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[)) sheets V Crimped in same ry Jan. 21st, expected any day. ails in putting on Roofing. Send COLUMBIA, S. C. 823 Watt Garvait Streat I L i THE MASTER Vv MEDICINE e Joy of Good Health Into | Thousands. I J 2\ Chance p You ve ye r* ago, it leaped immcdiundreds ettested to its greet remestive system, end e seles record been built up by setisfied users ir -systems egein need toning up. TERF1ELD BY RUG COMPANY Jer In Your Town." I .. . - , - - rr Y f Crooked :i Trails i; :; and | Straight jj | Efy < x William MacLeod Raine \ \ X Oopy right, tf >. W Dllllnghma OoayMT synopsis. Part |. CHAPTER L?Adventurous and recklegs, rather than criminal, and excited by liquor. Curly Flandrau and hia chum, ' Mac. both practically mere boys, become Involved In a horse-stealing adventure. Disposing of the etolen stock In the town of Saguache, Ariz., the band separates. Curly and his partner staying In town. They are awakened and told a posse IS In town In pursuit of them. They elude their pursuers. Overtaken next day, Mao I Is killed by the posse and Curly made ' captive, after he has shot one and hlmI self been wounded. The man shot Is Luck Culllson. ! CHAPTER II.?Culllson's friends, all cattlemen, determine to lynch Curly as an exarttple to cattle thieves. With the , rope around his neck he la saved by the Intervention of Kate Culllson. Lock's daughter. ' CHAPTER III?His wound dressed, and further -Violence not apprehended. Curly Is sent for by Culllson. He questions the boy concerning a notorious outlaw, Soapy Stone, real leader of the rustlers who had been Curly's undoing. Flandrau learns that Soapy Stone Is Culllson's bitter enemy and exercises a baleful Influence over the ex-sherlff'a son Sam, who has quarreled with his father. Culllson goes ball for Curly. CHAPTER IV.?Curly rescues Soapy Stone from a bear trap Inte which he has stumbled, and discovers that the outlaw Is young Sam's rival for the hand of Laura Ixmaon. She gives Curly a note to deliver to Sam, and Flandrau and Stone set out for The letter's ranch. CHAPTER V?There Curly meets his companions of the rustling expedition and delivers Laura's note to 8am. Young Culllson believes Stone Is his friend and says he will stick by him. Flandrau sees some move Is being planned and becomes convinced It Is train robbery. Sam leaves the ranch to go to Saguache. Curly accompanies him. i vnAriBK vi. ? Eavesdropping at a meeting place. Curly hears Stone and hla lieutenant, Lute BlAckwell, arrange to hold up the train at a crossing known aa ' Tin Cup, and after the robbery ahoot young Cullluon and leave hla body on the acene. Stone thug glutting hla revenge on the ex-sheriff through his aon's death and disgrace. Curly is accused by Stone of i being a spy of Luck Culllson's. They are aeparated, but part with the understanding that their next meeting will mean a fight to the death. Curly makes a confidant of Dick Maloney, cattleman, and they Inform Luck Culllson of Stone's plot agAlnst his son. The lad hammered home his defiance. "Drop that pun, you four-flusher, and I'll whale you till you can't stand. Sahe? Call yourself a had man, do you? Time I'm through with you there will be one tame wolf crawling hack to Dead Cow with Its tall between Its lep8." The taunt diverted his mind, just as Curly had'hoped It would, lie thrust the revolver hack Into the holster und reached for his foe. Then everybody, hitherto paralyzed by the sight of u deadly weapon, woke up nnd took a hand. They dragged > the two men apart. Curly was thrust Into a barber shop on the other side of i the street and Stone was dragged back i Into the Silver Dollar. I In two minutes Flnndrau had made , himself famous, for he was a marked man. The last words of the struggling desperado had been that he would shoot on sight. Now half a dozen , talked at once. Some advised Curly i one thing, some another. He must get out of town. He must apologize at once to Stone. He must send a friend and explain. The young man laughed grimly. ! "Explain nothing. I've done all the explaining I'm going to. And I'll not leave town either. If Soapy wants me he'll sure find me." "Don't be foolish, kid. lie has got four notches on that gun of his. And he's a dead shot." The tongues of those uhout liltn galI loped. Hut Curly was excited, pleased with himself because he hud stood ap to the bogey man of the Southwest and too full of strength to be afraid. Mnloney came Into the barber shop and grinned at him. "I hear you nnd Soapy are figuring on setting off some j fireworks this Fourth." I It did Curly good to see him stnnd1 Ing there so easy and deliberate among the excitable town people. "Soapy Is doing the talking." "I heard him; happened to be at the Silver Dollar when they dragged hlra In." Muloney's eyebrows moved the least bit. Ills friend understood. Together they passed out of the back door of the shop Into an alley. The others stood hack and let them go. Hack to the hotel the two ran. When Curly buckled on his revolver mid felt It rewlliiir emnf??rtnl?lv nimlnot his thigh tie felt a good deal better. "I've seen Slats Duvls," Moloney explained, "tie bus gone to lind Luck, who Is now at the Del Mar." "Had any talk with Slats?" "No. He said you'd do the talking." "I'm to wait for him on El Mollno street to learn where I'm to meet Culllson." "That won't do. You'd make too tempting a target. I'll meet hlin instead." That suited