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Annou M û Favorii« Stori«* TW Poor AW ol Mr. Imm WI mo Ik« Hrew reached Ik« m m II Vermont t«wa Ik« proprtetor tea rad for a white tk«i kU ifttnwap perfora- » » * aright look II« ebi«f tettar«. U m ■lar of tk« aggiogati«« » u Zeno, tb« Mexican baiti throw«/, aaaw«ring la privai« Ul« Io tk« u m « « f H ian m j Twto« a dar loa«, dra«M d la gaady trappln««, would «at«r tb« «r«na u - «— #■■!»< bjr bla wir«, a young, plamp «ad piatir « « n a * la flab turbia, «ad followed bjr a roustabout boario« a basket full ai tea« bowle-knivM and ■Mola« b a tti«*!'« White U m band Pl«»«d ab appropriata ««tectloa of •hlvery Bulle tk« «orni« woman weald ®«ll«n hateotf against a b«rh«rooad of Ma« plänkln« *b W i had baa« »rartad te lite «riddi« of «b« rin«. Thar« aha would pvM motionless, bar arma oat- FreelFdderj n « mu»! gat after him again. And what had happanad to bla bora«! Now from where ha lay h« bad a gllhipa* of tha fawn Banka, tb« thin- lag Mari clrrteu banaath the hoof». Hla horae « » ■ lying lower denn the atnpa. at tba rary edge of the rorka liariile tba torrent. Pally mnri have abut bla bora« aa w«U. Or parhapa It waa only tha bora«, and L«e had baan «tunned by tha tell. Tha rad rim of the tun waa Jnri dipping Into iba horiaon and La* re- inemlwrvd that whan be had laal aeen It, It waa midway In tba waa lorn shy. lint ha had aeea It from a cliff lop. With that tha girl flashed Into the picture. Laa aaw har and har horae to(>pllng down tba ravine. It« remem bered hla own fall, tba landallde. the d> nnmlta. Uemory grew complete, the lari link» «napped Into place He roallxed (bat bo had barn Anna from tba height« above, and that by a mlrarlo of Inch hla deacent Into tha rock-rirawB torrent had baeg arraated by iba scrub growth which held hint. Otherwise lho*e rock a would have ground and battered him alm»ri out uf wiuhtance to « man, or toaard him Into I he whirling torrent. An II wn* It waa a miracle that ha had »urvtrad the fall. Probably ha waa badly Injured, ila must nuiaf on broken limb». -11« tried to rise, and tnnlnntly tba body »creamed Ita protest With tin- tuenae (Mlflrully ha aucceeded In get ting n|<on hla handg and kuea* u» (tel*-! each yf hla lloiha Ip turn, lie frit Ma Maly and riba, ha patted him * d f all over. ft *aa increriiMe. hgt though uvarj at«acl« la hla body •earned twitted, and he waa aching and hrulaad from head to foot, nu boon ap|MNir«d to ba broken. Ivering along the edge of tha ravine. I.ee aaw tbe girl'a horae lying a Utile tlUraara away. The effort to gat ap-m hla feet aaciued to roasuia« an tarredlblr periml at time. Ily the exercise of all hla « i l l Lea manager) te beep hla haiaare until tba rocking eonli bad grown rompacatlvely atable. Then forcing hla frbelilouf l|mha and moaclea Into oo-ordinatlnn. he atag grrf-d toward the glrl'a horae. It waa alive, bill Ila back and l!nd>« were broken, ao that It waa roroi W ylj paralysed. II lookad at I-ea aa he up proached out of Ila bright, pathetic eye«. In»ilnct with tba foreknowl»il*c f t (tenth law «a a rick with tha fear that h* would cli her And tb« flirt deed- (Ml «»red alnmet out of rerognltlon among Ilia rock»—or Blaring; drowned In lit« torrent below. He aearrbed «very Inch of the aur rounding terrain within o radius of three hundred yard*, and then ahan (k neil hop«, anger, honing up within him, »«eluted In reviving atrength He would follow her murderer« nnd «hoot them ibm n Ilka tba wild bearia they .were. Before leaving tha ride of tha In jured boro« Lae drew bla autiuwatte. which had remained buckled In Ida belt hnlatnr throtighmil the fall, nnd merri- Ri1f)r" ended the anlmal'a life with a finale «hot over (tie heart. Now there remained tba pnrmtlt. yeaitenace— then the original duty of picking up Telly. Hut he «wore that he uoidd takk one man. not throe, to MnnUtree. And. with tbe derlalon, he retraced hi* steps, until once more he ntood l>e aide tba gorge between the dead ho race. The content« of the parka had bnrat from the broken canvaa and lay »cat f«rri| everywhere. (rat lh# rifle waa not to l>e found. Two or throe rarirlilgxe at the edge of the rliaam, were nil Ie*e found. Heluctantly he canto to the con clualon that hla rifle lay at the bottom of tbe river. He turned doggedly to take np the purault again. But aa he wa« pttsstag the girl'« horae, aotnetldng