See Moving Pictures of This Story
In Weekly Installments at
ONAWAM
THEATRE
Every Wednesday Evening
1BETCVfflflHfl5
CHAPTER XLIII.
C.imp fcr the Night.
"Weil, gents! iti.) driver obasrved
cheerfully, withdrawing bead . ml
hands from long mill iDtlttatS - mi
munion with the stubborn ganlui i"-in-nth
the hood ' i reckon . ti all
nay's will make i : 1 fore Btlndi to
obrlsten thti hyeh snHit.ii.nin pot
Camp-tor-the-Nlgbt .m won't be
gOUV no t.n Hi. h - in I hi"! t n "I
Pulling tins oM wagon through then
Assart sands beck rondeh im just
utii in all broke the heart of that vu-
glllc'"
"Whnt. prscl ely, la the trouble?"
Alan Ue Inquired, rousing tron ux
Utti preooi upatton.
"Plumb boat' nil to lull." the chauf"
frm explained lent ly.
"Nothing cuuiii ii. luir. i, more
:u i nil comprehensive than thai,"
Tom Barcua conmanted
La nodded u head too weary to
respond to the other! humor uie
worried ej - reviewed the loena of
tlii' breakdon n
"Wl. . dom "" Mr. l.uw WOO'
dorM aloud
T. i, affable chauffeur
advised. "Frettln' wont g i you-all
nothln'. if it w.i is.,-, i ,1 . .ill 11 a
ii.. make a fin thi m i uabloni
out of the i I gel one nat.
Yon cant do nothln' till I gel lurk,
11 n - :i . and that won't be much bo
tore iunu
"Where are you i Ban ns das
i land) ii
"Walkln' In' "
"Whal f.
"To (etch hi Ip Ii i
v ol ; con
rmli. r Itop li !i pel in...
Ha turned oil II elf
with prepai lurne)
"It's bin inuK..
ne iii Hi Ivi :'.,!' all, nuth-
ii n. drawn-
llvel
Bill i- I . ,-.. ore ait. i..l-
I I tin m il uwi
then lauding I ird of
tin- mob .iniiii-'
to Mlaa Judith I " puri ol
tli.' ohauffi ' .','
Dlseovi of iiii
wi i k. .i a 'i the
browi . i uf
Mr. Bai I u
Here, 1 i roml ii i vv.is a
situation i" titillate tin i'i uilc M'ih
i He polnti d ..'it In turn the si i
oral component parts: the motor car
derelict In the b dlou ol tho e awful
tor "Ii the v.i.i hi like
n mi... I with I i finding
Itsi ii In midst ol .. b rd ol
pbani . thai d nmuoma
nlac, Mr Seneca Trine, author ol all
tlnir . i. nun i a, gnash
Inn his i.. tli in impoti i.i rage to tlnd
himself ii lapo itioii to and
i . till W hoMtt
life he b i atlate naa
nun , !.. : Ide iho
tar, I: i ' II . wiMi Mr
. i'ii talking to.
b'-r in the frlendllesl (ai blon inniK-
llinbl", precisely as 111 bad not
tS ' 9Ea vaa-'
F t HJ IPs-i
No Doubt Which Caine Flr,t In Hla
stsem,
fallen little short ol compassing his
death, i. m onoe, bul ball dozen
tiin. Judith in 1. 1 if poised on IBS
rannlng-board and ending down at
her victim i nil .'ii rill ntly
rag n on than inth or (rtandj
hip; in d at i mi ' ii , Rosa,
Mr. Law'i flanoei and Judiths lister,
eating b r bearl oul with lealousy of
thin in v. aprung Intlium . between boy
i and bar Ii rsi
"Had business, ny (rlend!" ,Baroua
mentally apostrophised the unwitting
Alan Law.
iii- intei i u.i. ii binaolf lo nod know
ini'iv sn4 with profound nouvlrtien:
I ggu It I .mi ' '
i m i. had abrupt I taken i band
in the i i.i. ,i . : . in .i i- in. i. i ai inn
pn facing bei II i ".'. Ian! "
to titi- Mi Law lo ned Ini tautly,
ttitb iui ii alacrity thai none wbo
wah l. m lib Ii of Ho ,i aa
bl teen
Nor wait ibis v. . ,.i upon the undi
standing of Judith. Ryelng bet nay
ioiy though furtively, Mr I
i.ii liir l.ainlsoino fa.:e ilailun oinln
on I
i.i r father wan us SJUiSa Iii
..." il. 1. 1 iioiti-iita of trouble
uii-l io .Ii lo udvaiiiuKe IiIiiili If ol
tli in
tils io mi erased oul horribly on bli
long, V iiii jack in hi oltcbed u
aibllaal Whltnoi f r I i eara, and hla
face lu tin moonlight med to glow
with tin- reflection ui that Inferno
which nuoldi i .1 in hla evil
boson,
lint inn' w.i.- nihil, i it. the other
quenched, all In a i winkling. His
daughter turned on slot in a flash ol
imperial rage
Marcus caught IBStCbil of the worn-
ana Untile
"He allciit'1 be beard l. r eay. "Be
silent, do you hear ' Dos i ever apeak
to me ittiuln niil.nn y..u wast me to rei
place that i a I li ) don t speak tu
mi'! . . I i. in i Hindi J with you
ones i.i.. i rm nil ii.ni' never again
ahull .Mm pervert ny nalurs to yout
dannsble purpose! saver again shall
word or lab of roar. drive me tuj
Iiii my liuiul ,i. ..nisi ii man who baa
aaver done yon lbs iumi imtin, though
your persecution ol bust would have
aequltted loin of ii rbargs of roaui
laugbtet In BUI court on , rounds of
lelf-dsfsnee ! t'lnli inland ne!"
he raged "I'm through Henceforth
I in in wu). mill Mill Mini . . ."
