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Taqul, whaF'do you want?'* asked !
Peldlns, and repeated his question In
Spanish
"Senor r?'ck." replied the Indian.
Gale jumped up. stlfilnpr an# exclamation.
and he went outdoors with
Ynnnl. The Indian's nresenoo was nl
ways one of gloom. nnd now his stern
action boded catastrophe. Once clear '
of trees he pointed to the level desert <
across the river, where a row of camp- !
Arcs shone bright out of the dark
ness.
"Raiders!" ejaculated dale.
Then he cautioned TaquI to keep
sharp lookout, and, hurriedly return-J
Ing to the house, he cared the men
out and told them there were rebels or
raiders camping Just across the line. |
Ladd did not say a word. Beldlng. 1
with an oath, slammed down his
cigar. r
"I knew It was too good to last. . . .
Dick, you and Jam stay here while
Laddy and I look around."
Dick returned to the sitting-room.
The women were nervous and .not
to be deceived. So Dick merely said ,
TaquI had sighted lights off in the
desert, and they probably were
eampflres. Welding did not soon return,
and when be did he wr*.< alone,
and, saying he wanted to consult with
the men, he sent Mrs. Beldlng and the
girls to their rooms.
"Laddy's gone over to scout around \
and try to find out who the oqtfit helongs
to nnd how many are in It," said j
Beldlng. "I don't look for an attack ;
on Forlorn River. I'm afraid it's?" '
Belding hesitated and looked with
grim concern at the cavalryman.
"What?" queried Thorne. }
If'o Dntni! "
X 111 (U1U1U 11 O XWJtlO.
Thorne turrted pale but did not lose
his nerve.
"I thought of that at once. But
Rojas will ne\*er get his hands on ray
wife. If I can't kill him. I'll kill her! 1
. . V holding, this Is touch ml you?
this risk we put upon your family.
I regret?"
"Cut that kind of talk," replied Belding,
bluntly. "Well, if It Is Rojas
he's acting d?n queer for a raider. :
That's what worries me. We can't do
anything but wait. With Laddy and
YnquI out there we won't be surprised."
The women of the house might have
gotten some sleep that night, but It
was certain the men did not get any.
Morning broke cold and gray, tlie 19th
of February. I.add came in hungry
and cold, and said the Mexicans were |
not breaking camp. He reported u
good-sized force of rebels, and was
taciturn as to his Idea of forthcoming
events.
--" /-?Cf a? ciint*{ca Vonnl
?"\LM'Ul JU1 IWU1 UllU OU111 ICC X?4U< t
ran in with the Information that part
of the rebels were crossing the river.
"That can't mean a light yet," declared
Beldlng. "But get in the house,
boys, and make ready anyway. I'll
meet him."
"Belding, you're an officer of the
United States. Mexicans are much
impressed by show of authority. I've
seen that often in camp," said Thorne.
"Oh, I know the white-livered ,
Greasers better than any of you. don't
mistake me," replied Belding. He was
pale with rage, but kept command
over himself.
The rangers, with Yaqui and
Thorne. stationed themselves at the
' several windows of the sitting room.
Itifles and smaller arms and boxes (if
shells littered the tables and window
seats. Xo small force of besiegers '
could overcome a resistance such as
Belding and his men were capable of
making.
i. The horsemen halted at the corrals.
They were orderly and shov -d no evidence
of hostility. They were, however.
fully armed. Belding stalked
out to meet tliem. Apparently a leader t
wanted to parley with him. but I?elding
would hear nothing. He shook
his head, waved his arms, stamped to
and ffo, and his loud, angry voice
could be heard dear hack at the house.
Whereupon the detachment of rebels
retired to the bank of the river, beyond
the white post that marked the
boundary line, and there they once
more drew rein. Ilelding remained by
the corrals watching them, evidently
still in threatening mood. Presently
a single rider left the troop and trotted
his horse back down the road.
When l.e reached the corral he was
seen to halt and pass something to
Behling. Then he galloped away to
Join liis comrades.
