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1 1 ' MAY 27, 4920. THURSDAY, - TiiB 8PftINGFlEIJ NEWS . .. Crooked Trails and Straight X William MacLeod Ralne A U,rii. M ismaiia Oaivaat I 8YNOP3IS. Pait I. ClfAPTf-'.n I Atiiitiirou nil rack laaa, iitilmr llian illinlli.il, ami llml U ll'inor . urly I landi mi mul hj ilium. Alar. Lolll plitlljt' lltiil linya, Imhumi, InvoKnl In a Inn an in ling aUvaiilui llioain of ilia atuli-n aim it In ll low n of Hniutii lin. Alia, Ilia bnml a..ar air a, t utly ami lna ptriiiar ilng In i.iwn Tlmy fa aal.ani1 ami Inlil it V""" In town In .'iriill o( tliriu 'I'l 'y el'i'ta llirlr puiaut UinUkin nail ilay, Man la kllmj bv ll. imaaa ami Curly nimla raptlte, tllrr li 11.4a alml una and Mill- !( bfni wminilvcl, 'ilia nnltl al.ul ! Luck Culllann. f'llAfT l-.lt Cn!..n' frl-i1r all raltlMlii-n ,l-t,i mlri In It m li 1'iitlv aa i an k 111 1 tn ia!l Ihirira Willi ma i ri'fia .ii.i,, ,- mi 14 hi. in aiM-J by Ilia ! Iiilnrvpiiiiun of Kaia Cu!Iiuii. truck's I uauirlilcr "HATTI ft lit wnmil i1i-a.1. anl fmtl-rr v'.i'.fiutt tint aitrrl.f ii'lf-il, in I V la iimiI (1.1 1 1 iblllanii ll qui', ttolia lti lev mi.! 111 ntf i tintnl I'd nil H'iny :., r- l i-iuir if II " I n llara Hlio bail bi-i-n fi.rly'a umbilni; I laiiilratj ...tmt Ihut r-nuiy tfiuiir.ia i m Ilaoti'n I jl.i i itir!iiy ami vtila'M a l.i fill lllfl irn. t nvt-r lln i-t riicitna ami hinit wIki Iimi ii'i.iri. li ) wiiii bi (all. or Culllann (mi l,.i 1 1 f.ji i.njiy. CltAI'TI"! IV -Curly r-'it Pnitpv Hlnm. fi.in, a. I if tr ip inl.i win Ii I. a Inn iiiliililnl. .tint l ai'O'.ria llmi li null la ymiiiK Kmi i ilval f.rtln- l.iinii of l.aii la l-onlm. She alu-a Only a lull" ! ilrlliar t'i Him Mini HI.iihIi.iu u nil Minna act out for tlia lnMi-i'a rum Ii. I'llAI'TI It V..Tlirr fully rnfMa. bla i i (iimi inlinia of tlii" riixil.ii r in-ill I mil ami rirlltaia l.auri a nnta to Mam Votnia j I iillla .ii Ii. !lnic Hlniw- la Ma filrml am) aava ba will all. k bv Mm I'liinilraii ulna Itllivr la lirllm I'll.-'! ami bnilllira com lurid II la Iriiin nilibfry. Kmii Iravan lha tain Ii in u lu hMiiuaclia. Curly - cniiiiiilra Mill. CIIAI'TKH VI. - Kavvailrnpplnc al ! fnvallni plai'a, Curly lirara Hloim anil bit liautnaril. I.ma lllarkwrtl, arrarca li I nl J up tba lidin al a rroaalnn known aa Tin Cup. ami after the robbary alm.it vniiha t iitllajiti anil luai'a hta ImiiIv nil fba oana. Mlmir tbua glnllltig bla rvn an I In (alicrlff ibrouch bla antra itn alii 1praa. Cpr'y I amiavit by Htona of bring a apy of I .ink Cijlllaon'a Tbav ara paratril. but pari wlfli lb unilrataml Ini Ibal tbrlr ! maallnc will maan a flint in lb lira ih. Curly niakaa a nn fldanl of lilrk Malnnay, raiilaman. and lhay Inform I.im k C'ulllaon of Ntona'a plot acalnat bla a. in. Vt H. CHAPTKR l-Aflr an all-nlfhl aa. Ion at Ilia Kouni'ip rlnb. In arbb h Culll on baa loil baavlly lliar la an av-Jiania of aliarp worda btwan Airk anil a hMpmaa.. I'aaa KanOrlck. with waam C'ulllaon ha a fu4. CHAPTKR II -Sainarlia la I'lrlla4 y h naara of lb hnMilp of atpraaa Miaaanucara. lha bamllta i-nHot ).. Ciilliaon pays hi pokar dab! a and ahonly ariaivwaia) Makanal and Al l-3aliail. hla rloaaat frlanda. laarn b ta apcl'l of lb aapraaa rnbliory. bla bnl bavlng hara found on lb and b balng anlaalng. rilAPTKH III.-Kal giwia lUguarh for rotidillallnn with Macknn. Ala I-landrail and Curly. All ar rnnvlnroil f Lin k' Innovanr. Th alirlff lavaal Ibat baldaa Iba fliidlng of Culllann'a bat. and ho payment of bla daUla. .' I'n drlik had (ha robbar and la almoat rarlaln II n Lurk. Culllann I about to nlar a boniralrad claim wlilrli will prac tically put Kandrlch out of buitnaaa. CHAPTVlIt IV.