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The Land Broke Hy DAN K Ant! The righting Fool," "lill illustrations I (Previously < "Have you seen Del Hoy today? No? "Then all the better-he must ho pollc Ung the town. It ts only of lit m I am afraid. These rebels uro nothing-I .agree with you! No! I am not angry .with you at all now! nut tomorrow, just at dunk, when nil lu ?till us lt 1B ,at thlB time, thon, If Phil were horo 'I would mount my bruvo horao and "ride out by tho western jiaBB.'V .? flhe ended rather Inconclusively, let ting har voice trail off wistfully as she watted for him to speak, but something within moved Hooker to hold his 'peuce, and he looked out over tho to wa without commenting on her plans. It waa evident to him that she was deter mined to enllBt his sympathy nnd in volve him in her wild plot, and each .timo tho conversation veered In that . direction he took refuge lu a stubborn silou.o. "\VI:;.t aro you thinking of, Mr. . Hooker?" abo asked at last, as ho {gazed Into tho dusk. "Sometime?! I I scold you and sometimes I try to |please you, but I nevor know what you ?think! I did not mean that when I .said I could read your thoughts-you oro so different from poor, dear Phill" "M-m-m," mumbled Hud, shifting his ifeot, and his faco turned a little grim, ! "Aim!" sho cried with Ill-concealed 'satisfaction, "you do not like me to call him Uko that, do you? 'Poor, dear iPhll/-Uko that! Dut do you know .why I do lt? It ls to punish you for ?never coming near me-when I signed ?to you--wbon I waited for you-long iago! Ab, you were so cruelt. I want ?ed to know you-you were a cowboy, ?and I thought you wero bravo enough ?to defend me-but you always rode ?right by. Yes, that was lt-but Phil [was different I He carno when 1 sent ?for him; he sang songs to me at night; he took my part against Manuel del 'Rey; and now-" i ?Tea!" commented Bud brushly, 'with hts mind on "dear Phil's" finish, and she turned to peer Into his faca , "So that ls lt!" she said. "You do 'not trust me. You think that I am-not j your friend-that I will serve you as ho waa.served. Is that what you aro ?thlnklngr* ... ' "Something Uko that," admitted }Hooker; leaning lastly ' against ? tba mud wall. "Only I reckon 1 don't think Just the' way you do." , "WhyT How do I think?" shs de . m anded eagerly; "Well, you think awful fast," un tswered Hooker slowly. "And you don't always think the some, seems Ilka I'm kind of quiet myself, and i don't like-well, I wouldn't say that, but you .don't always mean what you soy." :> .'"Ohl" breathed Gracia, and then, after a pauso, she came nearer and deaned against the low wall beside ' -If I would speak from my heart." s'ae asked, "If I would talk plain, aa you Americans do, would you like me hotter then? Would you talk to mo Instead of standing silent? Listen, .Bud-j-foi*. that la your name-I wont you. to bo my friend the" way you wero a friend to Phil. I. know what you did for bim, and how you bore with his love-madness-and that waa ray fnuR, too. But partly lt waa also, your fault, fer you made me angry by not coming. "YeJ, i will bo honest now-ll waa you that I wanted to know at first, but -you would not come, and now I am promised to Phil. He was brave when .you were careful, and my heart wept ont to him. You know how it ia with uri Mexicans-wo do not love by rea eon.. Wo love like children-suddenly -from tho hi art! ?pd now all I Vf lab in life ts to run away to Phil. But .every~tlme t speak of lt you shut your jaws or tell me ? am a fool." ? <*Ump-um,"J protested Bud, turning stubborn again. "I tell you:-'you don't know what you're talking about. Those r?bela don't amount to nothing around the town, but on a trail they're awful. They' shoot) from behind rooks and all that, and.a woman ain't nowayB safe -You must know what they're like these-old women don't think about nothing else-so what's the ase of talk ing! -And besides," ho added grimly, ."i've had some trouble with your .old saut au4 (kE't wont to have any more." ( '"What troublo hnvo you,bad?" she demanded promptly, but Hooker would Pot ' answer In words. He' only "shrugged hla shoulders- and turned anray, crumpling his hat In bia bond, i "But'not" she cried as*she sensed tho moanlug of bis concealment, "you Mw^dll-W??rl'wa^aC-TO' know. ? Was Hpover' your' minot Then you most ?if?i ?lam?-m?