P.elding looked at whatever It was
lie held In his hand, shook his burly
head, and started swiftly for the
house. He came striding. Into the
.room holding a piece of soiled paper.
"Can't read It now and don't know
as I want to," he said, savagely.
Not one of the men was aide to
translate the garbled scrawl.
"Shore Mercedes can read It," said
Ladd.
Thome opened a door and called
her. She came into the joorn followed
by Nell and Mrs. Belding..
"My dpswe want yon to read,
rCJOLB
by
.NE GREY
ii dera of tlie Purple Sage,
<f Wildfire, Etc. |
Illustrations by
Irwin MyerJ
BROTHERS.
what's written on rnis paper," said
Thome, ns he led her to the table.
Mercedes pave the writing one swift
glnnce, then fainted in Thorne's
arms. lie carried her to a couch, and
with Nell and Mrs. Gelding began to
work over her.
Holding looked at his rangers.
"Lnddy, it's Rojns all right. How
ninny men hns he out there?"
"Mebbe twenty. Not more."
"We can lick twice that many
Grenseis."
"Shore."
Jim Lash remo\ed his pipe long
enough to si<eak. "Let's stave thf
Qreaitt off till dark. Than Lnddy an' I
When He Reached the Corrals He Wat
Seen to Halt and Pass Something
to Bclding.
rro nn' Thome will lake Mercedes an'
hit the trail for Yuma."
"Cutnino del Diablo! That awful
tra^l with a woman! Jim. do you forget
how many Hundreds of men have
perished on the Devil's road?"
"I reckon I ain't forgettin' notliln',"
replied Jim. "The waterholes are full
now. There's grass, au' we can do the
job In six days."
"It's three hundred miles to Yuma."
"Beldin', Jim's idea hits nie as
pretty reasonable," interposed Ladd,
"Lord knows that's about the only
chance we've pot except flghtin'."
''But suppose we do stave Rojas off.
and you get safely away with Mercedes.
Isn't Rojas going to find it
out quick? Then what'll lie try to do
to us who're left here?"
"I reckon he'd find out by daylight,"
replied Jim. "But, Tom, he ain't
n-goin' to start a scrap then. You see,
I'm figgerin' on the crazy Greaser
wantin' the girl. But he's too smart
to fight you for nothin'. Rojas may
be nutty about women, but he's afraid
of the U. S. Take my word for it,
he'd discover the trail in the mornin'
an' light out on it. I reckon with ten
hours' start we could truvel comfortable."
Holding paced up and down- the
room. Jim and Ladd whispered together.
Gale walked to the window
and looked out nt the distant group i
of bandits, and then turned his gaze '
to rest upon Mercedes. She was eon- |
scions now. and lier eyes seemed jflll
Hie larger and blacker for the whiteness
of her face. No one but Gale
saw the Yaqul in the background looking
down upon the Spanish girl. All
of Yaqul's looks were strange; but \
this was singularly so. Gale won- j
deied if the Indian were affected hy
her loveliness, her helplessness, or her
terror.
Presently Belding called his rangers
to him, and tlu-n Thome.
"Listen to this," he said, earnestly.
"I'll go out and have a talk with Ro- 1
Jus. I'll try to reason with him; tell
him to think a long time before lie |
sheds blood on Uncle Sam's soil. That ;
he's now after an American's wife!
I'll not commit myself, nor will I refuse
outright to consider his demands,
nor wiH I show the least fear of him.
I'll play for time. If my bluff goes
through . . . well and good. . . .
After dark the four of you. Laddy, Jim,
Pick and Thome, will take Mercedes
and my best white horses, and. with
Yaqul as guide, circle round through
Altar valley to the trail, and head for
Yuma. I wai.t you to take the Indian,
because in a* case of this kind he'll
he a godsend. If you get headed or
lost or have to circle off the trail,
thin!: what it'd mean to have a Ynqui
with you. He knows Sonorn as no
Orvnser knows it. He could hide you,
find water and grass, when you would
absolutely believe it Impossible. The
Indian Is loyal. Ho has Ids debt to
pay, and he'll pay it, don't mistake me.
