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J futhvr's burled gpld. I wonder
"And pretty gtexl hiding places, too,
V isiter Frem Medioine Hat-—Mr.
( poor Carey knew1 any more about
where the gold mlgjit have remained and Mia. Carl Thompson have aa their
( than you do!"
forever, If
guest Joseph Kleran, of Medlclns Hat,
"I'm sure he didn't. There are,
"If you hadn't been hating me so Carada Mr. Kleran la a cousin of
, holes here and there In these woods I hat you lost your way!"
Mrs. Thompson.
' that he dug In his search '•Why!
They stood with a heap of gold
she exclaimed, stopping short and
(lancing about thoughtfully, "(hats between (hem, the bewilderment of
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discovery In their eyes.
strange"
"We're lost. 1 hope I"
"This Is the end of the rainbow
"Not lost, but there was a fork In and the gold Ilea at our feet!" he Said
M u stra tio n s by H en ry J ay Lee
the trail amt I must have made the and he took her hands, and the one
o ^ y r iÿ it S t e w a r t t d w u 4 W h ite
wrong turn I don't remember thut I still wearing the bandage he held very
very gently. 'Love we know to bo
! ever saw that fallen tree before.'*
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"That oM fellow must have made a belter than much flue gold; and
mighty crash when he went down I'm wouldn't It be a pity for tho finding .if
sure that 1 never came this way be. these coins to mark the very end, with
nothing beyond! And life is so big
fore."
"Here's an old scar." said Archie and wonderful I want your help to
CHAPTER I.
Burton said she didn't like him bo
The thing he rode was one of those
make mine of some—"
cause he played no bridge nor golf; nondescript homemade things of gal­ "where someone must have biased
"W e're Stuckl"
the
tree
years
and
years
ago
It's
the
8h# looked at him long and search
but
that
was
not
it.
She
had
other
At the moment our story opens the
vanised iron by which the youthful mark of an ax or hatchet ‘ And look!
I
ugly,
and her eyes were so grave,
Pirate, appropriately named Grim reasons—no. not reasons, instinct.
attempt in vain to disguise snd ren­
At the present moment the second der sportful a certain otherwise Joke­ Three other big trees bear the same their questioning seemed so Intermit)
stead, was leaning back in the stern-
by Joan Joseph Osin««, M. D.
mark They define a square amt able, that he did not know untli she
sheets of his craft smoking a ctleroot In command did not attempt to ap­ ful brand of inexpensive car
C O M M I T T I N G S U IC ID E
must have been made for some pur- ■ poke that her lips had trembled Into
He was a large square man. with thick proach the aloof young goddess. In­
The occupants of this craft were pose!
Any one who «udJrn'y rnd« hl*
a
smile.
■
stead he gave needed assistance to three. The young man at the wheel,
bushy eyebrows.
hie volutitaiily, by hi« own act, it
Discussion of the markings brought
4 «uicide.
| h rlir e 'hat one who
Gardiner, the Second in Command, the chauleur. and when the Job was a pleasant-faced youth, with short,
“If you can forgive me." she said;
them
immediately
Into
accord.
Isabel
end*
ot shortens hi« rsisietice (lowly
finished
he
was
Just
as
hot
and
dirty.
was much younger and slenderer,
light hair, and what had been a fair was perplexed to find herself In a and she laid her builds upon his
perhaps urtcotiM- ouilv
commit*
with cle-a shaven (ace and an inscru­ There were qualities to the man, be­ complexion dark-reddened by much
shoulders, lightly as though by He Ir
the same uawhole«otce dred
spot
she
had
never
visited
before
sides those necessary to boarding and exposure. Behind him. seated atop a
I read somewher* that rivaliMlioa
table eye.
though she had spent ihe previous touch she were Investing him with
scuttling.
ha« added s ie n hundred articles of
canvas-covered
pack,
was
an
Irish
her
hope
In
life
renewed
and
strength­
Neither of these men were paying
food to our O itiw oiked dietary I
was finished terrier dog. The third occupant was summer on the land, planning the ened. and giving pledgi that they
the slightest attention to anything b a t: By
„ the **, time
lme the * Job
,
1 look of it, in the fats of the fact
(amp, and thought she knew* every
Grimstead reappeared
Slmmins.
the' the human body need* actually
each other. Indeed, the man at the |
.
foot of It. She peered Into ihe pit would walk together thereafter to the
only a hal' dozer I , I feci »me that
end of their dalivs.
wheel alone seeoied to be at all a war?
