The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 21, 1922, Image 7

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TOE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, S. C. A NEW GALE SYNOPSIS —Se^klnt? fiold In the desert, ‘‘Cameron.” solitary pros pector, form's a partnership with aft uftk-now 1 !! marf whom he later learns is Jonas Warren, father of a girl whom Cameron . wronged, but later married, back in Illinois. Cameron’s explanations appease Warren, and the two proceed to gether. Taking refuge Troth a sandstorm in a cave, Cameron 'dis covers gold, but too late; both men are dying. Cameron leaves evi dence, in the cave, of their dis covery of gold, and personal docu ments. Richard Gale,'adventurer, in Casita, Mexican border town, meets George Thorne, lieutenant in the Ninth cavalry, old college friend. Thorne tells Gale lie is there to save Mercedes Castaneda, Spanish girl, his affianced wife, from Rojas, MexVan bandit. Gale “roughhouses" Rojas and his gang, with the help of two American row boys, and he, Mercedes and Thorne escape. A bugle call from the fort orders Thorne to his regi ment. He leaves Mercedes under Gale's protection. The pair, aided by the cowboys, Charlie I^dd and Jim Lash, arrive in safety at a ranch known a* Forlorn River, across the border. The fugitives are at Tom Beidlng's home. Held- Ing is immigration Inspector Living with him are his wife and step daughter, Nell Burton Gale, with I .add and I .ash. take service with Reldtng aa rangers. Gale telling -Hetdtng the cause of Tils bel.-e a wanderer, a migundrrsialuliwg with his father ron« ernlag the eon's business abilities * CHAPTER V A Desert Rom Whnti I»irk lay tStma t bat nigh I he dully rwnerlotts of |ia!tt and bea«t- arbe- - that he dWl n*4 feel nett. {Me * t(>tte this, and a mtad thrwngtag «ith . r & ZANE GREY Author of Riders of the Purple Sage, Wildfire, Etc. ^ Copyright by Harper & Brothers. likp a pliantoni of liapplef yeiPa, the the college at Lawrence, though I was only twelve. I saw rices--gnd once Peal foothill' . . Mr, Gsle, of course, you’ve seen games?*' “Yes, a few.’’ replied Dick; pt d he laughed a little. It was oh his lips then to fell her about some of the famous games in which he had pnr- t-Mthrtort, TTnt he 'refrained from ex- I>loitihg himself. There was little. the color and sound and ...... . however, of sweetness of Nell s face wys there. 1 . « . . ^ , „ . . ' | cheer, of the'violent notion and rush and Infinitely more of beauty than ,, „ ^ . . . , , . . ... mnd InHtle 4tteWettfrH fo-n-hhr cnRege had been transmi ted to tlfr daugh- .... w . “Assuredly. I guess poor Thorne is almost crazy. I’ll write to him. . . . No. I can’t with this crippled hand.*' "That’ll he all right, Gale.’’ said Beldlng. “Nell will write for you. She w rites all my letters. ’ So Beldlng arranged It; and Merce des flew away to her room to write, while*SeIl fetched pen and paper and seated herself beside Gale’s bed to take his dictation. What with watching Nell and try ing to catch her glance, and listening to Beidlng's talk with, the cowboys, Dick was hard put to it to dictate any kind of a creditable letter. Nell met his gaze once, then no more. Beldlng was talking over the risks in volved In a trip to Casita. “I’ll tell you. bnyu. I’ll ride In my self with Carter. There's business ter. Dick believed Mrs. Beidjng’s friendship and motherly hwre were worth much striving.‘to win, entirely aside frdm. any more selfish motive. He decided both would he hard to £et. Toward evening Gale heard the tramp of horses and Beidlng’s .hearty voice. Presently the rancher strode in upon Gale, shaking the gray djist from ids broad shoulders ami waving a letter. “Hello, Dick! Good pews and bad!” he said, putting the letter In Dick’s hand. “Had no trouble finding your friend Thorne. Looked llkexhe’d been drunk for a week | Say, he nearly threw a fit. 1 never saw a fel low so wild with Joy. He made sure you and Mercedes were lost In. the desert. He wrote two letters, which I brought. Casita Is one h—1 of a place these days. 1 tried to get- your baggage, and think I made a mistake. We're going to see travel toward Forlorn Itlver, The federal giurlson got re-enforcements from somewhere. I and Is bolding out.