When you're gone I'll hide Nell so
Rojas won't spe her if he searches the
place. Then I think I could sit down
and wait without any particular
worry." |
"The rangers approved of Belding's
plan, and Tliorne went to the side of ,
his wife.
"Mercedes, we've planned to outwit '
Eojas. Will yon tell us what ho
wrote?"
"Rojns swore?by his saints and his
Virgin?that If I wasn't given?to him
?in twenty-four hours?he would set (
Are to the village?kill the men?car- :
ry off the women?hang the children j
on cactus thorns!"
A moment's silence followed her :
last halting whisper.
Then the Ynqui uttered a singular 1
cry. Gale had heard this once before, j
and now he remembered It was at the
Pnpago well.
"Look at the Indian," whispered
Belding, hoarsely. "D?n if I don't
believe he understood every word Mercedes
said. And, gentlemen, don't mistake
me, If he ever gets near Senor
Rojns there'll be some gory Aztec
knife work."
Ynqui had moved close to Mercedes,
and stood beside her as she leaned
against her husband. She seemed Impelled
to meet the Indian's gaze, and
evidently it was so powerful or hypnotic
that it wrought Irresistibly upon
her. But she must have seen or divined
what was beyond the others,
for she offered him her trembling
hand. YaquI took It and laid It
against his body In a strange motion,
and bowed his hend. Then he stepped,
back Into the shadow of the room.
Beldlng went outdoors while the
rangers took up their former position
at the west wlndov. Each had his
own s<mber thoughts, Gale imagined,
and knew his own were dark enough.
He saw Beldlng halt at the corrals
and wave his hand. Then the rebels
mounted and came briskly up the
road, this time to rein In abreast.
Wherever Rojcs had kept himself
upon the former advance was not
clear; but he certainly was prominently
In sight now. He made a gaudy,
almost a dashing figure. Itojas dismounted
and seemed to be listening.
Beldlng made gestures, vehemently
bobbed his big head, appeared to talk
with his body as much as with his
tongue. Then Rojas was seen to reply,
and after that It was clear that the
talk became painful and difficult. It
ended finally in what appeared to be
mutual understanding. Itojas mounted
and rode away with his men.
while Beldlng came tramping back to
ho hnnoo
As he entered the door his eyes
were shining. his big hands were
clenched, and he was breathing audibly.
"You can rope me If I'm not locoed!"
he burst out. "I went out to
conciliate a red-handed little murderer,
and d?n me If I didn't meet
a?a?well. Y've no suitable name
handy. I atnrted my bluff and got
along pretty well, but I,forgot to mention
that Mercedes was Thorne!8 wife.
And what do you think? Itojas swore
he loved Mercedes?swore he'd marry i
her right here In Forlorn River? i
swore lie would give up robbing and
killing people, and take her away
from Mexico. He has gold?Jewels.
He swore if he didn't get her norh
ing mattered. He'd die anyway with-1
out her. . . . And here's the strange
tiling. I believe him ! He was cold j
as ice, and all h?1 inside. Never saw
a Greaser like him. Anyway, without
my asking he said for me to think it
over for a day and then we'd talk
again."
"Shore we're born lucky!" ejaculated
Lndd.
"I reckon Itojas'll be smart enough
to string his outfit across the few
trails out of Forlorn River," remarked
Jim.
"Tbat needn't worry us. All we
want is dark to come," replied Bel- !
ding. "Yaqul will slip through. If
we thank any lucky stars let it be for
the Indian. You may go to Yuma in
six days and maybe in six weeks. You
may have a big fight. Laddy, take
the .40"). Dick will pack his Remington.
All of you go gunned heavy. But
the main thing is a pack that'll be ;
light enough for swift travel, yet one
that'll keep you from starving on the
desert."
The rest of that day passed swiftly.
