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HEA AUSTIN AROUSES 1 GENERAL LONGORIC GINS TO PLAh irs. Alaire Austin, a IIndson -lPairnas ranch, gets lost in the struggle wanders into the littil hunting it Mexican murderer. c hours in the ' entup. Law ('ate1 corts her hotne. "Young Ed" A wife and mnaikes 1nsinuations cretly IrI league With Mexican rot) Il I.eriai. III f'eti riIl Mexiclan i rt titp vonlisented by soldiery. CHAPTER V-Continued. -5 "I was ctnming lo 11that. Your hus ?an:[[Id. senoril, Is i ictive 0dandele rista." l.or a oieint Alaire was aI loss: en she rtplied with sointe spirit: "VW are (,wo plegple, hie an~d 1. 1.11 Ferin he lrn s Itilne." "N e'thI' bli iss Iis coll dilet is r t - table." 1,n5gorio wenllt. "Probably Ivil lit i have [iu ' t'l h il t -'orI t th. first tmir lit' iolto ,:tI irred. Siv attX(ll aIct -4 Ii III[ lift 11 .'t rIn l Nv'l't' iShertt hi wattln- cunrtanwt o irt'asintin. Now she S1, as if froeds frini a slimil: "'NNoblly p''ys hIed lo e tol 1 . We diot itl considlle hi i." Alaire turned uponl her with a sharpl jx(chunation, con1se3lus ien while 111h th1e womiall's tonie. evei n t inore thall her words. had aelightened lIt'l t'n'g'rie. siet extent. His lifted rbroS were vloquent of surpris ndl curiosity, hit fht, hbld his "gt'o rg'e. "Ar I to understand, then, that you rob Ine beenust of illy hshlatrlt's '' (t - tion?" Alaire asked.V "'No. I shall lp." Longoro hined t hushist I sly. "It shall be the ob ject if niy life to serve you, and you ald I shan ('li rrnge tis nintsti, factorily. I have inf11luee, helleve milt. Duty enlls ie to Nievo Pueltiblo, amli you shill return with ie is th11(b gulist I oif iy government." lie, ose to hlls fnet, but lit hi igerniss soonl g't ve place to disappointinet tt. "Thanllk YoU." said Alnire. "but I iust Irst go to i n i r ai get al11 thte falets." "ei rt ! It is a wrtciEd jouiiney. See!" le waved n conteluptuous ges ture at the car, crowdedI to) con)IgestionI. "There is no food ; You ht'rv' nne t( It) I walt u1 You- II MY company you will Il' s ft. i' n 1 11111y honor, You will joy 1hehiget iii thi courtesy-, "Of cours . B lt I tinigorti ea Ot. Ithai gi thore ais .lops. t loo n'illter1 ha egf his wirta v5(Ier cliiti anrtint'w stood itht adiring i e,-r It)x upon Ahis r ~uiua it or wiltds, mit eerl, Jos 1111 lnimed,3' eaerl it tiam h'r ii'e t' Lonigt'it .it erti~izksed the hors e "Jotti~l kn lse Sanchez."111 motey bylled atia t' tprit'ad toe itras oiti hse lipsi lit' eat ivit iha ai ( tnnn And sx t'3hters he deado ne ti~ ant esortai to Mrs. AutieprtySt. "Sen1ra, tihe ii hours win g unt o lire a moiay~ sed~~e yo whic e itl beoucked w~'Rtihlii raiat "dreas 1" lith Grd. "t For ta scond your he howedilt and k'biss lihe tndle shir thent,"kn le Sncez11 tnti matey boo thearm hiiie'I tured tto the donr. "Cuidae c"bele olasdin oesen wirthr is bloodmon! And til h eyes.i f octt rio willte bneor th liloper windhell JThe nchtoenp ain handt iho ingaupeto Aarrtremsnlotary wlblitwer "Look !oo " he ied. "Lh oor oifi tour generalgae teye--h" alike theiroi dsayied go."s1erlace thevodt. Aten blomislie's stngSe adr was "eltadolste breate wooet *r'tl Ii weapomn. "Wihhsonhns Jose Sanhe caepoing tls11yo inte "Lior benrae"rhe cured. "or nire th generaligaefe,"fr any heiproudlt faltan hser hl tat wet yoth ha weao"ith his own hands.'Tls weeh buckledn itoli abor." , n h a 'Jore wsmthing telst of yoouare din coralo bAvereGuard rougrh~ fai er hall cutge outy rhea is a an t diuey' for."nedmetoh' R-T OF By Re CopWrg'ht by I 'HE BRUTAL COVETOUSNESS "S NATURE AND HE BE I ACCORDINGLY e young Miatron. mistress of Las Texas desert aild after nia ill-day camp111 Of 1 )avid Law, a ranger, ireutuistaitces force her to stay 24 ("S ilS 1111M, kills allother and es ustin, druIkeni wnstrel, berates his bout lie ralger. Austin Is se els. Alnire starts for her ranch itiory, I secure anniiges for (it. you this, with his delieest regard." Al-ire acce)ted tho object ('uriously. It wits small amI he-Ivy and( wra un14 it piOved to he nothing less thnn tie splendId flilioid-tind-ruby rin: shv h11141 mirellkd. "1 piirIOt.et ls. now!" m1uured hI)lor's, crossing herself devoutly. CHAPTER VI. Blaze Jones and His Neighbors. liu. .1ines Iolie u tlit his front guto :11nl4 distlouited in the shnlet. 