*’ “Da you think we'll have trouble football game that he did not succeed in making Mercedes and Ne.ll feel Just as If they had been there. They hung breathless and wide-eyed upon his words. , f *. ’, • Some-one else was present at the latter part of Dick's narrative. The moment he became aware of Mrs. Beidlng’s presence he remembered fancying he liner heard her call, and now he was certnip she had done so. Mercedes and Nell, however, had been and still were oblivious to everything except Dick’s reyltal. He saw Mrs. Beldlng cast a strange, intent glance upon Nell, then turn and go silently through the patio. Dick was haunted by the strange ex’ presslon hie had caught on Mrs. Beld- ing’s face, especially the look In her eyes. It had been one of repressed pain liberated In a flash of certainty. The mother bad seen how fay he had gone on the rond of love. Perhaps she had seen more—even more thnn he dared hope. CHAPTER VI It was but • drop foe a tUrotp horse. However. Blanco Sol rubbed • wet muxzle against flate** hand In ap preciation. Gale loved the horse, and was loved In return. They had saved each other’s lives, and had spent long days and nights of desert solitude to- gether. * ^ The spot of secluded ground was covered with hunches of gnlletu grass ur^>n which Sol began to graze. Gale made a long halter of his lariat to keep the horse from wandering In searcli “of water. Next Gale kicked off the. cumbersome chnppnrejos, with their flapping,#tripping folds of leather • over his feet, and drawing a long rifle from his saddle sheath, he slipped away into'-the shadows. In the soft sand Ids steps made no sound. The twinkling light vanished occasionally, like a Jack-o’-lantern, and when It did show ;t seemed still a long way off. Gale was not seeking trouble or in viting danger. Water was the fhing that drove him. He must see who these campers were, and then decide how to give Blanco Sol a drink. Stooping low, with bushy meaquitea between him and the Are, Gale ad vanced. The coyotes were In full cry. Gale heard the tramping, stamp- WLDO *516*7**8 SHO Vt. L. DoaglM aboe* are j manded year after year by than any other ■hoe la f BECAUSE tLSiStgr big surpMainrlr good «hw for forty-•ix roars. Thi* «x- pononco of notriy half • cen tury in making shoos suitable for Mini and Wonssn in ad walks of Ufa should moan something to you wbon you nood shoos and arc looking for ttos boot shoo vataoo for WLDOUCLAS quality, material and work manship are better than ersr before; only by sxasnintng them can you appreciate their ^ superior qualities. , No ■attar Where Too Lira r-jjr, shoe dealers can supply you mmd \ with W. L. Dooglaa these. If not convenient to call at ooo of our 110 ttorse ia the large cities, aak your shoe dealer for W. L. Dooglaa shoes. Fra- taetioa against proAu la goarantMd bg and pries ivn & I mn see to. and I'm curious t<> know what the rebels are doing. I her**?” Baked Dick, excitedly. Galt*. I’m g**in< to i'awita myself. “Sure. Some kind of (Might to get hack tomorrow some aotmer or later.“ replied time. I'll be ready to start In an hour, j gloomily. “Anyway, my boy. Have yoar letter rvady. And say—If you want to write home It’s a chance Sometime* we don't go to the I*, o in a month “ trouble Hehllng. as e**oit aa you ran hold a bridle and a gut' you’ll be on the job. dost mistake me" luiddy and Jfmr a*ke*i “With ■•ut. f>dlowed by flu IHck. frying l* he runt id tbea iHck vtss evt "Mare. With (beta and i Me. and b> hi* Irltrr to a rto*#. ] j o* tor If" • back, and b*r *ve* ' Dick drew a deep hre*fk i. *ad *vefl l»rifis»rir« 9w iBlprti It w M | S strange • I «1 aswui nwhertog to neodt ■seWf |ws*--l •pnpffy and oWaet in t ten bo rerso * es| eqrrweiattng TWo W 4bs bodly an *41 bored Me boi Bn?"