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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1920)
.TIIUK3DAY,' Al'llll, l9, 1620. THE SPRINGFIELD "NEWS I Crooked 1 Trails anil Straight I William MacLeod Rainc SYNOPSIS. PM I. MAI'TKU I - Ad.aniiif.c i't'1 rack I, lailtai itiiiii i ruu.iial, Mi.fl ivili'. li Ihl'hil, I inly Kl.mliii an.l Ins i In. in Slat-, Imlh gii I . ntlv iimir li'iy. Iia.-imi.. lrtiola. it a ltn. mNih( ail . antm a iioain( rif ii. m i ofii iim k In lha lnai, of Hiim ha Aim, Ilia hand ..ariaa, I'mly ami In pailhar atalug In inwn 1 'liar aia awkni ami Inhl a pna la In town In 'iianll of main 'Ihay aluda llialr iiuia.aia iiiariakau nati da. Mac la kilia.1 l.v Ilia !,... ami I'uilv nirnl 'l!va, altar ha lml pna ami hUli- If bam iiinlad 1 ha man mil la I .uuh Cullliit. OIA'-IITI' II fiillUnn'a fr'a.t all rattlamrn riiMat n in In l. ti. h I'mly a ! an avamp'a 1.1 .unia ihinr Will, Ilia Hip allium! I. !. I. , a la u ! hy Ida lnlarvaiiih.il of tva'a 1'i.Ulaiii, t.uck'a dUgllll I "HAITI n III - III wnni.it dra.aa.l. and f'U 1 1. cr loiam a iml appiaitaii.taii. ! 'inly la aai.l for by ulllaiiii. Ila ii irt lion Ilia li.iv i (ini-ai ullig a tiillm lima out- j law M'.apr Snina. l.-nl lamlar of tha rn tlaia wliii I a. I tiran I'mh'a tiiid.ilti-t I Mamliaii laain I hat Knapy Klona la nl lUnn bllipr ana'iiy an. rait t-a a bala- fill Inftiiatt' f oirr Ida rv alii-iin" ami Nam a I ii hi" , mrrV.I Willi liia latl.rr (.'ulliami ( lull fin I 'in I) flHI'TKH IV -l urU if lpv Htnna fiom a In ir t r . i Im.i which I. a ha liilnlil'il. an.! ilxitria i'.u ilia niitUw ; la yo ma Hum 1 1 nl f.n 1 1 .a I. a nit t I ' la I an7l . ( ria gi.aa fmlv a n.iia to j da'lvar t.i Krh rtmt l-'lainliaii ami Mon at owl f'li Hi I ilt. i ram h j rllAPTttl V -Thai fntU ina-ta lil .niiifiuiii of tha i muling r x ii-.lii inn an.l 1 dalliai I aula a n.iia In Rain Vomit nllla.in l.rliataa H'ona la Ma frlamt aJ aata l-a will all. k bv lilm. I'laii.tiau aaa I a.mia mala l liautx nannai1 iml lia.-nmaa rnmtttrail ll la It.iln tuliliai v riam laava tt.a Ian. Ii In Co eVngna. lit Curly ronipanlra Ii i rit. t llAI'TKIt VI - l.ava(ri.(illi at a .! m pi' I'urlv liraia Himia an.l III ' llauiaiiaiit. Illa lllaikwalt. arrant to i old up ilia train m a r mania known aa Tin ui anil aMar tha rnhltarv bIkmiI : Irniiiig I'ulliaitn anil laava hi IhiiI nn Ilia ana. Hmna ilni alulilin lii i"i'C mi tha aliarirr ltiiu(li I. la aon'a ilaili ami : iliafr. a t'urlv I a. uaad li Mi'i'ia of Iwlnf a apr of Lurk 'ullia.in'a Tl.ar ara 1 hi a tail, iml i.iri wiin tna uniim lau.i ln H al than i.aU niaatln aIU inaan a flhl lo tha ilaalh. Curly .nukn a . ftn rl.lanl if I ! I M il'iiiav. ra i Ii'iiih n , ami thav I ll for in I. il' U nlll.ili of a'ona il'K acaint hi ami Part II. I HAITKII I Aflar an ll nll,t Inn al Ha r.n,ilii'ii i'IiiI". Ill wl'l' ll I'ulll a.m ha luai hraviiy. Inaia la an riUmvff (if aliaip win. la liaiwaan li. k a'i'l a liaanniMii t'aaa I'-anilrnk. Willi whnin L 11 1 1 1 a tl Ii fatid riMI'TKII I' -Haci'r'i ' alanrltlail bv lla nawa -ll Ilia Imlilup 'if aip raa rnraii(i a. tha tiamllia aa. 