Her voles broke sin i. uched her
bands into two ttgsl AsU with the
effori at vclfcolitiol. unit lifted a
wrilben fine to tin in..i r.'ht.
"Ood In Ip UI both! ' i lo- lied,
CHAP1ER XLIV.
Ae In a BHasa, tit ly.
Thoughtfully .1' a returned
til i attention to Ibe io is-ia
If the SVldi i.' of t.ii ii " i did not
ad Ii t in tic w a i .. i .uf their
t'.ist difference of .in; . It not
in argumenl acute ano Ii .. deserve
tin' nana of quarrl i. t m outite.iiy
M two mb j 1. 1 "ii ' u ne quel
i. i i . i Mun i r'netant
The la ' ave ws) in ibe end,
b rugged, returned lo Ibe rar
'I'm golni buck up lb 'mil," he
announce!, and beeltale-l ..!' ly.
i ... lliiti die mil i.r i use mile es-
no lb ntit i'. i 1 1 mealed
'Ruse tl .nl I- It'a ...i(i... to atop
here," Alan begsn to esvlaln (.uorlug
the inti irujitiuii
"MUl Rose hi right ib .Itii Ju
dltb ' Bareus Istorpelgted
Judith nodded darfcl)
Bo I in koIiik to eee If I i Bi buy
burros fioin the proisector i . i. there
.i'i tie bai l a.' li i , :. i know
ho i ii..it. v
"tin e v ,i! bi ui. rb " ' lb luter
Hia il I on . I it.. i i f i in,. Of me
I'm Hopping here
"Hut " Ainu itar'td lo prutest
She Kave I. Ho pause With a ery
gesture
li.-ai" ' Ii - in root ii ling; Mr
Law In n uMi ..ill.. I I i mi Iw
I.. Ipful In . b in. father'!
side," she aaavrtui und noiiiied at
Trine with a !l(i.(:.cnni mils that
nsddenod lit" 'He needs me end
no Inn ii. can .one !;, i I'm pretty
mil able to t. , . . f ii , -. if!"
At tbli tl, i , ,o. . iii 'i 4tmidr
bn Btl I an .. i ... .1 I ii I. I ii ,.t Utile
of II. .n I Ivllig hIiij spirit
a.- doubted not was ibsred b) Man
li.r Ii itink In lbs no i i . of liar
i: that l bell friend lbs i.ioupector
i whole tL.ck lull iihettrreit Koie and
H.u as i." r I lot i in. null ol il.e deiert
.il, 'I 'li,f lo Ibl II, ill uiaile a - .ilulli be.
whiii tiu.i afforded thi leniporgry im-
nun. ill floi . pursuit) I..,. I ii eutloned
In the bearing of KOSS ibe fat't tbat
bis it ring or burroi a .- i isllsd to
time.
ThbJ tl.. i: miiat huit Lnii the nub
uf the lovers' iuaiil Ross's rnilit
n...' that Jinlllh be left bililnd, Alau'a
reluotsncs to couaeul to Ibis leit be
convict blmiell of n..- shayge of rank
,i.i. ml i'. ' leint mherlns the a"ui.
senile hla iiut while antagonist bad
done i .in
If i nl;. Judith might not find run..
to Change he mint!'
He tl l.ims.if i iliilouuly o .iu.it
linlltb with the nggle of bis ioi,venu
i.'l.al powers ill. orferlliK llllllfful elit
ly r-cehcd He wui still blithely
lOlllpIng when Jtlillth flilliK linn; to
hei sister's idle
The m iiiuK. iiiiMini loaned but the
moie inn telitoiis III view uf the re
h.n.t li.,,.,:,,t upon themselves by
ho'li pin il. thereto
He In II.-1 iii however, thut a crisis
imp' luleil when the tinkle of mule
hells sounded down the eanyou road,
in. I at thin he threw dlsi retlon lo IDS
wlii'ls in., I ran toward the two with
bands upheld In mock honor and ii
manner of Inuiloious pioleat.
"I. allies, Imlles!" be pleuded. "I
In-K of miii both, let dOgl delight to
baik ami bite "
II.- got no farther Judltb'i ears
were as quick as bis own, she, too,
hud caught the sound of belli behind
the Imsii uf Ibe bill And of a imldeii.
without another word, she tunic. I and
I im v i' way into the heavy tbleketa of
undergrowth that muslted all the eau
Mm, to iiiini 1. 1. in of the wagon-trail
In a I winkling she tin. I lost hei'stlf lo
view lu their labu liilblue shallows
The leiiiallnli i of IP ii iMtiinna wan
UaiiHuited ruphlly enough T'UeiO
were no preparations lo be lliudel
nice Alan bud ridden up with bll
three burrog, nothing remained but to
mount and make off without delay
Before noralng they were all rid
ing like so many hypnotized rubl'iis
fatigue hearing so heavily on all their
mi i i hat none ipoke or cared to
a peak
rn, .nl daylight surprlaid them lu
Ibis stale, still stubbornly Irunllng.
anil shortly uTIerward showed them
one BUMS so perilous tbat II shocked
Hum temporarily awake
This was limply a spot where the
trail came abruptly to an end on uu
side or a t left lu Ibe bills quite thirty
feet wide and several hundred lu
depth, and wai ciiitlnued on the iar
ther side, the chasm being spanned by
u bridge of tbe simplest i-hsraecer -no
morn than a footway of Luanda
pound together with rupei none loo
luuitantlal la li mi. with another
rope, brcust lirli Ml iiuvr haiul
rail. Alan tested tin bridge cautlouily.
