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THE Eft 'GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Thu t-stlav. November 5, 192r
Published hz Arranfement with Pint National Pictures, Jne, and Frio
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.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
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....
I
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amwiere canbm
tWOEOBAK
Sltf up H (MIV ff
fmil iialir, ii fir a
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ti'un ti'W rtaltanrfyj.
FROM the cattle range to the bank presi
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"hick," It's not only good, it's the most deli
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your mouth water.
Selected walnuts, honcst-to-goodncss dairy
cream, maple flavoring and smooth, chewey
caramel, all covered up with a coat of healthful
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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.
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iitin-
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