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PAQg f j .TJIUKSDAY, JUNH 24. 1020. TIIK 8PJHNQFH3LD NEWS Crooked Trails and Straight William MacLeod Raine 0l(Hklt II W linaaaaa) Unaiaaaa i 6YNOPSIS. Pt I. CIIAI'TITt I -A lienti.ro'is snd rW- I laa, Iktl.Bl Hull lllll.llul, and ri Itrd li ll'l'iur, 4 urly I l.milia.i and hia i hum klac both a.U'in.illy inrrn hnya. hrcoina fntnitaS in li. ii ir u I ii adi ml lira IMai oaif of Hi aloli-n aim k III Hi l' II of Bnf mi Ii. AM, tha bnit i-n I '. fully mi. I liia ptrtm-r ai.it ins In lin. They i avakrtivil and tuld ' maia is In loam In u.itault of tlim. Ti.y Hurts Hi all in ail! a. t)vi uliart H"l day. Mac U kill. . I I.) (li li'iaa- anil Curly Itiela raaili. afl.ir h l.ita alml n mil lim alf Iivh mii,dj Hi mull ai.oi la l.uik Cu.li.. ii. cn APTi-.n n -rmn-W fru-mia. an 'tili-mi'ii, iinif i Uinta) i l n It utly aa an hiii.,i- ;,i .u im II Ultli II. n(i .ii.i.i j I,., in k l.r ia ajvoil ly !' liilr'.-ii'Uni ir Iwia C'ulliao'i, I .nek' a JuKlt'.r. rriAr'Ti:n iti - tr wound Nil fufi . r vi.iI.it. - in.t n ..r. I . i. I. .1, it'll, la a... (it li I'uliiaufl lr ij.inaj. lion Ihr i.m t im. t'i nit.K n lioloi lo. la unt il . 4"h I' Mm l fi-.il I. I'I'T of Ilia) ma.. Una ,iii Ini.t l.ii-.i I'mlv'a undmnif I iand'BU l-.irn llial H'Hii Hi mm la Cul. liatiii'M ti.ilrt viirmv land ar liwa a fo.il ful fiiiirn.' mrr iho r flifrliTa oii Num. wi n l n n lurri'a I v illi hia fall -r Cullianii (i.ii bull f. i Cllily. CM APT I" It IV -Curly ra-ua Frnipv Ktn frniti te.tr liu lnm whi'h I haa aluti.l.l.'.l. i.l .Ha.nirK Unit I n ill.i la )ntint; C.iln a i ml fnrtli I. an.) of I .au la lm Inn Him e'..ra Cully a .mil"' to riIUr I o Hniii. nnd I'Uttdniu ami hton aa out fnl th Islti.r's famli fl C A I'T f ." It V -Tl.it"" Curly tnrt hla rmiiniiiiina of (lie t itl Itm i.!1iiii anil rtllti jnir4 a nta l I'titn Vntitii I'tilllami l.r ;. Stun la lila Ctrnrt ami ata I. will aMi k by him. I la mil. i u -a jat.riiK mm la ln-me i!n-.nd ami bn mnra rm liii--.1 II la Irai-T rnblry. Hntn laavaa Iha iin.h I'' K'i to tfiignacli. Curly ac ffinipunl. a hi in. CIIAI-TIMt VI. - Fuvra.lmppInK al a mline p ai . I'urlv liara Hluno and hla llmitxtiatil, I. ni lltarh all. arranc to b.il.l up ina liuln al a itnalnc known aa Tin Cup, anil afir lli rnblirry abmit ynutiK t'nlliM'iii ii n. I !mv hla binly on III a.fii. Hl.iii" Ibita cliilllti( lila teri'K on lh r alittrlft lliioucli Ina a. ma U 1 1 and 1lar. t'tirly la ax nard by Si in nf brlii a; a apy nf l.urW Cnlllann'a Tbr ara aiiild. bn! pin nlib Ilia uiidora'.and Ini tbal lblr nt nn-lln will mm a flil to tli ilra'li Curly niaka a r'Ui fidalil of IHrH Malnnv. ralttniii. mid tliay Inform I. in k CuOlaun of blon falnat lila ami. Prt II. CIIAITFH l -Aflr an all nllil a. Ion at th Knundnp club. In wbb Ii I'.llll ana liaa lol liavllv. I lift la an . Iiann nf ahaip avnrda blwn ln k and a ahpman. Caaa Kndrlcli. llh w bum Culllaun haa a fud CIIAI'Tm II -Knfiiatli ta lirind by lb nrwt nf tb holdup nf apra naaii(t. h band'la i'iirlnc a"v.'" Ciilllaon puva I. la pohrr dbla Hint alio-lly flat war.) M. l.rni iin.l Al I ".ainlt an, M rtoarat frltnla Irani Ii la .it.. id nf th expraaa r.ibbt. lila but liavinc bn fn uul on lb a. .