Tt i re him. He MMffrsa, helped Roie
in i roil, iiml with her onoe lefely,1
landed on the other aide, took hli Ufa
In hli handi and, aided by a Harcua
iniHffectedly afflicted with qtialma,
lomebow or other i neither of them
I i.'W precisely bow I pi l mailed tho
burroi to cross
After that, though the way grewi
more broad and easy unit even showed
symptoms of a decline they hud not'
enough strength left to itiitalu
through another hour
And what they thought good for
l.ilie, opportunely at this puss, hi ought
1 1. em to a dealing dolled with the
1 iiidinga of aii abandoned copper
I lie Not a soul was lu evidence
i re, but the rude structures offered
ii. titer for beast us well us man.
rarely bad they madn It. .so ui coin-
l.ilable as might he upon the rough
I. uk Mooring of one of the ibedi
I I letllel'ld the hill HIS out of light,
v u Alan OollapSI I us If drugged,
v I lie llHli'ils who had t hi ted himself'
i. keep Ibe tli nt watch and purposed
doing II tu a sitting position, with
hli back against Hie door Jamb, felt
Bleep ovi'i'i onilng him like a dense,
dark cloud
CHAPTER XLV.
The Boweli of thi Earth,
Awaking befell .Mr liaicus In a
fashion mlTlcti'iitly sharp and stiirtllng
to render him Indifferent to the beuefl
clal effects of some eight houra of
dreamless slumber.
He discovered himself Mug Hal on
bll face, with noun hinlv's liicoiisliler
ate heavy hand i tirpoiel) grinding tho
lid face Into the mid and splintery
planks of the shed Homing At tho
Gnsuhlng Hli Tilth
sull.e time other l..,n,ls were busy
binding bis own together by the
wrists and lushing tin same tu tho
small of bis buck In mm of a cord
passed around bis middle while hli
natural If BOOM what spasmodic effort!
lo kick were audi) hump, red by the
f at t (list Ills ankles had ulriady been
secured I v menus of half u doicu half
bitches ..i.d a square knot
Ills hands attended u his head was
releasi d Promptly he I. in d It aud
iiiyed to yell, uu effort reudered
abortive by the gug thut wits thrust
between his teeth tho Instuiit bll
Jaws opined
Then be beurd a luugh, a Cold,
mirthless cbuckb
Now tbe blood of T'homui llarcui
ran cold .or bo thought It did, which
amount! lo much the leum thing)
For If hie anises I. .1 plaM-ii fair, tbu
laugh In- had hear,; was the laugh of
Mr Mar i ophul. lo ml ih vll lu tbu lerv
Ice of Senecu TrilM
He 1 1-I -led Ids bend to one ilde
and glum ing along the door, saw noth
ing but Hie wall Twisted the other
way, at the cost uf a i punier lu btl
imae, the i ITort wui n paid by the dls-
coniy t.t pose Trine In a plight like
hli own lilts and ankles hound,
gagged Ii. . i l.o burguln the width of
the shed let ween them
Hut oi ' Ian Law, no i.lgn. . . .
The heart of Mr. llurcui checked
iiioiiitiii.il 11) . bo shut his eyes and
Shivered III 11 Ulicollllollublu i-.itulu
of tin i l
Then, t . ... in t ell bayOBd endurance
by Ho fears l.o goffered for the safety
uf hla no i.d, In' began to wriggle aud
i il u Ir in I.I, a cilpphd snake, pain
tally Im I g Ills w y ucrusi the floor
lovvuid I IS with what design, beav
tu up ' knows! lumly bis luen
l.l villi in ipreheinlei the hiiru pus
t blllt; il bll being able, with his fait
nunblug Dugi ra, to work loose Has
knots i.i It,,- i wrists; but deep lu
big heuit be knew tbli to Im nothing
but foil'. 1 1.. i In .it . . ,
With Inl.i.ii pains he bud con
tl 1 vi d to hi Idle the ill lam i. by hair,
or DOSSlbl) i. i quite so much, when
a d in body i ui tbu sunlight of tho
open doorway Into temporury eclipse.
Another follov id It. Hoots clumped
beavlly on Hi IhiiiHiig. Tbu laugh
sounded ui'iilu, gpparsOtly In lroulc ap
prei'latlou oi Mr Hurcus' elforta. Two
palu ol bauds .-Iid him, nun be
ta alb in c sbuuldun, the other be
You likntl "Lucille Ixive" did
you in .1? Wi'll, you'll liko "The
Tri'.v o'litnii " better. Tort
vvjiiii.'i ill xl Wi lii.i'.stluy niifht.
$1500 Reward!
I (Hi Uncoil, Call.
