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HEART OF THE SUNSET By REX BEACH Author of "The Spoilers," "The Iron Trull," *The Silver Horde, "Etc. Oopyright by liarpor & lUrothera CHAPTER XVII-Continued. -18 1''ars (f t'Xl'ri'n hUl taught himi tO he :1lways *lert, evei during his iou ments of (l'l'jeepet i3't oC'' at io 3n, ail s0, froin force 1f h:lit. Vhein he carne to the putnp~ih1)use1 1111(1ilh' nre'ftily caitnntd'l it. In the 'dust were fresh h)''IiintS leaiin towai'l1 the river. Now hliew L e i tis :'.1(lto It' sehilorn itst'Ih, a11(1 111''tlr(-flr' 1he w lnlIl'rI'3l \\"h11 ('0(11 1 1' .'i1.: ? : : a i llop in this llist'ring tiiid:':: h* :t. .\ b w rod's futrth rl' 11 ::.1 1 1..- - ye di' ele led soiuething else--.s11111 tiny uli-et lhal b)rou(ght hiln frot(i his I:01:110. Ount of the rut hl' ple e tei:t'I 1 are, 1tit tt. thel lire (If which WaiS ('1l but the t:ulu'r 1)f wvhich was still Wet ft hle sin' ker's lips. Ii' exaniinedi it enrefully; then he renln3unted3 anI 11) 1ode o3n, Intlering its Signilt':3nct'. DaYe lop1)eI Out of the thicket a3n1 straivht ac'o3ss the clea ring to the Mor33'aIles ho1us)1e. Leaving M1ntros:'s retns haigini , lhe opeiel the (1o1' an3 entere( w\it 13 out1 knct1k ingC. I usa aip lei''d in th 1)3 'n'llig tO a1nother rooti, her eyes wvid3e with flight :at this ai 13aritio3n, ax1:1 1 av'e s:w1 31h3t sh13' Wa3S drlessedl in he~r tinl':t, ii ii for (I holidahv 301' f'3' a .1t1(n'y. "\\ 'h 1111 u !:ith1'1 ?' 1? ' h 1 1: 1h1' I. "lII'S 1 111' tos - i . rl' il' (l'i- te. 3 3131 11' '\ I ".\\Vn-n 1Ilbl 1:.1'" ''Thbis ! inli. ..rly. 11' III\\1 \ 1('1( !3)3l4*1 I' ' \1 1''1.( Ii 'lII ' (' t "W o' n1 - h.r. 311nh' l.- ' 11 f1 ' I'" '111 1 l ils l i''' \ 3'i st i l a l ' t i t II:r ri1' 13 1!1, Iii :!('Il' '1n w 1h : , bh - r' rWiti n h111 er in n.:. "N ol I n e ht 3133' girl 333333 030' whilter ill 31 h'i'tl a1 13:1333 1)3 hl'' h13':) s3, lit? s3t 't'tle tOi1':3'3 1131: creL. ''l 11 It 131 the bireath calulght in 1 r3 lot like a sob. "I'll tell youi l3int. .hlie .s1a1- t3 inthin voice. Then sh1e ht'gati to tremible. "WVhy tlo you waithi anJ o urs\'e-.?sh"t W "l' kno w~rhyw HIe killed Don had to, hnr tbre, he rode here. Coare I know everyting." "Lies Lies " Rosa's voice grew shrill. "Out of this house 1 I know y'ol. It wall yoti \who betrayed P8111110, i1n(1( his blood i an yo. "lhands, as nthin3 t ." W'lth the last w Orh d she Tnd s if to ttremt, but l ve w as too qdidk ; a setzen her, od1 for Co in situnit they str'uggletd hi'eai lt'*'*.'y. Dae-- h-t- _t13333 _3f3eat h Ill nl (vryhing."1 isoern 33 thrigrl. Ou)o this rl use !n Itl kno and)isl bloo ist in yorhns ays-t' quickt; heseCzedtherr and frt ani adtantahe. st'ggl ed eathely. a Dve h3 a:d reasloe bftean.ta thing1 flrmly thi le foay inuttely~ rter rortl Iizinghe and tin'eI 3rotin bye to er3 rs ane threriefor agllhe pressedhis she haduare to n he.eti nohrt*i er'sd flerce. "T~herly fotu a-ele ren your tlns two ('Iithere31 i t oaus ton3 (Iftoa screamed tain a she~ wrie eried Dato nkhie eth i he api tor33's ehaI 53her'3 body- ws t ho strengk th faul-rwnmn I n t fM'~~ and)U' Davt astTwoeWteruromtebcro fthe house' cam1a3oud3w'. ruty as ihe/ ha sie her--i't a soth * Ilienk133ko and t of Mexican spurs3 upt1ot ()33Toglhe 1'35*11 Water-Cure. IWithou't' nisa's13 heitatron Dav< revng himsl bI astdIvsa and 'eii throg then inie door. fti'1'115lI~ i Jase panerz me3)3t his witaglhout -trenghek of3''herllisiIt rev~erbort the fl3ightr man, andl thto wen1tr 1,t dwnh toher arms*l33 ai'nd i gap iter thewit The h(1orfe-bre'ke silk'ek. srv oe hindy-awrst dtfig expo somnsd the foorth wlitle-bu he slaret and Rferoitedb Ithreieru aso omente foreLawto atr ,t wrenchfthallyaJonefrtoodspgrting and thnr, illct the o Js's lk Dneck gcarftobed hi wrha ~istr tcghtr.'o om lp tharot waote rinehos camellt"he ra, dran a do doetl brathed ase oa prnt goyt the dir pstur tisv mren," "Whatnd fnlyose watof mantin Jos mnagd hts gackt tewp. av e gardneding wih Danvser contacto tof tae isat sarse withmost rn "ell,"o ead, draskned.ee breoared "I efo ian. goh torte ensi "hat d you nktat wif me? Jose -mnae tok gasp. o asPI~s h kil DonI EduaIdo?" he asked.UW9 have been across the Rio Grande with Rosa and all her fine clothes, eh? I Now you will be hanged. Well, thalis how fortune goes." The horse-bre~akeih'r tossed his head 11and shrugged with a brave assunlptilon of hndiltrence; he , laughed shortly. "You clan prove nothing." "Yes," continued Dave, "and Rosa will go to prison, too. Now-suppose I 51)111(1 let you go? Would you help