd vigorously nodded -his head: then he craneu his neck for a view of tho stove pipe over head. Neither sparks nor smoke nor heat wus rising from it. . it..- n n.,,,iiniiR iniimcv of ex ploration ho returned to Houlet lu und spoke ulouu: ' , ,, "Hey gone. Sled, uogs, ever i uq. gone." (To be continued) dragging 1 plough along, but at other times putts blew tno iui".v.- mcnt to one able ana. spou.-u -straight furrow which hindered the contestant's chance of winning first . : if,. aB WAii as women par- """" . v." .t tlcipatea in ine twn-i. Judges decided was a great success but thougni inero v- " slblllty of saiUt ever putting horses or motors out oi Duoim. "- -- comes to ploughing. , v. 'Mefussetvr Zectricaihf liuen iuuiiu ,i,,, ..... .u ..nt l,lm nt the ltur rncks, piiltln- him through the third degree. 1 aon i minu mjn. that Frenchman nccuea croas.ui , bad. and they'd ought to give l'hil llna a vote of thunks und a bronx i tablet," 4 Mochas worus uoueu w 4v- l,.....'a Inrmr (nr it SllOWCd tliut other minds run as did hers. Al ready, It seemed to nor, ni Phillips had been adjudged guilty. Through the murk of fright, of .l...nulnn In which her ttlOUght.S were ruclng mere ciiiue a I'oleon Doret. Here wus deep trouble, gruvo peril, a threat to her new-found happiness. 'I'oleon, her . tl..... wnnM know what tO t)0. 1 for his head was clear, nis jiwk I ..niirrlnr. He never fllil llll-lll. WHO M.t' . .i i.... TiKn.ll.. uhn run for lier eu jii. .. v ..a l..,rrln,tlv who fllltle tlll'nt Oil. then plungea Olll inio ine ins.... hi, scurried through I ho street. punlc-sirlcKon, oesei, unu .,,.. " n ...... In hr IlinilL'lltS. bllt Uh- llUll.v nuo ... d--- other wus upon her lips. Over anil over she Kept repealing: "'Polcon: un, i-oieun. CHAl'I'l'.R XXVII. Tho news of Count Courteun's . i. i.u...,in,i runt, 'i'oleon Doret wns not long In hearing or it, unu i tills evening Just before wo gol home, he promised to go to Col onel Cavendish nd make a clean breast of everything. Ho went out for thut purpose, but evident ly he lacked courage to go through with it. Otherwise how did he come to be on tho buck street; The MeCuskeys live somewhere back yonder, don't they?" Miiri.i" 'i'oleon meditated, brief- i,. I'M,. i,l,i so vott're right." ho suld finally- ..1 Lnu, I'm rieht.'i llolllettu cried. "The. first thing to do is find them. Where arc they; i-r ,i.,ti' si.e Sim no ulace. "Then we must till the colonel to look them up." But Dorel's brows .remtiined puckered In thought. "Wult!" he exclaimed. "I got Idea of my own. If dem roller kiu v.uhhvuu j ( Mln'f niiwnern rouu iieie. jvi beat It. fits' flng." "fn Hunker? Perhaps 1 I'Vn li'nr ill, ltOUU'rV." 'Poll'On !,,,. ,,,..1 bis thigh In sudden en- IlL-hteJlinent. "Uy golly; i'at a wny I don' see 'em! no place. You stay He turned und slrodo uway but ltouletla followed at nis jioeis. SAILS TltlKD IN l'lALUIII.NO DK1GHTUNOSKA. Kng. (AP) ini.n,li.i.inl iim an aid to ploughing in a soil tillers' match neur this little seaside resort of which many of its residents nre yachtsmen us well ns farmers. The wind ut tlmies aided tlie norses m We are fully prepared to take care of your elec trical needs. How about some new Mazda i-amps for those empty sockets? La Grande Electric Co.. 1412 Adams Ave. III in ii ii "I iSinifthi umwiuuKV v. I .Safely' Com. to .Our Stage Pep .U4, All Biases utmii .vitfs liA GRANDE FOB . . v n .,r.i p.m. . 4:00 P.M.: Sunday, AM. - -00 BakeT A M. - 10:50 A.M. - VM VM. 4 VM. , U,.n,ln in A .SI. - 4 ri. PeuiUuton DaUy 11 A.&1. - 4:00 P.M. Depot I'nono dibui 1 ami. olle antl tin Dorft go after that bite' hammer and tongs' ' Don't jump on your poor suffering VI pipe and yank his head oS 'cause he bites your tongue half in two . . . The old boy's just showing his wisdom teeth wise-cracking ' about your rank tobacco ... But try this treatment: Drill the cav- ' '. ity out and put in Wellman's 1870 filling that's Granger Rough Cut . . .This operation '11 be 100 per cent successful and never again will your old pipe pull any more of that "biting sarcasm." iitin- We hot till he dm menti d. rth region. asl.b' Wcllman'sMctlipd removes all harshness and bite Wellman's famous old 1870 mel lowing method not only takes all trace of bitterness and bite out of tctMcccbut brinsstt to a mild.sricjr richness. There's no other method like it, nor any other tobacco Uke Grarifcer. fjcrjrr t Mini TtT" (' ratkcJ in heavy foil iujtcaJ of tiub- hence 10 r Koubita turmd Ber wbltu ". uvarj the cashiir"' cage I. "U":v it l-i 1 . IU--. til'.-r-. th Lowboy 1 Ia