Curly. He was not bunting trouble Just now, even though be would not run away from It. For he hnd serious business on hand that could not take care of Itself If Soapy should kill him. Nearly an hour later Maloney appeared again. "We're to go right over to the Del Mar. Second floor, room 217. You are to go down El Mollno to Muln, then follow It to the hotel, keeping on the right hnnd aide of the street. Slats will happen along the other side of the street and will keep ahreast of you. Luck will walk behind you. Unless I yell your nuine don't pay any attention to what Is behind you. Soon as we reach the hotel Slats will cross {he road and go In by the side door. You will follow him a few steps behind, and we'll bring up the reur caeonlly as If we hadn't a thing to do with yon." They moved down the stroet as arranged. Eveiy time a door opened In front of him, every time a man came out of a store or a saloon. Curly was roody for that lightning lift of Jfe? ~ ^ ' | ?nn followed Dy * puff of moke. , The news of his coming pssssd ahead | of him, so thnt windows were crowded with spectators. TheRe were doomed j to disappointment. Nothing happened. The procession left behind It the Silver Dollar, the Last Chance, Chnikeye's Place and Pete's Palace. Itcuchlug the hotel first, Davis dleappenred according to program Into the side door. Curly followed, walked directly up the stairs, along the corridor. and passed without knocking Into room 217. I A young woman was sitting there engaged with some fancy work. Slen- ( der and straight, Kate Culllson rose and gave Curly her liund. For ghont 1 two heartbeats her fingers lay cuddhnl In Ills big fist. A strange stifling eino- j . tion took his breath. Then her arm fell to her side and she was speuklng to him. j "Dad has gone to meet you. We've j heard about what happened this morni luR." ! ller futher and Moloney entered the room. Culllson wrung his hand. "Glad to see you. boy. Yojfre In luek thnt convict did not shoot you | "You're In Luck That Convict Didn't Shoot You Up." up when lie had the chance. Saguache Is sure buzzing this mo'ntng with the way you stood up for htm. That little piny of yours will help with the Jury In September." Curly thanked him for going hall. Luck llxed his steel-spoked eyes on him. "By whnt Dick tells me you've more than squared that account." Kate explained In her soft voice. "Dick told us why yoa went up to Dend Cow's creek." "Sho! I hadn't n thing to do, so I Just ran up there. Sam's In town with me. We're rooming together." "Oh, take me to him," Kate cried. "Not Just now, honey," her father said gently. "This young man came | here to tell us something. Or so I i gathered from his friend Davis." Flundrau told his story, or all of It that would benr telling before u girl. He glossed over his account of the dissipation at the horse ranch, hut he told all he knew of Laura London and her Interest In Sam, but It was when I he related whnt he had heard at Chalk- 1 eye's place that the Interest grew most tense. Luck's eyes burned like ! live coals. The color faded from the i face of his daughter so that her Hps were gray ns cigar ash. Yet she sat up straight and did not flinch. When he had llnlshed the owner of the Circle 0 caught his hand. "You've , done tine, hoy. Not a man In Arizona could have done better." Kate said nothing In words but her dark long-lashed eyes rained thanks upon him. They talked the situation over from ull angles. Always It simmered down to one result. It was Soapy's first play. Until he moved they could not. They had no legal evidence except the word of Curly. Nor did they know on what Ight he had planned to pull off the holdup. If they were to make a comnlete eat her of the nmflt with out dence enough to land them in the penltentinry. It ceuld only be ufter the holdup. Meanwhile there was nothing to do hut wait and take what precautions , they could against being caught h.v surprise. One of these was to see that Sain was never for an Instant left unguarded cither day or night. Another I was to ride to Tin Cup and look the ground over carefully. For the present they could do no more than watch events, attracting no attention hy any whispering together In public. The old Arizona fashion of settling n difference of opinion with the sixgun hud long fallen Into disuse, but Saguache was still close enough to the stark primeval emotions to wait with a keen Interest for the crack of the re volver that would put a period to the I quarrel between Soapy Stone and young Fhndrnu. It was known that Curly bad refused to leave town, Just as It was known that Stone and that other prison bird Blnckwell were hanging around the Last Chance und Chalkeye's Place drinking together mnrnaelv It whs observed ton thnt whenever Curly appeared In public he was it rMlcd by friends. Sometimes | It would be Moloney and l>avls. aoinetimes bis uncle, Alec Klandrau, occa| atonaUy a couple a( the Map of Texas , eaqueros. j *t cbanced that "Old Man" FlanI drau, drifting into Cbalkeye's Place found In the assembled Rroup tbe man I be sought. Hillle Mackenzie, grizzled i owner of tbe Flddleback ranch, was { with blm, and It whs In the prellml uary pause before drinking that Alec made his official announcement. "No, Mac, I ain't worrying about that any. Curly la going to get a square deal. We're all agreed on that. If there's uny shooting froin cover there'll be a lynching pronto. Thnt goes." Klandrau, senior, knew perfectly i well tlmt Inside of an hour word would reach Soapy Stone that only nn even break with Curly would be al* lowed. Another day passed. The festivities hod begun and Curly had to be much In evidence before the public. Hla friends bud attempted to 4Imu?