'irmf l.i'.'' nllla.it pa a til ixilar ilahl ami al nillr flatwar.l Mai-kai.r.ia and Ala llamtiaii. Ma rlnaatl fitand. laai n lin l ania. iad of lha rtliirm riihhaty. In hal havliif tiaan foiinil on tha a. an and ha talii( nilain( "Tin mil ii Unit tnkf 'liiiiii' llvf liiiiffHt, Mitf." til Mi'iiiJ rrplitvl. li- lilUalllK Ihi' ailijail fMI'aUHMly. "I'll! Koliif lii lin k nvvay aliiiiit llnra hour: of alaap. Sit Inn.' Ami Willi a nil ba wh kh In IiIk room. "All Ilia1 aiiina l.iii'k'a li tlfriiptl rnli." 'Imiiliiui I'ltniiiinnlarl. "Ami If liittln'l uiiclil l lit Hilling In llie die Kiiiiip. llf'M (in nl up. Owti a e.iiiil It lii-rc mill llifie. Ahvnv wim a hiainlT. r'ii'al lliiiiK hf'll liaa In ni'll Ilia CI rile I' In mpiMI'P llililCM. Ill' II uiy im tliU wt't'k llkt h hiiIiI In1 wonlil. 'l int I "m ili-ilil Hire. Kill I bwi'KT I ilmi'l know win-it lii' rnle Hih iri,. Milllf la til lilll rlEIII now." Tint I tififi' in l.urk fit (!! nl fViT.v luilik III Sjiimrlii. All of I In' Intllki'l's kurw linn iiml will- Irirmlly In lii'ii. Iml in siili' uf lln'ir n't xuhiil i miiI lln'V rniilil id mil 1 1 i 1 1 u lnr 1 1 ll t. "ir lint si riiii'iM'y . Lin k." .lniil.iii nl' I Ik I '.ilili'liiiii's Niifiitiiitl iliiliii'fl l.i dim. "I il I a -1 .vim liiiM- ll if I ilni-fil. Why. i''ii' iinmiii flii-ii In I In- wiii'l. I'ulilir rniillili'iii'i' N :i inlk'lily llrkl'li lliiliy. II I ilnlit'l InlM- I w filly Hum i..:i'il I'liiirliiu fimii Ml I 'inn mi I In- I'I.vit tmil;:lil I'll In" liti'ii-i I'm- lin' Intnl. ." 'Twi'inj i liinihiinil .mi lin I'lyi-r I t'l'fknn jmi ship h.v fXpifMi. il'Hl'1 J nil Y' "Vi-.s. Ihin'l niftitlfitl ll In Hiiyiini 'I hill iwi'iilv llniiixitiiil v mild fimif Inimly In n .'nml ninny pi-nplf In tliU rniiiilry Ihi'sc Mini's." . "ll sMHihl iiiiu.i rlul.l liniiily to mo,'' l.nrk luiiuhfil nii'l'ully. "I t i t'Vfry ri'iil nl' il. All it I hi' I I' iiiiimliip I'll lif nn Knxy Hll'fPl. Iml H'n i;nliiif In In hiinl sli'ililin' In kii-p nlu till ilnn." ''Vimi'II nml. i' ii Mini Nimif Imvv. ll will work n'll. Miiyltf wlifii ninin-y Imii'I Mil llhl I'll ln illiln tn il l smui' lhlllkr I'nl' ynil." a I. ml; ri'Mil'iifil In I In- linlnl ninrnxi'ly nml liifd In llu'iii'f ii wiiy mil of Mm ililU'riillliM. llf wilt lint tfnlii In hf lifliti'li. llf ni'fl' li.nl ui'i'i'plfil ili'lVul. lin wnnhl not Insn mil ull'-l' nil llii'Mf yinirs nl' liuhllii. ll li.nl I n hi il''!- pi'l'llln lii'i'il nf limiii'.V Unit l l Mlil'lit hlin sit in Iml liihi' p'll.' f at i nn- I'm hi h.iil siii'i'i'i'ih'it ti l.v in -1 n , i lv : 1 1 4 ii t m I siliiiiiinii u. .,; II.- l.ii'w lil.-i debt l.y heart, lull he Jolted I Jo-lb llll llil' Iihi'I. If (It! 