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J THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL. 8. C I •Rimrock Trail K- ‘SUN-UP TERMORRER SYNOPSIS.—To tt»« Three-Bar ranch, Arizona, owned Jointly hy Sandy Bourse, ‘‘Mormon” Peters and ‘‘Soda-Water Sam” Manning, a tine collie makes ‘its way. Hourke and Sam mount and let the doit lead them. The two find a dying man, Patrick Casey, -pinned under an overturned '.wagon. Kneeling beside the wagon is his young daughter, Molly, fifteen. They ex tricate the old prospector, who dies repeating ‘‘Moliy—minesi" “I'll look out for that, pardner,” says Sandy. It is agreed that Molly .stays as mascot of the ranch, she and the ‘‘Three Musketeer*” be coming partners In the mines. Jim Plimsoll gambler, visiting the ranch, insults Molly. He claims he grubstaked Casey, which made him the old man's partner. Mormon drives him off. Starting with a gold eagle. Molly’s luck piece, Sandy, with Sam. plays faro at PUmsnH‘» place, winning llo.'DO. It is arranged that Molly sliall go Kaat to b* “eddk’ated.” A neigh bor. Miranda Bailey, warns the ranchers that Jim Plimsoll. as Patrick Casey’s • partner.’' claims guardianship of Molly, and the au thorities stand In with him. Handy determines to take the girl to New Meatoo. to an old friend. Barbara d to C *• a e • * a C •- By J. ALLAN DUNN Author of “A Man to His Mate” etc. Copyright, 1922, by J. Allan Dunn by crawling beneath painted canvas. Sandy had shattered the pegs that held up the upper corners of the tent on the slope, had cut the cords of the remaining guys bn that sul^ and the structure had swayed and’ collapsed. Sam and Mormon had lined up.now with Sandy. There was no mistaking their intention to use their guns. But tiie exhibition had been quite sutli- clent. With one accord the melt raised their hands shoulder high and began to shuffle.down the hill, regardless of their equipment, whieh. having been paid for by Plimsoll, they regarded ns of much less value than the necessity for departure. “Scnttered like a hunch of coyotes.” said Sum. “Sure did.*’ agreed .Sandy. "Minute they stahted talkin’, ’stead of ahootin’. I knew they was ready to atampe<le. They'll beat It to IMImaoll an’ we’ll see Jest how much sand he’» got In hi* craw.” "Think IMIm'll •how?" n«ked Sam. "Or* to—or quit." «ald Sandy "That The words came cold and even, backed by a grim-Earnest ness that Im printed itself on^tlte lesser manhood of the jumpers as a finger leaves its print in clay. They shifted back a little from Plimsoll. circling out as they might have moved from a man marked by pestilence. He stood trying to outface Sandy, to keep ids eyes steady. “You pack yore gun under yore coat- flap,” said Sandy. ”1 don't know how quick you can draw but I aim to find out;” He handed one of his own guns to Mormon, announcing bis action lest Plimsoll might mistake It. „ "Now, then,” he went on, *T once told you I looked to you to stop any gossip about Molly Casey. Same time Butch Parsons an’ Sim Hahn got huht. You don't seem able to suite plain talk an* I’m tired of talkin' to you, Jim Plimsoll. Me. I’m goin' to roll me • cigarette Any lime you want to you can draw. Pm glvin' you the aldge ou me. If you don't take that aldge. Jim CHAPTER XIII A Rope Breaks. The lantern, turned down, dimly Il lumined the tent snd revealed the fig ures of three men seated about some sort of rough tsble. The flap was drawn and fnatene<L Occasionally a I I SOI Whole Families Are Wiped Out Camden-.—Whole families were wiped out. three at least were totally extinguished, in Cleveland school fire; while, perhaps, this may have been more merciful than the partition so swiftly made of other households ' Mr. and Mrs. Burnell (I. McLeod and their infant son. Bruce, perished together; Mr and Mrs Eugen° Brown, childless, died one as they had Jived; only a widow survives of the Charlie Ileftdj.ix household, which lost ,, father, two sons of seven and ten and f two daughters, 13 and 15; bjit on** child is left of the Miller L. McLeod family, the flames-having taken fath-J er, mother and two sons. So runs the heartbreaking catalogue. Score Saved by Young Man. In the fiery crucible of burning Cleveland school was refined much ! pure gold of heroism and as the dread ful ashes of recollection are searched, j i these precious, nugets are salvaged 1 for a community heritage. Together they set up a tradition of gallantry, unafraid and selfless, which in the years may somewhat soften and surely ’ will ennoble the grief that 'must per- atst. Com part son* would be odioua indeed In such an honorable company, but at the leant to be mentioned among After Every Meal an’ sling anythin’ they minded to at us, from lead to giant powdeh!” “Wfrt," drawled Sandy, flicking the ash from his cigarette, “it’s handy to watch, fo’ one tiling, an’ yore right about that coveli. Mormon. Tliat'a why we chose it." Mornfon sat down his load and took off his hut to scratch his- head per plexedly. Then ids face lightened as ; father, two sons of seven and ten an 1 he looked up-bill. “You figgor on settin’ the lantern In here afteh dahk," lie said- “An’ watch- in’ the fun from the tunner.” “Pritty close. Mormon. Come Inside, yofl an’ Westlake, an’ I’ll show you suthinl.” They followed him into the tent and came out again laughing. s • *4 t Hi II a gB| M«aw 0«** »• those who kept a cool hei •tout la Fugreo Pearce Surrlvort aald tonight thi Penrre 2« n Wofford grad farm manager for hla father Pearce. Mr. was among tke active In reacne work and h fertnalli forcing n aa»h k md iati - c *• * •« ■ fat • « WR1GLEYS , In work or play. It gives the poise and steadiness that mean success. . It belps digestion, allays thirst, keep ing the mouth cool and moist, the throat muscles relaxed and pliant and the nerves at ease. FOR ABETTER SCORE kwdM Wrapper! Lloyd Baby Carriages O Furniture LOOM Products Ask Your Local Dolcr Write Now lor 32-Page Illustrated Booklet v%m Tke Umd 9m fOSUMON m aa**sag Saa m Sea tdS so* da*, ma I e—» teaan *•«• la M M m * am um m naan • « •« 'mm casa la ftaaan • « mi M . • r t*r*d |n the mini** .of Pat lick Cnaejr. Ida heirs an* NKsifn. Herr’s the pa- per*. The ment work ts afl done. Pat’s daughter «>wn* ’em now. We're representin' her. An’ Tin servin' you notice to quit. We'll take the same two minutes you was talkin’ of. Then stnht yore li’l demonstration, gents, providin’ I don’t beat you to it." He started to roll a cigarette with hands skillful and steady. Back of him Sam and Mormon stood like dogs on point, watchful, unmoving, hut instinct with 'suppressed motion. ‘“The girl may he his heir,” said the man who had spoken, “hut Plimsoll is assignee. Plimsoll staked him an’’ these claims are half his." “So J. P. was hirin’ you to do his dirty work,” said Sandy, his voice - cold with contempt. “You gf> back to him. the whole lousy pack of you, an’ tell him from me he's a yeliow-splned liar. Cit f Take yore stuff with you or semi hack fo’ it. Now. git off this property.” if a man. can make movements with his hands so swiftly that they are cov ered In less than a tenth of a second, ordinary human sight cannot register them. He lias achieved the magician’s -''«l<*gnn—the quickness of the hand de- cHtfrftJhe eye. It takes jufural apti tude ana h«ug practice; whether one Is Jurrling gilded balls or blued-steel m vulters. Handy r»u!4. with a circling ’If • !►* * t % H T ^«I Pm a -1 I Juffg* JwUfs kft*4S4e4 I. i M It. r htlt The Quickneaa of the Hand Deceives the Eya. hears the yarn of your running off with the girl and now. with her tacked I we are sleep a w a y alone. The men who hail come with him hesitated and then crossed the gulch. They had severed connections with the J. P. brand for the time, at least. The throe partners walked back toward the tunnel. “We got to stay on the claims,” said Sam. “If they happened to think of It they might heave a stick of dyna mite in our midst afteh It’s good an’ dahk. A (lyin’ chunk of dynamite’ is a nasty tiling to dodge, at that.” ‘T don’t tliijik it likely,•Sam. Camp knows, or will know, what’s been hap penin’. If dynamite was thrown they’d snbo who (lid it don’t believt 4 the crowd ’ud stand for it. 1 w’udn’t won- <W if Jim Plimsoll fohgets to send fo* that tent an’ stuff of ids. Hope lie does.” , “What do we want with it?” de manded Mormon. “Nothin’, with the stuff. We’ll set.it out beyond the lines come dusk. But the tent'll come- In handy. We'didn’t