me? In ten minutes you could be safe." lie inclined his head toward the muddy, silent river outside. "WVould you he willing to help me?" Jose's brows lifted. "What's this you are saying?" he inquired, eagerly. "I would only ask you a few ques tions." "What questions?" "Vhere is Senorn Austin?" Jose's face became bink. "I don't know." "Oh yes, you do. She started for La l"eria. But-did she get there? Or (id( Ioigorio have otlie' plans for her? Yo u'(d better tell me the truth, for your~i general can't help you no0W." Daive 'lhd his best to read the Mexihnn's ex I.r'ssiin, but failed. "Senor Ed's deal th lni ans nothing to me," he went on, I "bit I muust know where his wife Is. anil I'ulm willing to pay, with your lib 'rty." In spite of himself his anxiety .Joie exclaimed1 : "IIo I I under stanl. lie was in your wny and you're glha to be rid of hliu. Vell, we have no business lighting with each other." "'ill you tell me--?" "I'll tell you nothlug, for I know nothing." "('4oe ! I must know." Jose iaughetl insolently. Law's face became black with sud dent fury. Ills teeth ho red themselves. lie took a step forward, crying "By heaven I You will tell me I" Seizing his plrisone' by the throat, he pinned hi mm to the wall ; then w!th his free hand he cocked Longorlo's re Vi ainV(' d i111( thrust its miiuzzle against .1i'se's body. "Tfell me!" he repeated. Illis ciutitenanice was so distorted, his \re''sSi on so manilch ', thnt .Jose felt hi, hour hand comie. 'I 'le latter, being in ali ways Mexienni, (lid 11(1t struggle; intd, he sqlni red his shoulders 1111(1, ring fearlessly into the face above hiiin. cried: "Shoot !" l or a momlent the two men remained ; Ithen I~ave Seemtedl to regnin contro 1-t hi mscim e an1d the imur der light Ilick (rt'(hl uit of' his eyes. Ie lig his pris 'n in osi die ad (ast the revolver' into a C,'1nr of the romi. Jose picked hihnselfc up, cursing his captor elouiuently. "You gringos don't know how to die," he said. "tenth? Pal 1 We must die some time. And supposing.I do know something about the senora, (10 you think you can force me to speak? Torture wouldn't open my lips." Law (11(1 not trust himself to reply; and the horse-breaker went on with growing defiance: "I am innocent of any crime; there fore I am1i brave. But you-the blood of innocent men imieansi nothing to you -Pa nfilo's murder proves that-so complete your work. Make an end of me." "Be still !" Dave commanded, thickly. But the fellow's hatred was eit of hounds now, an by the bitterness of his vitujperat ion lie seemed to invite death. Ibtive interrupted his vitriolic curses to ask hartshly: "llyou tell me, or will you force me to wrinig the truth out of you?" Jose aniswered by spittinig at his enp tor; then he grittedl tan unspeakable epithet fromi between his teeth. Da~ve addre'hssedl himt with an air of finaility'. "Yu killed that maun andtt your life is forfeit, so it dioesin't make much-l difference whnetheri I take It or whether thte state tatkes It. You are brave enoiigh to dih--most of you Mexi enns are-but the state enn't force yout P4AoA~ VA.CMts "Shoot." to speak, and I can." Jose sneered. "hOh yes, I can I I intend to know all that you know, and it wvill be better for you to tell me voluntarily. I must learn where Sonora Austin is, and I must learn quickly, if I have to kill you by inches to get the truth." "So! Torture, eli? Good. I can be lieve it of you. WVell, a slow fire will not make me speak." "No. A fire would be too easy, Jose." "Eli?" Without answer Dave strode out of the room. He wves back before his prisoner could udo mere than wrench at his bonds, nr~.d with him he brought his lariat and his canteen. "What are you going to do?2" Jose in quired, backing away until lhe was once more at bay. "I'm going to give you a drink," "Whisky? Toua think you can mnake p ine runkV' The bi'%e-breaker laughed 11 9 6 n "Not whisky; water. I'm going to give you a drink of water." "What capers I" "When you've drunk enough you'll tell me why you killed your eluployer and where General Longorlo has taken his wife. Yes, and everything else I want to know." Seizing the amazed Mexican, Dave flung him upon Mo rales' hard board bench, and in spite of the fellow's struggles deftly muade him fast. When he had finished--and it was no easy job-Jose lay "spread eagled" upon his back, his wrists and ankles firmly bound to the corners and foot posts, his body secured by a tight 1001) over his waist. The rope cut painfully and brought a curse from the prisoner when he strained at it. Law surveyed