-Kata'g (brawdnaaa ra vaala how Culllann had tnkan l-ndrb-k' liat'wliau ha Infl Iba Koiiiulup I'liib, and iiapb'lnn ixiiiiia alrnngly to a franuMip nn I'amlrlt'k'a part and In hla balng rra.in ! for l.m k'a dla.ippaaram-a Tha aliar Iff raialvaa a arlra of nota tiiriilng nn Ilia "Jark of llrarla." Curly flnda a ci gar atora by Dial nam and aacuraa al-deili-a that lb prnprlat raa. Mra. Wyll. know what happauad to buck. a CHAITKH V In tha callr of th c gar atora KUmliau flnda a clphar niaa aaga lift by Ciilliaon. and fullnwa lbi ai anl. Lurk la hold pi flnnrr by Kandrlck and Blurkwrll In a ahaap hirdar'a cabin In lb iiKinn'ulii l-Vnilrirk wanla him tn alaii a rrllmiilHliinitit of hla liomaatra.l rights, conditional to hla rclaaae. "l-'lrn ililnit In to i'nrcli Hie Jitolc of Hfiirlx wiiil wlfltl'H there. Arc jiiii with inc. Uncle Alw?" )"! kuiv urn, Curly," tml ho rcHiheil for lil hut. , Curly tui'iifi! at the door with hi warm millo. "Iy "'. I've bi aoiiie nfWM I fiiru'ot. 1 know wIhto your faihcr K"t lh inounv tn pay hin itkr ili-liiit. Mr. Jonlun f the Cut tleincii'H Niitliuiiil mn )o him u ur m,iihI limn. U' llu'iiii'tj It wmilil mil hurt the hunk Imtiiiim the ihrt'o inch Luck ) hi LI It to wouli ih'ioit It wilh tli lunik lit'" In-" "Hy (jiMiiKf. thut'H what wo illil. too. r-vi-iy last one of us." his undo nd nilttH. "F.''ry Hltle ht'lps." Kiito sitld. nnd her little ilmilile noil ihmiUctl Curly MiiIiiih'.v tui-t 1 licit) lu front of the Jrtt'k of lIciiitH. "IHvls. y'U U' with mo Insldo. I'ncle Alec, will you keep tuii"'l ouislili-?" "No. Imh. I wiui't I knew l.uek brfiiie you were wulUiiiK liovlet:Ki'l," tho ill inlllciiiiin unswcVcd hriisipioly. Curly Bilnneil. "AM rlcht. Ibm't hliinio iu If 'ti ki ''"t up." Mli. Wylic'i alurllid fjCB told tlilea When he ' ,,,ree l"on "r face wjih aslieii. . "I'm luri' fo play trump. Mrs. Wy I lo. V'luit m'itci lins il'1 J"' llcui'U K"t hliMcn from usV" iuus rianfltai' ilfmtntlH, hi hard y faainiM in hr linnrfiiia onr. i I -I tlfMi't knnwwlial jriu mean." "No ia. We're here for huxliieaa. Pick, ymi may with Imr. Itori't lot her leave or nlmiil n warning." He fiMi'i Into the Imik room, hlcli nu a k'lid of conililiiHilon lly li( room, kltrhen an1 bedroom. A iloor led from iho rear Into a hark ynrd llllerffl with empty packing iuea, (artiNse rana and waate paper. fier taking a IfNik an mini the yard I locked the hack door uolHoleaiily. I here waa no oilier apparent exit from I lie kitchen-bedroom except the out hy which he and hla uncle had en i Ted from Hie hop. Hut he knew i lie plnce mtiMt have a cellar, and hla Itiftpcctloii of the yard had allowed no lit rn me there. He drew hack the Navajo run that covered ihe tloor and found one of the old fiiMiloncd trap iloora aonie cheap lotiM'a huve. Into i lila nit fitted an irou ring with which to lift It. from the ilerkneaa below rnme no .omul, Imi Curly' ImnBlnatloii enn n i 'ii. ..m t ti er i I i From tha Oarknett Below Came No Sound. ' celved the phice u-, full of Ii!iiIm.' eyea i;lnrin; up at Htm. Any lintl lii"ii ilowu there already had the ftrop on Ihein. Therefore neither Curly nor hli. uncle ui.tilc the mlttake of tlraw I tit a weaMin. 'Tin comins tlown. boya." young Handrail announced In a quiet confi dent Vrt c. "Tfte ptgi-e l aiH'roilfided by our friendo oi H won't do you a whole lot of c"'d to alumi me up. I'd a Ivlae you nol to lie Iimi mpil-it ve." (le dfM-eiiileil Hie atepa, liia face l(ke a aiooe Mall for all ihe emotion It recnriled. At hla heel iHinf the older man. Curly atriK-k a match, found an electric Imlh above hla head and tinned the Imitoii. Insiaully Ihe dark nea wa driven from Ihe cellar. The lo Klandraiia were quite alone in the room. Kor furniture there waa a table, a cot which lunj been alept in ami not made up. and a couple of roiiKli chair. The place had no win dows, no tr.eiuia of ventllalion except iliroucli Ihe