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Tiiri;;;iY. ,mi:cii is. itjh. tmr srniNT.nrcu) nf-:vs PAGE .7 1 Crooked Trails ;uul Straight in h rii..l il I tool rin- note. i he. w .1 w lint in- rend ; ".' nil. ii 1 1 In ( 'liii 1 1 ov i' phiie wmii ' '' "ii ii il.,.., 'Ilei,. v ,. Mil! , ,11 vof know who." 'I b'i I, Ii" 'Id nut l.liuw w I,.., ( 'ill lv Mi,,';,1,! i.. cm, i ii piotM I,ooi "' .'i I ' 1 ' li" :i't Inn ;iii, I n" 'i". !" i ii.ii ii", ,,-, ini; (, i r. 'I I,' h I I poll llii.ll' i,' I h" Il,t"l '" ' -v ",i :i.,l .. I' lull.-. O'l'i I. i v h" ' ' 1 " I. . , ,il t I," I in i !i,," a.'n I Ii V Il was Ihi' linn, of i ii "'I T'avis -,',,,i i lii hit iiiiikn "Tl.'ii Tin- o" of tin- man had nnrro'vrn -l,i l,ii Ik inai.e !! It h.iinl above' ..ei've I loo mm It In mo. UV'I! I tfi r-d Mi, Illy heinl t -1 'I shut for lh" n,'i-i". pit I .!:! 1 re. W'lii h you c!ioi,-. , wiiril on I, Ik wlnniltlcrx li tlmt of II , 1 1 . .''ii in, ,,, i, Hi" t ir. i ! I' i"l y. William Mat I .cml lUiinc V . ..,.,i. 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If tii. hii" si.,' vm Ini" In t'"l iii" Muii". 'Alio IiikI I.' ii .- : l . 1 1 on lh" ini,., up in iln-lr 'l"Mllr ou jiiliini ti lift- - ,1" of tin- lull!". ii,,m , iii,-." ,, ),. ii,, in i It i r-'n iiii'l. hi,: 'i'lln " In th" .,iioli-i fiiif.ii 1. I'.i-Iu.-i ii ln:n " '...il hiiv" Ji lliin lo 'J.J wlh n;., i'nil. llnli- .! ,,l,o lh" tliifk , ihfiii. y thul II V" in ii ii pli iiN. I "Not lill lh" full roti.t-M for cil.."!i "... iluti't Ii! " II," r.iiifU'Afi: to (.-"I i(,K'"lh"r ni 'l ri ft ll i-rn o'lt of V.if oh I""' lli -ll.ll'I.I.V. ,. , I, l,: Or lO pit ! : I "hlll'l "Mill. i n Ii .;tff lor ii". 1;. -!i"i" ', i.nrx. Or in "-trin tic rn tu ;i ioi:,,i.- H'.lltt-'M l,j t I'l.lt, III " S'". V.OOll. 'J I, "II III ll" on '!." jolt " iii.pini; l,,l. -mi unci ih nii"l II" -'ooil Ihii" ipi "t hi. 'I i :i -v. Hi" iho.i.h t-i I" "I i" in p.iv h.,,1. In I,,- -Ii :i-!. t-;. "- ,,-i-i il..- i'iily' ,i,, ii i "I I.., ij I 1 1 ' ti prin l: i,ii-i. I'urlv wouhl linit t'lvill H i'ooil (liiil J ri -t tht-n lor the revolver I.VifiR oli the l,( '! , r his room. I'or It im plrfiii troiih!,. whs in vl'ht. Tin? ii -p"i n'lo hid l.i eii (lrJiii:iiig In-.'ivHy iiii'l u:is ri ,clv to i' lu'inli-r. '"I hti; - t-iiy to exp'niti, Sfnipv. I shot him heciHi-M w,i ilrlveti to It. H" too imc Ii of H ln!in to heur a cni'l.-i- for .ihut I onii'lri't help." 'oiire ll I lit r. II.- nl It lieefHIVO yoii prom!:.",) to .in :ik up to my rfinch :Ufl M,y 'i 'i'- 'il'iit'H iv hy he iliil It." iih :l," hit o:-,l his t'lin Jumped ifi'o c'lt. 'Ilii.t h" w;m lii.-liin liliri i if I f: f :i fury v pluin. I're.f Htly h 111,'" 1 1 ,, I - T -' I ill 11 lt.lU"'!.V. ii"ii :i "In, ii--". f i.rly uoiihl Imve f-.u for It. I' M "sot (.;. ,.,.,i-i ;t ili-sul ytiot. i '! i -'i hi h i iii,"r iii the hoy t - I tip '.i-i t! " four. In t wo jumps I,,. .i.,.r,.! 'I.,- 'lo'ircl crcl j.iinliie'l his f.i't- flie-e ',, th" ful'J rim of tlie hllii; Sl.'i I I u it, i. "I'm hot h''!"'l. Shofit Hh(l h 'K"i p voir vhirt .ii. I, ii'". lie i,,n t "I'm I i-tot n;', I'uily." 