'ft Vl .IM ntlll nddi-d Ix iit mvhIh. MortJHC mi tain ll ltu fill ti 1 11 ft N'nla lii l-'lmi iilun:. ,1 ,iim Snip In !!' ihiIiU I.T.Vi I M I ' l.i M i. I -a-ila ..... I :im Htttita lii I 'Im 'I'll n ii , lid' ham in yvi jm Tula! ID.Iiii Twfiily llimianfiil kh llif Mini lia lii'i ilfil. nml IiiIkIiI luiilly. Inn, Ahxi'lil ml nlfilly In- liniifil lln i nM lnpf (iter nml Jul nil down una or ln nthi'l' Hi iii-n. I im iiIv tliiiiixnml iliithim! JiinI i In' miin .liitilnn Iiml inmliii; In tin' In. ilk nil irf 'I'Mcr. Silifiitiarliill'I.V, I. in'li'n hii'i't'i miva ppi I'salnii (n hi ili.'iiulila. '1'wfiily tliinisiiiiit itnllHla. II. 'If M lliil'll llllll'M llil'V pl'ln lll'il l. in. 'I Jul liflnw Ilif flnifn, "iV. A S. I,. 'n." I lintlly lliny wrnl Binn in.it li'Hlly Ihf niif wnril, "TihiIkIiI." I. in k Innkfil nl m f nt f In Iiml wrllii'ii. In ni'lifil 'I'liiily, H ml Itira Mit piivt'liipr III lii. Ila Ihri'W Mia plfifa III llil' H ,ilf i,l'rl lillakfl. CHAPTEPJ II. An Initialed Hat. Mm kfiizli' m ri'iiil'tii: tin Hfiilliifl It Hi' li n If n iHla hri'Mkrifl. Ila Inn) ll pnipK'il Bfiitnat Hip uiilff lint I If. an Iiml ll lifiil tint InltTfprp) wllli the 1 1 aiiopiii t Inn or aniiiif . rrlfd ni- , liitnfK. Iml in ken nml I'lirTee to ihfir ' . l II I It. ill llfsl IllUtllMI. Trylns In ilo twn IhliiKt nl om-f lin il (IIihImiiiIiiui' A a'nrtlltii: head line fpucht hln eye JiimI a Ilia t'lHJi ii ii Ml lii Hp". Mnl mlTi e. ircrlpl 'nti'ly hw it Unwell, Htahleil hi Innifiia ml lhri.nl. He f ilnw n Ilia cup. turf inllilly. Mini k'MVf his HMrlillnn ' the lieu I Iml Ii h il ptfltfil hnn: "Whllf lin" fllli'li nf SiiiiiiHSi'llf . nl- pi'iii rfully aleepiiiK Imi nlthl. h lif lininlil lifld ll l.i tin ,liiff !iiur of 'le Wl-alflll & Sullllicrli I'lpleaa I nlll .:iii nml rellevfil tlifiti "f Iwfiily iinc-iiiiil iIiiMhi liiit rfififi fmiii 'ii n i. ti i In- KlyiT. "IVrry lliiwlf.v. the Ini-ai iiiaiiiicr "f tha I'Minpnnr. tiiyilh.-i villli l.n Itn-fi ra. lha annfl Bliunl. Iiiid ' '"I ra Itinieil fnnn llip tlepnl, whare th" niniiey IihiI hepn tiiriifil i'fi in iliPin ind rceelptf d for. Hitwlfy Imd nn Ini'I.eit lha iliwir of lha nfl'ne ami Iiml le,M-il In. fulliiv .. l.y linti'ly w hi ll l liui-fil ilaii"iiiiln nppi'iirfil sililih'll ly mil nt Ihf d.n i.tiiH, il imi rtin'it the iil.inl nml iniiiini'i-i . tinik the iiuuip.V. tut -'! ihrmiuh Ihf ihinr niirl lu. keil il ii'tfr hlin. n in I Miitiohfij it Mh'iiily ns lit' h.nl in tin. Ih'fnre lfiiliiU, hp uiriifl lii victim I hill III.' piml uniihl ha c.x.'ii'il fur Ifli niinn pa :iml nl nn aiifiii(ii In mil fur help limy ivuuhl he ..hiil Nnl wll lisiHiiilius 'h -. lha linpi'Noiifit ttii'ii fiskcil thair Uvea hy imKIh" (he ft In rut." I'tirllift ilnw n iim pitKe M:n Uf nlf illai nveiail Ih.tl I hf lifspi'i mill wil llll It hllije. hill. II.Ml ShiTirl Hull fXpccl ei xliui My In I.I V lunula oil him II- fiihli'd Ihf pnpi'i' nml lei nrip'il m ltt I. nun tu imtka pi'i-iiii'HMiili In re r It I It !n Ilia litil'll The till. nf Ilia ifK'phniie cttlleil hint In the receiver. The viih-e nf I 'hII'.nuii reaclipil hlin. 