The sun set, twilight fell, then night ;
closed down, fortunately n night
slightly overcast. Gnle saw the white
horses pass his door like silent
ghosts. Even Blanco Diablo made no
sound, and that fact was Indeed a
tribute to the Yaqul. Gnle went out
to put his saddle on Blanco Sol. The
horse rubbed a soft nose against his
shoulder. Then Gale returned to the
sitting room. There was nothing more
to do but wait and say good-by. Mercedes
came dad In leather chaps and ,
coat, a slim striding of a cowboy, her
,1 1. A..An r, TT
uunv t\> i*a nn ucuuij luuiu
not be hidden, nnd now hope and ,
cournpe hnd fired her blood.
Gale drew Nell Into his arms.
"Dearest, I'm polnft ? soon. ...
And innyhe I'll never?"
"Dick, do?don't say It," sobbed
Nell, with her head on his breast.
"I mljrht never c-oine back," he went
on, steadily. "I love you?I've loved
you ever since ti e first moment I saw
you. Do you love me?"
"Yes, yes. Oh, I love you so! I
never knew it till now. I love you so.
Dick, I'll he safe and I'll wait?and
nope iinu pru.v i<?r jour in inn.
"If I come back?no?when I come
back, will yon n arry me?''
"I?I?oh yes!' she whispered, and
returned his kiss.
Holding was in the room speaking
softly.
"Nell, darling, I must go," said
Dick.
"I'm a selfish little coward," cried
Nell. "It's so splendid of you nil. I
ought to glory in it, but I can't. . . .
Fight If you must, Dick. Fight for
that lovely persecuted girl. I'll love
you?the more. ... Oh! Goodby!
Goodby!"
With a wrench that shook him, Gale
' let her go. lie heard Belding's soft
voice.
| (To Be Continued).
RADIUM IS SOLUTION j H
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Report From Europe is That Dream of j
3once de Lecn is Near. , m
Life that will be worth living far ti
heyonrl 100 years; health, vigor and ! o
the exuberance of youth itself that j b
will remain long after the biblically i h
allotted span of three score years and tl
ten: faces devoid of wrinkles: new cl
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Sunday School:
' Lesson5 !
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER, D. D., ,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody I
Bible Institute of Chicago.) 1
Copyright. 1922, Western Newspaper Union. ]
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 17 ]
JESUS AMONG FRIENDS AND FOES j
LESSON TEXT-Luke 10:38-42; 11:14-54. <
GOLDEN TEXT-Ye are my friends. If
ye do whatsoever I command you.?John .
15:14. I
REFERENCE MATERIAL?Luke 2:34, I
35. (
I'P'MARY TOPIC?Jesus in the Home j
of Fr jn Is. j
JUNIOR TOPIC?Jesus Among Friends J
and Foes. I
I NTEF..MEDI ATE AND SENIOR TOPIC |
?1'riend.t and Enemies of Jesus. I
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC <
?Christ's Methods of Dealing With Peo- j
Pie. |
1. Jesus in the Home of Friends <
(Lake l):3S-42). ]
There is no place where true charac- j
ter Ls so clearly revealed as at home, i
1. Hi? Reception (v. 38). Martha !
was the head of the home, therefore j
she received lilm. It would be a fine i
thing Jf all homes were open to re- j
celve Jesus. i
1!. Mary Sitting at Jesus' Feet (v. \
?W% f*r?A crhf r?{tiinl H i CPPTH- (
i)yj out;, ui uuv opi??vMw? _
ment, knew that sitting at the Lord's "
feet and hearing Hip Word was that =
which would please him most. 5
3. Martha Cumbered About Much f
Serving (v. 40). Both sisters loved j
the Lord. It would be Impossible to j|
say which loved the more; but Martha f
was bent on providing a fine meal for t
Him. She v as trying to do so many j
things that she was on the verge of a
distraction. This Jiad so completely j
got on her nerves tfcat she found fault S
with Jesus for permitting Mary to J
leave the kitchen^ to listen to His I
teaching. Not onlpr ijid she criticize a
her sister and Jesus, but she ussumed I
the authority to command Him to send I
Mary back to the kitchen to help.
