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PUT it flush up to Prince Albert to produce more smoke
happiness than you ever be lore collected ! P. A.'s built to
lit your smokeappetite like kid.s fit your hands! It has, the
jmidandicst flavor and coolness and fragrance you ever ran
against !
Just what a whale of joy Prince Albert real!' is you want
to find out the double-quickest tiling you d ) v.. i. Ai d, put
ii d -vv ti how you could smoke P. A. for hours without
tiv.'ia; bile or pnrchiuj. Our exclusive patented process
cuts out bile arid p.nvh.
Hei-.li. e what it wcnld mean to i;et set wilha joy'u5 jimmy
pipe or the pap-is every once and a while. And, puff to
beat the cards! Wiiliaut a comeback! Why, P. A. is so
good you feel like you'd just have to eat that fragrant smokel
IX. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.
1 1 j'nv. Iiltn ii qui' U fliy look. '
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i-liiiui loin tiiilci. you'll strike the
ini-k n.. .in. Jiihl follow tin,, trail !
lilting it in t li horse mm h."
Willi Unit he turm-fl on her heel j
un. I wnlki'il into the l.ll. In n.
in ly h.-id not nieiiiit to he "frenli."
Ir hk aiwavH irmly for foolery with
he mrlH. hut hi- was not the sort to ,
11 loo fur. Now he hlamed hlinsi.lf
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CHAPTER IV.
A Etar Trpp
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At the ip.-s)it,n tin- man looked over
his -lii'iiiili-r. I'.-iln ami helpless raae
hurnril In ,r ilr,'p-et hlaili eyes.
' Ni'Hi 1 nl all. Iiun'l you see I'm
Just Ink ni: a nap'" he answered
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Curly ri-rfiutilz.'d him now. The man
was Soupy Sione. Little heads of
perspiration stood out all over his fore
head -lanee sliiweil the reason.
One of his hands was can-lit in 11 hear
trap insit i,ei t,i . ctiiLiiiw 0111I. Its
laws I, ri hmi so that he could Hot
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"What's Up?"
TTie young man swimc frorn the
hurl, of Ki'im. Me found Hie llrnh of
a cottonwood ahtnit ns thl' k as his
forearm helmv the elhow. This he set
close to the tr;.;..
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"Soon as I ft the lip open shore ; 11)V,.-, ,,,. l,,,,,.
her In." In- lo'd Stone. f j.,,. .,, t,:r ,.ri,i,.r tj,e
The rescuer -dipped Hi" toe. of his j ,.p., ,..,i.,jUS ,),.,. j.uW, nilu so m,,n
hoots over the lower l:p ati'I caught .... ,.f,.,.f
the upper one wr.h ImUi hamls ln-,v-
ly the mouth of the trap oprm-d.
Stone slipped In Un- wood.-ri wede
ami withdrew his crush'-d wrl-t. I'.y
print ptioil farttltie the sterl had
cnUfht 0:1' the leather yautitift he was
w enrliiL1. (tlii-rw i-e it must have
niniili-d 'lie ti t'l 11 to a pu!p.
Kven tio.v he was suffering a good
deal,
"You'll have to let a dm- look at it,"
Cu-ly suggested.
S'oiie ngr I. "Keckon I hetter
strike f.,r the I'.ar '.'it."
Il:s hors.r had disappeared, hut
Curly helped him to the hark of Ki no.
Together 'hey took the ira, I for the
Lar hi'. hi the fare of the wound -d
man gaUi.-i-ed the moisture caused by
iMiiisi' paid.
"Ilanl -leiMing, looks like," Curly
sympathized.
"II.-. kon I ran stand the grief."
Stone griintrd.
Nor diil he speaU again until they
readied the raiirh and Laura Lomh tl
looked at him li.nn a t P -lit t-m-d !:ire.
"What Is ii';"
"liali sliver in my linger. M -s
Laura. Too had lo trni'de you."
Soapy answered with a aimer on it's
thill lips.
A r.fh r f..r the Har W hfid Just r;-l-deli
up and I -1 -. ii""- sen! h ;u at mire
for I lie .!"'i..r. Mie Jed the way u'"
ilie ht.ti-e ami swiftly ga lieif.l hal.d
ngrs. u soi.nge and a las.n ,,( . .-iter
'I i ii -i si,,, and i:rl l.;.:n-tl ami
wrapped the wound.