-ii and I. a bing mlaainit ... i wt-1." n ft. rHf .. M Mfinar It I I I" iii .--- - .... .-- for a loiiauliiiilnn IUi Mn-'k!!.!.- Al Hnnilimi and i iitly All r mivliu-1 ! nf l.urk'a liiini- ni. T h al.rntr ijl that baid th.' Mr.'Hiiit Ctill'anira hat, and lila piymm "f bli diia. t'aaa IVn ritirk had i-n lb rn'ibn and N Blniont rrtiln It l. n k Ciil'.laiin la about to nlr a liiiuirali-ad claim wbb'li will prac tlcully pot Famlrlck out of bimsa- CllAl'Ti:K IV.-Knt' lirdMa r Vrala how I 'nil. ami bad tul-.rn I Vnilt I 'k a hat nii Ii b fl lb Honiidup club, and aiiaplcliill polliti aimnnlv to H frmiii nn I 'rnill li k'a .:ili mid In hla bulliK trn..n- aaa fot I .in k ' . illa.i pi.u am Thn aur Iff ri alva a i.rl of nnta Inrnlna on tli "Jack of llriirt" Ctitlv flnda a cl ear atom by tbal nam and arutra r dnc tbal tb pmprl-itaaa. Mra Wylta, knowa what h.ipinad to Unk CIIAPTKH V In th cllar of lh cl ear alnra Klandtau Hilda a cipher mra ( I ft by Culltwiii. and fnllnwa th a. nl l.urk I hnld prlaoiir by Kandrlrk lid Rlackwall tn a ahtp hrdr'a cabin In tb moiinlalna l'nilrli k want him to aigti a rMiiuiabnint of hi bomalad rlgbta. conditional to hla rclaaaa. C'llAf'TCH VI -lnay ovfr th poa albl maul! a nf Ida kidnaping of th ct tlinan, .-ndtlik' talla Kata Culliaon noiiarli of Iba atory to Indue hr In ac i innuaiiy him to liar falhar. Culllain faating fur hll daughlar'a aafety abould aba b laft al Ilia jnwrcy of Hlarkwall. aigna lb rflllnniilalimrnt anil accompanla "Kl honi. "Mo.vl . I'm uol Liick CullNon'l ka't'lMT." Ilutky thought h utitlrlwil. in Tfltini ff tt r-IUQMlalimaMl c:IW' Imtl bftn rlMl. Kiiowlng .tu-k he dlU. It w hrl fr Mm to "e ,iw,pr'giiir Miopsli hail ba hroiiiiht to iar'lu mote him.' "' ' ' "May 1 u your 'ptwn't" aakt-tl, . "Halo youratitr." 'Coutior'got iht. Clnlr C lilatViHa.' li Vwaa th clear1 cH,iit:i f a woman thai anaw-red hla"HHIa!" "U thla Mlaa OiWaonr h ak-ii. 4AWaJa( at, ini he jUdud : Cfaanr r tha ra.iM-a la niaklnii. IWa beaid your father la botua agala. U ibat trutV '" . i- t. , . Ao lolerval followln durlitf wfcHrh Ilia ranr offli't'r waa put UKt tba rot ,f laifiur. HI ol!cwa,l ,rre- Yg Yea" punrltiatfd lha rapid innr- iiinr that raai hd Keprtilt k,. ( ,. lYwntly'- Bucky alird . a ueiloft. (in bla way to town nr Agiilu th rapid muriuur. I'll attand to tltut, Mliw OtillKoii, 1 tin) In lndrltk a rooiu now. Mali your mind Puy." Rticky tiling np and tmd iha ahtmn. 'CiiMltmn la ttadH for lou'i ami hit datightrr'la afraid h la on lha warpath ataln! yon. Von and Link iiiuntn'l iiwl yt. i'M out of lir and IniM -T In fl" hllU f'r a frvt tlaya. You know why liriifr lltaa I tlo." "Mow ran I wh-n I'm umlri arreit?" r'i ndrlrk niorked. Yoil r not undr arrrt. Ml Cul-ll-on aaya hr falhr haa no tbarga to tiling agalnat you. Ho you ran light a al.nek aovn aa you want to." Which won't b In any hurry." "Hou't nmko any mlaiake. Lurk CiiIIIioii la u (langtroua initn when he la roiiMl." TIip liii'iiinnn lookid at th ranicer villi nuiiiii! atony . "If l.iuk I iIIImhi la Imiklng for ni tn la Hnbl ) llinl nn-, nd li won't hnv to go I. to th hllU to hunt in Htlu-r." Ittifky iiiKltTklood pfif fitly. Ac ii.hIiiik to ill rod) of Hi frontier no t. mi t-oiild Itt hlnikflf In- ilrlM'ii from i iwn ly Hi kiiowldct' Unit iinollir n mn wu liioklng fur him with gun. 