him with a face of stone. "I don't want to do this," he de elared, "but I know your kind. I give youi one more chance. Will you tell ime'?" Jose drew his lips back in a snarl of rage and pain, and Dave realized that further words were useless. He felt a certain pity for his victim and no little cllliration for his courage, but such feelings were of small consequeliee its against his agonizing fears for Alaire's safety. Iad lie in the least doubted Jose's guilty knowledge of Longorio's intentions, Dave wuuli have hesitated before employing the bar barous measures he had in m.inl, hut there was nothing else for it. lie puliled the canteen cork and Jantined the mouthpiece firmly to Jose's lips. Clos ing the fellow's nostrils with his free hand, he forced him to drink. Jose clenched his teeth, he triel to roll his head, he held his breuti until his face grew purple and his eyes bulged. He strained like a man upon the rack. The bench creaked to his muscular contortions; the rople tight ened. It was terribly cruel, this crush ing of a strong will bent on resistance to the uttermost; but never Vas an executioner more pitiless, never dhi ai prisoner's agony receive less colsid eratlon. The warm water spillbd over Jose's face, it drenched his neck and chest ; his joints creaked us he strove for freedom and tried to twist his head out of Law's iron grasp. The secondS dragged, until finally nature asserted herself. The imprisoned bre:aill burst forth ; there sounded a loud gurgling cry and a choki:ng inhalation. .Jose's body writhed with the convulsions of drowning as the water and air were sucked into his lungs. Law wus kneel ing over his victim now, his weight and strengtlh so applied that Jose had no liberty 0 action and could only drink, coughing and fighting for air. Some ho0w he manasged to revive himself briefly and again shut his teeth; but a moment more and he was again retched with the furious battle for air, more desperate now than before. After a while Law freed his victim's nostrils and allowed him a partial breath, then once iore crushed the mouthpiece against his lips. By and by, to relieve his torture, Jose began to drink in great noisy gulps, striving to empty the vessel. But the stomach's capacity is lim itet. In time Jose felt himself burst ing; the liquid began to regurgitate. This was not mere pain that he' suft fered, but the ultimate nightmare hor ror of death more awful than anything he had ever imagined. Jose would have met a bullet,,a knife, a lash, with out flinchling; flames would not have served to weaken is resolve; but this slowv drowning was infinitely worse tihan the worst he had thought pos sible; he was suffocating by long, btlack, agonizing mlinutes. Every nerve anld muscle of his body, every cell in his burstisng lungs, fought against the outrage in a purely physical frenzy over which his will power had no con trol. Nor would insensibility come to his relief--Law watched him too care fully for that. He could not even voice is sufferings by shrieks ; he could only writhe and retch and gurgle while the ropes bit into his flesh and his captor knelt upon him like a monstrous stone weight. But Jose had made a better fight thanli he knew. Tile canlteen ran dry at last, and Law was forced to release his "\Vill you speak?" he demanded. Thinking that he had come safely through the- ordeal, Josd shook Ils hlead~ ; he0 rolled his bulging, bloodshot (eyes and1( vomilted, thlen manlaged to call Gbod to witness his innocence. lDave went into the next room and reilill tile canteen. When he re appeared with the dripping vessel inl his haund, Jose tried to scream. But Isis thlroat was torn and strainedi; the sounld of Is own voice frIghtened him. Once snore the torment began. The tortured man was weaker now, and in consequence he resisted more feebly ; but nlot until he was less than half con scious did Law spare him to recover. Jose lay sick, frightened, inert. Dave watched him without pity. The fel low's wrists were black and swollen, his lips were bleeding; he was stretchled like a dumb animal upon the vivisectionist's table, and no surgeon with lance and scalpel could have shown less emotion thlan did his in qusisitor. Having -no intention of de feating his own ends, Dajve allowedhis victim ample time in which to regain his ability to suffer. Alaire Austin had been right wvhen shte said that Dave might be ruthless; and yet the man was by no means in capable of compassion. At the present mlomlent, however, he considered him self simply as the instrument