'Iiml ynn. Mhi-2 III he tishl up. Nn. ilnn'l cnme iluwn. I "t miliar nee .nn nlutiP." The owner nf lite I'licle t caiil rlchl lo hiiiiiiea "he niMile a r ji I . Mile, ami while Sta snl It I'm cnlni: In a Mil oft wlnll'a t'onilliB If you." He hud taken a hie mil nf hill f '''" lit mu kel. Mini was cmmiinu uff wlnit lie Iiml Insl tn hit frifini. The Inner milli-fit Mint ll all aeemeil to he III tw eiilles. "Twelve liiiiiiliei-. Tlntl nipiii re ti. Mm." Th Siiilsiiinn wm Hi:iiely niifiisy vvilliniil h tli'iiiiile reiisnn fnr his mix lei. v. Only l.isl niuhl l'iillimi hml lulil til n mil n single hunk in luvvii vvimhl iiilvitnce him H ilnlhtr. Now he Iiml niniiey in plcnly. Where hml hf K'' It? Mm-kf nzif 's eve fell nn H fnpy of ihc Sfiilihcl prnl rmliiii; I'ruin Mm nlh r's pnikfl. "KfMil itlmill the hnhtiip nf Ihe W. ,x S fvpifs'.' Thill fflhiw IihiI his n. 'i vc w ilh him." "Shn! Tins hnhlnp unnif's the 'fiisiist vcl. lie ir 1 1 Ihf ilmp nil thfiu. mnl then" w its inuliln In ll." "I low iliil'he kiiuw there wns nullify ii 1 1 i 1 1 l: in In-I 1 1 i 1 1 1 V ' "Tliffi's itlii il li'ii U iihuui lhint'i uf Mint sin I. Suiiieliiiily IiiIU. I knew ir m sell', fur thill inn Her." "Vim knew! Who Inlrl yml?" "Tlntl ' a secrt'l. Mae. fume to think nf II. I wish ynn wouldn't tell mi.vhiiilv Mini I knew. I ilnn'l wiinl tn Kel ihf initn wlin inhl ine In truiihle." "Sup 1 won't." He pusseil to Hit ulher phase nf the xuhlerl. "Thf Spii tlnel snys I'.nli fxpfils to iiilch the luhlifr. Think hf will?" "Nnl if ihe fellow known his Inisl lifss. Itnlt hits nnlhin In ati nil. Hf lins Ihf whnlf SulllhvH'.xl in pick I'ruin. I'm- till hf know, it wiim ynu." "Yfs, Iml " "tr more likely nn." Tl -'iiy eve nf the Inrmer sht-rlfl' held h fiuiy Slllilf . In spile nf tlnil smile, or pel'hnpx In 'Ciime nf It, Mitcken.',!' fell iiynin lli.il lhn.li of il.iulil. "Wind's llif use ul' il I. i n l; I'ii.iM '-I'lli'ss, I. in'!.'; t 'nurse I yn'i (Ihln't ilo It. f know yon inn x. Hi, Mnl the innihli waa alatkart.lp dlrl nut know hlin well ennuuh. Ciilllanit waa hiinl up, clonal in Hip whII, How fur wnnhl hp gn tti aava hlinef? In til ahitt. Iroiihleil fnallluli, Mhc Wim ih cfil If Ida old ithli partiier'n alrruk nf In If iipn4. wnnhl liika him fur ll h il hulilup, (If fiMirxp It wnnhl nnl. Iip naiiii'd hluim'tf; but ha conhf not cat the rhlh'iiloiia notion out of Ida liend. Mm-kfiir.h (Irlfleil to the roiirthouap. Hp fniiiul Sheriff Holt In Ida olTlcp. TliP ScutMiiimi wunteil to illncilia lh rob lii'ty, hut wiin Nhy about attacking the Niihject. Whlla h hoKicleil at It, f toll was off on mjothcr tack. Inside of a (jtiafiar of an hour the sheriff hml found nnl all he Wftlitpil to know ill I the pnki r Kiiuie, i;ullisnn'a linn m In! illflli iilin-s. Mini the new that Evtr 3 Thia Bafort T" Lack hatl llqiiltlatotl liia poker dt-ht simp brfakfaal. Morptivar. bt bail talked ao ciitunlly that liia visitor bait no suspicion of what lie wai driving hi. Miifkfiiyie lilt em Jit ell ll