If or HI n id Ni-vmln
tivi' gHook I'rolwi'
hi .( inl h.n f
'I. I hit uiiittti
- i.'ii-il In itiwinliur,
Ml irtvn II '-a. U0
n .an! for if)
.Ii mi' h'ttitlliK tu
Ik- Kirmt mi vm,
Hilton "l uni I'm
oi I'-i tlttej (!
HiM lii.in.i tftttln
01 Hiillfl In longing
lo Niiy n( Hit-in-
10 Uu ill. ii.i', I In- Ull'll'ltlgfllrit
BtB sn& J - fN.
SSBBBs IV ac. gfka Ksgl
fFeP -sff " -ggttf r
a-X !. W" ""Z''"
)
b. is
Iii ftiMllmi
nlti'ia iIh nun. i - Hull tJiuu iXi for ill InirtMi
hmi'li'l lioiki- nl.. .I l ii liuili ot fltlitf JftW.
tliMinl i.iui.IchI In . i, i i m. mil if Ktligtj
Haniti), Uko Hint i milk iiMiiill.g, llmiri
VtUU il Wln'i K'H'I
i-uitw I. ill jyinnu hijimii hui tml uiil) Jin
it- i.i i.i ti b
W W.JIHOWN nt, OreffOO.
heath the knees, and he will lugged
laboriously out In'" the sunlight, car-
led a conaldi'iiible tli lauce, and tie.
posited inn cieiuoiilo.ini) within a few
feet of the mouth 'nf tbe iibniiduued
mine Just at the moment when he had
satisfied hlmielf that the purpoio
of bli captors wai simply to throw
him Into the blirk well.
Il waited a look of appeal on the
froien mask of villainy that wai Mar
ropliat'i (who bore the burden of Hir
mis' head and ibouldersl and got
laughed nt for all hli palna.
Then he wai left to hlmielf onco
more, but only for a few innuietiti;
tbe Inter mi I ended when tbe two ap
peared again, this time bringing Roie
In similar faihton.
Not Until she hud been put down be
side him did be discover tbat Alan
wae llkewlie a captive truned to a
true at some dlitnnre.
The remaining arrangement! uf
their rapton were swiftly and deftly
consummated, though their design re
mained obscure to Mr. Ilaretti until
lie, after Roie, was dumped like a hul
Into a hug" bucket, and therein by
means of rope and windlass lowered
to the bottom of tho aliaft a deirent,
bs estimated ahrewdly, of something
like a hundred feet
A hideous screeching followed, tho
pndests of ruity and grenseless ma
chinery. Twisting hli neck, Itarcui
saw the dim opening of the shaft
lowly closing aa If a curtain were
being drawn down over It. Jimmy
win closing the Lull. hen. I door, leav
ing them definitely prisoners, beyond
human aid. there In that eveiiiiatlng
black bole, . . .
With a final squiul and thump the
bulkhead settled Into place A con
fusion of remote sounds thereafter In
dicated thut Jimmy (with, perhaps,
Miirrophal's asilstuncei wus making
the bulkhead fast heyond question
In Impotint Rig.
wedging and Mockl0 It with timbers
Thesu ceased and the silence ws!
I n. ken by Alan's v ..!..-
"Uarcui'"
The latter giiinte.l loiilfully by way
of answer he could do no monv
"I've worked my gag loose," Also
pursued lu I hiirilid whisper, "but my
bunds are tied behind my back. Are
youriT Orunt once for 'yes'"
Dutifully Hracus grunted u solitary
grunt.
"Then rull over on your fin u uud
give me a cliunce to work tin in In
that wsy. given time . . ."
"Time!" win the rnlrthlsei tbougtit
of Harcua "Huven't we got all BtSfV
i.ltyT"
For all that, he wasted no time
win. lever In ohevlng Alau'a auggi s'lnn
then lav for upward of ten Initiates
with his face In the mold of the tunnel
--. hi'" Alan chew id and spat aud
chewed and spat slid chewed again at
the ropes round the wrists of hie
friend
If It were lu truth no more than ten
minutes H aeeuied upwurd of an hour
before the bunds grew slack and Hur
(Ui with an effort that cost him much
of the akin on one wrist worried a
ItHnii free, then loosed iho other, re
moved aud sp.it out bli gag. and let
lustily about freeing his friend. That
took but a few luatuiitH little inotu
than wui needed lo rid Knee of her
bondi.
That much accomplished, a pause
of profound cniistci nation followed
I he darkness wus absolute In the tun
nel, Jimmy having tuki u the candle
uwuy with bin I ami Its silence was
rendered uncanny by the sotis und inur
ii. ins uf Ibe loveri. thut sounded Sidne
how fearfully renin!" und Inhiiiuuii to
I'arriia who Tiad turtn d Immediately
to the bulkhead and was. without tbe
i lightest hope, groping about Its Joints
and crevlcei lu search of lomo way
of furring It. . . ,
"llarcus old man!"
"Yes?"
"Have you any Idea"
"Devil a one!"
A pause , . ,
"Did you notice whit thut black
guard had Died up?"
"What do you meun?"
"Why at the bottom of the ehaft
got only a glimpse coming In tho
door of the powder room was opeu,
aud I law a fuie nt to tbe top of a
keg of blasting powder , , ."
THE.SAYERSTUDIO
Kodak Film Developed and all
photography work done' in first
claia ehape. Prompt eltention
BURNS OREGON
i. Warrant Call.
Notice lis '.hereby uiven thut
there is money on hund to puy all
general fund warrantu resiutered
prior to March 1, 1014; all road
warrants registered prior to June
1, 1914; all high school warrants
registered prior to April 1, 1916,
and all rabbit bounty warrants
registered prior to March 1, 1915.
