THE GATE CITY JOURNAL r- A Lady of Distinction Is recognized by the delicate, fascinat­ ing Influence of the perfume she useai A bath with Cutlcura Soap and hot water to thoroughly cleanse the pores followed by a dusting with Cutlcura Talcum powder usually means a clear, sweet, healthy skin.— Advertisement. c THE RED LINE TRAIL C lo ck o f D e a th S eem s GIVE ORCHARD CARE to D e se rv e Its N a m e TO OBTAIN PROFITS ‘By CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT Copyright. Vf. G. Chapman Bess met him at the steps. “ Oh, fa­ der with her husband and fight the ther!” she cried. "What's It all world with him. She was thinking about?" about tome particular man, Henry.” Archman half paused. “ I can't talk “ Nonsense!" Archman spoke vigor­ S Y N O PSIS.— T h ro w n from hla auto In a N ew Y o r k villa g e, a now, Bess,” he answered, ns he passed. ously, but his eyes were troubled. “ It's man la carried unconscious into “Ask Akin. He's Just behind. Or ask only girl's talk. You women are al­ the hom e o f a Miss E d ith Grant. Nellie. She’ll want you to help her ways seeing things.” A d octor d iscovers he has been pack, anyway. Where's Harry?" shot, fa ta lly . Consciousness r e ­ Mrs. Archman shook her head tu rning, he babbles o f "m illio n s.’' Bess clutched at her head. "Help doubtfully. " I ’m not so sure.” she H e begs that H en ry Archm an, Nellie to pack!” she echoed. “ Good said. “ I ’ve been thinking. She's been m illio n a ire residen t o f the v ic in ­ gracious I Harry Isn't home! He went going to your ship a good deal. Is ity. be sent for. d e cla rin g he has Im portant papers fo r him. A rch- out Just after you did.” there any one there who— ” man cannot be reached by phone, Arch man's brows darkened. ”1 “ Nonsense!’’ Archman reiterated but w ord Is sent that his secre­ guessed us much,” he growled. “ Tell the word, but his tones were more un ta ry is on the w ay. A man an ­ your mother I want to see her in five easy than before. “ Well 1" he said. nouncing h im se lf as A rch m an s secreta ry, A kin, a rrives, talks minutes. And help Nellie to get “ It doesn't matter, after all. She’ll w ith Morbach, and leaves w ith a ready." He passed on up the stairs. have time to forget before we get p a ck ag e he g iv e s him. Morbach Bess started after him. Then she back. Is Nellie ready?" dies. A rch m an ’s a rriv a l, w ith his secretary, revea ls that the ran to seek her mother and deliver “ I ’ll see." Mrs. Archman went to man posing as A k in is an im ­ the message. This done, she raced up the door, then hesitated, and came postor. A rchm an denounces Edith the stairs to Nellie's room. back. “ Did—did you see Mr. Van G ran t as a g ir l en d ea vo rin g to Meunwhlle Archman had hurried Kull?" she asked timidly. snare his son H a rry. Archman, it appears, his m illions made In into his office and sat down at his Archman's face drew dark. “ Y es! I C hicago, has yield ed to the im ­ desk. He Jerked the telephone toward saw him." He choked. "H e—he— You portu nities o f his fa m ily — his him. "Long distance,” he ordered were right, Martha. He snubbed me. w ife, dau gh ters N e llie and Bessie (se ve n te en yea rs o ld ), and son curtly. “ Give me New York—Des- Good Lord! I f I wasn't going away! H a r r y — and m oved to N ew Y o rk But I've got to go! I ’ll be back, brosses, 58641. Quick, central!’’ in an en deavor to gain re c o g n i­ A moment later the phone tinkled though, and then If I don't make things tion by the F ou r Hundred. Th ey have not succeeded. Mrs. A rch- and he picked It up. “ Hello 1 Is this warm for Mr. Van Kull, I’ll eat the man is b itter o v e r her failu re, Captain Bunker? Good! Do you toughest bull In the yards, and that's p a rtic u la rly m ou rn ing the fa ct know my voice, captain? Hush! No saying a lot. Is Nellie ready?” th at she has not been "ta k e n up" names. This phone may leak. It's “ I’ll see." by a Mrs. Van K u ll. Archm an orders N e llie to g e t ready fo r a leaked once tonight already, or It's Meanwhile Nellie, aided by Bess, „ lo n g Journey w ith him. H e r e ­ got the credit of It. When can you was dressing and packing madly. fuses to revea l th eir destination put to sea? Yes! I know you need Suddenly she threw up her hands nnd to his w ife, d e cla rin g it is "n ot his secret." N e llie tells Bess she coal and stores and all that. What