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Q. In the West Point class where
Robert E. Lee ranked second, who
ranked first? S.M.
A. Charles Mason stood first in
the class of 129 in which Robert E.
Lee stood second.
Q. How were Indian tribes
formed? R.C.
A. Indian tribes were formed
originally as family units, that la,
the members of a certain family
banded themselves, maintaining
certain customs of life and religion.
Various factors afterwards caused
the tribes to expand.
Q. When did Cuba become a re
public? L.M.
A. Cuba attained Independence of
pain by the Treaty of Paris, De
cember I, 1899. A constitution, mod
eled after that of the United
States, was adopted February 31,
1901. !
q. What part of the total trade of
the United states Is Its foreign
trade? B. T.
A. In normal times It Is about
10 per cent.
Q. Are silent pictures still be
ing made? H. M.
A. Some few but very few are
2lill being made for amusement
purposes. A considerable number
of silent films are made for educa
tional and Industrial purposes.
Q. Are surnames Increasing to
any extent? W. B. D.
A. Surnames are not multiplying
t any great rate at the present
lme. The civilized nations of the
world have adopted surnames of
the past and changes are Infre
quent. In the United States tor- I
iffMn hA Immm, naturalize,! oft- I
I en change their names or Anglicize I
tnem.
post-they
q How long have the drums of I
the marine corps borne the motto,!
Don t Tread on Me? A. N.
A. The marine corps was au
thorised by the continental con
gress, November 10, 1779, and short-1
ly afterward the drums of the ma-1
rlnes recruiting the regiment core l
the Inscription and a rattlesnake.
Q How are fourth class
masters appointed? A. O- 8-
A. On October 15, 1812,
were put under civil service.
Q. Isn't there a new rule gov
erning the revoke In contract? CD.
A. In some toumamentes the rule
is followed that It neither the trick
on which the revoke occurred nor
any of the following tricks is taken
by the revoking aide there shall be
no revoke penalty ana tne nana
shall be scored as played.
Q. Why Is salt water sometimes
encountered In drilling an oil well?
U..K. W.
A. It Is a common occurrence to
strike salt water when drilling an
oil well. The geological survey says
that the salt water found In oil
wells is fossil ocean water which
was left In rocks when sand and
mud were originally laid down in
the ocean. In the eastern states
where oil is found in mountains,
fresh water is found In oil wells,
but In the mid continent fields the
water Is salt. Drilling through
large amounts of water presents
diiiicultles to the driller, but the
drilling la continued until oil Is
struck.
Q Which territory was admitted
to the union first, Hawaii or Alas
ka? J. M. B.
A. Hawaii was admitted In 1900.
while Alaska assumed the status of
a territory In 1012.
Q How many people did Pom-
pey's theater seat? H. 8.
A. It Is variously stated as seat
ing 10,000, 17,000 and 40,000. It
was erected by the great Pompey
and completed In 52 B. C. It was
the first stone theater in Rome, and
had a marble Interior. It finally
collapsed In the sixth century a. D.
pf4 SUNSET PASS
Chapter 46
Preston was sagging. Bloody,
magnificent, mortally stricken, he
had no will except to kill. He saw
his enemy prostrate, weaponless.
He got his gun up, but could not
align It, and hln last bullet struck
far beyond Rock, to whine away.
Ash's physical strength had not
matched his unquenchable spirit.
He actually tried to fling the empty
sun. It flipped at random. To and
fro he swayed, all Instinctive ac
tion ceasing, and with his ruthless
eyes on his fallen foe, changing,
glazing over, setting blank, he fell.
Gage Preston hurried to Rock's
side. Men came running with
hoarse shouts.
"Help me up," said Rock, faint
ly. They raised him, speaking In
awed voices. Then he dragaed them,
half-hopping, careless of his dang
ling leg, over to the writhing Ash
In time to see his last shudder.
"Ah huh!" gasped Rock in emo
tionless finality; with strength and
sense slowly falling into oblivion.
When Rock came to his senses
again he was lying on tlie f'nor of
his cabin, where seemingly only a
few moments before he had given
advice as to the proper care of the
wounded Dunne.
He gazed around up at the grave
faces of cowboys and cattlemen, at
Cage Preslon, who, grim and white,
was binding his leg: at Peebles,
still working over the prostrate
Dunne.
'Preston, how Is It with Rock?"
asked Dunne, huskily.
"Wal, the top bullet glanced off
the bone." replied the rancher.
'Ugly hole, but nolhln' fer this
foliar. The leg sliot, though. Is
bleedln bad."
Bind it tight." whispered Rock.
Rock became conscious of awak
ening pain, of a burning In his
breast and a dull spreaduig tire In
Ills right leg. Presently Prestou
rose from his task, wiping his
bloody hands, and the voices ot
watchers ceased.