Interest ceases April 26, 1915.
R. A. Miu.i'Jit,
County Treasurer.
Job printing here.
"Whafi the good of that? We'ra
fast ennuith BI It l'
"dimply to make anurance doubljt
eure by cauilng a rave In .
"I leem lo remember bearing or
reading, eome place, that tunnel! haraj
two endi If that'i true, tho far end
of thli ought to be about the iafaet
place when that eiploilon happens
If It ever doee."
"Something In that I"
"Got any matohee?" llarcui In
quired, aa Alan hurriedly helped Hois
to her feet
"Nerer one."
"Nor I. We'll have to feel our way
along. Let me lead. If I Hep orer the
brink of a pit or anything, I'll try to
yell and warn you lu time."
Alan caught bli friend's hand In
panlng and prcised It warmly a ce
real eloquent of hla gratitude to Har
ms for taking their peril lightly, or
pretending to. fur tho take of Iloae.
A tlrkliih bnslneii, that- gropjng
their way through blackneil so
opnipie that It seemed aa palpable bb
a pool of Ink. And hnitn wai Indi
cated; they stumbled on with what
caution was BOSSlbla aiialnst pitfall"
a gingerly erramble Then an elbow
In tbe tunnel aenaed rather than felt
or seen cut them otT from direct
t'omiiiutili'iitlon with tho bulkhead,
and at the sain" time opened up a
shaft of daylight, sinking down
through that pltihy darkneii llku a
column of fine gold
Crlel of Joy, iniuremeiit. Inrriilullty
linking In their throati. they stum
bled forward, gulmul tbe spot Immedi
ately below the shaft, looked upvvnrd,
daitled. to gSS blue sky like a coin of
heaven's luliillug far above them, at
the end of a long and almost peipeiidl
culir tunnel, wide enough 10 permit
tbe passage of a man's body, and lined
with wooden ladderi
Tbe end of the lowermost bidder
bung within easy riinh from tbe floor
of the tunnel
Hut even ai Alan lifted his hands to
grup the bottom rung tbe openliiK at
the top of the shaft was temporarily
obscured.
Thrilled with uppieheiislon, he host
luted: Marmphiii wus up there, he lit
tle doubted; hardly like that one to
overlook the bidder shaft In preparing
the tunnel lo be a living tomb
"What la It?" Hose demanded lit bll
elbow, In a ihukeu whisper.
"Nothing," be lied Instantly, and
selling the bottom rung, swung him
self up "Hill unit for me till 1 signal
the coeit'i elear" he warned before
I'oiiimllllug himself finally to the as
cent.
Mnrn.pl it or no Murrophal at Hie
top. there was nothing for hi in tu do
but to graip the nettle danger with a
steady hund. untllin hlng Kien though
he were abut thiol on eiiietglni: f i mil
tbe abaft, It were better than tu dlo
down there, like it tut lu a trap . . .
He hud i limbed not more than half
a doieii rungs when u vol.e hulled
from ith, ne
"law -Oh. Mister Ijiw I say- don't
'Hue up here's a present fui you "
Pausing without answer, be looked
up A few drops of water splattered
his fare, like Iniiii mill Almoiil I'll
mediately the blue sky wus per
maneiilly eclipsed u heavy rasendu of
water almost u solid column, shut
down tbe shaft with l.-nlflc fun o
Half .Iron i.i I and wholly dutvd. bo
felt himself Bll lied up and .hugged
away from the wuterfull
Then, aa hla seiim s iliur.d he com
pichcinled the fact tbat the tiiunel
wsi already filling . that where they
atood It wui n In i. iii ankle deep, whllo
thn water continued to full without
bint of letup
CHAPTER XLVI.
.Flood ind Fire.
Hi nun. Ing to make himself heard
above tbe mar of the deluge, llarcue
yammered lu Aluu's ear.
'That devil' He's found Hie reier
voir opened the sluh egiites turned
It Into that shaft! We're done for!"
Alan hud no argument with which to
gulnsay htm Hlleutlv getting on hla
fe.i, sllt-mlv In- groped fur Hose In the
darkneii. niomi'iitaillv becoming mm o
denie aa the full of water abut out
the light, and drew her away with him.
up tbe alight Im line that led back to
the bulkhead
The hour that followed lived ever
In hli memory ai in. hour In bell. No
ray of hope lightened im Impenetrable
blackness He i ould sal nothing to
comfort thu girl, bravely though she
strove to keep up Im! heart time and
aguln she shook In bin units like a mad
thing when panic ilicn.l caught her
by tbe neck ai a terrier an In s a rat.
Tu die then- It, the dm liuoss, like SO
many noxious animals trapped lu s
walll . . .
The water mounted rapidly. With
in five minutes It drove tin in back to
tbe elbow In the tunnel, within ten It
lapped their ankles aa tin y lingered
there, doubting which wus the greater
peril, to ml v mice or to stand fait and
let the flooding tide snuff out the flits
of life To return to the neighbor
hood of the bulkhead was to court the
death Indicated by the fuse and tbe
keg of blasting powder . .
Of a sudden thn thought crossed
Alan's mind that Murrophal had ar
ranged the lutter solely to keep them
away from tbu bulkhead Now that be
tbougtit of It, be felt certain that the
powder room hud been dellberutely
dlsi lose.i to III iii by Jimmy
Probably, then, the keg and fuso
were but ituge piopertlei or po
Blbly . . .