bring one erlong." “You don’t aim fo’ jjs to sfbep In It, do you?’’ asked Mormon. "Don’t believe we’d test well If we tackled It^ But It mightn't he n bad scheme If we give the gen'nil Idee that Tney aeltletl iV>w«) t*> their warm. | Tbe limit Bear cntMtetlatbig dlppeff I down, acnoping Into the darkness tm >ond the opposing hill. ^*Pritty elo«e to midnight.” aald Saw I at last. "What’s tbe . . Sandy’s grip mi hla arm checked ♦him. »ill setis<% centeringTfiTo listening. The three stared blankly into the I night, while their hands sought gun butts and loosened the weapons In their holsters. Out of the blackness came little foreign sounds that they interpreted according to their powers. The tiny clink of metal, the faint thud nsnMh. • rvsidmt .a ■he wa* to he*• he»e a IB (*t*ve!aBd school at the fa- I tel entertainment, bet wss deteteed hy arrtdeat. to which he perhaps owes t hts Ilf*, sras again te ramdee today after fllllBK an eniag'-tnent, He ex pressed on behalf of Kershaw cUtsens tie deepest appreciation for the many tenders of assistance an dsympathy that wire coming in. Baruch Offers Help Bernard M Baruch, the New York capitalist, a native of Camden, tele graphed today to Mayor Garrison, in- qtiir f ng in what form and to what ex tent aid was rcqu'red. Mr. Baruch erected the Camden hospital as a tribute to his venerable father,, since of horses’ boats, tm exclamation that (1 « ( ,. as ,. rI famous Dr. S mon Ba- ruch^ physician (July 23. 1840 June 3, ! raw mg j —ar. ms notion m a ad brag them t* 1 w1 her* ' •B ’arfwf wh irtf * fa taw. si Glaaca. »»tal of X.,: - g»f 4 >■ TM 1 fcf M ff# L mmm r , . r 1 eg pf* mmfr Uh gkmMecm Oi r* * pffVlMlk CMf MWflpPfffl WtM >***■ ! % | . Y ■■p— itif sa »* *ase% i mi mmi gffs iMhff spa* eem i Mt *1*0 ( ssedsag aa ee ere a IflU in % 4*11 \ (flHpHj a eure dgnMIlffgff l«r 0r tmiW MMoa flwsi sff a 4 tg back to clean op. I've a d show you four fkish era IE BeL |A ia tW mrrrnmm Whi In the car wh« that erlong too. It wvs ute mm reappears^ fit. part mt able In It 1 put a lantern ■n w# stahted. Ketch will y••o, M«»nnmg* - J ft ^mn^rT br-f'-ce Mor L hearing a ramp mi ll was rarrird bv W*at- had barely l>een above the speaker's breath floated up to them through the stillness. The glow *>f the lantern showed through the tent wall; They crouched, listening to the soft padded sounds that told of the ap proach of man' and liorse. These .ceased. Still they could see nothing. Then there came a slinrp shrill whistle, jtHswered from-the levels. Followed instantly the thud of galloping ponies going at top speed, parallel, one be tween the watcher^ and the tent ns they saw the swift shadow shade the glow for an instant, the other between the dent and the creek. There was a sharp swishing as of something whip ping brush. ’•Yl-yl-ylppy. The cries rang oqjt exultant ns the horses dashed by the tunnel. The light In the tent waverfid, went out. There was a shoujt of sur- j prise and dismayv^i twang like the | snapping of a mighty bow-string and * then eame the w boo pa of the trio from , flie Three Star as they realised what ; the art^n j»t !.«•! and how it had faMai. mt aed la* •me at -tfa fsttt* ■ ariw*f Wacda awa p •ass aa a ssaaa saw Mfe* 1521.) Saved by Thirst Clara Ma ySowell, 13, and I^ouise, her sister, 9. who are among the dead, had gone tp the school entertainment under escort of their older brother. Frank. Had Frank not l**ft the build ing momentarily to get a drink of water, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Sowell would today be mourning three chil dren instead of two. Mrs. C. Lem Dixon died with three | children. Willona, 2 1 2 years old, The- | da. 7. and Thelma. 10. A twin brother to Theda, named Theron. Is a survivor. [ Miss Adeline McCasklll, stricken In ' lb.-* full-flowering of young woman [ hood, was a daughter of John McCas- , kill of Lee county and was a guest in . the J N McLeod home near Cleve land school while fervins a mloBth~as j srbstitute teacher iff the McLeod , •t-hool aearby Mist Grace Arraats aa other of tlte -■ • J**# ~ • T iifffWi'' *aT m* of aeveraOphjjffcaa i •are# agd«r *a >puea hj Mr aaff « Mrs Fraah Acraa’a. chllffl—s tfceM aeima. 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