by which Alaire was to be saved. His$ own feel ings had nothing to do with the mat ter ; neither had the sufferings of this Mexican. Therefore he steeled himself to prolong the agony until the mulrder er's stubborn spirit was worn down. Once again he put his question, and, again receiving defiance,. jammed the C.anteen between Rose's teeth. BRgt tiia Mn a sWeak, For the first time in his life rose Banlies felt terror-a terror too awful to be en dured-and ho made the sign. lie was no longer the insolent defier, the challenger, but an imploring wretch, whose last powers of resist ance had been completely shattered. Ills frightened eyes were glued to that devilish vessel in which his manhood had dissolved, the fear of it made a womatan of him. Slowly, in sighs and whimpers, in agonies of reluctance, his story came; his words were rendered almost incom prehensille by his abysmal fright. WV'hen he had purged himself of his secret Dave promptly unbound him; then leuiving him more than half dead, he went to the telephone which con nected the pumping station witb Las 'ulinus aml called up the ranch. Ilie was surprised when Blaze Jones ans wered. Blaze, it seemed, had just arrived, summOned by news of tl tragerdy. The countryside had been alurned and a search for Ed Austin's sliyer was being organized. "Call it of'," lau told him. "I've got your man." Blaze stuttered his surprise and inereilulity. "I mean it. It's Jose Sanchez, and he has con essed. I want you to conic here, quick; and come alone, if you don't mind. I need your help." Inside of ten minutes .Tones piloted his automobile into the clearing heside the river, and, leaving his motor run ning, leaped from the car. Dave met him at the door of the Morales house and briefly told him the story of Jose's capture. "Say! That's quick work," the rancher cried, admiringly. "Why, Ed ain't cold yet I You gave him the 'wa / G VAL~ Slowly, in Sighs and Whimpers, Crie. of Reluctance, His Story Came. ter-cure,' eh? Now I reckoned it would take more than water to make a Mexi can talk." "Jose was hired for the work ; he laid for Ed Austin in the pecan grove and shot him as he passed." "Hired! Why this hombre needs quick hangin', don't he? I told 'em at Las Palmas that you'd rounded up the guilty party, so I reckon they'll be here In a few minutes.- We'll jeeut stretch this horse-wrangler, and save the coun ty some expense." Law shrugged. "Do wvhat you like with him, but-4t isn't necessary. He'll confess in regulation form, I'm sure. I had to work fast to learn what became of Mrs. Austin," "Miz Austin? What's happened to her?" Dave's voice changed; there was a sud(den quickening of his words. "They've got her, Blaze. They wailed until they had her safe before they killed Ed." "'They?' Who are you talkin' about?" "I mean Longorlo and his outfit. lHe's got her over yonder." Dave flung out a trembling hand towvard the rivar. Seeing that his hearer failed to comn prehend, he explained, swviftly: "Hie's crazy about her-got one of those Mexican infatuations-and you know what that means. lie couldn't steal her from Las Palmnas-she wouldn't have anything to (10 with him-so he used that old cattle deal as an excuse to get her across the border. Then he put Ed out of the way. She wvent of her own accord, and she didn't tell Austin, because they were having trouble. She's gone to La Feria, Blaze." "La Feria I Then she's in for it." Dave noddeld his agreement ; for the first time Blaze noted how white and set wias his friend's face. "Longorlo must have foreseen what was coming," Dave went on. "That country's aflame; Americans aren't saufa over there, if wvar is declared, a goodl many of them will never be heard from. He knows that. Hie's got her safe. She can't get out.". Blaze was very grave when next he spoke. "Dave, this is bad-bad.I can't understand what made her go. Why, she must have been out of her head. But "we've got to do something. WVe've got to burn the wires to Wash ington-yes, and to Mexico City. We must get the government to send so! diers after her, What have we got 'em for, anyhow?" "Washington won't do anytihing. What can be done when there are thou sandls of American women in the same danger? What steps can the govern ment take with diplomatic relations suspended? Those greasers are filling their jails with our people-roundin~g 'em up for the day of the big break. No, Longorlo saw it all coming-he'c no fool, lie's got her ; she's in thoro-. trapped." (TO BE COM'TINMirin INIWNATIONAL SIINDAYSUIOOL LEssoN EV. P. B. FITZWATEIt, D. D., BIble ar of English Bible in the Moody BbeInstitut, of Chicago.) (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union) LESSON FOR AUGUST 19 FINDING THE BOOK OF THE LAW. LESSON TEXT-II Chronicles 24:14-33. GOLI)N TEXT-I will not forgot thy worl.