/tbi''h? nev?r has told .mp a wordr.. . J; ^oT^lhQulred Bud; rotrstn? sudden ,iy at the memory ot hts wrongs. "Thea may bo you <?ll ? tejl iho how he gel this"-he fetched a Worn piece- ot Prc .from his pocket-"when my pardnei rkaVa.it ta yetti. It was right there 1 'Fuai.piy pardner-and he was a good kid, tOo^rsmV. ?IS because ti that rook. ' Bore, : take ? vlook at it-t took thal away from your father!3' .. . ??p>tt??< he atnie ?St from me!*< flaalfe<3 /back Gracia.as she gated at the spoel .laen. '"Ob; have'you thought all thc . time that 1 betrayed Phil ? . But dldn'i ;i tell you-didn't I toil yoa ct tnt ifcOi*V jyhPP you nromlsed to. be m> ?f m Promises _ . i MM,i IM;K tor ot Iden Walers." "Tho 'IVxIraii." otc. )) ?ON J. LAVIN Continued) j Tr?en* ?" ?*i?, T seo tTT?T'yo?" ?Te a'h?r?" I man. Mr. Hooker-quick to euHpect. Blow to forget- and yet I told you bo fore! But listen, and I will tell you ounln. I remember wall when dear Phil showed mo this rock-he was so happy because he had found tho gold! I And just to muko lt lucky ho lot me hold lt while we were talking through [ a bolo in the wall. Then my father i Baw mo and ?tarted to como near-I I could not hand lt back without betray I lng l'hil-and in the night, when 1 I was asleep, some one took it from un ' der my pillow. That lu tho truth, and I will ask you to believe me; und il you have other things against mo yob must say what they aro and seo if I cannot explain. "No!" she ran on, her voice vibrant with the memory of poet quarrels, "I "I'd Plght, Tool** 8poke Up Gracia. ' -.ip', ?j, bavo nothing to do with my father! Ha doss not love mo, but tries to maka mo marry first one man and then an other. But t am an American girl now, at heart-I do not want to sell myself; I want to marry for tova! Can you understand that? Yes? No? Then why do you look away? Have you something that you hold against me? Ah, you shake your head-but you will not speak to mo? When 1 was at achoo! In LOB Angeles I saw tho cow boys in the wost show, and they were different-they woro not afraid of any .danger, but they would talk, too. I have always wanted to know you, but you will not lot mo-I thought you wero brave-like those cowboys." She pnaBod to make bim speak, but Hooker was tongue-tied. There was something about tho way she talked that pulled him over, that made him ?want to do what she said, and yet some secret, bidden voice wno always crying: "Beware!'; He was convinced now that she bad never been a party to treachery; no, nor oven wished him 111. She was very beautiful, too, In the twilight, and when she drew nearer he moved away, for be was afraid she would away bim from hie purpose. But now abe. was waiting for some an swer-^-some word from bira, though the question had never been asked. And yet h? knew what it was. 8he wanted bim to sV-al away -with her in the evening and ride for the border-and Phil. That waa what she always wanted, no matter what she : said, abd now the was calling him a ; coward. - "8ure them bronco-riders are brave,** ho said in vague defense; "but there's a difference between being brave and foolish. And a man might be brave for him s ol f and yet be afraid fdr other people." "How do you mean?" she asked. "Well," he said, "I might be willing , to go out and fight a thousand of them, insurrectos with one hand, and at the same time bo afraid to take you along. Or I might-*. .' i "Oh, thm yon- wilt go, won't you?" ? she cried, clasping him by- the band. "You will; won't you? Pm not afraid!" "No." answered Bud, drawing hts , hand away, "that's just'what 1'won't I do I And I'll tell you why. -That co un j try up there ts full of r?bela-tho low i ' esr kind there ar?. lt just taken ?ne ; shot to lay'me ont or cripple ono of I our horses. Then I'd have to make a fight for It-but what would happen , -.tb'you?" - . -'v .Td light, too!" spoke np Gracia ; resolutely. "Tm not afraid." i * "No/' grumbled Bud. "you "dont . know them rebels. You've boen shut [ up In n ?puso all the 'time-4f you'd I been through 'What- 2 have tn the last , six months you'd undoratand- what I L 'mean.'* ? ? - "lt Phil wore hore, he'd take met* I eounteted Gracia, and then Bud lost . his head. ' > ?.Yea,**; he?, burst. out, "that's Jest t what'a'the metter with the,craty fool! k Tlmt'n Jest why ho's up across tho line rv now a holioring for mo to eajo fe'** MARKET REPORT MON KV ON (ALL. Ni'W York, Aug. 19-Mercantile pa lier ?i 7 Sterling strong, rates nom 'iial ; lor cables 004 ; for demand COO. j IHtY GOODS MARKET New York. Aug. 19.