'I lir are In tli Soiitliiw-Ml now initn.v HioiiMiintM who do not llv by the old MtintliiriJ, who nr Miirhori'd to luw ..ikI t'l v 1 1 lii I Ion uh ii protftiion Kitlnt rlmltlvo piiiaioiia. Hut Ffii'lrkk wu i ol itif of ilit-ao. - Hi waa an asplrunt a h B!crMi amoni; tint tonv'li hiird : itii'tl iiiy.i'iiM of the Kiiiilntki'tl tli'xi-rt. , li;it lilnr n". he Imtl lo M' ht f' tld ill to M llr'I'Ul'B llinoh If fired bo. "TIhT nr point ahoiit Ihln rnv on have ovcrlinikc'ljJJtii" ky told him. "M.ilif no. Itt.t l!ic 1iiiptrtiiiit mi Imt Htlcka mil lik a aor thumb In hut no niun living cm. wrve iiu'ic n in to t't out of town liftitUMtf h , ctiiiiliii; on the iihooL" "l.tnk tlitln't rve any nib ntt!ce. All hla dilllthtcr know In t Hit I It I hot iimli-r th t'ollur. I ."'nk nt tliliu- I'l'IIMOIlulil, (JUM. Votl'Ve I'tlUnl'll tliul yoiinit luil' a li'-np of iroiitii ulri'utl) Are )oij tiling to unlimil h lot 'iiii:i nn iir Jimt tn'ciitiMe you nnnt o i ili;li"'iii.'i? (inly a kid si i tils nuiinl ttnd hollr 'Who'a nfruiil?' No. If" up lo you to uil out, iml licnuit J Lurk t.'ulllKH) but on mccouiii of hiK luiuhtiT. St-t'iiik to in h "Mi"- iiiuu Moiiliiu't innlv lirr nn y fimt e worry." "Ii'h I.imh us mn u whit in.. ii I Im i I fit li I ilnilfci- ii lUliI ulieli II .lioUfil l!l fot III. 1'illt'Uy. I It'll )"'ll hll'.lln!il I III K't ll lo mm- II mil." I'.ilt'kya Juw t'bui:pd. "Not If I know II. Vou r uuiir urnt." IViulrlik hi up in atirprlae. "Whit! for?" li dfiiiniiiliti anttily, "I'nr foltltiiii; lb W. 4 S. Knpl"" foiiiiiin." )l , Itiuky. Vou don't bllv thiu." 4 'vr mind what I bllv. Thore' hoiii vitliue HKmiiHi ywu oiiouh to JuMlfy m." "I won't ktmid for It. That alu't htpnir." "You'll afiind for It. my frle.id. 1 fiiv oti n chitnc to i'lur out ami you woiililn't Ink It." 'I'lifr ram h knock on th tloor.. It ou-iitl lo inlinit Lin k t'ulliK.iti. II klnil II hihI put Ins luifk tti It. while lti -js. linrtl n bamiin'rt'd Iron, vut'p! 1'iist lb tilliiil to t on I'Vn ll It k. Th Inner rof iiilkly from the lied, bin ll'Coniior Muni: biui back. "I'on'l foi(;ei you're my ijrUoiir." "Ile'n .tour prlonr. Is It?" ThN win. ii lurn of alT.ilr for wbleh I. nek whs uiiiiilleotly uiiii t iHred : "Well. I'v ooin to ui a llltl settlement wiih him." I'Vhililck. Iiin ni a rolleil Hrliiu watelipil him warily. "I'lin't be any too MX ni lo Hll!t III." Clear rut ax u pair of aciisnrs, ilnoiiuli paper . Itueky Nintppod out hla warning. ".Noiblnj hiIitIiik. jrnll ineu. I'll Kimot lb hist iiiuu that inakea a move." "Ar you In thl Itueky?" asked Cul tUoii evenly. "You're risht I am. Ho'a my prla onr." ; '- " hat for?" "For robbiiiK th W. & S." I.iiek'n fat e lit. "Have yoti evldnet nonli