4. Jesus' Answer (w. 41, 42. (1) |
Relinked Martha (v, 4L). He did this f
tenderly, for He knew that she loved !
Ulm sincerely. (2) Defends Mary ;
(v. 42). He declared that but one j
thing was needful, and that Mary had f
chosen that good part which could not *
be taken away from her.
< i * . fii.i4.oo,. oft. J
II. UCtiUS ninwiiy I wo .XA M.. I .v .
32; 37-54). 1
1. Chirged With Being in League j
With tbc Devil (vv. 14-23). Being un- j
willing to receive Him as the Son of j
God, uni yet unable to account for \
His iniglity works, tliey declared He )
was casting out demons through Beel- )
zetiub, the chief of demons. Jesus s
exposed the fallacy of their reasoning j
by showing that in that case Satan j
would be arrayed against himself, and j
therefore would destroy his own king- j
doiu. j
2. Refused to Believe His Miracles j
(vv. 2042). They asked for a sign, j
to which He' replied that they would i
hnve a sign from heaven in His death j
and resurrection. lie reminded them, )
however that their request showed i
unbelief surpassing that of the heath- \
en queen of the South, and the wicked I
people of Nineveh.
3. Wickedness Denounced (vv. 37- j
54). lie pronounced six woes upon J
those who were opposing Ilira and J
seeking His destruction.
n? . T\ 1 /.... Of 4 1 \ rruA?A !
u; x re nmrisees yvv. acti;. aucoc ; ?
He denounced for (a) punctll- *
lously observing some minute rites and
at the fame time breaking the Ten
CommanJnients. They carefully tithed
the sma 1 herbs of the garden while
practicing Injustice to their fellow- j
men anc withholding love from God. '
He poin ed out to them the folly of
attending to these external acts while
the heart was tilled with wickedness, j
(b) Desiring public recognition (v.
43). This is a common sin today.
(c) For feigning humility (v. 44). He I
compares their hypocrisy to graves
which are on a level with the ground
and may be stepped upon unconsciously
by someone, and thus defiled. We |
can avoid those who make their vun- j
Ity known by boasting, but some are
filled with this same wickedness who
I do not thus muke it known.
(2) The Lawyers (vv. 45-54). Jesus'
strictures on the hypocritical Pharisee?
aroused the lawyers, one of whom
Indignantly declured: "You are Insult-j
ing us also." In replying to this
Christ pronounced three woes upon
them; (a) for placing burdensome requirements
upon the people to which
the.)' themselves would not sumbit i
(v. 46). (b) For the murder of God's J
prophets (vv. 47-51). lie showed I
that their attitude toward Him was 2
the Bame that was shown to the {
prophets by their fathers, (c) For \
keeping back the knowledge of God I
by false interpretation of the Scrip- i
tur^s (vv. 52-54). There Is no 2
wickedness perhaps so great as that iJ
of supposed teachers of God's Word J
who keep Its precious truths from \
the people by perverting its meaning, j i
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:adlum Institute, Xo. 323 Riverside r
'rive. j t
Dr. Field, who predicts the exit of j t
lonkcy glands, crutches and no3- I c
ums, bases his assertions not only '>
n his own knowledge of the subject [ c
ut UDon facts obtained by him from I
'rof. I Barton Scammel, president of t
he British Radium Society who pro- c
!aims the radio-active treatment an > t
stablishcd success. He quotes I'rof. ?
cammel as follows: . i
"Those methods long have been ap- ?
lied to the soil and arc now adaptable j c
)r humanity. The trouble has been j 1
) supply alkaline metal potash in a i
arm in which it can be assimilated
y the body and taken into the blood. '
Ixpcriments have shown that, mixed <
rith a radio-active solution, it can be i
iken into the system with amazing- 1
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