trap door. Yel there wore evidence lo hIiow that it had recently been liihaliitfd. Ualf-nookcd" clKiira littered the floor. A pn.rk of card lay In dl-iorder on the table. The Sentinel wilh dale Hue of that day lay los.ted In a corner. "Make anything out of It?" the older Handrail ahked. "lie' been here, hut they've taken him away. Will you cover Ihe lele ilnniii? Have all the rauche notl tled that l.uck la helnc taken lino the hill, ho they can picket Ihe trails." . "How do you know he la beiiii: taken there?" "I don't know. I guess. Blackwell Is In It. He know every nook of the bills. Tin party left here not two hour sineo. lool like " Curly put the newspaper In liis piK'k et and led, I be way hack to Ihe store. "Ihe bird have llnwn, Pick. Made their get a way through the alley lute (Ms afternoon, probably Jnt afler It tot dark." II" turned to the woman. "Mi. Wylle. murder Is going to be dune, I hhntililii'i wonder. And you're liable to be held guilty of It unless yon tell u all you know." She began to weep, helplessly, but with a hiirt of tulibnrniiess. too. l-'rlghtened she certainly was. but some greater fear held her silent as to the secret. "I dmi'l know anything uhoiil It," she repealed over and t ver. Maloney had an Inspiration. lie apoke lu a low voice to Curly. "Let's take her to the hotel. Miss Kate will know how to get It out of hor'iter than we can." Mrs. Wylle went with them quietly t'liouuh. She was shaken with fears, but i HI resolute not to speak. They miulit send her to prison. She would tell iheui nothing nothing at all. I'm oiiu,' one who had made terror the h'lliit of l er life had put the fear of ilecih Into her soul. CHAPTIH V. A Maaaaga in Clphar, While Kate llatened lo what Curly bad I" lei! the dark eye of the (111 were faatened Upon Hie trembling lltiic Homiin Ntandlng near (lie door. "I o yon mean that aheiM going tn let in) rather be killed rather than tell what he knowa?" Her tolca waa aharply liureilulou, touched with a horror atarcely realised. "I I don't know anything about It" the baraed woman Iterated. Wlni fa the use of anylng that when we know you do? And you'll not get out of It by aobblng. You've got to talk. You've got to tell you've Just got In," Kale Instated. The Utile woman shrunk before the energy of a. palori no vital. No atreiigth nm In Iter to fiuht I'nt sho cmild ami did offer the passive resist ance of oliMlluate alienee. Curly hud ifrawn from hi pocket the newspaper found In the cellar. Hi eye bad aearched fr the date line to Ui n cumulative evidence, but 'they had renin Ined fustem-d to one story. Now he spoke Imperatively; . "Come here. Mis Kate. 1 believe tbl I a tiifh.Kage.to us." "A mesMige?" "From jour father, perhup." -How could It be?" "I found the paper In the cellar here he waa. See how ome of these word are aenred. lone with a finger nail, look like," Tbl wit the paragraph upon which hi pr.c had fastened, and the words and letter were acored sharply as aliow n In-low, though In the case of Ingle letter, the mark ran through rtem in.steud of underneath, evidently that no mistake might he made a to ublch wa men tit: ' , J. P. Kelly of the ranger force reports over the telephone that by I unexpected luck he has suc ceeded in taking prisoner the notorious Jack Foster of IfUrmo silli'and the .incons nooricty and it now bringing him to aag. uache where he will be locked up ending a disponition of his case. Celiv succeeded in summing- him while he was eating dinner at a Mexican road-house just this side of the border. "Ibi ymi make It out?" Maloney asked, luok'ng over their slinulders. Cui'iy I'Mik a pencil arid ao eiiveloH. from his MH'ket. ' On the latter lie Jot iffl down some word ami handed the paper ! his friend. Tlti waa what Maloney read: at luck .. prisoner ....Jack. ...of He .a .....It t a now Saguache locked up pending a tliHiiiiin of hi ease. . ...uc- ceetled In ayrpi'lslng him "ISeail lliat right abend." Hick did not unite get the Idea, but Kale, tensr-wlth excitement, took the envelope ami read aloud: "l.uck prlaoner Jack of nearta , now.Saguache hwked up pending a dlaposllion of hi case succeeded In siirprlnlng him." She looked ii with shining eye. "He'a alive aomewbere wVll save blm now.! Curly spoke to her In a low voice. "You have a talk wilh Mrs. Wylle alone. We'll pull our freights. She'll tell yon what she know." He aiuilitl In his gentle, winning way. "She' sure had a lough lime of It If ever n wom an had. 1 reckon a little kindness la what she needs. Let her see we're her friend unit will ntar.il by her, that we won't let her come to harm because she tu Iks," It was an hour before Kate Joined thriii, and her rye, though- they were very bright, told tale of tear that hud been shed. "That pour unman! She hits told me everything. Father baa been down it that cellar for days under a guard. They took him away tonight. She doesn't know u here. It was she st ill the warnings to Sheriff Holt. Sue wanted him to raid the place, but she dared not go lo blm." , T.rcaus of HlncUwi'll?" "Yes. He came straight til her as soon as he was treed from the peniten tiary. He had her iMiinplrtely terror ized. She gave hlnl money, and lie ciiuie for more and more." Curly nodded. He said nothing, but his strong Jaws clamped. "He wa ihc-e that day." the girl continued. "She plucked up courage to refuse him uhut little she had left because she needed It for Ihe rent, lie got hold of her arm and twisted It. Fill her heard her cry and came ;n. Ulackwoll was behind the door it It opened. He at ruck with a hfudeil cane ami fn titer f(.l unconsoloiis. lln ralsep" It to strike again, but she clung to his arm and called for help. Itefore be could shake her off another man came lu. lie wrenched the club away." "FendrlckV" breathed Curly. "She doesn't know. I'.tit the (list thing lie did was to lock Ihe outer illini um! lake the ki Thev curried fill her down Info th cellar, llefore be cam) to himself hla band were tied behind hi back." "And I ben?" They watched him day and night Femlrlck himself did not go near the ; place if II wa Fciiilrlf k. Hlflckwell j swore to kill Mra. Wylle If he told, j They held him there till tonkin. Sim think they were trying to get father to algn aonie paper." - j "The relinquishment, of course. That menu the other man waa Fen tfrlck." Kale nodded. "Tea." Curly rose. The inuwtcs atood out In hi Jaw bard a sieel rope. "We'll rake the Itlncona with a fine tooth comb. Pnu't you worry. I've al ready lrrd for I'.m ky O'Connor to come and help. We'll get your father out of the hand of those hell hoood. Won t we. Pick?" Tins girl' eye admired him, a lean, hard-bitten Westerner, with eye as unblinking a an Arizona aun and with muscles like wire springs. HI face still held It boyishness, but it bud loaf forever the Irrc ponIMMty of a few month before. She nw In him an Iron will, shrewdness, courage and resource. Out of ten thousand men there were none whose voice drummed on her heartstrings as did that of this youth. a a a Two men at In a lug cnb'n on oppo site sides of n cheap table. Oncof them wa Iiiiiim rsed In a nevspiiier. Ilia body wna relaxed, h's mind apparently at fane. The oilier watched hliu malevolently. Ills tinkers caressed (he handle of n revolver that protruded from the holster at bis side. He would have liked nothing better than lo have rlruviii it and sent bullet crushing into liiw unperturbed bralu of his pris--oner. T I he re were reasons of policy why It were better to curb this fascinating desire, but sometime the Impulse to kill surged