<1? him "from rfdlng In the hacking broncho contest. but he had refused to let hla name be scratched from the list of coutest unfa. A thousand pnlrs of eyes In the grandstand watched the hoy as he lounged against the corrul fence laughing and tulktng with his friends. A dozen people were on the lookout for the approach of Stone. Fifty others bud warned the young man to be careful. For Saguache was with hint almost to a man. Dick Maloney heard Ills voice called as he was passing the grandstand. A minute later he wus In the Culllsou box shaking hands with Kate. "Is?Is there anything new?" she asked in a low voice. Her friend shook his head. "No Soapy tauy drift out here any raiuute now." "Will he??" Her eyes finished the question. lie shook his heud. "Don't know. 1 hat's the mischief of It. Tf they i should meet Just ufter Curly finishes riding the hoy wnu't have a chance. Ills nerves won't be steady enough." "Dad Is doing something. I don't know what It Is. He hud a meeting with a lot of cattlemen ubout It? I don't see how thut boy can sit there on the fence luughlng when any minute?" "Curly'8 game as they mnke >tn. He's a prince, too. I like thut boy better every day." A lad made his way to th< in with a uote. Kate read It and turned to Dick. Her eyes were shining happily. "I've got news from dad. It's all right. Soapy Stone has left town." "Why?" "A dozen of the big cattlemen signed a note and sent It to Stone. They told him that If he touched Curly he would never leave town uilve n? w.iu word to get out of town ut once." Moloney slapped his hand Joyously on his thigh. ."Fine! Might u-known Luck would And a wuy out. Soapy couldn't stand out against the big ranchmen when they got together and meant business. lie hnd to pull Ills freight." "Let r ? tell him the good news, Dick." she said, eagerly. "Sure. I'll send him right up." Bronzed almost to a coffee brown, with the lean lithe grace of youth garbed In the picturesque regalia of the vuquero, Flandruu wus a taking enough picture to hold the roving eye of any girl. A good many centered upon him now, as he sauntered forward toward the Cullison box, cool and easy and debonair. Knte gathered her skirts to make room for him beside her. "Have you heurd? He has left town." "Who?" "Soapy Stone. The cattlemen served notice on him to go. So he left." A wave of relief swept over the young man. "Thnt's your father's fine work." "Isn't It good?" Her eyes were shining with gludness. "I'm so happy I don't know what to do." "I suppose now the holdup will be put off. Did Sam und Hluckwell go with him?" "No. He went alone." "Huve you seen Sum yot?" "No, but I've seen Luura London. She's all the nice things you've suld about ber." "I see she has made a friend of you." "You bet she bus." Miss Cullison shot a swift slant glance nt him. "If you'll come buck this afternoon you can meet her. I'm going to hnve all those dimples and all thut sunshine here in the box with uie." "Maybe that will druw Sam to you." "I'm hoping it will. But I'm afraid not. He avoids us. When they met he wouldn't speuk to father." "That's the boy of It. Just the same he feels pretty bad about the quarrel. I reckon there's nothing to do but keep un eye on him und be ready ,'or Soapy's move when he makes It." "I'm so afraid something will happen to Sam." "Now, don't you worry, Miss Kate. Sam Is going to come out of this ull right. We'll find n wuy out for him yet." Behind her smile the tears lay close. "You're the best friend. How can we ever thunk you for what you're doing for Sam?" ? * i ? * ? nu JUU icciuu i iiiive luigui now n girl took a rope from my neck one night? Do you reckon I ever forget that?" I "It wus nothing. I Just spoke to the boys." I "Or that I don't remember how the man I had shot went ball for a rustler he did not know?" "Dltlt '-new you. He told uh about yoo." "Oor'd he tell yoo any good about me? Could he svy anything except that 1 was n wortnless no-'count??" She put her hand on his arm and stopped hltu. "Don't I I won't hour you say such things about yourself You were Just a hoy In t rouble." "How many would have remembered that? But you did. You fought good for my life that night. I'll pay my debt, part of It. The whole I never could pay." His voice trembled in spite of the best he could do. Their eyes did not meet, but each felt the thrill of Joy wuvn surging throu.'h their veins. PART II Luck. CHAPTER I. At the Roundup CluK A big game had been In progress all Bight at the Roundup club. Now the garish light of day streamed through the windows, but the electric cluster still flung down Its yellow glare upon the tahle. The men were In their shirtsleeves. Rig broad-shouldered fellows they were, with the marks of the outdoors hard riding West upon them. No longer young, they were still full of the vigor and energy of unflagging strength. Prom bronzed fares looked steady unwinking eyes with bnmorous creases around the corners, hard Vyea that Judged a man and his claims shrewdly and with good temper. Most of them had made good In the land, and their cattle fed upon a thousand Mils. (Continued on nest page) ? ? ? ^ - ? 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