4f 1 lite ie. i'bon I ree. I 10 stepIpeId bMk Itn11' rn11 tfi IIproving eye4 4ver an 2lot 1141.r itanl1imaI Pet iered I here. Or course hlie youlhis 'f this day were Ilotiig like fill cotihs of his owi. amd yet--lilaze let ifs gaize linger fondly i (heit highbred luare 11nd( her equIl ilnent-here lit least vS at i'irson wjo knew it good horse, i goodl saddle anid i good gun. As lit, 'me p the walk hi heard 'alon1m hinl.gh, and his Own face light 'teid. for his daughter's merriment was 'otazigioius. Then as he mounted the Iteps andil( turned the corner of tihe gallery" he uttered a hearty greeting. "Dave Law !Where in the world id you drop from?" Lia uncolled himself and took the atichima's haiid. "Hello, Blaze! 1 iei ordered down here to keep you traight." "Islaw !.Now who's been giving 'ou orders, Dave?" "Wihy, I'm with the Rangers." "Never kInew a word of it. Last I lea rd you was filibustering around \Ith the Maderistas." Blaze seated himself withi a grateful :Igh where the breeze played over him. le was a big, bearlike, swarthy min vith tie, square-hown, deep-lined farce >f 11 t ragedlan, and a head of long. 'u1rly halir, which lie wore parted in it ilie over his left ear. Jones was a *1'hreter'1, a local landmark. This part )f Te'(xas had1 grown upi with Blaz'ie, mad he possessed'( a splendid inditTer neie to the artiliial fads of di'ess9 11nd mannll~er's. lHe wvas plai1nly ani out "So y)u're a Rlanger, and1( got notches >n1 your gunl." laze r'olied and1( lit a tiny ('iglret te, scarcely larger than a wheat st raw. "WVell, you'dl ought to mailke a right able thief-catcheri, Dave, onlly for your siz/e-you're too long for a 11mn1 and1( you aini't long entouigh for a siamke. Still, I reckoni a thIe~f would1 lmuve' troubhle getting out of your reach, anrd on1ce you got close to him--lHow lnmny lien have you killed?" "Nobody counts themn." "Not liany." "That's goiod." Blaze nodded 11nd( re'lit hits cigarlette. whilh lie had per 11n111tid 1pr'omptly to smolder out. "'The force't in't what it was11. Most of the boys nowaday(lns .join so they can idel a1 horIse c'ros-lots, pneik a pair of guns, andii give rein1 to the pred~ile'ctionls f1 na vic'iou2 ancestry. They're bad ratuls. mlos't of 'em." "Dlave lellk me the whole force hias beenti dlown) to sixtee." "That's plent y," her father nyerr'ed. "'It's like w~heni (ap'n Bill McDoald wa1s sent to ito n113 ariot in Dallas. lie ('1nm1e to tOwn alonie, anid whien the citi '/.'nS aski'd him w~here his mein was11, lii' 2'a1idlAlin't I &'nough? There's only 4one4 riot.' Are you workin' up a case, I ave?" "Umn-m-yes! Peop~le are missing ai liot oIf stocek herenbouts." "It's these blamed refugees frotn the wa'r ! A Mexican has to steal 80ome. thing or he gets run dowvn and pori' If it aiin't stoc(k, It's something else'.' D~ave' Law's duities as a Ranger rest oil light ly upon himi; his instruc1tion1' were v'agule, and1( he' had a leisurel: mlethoid of "'workinig uip'' his ev'iden(ce Shwie he kni'w that Bt~'/laposessed( : thorough knowledge of this uieetioni 11m its people, it waus partly bus1in1ess whieh Ini br1ouight him to the Jones boll) a this~ afternuoon. Strictly kpenking, Blaize wa'1s not 2 t ranlchier. lie had speculated heavily ib a raw lands, arnd fo~r several years' 1pas y ho hadu devoted his energies to a gi gantic colonlization scheme. It wals b: I nlo means a small operation -in whiei he waIs engaged. The venture han taken foresight, courage, Infinite hare work; Blaze w~as burdened with re sponsiblhitles that would have abrokel U down a man of weaker hbka. THE SU v Beach rarper & Brothers But his pet relaxation was reminh vence. Ills own experience had bee wide. lie knew everybody in his par of the state, and although events Ii his telling were SOletllies colored b his rich imagination, the informatio lie could give was often of tihe great e'st valie--n: Dave Law knew. After a tilm the latter said, casually "i'eil me something about Tad