. '
8 s*'>at p “c e ' he »nnoun-
"This gentleman picked me up, sir.'
Ihe seven bundled aie i nly modlfica-
of his surroundings. For the o n ly ,
^
»n the little gu." In said he glibly, "and I conceived as how torn by the roots of the huge tre-
n h i -,. niiMu tv .,0,1 adufterationi of
In Ihe loveliest of Colorado's val­
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». ’he vacuum tank and partly bv gravity It would be more expeditious, sir. to The sunlight hllnted brightly upon
other human being visible on the craft
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Ihe few fis (1 unit« eequorj In place
something
that
lay
half
hidden
In
the
ley»
you
may.
If
you
exercise
your
.. _ Damsel . in
. n-
.
<. i > '“e
car Killed around the corner come back with him.”
of plain bread sod buttei. I nut* and
was the
Distress,
and i she
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earth.
eves intelligently note three houses In
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of the mountain
meats, we are rating distillate*, fer-
"More expeditious! He's going in
was completely occupied with her own '
"Oh how wonderful!" she cried and the Spanish style, with roads that link
mentation*, bashes and congloniera«
the other direction!" said Grimstead placed a gold piece In his hands.
thoughts, which seemed to bo re-
CHAPTER II.
Hons sugared pyiar.uds, and highly
them together us though publishing
(TO BE CONTINUED)
dynamised temptation* tr depraied
sentful and unpleasant.
Enter the Hero
They knelt together, tearing up the the fact that the owners of (he sur­
appetites, which « m u d rxrcitio n by
As beseemed her position in the
As often happens at skylines in
weeds and loosening the earth. It rounding ranches are bound by the
'Slow hut certain stage* on »he bodies
story she was young and beauteous * a|'fornla, the nature of the country
was Archie who quickly found a 1
t.tat ere, lr.su bout '< hour stuffed
end dearest ties As an adjunct
and as daughter to the Pirate Chief, ’here changed. Burton had seen red
w th them, suicide? | know o f no
second coin, a ten dollar gold piece of his residence Putney Cnngdon
be irr Word li. employ
wood trees before, but never had she !
caparisoned in costly garments.
stamped 1S59. With a stick he dug maintains a machine shop where he
Oto advertlaing page*, woman'*
The Bright-Shining Hero had not seen one of the redwood forests of i
into the hole and soon they had made finds ample time for experiment. The
magarine« and nt w» „titers are flam-
the north. The sullenness in her eyes | "It has been In my mind for a day a little heap of bright coins, laughing Archibald Bennetts are learning all
yet appeared.
mg with eoloied illustration* of sat-
urgtrd viri|,ed, sno colored detier*
Suddenly and most unexpectedly a was replaced by a startled and som e-, or two that May must be wondaring like
children
each
discovery.
A there
know UinilH
about Iruu
fruit C
culture
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IBCUYt’rj, a
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lIlEUr»*
what's become of me.
-
loud bang sounded under the port what awed look. •
always write deep„r pr„bp r,
fh„ unearth. . and they are ao happy that they are In
»laity added, tbai w tm irresistible—
quarter. The craft staggered.
The car coasted slowly for a half ! to her. you know; and she Imagines lng of _ a ________________________________
splintered cedar plank evl danger of . „ forgetting the existence of
• • if plan« *bo!rson<< food were not
‘‘What is it. Simmins?" cried the mile and came to a little stream me in the Rockies. There must be ' dently torn from a cheat that had cities Farthest of the three homes
inesiimablv better for sound sleep
and good health f Our
con.
Pirate Chief. "Are we damaged?”
where a tiny patch of green had won a stack of mall waiting for me nt j contained the money.
front the railroad, and where the hills
some tons land tons of sugar in
Banff;
I
must
wire
and
have
It
for­
"Blowout, sir." replied Simmins.
for itself a tiny patch of unobscured
•‘Of all the astonishing things that begin. Philip and Ruth Van Doren
myriad forms each sear
Commer­
warded.”