-Psa. 119:16. I. The Book of the Law Found (vy. 11-17), 1. The occasion (v. 14). It was found while the work of repairing the temple was going on. At what part in the temple we do not know; perhaps in the treasure house, for it was found while bringing out the money to pay for the renairs. Perhaps this was in or near the ark, for the law was usual ly kept in or by the ark. 2. By :hom (v. 14). Hilkiah, the high priest, was the finder. It is strange that the high priest was igno rant of the place where the law was found. It is a sad comment upon the moral and spiritual condition of priests and kings, since they were appointed guardians of God's law. It is, however, always true that when one does not want to have his life ordered by the Bible he will put it out of his sight. The disappearance of the Bible from our homes, and the neglect of it in our study, is a certain sign of evil in our lives. Be assured, however, that though the law of the Lord be removed from our sight it shall sooner or later come before us to judge us. God has declared that his Word shall not return unto him void, but shall accomplish that whereunto it bath been sent. 3. Its disposition (v. 10). Hilkiah gave the law to Shaphan the scribe, who delivered it to the king along with his report as to the disposition of the money which had been collected. ii. The Book of the Law Read (vv. 18, 29. 30). 1. To the king (v. 18). This was a most impressive scene, the king listening to the reading of the law of God. It was the proper thing to do, for those appointed by God to rule over the people should be anxiou to know the will of God concerning them. The pious king, believing in it as God's Word, was anxious to know God's thought concerning the nation. Bs interest became intense, as he was made conscious of the apostasy of his people from God's law. His chief anxi ety was to know what was God's pur pose as to the nation in view of their idolatry. It Is a sensible thing to make oneself intelligent as to his responsi bilities, even to know what judgments shall befall those who have turned from God. One should know the worst while there is time yet to escape his wrath, for renentanee is the only door of escape from perdition. 2. To the people (vv. 29, 30). At the direction of the king the priests, elders and all the people were called together to hear God's Word read. This was as it ever should be. People have a right to hear what God has to say to them as well as the king. To keep the people ignorant of the Word of the Lord is a great crime. The crying need of the age, with all its boasted knowledge, fine church equipment and cultured minis try, is for thle Word of God to be brought to the ears of the people. lII. The Effect of the Reading of the Law. (vv. 20-28; 31-33). When God's Word is intelligently read and under stood thlere is bound to be an inmpres lsfon made. 1. The king rent his clothes (v. 19). The man who will honestly listen to the reading of God's Word will be broughlt to his knees, for he will be conl victed of sin, and will take the place of self-abasement before the Lord. The kinlg first saw his own sins and con fessed them. It is a good sign when one sees his own shortcomings and failures, and not primarily those of others. 2. The king made inquiry of tihe Lord throughl Huldah the prophetess (vv. 22 28). His supremne motive in this in quirf was to find out whether thlere was sarse way to avert the awful judlg meats which were impending, as set forth in thle Word of God. After ali, the hluman heart instinctively turns froma threatened woe to inquire wheth er there is not a way of escape. Along side of the flaming, thundering Sinai wais placed the Levitical system of afferings. Law and grace are not far r mioved. The iaw becomes our school master to bring us to Christ. Through Huldah the message came that God had taken account of all their sins and thlat jud~gment must fall, but Josiah would be spared the sight of all God's visitation of wrath. The penitence of the king turned aside God's wrath from himself, but the nation wouldl be obliged to suffer for its awful apostasy. 8. The king made a covenant (vv. 31, 82). This was to the effect that he would walk in the commandments of the Lord. 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