yellow and ahlnlng on the ground caught hla eye. He atnoped In examine It. Long treoxea of pale, yellow-brown balr colled ratind hla flugera. It waa the hair of the gift I He tried to pick It up. but the enda were pinned under the (lend nntinnl. prrhnhly caught In the broken girth. The end» »lint lay upon the ground sp- pgered to have hem rooglily acvered •*|th a knife. Thera waa no donbt It waa the glrl’e t.r, nnd the treeae* mnat hnve lieen »dverrut within n few Inchea of her h«*tl. for there wna more tlmn three feet of them In view, trailing along the ground. He logged at them to detach them, but It waa • matter of coBtldernble effort, nnd he only aucceeded In re- leaning them «trninl by «trnnd At tnet. however, he managed to detach them, nnd. nflcr a moment-» hesita tion, he thruxt them Into the beanm of hi# »hlrf. And then of g tnddrn he nnderatood what hml happened, and hi» heart gave a bound. „The girl hml not been Hun« into the water. She mu«t »«mellow hnve become planed by the hair henenth her home lifter her fall.; It had come near roll ing on her, 'nnd her hole had been cut off to effect her quick releaae. glio wak not dead, slip had been curried off by the two rufflon». It waa nearly dark when Leg A Single Shat Pram Where Ha BteeS, Wall Alma«, Would Sa SuffletenL bsrerd hla courae. On elllrer ride of this lab« i | i <' forests hml given pi««-« fo rvady awamp. And, Hfiina up hl« « > * he »aw, ui»m a low elMullon In front <«f him. th« log hula o f lh« f M Traders’ ramp. Then Ira knew that tha long rhaae had come to an end. And with that the man shook the fatigue fr<>ui him, knowing that he muni bold on to alt (ilg strength and wfl f*w an hour or two longer, nu«l (hat what ha had tu do Ira muat do quickly, craftily, boldly. He did a. t know how tpffta uran wprp In the Krv* Traders' headquar ter«, but Ite muat save the girl, get liar away. Tha a#n of the lake that wa» thrust nut between the elevation and the end of iba trail waa *> more ihan two hua dr»d yards, tf aa much. In width. Katlafylng hlm»«lf that there waa m> way of approach except by water, un leaa there exlated » m * trail acr»«« tin awnmpa, which (her» waa no time te And, Lee waded Into Ibe lake, 11 toe swam. Tha currant ran atrong; tha shoe! of the ley water at And nnmlrad. then tnvlgoraicd him. (t cl tyred Hi« duuM» and fear» uf night from hla liralu •wtmndna dlnconalty agulnat the enn rant, tn a tew mlnutca U v bud retn hed the (tut terrain at the base nf the promontory. Ila walk'd »«Imre, shaking him »eff Ith« a dog. On the terrain were heitped gnat piounds of »g s t» and flaibug« froar Ora encampment above; pile« of disintegrating cone, rotting rase«. In- numerahl« bottles partly eavated with the rill and protruding from It th« acrumulnilon of a long period. Looking through the ralat, I.*-« per ceived n »nmll York loxd, of the kind n»ed universally between lludaon'a buy and the Mackriwlc, riding aaaxvd (igaln'it the rocky edge of the promon tory «ome dUlMncc away. The ricvallon, long, low, and flat, formed an Ideal fortreoa; with tha only nt>|>roM<-h njipurcnlly by water. It wmr evident that U would be a fon.Jd- atilo pp>;ngltlou for any body of the jmliee t" attnef. In tho- event of <te- fenae. lam began tn make hla tntjr »croaa the- terrain, keeping under the »belter of the cliff to eeou|ie observation (Torn • be hint above It was growing light now, nnd ha enuld oee the surround ing« clearly. He reached the end of the patch nf ground without coming upon any place hy which It might Ira possible to ascend to the aumnilt o t tbe promontory. He hurried track, doubling on hla tracks, examining the cliff In the other direction. lie reached the other »l(\» nf Hie flat terrain, only fn And that the- elevatlon preeetttod the same ln»ur- mouniahle flunk to him everywhere. Rut then of a andden ho reallxed licit the York boat muat he drawn up at the point of entrance. And It wna with this that he must moke hla flight with tho girl, beaching the hont across the water »otuewhere, Inking Jo the forest* And without hesitation he took tn the wnter again nnd swam with etendy Strok«« toward It. In two or three minutes he had gained Ita »Ido. The kidnapers muat have left their horse» at some refuge or rendemvoua In tho forest nnd hrought the girl by boat tn ftl»tnn lake And It wa» evident that they could not have arrived ao