The Springfield news., May 13, 1920, Page PAGE 3, Image 3

TIIUJtSDAT, MAY 13. m6.
; THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
PACE
Crooked
Trails
and
Straight
William MacUpil Raine
X lr(i ii u w If ituamaai
Synopsis.
pit i.
' II f'T I- fl I -Ailtrniuiiind init rack
lathar el Iii.iiijI, ami a i. J b
I lir . I iiilv l'l.i iirti an atvl hi i Ihiiii
ala', both ir ll Ally III! Im i. haitlllia
IntoUad In a iiui s- aiauiutt alvantira
liiHiiit( of tl aiulau lin k in Ilia low ti
of .. Aim, ma band a.paraia.,
I'uillf and Ma parlnar aia)lnf In Iowa
Thar aia nxkmH and (old a piaaa la
In lawn in pura ill or thetit 'Ihay eluda
Ihalr uuisuaia Otailakan naat Mae
la atliait by ilia fmaaa atiil I'urly maila
raDilva. aflat ha liia atwil ona in1 him-
air fcau Krii tndaa Ilia man alio! U j
l.urk Culllkoii. , !
rilAfTKII II -Y'ltll-anna frlni1. alt
atllaniaii, itai inln. in vuh lurlf
an aiamp'a to . aitia thjaiaa Willi I
rupa at on. 1. 1 liia na.-l, ,a la .avail hy tha
IM.I vanti,,,, of Ha'a Cuihauo. fui'U'a
cauglaai,
CMAPTKn III -Ilia vourd ara.aa.1.
And fiuiliai violam-a lint appi al, alidad '
I'uily la aanl for hy ( nllnoii. lia quae- .
ii- w'f wii- t .1 nuivi wm
laW, Moapy Mini, a. raal tradar of Ilia rtia
tla wiiu dad baan I'm ly'i tindnlna
landrail la.tna Ihai Hoapy At on a la lul.
Kaon a blitar aramy and atanlaaa bale
ful In H "a if a otr Ilia asaharlff'a aon
Sam. liu liaa guinKI arilh Bll Calbar
C olllaon (o bait for Cuily.
rmnm V.4urly raaci.aa
Atnoa fiom a tat tiap into mill' h It haa
alum Iliad, ami darataia thai Iha nulla
la ye Daf Ham i al fnr fha hand of 1. au
la loudmi Bha a,.a C'irl nota to
dallvar In Kxu and 'landrail anil at una
al out fut tha lattar'a lamh.
flHPTKtt V -Tint Curly maata hla I
i ..n, panlftna or Iha trailing aradilnM and I
illlrr. l.aura mm to Fain Tiinni
itlllat.n hrlisaa Rtoiia la liia filand and
in da will ail. k bv Mm I laii'liau aaaa
ann.a inova la l.alrn p'aiitiarf a "'I haciimaa
'nlmil II ia train i.iliHat. Main laavai
ba tain It In ( to 8.i tu h. Cully .
rnmpanlt-a hint.
CM AI'I KII VI Kavaadmpplnc al a
a)irlliig p'a a, t urlv heats 'lutit and hi
I'atitaiiatit I . ma Hla. a wall, arrai'tja tn
Imlil up tha iraln at a ifiaatiig known a
Tin I up. and aftar tl x robbary alinm
young t ullis.i'i and laa hla body nn ta
a' ana. Hl'ttn thua glultlng hla ravangw nn
Ilia rt ahatlfT through hla nm'i d'tliand
diaictaia I'utly la aii-uard hy K"n of
l.i-mn a apv "f l.tu'lt l uihaon'a Thav ara
arpiata.. Imt pun with Ilia undi-t xlanit
lug that thrlt liatl tiirflluc will itiran a
flahl lit tha drain S'tirly inana a inn.