# ini Pa 4 nil r M«rw4 llwrn Imp I I II 1tS4 4 m w a* 4lgi bis rigbi w ugbed saar aa WWo trsa gn 4oaMi Ha woe arii* anne i Ik* rpcwt euro I'd «• - Tb He let h« , ' ■» He tramtw^l tall rooboya. ai shied to bring Mercedes cam* were shining iMek. Hebtlng'a suggevf loo i|tpf by »|. ^ H*r I t rn*ihte you to far toeT" aakr.i |H* k. a tlfee isuter fr*on Nell “It’s ow trwolilst t Wk (■teased - sbe fa|rft*4. Ttkot was allngeTber a waoiterfw. •foe* b of berm. |Mcb tbougMt borunne tb* w wrske w sea tb* beat rwb*reqyi ■bsw ahw bod afesbrw bn bNn II* a*fl>od bnrb and begao l*rwweotly ttobe (o oaed. partly bo rouaw of geo a i we eeaotteo. nod Stole • koab fr»ew onder bin bnbd M Neti If A* hod Mk tb* %**y teoet boro dea a a I* bias— fbat tbni wao absurd —las t after IMi i f**r a m*H j band T I abd rwnd ling bdd deportee pent ahnbt tb* Is k*n be wnfetldod •od ♦ ro I Web II. 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Thl* lonely horseman he«tmd* a I steed of magnificent build, perfectly I w bite except for a dark bar of color I running down the no’-le bead front I ewr* to nose Nwent-caked dust stained the lung flank* Tb* bora* I bad been running He *ws* lean I gaunt worn a huge uMcblne of iwwart* I abd boo*, heoutlfwl *«ly In bead and I nuine a weight-carrier, a bora* at ran# | and flame Ilk* tb* flpaert that bad t hrp4 Md. Tbe rider lifted tbe borwe a* b* flt lad tb* saddle He naa a ynwag w*aa I eC etcweeHagly powerful pbyatgoe. I VI IdBNUBf Milf I Hi# I#m f^rv WhPfP 1C <#•# I oat rod Mitered and petlMg. was tb* I bn* a# be*pie Htbod a dark eye a I fatret gas* r—stog and boro Hi* | )a* naa p*«*aatoeot and a*t matUf (tb*; bin I!p*s aero t*rw ft aa* yontb I • if Cl If* i la^f fcdNH* AaflC t mi dHfltf# IkdkfVHNC f Ksfaas suhititakss. Yfam^ ■esspwkaes. are the reJUer tMmgiat «Asf*JSCUi ledap/er WjL.i ovim—* nphti Is kmm dll Iku 10 *atrk ssMar, wmtk Sirs *ssr toe. Breaks colds quickly pOB TEAM Bosk ftTiaf quick nhti hmm 4Utd lunf b b* t id in Lt * tag tbatopa of many I aaovtwd bias E**t f* Tb* aannd t fn*t b* ad- Up began to crani lalabod dwr atlog. bbt j • Mervedaw alto ant j ua and aympolbetir ■ •a# a a* * II* haan*d I TM# | cMHNC #Mlfi • #m§ ■ iH. HC# &A#CJmmb * 14 w * lb*. I wm m Ifi I I M| *Cr (Me 1 ■* Ip V* fl»* a «Bto«** I* I fat V #*# Ilf II* * wared, sad I Tb* nearwr be appeatHtgd tb* bond af tb* artwyn • bar* tb* *adl was It rated tb* Ibarbs* grew fb* Cewert *a* eratbut He aommd a far arabla post I too aod tbeo tuae to poep frwto bto bind Mo cooeof II* aan a bright Ere. wot a eoabMtfl- are tnr that uwokd has# he*eO loo aad M , \\ ••HMPdl mm •*! a*fl i tne r»*#s*i o i m iY«t rvftaal ttlih a fragrant hr* l»lr#r f !tl ft ie •qs-a •!«•• frit hrttrf: !»u( t* t<> |tt«t%t* ** r talk •* «-al. l»H the- t»r*! «!• i) be was v« IlMpfoved "We've Iteen i afmld of Id •••nine ’* mI«I Itcl Iding "Bui thinks the dnnge r'» past- Y« In rest that arm for a while II I^ntM uml Jim came itccpiug In at the ihetr. “f’**ine in. boys. He can have c«*m- pnny—the more the liettcr—If It’ll keep liim content. He muain’t move, thut's all.” The cowboy* entered, alow. ea*y, cool, klml-volced. “Shor** it’s tough.’’ said Lndd, nfter he had greetetl Dick.‘ “You hnik used up." Jim Lnsh wagged his hulf-hald. ttunburned-head. “Musta been more'n tough for Rojas." “Gale. Luddy t£lls me one of our neighbors, fellow named Carter. Is going to Casita,” put. in Beldlng. “Ilere’a a chance to get word to your friend the soldier." “Oh, that will 'he fine!” exclaimed^ Dick. “I declare I’d forgotten Thome. ... How is Miss Casta neda ? I hope—” “She’s all right. Gale. Been up ami around the patio for tvTo days. She and Nell made friends at once. I’ll cn}l them in.” Both girls came In, Mercedes lead ing. Like Nell, she wore white, and she had a red rose in her hand. She was swift, impujslye in her move ments to reach Dick’s side. "Senor. I am so sorry you were ill—so happy >ou are better." Dick greeted her. offering his left hand, gravely apologizing for the-fact that, owing to a late Infirmity; he could not offer the right, ller smile exquisitely ‘combined sympathy, grati tude. admiration. Then Dick spoke to Nell, likewise offering his hand. whi. it r.M.k Hu Mflb *« tnarai 11 r**d unintelligible on*; hut “Hello. Dick! Good News and Bad!” It dawned Trpon him that for the brief instant when Nell had met his gaze she had lost her shyness. It. was a woman’s questioning* eyes that had pierced through him. Next day Dick believed he was well enough to leave his room; but Mrs. Behling would pot permit him to do so. She Was'kind, soft-handed, moth erly. and she was a^ays coming in to minister to his comfort; yet Gale felt tliat tije friendliness so manifest In the others, of the household did not extend to her. lie was conscious of aoniellilng that a little thought per suaded him was antugotilMro. It sur prised and hurt him. H* -sbov ~tb*ve mtrbf r iPoifi> ft would be dewlrahle, far heyuod any h4M*iikVl #ni II** •! allow, fhaf In* ##* AII#| |w SiHtrKfef^fl It of human natuf* 1 mi»atltlltr«| IjhM** It*# a to l.oe Mome of the he *ald. “You can i think there’ll tie mo i.«l He re u ne If | don’t on the tmr der here than along the Itlo Grande.** “I^Mik-a-here. Laddy: you caln't be lieve all you hear,“ replle*! Jim, serl- oualy. “I reckon we mightn’t have any trouble." “Back up. Jim. Shore you’re stand- In’ on your bridle. There’s more doin' thnn the raidin’ of a few "bosses. An’ Forlorn River Is goin’ to get hers!" Another dawn found Gale so much recovered that he arose and looked after hlmselfj - not, however, without considerable ditflcqlty and rather dis heartening twinges of pain. Some time during the morning lie heard the girls in the patio and called to ask if he might join them; He re ceived one response, a mellow, “Si. senor.” It was not as much as he wanted, hut considering that it was enough, lie went out. In the shade of a beautiful tree, he found the girls. Mercedes sitting in a hammock. Nell upon a blanket. “-What I beautiful tree!" he ex claimed. “I never saw one like that. What is it?” “Palo verde.” replied Nell. “Senor, pain verde means ‘green tree,’ " added Mercedes. Little by little Dick learned detail'* of Nell’s varied life. ’ She had lirei! in many places. As a child she re membered Lawrence, Kansas, where she studied for several years. Then she moved t<* Stillwater, Oklahoma frtmi there to Austin. Texas, and on to Waco, where her mother met and mar ried Beldlng. They lived in New Mexico awhile. In Tikwod. Arizona. In Douglas, and finally had cotfte to lone uld never live In one plac* any length of time." said NelL <|**v of the burning desert night, the plerrjng Icy wrl that |*»*netrated to the marrow, the numbing desert •'old of the dawn Ladd's prophecy of trouble ntf the lM*rdcr had le-en mild ooni|Mtred to what hail her-nme the actunllty. With reliel occupancy «»f the garrison at Casita, outlaws, bandits, raiders in rioting bands had s|tn*nd westward. mr I • s*"di#M4is# that (iale bad t# #P# A gtlsvt '*f stead a eye Thrs % sbort. sbiay raaed against a rack A lit • left. vtlfhMl l tbe ctrrie af ■d a agaara 1 house made af Irks. This b**«Me «as a ladtaa haht tatioa. abd a '••re had hem orrupled by a ■t bad l*een murdered nr by a r**viag band of out rude corral si towed dimly la »f firelight, an id from a black #«Y«a|a#> | Tapugea MH4ith t family < driven i laws. ( the e«UM mass writhln came the snort and sta^ip and whinny of horses. (•ale took In the scene In one quick glsnce, then sank down at the* foot of the niewqulte. He had naturally ex|M‘cted to see more men. But tha situatiiMi was by no meana new. Thla was vme. or part of one, of the raider QrastMt #f Conqueats Better couquest never mn*t thou make than arm thy conataat and tky holder parts against giddy. Imiae sug- gentlon*.