Lewis. lIlttze looked up quickly. "What d< you wait to know?" "AiyTliig. R'verything." "Tad owns a right nice ranch be Sveen here and Las Pagias," Bl"izt stid 4,atltiotillsly. l'alomat broke out impatiently. "h'i.t dlona't you say what you think?" Theii To )iave: "Tad Lewis is a bad nleigh hr. and always has been. There's ai jordI on his place, and we think het knows., mnore about 'wet' cattle tHiant li, v:tr's to tell." "IC's a good place to cross stock at lmw water." her father agreed. "awl Iwi land runs back front the lilo Gr~lt inl its old Spainish forimt. It's a. natiura':l outict for those brusl-(o1un itr y. ranclios. Iut I haven't alnytinil:. aainTT iTad except a ntatural (listIke. lie stn:1d1s well with some of outr best peoptle. so I'm prohnbly wrong. I usu "',)t ann't e'ill Ed Austin one ) of our best people," sharply objected Palomia. 'ey claimil that Iua'mis are bein: sil ut.gl'l necross to the rebels. Dave. and. it' it's true. Ed Austin-" "Now. Palorna," her father remon strated 11t4iiby. "The r'-gulars and the river guards watched Le'wis' ranlch till tle emba'ii rgo was lifted, and they never saw tanything." "I believe Austin Is at strong rehel sympatithizer," Law ventured. "Sure ! And him and the Lewis out fit atre aitigos. If you go pliootin' around Tad's pinee you're miore'n apt to inake yourself unpopular, Dave. I'd grieve some to see you in a wooden kimono. Tad's too well fixed to steal cattle, and if he runs arms it's be eanuse- lie's a 'galvanized Gringo' him self-married a Mexican, you know." When mealtime drew diear, both .ones and his daughter urged their guest to stay and dine with them, and Dave was glad to accept. "After supper I'm going to show you our town," Blaze declared. "It's the finest city In south Texas, and grow Ing like a weed. All we need is good fairners. Those we've got are mostly back-to-niture students who leaped at drug counter expecting to 'light in the lap of luxury. In the last outfit we 49' VAL AN -""" "I Believe Austin 1s a Strong Rebel Sympathizer." sold there wasn't three nmen that kneu whleh endl of a mule to put the collat on. But they'll learn. Nature's witi 'ema, andt so an I. God supplies 'en with tall the fresh air and sunshinm they rieed, anad when they want any thing else they come to Old Blaze Ain't thtat right, Palomna?" "Yes, ftather." Palomat Jones laud developed won derfully since D~ave Lawhad last seer h('r. Site hadl grown into a miost whole saomea nd attractive young woman wih tn onest, humorous pair o1 boneyes. During dinner she dit her'i partt with a grace that made watch inig hter at pletasuire, anrd the Range' foutad it a great treat to sit at hel tablle tafter his strenutous scouting daym ini the mtesqluite. "I'tm ghaid to hetar Jonaesville is pros pertouts," lhe told hils host. "And thea stay you're in everything." "Thtat's right ; and prosperity's D< natme for it. Everybody want$ Bliazi 'to htave a finger in the pie. I'R inter estedl in the hank, the sugar m'il, tht - hardwa4re store, thte ice plant-. Say the Ice plant's a luaxury for a town thu a sizej. D'you know what I made out O1 I at last year?" I"I've no ideca.". -"Twenty-seven thousand dollars I a The father of Jonesville spoke proud ly., Iiressively. and than througrh NSE T I- habit called up011 his daughter for A verilention. "i)dn't I, Paloma ?" t M~IIss Paloma's answer was unexpect i edi, atnd cliame with equal emphasis: "No. you di(ln't. father. The miserable I thing lost money." - Blaze was only momentarily dis maye(l. 