little sleilth liii: nf his own. "Tht Imldiip fellow kind nf slipped one owl on you laat nlyht. I'-'lt ." NLivl-i' sii. ii ml inu.vhi lint." i:.il :t clue. hnv. ynuV" till. es- yos,"" 'rhf stn-rlfl' hnikcil strmiiht nl him. "I've h inniun his ili'liiit in L '." P.illle fell himself flu-him: "What ni.il.es vuii mink Mint. Nick':" I'.i.lt ;il. ed tn a itiphniiril mnl nu hnkfil il. His hack wits luvviiid the ciilllcin.'iii. Iiul the hitter could see him (like suiiic. Iillty flulll J -hell. I lh li Ii. tptifkly. i in sheriff mssed n lint Umui ihf liildf. ' Mv'fi' see this UefiireV" Mite pie'.eil It up. His linger were nnl ipilte sipmly. fnr a sieiil ilreatl rll'i nehcil his heHfl likp a ru di of icy wnipr. rpuii ihat may fell lint with the pinched frown wit slumped ihf in iliv iduiilil.v -and Ihe Initials M Luck Cullisun. "lion'i know- a I le'cumil.e If." he lied, lint very reinllly. "Not tn know It. Why?" "Thuiichl jierhnp! ynn nii-.hr knnwr It. T'ne hnhlnp ihnppftl It w liilP ref lini; nwiiy." Miickf n.le's pye llinched. "Irnpped It. Ilnw w as MimI ?" "A iiuin hiippenetl In fnine nlnti-: Sun Miguel su-ei'i Just as Mie rnlilter swiiipj: lo Ills horse. He lu-anl thf cries of Ihe nifii liisidf. tiifssed what was tlo inu. mnl CM' liHiijjftl shnls wilh thf mis trciini. Ilf shut this hnt nft the fel low's hcil.l." "Wbo was the initn Mini shut the I'ol.lil'l-".'" "I 'iss I 'ellill ick.'a ' I'.iit In- ilulu't clnini tn recu-ni.f the hnhlllp?" "N'ui fur cfiliiin. He -;ilcsseili ninli wh-ise inilinls tire ihe sunn- nx lliuse in Mint hut." "If vim inciin I. uck I'tillison. Ifs a t il lie," cxphiileil the ciiiilfmnn. lie Mils llll'lolls Willi lliluself, fur lie I p 1 WW fell imw Mini he h;nl licen uiistispcf I Itmly hflpini: in fcrili'y tin- suspicinii nl' Mie slu'ii IT. Like nn idml, he hml let nut milch tliiit told hi'iivll.i at-ninsi his friend. "I hope so. What it In nit this hat. with tht- twn huh shut through ihe liinV "Sim! We all wear hut .lust like that. I.iink nl t..'ii'f." Itillie hi-hl It nut eimi-i ly. "t las. your tin L. i sianipeil In the sweat hniiilY" Hull aski-il with a smile. "I know' ynu ain't his frii-nil. Nick. Hut ynn want to he fair In him even if lit- (I lii nppnse ynui' elect Inn." Macki-n-r.le lahl an appealinu' hmul nn the knee uf Ihe Iiuin seiiled opposite hi III. "I'm sht-rilT nf I'npiiKu county. It ilnt-sn'i make any ililVe relief who U'nrkcil fur or aniiisi me, I'.illie. I wus elft'ieil, and I'm cnim- to enl'oict-tin- law, I'.y tin- way. I'm- v." '" I'i'V fur snme supplies Mi:s innniiin:. t'i.n ymi cash a check lor a humli'i-ilV" "1 reckon hi," M.icl.cni,. i hf . frnm hla -s ket tl4 roii rulliaoii Iiaif fVpn lilm two hour befora. He pe-led flvf twpfttle from It. The sheriff obserred ftiflt Ihe prevnlHiil ilenomlnal Ion wa the smite. "Uet these from Lin k '!" he asked earelesly . The iMMleiiuin a I ii red at 1 1 1 Til. and the suspicion grew nn him thai be had hei'ii trapped pkhIii. "W hy do you