much ns nn hour before. The York boat waa moored opposite a cleft In tho great dome of the prom ontory, which offered easy acceaa to the summit. I,ee wuded ashore one« more. Hut before attempting Ihe as cent he drew hla automatic from Its holster nnd examined It. The holster was lined with waterproof, and only a few drop* glistened u|mn the aurfnee nf the weapon. Scrambling tip the ncellrtty. Lee *nu. the two but» nwong the tree* Im mediately overhead. lie scrambled up the low wall of rocka, nnd was about to »top on to the elevation when of a »mblen n man came out of the farther hug and mode hla wuy toward the nearer one. Lee ducked hi* head down Ju»t In time to escape detection, and through Ihe Interstice» between tli# bowlder» he wntched the nmn until .he had en tered the Tint Immediately above him. He looked nlwmt forty year» of uga Ha wag »buyer than Lee. but nppnr- man standing over what looked llhf a camp bad, on which he could die tlugulsh tba head and »boulder* of f gin. lying perfectly »till Lea'« heart leaped. Ha gripped hi« aulotnalte, levelled If. A attigte abut fru<« whew h« Mood wpll »liood. would h* auAelent. And at that moment tnrilnct and da- «Ire struggled with dlariptlna aa nevar hefura, with tba marim Inculcated dur ing hla eight .yaura of aarvtca, never to take life except when Ilf« 1« In Im mediate danger. Than dlriiplln« won. (.«« M tha mottle drm>. And at' that moment ha beard the growling voice of the man. and tha an swer uf a third penem Bride tha hub— a worn«» SO* »«rite wane Inaudible, and MW, heritatlng no longer, Lae »cramhlad orar the rocky ridge and made hla way toward the door ubllquetj, ao a« te ro- B«ln concealed from lb« right « f thoa- within. The man » »ole« roe* In n falsetto anari. "Whnt do I mean to do with her! What woo'd I do with her? She-» ,"dne. ain't »lie?" "AntJ what about me?“ Low aa the voice waa, restrained, yet passions ta. something aUxit It sent a sudden •hirer through l.ee, and for a few mo merit» he cmi\tJ dhly reiuulu a hel|v atrl hero. Ynull rrgre( It. That mine dneant exist. And when «he And« you’ra fooled her. wh»t «ra yon going to d o r “ 8o we're Jealous, »ra w el Well. Tve l>een tired of you for ■ loiyj \lpte>" ho Jeered. “¿Ute-*' Thera was desperate plead tng In the woman's tone«—"I gar« up ail for you. Lac her go. Doat east mo off. I lore you, Jim—* And now l,ee knew. A m l« trembled before hla eyea, and. gripping hla ante- matle, he »prang forward to tha door. He muat have shouted!- though ba wna upconaelnua of everything hut the derive to get Rathway by tbeihroat. M’haaltng, Pathway »wore, and then, heedless o f Lee's pistol, laapad. Ru| la tha moment hater« (bay closed, Lee aaw tha woman'« tec« and khew her fag Ida dead lore, who had broken hla lire and chnnggd It utterly —Katelle. I-ee did not ahoot. Instinctively he obeyed that unwritten law of tha po ller tradition not to taka life aave In Ihe last extremity- But the sight of thla sinister figure, tbe wholly Incredible praam ca there at Katelle, the woman who h«d wrecked h|a tyM and tha (ftrt lying un- cotiscltius on ihe bed In this lunn*« power, aroused In Iara'e heart a «l«ep- Ing devil of whoee existence he hnd hardly been aware at any time tn bla life Itefore. He wns ronacloua only of a mad de sire to kill, but to kill with nature's own weapons, In obedience to own'» Instinctive ^w . Clubbing hla nntnmatte, Lee leaped to meet Rathway's charge, and breast to breast they met, rehoontllng like trail» of rubber. Kathwny'k hand shot not nnd grasped Lee's wrist before the weapon deacended. Then, Interlocked, they stood almost motionless, matched so evenly that neither budged an Inch before the other for • full minute. Rnthway'« sneering face was up turned to Lee'«. Malice ap<( gate gleamed from hi« bloodattdt eyes. Be- sldf them stood Katelle. with har hands Mill el «aped In the gesture that «he Imd mad« at th« moment of Lee's Inter vention, struck dnmh nnd rooHonlfss with terror and amatemene Rathway wa« proving himself the stronger. Malic* and hate became tri umph. derlalon. Lee’« platel hand was being beul bark. I,ee adapted ^tp^s«|r with quick Instinct (ft th« ««corarjr |UM he was the weaker In arm and shoulder mnsclea. Aa Rnthway*« bod> slowly assumed a forward Ult. «Mittag hla center of gravity, ■ Le« suddenly drove hla knee Into the track of Rath- wny. causing the