up almost uncontrollably. On these occasions Luck Cullison wus usually "deviling" him, the 'only diver sion that had-been open to the ranch man for some flays past, . From time to time as knek read he commented genially on the news. Blackwell merely scowled. Given bis way. Cullison would ' not be here to read the Sentinel. But the brains of the conspiracy had ruled otherwise and Insisted, too. upon deceut treat ment. Wilh one ankle securely tied to a leg of the table there wa no danger. In freeing 'be band of the cattleman, but hi host saw that never for an In stant were hands and feet at liberty to gether. For thl man wa not the one .villi whom to take chances. Cullison read on : "'Lieutenant O'Citnnor 6f the Ari zona rangers left town today fur a short trip into the hills, where he -pects to spend a few day hunting.: Hunting what, do you reckon? Or bunting who, 1 should say. Kver meet Bucky O'Connor, Blackwell? No, 1 reckon not. He's since your time. A crackerjack. tool Wonder If Bucky ain't after wune friends of mine?" "Shut up," growled the oilier. "Sure you'll abut up when Bucky land oti you,"retorted Luck cheerful ly. Them with a sudden whoop: "Hello, here'a a personal to your ad dress. Listen. The friend of L. C. serve notice that what occurred at the Jack of Hearts I known. Any violence hereafter done to bitu will be pid for to the limit. No guilty man will es cape.' So the boy are getting busy. I figured they would be." The former convict leaned forward angrily, "l.emine see that paper." Hi guest handed it over, an Index finger diluting out the Item. "Large a life, Blackwell. No. sir. You ce' tainly didn't ride herd proper on that opportunity." "Pon't he too sure It's gone, Mr. Sheriff." "They've got you dead to rights. Bead that personal again. Learn it by heart. The friends of U C. give warning." You better believe they're rounding up your outfit. They know I'm alive. They know all about the Jack of Ileum. I'retty soon they'll know where you've got me hidden." "You'd heller pray they won't. For If they find" ihe nest It will be empty. lo"k out of ibal window behind you." Luck turned. The cabin was built on a ledge far up on the mountain side. From the back wall sloped for a hundred fret au almost perpendic ular slide of rock. "There's a prospect hole down there." ItlacUwell explained savagely. "You'd go down the Pevll's Slide whin's left of you, I mean deep Into Ihat prospect hole. The timbering ure rotted and the whole top of the working ready to cave In. When your body hits It there will bo an avalanche with Mr. Former-Sheriff Cullison nt tfie bottom f It. Voii'll lie bulled without tiny funeral expenses, and I reckon your friends will never know where to put the headstone." The thing was devilishly simple nnd feasible. Luck, .still looking out of the window, felt the blood run cold down his spine, for he knew this fel low would never slick tit murder If he fell it would bo safo. "So you see I'm right ; you'd better pray yonr friend won't find yii They can't reach here without heln heard. .If they get to btinilng the hill yon aur) want to hope iheyti stay cold, for Just a Kn a I hey get warm It will be the signal for yon t shoot the chute." I.ick met bis triumphant aa'ager with on lmpalve face. "Interesting If true. And where will yon be whei my friend arrive? I reckon It wont be a pleasant meeting for Mr. Btackv well." "111 'be headed for Mexico. I tell you because you ain't liable to g around spreading the news. There's a horse saddled In the dip hack of th hill creL Get It?" From far below there came through ihe open window t lie faint click of horse' hoofs ringing against the stones In the dry bed of a river wash. Swiftly Blackwell moved to the dfjof, taking down n rllie from Its rack a he did