'l.'iiiiii".), yo'i eo-.viir'l. Arid with my l;no. :i ih ii A i, I oi f.. ri x,-t,Lo I!;- iiii ii'l tohl him thf whole rory ln-t hrcntli I'll tell you that you're a on htn nil ri"ht. ;i m uill rnh with, from the l.iiiin.i,, Ji;-t us he h;cl : liar." I I l;i ml ran hud callfd hit hlufT, though I he hud ;-ot meant It as one. A dozen ! men were In Fitht arid were watching. I They had heard Hie your!'; man tll I Stone he was not firmed. I'uhlic orin i Ion would hold him to acfount If he I shot Curly down In fold hlood. He ; huii'; there uiide'idfd. Iireatliiiig fust I. ic I i'i lo ,!,, II " : : i, i!,. ft :i ',, ! I . i -. Th. IK 1 1 u .,i ! I ! : 1 1 :,',, I ,, I ,.:!;, , !i :, r!;. - In .... l, l. :i li,". !.::" )!.. Ii s.n.iMer s'. It il'.' ii-l . ioi.d- if- a ! ar -; y Not t .1: ' ,.;!. have 111" I .,'; I':: -.'" to -:,! 1 1 :., I i.i ,; ; in : , : : I, l.'l If s I i I , ,i .- : .i," v. . i. ol oi.Sy a in.ui- "l.ic-l. ' '.il !. hi- l,r, I. I i I . . ' 1 1 . , I 1 1 ih,- lie, t. - i. .'." "'I lie 'i.i oi ii f'tit I : 'y li ' ; ic h ',, '- ' ll - '. Il' , ;.i,ii he l.lt-tA- thiii.' '; "No : ti t." "II I H L-hl he I -" II I , it", ill ll at. i ,. ;, v .-,.., h! - f.-ol.-.i.nt - Ml d '. ii." to ih.- pu "You're oil, .-'hits. I'm I.-.-, :hi; 'hat ini! !o loll now." Mi' j. -,,i.h', v..H.-!er. rele-f 1.1 ! in t . ,-, i!,.' fi if of the otic r man. "I In I i -1 ii . 1 1 , I 'ill ly." .,,ai,. Mfii . . ." A!:.; i " w h'-i,. !n.;, "Yep, sonti v..i ! r.ir ihi- r,rt Mot . . . rnu r I I," p.l , I I s . . ." I ! " i ic -I h,-t what f,.n,iw", I," i l.-.ivlil Ic h.-.ird Hi" iiaui" I 'l ' ,, l,nl In" i i, 'l l, Icil ti" vl I e. lulu lilcl h.-. Il iemN u h 1" h" here j l'nii-i"ii I,, i' Is, Winn He y lilcl the' I. nl when- vie leave Ifln they'll Mire. fii"-. i'uily lor one of hN paiilm-is i- l von tti lii-Kel I.-, t'ood li- lioiU'liI lo Yuma. He's u horse ih.ef. Why : - I ,, ,i 1 1 1 1 1 1 I hi tie n 1 1 .. In I, i1 ,! ,i , too? , I hal hif.v a Jury v ill ai i.e." ' Ol,, ii, ,.. Ihi- lull is r. II together- 1 llali-i Hi, I !;, . It wiis not I. II r.,ai,. w i II s,i a -I th.M V i-y i t.-! L'"t a drink that I'.irly in ? r-',.,, any :h.ii- i,ic ,1 '.' '. t w a- t.eiti -.i.,. 'I !,, ,,ii' la s pa-- - "d "'it of 'Ic Mil. I, ,..! ai,. I -1-..II.-.I (,.- -. ., t-, to I),. .i,r !v h 1. 1 In a I 'I in.. I . th. .it Ic- I,::,, ,!,,! I,, ,1 .-r. a Ic- i , ,.'ui a I .1 :.i ' ", hi'ii - "! I'. his III' i. hail stood U j In.-. .,.l,,.,y in t In- -in,!., j, i, iffl Itorv I'"' I happ , ' Hi. ill I," il d that mil, Ml, i 1 i a Ic i c k tic- ;.'"" I l i h a:r o! . Hi" a i "V i.i.i! I.i,"'.'. Hint I," had v oi. ; I i .it h.s hain 'lulls lid v i n! 1.1 , K: ' ' ". I InM Hi li thai 1'!: ii'lraii d u "a- to .vail, low aid the ua t - :. , i a s ,, II, " lo.vu. while lie t'uilld link il oil! I, loins, -If. II, -for,, he r."" t .'il , Al'io.o s.!""t Curly t-n-.n u :,p l'l,ll-l h.s u, fill.-f mitt.-. S...t.- ' I'avis I Ian, Ir.ni i-;n..-!.t hiin hy Hi--arm. "Ii,!!.i, M.its. ,i iv tic man : I Wllllt." "I'm pii-i'y hu-y tud. v," li:vis an- I i ll !M iM s. .Vi. T W X '3 "Ih Jaw :.'