—>Ui«ke»i>eare. Many n dark-skinned raider bestrode | pan,,,, hatryln* the border. They one of Behling a fast horses; and. In- ; were stealing horses, or driving a herd It sur- Douglas, and fl y^*^**! j |y ntci ae _ wKenT "Mother equ deed, all except his selecte*! white thoroughbreds had been stolen. So (he Job of the rangers had become more than a patrolling of the bound ary line to keep Japanese and Chinese from being smuggled Into the United States. On this December afternoon the three rangers, as often, were separ ated. Lash was far to the westward of Sonnytu, somewhere along Camino del Diablo, that terrible Devil’s road, where many desert wayfarer^ had per ished. Ladd had long been overdue In a prearranged meeting with Gale. The fact that -Ladd had not shown up miles wfst of the Papngo well was significant. —• -—' — Gale dismounted to lend- his horse, to go forward more slowly. He had ridden sixty miles since morning, and he was tired, and a not entirely healed wound in his hip made one leg drag a tittle. A m!le 4 tip the arroyo. near Its head, lay the Papngo well. The need of water for his horse entailed a risk Hint otherwise he could have avoided. The well was on Mexican soil. Gale distinguished n fnlnr light flickering through the thin, sharp foliage. Dump ers were at the well. and. whoever (hey were, no doubt they had prevent ed Ladd from meeting Gale. Ladd had gone hack to the next xaterhole. or maybe he was |»l*j^*g tfl To “True eastward, awaiting develop- lurot* - (•ale turned b(« hr her eye* were glad, and the tint In ground uf rvory-day friendly ktndlt- I "And her cheek■ threatened to rival tb* 5eaa. to bat* Mrs Behling be well j west »e Is Iraa vr ft* of (he sbe carried tty IMek ik mt tl tut reHWUihefvr i «f getting disposed toward bl stswut bet and pan No be tbougni II. ■e. 0*4 without »nd [w rsms si i r •re*- * srentud ek to tb* edge already stolen. Gale revolved quc» dons In mind. Had this trio of out laws run across Ladd? It was nof likely, for in that event they might not have been so comfortable and care- free in camp. Were they waiting for more members of their gang? That was very'probqbte. With Gale, how ever, the most import apt considera tion was how to get his horse to wa ter. "Sol must have a drink if it cost « fight. There was stern reason for Gale to hurry eastward along the trail. He thought it best to go back to where he had left his horse and not make any decisive move until day light.-^ — ' — Wftb the same noiseless care h« had exercised In the advance, Gale re treated until it was strfe for him to rise and walk on down the arroyo. He found Blanco Sol contentedly grazing. Gale carried his saddle, blankets and hags Into the lee of a little greasewood-covered mound, from around which the wind had cut ths soli; and here. In a wash, he risked hqilding a fire. By this time the wind | vvss piercingly cold, Gale's hands wer* j numb, and he moved them to and fro ; In the little blaze. Then he mada coffee In a cup. cooked some illces *f bacon on tbe end of a stick, and took a rvmpk of hard-tlacvlu tnm dlebag Of these hft meat eosws'rvl After that be removed tb* halter fr**ifl Bianco Mol. In lending lo le«ve hits free t* gras* tor a wbiie Little Texas Baby!* Bowels Torn to Pieces Mrs. Myrtlce Mae Calvert, of R. V. D. No. 5, Winnsboro, Texas, uses a very commoa expression to explain the miserable condition of her little nine-months-old Elsie, at the time she first gave her Teethlna. ‘•But now, you would never know my baby had ever had a sick day," she declared. “Teethlna Is simply wonderful, Elsie began to get better right after taking it and she hasn't had a bit of trouble since. She Is happy as can be, growing-every day and mating like a little pig. I always keep Teethlna on hand because it's the only thing to use when a baby la upseL" Get Teethlna at your druggist, or send 30c to the Moffett Laboratories; Columbus, Ga., for a regular size package apd a free copy |)f the beau tiful and instructive booklet 'called » “Baby."—Advertisement. A Little of Everything. ’ Mo«t any man is willing to give three cheers. If that will discharge his obligation. In the circumstanc-. *»#•. r.Lf.r rtrd I A UrrptS Hear eondlttes gr*rests r*»4 eset ns tie ties. Tees ■? MWTjj T ssrsig Adrertlseassst Tb* Only P*H«y. 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