to cinch him?" "Not enough yt. But I'll uka no dm nee on hla gfltiiig away." ' Tha i-attleinan'a roiintenane rltet d (ii thouulita a hla tleelaloii hung la the balance. He lmuvl to pay. hla debt 441 fhe.apot. -But ,n the other hHiiii be bad Keen a aheilfT hliintelf. .la-go tfni-pier h had no right lo la lerfrre. between u pfllcer and hla cap tive. -Bid, If there-wa a rbanc ..eiUl KtWihlcykiOvr the road hal .would i better.abau killing. It would clear tip hla Oiru repitraiiou, to no me ettent uadep a rlwud. ' . . "All right. Biivk. If the law wanta blin I'll aiep'a!!!. for the time.". . The. aheepuian Jatighed ia hla Ironic faahion. Hia amuetunt mmketl .tkryn both. "Mont a good aa a, ay of the- twov-r, ain't' It? But wo'ii .ugltt. jilt tn have ,our guna. out-tv nita It reallatlc." - ' . " -,: . .;. . Bucky O'Connor and hiah'priMoiier swung down th atteet aide by aide and trued in, at the headquarters of the rangfra. The oltlfer swllrbed on the light, shut the door, and iudicated a clmlr. Kelail In jil '"hair, f'endrb k spike with rather elabira' Indolence. "What'a ,ynr evidence. Burky? What have yoti got that tie m to the W. A X. r.ibl.ery?" "Why, that bal play. Cata, Yon lt. nn yoti bad ahot Ciilllaon'a hat of hla head while he waa making hla get away. Corue to flntl nut you had hla hat In yoiir poaaesxlon all the time." . "Io that prove I did It myself?" "!ook funny yon happened to be right there while the robbery win tak ing place and that you had Luck's bat with you." The aloepy tiger look lay warily In the aherpinan'a eya. That's what the dictionaries call coincidence, Burky." "I've a notion It will take some ex plninliiK." , "Coniliitliill.v?" "Cotillilriilliilly what?" ( The t-xplniiotbui. You won't life It ngnliiMt niv 7" "Not If you weren't In the hold up." "I wai-n't. Thl Is th wny It bar pened : Ymi know Culllwui was gw Ing to prove tip on tlint I'd Oro claim on Thurxtliiy. lie bud sue beat. I couldn't ee uny way ut but to cat crow nnd ttfler a coinpeiwilM'. It waa up to mo to, hunt Luck up and nee what be would do. His lint k'ave in an ttciiHc to call. So I started out nml cam round the corner of San Mateo siret JuM In time to sec th robber pull out. Ilnneet, the fellow did titi!i.e up a Unl Ilk Luck. Hliit tlien I H't darned fool notion of inlxliiK blio up In it. I threw hla hut down and -bot a hole in It, then un linked th door of tli xires office curry inj; the tint In niy hand. 'J'hirt's nil then- wa lo It." "Pretty low -down trlrk. wasn't It, to play on an Innocent iiihii?" "II was UiHiriiig to do me np. I duli't Mty it was exactly on Die Ktjunr'e, but was sore nt him clear through. I wante'l t get til in Into trouble." Burky reflected, looking at the Ions null on Mn cigar. "The mail that imi'lc th rnbl of the W. & H. tthaped up like lick. you say?" "In u genera! way." Th raneer looked quietly at Fen ilrick. "Who was th man. Cns?" "I tbousbt I told you" "V i il.'l. But yon lied. It was a itioonl'clit tilglit. Ami there's an lire liubi at lliat corner. By your owr story ih fellow tiMit hla mnk off a he My lo