fl'lanl of IHi'U Mlrinn. lanl'imin an'l
ilirv Infoin, I ink t'tilliH'Mi of bt'me'a rl'X '
agamut liia a.ui
Pari II. i
Hit I'THIl I - A f ir n all nlcht J
alon at iha Itoiiti'l ip !.. In ' h I'uiii
aon hna hiat hrattlv !! ' la an axrliai'tfr1 :
r ahatp wiuli lirtworn l.iu'K ami a
hrapman I'jn Kamttick. with wliilin
CtilllHon hun a fetid
fllAI'TKIt II - M.ig'iaiii" la ala.lrlfl-di
bv II. a uaa of lla lioldup of a.tra j
n Mi'ni'ii I han. I. la aimiiig .''.'" i
4 ' l III . I IKK l.la p.ikrr trhl 4ml ulioilly j
ftaiwaXl M. kai.mr ai'l W" I'Mlnlml. '
Ilia rl(i-t IiIimiHh. I.-.4I ii lir l ai lad i
of i Ita riir lohhai,. hi h.it Imvltig
haaii foiiml on tt) a' na ami ha haing ,
nilnoiiig I
f'MAI'TKIl lll-Kat e" In Kjfii'h
f it a i Diianli iiinii wtili Mai hau.ia Alai
l lamlia inul iutl. All air itiuv lu( ad (
of l.lifk'a Iniininli' a 'Ilia aiiatilf Infill I
that liald- tin- tlmlms of I 'illlUntt'a hit. i
and Ida pl'tmul of h tlalil. I'Hfl I'Vll- I
ili Irk li i'l Hran tha tohliai and U :ilnni-l
irrlaiii II wun l.ui k t'ulliaoii la ahonl lo
ai tar it lioitixatriid rlaliu whkh will n.ic-
tirally pul l-Vtuli l k ottl of iMiainaaa
Tlx k'i'I'" liiinil wi nt In Iht linirl. t
1'nllli In Imt liillti-r wii ii ruck
lo wiikIuiI iiwiiv I iv mix Htiiuiinl ul i
ll. -in . W'liitl nun iht wili'f "ii" :
I hi' ainoiinl ul' clri'iiin-ilniil Iul lt'-il
ninny rulliiiK lulu pi . h liK'Xoritlilj
iiLiiltisI dim '
"Ih i hit i nil?" In- iiaki-tl rio-pHlrliuly.
"I wKli il wrrc. Minn 'iillKon. tin I
M' lint. A ihiiii 'Ani rouiul 1 1 a roryr
mill sliol m i In itilthpr b In' i
t Hllljr. 1 1 IH lint li'll "IT. lim a II It."
An Knit liiok tin lint .iiiii'lliiiic
at-tMiit'il in illiit'it iinmiiil Iter ih'mi'I. Ii
it Belonged to Her Father.
In li'liml to ImT filtli'T. Ili I'TS ili:il-
j 1 I
1 1 III
mm
y ha atftiiipiMl nil ovfr II. Hli vn
ici iiniml M I'liU'ei atnln nn I lir miller
liln of I In lirllll. ' 'I'lnTP' mta mi nee. I
( llti lull lulu r. lii fell lief wli.ne It
luifl l-'ii. A avf if di'spnlr aM'l
ovnr icr. Aii'iln f-lte ivita nil I h fr
f lir.'iikltiL' 'In ii n. Inn ( i.uiriillml Iter
aelf n nlilt it Hdit inili,
"Y'Ml kny tin lul.licr Inul mi Itln Imt,
inul I lint Miiiielinily klmt at Mm. UIiih
fM'r II win i it ii h l know tin mini wnnu't
rnlier."
iienM,f Itolt (ouk tlila dial prop frntil
In r Ii")"1. "He In nliiioil on re tin man
ii your f ii I Imt."
V MpurU of Nleel ciinir Into her llnrk
e.xen. ."Wlto la lit iiiniiT"
'ilia iimiiii U I'Vinlrlek."