.:.iP"d tightly. fjT I -..J The lad hammered hotne his !- II 'IC yj t flatife. "Icp that Kim, "I f 'Ur flush- 7 -I jV P'fij ! '-r. ati'l I H vihal you till you cHn't 'A "A&5t i Mitt.iL Sal"? fitll yonrxif a lui'l "'"'V ' .. I'" !,'! i liu'l ,-r I r.i ; 1 1 , Ii t ,l!';f',', to ""i'd "' 1 "'' , Ii ii '.... lu.ii ir .-lauiu and ' 1 ,"-'1 ''l'- """''' ''I"T- "!l.i-,i I., i..!." tl f a: . in '"li tra'n , .. , , i, ,. , . ' taiit." ' , '' i:' 'ii, "i'l. ;.'"'-! up Its v.. . : "W.-1IV "1 ' II- Mil, h.. I ii ',"'.. n , u,, .., Lk ., j "(on," ,tlo.tf and ti:l-." ll walk. ! ""! !- ' I 1' Ihi'-- I, H." wi. v,.,s , ,, ' , z .1 s i,,,,, ;,, t,. j ,." Iowa l I I'.l'v. ".vt.v !ie "H's , ,( , .i,,,;!,,. l!--ili, tal l!v I a V , - I ". I 1 1. I ."-a!" I ! til. I '' " .! , , ,, a '' li VI -: i! a- ' i v "A'' 1 '-lit. I'lK It .-Ici l. I'" k'"t tl H l.h. M PI'M t.'l llt.d I."'..'., I II,- , , ... ; ,,.., j,.'. I, ..I!.- :' tll-'ll." I'l- I ' " 'Id t .-I i..'. i, I : ii-.- II- , r , ... j , ,. , "II, M lav., t., wa.t." fiirlv ..aild l-ad oin wl. , h, :i I I" . ,,, . ,., , . ,. ,. Wi, . mil h, 'p , If i, 1. ! :,. i haii-iii ll," kl,' I1"' "-pi"-- 'I'l I,"! -lop a' , j, , i:..,i';,. had " idi'lil "i ,, hi, 1 a a --in. li I ol He- ullcr. Tin 1 . !'. tt . it ..I p. , . , , i..., ,,.,....: ., ,,,., i,. 'II." imp -!, !t-ii "dev. I" him had Ic. i ' ' 1 : ' I' ' - .'..!'!'.' . . , . , j i . , , j . , , 1 - a' - . i , , If- I1 v - n.v. " .a : ii laa n ,.' - ., rii li'". II' 1 ' 11 ",-n.,",i. ,,,, c , M.,,.ii W h.it "'- i:vei I i up a irn:iiV S"iu- "f I'',' ' I !-;' I" ui.ii. ll, .1. ,i , ! ;. , a :,i I, I,, ,i p.- ln I'i'-''- ai" .,.!:. :- 1.' hold up " "' '. ;' : ,.. a . i ,., a i-ro' -!-... l! y.".;d ,,,, lo "t 111 1,1 I u ' . - t. r. ! ' k I". i I'' ll" . ,k .,.' -.; .... s.., ...... : .. .,i I I I Ha ! I "M !"' " mi 1 1" i' a - 1, , I ! i . . , !,.. 1 1 -.!.,;, a :, l-avS th.-.-u hi 111 ll look that I ! Pi ,- a . ' 1 1 !,i ! -1 mi w i - a ,,i i ; ), , , j p ., , . ,i f, ,r -p. i If- It. he I ! : i." .-e Water. "I en-ft I . .. . i.. i ti. I. .c J - , . ..! ,"i..i :. it..-. 1 -:.::!".! H,. Ml. I , . . ' i - , ',. . . , i . i i;i ,.-. i oil d' .. t "Kid h.i.MtiK I"!' Vui," th" f!'TU p,., .., a,. ..n,. had t-udeittly in- mean il, ol f.i.n-f, hut the point Is railed I" H " f.,vv putc Icr. t.-n i:p',-.l Hie ivi nnl He I'i .ilmic lit I'm IcU ;:"iii to joke u i;h you nlon "Are voii Mr. H.mpv Slmie's friend, ,M. ,,, ,. -, -. -n i, -. i .1 i u 11 1 1 11 i 11 1 ! ". lliat ! ii". I lah r-'imdV" tin' one I i-. down Iroiii Mend "... mi lie l.:d wil. -e h,s 111 "Wren: -iif-s, old huss. I do mean rrei !. ?" 11-l.ed th.- In. v. n. row " Ir " 'I'm Listening, Curly." tit'i ti 11-. d to do in the ,.,! days. And I'avi- hi'iird it vvjthout a won!. taV.in the l.:f in , 1 1 - ; V t!'!i a iiiMtll look .set! !.M oh his 'a, ,., "So li' aims to p'.iv traitor t" Villi t L ' 'll i I. U." "il" ic.iiiis to sjftt Sam's 111011H1 for I 1.1.,! :i l. That is what lie ha- I't-i m p.:. .:. lor irotii the start, to '"' v "ii will: l.a.