'Ih'ien lie joiedI lils visitor's laughter. "How cain at man get aong without the co-operltionl of lis own household?" lie inquired naively. "May be it was next year I was thinking about." Ilereatfter lie continied hIm self to statements which required no corroboration. )aive liad long since learned that to hol)1(d Blaze Jones to a strict account ability with fact was to rob his so eiety of its greatest charm. A slavish accuracy in figures, anl arld lack of limginiaiPtiod. reduces conversation to tlie isilidneSS of flat wIne, and Blaize's talk was niever (lull. He was a keen. shrewd. PraCtiCal manl, but soie where inl his beIng there was con eenled a treinenidous. ioidsled sense oil' humor whileh took the form of a lo de I h lring- Imnuagery. An itItentive au1 'fienCr wits eiough for him, and, once his fancy was In full 1swing, here was o linit t)o his outrageous exaggera 'it s. A liiglht of credulity it a1 hear er' -ye illed him with prodigious mithla. :ind)( it is doubtful if his listen rs ever lerivedl a fraction of tie uitnsert 0 froI hIs fabrications thalt Ie lirnself enjoyed. Palomata's spirait 'm citrltio(nt wVas the only fly In his olitIelnt no that hIs (iughter w:ts 4041 I'inouglh to "keep books" on lhimi. mneh of the story-teller's joy was dlenied him. 01' course his proclivities occaision ally led to misapprehenslons; ehaince a1iIuaI"tintnces who recognized hii as an artful romancer were liable to conl sider himt generally untruthful. But even In this mtisconception Blaze took i quiet delight, secure in the knowl edge that all who knew him well re garded him as a rock of integrity. As a itnatter of fact, his genuine exploits were quite as sensational as those of his manufacture. When, after supper, Blaze had I hitched a pair of driving mules to his buckboard, preparatory to showing his guest the glories of Jonesville, Dave said: "PaloItma's getting mighty pretty." "She's as pretty as a blue-bonne. Iflower," he father agreed. - "And she runs me around something sean daIlous. I ain't got the freedom of a peon." Blaze sighed ain(d shook hIs shaggy head. "You know me, Dave; I never use(l to be scared of nobo(y. Well, it':. d( irereat now. She rides ine with a Spainlish bit, and My soul ain't my own." WItht a suddent lightenIng of his gloom, he added: "Say, you're going tn stay right here with us as long as~ you're in town; I wvant you to see how I cringe." In spIte of Blaze's plaintive tone ,it was patent that he was Inordinately proudi~ of Palomna atnd well content with: htis serfdom. Jonesvlie proved to 'be a typicali Texas town of the modern variety, and ailtogethier different to the pictured] frontier village. All in all, the effect was much like that of a prosperous orderly northern farming town. To its happy founder It seemed well-nigh per fect, and its destiny roused his mad dest enthiusiasnm. He pointed out the *Odd Fellows hall, the Palace Picturt theater, wIth is glaring orange lipghta and discordant electric piano; he con ducted Law to the First National bank, of which Blaze was a proud but somtewhat ornatmental director; them to the sugar nill, the ice plant anc other points of equally novel interest Everywhere he went Jones wat hailed by friends, for everybody~ seemed to know him and to want t< shake his hand. "Some town and some body of men eht" he Inquired, finally, and Dave agreed: "Yes. Site's got a grand framework Blaze. She'll be most as big as For' Wort.h when you fatten her up." Jones waved his buggy whip in a wide circle that took in the milles oj level praIrie on all sIdes. "We've gol the 'whole blamed state to grow in And, Dave, I haven't got an enemy i the place!I It wasn't many years ag< thiat certain people allowed I'd nevea live to raise this town. Why, it uset to be that nobody dared ride with mte-except Paloma, and. she used t( sleep with a shotgun at her bedside.' "You sure have been a responsibil Ity to her." "But I'm as safe now as if I was It church." rDave Law turns up some our Iprising evidence against certain Texans and he makes Important Iplans. It's all in the next In stallment. (TO BE CONTINUED) The Ready Reckoner. Grugs-Do you know any relIable rulE for estimating the cost of living? Stubbs-1 (do. You take your incomE -'-whatever that may be-and add i per cent."-Rchmond TImes-DIsaneb She Is Nemesis of Wildoats. 1is Catlierine Motllne of northerni Curry county, eelitetI with being tile ehalutipIon bobcat huntres of the stitte, ias filed appliention for one (if Uncle sain's hoiententis inl Ihe tiibll)er re serve. Miss -Nodline anti her shepieir (logl have accounted for more than 10t) wildents tind lynxes, says a Brandon dispitch in the Portland Oregoniti. 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