He walked around to the rear of the I sky
cialism knows that the easiest route
j ever happened this Is the most utter­ chose their abode. And you may see
car. and uttered an exclamation of dis i "stop here, Simmlna,” Grimstead
“You needn’t necessarily give up ly paralyxlng!" exclaimed Archie th«n any day that you care to pene­
to the pocket-book is by way of the
appetite
the trip—"
I Jubilantly.
may
, commanded, and all debarked.
trate to their abroad pastures, riding
The»e is no argument against (h it
She turned her head to dodge an > Using the board as a spade he together, viewing with contemplative, fo i oog. healthy, Comfortable life,
"When she blew out she slid into I Simmins hustled out the lunch
the rut and let us down pretty hard on | basket and the thermos cases and pro- overhanging bough and he caught a 1 scooped up a capful of coins gold, eyes the distant peaks nr the cattle , c.vriv , ',o .^ r,,.t,i.fi
rn . . ‘ ttenari-
an, is a living convincing wftnet* for
one of these little stumps in the mid ceeded to lay things out in seemly and glimpse of her face; she was cry .ng: ' American. English and French, which that are the Governor’s delight, a
plain food, »emperaie living, and sound
die of the road." he answered Grim proper style.
and new and world shaking emotions' the Southerner had burled In the link, he says, between the present and
sleep. Ever, man that dies at fifty-
stead's inquiry. "The gasoline's leak
Simmins was an engaging person. were stirred in him by the sight of ¡northern wilderness.
the olden times when the world was j ffvr of "heart failure” “cerebral
lng."
,
won*t do ,o )eave th(g place un young. And often at night, when they
nemorrhaftc" and "»rule indigestion"
The natural self within htm would ‘ he5 'ear wei' cheek.
Gardiner Joined the chauffeur.
)o you know, he said, "when we protected, and we must stop or we'u are not with the Congdona of the Ben-' i* a terrible induiearrtt nf the gas­
have carried him through life skipti- 1
drbauebe* of our people
"It's buckled the tank," he announ­ ously, like the giddy goat—but It 1 talk about clearing up things I'd for- have more than we can carry. We nett». they ride for hours In silence, 1 o tronomic
f today. L it, e is too precious to be
ced briefly. “We're stuck.”
you know.
know. He
He loved
,oved i *"U®n ab,>ut that bur«ed treasure 1 must bring Putney back to help. It's so great is their happiness, so perfect
fn ’ tered away by dissipation
wasn't done, you
If vou want a good figure, healthy
"The gasoline is all run out ro-j playing up to his part, which was
, “ ""“t'’ be “ mlstak,> for me ! ray guess that there's a chest of thely understanding, so deep their'
muscles, sound brain, and rlastir »repy
plied
Gardiner
calmly.
solemn, eminently
correct,
°
W
*
°
Ut
exhausting
all
th
e
!
money
at
the
foot
of
each
of
these
confidence
In
the
stars.
,
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a w w ,
v terrifically
v iiiu v a u j
Cling to the simple diet «nJ
J
n n ^ a ill l I It In n
n !
.
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We re stuck, all righte,” Grimstead I imposing, and he could do it in such i
r r s .a x z l
‘ ' U n t i r I n ■» 1 «• I S * *
_ 1 _ SO
agreed.
"How
far is It to help?
a manner as to make self conscious
"Nearest garage Is about twenty all but the most conventional.
j
miles."
When at home Simmins became a
It was agreed that Grimstead should house man. In this capacity the one
pick out a shadier place to wait while fatal misfortune of his professional
Simmins. after changing the tire, career overtook him.
walked the 20 miles and got help.
Burton, unseen herself, had witness
Now to be considered is the Damsel ed his answering of the door bell.
In Distress. Her distress was heart­ He came down the hall cake-walking,
felt but not too serious. It consisted a wonderful double shuffle, snapping
fr, the fact that she had been ravished his fingers, his head thrown back his
away against her will; whlch ls , h„ eye9 closed; but
quiu nolsele9s
usual and proper reason for the d s-1 Then he turned the door knob and
tress of females aboard pirate crafts. I instantaneously a wonderful transl-
At th s moment she should have tlon too place. His elbows snapped
been listening to the dulcet strains nf „ut at an angle, and his Inflexible
a Jazz orchestra, or mayhap bossing | sing-song voice declaimed impersonal-
abou infatuated youths in any old , ly that he could not say. madame. but
haunt where sport clothes are correct (<hat he would ascertain
ana numerous.