-k. He and Irs L'a w ill C. t a ' -ay with the haul iil.d ll.t v will lea." S..11, !, ad on the s, elie of th, la, el ;,. T! ' wi I I,,- -! ....tin.' .ll.'l I w ,l I " t':'l'-d the :,,.. v. as h.: ',v ,', f ,, the iiai;, i i".'.'. N, 'iii:. , ,;,''! he ens it. i,ii in 1 :: i :" -'..lid i.lal plov.- hy lae ll-.it Sai.i ' .- ;.'. a 'I'.ai "'! :-l d pa I'm ihruuh with ymj Hi'-ie vv.'l he om- tan:e wolf entwl- i ili' ha, k to 1 1. -ad (,'ovv Willi its tail he ! twet-ti its lei's." 1 Th ti.un' diver: 'l tils tnind. Just .'is j Curly hrid la p d it would, lit thrust j the revop.i-r hin k into the holster and rea' hed for his foe. j Then every hody. hitherto paralyzed , hy the suht of a deadly weapon, woke ! up and took a hand. They draped the two nn 11 apart. Curly was thrust into 11 harher simp on the other side of the street and Stone was dragetl back into the Silver Mollar. Iti two minutes Handrail had made himself famous, for he was h marked man. The last words of the stru'iins desperado had heen that he would shoot on sulit. Now half a dozen talked at one?. Some advised Curly one tiling, some another. He must get out -f tow 11. He must apologize at onee to stone. He must send a friend inn! explain. The youn; man lauuhii primly, "lixplain n..: him,'. I've done all the evpiainiriL: I'm -oin to. Am) I'll not h'iivi town either. If Soapy wants me he'll -lire t.nd me." "Moi.'t he foolish, kid. He has jrot four noi, lies on that fc'un of his. And he's a dead shot." Tin- toiiL'iies of these nhout him gal loped. I'.ut Curly was exrited. pleased with him-eif hefinise li" had stood up to the lvry man of tin- Southwest and too full of sin :il"Ii to lie tifripd .':;! mcv - . . Hi ., I I .,r I ,iay mU.iy s,,re ..( ea -h oth.-r hardly J .,t., -:-;i;i,t.i !lt him. "1 hear you and a v-.eek l'.-1'..iv I he !i":d-:p ll"'il have j St.-py are lU'Ml'M:' oil Fet! ills' off sumo 1 , 1 1 . : . - : A 1 01. li.p ol U.o i.i. lis he Ui i'lf'in fiiiinM 11 m 1 1 imn iiiihmniimut in iiiHii ?i xVFn-Hi- v,; ,0 ,VMf!r'i;,-'f','i Your Own Expert W'tTi" you lo uamo I lie one Hum whose ivconinuMulai ion 011 a tire you would Yalta1 most liilily. you would siirrly iiaiut1 IJarnoy Oldtu'ld raoo C'lianiiioii, (ranscontiui'iital lourisl and pioni'iT. I'iik the one man ln'sl lilli'd lo Imild you a (ire you ran implicitly (nisi at all limes in all conditions aain you will .select Harney Old field (lie world's grealesl tire user and student. That tire i ; here I lie oldl'ield Tire. Wo join Harney OUiield in recommending it to you as "THE MOST TRUSTWORTHY TIRE BUILT." Springfield Garage '' l i:l;i-oi and he MiurVs 01;; Sam. who has had the link to win the L'irl Soapy fiila ies. 'J he hoy neis his and Hie fiirl is shuw n she can't love auniher man ihau S'oiie." "VoU've -ol it iih, nit ri;ht," Slil's iul mined. "Hovv alioiit warning I.iuUV" "The point is. would he he vv illim: to wait and lei Soapy play his hand out tdl We fllllfd'.'" "You would have to u'uai'antee his hoy would he sni'e meanwhile." "Two el' i;s would have to watfh hin; day and ni.hl without Sam knowing it." "Count me In." 