Somebody get Rock to town
pronto," he said, gruffly. "Ain't
safe to let him wait fer the doctor.
"Lon Bailey has his four-seat
buckboard," replied a cowboy. "We
can take out the hind seat an' fix a
place for Rock to lay
"Rustle now." replied Preston and
Then bent his gloomy Ease down
"Rock, if the artery alnt cut you're
noinuv oaa.
"Ooge, I'm sorry." whispered
svock, iflinuv. no otner way.
Ha I You needn't be. Shore, I'm
rot.- rejoined the rancher.
"Will you come to town?"
'Tomorrow. Me an' the boys will
see Dabb. Mrbbe It ain't too late.'
"It never Is, Preston."
I'm thankin' you. Ooodby an'
food lurk," he returned and stamped
out.
Rock closed his eyes.
Say, fellars. nobody hain't told
me what happened to thet Ash
Preston." i poke up Dunne. "He's
done fer me, an most the same for
' Rock. If you -all let him "
'Da Id." Interrupted a blunt cow
boy, without solemnity.
"Preston had the side of his bead
half shot off" replied another range
rider. 'Shot clean through the mid
dle an then plumb center. He died
orful hard."
"Rock, you heah me?" said Dunne.
I had you wrong an' I'm askln'
pardon. . . , An', fellars. If I have
to die I II go happy."
Rock was lying In the pleasant
ittlnf-room of the Winters borne,
ITS TOM TO POKE. AROOt-"
UBFtS. - BUT BiT M( gvat,ST
KvCK OOT OF WKTtHW
THPJT COrAE- - THE RtCH
bt THE POOR.- TH TDKrYB
where a couch had been improvised I
for him. It was late in the day, ac-l
cording to the slant of the sun
rays coming through the low win
dow above his bed. He hod awak
ened to less torture, but he could
move only his one arm and head.
Another day Rock awoke to rest.
if not ease, and slowly the stream I
of consciousness resumed its flow. I
Sol Winter came bustling In.
Trueman. there's news," said I
Winter. "Might as well get It over.
nun?"
I reckon so." rejoined Rock.
slowly.
Then Mrs. Winter entered with
breakfast for Rock. She was a I
slim, plain, busy little body, with!
gray hair, kindly eyes, and a moth
erly manner.
"About my news," said Winter
when Mrs. Winter had left the
room.- "Gage Preston paid me the I
money you gave Slagle. Yesterday,
belorc he lett."
Left?" echoed Rock, putting
down his cup.
'Yep, he left on No. 10 for Colo-1
rado," replied Winter, evidently!
gratified over the news he had to I
Impart. "Go on with your break
fast son. I'll talk. I've been wait
in' to for days. . .
"Rock, it all turned out better'n
we dared hope. Thev tell me Hes-
bitt was stubborn as a mule, but
Dabb an' Lincoln together flattened
him out soft. I got It all from Amy,
who has been most darn keen to
help. Rock, thet little ladv has i
bad conscience over somethln . . .
"Wal, with the steer market
jumpui' to 75, even Hrtbitt couldn't
stay sore long. They fixed it upl
out ot court. DJbb an' Lincoln I
made it easy for Preston. They I
cougm nun out. ranch, stock.
all. Savvy those foxy ranchers! I
They shore had a chance an' they I
leu on It like a turkey on a grass-1
hopper. Cost Preston somethln' big
to square up, but at thet he went
away heeled. I seen him at the
station."
"Did lie go alone?" asked Rock,
gazing away out of Uie window atl
the distant pine slopes.
"No. His three grown sons were I
with him. All slicked up. Shore I
is an adventure for them. Looked
to me they didn't rare much. At I
thet, there s darned little aossln.
The rest of the Prestons are In I
town, but I haven't seen them.
"Funny Thtry doesn't run In to I
ae me. I met Bam Whipple's wife I
sne saw Tnlry an' Alice, who are I
stayln at Farrells. She said she
couldn't see much sign of Thlry's
uwin- Ain s oeath very hard. Thet
shore stumped me. But Thlry Is 1
game.
"Sol, you can't expect them to
thank me for depletur their fam-
uy somewnat.
"I didn't mean thet. . . Wal. I'll I
go out an do some work around I
the barn. First off, though. Id bet-1
ter shave your whiskers. There's I
likely to be callers, an' shore Amy. I
cause sue saia so.
oot. I dont want to see anr-
uwi, rrpnea hock, nastily.
wai, im snore aorrr. but 111 be I
darned if you won't hare to. Sup
pose, for Instance. Thlry would
call!"
"You're loco Sol." choked Rock.
"She couldn't stand sight of me.
. . . . Please dont "
-son. I may be loco, at thet," re-1
plied Winter, with remorse, and
evidently he controlled desires to
argue the point.
(To be Continued)
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