dropped Into a chair. "Oh 1” she is in love w ith James Carr, a I want to know Is the earliest possi­ walled. “ How can I go and leave him youth w o rk in g on A rchm an’s ble moment you can be ready for a this way?” ship, E l Rio. She g iv e s Bess a “ Leave who?" Bess stared blankly. two tliousand-mlle trip. Five days! m essage fo r him. Archm an and N e llie depart. “ Leave Jim. Oh 1 I ’ve got to tell Five days 1 D— n ! Oh, very w e ll! If you can’t you can't. Now listen. I ’ll you Bess. You’ve got to help me. be at your house some time before There’s a young man—” “ Oh, N ellie!” morning. Walt up for me. I ’ll give CHAPTER IV “ Yes.” The girl spoke desperately. you Instructions then. Understand? All right. Make no mistake. That's “He's In charge of some of the repairs Quick Decisions. on father's ship. I ’ve seen him nearly all.” Muttering wrathfully to himself, Archmnn Siammed the receiver back every day. He’s poor, of course, and Henry Archman strode out of the upon the hook and looked around. you know mother wants me to marry Grant cottage and sprang Into hla car. “ Come In I” he ordered Irascibly. a duke or something, and of course Nellie Archman, though as much ex­ He “Come In, M artha!” he called. “ I Jim isn't a duke and— and— ercised as her father, both by the ac­ want to talk to you. The summons hasn't said anything definite, but I cusations he had brought against Miss thought—thought—” has come at last." Grant and by the as yet unexplained “ Oh, N ellie! You darling!" Bess “ W hat!" presence of Carr, and his ambiguous "Y es! It's come at Inst. It didn't threw her arms about the other. “ Of admissions, yet lingered for a moment Nobody could reach me. The messenger was mur­ course he meant It. to take a formal leave. Conventions dered nnd his papers have been stolen. help meaning it where you were con­ bind women more tightly than they do But I ’ve had warnings, and I can cerned. What Is he Hke?" men. Nellie's face lit up. “ He's the most guess what he wnnted to say. I ’ve got “ I am sorry,” she said. “ I cannot to start at once." splendid man I ever saw,” she believe that father Is Justified In Mrs. Archman paled. “ Murdered I" breathed. "H e’s magnificent. But It’s speaking as he did. I am sure he will she gasped. “ Will you be In danger?" his eyes that I love. They’re deep tell you so himself later, and will Archman Jerked Ills shoulders Impa­ brown and soft, and yet they look as thank you for your efforts to enable tiently. “ O f course not,” he rasped. If—as If—Oh ! I don't know how they him to hear what Mr. Morbach wanted “ Now, Martha, don’t you go to worry­ look—like those of a young god go­ to say. Good-night.” ing Into battle, I suppose. Of course, ing. Everything will be all right." Edith bowed. “Thank you. Miss you’ll think I'm silly, but— ” “ But where are you going?" Archman," she said gratefully. “This " I don’t ! I don’t ! It’s wonderful. “ I can't tell you. It’s not my secret" fs not the time nor the place for ex­ Go on.” "But when will you be back?” planations, hut I can assure you that But Nellie was off on another track. "I don’t know. I may go to Argen­ your faith is not misplaced. Good­ tina first. I'll try to keep you in­ "And then tonight he came into Miss He did I It night.” formed as to my movements, but you Grant's cottage. Yes! As Nellie came out of the door Arch- mustn't worry If I fall to do so. I seemed that she had telephoned for tnan called to her Impatiently. "Get may take Nellie on with me or send him. He turned quite white when he saw me. Then he said—said some In here, Nellie,” he ordered sharply. her back.” dreadful things If he monn't them as "Akin can follow in your car. I want “ N ellie! You’re taking Nellie?” to talk to you." Archman's eyes widened. "Y es! I they sounded. I won't let myself be­ Nellie obeyed in silence. She ex­ thought you understood. It's for Nel­ lieve that he did mean them that way, nnd yet—Oh, Bess! I ’ll die If he did pected her father to refer to the lie that I'm going.” scenes at the cottage and she was Mrs. Archman’s pleasant face grew mean them that way. Then he begged ready and Indeed curious to listen and paler. “ You’ve never explained about me to be sure to come to the ship to­ morrow so that he could explain learn. Nellie,” she began. something. Of course, I haven’t any Archman, however, disappointed her. “ I've explained all