hi hiMf. u wiw nts fajt-e lt.ui ii iltiiiclly as 1 ee your now." "No. I reckon not." Kemlrkk grinned. "Meamiie yon won't 111?" TlntC not how I imt It. Bucky. Vou re the on that nays I ri'coyniy.ed I;! in. Coin lo think of it. I'm noi snr the r-llow tlidn'l wear bis mnsk till he wiik out of sluht." "I inn The tnaxk n found Just oill-lili- tie oflle where tli iiihii droei n In-fore b ut into I be sad dle " "S.i?" "Thaf' fnl all. Curly nml I found siitiielliliu " Ne. too the obi s-hlrt from i ' "Wha Waa tha Man, Cass?" wliti h tb cloth, was cut. .And I have a witness .who saw a nun jshove thai old Shirt down. In lb, barrel after tear In a piece off." ."Your witiews got a, name, Bucky?" "I'll uot mention the name now. If It became two well-known something might happen to( niy..witnesa." t '. . Kendritk .nodded. "You're wlae there. She wouldn'tjie afe, not if a cenaln tman Jiappewad Jo Jiear what you've Jiixt twld .mi," "I didn't, say. 'he. ('." ",tv I ald It. Your w itness la Mrs. yylle." "Maybe, then, you can guess the criminal, too. I'll ask you a quern Ion. Can you tell me where i can tlud w pa roled convict named Blackwell?" . r'eudrUk .shook , bl beiul. "I hin t know the geiiileiuuii. A frlciul of yonraf . The officer rose, not ens whit leae amiable. , "I dida't epct yon to tell i iue. That's all right. Ml. find him. But In (lie maiitlme I'll have to lock yoii up till I hla ihlng Is e,ltlfl." I'rom his Inside coal Kxket, Keo drlck drew a sealed nvelot. wrote the date acroa the front, and banded ' it lo O'Connor. i "Keej this, Bucky, and reniuber j that I L'av It tn von I'm If la a .(' place, but don't open the envelope till I give the word. L'ndrntand?" "What's back of it 7" "It Isn't Intended Ihst you should know yet. I'm protecting myself. That's all." l-'eiidrick rose, and the two men panned fnl o the street. CHAPTER VIII. A Touch of the Third Decree. It was Bucky (but caught the con vlct. The two men met at the top of a OiotiuiHiti pass. I'.latekwell, ' headed south, was alipping down toward Ktotic's horse ranch when lliey cam face to face. Before the butk man had bis rcvolxr out, lie found himself lHikiii down the barrel of the riini'-l-r'a leveled ritle. "I woubln't," I'.uckj riiurmured gen ially. "Ubat you want mo for?" Blackwell ileum mlctl sulkily. "For lb V. & S. robbery." "I'm not ili man ytu want. 3Iy mine's JohiiMiii." "I'll put up with yoti li!l I fine) it; until I do iMint, Mr. .loliiison." Bucky toll film - cheerfully. iCIimli down from l Imt horse. No. I wouldn't try that. Keep your bands up." L.:--k took b;. prisoner straight to Ilie ,..r's -olice it ml te'cpliou. , to Ciillison. Tlio lieutenant did not know nny thlnc nboiit book psycholosy. but be hail observed that limit,-. -r nnd weari ness try out tin; stuff that is in a man. L'tnler the sac of them many a wilj snaps that w'oultl have held fast if sus tained by a good dinner anil a found debt's sleep. This is why so many "bud men." pun tit; lit era with a reputa tion for entiieness, wilt on occasion like whippet curs. In the olj days this came to nearly