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TnefoaH 9 -v; x
° fata day! Next time he tried to
Aten o
, 7.
h
come il over Eur’°n, as usuil, he ran
Atop a stump! Cn a barren Calffor against a snag
L<‘«ithere!t<* top table w ith folding legs that are
nia hills.de of high brush and an oc-, "Look here. Simmins,” she saW de-
wtdl braced.
casional tree! Stranded! Hot!, Un­ cidedly. “I wish you’d come off the
comfortable!! No wonder the lines perch and be human. I like friendly
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of her figure were unbending; no mar­ I looking people about me."
vel that her eyebrows were level and
■ Sorry, Miss,” said he non-commit-
that the regard below them was— ally in his best manner. "I was not
sullen ?
Yard
aware of offence.. It is pawslbl.v the
Very good values, but the q u a n tity is low, so they
Gut upon you! This damsel is results of my training, Miss.”
m
ust
go.
young and beauteous. Sin uldering ,s
Simmins was enjoying himself
the word. Of ten thousand people thoroughly. He knew Just when to
the younger half would have 8ym.
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put the accents and yet avoid impert­
pathized hearfedly with Burton, by
inence. It *»as his last shot.
gad. dragged iff into the sticks right
The next instant he exploded. Miss
in the middle of the Del Monte Tourn­ Burton had seen!
Genuine Naugahyde w ith imported plaid in te rio r
ament; and the other half would have
For a long time his world was in
trim m in g .
muttered things cbout spoiled brats
chaos. He never did quite recover
and an indulgent father and would
the integrity of his attitude toward
have regretted that she was too old to
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Miss Burton. It wasn't done, you
be spanked.
know; but he rather liked' It.
And none of this would have af
After supper, Simmins most re­
fected Miss Burton in the least. When
luctantly began the ong Journey to
her father insisted, in face of her first
Rich Mahogany case w ith room fo r several re­
the nearest garage.
cords, a very good buy.
careless refusal, that she Join him on
Burton brought to the camp fire
this trip Into the backwoods, she was
a small covered basket and removed
vastly surprised, though not greatly
$10.75
the contents, a Pomeranian dog, half­
Put out. But when at the last minute
size
even
for
that
breed,
named
»he found that this Gardiner person
Punkety-Snivvles. The men surveyed
was to be fn the party, she saw -and
the creature in silent disgust. Burton
resented—it all.
Choice of two patterns In best grade Jacquard
adoringly fed him slices of chicken
Extension Table,
Burton had met Gardiner before
Valours, Taupe and Rose, or Taupe and Blue.
and then he curled up In a small fluffy
Buffet, 5 Chairs,
She did not like him; and she did not
ball and went to sleep.
Arm Chair
care whether he was the Second In
Burton reclined on cushions, looking
Command of the piratical craft, part
A
surprising
value—even at the regular price. A group
keeper of the loot, principal deviser straight up, still within her inscru­
fashioned of finest grained walnut veneer over other hard­
table silence. Gardiner was clever
or stratagem, or not. There would
woods In blended American walnut finish. Very graceful
enough to realize that this was the
seem to be no reason why one should
shaped stretchers are a feature on every piece of this
time for effacement. Grimstead dozed.
not like Gardiner. He Is tall, slender
group. Chairs and arm chair upholstered In tapestry,-
But now the peace of the night was
very dark, with regular movle-queen broken by the approach of something
ark eyelashes, a sleepy well-bred metallic and loose.
supercilious expression on hl» thin
Three of the watchers sat up.
long face, ah his movements are
“Can't hear any’ engine," puzzled
languidly graceful. He la exceedingly
Gardiner;
“must be horse-drawn—a
well dressed.
wagon load of milk cans.”
Hfs ability !s enormous. He knows
But the. doubt was almost imme
ail about electricity, and water power
d lately resolved by the dancing glare
and oil wells, and Diesel engines, and
of headlights through the trees, and
railroads, both theoretically and prac­
an Instant later a small light car
tically, for these thing» are some of swerved off the road and came to a
the loot the Pirate Chief has captured stop. Enter the Bright Shining Hero’
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