"f ! I'luli li k ?" Sin tvliliiei (hi
ininl ul lilni, Ii'hiiIiik for nrl In Iht
IihIi i-IkIiII.v with Iht IhhmN i-leiH-lieil
hit tin ii run of It. On' roti Id have
yuevt i It ii i ih noiiii'I of I lie mime
Inn! uiili'itnlieil a (Jorinnnl feroiity In
lt-r.
"Ve know b and your father
liirn'l frjentla. They lav harl aoine
iroulile. r'or that renaon he wn ver
ri'ltirtaot to give our father' nam."
Tin girl fl anted. "IMtii'lanl ! lon't
you believe It ! II" ha lea father like
lioluin." A flush of lii"ilriloii rain
tr her. "On Hi ('etulrlrU l the inao yun
v nr. and he I a the man I want. He
Kthheil the f i pie company, ami h
hna kllleil my father or ah'ltn lert him.
I know now. Arreal hint lonlshl."
"I bar to hare evidence," Holt aald
Miletly.
"I ran give yu a motive. I.Ulen.
I ather eiiwried to prove tti yettentay
n hit fel Oro claim. If tic had done
. C'au r'enilrlck'a aheep would have
l.een rni off from the water, father
had to he got out of the way not Inter
Ui u ii Weditemln. or that man would
have lu-eii pin oat of btiiln-. He win
very Mrifr ahont lu He hml made
IhrraM."
' "It wotiltl take more than threat
to eel rid of'.lhe beat fight i"K man In
rlziiM. right lo the rnhhlle of the
lay, I" the heart of the town, wiihimi
n koul Lnowlnc It."
"He wm trappeil aomehow, of
oiiim'." Curly cut In. Km he waa
tine l lit t In mi other way eoijltl Luck
OiHImi have hei-n ovcrcuim.
"II you'll only 111 iue hoa hi an
liiiti." ISoll returiieil.
'i iloii'l kltoiv liii'.v, hul i'll fjni!
otti."
"I llii'm SCI."
Kmc fell hi ihmlii. inul It ! I'kc
n vp-trk lo m.-.mIt.
"Vtui niifclil to Uliu f.iitt.-i i.wiililu'1
i.A'e ii.ii rh'a Tlt-fi la sip It n ih'ii
a iii:ttlllliT l.tic' H 1 1 l-n 1 1 allliply
Coll'illl I hi H 1 1; f "
M.icki'liie a IjiiiIi lni'1 heilt Hir.-hlll
m il In i In iiiiicii1 lu.ili v of l he
Ijirl. "TluifA r lIh. Nik 1t iih- l'H
yon I'Hiiii-iliiii i'Iw. I- ciiilro k tViii".
I.m-k It uiiiiiu to ir.iii' ii Thiir-xl.i.v.
He heiiril I. mm tell us ut (lie lioiiml
I'p cluli Iti'il.iy iiiuriil'.ix."
The K.lii-1-llT slll'.lliunl up. "Votive
ImiimmI ':i . i Inul lu'i-ivM. lli.H would
In- hi-tpvl If Mi I trils.iii -ie re
titoveil. I'.iit y.ti tin veil I slulUen the
i- lili'iu e nniii-l I. in k."
We've pi. Hiil r,i Iciulriik hnd
lo ii fit liter oul "f lhi v u on II""
very tl.i v he tli-:l I" iti'eil. '"'" 1 n
Ijlf iT uollhl Inive I Ii I"" lit"'- Weve
. I . . vt it It's -iiiiiil. An evnli-iuf I lull
tests nn hi- word Is ii" ii"ol. Tin"
until Kui In tin' ii'.t ii."
"Miivhe not. hut he tluln'l liuike IhU
. 'i
e nlciicc.
Kiile li.t'l iiliolhiT llisiitiilloli!il lliisli.