'There .s where wo hit heavy travel ing. Slats, l or we don't know when the thiin: is iioin,; to he pulled ol't." "We'll have to he ready. That's all." "Happen to know whether Dick Ma loiiey is heiy for fh show?" 1 , ViSiivV ' liiui tills ino'iiing. I.tleU Is 1 here loo, him mid his girl." I "liood. We've K"t to have n talk ' wiili them, and it has to he on tin ipt. Vou go hack ti) town and lind I MU-k. Tell li ! 111 to meet us ut the Dei I Mar, where l.uek always puts up. Find 1 out the nuinher of Cullison's room and ; make an appointment. I'll he on 101 1 M0I1 no street all nio'nini; off and on. 1 v nen you mid out puss mo without , Moppliijr. hut tell me when we nre to 1 meet mid Just w here." I Curly triive Sluts 11 quarter of an ; hour hefore saunterlnif hack to town, j As he was passing the Silver Mollar i saloon a voice called him. Stone and , liliit Kvv idl were standing In the. door, j l-'landrau stopped. I Soitp.v 's deep set eyes h!ned at hlin. I "You didn't tell me It was Luck Cul : llson went hall for you. Curly. So you and him are thick, arc you?" . 'I've met li 1 111 once, if that's helnj; me 1 shot him up." II,),,,- il,,l ,1,.,,, I,n io,t I.i, II for It vuii" "Yes." "Now, I wonder why." L I "I've met lill H , thick. That til R "Funny. Am It 1. .'I l .. v , , ,. :., s,.(. i..t'l si: m' ii;' there so easy and deliherate anions the t xuitalile town people. "Soapy is doinu' the talking." 'T heard him; happened to he at the Silver Mollar vvhcu they dragged hlni in." Matoney's eyihrows moved the least hit. His friend understood. Together they passed out of the hack door of the shop into an alley. The others stood lnuk and let Ih, 111 go. I'.aek 10 the hotel the two ran. When Curly hackled on his revolver and iclt it restiiii; cotin'ortalily nitaiust his thii'h he felt a good deal better. "I've seen Siats Mavis," Maloney explained. "lie has j;one to find Luck, who is now at the Mel Mar." "Had any talk Willi Slats?" "No. lie said you'd Uo the talking." "I'm to wait for him on L'l .Mollno street to learn where' I'm to meet Cul lison." "That won't do. You'd make too templing a target. I'll meet him Instead." That suited Curly. lie was not hunt ing trjulde just now, even though he would not run awny from It. For ha had seriou husintss on hand that could not take care of Itself If Soapy should kill him. Nearly an hour later Maloney ap peared again. "We're to go right over to the Pel Mar. Second floor, room 217. You are to go dowu LT Molino to Main," then follow It to the hotel, keeping on the right hand sldo of tho street. Slats will happen along the other side of the street and will keep abreast of you. Luck will walk behlud you. Du less I yell your name don't pay any attention to what is behind you. Soon as we reach the hotel Slats will cross the road and go in by the side door. Yo i win follow hiu, a few steps be hiiui. i.ud we'll luiii up llm rear cus ually as if we hadn't a thing to. do .with you." (To he continued.) Watch for the next L.ituiluient.