Whether or no. wui deuih In one
form preferable to tho other''
lie was decidedly of the opinion
that It were battel lo he exllngulabed
once and for all time. In the space of
a second unnlhlliitcd by un explosion,
than to die thus llugurlngly.
Combination lick, Injury, accident
and death lumetlt protection ut mini
mum cost. t'..',U axis.) death bunellt,
$1,000.00 lor loss ol limb or eyesight;
linim 13.00 to (IS.00 weekly sick or ac
cident beuclll; l,IHH).00 laiieigein i i...
liel la'iii'flt. t'ost is III. IK) pur year;
no other dues or isscssineiils. In this
luiuruuce all uieuaud wiiinen Bra pluced
un au eiual baiia, nganllci. nl osssps
tlou. Kvery porson mains tbu same
form of application, pays lbs same
ainoiiutof premium ami receives tbu
same amoiiut ol benellt. Men ami
Women between tbe ages of HI ami lift
are accented. No reatnctlona us lo oc
cupitlou, only Keilmud men employed
employed on track, limn or roound
bouee, ran not be agagptsil t.'lalins are
uiid willilu sixty days any where in tbe
U. S. Canada or Knrnpe. Obi reliable
Insurance Company. 1100,000.00 on
Htsttj deposit aa a protection (or Policy
holders ami to gnaiaulee the paymeul
of ilalms. For further (roe Information
address tiustuve Ii. Werner, Hocrotary
aud liouoial Manager, llox HIM, Huffalo,
N. Y. itati age, lei, occupation ami
i.n.lltl..t. I'rpt II. 173.
On this conilderallon, be drew Rois
with blm back to tbe bulkbsad
When they had been soma fifteen
minutes beside the bulkbsad, the wa
ter mounted the head of a alight rise
psrbapa ten feet behind them, and
poured down In ever deeper volume
to back up' against the barrier.
tt was waist deep, however, before
tbey retreated to tbe bead of that
rlin.
Half an hour later It wai walit
deep there, on the highest spot In the
tunnel
In flfteon minutes more It had
reached their chins. And they Stood
with head against tbe roof of the tun
nel. Holding Hose close to blm, Alan
kissed her lips, tbat were as cold as
death
Then, fumbling under water, be
found the band of the man at bis side.
The water lapped bla lips like a
blind band . .
e e e e e e
In the tunnel that branched off from
the main shaft, beyond tbe bulkhoad.
some thirty minutes before this June
turc, s candle bad guttered In Its stick,
I L )rnvsXdlgsJ iLssagV MtgtgjVgg9gS
oV acBsB'f- - '''R'
Ly lw ggr' ' " BgSxssvw.
B - V ChilllStyMk'' BJLuS
Bb9 BMe "
'VsVggf ''-
Aim Nigotlitil for thi Burroi.
left ciiiel.-si.lv thrust Into tbe wall by
Marropbat's lieutenant, and guttering,
had dropped a flaming wick Into a lit
tle heap of hone dry debrll Tbli last
flamed. Hiked hungrily at tbe timber
ing Hint upheld the fulls of the tunnel.
The timbering caught fire without de
lav In a space of time lucredlbly
brief tbe flames were ipreadlug right
and left, tbe tunnel wsa a vault uf
blistering filiv
Ai AIuii nld hli laat mute farewell
lo Hose uud lluicus. tbe fire apread
out lu the I... it. en of tbe shaft and In
vaded tbu powiler room
Alan had guessed alight at Marro
pbat's design, tin. l.eg of I. lasting pow
der was less than an eighth full; It!
esplosloii i ould nut posslblv nave ef
fete i Hie i nve In Alan bad at lint
reared
ll.it whut Murrophal had ovei looked
wus thi. proximity to tbe keg of some
everal sticks of dynamite, masked by
a film of earth that bad fallen from
tbe ci uinbllng walls
When the blailug fuse dropped
eparka Into tbe bleating powder tbla
last exploded right willingly and the
di iiuiultii took Iti iti" without tbe
l.-tist delay.
Tbu resultant detonation was ter
iltlc Th bulkhead was crushed In
like an eggshell burrlei Part of tbe
walla fell In. but tbe tunnels and abaft
remained Intact Tbe released Hood
streamed ..ut ami spread swiftly to tbe
furthest rsSSSSSS of the burning tun
ml li.nse i loiids of steam tilled tbat
place of terror us Ibe Hi es were extin
guished. Swept with the stream si It poured
out of tho tunnel, Alan cuntrlved
throughout to retain hla bold round
tbe walat of Hose llarcui shut pail
I. im unseen In the darkueaa. It waa
not until Alan bud contrived to catch
au unburn. . I timber aud itay hlmielf
and bli uliuoai wit leas burden beneath
tbe mouth of the shaft that he discover.-,
1 Hurcus alive. If almost uurecog
tillable In his mask of mold and Boot,
battling back toward tbe shaft agalust
tbe bassists tide.
Half blinded and stilled ai he wai by
tho reek of eteum and powder fumea,
Alun i.i mm i.d with hlmielf until hla
wlta were paaaably clear.
Immedlulely before him dangled tbe
boli ting bucket and rope.
Surrendering tbe care of Roae to
llarcui. Alan climbed luto the bucket
and atared upward, examining tbe
walll of the Shalt fur a way to tbe
top.