man to stumble for ward. The Impetns of th« body pro jected against him sent the pistol fly ing out of lira's hand; hut Lee, In the moment of Rathway's loan of equipoise, drove his list home Into hit tec«, «put ting his lip« and sending him reeling. In an Instant they were together again, delivering and receiving a «uc- ce«rion of ulle-driver hlow| ^>t( Rill (Cuatinuoti next weck.) la Forming a Claag of h t n l l Mono Pupila f l 1 t w fM | ROT GOODMAN ; BOI Fina Artg Bid«. BR RIM PORTLAND Than Jteao. «tatloalug himself 40 f«M tram bar, would gin« hla knlvM and tXm at bar, nd«rin« bar aarh tia « by tb« narrow««* of margin» Pr— ntly bar form would bo completely outlined by tbe deadly riaal. bat aurh woo So- note marveloaa «bill that aba took no hurt from tbe ikerp bladeo which primed her feet Bat on thte day Mr» Zeno bad fallen m «ad, «Ubeagb tba rtrma owner of fered a reward ter aoma oaa who would taka bar pUca, be could and no voiuateen «moo« the member« ad bla ■*•*. la H la «mar«an ^ tba Invalid'« metbar who by tba «am* tobaa waa Ken o'* amtkarta law *n0 who trav eled with Iba »haw la (ha eaparity af wardrobe mtetrae» atappad forward •nd ««read to larva «a an uodmtudy In order that the performance might not ba marred. Tba hour came. Forth cam« Brno, wearing bla protaaaton.it «cowl, alight. |y enhanced. Ute mother-in-law, akin- ajr «ad homely, with her balr knotted la a knob on bar bead and bar daugh- lar'a aaablnga bangina in looaa fold« upon bar bony Itgure. followed him rleeriy. She pteatered barer If flat agalnet the wooden background. Kano gave bar « look «earning!* fraught with undying hate. He teak up hi« h*«g**t. ■h«nra«t khwte-balte. Ha teried Ite tpftkHIk« point upan hla thumb. U « petard It, aimed It, Cun* It Lika a Javelin It hurtled Qg Ite blaring flight through ik« air. dtrik- In« tip neat a «cant quarter of «n Inch tram tk« lobe of the motheeda law* teft any, K buried Iteatf deep In tba the blit ualveriag. The pauae which ensued waa broke« hy tbe astonished uc'ca of a lank na- U r« anting ba the lowermori tier of blue seats tndaatriouily milking hi« whiakerai "Wall, hy Heck—ha missed her!" <Co»rrt«fct Mr th« Oratnl Vr*m A« m «UM( hi .) What a time! There isn’t a one o f us w ho doesn’t enjoy getting a bargain. A nnie says that m odem life’s made up o f trying to get the best at lower prices than you expected to have to pay. She and I have agreed that the best bargains we know o f are the low fares aboard the Southern Pacific Red Electrics StudioBarber Shop A * egperieneed in MARCELLER attendance CLASSIFIED ADS Quick results com e from o u r classified page O llO O N 5-1 C. E. A L L E N , Local Agent BEAYERTOR ORE C A ST O R VA Beaverton Transf er Co. Lew is Brothers, Props. Y o « g e t— w hat you W ant when y o u w an t it Ant# Truck nnd Livery Servie#, Daily Trip# T# Portland. Furnitur# u i i Piano Moving. Ofleee: Beaverton; Cor. Watson and First St. Port land ; 188 Front St. PI m m s : Ha»verton. Mon II. Portland. Main 3640 WHO ARE BUILDERS? Bright prospects mark the opening o f the new year. The businecs horizon is a- glow, lor fundamental condi tions never were sounder. During tbe next tw o months thousand« w ill need materials. J. Haulenbeck Lbr. Co Opposite S. P. Depot B E A V E R T O N .O R E G O N Have A Joint Account In 0 » Bank By a “ Joint Account” we me- l l l i P i l <^TV an an account into which ei. A ther a man or his wife may ' . ' r " put money or from which LLf / either may diaw money. , _ — | Vv ,4 m H fl| Every man should make his ______ wife hu F IN A N C IA L P A R - M / lI TNER. Then if anything ha- J ff /. I W ith (a ll bane meat, furnace, rood drainage, land t u n g h for two house«, on a rock road that’ s paid for and readily accessible to both highwsys where there is no city taxes and jnst J blocks to the train station. These homes have five rooms finished and room (or 3 more in attic. I f your otd home is priced right it can be traded in on one ol these homes or they can be bought on easy payments Dallas P. M urray Contractor and Builder ppens to him she will have the necessary experience to be able to take cere of his money. W e will welcome your acc- ount. 1 ■ I 1 ') L L _____ I w \ v \ I I General Banking with unexcelled Service " f l ’ d " ■ Savings and Time Deposit* $ 2 5 will # tart « checking account and w e make No “ Service Charge” on same.