ak?" "I'l'iniisf ll hiippen (he hllln stolen from the W. A: S. were h II twenties." From Ihe nllice of the sheriff. Miif krii'.U' wandered to the cliih In search of Lin k. He wn llioriiiilily dispirilfd. Islllt ilremlpd In ineel Luck. Mild yet Wl aiixinus lo Ju so. I'lillisun had left the club, hut Alee Handrail n "till Ibere,' I'.illie drew hlin Into a corner, and learned HiHt Lin k had Just 'settled W illi lllltl. "Anyone see hlin clve It to you, Alei-?" "No. He took me upaiaira to the library and paid me." In bills?" "Yes In IwenMes." "r.'nr Hud's sake, don't t-ll anybody that." Ill a dozen jerky senleiifes Ihe owner of the r'iddlehack Inhl Handrail Of the suspicion- uf ihe sheriff. Tosreiher they went in search ff Luck. I'lil though they looked for b I in all day, he was nnl to be fuuml. The Inst Ihat bad been seen of hlin I. ink wa walkinic alone Mie plaza toward the hotel, not a hundred and Ally yards .from ihe latter. A dozen tnen had s-oken to him in the distance of block. Jtul.'lie hail not been seen In ri'M'-h his Imiel. He bad nut culled fur hi runin key. Smnehnw he had JlltKlled. mnl mine could tell how nr w here. 'Iv I'.i.JI his disiipftenrnuce -'wa as nuil ..3 yt coiifessiull of guilt. He searched ? Luck's room at the lintel. A 1 1 1 1 1 tr other thin-:, he found an nhl envelope ' vv il h liilercst inj data M-n-cictl nn II. r.cfnre ulhtfnll the word was whis pered all over Saguache that Lnck ('tillisoii. piuic'er rHttleiuan and for mer sheriff, was auspected nf Hi W. & S. express rubbery and had fled ti ave himself from arrest. Al tirt men marveled that one so well known and o popular, one who bad Iveen so prom inent In affair, could be suspected of such a crime, but as they listened to the evidence and saw it fall like blocks of a huihlini: into place, the conviction grew that be was the masked bandit wauled by the sheriff, .a Keil hfiidfil Hub I'ullison finished miik'nic the diamond hitch ami proudly fulled his cousin Kale to inspect the pin -k horse . "Ynu never saw Mie hitch thrown heller, sis." he h ranged, boylike. "I'ncle Link says I tin it well as he can." "It's tine. Huh." his cousin agi'ee-'l. with the proper enthusiasm in her dark eyes. "You'll have to teach rua Imw lo iu ii nne nf ihcse days." She was in a khaki ridmj skirt, ami she pulled herself in the -saddle of her own horse. I'mm this position she Kve him tlnal Instruction hefore leafing-. ll had been tn Wednesday morning Mint Link I'ullison disappeared frivio the face of rhe earth. Before Iwenly foiir houri the gossip was beinz whia perert lb the most d.