II.' ilnl. siinie, .il it. SiUiii'how h!
p.. I hold of Iii'Iht Inn. und hi' iniinu
In. 'Wired n Mor iiWoiil sliool iuy; II Mom
lite ioIiI.it" lieatl. Km t" miik-i" hi
.li.r.v alick he must Btlmil he vviis on
the urouud al the iiui'" f
tii. So he iniisl hnve kliowii the rob
bery wun u'l'K i ! piin''"."
Holla Hhivwd '.vcn tmrrowed lo 8
miii tit. "Von prove to ui Hint 'a
hud your l;iiher hat '..efore lite hold
up and I'll liike Home aioik i" I be
story."
"Anil In the mount iine," unbelted
Curly.
"I II keep rltlit ml looking for Luck
Cllllisnn. Imt I II keep nil . on Cass
I'einliick. too."
Kii't took up tin ctnilleiue colifl
deiiily. "I'll ruovc In hud the Mi
ni Ic.ist I'll try to prelty luird. H'
the truth, and il mint conic out Siiine
how."
A Tier he hntl left lid at tin hotel.
I "u fly wiilkc.l the Mitel llh n .h;ir
exilleincnl llnnliiu bN hlnml. lie hud
lived his life iimoliit men, find he
l.iteu' little iihotit vMiiiieii mid their
wtiys. Hul hl.s Iiinlliiulloii M-i.ed
vividly upon I IiIh slim, tlmk ulrl with
the line eyes Unit could he linlh len
der mid fiTociniis. wiih the look of
combined i'lln and si ionj;i H In
every Hue of Imt.
"Ain't Nhe the mimcsl III Ho Ihor
ouuhbreil ever?" he ihuckled lo him
self. "Siaiids the in-Ill every cruclc.'
Think of her aianding pal no ;iiuii-t-Juxt
lilit ahe did for me Hint nlirht
imt at Mm much. She'a lite Ikvsi nu
nienl Link Iihs t-ol."
CHAPTER IV.
Two Hat on a Rack.
One v'ls'iul I'-ni.tik of M.ickeny.la
ImVl vtiven Kitle u clew. I'.vcn h.'furo
sh" hnd .xp'uiii'' I I'. Curly cinulil ihrf
jiolnt hihI becaii to lir for Hm truth.
fnr thoiit'h he' waa 'almost a lxy, the
others Ictiiied on hi in with the ex
pert ,i l on that lujlhe ahsence of Ma
loiiey h.' would take Hie lend.
In Hie iiinriilnV h' and Kute hnd a
tnlk whit hla uncle 'on the xnhject.
o ininiit wflll Ibis, he mnile the
whole piirly ndjoiiii lo the club
rooina so that he might aee enaclly
where Luck had aat and the different
places the nhecpmiin hnd alood from
the time he entered, until Hio imkor
player left. f
Toed her Hlllle MiifKeny.le and Aler?
I'lHinlrHti dramatized the scene for the
young people, Mac. personated the
MheepuiNii, ciune Into the room, Ihiiii:
up Ms Imt, l.oiiiKcd over to. (he poker
Inble, anld hla Utile fence as well as
he could remember It. ami passed Into
the neti room. I'linnli nit, Senior, fak
ing the iiile of .'llllls.ui, IHCsclilly got
up. lifiml'lils Imt from the ro'k, and
went to the door.
With etdtement trembling In hei
voice, the girl asked an fruger ques
tion. "Were their hata aide by id
like that on adjoining pegr
Tha fa how I remember It."
"Itoth gray hatsr Only ut In.
Can't le nre of that. I.uck'a was
irm all rlKht."
Curly looked at Kale and nodded.
"I reckon we know how Can ot Mr.
Culllsou'a hat. It was left on the
rack."
"How d' yon mean 7" hi uncle
aaked.
"Ihiu'l you ee?" the girl explained,
her eyes shining with excitement.
"Father took the wrong hat. You
know how abaent minded he la aome
Hmen" X' i'.l. -
-'I I .i
u n n n n i n n n
fcM iii ii a?rr'----f-v ti -r vA-lib
Mar-kenrfe alapped Ma knee. " "I'll
bet ii stack of blue you've guesaed It,"
"There's a way to riuike stire," Curl
said. "I-inlrl-k coiihlii't wear Mr.