that I could or He threw oser the lever and the auto­ can. The secret Isn't mine. When I right to ask explanations, and 1 mobile leaped away like a live thing, brought the child home I told you that couldn't go there to see him after splitting space like a hand-guided It was only for a time— that some day what happened tonight. But—” “ N ellie!” Mrs. Archman's voice was cannon ball. No swifter could it have she would be required of us. The gone had Its driver been possessed by time’s been slow In coming, but it’s calling outside the door. Nellie snatched at her sister. "Go the seven devils of Scripture. No man come at Inst.” could drive at such a pace und spare “ But why tonight! Can't you wait to the ship tomorrow, Bess," she begged. “ See him nnd tell him I had any attention to anything else. Nel­ till tomorrow?” to go nway. And find out what he lie knew It and settled herself back to “ Tomorrow will be too late. I ’ve wanted to tell me. If It's got anything ■wait. got to try to outrun the thieves who to do with Miss Grant, I'll d ie ! You stole that paper. I’m going south by Not till the gates of his big stone will go, Bess, won’t you?" house were reached did Archman railroad and on by any means that “ O f course, I will. You poor thing. slacken speed and turn to the girl. offer. I can’t tell- you how. The El What’s his name?" “ I'm going to take you on a trip with Rio will follow as quickly as It can— "James Carr I You'll find him ofl the Get Nellie's me, Nellie," he said. “W e start In an probably In five days. El Rio." hour. Pack a suitcase with what you trunks packed and send them on The door opened and Mrs. Archman need most. W e don’t take any board. I don’t know whether I will appeared. "Come, Nellie,” she said come back myself or go on to Argen­ trunks." "Your father is ready.” Nellie’s eyes widened. “ Good gra­ tina. I don't know anything except Ten minutes later good-bys had been that I must get Nellie away before the cious! Father—” she began. said and Archman and Nellie and Akin " I can’t discuss the matter. It’s an thieves have time to watch and fol­ were In the car, rolling down the road low us.” emergency. Get ready!’’ to New York. Fifteen minutes later “ But who are the thieves?" “But, father, where are we going? the engine stopped and refused to go “ I can't tell you. That Is, I can’t When will ge be back?” again. "God knows. Not for weeks, cer­ tell you who is behind the thing, though Swearing mad, Archman Jumped out I guess. I know the actual thief. It's tainly.” and began to Investigate. He discov­ Nellie’s face blanched. “ I can’t go that Grant woman.” ered that the gasoline tank was empty “ Who?” ■way like that, father,” she protested. “ Humph!” he grunted. “ They want me “ An actress who calls herself Edith "You must go. You heard the doc­ to miss the train, do they? This Is the Grant. She’s snared Harry—" tor’s version of Morhach's message. first gun of the fight. Well, there'll be “ H arry! My H arry!” You are the girl I am to bring. There’s plenty more. Here, Akin, you go back “ Yes! Your Harry.” Archman no time to lose. I must get you there toward the house and hunt for gaso­ spoke grimly. “ I don't blame the hoy before ’he’ dies." line, while I scout ahead of us." “ Before who dies?” demanded the very much. They chose tlielr agent H alf an hour later Akin got back. well. Morbach died In her house. Har­ g irl But he found an empty car. Archman “ I can't tell you now. It would take ry’s mad about her. That's what I and Nellie had vanished. The morning too long. Besides. I am not sure my­ was talking to him about tonight.” mall, however, brought a note of ex­ “ He— he Isn’t planning to marry her, self. And It Is ‘his’ secret, not mine. planation to Mrs. Archman. The matter Is Imperative. Get ready Is he?" 