-tnnt -cnnon of I'apago coutiiy. This riders of the Circle C knew It. but none of them had yet told either Hon or Kaie. Now It was Friday morn in: "- Kate was beginning to wonder why her father did not onll her up. Cmild It be that Soapy Stone was pulling off his train robbery at Tin Cup and her father so busy ihat he could uot take time to ride to a telephone station? She did noi like to leave ihe ranch Just now, even for a few hours, but oilier business called her away. Sweeney was holding down the fort at the lel Oro against Fcudrlck's shecpherders. and bis weekly -supply nf provisions bud to be taken to hlin. Since she wanted to sec with her own eyes how things were getting along at the canon, she was inking the supplies in person. She rude from sunlight into shadow and from shadow to sunlight again, winding iilmig the hill trail that took her town nl the lel Oro. After hums Of travel she came to ine saunie nunt which one looked down to the gup in the canon wall ihat had been the com mon watering place of all men s cat tle, hut now was huiiiestended by her father. She could See the hill, the fence, line runiimg parallel to the stream on the olhcr side, sonic gTHZlng cuttle. Sweeney's hoist- in the corral. The piteyus bleating of n lamb limit ed to her. Kate disinuuutcd and made her way inward the sound. A piiChi-lic little huddle of frightened life tried to snuggle free nt her approach. The slim leg of the lamb had become wedged al the Intersection of several rocks in such a way that It could nut be withdrawn, Kute pulled the boulder away, anil released the prisoner. She look the suit, woolly creuuire in her arms, and examined the wounded limb, nil torn nml raw from Its clVuris tu escape. A wound, she recalled, ought to -be wushfd with cold water nml bound, liclurning in her horse, she put tin- lit tle iniimal in t'l'oiil nl the i-aiMIc niul cootloued on tha trail that I'd down to the rler. . Sweeney came out from the- rnhla and bailed her. He was a piat. wfitH- er-bcHteo man, wim bad rldilenfr her j father ever since she could remember. -What In Mexico you gut there?" b asked In surprise. i Khe explained the f lrciwiitance un der which she had found the lamb. "And what you aiming to do with It?" "I'm going to tie up Its teg. and ta It across the river. Some of the ii. F. herders are sure to find it before night." "Shot What are yon fooling with Cos. reudrick's sheep for?" he grumbled. "It Isn't a sheep, but a lamb. Ani I'm not going to see It sufter, no mat ter who owns It- Ml Just ride aTos and leave It outside the fence," she said. "Lciiiiiic go. I know the river bet ter." ' Sweeney did not wait for her assent, but swung to the saddle. She banded him the lamb, and be forded th stream. Sweeney saw gome one disappear Into a wash as he rear-bed the fence. The rider held up the lamb, Jabliered a sentence of broncho Spanish at the spot where the man., had been, pat down bis bleating burden, and cao tered bock to his own stile of the river. Ao hour later. Kste. on the return trip, topped the rise where she had found the lamb, fulling- up her pony, to rest the horse from Its climb, abe gar ad back across. Uie river to the roll log ridges among which lay the C F. ranch. Oddky euougtf, she had never seen Cass Fendick. He had come to I'apago county a few'ears before, a ad had bought Iheplac1$ from, an