-Cotton goods i cold more irely tod.iy. Worsted yarn hutt been advanced. Dyestuffs troub les among the textile manufacturers are growing more serious. American [irInts will be placed at value tomor row. Chicago Grain Chicago. Aug 19- All Uoard of Trade markets except corn which was bear ishly influenced by rains ' in the southwest scored further nndvancc inent today. Wheat Rained 1 r?-8 to 2c and oats 1-4 to '?-4. and provisions 7 to 40 coiits while corn declined :i-8 I to 1-2. Liverpool Cotton Liverpool, AUK. 19-Spot cotton sales i,7G0 bales, Including 1.400 Am erican on the basis of G.HOd for mid- ! diing. Spot grades quoted nominally, j Cotton Seed Oil New York, Aug. 19.-Cotton aced oil was firm on covering of shorts, hut lalor the list eased off somewhat, de spite tho big advance in lard, owing to selling pressure from refining In terests ami over cautiousness on the buying side of the market. Ki nul prices were unchanged to 4 points net sigher. Sales 11,800. b?rrela. The market closed steudy. Spot G60 afi5; August CG"! a '?. -nd oooooooooooooooo . THE DAY IN CONGRESS . oooooooooooo. o o o o o I Senate met nt ll a. m. Resumed consideration of trades commission bill. Secretnry Hryan conferred with the I foreign relation/ committee over thc I'olomhinn and Ntcarauguan treaties. Senator Hitchcock introduced a I hill to prohibit floating foreign war loans In tho Untied States. Senator Core introduced a bill for I government licensing of grain ware I houses. War risk Insurance bill referred to ! I commerce committee. Ulli to make Federal reserve notes I legal tpndor for pul-Vc and prlvnte I debts Introduced. ItocosHod nt Q:24 p. m. to ll a. m. ? Thursday. House met ut noon Miscellaneous b-lls wero taken un |der calendar Wednesday rulo Passed amendment tn judicial code j allow in? appeals from customs court j to Supreme court. Republican leader Munn prevented consideration of wheat price .Inquiry resolution. Passed Sonate bill allowing appeals from customs court to the Sureme | I court. Began consideration to revise gov ernment printing code. Administration marine war risk I hill introduced, referr?d to commerce committee. Adjourned at 4:40 p. m. to noon on I Thursday. ? .... girl!" He's'brave.Ts te?" \VefJ. why don't be come down, then, and save you himself? Because he's afraid to! Ho'? afraid of getting shot or going up agalnst Manuel del Hey. By grab, lt makes me tired the " ?y you people talki If he'd done what I told him to {.in the first place he wouldn't have gotr 'Into this Jack pot!" "Oh my ! " exclaimed ttraeia, aghast I ("Why. what ls tho nr tor with you? j i And what did yon te', him to dor* . "I told him to mb I -his own busi ness," answered HOT. er bluntly.. "And whit did nr ay rf "He said he'd trj laythlng-once!** Bud spat ? ?hr . iraeo vindictively', .for his bloc as .i and his heart waa full Of bl t to rue BI "Oh-jdeaaf Of: lered. Gracia. >Aad ?(So you do nc. think that > Phil ls [jbravef* . "He's brave ' > start things," sneered Bud, "but?not lo carry 'em through!" For a mo: .ent Gracia huddled up against a pli ; ar. her hand agathe* ?her face, na If to ward oSY a blow. Then Ii aha lowered lt:slowly and mored; re j luctantly away. v" 'V ; "i must go how,**, she said, and Bud i did not offer to stay ber, for be saw -what his unkindness had done.. . "I am norry!" she added ninrnUy, j but- ho did not answer. Thoro waa nothing that ke ??ould say -now. . In a moment ti( resentment, driven to exasperation by her taunts, he bad I forgotten hla pledge to hie pardner and'coma-between him and his girl. That which he thought wild horses eo?ld not draw from him had Cashed ont In a flt of angers-end thb datnago I. waa beyond amendment, for what ho I had said was the truth. I (To be Continued.) CHICKEN TALK DOES THE CACKLING OP TOUS HEN SPELL A ? CENTS EGG! ' OI R ?EVERGREEN" CHICKEN MIX. Tl I HE i?l'KI.LM SATISFIED PROF ?SSnSiMnHHSml MIT The Intelligencer Job Printing office has moved into its hew quarters in the Watspn Va nd i ver Building: There is plenty of good sunshiny light, the office is equipped with a view of efficiency, steps are saved, accuracy is promoted and the workmen are always in good spirits. ***** I .^!.;.Arr::.jSi-"J.- M This eans .V --(. -v r 1 ?S 1 m ? ? " -\.V*.4 ! .i .o??.' .-ia - y That the work we do for you will be comprised of ??. .Ml-'. : *! 1 Class, Quality and Despatch ?j .;. ? : . 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