La ...I a- i - g.-ti'I- :'s -!e tild
"I know I'm hurt,i,g .iu." she said.
tier .'tiger-, tft ;:,'. ling.
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lurk." Cm'iy ilni not uieit'i-siaml llic
hiltcrne-s in the sardonic l'.P'e and lie
rrsrnii'd it.
i'liat Miiaethilr: w:;s v. rot.g between
thrill Curly rne.ii .,: py w as very
polite in .-pile of ii.s I il ne.ss, htjf
his !; id . .-s w;it.-hed ta-r as a e-it
tl,,. s a :i;,iu--e. .Mo;- -over i!;e g.i-1 v::-
...in il of niiii. IL- in toil lu;tt 1 '
llic timid si.ii ilid w;iy si.e ha.l oi a::-
s t I-: 1 1 . Nov., . 1; III'.! -he I'.-ar the
man'.' ll Wni.hl !u- as ,. !, as !,, I ; ;'e
was wot lh In !i;'t a '.ai d
Ai ler the doctor bad
ntlt'iid'l tt tin' taus.'e :
slrpped out to ! lie porch 1
h
all.) had
'''i'i-t 1 ur.y
. :,:-l Laura,
"I'm right sorry tor l at 1 said.
! M:ss Laura, om-c ia a wli.'e a 1'cl
i low makes a mistake. Il' he's as hit' a j
chump c
I inn it's liahle to ha j
1 Utile oi'tener. I'.nt I'm tin! really o:i-:-I
of those smart nuys."
O'.'.t came lier yhived hand In I'm.'
i firmest id' ;;rips.
j "I know that now. Yom ibdn't think.
I And 1 made u mistake. 1 tlmiul'.t yell
j were ta:.;m: udvuniae beci.iise 1 lud
j been t'ricmlly. I'm !ad you sp-.i;e
I tiliout it. We'll forget it. There's
i soineihitii.' I wtint you to do for me."
1 "1 e i ft maybe I'll do it."
"It's about that boy he has up
j I here." Sin1 save a hopcicss Title aLv
j tyre toward the hills.
! "Sam I'uili.siin?"
j "Yes."
"What about him?"
"lie's bent on ruiniti.j; h':.i. always
lias 1,,'i'n ever siins he jioi n hold on
! lion. I can't tell you ho v. 1 know It,
hut I'm sure And n.-w he's mere
net on it than ever."
I ".Kauitis. Is he?"
i
i "Yes. If he cati tlra;i S.nn down
and ef him inio tronile he'll pay o.l'
tw-t i;r;;i.;i's iii once. And he will t,.
You 11 s.e. lie's wily as an Indian.
For that mailer there is Apache Mood
lu him, folks .say."
'What about you its Oultison? Can't
he make a tiidit for himself?"
"OU. vou know how boys 11 re. Snm
I tiipl (fly urnler this inftn's Infill--ni-e."
Her voire hroke h Utile. "And
I can't help him. I'm only a jflrl. He
won't llMi'ii to trie. What Sam fipedi
Ii a tmiti frii ti'l just u n iron ix find
'I' ti'i'iii:iii-f ai S.f npy hut one w ho Id
oof atifi the riylit s"ort of an Influ
fii'f." "Are yon filfkinz trie for that re-sfioli.-idle
fr'n-nl who Is to he mich
iov.i-ri'ul ItifliM-nre for kikhI?" Curly
Hskifl with a Millie.
"Vr.i Jen. I inn." She looked up at
him ( onti'li fit ly.
Curly met her on the ground of her
own seriffiiM,i-. "I'll tell you sonTV
think', .Mis I. aura. May he you'll b
!-:; ' J to ' iin.v that the reason I'm g
in to tin- Imi-f rnm h ix to help Sam
' 'iilii-nn if I i nn."
lie v. i nt on to tell her the whole
-'i,i y of ulmt I he CulUsons had donn
for liliu. In n!i Unit he sii i'l there wai
not fine ui.nl to sui:est sin h a thing1,
tin' I.iiu.-ii I.oii'lon's iiilml jurnfied the
t'.ips tr. a kii'i-v le.lk'e of the truth that
I'urly l.im-eif did not have. The young
j lim n n -i m love with Kate Culllsou.
i She w us ure of It.