every terror of the border. Some day when he bad a jumping; toothache, or when his nerves were frayed from a debauch, a silent stranger walked into his presence, looked Ions tiud steatlily Into his eyes nml ended forever his reijjn of lawless ness. Sometimes the two-gun man was "planted." somtiius he subsided Info lunoeuoiis peace henceforth, i The rnnirer had a shrewd Instinct that the hour had come to batter down this fellow's doused resistance. There fore he sent for Cullison. the man whom th convict most feared. The very look of the cattleman.' with thnt grim, hard, capable aspect, shook Blnckwell't nerve. "So you've pot him. Bucky?"' Luck looked the man over as, he sat handcuffed beside the tul le nnd read In his face both terror nnd a sly. dogged cuiuilng. Once Itefore the fel low hail been put tbrouuh the third de gree. Something of lb sort hi fear fully expected now. Villa mv Is usually not consistent. This bulging bully should have been a hardy rutlian. In stead, he shrank like a schoolgirl from the thought of physical paiiu "Stand up," ordered Ctiliisnn, quiet ly. Blackwell got to bis feet at once. "Don't hit me," be whined. Luck knew the man sweateil under the punishment bis imagination called up. and he understood hunmn nature loo well to e'nd the suspense by mak- Pan' Hit Ma," He .Whinaal. . lug real, the vision.: For then tbe worst 'would be past, since tbe actual I never equal to what Is expected. "Well?" Lin k watched hliu with the look of tempered uel In hla hard eyes. "1 I Mr. Cnlllaott. I want o t v plain. 'Every, man Is liable jt nr a nilik go off half cocked. X didn't do flghf. That a'fac'.1 I can explain all that, bat I'm eirk, nnw-r-awfal sck.".r . w' Culliaon laughed harshly. "Tojt'jl ! alcker soon." . '""'.' "You promised you wouldn't any thing If we turned you loose." the man plucked np courage to remind him. "I promised the law wouldn't do any thing. You'll nnderstand the distiao tlon prently." "Mr. Cullison, please I admit I done wrong. I hadn't ought to hsv gone In with Cass Kentlrlck. If wanted me to kill you. but I wouldn't." JJueky had let Cnlllsori take the cen ter of the stair. II bad observed a growing distress mount and ride 'tho victim. No'y he stpKd in to av tin, man w Ith.an after'native nt which Blackwell might l expected not tO snuti.li cngcily perhaps, but at least to be driven toward. This man Is my prisoner. Mr. Cul lison. From what I run make out you ought to strip his hide off and hang it out to .'ry. But I've got first call on him. If he comes through with the truth nboiit th W. & H. robbery 'I've got to pfoteet lilni." . " Luck tin derai nod the ranger.. They were both working tow aid the same end. Tlie immediate punishment of thl.s criminal was imt tbe Important la sue. It wtts merely n clufi with which to beat hUn Into Kubmission, nnd at that a moral rather than a physical one. But th ownt;r of the Circle O knew better than to yield to Btflkytfoo easily. II fought the point out with blin at length, und dually yielded re luctantly, in such a way a to aggra vate rattier than