earlier settler. In the-dgT-vfmen that had fallen between .tlie fowen. she was w holly on the side of tier father; Some times she bad wondered 'what manner of roan thia Cass Fcndrick might be; disagreeable, of conrse..but after pre cisely wbat fashion? "Your property, I believe, Miss Cul- lison." " ' She turned at sound of the suave, amused drawl, and looked upon dark, slim young man of picturesque ap pearance. He was bowing to her with an obvious Intention of overdoing IL Her Instinct told the girt wbo be was. She did not need to, ask herself any longer what Cass Fendrick looked like. lie was holding nut to her the blood stained kerchief that bad been tied to the lamb's leg. "1 didn't care to have it returned," she told him with cold civility. "Now, If you'd only left a note to say so, it would have saved me quite a considerable climb," be suggested. In spite of herself a Bicker of amusement lit her eyes. She had a sense of humor. "I did not think of that, and since you bave troubled to return It to me, 1 can only say tbaok jou." She held out her baDd for the ker chief, but be did not move. "I don't know bat what 1 11 keep it, after all, for a souvenir." She Ignored his sardonic mockery. "I don't let live creatures suffer when I can help It. Are you going to give me my handkerchief?" "Haven't made up my mind yet. Perhaps I'll have It washed and brine It home tp you." . She decided he was trying to dirt with her. and turned the head of her horse tu start. "Now your father has pulled hla freight. I expect It will be safe to call." be added. The bridle rein tightened. "What nonsense are you saying about my fa ther?" "No news. Miss Cullison ; Jiust what everybody is sayiug. that he has gono to cover in account of the holdup" A chill fear drenched her lu'-art, "Do you mean the holdup of the Ll'iifted at Tin Cup?" "No I don't." He looked at her sharply. "Mean to say. you haven't heard of the holdup of Ihe W. & S. ENpress company at Saguache?" "No. When was il?" 'Tuesday night. The man got away with iweiity thousand dollar)." "And what has my father to do with that'?" she dcniauded haughtily. ' A satisfied spleen purred In his voice. "My tlear young lady, that is what everyone is as,kiug." "Wbn I do ynu mean? Say it." There was fenr ns well as anger in. her voice. Had her father smnehnw got lato trouble trying tn save Sam? "I'll. I'm saying limbing. But what Sheriff. Hull iiieiiiis is that when he gets his handcuffs on Luck Cullison he'll have the man that can tell hint where that twenty thousand is." "It's a lie." He waxed his hand airily, as out who declined responsibility in the mut ter, hut his dark, satiiruUio face sparkled with malice. (To bo continued.) Many people of SprinefieM and vi cinity do all their banking bunions n Kugene when right in their hntui town tluy bave a nutioual, stare, enmity, an ! city depository.-th First Niitiomi.1 It-ink of Stri!t afield. Is thac the way to build uy i in.r h.n-.u- Uwa?