There waa none other than tbe moat
difficult; gapa too great to be bridged
by climbing showed in the wooden
ladders.
Thu ono feasible route waa via tbe
rope. And there waa nobody at the
top to work tbe windlass and Alan
hoped there would be nobody to op
pose bis enay.
He addressed hlmielf to tbe task
without murmuring lifted bluajelt up
on the rope, wouud It round one leg,
and lu an that heartbreaking climb.
How bo accomplished It he never
knew That It must bj accomplished
was his one, all-absorbing thought.
And somehow, by aome alinuit lupcr
human effort, Il wai eveulually acciun
pushed
He arrived at the top of the shaft
far too exhausted lo ahow surprise
when, falllug In half fainting condi
tion within two feet of thu brink, ho
aaw Judith Trine running like mad
iii'iohh tin. clearing
Hut without her aid he would not
wit hlu houra havu been able to work
thu windlass aud lift Hose uk Mar
cus lo tho Burfaca.
I Til 1st i ..nt inn.. I
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
s.n bsai i smii
INITKII hi A IKH t.AMl 111. H, a
Iskvvlew, Oregon, Ms) uli, cu .
Nellie Is hereby iivea that Carolina Used.
..( M..I.I1.-I. HI. Ml. II, Itl.U, ,, Mv It., I'd.',
aoi.li' Ihiiiii'Sl'-ad hunv Ail till I'i. IVUVl, No
U.'.7UU, lorHW1,. See . Ni;, Hselluu 17. loll Ii
hip "l -in uli, Hangs u Blast, wiilsini.il
Msrhtlsii, has llli-t1 nut let. of lu lei. tlou ItlDlsku
tin si Un.-.- year i-.....i tu establish idslin lu
llo- lioi.l alioif ilt'scrlbtid, huhile I . J Slant'. i.
i - u. ut.. laa. i'..,-, a ...a iM.o'v, ai niaino-i,
lli'K iiii II. . Jill, .lav Of .llle, IVI'.
. a. ni. . ii a in. n. ni.nvifi'i
U.........I ......a t.. ,... e ,. .... ..
......... . ,,.. .... i .,., ii afn i'.o ii , ... ii
Young. Mia Mautlu Slsutftir. sll id Htsnlh i
dregoa
II' r III M..I v., Ili-glih i
N0TK31 FOR PUBLICATION.
I'NIIk'l. STilla I I Mli llrrn a ,
llUrlia, Un gun. Aplll, 19, I'll .
N..II. . ii immby given Dial iluy g. Iilihgustai
..I Nun. .in, llo K. .11, it loc uu Annual II, IVll
inn. In lliiunilsad entry No. 0.'Al,foi NK'.Nk.' '
HUNh1, I ota .' sad :i, Haiitloa 'M, 1iwiislili I.
H llaagi-:i",g VV 111. I,- M.lldlall has til. .1
i. ..in, ol inn ..in .ii to make Uu. I iluss yssr
Pro.ll, turstablisli claim lull,,, land alum- ,,
Ncilhi'il, liidino tl,.- Ut.glitt-r sn.l It. . , n , , H.
Hiii -us. Union, uu lbs llth day si May cu , '
t i n I i miii iistiuissa wllussssa
t'harlsy uaril, Kriiik Helm Morgsa Pitltlu
aud i . .. .i l.ui'.i sll ot I.sw.u .Oissoii
Wa. riaas, HsgiiUi
MMMMMMM nwtniwnrmriniir B
RODNEY DAVIS 1
House Painting;
Paper.HanglngT
and Decerating:
Calclntlnlng
Hardwood Finishing
Fresco Painting
Eatlmnte famlahscl on ap
plication. Namplew ahowa.
gffg. HIM A CHANCE
ttmtmmumiuniimmtimma itn
Tl: ilOGT
AC :5TE .22
CiUI3tR Repeating
Rifle in the WORLD.
M id'' In to modi Ii i one
i shoit It. I'. rar-
Iri'lit'i the "I her for .vis l-ong
II. i 11. I .
STEVENS
"VISIBLE LOADING"
RIFLE NO. 70.
Handles IS M
tisr
Pfjei
$8.00
Short and It M
-in nil'- ' art ildu-ca.
Siiiii for banilsoruely
ml ruled llitlr t sta-
,- n in I Mow to Shoot
Well".
tinier Stevens 10 flee -1'lr.folsead
tkslgssB
I. oiii your 1 1. . I. i
KTI.VEN8 ARMS
ii;i.v i;mryPti,
P. f. llox r-004,
t'lth OPI I VAUA M.vsit.
'i -a, . .ini a fr
.IKKHIAI. IIIKK'i TIIHV
arxTi BBSSBSI
ali.ia lOso. K. I liambsilalu
lllsny I sua
w i iiswisy
IX t -il.Bi.lt
i .inxn-wiii. a ...
A I l.ir In- inial
.nilflliin
-. i lelai ..( l-tal-
I I. 'SB UI. 'I
SUpl I'linin I oaf m- 'I....
Hlat. I'i II
A M. l rswford
nwald Waal
lieu n oloott
T. a aii
J A ' loir. I.ll.
W B liuinss)
. Hobl gal ID
I 1 A Mcanilr
I ue Ii lluraai:
l. H. Hssu
T a ki
snari ... in 'a a
I F. A. Moon
RIB I II fOtlll IAL hlSTBK.'T.