relieve the anxiety of the convict. "Ail right. You take him first." be finally conceded harshly. Bucky kept up the comedy. "I'll take him, Mr. Cullison. But If he tells me the truth and If I find out It's the whole trutht-there'll be nothing doln on your part. He's my prisoner. " Un derstamj that." Metaphorically Blackwell ticked the hand of his protector, "I aim to do what's right. Captain O'Connor. What ever's right. You ask me any ques tions." "I want to know nil about the W, & S. robbery, everything, from start to finish." "Honest. I tvlsh I could tell you. But I don't know a thing about it. Cross my heart. I don't." ' - "No use. Blackwell. If I'm going to stand by you against Mr. Culliaon...' you'll have to tell the truth. Why, man, I've even got tbe mask you wore and the cloth you "cut It from." "I reckon tt most a-been some one else, major. WUht J could help you. but I can't." . ' ' Bucky rose, "All right. If you can"t help me. I can't help you. Mr.'Cul--iUon, I reckon I'll run out and have some supper. Io you mind ataying bl-re with this man till I Ret unci?" "No. That's all right, Bucky. .pon't hurry. I'll keep -him eueneined." Perhaps it was not by chance that hia eye wandered to a blucksuake .whip hanging on the wall. O'Connor sauntered to the door. Th frightened gaze of the prisoner ciunx to him as if for safety. "Major-Colouel you ain't a-going." he pleaded. "Only for an hour or two. I'll bo back. I wouhm't think of saying good--l,j n,t till we reach Yuma." With that the door closed behind him. Blackwell cried out, hurriedly, eagerly: "Mister O'Connor I I I'll tell you everything every last thing. Mr. Cullison he's aiming to kill me soon as you've gone.'" "I've goi no time to foJ away, Blackwell. I"ni hungry. If you meaa business gel to It. But reoiembcr that whatever yon say will be used against you." " ' "I'll tell you' any dog-goned thing you want to know. You've fot mo beat. I'm plumb wore out sijek. A man can't stand everything-.- I "Sit down. There's . a goYid j dinner waiting for you(at Clune'a when you get through." ' His story was' that, he had1 found on the street a letter that had Inadver tently been dropped. H wes'fOiJordao of the Cattlemana National1 bank, and It notified hiiu that $20.X Waa to bo shipped to hiiu by the W.. V Si. xpreaa "'company on "the nighV of the rphbery. Blackwell resolved"vto; ttave'a.W for It. He hung around tbe offlca until tho manager and jhe.gtjanf arTyv,ed from tho train, .made, hla raid qpoo th. JorkerJ the, , amL.tnre, ,8. way hla mask. . Je dived with the fetch! latt the tjieareat t alley. . 4 ltd ,''rae face tt far?, with thestranger ;whOm he later tearaed' to b . f eiidrick. ' '' ' . . (To pe, continued.) .Why That .. Headache? ,. When you know ,tt cause, of a dU eaao a cure may often be effected. This la particularly true 6 headacho. Headache often results I rora i consti pation or I. disordered eoodttlon of the stomach which, may; be correcttj I by taking a dose or two of Chamber lain's Tablots.' Try it. These tablet are easy to take and mild and gontta in effect.