'T e ll Akin that Nellie and I couldn’t “ Maybe he Is. But you can het your •t once.” wait for him. Fire James for not fill­ Archman's tones had lost their Ir­ last dollar that she Isn't planning to ing the gas tank. I guess he got his ritability. They were subdued, and | marry him. No I Don't worry about pay for not doing It. Anyway, fire even solemn. Nellie's protest died on I that. She'll drop him when she gets him. I ’m off. her lips. Never before had she seen through with him. And. after all, the “ HENRY." quickest way to cure a fool Is to give her father awe-stricken. him his head." The car rolled up to the steps of Mrs. Archman did not pursue the the house. Archman stopped It and What have the stolen papers Jumped out and helped Nellie to de­ subject. She had unbounded faith In to do with the mysterious voy­ scend "Hurry, daughter I” he said. her ability to manage her son. “I age f And where are they go­ Then he turned to th« footman who haven't been troubled about Harry,” ing? came hastening out. "I,e »-e the car she said. "But I have been about Nel­ here, James.” he ordered. "F ill the lie.” "N ellla! Nonsense!” gas tank and see that It's In good (T O B B CO NTItVCB D .) “ It isn't nonsense." Mrs. Archman shape. T il want It again tonight.” One room In the Carlsbad care lx He turned and hurried Into the house hesitated, then went on. “ Only to­ Into which Nellie had already pre­ night aha told me that her Idea of hap­ New Mexico Is half a mile long and a piness was to stand shoulder to shoul­ | quarter of a title wide. ceded him. “JA M E S CAR R l" A farm orchapl to be worth while must be properly managed and cared for. “ An orchard which Is started and then left to take care of Itself will never become a source o f pride or of much good fruit,” says J. G. Moore, horticultural department of the Uni­ versity of Wlscou8ln In a new orchard bulletin. “ Choose the orchard site carefully. A tract with a soil adapted to a wide range of fruits, slightly elevated and located near the house Is preferable," he urges. “ Hardiness Is the first consideration In selecting varieties. A farm or- chardtst may experiment with new and untried varieties, but the greuter part of the planting should be of standard varieties adapted to the par­ ticular section. Good care of thê trees before planting, careful planting, and proper pruning after planting are ab­ solutely necessary If satisfactory re­ sults are to be secured. “Tbe system of soil management should be adapted to the character of the site. On lands level enough to cub tlvate, the tillage-cover crop system Is probably best. Cropping with culti­ vated crops is permissible In a young orchard If care Is exercised not to In­ jure the plants either temporarily or permanently. Never use a young or­ chard as a pasture. The average farm orchard which has been bearing for some time needs fertilizer. Manure or commercial fertilizers which supply nitrogen are usually most beneficial. Best results In fertilization can only be attained when the orchardlst mnkes a careful study of the performance of his trees. Lack of .fruitfulness may re­ sult either from too much or too little twig and brnnch .growth.” “ Neglect of pruning means trouble later on,” says Moore. “ Pruning should start as soon as the tree Is planted and should be done annually during the life of the tree. Alternate neglect and spasmodic pruning results In a poorly formed and less productive tree. “ Spraying Is necessary to the pro­ duction of good fruit and healthy trees. It Is a preventive, not remedial. Only effective spraying Is worth while. It Is effective only when the proper ma­ terials are thoroughly applied at the proper time. Hnve a spraying program and follow It persistently unless yon are sure that you can Improve upon It. I f your orchard Is too small to war­ rant the purchase of a power sprayer consider the advisability of organizing a ‘spray ring’ among your neighbors who are similarly situated. Orclinrd pest control in small orchards will be more efficient and less expensive In a ‘spray ring’ than when done by the individual orchardist.” Insects and Diseases Controlled by Spraying Spraying is the most effective way of controlling Insects nnd fungus dis­ eases attacking fruits. In order that spraying may he done intelli­ gently and satisfactorily, the orchard­ ist should have a practical knowledge of the Insects and diseases which af­ fect his crop. Fruit insects may be divided Into two classes: Sucking insects and chewing insects. The sucking Insects, such a » San Jose scale and aphids (commonly known as plant lice), extract their food from the sap of plants. These are combated by contact sprays which must strike the insects them­ selves. Lime sulphur, liquid or dry, oil emulsion, and miscible oils are used against scale insects ; nicotine sul­ phate, a commercial tobacco prepara­ tion, and oil emulsions are used against aphids. 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