In. no' longs DsIiod Hlgga
I moil) tin. ii.) ne.. H SlMBlors
'Ini oi .....rs ti.o Bin Mouday la
.initial..! I. '.I vlonilay In ll.iobtr.
Iniiii i iiatol
Inn. I Hi i-i.-a.-iitallvv
WU B looks
w I H.. man
I'oi'HTv iiti'sav:
I, .oil
i li-ll
1 I. aauo-r
.IllV-t'V :
.rs.it I Il.tiupsob
K 1 HtishBl
Ii A. Millar
C. g. Basry
A K. Klabardsoa
1. J Ii.iiriiii
I. M llaailllou
n. vs uisvsBgsr
-...IV-l'V
-Ii. rill
A.Bi ..-.1
- 1 1. .. .. -. -.
I .inn.
M.. a l..p.i i
i oiinio.t
'..i.u KvuiBsoii
l a I' NvlVMIrr
thus
a Usui
i .anil) i ouri Bjestt tin- Dial Weducsday to
Jsiniaii. vtan a. May, Jul) . BgaBSSskSf asd
Nui set bat
n uim vi a i . i. ..rni I :
Hi glSU l
Bel ciii I
Wui fair.
"all, Vt..ll.rlBl.rSt
Ma) in
H.-i ..il- -riesain.
i
':...
. I..II.. !...ad
Hoy Vsn W lulls
Henri
il'i.i. I'anoD
Hal nse
II '. Ilauam
'o . rat .. r A. i.v vrslcotas
Jait.rB I aui t'.irv
1 H.J Mi klnu.ui
Mseuegi .f 'to- t oaai n seary Hseond aud
r.oiiti. w.ii ..!
:c . --j.r.wjssaai
Li -. -efr-
a OSk fMsyfarssrl
No (.titer like it
No other as good
The New Home Sewing Maellu Ctipiif,
DKANCK. MASS,
Uf do Job urinting.
s&?ffiwm
jF7i
J
A '
Jml
gafnlf 'V '-4
frfj
!
srsrBsrssrBVsBBgjBfl CI t -4SSj)BSBslaaBiasJ
Hrsi 1 H3srsrsrsrssWfl
1 " W.e utily way tu JL j
j New Home O
M TJ.IS 111 SI tltll gj H JjslBL -aJSrsl
JOB WORK
We do It right
If You Want ALL H Home News
READ
THE TIMES-HERALD
$2.00 a year
Best Job Printing
CARL C. GRIFFITH
PbBioian and Hurgeon
SOSNS, OMWosj
J. LU. Cnflfjv
Physician ami lurgson
Hums, - - - Oregoi
Office In new building armtli ..t W . 'coma
hsrnees shop, Main HI,
Phone Main BB,
GEO. G. CARL, M. D.
PgjjsigilSBi and Mnrsreon
OSSii ! Tssasasiii HuHSIna
i psslal BBBBgkSI slvsa aiaaaa. of il. . ra.
SBBB sad three I.
Ores)
DR. R. D. KETCHUM
CHIROPRACTOR
MECHANO fill P-AI'I .1
Nature Methods and Dietary Advi
Ckroaic Dilaaara s ape. tally
I. O. O. F. Bldg ii,,,,,,. Oregsa
DEflMAN & DEMVIAri.
Pbygjclgns ,ind Suryeong
Calls answer-! pruniptly night or sg
'Phone Harriman.
Heffliri'in Oregon
Dr- Minnie Hand
Physician and Surgeon
Wrsct Telephone Conneition
Albritton. Ore.
b. E. HIBBARD
DBUTISt
OAco firtt .liior HMM iulit vlmrf
BorriH. ( r fofl
M. A. BIGGS
AltoriH-v al Ijiw
Voegtly Bldg., Horn-., Oregcss
C. A. REMBOLD
Attoniey-Ht- I.nw,
Burns, Oregon.
HERMAN VON SCHMALZ
Attorney at I.nw
Cooteeta aud practice before I . H. U.
wmce a Ss.-cialty
OBcec Key Bldg. licit ggMM to ,nslciBjti
Burns, Oregon
CHARLES W. ELLIS
LAWYER
BtirriB, - Oregipn
Practices In the' Male Coartl aud W-
forethaU.B. Und tiffice.
7haH. H. Ikiibix4,
Attos.ney-ai-i w,
Careful attention given to CollaS-
tions and Heal Ketntc matters.
Fire Insurance
Notary Public
BlIBNB. OkEOOK.
A. W. GOW AN
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
State Courts and United States
Land Office Practice
Three doors South of the
Harney County National Bask
Burns, Oregon.
FRANK DAVEY
Altorn.y al Law Notary PuMc
C"Baaa.'Ja.r loa.o.,,. R.UBB
AsIBiai U. S. I and OIIk s Pra. Iks
OBIrs lalfHO Him . i . oaaif '.,llui.aj BbDj
anil I ant . ot. .
Burns,
Orege
F. C. Uiliabii . ti. FAt'LgirjB
Forasrly Asst. Kngln. , , ..ri.ifrlv Call! s
laU.B Bselssiaiioii ixo iIumi ut Bolls,
'' VA.ai.rii Kt
Eistero Oregon Eof ioeeriaf
Compan)
CIVIL AMI IKklliMION bNiiNBB
Birns. On Kim
SBgSMaBJSBSBBBJSBSai