o. Cullison rose noiselessly In hi chair. If It came to the worst ho meant to shout aloud his presence and close with thl fellow. Hampered as be was by the table, the man would get him without question. But' if he could only sink hi fingers Into that hairy throat while there wn still life In him lie could promise that the Mex ican trip would never take place. Blackwell." from bis place by the door, could keep an eye both on his prisoner and on a point, of the troll far below. where horsemen must pass to reach ihe cabin. - A rider caifte Into sight and entered the month of the canyon. He was waving a white handkerchief. The n an in the doorway answered the slg nct. . "Not your friend tl.ts 'time. Mr. 'Sheriff." ,Black'.vc!l Jeered. "I get a stay of execution, do I?" The cool drawling voice of the cattle man .showed- notblng of the tense feel ing within..: He resurired his scat and the reading of the newspdien-. , Presently,, to the fn.m that came Aver file threshold he spoke with a catial nod. "Morning, Cass." . Femlrlck mumbled a surly answer. The manner of ironical comradeship his captive chose to employ waa more than nn annoyance. To serve' hla ends it was necessary to put the fear of death Into this man's heart, which was a thing he had found impossible to do. The logic of circumstances was driv ing the sheepman Into a corner, lie had on Impulse made the owner of the Circle C hla prisoner. Seeing him He there unconscious on the floor of .the Jack of Hearts. It had come to hlni In a flash that he m'ght hold him and force a relinquishment of the Del Oro claim. His disappearance would." eV plain Itself if the rumor spread that he waa the W. k S. express robber. Cass bad. dope It to save himself from the ruin of his business. bnt.S.lread he -had regretted It fifty times. Threats could nouinove Luck in the least. He was a hard a I ilrff.. - So the sheepman found himself be tween the upper and the nether mill stones. He could not drive his prfs oner to terms snd he dared not release him.: For If Cullison went away nn pledged he would surely send hlto to the penitentiary. Nor could he hold him a prisoner, Indefinitely. He hod seen the "personal" warning In both the morning and the afternoon papers. He guessed that the presence of the ranger, Bucky O'Connor, in Saguache was not a chance. The law waa clos ing In on him. Somehow Cullison must be made to come through with a re linquishment and a pledge not to prosecute. The only other way out would be to let Blackwell wreak his hate on the former sheriff. From this lie shrank witb every instinct. Fen drick wn a hard man. He would have fought it out to a finish if nec essary. But murder was a thing he could not do. "Price of sheep good this week?" Cullison asked amiably. "I didn't come here to discuss the price of sheep with you." Femlrlck: spoke harshly. "Are you going to sign tiffs relinquishment?" Luck's face showed a placid sur prise. "Why no, Cass. Thought I mentioned that before." "You'd better." The sieepman'a harassed face looked ugly enough for 'anything. "Can't figure it out that way." "You've got to sign It. By G you've no option." "No?" Siill with pleasant incre dulUi'. ' - (To be continued.) I Periodic Bilious Attacks.- reraons subject to bilious attacks at regular Intervals know about when to expect an attack. They find that they have no desire for food when an uttack Ib due but usually eat because it la meal time. Skip one meal anl take three of Chamberlain's Tablets and you may be able to avoid lha attack, l'ersrins subject to perlodm bilious attacks should not drink tea or coffee at any time. Vegetable Gardening Now ia a good time for the farmers of the Willamette valley for field setting of tomato plants. Oilier regions can net out the plains a little later.