! Win n I'liily walked hark Into the
j hoMe. Stui e laid down the paper be
I ha 'I hern rending.
j "1 see the Sentinel hints that Mr.
j Curly I'lnmlrau had hetter be lynched,"
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j h.j!'s.(.Ve. S..;i(iy," rettirnrd "the young
,,, ,.v',.nlv "It thinks I helonfr to the
j .. s., ,.tt, b,.. k..,.w 1
"r.et'.-r i": ie hark with me to the
rati'-h till V"'i look armiml."
"SiT is me riht down to the ground
if it InrS Vf 11."
S"tiie urn- '-aiae wldsUiti Into the
house and "pei.i-d the dour of the
room. He i' a- a l-'U lank fellow with
a sl.ff.-un in ids hands. "From Mis
souri" was sia'uped all over his awk
ward frame, lie stood srurii!i; at his
tlliepected Ue-ts. M s eyes, clashing
Willi tliosc of Stone. Krew chill and
hard.
"So you're hark here again, are
juii';'' he asl.-ei',. hiokifiir iretty hlack.
Stone's lip smile mor;ed hiin. "I
dmi't know Imw you "nicssed It, but I
sure 11 in here."
"Didn't I tell you to keep away from
the I'.nr I'll you and your w hole cursed
out lit ':"
"Seems jo me you did mention some
thing of that sort. Cut how was I to
know whether you meant it unless I
came hark to see?"
Ln urn came Into the room and
ranged herself hcside her father. Uer
ham! rested Mh'lj on his forearm.
"He got raught n ore of your bear
traps ni. d this jomii! man brought hito
heir in wait .or the doctor," she -X-p';-il,"d.
"limp:"
The Mi-si. :r;:m s' tired without civil
ity at I..S '.ir-t. turned on his heel,
ami .villi his daughter heviiit him
i.;ir--!i.-i ni! ef the rot, iti. lie could
tint derenUv tr'.i S'oiie !'" leave while
I he -is n ii,.- il.e rare nf 11 'i'-etor. 1
In i..U ie.lt ....cl, ., .f .i...i. C l.-ili lii..-
' ..-, ,, !;i,s r' -ht awnv.
- - -. s ... , ... ; s i's
l.'s 'ni-- n::e.
' -j'!,,. yming man went to the stabltf
! tUi, ,.j,,., Ketni. While he was tight-
: etiitu He rim h a shadow fell across
' his s ,..! !, .p. lie .lid nut need to look
i-miid -o see w li.isi- it w ;;S.
j '-rm ..'.i-l you're t-o'.v. tc the
hiii-s,. :-,,: 5, Y"! w ill ook out for
S;ini. I n. ::'t kn .'.v why, h'it I have
the -.-a-. s; i . .i .',: -t- in o',l." the
I 0v. tier oi lie' sluidow explained
ly.
(u;!;. 1 iladiv over I. Is shtllll-
drr
a-i- "!'
I'tiat's a good li;v
M;ss La ura. Is'ow
i;
ling
il t : i i K ,
si'ii' is i' I'm pi do for you';"
i si.,, i, --;,
ie '.::-! 1 :id lan-i'cd at the same
; tin., n-r hif" ..';!. from behind her
i,ai-U. In it as;i h. ; ;er.
I 1 lii'T s to my pay lor giving
a I M;is.er Sam hi.s l.diy doo. is it?"
"How did you .j;;ie:
s.s? It Is a letter
to Satn."
"How did I suos-s It? Shows I'm
sure a wi7 ,1, n't it?"
She saw her father coming and
handed him the letter quickly.
"Here. Take it." A spark of tuls
ch'ef lit her eye ami the dimples ruiue
out on her cheeks. "Hood-by, Curly."
CHAPTER V.
B.id Medicine.
The house at the horse ranch was a
loiii;', low l.-sh..;,ed adobe structure.
Two pii'ii were seated on the porch
ilayiui; seven i.p. one was Had Hill,
the other Ilia hw.-'l. At siht of Curly
they ;im' up their mime,
"11. lie, In'-II Vt'hcre did you drop
from?" Ornnsi m tis!;(...
A tin. ele t,'. :e'.a-d in Flandrau's
cheek. "They . .t M.ie. Kail US dow'tt
near the Civ! t Mac opened fire.
They killed him."
"Shot him. nr -I" Curly was left to
guess' the nl!e r half of the question.
"Shot him arid took me prisoner."
"They couldn't prove a tiling, could
they?." "
(To ho com lnued.)
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