Ciililson'a hat nioiinil wllliimt the risk
of sotiicHif rciiieinbe'rliiC ,. 1 Inter.
Whnt wotilil he do then?"
. Knte benttied. "Huy another at th
lien rest store."
"Tlinf would be my trues. A4 the
iieiiro-t store la the New York em
piu linii. We' vi cot to flint out vihdher
hi- did buy one .there on Tuesday otn
time Hficr nine o'cloi-k In the morn
ing." The jr rl's ccs were spiiikllng. 5he
hustled with liii-lrH's-dike energy. "I'll
go and nk light nMay."
"Iion't you t Ii Ink we'd better let
l.'itcle Alee rind out? He'a not so
likely to stir up curiosity," Curly au-g-.led.
Within n n mirier of an hour Alec
I'lundriiii Joiiu'd Hie ot,ln.TB at Hie
hoKd. "Von kids are right at the hend
of the chis, In the detoctlve gime.
C'nss ImhicIii a brown hat, about '.):'. 'A
In the mo'iting. Taid 'five dollars for
ft. Wouldn't let them deliter the old
lie but took il with him In a paper
a.ick." ,
With her lieutenants flankitis ,er
Kate went stmisht ! the otTlce of the
aheiifl. Holt heanl the morjotlt uiifl
C-'its:diieft il lliolishlfnlly. '
"Yon win. Ml"" Cullisou. Ton
l:.iven't proved l-''iidrb;W fiiied yoor
f:ither'a dl sa pp"a ranee by foul (itajr,
nd you haven't proved lie coiiitnilied
the robbery. I'oltn of Td'-I I don't
Ihiiii: lie fd eiiher one. Hut It cer
tainly lonkfc liUe he may postlily have
InHllilfiK t urod f idence."
I N C O R P O R a.Te .
'DULL" Durham cigarettes; you roll them
-Li yourself from genuine "Bull" Durham
tobacco; fifty from one bag.
No machine can even duplicate your "own"
rolled from genuine "Bull" Durham tobacco.
Good old reliable "Bull". Always genuine;
since 1865 he's been everyone's friend.
GENU INE
.99
' I'
' - 't'.fc -.iv
a-la&ataBfeal
IK :
j t'nrly atiorlcd acornfiilly. "T-ni'r
j lit Hug your friend ..vn cusy Mr.
j liolr. P.y Ida own story he .-. on
j Hie ground a iniiu.ie nfltr H.e roliiier
I to il; place. How do we know be
i ultsii'r, there' o minute before?. For
I If he' didn't know the holdup wan go
ing to occur why did ffe bring ,Mr.
' Cullisou hat with him punctured ao
lienily with bullet holes?"
"Itolil your hawses a while. Flan- "
, drntf. and look at this thing reason
able. You're -all prejudiced for Cul
lison ami againat Kendiick. Talk
iibont evidence 1 There. ten times aa
Hindi against your friend at there la
against Cass."
"Then you'll not arrest fVudrlckt
'When you jtive me good reason b :
do It." Holt returned doggedly. . '
The four i.djoiiriied t i meet nt Hi '
l'-l .Mar for a discussion of ways ind
IIM-it II 1
"We'll kc a watch on Ketidrb lt '
aee where he goea, who be talka W, 1
what he does. Maybe he'll make, a
break and .-Ive him.self away," Curly
said hopefully. ..-
"Hut my father we must react
him first."
"As aoon a we nod where he is. v
Killing him wouldn't help Casa any, J
teanse yon and Sam woulrf prove ap
on the claim. But if be could hatd
your father a' prisoner and get hltn to;
aigu a relliiqalahment to him he wonli,
be In a line position." (
"If we could only have f endrlck ae-,
rested M .
(To b continued.)
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